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RACEHORSE WELFARE AND SAFETY SUMMIT MEETSBy Tom LaMarra

Updates on the Equine Injury Database and com-

pounded medications are part of the agenda

for the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit June 28

at the Keeneland sale pavilion in Lexington.

First held in 2006, it will be the seventh summit of

its kind. The event will be streamed live on the Jockey

Club website and the Grayson-Jockey Club Research

Foundation website.

Major accomplishments from the previous sum-

mits include the equine and jockey injury databases,

the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory, a uniform

trainer test and study guide, stallion durability sta-

tistics, The Hoof: Inside and Out DVD, a model rule

banning toe grabs greater than 2 mm, and the move-

ment to void the claim of horses suffering fatalities

during a race.

This year's summit will begin at 8:15 a.m. EDT. Or-

ganizers estimated 1,500 individuals from the United

States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, France,

Sweden, and Spain watched the live stream of the

2015 summit, and that about 200 people attended

the event at Keeneland. BH

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NEGLECT CASE REPORTED IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY 3

JAPAN RAISES PROFILE IN BC CHALLENGE SERIES 4

CLAIBORNE STALLIONS ON A ROLL 5

EXPANSION OF RESORTS WORLD CASINO ANNOUNCED 6

CUOMO ADMINISTRATION FIRES BACK AT CRITICISM 7

PERUVIAN TURF CHAMP RYANS CHARM WINS BC BERTH 8

EQUIANO, DARK ANGEL MAKING THEIR MARK 9

A GOLDEN AGE FOR SOMETHING 10

RESULTS 11

LEADING LISTS 13

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The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit will be held at the Keeneland sale pavilion

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8:15 AM Welcome and Introduction

Donna Brothers, Summit MC

8:20 AM Biosecurity & The Equine Disease Com-munication Center

Dr. Nathaniel A. White II, Virginia - Maryland Col-

lege of Veterinary Medicine, Professor Emeritus

of Equine Surgery

8:45 AM Respiratory & Airway Health Bill Casner - Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder

Dr. Susan J. Holcombe - Michigan State Universi-

ty, Professor Large Animal Clinical Sciences

9:35 AM Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory

Dr. Mick Peterson - Executive Director, Rac-

ing Surfaces Testing Laboratory; University of

Maine, Libra Professor

10:00 AM Equine Injury Database

Dr. Tim Parkin - University of Glasgow, Senior

Lecturer Equine Clinical Sciences

10:30 AM BREAK

10:40 AM Biomarker Research

Dr. Christopher E. Kawcak - Colorado State Uni-

versity, Associate Professor Clinical Sciences

11:15 AM Nutraceuticals

Dr. Wayne McIlwraith - Colorado State Univer-

sity, Barbara Cox Anthony Endowed University

Chair in Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Research

Center

11:50 AM Proper Nutrition & Balanced Feed Programs Dr. Robert Coleman - University of Kentucky,

Assistant Professor - Equine Extension

Dr. Laurie Lawrence - University of Kentucky,

Provost's Distinguished Service Professor, De-

partment of Animal and Food Sciences

12:30 PM LUNCH

1:25 PM Regulating the Use of the Crop

Moderator: Sue Finley - Thoroughbred Daily

News, Sr. Vice President & Co-Publisher

Panelists:

Ramon Dominguez - retired Thoroughbred

horse racing Hall of Fame jockey

Gunnar Lindberg - Alcohol and Gaming Commis-

sion of Ontario, Senior Racing Official

Chris McCarron - retired Thoroughbred horse

racing Hall of Fame jockey

2:15 PM Return to Ride Protocols

Dr. Carl Mattacola - University of Kentucky, Pro-

fessor Athletic Training Rehabilitation Sciences

2:35 PM Compounded Medications

Dr. Dionne Benson - Racing Medication & Test-

ing Consortium, Executive Director and COO

Dr. Lynn Hovda - Minnesota Racing Commission,

Chief Veterinarian

Dr. Scott Stanley - University of California, Davis,

Professor of Equine Analytical Chemistry

3:20 PM BREAK

3:30 PM American Association of Equine Practi-tioners Racing Committee

Dr. Kathleen Anderson - President AAEP, Equine

Veterinary Care, Owner

Dr. Nathaniel A. White II - Virginia - Maryland

College of Veterinary Medicine, Professor Emeri-

tus of Equine Surgery

4:00 PM Lameness Diagnosis - The Importance of the Physical Inspection

Dr. Lawrence R. Bramlage - Rood and Riddle,

Surgeon

Dr. Kevin Dunlavy - Kentucky Equine Medical

Associates, Managing Partner

Dr. Mary Scollay - Kentucky Horse Racing Com-

mission, Equine Medical Director

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Welfare & Safety of the Racehorse Summit

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

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NEGLECT CASE REPORTED IN CENTRAL KENTUCKYBy Ron Mitchell

As local and state authorities in Central Kentucky

worked to find those responsible in a case of ap-

proximately 40 neglected horses, others within the

industry are marshaling forces to ensure care of the ani-

mals and make attempts to have the horses relocated.

According to Rusty Ford, spokesman for the Ken-

tucky state veterinarian’s office within the Department

of Agriculture, investigators have gathered information

that demonstrates the horses on property in Mercer

County were abandoned.

Because the case is under investigation, Ford said he

could not provide further details. He said photographs

posted on social media platforms accurately depict the

condition of the horses.

According to USRacing.com, which first reported the

case in an article by Margaret Ransom, the horses are

on property leased by Chuck Borell, whose daughter,

Maria, saddled Gallery Furniture Stable’s Runhappy to

win last year’s TVG Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I).

“Though the owner of the horses is believed to be ei-

ther Maria Borell and/or her father, for months the pair

have pointed fingers back and forth regarding the own-

ership status of the horses, as well as who is responsible

for their care,” US Racing reported. “However, in several

recent text messages, Maria Borell has claimed the hors-

es are hers and said ‘nobody is taking my horses.' "

Efforts to reach Maria Borell were unsuccessful. Sup-

plies to help feed and bed the horses have come from

various sources, and there is a Gofundme.com page set

up for contributions: https://www.gofundme.com/Aban-

donedHorseFund.

Victoria Keith, assistant to Thoroughbred owner Rick

Porter, visited the property June 26 and said she, Porter,

and others in the industry were prepared to remove

the horses from the property, provided permission was

granted by the officials.

"We decided to get involved, with the first step

being to go out and see the situation for ourselves,"

Keith wrote on the Fox Hill Facebook page. "It was

heart-breaking. I counted 41 horses on the property,

with 36 of them being Thoroughbreds.

"I'd categorize 11 of the horses as being emaciated,

and another 10 as being malnourished and/or nota-

bly lacking condition. The remaining, including the 5

non-Thoroughbreds, were in better flesh. These are my

estimates, which I believe are conservative.

"The horses have not yet been seized by authorities,

but they are under order that they cannot be moved.

The sheriffs are allowing a small group to take care of

the horses, and my understanding is that they are doing

so at little or no pay. The paddocks are mostly dirt, but

I witnessed plenty of hay there, which I was told was

provided by the sheriff's office. I was told that what I

was seeing was mostly an improvement with the horses

gaining weight though there were a few exceptions. One

horse was continuing to lose weight, for example, so

one would assume she has internal issues that need to

be addressed.

"We know of one owner who has offered to take care

of all the horses at his expense until they are re-homed,

and we know of a number of other offers to foster

the horses," she said. "If there is no resolution to the

situation today, then we will be urging local and state

authorities as well as entities within racing to resolve the

matter and quickly. These horses deserve better and

need our help." BH

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A for sale sign at the front entrance of the Mercer County, Ky. farm where starving horses are located

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JAPAN RAISES PROFILE IN BC CHALLENGE SERIESBy Eric Mitchell

Japan's profile rose substantially within the Breed-

ers' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" series June

27 when Breeders' Cup announced three of the na-

tion's group I stakes had been added to the schedule.

With a total of four Challenge races apiece, Japan

and France are now tied with the third-largest num-

ber of Challenge races outside the United States.

England has the most with seven, followed by Ireland

with five.

The Japan Racing Association's newest additions—

the February Stakes, Yasuda Kinen, and Sprinters

Stakes—expand the Challenge schedule to 81 races.

Breeders' Cup promotes international participation

through this series by paying the winners' pre-entry

and entry fees and providing the connections with a

US$40,000 travel stipend.

Each Challenge race is a qualifier for one of the

Breeders' Cup World Championships' 13 races. The

February Stakes winner earns a spot in the Breeders'

Cup Classic (gr. I), the Yasuda Kinen winner in the

Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), and the Sprinters Stakes

winner in the Breeders' Cup Turf

Sprint (gr. IT). The Challenge series

already included the Takarazuka

Kinen (Jpn-I), a qualifier for the Lon-

gines Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT).

Breeders' Cup president and

CEO Craig Fravel said a visit to

Japan last summer by a Breeders'

Cup delegation led to the expand-

ed Challenge schedule.

"The Breeders' Cup has had a

long and productive relationship

with Japanese Thoroughbred rac-

ing and has enjoyed the support

of breeders and stallion owners

in Japan for decades," Fravel said.

"Obviously, we hold Japanese-bred

horses in high regard and will

continue to encourage their par-

ticipation in the Breeders' Cup as a

premier international event."

The Breeders' Cup Challenge

schedule is evaluated annually,

according to Dora Delgado, Breeders' Cup's senior

vice president of racing and nominations. Races are

included depending on when they're run, the quality

of horses they attract, the strength of the division, a

race's grade, and the likelihood a race will produce

runners that will participate in the World Champion-

ships.

"The entire schedule is balanced and consistent in

the number of races that are selected," Delgado said.

"The inclusion of additional races in Japan speaks to

their commitment to the Breeders' Cup in terms of

nomination dollars and a desire by the Japanese Rac-

ing Association to have more starters in international

events."

Winners earlier this year of the February Stakes,

run Feb. 21, and the Yasuda Kinen, run June 5, will

both retroactively earn starting positions in the

Breeders' Cup. Moanin, a 4-year-old son of Henny

Hughes, won the February Stakes for owner Yukio

Bab and trainer Zei Ishizaka, while 6-year-old Logo-

type, by Lohengrin, won the Yasuda Kinen for owner

Teruya Yoshida and trainer Tsuyoshi Tanaka.

The Sprinters Stakes, a six-furlong turf race at Na-

kayama Racecourse, will be run Oct. 2. BH

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Moanin earned a spot in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic by winning the February Stakes in Japan

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CLAIBORNE STALLIONS ON A ROLLBy Ron Mitchell

The June 25-26 weekend turned out to be a big one

for Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky., as some of the

farm’s current and past stallions had progeny excel-

ling in stakes company coast to coast and at Ireland’s

Curragh racecourse.

The biggest Claiborne-connected successes came

June 25 at Santa Anita Park when Spendthrift Farm’s

Lord Nelson, a son of deceased stallion Pulpit (A.P.

Indy), won the Triple Bend Stakes (gr. I) ahead of

Kobe's Back, a son of Flatter (A.P. Indy), who finished

third for CRK Stable.

The Triple Bend was the second start back for

Lord Nelson following a five-month hiatus.

"That was pretty game," Hall of Fame trainer Bob

Baffert said of Lord Nelson’s winning lunge at the

end. "I didn't think he was going to get there. He was

trying so hard there at the end. It was pretty exciting

to watch, more exciting to win. He's come back so

strong this year; that break really helped him."

On the same program Kretz Racing’s Win the

Space, another son of Pulpit, finished second in the

grade I Gold Cup at Santa Anita.

Pulpit, who stood at the Paris, Ky. farm until his

death in December 2012, has sired 80 stakes winners

and progeny that have earned in excess of $75.1

million.

“You’re happy when it happens,” Claiborne’s

Bernie Sams said of the farm’s banner weekend. “I

was really glad to see Lord Nelson win a grade I be-

cause I know (Spendthrift has) always been high on

him. All these stallions are doing well and had suc-

cessful breeding seasons this year.”

Flatter has sired 40 stakes winners and earners of

more than $42.8 million to date. His daughter Need-

more Flattery finished third in the June 25 William

Petro Memorial Handicap at Thistledown for Bruce

Ryan and Blazing Meadows Farm. Flatter stood for

$30,000 in 2016.

Yet another graded stakes winner represented Clai-

borne’s War Front, who is consistently among the lead-

ing sires. His 2-year-old filly Roly Poly won the group

III Grangecon Stud Stakes June 26 at the Curragh for

Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, and Mrs. John Magnier.

War Front, who has 25 graded stakes winners among

his progeny, stood for $200,000 this year.

Another June 25 stakes winner for a Claiborne

stallion was Amy Moore’s Queen Caroline, who won

the Nellie Mae Cox Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse.

The winner is a 3-year-old daughter of Blame (Arch),

whose 2016 fee was $25,000.

On the same Pimlico card, Mr. and Mrs. Bertram

Firestone’s Special Envoy finished second in the Ed-

ward P. Evans Stakes. The 5-year-old gelding is a son

of Stroll (Pulpit), who stood at Claiborne for $5,000

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Lord Nelson outgames Subtle Indian in Triple Bend Stakes

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EXPANSION OF RESORTS WORLD CASINO ANNOUNCEDBy Tom Precious

The operator of the video lottery terminal casino

at Aqueduct Racetrack plans a December ground-

breaking for an expansion project expected to add

more than 750,000-square-feet to the facility, but the

plan hasn't been presented to the New York Racing

Association.

The $400 million budgeted to adding space for

gambling, hotel rooms, retail, and entertainment

areas was announced at the June 27 NYRA Franchise

Oversight Board meeting. Genting New York said

final approval is needed by the state, and preliminary

designs have not yet been presented to local officials

for their input.

Ryan Eller, president of Resorts World Casino New

York, told the board the project is the first phase of

a larger master plan to turn the Aqueduct site into a

"fully integrated resort." When that might occur was

not disclosed.

The development plan could allow Resorts World

to position itself for when, or if, New York awards

licenses for full-blown commercial casinos in the

downstate market. Such licenses, three of which have

been given to upstate casinos now under construc-

tion, allow for real slot machines, instead of VLTs, and

table games.

Eller told the Franchise Oversight Board that mon-

itors NYRA finances the plan has not yet been pre-

sented to NYRA, which operates racing at Aqueduct

in Queens.

"We certainly would be willing to talk to NYRA

about that," Eller said after a question was raised

about the lack of NYRA's input in the expansion. A

board member also wondered about impact on purs-

es if the Resorts World plan fails, as well as disruption

to racing during construction that is expected to last

until the spring of 2019.

Eller acknowledged that if the Aqueduct market

doesn't grow as expected under the expansion there

"could be a negative impact on purses." Eller also

said there could be "significant negative impact" on

the Aqueduct casino—part of its revenue goes to

purses, breed development, and NYRA—if New Jersey

legalizes commercial casinos in the northern suburbs

near New York City.

He said the expanded casino at Aqueduct would

"only make us more competitive and help to offset

some of that impact." New Jersey voters will be asked

in a fall referendum if casinos should be located be-

yond Atlantic City to areas in northern New Jersey.

Resorts World now averages about 25,000 gam-

blers a day and the 5,500 VLTs bring in between $430

and $440 in daily win-per-machine revenue.

The board approved a refinancing plan June 28. A

state official said the refinancing totals $450 million.

The agreement gives at least $43 million to Nas-

sau OTB in the first three years, along with additional

capital funding sweeteners for Genting. Eller said the

expansion would accommodate the 1,000 VLTs in the

deal with Nassau OTB and perhaps more "if we have

the opportunity." BH

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Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack opened in 2011

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CUOMO ADMINISTRATION FIRES BACK AT CRITICISMBy Tom Precious

The administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo is hit-

ting back at criticism from the Saratoga Springs

community over recent controversy involving the

now-scuttled plan to end a four-year period of state

government control of the New York Racing Associa-

tion.

Robert Mujica, Cuomo's budget director, wrote

in a June 26 letter in the Saratogian newspaper, "It is

a great plan for racing fans, for the track itself, and

for the regional economy of Saratoga Springs. I'm

disappointed that your readers were led to believe

otherwise."

In recent weeks the Cuomo administration of-

fered relatively restrained reaction to sharp criticism

from members of the state's Thoroughbred industry

over the governor's proposal for NYRA's governance.

Cuomo proposed a plan to end the state's four-year

control period that still gave the governor strong

influence over the NYRA board, took back at least $14

million a year in purse payments, and expanded the

powers of a state panel that oversees NYRA's financ-

es.

The legislature, which offered a plan to return

NYRA to private hands, rejected the Cuomo proposal

and the two sides ended up with

a simple, one-year extender of the

existing board structure. The gover-

nor's appointees will dominate the

NYRA board now until October 2017

under the terms of the extender

legislation signed into law by Cuomo

June 23.

Mujica took to the local newspa-

per in Saratoga Springs after John

Hendrickson, who owns a Saratoga

stable along with his wife, Mary

Lou Whitney, spent several weeks

slamming Cuomo in various news

outlets. Hendrickson earlier in June

resigned as Cuomo's special adviser

to the NYRA board.

In a recent Saratogian article

titled "Hendrickson: Cuomo an-

ti-Saratoga," the Thoroughbred

industry executive was quoted as

saying the legislature kept Cuomo "from committing

grand larceny" by blocking his NYRA bill. He said Cuo-

mo "clearly demonstrated that he is anti-business,

anti-racing, and anti-Saratoga."

Mujica called the article "myopic" and said the leg-

islature's plan included a number of flaws, including

failing to protect Saratoga racing in the face of possi-

ble New Jersey casino expansion that could hit New

York racing revenue generated by VLT casinos. Mujica

said lawmakers' plans "shielded" NYRA from public

meeting requirements and ended the life of the state

panel overseeing NYRA's finances.

"Given NYRA's checkered history—financial mis-

management, scandal, and dependency on tax subsi-

dies to operate—diluting oversight and accountability

is no way to go," Mujica wrote.

In a June 27 response, the heads of Concerned

Citizens for Saratoga Racing and the Saratoga County

Chamber of Commerce hit back at Mujica, saying law-

makers in both legislative houses rejected Cuomo's

plan.

The Saratoga Springs-based groups said Cuomo's

plan violated key provisions of the 2008 franchise

agreement that extended NYRA's operation of Aq-

ueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race

Course, as well as a federal bankruptcy judge who

approved the agreement between the state and

NYRA. BH

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Horses make the clubhouse turn at Saratoga Race Course

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PERUVIAN TURF CHAMP RYANS CHARM WINS BC BERTHBy Myra Lewyn

Kentucky-bred Peruvian champion Ryans Charm

won the Gran Premio Pamplona (Per-I) for the

second consecutive year June 26 at Hipodromo

Monterrico near Lima.

The 6-year-old daughter of California-based sire

Heatseeker, ridden by Victor Fernandez, stormed

from off the pace and won by 1 1/2 lengths from

Antonina while covering 2,000 meters (about 1 1/4

miles) in 2:02.50. Chicuela was third, another 2 1/4

lengths back in the field of 16 fillies and mares.

Peru's reigning champion turf female, Ryans

Charm earned an automatic fees-paid berth in the

$2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (gr. IT)

Nov. 5 at Santa Anita Park.

Trained by Armando Filipuzzi for Stud Nautica,

Ryans Charm posted a sixth consecutive victory,

including the 2015 Pamplona, and 15th overall

from 24 career starts. She was also runner-up in

the 2013 Pamplona.

Ryans Charm was bred by Noreen O'Neill's Ann

Marie Farm from the winning Lemon Drop Kid

mare Lemon Fresh Tide. Her second dam is the

unraced Storm Cat mare Tide Cat, a half sister to

grade I winner Super May and multiple graded

stakes winner and sire Ide.

Ryans Charm, who has earned more than

$100,000, was offered by her breeder's agency

at the 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale

where she sold for $6,000 to JMUB Stables via

agent Eqwos Bloodstock. BH

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CHAMP Trainer John Servis June 26 selected

Sagamore Farm's filly by Into Mischief out of the

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Heatseeker, standing at Harris Farms in California for $5,000, is the sire of Peruvian champion Ryans Charm

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Miss Katie Mae in Canada and Hunt in the U.S.

Markaz, a full brother to last season’s Cool-

more Nunthrope Stakes (Eng-I) winner Mecca´s

Angel, won the Betfred Chipchase Stakes (Eng-III)

at Newcastle.

At Newmarket, Nations Alexander broke her

maiden in good style, winning the Cambridge

Magazine Supporting The AHT Empress Stakes

and becoming her sire’s second juvenile stakes

winner of 2016.

Saturday also saw two of Dark Angel’s most

consistent performers from his first crop collect

further black type. Gabrial won the Sky Bet Mid-

summer Stakes at Windsor while Sovereign Debt

was runner-up in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium

Millionaire Celebration Stakes at the Curragh. BH

EQUIANO, DARK ANGEL MAKING THEIR MARKBy Clive Webb-Carter

June 25 proved to be a banner day for Acclama-

tion’s sons Equiano and Dark Angel.

During the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Ire-I)

meeting at the Curragh, Medicine Jack, a son of

Newsells Park Stud’s Equiano, put on an impres-

sive display to better Peace Envoy and win the

Gain Railway Stakes (Ire-II) by a half-length, be-

coming his sire’s leading performer to date.

Twice winner of the King’s Stand Stakes (Eng-I),

Equiano has six juvenile winners already this year.

Dark Angel also made a strong start this year

with eight European stakes winners to date, three

of which won on Saturday. He has 10 total, with

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Equiano wins the King's Stand over Takeover Target (center) and Fleeting Spirit (orange)

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RACINGCOMMENTARYwith Bob Barry

A GOLDEN AGE FOR SOMETHING

These days, if you gaze past the peaceful

shedrow or look beyond the emptying grand-

stand, you will find a topsy-turvy world where

fair is foul and foul is fair and Bob might not

even be your uncle.

With Earth in such a dither, it’s tempting to

retreat into the pastoral world of racing, close

the barn door, and—as Groucho Marx once rec-

ommended in reference to his brother’s upcom-

ing piano solo—wait for all this to blow over.

Yet in this relative lull in the American racing

calendar—between the Belmont Stakes and the

summer meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar—

come reports that we are living in a new golden

age for Thoroughbreds.

Citing recent and current superstars such as

Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, American Pharoah,

Tepin, and Songbird, two smart racing writers al-

most simultaneously posited that we are indeed

in the midst of a new renaissance in American

racing.

But it wouldn’t be racing without a contrarian

opinion. Fast on the heels of these twin claims

of greatness came a 5,000-word breakup letter

from Dr. Steve Roman (of “Dosage Theory” semi-

fame).

In Roman’s view the modern American Thor-

oughbred is both drug-dependent and stami-

na-deficient. Yet, even as he slagged American

breeders, Roman hinted the greatest horse and

mare he had seen in seventy years of observa-

tion were the relative youngsters Frankel and

Treve.

This observer doubts we are living in a gold-

en age for anything. In the late afternoon on the

day that the suddenly ironically named Private

Zone did not race in the True North Handicap

owing to his trainer’s having tested positive, I sat

with a fellow horseplayer at Belmont’s Paddock

Bar, settling the racing world.

The two horseplayers agreed that the fault

with racing was neither in our stars nor in our

horses, but in our institutions constructed from

humanity’s crooked timber. (Last Saturday the

Daily Racing Form reported that Private Zone’s

trainer, Brian Lynch, had re-tested clean and

would once again be able to race his horses in

New York.)

The upcoming Del Mar meet brings the wel-

come return of Trevor Denman, along with the

idea that if recent years have been golden for

anything, they have been golden for American

race calling. Maybe great races make great race

callers, and maybe Michael Wrona and Larry

Colmus will extend this era and someday join

Denman and Tom Durkin atop the “greatest

ever” list.

If you see Tom Durkin around Saratoga this

summer, remind him just how great he was.

And make sure to enjoy Denman’s race calls this

summer, just in case these two are irreplaceable

and this golden age is nearing its end. BH

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Track announcer Tom Durkin is overcome with emotion after he was acknowledged at the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame

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STAKES RESULTS

McCann's Mojave H.Santa Anita Park, 6/26, $75,000, 3yo/up, 8.5f (dirt), 1:40.80, track fast.

1–Soi Phet, 123, dk b/br g, 8 .............. $46,200 Tizbud–Summer Jersey, by Siberian Summer O–Benowitz Family Trust, Powell, Mathilde and Viskovich, Paul A., B–ARCHA Racing Inc. (CA), T–Leonard Powell, J–Kent J. De-sormeaux

2–Avanti Bello, 123, b c, 4 .................. $15,400 Include–Masterful Lass, by Mizzen Mast O–Keh, S., Richardson, J., Suarez, P., Roberts, T. and Wonderland Racing Stables, B–Lou Neve (CA), T–Doug F. O'Neill, J–Rafael Beja-ranoSale History: 2013 BAROCT, ($27,000 RNA).

3–El Huerfano, 118, b c, 4..................... $9,240 Tannersmyman–Adriftinthebay, by Capsized O–Wachtel Stable and Barber, Gary, B–M.A. Douzos (CA), T–Peter Miller, J–Flavien Prat

Margins: 2½, 5½, ¾. Others: Songforjohnmichael ($4,620), Howdy ($1,540). View Equibase Chart

Kent S.Emerald Downs, 6/26, $50,000, 3yo, f, 8.5f (dirt), 1:43.40, track fast.

1–Find Joy, 120, b f, 3 ........................ $27,500 Drosselmeyer–Hurricane Hannah, by South-ern Halo O–David P. Taylor, Jr., B–Eico Stable (KY), T–Frank Lucarelli, J–Isaias D. EnriquezSale History: 2015 FTKHRA, $185,000, 2015 OBSAPR, $55,000.

2–Princess Kennedy, 119, b f, 3 .......... $10,000 Sun King–Pat Hand, by Cape Town O–David Thorner, B–Mr. & Mrs. David A. Thorner (KY), T–Tom Wenzel, J–Rocco Bowen

3–Brookys Star H, 117, dk b/br f, 3 ..... $7,500 Giant's Causeway–Freedom Star, by Street Cry (IRE) O–Jethorse LLC, B–George Krikorian (KY), T–Tim McCanna, J–Eswan FloresSale History: 2014 KEESEP, $90,000.

Margins: 1¼, 1, 2½. Others: My Heart Goes On ($3,750), Profound Moment ($1,250), Sunrise Glow, Rods Song. View Equibase Chart

Ontario County S.Finger Lakes, 6/27, $50,000, 3yo, 6f (dirt), 1:10.42, track fast.

1–Love That Jazz, 122, b r, 3 .............. $30,000 Not For Love–Val's Jazz, by Kentucky Jazz O–Happy Face Racing Stable, B–Saratoga Glen Farm, LLC (NY), T–Charlton Baker, J–

Luis E. PerezSale History: 2014 FTNAUG, $57,000.

2–Saratoga Giro, 118, dk b/br c, 3 ...... $10,000 Girolamo–White Slippers, by Silver Deputy O–Steadman, Henry and Barrow, Paul, B–Mendean Jonath Inc. (NY), T–Paul W. Barrow, J–Jeremias FloresSale History: 2015 FTMMAY, $27,000, 2014 OBSAUG, $27,000.

3–Championofthenile H, 122, dk b/br g, 3 ......$5,000 Pioneerof the Nile–Lantern Glow, by Mine-shaft O–Iris Smith Stable, Lady Sheila Stable, and Rice, Linda, B–All Gold Racing LLC (NY), T–Linda Rice, J–Jose L. OrtizSale History: 2015 FTMMAY, $840,000, 2014 KEESEP, $150,000, 2013 KEENOV, $135,000.

Margins: 1, head, ½. Others: D'funnything ($2,500), Terian ($1,500), Freud's Affair ($1,000). Scratched: Bust Another. View Equibase Chart

ALLOWANCE RESULTS

Albuquerque, Race 9, AOC

6/26, $23,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5.5f (dirt), 1:03.31, track fast.1–Stormy Day, 120, b f, 4, Attila's Storm–Garter, by Ber-

nardini, $13,800, O–R. D. Hubbard, B–R. D. Hubbard (NM), T–Bart G. Hone, J–Ry Eikleberry

Margin: 1¾, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Belmont Park, Race 6, AOC

6/26, $65,000, 3yo/up, 8.5f (dirt), 1:43.05, track fast.1–Testosterstone, 122, b g, 5, Birdstone–A. P. Test, by A.P.

Indy, $39,000, O–Fox Ridge Farm, Inc., B–Fox Ridge Farm, Inc. (NY), T–Patrick J. Kelly, J–Luis Saez

Margin: ¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Delaware Park, Race 7, ALW

6/27, $36,000, 3yo/up, a8.5f (turf), 1:44.31, course firm.1–No Wunder (GB), 120, b g, 5, Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)–

Iwunder (IRE), by King's Best, $21,600, O–Robert A. Kinsley, B–Exors of the Late J. Ellis (GB), T–Elizabeth Voss, J–Trevor McCarthy

Sale History: 2014 TATAUT, $67,574, 2012 TATOC2, $202,507, 2011 TATFOA, $47,012.

Margin: ½, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Emerald Downs, Race 8, AOC

6/26, $21,000, 3yo/up, 6.5f (dirt), 1:15.65, track fast.1–Trick Or Retreat, 120, dk b/br g, 5, Harbor the Gold–Re-

treat After Me, by Liberty Gold, $11,550, O–Malnati, Mark and McKay, Robert, B–Mark Malnati (WA), T–Doris Har-wood, J–Erick Lopez

Margin: ½, 5 starters. View Equibase Chart

Parx Racing, Race 7, AOC

6/27, $52,000, 3yo/up, 5f (turf), :56.44, course firm.1–Black Jet H, 124, dk b/br g, 5, Arch–Tell It, by Storm

Cat, $31,200, O–Robert Reidy, B–Claiborne Farm (KY), T–Mario Serey, Jr., J–Mychel J. Sanchez

Sale History: 2013 FTMMAY, $110,000, 2013 FTFFEB, ($185,000 RNA), 2012 KEESEP, $100,000.

Margin: ¾, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart

Parx Racing, Race 8, ALW

6/26, $42,000, 3yo/up, 8f (dirt), 1:39.86, track fast.1–Mister Nofty, 119, dk b/br c, 3, Scat Daddy–Walking

Path, by Bernardini, $25,200, O–HnR Nothhaft Horse Rac-ing, LLC, B–HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC (PA), T–Keith Nations, J–Brian Pedroza

Margin: 4½, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Parx Racing, Race 8, ALW

6/27, $42,000, 3yo/up, 5.5f (dirt), 1:05.84, track fast.1–Larco Mar, 119, gr/ro g, 3, Old Fashioned–Irish Diva, by

Skip Trial, $25,200, O–Anita Racing Stable, B–Hope Hill Farm & Thomas McGreevy (PA), T–Alfredo Velazquez, J–Charles C. Lopez

Sale History: 2014 FTMSEP, $10,000.Margin: 2½, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart

Presque Isle Downs, Race 2, ALW

6/27, $29,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5.5f (all-weather), 1:05.26, track fast.1–Cactus Copy, 117, dk b/br f, 3, Cactus Ridge–Tres Copy,

by Souvenir Copy, $17,400, O–Anne L. Walsh, B–Ryan D. Walsh (KY), T–Ryan D. Walsh, J–Huber Villa-Gomez

Margin: 1¼, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Presque Isle Downs, Race 3, AOC

6/27, $28,000, 3yo, 5.5f (all-weather), 1:05.04, track fast.1–Total Futbol, 121, b g, 3, Street Sense–Smart and

Fancy, by Not For Love, $21,840, O–The Elkstone Group LLC, B–The Elkstone Group LLC (PA), T–Ron G. Potts, J–Huber Villa-Gomez

Margin: 2½, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Thistledown, Race 7, ALW

6/27, $33,200, 3yo/up, f/m, 5.5f (dirt), 1:05.22, track fast.1–Proper Discretion, 117, b f, 3, Discreetly Mine–Prizes,

by Prized, $19,920, O–Bruce Tallisman, B–Bruce Tallisman (OH), T–Benny R. Feliciano, J–Ricardo Feliciano

Margin: 4¼, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

MAIDEN RESULTS

Churchill Downs, Race 8, MSW

6/26, $53,500, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:09.58, track fast.1–Bird Song, 116, gr/ro c, 3, Unbridled's Song–Bird Town,

by Cape Town, $32,100, O–Marylou Whitney Stables LLC, B–Marylou Whitney Stables LLC (KY), T–Ian R. Wilkes, J–Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

Margin: 1¾, 11 starters. View Equibase Chart

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Delaware Park, Race 5, MSW

6/27, $34,000, 3yo/up, f/m, a11f (turf), 2:23.14, course firm.

1–Trensita H , 123, ch f, 4, Curlin–Trensa, by Giant's Causeway, $20,400, O–Helen K. Groves, B–Helen K. Groves Revocable Trust (KY), T–Michael R. Matz, J–Erick D. Rodri-guez

Sale History: 2013 KEESEP, ($115,000 RNA).Margin: ½, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Oak Tree At Pleasanton, Race 7, MSW

6/26, $25,000, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:10.22, track fast.1–Private Marini, 118, dk b/br g, 3, Marino Marini–Private

Quaters, by Devil's Bag, $19,500, O–Hedrick, Judy and William L., B–William L. Hedrick & Judy Hedrick (CA), T–Ri-cardo Perez, J–Catalino Martinez

Margin: 2¼, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart

Parx Racing, Race 6, MSW

6/27, $50,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f (dirt), 1:11.84, track fast.1–Wildcat Belle, 119, b f, 3, Intidab–Elusive Folly, by Elu-

sive Quality, $30,000, O–Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc., B–University Of Kentucky (KY), T–Danny Gargan, J–Paco Lopez

Sale History: 2014 FTKOCT, $15,500.Margin: 6¾, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

Santa Anita Park, Race 9, MSW

6/26, $56,000, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:09.08, track fast.1–Hank the Tank, 120, dk b/br g, 3, In Summation–Re-

booked, by Notebook, $33,600, O–Slugo Racing, Tiger Racing Stable and Puype, Mike, B–Ocala Stud (FL), T–Mike Puype, J–Joseph Talamo

Sale History: 2015 OBSAPR, $77,000.Margin: nose, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

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Listed below are the top 10 leading sires in Louisiana by 2016 Northern Hemisphere earnings through June 26, 2016. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included. Racing statistics are 2016 Northern Hemisphere only.

2016 LEADING SIRES IN LOUISIANA

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’16 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’16 Earnings 1 Half Ours Unbridled's Song, ’03 $5,000 Clear Creek Stud, LLC, LA Smittys Cougar ($117,170) $1,245,039 2 Songandaprayer Unbridled's Song, ’98 $4,500 The Stallion Station @ Copper Crowne, LA Navy Hymn ($105,600) $1,150,865 3 Yankee Gentleman Storm Cat, ’99 $3,500 Le Mesa Stallions, LA Icy Gentleman ($135,000) $1,108,059 4 E Dubai Mr. Prospector, ’98 $3,500 Elite Thoroughbreds, LA American Dubai ($63,722) $1,077,174 5 D'wildcat Forest Wildcat, ’98 $3,500 Whispering Oaks Farm, LA Guns Loaded ($149,337) $1,008,892 6 Closing Argument Successful Appeal, ’02 $4,000 Whispering Oaks Farm, LA Smack Smack ($65,686) $761,148 7 Mass Media Touch Gold, ’01 $1,500 Red River Farms, LA Liberty Fuze ($53,900) $693,948 8 Good and Tough Carson City, ’95 Died N/A Lil Allie Dancer ($121,400) $582,962 9 My Pal Charlie Indian Charlie, ’05 $2,500 Elite Thoroughbreds, LA Harbour Island ($70,100) $579,699 10 Run Production Saint Ballado, ’00 $2,500 Whispering Oaks Farm, LA Wonder Run ($45,680) $534,982

Listed below are the top 10 leading sires in Ohio by 2016 Northern Hemisphere earnings through June 26, 2016. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included. Racing statistics are 2016 Northern Hemisphere only.

2016 LEADING SIRES IN OHIO

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’16 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’16 Earnings 1 Cowtown Cat Distorted Humor, ’04 $2,500 Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm, OH Hectors Pride ($75,824) $964,457 2 Maimonides Vindication, ’05 $2,500 Hand Ride Stables, OH Jersey Street ($42,300) $452,377 3 Indy Wind A.P. Indy, ’02 $2,000 Hand Ride Stables, OH A. P. Cino ($58,812) $344,635 4 City Weekend Carson City, ’02 $2,000 Meadow Springs, OH Skip Royale ($42,190) $286,265 5 Added Edge Smart Strike, ’00 $1,500 Raimonde Farms, OH Shamrock Edge ($23,316) $254,224 6 Mobil Langfuhr, ’00 $2,500 Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm, OH Sorry About That ($43,156) $204,291 7 Kiss the Kid Lemon Drop Kid, ’03 $2,500 Poplar Creek Horse Center LLC, OH Extravagant Kid ($52,475) $204,176 8 Mr. Mabee Storm Cat, ’01 $1,500 Poplar Creek Horse Center LLC, OH She Mabee Wild ($65,262) $154,948 9 Saints n' Sinners Saint Ballado, ’00 N/A N/A Deniro's Saint ($82,420) $121,965 10 Mercer Mill Forty Niner, ’94 N/A Fair Winds Farm, OH Mound ($33,655) $102,365

Listed below are the top 10 leading sires in Arkansas by 2016 Northern Hemisphere earnings through June 26, 2016. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included. Racing statistics are 2016 Northern Hemisphere only.

2016 LEADING SIRES IN ARKANSAS

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’16 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’16 Earnings 1 Primary Suspect Hennessy, ’01 $1,000 McDowell Farm, AR Roxy Rocket ($74,600) $619,262 2 The Daddy Valid Expectations, ’02 $1,500 Trophy Club Training Center, AR Manchurian High ($100,950) $535,440 3 Jonesboro Sefapiano, ’02 $500 Lake Hamilton Equine Associates, AR Racer ($86,394) $439,116 4 Portobello Road Storm Cat, ’04 $1,000 Anderson Farms, AR Bumpy Cat ($77,600) $401,109 5 Brahms Danzig, ’97 $2,000 Trophy Club Training Center, AR B B Special ($44,050) $338,351 6 Zarbyev Nureyev, ’84 $1,500 Chad White, AR Zarb's Brite Lite ($55,110) $261,410 7 Storm and a Half Storm Cat, ’97 N/A Tommy Ives Thoroughbreds, AR We Be Stormin ($35,800) $258,443 8 Cinnamon Creek Darn That Alarm, ’95 $500 Three Boys Stables, LLC, AR Beguiling Creek ($113,950) $209,015 9 Hesabull Dispersal, ’93 N/A N/A Tour de Rock ($47,789) $146,303 10 High Cascade Woodman, ’98 $500 Cornerstone Farms, AR Higher Ed ($21,980) $142,365