BEAR STABLES COMPLETE DISPERSAL OF BREEDING STOCK
NOV 21.
Danny Dion (right) wife wife Gwen and trainer Reade Baker
Danny Dion’s Bear Stables Ltd. will be selling off all of its breeding stock at the CTHS Winter Mixed sale on Nov. 21 at the Woodbine sales pavilion. There are over 50 broodmares, weanlings and one yearling in the consignment that will be handled by Richard Hogan as agent.
Bear Stables has won multiple Sovereign awards for its horses and for owner of the year since he bought his first horse in 2002. He raced Horse of the Year Fatal Bullet and champion Bear Now plus dozens of other stakes winners.
“There is [no money to be made] selling,” said Dion, who resides in Bonnyville, Alberta. “It’s too hard to get your money back, I’ve been going backwards.”
Dion has entered a large number of his homebred yearlings in recent Woodbine sales, most of them by his own sire Kentucky Bear and from a collection of his mares who have been stabled at Curraghmore Farms in Waterdown.
The racing stable for Dion continues to be a strong presence in Canadian racing, however.
His filly ACADEMIC (Henny Hughes) is the leading contender for Horse of the Year in Canada this season based on wins in the Woodbine Oaks, Canadian Derby and BC Derby. The 3yo filly is expected to race in the upcoming Maple Leaf Stakes at Woodbine at 10 furlongs.
AMERICAN PHAROAH’s final workout
Saturday, Keeneland, post time: 5:35 p.m. EDT
BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC-GI, $5,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m
HORSE SIRE TRAINER
American Pharoah Pioneerof the Nile Baffert
Beholder Henny Hughes R Mandella
Effinex Mineshaft Jerkens
Frosted Tapit McLaughlin
Gleneagles (Ire) Galileo (Ire) O’Brien
Hard Aces Hard Spun Sadler
Honor Code A.P. Indy McGaughey
Keen Ice Curlin Romans
Smooth Roller Hard Spun Garcia
Tonalist Tapit Clement
BREEDERS’ CUP PRE-ENTRIES OUT
WOODBINE HORSES ENTERED
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf – CONQUEST DADDYO (Ontario-bred, Summer S. winner); RIKER – 2nd pref (Tucci.Gonzalez) – SKY MARSHAL – Barbara Minshall owner/trainer
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Filly Turf – CATCH A GLIMPSE – Canadian owned, Windways, Mike Ambler, partner. Mark Casse.
Breeders Cup Turf sprint – Sharp Sensation – Something Extra – Stacked Deck on also’s
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – Riker
OTHERS WITH CANADIAN CONNECTIONS
SWIFT THOROUGHBREDS, co-owner – Last Waltz – Juv Filly Turf
JUDY THE BEAUTY – CANANDIAN BRED – Filly and Mare Sprint
WAVELL AVENUE – Canadian-bred Filly and Mare Sprint
PRIVATE ZONE – Canadian-bred, Sprint
GRAND ARCH – Canadian owned – Breeders’ Cup Mile
HARD NOT TO LIKE – Canadian-bred Filly and Mare Turf
TALE OF S’AVALL – Canadian owned
TEPIN – Breeders’ Cup Mile – trained by Mark Casse
CONQUEST BIG E – Juvenile – trained by Mark Casse
REPORT ON MARES BRED RELEASED BY JOCKEY CLUB…
Excerpt from Thoroughbred Daily news http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/pdf/tdn/tdn151023.pdf on the almost 800 mares bred in Ontario in 2015…
“On the other end of the spectrum, the Ontario breeding
industry has bounced back in a big way. The number of mares
bred in the province fell dramatically when the government
announced the end of the Slots at Racetracks program, but
Ontario political leaders have since agreed to subsidize the
industry for five years, virtually wiping out the losses from the
slots decision. With the industry given a second lease on life, the
number of mares bred in Ontario in 2015 rose to 797, a 26.51%
increase…”
FASIG TIPTON OCTOBER COMPLETED – CANADIAN BUYERS
There has been plenty of action at the Fasig Tipton October sale from Canadian horsepeople – below are the buyers found after three sessions:
29 C GIO PONTI CATCHUP IF YOU CAN PARAMOUNT SALES AGENT VII CARY BROOKS $8,000
35 F MIDSHIPMAN CAUSIN A STORM EQUUS FARM (JERRY CUMMINS/PAUL ADAMS) AGENT I DEBMAR STABLE $18,000
50 C MISREMEMBERED CHERRY ROYALE HILL ‘N’ DALE SALES AGENCY AGENT SALLUSTO & ALBINA, AGTS FOR RIVERSEDGE RACING STABLES LTD $40,000
75 C GET STORMY COLLYNS L BRANDYWINE FARM (JIM & PAM ROBINSON) NICK GONZALEZ $10,000
107 C SPRING AT LAST DAMI MJK BLOODSTOCK AGENT RICKY GRIFFITH, AGENT $1,000
206 C PERFECT SOUL (IRE) EMMALEE FOUR STAR SALES AGENT RICKY GRIFFITH, AGENT $1,000
338 C ESKENDEREYA HALLNOR DARBY DAN FARM AGENT ROBERT G HARVEY $15,000
390 F STROLL HONOLULU HEAT MEADOWLARK VALLEY SALES AGENCY AGENT RICKY GRIFFITH, AGENT $5,500
F WILBURN INLOVEWITHLOVE FOUR STAR SALES AGENT RICKY GRIFFITH, AGENT $8,000
C ASTROLOGY LADY RUSHMOORE TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY AGENT LXII RICKY GRIFFITH, AGENT $16,000
C MIDNIGHT LUTE LISTEN NOW NARDELLI SALES AGENT VIII WILLIAM K WERNER $150,000
F WAR CHANT LOOKALIKE ANDERSON FARMS AGENT JIM & SUSAN HILL $10,000
C ESKENDEREYA MAZUCAMBERA CARA BLOODSTOCK (BERNARD MCCORMACK) AGENT PAT PARENTE $15,000 PS
C AMERICAN LION MOON ORCHID BILL MURPHY AGENT XII CARY BROOKS $5,000
F HIGH COTTON MRS. M MOREAU BLOODSTOCK INT’L INC SALLUSTO & ALBINA, AGTS FOR RIVERSEDGE RACING STABLES LTD $35,000
C AMERICAN LION ONE ACT PLAY BRANDYWINE FARM (JIM & PAM ROBINSON) NICK GONZALEZ $27,000
F CITY ZIP ON THE PODIUM BELVEDERE FARM INC. (MARTY TAKACS) AGENT VI ROBERT G HARVEY $37,000
C FLOWER ALLEY OVAL CUT KEITH LANCASTER AGENT MICHAEL P DEPAULO $47,000
F REGAL RANSOM PARDON MY SARONG BILL MURPHY AGENT IV RICKY GRIFFITH, AGENT $9,000
F BULLET TRAIN (GB) PIAZZA FARNESE BRANDYWINE FARM (JIM & PAM ROBINSON) PAUL BUTTIGIEG $12,000
C PIONEEROF THE NILE QUITE A KNIGHTMARE GAINESWAY AGENT MICHAEL P DEPAULO $145,000
F STORMY ATLANTIC RAFFIE’S DREAM WAR HORSE PLACE LLC AGENT XI JIM & SUSAN HILL $130,000
F EYE OF THE LEOPARD RHINELAND BLUEGRASS THOROUGHBRED SERVICES INC. (JOHN STUART) AGENT II RICHARD L LISTER $2,000
F TIZ WONDERFUL ROMANTIC JOURNEY ALLIED BLOODSTOCK AGENT VI RICKY GRIFFITH $5,000
C SHACKLEFORD SCARLET STARLET BELVEDERE FARM INC. (MARTY TAKACS) AGENT IV NICK GONZALEZ $7,500
F COURT VISION SOUL OF HOLLYWOOD PARAMOUNT SALES AGENT XXXIV RICKY GRIFFITH, AGENT $6,500
F BULLET TRAIN (GB) SPARKLES GOLD BAND LEGACY BLOODSTOCK (TOMMY & WYNDEE EASTHAM) AGENT XI THOMAS O’KEEFE $2,000
F COLONEL JOHN STRENGTH OF MIND CROSS KEYS SALES LLC AGENT I THOMAS O’KEEFE $9,000
C TIZWAY SUNNY’S FRECKLES TOP LINE SALES LLC AGENT IX READE BAKER, AGENT $20,000
C LOOKIN AT LUCKY SUNSET KISSES CARA BLOODSTOCK (BERNARD MCCORMACK) AGENT I DEREK CHIN $52,000
F AMERICAN LION TENSIA’S TREASURE RICKY HIGGS AGENT RICKY GRIFFITH, AGENT $8,500
F READY’S IMAGE TRADE FAIR SOUTH POINT SALES AGENCY AGENT THOMAS O’KEEFE $6,000
C TWIRLING CANDY BANNER DAY LANE’S END AGENT NICK GONZALEZ $1,000
ONTARIO-BREDS SELL WELL IN THE SALE – with prices/hip no. etc.
An Arch filly bred by Anderson Farms and Jessica Buckley in Ontario sold for $250,000 to Conquest Stables on Thursday..
OUT 59 C UNION RAGS CLASSIC NEEL EL CORREDOR ONTARIO 11 HILL ‘N’ DALE SALES AGENCY
$110,000 85 C TIZNOW COTTON BAY EL CORREDOR ONTARIO 3 ANDERSON FARMS AGENT
not sold 126 C TALE OF THE CAT DAYLIGHT COME MISWAKI ONTARIO 7 JAMES M. HERBENER JR. AGENT
$15,000 338 C ESKENDEREYA HALLNOR HORSE CHESTNUT (SAF) ONTARIO 13 DARBY DAN FARM AGENT
$340,000 MIKE RYAN 340 F SCAT DADDY HALO’S VERSE UNBRIDLED’S SONG ONTARIO 3 ANDERSON FARMS AGENT
OUT 377 C QUALITY ROAD HOLY ECLAIR HOLY BULL ONTARIO 3 ANDERSON FARMS AGENT
$160,000 473 F EXCHANGE RATE KISSIN PARTY -KISSIN KRIS ONTARIO 10 WOODS EDGE FARM (PETER O’CALLAGHAN) AGENT
NOT SOLD – 72,000 517 F TIZNOW LA SUENA STORM CAT ONTARIO 7 EATON SALES AGENT FOR WILLIAM D. GRAHAM (WINDHAVEN FARMS)
out 522 C DIALED IN LAUNCH THE ROCKET FOREST WILDCAT ONTARIO C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY AGENT XIX
$100,000 A white 526 F SPEIGHTSTOWN LEAVEMINTHEDUST DANZIG ONTARIO E FOUR STAR SALES AGENT FOR WILLIAM D. GRAHAM (WINDHAVEN FARMS)
$10,000 554 F WAR CHANT LOOKALIKE DYNAFORMER ONTARIO 3 ANDERSON FARMS AGENT
$15,00 P Parente 599 C ESKENDEREYA MAZUCAMBERA MILWAUKEE BREW ONTARIO 3 CARA BLOODSTOCK (BERNARD MCCORMACK) AGENT
60,000 CONQUEST 674 F SHACKLEFORD MRS. COOLIDGE QUIET AMERICAN ONTARIO C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY AGENT XXIII
out 679 F UNBRIDLED’S SONG MURANI DISTORTED HUMOR ONTARIO 11 HILL ‘N’ DALE SALES AGENCY AGENT
160,000 Everest Blodstk 702 F INTO MISCHIEF NARRATE MEDAGLIA D’ORO ONTARIO D SOUTH POINT SALES AGENCY AGENT
$2,000 728 F SPRING AT LAST OCHOA GRAND SLAM ONTARIO A BELVEDERE FARM INC. (MARTY TAKACS) AGENT III
$47,000 754 C FLOWER ALLEY OVAL CUT EL PRADO (IRE) ONTARIO 8 KEITH LANCASTER AGENT
145,000 M DePaulo 840 C PIONEEROF THE NILE QUITE A KNIGHTMARE ASCOT KNIGHT ONTARIO 6 GAINESWAY AGENT
60,000 1000 C SPEIGHTSTOWN SILVER Z CEE’S TIZZY ONTARIO A SUMMERFIELD (FRANCIS & BARBARA VANLANGENDONCK) AGENT
out 1019 F HARD SPUN SMART BELIEVER SMART STRIKE ONTARIO 3 ANDERSON FARMS AGENT
52,000 1111 C LOOKIN AT LUCKY SUNSET KISSES SKY CLASSIC ONTARIO 3 CARA BLOODSTOCK (BERNARD MCCORMACK) AGENT I
not sold 1148 C COURT VISION TENNESSEE LAMB MEDAGLIA D’ORO ONTARIO 8 KEITH LANCASTER AGENT
$1,500 1207 C PERFECT SOUL (IRE) TUSCAN CHIANTI ROMAN RULER ONTARIO E FOUR STAR SALES
$250,000 Conquest 1272 C ARCH WICKED DIVA JUMP START ONTARIO 3 ANDERSON FARMS AGENT
$55,000 1296 F MAJESTIC WARRIOR WOODS BAY MR. GREELEY ONTARIO 7 EATON SALES AGENT FOR WILLIAM D. GRAHAM (WINDHAVEN FARMS)
$1,000 1320 F COURT VISION AFORE YE HIGHLAND RUCKUS ONTARIO D BLAKE-ALBINA THOROUGHBRED SERVICES LLC AGENT
out 1334 C STREET BOSS ALKMAAR MONASHEE MOUNTAIN ONTARIO 13 DARBY DAN FARM AGENT
$47,000 1417 C FIRST DEFENCE BAYTREE FORESTRY ONTARIO A BELVEDERE FARM INC. (MARTY TAKACS)
FORT ERIE WRAPS UP 2015
TWO BREWS TO GO -Fort Erie’s 2015 Horse of the Year – Nick Gonzalez Jr. trains (grey cap)
Fort Erie Race Track concluded its 2015 season on Tuesday, October 20th when Rhythm of Rock crossed the wire first under jockey Sheena Ryan to wrap up an extremely successful meet.
Racetrack management is pleased to report a dramatic per day increase of 25% of wagering as well as an increase of 4% of all other revenue which includes food and beverage and program sales. The strong increase indicates not only a boost in on track attendance but also a demand for the Fort Erie product within the racing market.
For the third consecutive season jockey Kirk Johnson led the rider’s colony with 61 wins from 272 starts, good enough for earning of $511,669 and a strong in the money percent of 51%.
The leading female rider was Melanie Pinto with 28 wins from 150 starters. Pinto was also the top female jock in 2014.
Both riders plan to finish off 2015 at Woodbine in Toronto.
Trainer Tony Adamo took top honors in the trainer’s ranks after a powerful season saddling 18 winners from 48 starters.
CONQUEST CURLINATE to Shannondoe
Conquest Curlinate, a multiple graded stakes-placed son of Curlin, will launch his stallion career in 2016 at the Everatt family’s Shannondoe Farm in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
An impressive January Maiden Special winner at Oaklawn Park for owner Conquest Stables and trainer Mark Casse, Conquest Curlinate finished a nose shy of victory in his stakes debut, the Grade 3 Illinois Derby. He followed that effort with close runner-up finishes to Madefromlucky in Belmont Park’s Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes and to eventual Classic winner Danish Dynaformer in the Plate Trial over the Woodbine polytrack course.
“Conquest Curlinate was truly one of the best three-year-olds I’ve ever had,” said Casse. “He never ran a bad race and was extremely unlucky not to have won one of those graded races. If not for a freak training accident in early July there’s no doubt in my mind we’d be talking about a Queen’s Plate winner. This horse just had so much untapped talent.”
Conquest Curlinate is a son of the red-hot Smart Strike son Curlin, a top 7 North American sire in 2015. The striking gray/roan colt is one of two graded runners out of Grade 2 winner Higher World, a daughter of Canadian Horse of the Year Peaks and Valleys.
“The good sons of Curlin are starting to come off the track and we couldn’t be happier to have one of them in Conquest Curlinate,” said Shannondoe Farm’s Arika Everatt-Meeuse. “He’s absolutely gorgeous and this is a great opportunity for Canadian breeders. I know we’ll be supporting him just like we did with Society’s Chairman. We’re grateful to Ernie Semersky and Dory Newell for the opportunity to develop a horse like this and we’re excited to be part of the Conquest team.”
Conquest Curlinate will join leading Canadian first crop sire Society’s Chairman at Shannondoe Farm. The Everatt family bred his current leading runner, the multiple stakes winner and Sovereign Award candidate Caren.
Conquest Curlinate will stand for a $5,000 fee (live foal, Canadian funds).
For inquiries or more information please contact Arika at Shannondoe Farm, 519-631-5095.
