September 2010 PB and Crackers Shines on Zia Day

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1 New Breeder Mexico Horse September 2010 PB and Crackers Shines on Zia Day September

2 Genuine Strawfly SI-107, $181,091 (Strawfly Special - High Fashion Dash, by Dash for Cash) FEE $2,500 Cooled Semen Available Southern Corona SI-101,$37,274 (Corona Cartel - Southern Policy, by Reb s Policy TB) FEE; $1,500 Cooled Semen Available Metallic Lion SI-102, $262,082 (Apollo TB - Diva Reba, by Tolltac) FEE; $2,000 Cooled Semen Available Great Stallions At Great Prices! Deefirst SI-99, $318,797 (First Down Dash - Deeacheck, by Chicks Beduino) Fee $2,000 Cooled Semen Available Bay Head King tb (Saint Ballado Meadow Silk, by Meadowlake) Fee $2,000 LIVE FOAL (due September 1) Owners: Leonard & Kevin Blach So Long Birdie tb (Pioneering Dear Birdie, by Storm Bird) Fee $2,000 live foal (due September 1) Owner: Double Eagle Ranch Golden Ransom tb (Hennessy - Ransom Queen by Red Ransom) Fee $2,500 live foal (due September 1) Owner: R Legacy Racing (Gaylen and Denise Rust) Bu e n a Su e rt e Eq u i n e 1907 White Mill Road Roswell, New Mexico, Leonard P. Blach, DVM (575) Fax (575) Raul Solorio (575) buenasuerteequine.com info@buenasuerteequine 2 New Mexico Horse Breeder

3 Rig s Runner 2009 New Mexico Horse Breeders Champion 2-year-old TB colt/gelding 2009 New Mexico Horsemen s Association Champion 2-year-old TB colt/gelding Winner of Eddie County Stakes - Zia Park Winner of George Maloof TB Futurity -Downs at Alb. We Couldn t Have Done It Without You: Cliff and Glenna Lambert and all their staff Breeder-V.J. Callaway Jockeys-Casey Lambert, Travis Wales and Salvador Martinez Thank You From D & M Racing and Derrell and Melissa Riggan September

4 New Mexico Breeder Horse New Mexico Horse Breeders Officers President Q. Mike Cadotte Peralta 1st Vice President Jay L. Taylor Albuquerque 2nd Vice President Denton Crozier Hobbs Norma Alvarez La Union Rita J. Danley Anthony Dan S. Delaney Las Cruces Tom Goncharoff Tularosa Thomas W. Pierce, Jr. Albuquerque Kay M. Thurman Belen Johnny Trujillo Tularosa Chuck Webb Farmington Mark Wise Las Cruces Anna Fay Davis Mary M. Barber Amber Martin Executive Director Registrar Administrative Assistant The New Mexico Horse Breeder is the official publication for the New Mexico Horse Breeders Association. For Membership & subscription Information: NMHBA PO BOX Albuquerque, New Mexico phone fax The New Mexico Horse Breeder is published 6 times a year by the New Mexico Horse Breeders Association. Publication months are: (January - Stallion Issue). (March), (May), (July), (September), (November), Subscriptions: One Year $35.00 Editor: Robert K. Edwards Racing Correspondent: Michael Cusortelli Advertising: Robert K. Edwards Office Hours: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday Southwest Racing News Publications, Inc. 119 Camino Los Chavez Belen, New Mexico or fax swrnpub@earthlink.net The New Mexico Horse Breeder is designed to provide its members with up-to-date statistics on New Mexico-bred stallions, horses and other information from the New Mexico Horse Breeders Association. On The Cover: PB and Crackers after the Zia Handicap at Ruidoso Downs. Photo by Robert Edwards INSIDE News... 6 Letter From the Executive Director 8 Helpful Hints NM Bred Yearling Sale Buyers Seminar 10 NM Bred Yearling Sale 13 RUIDOSO DOWNS Zia 870 Championship 16 Zia Derby 17 Zia Handicap 18 Road Runner H. 19 Lincoln H. 20 Sierra Starlet H. 21 Rio Grande Senorita Futurity 22 Zia QH Futurity 23 Rio Grande Senor Futurity 24 Land Of Enchantment H. 25 Mr Jet Moore H. 26 All American Derby 27 Currie and Nadine Maben By Glenda Price 30 Second Wind - Jacky Martin Comeback By Pete Herrera 32 NM-bred Races 55 Important Reminders 35 New Members 35 Upcoming Events and Deadlines TB Futurities QH Futurities and Derbies 41 Classified Corner 56 Tapeworms In Horses By Heather Smith Thomas 44 Tom Pierce 48 Advertising Rates are always available upon request. The New Mexico Horse Breeder makes every effort to avoid errors. But we assume no responsibility for copy submitted by paid advertisers. COPYRIGHT By the New Mexico Horse Breeder Ad Deadline For 2010 Novmeber Issue October 10, New Mexico Horse Breeder

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6 News... Zia Park Set For Stakes Lineup Worth More Than $3.5 Million This Fall HOBBS, New Mexico - A stakes schedule with 31 addedmoney events offering more than $3.5 million in purses is set at Zia Park this fall for thoroughbreds and quarter horses. The Zia Park season started on September 11 and runs through December 7. Racing will be held on a Saturday through Tuesday schedule with an additional day on Friday, November 26, the day after Thanksgiving. The stakes lineup is comprised of 17 thoroughbred stakes and 14 quarter horse stakes. New Mexico Cup Day, on October 31, was the nation s richest day of state-bred races in 2010 with $2 million in purses. This year s renewal is expected to again reach that lofty level when New Mexico-bred thoroughbreds and quarter horses compete in the 11 stakes races, seven stakes races for thoroughbreds and four stakes races for quarter horses. The open stakes schedule for each breed builds towards the meet s final weekends. The thoroughbred stakes lineup concludes with the $150,000 Zia Park Derby on December 4 and the $200,000 Zia Park Distance Championship on December 5. The quarter horse stakes schedule wraps up with stakes which annually impact year-end national championship voting. The Grade 1, $300,000 Southwest Juvenile Championship is on November 28 and the Grade 1, $200,000 Zia Park Championship is on December 5. Runnning Brook Gal won the 2009 Southwest Juvenile Championship and was then honored as the champion 2-year old and champion 2-year-old filly by the American Quarter Horse Association. Two years ago champion Brenda Beautiful won the Southwest Juvenile Championship. The Zia Park Championship has had four runnings with Ketel Won winning two of those renewals. He championship honors each year that he won the Zia Park Championship. Championship caliber 2-year-old and 3-year-old quarter horses will be pointing to the Grade 2 Hobbs America Futurity and the Grade 2 Hobbs America Derby, respectively, on October 10. Last year s $302,440 Hobbs America Futurity was won by First Klas Fred on his way to the champion 2-year-old gelding title. Two year s ago it was won by champion Brenda Beautiful. Last year s $147,905 Hobbs America Derby was won by Winners Version, who had qualified for six grade 1 races. Two years ago it was taken by Noconi and he became that year s champion 3-year-old gelding. Stolis Winner Cleared As Winner Of 2008 All American Futurity ALBQUERQUE, NM - Stolis Winner was reinstated as the winner of the 2008 All American Futurity (G1) by the New Mexico Racing Commission on August 17 after the panel accepted the recommendation of a trio of hearing officers in the case, reports Mary Rampellini for the Daily Racing Form. Stolis Winner, a Stoli gelding bred and owned by Jerry Windham and trained by Heath Taylor, won the All American Futurity by a half length over Jet Black Patriot. The initial urine test from the race came back clean, as it was not tested for caffeine, and the purses were distributed, according to an interview conducted by The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal with New Mexico Racing Commission Executive Director Julian Luna on January 22, A random deep-screen blood test was subsequently performed, and the caffeine was discovered. The urine was retested and the caffeine positive was confirmed. Caffeine is a Class 2 drug, and the New Mexico State Racing Commission has a zerotolerance policy. A stewards hearing for November 15, 2008, was delayed, as was the rescheduled hearing on December 5, On January 8, 2009, the stewards ruled that Stolis Winner be stripped of his All American Futurity victory and the purses redistributed. The stewards also suspended Taylor for six months and fined him $1,500. Windham appealed and was granted a stay. Taylor also appealed and was granted a stay. In May, the case went before hearing officers, who subsequently recommended the rulings be dismissed. In a 21-page report, they noted that Ruidoso experienced extensive flooding a month before the race, which was possible cause of environmental contamination, and also noted a party was held in the test barn the night before the All American. The party had caffeinecontaining items such as coffee, soda and chocolate cake and hosted people. There are commission rules requiring the test barn be free from caffeine contamination. These were several of the reasons for their recommendation. The recommendation was accepted with four votes, with one commissioner abstaining. Taylor learned the final decision at the end of a lengthy commission meeting Monday that wrapped at about 6:30 p.m. Eastern. "I'm exhausted, but very relieved," he told the Daily Racing Form. "It's like 10 million pounds off of you. I'm immensely happy with the result. We just found out. We're exhausted, but exuberant. We're starting to get some closure to it." Stolis Winner's urine sample contained an "estimated" 125 nanograms per milliliter of caffeine, according to a lab in Iowa. A split sample was sent to a lab in Louisiana, and it reported an "estimated" 84.2 ng/ml of caffeine in the urine. New Mexico has a zero tolerance policy on caffeine. The report noted that in general, advances in technology "now cause the detection of exceptionally low concentrations of drugs and their metabolites in equine biological fluids. These new capabilities complicate the regulatory interpretation of positive drug tests and require greater administrative oversight of the process to ensure the fair application of medication rules," said the Daily Racing Form. Stolis Winner, 4, has won 12 of 19 starts and earned $2,097,731. His Grade 1 victories include the All American, Heritage Place and Rainbow futurities, the Texas Classic Derby and the Bank of America Sam Houston Championship Challenge. In his latest out, he finished sixth in the Sam Houston Classic (G2). As a freshman, he was named the champion 2-year-old gelding, champion 2-year-old and world champion. His trainer said his next start could be the October 2, $100,000 Refrigarator Handicap (G1) at Lone Star Park. The Jockey Club Projects 2011 Foal Crop At 27,000 The Jockey Club is projecting a 2011 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 27,000, a decline of 10% from the estimate of 30,000 registered foals for 2010, it was announced by Matt Iuliano, the organization s executive vice president and executive director. The foal crop projection, traditionally announced in mid-august, is computed by using Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) received to date for the 2010 breeding season. RMBs are to be filed by Aug. 1 of each breeding season. The 2011 foal crop is projected to be the smallest foal crop since 1973, when 26,811 foals were registered. Stallion owners who have not returned their RMBs for the New Mexico Horse Breeder

7 breeding season should do so as soon as possible. Submission of RMBs can be accomplished quickly and easily through Interactive RegistrationTM (IR), the online service that enables registered users to perform virtually all registration-related activities over the Internet. IR is available at registry.jockeyclub.com. Additional foal crop information is available in The Jockey Club s Online Fact Book, accessible at jockeyclub.com/factbook.asp. The Jockey Club, founded in 1894 and dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, is the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds. In fulfillment of its mission, The Jockey Club provides support and leadership on a wide range of important industry initiatives and it serves the information and technology needs of owners, breeders, media, fans and farms, among others. Additional information is available at jockeyclub.com. Scoop Vessels A celebration of the life of AQHA Past President Frank "Scoop" Vessels III was held on August 16, at Vessels Stallion Farm, Bonsall, California. The public was invited to this outdoor celebration. Vessels, 58, of Bonsall, California, and Sam Bartley Cannell, 73, of Anderson, California were killed in a plane crash Wednesday morning, August 11, in eastern Oregon, according to the Harney County (Oregon) sheriffs department. Vessels and Cannell were killed when the plane plummeted to the ground after witnesses said they saw it breaking up coming out of the clouds and a section of the wing was torn off, Harney County sheriffs reported. Vessels was flying the plane, officials said. The plane, a 1962 Aero Commander Model 500-B, had departed from Redding, California, and was making its way to Montana, Harney County officials said. The plane crashed near Oregon's historic Riddle Ranch, about 80 miles south of Burns. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, and officials said it usually takes about three to five days to wrap up their work. Vessels was one of the leading figures in American Quarter Horse racing. He was the grandson of Los Alamitos Race Course founder Frank Vessels Sr. His grandfather moved to Orange County in 1920 and, after 20 years of owning a construction company, built the racetrack on a 435-acre ranch. The track held its first Quarter Horse race in 1951, and the family owned and operated the track for 35 years. Vessels' mother, Mildred, managed the track for many years before selling it. A former AQHA president and a member of the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame, Vessels was the owner of Vessels Stallion Farm at Bonsall, California, which stands all-time leading sire First Down Dash. He was also an avid off-road racer and is a member of the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. He competed as an open-class pickup truck driver in SCORE racing in the '80s and '90s and was a previous winner of the grueling off-road races the Baja 500 and the Baja 1000, the San Diego Union Tribune reported. Vessels is survived by wife Bonnie and sons Bryan, Colt and Kash and Kash's wife, Kelly. "To his wife, Bonnie, and their children, the Los Alamitos Race Course family sends its most heartfelt sentiments of sorrow," said Los Alamitos owner Dr. Ed Allred in a released statement. "We are in shock. The suddenness of this event has disturbed me deeply. When the news of his passing was confirmed, it devastated me. Scoop Vessels and I have been business partners and friends for a long time. I will always respect his love for racing and I had a great deal of admiration for the man that he grew up to September 2010 be. He was a man of ideas and always looking forward to helping improve the sport of Quarter Horse racing. "The passing of Scoop will be hard for Quarter Horse racing, not only in California, but also nationally, to overcome," he continued. "There could not be a person in this sport more significant in terms of ability, background and family heritage. Vessels Stallion Farm has been the dominant source of Quarter Horse racing bloodlines for many years and we depend on their racing stock. Above and beyond that, Scoop was devoted to this sport and the horses, not only Quarter Horses but Thoroughbreds as well. As a past president of the American Quarter Horse Association and the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, Scoop spent his life working in the production and promotion of fine horses. We will have to dig deep to overcome, survive and thrive as a sport without him. It will be a difficult task. It's the biggest blow this industry could have suffered. We couldn't have lost anyone of more importance." Cannell was an architect and was an owner and breeder. He was a partner on champion Little Bit Of Baja. He is survived by four daughters. DeeDee (Derilee) Wright October 26, July 27, 2010 Well-known and much-loved horsewoman DeeDee Wright lost her courageous battle with cancer July 27. As a 12-year-old, cleaning stalls and raking the shedrow at Ruidoso, she watched her father, Bryan Wright, and her uncle, Lyo Lee, both excellent horsemen, as they succeeded with Gill Brothers' Quarter Horses that year, finishing the meet as the leading trainers (1960). DeeDee decided race horses would be her life's work. And they were. Her younger brother, Gary, was there also. He said, "One thing about DeeDee Wright, when her mind was made up, nothing could change it." She dedicated her life to horses' well-being. Gary added, "She was the ideal employee around race horses. If she was your friend nothing could make her betray you. Over the years she made many friends in the racing business and was respected when she entered a horse of her own. "I can think of no one who knew about nutrition, exercise and vitamins more than DeeDee. No one took better care of their horses; they were her children and they loved her. She will be missed." New Mexico racing has lost a true horsewoman. Mark Your Calendar For BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY October 30, 2010 ZIA PARK RACETRACK AND CASINO Sponsorships Welcome Contact Jamie Zamora

8 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SunRay Park concluded their race meet on Sunday, July 4, They ran 210 New Mexico Bred races in 45 days DAYS 2009 COMPARISON 44 DAYS 140 TB OVERNIGHT 119 TB OVERNIGHT 53 QH OVERNIGHT 78 QH OVERNIGHT 5 QH TRIALS 5 QH TRIALS 6 TB STAKES 6 TB STAKES 6 QH STAKES 5 QH STAKES 210 TOTAL 213 TOTAL 4.67 AVERAGE PER DAY 4.84 AVERAGE PER DAY 146 TB + 64 QH = TB + 88 QH = FOR TWO A DAY +125 FOR TWO A DAY NM Breds in open overnight races at SunRay Park # of Horses Came in 1st % QH TB Amount Paid 2nd or 3rd $81, $60, I would like to thank SunRay Park s management for being supportive of the New Mexico Bred overnight races. The Zia Festival was a great day of showcasing New Mexico racing and New Mexico products. The Buyer s Seminar was well attended. I would especially like to thank our guest speakers Dr. Bob Story, DVM, Thoroughbred trainer Bart Hone, Quarter Horse trainer John Bassett, Trustee Norma Alvarez and NMHBA member Debra Laney. Yellow Rose Farm provided a Thoroughbred yearling and Double L Farm provided a Quarter Horse yearling for the conformation review. Door prizes were provided by Joyce Long and Associates, Equine Relocation and Alvarez Farms. I especially want to thank Tom Goncharoff for getting the booklets from the Consignors and Breeders Association for the attendees. Hopefully the 2011 race dates will be approved at the September Commission Meeting. I look forward to seeing you at Zia Park on New Mexico Cup Day. Anna Fay Davis 8 New Mexico Horse Breeder

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10 HELPFUL HINTS This year s New Mexico Yearling Sale featured a buyers seminar. Story By Michael Cusortelli This year s New Mexico-Bred Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Yearling Sale featured a buyers seminar, presented by the New Mexico Horse Breeders Association and held on August 21 at the Ruidoso Horse Sale Pavilion in Ruidoso Downs. Approximately 60 people attended the seminar, and they heard presentations made by Dr. Bob Story DVM, trainers Bart Hone and John Bassett, breeder and NMHBA trustee Norma Alvarez, and owner Debra Laney. Handouts included several booklets provided by the Lexington, Kentucky-based Consigners and Commercial Breeders Association, which covered such topics as veterinary work, including endoscopic examinations, OCDs in sale horses, and selecting and establishing a working relationship with a vet. A longtime NMHBA member, Dr. Story currently serves on the New Mexico Racing Commission s medication committee, and he has been the attending veterinarian of more than 13 All American Futurity (G1) winners. He is also the breeder of BRT Opulence, a 6-year-old gelding by Real Runaway who has won two 870-yard stakes this year, including the $75,000 New Mexico Horsemen s Association Handicap (R) at SunRay Park. Dr. Story suggested that buyers find a confidant, someone they trust, who can help them analyze a yearling s conformation and soundness. He also discussed the importance of selecting a trainer. The first question you might ask yourself when you buy a horse is, Who do I send him to?, Dr. Story said. First of all, you have to decide what you re looking for in a trainer. In my case, I m so busy taking care of other people s horses that when I send a horse I own to a trainer, I need to have the utmost confidence in him. I need to let him tell me when the horse is ready to race and what races he s going to run in. Also, keep in mind that some trainers are better than others at staying in contact with their owners, he added. Some trainers are good horsemen, but they might not necessarily be good with the personal-contact aspect of the job. If you re the type of owner who needs a lot of personal contact, then you need to choose a trainer who is good at the communication aspect. Another decision a yearling buyer might have to face, according to Dr. Story, is whether or not to geld a colt. Many stallions can handle being stallions and can go John Bassett explains what he likes to see in a yearling. through the training process, but some just can t run as stallions, he said. If that s the case with your colt, then you have a decision to make. Because Dr. Story has worked a lot with Quarter Horses, he has a lot of knowledge about what it takes to get a sprinter to the track. It takes time, he said, and a lot of patience. He added that, while galloping a Quarter Horse builds his lung capacity and tightens his muscles, it doesn t build bone. Building bone can only be done through a series of speed works, and all the galloping in the world won t build a horse s shin it s only speed work that builds shin, he said. The reason I tell you this is that because sometimes it can take a long time to get a horse up to its first race. If you try to speed up this process, a lot of times you can put yourself behind. Speed works start at as short as 30 yards, and then horses are moved up to 50, 70, and 220 yards, Dr. Story added. The track where I spend my winter months, Sunland Park, starts its schooling races in February, so I like to start my clients horses off in October of their yearling seasons if they re aiming for the early futurities. If they re aiming for the later futurities, then we can start this process in December. Following Dr. Story s presentation, trainer Bart Hone discussed what he looks for in a Thoroughbred yearling. He stressed the importance of good conformation. The first thing I look for is presence I ask myself, Is he athletic looking? said Hone, a four-time leading trainer at Turf Paradise in the 1990s and a leading trainer during the Zia Park and Ruidoso Downs meets. If he s not, then I m not interested. It doesn t mean that he won t be able to run; it s just not my preference. Conformation is also very important to me, he added. As a trainer, I have to deal with legs day in and day out. If they don t have good legs, they might still be able to run well, but it s more likely they won t. Also, I don t like horses that are back at the knees; these types of horses tend to get a lot of chips. It s OK if a horse toes in or out a little, if they re able to walk through it, and by that I 10 New Mexico Horse Breeder

11 mean you don t want to see them throwing their legs out when they walk. Hone concluded his presentation by discussing various aspects of what makes a yearling a good racing prospect. He compared looking at yearlings to attending a middle-school football game and trying to determine which players are going to be top pro prospects. I like a horse with a good hip, because hips provide a horse s power, Hone said. In distance horses, hips aren t as prominent as they are in sprinters, so that s another decision you have to make when you re looking at a yearling do you want a sprinter, or do you want a distance horse. I also like a yearling with a lot of space between his eyes, the trainer added. Horses like this tend to be a little smarter. I don t like small-headed horses. A good foot is important too. If you have a sore-footed horse, he won t perform. After Hone s presentation, John Bassett took the stage. A two-time All American Futurity (G1)-winning trainer, Bassett discussed what he looks for in a Quarter Horse yearling. The first thing is that a horse has to appeal to me, said Bassett, the AQHA champion trainer in Like Bart says, some horses are able to run even if they don t look all that great. But when you re at the track and you re looking at the horses walking into that winner s circle, most of them are going to be good-looking horses. I also like a horse with a big eye, he added. I like a neck that s thin; thick-necked horses tend to run low-headed. I like a low knee and a short cannon bone, and I like a lot of muscle on the inside gaskin. Also, if a horse is wide in the front, he s going to have a hard time getting his legs to fold. Horses like this tend to hit the ground hard. Bassett s father, Joe Bassett, was a trainer until his death in The elder Bassett conditioned champion mares Toy Spur and Go Derussa Go in the late 60s, and he passed on a lot of his knowledge to his son. My dad always told me to feel the root of a yearling s tail, because that contributes a lot to the strength of his spine, Bassett said. If a horse has a thick root, that tells me that he has a lot of back strength. Concluding his talk, Bassett showed some of his trademark sense of humor. In closing, I just want you to know that if a horse isn t fast, he said, it has nothing to do with his trainer. The seminar ended with presentations by Norma Alvarez and Debra Laney. Alvarez covered the subject of how to read catalog pages, and she emphasized the importance of the dam s side of a yearling s pedigree. I like to see a lot of black type on a page, and then I look at the quality of that black type, Alvarez said. Is it a Grade 1, Grade 2, or Grade 3 black type, or were they restricted or ungraded stakes. The genetics passed on by the dam and dam s family are more prominent than those passed on by the sire, she added. There have been genetic studies done recently that have proven that. Laney discussed Shaken The Cage, a Thoroughbred yearling that she consigned to the New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale in I raised this colt and to be honest with you, I couldn t stand him, she recalled. He was difficult to deal with, and I really wanted to get rid of him. I got $800 for him at the sale, and I was thrilled, Laney September 2010 added. My husband wasn t happy, but he didn t have to deal with him. I did. A now 6-year-old gelding racing for Gary L. Thompson, Shaken The Cage has earned $196,442 from 11 wins in 32 starts, and he is the top earner sired by the stakes-winning Smarten stallion Stormy Cloud. He was also stakes-placed twice at Sunland Park during his 3-year-old season. I might have gotten just $800 for him at the sale, but because of the great program we have here in New Mexico, I ve cashed about $40,000 in breeders award checks, Laney said. He s probably a one in a thousand horse maybe even one in 10,000. There aren t a lot of these types of stories, but I m glad I m the one who gets to tell it. Dr. Robert Story Breeder Debbie Laney Trainer Bart Hone The New Mexico Horse Breeders Association thanks and acknowledges the following donors of door prizes during the buyers seminar: Alvarez Farms of La Union, New Mexico, for donating two large sacks of organic green chiles; and Joyce Long and Associates, for donating several prizes, including a supply of Miracle Freeze Mudd. 11

12 Top Ten 2010 Ruidoso New Mexico Bred Quarter Horse & Thoroughbred Yearling Sale Thoroughbreds - August 21 & 22 $53,500 Hip #251 Unnamed (Devon Lane Lilac s Star) Consigned by Richard A. Brunacini & Kay M. Thurman Purchased by J.W. Wolslager, Jr. $39,000 Hip #373 Suave Tigress (Suave Prospect Chantilly Princess) Consigned by A&A Ranch, LLC, Agent for Joyce D. Erickson Purchased by Joe Dee Brooks $35,000 Hip #118 Unnamed (Tin Can Sailor Lauren Lynn) Consigned by Double LL Farm Purchased by Ramon O. Gonzalez, Jr. $22,000 Hip #367 Unnamed (Devon Lane Lenaro) Consigned by A&A Ranch, LLC Purchased by Jeff Meyers $21,000 Hip #370 Desert Eve (Desert God Powerofawoman) Consigned by Allen Farm, Inc. Purchased by Mike Stinson $20,000 Hip #256 Unnamed (Abajo Victory Girl) Consigned by Double LL Farm Purchased by Donald Green $18,000 Hip #150 Attila The Hush (Attila s Storm Hush s Gold) Consigned by JEH Stallion Station NM Purchased by Cleber Massey $18,000 Hip #271 Spicey Gold (Gold Case Stars And Spice) Consigned by Mesa Vista Stud Purchased by Class Racing Stable $17,000 Hip #129 Sunny Lane (Devon Lane Sunnys Coin) Consigned by A&A Ranch, LLC, Agent for William R. Hatchett Purchased by Marjorie A. Martin $17,000 Hip #268 Fridaynightfire (Stormin Lyon Day Spa) Consigned by Famous Lane Farm, LLC Purchased by Ramon O. Gonzalez, Jr. Top Ten 2010 Ruidoso New Mexico Bred Quarter Horse & Thoroughbred Yearling Sale Quarter Horses - August 21 & 22 $35,000 Hip #98 Comanche Moon (Get Down Perry Dashing Fabulous) Consigned by Randy or Linda Schalla Purchased by Jack Dacyk $32,000 Hip #176 Silver Spike (Brookstone Bay Silver Impulse) Consigned by JEH Stallion Station NM, Agent for Margaret & Sue Kreins Purchased by Pete Gallegos $25,000 Hip #200 Blame It On Fame (Dash Ta Fame Pyro Power) Consigned by TNL Farm, Inc. Purchased by Wootan Racing $25,000 Hip #411 Frat Brat (Jesse James Jr Sorority Serenade) Consigned by MJ Farms Purchased by David Rios $24,500 Hip #431 Denali Rose Bud (Dash Ta Fame Dashin Thru The Snow) Consigned by MJ Farms, Agent for Benny Smith Purchased by Derrol Hubbard $24,000 Hip #286 Runaway Sham Bo (Gonna Ro Sham Bo Lethal Factor) Consigned by A&A Ranch, LLC, Agent for William R. Hatchett Purchased by Santos Dominguez $23,000 Hip #380 PK Bay (Brookstone Bay PK Rainbow) Consigned by Dirk Jones Purchased by David Barrett & Sue May $22,000 Hip #195 Lethal Blaze (Chicks A Blazin Shez Lethal) Consigned by Double LL Farm Purchased by Tracey Martin $21,000 Hip #281 Authorized Closer (Desirio Authorized Call Girl) Consigned by JEH Stallion Station NM, Agent Purchased by Derrol Hubbard $20,000 Hip #162 Sammy James (Jesse James Jr Lagaria) Consigned by MJ Farms Purchased by Blane Wood $20,000 Hip #322 Cocomo Jo (Dash Ta Fame Sheza Jo Baby Jo) Consigned by JEH Stallion Station NM, Agent for Cody Allred & Carl Polson Purchased by Reliance Ranches, LLC 12 New Mexico Horse Breeder

13 NEW MEXICO-BRED YEARLING SALE Devon Lane Thoroughbred Filly is the $53,500 Sale Topper By Michael Cusortelli Photos by Robert Edwards An unnamed Thoroughbred filly by Devon Lane sold for $53,500 to top this year s two-day New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs. Consigned by Richard Brunacini and Kay Thurman of Belen, the gray of roan filly was acquired by J.W. Wolslager Jr. of El Paso, Texas. She is one of 11 foals produced by Lilac s Star, a winning and stakes-placed daughter of Deputy Minister who has foaled nine winners from nine starters and the earners of more than $847,000. The filly s half sister, Queen Of Millbrook, is a daughter of Distinctive Pro who won the 1997 Lady Finger Stakes (R) and 98 New York Oaks (R) at Finger Lakes Racetrack. Another of her half siblings, the Giant s Causeway gelding Titan Of Industry, ran third in the listed $105,000 Laurel Futurity at Laurel Racecourse in During the sale, which took place August 20-21, a total of 131 Thoroughbreds were sold for an aggregate $656,950, compared to last year s sale, during which 156 yearlings sold for a total of $913,900. This year s average price per yearling was $5,015, which was down 14 percent from the 2009 average of $5,858. The second-highest seller, Suave Tigress, was acquired for $39,000 by Joe Dee Brooks of Levelland, Texas. Consigned by A & A Ranch for breeder Joyce Erickson of Albu- September

14 querque, the dark bay or brown filly is one of seven foals produced by Chantilly Princess, a 13-year-old daughter of Hadif who won the 2000 Texas Stallion Stakes (R) at Retama Park. Suave Tigress half brother, the late Chimes Band gelding Polka Time Band, ran third in the 06 George Maloof Futurity (R) at The Downs at Albuquerque. Comanche Moon, the sale topper of the Quarter Horse portion of the sale, was acquired by Jack Dacyk of British Columbia, Canada. Dacyk paid $35,000 for the colt by freshman sire Get Down Perry, who was consigned by breeders Randy and Linda Schalla of Tularosa. Comanche Moon is one of 45 foals sired by Get Down Perry, a winning 8-year-old son of champion Mr Jess Perry who ran second in world champion Be A Bono s 2006 Vessels Maturity (G1) at Los Alamitos. Get Down Perry s dam, the First Down Dash mare Royal Down Dash, won the 1993 All American Derby (G1) at Ruidoso Downs and was that season s AQHA champion 3-year-old. Comanche Moon is also one of two foals produced by the winning Pritzi Dash mare Dashing Fabulous. The colt s second dam, Fabulous Form, is a 16-year-old Grade 1-winning 14 New Mexico Horse Breeder

15 daughter of Rare Form and was the 1997 AQHA champion sophomore filly. Pete Gallegos of Ranchos de Taos acquired the secondhighest Quarter Horse seller, Silver Spike, for $32,000. Consigned by JEH Stallion Station New Mexico for breeders Margaret Kreins and Sue Ann Kreins, the gray colt is one of 117 foals sired by Brookstone Bay, a Grade 3-winning son of First Down Dash who sired 2009 champion 2-year-old and All American Futurity (G1) winner Runnning Brook Gal. Silver Spike is also a half brother to Bug Lover, a filly by Blushing Bug who won the 2006 Pelican Stakes (RG3) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-old fillies at The Downs at Albuquerque and ran third against open company in that season s $36,900 AQHA New Mexico Distaff Challenge (G3) at SunRay Park. A total of 180 Quarter Horses were sold for an aggregate $1,238,500, compared to 164 sold for a total of $1,640,200 in This year s average price per yearling was $6,881 was 31 percent less than last year s average of $10,001. This year s sale catalog featured 433 yearlings, of which 227 were Quarter Horses and 203 were Thoroughbreds. W.L. Mooring s Double LL Farms at Bosque was the sale s top consignor with 74 yearlings, 52 of which were Quarter Horses. Weatherly Horse Farms at Anthony consigned 29 yearlings to the sale, including 28 Thoroughbreds. September

16 ZIA 870 CHAMPIONSHIP (R) BRT Opulence By Michael Cusortelli A $5,000 claimer back in 2008, BRT Opulence continued his dominance of New Mexico s distance horse when he rallied for a 1 ¼-length victory in the August 1 Zia 870 Championship (R) at Ruidoso Downs. The 6-year-old gelding, who is owned and trained by Martin Orona Sr. of Vado, New Mexico, covered 870 yards in : to earn a 99 speed index and his second stakes win. The winner s share of the $50,000 purse increased his bankroll to $258,843. It wasn t quite planned to come from off the pace, said jockey J. Martin Bourdieu, who rode BRT Opulence. I figured my horse had enough speed to go on with it, but once we got in the gate, plans changed a little bit. I had enough horse to just lay second and make a nice run coming down the lane it just worked out that way, he added. It s nice to know that this horse can come off the pace when you need him to, and that s what makes him such a good racehorse. He just has so much class that you can do whatever you want with him. BRT Opulence was bred in New Mexico by a partnership that included Dr. Bob Story and Ryan Story, and the gelding is one of nine stakes winners from 94 starters sired by Real Runaway, a winning son of the Beduino (TB) stallion Runaway Winner who ran third in champion Uncas 1997 Los Alamitos Derby (G1). Bred in Texas by Jennifer Stewart and Ginger Graham, Real Runaway has sired seven crops and the earners of more than $4.3 million, including his top earner, 2006 All American Derby (G1) winner Arealstraitheart. A 1994 foal, Real Runaway died in A full brother to Im Off N Runnin, a gelding who ran third in the 08 New Mexico Breeders Futurity (RG2) at SunRay Park, BRT Opulence is one of four winners from as many starters foaled by La Vita E Bella, an unraced 11-year-old daughter of champion Meter Me Gone. La Vita E Bella s half brother, the Apollo (TB) gelding Ride With The King, won the $106,560 AQHA Texas Challenge Championship (G1) three years ago. Another of La Vita E Bella s half brothers, the Mr Jess Perry gelding Doin It Jess For Fun, ran second in the 03 TQHA Sales Futurity (RG1) at Sam Houston Race Park and was a finalist in that season s Los Alamitos Million Futurity (G1). BRT Opulence s third dam, the winning and stakes-placed Reb s Policy (TB) mare Caralot, produced 12 winners and three stakes winners from 12 starters, including Streakin Cara, the winner of the 1989 Las Damas Handicap (G1) at Los Alamitos, and 2001 Sunland Park Fall Derby (G3) winner and 02 Go Man Go Handicap (G1) runner-up Royal N Rowdy. BRT Opulence has won eight of 28 races including three of his last four outs while racing exclusively in New Mexico. On the Fourth of July, the gelding scored a wire-to-wire, 1 ½-length victory in the 870-yard, $75,000 New Mexico Horsemen s Association Handicap (R) at SunRay Park. Since he was stretched out to 870 yards in February 2009, BRT Opulence has won seven of his 13 races and has earned $226,532 at the distance. His record in distance races also includes a second-place finish to the Grade 3-placed Absolve in a 1,000-yard starter allowance at Zia Park last fall. Key s Band (TB), the only Thoroughbred in the field of eight, ran second and was followed by Heza Bold Color, Mr Frenchman, To Shay, Lost Southerner, Whata Lucky Man, and Recall Dreams. A 6-year-old gelding by Chimes Band (TB) racing for Maria G. Gonzalez of Edgewood, New Mexico, Key s Band earned $11,000 to increase his bankroll to $39,402. Key s Band s record of eight wins in 23 races feature four stakes victories, including last year s Zia 870 Championship and $148,230 New Mexico Cup 870 Championship (R) at Zia Park. Heza Bold Color also races for Gonzalez, who claimed the 6-year-old Heza Bold Man gelding for $12,500 back in August 2007, and he banked $5,000 to push his earnings to $142,162. Heza Bold Color was coming off of a second-place finish to BRT Opulence in the New Mexico Horsemen s Association Handicap. Robert Edwards photo 16 New Mexico Horse Breeder

17 ZIA DERBY (RG2) Here Kittykittykitty By Michael Cusortelli Jay and Mary Lou Standefer s Here Kittykittykitty outran his status as the 10th-fastest qualifier to win the August 1, $126,924 Zia Derby (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs. Saddled by Wes Giles and ridden by Bonifacio Perez, Here Kittykittykitty went 400 yards in : while pinning a neck defeat on second-fastest qualifier and 5-2 favorite Corona Memory Crest. The victory was the sorrel gelding s fourth in 11 races and third stakes score. Here Kittykittykitty has won two of his three starts this year after posting two wins in eight outs during his 2-year-old campaign. He s a good-feeling horse, and he loves his business, said Giles. I think he s just really grown up this year and become a professional. Bred by the Standefers, who live in Roswell, New Mexico, Here Kittykittykitty is one of eight stakes winners from five crops sired by Genuine Strawfly, an 11-year-old stallion by the late Strawfly Special who won the All American (G1) and Ruidoso (G2) derbies in 2002 and whose 146 starters have earned more than $3.6 million. Here Kittykittykitty represents Genuine Strawfly s top earner. The stallion stands for a $2,500 fee at Dr. Leonard Blach s Buena Suerte Equine in Roswell. Here Kittykittykitty is also one of three winners from three starters foaled by One Diamond Cat, an unraced daughter of 1997 AQHA champion aged stallion Now I Know. Also bred by the Standefers, the 9-year-old mare produced One Diamond Kitty, a full brother to Here Kittykittykitty who won the 2008 New Mexican Spring Fling Stakes (R) at Sunland Park and ran second, a nose behind champion Jess You And I, in the May 29, $250,000 Remington Park Invitational Championship (G1) in Oklahoma. Here Kittykittykitty s second dam, No Billi Jo, was also bred by the Standefers. The 15-year-old daughter of the Coup de Kas (TB) stallion Shoot No won the 1997 New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) at The Downs at Albuquerque and has produced three winners from as many starters. No Billi Jo is a full sister to two stakes-placed runners Wednesdays Tornado, a filly who ran second in the 95 Shue Fly Stakes (R) at Sunland Park, and Shoot Nos Best, a gelding September 2010 who finished third in the 1997 New Mexico State Fair Breeders Derby (RG3). An earner of $310,558, Here Kittykittykitty s stakes resume includes victories in the June 12, $75,000 New Mexico Breeders Stakes (R) at SunRay Park, and last season s 400- yard, $335,885 New Mexico Cup Futurity (RG1) at Zia Park. The gelding was also a finalist in the $321,568 Zia Futurity (RG1). Here Kittykitty was coming off of a third-place finish as the favorite in the second of three Zia Derby trials on July 16, a race contested on a sloppy track. He left really good in the trial, but we d just moved him from Farmington right before the race and I think maybe the altitude hit him a little, said Giles of Here Kittykittykitty s trial. And, he was on the inside part of the track and hit a water hole, and that kind of cost us the race at the end. He also faced a lot of good horses that day, but he didn t have a lot of kick at the end and I think it was the altitude change, added Giles, who indicated that Here Kittykittykitty might make his next start in the New Mexico Cup Derby (G1) trials at Zia Park in October. Jess A Chicks ran third, three-quarters of a length behind Here Kittykittykitty and a half of a side behind runner-up Corona Memory Crest. Captian Jacksboro, Six Royal Alibis, fastest qualifier Down With You, I Know Bedarina, Tricks My Pick, and Seven Coronas completed the order of finish. Sixth-fastest qualifier Southernrunaway was scratched. Corona Memory Crest is a homebred Corona Caliente gelding racing for Desiree Mooring of Bosque, New Mexico. An earner of $82,536 from five wins in nine outs, Corona Memory Crest also ran second to Here Kittykittykitty as the choice in the New Mexico Breeders Stakes (R) at SunRay. From June 28, 2009-March 9 of this year, the gelding assembled a four-race victory streak that included allowance scores at The Downs at Albuquerque and Sunland Park. Jess A Chicks ran his earnings to $175,467 for his owners, Mooring, McClintic, and Abraham. The sorrel colt by Chicks A Blazin began his career last summer with a three-race winning streak that included the Zia Futurity. 17 Robert Edwards photo

18 ZIA HANDICAP (RG2) PB And Crackers By Michael Cusortelli Robert Edwards photos Defending his title successfully, PB And Crackers sprinted to a convincing 1 ¾-length victory in the 400-yard, $50,000 Zia Handicap (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs on August 1. PB And Crackers is a homebred 4-year-old gelding racing for R.D. Hubbard and his grandson, Shaun. Prepped by Paul Jones, PB And Crackers stopped the timer in :19.379, earning a career-best 101 speed index and missing by just 3/100ths of a second the stakes record set by champion Gotta Get in He got away extremely good today and that s kind of been his downfall because he has a tendency to not get away from the gates very sharp, said jockey Cody Jensen, who also rode PB And Crackers in the gelding s nose victory in last year s Zia Handicap. Today he got away really good, but he was on the wrong lead, so I had to reach out and hit him a couple of times left handed to get him to switch back to his outside lead. After I got him to switch, he just cruised along on the front end and went strong the rest of the way. I didn t have to push him too much at the end. When he won this race last year, he got himself beat out of the gates and really had to make up a lot of ground, the rider added. This year, he s a year older and a year stronger, and he was a little bit fresher. When he got away as good as he did today, I figured he d be tough to beat PB And Crackers is one of seven stakes winners from three crops sired by The Down Side, the winner of the 2003 Champion of Champions (G1) at Los Alamitos. A 2000 foal by all-time leading sire First Down Dash, The Down Side has sired the earners of more than $2.5 million from 130 starters, including Double Down Special, the winner of this year s Ruidoso (G1) and West Texas (G3) derbies, and he was a full brother to Revv It Up, the winner of the 08 Kindergarten Futurity (G1) at Los Alamitos. The Down Side died in the barn fire at JEH Stallion Station-New Mexico in PB And Crackers is also one of three winners from as many starters foaled by his dam, the 11-year-old Salt Lake (TB) mare Zany Saltine. Also bred by R.D. Hubbard, Zany Saltine is a half sister to The Zia Star, a gelding by Rime who won seven stakes from , including the 01 Top Deck Handicap (G3) and New Mexico Breeders Championship (RG3) at The Downs at Albuquerque. PB And Crackers second dam, Star of Sierra Leone, is a 23-year-old daughter of The Signature who won the 1991 Rainbow Silver Cup (G1) and ran second in champion Special Project s 90 All American Derby (G1). The gelding s third dam, the Timeto Thinkrich mare Denim N Diamonds, won the 1981 Champion of Champions, Vessels Maturity, and Los Alamitos Invitational Championship and was that season s AQHA champion aged horse. An earner of $197,378 from six wins in 13 races, PB And Crackers has shown his mettle against open company. His three career stakes victories include the 2008 Ruidoso Juvenile Invitational Stakes, and he also ran second, a neck behind eventual world champion Stolis Winner, in the $625,000 Rainbow Futurity (G1). PB And Crackers record last year included a secondplace finish against open company in a 440-yard All American Derby (G1) trial. He got himself beat out of the gates pretty bad in the All American Derby trials, but he still came on strong at the end and ran second, Jensen recalled. He was a really good gate horse as a 2-year-old, but at the end of his 2-yearold year and all through his 3-year-old year we had a little trouble with him. He didn t get stupid or nervous in the gates he just wanted to stick his head up in the air and look around, he added. This year we ve got him to where he just focuses down the racetrack. Miracle Snow ran second and was followed by In Famous Caper, First Corona Call, A Streak Regard, Dueling Juan, Lite A Fire, Lethal Delight, BP Shes Southern, and Miracle In Seattle. A graded stakes winning 6-year-old gelding racing for breeders Melvin and Mary Neugebauer of Manzanola, Colorado, Miracle Snow earned $11,000 to push his bankroll to $283,500. Miracle Snow was coming off of a third place finish in the July 3, $75,000 Tommy Duke Smith Handicap (RG2) at SunRay Park. In Famous Caper banked $5,000 for his owner, Ramon O. Gonzalez Jr. of Edgewood, New Mexico. A $10,000 claim by Gonzalez in October 09, the 5-year-old Dash Ta Fame gelding has since earned $148,490, and his four wins in seven outs since the claim include the March 14, $100,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap (RG1) at Sunland Park. 18 New Mexico Horse Breeder

19 ROAD RUNNER HANDICAP (R) Train Rider Blues By Michael Cusortelli Unleashing what has become for him his customary late kick, Train Rider Blues got up in the final strides to win the August 1, $50,000 Road Runner Handicap (R) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-olds at Ruidoso Downs. Train Rider Blues was ridden by Joe Martinez, and the bay colt by Desert God closed off of the fractions of :22.29 and :44.35 set by 18-1 longshot Hollywood Thunder, and he defeated My Picasso by a half of a length while covering his 5 ½-furlong trip in 1: Terry Walker saddled Train Rider Blues for owners Freda McSwane of Ruidoso and Joe Walters of Lubbock, Texas, who acquired the colt for $5,000 at the 2008 New Mexico-Bred Thoroughbred Yearling Sale. I thought we got a real good trip, said Martinez, who has ridden Train Rider Blues in the colt s last three races. He s a horse who comes from off of it, so I just waited until the others started making their moves. When the field spread out, I placed him between horses and he made a nice rally. This horse will run anywhere I put him, he added. I just ask him, and he goes. Train Rider Blues has turned out to be quite an investment, as the colt has won five of his 15 starts. The $30,000 winner s share of the Road Runner purse pushed his earnings to $289,663. We looked at a tremendous number of horses at that sale, and he was the one we were constantly drawn back to, said McSwane, an attorney in Ruidoso and former New Mexico Horse Breeders Association trustee. We certainly looked at his bloodlines these Desert God babies have been proving themselves over and over again. We really liked him when we saw him, she added, she added. He was definitely the one we wanted. He s a phenomenal horse in that he runs well at all distances, short or long, and he s sound. He s never had a day of injury. He can run 5 ½ furlongs one week, and three or four weeks down the road we can enter him at 1 1/16 miles, and he ll excel at that distance. Train Rider Blues was bred by T.J. and Sharon Monsen of El Paso, Texas, and the colt is one of 13 stakes winners from 115 starters sired by Desert God. An unraced 19-year-old son of the Mr. Prospector stallion Fappiano and a half brother to three stakes winners, Desert God has sired the earners of more than $5.8 million from 15 crops. Desert God s top earner, the 7-year-old mare Peppers Pride, has lifetime earnings of $1,066,085 and is the current holder of the North American record for consecutive victories at 19. The stallion is owned by stands is owned by Joe Allen and Ron Allen, and he stands for a $6,000 fee at Fred and Linda Alexander s A & A Ranch at Anthony, New Mexico. September 2010 Train Rider Blues is also the lone winner from two starters foaled by Cara Marisa, a winning 12-year-old daughter of the Storm Cat stallion Hennessy. The colt s third dam, the For The Moment mare Eileen s Moment produced nine winners from 10 starters. A 1982 foal who was winless in six outs, Eileen s Moment foaled the earners of more than $4.3 million, including 1992 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Lil E. Tee and four stakesplaced runners. Train Rider Blues fourth dam, the Hawaii mare Sailaway, produced two stakes winners the late Thirty Zip, a filly by Tri Jet who won eight stakes in Florida from and ran second in the 88 Ballerina Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Racecourse, and Cutter Sam, a gelding by Norcliffe who won a restricted stakes at Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts in Train Rider Blues has collected four stakes victories at distances ranging from 5 furlongs to 6 ½ furlongs, and he ran second, a nose behind the lightly raced Desert God gelding Desert Jack, in last year s 1 1/16-mile, $100,000 New Mexico Breeders Derby (R) at Sunland Park. Earlier this year, the colt won the 6 ½-furlong, $75,000 Dine Stakes (R) at SunRay Park, and he shined during last year s Zia Festival when he won the 5 ½-furlong, $109,042 Rio Grande Senor Futurity (R). He also ran second against open company in the 6-furlong Norgor Derby at Ruidoso on May 30, finishing just a nose behind winner Blue Memo. Train Rider Blues represents the first horse racing venture for Walters. He and McSwane bought another yearling, Deity, for $2,000 at last year s New Mexico-Bred Sale. A Desert God gelding, Deity qualified for this year s Rio Grande Senor Futurity (R). The favorite, Train Rider Blues returned a $5.80 win mutuel and teamed with 4-1 third choice My Picasso for a $19.00 ($2) exacta. Lester s Echo ran third, 1 ½ lengths behind the winner, and was followed by Smash Dancer, Maybe To Fast, Hollywood Thunder, Rig s Runner, Eightnchangegroom, Crafty You, Go Barney Go, Heza Rare Bull, and Tiznar. My Picasso banked $11,000 to increased his earnings to $92,340 for owner Winnie Vick of Mesilla Park, New Mexico. A homebred gray or roan gelding by Devon Lane, My Picasso was coming off of a second-place finish to Train Rider Blues in the Dine Stakes. Lester s Echo is a lightly campaigned colt by The Trader s Echo owned by Diana Bringhurst and Jeff and Chris Meyers. Lester s Echo has earned $25,942 from two wins in four races, and his stakes record includes a fourth-place finish in last year s George Maloof Futurity (R) during the New Mexico State Fair meet at The Downs at Albuquerque. 19 Robert Edwards photo

20 LINCOLN HANDICAP (R) Diamonds N Bling By Michael Cusortelli J. Martin Bourdieu picked up his second victory on the August 1 Zia Festival card, as the veteran jockey rode Diamonds N Bling to a three-quarter length win in the $50,000 Lincoln Handicap (R) for state-bred distaffers at Ruidoso Downs. Trained by Andres Gonzalez for owner Maria G. Gonzalez of Edgewood, New Mexico, Diamonds N Bling went six furlongs in 1:1.35 while earning her first stakes victory. The $30,000 winner s share of the purse pushed her earnings to $101,311. Bourdieu was riding Diamonds N Bling for the first time in the 5-year-old mare s 17-race career. I ve worked this horse before, but this was the first time I ever rode her in a race, said Bourdieu, who earlier on the Ruidoso Downs card piloted BRT Opulence to victory for Maria Gonzalez in the Zia 870 Championship (R). My instructions were to lay off the speed there were three mares in this race with a lot of early speed, he added, referring to pace-setters Shemoves, Devil s Prospector, and Happy Me. I just let them go and set the pace. That set it up for my mare, and she showed a lot of good late run at the end. Diamonds N Bling became the 24th stakes winner from nine crops sired by the late Chimes Band, a Grade 2-winning son of the Northern Dancer stallion Dixieland Band. A 1991 Kentucky-bred foal, Chimes Band won three graded stakes in the U.S. and France from , including the 94 Fall Highweight Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct and King s Bishop Stakes (G2) at Saratoga. To date, Chimes Band has sired 255 starters and the earners of more than $1.4 million, including his top earner, Ceeband, the winner of the 2001 Triple Bend Breeders Cup Invitational Stakes (G2) at Hollywood Park. Chimes Band died five years ago when his spinal cord broke due to complications from surgery to improve his cervical stenotic myelopathy condition, commonly known as wobbler syndrome. He was 14 at the time of his death. A half sister to Huntin The Trash, a Halory Hunter gelding who won last year s $125,000 Red Hedeman Mile Stakes (R) at Sunland Park, Diamonds N Bling is one of two winners from three starters produced by Take Out The Trash. An 11-yearold winning daughter of the Cure The Blues stallion Take Me Out, Take Out The Trash ran second in the 2003 Santa Teresa Handicap at Sunland Park and third in that season s listed $104,350 Harry W. Henson Handicap at Sunland. Diamonds N Bling s third dam, the Le Fabuleux mare La Vie, foaled five winners from eight starters, including Tango Charlie, a filly by Cure The Blues who won the 1992 Modesty Stakes (G3) on the turf at Arlington Park near Chicago. A 1978 foal who was winless in seven outs, La Vie was a half sister to four stakes winners, including Ramblin Guy, a colt by Ogygian who won the 1993 Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes (G2) at Hollywood Park, and the Sword Blade, a Damascus colt who won the second division of the Grade 2, $44,050 Will Rogers Handicap on the Hollywood Park turf in 82. Diamonds N Bling has won three races while competing exclusively in New Mexico, mostly against allowance company at Sunland Park and Zia Park. The mare broke her maiden in just her second out, winning a 6-furlong maiden special weight sprint at Sunland in January Prior to the Lincoln, her only other stakes appearance resulted in a sixth-place finish at odds of 68-1 in the 08 La Coneja Handicap (R) at Sunland. Diamonds N Bling returned a $10.80 win mutuel as the 4-1 fourth choice in the wagering. She combined with runnerup Wild Alaska, a 17-1 longshot, for a $ ($2) exacta. Dream Kin, a 15-1 longshot, ran third to complete a $2, ($2) trifecta. Miss Dominant, Happy Me, Blue Eyed Bella, 9-5 favorite Shemoves, and Devil s Prospector completed the order of finish. A 4-year-old daughter of Wild Deputy racing for Helene Guterman of Ruidoso, Wild Alaska earned $11,000 to increase her bankroll to $119,911. Wild Alaska was a $6,000 buy at the 2007 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association s Northern California Yearling Sale, and the filly has won four of her 18 starts, including last year s 5 ½-furlong, $50,000 Sierra Starlet Handicap (R) on Zia Festival Day. Dream Kin is a homebred 4-year-old Desert God filly owned by Joe Allen and Michael Stinson. The runner-up to Blue Eyed Bella in the 2008 New Mexico Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes (R) at Zia Park, Dream Kin has earned $115,565 from four victories in 17 races. Robert Edwards photo 20 New Mexico Horse Breeder

21 SIERRA STARLET HANDICAP (R) If I Had A Bull By Michael Cusortelli If I Had A Bull, a dark bay or brown daughter of the In Excess stallion In Excessive Bull, scored her first stakes win in the August 1, $50,000 Sierra Starlet Handicap (R) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-old fillies at Ruidoso Downs. Saddled by James Gonzales II and ridden for the first time in a race by Mark Villa, If I Had A Bull closed off of fractions of :22.27 and :44.54 and reached the wire in 1:04.48 for 5 ½ furlongs. The filly earned $30,000 for her owners, Bobby and Cheryl Maes BLM Racing Stable Inc. of El Paso, Texas, which acquired her for $5,000 at the 2008 New Mexico-Bred Thoroughbred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs. Gonzales is more popularly known as J.J., and the former jockey has made a successful transition to his new career as a trainer. As a rider, he won two of Ruidoso Downs three open Grade 1 Quarter Horse futurities in 2003: the All American Futurity with By By JJ, and the Ruidoso with BLM Racing s The A List. I m very comfortable and happy being a trainer, Gonzales said. I like it a lot. I ve got good owners people like Richard Shearer and Bobby Maes and having good owners makes the transition from riding to training a lot easier. I still gallop my horses in the morning, he added. It s hard to get that riding bug out of my blood. J.J. came to me a couple of years ago and said, I d like to start training, recalled Maes. I d just given my horses to Trey Wood, but I told J.J. when he was ready, we d find him a couple of horses. So we bought a couple of horses and gave them to J.J. to help get him going, and now he s doing good. We started him with a couple of horses, and now he has five of our horses. He s had a nice little run. If I Had A Bull was bred by Rocking R Farms Ltd. Co. and W.L. Mooring, and she became the ninth stakes winner from eight crops sired by the late In Excessive Bull, who raced from and whose three wins in seven starts included the 1996 Hollywood Prevue Stakes (G3) at Hollywood Park and California Breeders Champion Stakes (R) at Santa Anita. In Excessive Bull has sired the earners of more than $5.7 million from 197 starters, including Hecamefromaclaim, a gelding who won the 2003 Copper Top Futurity (R) at Sunland Park. The stallion died at the age of 12 in If I Had A Bull s dam, Lauren Lynn, is a winning daughter of the Clever Trick stallion Hadif who ran second in two Texas-bred stakes in 2003, the $50,000 Valor Farm Stakes (R) at Lone Star Park and the $50,000 Yellow Rose Stakes (R) at Sam Houston Race Park. Now 10, Lauren Lynn has foaled one winner from two starters. September 2010 If I Had A Bull s second dam, the Full Choke mare Soiree, won the 1996 Kachina Stakes and Rio Grande Kindergarten Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs and ran third in the listed $104,300 Santa Paula Stakes at Santa Anita the following season. A New Mexico-bred 1994 foal, Soiree is a full sister to three stakes winners B.G. s Drone, the winner of the $135,920 Ruidoso Thoroughbred Futurity in 1991 and runnerup in the 93 Phoenix Gold Cup (G3) at Turf Paradise; Flying Drone, the winner of the 1994 New Mexican Stakes (R) at The Downs at Santa Fe and Rio Grande Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs; and the late Talent Connection, a gelding who won the $71,800 GMC Texas Derby at Bandera Downs in 91. Campaigned exclusively in New Mexico, If I Had A Bull has banked $79,594 from three wins in 11 races. The filly s stakes resume includes a third-place finish against open company in the July 5, 6-furlong Aspen Cup Handicap at Ruidoso Downs, and a third-place run against state-breds in last year s 6-furlong, $80,676 Dessie and Fern Sawyer Futurity (R) during the New Mexico State Fair meet at The Downs at Albuquerque. Maes said that If I Had A Bull would likely make her next start at Zia Park, which opens its 53-day meet on September 11. She s not really a big filly she s just starting to fill out a little bit, he added. But she s really been sound. She s had a few shin issues, but we haven t had to do anything with her. That s one of the good things about these smaller-type fillies. Ambers Pride finished second, one length behind If I Had A Bull. Awintersdream, I Am Lesters Gal, Desert Tap, Your My Trixie, Elvira Who, Corlane, Fitness Lady, Precious Bay Queen, Please N Teras, and Vaya completed the order of finish. Ambers Pride is a 3-year-old Desert God filly racing for Donald Erickson of Albuquerque. A $30,000 purchase from breeder Fred Alexander at the 2008 New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale, Ambers Pride broke her maiden going 5 ½ furlongs at Sunland Park in February, and she has earned $29,028 from four outs. The 9-5 favorite in the full field of 12, Awintersdream banked $5,000 to push her earnings to $128,560 for her owner, Joe D. Brooks of Levelland, Texas. The bay daughter of Suave Prospect was acquired by Brooks for $8,000 at the New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale, and her stakes record includes victories in the June 19 Aztec Oaks (R) at SunRay Park and last year s C.O. Ken Kendrick Memorial Stakes (R) at SunRay. 21 Robert Edwards photo

22 RIO GRANDE SENORITA FUTURITY (R) Comicsperfectstorm By Michael Cusortelli Robert Edwards photo Sent to post as the 7-10 favorite, Helen Nave s Comicsperfectstorm responded with a convincing 4 ¼-length victory in the $198,322 Rio Grande Senorita Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs on August 1. Juan Ochoa rode Comicsperfectstorm for trainer Todd Fincher, as the bay daughter of Comic Genius went 5 ½ furlongs in 1:04.62 after setting fractions of :22.34 and : Posting her third win in four starts, the filly returned a $3.40 win mutuel and teamed with runner-up Colors Of Pompeii, a 15-1 longshot, for a $77 ($2) exacta payoff. Todd told me she was 100 percent and that she was going to give me everything, said Ochoa, who has ridden Comicsperfectstorm in all of her races. As soon as she went to the lead, I knew she could go :44 or :45, and still have enough left down the stretch. When she came back to the winner s circle, she wasn t even blowing hard. She s a princess to ride she s so gentle, he added. As long as you get along with her, she s really good. Comicsperfectstorm was bred by Nave, a resident of Hobbs, New Mexico, and the filly is one of two stakes winners from 46 starters sired by Comic Genius, a winning son of 1990 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Unbridled who ran second in the 2005 Rockingham Park Derby in New Hampshire. Now 12 and a half brother to 1993 Kentucky Oaks (G1) third-place finisher Quinpool, Comic Genius has sired the earners of more than $1.05 million from four crops. He currently stands for a $1,000 fee at McCarthy Farm in Albuquerque. Comicsperfectstorm is also one of two winners from four starters produced by the late Cats Bounty, a 1999 foal and a daughter of the Storm Cat stallion Devon Lane. Her second dam, Pinkie Blue, is a New Mexico-bred daughter of the Exclusive Native stallion Peninsula Prince. The $99,161 winner s share of the Senorita Futurity purse increased Comicsperfectstorm s earnings to $117,011. The filly made her career debut at Sunland Park on April 18, winning a 4 ½-furlong maiden sprint by 10 ¾ lengths in : On June 19, she ran seventh as the choice in the C.O. Ken Kendrick Stakes (R) at SunRay Park. She broke a little bit slow in that race, and after that break she just refused to run, said Ochoa of the Comicsperfectstorm s performance in the Kendrick. She wants to be on the lead. Squall Wilbud ran third, 2 ¼ lengths behind runner-up Colors Of Pompeii, and was followed by Squallena, Katie s Prospect, Miss Focus, Ghostly Brew, A.J. s Flicka, Debbiesaidno, and Diamond Charm. A 10-1 longshot who ran fifth in the fillies division of the April 17 Copper Top Futurity (R) at Sunland Park, Diamond Charm was pulled up and vanned off the track following the race. Colors Of Pompeii is a homebred bay daughter of Tricky Creek racing for Terry B. Adams of Dallas, Texas. A runner-up in both of her outs, the filly was coming off of a second-place finish in her Senorita Futurity trial, which marked her career debut. A homebred filly by Squall owned by W.T. Stradley and Tom Williams, Squall Wilbud was the 29-1 upset winner of the Copper Top Futurity. Squall Wilbud s third-place finish in the Senorita Futurity was worth $23,799 and pushed her bankroll to $97, New Mexico Horse Breeder

23 ZIA FUTURITY (RG1) A Streak Again By Michael Cusortelli A Streak Again broke his maiden in a big and lucrative way, as the gray gelding outran his 52-1 odds to win the August 1, $351,963 Zia Futurity (RG1) at Ruidoso Downs. Ridden by Cody Jensen for owner KH Logax Inc. of Oro Valley, Arizona, A Streak Again defeated fastest qualifier and 2-5 favorite Streak Of Sixes by a neck while covering 400 yards in : The homebred son of Chicks Regard returned a $ win mutuel and combined with Streak Of Sixes, a two-time graded stakes winner this season, for a $ ($2) exacta. This is an extremely complicated horse to train we ve struggled a lot with him, said trainer Juan Gonzalez, who saddled the first, second, and third place finishers in the race. We ve finally started getting on track with him. The problem with him has been in the gates, he added. We d tried everything you can think of with him in the gates. We tried using a flipping halter, blinkers off, blinkers on. We tried everything, until we found out that he s the easiest horse, as long as you don t touch him. Just lead him in there, and let him run. A Streak Again became the sixth stakes winner from 40 starters sired by Chicks Regard, a stakes-winning son of the Beduino (TB) stallion Chicks Beduino whose four crops have earned more than $1.8 million and include A Streak Regard, a 5-year-old gelding who won the 2007 Zia (RG1) and New Mexico Breeders (RG2) futurities and ran third against open company in last year s All American Gold Cup (G3). A 1999 foal, Chicks Regard is owned by K. Humberto Lopez Gaxiola, and the stallion stands for a $2,500 fee at Lazy E Ranch at Guthrie, Oklahoma. A full brother to A Streak Regard, A Streak Again is one of two winners from as many starters produced by his dam, the winning 13-year-old Streakin Six mare A Streak Ahead. The gelding s second dam, the unraced Dash For Cash mare Got Alot Going, foaled nine winners from 14 starters, including 1985 Ed Burke Memorial Futurity (G1) winner Streakin Dash, 1987 Bay Meadows Futurity (G1) finalist Cash Special, and 92 La Primera del Ano Derby (G1) Got It Easy. September 2010 A Streak Again s fourth dam, Vansarita Too, was a winning daughter of the Going Light (TB) stallion Vandy who won two stakes in the early 60s, including the 1964 Chicago Quarter Horse Derby at Hawthorne Racecourse. Vansarita Too produced Sinn Fein, a stakes-winning colt by Three Oh s who ran third in the 74 Sun Country Futurity at Sunland Park and who sired the earners of more than $2.4 million, including 1985 AQHA champion 3-year-old Prissy Fein. A Streak Again traces back his fifth dam, Garretts Miss Pawhuska, a daughter of Leo who won the 1948 Oklahoma Futurity and who foaled champions Vanetta Dee, Vannevar, Vandy s Flash, all of whom were full siblings to Vansarita Too. Garretts Miss Pawhuska died in 1975, and she was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in An earner of $169,980 from one win in five starts, A Streak Again ran second, a head behind Strait Away Fame, in his Zia Futurity trial on July 15, and he posted the 10th-fastest qualifying time. I wasn t surprised at all by this win, said Gonzalez of A Streak Again s upset win. I always knew all along that this was one horse that could beat Streak Of Sixes. Moro Moon, Secretsofthesouth, Spice Girl, Six Gun Regard, Pakea Bay, Famous Caillie, and Elegante completed the official order of finish. Eighth-fastest qualifier Strait Away Fame was scratched. Six Gun Regard crossed the wire third but was disqualified and placed seventh following a stewards inquiry. Streak Of Sixes earned $56,314 to increase her bankroll to $333,352 for owners Peter and Marjorie Gallegos of Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. The sorrel daughter of Sixes Royal has won five of seven races, including the June 20, $254,408 Mountain Top Futurity (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs, and the $283,555 New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG1) at Sunland Park on April 11. A gray colt by Sixes Royal, Moro Moon banked has earned $33,645 from one win in four outs for his owner, Valle Guadiana Corporation. Moro Moon broke his maiden in a Zia trial and recorded the seventh-fastest qualifying time. 23 Robert Edwards photo

24 RIO GRANDE SENOR FUTURITY (R) Running Squall By Michael Cusortelli Robert Edwards photo Running Squall, a homebred gelding by Squall racing for William T. Stradley, scored his first stakes victory in the 5 ½-furlong, $189,633 Rio Grande Senor Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs on August 1. Saddled by Fred Danley and ridden by Enrique Garcia, Running Squall closed off of the fractions of :22.42 and :45.32 set by T E F s Star One and Elijah s Elite, before he arrived at the finish in 1: The win was his third in seven starts, and the $94,817 winner s share of the purse increased his earnings to $110,137. He s a very easy horse to train, said Danley. In fact, I have five or six by Squall, and all of them are very easy to train. They re all good-mannered, they want to do things, and they re all good-headed. Probably go to Albuqrueque for the State Fair Futurity,a nd the go to Hobbs from there. Running Squall became the second stakes winner from 10 starters sired by Squall, a 13-year-old winning son of the Storm Bird stallion Summer Squall and half brother to stakes winner Intentional Fever and 1997 Widener Handicap (G3) runner-up Ghostly Moves. Squall s five crops have earned more than $308,000, and Running Squall represents his top earner. Owned by Stradley and Tom Williams, the Kentuckybred stallion stands at SW Cattle Company in Hobbs, New Mexico. Running Squall s dam, Poison Runs Sweet, is an unraced daughter of the Damascus stallion Brave Lad. Now 18, Poison Runs Sweet has produced three winners from six starters, including Gulchrunssweet, a 10-year-old gelding by Dry Gulch who has earned $840,118 from 68 starts, and whose 21 wins include six stakes victories. Running Squall s second dam, the unraced Full Choke mare Mema s Poison, has foaled three stakes winners from seven starters Romeos Wilson, a gelding by Jack Wilson who won five stakes from , including the $125,000 Johnnie L. Jamison Handicap (R) at Sunland Park in 2006 and 07; Shemoveslikeaghost, a Ghostly Moves filly who won nine stakes and earned $582,486 from ; and Colorofrun, a gelding by Paramour who won the 2006 George Maloof (R) and Albuquerque Spring (R) futurities at The Downs at Albuquerque. Running Squall traces back to his fourth dam, Takealetter, a stakes-winning daughter of the Round Table stallion Monitor. A 1972 Kentucky-bred foal, Takealetter won three stakes at River Downs in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 75, and she foaled 1982 Ohio-bred stakes winner Addressee. Running Squall broke his maiden for a $10,000 claiming tag on June 11, as the gelding won a 4 ½-furlong sprint at Ruidoso Downs by 1 ¼ lengths in : He also ran third, 3 ¾ lengths behind Verny, in the 4 ½-furlong, $75,000 Totah Stakes (R) for state-bred 2-year-olds at SunRay Park on July 3. This horse isn t a claimer he s way above that, said Danley. We were just trying to get him into a race, and nobody was claiming anything at that time. We needed to break his maiden so we could take him to Farmington and run him in that stakes. We thought we d take a chance and go for it, and it worked out for us, he added. This colt has come around good, and I don t even think these shorter distances are his best distances. I think he ll get better the farther we go with him, and I think he ll get better as he gets older. Spartan Warrior ran second, 1 ¾ lengths behind Running Squall, and was followed by Texas Silver, T E F s Star One, Elijah s Elite, Red Rock Springs, Tehuantepecer, Our Fortress, Deity, and A Ghost By Choice. A homebred colt by Survivor Slew racing for Pierre and Leslie Amestoy of Albuquerque, Spartan Warrior banked $37,927 to increase his earnings to $40,027. Spartan Warrior was coming off of a 3 ¾-length victory in his Senor Futurity trial on July 11, a race which marked his career debut. Texas Silver is a gray or roan Silver Season colt who was acquired by owner J.K. Robison for $25,000 at last year s New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale. The runner-up to Red Rock Springs in the June 26, $136,221 Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs, Texas Silver has earned $79,250 from two wins in six outs. 24 New Mexico Horse Breeder

25 LAND OF ENCHANTMENT HANDICAP (R) Fullofenergy By Michael Cusortelli Robert Edwards photo Fullofenergy has made the Land of Enchantment Handicap (R) at Ruidoso Downs his own, as on August 1, the brown 7-year-old gelding by Desert God won the annual Zia Festival stakes for the fourth consecutive year. Saddled by Joel Marr and ridden by Carlos Madeira for owners Joe Allen and Michael Stinson, Fullofenergy went 7 ½ furlongs in 1:32.13 while defeating Lesters Secret by 1 ½ lengths. Lefty Who, the 3-2 favorite, ran third, 2 ¼ lengths behind the winner. Fullofenergy is believed to be the first horse in New Mexico racing history to win the same stakes four consecutive years. He loves it here he s run his best races at this track, said Marr of the gelding. This (7 ½-furlong) distance is his best distance, and this is his favorite track. This track is soft, and he has some trouble on some of the harder surfaces, added the trainer. We d planned on having him here and ready to go for this race. Fullofenergy was bred by Joe Allen, a resident of Abilene, Texas, whose homebred runners include Peppers Pride, a mare by Desert God who holds the North American record of 19 consecutive victories. The gelding is one of 13 stakes winners from 115 starters sired by Desert God, an unraced 19-year-old son of of the Mr. Prospector stallion Fappiano. Desert God is a half brother to three stakes winners, including Better Than Honour, a Deputy Minister mare who won the 1998 Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York. A Virginia-bred stallion who has sired the earners of more than $5.8 million from 15 crops, he stands for a $6,000 fee at Fred and Linda Alexander s A & A Ranch at Anthony, New Mexico. Fullofenergy is also one of three winners from as many starters foaled by Energywithattitude, a winning 12-year-old mare by the Diamond Prospect stallion High Energy who ran third in the 2000 Texas Thoroughbred Association Sale Futurity September 2010 (R) at Lone Star Park. Fullofenergy s third dam, the unraced Mickey McGuire mare Just A Drizzle, foaled Latter Day Paula, a daughter of Marquetry who won the 2001 King County Handicap at Emerald Downs near Seattle. The gelding traces back to his fourth dam, Rare Exchange, a winning daughter of 1956 Horse of the Year Swaps who ran third in the 62 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga. The $30,000 winner s share of the Land of Enchantment Handicap increased Fullofenergy s bankroll to $502,537. All told, the gelding has won 11 of 37 races, and his six stakes victories include the May 9, $100,000 Jack Cole Handicap (R) at SunRay Park and the 2006 New Mexico Breeders Derby (R) at Sunland Park. This horse is better now than he s ever been, said Marr. He s probably run his best races in his last two starts. As long as he stays sound and happy, we ll keep running him. Marr indicated that Fullofenergy might make his next start during the New Mexico State Fair meet at The Downs at Albuquerque. Runner-up Lesters Secret earned $11,000 to push his earnings to $378,564 for owners Simply The Best Thoroughbreds of Temecula, California, and Henry Dominguez, who also trains the 4-year-old Lesters Boy gelding. Lesters Secret has won six of his 21 outs, including the one-mile, $125,000 New Mexico State University Handicap (R) at Sunland Park on March 21. A 4-year-old homebred gelding by Quinton s Gold, Lefty Who banked $5,000 for his owner, Sam E. Stevens of La Mesa, Texas. Lefty Who has earned $556,854 from 17 starts, and his six stakes victories include the July 4, $50,000 Sierra Blanca Handicap (R) at Ruidoso Downs. Romeos Wilson ran fourth and was followed by Skar, Smarty Ghost, Mojave Prince, Brax, and Catch The Bean. 25

26 MR JET MOORE HANDICAP (G3) Chicks Gotta Secret Ruidoso Downs photo Chicks Gotta Secret, a New Mexico-bred stallion by Chicks A Blazin, defeated open company in the Grade 3, $30,000 Mr Jet Moore Handicap at Ruidoso Downs on August 8. Saddled by James J. Gonzales II and ridden by Jacky Martin for owners Beatrice Alaniz and Naomi Salas, Chicks Gotta Secret went 400 yards in : en route to his first stakes victory. The clocking marked the second-fastest winning time in the 36-year history of the stakes, missing by 16/100ths the stakes record of :19.32 set last year by champion Noconi. Chicks Gotta Secret was bred by Mike Abraham, and the stallion became the 19th stakes winner from 12 crops sired by Chicks A Blazin, a winning 17-year-old stallion by Chicks Beduino who ran second in Run Em Up s 1995 West Texas Sun Country Futurity (G1) at Sunland Park. Chicks A Blazin has sired the earners of more than $9.9 million from 397 starters, including Blazin N Shakin. He stands for a $2,000 fee at Double LL Farm at Bosque, New Mexico. Chicks Gotta Secret s dam, the 20-year-old Raise A Secrets mare Making Secrets, has produced eight winners from 11 starters. One of the mare s runners, the First Down Express mare Mrs Elliott, won the 2000 Solano Derby on the Northern California fair circuit, and another, the Magical Mile (TB) gelding Mile Maker, ran third in the 99 Gold Rush 870 Derby (G3) at Los Alamitos. Chicks Gotta Secret traces back to his third dam, 2000 champion broodmare Seperate Ways. A 1978 foal, Seperate Ways foaled 14 winners from 18 starters, including champions Separatist and Way Maker, and Grade 1 winner Make It Anywhere. Campaigned exclusively in New Mexico, Chicks Gotta Secret has won four of 18 races, and the $18,000 winner s share of the Mr Jet Moore purse pushed his bankroll to $82,368. The stallion was making his first start since July 3, when he ran third, 1 ¾ lengths behind winner Shy Ann Jess, in the 350- yard, $30,000 Higheasterjet Handicap (G3) at Ruidoso. The 2-1 favorite, Chicks Gotta Secret returned a $6 win mutuel. Stare Ya Down ran second, one length behind Chicks Gotta Secret, and was followed by Anywhere Bully, Double Out, Double Chiseled, Honor Me Good, and Pepper Perry. A lightly raced 3-year-old colt by Fit To Fly, Stare Ya Down earned $6,600 to boost her earnings to $14,419 for owner Karim W. Fournier. Stare Ya Down broke his maiden for a $10,000 tag in his career debut at Sunland Park on March 9. Anywhere Bully banked $3,000 for his owner, Raymond Valerio of Belen, New Mexico, who also trains the 4-yearold Make It Anywhere gelding. Anywhere Bully has earned $85,661 from 23 outs, and his four wins include last year s 350-yard, $35,000 Manuel Lujan Handicap (G3) at The Downs at Albuquerque. 26 New Mexico Horse Breeder

27 Double Down Special Takes All American Derby for new mexico residents By Michael Cusortelli Second-fastest qualifier Double Down Special earned his third stakes victory of the season in the 440-yard All American Derby (G1) at Ruidoso Downs for owner New Mexico resident Vanessa Bartoo of Truth or Consequences on September 5. Trained by John Stinebaugh and ridden by Jacky Martin Double Down Special covered his trip in : The winner s share of the stakes-record $1,548,685 purse pushed the gelding s earnings to $1,211,934, making him Quarter Horse racing s 56th millionaire. Double Down Special beat fastest qualifier Apollitical Jess by a neck paying $4.20 back on a two dollar ticket. We had a perfect trip today, said Martin, who also rode Double Down Special to a second-place finish in his August 20 trial. He was on the lead 40 yards from the gate. When he s that close, he can get the quarter of a mile real well. I can t say enough about John Stinebaugh, added the jockey. He had this colt as good as he could have been. He was perfect today and warmed up excellent. Double Down Special was purchased at the Heritege Place Sale as a 2-year-old for a little over $2,000. We wanted to buy a yearling that year, said Vanessa Bartoo. But we couldn t be there and our trainer, John Stinebaugh, couldn t be there either. So John asked Russell Harris to get him for us. I guess nobody was hardly bidding on him and we got him for like $2,100. I guess he was a real bargain. Double Down Special was bred by Bob and Jerry Gaston of Edinburg, Texas, and the gelding is one of seven stakes winners from 79 starters sired by The Down Side, a stallion by all-time leading sire First Down Dash who won the 2003 Champion of Champions (G1) at Los Alamitos. A Californiabred full brother to 08 Kindergarten Futurity (G1) winner Revv It Up, The Down Side has sired three crops and the earners of more than $3.4 million, and Double Down Special represents his leading earner. The Down Side died in a barn fire four years ago. Double Down Special is also one of three winners from as many starters foaled by the 10-year-old Special Effort mare Pamper Me Special. The gelding s second dam, Antheria, was a winning daughter of Beduino (TB) who was a finalist in the 1989 Governor s Cup Derby (RG3) at Los Alamitos. A 1986 foal, Antheria produced Outlaw Dasher, a gelding by First Down Dash who ran second in the 97 Kindergarten Futurity (G2) at Los Alamitos, and Star Splinter, a One Slick One gelding who finished second in Chick On The Take s 1999 Ruidoso Futurity (G1). Double Down Special s third dam, Pampered Lady, was a daughter of the Go Man Go stallion Duplicate Copy who ran third in the 1976 Golden State Derby at Bay Meadows. Pampered Lady s seven winners from 10 starters included The Katchina Doll, a filly by two-time world champion Dash For Cash who won the $254,000 Ed Burke Memorial Futurity in 82. September 2010 Campaigned exclusively in New Mexico, Double Down Special has won seven of 15 races, including this year s $569,143 Ruidoso Derby (G1) at Ruidoso Downs and $168,685 West Texas Derby (G3) at Sunland Park. His 400- yard clocking of : in the West Texas Derby broke by 122/1000ths of a second the previous world record set by champion First Moonflash in Double Down Special also ran second, a head behind winner Templar Knight, in last year s Grade 2, $224,407 Sunland Park Winter Futurity. Smokey Stone ran third, 1 ½ lengths behind Double Down Special, and was followed by First Corona Call, Streakin Down, Favorite Cartel, Mr Truly Uno, Shesa First Ratify, Zoomin With Ease, and Callan Rocks. Apollitical Jess was coming off of a neck victory over Double Down Special in his trial. The runner-up to Good Reason SA in last year s Grade 1 Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity, Apollitical Jess is a colt by Mr Jess Perry who has earned $592,960 from 11 starts for his owner, Rancho El Cabresto Inc. He broke a little slow and it cost him the race, said trainer Juan Aleman of Apollitical Jess runner-up effort. But, that s horse racing. Smokey Stone banked $123,895 to push his earnings to $329,069 for his owners, John May and Doug May. The colt by A Regal Choice ran second, a half of a length behind winner Swingin Daddyo, in the July 24, $873,441 Rainbow Derby (G1), and he was the only horse to qualify for all three of Ruidoso Downs open Grade 1 derbies this year. 27 Robert Edwards photo

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30 Currie and Nadine Maben Story and Photos by Glenda Price Currie and Nadine Maben of Clovis, New Mexico, sat upstairs at San Juan Downs (now SunRay Park) at Farmington to watch their newly-acquired horse run. He won! I thought she was going to fall over the edge, Currie laughs. She was so excited. Nadine smiles and agrees, saying, It was exciting. It got better. That horse, Potent Mud, a 3-year old maiden when they traded for him a few months before, broke his maiden his first out as a 4-year old going 350 yards. They had put Glen Hunt in charge of his training, and he won again at 400 yards. Glen called and said he could run longer, and he was in for 870, Currie remembers. Potent Mud won so big that time the second-place horse barely got in the win picture. He ended up with eight outs, four wins, four seconds and 1986 Horse of the Meet. By then Nadine was hopelessly hooked. The best part of the story is how they acquired Potent Mud. Although both Currie and Nadine don t remember a time they didn t have horses, the race horse adventure didn t begin until 1985 when Currie purchased a Thoroughbred for $800. That horse didn t work out, but a trainer friend found Potent Mud, and Currie swapped his Thoroughbred for that Quarter Horse. I was against it, Nadine admits. I thought it was too expensive, but Currie did it anyway. Potent Mud, however, won her over. After that I was really hooked, she says. Since then they have had a great deal of success. All four walls of their spacious living room are covered with win pictures. We have won at every New Mexico track except Hobbs, Currie says. They race some and sell some, either from home or in a sale. When we first got them I spent a lot of time with them, Nadine says. She adds, I don t get as close anymore. It s too hard when we sell them. However, watching the Mabens with their horses, it s easy to see they still get mighty close. The horses are all really gentle and well-behaved. When they consign a young one to a sale, Lou Sandefer does the prep for them a fine job, too. They didn t have any in the official sales this year. Glen Hunt, still their trainer, began riding in 1960 at age 15 in Colorado. He rode in Colorado for 17 years, says Currie, 15 of them the leading rider. He is one of the few jockeys ever to win their first mount at Los Alamitos. He won many, many more races. In 1982 Glen left the irons and began training. The best way to get to know a horse is from on his back. He gets on them himself (during training) so he knows them, Currie says. Actually, Glen rode Potent Mud s mother, Lil Mud. The Mabens raised Brookstone Bay s first official winner Shady Brook out of Crp Shadylady. It was at SunRay Park. They have a 2-year old colt, Bigwindsacoming by Furyofthewind and out of Christinas Crystal at Albuquerque this fall. He ll run 350 or 400 yards probably, says Nadine, whatever Glen can find for him. Therein lies a problem. These horses need to run when they re ready, Currie says. A good racing secretary knows every horse on the track, and waiting nine weeks and seven weeks to get in isn t good. Actually, Currie wishes 2-year old racing didn t happen at all. Of the 20 All American Futurity trials, probably about 60 head (of the almost 200 head) will come back for the Derby, many already having had surgery, he says. A Dash Ta Fame (by First Down Dash and out of Sudden Fame) colt out of Lotta Train named Power Fame has been sent to Texas for barrel race training. Another Maben-raised filly, Famous Nadine, (Dash Ta Fame-Lotta Train) is a futurity barrel horse, at age four, coming five. She qualified for the world in barrels they told me, Nadine says. Both Mabens point out the barrel horses futurity ages. Their mare Lotta Train is the boss lady around the Maben operation. Out of 23 starts she had three wins, two seconds and four thirds. Actually, she had 24 starts, four wins, because they entered her in that for-fun Chaplin Handicap in Albuquerque. The rider had to be at least 50 years old and weigh 150 pounds including tack. They ran 220 yards, and her fictitious name was Flea Biscuit. Robert Edwards, editor of this magazine, rode Lotta 30 New Mexico Horse Breeder

31 Train s mother, Tall Dash Miss, and qualified her for the Four Corners Futurity. Yes, Nadine and Currie get close to their horses. But, Nadine says, They need to pay their way. If they can t the vet bills, training bills, showing bills, horse shoeing, all that they need to find a new home. She points out an advantage Quarter Horses have their versatility. If they can t quite make it at the track they can still excel in other endeavors. Barrel racing is a good example as well as roping and other rodeo events. When the Mabens have a horse running, Nadine watches the monitor rather than the track. It s not so personal, she says. They raised a colt named Hey Okey, whose mother died. He wouldn t take a bottle, wouldn t eat anything at all, so in desperation Nadine coaxed him into eating alfalfa cubes out of her hand. He grew up fine, had 12 outs one win, one second, one third, then the ground in a heavy track came out from under him out of the gate. He ended up with chips in both knees and both ankles. He s Glen s pony horse now. As you would expect from two people who care so deeply about their horses, Nadine has told everyone who even comes close to them, The horse s safety comes first. If you ever dope one of our horses I ll kill you. Currie loves receiving what he laughingly calls the welfare checks in the mail. That would be the breeder s awards. They agree the casino money is nice, but Nadine says, In the 80s we did OK even when we didn t have casino money. I think we had more fun then. This race horse couple is as New Mexico bred as their horses. And that s a good thing. They both were ranch-raised in western New Mexico. His school was Fence Lake and hers was Quemado. They got to know each other better at country dances. Besides horses they raised one son, Johnny, who lives at Silver City with his wife. Both Currie and Nadine have retired from their day jobs she a high school science teacher and he a builder specializing in horse facilities, so now they can enjoy their horses even more. During foaling they take two-hour shifts through the night watching the camera monitor. They re looking forward to next spring when one broodmare delivers a Brookstone Bay baby and another foals a Famous Lane baby. Currie laughs and tells the story about the horseman who says he can t afford to die because he has a coming 2-year old, and he needs to wait and see how he runs. Above: Jesse James Jr colt - Jess Ruben James Below: Potent Mud winning at the old San Juan Downs Nadine with broodmare Christinas Crystal September

32 second wind By PETE HERRERA Jacky Martin, it turns out, needed only another chance to catch a second wind. Punctuating his sensational summer comeback was a near All American sweep as the 55-year-old Hall of Fame jockey keeps turning back the clock. Proving his four years away from competitive riding left no rust, Martin was back in familiar territory on Labor Day weekend. He won the the $1.5 million All American Derby with Double Down Special and missed by a nose in a bid to win his eighth All American Futurity the most prestigious quarter horse race in the country with a purse of just under $2 million. Martin qualified three horses to this year s futurity, including fastest qualifier JLSs Mr Bigtime. JLS Mr Bigtime lost by a nose in the futurity finals to 22-to-1 longshot Mr Piloto. Martin s rides in this year s All American Derby and Futurity were the pinnacle point of what ranks as one of the best comeback stories in sports this year. ``It s been phenomenal, said Martin after his near miss in the All American Futurity. ``I can t complain a bit about my summer here. It couldn t have gone any better for me. Even though I ran second, I wouldn t change a thing. Martin, who from 1978 to 2000 teamed up with Hall of Fame trainer Jack Brooks to win the All American an unprecedented seven times, lost his jockey s license in 2006 after he was arrested for poaching a deer in Texas. The fact Martin was carrying a small amount of methamphetamines didn t help. Overnight, Martin s career tumbled into oblivion. The state Robert Edwards photo 32 New Mexico Horse Breeder

33 of Iowa revoked his license and other states, including New Mexico, did the same under the practice of reciprocity, which holds that if you are barred from riding in one state, other states can honor the suspension as well. Martin didn t do any jail time, but the four years on suspension that he spent away from the track and out of competitive riding proved in some ways to be a tougher sentence. After all, what price do you put on pride, reputation and self-esteem? ``I let myself and a lot of people down, says Martin. ``It was very embarrassing. I had a hard time meeting people and dealing with the situation. The New Mexico Racing Commission in mid-june reinstated Martin s license. That decision put Martin back in his comfort zone and into the winner s circle so often at Ruidoso Downs this summer that even Martin didn t see it coming. ``It s been a very, very successful summer, way more than I thought it would be, said Martin. ``Last year, I sure didn t think everything would be as good as it is right now. Ah yes, last year. To appreciate how far Martin has come in the last 12 months, consider that on Aug. 20, 2009, the day the All American time trials were run for last year s futurity, Jacky and his wife Tracey were sitting at Delta Downs simulcast facility in Vinton, La., watching the races in Ruidoso. Martin was effectively watching someone else live the life he had known so well for so long. ``It was hard watching all the trials and watching some of the trainers that I d rode for in the past, said Martin. ``Their horses were running and I wasn t able to be out there participating. Last month, Martin rode in 12 of the 20 All American trials and won seven of them. He qualified three of his winners to the finals, including the two fastest of the day Jls Mr Bigtime and Cuz Iba Okey. He also was aboard Prospect To The Top, who had the seventh fastest time. An hour before mounting his first horse in the trials and as it turned out his first winner Cold Cash 123 Martin discussed how he never gave up hope of restarting his career and reclaiming his reputation. ``I knew it was coming, that I d be able to ride again, said Martin. ``That was probably the main thing that kept me going for the last four years. It wasn t going to be a permanent setback. Not a permanent setback, but certainly a humbling experience for a jockey who by 2002 had won more than 2,500 races. Who 10 years ago was the American Quarter Horse Association s champion rider, a two-time winner of the Champion of Champions race in California and who routinely earned upwards of $250,000 a year. Instead of having his pick of the top 2-year-olds in Brooks barn, Martin was exercising horses for $10 a mount, hauling horses and cleaning stalls. ``It was hard for me to consider myself a gallop boy, but that s all I was says Martin of the past four years. Martin worked for trainer Heath Taylor at his Lake Charles, La., farm, often making the 3½ hour drive from Shreveport, La., to Lake Charles to work. Martin, says Taylor, never complained. ``He handled it with quite a bit of humility, said Taylor. ``He s a guy who had everything in the world, but he didn t blame anybody. You can imagine the difference financially from winning the All American and the Champion of Champions, but he just worked. September 2010 The turning point came in June when the New Mexico Racing Commission reinstated Martin s license, two months ahead of the end of his probation on Aug. 8th. His first ride at Ruidoso this summer was on June 19th, where he finished second aboard the 2-year-old Jess Say Who. His first win came the following week on the 2-year-old Dashing LittleCartel. It s been all-good ever since. He won the $600,000 Rainbow Futurity in July aboard Hes too Icy for Me, teaming with longtime New Mexico trainer Carlos Sedillo. ``It wasn t like winning the All American, but if felt really good, said Martin of his first competitive ride in four years. ``I knew in my mind that I hadn t forgotten how to ride or that my ability had dwindled. Martin has ridden winners for an extensive list of trainers at Ruidoso. Carlos and Tony Sedillo, Michael Joiner, Dwayne ``Sleepy Gilbreath and John Stinebaugh. The three horses he qualified for the All American finals were from three different barns. ``I knew in my heart I could still race ride as good as I ever did. But convincing the trainers that I still could was one of the things that bothered me more than anything, said Martin. ``The reception I ve had since I came back has been phenomenal. Martin says winning the Grade I Rainbow was gratifying, but now, as in the past, the All American is the race that stirs his adrenaline. This year s All American was Martin s first since That year, Martin had the fastest qualifier in Mighty Invictus, but finished out of the money in the race won by DM Shicago. ``I wake up every morning and it s mainly what I think about, he said. ``It s not so much the Ruidoso (Futurity) or the Rainbow. When I m working a 2-year-old, I m really working him toward the All American. It s the way I ve always been. This summer has also given Jacky a chance to reconnect with Brooks, who is now retired from training. Last month Brooks was honored at Ruidoso Downs with the unveiling of a bronze statute that sits just outside the paddock and Martin was part of the ceremony. ``It s so good to see him like he was in the 80s and late 70s, said Brooks. Brooks and Martin became a team when Martin was a teen-ager and riding at Blue Ribbon Downs. Back then, Brooks saw something in Martin that is still there. ``He was born to be a rider, said Brooks. ``From the first time I saw him ride, you could tell he was just a natural. He looked just like he does now, so much talent. He s one of the best riders that ever straddled a horse. Martin will turn 56 on Oct. 17. He s working to get his license back in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and California. Until then, he plans to ride at Zia Park and Sunland this winter. His future is starting to look so much more like his past. ``As long as my health is good and I feel good about the way I m riding, at least 10 or 12 more years, says Martin of how long he wants to go. These days, he s competing against jockeys who are half his age or more. They don t call him the old man, but some address him as ``Mr. Martin. ``I tell them to forget about the Mr. says Martin. ``I m still Jacky. I m no different than I ever was. No argument there from anyone who s seen him ride this summer. 33

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44 Tapeworms in Horses By Heather Smith Thomas Different types of tapeworms parasitize different species of animals. The tapeworms seen in dogs and cats (egg-containing segments of worms in their feces) do not live in horses, and the tapeworms that live in ruminants (cattle, sheep, etc.) are also different from the ones that infect horses. Tapeworms pose a greater risk in some regions than others. In the upper Midwest (Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota), for instance, more than 90 percent of the horse population has been exposed to tapeworms. The risk is lowest in arid regions of the West and southwest. An updated study (published in 2009) using 600 samples from 300 farms in Washington, Oregon and California, showed that tapeworm prevalence on West Coast farms was higher than had earlier been presumed. The new study showed tapeworm exposure on 23.3 percent of Washington farms, 38.5 percent in Oregon, and 17.3 percent in California. Prior to 2003 there were no deworming products specifically designed or labeled for tapeworm control, and most horsemen didn't worry about these worms. Today, however, there are several products available for use against tapeworms. Many veterinarians feel horses should be treated for tapeworms once or twice a year. Tapeworms are hard to diagnose, so you can't always tell whether your horses have tapeworms or not--some horsemen add a product for tapeworms to their annual deworming schedule, just to be safe. If you know you have tapeworms on your farm, it s wise to deworm for them 2 or 3 times a year. On most farms, however, even just a once a year cleanout is a good idea. There may soon be a new diagnostic test that can show whether or not your horses actually have these worms. PRODUCTS FOR TAPEWORMS - Craig Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD, (formerly on the faculty at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine and now President of East Tennessee Clinical Research) has been doing studies on equine internal parasites--and drugs to control them--for many years. Today horsemen have several options for control of tapeworms. These drugs include combinations of moxidectin and praziquantel (the latter kills tapeworms), marketed as Quest Plus and ComboCare; combinations of ivermectin and praziquantel marketed as Zimecterin Gold or Equimax Paste; and Pyrantel Pamoate Paste marketed by IVX Animal Health. Pyrantel Pamoate Paste contains the same chemical as Strongid (which was often used in early years at double dosage for tapeworm control) but is sold in a different concentration and dosage (13.2 mg per kg), says Reinemeyer. "In addition to the original Strongid, there are generic pyrantels on the market for deworming, but the new formulation is the only one labeled and approved for tapeworms. Technically a veterinarian could not recommend the others for tapeworm control, since there is now an approved pyrantel product available," he explains. "All the approved anthelmintics are more than 95 percent effective against tapeworms, and the FDA only requires 90 percent efficacy for a label claim," he says. When trying to control tapeworms, it s wise to occasionally alternate products, to prevent future resistance problems. The products that we've been using for decades to control strongyles and ascarids are all experiencing resistance issues and we don't want that to happen with tapeworms. "At a parasitology conference I attended a few years ago, I suggested that horse owners start considering rotation of products for tapeworm control. Six years ago we had no resistance problems in ascarids, which are probably the most important worms in juvenile horses. Since then, however, some failures of ivermectin and moxidectin have been reported in the scientific literature, and I've observed them in the field," says Reinemeyer. "The diversity of new products for tapeworms offers a great chance to get ahead of the game in preventing resistance. Horsemen should seriously consider rotating these products," he says. It may buy us more time in the future by delaying the emergence of resistant tapeworms. "There seems to be a recurring pattern with parasites of livestock, that once we have some effective chemicals available to treat them, the basic research slows down or stops. The urgency is gone. In the long run this is a short-sighted way to look at things, because none of these deworming products work forever." If the research effort is discontinued, we won't have any new strategies or products to control the parasites once these worms develop resistance. "We are currently facing serious resistance issues with other equine parasites. We are starting to see more populations of ascarids that are resistant to ivermectin and moxidectin, and I think we also have the same thing going on with pinworms," he says. Strategic recommendations for controlling tapeworm infections would be very useful for horse owners and practitioners, yet this hasn't been investigated, he says. "Right now veterinarians are just recommending seasonal treatments. The most common pattern would be deworming in spring and fall, but we can't really say how well that's working. People seem to be satisfied with it, but how do they know? It's very difficult, at this point, to diagnose tapeworm infections, so most horse owners are flying blind," says Reinemeyer. DIAGNOSTICS - "There is no currently available test that can accurately determine whether or not an individual horse is infected with tapeworms," he says. Horse owners and veterinarians hope that there will eventually be better tests. There is promising research in this direction, which may be of help in the future. The hard part in developing an accurate diagnostic test is the difficulty in finding known negatives and known positives, to check the validity of any diagnostic test. In some of the present research, fecal samples were taken from horses known to have tapeworms. "Some of these we proved by finding tapeworm eggs repeatedly in their feces. Other specimens came from horses that were necropsied for various reasons and tapeworms were actually seen in their intestinal tract. Samples from those horses were classified as known positives," says Reinemeyer. "It was much harder to come up with known negative samples. Since tapeworm eggs are so hard to find, the absence of eggs proves nothing about a horse's infection status. A negative sample does not necessarily mean the horse does not have tapeworms. The only way to get a confirmed nega- 44 New Mexico Horse Breeder

45 tive sample from a horse is post mortem. You have to look within the intestinal tract of a horse, recovered at necropsy or from a slaughterhouse," he says. "The validation for any diagnostic test should yield and evaluate 2 important characteristics--sensitivity and specificity. Sensitivity is the ability of a test to correctly identify an infected animal. If 10 horses in a pasture all had tapeworms and a test you ran indicated that 5 of them were positive, then the sensitivity of that test would be only 50 percent." The other criterion is specificity. "This is the ability of a test to correctly identify an uninfected animal. If you tested 10 horses that were not infected with tapeworms and the tests indicated that 9 were negatives and one positive, then the specificity of that diagnostic test would be 90 percent because it incorrectly identified 1 of the 10. No diagnostic test is absolutely 100 percent specific and 100 percent sensitive," he says. "Any test for tapeworms with a high specificity would be very good, but sensitivity is probably more important (for tapeworms), because that criterion would identify an infected animal, herd, farm, or premise, to know whether or not you actually have a tapeworm problem," he explains. "Some people (and I've heard this argument from pharmaceutical companies) ask why anyone would want to spend $15 to $20 on a diagnostic test when you can go ahead and treat a horse safely and effectively for the same or even less money. It's a logical question. But the answer is that once we finally have good diagnostic tests we would then have the tools to eradicate this parasite on a lot of farms. The products are available now to do this," says Reinemeyer. "The efficacy of praziquantel, for instance, is literally 100 percent. If you know you have a problem you could attack it and get rid of it. Another potential benefit of an accurate diagnostic test is that it could foster more research. The frustration of trying to do any research now is that you really can't determine the tapeworm infection status of every member of a herd. Consequently, we can't answer important questions such as: How soon do foals first get infected? Do horses stay infected all through the year? How long can pastures remain infective for new horses brought onto the farm?" There are all sorts of questions we can't answer right now, and an effective diagnostic test would be the most important tool for facilitating applied research. "Right now we don't really know when to treat, or how often to treat, in order to eradicate the problem. If we can eradicate tapeworms on a farm, perhaps we will begin to recognize health problems in horses that we don't presently associate with tapeworm infection. We do know tapeworms can cause colic and some severe gastrointestinal upsets. But those are extreme circumstances. What we don't know about tapeworms is what the average infection does to the average horse." Horses with tapeworms may have reduced performance, increased susceptibility to certain disease conditions, or other minor problems we re not aware of. "Right now, since we don't have the tools to detect tapeworm infection in living animals, we can't measure and compare those things. There's a possibility that eradicating tapeworms in horses might reduce some digestive disturbances that show up as colic." Another area of deficient knowledge concerns the biology of equine tapeworms. One of the things we don't know is how tapeworm infections cycle through the calendar year. "Most parasites reproduce on a very seasonal basis, which is September 2010 a logical thing for them to do," he says. For the life cycle of a parasite to continue, the eggs are passed at a time of year when there is enough warmth for them to hatch, and forage plants for hatching larvae to crawl onto. The eggs passed in feces must be able to hatch and develop to an infective stage so they can be present on forage--so grazing horses can ingest them. Most equine parasites are not reproducing during seasons when environmental conditions are unfavorable for these processes. "We don't know if this seasonal pattern occurs with tapeworms. The present diagnostic test for equine tapeworms relies on seeing eggs in the manure, which means that the worm is reproducing. If there is a period of several months when tapeworms stop producing eggs, our test is fruitless during that time," he says. We need a more accurate test that could detect an infection any time of year, whether or not the worm population is reproducing. A DNA test would be effective, since DNA is always leeching out of worms whether they are reproducing adults or immature juveniles. If the worm is there, it could be detected. DNA tests are now being used for many things and horsemen are hoping that research will come up with a DNA diagnostic test for tapeworms. Horse owners who have never treated for tapeworms might have their veterinarian use a test like this just to see whether or not their horses actually do have tapeworms, and owners who have been treating for these worms may use it to see if they need to keep treating. "One unfortunate aspect of this type of technology is that it may not be readily available as an on-farm test. A practicing vet would not be able to make an accurate diagnosis during the farm visit, and would have to wait for results from a referral lab. But right now, the only absolute way of determining infection status is by post-mortem examination," he says. We need better tests than running fecal checks to find tapeworm eggs, since the sensitivity of this type of test is probably less than 20 percent, according to Reinemeyer. "Normally a diagnostic test that's only 70 to 80 percent sensitive is not looked upon too favorably, but in this case it would be seen as a huge improvement. A new, more effective test would be a very good research tool, and eventually it would help us do more things out in the field--both by supporting research and by helping develop other testing procedures." LIFE CYCLE OF THE EQUINE TAPEWORM The most common type of equine tapeworm depends on an intermediate host, the oribatid mite, to complete its life cycle. These tiny pasture mites help decompose organic matter, and may exist by the thousands in a square foot of soil. The tiny mites help break down equine feces and in the process they ingest any tapeworm eggs expelled in manure. The eggs hatch inside the mite and develop into an infective stage (in 2 to 4 months) in the body cavity of the mite. Horses become infected with tapeworms when accidentally consuming some of the mites as they graze the pasture, or eat hay or bedding containing these tiny creatures. As the mites break down in the horse s digestive tract, their bodies release the infective stages (cysticercoids) of the tapeworms. The immature parasites then develop into adult worms that attach to the junction of the small intestine and the cecum. They stay there, feeding on the intestinal lining, where they mature and reproduce. Their eggs are passed on out of the horse in the feces, to continue the cycle. 45

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48 TOM PIERCE The longtime Albuquerque resident has built a successful breeding and training operation. By Michael Cusortelli. New Mexico Horse Breeders Association trustee Thomas W. Tom Pierce Jr. is a relative latecomer to the horse business, but the longtime Albuquerque resident has spent the last four decades or so making up for lost time. Pierce was introduced to the world of horse ownership in the late 1960s, while he was a student at the University of New Mexico. I met the woman who was to become my wife, Prudy, while we were going to UNM, Pierce recalls. She moved here from Pennsylvania to go to school; I was on the UNM men s bowling team, and she was on the women s team. After we got married in 1970, we bought a little place in the south valley (of Albuquerque), and we both decided we wanted to have a horse. I grew up in the city and I never had any association with horses, other than I liked to go riding at the public stables and I liked going to the horse races, he added. But Prudy was raised in rural Pennsylvania, and she grew up working with Tennessee Walkers. We decided we both wanted to buy a horse, and I told her that if we were going to get one, let s get a racehorse. Pierce has been associated with a lot of racehorses ever since. A Thoroughbred trainer on the New Mexico circuit, he has sent out 572 starters, including Charlie s Pizzazz, a mare by the Easy Goer stallion Here Comes Charlie who won the $67,500 Lincoln Handicap (R) at Ruidoso Downs in Pierce has also built a successful breeding operation. The owner of Pierce Thoroughbred Farm in Albuquerque, which is managed by his son, Thomas Pierce III, he has bred several prominent runners and broodmares, including Quickkey, a stakes-winning daughter of the Storm Cat stallion Devon Lane who has produced five-time stakes winner Key s Band; Day Bidder, a colt by the Bold Bidder stallion Two A Day who won the 1988 George Maloof Futurity (R) at The Downs at Albuquerque; Bullish Liz, an allowance-winning daughter of In Excessive Bull who ran second to Let The Musicbegin in last year s $100,000 Sydney Valentini Handicap (R) at Sunland Park; and Lady Lance, a stakes-placed mare by the Blade stallion Dee Lance who won two allowance races at Zia Park in 07. A lifelong Atlanta Braves fan, Pierce bred 2000 Copper Top Futurity (R) runner-up Chipper J., a colt by Prospector Jones and half brother to Quickkey named for longtime Braves third baseman and 1999 National League Most Valuable Player Chipper Jones; and Brother Andruw, a full brother to Chipper J. named for former Braves outfielder and fivetime All-Star Andruw Jones. Pierce s other prominent homebreds include Urlacher, a stakes-winning Quiero Dinero gelding who earned $203,161 from 31 outs and broke Ruidoso Downs 5-furlong track record in Urlacher is named for fellow University of New Mexico alumnus Brian Urlacher, an all-pro linebacker for the Chicago Bears. Pierce was born in Morton, Texas, and he moved with his family to Albuquerque in He graduated from Sandia High School in 67, and in 1971 he earned a Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration from the University of New Mexico. Pierce recently visited with our magazine for an interview. NMHBA Magazine: Talk about the first racehorse that you and Prudy owned. Tom Pierce: Well, some of our friends that we bowled with had racehorses, and we met their trainer, Leroy Bernal. One day, I told Leroy that if he ever ran across a low-priced horse preferably a filly we might be interested in buying her. Eventually, he took us to see this filly, who at the time was standing ankle-deep in mud in her stall, and we ended up buying her for about $900. She couldn t run much, but from that point on we were hooked. We bred her later on, but she didn t have much a pedigree, so she really had no reason at all to be a runner or producer. Leroy was our trainer when we first got into the business in When I decided to start training my own horses, I took out my trainer s license in 89. My role model in the horse business was Casey Darnell. He had a place in the north valley (of Albuquerque), and he had his own stud horses and his own broodmares, did his own training and was basically a one-man show. I thought eventually that was what I wanted to do. When we brought that first filly home, Prudy handled her for the most part. I eventually learned to handle her, and then after a few years I was handling my own stud horses and breaking babies. But because I wasn t raised in the business, I had a lot to learn. I m afraid I probably made a lot of mistakes those first 10 years or so. NMHBA: Talk about your early days as a trainer, and how you were able to balance that career with managing a farm. Pierce: From 89 to about 2006, I was pretty much a parttime trainer. During that time, I had a full-time day job manag- 48 New Mexico Horse Breeder

49 ing a wholesale appliance distributorship, so I would get to the track at 5 in the morning and work there until about 8, and then I d go to the office. Luckily, I was the manager and was my own boss, so I never had to call my boss to tell him I might be late because I had a problem at the track. Also, I always had good people working for me, so if I had to leave the track at 8 and there were still horses that needed to be galloped, they made sure they d get galloped and put up and that sort of thing. All this time, we also had stallions and mares at the farm; my wife and son took care of that part of the business. But in April of 2007, we had to rush Prudy to the hospital, where she lapsed into a coma and died a week later. We later found out that she had contracted meningitis, which had spread to her brain. Since then, it s just been my son and me, and my son has been a big help. He takes care of the horses back at the farm, and he also helps me with the training at the track. We own one stallion outright, Indies, who is a son of AP Indy, and we re also partners with Loren Bolinger on another stud named Tricky Creek. Last year, we moved both of them to Loren s Running Horse Farm, which is just up the road from us in the south valley. With Prudy gone, it became too much for my son and I to stay on top of things during the breeding season, with me training and sometimes having to go out of town to run our horses. I ve cut down on my broodmares. I currently have 10, but at one time we had about 17 or 18. I was down to eight about a year ago, but I had retire a couple of my race mares and they joined the broodmare band, so I m back up to 10 now. NMHBA: What is it that draws you to horse racing? Pierce: I have always found it to be a great sporting event. I enjoy the color, the pageantry, and watching these beautiful animals trying as hard as they can doing what they love to do. We bought our first horse back in the 70s, and that was kind of a golden era in Thoroughbred racing. You had Secretariat win the Triple Crown, and not long after him there was Seattle Slew and Affirmed. There were so many heroes, equine as well as famous trainers and jockeys. That was a great time to be involved in Thoroughbred racing. I remember going out to the State Fair races, and the place would be packed. You couldn t find a seat, and if you wanted to make a bet, you had to get in line 10 minutes before post time or you d get shut out. All of this just enthralled me, and I thought I need to be as involved in this business as I can. Once I got in, I was hooked for life. I tell everyone that this horse business is like a terminal illness once it gets in your blood, you re going to die with it. That s true in my case. I get up in the morning one day to the next knowing this is just what I want to do. Of course, in this business we have to be eternal optimists. I keep thinking that that big horse is in my shed row, just waiting to make his first start. That s what keeps me going. NMHBA: You re currently serving your second term on the NMHBA board. Why do you do it? Pierce: Because of my experiences as both a breeder and trainer, I feel like I can contribute and give something back to the industry. I ve been in the business for a long time, and I ve gotten to be one of the elder statesmen. I remember some of those meetings the association had back in the 70s and early 80s, when we worked on defining the rules on what a New Mexico-bred would be. Because of my long involvement, I think I can help give us a framework of where we ve been when we start talking about where we need to go. And, I have an investment in the business; I m in it fulltime now. As a trainer and a breeder, I can bring a little bit to the table as far as what s happening on the backside as far as the issues faced by trainers, jockeys, and grooms. (Fellow board member) Rita Danley also can speak on these issues, and I think it s nice to have people like us on the board who can speak from a horsemen s point of view at our board meetings. I also enjoy the people I serve with they re good people who have the health of our industry at heart. It s interesting to see how far the industry has come here in New Mexico. We re running for a lot more money now than we were when I started, but it also seems like we have more challenges than we did back then. It can be tougher to get stalls now, and it can be tougher to get your horses into races. NMHBA: Do you have any favorite tracks here in New Mexico? Pierce: I like this track here in Albuquerque. Unfortunately, are purses aren t the best, but I think we have the safest racing surface of all the tracks, our weather is good, and we have track management that s friendly toward horsemen. They leave the track open practically year-round for us to train, and it s a great place to bring your 2-year-olds to get them accustomed to being at the track. I also like Sunland Park. It might be the toughest place in the state to win a race, but I like the management team there. They go out of their way to provide the best facilities and environment for racing, and they do everything they can to help horsemen there. I also liked The Downs at Santa Fe (which closed after its 1997 season). It had a great location, away from the city, and it was so nice and quiet. The racing surface was safe and the barn area was nice. When it was open, that was my favorite track in the state. They raced during the summer months, so it usually drew a lot of tourists visiting the area. I m still holding out hope that one day it will reopen. NMHBA: Are you optimistic about the future of racing in New Mexico? Pierce: I am, but sometimes I get discouraged because I think we re not taking advantage of our chance to promote the sport. Getting the casinos was a great boost to our industry, but I just consider it to be a band-aid. We can t rely just on slots revenue to keep our industry growing. We have to do more to promote racing, get more young people involved, and get it to where it can stand more on its own without having to rely on casino revenues. I also think we really need another track, because that would help our owners and breeders get their horses into races. We re fortunate here in New Mexico because we are primarily a rural and agricultural state. There are a lot of people here, including legislators, who realize how important the horse racing industry is to our economy September

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