Over 200 owners, breeders, trainers and other sectors of the industry turned out for The Horse Racing Committee open forum Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at the Boulevard Casino in Coquitlam, the largest turnout for a horsemenīs meeting in a very long time.
The committee chair Derek Sturko explained the current situation of horse racing in this province. A very long question and answer session followed with many very good questions. Answers are not quite as easy.
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BC Cup Day
Monday August 2, 2010
Plenty of Prizes will be offered including a Golf Getaway Package to Whistler for two nights, live music by March Hare.
The HBPA and the CTHS are offering a draw for a 46" Sony Bravo Flat Screen TV valued at over $1000 or you can take the cash.
THE BC CUP ENDURANCE
BC Bred Purse $22,000 Three Year Olds and Upward
One Mile And Three Eighths
THE BC CUP DEBUTANTE
BC Bred Purse $50,000 Guaranteed Fillies Two Year Olds
Six And One Half Furlongs
THE BC CUP STELLARīS JAY
BC Bred Purse $50,000 Guaranteed Colts And Geldings Three Year Olds
One Mile And One Sixteenth
THE REDEKOP BC CUP CLASSIC
BC Bred Purse $50,000 Guaranteed Three Year Olds and Upward
One Mile And One Eighth
THE BC CUP NURSERY
BC Bred Purse $50,000 Guaranteed Colts And Geldings Two Year Olds
Six And One Half Furlongs
THE BC CUP DOGWOOD
BC Bred Purse $50,000 Guaranteed Fillies Three Year Olds
One Mile And One Sixteenth
THE BC CUP SPRINT
BC Bred Purse $50,000 Guaranteed Three Year Olds and Upward
Six And One Half Furlongs
THE BC CUP DISTAFF
BC Bred Purse $50,000 Guaranteed Fillies And Mares Three Year Olds and Upward
One Mile And One Eighth
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The Jim Dandy and Haskell drop the green flag on the second half of the 3 year old campaign south of the border.
Bloodhorse - Solid Jim Dandy Field
Bloodhorse - Derby Prekness Winners Clash In Haskell
Super Saverīs Rep Needs A Boost
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Bloodhorse - Proviso - Forever Together Hook Up In Diana
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HBPA Alberta
Annual General Meeting
All Thoroughbred Owners & Trainers
Thursday, August 12, 2010 5:30 PM
Northlands Park, Edmonton Alberta
Sky Paddock
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HBPA Alberta
Family Day
Saturday, August 14, 2010 Noon - 5:00 PM
Northlands Park, Edmonton Alberta
Infield
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July 30
Del Mar
Cougar II Handicap GIII $125,000g, 3&up, 12f.
Evangeline Downs
John Franks Memorial Sales Stake (R), $100,000g, 2yo f, sold at Evangeline Downs March sale, 5.5f.
Marquis Downs
Bob Barr Memorial Handicap $7,500g, 3yo f, 8f.
Penn National
Jennie Wade Handicap $100,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 5f (turf).
Femme Fatale S, $75,000g, 3yo f, 6f.
Red Carpet S, $75,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 8.5f (turf).
Philadelphia Park
Power By Far Stake (R), $75,000g, 3yo, Pennsylvania bred/sired, 6f.
Roanoke Stake (R), $75,000g, 3yo f, Pennsylvania bred/sired, 6f.
Saratoga
Fleet Indian Stake (R), $70,000a, 3&up, Fillies & Mares New York-bred, 7f.
July 31
Assiniboia Downs
R.J. Speers S, $30,000g, 3&up, 8.5f.
Calder Race Course
Ema Bovary S, $50,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 6.5f.
Del Mar
San Diego Handicap G. II $200,000g, 3&up, 8.5f.
Fleet Treat Stake (R), $100,000g, 3yo f, California-bred, 7f.
Evangeline Downs
John Franks Memorial Sales Stake (R), $100,000g, 2yo, Colts & Geldings sold at Evangeline Downs March sale, 5.5f.
Louisiana Downs
Laurel Lane (R), $50,000g, 2yo, Louisiana-bred, 6f.
Stardust (R), $50,000g, 2yo f, Louisiana-bred, 6f.
Monmouth Park
Mongo Queen S, $100,000g, 3yo f, 5.5f (turf).
Northlands Park
Count Lathum Handicap $50,000g, 3yo, 8.5f.
Penn National
Pennsylvania Governorīs Cup Handicap $200,000g, 3&up, 5f (turf).
Capital City Handicap $75,000g, 3yo, 8f (turf).
East Hanover Township S, $75,000g, 3yo, 6f.
Saratoga
Diana Handicap G. IT $500,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 9f (turf).
Jim Dandy Stake G. II $500,000g, 3yo, 9f.
William B. Fasig Stake (R), $70,000a, 3&up, Fillies & Mares New York-bred, 8.5f (turf).
Woodbine
Vandal Stake (R), $150,000g, 2yo, foaled in Ontario, 6f.
August 1
Assiniboia Downs
Winnipeg Sun S, $30,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 8.5f.
Del Mar
Bing Crosby Stake GI $250,000g, 3&up, 6f.
Emerald Downs
Boeing Handicap $50,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 8.5f.
Mt. Rainier Handicap $50,000g, 3&up, 9f.
Fort Erie
Don Valliere Memorial Cup (R), $25,000g, 3&up, Colts & Geldings 2 or more starts at Fort Erie in 2010, 6f.
Monmouth Park
Haskell Invitational GI $1,000,000g, 3yo, 9f.
Oceanport Stake GIII, $200,000g, 3&up, 8.5f (turf).
Taylor Made Matchmaker Stake GIIIT $200,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 9f (turf).
Jersey Derby S, $150,000g, 3yo, 8.5f (turf).
Majestic Light S, $150,000g, 3&up, 8.5f.
Regret S, $150,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 6f.
Teddy Drone S, $150,000g, 3&up, 6f.
Northlands Park
Madamoiselle Handicap $50,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 8.5f.
Saratoga
Ruffian Invitational GI $250,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 9f.
Fourstardave Handicap GIIT $150,000a, 3&up, 8.5f (turf).
Curlin Stake (R), $75,000a, 3yo, which have won a graded stakes over 8f in 2010, 9f.
Humphrey S. Finney S, $70,000a, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 5.5f (turf).
Woodbine
Wonder Where Stake (R), $250,000g, 3yo f, Canadian-bred, 10f (turf).
August 2
Assiniboia Downs
Manitoba Lotteries Derby, $75,000g, 3yo, 9f.
Assiniboia Oaks, $50,000g, 3yo f, 8f.
Graduation S, $30,000g, 2yo, 5.5f.
Fort Erie
Mike Anderson Memorial Cup (R), $25,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 2 or more starts at Fort Erie in 2010, 8.5f.
Hastings Racecourse
Redekop British Columbia Cup Classic Handicap (R), $75,000g, 3&up, British Columbia-bred, 9f.
British Columbia Cup Debutante Stake (R), $50,000g, 2yo f, British Columbia-bred, 6.5f.
British Columbia Cup Distaff Handicap (R), $50,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares British Columbia-bred, 9f.
British Columbia Cup Dogwood (R), $50,000g, 3yo f, British Columbia-bred, 8.5f.
British Columbia Cup Nursery Stake (R), $50,000g, 2yo, Colts & Geldings British Columbia-bred, 6.5f.
British Columbia Cup Sprint Handicap (R), $50,000g, 3&up, British Columbia-bred, 6.5f.
British Columbia Cup Stellarīs Jay (R), $50,000g, 3yo, Colts & Geldings British Columbia-bred, 8.5f.
British Columbia Cup Endurance (R), $22,000g, 3&up, British Columbia-bred which have started for $8,000 or less in 2009-10, 11f.
Northlands Park
Northlands Oaks, $50,000g, 3yo f, 8f.
Saratoga
Amsterdam Stake GII $150,000g, 3yo, 6.5f.
Woodbine
Royal North Stake GIIIC $150,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares 6f (turf).
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DRF - Valenzuela Returns To Riding In California
http://www.drf.com/news/patrick-valenzuela-returns-riding-california
Bloodhorse - Valenzuela To Ride Enriched in San Diego
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Horse Race Insider - Maybe So Maybe Not
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http://www.drf.com/news/letter-steven-crist
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Thoroughbred Times - NY Cuts Stakes
Bloodhorse - NYRA Suspends Stakes, Cuts Purses
Bloodhorse - River Downs Slashes Stakesī Purses
2010 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale
Selected Session:
September 7 2 p.m.
Open Session:
September 11 2 p.m.
Woodbine Sales Pavilion
Woodbine Racetrack, Rexdale, Ontario
The Premiere Source of Canadian-Bred Yearlings
It Pays to Buy in Ontario!
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Bull-ring is a derogatory slang term for a small race track. Why would the Racing Marketing Manager for Edmonton Northlands call Northlands track a bull-ring?
Whatīs next? Calling the stands a ghetto?
St Liams Halo
Owner: Glen Todd and Patrick Kinsella
Trainer: Alan May
Probable next race: Count Lathum Handicap
A maiden allowance winner in his most recent start - Chicago, June 25 - St Liams Halo was purchased for $100,000 and sent north. He has made five consecutive starts on turf. How will he handle a dirt bull-ring?
(Emphasis Added)
When a wannabe tries to use lingo to show how smart they are, they usually end up showing exactly how smart there are?
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Bloodhorse - High Stakes Games
Bloodhorse - In New Jersey Itīs Only Just Begun
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I think itīs about time we voted for senators with breasts. After all, weīve been voting for boobs long enough.
Clarie Sargent
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TB Beat July 29
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Horse Race Insider - Was It All A Dream
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Rexall Place last, Saddledome second last in food safety record among all major Canadian arenas.
Yahoo News - National Stadiums Dirty Food
Edmonton Journal - Officials Arenīt Concerned
Howīs Northlands going to fix this problem? They canīt do what they did to Phil and give the Food Inspectors Petty Trespass Act Notices?
Wall Street Journal - Grading Restaurants
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I am working for the time when unqualified blacks, browns, and women join the unqualified men in running our government.
Cissy Farenthold
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Thursday July 29, 2010 was Blackhawk Legends Day at Arlington with Denis Savard and Tony Esposito signing autographs. What a marketing coup; with Golden Moka, a horse that Denis owns with others, including Rene Douglas, wins the Prince Of Wales at Fort Erie over the weekend and Denis gushing more than the ruptured pipeline.
Bloodhorse - Hunch Is Rewarded
Toronto Star - Golden Moka Wins Prince Of Wales
Bloodhorse - Golden Moka Makes Believers
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Less losing
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True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.
Winston Churchill
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Bloodhorse - Document Outlines Suggestions For NYCOTB
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Sunday morning going up Phil checks thehorses.com. No article about Salt Flat Speed winning the Don Fleming Handicap on Saturday, July 24, 2010, but there was a Derby Girl story posted by Lynn Redl. Why does Lynn Redl-Huntington drop the Huntington when she posts on thehorses.com?
Does Lynn Redl get paid for posting on thehoses.com?
How many of the hits for voting on the Derby Girls are turning into dollars in the Northlands handle?
If you remember back to 2008, Phil wrote a couple of comments about the then VP of racing wagering his salary against his guarantee of a $300K a day thoroughbred handle. Thatīs one of the reasons that Northlands Park used the Petty Trespass Act on Phil.
The 2010 handle will be hard pressed to average $200k; a drop of over 33% in 2 years.
Total combined handle for Sunday, July 25, 2010 - Together Northlands Park and Alberta Downs didnīt crack the $200k mark.
Hits on the lewd and lascivious Derby Girls site arenīt converting into dollars in the handle.
"Yet itīs easy enough for a website featuring crude interviews with half-dressed girls to get page views. Can Northlands really translate such online voyeurism into improved racetrack attendance, especially for the Canadian Derby, Edmonton racingīs most upscale event?"
Edmonton Journal - Derby Girls Cross The Line
Paula Simons mentions only half the problem. Thehorses.com is a joint venture between Edmonton Northlands and Horse Racing Alberta, the body that regulates horse racing in the province. Would the Ontario Racing Commission feature Derby Girls on their site?
Curtis Stock understands Don Flemingīs significance in horse racing history in Alberta?
Maybe Salt Lake Speed ran one for his sire.
Thoroughbred Times - Salt Lake Passes
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Iīm no model lady. A modelīs just an imitation of the real thing.
Mae West
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In February 2010 the Federal Court Of Appeal held that GST is payable on the portion of purses received by drivers and trainers.
Joe (Hudon) versus The Tax Man
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TOBA Schedules 2 Events At Saratoga
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Pat Kelly
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All In The Family
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Philīs giving himself a Like This Thumbs up today.
Whereīd he get that idea?
Facebook, where Lynn Redl-Huntington who when she posts on thehorses.com drops the Huntington and Sandra Symbaluk, a Northlands employee, give the thumbs up for Northlands Park Facebook page.
Touting your husband and employer. Thatīs so bush itīs past Saskabush.
Could it be too much starch in the laundryīs keepin their thumbs up?
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Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.
Golda Meir
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Thoroughbred Times - All Sources Handle Increases At Colonial
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If the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, itīs because they take better care of it.
Cecil Selig
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Bloodhorse - Conditional Support For Compact
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Who needs the never going to happen Rachel - Zenyatta?
Bloodhorse Blind Luck - Devil May Care Headed For Alabama
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Itīs a blooming Great Day
Durban July - Recycle, Reuse, Relive
Shopping for bloomers in Edmonton?
Vancouver Sun - Victoriaīs Secret
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Iīm not bad, Iīm just drawn that way.
Jessica Rabbit
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Singapore Airlines International Cup winner, $10-million Dubai World Cup runner-up and the victor in the premier event in Hong Kong, the QEII Cup at Sha Tin, Lizardīs Desire has contracted laminitis.
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CANADIAN THOROUGHBRED HORSE SOCIETY
(British Columbia Division)
2010 Yearling & Mixed Sale
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Thunderbird Show Park, Langley, BC
Catalogue online
Print catalogues are expected July 30, 2010.
Pick one up at BC Day.
BC CTHS Mixed Sale has attracted 138 yearlings and 16 assorted mares, weanlings, etc.
42 Stallions represented:
Alfaari, Amaruk, Badge of Silver, Bertrando, Cahill Road, Finality, Flammabull, Forest Grove, Gilded Time, Holy Bull, In Excess (IRE), Joey Franco, Katahaula County, Kiridashi, Mass Market, Mazel Trick, Mutakddim, Orchidīs Devil, Petionville, Quiet Cash, Real Quest, Regal Intention, Rockport Harbor, Saint Stephen, Second in Command, Sharp Humor, Silent Name (JPN), Silver Fox, Stephanotis, Storm Victory, Sungold, Survivalist, Tempered Appeal, Terrell, Touch Gold, Tribal Rule, Vying Victor, Wandering, Western Trick, Wilko, Yoonevano
CANADIAN THOROUGHBRED HORSE SOCIETY
(British Columbia Division)
17687 - 56A Avenue,
Surrey, B.C. V3S 1G4
Fax # 604.574.5868
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2010 CTHS (Alberta Division) Thoroughbred Sale
Thursday September 23, 2010
Westerner Park Agricentre, Red Deer AB
Catalogues will be available and on-line August 16, 2010
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society
(Alberta Division)
Unit #218, 1935 - 32nd Avenue N.E.
Calgary AB T2E 7C8
Phone
403-229-3609 Fax
403-244-6909
Email: cthsalta@telusplanet.net
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HBPA Saskatchewan
Annual General Meeting
All Thoroughbred
Owners & Trainers
Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010
Marquis Downs Grandstand
Lower Level, East End
Lunch at Noon: 12:0012:30
(Courtesy H.B.P.A.)
Meeting 12:30
(Directorīs Meeting 11:00)
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Philīs Drink and a Movie
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One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it.
Mae West
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Canadian Derby Golf Tournament Auction
Monday August 16th Coloniale Golf Club - Beaumont
Registration is at 11:30 a.m. Shotgun starts 1:00 p.m.
Registration is $135.00 per golfer please pay upon registration.
Includes: 18 holes of golf, power cart, steak dinner, guaranteed prize for all participants, and an appearance by the Derby girls.
Individual dinner option - $40.00 each
There will also be several prize holes on the course and a silent auction in the clubhouse. All profits from the auction will benefit the Backstretch Chaplaincy Trust Fund.
Donated items to be auctioned to raise funds for the Backstretch Chaplaincy Trust Fund are required. The fund provides benevolence to backstretch workers and events to improve the quality of life all of the horsemen working at the track.
Your contribution to the auction would be greatly appreciated and funds raised used for a very worthy cause.
Prize holes may include:
· Gender specific holes
· Prizes for winner
· Draws for cash e.g. - Toonie hole 50/50
· Win $10,000.00!! Hole in one!!
· Win a car!!! Hole in one!!
Registration:
Theresa Sealy Northlands Park tsealy@thehorses.com
Cell - 403-540-8707
Jeanette Haggan at the Learning Centre - Northlands Park 780-474-1742
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Sell, Please
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Jersey Joe Bravo
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Snooki Time in Jersey
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Donīt worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.
Robert Fulghum
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Mayweather and Pacquiao Canīt Seem to Agree
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Might work for marriages too.
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Chinese hookers lose their free publicity parades
Edmonton Sun - No More Parades
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Bloodhorse - Doing Whatīs Right
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First Commercial Time-out
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Phil M Stockmen
