2015 CALIFORNIA SIRES

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1 SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, CALIFORNIA SIRES CALIFORNIA CHROME LEADS WAY FOR LUCKY PULPIT PROFILES OF LEADING SIRES TRANSITION YEAR FOR BARRETTS Photo by Ron Mesaros

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3 By Steve Andersen DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, January 24, 2015 PAGE 3 HORSE OF THE YEAR IS CALIFORNIA S AMBASSADOR Emily Shields Horse of the Year California Chrome is attracting numerous fans just to see him. ARCADIA, Calif. The horse with the ideal name has become the perfect ambassador for California Thoroughbred breeding. When the immensely popular California Chrome was named 2014 Horse of the Year on Jan. 17, he gave California breeding a much-needed boost in recognition after several years of declining foal crops in one of the nation s most important racing regions. As California Chrome nears his first scheduled start of 2015, in the $500,000 San Antonio Stakes at Santa Anita on Feb. 7, racetrack executives and leading breeders in the state are hoping that public awareness of the colt will lead to greater interest in horse racing in general and a higher investment in owning and breeding Thoroughbreds. You know where he s from when you see his name, said Doug Burge, the executive director of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association. We ve been trying to capitalize on his success all year. The Horse of the Year title has been an exclamation point. Burge has worked for the CTBA since the mid-1990s. In recent years, he has witnessed a decline in foal crops that coincided with the recession. In 2002, California s foal crop was 3,823, a figure that fell to 1,998 in 2010 and 1,582 in 2013, according to statistics compiled by The Jockey Club. The number of foals rose in 2014 to 1,629. According to Jockey Club statistics, the number of mares bred in California rose from 2,332 in 2013 to 2,472 in Burge thinks that further growth is possible in the 2015 breeding season, thanks in part to California Chrome. From 2006 to the last couple of years, we were trying to stabilize and keep things going, he said. Now, we re showing some growth. We have a lot more optimism. This horse has greatly assisted. People that were out of the breeding industry, or on the fence, they see what happened to him and they believe they can do it themselves. It s got people more willing to invest in breeding. Burge said that investment has included California-based owners and breeders acquiring in-foal mares at recent sales outside of the state and making plans to bring the mares to California to foal and to be bred back to stallions in the state in coming months. The new mares add much-needed livestock to the state s broodmare population. There is a hope that new breeding farms can be developed. In the last decade, prominent breeding farms such as River Edge Farm in Buellton, and Pepper Oaks Farm in Santa Ynez, have closed. Replacing them is not easy with suitable land at a premium. We saw a big consolidation in the number of farms in the last several years, Burge said. Those that have remained are doing well. The training tracks are full. At the same time, I ve had several conversations and meetings with potential new farm owners that are looking at various places now. I m hopeful they ll commit to something by the middle of this year, and they can be part of the breeding industry next year. California Chrome, who races for breeders Steve Coburn and Perry Martin, has won 9 of 16 starts and earned $4,222,650. Before reaching national prominence last spring with wins in the Santa Anita Derby, Kentucky Derby, and Preakness Stakes, California Chrome ran in four races in the second half of 2013 and early 2014 that are part of the Golden State series of stakes administered by the CTBA and racetracks. Launched for the 2012 racing season, the 37-race series, worth more than $5.5 million in 2015, incorporated existing stakes with new events to provide yearlong opportunities for statebreds throughout the state. The 2015 series begins on Saturday with five stakes on the California Cup program at Santa Anita. Last year, California Chrome won the California Cup Derby. From there, to go and do what he did, it really validates the whole Cal-bred program, Burge said. It s very gratifying. California Chrome is by Lucky Pulpit, who stands at Harris Farms, and was the state s leading stallion by progeny earnings in Lucky Pulpit stood for $2,500 in 2014, a fee hiked to $10,000 for Farm officials hope to attract a book of 100 mares this year. California Chrome was raised at Harris Farms and was back on the property for several weeks last summer for a freshening following the Triple Crown. Farm owner John Harris said raising California Continued on page 4

4 PAGE 4 Saturday, January 24, 2015 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING Continued from page 3 Chrome at Harris Farms is an honor. To have him raised on the farm, it verifies we must know what we re doing, Harris said, laughing. He s been such a Cinderella horse. It s a team effort. Everything has to come together. Harris said the popularity of California Chrome will resonate with racing fans, but has benefits much deeper in the game with breeders. I think it gives us more respect on the national and international scene, he said. California has always been a good place to raise horses. Over the next few months, that could lead to more activity from mare owners, though Harris thinks the gains will be limited. I m not that optimistic that we ll see dramatic growth, but I think it will stabilize, he said. Owner and breeder Madeline Auerbach is a member of the California Horse Racing Board and a former member of the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California. Auerbach is the owner of Unusual Heat, the state s leading stallion by progeny earnings from and an active stallion this year. From her perspective, the presence of California Chrome offers California racing a rare opportunity to educate the general public about the nuances of the game, especially sports fans who may not be familiar with racing. It is an opportunity that cannot be wasted, she said. I d love to see the tracks do a lot more promotion, Auerbach said. Maybe I m not following enough social media, watching enough television, reading enough. What it boils all down to we re just still not very welcoming. In my opinion, it s very intimidating for people go to the racetrack. I wish we d reach out to people and let them come and learn about our game. The track challenged with that assignment at this time of year is Santa Anita. The presence of California Chrome in the San Antonio is a race promoter s dream, and could be the only opportunity to see the 4-year-old in the state in coming months. Trainer Art Sherman said last weekend that there is a possibility that California Chrome will start in the $10 million Dubai World Cup in the Middle East on March 28. If that occurs, California Chrome will need time to recover from that trip in the spring and may not race again until the summertime, at Santa Anita or Del Mar. Nate Newby, Santa Anita s director of marketing, estimates California Chrome could draw an additional 5,000 customers to the track. He said the typical crowd for a Saturday at Santa Anita is 7,000 to 8,000 people. If he could draw 5,000, that gets us to 13,000. Do I think he could add 12,000 to 13,000? That s a lot to ask. There is always the chance the figure could soar with additional media coverage approaching the race. Much like Zenyatta five years ago, California Chrome is a horse becoming a household name. Last weekend, Newby said Santa Anita officials were finalizing its promotional campaign that will largely focus on advertising through print, radio, and digital media. We re planning on it being a big day, and we re spending money, he said. We re excited to have a big February event. For promoters of California racing and breeding, the attention cannot come at a better time.

5 COIL Point Given Eversmile, by Theatrical (Ire) Versatile Grade 1 Winner at 1 1/8 Miles on the East Coast and Grade 1 Winner at 6 Furlongs on the West Coast Winner of the Haskell Invitational S.-G1 over Grade 1 Classic Winners SHACKLEFORD and RULER ON ICE, plus ASTROLOGY (G3), PANTS ON FIRE (G2), J J S LUCKY TRAIN (G3), JOE VANN (G3), etc. Winner of the Santa Anita Sprint Championship S.-G1 defeating Grade 1 SWs JIMMY CREED, AMAZOMBIE and CAMP VICTORY, plus CAPITAL ACCOUNT (G2), RENEESGOTZIP (G2), etc. Top level Stakes performer in 11 of 13 starts earning $1,064,360, including Cigar Mile H.-G1, Goodwood S.-G1, Pat O Brien S.-G2, Swaps S.-G2 and Affirmed H.-G3 Maiden Special Winner at two second time out at Hollywood by lengths Return 6 furlong allowance winner going 1:09.16 posting a 106 Beyer O/o half-sister to 6-time G1SW and Eclipse Champion POSSIBLY PERFECT ($1,377,634) Third Leading California Sire by Mares Bred in 2013 Inquiries to Tom Hudson, Magali Farms 4050 Casey Avenue, Santa Ynez, CA Phone (805) Fax: (805) inquiries@magalifarms.com Web Site: FEE: $4,000 LIVE FOAL (stand & nurse) Owners: M. Pegram, K. Watson, P. Weitman SPECIAL Stud Fee Incentive for any breeder who bred mares to Coil in his first two seasons.

6 PAGE 6 Saturday, January 24, 2015 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2014 CALIFORNIA STALLION HONORS LUCKY PULPIT Leading California general sire by earnings Chestnut Horse Foaled Feb. 10, 2001 in Kentucky Pulpit 94 Lucky Soph 92 A.P. Indy 89 Preach 89 Cozzene 80 Lucky Spell 71 Seattle Slew 74 Weekend Surprise 80 Mr. Prospector 70 Narrate 80 Caro 67 Ride the Trails 71 Lucky Mel 54 Incantation 65 Ron Mesaros By Nicole Russo California s top 10 general sires of 2014 averaged 124 starters each last season. Lucky Pulpit checked in significantly below that, with just 73 representatives on the track in But when one of those runners is California Chrome, numbers don t matter. Fueled by the exploits of his dual classicwinning Horse of the Year, who bankrolled just over $4 million, Lucky Pulpit finished 2014 with $5,149,180 in progeny earnings. That was enough for the 14-year-old Pulpit horse, who stands at Harris Farms in Coalinga, Calif., to edge out the late Tribal Rule, with $5,047,047 in progeny earnings, to top the charts. Lucky Pulpit had 32 winners in 2014, led by multiple stakes winners California Chrome and Floating Feather. California Chrome ripped off six stakes victories, including Grade 1 triumphs in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, and Hollywood Derby. The California-bred colt, who also finished third in the Breeders Cup Classic, has a career bankroll of $4,222,650. Running at a considerably lower level, Floating Feather was also consistent, winning 5 of 7 starts while not missing the board during his 6-year-old campaign. The gelding captured four stakes at Les Bois Park in Boise, Idaho, taking the Ron Yanke Memorial Stakes, Les Bois Park Stakes, Idaho Cup Classic Stakes, and I.T.A. Willy Fiddle Stakes. Another of Lucky Pulpit s standouts is Rousing Sermon, a stakes winner and Grade 1-placed as a juvenile in The horse went winless in 2014 but did finish second in a pair of stakes in California, pushing his career earnings to $756,342. Lucky Pulpit also was represented last season by stakes-placed winners Lucky LEADING CALIFORNIA GENERAL SIRES BY 2014 PROGENY EARNINGS RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2015 FARM 2015 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS 2014 EARNINGS 1 Lucky Pulpit (2001, Pulpit) Harris Farms $10, $5,149,180 2 Tribal Rule (1996, Storm Cat) Died ,047,047 3 Bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) Ballena Vista Farm 6, ,943,116 4 Unusual Heat (1990, Nureyev) Harris Farms 20, ,164,699 5 Eddington (2001, Unbridled) Ballena Vista Farm 3, ,210,201 Cotton, Lawly s Goal, Hey Lucky, and Pulmarack. Overall, from his first five crops of racing age excluding newly turned juveniles Lucky Pulpit is represented by 67 winners from 100 starters for earnings of $8,739,748 through Jan. 18. His progeny average earnings are a healthy $87,397. Lucky Pulpit raced as a homebred for Idaho-based owners Larry and Marianne Williams, who purchased his dam, the winning Cozzene mare Lucky Soph, for $200,000 carrying the colt at the 2000 Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Grade 3-placed on turf as a juvenile, Lucky Pulpit was briefly on the classics trail the following spring, finishing second in the Grade 2 Santa Catalina at 1 1/16 miles before running unplaced in the San Rafael and the Santa Anita Derby. He returned to turf that summer and spent the majority of his remaining racing career on it, including a victory in the 2005 Smile Stakes going five furlongs at Arlington Park. In all, he won or placed in seven stakes, bankrolling $209,928. Lucky Pulpit entered stud at John Harris s Harris Farms for the 2007 season, and his pedigree lent itself well to his second career. His dam, Lucky Soph, is out of the multiple Grade 3-winning Lucky Mel mare Lucky Spell, and Lucky Soph is a half-sister to Trolley Song, dam of the late Unbridled s Song, a multiple Grade 1 winner and very successful sire. Lucky Soph is also the dam of another useful regional sire, Drewman, who stands at Breakway Farm in Dillsboro, Ind., and is represented by runners such as Grade 3 winner Cigar Man. Lucky Pulpit got off to a fast start at stud, being California s leading freshman sire of Following his breakout season in 2014, the stallion s stud fee for this year is quadrupling, to $10,000. The horse began last season at an advertised fee of $2,500, and was later listed as private as California Chrome s star began to rise. Lucky Pulpit is one of two stallions among California s top 10 leading general sires for Harris Farms, which also stands stalwart Unusual Heat, fourth on the list after reigning as the state s leading sire from 2008 to Unusual Heat, who owns California s single-season progeny earnings record, did finish as the year s leading turf sire. Sires standing at Ballena Vista Farm of Ramona, Calif., dominated the top 10, with the late Tribal Rule finishing second by earnings; newcomer Bluegrass Cat, the state s leading returning juvenile sire, third; Eddington fifth; pensioned Benchmark eighth; and the late Bertrando ninth. Red Outlaw, who won five straight races, including four stakes, to begin his season, was the top earner in 2014 for Tribal Rule, who died in May. Tribal Rule was also the state s leading synthetic surface sire of the year.

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8 DECARCHY Distant View Toussaud, by El Gran Senor TOP-5 ACTIVE CALIFORNIA LEADING SIRE OF 2014 California s Leading Sire with his first three crops of Cal-breds in 2007, 2008, and PROGENY EARNINGS OF OVER $2.3 MILLION. Nearly $11 million in Progeny Earnings and Ten Stakes Winners, including 2014 Grade 2-pl, 3-Time SW AWESOME RETURN ($354,780), backto-back 2014 winner of $250,000 Snow Chief S. and $100,000 Silky Sullivan S. and placed in the $250,000 Mathis Brothers Mile S.-G2; Grade 3 2yo SW STONEY FLEECE ($581,019), winner of the $100,000 Generous S.-G3, 2nd in 2014 $250,000 California Cup Turf Classic, etc.; G1-pl SW ANTARES WORLD ($438,328), California Oaks and Golden Poppy S. winner, 2nd American Oaks S.-G1, 3rd Harold C. Ramser Sr. H.-G3; SW QUISISANA ($334,158), winner of the $200,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint S.; 2014 SW SUSANS EXPRESS ($143,390), won $200,000 California Cup Oaks; etc. Sire of 11% Juvenile Stakes Horse & Ranked Among the Leading California Juvenile Sires of 2014 with SPW New Karma and back-to-back Del Mar MSW and Santa Anita Allowance Winner ASHLEY S SASSY 2015 FEE: $3,000 LIVE FOAL (stand & nurse) RICHARD S KID Lemon Drop Kid Tough Broad, by Broad Brush MULTIPLE GRADE 1 WINNER of $2,482,295 Versatile Winner from 1 Mile to Miles Posting ELEVEN Triple Digit Beyers Won $1,000,000 Grade 1 Pacific Classic TWICE, once with 107 Beyer Won $250,000 Grade 1 Goodwood S. with 106 Beyer Won $150,000 Grade 2 San Antonio H. with 101 Beyer Won $100,000 Grade 3 Cougar II H. once with 100 Beyer & once with NTR of Miles in 2: Won Prove It S. with 105 Beyer setting Miles ETR of 2: The leading son of G1 Belmont Classic Winner & Eclipse Champion LEMON DROP KID (118 Beyer) and 6-time SW TOUGH BROAD (100 Beyer), by Leading Sire BROAD BRUSH FEE: $3,000 LIVE FOAL (stand and nurse) Also Standing: Atticus, Coil, Roi Charmant and Mr. Broad Blade Inquiries to Tom Hudson, Magali Farms 4050 Casey Avenue, Santa Ynez, CA Phone (805) Fax: (805) inquiries@magalifarms.com MAGALI FARMS Web Site: Santa Ynez, California Inquiries to Tom Hudson, Magali Farms, 4050 Casey Avenue, Santa Ynez, CA Phone (805) Fax: (805) inquiries@magalifarms.com Web Site:

9 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, January 24, 2015 PAGE CALIFORNIA STALLION HONORS BLUEGRASS CAT Leading California juvenile sire by earnings Bay Horse Foaled Jan. 23, 2003 in Kentucky Storm Cat 83 She s a Winner 96 Storm Bird 78 Terlingua 76 A.P. Indy 89 Get Lucky 88 Northern Dancer 61 South Ocean 67 Secretariat 70 Crimson Saint 69 Seattle Slew 74 Weekend Surprise 80 Mr. Prospector 70 Dance Number 79 Rockridge Stud By Nicole Russo Bluegrass Cat, already well traveled in his relatively young stallion career, will stand his first season in California in 2015 but comes with a ready-made advertisement for local breeders. Led by the exploits in 2014 of Story to Tell, a standout California-based juvenile, Bluegrass Cat s 2-year-old progeny statistics place him atop all juvenile sires standing in California for The 12-yearold Storm Cat horse, set to continue his career at Ballena Vista Farm in Ramona, Calif., bankrolled $1,008,039 from juvenile runners last season, easily outdistancing Papa Clem with $497,712. Bluegrass Cat s group of 63 2-year-old starters included 21 winners, with three stakes winners. Story to Tell bankrolled $131,100 last year, winning the W.L. Proctor Memorial Stakes, finishing second in the Santa Anita Juvenile Stakes, and third in the Speakeasy Stakes. The colt did not miss the board in four outings on dirt in 2014, his only unplaced efforts coming in a pair of graded stakes on a synthetic surface. Story to Tell, who is out of the multiple stakes-winning Silver Deputy mare Haddie Be Good, was a $200,000 purchase by trainer Dan Hendricks for owner Cecil Peacock out of the Barretts March sale of 2-year-olds in training. Bluegrass Cat s juveniles last year included Blue Dancer, who won 4 of 5 starts including three stakes in Canada for earnings of $103,089. The group also included stakes winner Moon River, and stakes-placed Sandra, Honkeytonk Man, and Bluegrass Singer. Bluegrass Cat flashed talent as a juvenile during his own racing career, winning the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes and Grade 3 Nashua Stakes. He was among LEADING CALIFORNIA JUVENILE SIRES BY 2014 PROGENY EARNINGS RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2015 FARM 2015 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS 2014 EARNINGS 1 Bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) Ballena Vista Farm $6, $1,008,039 2 Papa Clem (2006, Smart Strike) Legacy Ranch 5, ,712 3 Cindago (2003, Indian Charlie) Died ,664 4 U S Ranger (2004, Danzig) Rancho San Miguel 3, ,880 5 Swiss Yodeler (1994, Eastern Echo) Lovacres Ranch 3, ,510 the elite 3-year-olds the following season, finishing second in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes before winning the Haskell Invitational and finishing second in the Travers Stakes. An injury sustained in the latter forced his retirement, and he concluded his career with a bankroll of $1,761,280. Bluegrass Cat, who is from the immediate family of sires such as Not For Love, Super Saver, and Private Account, began his stud career at his birthplace, WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky., in He moved to Vinery s New York base at Sugar Maple Farm in Poughquag, N.Y., in a joint venture with WinStar in 2012, relocated to Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y., with the rest of that roster for 2014, and is now headed to Ballena Vista in California. Whatever his location, Bluegrass Cat has consistently been a productive sire of juveniles on all surfaces, led by representatives such as Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes winner Kathmanblu and Grade 3 Delta Downs Jackpot winner Sabercat. He was the second-leading freshman sire of 2010, and finished among the top 10 juveniles sires the following season. He led New York resident sires in juvenile earnings in 2012 and 2014, and finished second in He also led New York resident general sires for 2013 and From his first five crops of racing age excluding current juveniles Bluegrass Cat is the sire of 277 winners, including 23 stakes winners, from 411 starters, for earnings of $21,805,595 through Jan. 18. Papa Clem, a 9-year-old son of Smart Strike standing at Legacy Ranch in Clements, Calif., was represented by 10 winners from 24 starters in 2014, led by Mischief Clem. The colt finished on the board in 4 of 5 starts for earnings of $128,880, including a third in the Golden State Juvenile Stakes. Niassa earned $89,720 in 2014 while not missing the board in four starts, including a third in the Soviet Problem Stakes; Peradventure and Cardiac were also stakes-placed. Papa Clem won 3 of 13 career starts, including Grade 2 triumphs in the Arkansas Derby and San Fernando Stakes, for earnings of $1,121,190. The juveniles of 2014 were his second crop to race; he finished fifth in California s freshman sire standings for Third in the juvenile sire standings is Cindago, who stood at Legacy but died at age 9 in The Indian Charlie horse had just eight 2-year-old starters and two winners, but one of those was Wake Up Nick, who won 5 of 7 starts in The colt defeated Story to Tell by three-quarters of a length in the Santa Anita Juvenile. He also won the I m Smokin Stakes, Barretts Juvenile, and Graduation Stakes, and was second in the Golden State Juvenile.

10 C O M M I T T E D T O B R E E D I N G Q U A L I T Y Rancho San Miguel 2015 STALLION ROSTER A Top Five Active Sires by 2014 Cal-Bred Earnings MARINO MARINI Storm Cat Halo America, by Waquoit/ $2,500 LF Outstanding 2014 season with EIGHT Stakes performers including Record-setting Graded performer SWEET MARINI ($411,418), in 10 of 13 starts incl. 1st $200,000 Fleet Treat S. by lengths, 2014 NTR at LRC, 5 1 2F in 1:01.95, placed in 2015 Grade 2 Santa Monica S.); 2014 SW MARINO S WILD CAT ($172,410), 5 wins incl. $100,000 Harris Farm S. by lengths, placed in $55,000 Oakland S.; 2014 SW MAHOGANY RUN, 3 wins by combined lengths; etc. Record-Setting G1 Performing Multiple Stakes Winner SLEW S TIZNOW Tiznow Hepatica, by Slewpy/ $2,500 LF Won on dirt and synthetic, including Del Mar s El Cajon S. at one mile by 3 lengths and Hollywood Park s War Chant S. at 1 1/16 miles in a record 1: Saratoga maiden winner and 2nd in G1 Breeders Futurity at two. In his final start, posted a 102 Beyer in Hollywood Park s G2 Californian S. First crop yearlings sold for up to 14-times his fee. California s #7 Active Sire by Average Earnings Index (AEI) SOUTHERN IMAGE Halo s Image Pleasant Dixie, by Dixieland Band/ $2,500 LF Already in 2015: sire of HIP FOUR SIXTYNINE ($196,827), winner of the Fremont S. by lengths posting a 98 Beyer. First two California-sired crops are off to the races with SW BETTER BET ($261,620), on-the-board to CALIFORNIA CHROME 4-times, winner of the $200,000 Golden State Juvenile S. besting Grade 1 SW TAMARANDO. His first crop, now matured to seven, has average earnings over $76,500 and has produced 11% $100K+ earners, like Grade 1 SW SOUTHERN SPEED ($2.9 Million); G1-placed CALIBRACHOA ($666,040); etc. Top TEN National Freshman Yearling Sire in 2013! THE PAMPLEMOUSSE Kafwain Comfort Zone, by Rubiano/ $2,500 LF Sire of $160,000 1ST CROP BARRETTS SALES TOPPING YEARLING! The #1 Freshman Sire outside of Kentucky in 2013, ranked among the Top Ten nationally with a seven yearling average over $53,000. First 2YOs sold for up to $105,000, and his first runner BIG SWAG, won first time out in maiden special company at Santa Anita by lengths. Santa Anita Graded stakes-winning miler by Top California Sire KAFWAIN. Won 3 of 5 starts, incl. G3 Sham S. by 6L (107 Beyer) & G3 San Rafael S. at a mile. please visit for more details on our stallions

11 One of the Leading Thoroughbred Farms in California BOARDING, BREEDING & FOALING / SALES PREP & REPRESENTATION / LAY-UPS & REHABILITATION No Booking Fees for 2015 Seasons / Stud Fees are payable Oct. 1 of year bred HOME OF CALIFORNIA S LEADING SIRES UNUSUAL HEAT S FASTEST SON AT STUD HE BE FIRE N ICE Unusual Heat Deputy Tombe, by Deputy Commander/ $2,500 LF Stakes Winner & Multiple Grade 2-Placed Miler; 2 3/4 Ragozin Photo finish 2nd in Grade 2 City of Hope in 1:31.84 only.06 off Wise Dan s course record. By California s dominant Sire of the Decade UNUSUAL HEAT Runs N Wins No Stud Fee Due until the foal runs & wins! There s more at New for 2015 New for 2015 GIANT CAUSEWAY s Pedigree Powerhouse Son NORTHERN CAUSEWAY Giant s Causeway Getaway Girl, by Silver Deputy/ $2,500 LF Graded Derby-Winning Son of GIANT S CAUSEWAY (sire of 2014 Eclipse Award Champion TAKE CHARGE BRANDI). Out of a half-sister to Leading Sires CITY ZIP (sire of 2014 Eclipse Award Champions DAYATTHESPA and WORK ALL WEEK) and GHOSTZAPPER (sire of 2014 Eclipse Award Champion JUDY THE BEAUTY). Foundation family of Breeders Cup Classic & Kentucky Derby Winners! Ranked Among the Top Three 2015 California Sires by 2014 Third-Crop Earnings STREET HERO Street Cry Squall Linda, by Summer Squall/ $3,500 LF California s first opportunity to breed to a son of Champion and Leading Sire STREET CRY, sire of ZENYATTA. Proven sire of Derby-winners, incl. Horse of the Year AZARENKA, filly who won prestigious G1 Peruvian Derby over colts, and GABRIEL CHARLES ($319,800), commanding winner of the G2 Del Mar Derby as well as the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Preview. New to California for 2015 New to California for 2015 Co-Leading California Sire by Percentage Graded Stakes Winners Tied with Unusual Heat U S RANGER Danzig My Annette, by Red Ransom/ $3,000 LF Ranked Among the Top Three California Second-Crop Sire in Graded Stakes Sire in EACH of His First Two Crops: Sire of $250,000 Grade 3 Dixiana Bourbon SW LAWN RANGER ($209,700); $150,000 Grade 3 Arlington-Washington Futurity SW SOLITARY RANGER ($212,333), a winner on dirt, turf & synthetic; and Australian $150,000 Group 3 SW GET THE NOD ($107,204). Champion son of Sire of Sires DANZIG, o/o 3/4-sister to DYNAFORMER & half to dam of OFFLEE WILD sire of BAYERN. Inquiries to Clay Murdock / P.O. Box 741, San Miguel, CA PH: (805) / FX: (805) / EM: ransanmig@gmail.com /

12 AWESOME GAMBLER Coronado s Quest Wedding March, by Deputy Minister Fee: $5,000 California s Leading First-Crop Sire Of 2011 Leading Second- Crop Sire Of 2012 and Leading Third-Crop 2013 Sire of GI Winner WILLA B AWESOME who sold for $875,000 at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton November sale TIME TO GET EVEN Stephen Got Even Tomisue s Pleasure, by Seeking the Gold Fee: $2,000 California s leading Second-Crop Sire by 2014 Stakes Wins and Co-leader by Stakes Winners First Crop sire of 96% Runners/Foals with 14 % Stakes Horses Sire of Stakes Winners TIME FOR A MEMORY, TIME TO BE A HERO and stakes-placed Time for Angie BUSHWACKER Outflanker Musical Score, by Romantic Lead Fee: $2,000 Sire of Stakes-Placed Tupelo Cush from his First Crop to race Top Four California Second-Crop Sire by 2014 Winners 80% Runners 70% winners MERIT MAN With Distinction Precise Strike, by Precise End Fee $5,000 LF Multiple Stakes Winner, Grade I Stakes Placed From 9 starts had 4 wins 1 second and 1 third, retired with earnings of $462,030 TWICE THE APPEAL Successful Appeal Double Boarded, by Cormorant Fee: $1,500 G3 Stakes winner of $476,060 First foals will be Two Year-olds of 2015 EMPIRE WAY Empire Maker Delta Princess, by A.P. Indy Fee: $5,000-LF Grade I Stakes-Placed Winner of $119,170 From the strongest female family in CA, & one of the best in nation GRACE UPON GRACE Rio Verde Chasing Wind, by Mining Fee $2,000 California s Leading Freshman sire of 2014 Over 83% of his first runners have hit the board! Highway 79 Warner Springs, CA Inquiries to Terry Lovingier (562) / FAX: (562) terry@lovco.com

13 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, January 24, 2015 PAGE CALIFORNIA STALLION HONORS GRACE UPON GRACE Leading California freshman sire by earnings Dark Bay or Brown Horse Foaled Jan. 9, 2007 in California Rio Verde 92 Chasing Wind 95 Nureyev 77 River Rose 76 Mining 84 Duet 85 Northern Dancer 61 Special 69 Riverman 69 Barbarossa 68 Mr. Prospector 70 I Pass 78 His Majesty 68 Guanajibena 71 Brenda Nellums By Steve Andersen It took little for Grace Upon Grace to lead California s freshman sires in The 8-year-old stallion had six runners who earned $81,872 in None were winners. His most successful foal was London Legacy, who was winless in four starts, finished second three times, and earned $39,400. It was still good enough for the freshman stallion title. He kind of backed into it, didn t he? stallion owner Terry Lovingier said. Lovingier considered Grace Upon Grace s 2-year-olds of 2014 to be a test crop, and is hopeful the 2015 season can show the stallion s ability. Supporting his argument, a Grace Upon Grace yearling colt was purchased for $50,000 by trainer Jeff Bonde at the 2014 Northern California yearling sale. Grace Upon Grace stands for $2,000 at Lovingier s Lovacres Ranch in Warner Springs, Calif. Grace Upon Grace had 13 named 2-year-olds in The year-olds will have a greater presence, Lovingier insists. He s going to do really well, Lovingier predicted recently. I ve bred more to him. He s got some really nice babies. His best years are still to come. Grace Upon Grace s progeny earnings for 2014 were the lowest in recent memory for a leading freshman stallion. In the last decade, the leading freshman stallion who came closest to Grace Upon Grace s figure was Royal Cat, who had progeny earnings of $121,971 in By comparison, Square Eddie led the 2013 freshman list with progeny earnings of $473,045, ranking 10th on the national list. In 2012, Heatseeker led the California list with earnings of $415,412, LEADING CALIFORNIA FRESHMAN SIRES BY 2014 PROGENY EARNINGS RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2015 FARM 2015 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS 2014 EARNINGS 1 Grace Upon Grace (2007, Rio Verde) Lovacres Ranch $2, $81,872 2 The Pamplemousse (2006, Kafwain) Rancho San Miguel 2, ,906 3 Elusive Warning (2004, Elusive Quality) 2, ,825 Madera Thoroughbreds 4 Sundarban (2006, A.P. Indy) Milky Way Farm 2, ,925 5 Many Rivers (2005, Storm Cat) 3, ,893 Victory Rose Thoroughbreds ranking 16th nationally. Grace Upon Grace was 37th on the national list in In 2014, The Pamplemousse finished second on the California freshman list, with progeny earnings of $68,906. The Pamplemousse had six runners, including one winner. He stands for $2,500 at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, Calif. Only four freshman sires in California sired winners in 2014 Elusive Warning with three, and Many Rivers, Mesa Thunder, and The Pamplemousse with one each. This was the second time in four years that Lovacres Ranch had the leading freshman sire in the state. In 2011, Awesome Gambler led first year-stallions with progeny earnings of $287,862. Awesome Gambler, who stands for $5,000 at Lovacres this year, ranked 44th on California s general sire list in 2014 with progeny earnings of $461,909. Grace Upon Grace, by the Nureyev stallion Rio Verde, won 3 of 12 starts and earned $162,646 in a two-year career in After beating maidens in his debut at Hollywood Park, Grace Upon Grace ran in five consecutive stakes from June through September of his 2-year-old season in He was second in two stakes during that span, the Willard L. Proctor Memorial Stakes against open company at Hollywood Park and the Graduation Stakes against Californiabreds at Del Mar. As a 3-year-old, Grace Upon Grace won twice, an optional claimer at Hollywood Park on turf and a $40,000 claimer at Del Mar, both in sprints. Lovingier said that a bowed tendon compromised Grace Upon Grace s racing career. Grace Upon Grace entered stud in 2011 at an advertised fee of $2,000. Lovingier bred and raced Grace Upon Grace, who is out of stakes winner Chasing Wind, the dam of three stakes winners. Chasing Wind s most notable foal is Rgirldoesn tbluff, a fourtime stakes winner at Calder, and the runner-up in the Grade 3 First Lady Handicap at Gulfstream Park in Rgirldoesn tbluff earned $214,270. He s got a fantastic pedigree on the bottom side, Lovingier said. Lovingier said he is ready to lead by example, investing in better mares for the stallions at his farm. The expenditure is what is needed to support Grace Upon Grace. I m raising the quality of the mares for all my stallions, he said. I m kind of excited about it.

14 PAGE 14 Saturday, January 24, 2015 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2014 CALIFORNIA STALLION HONORS UNUSUAL HEAT Leading California turf sire by earnings Dark Bay or Brown Horse Foaled Jan. 1, 1990 in Kentucky Nureyev 77 Rossard 80 Northern Dancer 61 Special 69 Glacial 66 Peas-Blossom 68 Nearctic 54 Natalma 57 Forli 63 Thong 64 Pardal 47 Glacis 58 Midsummer Night 57 Fan Light 56 Barbara D. Livingston By Joe Nevills Through all the changes in California racing over the past 17 years shuttering tracks, shuffling of racing dates, new surfaces, and new leadership one of the state s pillars of consistency has been Unusual Heat. The 25-year-old son of Nureyev has been a fixture in the Golden State since entering stud in 1998, and that enduring success has helped him become the all-time leading sire by California-bred earnings. Unusual Heat reigned as California s leading sire by turf earnings for an 11th straight year in 2014, with 34 winners from 84 starters on grass and earnings of $2,864,232. His turf earnings doubled that of the second-leading sire, the late Tribal Rule, who finished with $1,416,001 in progeny earnings. The only drawback of the stallion s 2014 record, it seems, is that he did not finish the year as the state s leading general sire, ending a run that began in In his defense, most years don t produce a California-sired dual classic winner. It was a productive year, definitely not his best year, said Harris Auerbach, managing partner of the stallion s ownership, M. Auerbach LLC and The Unusual Heat Syndicate. Our expectations are really high, and sometimes you can get jaded by the success, but he had a real solid year, especially on the turf. Unusual Heat will stand the 2015 breeding season at Harris Farms in Coalinga, Calif., for a fee of $20,000. Unusual Heat was represented by 128 Northern Hemisphere runners in 2014, with 59 horses winning 106 races for a combined $4,164,699. All five of his stakes winners came on turf, led by Bettys Bambino, winner of the Grade 3 Daytona LEADING CALIFORNIA TURF SIRES BY 2014 PROGENY EARNINGS RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2015 FARM 2015 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS 2014 EARNINGS 1 Unusual Heat (1990, Nureyev) Harris Farms $20, $2,864,232 2 Tribal Rule (1996, Storm Cat) Died ,416,001 3 Decarchy (1997, Distant View) Magali Farms 3, ,182,044 4 Bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) Ballena Vista Farm 6, ,006,527 5 Heatseeker (2003, Giant s Causeway) Harris Farms 5, ,058 Stakes at Santa Anita. He also sired Grade 3-placed stakes winner Lakerville, stakes winners Boozer, Heat Du Jour, and Unusual Heatwave, and Grade 2-placed Starspangled Heat. Unusual Heat s ability to sire grass runners should have been apparent based on his pedigree and race record. He is by noted turf sire Nureyev and out of the Danish-bred Rossard, who was a champion in Scandinavia before becoming a Grade 1 winner on turf in the United States. On the track, Unusual Heat was a threetime stakes winner in Ireland on turf before finishing his career in North America. Unusual Heat s leading runners have included Acclamation, the champion older male of 2011 and a five-time Grade 1 winner on turf, as well as Grade 1 turf winners The Usual Q. T. and Unusual Suspect and maintrack Grade 1 winner Golden Doc A. As Unusual Heat got into his 20s, Auerbach said that careful management of the stallion has paid dividends, and the plan will stay in place going forward, with an expected book of 35 to 40 mares. The first thing is, and credit to [co-owners] Madeline Auerbach and Barry Abrams, none of us over-bred him, Auerbach said. We just gave him whatever work he had, and we never tried to shuttle him or book over 100 mares, but once he got popular, we just tried to get quality mares and do what was right by him. Also, a big credit to his longevity now goes to the people at Harris Farms, who have really in the last four or five years done a yeoman s job with him. He s 25 years old, so we are being very cautious, he continued. We made an initial limit of 35 [mares], and we ll see how he does. If we can add a few more later in the year, great, and if we can t, he doesn t owe us anything at this point. While Unusual Heat s position among California s top sires doesn t appear to changing anytime soon, he will soon face competition from a platoon of his own sons. Four of Unusual Heat s sons will enter stud in California during the 2015 breeding season. Lakerville will stand beside his sire at Harris Farms, while Gervinho and Unusual Heatwave will stand at Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and He Be Fire N Ice will debut at Rancho San Miguel. That quartet will join Acclamation, who began stud duty at Old English Rancho in It s sort of been the last piece of the puzzle with him, Auerbach said. In terms of being a sire of sires, he s gotten a late start. There s now five of them standing in California and one in Australia. Unusual Suspect just got started this last season down there. We already know he s a pretty good broodmare sire from the limited sample, and we think he has a chance to be a really good sire of sires.

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16 PAGE 16 Saturday, January 24, 2015 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING BARRETTS KICKS OFF YEAR OF GROWTH, TRANSITION Benoit & Associates The sales pavilion for Barretts in Pomona (above) will not be used after February, with all Barretts auctions moving to Del Mar. By Steve Andersen A season of transition for the Barretts sales company in Pomona, Calif., begins on Monday with a familiar launch the January mixed sale that has started the California auction season for more than two decades. Monday s sale of breeding stock, 2-yearolds, yearlings, and horses of racing age will be the second-to-last sale at the Barretts facility on the Los Angeles county fairgrounds. Following the select sale of 2-year-olds in training on Feb. 23, no further sales will be held at that site. The company will permanently shift its sales events to Del Mar, beginning with a 2-year-olds in training sale in May, a paddock sale of race-ready horses in July, a select yearling sale in August, and an open yearling and horses of racing age sale in October. In the first months of 2016, the January mixed sale and select sale of 2-year-olds in training also will be held at Del Mar. We think that will serve the needs of the industry, Barretts general manager Kim Lloyd said. In its first year of establishing a presence at Del Mar, Barretts will have one of its busiest sales calendars in some time. The 2015 calendar has one more sale than Barretts has conducted in recent years when a yearling sale was conducted in October, but the company did not hold a yearling sale in August. The California Thoroughbred Breeders Association holds a yearling sale in Northern California at Pleasanton each August. The October horses of racing age sale this year will be new for Barretts. The sale was proposed for 2014 but implementation was postponed a year. The July paddock sale at Del Mar has become a fixture on the opening weekend of the race meeting in recent years, but the yearling sale there will be the first time that horses of that age have been sold at that venue by any company since Lloyd said the Barretts calendar for 2015 could change in the future, depending on results and feedback from participants. We ll try to do what we think is best, Lloyd said. We can adjust as we see different needs. We feel Barretts is an important part of the game to recruit new owners and give breeders a chance to do business. Monday s January mixed sale begins at 11 a.m. Pacific and has a catalog of 371 horses, which includes a supplemental catalog of 37 horses. Last year, the January sale had 224 horses sell for a total of $1,944,900, an average price of $8,683 and a median price of $5,350. Those were the highest figures for number sold since 2011 when 256 were purchased. The gross was highest since 2010 when 275 horses sold for $2,013,000. The average and median prices were highest since 2007 when the sale averaged $9,539 and had a median of $4,500. The average reached $7,320 in 2010 but fell to $5,310 in The average price has risen each year since then. It s been a vibrant sale the last few years, Lloyd said. It helps to move horses along. We have a larger catalog than we ve had. The 2007 sale was highlighted by the dispersal of Granja Vista Del Rio Stable. The most expensive horse in that sale was the mare Selvatica, who sold for $560,000. In 2014, a yearling colt by Midnight Lute and a 2-year-old colt by Majestic Warrior shared the highest price of $70,000 at the January mixed sale. The Majestic Warrior colt, now named Sunset Sparkle, has had a series of recorded workouts for trainer Dan Hendricks at Santa Anita since mid- November. Monday s sale includes 18 horses owned by Karen and Mickey Taylor, co-owners of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. The Taylors are conducting a complete dispersal, through Rick Taylor s Special T Thoroughbreds, that includes the 13-yearold stallion Council Member. There are seven racing prospects and three yearlings by Council Member that are part of the dispersal.

17 New for 2015 Breeding season: edaddy Nose Best (KY)f Scat Daddy Follow Your Bliss, by Thunder Gulch Fee: $2,000 LF S&N (Special consideration to proven mares) Property of Daddy Nose Best Syndicate - Shares Available THE ONLY SON OF SCAT DADDY TO STAND IN NORTH AMERICA Multiple Graded stakes winner of $957,303 Winner of the G3 - El Camino Real Derby, G3 - Sunland Derby and the G3 - Colonel E.R. Bradley H. Won on both dirt and turf across the U.S. ecapital Accountf Closing Argument Accountess, by Private Account Fee: $1,500 LF S&N (Special consideration to proven mares) Property of Capital Account Syndicate - Shares Available THE ONLY SON OF CLOSING ARGUMENT TO STAND IN CALIFORNIA Grade 2 winner retired with earnings of $445,080 Won the G2 - Pat O Brien S. at Del Mar, defeating G1 winner COIL 2nd in the G1 Santa Anita Championship S. and the G2 San Carlos S. From 14 starts was on the board 12 times Out of Accountess, daughter of multiple stakes winner COUNT PENNIES efighting HUSSAR (CA)f Rockport Harbor Lightning Pace, by Regal Classic Fee: Complimentary THE ONLY STAKES PERFORMING SON OF ROCKPORT HARBOR TO STAND IN CALIFORNIA Multiple Stakes-Placed Winner of $236,128 2nd in the King Glorious S. the Echo Eddie S. and the Snow Chief Stakes defeating Graded S. winner TIZ A MINISTER Out of LIGHTNING PACE, Graded stakes-placed winner of $285,384 ALSO STANDING eaffirmativef Unbridled Tom s a La Mode, by Alleged Fee: Complimentary Affirmative has progeny earnings of $2.5 Million His runners are led by Graded stakes-placed WARRENS VENEDA ($4467,612) winner of the Paseana Stakes at Santa Anita Park Jan 11, 2015 by 5 ½ lengths, multiple stakes winner WARREN S JITTERBUG ($355,994) and stakes places Warrensmymysterydice ($99,095) Average earnings per starter is $43,707 Hector Palma, Consultant or Marcos Menjivar, Manager 3001 W. Esplanade Ave PO Box 2515 Hemet, CA Phone (951) Fax (951)

18 PAGE 18 Saturday, January 24, 2015 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2014 LEADING CALIFORNIA GENERAL SIRES CHIEF EARNER, 2014 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2015 FARM 2015 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWNRS SWINS EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Lucky Pulpit (2001, Pulpit) Harris Farms $10, California Chrome-$4,007,800 $5,149,180 California Chrome Tribal Rule (1996, Storm Cat) Died Red Outlaw-$321,150 5,047,047 Joy Boy Bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) Ballena Vista Farm 6, Lieutenant Seany O-$140,672 4,943,116 Percussion Unusual Heat (1990, Nureyev) Harris Farms 20, Bettys Bambino-$258,036 4,164,699 Lakerville-98 5 Eddington (2001, Unbridled) Ballena Vista Farm 3, Secret Circle-$552,000 3,210,201 Secret Circle Ministers Wild Cat (2000, Deputy Minister) Tommy Town Thoroughbreds Private Doinghardtimeagain-$147,314 2,376,023 Toledo Eddie Decarchy (1997, Distant View) Magali Farms 3, Awesome Return-$326,820 2,364,930 Husband s Folly-91 8 Benchmark (1991, Alydar) Pens Bench Light-$191,650 2,202,029 Magic Mark Bertrando (1989, Skywalker) Died Tamarando-$210,500 2,107,647 Stryker Phd Kafwain (2000, Cherokee Run) Tommy Town Thoroughbreds 5, Let Faith Arise-$398,000 1,764,568 Let Faith Arise LEADING CALIFORNIA JUVENILE SIRES CHIEF EARNER, 2014 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2015 FARM 2015 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWNRS SWINS EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) Ballena Vista Farm $6, Story to Tell-$131,100 $1,008,039 Bluegrass Singer-90 2 Papa Clem (2006, Smart Strike) Legacy Ranch 5, Mischief Clem-$128, ,712 Peradventure-75 3 Cindago (2003, Indian Charlie) Died Wake Up Nick-$356, ,664 Wake Up Nick-76 4 U S Ranger (2004, Danzig) Rancho San Miguel 3, Lawn Ranger-$209, ,880 Lawn Ranger-76 5 Swiss Yodeler (1994, Eastern Echo) Lovacres Ranch 3, Grand Yodeler-$115, ,510 Swiss Wager-67 6 Lucky Pulpit (2001, Pulpit) Harris Farms 10, Pulmarack-$74, ,730 Pulmarack-75 7 Vronsky (1999, Danzig) Old English Rancho 6, Acceptance-$257, ,430 Acceptance-81 8 Ministers Wild Cat (2000, Deputy Minister) Tommy Town Thoroughbreds Private Singing Kitty-$65, ,132 Stalk the Wildcat-83 9 Grazen (2006, Benchmark) Tommy Town Thoroughbreds 2, Tatum s Gold-$81, ,436 Tough Sunday Tribal Rule (1996, Storm Cat) Died Comanche Ruler-$74, ,004 Comanche Ruler LEADING CALIFORNIA FRESHMAN SIRES CHIEF EARNER, 2014 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2015 FARM 2015 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWNRS SWINS EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Grace Upon Grace (2007, Rio Verde) Lovacres Ranch $2, London Legacy-$39,400 $81,872 London Legacy-61 2 The Pamplemousse (2006, Kafwain) Rancho San Miguel 2, Big Swag-$33,600 68,906 Big Swag-72 3 Elusive Warning (2004, Elusive Quality) Madera Thoroughbreds 2, Ain t Misbehavin-$23,650 55,825 Upbeat Tempo-58 4 Sundarban (2006, A.P. Indy) Milky Way Farm 2, Howdy-$19,200 20,925 Howdy-68 5 Many Rivers (2005, Storm Cat) Victory Rose Thoroughbreds 3, Many Routes-$7,553 9,893 Flying Tee LEADING CALIFORNIA TURF SIRES CHIEF EARNER, 2014 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2015 FARM 2015 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWNRS SWINS EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Unusual Heat (1990, Nureyev) Harris Farms $20, Boozer-$255,232 $2,864,232 Lakerville-98 2 Tribal Rule (1996, Storm Cat) Died Tribal Spy-$143,280 1,416,001 Red Outlaw-97 3 Decarchy (1997, Distant View) Magali Farms 3, Awesome Return-$311,820 1,182,044 Husband s Folly-91 4 Bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) Ballena Vista Farm 6, E B Ryder-$132,400 1,006,527 Michael With Us-91 5 Heatseeker (2003, Giant s Causeway) Harris Farms 5, Savvy Hester-$143, ,058 Speed Seeker LEADING CALIFORNIA BROODMARE SIRES CHIEF EARNER, 2014 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2015 FARM RNRS WNRS SWNRS SWINS EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Bertrando (1989, Skywalker) Midnight Storm-$285,810 $4,354,912 Midnight Storm-95 2 In Excess (1987, Siberian Express) Lexie Lou-$1,119,470 4,316,063 Candy Boy Salt Lake (1989, Deputy Minister) Saratoga Heater-$184,287 3,813,518 Sweet Cassiopeia-96 4 General Meeting (1988, Seattle Slew) Condo Commando-$508,600 3,775,056 Condo Commando-96 So Lonesome-96 5 Beau Genius (1985, Bold Ruckus) Anahauc-$153,338 2,624,846 Anahauc-102

19 MINISTERS WILD CAT Deputy Minister Hollywood Wild Cat, by Kris S. Fee: Private Treaty #1 Active California Sire by 2014 Winners First five crops to race have earned in excess of $11.1 million, $2.2 million in 2014 including nine stakes performers. His runners are led by GII winner DOINGHARDTIMEAGAIN ($734,054) OLD TOPPER Gilded Time Shy Trick, by Phone Trick Fee: $2,500 LF A consistent sire from 11 crops to race OLD TOPPER has average earnings per year of $1.728 million including six stakes horses and earnings of $1.3 million in 2014 His runners are led by AIN T NO OTHER ($616,750) and multiple stakes and G3 L.A. Woman Stakes winner TOP KISSER ($407,100) BOISTEROUS (KY) Distorted Humor Emanating, by Cox s Ridge Fee: $5,000 LF GI winning millionaire and only son of DISTORTED HUMOR to stand on the West Coast Multiple graded stakes winner of $1,458,792 won or placed in 15 stakes-14 graded including GI Man O War Stakes By two-time champion DISTORTED HUMOR, sire of 2 champions and 48 graded stakes winners KAFWAIN Cherokee Run Swazi s Moment, by Moment of Hope Fee: $5,000 LF Ranked Among the Top Six California Sires by Both 2014 Earnings and Mares Bred Average Earnings Index for two-year-olds=1.40 His runners are led by millionaire GI winner DAISY DEVINE ($1,095,892) and GI Santa Margarita S. and GII Adoration S. winner LET FAITH ARISE ($488,240) Also Standing: Gervinho - Grazen - Jeranimo - Unusual Heatwave

20 UnUsUal Heat - DepUty tombe, b y DepUty CommanDer The Fastest Son of Leading Sire UNUSUAL HEAT Sons of Unusual Heat Ragozins Beyers He Be Fire N Ice 2 3/4 104 Unusual Heatwave 3 1/2 100 Gervinho 4 3/4 94 Lakerville 5 1/2 98 I like Fire so much I am breeding my two mares to him this year. -Victor Espinoza Benoit Photo Inquiries to: Rancho San Miguel Visit his interactive site at www. HeBeFireNIce.com