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Congratulations to Lincoln County Voters and Lincoln County Property Owners for passing the Retention Tax for Ruidoso Downs and Thanks to R.D. Hubbard for all his efforts keeping Ruidoso alive! 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 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, 88203 Leonard P. Blach, DVM (575) 623-9119 Fax (575) 623.5728 Raul Solorio (575) 317.6060 buenasuerteequine.com email info@buenasuerteequine 2 New Mexico Horse Breeder

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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 On The Cover: Paddock shot at the New Mexico State Fair. Photo by Robert Edwards INSIDE News... 6 Letter From the Executive Director 9 ALBUQUERQUE Lineage Day - W.L. Mooring 14 Lineage Races 14-23 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 36869 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87176 phone 505-262-0224 fax 505-265-8009 www.nmhorsebreeders.com 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 87002 505-864-3405 or fax 505-864-3408 email: 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. 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. New Mexico State Fair E.t. Springer Stakes 26 NM State Fair Breeders Stakes 27 Senor Futurity 28 Senorita Futurity 29 Dessie & Fern Sawyer Futurity 30 NM State Fair Breeders Derby 31 George Maloof Futurity 33 Trainer Juan Gonzalez by Pete Herrera 34 NM-bred Races 36 Important Reminders 37 New Members 37 Upcoming Events and Deadlines 38 Schalla Racing by Glenda Price 42 Classified Corner 46 Whole Body Laser Therapy By Heather Smith Thomas 52 Nobody Asked...But There You Have It 54 by Robert Edwards COPYRIGHT By the New Mexico Horse Breeder 4 New Mexico Horse Breeder

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News... Fund Established For Family Of Deceased Jockey Mark Villa A fund has been established to aid the family of jockey Mark Villa, who was killed in an accident at Zia Park on Saturday, September 25. Villa is survived by his wife Krystal, 33, and twins Olivia and Garrett, 6. The fund is being coordinated through the Ruidoso Downs Race Track chaplaincy. Checks should be made out to "Race Track Chapel" and sent to the Ruidoso Downs Race Track Chapel, P.O. Box 449, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico 88346. Please specify "Mark Villa family" in the memo line on the check. Villa was a veteran on the New Mexico circuit. His most important win came in 2009 when he won the Grade 1 Ruidoso Derby for quarter horses aboard champion Time For A Cigar. He was also an important thoroughbred and had 42 career stakes wins. Villa won a total of 1,726 races during a career that began in 1983. He was the second leading thoroughbred jockey at Ruidoso Downs in 2010 and was the fifth leading all-breed jockey at Zia Park in 2009. Voters Approve Slight Tax Increase To Support Ruidoso Downs On September 22 Lincoln County voters passed the business retention grow receipts tax on Tuesday that ensures Ruidoso Downs future in Lincoln County over the next five years. The tax received 3,719 votes (53 percent) while 3,299 voters opposed passage of the tax. County Clerk Rhonda Burrows said 110 ballots were rejected. About 54.7 percent of voters returned their ballots in the mail-in election. The 3/16th of one percent tax, which equals $19 on every $10,000 purchase, sunsets in five years. It will generate up to $750,000 annually to offset Ruidoso Downs taxes. During the tax s 5-year period, Ruidoso Downs will work to create equitable tax rates between non-indian gaming and Indian gaming casinos. Currently, the Billy The Kid Casino at Ruidoso Downs pays a 26-percent tax rate while nearby Indian casinos pay a 9-percent tax rate. I want to thank the Lincoln County voters for providing Ruidoso Downs, and other Lincoln County businesses, the opportunity to move forward and secure our long-term future, said Ruidoso Downs majority owner R.D. Hubbard. We will now work together for a permanent equitable solution to ensure Ruidoso Downs future as the cornerstone of Lincoln County s economy. Published estimates indicate that Ruidoso Downs brings up to $45 million into the local economy annually. The 2011 Ruidoso Downs racing season starts on Memorial Day weekend with trials to the Ruidoso Futurity and Ruidoso Derby. The 2011 season is highlighted by the Grade 1, $2,400,000 (est.) All American Futurity, the world s richest quarter horse race, offering a record winner s share of $1,200,000 on Labor Day. Race Track Industry Program Students Awarded Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino Responsible Gaming Scholarship Jim McVicker and Kenleigh Hobby, Race Track Industry Program students, were awarded the 2010-2011 Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino Responsible Gaming Scholarship. The scholarship was awarded based on their proposal for a study of racinos in different states to determine the best industry responsible gaming practices. The study will include budget size, source of budget funding, types of programs, advertising of programs, number of program users, differentiation of racing and gaming programs, and program success measurements. Our committee was impressed with their proposal and we re pleased that RTIP students continue to focus on responsible gaming as part of their studies, said Steve Pedigo, simulcast coordinator and responsible gaming committee member. The winning team of McVicker and Hobby will present their findings at Sunland Racetrack & Casino in the spring. Sunland offering a scholarship for a student project benchmarking the important topic of responsible gaming is a great opportunity for everyone involved, and the results should be of interest to the industry, said Doug Reed, director of the Race Track Industry Program. The scholarship amount is $4,000 for the spring 2011 semester and is to be divided between both students. The University of Arizona s Race Track Industry Program offers both a Bachelors and Masters degree program with an emphasis on the pari-mutuel racing industry and hosts the annual Symposium on Racing & Gaming held every December in Tucson, Arizona. For more information, visit the RTIP Web site at www.ua-rtip. org. The Jockey Club Releases 2009 Breeding Statistics The Jockey Club today reported that 3,130 stallions covered 49,404 mares in North America during 2009, according to statistics compiled through Sept. 8, 2010. These matings have resulted in 27,233 live foals of 2010 being reported to The Jockey Club on Live Foal Reports received as of Sept. 8, 2010. As in past years, The Jockey Club estimates that the reporting of live foals, at this point in time, is approximately 90% complete. The reporting of live foals of 2010 is down 14.2% from last year at this time when The Jockey Club had received reports for 31,727 live foals of 2009. The 2010 registered foal crop projection of 30,000 takes into account that not all live foals become registered. In addition to the 27,233 live foals of 2010 reported through Sept. 8, The Jockey Club had also received 5,138 No Foal Reports for the 2010 foaling season. The number of stallions declined 9.0% from the 3,439 reported for 2008 at this time last year, while the number of mares bred decreased 13.2% from the 56,901 reported for 2008. The 2009 breeding statistics are available alphabetically by stallion name through the Publications and Resources link on The Jockey Club homepage at jockeyclub.com. Breeding statistics released by The Jockey Club are not a measurement of the live foals born in each state or province, but rather a count of live foals reported to date by conception area, regardless of where the foals were born. In addition, the statistics should not be taken to represent the fertility record of any one stallion. Kentucky annually leads all states and provinces in terms of Thoroughbred breeding activity. Kentucky-based stallions accounted for 39.0% of the mares reported bred in North America in 2009 and 47.5% of the live foals reported for 2010. The 19,252 mares reported bred to 330 Kentucky stallions in 2009 have produced 12,931 live foals, a 9.3% decrease on the 14,257 Kentucky-sired live foals of 2009 reported at this time last year. The number of mares reported bred to Kentucky stallions in 2009 declined 11.0% against the 21,620 reported for 2008 at this time last year. Among the top 10 conception areas for live foals of 2010, only Pennsylvania stallions produced more live foals in 2010 than in 2009 as reported at this time last year. The statistics include 458 progeny of stallions standing in North America but foaled abroad, as reported by foreign stud book 6 New Mexico Horse Breeder

authorities at the time of publication. In this category, 101 live foals by North American stallions were reported from Korea and 68 were reported from Ireland. Remaining countries on the list are Great Britain, 59; Japan, 42; Uruguay, 26; France, 24; India, 17; Brazil, 16; Peru, 16; Venezuela, 16; Chile, 14; Argentina, 12; Mexico, 11; Turkey, 9; Panama, 7; Australia, 4; Italy, 4; Saudi Arabia, 4; Dominican Republic, 3; Trinidad, 3; and Germany, 2. The report also includes 124 mares bred to 30 stallions in North America on Southern Hemisphere time. The majority of these mares have not foaled. 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. New Mexico bred 1,431 thoroughbred mares producing 687 live foals. in 2010. There were 783 live foals in 2009. There was an -11.0 percent decrease from 2009. Lloyd Shelhamer, Jr. Lloyd Shelhamer, Jr., rancher and entrepreneur died October 20, 2010, in Billings, MT at age 87. Lloyd was born October 19, 1923 in Livingston, MT. He spent his early years on his familyranches near Wilsall, MT. At a young age he joined in his family s business of breaking horses tosell to the cavalry. Lloyd enlisted in the Army during WWII. He advanced to Officer Candidate School and became a pilot. He flew B17 bombers in Europe during WWII as part of the 8th Air Force. An excellent horseman, he rode saddle broncs and wrestled steers in the rodeo, but gave this up once he had six children. Along with his dad, he raised race horses. In 1954, Lloyd built the Beaumont Racetrack and Night Club in Belgrade which ran through 1964. He introduced horseracing to many family and friends who went on to make racing a career. In 1957, he founded United Tote Company which provided betting equipment to other racetracks in Montana and nearby states. After developing a computerized system in 1979, United Tote grew rapidly to a major international supplier with more than 130 customers. Feature articles were written in Forbes, Inc., Bloodhorse and other magazines. In 1994 United Tote began servicing Churchhill Downs in Kentucky. The Shelhamers sold United Tote in 1994 and retired from the company in 1995. Lloyd also managed racetracks throughout these years and particularly enjoyed operating Sunland Park near El Paso, TX. Lloyd was a director of the Thoroughbred Racing Association and received a lifetime achievement award from the Quarter Horse Racing Association in 1995. In 1961, Lloyd purchased Cabin Creek Ranch northeast of Shepherd, MT, and continued to add to it over the years. Until two weeks ago, he still came to the ranch to appreciate the crops and the angus cattle. Lloyd is survived by his wife, Claudia Shelhamer and his sister, Elinor Amundson. He is also survived by his 6 children, 18 grandchildren, and 33 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to American Legion Post 4, 1540 Broadwater Avenue, Billings, MT 59102 or Riverstone Health Hospice at PO Box 1562, Billings, MT 59102 or the charity of your choice. Internment with military honors where at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. November 2010 Top 2010 Ruidoso Select Sale New Mexico Bred Broodmares September 3-5, 2010 $25,000 Hip #6 - Dashing Ta Fame (Dash Ta Fame - Daisy If I Do) Consigned by: Chaparral Racing Stables Joe Roybal Purchased by: Victory Farms $13,000 Hip #44 - Miss Corona Deverano (Corona Cartel - Summer Victory) Consigned by: JEH Stallion Station NM, Agent Purchased by: David and/or Ross Hinkins $10,000 Hip #31 - Daisy If I Do (Chicks Beduino - Rita Darlin) Consigned by: Chaparral Racing Stables Joe Roybal Purchased by: VSS Ranch $5,000 Hip #45 - Miss Avery Kay (Southern Cartel - Stardust Dash) Consigned by: Crystal Springs Farm, Agent Purchased by: J Bar 7 Ranch, LLC $2,200 Hip #18A - Streakin Hips (Streakin Six - Hip Harmony) Consigned by: Rafter W Stables Purchased by: Rodrigo Norzagara Espinoza $2,200 Hip # 35 - We Have A Winner (Rare Form - First Taste) Consigned by: The Zand Ltd. Partnership Purchased by: Naivador Bon Pineda Top Ten 2010 Ruidoso Select Sale New Mexico Bred Yearlings September 3-5, 2010 $35,000 Hip #282 - Charlie Waffles Jr (Jesse James Jr - Wild Vines) Consigned by: MJ Farms Purchased by: Marty Cope $32,000 Hip #153 - Mark West (Dash Ta Fame - Champagne Lane) Consigned by: MJ Farms Purchased by: Paul Blanchard $29,000 Hip #472 - Dash Dee Fame (Dash Ta Fame Deeheiress) Consigned by: MJ Farms Purchased by: Jose Roberto Trevino $20,000 Hip #466 Musicsdancinglady (Dash Ta Fame - Dash To Music) Consigned by: MJ Farms, Agent Purchased by: Theo Pioli Trevisani 7

$17,000 Hip #348 - Three Dee Fame (Dash Ta Fame - Three Dee Dreams) Consigned by: MJ Farms Purchased by: Victory Farms $15,000 Hip # 172 - Untangled Vines (Jesse James Jr - Tangled Vines) Consigned by: MJ Farms Purchased by: John & Doug May $12,500 Hip #489 - Carmen James (Jesse James Jr - Arbor Mist) Consigned by: MJ Farms Purchased by: Alonzo Juarez $6,000 Hip #385 - The Brookstar (Brookstone Bay - New Streaker) Consigned by: JEH Stallion Station NM, Agent for Dave & Jacque Taylor Purchased by: Damian Onsurez Day at the Races, and the group posed for a winner s circle photo after the 350-yard dash for 3-year-old Quarter Horses. A trip to the starting gate prior to the second race followed, then participants visited the press box where they met with track announcer Eric Alwan and the track s board of stewards, Robert Allison, Linda Salinas, and Randy Blaseg. The NMHBA presented all participants with a gift bag that included the latest copy of the association s bi-monthly magazine and a logoed scarf and wristwatch. Everyone was so gracious and helpful to us, said NMHBA executive director Anna Fay Davis. Everybody we talked to was so willing to share information about their jobs, and about all the work that goes into getting their horses ready for the races. Also, the weather was beautiful and couldn t have been better. All in all, it was just a great day. Davis said that most of the youth who participated had experience with horses, primarily in the showing arena. $4,700 Hip #361 - Brooks Lady Love (Brookstone Bay - Houston Duchess) Consigned by: JEH Stallion Station NM, Agent for Dave & Jacque Taylor Purchased by: Javier F. Garza $3,500 Hip #213 Attillitis (Attila's Storm - Pippips Royal Chick) Consigned by: JEH Stallion Station TX, Agent for James & Marilyn Helzer Purchased by: Dwain Grissom NMHBA YOUTH DAY AT THE RACES On October 9, the New Mexico Horse Breeders Association held a Youth Day at the Races at The Downs at Albuquerque. Several youth from around the region participated and along with several of their parents they learned about careers in the racing industry and got a behind-the-scenes look at what s involved with running a racetrack. The activities began with a morning visit to the barns of trainers Eric Mikkelson, Fred Danley, and Wes Giles. At Albuquerque, Giles operation is managed by his wife, Jill, who had refreshments for the group at her barn. At Mikkelson s barn, the group received a tattooing demonstration from Wayne Epsteen. The official American Quarter Horse Association s tattooer for the New Mexico region, Epsteen tattooed a Quarter Horse and explained tattooing procedures, including the measures for properly disinfecting tattooing tools. He also presented the group with gift bags from the AQHA. From the stable area, the group moved to the test barn, where New Mexico Racing Commission veterinarian Dr. Steve England discussed test barn procedures and explained his duties as The Downs at Albuquerque s official state vet. A visit to the paddock followed, where racing secretary Jim Collins explained his job duties, including the elements involved in putting together competitive race cards. Also in the paddock, veteran jockey and Albuquerque native Quyet Bui discussed his 25-year career and showed the group the different saddles used by race riders. Following a presentation by track veterinarian Dr. Robert Schwyzer, the group enjoyed lunch in The Downs at Albuquerque s Jockey Club. During lunch, NMHBA Magazine racing correspondent and website coordinator Michael Cusortelli discussed careers in the racing industry and distributed a booklet on the subject produced by the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program. Also, a cap with the RTIP logo was raffled off. The first race was named in honor of the New Mexico Youth 8 New Mexico Horse Breeder

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ruidoso Downs concluded its race meet on Monday, September 6, 2010. They ran 239 New Mexico Bred races in 60 days. 2010 60 DAYS 2009 COMPARISON 63 DAYS 130 TB OVERNIGHT 129 TB OVERNIGHT 65 QH OVERNIGHT 69 QH OVERNIGHT 11 TB TRIALS 10 TB TRIALS 19 QH TRIALS 21 QH TRIALS 8 TB STAKES 8 TB STAKES 6 QH STAKES 5 QH STAKES 239 TOTAL 242 TOTAL 3.99 AVERAGE PER DAY 3.85 AVERAGE PER DAY 149 TB + 90 QH = 239 147 TB + 95 QH = 242 +119 FOR TWO A DAY + 116 FOR TWO A DAY NM Breds in Open Races # of Horses Came in 1st % QH TB Amount Paid 2nd or 3rd 2010 493 147 30 80 67 $61,313.00 2009 440 111 26 66 45 $53,143.00 I would like to thank the staff at the Downs At Albuquerque for their hospitality during the Youth Day At The Races on October 9, 2010. Assistant General Manager Beth McKinney was very helpful with the pre-planning for the event. We had 18 participants, including children and adults, and it was so nice to see the parents and children interacting with each other. At the end of the day, we all realized it comes back to the horses and what a joy it is to be their caretakers. In closing, the 2011 calendar will be printed as soon as the New Mexico Racing Commission approves the race dates for 2011. Anna Fay Davis November 2010 9

National Threat outstanding female family! Robert Edwards Photo Special Effort - Dashing Phoebe by Dash For Cash Half Brother To: Heartswideopen si 104 11 wins $1,885,283, AQHA Racing Champion Two-year-old, AQHA Racing Champion Three-year-old, AQHA Racing Champion Two-year-old Filly, AQHA Racing Champion Three-year-old Filly, High Money Earning Horse, Register of Merit, All American Futurity-G1, Ruidoso Futurity-G1, Rainbow Derby-G1, Ruidoso Derby-G1, 2nd All American Derby-G1. Full Brother To: SPECIAL PHOEBE si 104 12 wins $139,963, AQHA Racing Champion Aged Mare, Superior Race Horse, New Mexico Hi-Pt Three-Year-Old Filly, New Mexico Hi-Point Aged Mare, Register of Merit, World s Championship Classic-G2, Rainbow Silver Cup-G2, Ruidoso Horse Sale Futurity At Sunland [R]-G3, O B Cockerell H.-G3, Jet Deck H.-G3, Real Wind H., 2nd All American Gold Cup-G2, 3rd Rainbow Derby-G1, etc. Also Half Brother To: FURYOFTHEWIND si 96, $70,554 and A SPECIAL SNO FLO si 96 $171,171. Out Of DASHING PHOEBE si 104, $609,553. Champion 2-Year-Old Filly, Champion 3-Year-Old Filly. Winner of Kansas Futurity-G1, Kansas Derby-G1, Sun Country Futurity-G1 and Rainbow Silver Cup-G1. AA Futurity Finalist. 2011 Introductory Fee: $900 ($750 if paid in full by 12/31/10) Lightly Raced New Mexico-bred Program Sales Prep Lay Ups Year Round Boarding Mare and Foal Care Website www.famouslanefarm.com email: info@famouslanefarm.com 654 Riata Road Tularosa, New Mexico 88352 801-641-4747 John Trujillo fax 505-585-3696 10 New Mexico Horse Breeder

famous lane si 106 First Foals Will Race In 2011 Don Shugart Photo FLASH!!! Full-brother High Five Lane qualifies for the $140,000 added New Mexico Classic Futurity dash ta fame - jm taylor lane by lanes leinster World Record Setter Earner of $216,887 Winner of the New Mexican Spring Futurity By Champion Sire DASH TA FAME Half-brother to Taylor Can Move si 102, $20,166 2011 Fee: $1,500 ($1,000 if paid in full by 12/31/10) New Mexico-bred Program Family Includes: Rebel Cause, Easy Jet, Noble Pride and Experteeser TB. Sales Prep Lay Ups Year Round Boarding Mare and Foal Care Website www.famouslanefarm.com email: info@famouslanefarm.com 654 Riata Road Tularosa, New Mexico 88352 801-641-4747 John Trujillo fax 505-585-3696 November 2010 11

stormin lyon tb Don Shugart Photo FLASH!!! RGR Lyon A Tac qualifies for the $140,000 added New Mexico Classic Futurity storm boot - motel lass by bates motel Multiple Stakes Winner of $176,828 Set New Course Record At Hollywood Park Sire of Stakes Placed Winner In First Crop - RGR Lyon si 97, $42,023 2nd New Mexico Breeders Futurity finalist in Senor Futurity By STORM BOOT Stakes-placed winner of $70,510 - Sire of 52 Stakes Winners! Dam is 85% Producer of Winners. Family Includes: Bates Motel, Devil s Bag, Mr. Prospector and Storm Bird. 2011 Fee: $1,500 ($1,000 if paid in full by 12/31/10) New Mexico-bred Program Sales Prep Lay Ups Year Round Boarding Mare and Foal Care Website www.famouslanefarm.com email: info@famouslanefarm.com 654 Riata Road Tularosa, New Mexico 88352 801-641-4747 John Trujillo fax 505-585-3696 12 New Mexico Horse Breeder

chickie Cherry cola si 107 Sire of 19 winners from 38 starters IMPRESSIVE FEMALE LINE Sire of Extremely Fast Foals! Streakin Cherry Cola si 106 $30,215 Chicks Bac Now si 103 $43,201 Southern Cola si 92, $32,077 Daddies Little Girl si 117, $31,704 Ap Chicks Dig Me si 99, $22,355 RTM Say Your Prayers si 108 Ldscherry Cola si 108 Rm Imressive Chick si 101 By Champion and Champion Sire CHICKS BEDUINO si 104, $412,099 Out of Multiple Stakes Winning NO POLICY LIMIT si 106, $203,443. Half-brother to POLICY TACS si 101, $299,102 Robert Edwards Photo 2011 Fee: $1,200 ($900 if paid in full by 12/31/10) New Mexico-bred Program chicks beduino - no policy limit by reb s policy fast debonair si 103 $455,658 Winner of the G1 Texas Classic Futurity 2nd G1 Remington Park Derby A Proven Sire Of Stakes Horses! whata lucky man si 114 $236,577 MR FAST PIE si 104 $121,238 Red and Reckless si 96 $46,156 ACES OF THE SOUTHWEST si 98 $95,555 DEBONAIR SIX si 108 $86,133 FAST AND JITTERY si 105 $122,335 and numerous other winners. Average Earnings Per Starter $19,432 By Champion and Champion Sire HEZA FAST MAN Robert Edwards Photo Out Debonairess an All Time Leading Dam of ROM! 2011 Fee: $1,000 ($800 if paid in full by 12/31/10) New Mexico-bred Program heza fast man - Debonairess by mr. dark jet Sales Prep Lay Ups Year Round Boarding Mare and Foal Care Website www.famouslanefarm.com email: info@famouslanefarm.com 654 Riata Road Tularosa, New Mexico 88352 801-641-4747 John Trujillo fax 505-585-3696 November 2010 13

W.L. MOORING HONORED ON LINEAGE DAY Longtime breeder W.L. Mooring of Bosque Farms, New Mexico, was honored as the 2010 Lineage Legend during a winner s circle ceremony at The Downs at Albuquerque on August 22. Mooring was born in Brady, Texas, in 1944, and he knew what his calling would be at an early age when he started galloping horses for the president of Texas A&M University. Against his father s wishes, he began riding the bush-track circuit in west Texas at the age of 15. Mooring s father eventually recognized his son s talent with a racehorse, so he bought the young lad a couple of horses. While a student at Brady High School, Mooring trained and rode horses in the mornings and played football and ran track for the Brady High Bulldogs. He earned all-district honors as a running back, and he qualified for the Texas state track meet all four years in the 100- and 200-yard dashes. Mooring began training racehorses at Ruidoso Downs in 1971, and he followed the New Mexico circuit for 18 years. In 1988, he opened Double L Farms in Bosque, and after attending business and horse breeding courses at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, his new venture was in full swing. During the last 22 years, Mooring has bred approximately 12,000 mares and has sale-prepped more than 5,000 horses. The number one sale consignor in New Mexico, Double L has employed up to 60 ranch hands. Double L has produced many of New Mexico s top Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds, including Quarter Horses Chicks Go Steppin and Jess A Chicks, and Thoroughbreds Excessive Victory and ZZ Dome. The Cambridge Book of Who s Who chose Mooring as a number one businessman in his profession. He was also the top seller at the Hondo New Mexico Open Sale for four years. In 2009, Mooring married his best friend of 32 years, Dee Mooring. They have four children and nine granddaughters. He credits his longtime partners, Mike Abraham and Jim McClintic, for his long-time success in the racing business. LINEAGE DAY 2010 Fred Danley saddles three winners, including 12-year-old veteran Romeos Wilson, on The Downs at Albuquerque s richest day of racing. By Michael Cusortelli Trainer Fred Danley had a big day on the biggest day of The Downs at Albuquerque s meet, as the veteran conditioner sent out three winners on Lineage Day, August 22. A winner of more than 1,200 Thoroughbred races during his 35-year career, Danley on Lineage Day won the 400-yard, $40,000 Hard Twist Stakes (RG3) for 3-year-old Quarter Horses with Captian Jacksboro. He followed that with victories with the ageless 12-year-old campaigner Romeos Wilson in the 5 ½-furlong, $40,000 Casey Darnell 14 New Mexico Horse Breeder

PELICAN STAKES (RG3) Woody Dungarees Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo Heza Ramaruri Man in the $10,000 Lineage QH Claiming Stakes. Pony Express Stakes (R), and the 6-furlong, $40,000 Chief Narbona Stakes (R) with I Am Lesters Gal. Jockeys Alonso Rivera and Enrique Garcia won two races each on the 11-race card. Two new races, both for horses running for a $5,000 claiming tag, were offered on this year s Lineage program. Heza Ramaruri Man, a 5-year-old Heza Bold Man gelding owned and trained by Alfonso Borrego, won the $10,000 Lineage Quarter Horse Claiming Stakes (R). Ridden by Rivera, Heza Ramaruri Man covered 350 yards in :17.389 and defeated Famous Lord Shezadi by one length while earning a 96 speed index. Cow Punchin Casey won the other added race, the 5 ½-furlong, $10,000 Lineage Thoroughbred Claiming Stakes (R), for owners Felipe Gomez and Steve Gomez, who also trains the 7-year-old gelding by Chimes Band. Under Garcia, Cow Punchin Casey went the distance in 1:04.55 while beating 17-10 favorite Echo Of Hope by 1 ¼ lengths for his eighth victory in 65 outs. Lineage Day 2010 purses totaled $382,350, including the two claiming races. Purses for the 2009 Lineage Day reached $374,000 for nine races. Last year s Lineage Day was run on August 16, 2009, one week earlier than this year s. Cow Punchin Casey in the $10,000 Lineage TB Claiming Stakes. November 2010 Alonso Rivera hand rode odds-on favorite Woody Dungarees to a wire-to-wire, 2 ¼-length victory in the $40,000 Pelican Stakes (RG3) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-old fillies. Saddled by Michael Barber for Ron and Kay Jenkins Holy Bucket LLC Partnership, Woody Dungarees covered 400 yards in :19.508 and earned a 99 speed index. The homebred filly by Woodbridge returned a $3 win mutuel as the 1-2 choice. Rivera said he hadn t planned to hand ride Woody Dungarees, but an incident in the starting gate necessitated it. She broke my whip in the gates, said Rivera. She was hesitating in the gates a bit, and she came up and landed on the side (of the stall). That was when the whip snapped. Mike s been doing a really good job with this horse, and she s just been getting better and better with every race, added the rider. I hope she keeps up with it. Woody Dungarees sire, Woodbridge, is an unraced 11-year-old son of Dash Ta Fame and a full brother to Grade 1-winner and one-time 440-yard world-record holder Kendall Jackson. Woodbridge s half sister, Alice K White, was last year s AQHA champion 3-year-old filly. The stallion stands for a $1,000 fee at Mac Murray and Janis Spencer Murray s MJ Farms at Veguita, New Mexico. Woody Dungarees dam, the Now I Know mare Gingham Dungarees, earned $153,196 from 2003-08, and she ran third in two stakes in 04, including the $45,000 Pelican Stakes (R) at The Downs at Albuquerque. Now 9, Gingham Dungarees has foaled two winners from three starters, including Famous Dungarees, a gelding by Dash Ta Fame who ran third in this year s $172,100 New Mexico Breeders Futurity (RG2) at SunRay Park. Ron Jenkins said that it was Woodbridge s successful family lineage that inspired him to breed Gingham Dungarees to the stallion. He had some problems, so he didn t get to race, said Jenkins of Woodbridge. But with a world-record holder in Kendall Jackson and a champion in Alice K White, I really like that family. Woody Dungarees second dam, Gingham N Diamonds, is a winning 18-year-old daughter of the Dash For Cash stallion The Adamas who ran second in the 1994 Clovis Classic Futurity (R) at Albuquerque. Woody Dungarees full sister, the chestnut 2-year-old filly Forty One Special, was winless in two starts at press time. Jenkins added that Gingham Dungarees is currently carrying a foal by the graded stakes winning TR Dasher stallion Hard Hitting, and she also has two embryos by reigning champion aged stallion First Moonflash due to be foaled next year. Woody Dungarees followed her Pelican Stakes win with a stakes-record victory in the $55,188 New Mexico State Fair Breeders Derby (R) on September 26. Covering 400 yards in :19.299, the filly broke by 4/100ths of a second the previous stakes mark set by Perfect Call in 2003. (See 15

Robert Edwards Photo Woody Dungarees cruising to a win in the Pelican on Lineage Day at The Downs. page 31 for the complete story on the State Fair Breeders Derby). Six Royal Alibis ran second to complete a $4.60 ($2) exacta. Pay It Back finished third, 3 ¼ lengths behind Woody Dungarees, to round out an $8.60 ($2) trifecta. Ms Posh and A Wild Runaway completed the order of finish. Six Royal Alibis earned $8,400 for her owner, Deanna Cavender. The winner of a September 14, 350-yard allowance sprint at Zia Park in her next start, the sorrel daughter of Sixes Royal has banked $78,323 from 15 races. Six Royal Alibis was claimed by her current connections for $12,500 at Sunland Park on January 16, and her stakes resume includes a second-place finish to Sixy Chamisa in the April 17, $75,000 Sunburst Stakes (R) for New Mexicobred 3-year-old fillies at Sunland Park. Pay It Back is a filly by Sixes Royal racing for the partnership of Olivas and Dominguez. A finalist in last year s New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) for statebred 2-year-old fillies, Pay It Back has won two of 15 races and has earned $22,555. HARD TWIST STAKES (RG3) Captian Jacksboro Captian Jacksboro gave trainer Fred Danley the first of his three Lineage Day victories, as the gelding sprinted to a 1 ½-length win in the $40,000 Hard Twist Stakes (RG3) for state-bred 3-year-old colts and geldings. Ridden by Cody Jensen for David Barrett of Alto, New Mexico, Captian Jacksboro covered 400 yards in :19.406, earning a 102 speed index and posting the second-fastest winning time in the stakes 16-year history. The homebred gelding s clocking was just 4/100ths off of the stakes record set three years ago by Miracle Snow. Captian Jacksboro is one of four stakes winners from 55 starters sired by Jacksboro, a winning 14-year-old son of the Mr. Prospector (TB) stallion Naevus (TB). Bred in Texas by Mike G. Rutherford, Jacksboro has sired the earners of more than $1.4 million from eight crops, including three-time 870-yard stakes winner Mr Frenchman. He stood the 2009 season at Weatherly Horse Farm at Anthony, New Mexico. Barrett also bred Captian Jacksboro s dam, the winning 8-year-old Dash Ta Fame mare Fame Us Katie. A finalist in the 2004 New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) at Albuquerque, Fame Us Katie has produced three winners from three starters, including Fast Movin Vic, a gelding by Mighty Invictus who won this year s AQHA New Mexico Juvenile Challenge (G3) at Ruidoso Downs and ran third in the Grade 1, $302,339 West Texas Futurity at Sunland Park. Barrett acquired Fame Us Katie s dam, Katies Littlefoot, after the winning and stakes-placed Sixarun mare foaled Special Task Force. A sorrel gelding by Special Task, Special Task Force earned $437,059 for Barrett from 2001-06, and he won five stakes, including the 2003 Refrigerator Handicap (G1) at Lone Star Park and the following season s AQHA Oklahoma Challenge Championship (G1) at Remington Park. Special Task Force was about 11 days old when I bought him and his dam, Barrett recalled. Fame Us Katie slab fractured in her State Fair Senorita trial, and she didn t race again after that. But she s been a very productive broodmare so far. In addition to Special Task Force, Katies Littlefoot produced Bills Miracle, a gelding by champion Dean Miracle who ran third in the 05 State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3). Captian Jacksboro s third dam, Air Mail Express, is a 25-year-old daughter of Dash For Cash who foaled 2008 North Dakota Horse Park Futurity runner-up Paddy Whacked, a filly by world champion Oak Tree Special. The 16 New Mexico Horse Breeder

Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo gelding s third dam, the Ichibon mare Miss Air Mail, won the 83 TQHA Texas Derby at Trinity Meadows and produced two stakes-placed runners, including 1998 AQHA Oklahoma Juvenile Challenge (G3) runner-up Big Cash Roll. In 2009, Fame Us Katie produced a colt by Mighty Invictus named Mighty Famous Vic, who is a full brother to Fast Movin Vic. Earlier this year, the mare foaled a colt by the Grade 3-winning Forest Wildcat (TB) stallion Atilla s Storm (TB). She is currently in foal to 2001 AQHA champion 2-year-old colt Tres Seis. All told, Captian Jacksboro has earned $143,545 from 15 races, and his four victories include last year s 400-yard, $79,864 New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3) at Albuquerque. Following his Hard Twist win, the gelding ran third in a pair of 400-yard sprints, including the $55,188 New Mexico State Fair Breeders Derby (R) on September 26. Captian Jacksboro has scored two of his wins at Albuquerque, and he also has victories at Ruidoso Downs and SunRay Park. He just breaks in front, and they have to come and catch him, said Barrett. He just doesn t make many mistakes. Fred has him really well trained. The Real Rabbit, a 20-1 longshot, ran second and was followed by I Know Bedarina, Corona Dream, Cartels Sin, Rances Reason, Fearless Freddy, MB El Saino, and East Wing. A sorrel gelding by Rabbits Rainbow, The Real Rabbit has banked $56,439 from one win in 15 starts for his owner, Rita Danley of Anthony, New Mexico. The Real Rabbit also ran fourth, 1 ½ lengths behind winner Woody Dungarees, in the September 26 State Fair Breeders Derby, and he was a finalist in last season s New Mexico Cup Futurity (RG1) at Zia Park. I Know Bedarina earned $4,000 to boost his earnings to $28,378 for Rogers Farms of Clint, Texas. The homebred gelding by Now I Know has won one of eight races, and he was coming off of a seventh-place finish in the August 1, $126,924 Zia Derby (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs. Captain Jacksboro in the Hard Twist. November 2010 LINEAGE CHAMPIONSHIP (RG3) Miracle Snow Melvin and Mary Neugebauer s Miracle Snow parlayed a sharp break into a half-length victory in the 400-yard, $40,000 Lineage Championship Stakes (RG3). Covering the distance in :19.332, Miracle Snow earned a 104 speed index and posted the second-fastest winning time in the stakes 20-year history. The clocking missed by just 4/100ths of a second the stakes record set three years ago by champion Gotta Get. J. Martin Bourdieu rode Miracle Snow for trainer Wes Giles. Miracle Snow was bred by the Neugebauers, residents of Manzanola, Colorado, and the 6-year-old gelding is one of 21 stakes winners from nine crops sired by Dean Miracle, a 16-year-old stallion by Streakin Six and the AQHA champion aged stallion in 1998. A half/full brother to 01 champion 2-year-old colt Tres Seis, Dean Miracle has sired 493 starters and the earners of more than $9.8 million, including 2006 Shue Fly Stakes (RG1) winner Mister WW. Miracle Snow s dam, Snow Peak, was a winning and stakes-placed daughter of the Beduino (TB) stallion Chicks Beduino. Snow Peak was a half sister to two graded stakes winners Pip Pip, a filly by Dash For Cash who won the 1992 Miss Kindergarten Futurity (G1) at Los Alamitos, and Winning Rhythm, a First Down Dash colt who won the 98 MBNA America West/Southwest Challenge Championship (G2) at Turf Paradise and ran second in champion Uncas 1997 Los Alamitos Derby (G1). The Neugebauers acquired Snow Peak for $60,000 at the Vessels/Schvaneveldt Sale in California. The mare died of colic in 2004, about two weeks after she foaled Miracle Snow. Miracle Snow s second dam, the 26-year-old Raise Your Glass (TB) mare Sompinlikaglass, won four stakes from 1986-88, including the 1986 Firecracker Futurity (G1) at Delta Downs and 88 Las Damas Handicap (G1) at Los Alamitos. She also ran third in the 1987 All American Derby (G1), and she was a finalist in the 86 All American Futurity (G1). Miracle Snow s third dam, Wee Sompin Special, was a winning daughter of the Old Pueblo (TB) stallion Wee Folk (TB) who produced stakes winner and 1984 La Primera del Ano Derby (G1) finalist Lavishing, and the stakes-placed Raise Your Glass (TB) runner Sompin To Remember. Miracle Snow has won nine of 32 races, and the $24,000 winner s share of the Lineage Championship purse increased his bankroll to $307,500. The gelding s stakes resume includes a victory in the 2007 Hard Twist Stakes (RG3) at The Downs at Albuquerque, and he ran second, 1 ¾ lengths behind winner PB And Crackers, in the August 1, $50,000 Zia Handicap (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs. Bourdieu has ridden Miracle Snow in all four of the gelding s races this year, including a third-place finish in the July 3, $75,000 Tommy Duke Smith Handicap (RG2) at SunRay Park. He pretty much needed that race, said Bourdieu. He came up just a little short at the end of it, and when he ran second (in the Zia Handicap), he got beat by a very nice horse in PB And Crackers. 17

Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo Lineage Championship winner Miracle Snow. This is a nice horse, and he had beaten a lot of the same horses in his previous races, added the rider. He was due for a win today. Shez Mighty Pfind, a 16-1 longshot, ran second, and was followed by 8-5 favorite In Famous Caper, Take On Smashing, BP Shes Southern, Caliente Tyger, Gold Zime, Coronas Rocky, and Lite A Fire. A 6-year-old Heza Bold Man mare owned and trained by Raymond Valerio, Shez Mighty Pfind has earned $156,939 from 40 outs, and her eight wins include last year s La Mariposa Handicap (G3) and Buttons and Bows Stakes (G3) at The Downs at Albuquerque. The one-time $10,000 claimer also ran third, three-quarters of a length behind winner Me Chickie, in last year s Lineage Championship. In Famous Caper races for Ramon O. Gonzalez Jr. of Edgewood, New Mexico, who claimed the 5-year-old Dash Ta Fame gelding for $10,000 at Zia Park in October 2009. In Famous Caper has won eight of 32 starts including the 350-yard, $100,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap (RG2) at Sunland Park on March 14 and he has earned $222,227, of which $153,324 has come since the claim. he was worth a claim. After I got him, I had him scoped, and he had a lung infection, he added. I fixed that, and the horse started eating better and training better. I worked him here about five days ago, and he looked super. Ken Tohill worked him that day, and he told me he thought this was a stakes horse. Cowboy Got Game was bred by Rita Danley of Anthony, New Mexico, and the gelding is one of three stakes winners from 24 starters sired by Rabbits Rainbow, a Yawls Rabbit stallion who won six stakes from 1998-99, including the 98 West Texas Sun Country Futurity (G1) at Sunland Park. Now 14 and a full brother to 2001 Zia Futurity (RG1) winner Rabbits Jet, Rabbits Rainbow has sired six crops and the earners of more than $934,000, including his top earner, 2008 New Mexico Cup Futurity (RG1) winner Rabbit Revival. The stallion stood the 2009 season for a $2,000 fee at Weatherly Horse Farm at Anthony, New Mexico. Cowboy Got Game is also one of five winners from as many starters foaled by Cowgirl Cadillac, a daughter of the Dash For Cash stallion Celadon who won three graded futurities in 1998, including the $135,491 Zia Futurity (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs. Cowgirl Cadillac has produced three stakes winners, including On Star Cowboy, a gelding by champion Now I Know whose five 870 stakes victories included the 2006 Challenger Six Handicap (RG1) at Sunland Park, and Cowboy Jackpot, a Jacksboro gelding who won the 2005 Getaway Handicap (G3) at Sunland. Cowboy Got Game s second dam, the winning Six Fortunes mare Surprising Fortune, was a finalist in the 1991 Santa Fe Downs Derby (RG3). A 1988 New Mexico-bred foal, Surprising Fortune also foaled five winners from five starters, including two stakes-winning half sisters to Cowgirl Cadillac Grit And Glamour, a filly by Bar Forth who won the 2000 Shue Fly Stakes (RG3) at Sunland Park, and Real Fortunate Gal, a Real Runaway filly who won the 05 Lineage Championship (R) at The Downs at Albuquerque. Surprising Fortune is a half sister to Real Easy Surprise, a filly by Realeasy Chick who won the 1989 Prescott Downs Derby. Cowboy Got Game has won three of 12 races includ- JOHN AUGUSTINE STAKES (R) Cowboy Got Game A $10,000 claim on June 24, Cowboy Got Game paid immediate dividends for his new connections when he scored a wire-to-wire, three-length victory in the $40,000 John Augustine Stakes (R). Alejandro Medellin rode the 4-year-old Rabbits Rainbow gelding for owner Ramon O. Gonzalez Jr. of Edgewood, New Mexico, and trainer Andres Gonzalez. Making his first start since the claim, Cowboy Got Game covered 870 yards in :44.630 and earned a lifetime-best 103 speed index. I watched this horse gallop and train in the mornings at SunRay Park, and I always liked the way he looked, but they never ran him in a claiming race, said Ramon Gonzalez. So that day, when I saw him in for a claim, I decided Cowboy Got Game is an easy winner in the John Augustine. Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo 18 New Mexico Horse Breeder

ing one of five at the 870 distance and he has earned $64,462. Last year, the gelding ran fourth, 2 ¼ lengths behind winner Lethal Delight, in the $334,257 Shue Fly Stakes (RG1) at Sunland Park. Of his total bankroll, Cowboy Got Game has earned $24,544 since Gonzalez s claim. When I m training my horses, I watch everybody else s horses, he said. When I like one horse, I just follow him every morning. I ve been doing that for about 24 years. With this horse, it looked like the gallop boy was fighting him every time, Gonzalez added. The horse looked unhappy. I ve been patient with him. If you treat a horse the right way, he ll give you everything he has. Whata Lucky Man, an 18-1 longshot, ran second, a nose in front of 17-10 favorite Heza Bold Color. GHF Roadrunner, Mr Frenchman, Should Been A Cowboy, and KC Royal Flush completed the order of finish. Whata Lucky Man earned $8,400 for his owner, Rene Saucedo of El Paso, Texas, who claimed the 8-year-old Fast Debonair gelding for $12,500 in December 2009. All told, Whata Lucky Man has banked $232,577 from seven wins in 59 outs, of which $47,570 has been earned since the claim, and his stakes record includes a neck victory in the 2004 Zia Juvenile Invitational (R) at Ruidoso Downs. Heza Bold Color was coming off of a third-place finish to BRT Opulence in the August 1, $50,000 Zia 870 Championship (R) at Ruidoso Downs. The 6-year-old bay gelding and one-time $10,000 claimer by Heza Bold Man has earned $149,242 from seven victories in 30 starts. Six of Heza Bold Color s wins have come at the 870-yard distance. DON JUAN DE ONATE STAKES (R) Smash Dancer Miguel Hernandez rode Smash Dancer to the gelding s richest-ever victory in the 6-furlong, $40,000 Don Juan de Onate Stakes (R) for state-bred 3-year-olds. Saddled by Todd Fincher for owner Barbara M. Coleman of Farmington, New Mexico, the homebred bay gelding by Robyn Dancer stopped the timer in 1:08.59, and his margin of victory was 5 ½ lengths from 11-10 favorite Lester s Echo. The $24,000 winner s share of the purse represented the biggest payday of Smash Dancer s 11-race career. Smash Dancer was coming off of a troubled fourth place finish in the August 1, $50,000 Roadrunner Handicap (R) at Ruidoso Downs. He had a perfect trip today, and at Ruidoso he was stuck in between horses on a really fast pace, and another horse came over and bothered him, cut his front right leg and knocked him off stride, said Fincher. But this horse has run a good race his last five or six races. He s just steadily improving. The cut was nothing serious, added the trainer. It just broke the skin. Smash Dancer is one of 415 winners from 555 starters sired by the late Robyn Dancer, a son of the Mr. Prospector stallion Crafty Prospector who won the Grade 3, $107,700 Triple Bend Handicap (G3) at Hollywood Park in 1991 and November 2010 ran third in that season s $1-million Breeders Cup Sprint (G1) at Churchill Downs. A Kentucky-bred, Robyn Dancer has sired 20 stakes winners and the earners of more than $29.1 million, including two-time Grade 3 winner Dancing Guy. He was euthanized last December after he kicked a stall wall and shattered the sesamoids in his hind leg. Smash Dancer is also one of seven winners from as many starters produced by Some Smash, an unraced 15-year-old daughter of the Rare Performer stallion Rare Brick. The gelding is a half brother to two stakes winners by Ghostly Moves Some Ghost, a gelding who has won eight stakes from 2005-09, including the $100,000 Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap (R) at Sunland Park from 2006-09, and Zzzs Ghost, the winner of the 2006 Chief Narbona Stakes (R) at Albuquerque. Smash Dancer s second dam, the Star de Naskra mare A Smash, won the 1985 Willard C. Kruger Handicap at The Downs at Albuquerque. A 1982 Kentucky-bred foal, A Smash foaled the late A Smashing Chance, a colt by Mogambo who won the 92 Old Town Derby at Albuquerque, and Slamming, a gelding by Claim who ran second in the $100,000 Gold Rush Futurity at Arapahoe Park in 1995. Smash Dancer traces back to his third dam, the late Binary mare Half Smash. A winner of two stakes in New Mexico from 1973-74, including the 1973 Rio Grande Futurity at Ruidoso Downs, Half Smash produced 12 winners from 12 starters, including three stakes winners. One her foals, the Native Uproar gelding Last Eight Club, won two stakes on the turf in 1990 in Oklahoma and Louisiana, including the listed $50,000 Bossier City Handicap at Louisiana Downs. Half Smash was a half sister to 1976 Ruidoso Thoroughbred Futurity winner Smash It, a filly by Foggy Road who died in 82. Campaigned exclusively in New Mexico, Smash Dancer has earned $91,500 from four wins in 11 starts. The gelding followed his Don Juan de Onate win with a 1 ¾-length victory in a 6-furlong, $39,200 allowance sprint at Zia Park on September 11. This horse is getting better to train all the time the Don Juan De Onate winner Smash Dancer. 19 Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo

mental factor has been the biggest challenge his whole life, said Fincher. Lately, he s getting more comfortable with everything. He s got a ton of confidence now. Fast A Nuff ran third, 10 ¼ lengths behind Smash Dancer. Eightnchangegroom, Hi Hennessy, Sprintrightoption, and Countrybumpkin Who completed the order of finish. Runner-up Lesters Echo is a chestnut colt by The Trader s Echo, and he has banked $41,206 from two wins in six outs for his owners, Diana Bringhurst and Jeff and Chris Meyers. Lesters Echo ran third, 1 ½ lengths behind winner Train Rider Blues, in the Roadrunner Handicap, and he was a finalist in last year s George Maloof Futurity (R) during the New Mexico State Fair portion of The Downs at Albuquerque meet. Fast A Nuff is campaigned for D & E Racing of Scottsdale, Arizona, and the dark bay or brown colt by Your Eminence has won one of seven races and has earned $27,981. He broke his maiden on March 23 at Sunland Park, winning a 6-furlong maiden sprint by a neck in 1:11.56. LINEAGE STAKES (R) He s A Tough Dude Valle Racing LLC s He s A Tough Dude led at every call en route to a one-length victory in the $40,000 Lineage Stakes (R). Trained by Jose Gonzalez and ridden by Jorge Gonzalez, He s A Tough Dude set fractions of :24.83, :48.03 and 1:1:12.41 before stopping the timer in 1:44.81 for his 1 1/16-mile trip. The 5-year-old gelding by the Woodman stallion Tough Men returned a $6.20 win mutuel as the 2-1 second choice in the four-horse field, and he teamed with runner-up Brother John D. for a $30.20 ($2) exacta payoff. He s A Tough Dude was bred by Ronald G. Carlile of Liberal, Kansas, and he is one of three winners from four starters sired by Tough Men, a winning 13-year-old son of the Mr. Prospector stallion Woodman. Tough Men s four crops have earned more than $141,800, and He s A Tough Dude represents his top earning starter. He s A Tough Dude s dam, the Victorian Line mare Krisi My Girl, won two stakes in 2000 the $30,000 Chamisa Handicap at The Downs at Albuquerque and the $27,500 Columbine Handicap at Arapahoe Park near Denver. Now 15, Krisi My Girl has produced three winners from as many starters. He s A Tough Dude s third dam, Tudor Luck, was a winning daughter of the Bold Ruler stallion What Luck who ran second in the 1977 Southwest Louisiana Futurity (R) at Evangeline Downs. A 1975 Louisiana-bred foal, Tudor Luck also ran third in the 79 Senorita Handicap at Jefferson Downs in Louisiana. A half sister to two stakes-placed runners in Louisiana, Tudor Luck died in 1986. He s A Tough Dude followed his Lineage Stakes victory with a wire-to-wire, one-length victory in the October 9, $40,000 University of New Mexico Handicap (R) at Albuquerque. All told, the gelding has won seven of his 44 outs and has earned $117,773. At SunRay Park on June 20, He s A Tough Dude ran Lineage Stakes winner He s A Tough Dude. second going 7 ½ furlongs against $5,000 claimers, but Gonzalez gave the gelding a series of workouts that gave the trainer confidence going into the Lineage. He came back to the barn really aggressive after that SunRay race, like he wanted to run against the better horses, said Gonzalez. I gave him three 5-furlong works after that race, and he worked good in all of them one of them was in :59 and another was 1:00. He proved to me with those works that he was at the top of his game, so I was pretty confident coming into this race. We gave him a shot here, and he responded nicely, he added. Some Ghost, the 3-2 favorite, ran third, 1 ½ lengths behind He s A Tough Dude, and was followed by Big John Bean. A 4-year-old gelding by the Mia s Boy stallion Sable s Boy, Brother John D. has banked $47,238 from two wins in 12 races for his owner, Peggy B. Rust of Altamont, Utah. The one-time $6,250 claimer followed his runner-up effort in the Lineage Stakes by finishing second, 1 ¼ lengths behind winner Cali Baby, in the September 11 E.T. Springer Handicap (R) at Albuquerque. Four weeks later, he ran fourth, 2 ¼ lengths behind He s A Tough Dude, in the University of New Mexico Handicap (R). Some Ghost races for Jess Alley of Sunland Park, New Mexico, who also trains the 9-year-old bay gelding by Ghostly Moves. Some Ghost has earned $887,562 from 48 starts, and his 15 wins include the $100,000 Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap (R) at Sunland Park from 2006-09. CARLOS SALAZAR STAKES (R) Cali Baby Ridden by Juan Ochoa for the first time in her career, Cali Baby scored a 1 ½-length victory in the 6 ½-furlong, $40,000 Carlos Salazar Stakes (R) for state-bred fillies and mares. Cali Baby races for Chris P. Hourigan of Anthony, New Mexico, and UKUSA Stables, and the 4-year-old filly rallied off of the fractions of :23.34 and :45.63 set by 2-1 favorite Happy Me and reached the wire in 1:1:16.49 for her fifth 20 New Mexico Horse Breeder Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo

Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo win in 11 starts. The $22,000 winner s share of the purse pushed her earnings to $130,574. Today was the first time Juan ever saw her he s never even galloped her, said trainer Erik Mikkelson. (Regular rider Alfredo Juarez Jr.) had to go to Denver, and it just worked out that we got Juan. He did a great job. He s probably watched her races, and he s probably even ridden against her, so he knew the filly just from that. Cali Baby was making her first start since April 30, when she ran fourth in the Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff Handicap (R) at SunRay Park. The filly hasn t hit the board in two starts at the six-furlong oval. The Carlos Salazar also marked her first out at The Downs at Albuquerque, but she did show two 5-furlong works over the track. She s a real easy filly to train probably the best I ve trained, said Mikkelson. She s sound, good in her stall and good on the track. When it s go time, she wants the ball. I gave her standard works every week to prepare for this race, he added, referring to the four-month layoff. We just tried to keep her head in the game and settled down, because she s just so intense. She ran a decent race at SunRay, but that s just not her best track. The stretch there is too short, and as she showed today, the longer the stretch, the better she is. I think it s important to have a work over the track. Every once in a while, you ll see a horse that s never raced or worked over a track do good, but I think nine times out of 10 they at least need a work over a track especially here because there s so much to look at, with a lot of people (in the stands) and cars in the infield. Cali Baby was bred by Chris and Tina Hourigan, and the bay filly is one of 36 winners from 54 starters sired by the late Thatsusintheolbean, a stakes-winning son of the Sadler s Wells stallion El Prado (IRE). A Florida-bred 1994 foal and half brother to stakes winner Valid Belfast, Thatsusintheolbean won 11 stakes during his seven-year career, including the 1997 Alysheba Breeders Cup Stakes at Lone Star Park. The stallion has sired three stakes winners and the earners of more than $1.9 million from four crops. He died in 2006. Carlos Salazar winner Cali Baby. November 2010 Cali Baby is also one of three winners from three starters foaled by Aquarellist, a winning daughter of the Danzig stallion Ole who ran second in the 1996 Courtship Stakes (R) for California-breds at Bay Meadows. Now 16, Aquarellist was bred to the El Prado stallion Pro Prado for a 2011 foal. Cali Baby s second dam, the Painted Wagon mare Unpainted, won the 88 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (R) stakes at Del Mar. A 1984 foal, Unpainted produced eight winners from 11 starters, including Paint Scraper, a Snow Chief filly who ran third in the 1993 CTBA Stakes (R). Cali Baby traces back to her fourth dam, the Californiabred Mandate mare Flash Bam. A 1972 foal, Flash Bam ran third in the 1975 Linda Vista Handicap (G3) at Santa Anita. In her next out on September 11, Cali Baby won the 7-furlong E.T. Springer Stakes (R) at Albuquerque by 1 ¼ lengths from Brother John D. That victory was her fifth in 12 races, and it increased her earnings to $154,574. Happy Me ran second in the Carlos Salazar, 3 ¼ lengths in front of 11-1 longshot Dream Kin. Wild Alaska, Diamonds N Bling, Al s Double, S L R Lonesomedove, and Miss Apache completed the order of finish. A homebred 4-year-old filly racing for Rita J. Danley of Anthony, New Mexico, Happy Me earned $10,000 to boost her bankroll to $271,816. Happy Me has won six of 11 races, including the April 30, $75,000 Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff Handicap (R) at SunRay Park, and the March 28, $125,000 La Coneja Stakes (R) at Sunland Park. Dream Kin is a homebred 4-year-old filly campaigned by Joe Allen of Abilene, Texas, and Michael Stinson. Racing exclusively in New Mexico, Dream Kin has earned $119,565 from four victories in 18 outs, and her stakes resume includes a runner-up finish to Blue Eyed Bella in the 2008 New Mexico Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes (R) at Zia Park, and a third-place run in the August 1 Lincoln Handicap (R) at Ruidoso Downs CASEY DARNELL PONY EXPRESS (R) Romeos Wilson Romeos Wilson scored one for the senior citizens, as the 12-year-old gelding rallied to win the $40,000 Casey Darnell Pony Express Stakes (R). Racing for Rita Danley and trained by the owner s husband, Fred Danley, Romeos Wilson went 5 ½ furlongs in 1:03.64 while scoring his 19th win in 95 races. Alejandro Medellin rode the dark bay or brown son of Jack Wilson. This is a remarkable horse, said Fred Danley, who broke Romeos Wilson when the gelding was a yearling in 1999. There s never been anything wrong with him he s just one of them old buggers who takes care of himself. He loves to run. You turn him out, and he just goes all to pieces, he added. You ve got to keep him up and doing something with him all the time. He s just happier that way. Romeos Wilson was bred by W.T. Stradley of Hobbs, New Mexico, and the gelding is one of 12 stakes winners from 73 starters sired by Jack Wilson, a 22-year-old son of the Nijinsky II stallion Encino and half brother to four stakes 21

winners, including Penny s Reshoot, the winner of the 1994 Prioress Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park. A winning and stakes-placed stallion who set 5 ½-furlong and 6-furlong track records at Ruidoso Downs in 1992, Jack Wilson has sired 15 crops and the earners of more than $5.1 million. He stood the 2010 season for a $1,000 fee at Caines Stallion Station at Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Romeos Wilson s dam, Mema s Poison, is an unraced 23-year-old daughter of the Full Pocket stallion Full Choke. The mare has produced six winners from seven starters, including two stakes winners, both of whom are half siblings to Romeos Wilson Shemoveslikeaghost, a filly by Ghostly Moves who won nine stakes in New Mexico from 2002-06, and Colorofun, a Paramour gelding who won the 06 George Maloof (R) and Albuquerque Spring (R) futurities at The Downs at Albuquerque. Romeos Wilson s third dam, Takealetter, was a daughter of the Round Table stallion Monitor who won three stakes at River Downs in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1975. A 72 Kentucky-bred foal, Takealetter foaled four winners from five starters, including Addressee, a stakes-winning colt by George Navonod, and the late Blushing Scribe, a Blushing Groom (FR) colt who was Grade 3-placed in France and Belgium in 1983. Romeos Wilson traces back to his fourth dam, the winning Jester mare Pink Tinge. Pink Tinge produced a total of three stakes winners from 11 starters. A total of 93 of Romeos Wilson s 95 starts have come in New Mexico earlier this year, the gelding ran second and third in a pair of stakes at Rillito Racetrack in Tucson, Arizona. Romeos Wilson has collected five stakes victories, including the 6 ½-furlong, $125,000 Johnie L. Jamison Handicap (R) at Sunland Park in 2006 and 07. He also won the Casey Darnell Pony Express Stakes at the age of 10 two years ago. A 10-1 longshot, Romeos Wilson returned a $22.40 win mutuel. Bonndaddy s, an 11-1 longshot, ran second, one length behind the winner, to complete a $349.60 ($2) exacta. Romeos Wilson followed his Casey Darnell Pony Express victory with a pair of fourth-place finishes in allowance-optional claiming sprints at Zia Park. The gelding s bankroll totals $835,581. Danley has won the Pony Express four times, more than any other trainer. In addition to Romeos Wilson s two victories, the trainer sent out Proud And Jivey to win the race in 1997 and Brave Jack to win it the following year. Ty s Pache ran third and was followed by 2-1 favorite Key s Band, Smarty Ghost, Affluent Boy, Gulchrunssweet, Granny s Will, Sonofaseason, and Surprisingly Gone. Bonndaddy s has earned $124,573 for his owners, Double Kee LLC and Grissom Racing Inc. The 4-year-old homebred gelding and one-time $12,500 claimer has won six of 19 races, including last year s 6-furlong Don Juan de Onate Stakes (R) at Albuquerque. A 6-year-old gelding by Copelan s Pache racing for Alfredo Terrazas, Ty s Pache has banked $183,564, of which $11,120 has come since he was claimed for $8,000 at SunRay Park on June 27. Ty s Pache has won four of 47 races, and his stakes resume includes a distant runner-up finish to Enchanted Outlaw in last year s 1-mile, $191,575 New Mexico Cup Rocky Gulch Championship Stakes (R) at Zia Park. Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo Romeo s Wilson taking the Casey Darnell Express. 22 New Mexico Horse Breeder

Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo I am Lesters Gal is all alone in the Chief Narbona. CHIEF NARBONA STAKES (R) I Am Lesters Gal I Am Lesters Gal gave trainer Fred Danley his third win on the Lineage Day program, as the gray or roan daughter of Lesters Boy captured the $40,000 Chief Narbona Stakes (R) for 3-year-old fillies. Ridden by Enrique Garcia for breeder and owner Rita Danley, I Am Lesters Gal defeated 6-5 favorite Awintersdream by four lengths while going 6 furlongs in 1:09.26. The victory marked Fred Danley s third Chief Narbona victory, as the trainer won the stakes with Jacks Star Lady in 1997 and Hollywood Gone in 05. I Am Lesters Gal is one of 24 winners from 37 starters sired by Lesters Boy, a 14-year-old stakes-winning stallion by Cee s Tizzy who equaled the 1-mile track record at The Downs at Albuquerque eight years ago. A California-bred full brother to Grade 3 winner Theresa s Tizzy, Lesters Boy has sired three stakes winners and the earners of more than $1.4 million, including his top earner, two-time stakes winner Lesters Secret. He is owned by and stands for a $3,000 fee at Dr. Miguel Gallegos Gallegos Del Norte Farm in Albuquerque. I Am Lesters Gal s dam, I m A Happy Gal, was bred by Rita Danley. The 12-year-old daughter of the Damascus stallion Brave Lad has produced four winners from as many starters, including Happy Me, a full sister to I Am November 2010 Lesters Gal who has to date won three stakes and earned $271,816 from 11 races. An earner of $65,352 from three wins in eight races, I Am Lesters Gal ran third, 7 ¼ lengths behind winner Glory Be Mine, in the $125,855 Rio Grande Senorita Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-old fillies at Ruidoso Downs. The filly also finished third, 4 ½ lengths behind winner Facil Catana, in the open 6 ½-furlong, $51,300 Frontier Trophy Buckles Allowance Stakes at SunRay Park on the Fourth of July. Please N Teras, a 36-1 longshot, ran third, seven lengths behind runner-up Awintersdream, and was followed by King s Water Lilly, Desert Tap, Your My Trixie, Maries Fast Lady, Say Win, Twisted Tight, and Naughty Vixen. Awintersdream is a bay daughter of Suave Prospect racing for Joe D. Brooks of Levelland, Texas. Acquired for $8,000 at the 2008 New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale, the filly has banked $137,744 from 10 races, and her four victories include the June 19, $75,000 Aztec Oaks (R) at SunRay Park, and last year s 4 ½-furlong, $75,000 C.O. Ken Kendrick Memorial Stakes (R) at SunRay. Please N Teras is a homebred filly by To Teras who has won two of 15 races and earned $66,606 for her owner, Michael Weatherly of Anthony, New Mexico. On March 28, Please N Teras ran third, three-quarters of a length behind winner Favorite Flag, in the 1 1/16-mile, $100,000 New Mexico Breeders Oaks (R) at Sunland Park. 23

Devon lane TB Sires the winner of the $77,567 George Maloof Futurity, RUSSIAN LANE, $66,384. Robert Edwards Photo Three wins in Four starts Also was second, by a nose in the $75,000 Totah Stakes Sire of Earners of $8.8 Million QH & TBs Average Earnings Per Starter $35,914 2-year-olds have earned over $1.7 million Storm Cat - To The Hunt, by Relaunch Half-brother to STELLAR JANE ($1,111,244 G1) Sire of almost 200 winners including RIVER S Prayer $921,958, DEVONS EASY LANE (QH) si 103, $357,026, SCARZANE $248,265, HESA BAD CAT $231,451 etc.. FEE: $2,500 TNL Farms 285 Hi g h way 116 Bo s q u e, NM 87006 505.864.6680 Fa r m 505.507.1072 Na n www.tnlfarm.com 24 New Mexico Horse Breeder

Bred nearly 100 mares in 2010 1st year at stud! DASHAIR si 100 First Down Dash - Such An Easy Effort, by Special Effort 22% of Starters Won or Placed in These Races in 2009-2010: Mexico Juvenile Challenge Rocky Mountain Spring Classic Diamond Classic Futurity Beehive Futurity Silver Dollar Futurity Yavapai Futurity Four Corners Futurity Hawthorne Futurity Betterroot Futurity 61% of Starters si-90 to si-111: From 36 starters, 8 have top Speed Ratings of 108, 111, 104, 111, 105, 105, 100 and 103! Quality Pedigree: Grade 1 finalist and brother to Champion DEELISH si 102, $6004,000 and three-quarter brother to Grade 1 winner FEARLESS FREDA si 113, $262,000 (dam of Champion and leading sire FREDERICKSBURG si 109, $369,000.) FEE: $1,500 Special Consideration to Approved Mares Property of John and Ann Bassett si 100, $358,923 HARD HITTING TR Dasher - Chickasis, by Chicks Beduino LOS ALAMITOS GRADE 1 WINNER IN 2008 AND 2009! Won Governor s Cup Futurity RG1 ($495,000); Governor s Cup Derby RG1 ($208,000: 2nd Los Alamitos Two Million Juvenile ($40,000); 4th PCQHRA Breeders Futurity G1 ($500,000) and 5th El Primero Del Ano Derby G2 ($192,300) 4 wins, 3 seconds, 1 fourth in 8 outs at two while earning $259,000. By TR DASHER, sire of 10 Stakes Winners already, starters have Average Earnings of $27,000! Half-brother to Graded Stakes Winner and Los Alamitos Track Record Setter LASSEN COUNTY si 102, $146,00: 2010 Governor s Cup RG2 Futurity winner HOT HITTER si 98, $182,645; etc. Half-brother to the dam of 2009 multiple World Champion FREAKY si 107, $763,444 (set 3 new track records at Los Alamitos. Freaky is also by TR DASHER FEE: $1,500 Check out Hard Hitting s website: www.hardhittingqh.com (replays of stakes races) TNL Farms 285 Hi g h way 116 Bo s q u e, NM 87006 505.864.6680 Fa r m 505.507.1072 Na n www.tnlfarm.com November 2010 25

Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo E.T. SPRINGER HANDICAP (R) Cali Baby By Michael Cusortelli Sent to post as the 13-10 choice and the only filly or mare in the field of eight, Cali Baby responded with a 1 ¼-length win in the September 11, $40,000 E.T. Springer Handicap (R) for New Mexico-breds at The Downs at Albuquerque. Eric Mikkelson saddled and Alfredo Juarez Jr. rode Cali Baby for owners Chris P. Hourigan and UKUSA Stables, and the homebred 4-year-old filly covered her 7-furlong trip in 1:23.03 while earning her sixth victory in 12 races. The $24,000 winner s share of the purse increased her earnings to $154,574. Cali Baby was bred by Chris and Tina Hourigan, and she is one of 36 winners from 54 starters sired by Thatsusintheolbean, a son of the Sadler s Wells stallion El Prado (IRE) and a half brother to Valid Belfast, the winner of the listed $100,000 Crescent Stakes at Lone Star Park in 2000. A Florida-bred who won 11 stakes from 1997-2000 in Arizona, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Texas, Thatsusintheolbean has sired three stakes winners and the earners of more than $1.8 million from four crops. The stallion died in 2006. Cali Baby s dam, Aquarellist, is a winning 16-year-old daughter of the Danzig stallion Ole who ran third in the 96 Courtship Stakes (R) for California-breds at Bay Meadows. Aqurellist has produced three winners from three starters, and she was bred to Pro Prado for a 2011 foal. Cali Baby s second dam, the Painted Wagon mare Unpainted, won the $68,950 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes (R) at Del Mar in 1988. A 1986 foal, Unpainted foaled Paint Scraper, a filly by Snow Chief who ran third in the 93 CTBA Stakes (R) at Del Mar. Cali Baby traces back to her fourth dam, the Mandate mare Flash Bam, who ran third in the 75 Linda Vista Handicap (G3) at Santa Anita Park. Cali Baby s E.T. Springer victory came in her first start against males and three weeks after she won the 6 ½-furlong, $40,000 Carlos Salazar Stakes (R) during the August 22 Lineage Day program at The Downs at Albuquerque. Her stakes record this year includes fourth-place finishes in both the 6 ½-furlong Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff Handicap (R) at SunRay Park on April 30, and the 1-mile Sydney Valentini Handicap (R) at Sunland Park in February. Brother John D., Ty s Pache, Brax, H.E. s Fast, Smarty Ghost, Max Bean, and Jackpot Who completed the order of finish. Brother John D. earned $8,000 to push his bankroll to $45,238 for owner Peggy B. Rust. A 4-year-old chestnut gelding by Sable s Boy, the one-time $6,250 claimer was coming off of a second-place finish to Hesa Tough Dude in the 1 1/16-mile, $40,000 Lineage Stakes (R) on August 22. Ty s Pache races for Alfredo Terrazas, who claimed the 6-year-old Copelan s Pache gelding for $8,000 at SunRay Park on June 27. Ty s Pache banked $4,000 to boost his earnings to $180,444 from four wins in 46 outs. He ran second, 8 ½ lengths behind winner Enchanted Outlaw, in last year s $191,575 New Mexico Cup Rocky Gulch Championship (R) at Zia Park. 26 New Mexico Horse Breeder

NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR BREEDERS STAKES (R Spinning Touch Robert Edwards Photo November 2010 Ridden by Freddy Fong Jr. for the first time in a race, Spinning Touch came from off the pace to win the September 25, $40,000 New Mexico State Fair Breeders Stakes (R) for state-bred sophomores at The Downs at Albuquerque. Spinning Touch went 1 1/16 miles in 1:46.48 after closing on the fractions of :25.79, :50.41, and 1:15.27 set by Chief Laz. Arturo Chavez saddled the homebred colt by Touchdown Ky for owners Michael and Jeanne Fuhs of Fort Wingate, New Mexico. Arturo told me to keep the horse no more than eight lengths off the leader, and he said that if I asked him for all he had at the three-eighths pole, he d close very hard for me, said Fong after recording his richest victory of the year. He was right. I was able to work this horse once in the morning, and he worked perfectly great, he added. He was ready for this race. Arturo had him very sharp. I had a lot of horse under me in the stretch, and I was lucky that I had the room on the rail to make up the ground I needed to make up at the end. Spinning Touch is one of four winners from 11 starters sired by Touchdown Ky, an 11-year-old son the Storm Cat stallion Hennessy and a half brother to five stakes winners, including Prized, a colt by Kris S. who won the 1989 Breeders Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park, and the Grade 2-winning Storm Cat colt Exploit. Touchdown Ky was bred in Kentucky by John R. Gaines and John G. Sikura, and he is currently owned by the Fuhses and stands at the Z Lazy B Ranch at Fort Wingate. The Fuhses also bred Spinning Touch s dam, Shimmering Sand, a winning 13-year-old daughter of the Mr. Prospector stallion Line In The Sand who ran third in the 2001 Chamisa Handicap at Albuquerque. The colt s second dam, the Torsion mare Torrify, won the 1985 B.K. Yousif Handicap for Alberta-breds at Stampede Park in Calgary, and she foaled seven winners from eight starters, including Torrid Sand, a full brother to Shimmering Sand who ran second in the 1999 Arkansas Derby (G2) at Oaklawn Park. A 1982 foal, Torrify was a half sister to Dance Bayou, a colt by Nain Bleu (FR) who won two stakes at Stampede Park in 1987, including the listed $50,000 Herald Gold Plate Stakes. The Fuhses acquired Torrify from Farnsworth Farm in Florida for $8,500. At the time of the purchase in 1996, Torrify was in foal to Shimmering Sand. Spinning Touch has been campaigned exclusively in New Mexico, and he has won two of 11 races and earned $48,738. The colt broke his maiden at SunRay Park on May 28, winning a one-mile maiden special weight route by two lengths. He was coming off of two consecutive secondplace finishes in 7 furlong races at SunRay and Albuquerque. We were confident he d do better in this race than he did in his last two, said Michael Fuhs. We figured he d like the extra distance. Train Rider Blues, the 1-5 choice, ran second, a head behind Spinning Touch. Chief Laz, Go Barney Go, Jaded Dreams and Get Up Taylor completed the order of finish. Train Rider Blues races for Freda McSwane and Joe Walters, who acquired the bay Desert God colt for $5,000 at the 2008 New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs. Train Rider Blues earned $8,000 to boost his bankroll to $299,663, and his five wins in 17 starts include four stakes. A maiden chestnut gelding by the Montbrook stallion Source owned by Richard H. Hall Jr., Chief Laz banked $4,000 to push his earnings to $9,106. Chief Laz finished 4 ½ lengths behind Spinning Touch. 27

NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR SENOR FUTURITY (RG3) Primvvera Robert Edwards Photo Second-fastest qualifier Primvvera, a Stel Corona gelding owned and trained by Dominic Duree, sprinted to a half-length victory in the September 25, $77,476 New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3) for state-bred colts and geldings at The Downs at Albuquerque. Under jockey Casey Lambert, Primvvera went 400 yards in :19.611 and earned a 96 speed index. The victory was his third in six starts, and the $38,738 winner s share of the purse pushed the gelding s bankroll to $52,558. Primvvera was bred by Duree s late grandfather, Orville Moore, and the gelding became the third stakes winner from 31 starters sired by Stel Corona. A 10-year-old son of Corona Cartel, Stel Corona won the 2003 PCQHRA Breeders Derby (G2) at Los Alamitos, and his three crops have earned more than $1.9 million and include 08 AQHA champion 2-year-old colt and two-time Grade 1 winner Foose. Owned by a partnership, he stands at Burns Ranch at Menifee, California. My grandfather died a couple of years ago, and I just kept this horse going for the family, said Duree. This horse can be lazy, but he shows how powerful he is when he gets on the track. He s just a talented horse. Primvvera s dam, the winning Sail On Bunny mare Sail On Duchess, ran second in the 1997 Pelican Stakes (R) at Albuquerque. Now 16, Sail On Duchess has produced four winners from six starters, including Woodbridge Chunk, a half brother to Primvvera who ran third in the 2008 Hard Twist Stakes (RG3) at Albuquerque and was a finalist in the previous year s New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3). Primvvera traces back to his third dam, Race Bug, a winning daughter of the Lady Bug s Moon stallion Mr Hay Bug who ran second in the 78 Dixie Downs Futurity in Utah. A 1976 foal, Race Bug produced Do U Wanna Rumbo, a filly by Easy Rumbo who ran third in the 91 Beehive Futurity (R) in Utah. Primvvera s fourth dam, the unraced Custus Rain mare Custus Stormy, foaled RPV Final Bid, the runner-up in the 1986 Hualapai Downs Futurity (R) at the Mohave County Fair in Kingman, Arizona. Primvvera has won two of his three races at Albuquerque. The gelding ran seventh after a troubled start in a 350-yard allowance race on August 15, but he followed that with a head victory over Blazing Pacquiao in the last of five Senor Futurity trials on September 10. He s a really good horse the only time he s lost here 28 New Mexico Horse Breeder

at Albuquerque is when he got run over out of the gate (on August 15), said Lambert. But he broke really well in the trials, and he broke well today. He s an easy horse to ride when he breaks like he did today. Dominic is a good friend of mine, added the rider. I ve known him forever, and I like riding for him. It s a pleasure to win a race like this for someone like him. According to Duree, Primvvera will likely make his next start in the trials for the Shue Fly Stakes (RG1) at Sunland Park in December. Vicente Y Su Corona, Iseeyoustaring, Blushin Tigre, Mal Intenciones, Uncle Woody, Blazing Pacquiao, Six Gun Regard, and fastest qualifier and 17-10 choice RGR Lyon A Tac completed the order of finish. A homebred Stel Corona colt racing for Hubaldo Solis, Vicente Y Su Corona earned $15,495 to increase his earnings to $25,590. The colt was a finalist in the May 30, $172,100 New Mexico Breeders Futurity (RG2) at SunRay Park, having broken his maiden by a half of a length in his career debut in his May 13 trial. Iseeyoustaring is a homebred Sixes Royal gelding owned and trained by Gerardo Cano of Albuquerque. The gelding finished a half of a length behind Primvvera, and he earned $9,297 to push his bankroll to $24,377. NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR SENORITA FUTURITY (RG3) U R A Fury Lady Ronald Ulibarri s U R A Fury Lady broke her maiden in the 400-yard, $71,483 New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) at The Downs at Albuquerque on September 25. Saddled by Jamie Zamora and ridden by for the first time by Jimmy Coates, U R A Fury Lady covered her 400-yard trip in :19.636, posting a career-best 96 speed index and the second-fastest winning time in the stakes 21-year history. The homebred filly s clocking missed by just 13/100ths of a second the stakes record set by Thatsa Blazin Chick eight years ago. A resident of Alcalde, New Mexico, Ulibarri was introduced to racing by his father, Phil Ulibarri, in the 1970s. The elder Ulibarri claimed the family s first horse, the Thoroughbred Midnight Sheik, at The Downs at Santa Fe in 1977. My dad has been my partner in the horse business since I started, said Ulibarri. He used to take me to the track with him when I was a child, and I ve been hooked on racing ever since. He s been in the business longer than I have, but I got him interested in racing Quarter Horses. U R A Fury Lady became the first stakes winner from 27 starters sired by freshman sire Furyofthewind, a 7-yearold son of Corona Cartel and winner of the 2006 AQHA California Derby Challenge (G3) at Los Alamitos. Bred in Texas by Kirk M. Goodfellow, Furyofthewind is a half brother to champions Heartswideopen and Special Phoebe. He stood the 2010 season for a $2,000 fee at Bob Moore Farms in Norman, Oklahoma. U R A Fury Lady is also one of three winners from seven starters foaled by Lady Thetis, a winning 14-year-old daughter of champion Takin On The Cash who Ulibarri acquired for $8,000 at the Heritage Place Sale about 10 years ago. The filly s second dam, Storm N Lady, is an 18-yearold winning daughter of Merridoc and half sister to Ihempentobefast, a gelding by First Down Dash who ran third in the 2002 Irvine Overnight Handicap at Los Alamitos. U R A Fury Lady traces back to her fourth dam, the winning Easy Jet mare Cherished Lady. A 76 foal, Cherished Lady produced five starters, including 1988 AQHA Tommie Morelos/Coady Photo November 2010 29

Robert Edwards Photo champion 2-year-old gelding and two-time Grade 1 winner Liberty Coin. U R A Fury Lady was coming off of a second-place finish in her Senorita Futurity trial on September 10. She ran a half of a length behind second-fastest qualifier Fun N Luck and recorded the fifth-fastest qualifying time. The filly has had three outs, and the winner s share of the Senorita Futurity purse boosted her earnings to $38,440. I wasn t really surprised that she broke her maiden in this race, Ulibarri said. I felt that if she had enough pressure from other horses which she didn t have in her previous races she could make a good run. And the Zamora racing team has really done a good job of putting this filly together and taking care of her. Snow Regard ran second, a half of a length behind U R A Fury Lady, and was followed by 3-1 favorite Chickie Blu, fastest qualifier Spice Girl, Fame And Chicks, Posies First Thought, Mary For Money, Chiquita Caliente, and Samia Fame. Fun N Luck was scratched. Snow Regard banked $14,297 to increase her earnings to $19,477 for owner and breeder KH Logax Inc. of Oro Valley, Arizona. The gray filly broke her maiden by 1 ½ lengths in her Senorita Futurity trial on September 10. A homebred bay daughter of Chicks A Blazin racing for Mike Abraham and James McClintic, Chickie Blu finished a half of a length behind U R A Fury Lady. Chickie Blu has earned $12,578 from one win in four outs. DESSIE & FERN SAWYER FUTURITY (R) Shamrock Girl David Wolochuk s Shamrock Girl earned her first stakes victory in the September 26, $67,412 Dessie & Fern Sawyer Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-old fillies at The Downs at Albuquerque. Prepped by Dominic Duree, Shamrock Girl covered 6 furlongs in 1:10.60, and her margin of victory was 6 ¼ lengths from Squallena, one of six qualifiers trained by Fred Danley. The filly was coming off of a neck victory in the second of two Dessie & Fern Sawyer Futurity trials on September 11. As she did in her trial score, Shamrock Girl raced just off the early pace in the final. In fact, she was about a half of a length behind Missall, as that rival clicked off an opening quarter mile of :22.47. She broke extremely well, and she was very easy to place, said jockey Casey Lambert, who also rode Shamrock Girl in her trial win. She has a lot of speed. Her main problem has been getting away from the gate in the races she s lost, but today she broke cleanly. We laid just off the lead, and I had a handful of horse, he added. When we took over, she was still just idling, but she got away from them pretty quickly when I let her go at the top of the stretch. She s very fast, and I don t think this will be the last time you ll hear from her. They ll have their hands full beating her in the New Mexico-bred filly races. Shamrock Girl was bred by Troy Looper DVM, and the filly became the first stakes winner sired by King Bull, a winning son of 1994 Horse of the Year Holy Bull and a half brother to two stakes winners, including 1995 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) winner Talkin Man. Bred in Kentucky by Adena Springs, King Bull stood the 2010 season at Mohns Hill Farm in Reinholds, Pennsylvania. Shamrock Girl is also the first starter produced by her dam, My Girl Aleyna, a winning 7-year-old daughter of the Danzig stallion Outflanker. The filly s third dam, the unraced Val de l Orne (FR) mare Val Chere, foaled eight winners from 11 starters, including Trick Card, a gelding by Clever Trick who won the listed $53,975 Lafayette Stakes at Keeneland Racecourse in 1987, and Stellar Rival, an Exceller colt who ran third in the 1990 Early Times Turf Classic (G3) at Churchill Downs. Shamrock Girl traces back to her fourth dam, the winning Conestoga mare Donna Chere. A 1971 Kentucky-bred foal, Donna Chere finished second in two stakes in 74, including the Santa Ynez Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Shamrock Girl has won four of six races, and the $33,706 winner s share of the Dessie & Fern Sawyer Futurity purse pushed her bankroll to $77,648. Earlier this season, the filly ran third in 30 New Mexico Horse Breeder

the 4 ½-furlong, $75,000 C.O. Ken Kendrick Memorial Stakes (R) at SunRay Park, and the fillies division of the 4 ½-furlong, $133,436 Copper Top Futurity (R) at Sunland Park. I never really had to ask her to run when she won her trial, said Lambert of Shamrock Girl. She laid second, and when they came up outside of her she just pulled me to the front. I just wanted to give her an easy race that day, and she was comfortable just being a neck in front. But when they put a little more pressure on her, she just eased back out. I think if I d really asked her to run that day, I could have put a little more clearance between myself and the pack, and she would have won her trial a lot easier than she did, added the rider. Instead, I just sat still. Today, it was the same kind of trip, but I asked her for a little more when we came into the stretch, and she responded beautifully. She s just the kind of filly who is very quick and she just responds instantly when you ask her. Squall Wilbud, the 2-1 favorite and another promising 2-year-old filly from the Danley barn, finished third, 2 ¼ lengths behind runner-up Squallena. Her Sister Will, Hunter High, Go To Gold, More Fun, Missall, Financial Bailout, Ghostly Brew, Miss Focus, and All Hail completed the order of finish. Squallena is a homebred bay daughter of Squall who has earned $49,998 from one win in eight starts for her owners, W.T. Stradley and Tom Williams. Squallena also ran second, one length behind winner Tin Can Kitty, at odds of 49-1 in the Ken Kendrick at SunRay. Squall Wilbud is also a homebred bay filly by Squall campaigned by Stradley and Williams. Squall Wilbud has banked $106,108 from seven outs, and she broke her maiden with a two-length victory in the fillies division of the Copper Top Futurity (R) at Sunland. NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR BREEDERS DERBY (RG3) Woody Dungarees winner s share of the purse increased her earnings to $164,235, of which $116,975 has been banked this season. Rivera has ridden Woody Dungarees throughout the filly s victory streak. In fact, the jockey has been aboard Woody Dungarees 10 of her races, and the result has been seven wins, one second, and three third-place finishes. Ron and I talked about who we wanted to put on her, and we made a group decision that Alonso was our guy, said Barber. Just looking at what type of filly she is, we both felt he would be the jockey who would fit her best. She doesn t like the real aggressive, whip and slash type of rider, added the trainer. Alonso just seems to flow with this filly better than a lot of other riders would. She has her moments you ve really got to be on your toes to train her. Ron has the whole family of these horses, and he can tell you they ve all got an attitude about them. Woody Dungarees is one of three stakes winners from 48 starters sired by Woodbridge, an unraced son of Dash Ta Fame whose five crops have banked more than $758,000. Now 11, Woodbridge is a full brother to Grade 1-winner and one-time 440-yard world-record holder Kendall Jackson, and a half to 2009 AQHA champion 3-year-old filly Alice K White. He stands for a $1,000 fee at Mac Murray and Janis Spencer Murray s MJ Farms at Veguita, New Mexico. Woody Dungarees dam, the Now I Know mare Gingham Dungarees, earned $153,196 from 2003-08, and she ran third in two stakes in 04, including the $45,000 Pelican Stakes (R) at The Downs at Albuquerque. Now 9, Gingham Dungarees has foaled two winners from three starters, including Famous Dungarees, a gelding by Dash Ta Fame who ran third in this year s $172,100 New Mexico Breeders Futurity (RG2) at SunRay Park. Woody Dungarees second dam, Gingham N Diamonds, is a winning 18-year-old daughter of the Dash For Cash stallion the Adamas who ran second in the 1994 Clovis Classic Futurity (R) at Albuquerque. Robert Edwards Photo Woody Dungarees, a homebred filly racing for Ron and Kay Jenkins Holy Bucket LLC, ran her winning streak to five with a head victory in the 400-yard, $55,188 New Mexico State Fair Breeders Derby (RG3) at The Downs at Albuquerque on September 26. Saddled by Mike Barber and ridden by Alonso Rivera, Woody Dungarees went 400 yards in :19.299, posting a lifetime-best 105 speed index and breaking by 4/100ths of a second the stakes record set by Richard Shearer s Perfect Call in 2003. The victory was her third stakes win, and the $27,595 November 2010 31

Racing exclusively in New Mexico, Woody Dungarees has won seven of 13 races, including the first of two State Fair Breeders Derby trials on September 11, in which she recorded the fourth-fastest qualifying time. Her win streak includes victories in the 400-yard, $40,000 Pelican Stakes (RG3) for state-bred fillies at Albuquerque on August 22, and the 400-yard, $75,000 Firecracker Stakes (R) under the same conditions at SunRay Park on the Fourth of July. Woody Dungarees also ran second, three-quarters of a length behind Auntie G, in last year s $71,750 New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) and third, three parts of a length behind winner Sixy Chamisa, in the $150,000 New Mexico Breeders Futurity (RG2) at SunRay. Barber indicated that Woody Dungarees might make her next start in one of the New Mexico Cup stakes at Zia Park on October 31. We re going to take it one day at a time with her and take care of her, he added. As a team, we ll decide where to go next. As for Jenkins, he admitted that he was pleasantly surprised by Woody Dungarees most recent wining effort. She d been racing against the girls (in her previous stakes wins), and today she was running against the boys, he said. I was a little concerned about that, but we had some good luck here. Sent to post as the 9-5 favorite, Woody Dungarees returned a $5.60 win mutuel and teamed with runner-up Posies Woodette for a $45.40 ($2) exacta return. Captian Jacksboro ran third to complete a $109.40 ($2) trifecta. The Real Rabbit ran fourth and was followed by Zia Derby (RG2) runner-up Corona Memory Crest, I Know How Now, Champagne Fame, Rances Reason, Otta Be A Miracle, and Bridger Bordeaux. The fastest qualifier, Posies Woodette was coming off of a neck victory at odds of 10-1 in the second trial. A homebred chestnut filly by Woodbridge racing for David Bloomer of Grants, New Mexico, Posies Woodette has earned $19,823 from two wins in eight outs, and she was a finalist in last year s New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3). Captian Jacksboro is a homebred sorrel gelding owned by David Barrett of Alto, New Mexico. Captian Jacksboro has won four of 15 races and has banked $143,545, and his stakes resume includes victories in the August 22, $40,000 Hard Twist Stakes (RG3) for New Mexico-bred colts and geldings at Albuquerque, and last year s 400- yard, $79,864 New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3). Robert Edwards Photo Cal and Marjorie Martin s Russian Lane was a convincing winner at the New Mexico State Fair. 32 New Mexico Horse Breeder

GEORGE MALOOF FUTURITY (R) Russian Lane J. Martin Bourdieu rode Russian Lane to a convincing 6 1/4-length victory in the 6-furlong, $77,567 George Maloof Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred colts and geldings at The Downs at Albuquerque on September 26. Saddled by Cal Martin for his wife, Marjorie Martin, Russian Lane covered his trip in 1:10.38 after setting fractions of :22.01, 44.36, and :57.61. The chestnut colt by Devon Lane returned a $6.40 win mutuel as the 2-1 favorite. The Martins acquired Russian Lane for $9,700 from breeders Vessels Stallion Farm and John K. Goodman at last year s New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs. During the early part of this decade, they had a lot of success with another Devon Lane colt, Hesa Bad Cat. Racing from 2003-06, Hesa Bad Cat earned $229,365 from 26 starts, and his six wins included the 03 Dine Stakes (R) at SunRay Park, and he also broke track records at Sunland Park and Ruidoso Downs. I liked this colt s conformation and breeding, and I like Devon Lane as a sire, Cal Martin said. We ve had several Devon Lane s that have run really well for us. And this colt is really easy to train, he added. He s the most laid back colt you ve ever seen. He doesn t get excited about anything. He s well conditioned he s not a very big horse, but he can run on out. He can go 6 furlongs with ease. Russian Lane became the 11th stakes winner from 10 crops sired by Devon Lane, a winning 17-year-old son of the Storm Bird stallion Storm Cat. Devon Lane is a half brother to Stellar Jayne, a three-time Grade 1 winner at Belmont Park from 2004-05, and Grade 1 winner Starrer, and his 233 starters have banked more than $7.2 million and include his top earner, Grade 1 winner River s Prayer. He stands for a $2,500 fee at Terry and Nan Lane s TNL Farm at Bosque, New Mexico. Russian Lane s dam, Russian Bonus, is a winning daughter of the Chief s Crown stallion Bonus Money (GB). Now 10, Russian Bonus is a half sister to Russian Elite, an Apollo gelding who ran second in the $53,100 Sunland Park Fall Thoroughbred Derby in 04. Russian Lane s fourth dam, Joint Intent, was a winning 1971 foal by Battle Joined who produced nine winners from as many starters, including two graded stakes winners Gundaghia, a gelding by Ole Bob Bowers who won 12 stakes in California from 1991-95, including the 92 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (G3) at Hollywood Park, and First Intent, a Prima Voce gelding who won the 1997 Potrero Grande Breeders Cup Handicap (G2) at Santa Anita and Bing Crosby Breeders Cup Handicap (G3) at Del Mar. Russian Lane has been campaigned exclusively in New Mexico, and the colt has earned $66,384 from three wins in four starts. On July 3, he ran second, a nose behind Verny, in the 4 ½-furlong, $75,000 Totah Stakes (R) at SunRay Park. November 2010 Russian Lane combined with runner-up Running Squall, the 9-2 fourth choice, for a $28 ($2) exacta. Harry And Lloyd, a 36-1 longshot, ran third to complete a $564.60 ($2) trifecta. Cool Crypto, Precocious Derby, Elijah s Elite, D J s Diamond, Ego And Honor, Numberoneson, Keddy Kaufaye, Super Devon and Wildwood Lane completed the order of finish. Running Squall earned $15,513 to push his bankroll to $126,130 for owner William T. Stradley of Hobbs, New Mexico. The homebred gelding by Squall has won three of nine races, including the 5 ½-furlong, $189,633 Rio Grande Senor Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs on August 1. Harry And Lloyd races for Derrell Riggan of Merkel, Texas, who acquired the gray or roan Silver Season gelding for $1,500 at last year s New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale. A maiden winner in his career debut at Sunland Park back in April, Harry And Lloyd has earned $26,018 from four outs. Russian Lane returns after the George Maloof. Robert Edwards Photo 33

Dedication and Determination Trainer Juan Gonzalez By PETE HERRERA Juan Gonzalez legacy stretches far beyond that Labor Day afternoon seven years ago when the New Mexico-bred gelding By By JJ won the All American Futurity. It has reached deep into Texas, where Gonzalez first born, Juan Carlos, graduated last May from the University of Texas at Austin with honors and a degree in civil engineering. It has dropped roots near the Gonzalez s home in El Paso, where Juan s daughter, Patricia Isabella, is a pre-med student at UTEP with aspirations of becoming a pediatrician. And it lives in the hearts of fellow quarter horse trainers who look at Gonzalez odds-beating journey from poverty in Mexico to prosperity in America as a beacon that anything is possible. For if there s a poster person for how far hard work, dedication and determination can carry the human spirit, that individual is Gonzalez. Since his arrival in El Paso in 1993, Gonzalez has built a reputation as one of the best quarter horse trainers in New Mexico. His stable, which produced 2003 All American Futurity winner By By JJ, this year is home to some of the fastest New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds. Horses like Streak of Sixes, Six Gun Regard, A Streak Again and Moro Moon. Streak of Sixes won the $370,000 Spring Futurity at Sunland Park and the Mountain Top Futurity ($220,000) at Ruidoso Downs. A Streak Again scored a longshot win in the Zia Futurity at Ruidoso, where Gonzalez four horses in the race were the first four across the finish line. He had five horses half of the field qualify for the finals of the New Mexico Classic Futurity at Zia Park. They included the three fastest of the day Moro Moon, Streak of Sixes and One Fast Regard. Also in the finals were Snow Regard and Six Gun Regard as Gonzalez saddled the winners of four of the five trials. Gonzalez barn also dominated qualifying trials for the Senorita and Senor futurities at this year s New Mexico State Fair meet. He had three fillies Snow Regard, Chiquita Caliente and Samia Fame in the Senorita and three of his colts, Mal Intenciones, Blazing Pacquiao and Six Gun Regard were in the Senor. Gonzalez victory in the All American Futurity was a defining moment for the then-39-year-old trainer. In the winner s circle that afternoon, Gonzalez proclaimed in Spanish: ``The dream of every trainer is to win the All American, but I m also proud to be the first 100 percent Mexican to win this race. That, in essence, was a take-that response to those who over the years had scoffed at the idea that a trainer with Gonzalez background and limited resources could win the most prestigious quarter horse race in the country. ``I was told it was impossible for me to win the All American. I kept saying I d win it, but many didn t believe me, says Gonzalez. The All American win brought Gonzalez to a pinnacle in his career, but he had paved the way there with a decade of enduring success. He came to the United States to work for longtime El Paso horse owner Chico Diaz, who turned over his entire stable of quarter horses to Gonzalez. Success came quickly. A year later, he won the Shue Fly and Santa Fe futurities with the 2-year-old Fire Ball. But it was the All American, where By By JJ outran the favorite, Planet Holland, that changed Gonzalez career and life forever. ``People saw me in a different light, says Gonzalez. New owners came calling and American trainers who had been hesitant to communicate with Gonzalez in part because he speaks very little English nonetheless acknowledged with a nod or a handshake what he had done. About the only thing that hasn t changed is Gonzalez steadfast loyalty to his native language. He says the long hours and dedication his training career demands leaves him with little time or inclination to learn English. Besides, says his brother Eliseo, who speaks fluent English, fast horses understand good training in any language. 34 New Mexico Horse Breeder

``You don t need to know English to train horses, said Eliseo, who has worked with Juan for more than 10 years. Juan and Eliseo are part of a family that included seven brothers and seven sisters. For the Gonzalez men, becoming horse trainers was a given since their father, Eliseo Sr., spent his life training horses for match races throughout Mexico. ``We got our (training) education in Mexico, says Eliseo. Four of the brothers now live in the United States and two others live in Guadalajara. Juan s younger brother Eduardo also is training in New Mexico and his older brother Miguel has applied for a license. Juan says given the state of the economy in Mexico, there s not much of a future in training horses there. ``You can t make a decent living in horse racing in Mexico, said Juan. ``The purse money comes from the owners and if you lose a race, it costs you a lot. People do not spent money in Mexico on horses. Juan says his brothers and sisters have come a long way from the days when his parents dealt with the enormous struggles of raising 14 kids. Back then Christmas was pretty much like every other day. ``We were too many to have gifts, says Juan. ``We never celebrated birthdays. There was no money. Now, we celebrate every birthday with Mariachis and music. The family is the most important thing. His family also includes his wife, Patricia, 14-year-old daughter Allison Belen and 9-year-old son Manuel. Juan, now 46, is a man with few regrets. ``Thanks to God, things have gone very well for me. I ve won just about every big race in New Mexico. The All American was the crowning achievement. Sure I would want to win it again, but it s not as important as it once was. I want simply to do my job well and for the owners to be happy. These days, the emphasis for Gonzalez is New Mexico-breds. The lucrative purses available for state-breds is an obvious reason. So too is the fact that many of his best runners have been foals of the stud Chicks Regard. Chicks Regard stood in New Mexico for many years, but two years ago his owner, Killer Humberto Lopez, decided to move him to the Lazy E Ranch in Oklahoma. Gonzalez says the move was based on the belief that Chicks Regard would have better broodmares in Oklahoma. ``I think that was a mistake, says Juan. ``There will be no more New Mexico-breds from Chicks Regard. His (future) offspring will have to run in open company. Because of his success with that bloodline, Gonzalez says he expects to continue to train Chicks Regard s offspring. Gonzalez says his formula for success is not very complicated. ``You have to devote 24 hours a day to your horses. You have to figure out what they like to eat and what they don t like. You have to keep an eye on their legs and not overwork them. Gonzalez says a light racing schedule is crucial in keeping horses sound, particularly 2-year-olds. ``Some trainers have numerous 2-year-olds. I have maybe 15. When they start running them in the spring, they have fresh horses and win three, four or five races. But by the end of the summer, their horses are no longer sound. They want to give their horses two or three outs before big races like the Spring Futurity and they end up wearing them out. I prefer to run a horse that s a little green than one that has leg problems from being overworked. Gonzalez also believes in quality over quantity. He has about 35 horses in his barn each year, though he could easily have twice that many if he didn t turn some away. ``If I take more than that, I can t care for them properly. I want to know all of my horses and do things right, he said. Gonzalez frequently picks out horses for owners. What he s looking for, he says, is a horse that s long from his chest to the area where the saddle sits. Streak of Sixes, arguably the top state-bred this summer, has that kind of look. Gonzalez picked out the colt for owner Pete Gallegos, who paid was had turned out to be a bargain investment of $9,500. That was also the case when he purchased Genuine Streaker several years ago. Gonzalez bought the horse for himself and paid $6,000. To date, Genuine Streaker has earned upwards of $270,000. ``These days, there is a lot parity in bloodlines, says Gonzalez. ``There s plenty of horses that can run. So, you have to look for something else. Former jockey and now trainer James Gonzales rode By By JJ in the All American. He too is building a reputation as a respected and successful young trainer. He says he picked up training tips from every trainer he rode for, including Gonzalez. ``Juan Gonzalez is a very good horseman, says James. ``When he leads his horses up (to the starting gate), they re going to give you all they ve got. His preparation and knowledge of a horse made my job as a jockey a lot easier. Horse racing always has and likely always will run deep in the Gonzalez family, but 23-year-old Juan Carlos has heard a different calling. Yes, he says, there was some expectation that he would follow in the footsteps of his father and six uncles. But no there was no parental pressure when he announced he wanted to help design buildings. ``My father has always been very understanding about taking a different path, said Juan Carlos. On the day he graduated seventh in his class from one of the top three civil engineering schools in the country, Juan Carlos and his dad hugged and shed tears. Seven years earlier they and the rest of the family had done the same in the winner s circle at Ruidoso Downs. ``My dad has always been my idol, says Juan Carlos. ``He is everything one expects his father to be. November 2010 35

2010-2011 New Mexico Bred Races Zia Park 2010 Quarter Horse NM Classic Cup 870 Championship $140,000 Added Namehimastreaker NM Classic QH Championship RG1 $170,000 Added NM Classic Derby RG2 $140,000 Added NM Classic Futurity RG2 $140,000 Added NM QH Fillies & Mares Championship RG2 $140,000 Added Thoroughbred NM Classic Cup Juvenile Colts & Geldings $140,000 Added NM Classic Cup Juvenile Fillies $140,000 Added NM Classic Cup Championship Fillies $140,000 Added NM Classic Cup Championship Colts & Geldings $140,000 Added Peppers Pride NM Classic Championship Fillies & Mares $170,000 Added NM Classic Cup Sprint Championship $170,000 Added Rocky Gulch NM Classic Championship $180,000 Added NM Eddy County Stakes $120,000 Added Sunland Park 2010-2011 Quarter Horse Jess Burner Memorial Handicap RG2 $120,000 Guaranteed Challenger Six Handicap $120,000 Guaranteed Lou Wooten Handicap $120,000 Guaranteed The Shue Fly $120,000 Added NMHBA Quarter Horse Stakes RG2 $120,000 Guaranteed Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap RG2 $100,000 Guaranteed New Mexican Spring Fling $75,000 Added New Mexican Spring Futurity RG1 $120,000 Added Sunburst Stakes $75,000 Guaranteed Thoroughbred Johnie L. Jamison Stakes $120,000 Guaranteed New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap $120,000 Guaranteed The Enchantress Stakes $120,000 Guaranteed Red Hedeman Mile $120,000 Guaranteed Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap $100,000 Guaranteed La Senora Handicap $120,000 Guaranteed Pepsi Cola Handicap $120,000 Guaranteed The Sydney Valentini Handicap $100,000 Guaranteed Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap $100,000 Guaranteed New Mexico State University Stakes $120,000 Guaranteed La Coneja Stakes $120,000 Guaranteed New Mexico Breeders Oaks $100,000 Guaranteed New Mexico Breeders Derby $100,000 Guaranteed Copper Top Futurity Colts & Geldings Division $75,000 Added Copper Top Futurity Fillies Division $75,000 Added SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND APPROVAL OF THE NEW MEXICO RACING COMMISSION If you have any questions please call: Sunland Park SunRay Park & Casino The Downs At Albuquerque (575) 874-5200 (505) 566-1200 (505) 266-5555 Ruidoso Downs Zia Park New Mexico Racing Commission (575) 378-4431 (575) 492-7000 (505) 222-0700 36 New Mexico Horse Breeder

REMINDER!!!!!!!! Registration as a New Mexico Bred is not complete until we have received from you the original foal certificate papers for final approval and stamping. Please have your horses papers stamped before time of entry. REMINDER!!!!!!! Stallions must be registered with the New Mexico Horse Breeders Association before covering any mares in order for the resulting foals to be registered New Mexico Bred without penalty. The penalty for each foal conceived prior to the registration of the stallion is $1,000.00. Current membership is required in order to register any horses. SO DON T FORGET!! REGISTER YOUR STALLION NOW!! REMINDER!!!!!! ALL STALLIONS MUST BE EVA TESTED AND VACCINATED BEFORE THE BREED- ING SEASON. STALLIONS WHO HAVE BEEN VAC- CINATED NEED TO HAVE A BOOSTER SHOT EVERY YEAR BEFORE THE NEXT BREEDING SEASON. FORMS ARE BEING MAILED OUT FOR THE VETERINARIANS TO FILL OUT AND SIGN. Reminder!!! All horses age on January 1st. Register your foals no later than December 31st, 2010 in order to save money!!! Be sure to have your envelope postmarked no later than December 31, 2010. The older the foal, the higher the registration fee. WE WILL START ACCEPTING 2011 MEM- BERSHIPS ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2010 CALL (505) 262-0224!!!!! REMINDER!!!!! IF YOU HAVE A NEW MEXICO BRED THAT HAS BEEN RENAMED OR HAS BEEN GIVEN A REISSUED SET OF REGISTRATION PAPERS, YOU NEED TO GET THEM RE-STAMPED BY THE NEW MEXICO HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OFFICE. NEW MEMBERS Chavira, Alexis Ellis, Richard G., Jr. Howard, Wren Lucero, Mark C. Navarrete, Arturo & Quintana, Julian Ruiz, Ramon Sanchez, Robert D. Thompson, Adam D. For further information, call (505) 262-0224 November 2010 37

UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES November 1, 2010 2011 New Mexico State Fair & QH Derby Nominations are due. $50.00 nomination fee per race. Downs At Albuquerque (505) 266-5555 November 1, 2010 Office accepting 2011 membership dues November 3, 2010 Ad deadline for SPACE in the 2011 Stallion Issue Contact (505) 864-3405 November 15, 2010 Sunland Park stable area opens November 18, 2010 New Mexico Racing Commission meeting at 10:30 a.m. at The Gaming Control Board Conference Room (505) 222-0700 November 19, 2010 Sunland Park opens for training November 23, 2010 Award Distribution checks mailed December 1, 2010 2011 Ruidoso nominations are due. Mountain Top NM Bred QH & TB Futurity. $300.00 nomination fee. Ruidoso Downs (575) 378-4431 December 10, 2010 Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino racing through April 19, 2011 Tuesdays & Friday through Sunday. Post Time 12:25 p.m. (575) 874-5200 Submit applications for New Mexico Breds form 100 with post mark no later than December 31, 2010. All horses age on January 1st and the fees go up as they age. Dates & Locations are subject to change. For more information, contact NMHBA at (505) 262-0224 or www.nmhorsebreeders.com 38 New Mexico Horse Breeder

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Schalla Racing Story and Photos by Glenda Price Schalla Racing is a family affair that includes Randy and Linda Schalla, their daughter Rebbie (Rebecca) and her husband Jeb Loney. They recently moved their base of operations from Montana to Tularosa, N.M., and can be found at one of two barns on the north end of Horseman s Park. They are not new to New Mexico racing, though. For many years they have come here now and then, always with top bred, speedy Quarter Horses. In addition to New Mexico they have been in winner s circles in Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho, Montana (where they grew up) and even Canada. Randy s understatement is, We ve won quite a bit. Actually, they are among the few who truly make their living with running horses. Their first New Mexico race was at Sunland Park in the fall of 1989. The local horsemen didn t know the Schallas, of course, but they met jockey Leroy Combs. He rode their horse, Rr Le Mistral, to a win in the QHBC Grade 3 Freshman Classic. That horse also won the West Texas Derby in 1990. By then, everyone knew who the Schallas were, and made them feel welcome. When they came to New Mexico that time they already had been in the race horse business a long time. We started in the late 1970s, Randy explains. Linda and Randy both attended the same high school in Belfry, Montana, just south of Billings. Our sports teams were the Belfry Bats, Linda says with a smile. Randy and Linda married and raised two daughters while beginning their race horse adventure. One daughter, after her 18th birthday, left. She said she didn t want any more chores, Linda says with a smile. Rebbie, however, loves it. Horse racing in that area is mostly a fair circuit, with short-duration meets. People up north, says Linda, start about April and end in September or October, and the horses have all winter to heal up. Also, in the north country horse people pretty much do it all themselves. Every meet is short, and they move to the next one soon, so Randy says they got used to doing their own breaking, training, stall mucking, grooming. One year you might have success running, one year training, one year selling. The Schallas still operate that way. Everyone has a 42 New Mexico Horse Breeder

special talent, but everybody pitches in on the work and there s plenty of it around running horses. Randy and Rebbie break the colts. We do the ground work first, then the round pen, then the track or outside, says Rebbie. She points out a nice pasture behind the barn that s great for the young ones being broke. We want them to get started right. They break a few youngsters for outside owners, even some Thoroughbreds. When sales prep time comes around they do that themselves as well. Evidently, they did a great job this year. Their yearling, Comanche Moon (Get Down Perry- Dashing Fabulous), was among the high sellers at the New Mexico Bred Quarter Horse & Thoroughbred Yearling Sale. Canadian resident Jack Dacyk was the buyer, and he has entrusted the training to Schalla Racing. Rebbie worked for Equine Sports Medicine for five years, so we can assume the knowledge she gained there comes in handy. They do get help from their friend and fellow trainer, also from Montana, Jeff Hudson. During our visit he was trimming hooves and re-shoeing. Randy and Linda admire Quarter Horses for their versatility. For example, they excel in barrel racing and other rodeo events. They raised one horse, Gunner, who is a top rodeo dogging horse (steer wrestling for purists). Jeb gallops the horses, usually. He also is a professional saddle bronc rider. Currently, he s recuperating from a broken leg, but it won t be long before he s back in the saddle. Jeb and Rebbie have a separate business called Teeth Floated by Jeb and Reb, and they re good at it. The Schalla s first big success story came at Centennial Park in Denver. They had a 2-year-old that ran well, and ended up selling him for what they considered big bucks at the time. That was one of many to follow. In all these years they have bred and raised many outstanding horses. Randy says he loves seeing one he bred and raised do well no matter who is running him. Their current stallion is named Partnership (Sparkling Native-Miss Olene by Leo). He was born in 1977, and his racing career included seven starts with four wins and one third place, SI 89. They are pleased with his performance as a sire. When they breed their own mares to him they use live cover, but all the rest is AI. They ship cooled semen, of course. They have another good one -- Hez Choice Property, a full brother to Royal Quick Dash (First Down Dash-Harems Choice). The barns they work out of at Horseman s Park belong to Gary and Dee Hoovestal of Helena, Montana. We train out of their barns, Linda says. We take care of their barns and raise and train colts out of there some of them for the Hoovestals. The barns are exceptionally well-built and efficient to use. Amenities include apartments and pleasant landscaping. Many stalls are the new see-through between stalls construction so the horses can see their neighbors (horses being herd animals). Linda points out, however, that sometimes there are a couple of drawbacks in that arrangement. If two horses November 2010 buddy up too much, one is upset if the neighbor is removed. Also, that arrangement is not for stallions. Cleanliness is vital for the horses well-being, Linda believes. With that in mind, the wash racks have hot water piped to them along with the cold. Also, stalls are exceptionally clean. Even the walker has clean bedding material under it. Foaling stall cameras have been installed, and everybody has a laptop. All of us can see what s going on all the time, Linda notes proudly. The Schalla family is happy to be in New Mexico on a more permanent basis. We like the New Mexico Bred program, Randy says. Racing is fading in the northwest. The fair circuits are either closing or shortening their meets. Also, adds Linda, it s a seven-day a week job, and it s hard work. Not many young people are choosing it for a career. The rewards, however, are exciting especially when it s a family affair. Randy Schalla putting one away. Rebbie with 2011 hopeful Comanche Moon. 43

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Whole Body Vibration Therapy By Heather SmithThomas A new way to help promote bone strength and density She felt that if she could stand a horse on this in athletic horses utilizes whole body vibration a biomechanical stimulation of body tissues. The horse stands myself, after I got one for my husband. I galloped horses vibration plate, it might be helpful in many ways. I tried it with all four feet on a special platform that produces the for 30 years, had a dislocated hip, a reconstructed knee, frequency-controlled vibrations. a double compound fracture of an ankle all those old This type of therapy has been in use for humans for injuries that made it hard for me to sleep. After getting on several decades and is widely used today for human the plate I found that a lot of those aches and pains were athletes, the elderly (to help prevent osteoporosis), stroke relieved, she says. People who use them during a workout at a gym while doing weight-lifting say it enhances their victims, and patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, arthritis, rheumatism, cerebral palsy, Parkinson s disease and workout by about 25 percent. numerous other problems. Some professional golfers are She looked on line to see who made these vibration plates. I found a company and talked them into mak- now using it to help warm up their muscles before they go out to hit balls before they stress their muscles. It seems ing me a plate that was 40 inches by 80 inches. I work with to reduce pain, improve flexibility, and increase range of Winner Circle ranch in Bradbury, California. Don Shields, motion, muscle coordination, balance and stability. the veterinarian who owns that ranch, is very progressive. Mary Knight was the first person to have a vibration plate built for horses. My husband has Parkinson s Also I am on the board of directors of the Thoroughbred He was very supportive of my putting a plate up there. disease and was basically immobile, having a lot of problems with muscle cramps, poor circulation, etc. I went on and try to rehab them so they can go into another career. Rehab Foundation. We take horses retiring off the track line to see what I could find that might help resolve these Many of the veterinarians in our area will donate castration problems. The VibePlate looked like something that could surgeries--or remove a chip or repair a slab fracture, so we work, and as I looked at the literature on it I thought it might can get these horses recovered enough to place in a new also work for horses. Many horses are standing in stalls home, says Knight. She decided to try the vibration plate much of the day, and some are injured and can t exercise on some of these horses. and their circulation is seriously compromised. I don t think We couldn t just take somebody s racehorse and start there is any physiologist in the equine industry who doesn t putting them on this machine to try it out, so we used Foundation horses. The first horse I put on it was Super Strut. consider the foot as part of the cardio-vascular system. When horses are idle, they are compromised, says Knight. He was very kind and nice, and really took to it and enjoyed it. His feet were rough so I put new shoes on him about 52 New Mexico Horse Breeder

the time we started him on the plate, and his feet grew 1.34 centimeters in 30 days, in the dead of winter. I was very impressed with this. For foot problems, we thought this therapy could be really good, because it stimulates circulation to the foot. At first she wasn t sure she should put horses on the plate that had shin buck or fractures, but recent studies in humans have shown that this therapy is very effective in promoting bone development and healing. I ve only been using it in horses for a little more than a year and we are currently developing protocols for use in horses. Everyone that uses it likes it. Carl O Calahan, who trains for one of my clients, bought the prototype plate from me because they wanted to try it. I was reluctant to sell it because I wanted to use it, but at the same time I wanted someone using it who was actually racing, says Knight. They took it to Santa Anita, where Carl gallops his own horses. He has some old claiming horses that took forever to warm up, and he put them on this machine for 15 minutes before taking them to the track. He says the difference in these horses was like night and day. They were already warmed up after standing on the plate, she says. One of the immediate effects of vibration therapy is improved blood circulation, due to the rapid, involuntary contraction/relaxation of muscles (30 to 50 contractions per second). The improved blood flow enhances oxygenation of tissues, removal of toxins and metabolic waste, and enhances the body s ability to heal itself. As Knight points out, 5 to 10 minutes of vibration can help prepare a horse for athletic activity without using up energy through the activity and excitement of a conventional warm-up exercise. She feels it will have a lot of positive applications. Bill Casner (co-owner of WinStar Farm) has been very helpful and supportive; he strongly believes in its benefits. He has studied the history, the research trials and efficacy of it. This is actually an old technology, developed initially by the Russian space program (to help the people in space to keep from losing bone and muscle mass), explains Knight. Young horses starting in training always lose bone density before the bones begin to remodel and build back. Horses standing in stalls recovering from injuries also lose bone strength and density. Even horses that are able to be hand walked 15 to 20 minutes per day are likely to experience some loss of mineral from their bones as this amount of exercise doesn t provide enough stimulation to the bones to signal a need to retain these minerals. Whole body vibration provides significant stimulus to the bones and helps prevent this loss of bone density during prolonged periods of inactivity, says Knight. It s really simple and very easy to use. Once the horses get used to standing on it, they like it. Very few horses have resisted. I start them out with a very low vibration frequency and gradually move it up. Once they get used to it they really enjoy it because it seems to relax them, she says. Research in humans has indicated an increase in levels of certain hormones including Human Growth Hormone, testosterone and Intrinsic Growth Factor 1 after the vibration therapy. People who use the vibration plates experience a feeling of general well-being. Horses adapt to it quickly and after 3 or 4 days of use they look forward to standing on the platform and stand quietly for the 10 to 20 minute vibration session. The machine is safe and simple to use, with separate controls for the vibrators for front and back feet. A stall is probably the safest and most practical location for the Vibe- Plate, but it can be placed on any flat surface that allows enough room for the horse and handler to stand comfortably, away from horse traffic or other activity that might scare or distract the horse, says Knight. Whole Body Vibration is a non-pharmacological intervention for loss of bone density and for enhancement of blood circulation. This treatment modality is ideally suited for horses confined to stalls most of the day, and its potential for enhancing the performance of the Thoroughbred athlete is immeasurable, she says. Her hope is to interest other horsemen in other disciplines not just racing. I have friends in dressage and eventing who might be interested, she says. It could also be very useful for horses in strenuous western activities such as cutting, reining, barrel racing, etc. A growing number of horse people are now using the plates, including Bill Casner, Dr. Doug Herthel (veterinarian at Alamo Pintado equine hospital), and Todd Pletcher. She has another plate now at Winners Circle Ranch. The company who made her prototype is now making them for horses and she has become their exclusive distributor for the equine model. Anyone interested in this technology can contact Mary Knight at 626-914-9960 or 626-847-9960 (cell) or by e-mail at mkbloodstock84@hotmail.com November 2010 53

Nobody Asked...But There You Have It. by Robert Edwards I was at the State Fair the afternoon Mark Villa was killed at Zia Park. The news literally spread like a shot through the grandstands that day. It was, by far, the saddest afternoon I can remember. I rode with Mark at Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Arapahoe and in Arizona in the early days of his career. I sat in the hot box with Mark on many a day, so I got to know him very well. Mark was a helluva guy. And the was part is the part I am having a hard time dealing with. The drive home from Albuquerque was an overwhelming drive for me. I talked to a lot of people on the phone about what had happened after I got home. Everyone was talking about the amount of horses that were breaking down at Hobbs. Two horses also died at Albuquerque on that same day. So yeah, I guess, you can chalk it up as a bad week. His death didn t really hit me until I was eating supper with my family that same evening. When I realized Mark s wife, Krystal and his 6-year-old twins Olivia and Garret, would be looking at Mark s empty chair the next time they sat down to supper, it really got to me. I know what kind of family man Mark was. He loved his family more than life itself. Krystal and those kids have a long lonely road ahead of them. I attended Mark s funeral in Phoenix a few days later. Since then, a lot of nice things have been done for Mark s family. There have been several fund raisers. Albuquerque put on a good one and raised quite a bit of money. Zia Park held a golf tournament in Mark s name and I hear it did real well. There were a couple of fund-raisers in Ruidoso and lots of private donations. What really concerns me is where we go from here. Are we willing to take a look at what happened and make good decisions from here on out? Or, are we going to turn a blind eye to a lot of what is going on in racing like we have been doing lately? Let s face it. There are a lot of things we could do better. We can do so much as individuals to make the changes needed. There are all kinds of committees and task forces which are already in place to help prevent these types of tragedies, but I think it takes more than just them. They have good intentions and discuss plenty of important issues in the industry. But we, as individuals, have to let these guys know our concerns. We can t just leave it up to them. A wise man once said, We must become the change we want to see. When Juan Campos was killed at Albuquerque a couple of years ago I got really mad at myself. Here was a guy who fell through the cracks. He got a jockeys license before he was ready to ride. I realized that the first time I saw him ride at SunRay earlier that summer. I said something to a few people, but I guess it fell on deaf ears. I feel I am part to blame because I didn t go any further with it. He could have been helped had someone really stepped in and taken the time to talk to the guy. On the other hand Mark Villa was a very experienced jockey. He started riding in 1984 at Prescott Downs in Arizona. He had come a long way since then. He had good teachers and a lot of mentors. And still, even as experienced as he was, he too, lost his life riding. His horse broke down and he was struck by a horse coming from behind. It was one of those extremely freak accidents. But, in my own mind, I have to wonder, was there enough done to help prevent it? We all know riding races is an extremely dangerous job. I know that nobody is holding a gun to these guy s heads to make them do it. They do it because they love it. But let s face a fact. Only about ten percent of the riders in the country make a bunch of money for doing what they do. The rest live from pay check to pay check. Fortunately Mark was one of the guys on top. But he isn t there anymore to take care of his family. Let s also not forget, Mark Villa wasn t just another rider. He was a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a grandson, a nephew, an uncle and a friend. Let s keep an open mind when it comes to safety issues and keep our eyes open when we see things we see that we shouldn t be seeing. And, the next time these guys ask for a $10.00 a mount pay raise, lets think of Mark Villa, and the ones he left behind, before these brave men and women have to settle for $5.00. Mark Villa 1966-2010 He was a prince in the sport of kings But the thrill of racing and the danger it brings And he would ride them all the worst or the best To his courage each horseman here could attest Many the winners he d helped to the wire And many losers he d tried to inspire It was so fitting as we stood there and tears did fall That we heard a familiar trumpet s call His call to post and though we know not where Each one of us prayed to someday be there To once again see this man that we loved so Pick up the reins and postward go Nancy Brookfield 54 New Mexico Horse Breeder

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