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1 APRIL 2013 EXPRESS COVERING THE THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA Fasig-Tipton Texas Sale Records Big Gains, Texas-bred Worldventurer Sells for $150,000 The Fasig-Tipton Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale on April 3 on the grounds of Lone Star Park concluded with significant increases across the board and a big price in the new Horse of Racing Age portion of the auction as Texas-bred multiple stakes winner Worldventurer sold for $150,000. All the important figures were up compared to last year, even without the inclusion of the three older horses at the end of the sale. The average price increased nearly 20% to $23,564, the median jumped almost 43% to $20,000, buy-backs improved to 30.2% from 32.8% and the gross came in at $1,743,750, up from $1,575,100 for last year s larger catalog. A 2-year-old filly by Kitten s Joy went for $130,000 as the highestpriced juvenile. The Kentucky-bred, consigned by Mike Neatherlin as agent for James Tolliver, is a full sister to Coolmore Lexington Stakes (G3) winner Derby Kitten and Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) runner-up William s Kitten. Named Ring Bit, the filly worked an eighth-mile in a co-fastest time of :10 1/5 and sold to Sallusto & Albina, agent. Worldventurer, a gelded son of Valor Farm stallion Wimbledon, went to Bryan Anderson, agent. Bred by Clarence Scharbauer Jr. and sold for $14,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Texas Summer Yearling Sale, Worldventurer won three stakes and earned $207,932 for owner Wesley Melcher before going through the ring. The 3-year-old was also named last year s Texas Champion 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding. Twin Oaks Training Center, agent, consigned Worldventurer. Other regional stallions and horses also found success at the sale. In addition to being the sire of Worldventurer, Wimbledon also sired the highest-priced Texas-bred, hip #5. Consigned by Hebert Bloodstock, agent, and purchased for $32,000 as a private sale by Jerry Cate and Ela Racing Stable, the filly named Winehouse is a half sister to three stakes horses. Texas stallion Special Rate, who Texas-bred Worldventurer, a 3-year-old gelding by Wimbledon, sold for $150,000 to top the Fasig-Tipton Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale. stands at Key Ranch near Salado, had progeny sell for $25,000, $24,000 and $15,000 among five that went through the ring. Alltime leading Texas stallion Valid Expectations, who stands at Lane s End Texas near Hempstead, had a filly sell for $20,000. Among horses from the Sooner State, an Oklahoma-bred filly by Oklahoma stallion Podium sold for $22,000 from the consignment of Robert Brewer, agent, to buyer Spaeth Mfg. and Machine Shop Inc. Podium stands at Caines Stallion Station near Wynnewood. Another Oklahoma-bred by an Oklahoma stallion, a filly from the first crop of Mighty Acres stallion The Visualiser, sold for $20,000. Bryan Anderson was the leading buyer with two head for $210,000, and Twin Oaks Training Center topped the consignor list with 14 sold for $416,000. To view the hip-by-hip results, click here. Reed Palmer Photography For more Texas and Oklahoma racing news, go to APRIL EXPRESS 1

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3 RACING NEWS Joy Gilbert Don t Get Mad Leading Oklahoma Stallion Don t Get Mad Dies Don t Get Mad, one of Oklahoma s leading sires since moving to Dr. Robert Zoellner s Rockin Z Ranch in Beggs in 2011, passed away in mid-april after an accident in the breeding shed. The son of Stephen Got Even earned $793,835 in 13 career starts with victories in the Indiana Derby (G2), Northern Dancer Breeders Cup Stakes (G3) and Derby Trial. He also finished fourth in both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Travers Stakes (G1). As a stallion, Don t Get Mad has three crops to race with progeny earnings of $2.75 million. His leading earner is three-time stakes winner Populist Politics, whose bankroll stands at $491,416. The Louisiana-bred, who was named that state s champion 3-year-old colt, finished third in the 2011 Super Derby (G2). Foreign Sultress Upsets WRD Classic Distaff Sprint Scattered Acres LLC s Foreign Sultress, a 4-year-old filly by Foreign Policy, scored a 10-1 upset in the $55,000 Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs Classic Distaff Sprint Stakes for Oklahoma-breds on April 8 at the Claremore track. Benny Landeros rode for trainer Andy Gladd. She clocked six furlongs in 1:11.43 and won by 2 ¼ lengths. Bred by Bob and Paulette Pogue out of the Dixie Brass mare Sultress of Swing, Foreign Sultress has compiled a record of with earnings of $100,494 while racing exclusively in Oklahoma. She broke her maiden at Will Rogers last year and then picked up a win at Fair Meadows before winning twice more at Remington Park. She kicked off her 4-year-old season with a runner-up effort in a Will Rogers allowance race and then earned her first career stakes win in the Distaff Sprint. Richter Family Trust s homebred Jazzin Okie, a daughter of Candy Ride (Arg) who won last year s Wilma Mankiller Memorial Stakes at Will Rogers, got up to finish second as the favorite with Jose Medina up for trainer Kenneth Nolen. Diamond Disco, a homebred running for 7 Cedars Farm, closed to take third with Garrett Steinberg aboard for conditioner Clinton Stuart. The filly is by Oklahoma stallion Diamond, a son of Mr. Prospector who stands at Oklahoma Equine. Johnny Whip Takes TRAO Classic Sprint George W. Straw Jr. s Johnny Whip earned his first career stakes victory on April 9 in the $55,000 TRAO Classic Sprint Stakes for Oklahoma-bred colts and geldings. Ridden by Benny Landeros and trained by Jody Pruitt, the 4-year-old gelding by Stephen Got Even scored by two lengths and traveled six furlongs in 1: Johnny Whip, who was bred by Robert Zoellner of Rockin Z Ranch out of the Seeking the Gold mare Paradisa, has been remarkably consistent throughout Johnny Whip Foreign Sultress his career with a record of and earnings of $148,006. The gelding finished third in last year s Jim Thorpe and Tishomingo Stakes at Remington Park. Okie Ride, the 2-5 favorite, finished second for breeder/owner Richter Family Trust. The Candy Ride (Arg) gelding has earned nearly $400,000 in his career with five stakes victories, including the Silver Goblin and Oklahoma Classics Sprint last year. Luis Quinonez rode the 6-year-old for trainer Kenneth Nolen. Keith Hooker and Lyn Aldridge s Ransom Roberto, by Rojo Dinero, closed to take Coady Photography third for trainer Wilson Brown and jockey Miguel Perez. Coady Photography APRIL EXPRESS 3

4 3X Champion Sire TOO MUCH BLING [Rubiano-Rose Colored Lady] TOP SIRE BY % 2-YEAR-OLD WINNERS - The Blood-Horse 2/2/13 72% WINNERS/STARTERS 14% STAKES WINNERS/STARTERS SIRE OF COLOR CODE, CHAMPION 3YO FILLY IN TEXAS Grasshopper Sing Baby Sing Supreme Cat Too Much Bling Valid Expectations Owner - W. S. Farish Manager - Danny Shifflett Mitchell Rd., Hempstead, TX (979) Cell: (713) Fax: (979) danishfflett@aol.com Photo: William Jones Miller APRIL EXPRESS 4

5 RACING NEWS Lookinforchange Gives Trainer Jerry Donaldson a Stakes Double at Will Rogers Trainer Jerry Donaldson sent out his second stakes winner in as many days on April 24 as Lookinforchange rolled to a 4 ¼-length victory in the $50,000 Wilma Mankiller Memorial Stakes at Will Rogers Downs. On April 23, Donaldson saddled Humble Smarty to win the Clem McSpadden Memorial Route 66 Stakes at the track in Claremore, Oklahoma. Bred in Kentucky by Lila McKinnis and Rod Edgmon and owned by Margaux Farm LLC and Vinery LTD, Lookinforchange stopped the timer at 1:10.82 for six furlongs under jockey Benny Landeros. This marked the first career stakes win for the daughter of Gilded Time, who now has a record of with earnings of $205,914. Clark Brewster s Givhans Lookinforachange Ferry, who shipped in from Fair Grounds for trainer Steve Margolis, finished a clear second. Jerry Namy s Storm s Promise, also from Fair Grounds, took third. Coady Photography Join the Fun with Mojo Racing Partners The Most Affordable Racing Group in the U.S.! Mojo Racing Partners strives to provide people with a Smart, Affordable, Fun, and Educational (SAFE) opportunity to participate in the exciting sport of Thoroughbred racing! Join us now before the Lone Star Park meet. Sign up for the free Mojo Mail to receive monthly updates! APRIL EXPRESS 5

6 Eureka Thoroughbred Farm Proudly standing: ORATORY Pulpit Arrested Dreams, by Dehere The leading sire in Texas with 2012 progeny earnings of more than $1.4 million! ORATORY, a son of PULPIT, won the Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park in stakes-record time. As a stallion, ORATORY already has 13 stakes horses in his first three crops with total progeny earnings of nearly $5 million Fee: $3,500/LFG ANGLIANA Giant s Causeway Pratella, by Jade Hunter A durable and sound son of GIANT S CAUSEWAY! ANGLIANA, a listed stakes winner and four-time G2 and G3-placed runner, faced the starter 31 times and hit the board in 18 of those starts while racing until age 8 and earning nearly $400,000. Look for his first 2-year-olds to hit the track in 2013! 2013 Fee: $1,500/LFG Eureka Thoroughbred Farm Inquiries to Bill Tracy 6476 U.S. Highway 290 E. Fredericksburg, Texas Phone: (830) info@eurekathoroughbreds.com Website

7 River Oaks Farms STANDING FOUR OF THE TOP STALLIONS IN OKLAHOMA! LATENT HEAT Maria s Mon True Flare, by Capote A Grade 1 winner off to a fast start as a stallion! New to Oklahoma for 2013! LATENT HEAT won the prestigious Malibu Stakes (G1) and San Carlos Handicap (G2) at Santa Anita, both at seven furlongs, and also placed in two other graded races going two turns. From just two crops, he has sired the earners of more than $2 million, including four stakes horses (two graded) Fee: $3,500/LFG READ THE FOOTNOTES Smoke Glacken Baydon Belle, by Al Nasr (Fr) A leading sire in Oklahoma with progeny earnings of nearly $7 million! READ THE FOOTNOTES, who captured the Remsen Stakes (G2), Nashua Stakes (G3) and Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) during his brilliant career, has sired 14 stakes horses, including Grade 1 winner RIGHTLY SO. His average earnings per starter is $44,809! 2013 Fee: $3,500/LFG TIZ WEST Gone West Tizso, by Cee s Tizzy A Grade 3 winner from one of the best female families of all-time! TIZ WEST proved himself as a racehorse with a Grade 3 win at Hollywood Park, and his pedigree is second-to-none. He is a half brother to Haskell Invitational (G1) winner and Belmont Stakes (G1) runner-up PAYNTER, and his dam is a full sister to Horse of the Year and two-time Breeders Cup Classic (G1) winner TIZNOW and $2.8-million earner BUDROYALE! 2013 Fee: $2,000/LFG CHITOZ Forest Wildcat Wichitoz, by Affirmed A lightning-fast son of FOREST WILDCAT! CHITOZ was fast enough to set a 5 ½-furlong turf course record at Monmouth Park in a stakes and had the stamina to finish second by a neck in the Grade 3 Kentucky Cup Juvenile going 1 1 /16 miles on the main track. His first foals are 2-year-olds of 2013! 2013 Fee: $2,000/LFG River Oaks Farms Inc U.S. Hwy. 177 North Sulphur, Oklahoma Inquiries to Lori or Francisco Bravo Phone: (940) or (940) Fax: (580) riveroaksfarms@aol.com Website:

8 RACING NEWS Lasting Bubbles Scores in JEH Stallion Stakes Lasting Bubbles, bred and owned by Judy Peek and trained by Ken Peek, won the 17th running of the $50,000 JEH Stallion Station Stakes on April 13 at Lone Star Park. With Lindey Wade aboard, the 5-yearold mare by Pulling Punches stalked the pace on the outside behind favorite Cowgirl N Up, posting fractions of :22.37 and : Lasting Bubbles, with strong urging and under the whip, took the lead with a furlong to go and powered away to win the contest for Texas-bred fillies and Lasting Bubbles mares by 5 ½ lengths. Cowgirl N Up held on for the place and it was another 3 ½ lengths back to third-place finisher Im a Bear. The final time for the 6 1/2-furlong sprint was 1: She put me in a good position, said jockey Lindey Wade. She ran the lights out. Lasting Bubbles earned $30,000 for her win in the JEH Stallion Station Stakes, increasing her lifetime earnings to $111,002. It was her fourth win from 11 starts, and she earned a 96 Beyer Speed Figure for the win. For those who invested, she returned $6.20, $2.80 and $2.60. Reed Palmer Photography Runner-up Cowgirl N Up, a daughter of Valor Farm stallion My Golden Song owned by Caroline Dodwell, returned $2.60, $2.40, and Im a Bear, a filly by Lane s End Texas stallion Touch Tone owned by Tom Durant, paid $3.60 for show. Triumph and Song Romps in Premiere Stakes to Open Lone Star Meet Victoria Ashford s Triumph and Song made a smooth transition from allowance to stakes company in the $50,000 Premiere Stakes for Texas-breds on April 11, opening day of the Lone Star Park meet. The 4-year-old gelded son of Valor Farm stallion My Golden Song scored an easy wire-to-wire victory by 4 ¼ lengths and ran 6 ½ furlongs in a blistering 1:15.45 as the 3-10 favorite. Jamie Theriot rode for trainer Bret Calhoun, who indicated the Texas-bred would next head to Kentucky to take on stakes company there. Daily Racing Form reported that Triumph and Song earned an impressive Beyer Speed Figure of 99 for his effort. Bred by Ashford and Dr. Troy Carmichael, Triumph and Song is out of the Hadif mare Coryphee. Although Coryphee only faced the starter five times in her career, the daughter of another Valor Farm stallion won twice with a second and third for earnings of $42,080. Prior to winning his stakes debut in the Premiere, Triumph and Song had won two allowance/optional claiming races at Fair Grounds and is now a perfect three-forthree on the year. All told, the gelding has a record of with a bankroll of $120,116. Triumph and Song is one of five stakes winners sired by My Golden Song, who recently surpassed $1 million in progeny earnings from his first two crops to race. Paul Rigali Jr. s Texas Triumph and Song Air, a 5-year-old son of Texas City also making his stakes debut, got up for second at odds of Multiple stakes winner Solar Charge, an Authenticate gelding running for H and H Ranch, took third. Reed Palmer Photography SOUTHERN RACEHORSE WANTS YOUR FOAL PHOTOS! To submit your Texas-bred or Oklahoma-bred foal photo to be printed in Southern Racehorse or on our Facebook page, your photos to info@southernracehorse.com. Please include the sire, dam, sex, foaling date, owner and breeder. Photos must be high resolution to appear in print. APRIL EXPRESS 8

9 A Division of Center Hills Farm Kipling (Gulch-Weekend Storm, by Storm Bird) Now standing in Oklahoma at Mighty Acres! Sire of Breeders Cup winner and all-time leading Oklahoma-bred KIP DEVILLE ($3.3 million in earnings) 2013 Fee: $2,500 Toccet (Awesome Again-Cozzene s Angel, by Cozzene) Multiple G1 winner with progeny earnings of more than $10 million The leading sire in Oklahoma for the last two years 2013 Fee: $2,500 Air Commander (Point Given-Santaria, by Star de Naskra) A Grade 2-winning son of Horse of the Year POINT GIVEN Sire of a 2yo stakes winner in his first crop to race 2013 Fee: $2,000 Save Big Money (Storm Cat-Tomisue s Delight, by A.P. Indy) Versatile, record-setting multiple stakesplaced runner out of G1 millionaire First foals to race are 2yos of Fee: $2,000 The Visualiser (Giant s Causeway-Smokey Mirage, by Holy Bull) $1 million yearling and graded stakesplaced son of GIANT S CAUSEWAY First foals to race are 2yos of Fee: $1,500 All fees are stands and nurses All stallions are nominated to the Oklahoma Bred Program, Iowa Stallion Stakes and the Breeders Cup Mighty Acres 675 W. 470 Rd. Pryor, Oklahoma Phone: Cell: Fax:

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11 RACING NEWS Nine-year-old Humble Smarty Wins Clem McSpadden Stakes at Will Rogers Like a fine wine that gets better with age, Brett Creighton s Humble Smarty scored a decisive 4 ½-length victory in the $51,000 Clem McSpadden Memorial Route 66 Stakes on April 23 at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Oklahoma. The 9-year-old Arkansas-bred gelding dashed six furlongs over a good track in 1:10.20 with Belen Quinonez aboard for trainer Jerry Donaldson. Bred by James Danaher out of the Zignew mare Humble Danzig, the son of Mutakddim has now won 18 of 73 career starts with earnings of $536,883. The gelding is enjoying perhaps his best season yet this year as he has three wins and a second in five starts. Humble Smarty began his 2013 campaign with an allowance/optional claiming win at Oaklawn Park in his home state and then captured the $60,000 Nodouble Breeders Stakes for Arkansas-breds. The veteran sprinter has earned $113,750 this year. Te x a s - b r e d Solar Charge, a 6-year-old gelding by Authenticate running for owner H and H Ranch and trainer Danny Pish, got up to finish second Reed Palmer Photography Humble Smarty at Oaklawn Park and pushed his career bankroll to $326,192. George Straw Jr. s Oklahoma-bred Johnny Whip, who won the TRAO Classic Sprint Stakes at Will Rogers two weeks earlier, took third. Jody Pruitt trains the son of Stephen Got Even. Master Rick Rules Grade 3 Texas Mile Master Rick, running for Dallasite Richard Davis, used a four-wide move on the far turn and rallied to win the $200,000 Texas Mile Stakes (G3) on April 27 at Lone Star Park and record his first career graded stakes victory. Ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr. and trained by Steve Asmussen, the son of Master Command scored by 1 ¼ lengths in an evenly-matched field of six. The Florida-bred covered the course in 1:36.01 as the 5-2 second choice in a race with five horses sent off at odds between 5-2 and 4-1. Master Rick, who was bred by English Ranch Farm, needed five tries before he broke his maiden at Oaklawn Park as a 3-year-old last March, but he followed that up with a victory in the $100,000 Northern Spur Stakes at the Arkansas track. He then took on some of the toughest horses in the country and hit the board in the Super Derby (G3) and Zia Park Derby. As a 4-year-old this season, he finished fourth in the Fifth Season Stakes and Essex Handicap at Oaklawn before winning an allowance/optional claiming event there. All told, Master Rick has compiled a record of with earnings of $351,363. Absolutely the best! said Davis after the race. Obviously a mile is his distance, and that s where he s the strongest and we re gonna keep him there. Favored Prayer for Relief, a millionaire who won three graded stakes as a 3-year-old and hit the board in four graded events as a 4-year-old last year in California, put in a good effort to take second and gave Asmussen a sweep of the exacta. The 6-year-old gelding Good Lord, a veteran of 48 races who came in from Tampa Bay Downs, set the early pace and held on to finish third. Master Rick Want to advertise in the next issue of Southern Racehorse? H Contact Denis Blake at (512) or info@southernracehorse.com Reed Palmer Photography APRIL EXPRESS 11

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