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Genuine StrawflySI-107, $181,091(Strawfly Special - High Fashion Dash, by Dash for Cash)Leading Sire of Money Earners of Nearly $3 MillionAverage Earnings Per Starter $24,0007 $100,000 EarnersFEE $2,500 • Cooled Semen AvailableSouthern CoronaSI-101,$37,274(Corona Cartel - Southern Policy, by Reb’s Policy TB)A Leading Sire of 100% Money Eaners$23,655 Average Earnings Per StarterSire of First Corona Call si 105, 3rd All American Futurity G12nd Dash For Cash Futurity G1FEE; $1,500 • Cooled Semen AvailableMetallic LionSI-102, $262,082 (Apollo TB - Diva Reba, by Tolltac)Sire of Multiple Winners Including...Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1 FinalistBeastly King si 94, $106,201FEE; $2,000 • Cooled Semen AvailableDeefirstSI-99, $318,797 (First Down Dash - Deeacheck, by Chicks Beduino)Grade 1 Winner/8-Time Grade 1 PerformerStakes Sire of 100% Money Earners From First Few StartersFee $2,000 • Cooled Semen AvailableBuena Suerte equine1907 White Mill Road • Roswell, New Mexico, 88203 • Leonard P. Blach, DVM (505) 623-9119Fax (505) 623.5728 • Raul Solorio (505) 317.6060 • buenasuerteequine.com • email info@buenasuerteequineMarch 20103

New MexicoBREEDER HORSENew Mexico Horse Breeders’ OfficersPresident Q. Mike Cadotte Peralta1st Vice President Jay L. Taylor Albuquerque2nd Vice President Denton Crozier HobbsNorma AlvarezLa UnionRita J. DanleyAnthonyDan S. DelaneyLas CrucesTom GoncharoffTularosaThomas W. Pierce, Jr.AlbuquerqueKay M. ThurmanBelenJohnny TrujilloTularosaChuck WebbFarmingtonMark WiseLas CrucesAnna Fay DavisMary M. BarberAmber MartinExecutive DirectorRegistrarAdministrative AssistantThe New Mexico Horse Breeder is the official publicationfor the New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Association.For Membership & subscription Information:NMHBAPO BOX 36869Albuquerque, New Mexico 87176phone 505-262-0224 fax 505-265-8009www.nmhorsebreeders.comThe New Mexico Horse Breeder is published6 times a year by the New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Association.Publication months are:(January - Stallion Issue). (March), (May), (July), (September),(November), SUBSCRIPTIONS: One Year $35.00Editor: Robert K. EdwardsRacing Correspondent: Michael CusortelliAdvertising: Robert K. EdwardsOffice Hours: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - FridaySouthwest Racing News Publications, Inc.119 Camino Los ChavezBelen, New Mexico 87002505-864-3405 or fax 505-864-3408email: swrnpub@earthlink.netThe New Mexico Horse Breeder is designed to provide itsmembers with up-to-date statistics on New Mexico-bredstallions, horses and other information from the New MexicoHorse Breeders’ Association.On The Cover: Cover and photos by Robert EdwardsInset photo (this page) by Ty Wyant - 2-year-olds at Paul JonesRanch in Tularosa, New MexicoINSIDENews... 12Letter From the Executive Director 11Letter From the President 15Two-year-old Quarter Horses Getting ReadyBy Glenda Price 20Equine Protection Discussion 23Meeting Time 24Zia Awards 26-43Last Dance - Champion First Moonflash Retires 462009 NMHBA Reports 48-63Eddy County Stakes (Zia Park) 64SUNLAND PARKJess Burner H. 65Johnie L. Jamison S. 66NM Racing Commission H. 67Challenger Six H. 68Lou Wooten H. 69Enchantress S. 70Red Hedeman Mile 71Albert Dominguez H. 72Pepsi Cola H. 73Shue Fly Stakes 74La Senora H. 76MRI - A Good Tool In DiagnosisBy Heather Smith Thomas 78Classified Corner 82Denny Crozier 88Advertising 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 paidadvertisers.COPYRIGHT © By the New Mexico Horse BreederAD DEADLINEFor 2010 May IssueApril 1, 20106 New Mexico Horse Breeder

HARD HITTING(Tr Dasher - Chickasis by Chicks Beduino)si 98, $358,773Winner of the Grade 1 governor’s cup futuritywinner of the grade 1 governor’s cup derby2nd in los alamitos 2 million juvenile stakesfinalist pcqhra futurity g1finalist primero del ano derby g2Half brother to Multiple Stakes WinnerLASSEN COUNTY si 102, $146,22 andSecretly Seymour si 98, $86,164.Half-sister produced FREAKY si 104,$196,300.From The Family of: BACKIN si 98,$151,530, TOTALLY DONE BACK si99, $188,805INTRODUCTORY FEE: $1,200with considerationsNew Mexico Bred ProgramTNL Farms285 HigHway 116 • Bosque, NM 87006 • 505.864.6680 – FarM • 505.507.1072 – NaNwww.tnlfarm.comMarch 20107

DEVON LANE tb(Storm Cat– To The Hunt by Relaunch)FLASH! CHUCHULUCO WINS AGAIN!The Devon Lane gelding sprinted tohis second stakes win in the January23, $125,000 Pepsi Cola Handicap (R)for New Mexico-bred sophomoresat Sunland Park. Earnings are now$191,514• Sire of Earners of $7.1 Million QH & TBs• 42% of Foals are Winners• Average Earnings Per Starter $32,914• 2-year-olds have earned over $1.4 millionQuarter Horse Sire of Multiple Stakes Winner DEVONS EASY LANE si 101$325,000, GOTTOBES CAT Stakes Winner of $64,000, Devons Signature$166,966 3rd All American Futurity, etc.Thoroughbred Sire of Multiple Stakes Winner RIVER’S PRAYER (sold for $1.3million as open broodmare at Keenland) $921,958, SCARZANE $248,265, HEZABAD CAT $229,365, Values Of The Hunt $209,848,Dangerous Devon $171,054, CHUCHULUCO $191,514 STORMY LANE$180,665, etc.TNL FarmsFEE $2,500 QH & TBNew Mexico-Bred Program285 HigHway 116 • Bosque, NM 87006 • 505.864.6680 – FarM • 505.507.1072 – NaNwww.tnlfarm.com8 New Mexico Horse Breeder

WAR CHIMES(First Down Dash - A Tooty Fruity Baby by Marthas Six Moons)Come Look andYou’ll Book!!!Robert Edwards PhotoIMPECCABLY BREDFROM THE DIRECT FAMILY OFDash For Cash, Marthas Six Moons,Zevi, Rocket Wrangler & Gallant JetWAR CHIMES winning at Sunland Park.WAR CHIMES is out of the Stakes Producing mare - Tooty Fruity Baby, dam of MANETSSIXMOON ZOOM si 99, $73,502 winner of Hippodromo De Las Americas, 3rd in Dash For CashFuturity G1, finalist in AQHA Texas Challenge G2. Sister to IMA SCREAMIN DEMON si 106,$85,457 winner of Hope And Dreams Derby (R) and finalist in Dash For Cash Futurity G1 andKNOWHATIMEANJELYBEAN si 98, $34,286 and Spect No Mercy si 93, $23,321.Property of Mike Abraham and TNL FarmsINTRODUCTORY FEE: $750New Mexico Bred ProgramTNL Farms285 HigHway 116 • Bosque, NM 87006 • 505.864.6680 – FarM • 505.507.1072 – NaNwww.tnlfarm.comMarch 20109

ALADIM BRYAN SA(Blazen Bryan - Merritara SA, by Merridoc)$142,000 (Brazilian earnings in U.S. dollars$ 84,119 (U.S. earnings)$226,119 Total EarningsRobert Edwards Photo1st G3 Kaweah Bar Handicap1st Bellflower Handicap1st PCQHRA Stakes1st Latin American Megarace1st ABQM Porto Do Futuro (Brazilian All American Fut.)2nd Gran Premio (Brazilian Triple Crown)3rd First Down Dash Handicap3rd Pomona ChampionshipFinalist G1 Vessels Maturity andG1 Los Alamitos ChampionshipGo Man Go Handicap G1, etc.FEE $1,200New Mexico Bred ProgramConsideration to Stakes Winning &Producing MaresOwner: Gianni Franco SamajaTNL FarmsBy BLAZEN BRYAN Si-107, $134,000 sireof winners of $25 million (U.S. and Brazil).Out of the MERRIDOC mare MERRITARA SA,the dam of 3 Multiple Stakes WinnersFirst 2-year-oldswill race in 2010285 HigHway 116 • Bosque, NM 87006 • 505.864.6680 – FarM • 505.507.1072 – NaNwww.tnlfarm.com10 New Mexico Horse Breeder

REUBEN(Rubiano - Emalilly by SkaywalkerStakes Winner of $276,708Retired Sound after 41 StartsOnly Son ofChampion SprinterRubianoin New MexicoRobert Edwards PhotoREUBEN’S first winner is:OUR REUBEN winner by 9 lengths at 6 furlongs at Canterbury Parkand second in the Minnesota Stallion Auction Stakes.FEE: $1,200 with considerationsNew Mexico Bred ProgramOwned by: W Bar 3 Running Horses, Sabinal, NMFarm: 505-864-1068 - Tandy Bill Walker: 505-228-5205TNL Farms285 HigHway 116 • Bosque, NM 87006 • 505.864.6680 – FarM • 505.507.1072 – NaNwww.tnlfarm.comMarch 201011

News.........PROPOSED TRACK IN LAS CRUCES LOOKSDOUBTFULA New Mexico state senator has told the Las Cruces Sun-News that it could be difficult for the Ruidoso Downs Racetrackand Casino to move its operations to Las Cruces next year, astrack owner R.D. Hubbard has proposed.Sen. Mary Kay Papen (D-Las Cruces) said that it would betough to convince her colleagues to change a state law that preventsracetracks and casinos from being within 80 miles of eachother. The city of Las Cruces is located off of Interstate 10, about40 miles north of Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.And, with New Mexico facing a projected $400 million budgetdeficit, Papen added that it also will be a challenge to convincelawmakers to approve substantial tax breaks for Ruidoso Downs."Doing that would be setting a very dangerous precedent,and the state can't afford to do that," Papen told the Sun-News."If we were to grant those things to R.D. Hubbard, we would haveto be willing to give those same things to everyone else. We can'tplay favorites. It’s not fair to the other tracks in the state.“Sunland Park is the most profitable racetrack and casino inthe state,” she added. “We would be compromising what the stateis already getting in profits. It’s all about common sense, and itjust doesn’t make sense to favor one over the others.”Proposed legislation that would allow Ruidoso Downs to pay10 percent of taxes on the first $10 million of net profits has forthe past two years failed to get beyond legislative committees.The track has been paying 26 percent in taxes – the same as thestate’s other four racinos – and Hubbard has said that his racinohas been losing money because of the tax rate.Ruidoso Downs faces substantial competition for the gamingdollar from two nearby casinos operated by the Mescalero Apachetribe. Gov. Bill Richardson is on record as saying he would supporttax concessions that would keep the racino in Ruidoso, butany such concessions would first have to be approved by thestate House and Senate.Hubbard has said that any move to Las Cruces would be anoption if the Legislature fails to approve any tax breaks. But NewMexico Racing Commission executive director Julian Luna saidthat there are other issues that would have to be resolved beforethe racino could move to Las Cruces.For one, the state would have to notify all Native Americantribes in the state about the proposed move, and the tribes wouldbe allowed to comment on the proposal. Public meetings wouldalso need to be conducted before the commission could make afinal decision.Meanwhile, Ruidoso Downs is scheduled to open its 2010meet on May 28. The 60-day season will run through Labor Day,September 6.PAUL JONES, LEONARD BLACH AND EDDIEGARCIA EARN SPOTS IN RUIDOSO HALL OFFAME CLASSRUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico (January 12, 2009) – PaulJones, the all-time leading money-earning quarter horse trainer,heads the 2010 class to be inducted into the Ruidoso DownsRacehorse Hall of Fame during the induction banquet on June 26.Joining Jones in the 2010 class are owner/breeder Dr.Leonard Blach, jockey Eddie Garcia and the All American Futuritywinning horse Mr Master Bug.Jones has recently dominated quarter horse racing with seven-straighttitles as the nation’s champion quarter horse trainer.In December, Jones became the all-time leading money earn-ing quarter horse trainer when he surpassed Blane Schvaneveldt.Each trainer has saddled the earners of more than $55 million.Schvaneveldt, a 12-time national training champion, is a memberof the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame.Last year, Jones’ horses earned a record $7,481,604, whichwas more than $2,000,000 above the second- and third-leadingmoney earning trainers combined.In 2009, Jones won his third Grade 1, $2,000,000 All AmericanFuturity with his probable champion 2-year-old RunnningBrook Gal. He also swept the top three spots in the Grade 1 AllAmerican Derby and won the Grade 1, $2,000,000 Los AlamitosTwo Million Futurity.Blach, of Roswell, New Mexico, owns and operates BuenaSuerte Equine, a major breeding operation. He was the veterinarianand ranch manager of Buena Suerte Equine’s predecessorBuena Suerte Ranch, which stood leading sires Easy Jet and GoMan Go.Blach is co-owner with Mark Allen of 2009 Kentucky Derbywinner Mine That Bird. The gelding was also second in the PreaknessStakes and third in the Belmont Stakes. Blach and Allenbrought Mine That Bird to Ruidoso Downs to lead the post paradefor the 2009 All American Futurity before more than 23,000 fans.Garcia has been a stalwart in the jockey colony at Los AlamitosRace Course in Southern California and is that track’s all-timeleading rider with nearly 2,600 winners. He surpassed RuidosoDowns Racehorse Hall of Fame member Danny Cardoza to reachthe top spot.He earned his richest win in 2008 when he teamed with Schvaneveldtto win the Los Alamitos Two Million with Tres Passes.He won the race in 1996 (when it was the Los Alamitos Million)with Corona Cartel.Marvin Barnes’ Mr Master Bug became the first racehorseof any breed to win a $1 million first-place check when won the1982 All American Futurity. The stallion trained by Ruidoso DownsRacehorse Hall of Fame member Jack Brooks retired with earningsof $1,793,718. He still holds the title of the all-time leadingmoney-earning quarter horse stallion 30 years after he wasfoaled.AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE RACING: 2009NUMBERS IN REVIEWFebruary 4, 2010 – In a non-recession year, 2009’s figureswould have been considered lukewarm for American QuarterHorse racing. However, in a very difficult season for horse racingoverall, the sprinters continued to weather the storm well, as thenumber of starters, total purses and added money rose, while thenumber of races and total handle dipped slightly.The number of American Quarter Horse races dropped by .4percent, from 9,152 in 2008 to 9,113 in 2009. The significant lossof races at Les Bois Park, Blue Ribbon Downs, Mount PleasantMeadows and Retama Park was mostly offset by an increasein races at Fair Grounds, Sam Houston Race Park and HialeahPark. A net loss of 39 contests was seen in 2009.Despite fewer races in 2009, the total number of AmericanQuarter Horse starters rose from 16,911 to 17,180, an increase of1.6 percent. The number of 2-year-old starters dropped .2 percentto 5,616; 3-year-olds were up 1.1 percent to 5,005. The number ofaged runners saw the greatest increase, up 4.8 percent to 5,894.Total purses also rose by 1.7 percent, from $125.5 million to$127.6 million. Much of that gain was the result of a 5.4 percentincrease in added money: $102.4 million, up from $97.2 million.[Note that where dollar figures are rounded, they may not reflectthe percentages listed, which are actual.]The average purse per race rose 2.1 percent to $14,005,though all of that gain – and more – was by 2-year-olds; purses inderbies and 3-and-up races fell.The average starter last year earned $7,428, a .1 percent12 New Mexico Horse Breeder

ise from 2008. The average 2-year-old starter earned $8,262 (up3.6 percent), the average 3-year-old starter earned $7,776 (down3.3 percent) and the average aged starter earned $6,404 (up .3percent).Total handle was off 1.4 percent in 2009, at $328.4 million.Average handle per race dropped .8 percent to $36,340; however,most of that decline was seen in races among older horses:average handle among 2-year-old races rose by 1.8 percent to$37,920 while the average handle for 3-year-olds and up fell awhopping 19 percent to $74,157.The Bank of America Racing Challenge saw moderate lossesin 2009 enrollment numbers. New enrollments fell from 3,716 to3,567, a 4 percent decline. Almost all of that enrollment drop of149 was represented by weanlings, which account for the vastmajority of Challenge enrollments. The Bank of America RacingChallenge began in 1993 and since that time has distributed morethan $52 million to breeders and owners of racing American QuarterHorses. This year marks the 18th year of the program. There is$5 million in total purses and awards for 2010, thanks to corporatepartners, host tracks, horsemen and the Bank of America RacingChallenge Purse Fund.Some trends at the racing office, betting window and finish line:• Racing secretaries wrote 2,361 races at 350 yards, making it themost popular distance in 2009; 300 yards was a close second,with 330 and 400 yards making up most of the remainder, in thatorder.• Races at 220 yards had the highest average handle last year,at $56,571; 300-yard races had the second-highest average, with$55,992; 440-yard races averaged $40,282, the only other distanceto finish with a average per-race handle above $40,000.• Of horses going off as the race favorite, 35.33 percent finishedfirst in 2009, with 69.21 percent of favorites finishing in the money.champion and arguably the greatest racing Quarter Horse of alltime, also raced at Raton.And, noted horsemen who won stakes at La Mesa Park includedtrainers Jack Brooks, Blane Schvaneveldt, and C. Dwayne“Sleepy” Gilbreath, and jockeys G.R. Carter Jr., Jacky Martin,Jerry Nicodemus, and Robert Adair.One year ago, Raton beat out two other cities – Santa Fe andTucumcari – for New Mexico’s final racino license.“New Mexico started its racing history in Raton, and we’repleased it’s going back,” said Moldenhauer at the time.Raton’s population is about 9,000, and several hundred ofits residents expressed support for the return of racing during apublic hearing at the historic Shuler Theater in July 2008. The$50-million project, which includes a stable area with 1,500 stalls,a 54,000-square foot grandstand with space for at least 600 gamingmachines, and a restaurant, lounge, and entertainment area,was expected to produce 100 temporary construction jobs and300 full- and part-time positions when the racino is fully operational.Also, the new La Mesa Park is expected to produce morethan $7 million in annual payroll and an estimated $13.3 million inannual tax revenues to the state.For the latest information on the project, visit www.racingatraton.com.LA MESA PARKCONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING ON NEW MEXICO’SNEWEST RACINO.By Michael CusortelliProgress is being made on the construction of New Mexico’snewest racino, La Mesa Park in Raton. La Mesa Park is scheduledto conduct a 15-week, 60-day Thoroughbred and QuarterHorse meet from May 28-September 6. Live racing will be held ona Friday-Monday schedule on a one-mile oval with 7-furlong and550-yard chutes.On January 22, La Mesa Park operators announced that RickHenson would be the track’s general manager. Henson’s previousmanagement experience includes stints at Ruidoso Downs, LosAlamitos, and The Woodlands in Kansas City.“Rick brings a lifetime of experience in this industry,” saidMichael Moldenhauer, president of Horse Racing at Raton Inc.Located on Interstate 25 in northern New Mexico, about 10miles south of the Colorado border, the city of Raton has a longhistory with horse racing. The original La Mesa Park operatedthere from 1946 until its closing in ’92, five years before the statelegislature legalized slot-machine gaming at the state’s tracks.La Mesa Park was the first pari-mutuel track in New Mexico.During its heyday, it drew horsemen and racing fans from a fivestatearea that included Colorado, Texas, Kansas, and Arizona.Bennie “Chip Woolley Jr., the trainer of 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1)winner Mine That Bird was born in Raton and got his start at LaMesa Park.Quarter Horses also played a part in the original La MesaPark’s success. World champion Maddon’s Bright Eyes won the1951 Raton Handicap, and two-time champion Savannah Jr wonthe 1965 Oklahoma Futurity, three months before his victory in theAll American Futurity. Walter Merrick’s Easy Jet, the 1969 worldMarch 2010The new La Mesa Park’s temporary casino and simulcastfacility is expected to open sometime this spring.(PHOTO CREDIT: NEW MEXICO HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION ANDROY MANFREDI.)13

LETTER FROM THE ExECUTIVE DIRECTORZia Park concluded its race meet on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. They ran 281 New Mexico Bred races in 55 days. Theraces for December 7th and 8th were cancelled.2009 Comparison 2008 Comparison176 TB Overnight 149 TB Overnight83 QH Overnight 86 QH Overnight9 QH Trials 12 QH Trials8 TB Stakes 8 TB Stakes5 QH Stakes 5 QH Stakes281 Total 260 Total5.11 Average Per Day 4.91 Average Per Day184 TB + 97 QH = 281 157 TB + 103 QH = 260+171 for two a day + 154 for two a dayNM Breds In Open Races# of Horses Came in 1st, % QH TB Amount Paid2nd or 3rd2009 271 65 24 58 7 $71,662.802008 232 57 25 48 9 $63,186.30The Annual Meeting was held January 28, 2010 at the Marriott Hotel in Albuquerque. Mark your calendar for Thursday,January 27, 2011 in Albuquerque for the next Annual Meeting and Banquet.I would like to thank everyone who attended the annual meeting despite the bad weather surrounding Albuquerque.Before the 2009 Audit completion, the Association had a net loss of $83,370.00. Membership decreased by 4% in 2009.Registrations overall decreased three percent compared to a five percent decrease in 2008. NM Bred foals showed a onepercent increase. Affidavits continue to be mailed confirming the accuracy of the information stated on the New MexicoBred application. There were 298 days of racing in 2009 which is an increase of 9 days compared to 2008. The daycontained very informative speakers starting with Laura Bonar speaking on Equine Animal Protection. After lunch, Dr. JoeBaker, DVM of the New Mexico Livestock Board gave a presentation on Equine Piroplasmosis. Joel Eckman presentedthe web template for the membership to review. It should take 35 to 45 days to redo the current website.The officers for 2010 are President Q. Mike Cadotte, 1st Vice President Jay L. Taylor and 2nd Vice President Denton Crozier.I would like to welcome Johnny Trujillo as the new Quarter Horse trustee and Tom Goncharoff as the new Thoroughbredtrustee.Denton Crozier and Rita J. Danley were re-elected as QH Trustees and Kay M. Thurman and Q. Mike Cadotte were reelectedas the TB trustees for two year terms.A special thanks goes to Leonard Blach for making the arrangements for Calvin Borel to attend the awards banquet sharingtheir memories of the 135th Kentucky Derby and bringing excitement to horse racing in New Mexico.Anna Fay Davis14 New Mexico Horse Breeder

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENTI would like to thank you for the opportunity to be a trustee and president for another year. My first action thisyear is to apologize to Anna Fay and her staff for not acknowledging them at the Awards Banquet for the greatjob they do year round and for what I think was one of the best awards banquets and meeting, bar the weather, ina long time. I would also like to thank Keller Davis and Kim Ahlbom for their continued help with the trophies andbanquet. If you received a trophy, you know that transporting and unpacking the trophies was no small task.I would like to welcome back trustees Rita J. Danley, Denton Crozier and Kay Thurman who were re-elected to ourboard and welcome the new trustees Johnny Trujillo and Tom Goncharoff.To keep you informed, in January I attended on behalf of the Association, the Democratic parties annual dinnerand the Republican version the following week. I am pleased to report that they are getting to know who weare and what we mean to the economy of New Mexico. We must continue our move to be in the forefront of ourindustry.That brings me to what I believe is a very important problem of how we can make our Association stronger. Thefirst and foremost is participation. If you missed this year’s meeting and banquet, you have a whole year to planfor next year’s meeting and banquet to be held January 27, 2011. We will be looking at various ways to make itmore attractive for you to attend. Second is communication with our new and improved website. I would hopethat we can communicate to you with daily updates.I am looking forward to working with the membership and trustees to move our Association to the forefront ofour industry in New Mexico. I hope you all have a successful breeding and foaling season.Good luck at the races.Q. Mike CadotteNMHBA PresidentQ. Mike CadotteUPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINESMarch 1, 2010 2010 New Mexico Classic Futurity and Derby$100.00 nominations due at Zia ParkContact (575) 492-7000March 18, 2010 New Mexico Racing Commission Meeting10:30 a.m. at the Conference Room4900 Alameda Blvd (505) 222-0700March 26, 2010 Stall Applications due at Ruidoso Downs(575) 378-4431April 15, 2010 New Mexico Racing Commission Meeting10:30 a.m. at the Conference Room4900 Alameda Blvd (505) 222-0700April 22, 2010 SunRay Park & Casino racing throughJuly 4, 2010 Thursday through Sunday(505) 566-1200April 26, 2010 Ruidoso Downs barn area opensMarch 201015

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Two-Year-OldQuarter HorsesGetting Readyto RunStory and Photos by Glenda PriceMezzacorona galloping and working well at FronteraTraining Center in Sunland Park, New Mexico.Opposite page top: Mezzacorona after the gallop.Welcome to the second installment of the “follow the career”project. We’re checking on the progress of 2-year oldNew Mexico bred sale alums Mezzacorona (Furyofthewind- Famous Chapelle) and Famous Paint (Dash Ta Fame -Segura). We first visited them in mid-November, and oursecond visit was about the first of February.Both youngsters were bred by MJ Farms at Veguita andboth are in training with Michael Joiner. Also, current plansfor both lead to the New Mexican Spring Futurity to be runApril 11th with trials March 26.Our camera caught them galloping on the training trackat Frontera, and on the walker afterwards. No question –they are good-looking young running horses with plentyof pizzaz. In two and a half months they both have gainedmaturity and muscles in all the right places. They feel good,too.Mike said, “I’m happy with the way they’re doing. They’recoming along right on schedule -- no problems with eitherone”It’s interesting to hang out with young horses awhilebecause each one has such a definite, unique personality.Famous Paint pretty much tends to business and doesn’tget high-strung over little things.Mezzacorona is a bit more what some folks might call“female,” which she is. Her interesting little mannerism isplaying with her tongue. It’s out of her mouth a great deal ofthe time. Around the barn they call her “tongue flapper.”We found works for Mezzacorona on January 17th(12.37) and on February 8th,(12.21) both at 220 yards,breezing from the gate.Famous Paint worked February 8th, 220 yards breezingfrom the gate (12.77).By the time you read this both youngsters probably willhave had a race.Everyone who knows Mike Joiner agrees he is very good20 New Mexico Horse Breeder

at what he does. Horses he trains seem always to look,act and perform their best. It’s quite understandable, then,that he does not share intimate details regarding nutrition,health care, exercise, etc. Knowledge gained over a lifetimeis not something to be given away indiscriminately.Denis and Julie Schoenhofer, Famous Paint’s owners,wouldn’t be at all surprised if their young colt visited thewinner’s circle often. After all, under Mike Joiner’s guidancethey purchased and raced First Klas Fred, the 2009 AQHAChampion 2-year old gelding.Mac and Janis Spencer Murray who bred both theseyoung runners won’t be surprised if Mezzacorona lightssome fires, also. They bred, and own, 2009 AQHA champion3-year old filly, Alice K White (First Down Dash-ChampagneLane by Timeto Thinkrich) trained by Joiner RacingStables.Joiner Racing Stables includes excellent assistant trainers-- Cody and Justin, Mike’s sons. They also, are verygood at what they do.We’ll visit Mezzacorona and Famous Paint again in acouple of months. They will be exciting to watch, in themeantime.Famous Paint is all business on and off the track.March 201021


Equine ProtectionWas A Big Topic AtNMHBA GeneralMeetingBy Michael CusortelliIn 2009, about 9,000 horses were shipped through the NewMexico border to slaughterhouses in Mexico. That was one of thepoints made by Laura Bonar during her January 28 presentationto the membership of the New Mexico Horse Breeders’Association.Bonar is a program associate for Animal Protection of NewMexico, an Albuquerque-based organization that, according to itswebsite, has been working to promote the humane treatment ofanimals since it was founded in 1979. During her presentation,Bonar discussed the ways in which APNM was attempting todo this – as well as the challenges it faced – through its EquineProtection Fund.“The resources in our state are just no match for theproblems we face right now,” Bonar said. “Currently, our equineshelters can house only about 250 horses, and they’re all privatelyfunded. By comparison, our dog and cat shelters might receivefunding from city and county governments, but all of the horseshelters are funded through private donations.“Another issue we’ve faced is that law enforcement officialsare either under-trained or under-equipped to handle a lot ofthe equine concerns they get,” she added. “For example, horseconcerns have traditionally been handled by the New MexicoLivestock Board, and not all of their officers have been trained onhow to handle these concerns.“Some of these concerns might also go to the sheriff’s officeor animal control, and a lot of those individuals don’t know thefirst thing about horses. So many times we’ve seen that theseconcerns aren’t handled property, and it’s because the peopleassigned to handle them don’t have the training.”According to Bonar, the Equine Protection Fund (www.equineprotectionfund.org) has been set up to specificallyhandle these concerns. The EPF programs include, but are notlimited to, providing financial support to groups or individualswho house unwanted horses, subsidizing emergency equinecare and humane disposition for individual owners, promotinghumane equine stewardship through public education, traininglaw enforcement in handling equine cruelty cases, and improvinganimal protection laws.One of APNM’s responsibilities is to handle calls regardingsuspected animal cruelty. Bonar said that last year, approximatelyone in four calls received by the hotline were related to equines,including burros, donkeys, and mules.Bonar related a story about a mare currently residing at ahorse shelter in Cerrillos, near the eastern slopes of the SandiaMountains. At one time, the mare served as a polo pony at NewMexico State University.“The owners of this mare asked a friend to take her to alivestock auction, but instead he took her out in the desert andtried to kill her,” Bonar said. “He shot her in the head five or sixMarch 2010times with a small-caliber gun, but she didn’t die. She ended upwalking miles across the desert, covered in blood, to a house.She was eventually rehabbed in Dona Ana County. She still has atleast one bullet lodged in her head.”Bonar pointed to Kentucky as a state that has made greatstrides in equine protection, primarily through the KentuckyHorse Council’s “Save our Horses” fund (www.kentuckyhorse.org/soho). The program includes a fund that provides emergencyfeed to horse owners who are experiencing temporary economichardships.“These are people who know how to care for their horses, butthey just need help to get them through tough times,” Bonar said.“This is one of the programs we’re instituting in New Mexico. Theyalso assist with large-animal emergency rescues. Right now in ourstate, we don’t have any law enforcement trained in emergencyrescue or disaster response. A few weeks ago in Torrance County,there was an abandoned horse that wandered onto somebody’sproperty and fell into a well. There were no slings that could havehooked up to help the horse get out of that situation.“We’re a large and primarily rural state, and so many peoplehave horses,” she added. “Simple solutions can make a bigimpact, and right now we have no programs in place to provideemergency assistance to individual horse owners.”The Kentucky Horse Council’s program also provideseuthanasia and geld vouchers to horse owners, livestockinvestigation education for law enforcement agencies, and aprogram to train horses for career changes.New Mexico’s Equine Protection Fund is still in the fundraisingstages. Bonar discussed a proposed $502,000 budget, ofwhich 28 percent would go for equine shelter support, 19 percentwould go to feed, farrier, and gelding assistance, and 15 percentwould go to both horse career-change support and program andservices development.The remainder would be earmarked toeducation and outreach, law enforcement training, and humanedisposition assistance, including humane euthanasia.The planned programs would provide direct services for525 horses. To date, the EPF has received $7,500 in donations,including a contribution from Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.The EPF advisory committee currently consists of fivemembers, including Belen veterinarian and NMHBA trustee KayThurman. The other board members are Santa Fe lobbyist andpolitical consultant Scott Scanland, freelance equine journalistEmily Esterson, dressage trainer Katy Lindberg, and actress and1988 Olympic Games taekwondo gold medalist Dana Hee.“The advisory committee will actually be the people whodecide how the money is spent, unless we receive donations thatare specifically given for a purpose,” Bonar said. “For example,the Equine Protection Fund recently received a donation from theSPCA specifically for emergency feed, so we couldn’t use thatmoney for education or anything else.”Although the fund raising for the EPF has just begun, Bonaris confident that the organization will eventually provide help forequines and their owners.“We’re traveling all over the state, reaching out to all differentaspects of the horse community,” she said. “We know that, in NewMexico, we have a lot of people who really care about horses. Iknow we can do a much better job taking care of our horses thanwe’re doing right now.“Albert Einstein once said that insanity is doing the samething over and over and expecting a different result,” Bonaradded. “I think is the way we’ve handled the horse situation inNew Mexico. We keep seeing problems, and we don’t havesystems in place to address and then solve those problems.“I’m not saying that we have all the solutions here – but asMartin Luther King once said, faith is taking the first step, evenwhen you don’t see the whole staircase.”23

MEETING TIMENews and notes from the New Mexico Horse Breeders’Association’s 2010 general meeting.By Michael CusortelliEquine piroplasmosis is a disease that’s recentlyreceived a lot of attention at New Mexico’s racetracks –and it’s one of the topics that was discussed in depth atthe New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Association’s generalmembership meeting in Albuquerque on January 28.According to a presentation by Dr. Joe B. Baker, a fieldveterinarian for the New Mexico Livestock Board, equinepiroplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that has been foundin 15 of the 3,000 racehorses tested, or about one-half ofone percent. As recommended by the board and approvedby the state racing commission, all horses shippingto a New Mexico track are required to show evidencefor a negative equine piroplasmosis test to preventthe introduction of the disease into the state’s equinecommerce.Equine piroplasmosis causes blood loss anemia,debilitation and, in some cases, death.“All infected horses go through clinical symptoms, butthe symptoms might be so subtle that they’re not evenrecognized,” said Dr. Baker. “We have yet to find a clinicallyill horse where the owners and trainers were aware of thehorse being sick at any time, but they do become ill, andoften that illness is written off as something else.”Equine piroplasmosis results from infection by theprotozoa Babesia caballi or Theileria equi (formerly Babesiaequi). Dr. Baker said that infected horses remain so foryears in the case of Babesia caballi, and often for life in thecase of Theileria equi. Although the natural transmissioncycle is through ticks, the disease can also be transmittedto a horse by blood transfusion.Dr. Baker added that foals born to infected dams areoften born positive for equine piroplasmosis, and they’reoften positive for the rest of their lives.Equine piroplasmosis is not endemic to the U.S.,though it was once endemic to Florida before it waseradicated by the 1980s. The disease is, however, endemicto Mexico and the countries of northern South America.The presence of the equine piroplasmosis in NewMexico is believed to have originated on the 825,000-acreKing Ranch in south Texas. The horses infected at the KingRanch were likely infected by ticks, but Dr. Baker said thatthere is no evidence of tick presence on the horses testedpositive in New Mexico. Horses that have been matchracing in Mexico could be bringing the disease with themwhen they ship to the U.S.“There is a strong suggestion that, in the cases ofracehorses particularly, the transmission of the disease hasbeen through injections with blood-contaminated needles,or the administering of whole blood or serum products fromhorse to horse,” he added. “The horses at racetracks arefairly well-regulated. They’re tested often, and there’s awell-defined list of what can and can’t be administered tothem.“But match races are unregulated – basically, anythinggoes in that environment,” he added. “We’ve heardanecdotal stories where some of the match racers willblood dope their horses, transferring blood from one horseto another to give him more red blood cells to make him runfaster. We’ve also heard a lot of anecdotal reports that a lotof match racers are treated with serum and serum products– again, to enhance their performance.“We don’t know for sure what’s caused these horsesto be positive. There doesn’t seem to be one common linkthat we can say is definitely the mechanism of exposure,but we are fairly suspicious of the match racing link.”If a horse tests positive for equine piroplasmosis, Dr. Bakersaid its owner has three options according to U.S. Dept. ofAgriculture guidelines – euthanasia, lifetime quarantine, orshipping the horse to a country that will accept an infectedhorse, such as Mexico.“Euthanasia is obviously an unsatisfactory andunfortunate option, but lifetime quarantine doesn’t meanyou just agree to put the horse in your backyard and leavehim there until he dies,” said Dr. Baker. “It means he hasto be quarantined in a facility that meets USDA standards– double fencing, no nearby vegetation, it has to be as tickfreeas possible, and it has to be inspected regularly.“We’ve estimated that the cost of maintaining such anisolation facility for a positive horse would cost an ownerabout $1,500 a month,” he added. “You’re basically looking24 New Mexico Horse Breeder

at a pretty expensive lawn ornament, just sitting in a stall.As far as shipping a positive horse, we did look at thepossibility of shipping one such horse to Mexico. But eventhough piroplasmosis is endemic to Mexico, they won’taccept a serum-positive horse from the United States, sothat third option might not be realistic.”Dr. Baker said that there are currently no treatments forpiroplasmosis approved for use in the United States. Thereare experimental treatments available in Europe, but thosehave met with mixed success. Therefore, the goal of theLivestock Board, according to Dr. Baker, is to prevent theblood parasites that transmit piroplasmosis from becomingresident in New Mexico’s tick populations.“That’s the main reason we’re doing what we canto stop the spread of the disease,” Dr. Baker added. “Ifthis disease gets into New Mexico’s tick population, weprobably won’t be able to eliminate it in the state, and wemight be facing a situation where piroplasmosis testingbecomes as common as testing for equine infectionanemia.”---------------------------------------------------------Last November, the NMHBA sent a letter to itsmembers updating its rules regarding testing for equineviral arteritis (EVA). The new rules state that, starting withthe 2010 breeding season, all active stallions registeredwith the association must be tested serologically negativefor EVA and vaccinated for EVA within 10 days of thenegative test.Further, all stallions testing negative are required to bevaccinated 30 days prior to the breeding season. Thosestallions that have already been tested and vaccinated forEVA are required to get an annual booster shot 30 daysprior to the breeding season.Last spring, the NMHBA surveyed its members on thistopic, and the majority of those who responded said theyfelt all stallions – both those that are bred commercially andthose that are bred only to mares owned by that stallionowner (i.e., “backyard” breeders) – should be tested andvaccinated for EVA.“There was a concern that horses bred by backyardbreeders – and I call them that just to distinguish them fromcommercial breeders – could still pose a risk,” said Dr. KayThurman, a veterinarian and NMHBA trustee, in discussingthe reason for the rule change. “Even though they onlybreed their stallions to their own mares, if they were to getEVA on their farm there would still be a chance the diseasecould spread to other farms.”The NMHBA has a deadline of January 15 for stallionsto be registered. If that deadline is missed, the stallion willbe placed on an inactive list, and he’ll remain on the listuntil his EVA booster vaccination is updated.“That deadline is important, because if the stallionconceives any foals while he is on the inactive list, thosefoals will not be eligible to be registered as New Mexicobreds,”Dr. Thurman said.Dr. Thurman also said that new stallions coming intoNew Mexico won’t be placed in the NMHBA registry untilthey are tested for EVA and vaccinated within 10 days ofthat test.“In the past, we would register the new stallions, andMarch 2010the EVA compliance could come later,” she added.“Now, it’s all going to have to take place at the sametime. Owners of new stallions are going to have to providethe association with the EVA certificate that their vet fillsout, proving that the test was negative and that the vaccinewas administered. In addition, we’re going to require wereceive a copy of the lab work showing that there was anegative test, just so that there are no questions about it.”Stallions that hadn’t been breeding commercially willnow be placed on the inactive list until their owners submitthe proper documentation. Any foals conceived before thisis done might not be eligible to be registered.“Mare owners should keep in mind is that it’s theirresponsibility to make sure the stallion they breed theirmare to is on the active list – if not, they might not be ableto register that foal,” said Dr. Thurman. “If they have anydoubts, they should call the association office and makesure that stallion is in compliance before they breed theirmares.”For more information about the new EVA rules, contactthe visit the NMHBA website at www.nmhorsebreeders.com, or call the NMHBA office in Albuquerque at (505) 262-0224.--------------------------------------------------------------Joel Eckman presented an update on the revampingof the NMHBA’s website (www.nmhorsebreeders.com).Eckman is one of the owners of PM Advertising, thecompany that’s been hired to update the website. Basedin Versailles, Kentucky, PM Advertising is a full-serviceagency with expertise in web development and marketing.“We’re working to make the website like an onlinemagazine,” Eckman said. “The goal is to make theinformation that’s currently on the site be more streamlinedand easier to find.”PM Advertising has developed the websites forGainesway Farm and Darby Dan Farm in Lexington,Kentucky, as well as noted Thoroughbred trainer BobBaffert. Last November, the company acquired asubstantial portion of Starquine.com, one of the leaders inonline Thoroughbred sales in North America.----------------------------------------------Also, the members of the NMHBA elected TomGoncharoff and John Trujillo, both of Tularosa, to theorganization’s board of trustees.Goncharoff, 55, is the manager of R.D. Hubbard’sCrystal Springs Farm, a 260-acre facility located off of USHighway 54 in Tularosa. A native of southern California,Goncharoff also has managed Vessels Stallion Farm inBonsall, California, and Hubbard’s Crystal Springs Farm inParis, Kentucky.A former restaurant owner, Trujillo moved to NewMexico from Utah three years ago. He is the owner andmanager of Famous Lane Farm in Tularosa, which standsQuarter Horse stallions Famous Lane, Fast Debonair, andChickie Cherry Cola, and Thoroughbred stallion Stormin’Lyon.Goncharoff and Trujillo replace Freda McSwane ofRuidoso and Lonnie Vaughn of Moriarty, both of whomdecided not to run for re-election.25

New MexicoHorse Breeders AssociationZia Awards& General MeetingJanuary 28, 2010Marriott Albuquerque, New MexicoCalvin and Lisa Borel & Leonard Blach of the Mine That Bird team and Becky and Chris Lincoln.26 New Mexico Horse Breeder

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GOLD MINEMine That Bird, the New Mexico-based winner of the 2009 KentuckyDerby, was honored during this year’s Zia Awards banquet.By Michael CusortelliFollowing a long standing tradition, the New Mexicobredchampion Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses fromthe previous year were honored during the Zia Awardsbanquet at the Albuquerque Uptown Marriott Hotel onJanuary 28.However, those present at this year’s banquet got aspecial treat. The New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Associationalso honored Mine That Bird, the Kentucky-bred but NewMexico-based Birdstone gelding who thrilled the state – aswell as the bettors worldwide who cashed in on his 50-1odds – when he won last season’s Grade 1, $2-millionKentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.Dr. Leonard Blach of Roswell, who co-owns Mine ThatBird with Mark Allen of Roswell, attended the banquet, asdid the gelding’s jockey, Calvin Borel, and his wife, Lisa.A tribute video, which featured both pan and aerial shotsof the Derby’s thrilling stretch run and was accompaniedby the Whitney Houston hit “One Moment in Time,” wasshown, following which banquet emcee Chris Lincolnconducted a media-style interview with Dr. Blach and theBorels.Lincoln, the award-winning host of ESPN’s “RacingAcross America” series from 1984-98, asked Dr. Blach howhe and Allen came to own Mine That Bird. The gelding waspurchased by the pair for $400,000 after he’d won threestakes on at Woodbine Racecourse near Toronto and wasnamed the 2008 Canadian champion 2-year-old colt.“We were just looking for a nice horse we could raceat Sunland Park, and then later on at Lone Star Park andRemington,” recalled Dr. Blach. “In his first race after webought him, we took him to the Breeders’ Cup, and heran 12th and last – he didn’t beat one horse. But RichardMandella, who trained him in California, liked him. He toldus to take him back home and rest him, and he said hethought we’d have a nice 3-year-old.”Mine That Bird eventually made his 2009 debut atSunland Park, running second in the 1 1/16-mile, $100,000Borderland Derby. The gelding then ran fourth, 3 ¼ lengthsbehind winner Kelly Leak, in the $800,000 Sunland ParkDerby.“After Sunland, we planned to run him at Lone Star,”said Dr. Blach. “But the racing secretary at ChurchillDowns called us and told us we were 18th out of 20 on theKentucky Derby money list and eligible to run in that race.Originally, we said no to the Derby because he hadn’t wonsince we bought him. We really thought the Derby would beway out of his league.“A few days later, the racing secretary called us back28 New Mexico Horse Breeder

and said that there had been a couple of scratches andwe’d moved up to 16th on the list,” he added. “After he toldus that, we discussed it and decided to go to the Derby justfor the fun of it. Honestly, we were just hoping we couldbeat one horse.”Derby weekend at Churchill Downs turned out to beone of Borel’s best weekends ever. The veteran jockey,who has won riding titles at several tracks throughout theMidwest, began the weekend by riding eventual Horse ofthe Year Rachel Alexandra to a stakes-record 20 ½-lengthvictory in the Kentucky Oaks (G1).“I was supposed to ride General Quarters in theDerby,” said Borel, referring to the Sky Mesa colt who wonthe Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland with jockeyEibar Coa. “But I took off of him before the Blue Grass. Ialso was riding a promising Derby prospect for (trainer)Ken McPeek, but then that horse got hurt, and the horse Irode in the Blue Grass didn’t come out of the race good.”The connections of Mine That Bird, including trainerBennie L. “Chip” Woolley Jr., thought Borel’s riding stylewould fit their gelding’s rallying style. Two years earlier,Borel rode the Street Cry colt Street Sense to a come-frombehindKentucky Derby victory.“I worked Mine That Bird twice before the race,” Borelrecalled. “Chip was confident, and I really liked that he hadthe horse ready to run. His works weren’t that fast, but Iliked the way he galloped out both times I worked him.Chip said to just sit and wait, that the horse had a big burst– and when I worked him, I definitely felt that burst.“After the Derby favorite (Wood Memorial Stakes [G1]winner I Want Revenge) was scratched, I called my wifeand asked her to bring my suit,” added Borel. “That’s howconfident I was. I really didn’t think he’d run worse thanfourth.”Lisa Borel confirmed her husband’s phone call.“He did – he called me and told me he’d worn jeans tothe track, and he wanted me to bring his suit, the one hewore after he’d won with Street Sense,” she said. “While Iwas walking to his closet, I thought to myself, ‘He’s crazy.This horse is a 50-1 longshot.’“But then I thought that if he did win it, and I didn’t bringhis suit, I might be the ex-Mrs. Borel,” she added with alaugh.Of course, Mine That Bird did win. The gelding waslast, 19 lengths behind the leader, at the first call of the1 ¼-mile race. By the time they reached the finish linefollowing a rail-skimming stretch run that even race callerTom Durkin was late in noticing, Borel and Mine That Birdwere nearly seven lengths in front of runner-up PioneerofThe Nile.“I didn’t want him that far back, but we got bumpedearly, and it took about an eighth of a mile before I couldget him to settle down,” Borel said.. “Patience won thatrace. At the end, I knew I had so much horse that it wasn’ta matter of if he’d get through, it was a matter of when.”“There was so much hugging going on in the owner’sbox, I didn’t actually see him cross the finish line,” addedDr. Blach.Mine That Bird eventually ran second to RachelAlexandra in the Preakness Stakes (G1) and third in theMarch 2010Belmont Stakes. He ended his 3-year-old season withearnings of $1,892,200 from eight starts. The gelding’s fansare looking forward to his 2010 season.Mine That Bird’s many fans are anticipating his 2010season. The gelding is currently stabled at Allen’s DoubleEagle Ranch in Roswell, where he’s been since he ranninth in the November 7, $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classicat Santa Anita.“We hope to get him back up and in training in March,”said Dr. Blach. “Hopefully, we’ll base him at ChurchillDowns – he seems to really like it there. His schedule willbe a lot lighter than it was last year. Our goal is to get himback to the Breeders’ Cup.“He needed a long rest after last year, but he’s doinggood” he added. “What most people don’t realize is thatwhen he won the Derby, he wasn’t even a 3-year-old. Hewas born on May 10, and the Derby was run on May 2.“It was way beyond our expectations that he could winthat race. There was probably some divine intervention,and then there was Calvin Borel. I think that’s how we wonit.”Kentucky Derby finish at Churchill Downs.29

Blazin N ShakinSire: Chicks A BlazinDam: Runaway ShakerBreeder: Mike C. AbrahamOwner: Mike C. AbrahamEarnings: $249,820Lou Wooten H.Four Corners StakesNM QH Fillies and Mares S.Trainer: Jamie Zamora2009 Quarter Horse older MarePresented by Freda McSwane and Dan Delaney to W.L. Mooring accepting.30 New Mexico Horse Breeder

F i rs t M o o n fl a s hSire: First To FlashDam: Nagano MoonBreeders: Dosi & Norma AlvarezOwners: Leslie & Pierre Amestoy,Jr. & Maria GonzalezEarnings: $485,640Bank Of America Challenge,Mesilla Valley Speed H., NM QHChampionship, Jess Burner H.,Championship at Sunland Park,2009 AQHA Champion AgedStallion, New World Recordsat 350, 400 and 440 yards, onlyhorse to hold 3 world records at 3distancesTrainers: Jose R. Gonzalez, Jr. &Andres Gonzalez2009 Quarter Horse olderHorse/GeldinGPresented by Freda McSwane and Dan Delaney to Pierre & Leslie Amestoy and Dosi & Norma Alvarez.March 201031

Lethal DelightSire: Dean MiracleDam: Miss LethalBreeder: P.K. ThomasOwner: P.K. ThomasEarnings: $179,114The Shue FlyTrainer: Blane Wood2009 Quarter Horse 3-Year old FillYPresented by Freda McSwane and Dan Delaney to P.K. and Kim Thomas.32 New Mexico Horse Breeder

One Diamond KittySire: Genuine StrawflyDam: One Diamond CatBreeders: Jay D. & Mary LouStandeferOwner: Jimmy Harrel andA&C Racing & RopingEarnings: $137,067West Texas Derby Trial,4th All American DerbyTrainers:Wes Giles and Paul C. Jones2009 Quarter Horse 3-Year oldColt/GeldinGPresented by Freda McSwane and Dan Delaney to Dosi and Norma Alvarez accepting.March 201033

Sixy ChamisaSire: Sixes RoyalDam: Chicks ChamisaBreeder: Mike C. AbrahamOwner: S-M Cattle Export Co.(Roberto Sanchez, et al)Earnings: $261,963NM Breeders FuturityTrainer: Roberto Sanchez2009 Quarter Horse 2-Year old FillYPresented by Freda McSwane and Dan Delaney to Jorge Olivas, Jaime Dominguez and Robert & Alex Sanchez and W.L.Mooring accepting.34 New Mexico Horse Breeder

First Corona CallSire: Southern CoronaDam: Be A First CallBreeder: Richard R. ShearerOwner: Richard R. ShearerEarnings: $248,623All American Futurity Trial3rd All American FuturityTrainer: Blane Wood2009 Quarter Horse 2-Year oldColt/GeldinGPresented by Freda McSwane and Dan Delaney to Leonard Blach accepting.March 201035

NegotiablafectionsSire: Prince Of FameDam: Dam StandBreeder: William T. WalkerOwner: Terry MillenbineEarnings: $169,600NM Classic Cup PeppersPride ChampionshipTrainer: Todd W. Fincher2009 tHorouGHbred older MarePresented by Freda McSwane and Dan Delaney to William T. and Debra Walker accepting.36 New Mexico Horse Breeder

GulchrunssweetSire: Dry GulchDam: Poison Runs SweetBreeder: William T. StradleyOwners: Stable H.M.A. &Triple J. Racing, LLCEarnings: $244,190Sierra Blanca HandicapTrainer: Bart G. Hone2009 tHorouGHbred older Horse/GeldinGPresented by Freda McSwane and Dan Delaney to Rita J. Danley and Bob Jackson accepting.March 201037

Happy MeSire: Lesters BoyDam: I’m A Happy GalBreeder: Rita J. DanleyOwner: Rita J. DanleyEarnings: $116,860NM State Racing Commission H.Trainer: Fred Danley2009 tHorouGHbred 3-Year old FillYPresented by Freda McSwane and Dan Delaney to Rita J. Danley38 New Mexico Horse Breeder

Lefty WhoSire: Quinton’s GoldDam: Fortunate KateBreeder: Sam E. StevensOwner: Sam E. StevensEarnings: $181,970Dine’ StakeRoad Runner HandicapTrainer: Joel Marr2009 tHorouGHbred 3-Year oldColt/GeldinGPresented by Freda McSwane and Dan Delaney to Mark Wise accepting.March 201039

Glory Be MineSire: DomeDam: Princess ZahraBreeder: Ginger WashburnOwners: Bobby J. McQueen &Dale F. TaylorEarnings: $223,518Permian Basin StakesRio Grande FuturityNM Classic Juvenile forFilliesTrainer: Todd W. Fincher2009 tHorouGHbred 2-Year old FillYPresented by Freda McSwane to Bobby & Kathy McQueen, Dale F. & DebbieTaylor, Gayle Brown, Jr., Ginger Washburnand Bailey Fincher.40 New Mexico Horse Breeder

Rig’s RunnerSire: Ghostly MovesDam: Dance In The SunBreeder: Sam E. StevensOwner: Derrell RigganEarnings: $193,115George Maloof FuturityNM Eddy County StakesTrainer: Clifford C. Lambert2009 tHorouGHbred 2-Year oldColt/GeldinGPresented by Freda McSwane to Derrell & Melissa Riggan, Clifford C. & Glenna Lambert and Teresa Teague accepting.March 201041

BloodHorse Julep Cup Outstanding Thoroughbred BreederWilliam T. StradleyPresented by Shirley Dievert & Stacy Bearse of Lexington, Kentucky.Rita J. Danley Accepting.Nagano Moon2009 Quarter Horse Broodmare of the Year2009 Get Earnings $494,470Owner: Dosi or Norma Alvarez. Accepting Dosi & Norma AlvarezPresented by Mike Cadotte.Dam Stand2009 Thoroughbred Broodmare of the Year2009 Get Earnings $310,440.Owner: William T. Walker. Accepting William T. and Debra Walker.Presented by Mike Cadotte.Chicks A Blazin2009 Quarter Horse Stallion of the Year2009 Get Earnings $1,116,344Owner: Mike C. Abraham. Accepting W.L Mooring.Presented by Mike Cadotte.Ghostly Moves2009 Thoroughbred Stallion of the Year2009 Get Earnings $1,485,745Owner: V.J. Callaway. Accepting Teresa Teague.Presented by Mike Cadotte.Dr Honnas2009 Quarter Horse Freshman Sire Award2009 Get Earnings $21,815Owner: MJ Enterprises (Stanley Munro, et al)Accepting Stanley Munro. Presented by Mark Wise.42 New Mexico Horse Breeder

Fredricksburg2009 Quarter Horse Freshman Sire Award - Honorable Mention2009 $132,865Owner: James E. HelzerMike Cadotte receiving Special President Award from Mark Wise.Seeking The CatThoroughbred Freshman Sire Award2009 Get Earnings $67,401Owner: Larry R. or Teresa N. Teague.Accepting Larry and Teresa Teague. Presented by Marie Perdue & JoeMorris of Lexington, Kentucky and Mark Wise.2010 Board of Trustees: From left: Mike Cadotte, Tommy Goncharoff, Mark Wise, Rita J. Danley, Denny Crozier, KayThurman, John Trujillo, Norma Alvarez, Jay Taylor, Thomas Pierce and Dan Delaney. Missing - Chuck WebbMarch 201043


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FLASH DANCENew Mexico-bred First Moonflash is voted 2009 AQHAchampion aged stallion.By Michael Cusortelli photos by Robert EdwardsIt’s not unusual for a New Mexico-bred Quarter Horseto win AQHA champion honors. In fact, three have done itin recent years, including 2008 champion distance horseHigh On Cat and ’06 champion aged gelding Gotta Get.But First Moonflash earned the 2009 title of championaged stallion with a little extra flair. In addition to winning sixstakes, including two open Grade 1s, during the season,the now 5-year-old stallion by the late First To Flash heldworld records at three different commonly-run distances –350, 400, and 440 yards. He made history by becoming thefirst racehorse of any breed to hold world records at threedifferent distances at the same time.Bred by Dosi and Norma Alvarez of La Union, NewMexico, First Moonflash races for Pierre and LeslieAmestoy of Albuquerque and Maria G. Gonzalez ofEdgewood, New Mexico. The Amestoys also campaignedFirst To Flash, the winner of the 2002 Rainbow Futurity(G1) and that season’s AQHA champion 2-year-old colt.They acquired First Moonflash for $55,000 at the 2001Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.“The fact that this horse was by First To Flashencouraged us to go to the sale to look at him,” recalledPierre Amestoy. “His conformation was exceptional. Hisknees were straight at you – they weren’t at all offset – andhe had a really good angle to his pastern and a really goodfoot.”The Alvarezes thought they’d bred a future championfrom the moment First Moonflash was foaled.“He was drop-dead gorgeous,” said Norma Alvarez. “I’dnever seen a more beautiful foal. He was one of those coltsthat you knew was special from the first time you saw himHe was just structurally perfect – he had good balance.“He just had that look about him, and he was smart andeasy to get along with,” she added. “We had no problemhalter-breaking him.”And First Moonflash had no problem getting downto business on the track, as the precocious colt wonthree of six races at age 2, including the $106,115 NewMexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3) at The Downs atAlbuquerque.During his first season, his average winning marginof victory was nearly 2 ½ lengths. First Moonflash won a400-yard Zia Futurity (RG1) trial by more than two lengthsin just his second career out, but he caught one of thoseinfamous Ruidoso Downs head winds and failed to qualifyfor the final.First Moonflash also ended his 3-year-old seasonwith a bang, setting the first of his world records when hewon the 400-yard Championship at Sunland Park (G1) in:18.735. However, the beginning of his sophomore seasonwas plagued with gate problems, as he kicked off the yearwith slow starts and seven consecutive losses.The Amestoys made a trainer change, after which FirstMoonflash ran sixth in the All American Derby (G1). They46 New Mexico Horse Breeder

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subsequently sold part interest in thecolt to Maria Gonzalez and moved himto the barn of trainer Andres Gonzalez.That’s when the consistently goodperformances began. First Moonflashended his sophomore campaign withfour straight wins. In addition to hisrecord-breaking against open companyin the Sunland Championship, hedefeated state-breds in the $218,018New Mexico Cup Derby (RG1) andthe $125,000 Jess Burner MemorialHandicap (RG1).“The Gonzalezes – Ramon andAndres – did a lot of work with him toget him to start breaking,” said Amestoy.“After the All American Derby, theytook him back to the farm and startedworking with him and getting himcomfortable in the gate. He’s only lostone race since then.”That one loss was a fifthplacefinish in last year’s 440-yard,$200,000 Remington Park InvitationalChampionship (G1). The race, whichoffers its winner an automatic berth inthe Champion of Champions (G1) at LosAlamitos, marked First Moonflash’s firstand only start outside New Mexico andunder the lights.“Originally, we weren’t going to shiphim to Remington for that race, but if hecould have won that race, that wouldhave given him a berth in the Championof Champions,” said Amestoy.“Then, we would have pointedhim to the California races and takenhim out there for the (Bank of AmericaChallenge Championship), which he’dalready qualified for at Sunland, andthen the Champion of Champions.“But two days after we got himhome, he popped an abscess in his leftfront foot,” he added. “After he broke that abscess, it tookus a couple of months to get his foot right. That abscesschanged our whole plan of going to California. That’s whenwe decided to just stay on the New Mexico circuit.”The Remington Invitational was the only blemish onwhat was otherwise a perfect 4-year-old campaign. Duringthe year, First Moonflash won eight of nine races andearned $491,040. He capped off the season – and hisracing career – with his second consecutive Championshipat Sunland Park victory. His other world records were setwhen he won the 350-yard Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap(RG2) in :16.715, and the 440-yard Bank of America NewMexico Challenge (G1) in :20.274.First Moonflash will stand the 2010 breeding season fora $5,000 fee at W.L. Mooring’s Double L Farm at Bosque,New Mexico. His final record – 14 wins in 25 outs, including10 stakes victories, and earnings of $969,828.March 2010First Moonflash’s final post parade at SunlandPark preceding the Shue Fly.With First Moonflash’s career earnings so close to themagic $1-million mark, Amestoy admitted his owners weretempted to race him at least one more time.“Yes, there was thought about that,” he said. “But everytime you race a horse, there’s a chance something cango wrong. He could have gotten hurt, and his value as astallion was so great. He’d won all those Grade 1 races andbroken those world records. The million-dollar milestonewas one we wanted to make, but the races just didn’t fallinto place the right way.“For the three years he raced, he did everything weever asked of him. He is just a fantastic horse.”47


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NEW MEXICO HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATIONGENERAL FUND COMPARISONDECEMBER 31, 2009Year Ended Year Ended12/31/2008 12/31/2009 ChangeREVENUES:Including Dues, Administrative Fees, Registrations,Awards Banquet, and Interest $562,882 $524,370 $(38,512)EXPENSES:Salaries and Payroll Taxes 110,082 114,565 4,483Employee Health and Retirement Benefits 43,873 45,890 2,017Annual Meeting and Banquet 27,262 36,001 8,739Summer Meeting 2,931 10,629 7,698Insurance 30,289 30,947 658Lobbying Costs 21,375 27,126 5,751Magazine Publication 81,059 102,251 21,192Marketing Campaign 62,446 65,585 3,139Board Expense 12,641 8,134 (4,507)Dues & Subscriptions 1,113 1,001 (112)Telephone 4,879 4,115 (764)Printing 1,728 2,629 901Postage 9,861 11,029 1,168Depreciation 25,968 27,678 1,710Advertising 4,314 23,906 19,592Web Site 3,564 13,682 10,118Auto Expense 3,397 2,554 (843)Office Expense 1,804 1,328 (476)Computer Expense 3,928 5,499 1,571Miscellaneous - 223 223Office Supplies 14,061 13,896 (165)Utilities 3,473 3,829 356Equipment Rent and Maintenance 7,591 6,298 (1,293)Travel and Lodging 2,663 2,429 (234)Accounting and Awards Calculation 13,451 13,642 191Consultants 2,552 - (2,552)Repairs and Maintenance 2,635 2,999 364Security 560 85 (475)Meals and Entertainment 803 787 (16)Property Taxes 3,659 3,587 (72)Legal Fees 104 1,268 1,164Retirement Payments 6,000 6,000 -Annual Audit 16,565 18,147 1,582Total Expenses 526,632 607,740 81,108EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES $36,250 $(83,370) $(119,620)After 2008 Before 2009Audit AuditMarch 201051


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EDDY COUNTY STAKESRig’s RunnerBy Michael CusortelliCoady PhotoRated perfectly by jockey Casey Lambert, Rig’s Runnerscored a 1 ¼-length victory in the 1-mile, $130,460 EddyCounty Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds at ZiaPark on December 6.Rig’s Runner set early fractions of :24.44, :48.61, and:1:14.05 before he stopped the timer in 1:41.30 on a trackofficially rated as “good.” Cliff Lambert Sr. saddled the darkbay or brown Ghostly Moves colt for owner Derrell Rigganof Merkel, Texas.Purchased by Riggan for $28,000 at last year’s NewMexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs, Rig’sRunner was bred by V.J. Callaway. The colt is one of 17stakes winners from 85 starters sired by Ghostly Moves,a winning and Grade 2-placed son of Silver Ghost whosedam, the Smarten mare Dance Teacher, won the 1989Ladies Handicap (G1) at Aqueduct Racetrack. Now 17,Ghostly Moves has sired eight crops and the earners ofmore than $7.08 million. The Virginia-bred stallion standsfor a $4,000 at Callaway Farm in Hobbs, New Mexico.Rig’s Runner’s dam, Dance In The Sun, is an unraced16-year-old daughter of the In Reality stallion Sunny Clime.The mare has foaled five winners from seven starters,including Family Tie’s, a colt by Sam’s Sunny Hour whowon the 2000 Hooting Star Stakes at Calder Racecourse inMiami.Rig’s Runner’s third dam, the winning Uppercut mareDance Guest, produced Sasume, a filly by Shecky Greenewho won the 1980 Anna M. Fisher Stakes at Ellis Park inKentucky. Dance Guest was one of eight starters foaledby Femme Fatale, a daughter of Discovery who won the’53 Santa Susana Stakes at Santa Anita. Femme Fataleproduced the late Salon, a filly who won the 1957 GreyStakes at Woodbine Racecourse near Toronto.Campaigned exclusively in New Mexico, Rig’s Runnerhas earned $166,240 from four wins in nine starts. The colthas won three of his last four races, and his stakes resumeincludes a victory in the September 27, $71,033 GeorgeMaloof Futurity (R) on closing day of the New Mexico StateFair meet at The Downs at Albuquerque.Rig’s Runner was also a finalist in the Rio GrandeSenor Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs and the Copper TopFuturity (R) at Sunland Park.Rig’s Runner returned a $13 win mutuel. HuntinThe Trash ran second and was followed by My Picasso,Precious Bay Queen, Train Rider Blues, 3-5 favoriteChuchuluco, High Rocker, Sapello Shooter, Seeking A Mint,and D E Partyneverends.A homebred colt by Halory Hunter, Huntin TheTrash earned $28,600 for owner Three H Racing LLC ofLovington, New Mexico. Huntin The Trash won the October4 AC Kemp Stakes at Albuquerque and the September 7Smarty Jones Overnight Stakes at Ruidoso Downs.My Picasso banked $13,000 for owner and breederWinnie Vick of Mesilla Park, New Mexico. The gray orroan colt by Devon Lane broke his maiden for a $12,500claiming tag at Zia Park on October 20.64 New Mexico Horse Breeder

JESS BURNER MEMORIAL HANDICAP (RG1)First MoonflashBy Michael CusortelliTommie Morales \ Coady PhotographyThe First Moonflash streak continued, as the 4-yearoldFirst To Flash stallion broke the stakes record in theDecember 12, $125,000 Jess Burner Memorial Handicap(RG1) for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park.Racing for Pierre and Leslie Amestoy of Albuquerqueand Maria G. Gonzalez of Edgewood, New Mexico, andtrained by Andres Gonzalez, First Moonflash covered 400yards in :18.870 under jockey Alejandro Medellin, earninga 103 speed index and breaking by 14/100ths of a secondthe previous stakes record he set in last year’s JessBurner. The $75,000 winner’s share of the purse pushedhis season bankroll through December 12 to $331,640.First Moonflash was bred by Dosi and Norma Alvarezof La Union, New Mexico, and the stallion holds AmericanQuarter Horse racing world records at 350, 400, and 440yards, making him the first racehorse in modern history tohold world marks at three different distances at the sametime. His sire, the late First To Flash was a Grade 1-winningson of First Down Dash and American Quarter Horseracing’s champion 2-year-old colt in 2002. A full brotherto Grade 3 winner First To Shine, First To Flash has siredthree stakes winners and the earners of more than $1.9million from 47 starters. The stallion died in 2004.First Moonflash’s dam, Nagano Moon, ran third in the2000 New Mexican Spring Fling Stakes (R) at SunlandMarch 2010Park. The 11-year-old daughter of Major Rime has foaledfour winners from five starters, including 2007 LubbockStakes (G2) winner Dash Ta Moon, a daughter of Dash TaFame who won four stakes from 2005-07.First Moonflash’s second dam, Tilted Moon, is awinning 16-year-old daughter of Tilt The Odds (TB) who ranthird in the 1996 Dona Ana County Stakes (R) at SunlandPark and was a finalist in that season’s New MexicoBreeders’ Derby (RG3) at The Downs at Albuquerque andZia Derby (RG3) at Ruidoso Downs. Tilted Moon’s threestarters include Moon Shake, a Royal Shake Em colt whowon the Manor Downs (G2) and Longhorn (G3) derbies in’03.Through December 12, First Moonflash earningstotaled $810,428 from 13 wins in 24 starts. A total of sixof the stallion’s stakes victories came in 2009, and hisonly loss of the year was a fifth-place finish in the May 30,$200,000 Remington Park Invitational Championship (G1)in Oklahoma.First Moonflash’s returned a $2.80 win mutuel as the2-5 favorite, and his margin of victory was a half of a lengthfrom A First Caller. One Diamond Kitty, Uncovered Regard,Dustys Alibi, Pilgrim Wayne, Miracle Snow, Now HezaBlazin, Rabbit Revival and Roll A Miracle completed theorder of finish.65

JOHNIE L. JAMISON STAKESCattleman ProspectBy Michael CusortelliCattleman Prospect, an 8-year-old gelding byProspector Jones, earned his sixth career stakes victoryin the $125,000 Johnie L. Jamison Stakes (R) for NewMexico-breds at Sunland Park on December 13.Campaigned by Ramon O. Gonzalez Jr. of Edgewood,New Mexico, and Cody Kelley of Albuquerque, CattlemanProspect went 6 ½ furlongs in 1:17.19, and his margin ofvictory was a nose from Gold Asure. Alejandro Medellinrode the gelding for trainer Andres Gonzalez.Cattleman Prospect was bred by James Brunacini ofEdgewood, and the gelding is one of 16 stakes winnersfrom 167 starters sired by Prospector Jones, an unracedstallion by Mr. Prospector whose dam, the Nijinsky II mareJeanne Jones, won the 1988 Fantasy Stakes (G1) forsophomore fillies at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. ProspectorJones’ 11 crops have to date earned more than $8.2million. He died from complications due to colic in 2007.Cattleman Prospect is also one of seven winners fromseven starters foaled by his dam, the winning Convincinglymare Dam Stand. The gelding’s half sister, the Prince OfFame filly Negotiablafections, won the November 8 NewMexico Cup Peppers Pride Fillies and Mares Championship(R) at Zia Park.Cattleman Prospect’s second dam, Fruit Stand, was awinning daughter of the To Market stallion Hurry To Marketwho set a 6 ½-furlong track record at the Marshfield Fairmeet in Massachusetts in 1972. His third dam, the lateBully Boy mare Hot Orange, foaled Flirtation, a filly by FleetFeet who won three stakes at Thistledown in Ohio andPimlico in Maryland from 1967-68.Cattleman Prospect began his career at SunlandPark in February 2004, and he has won 13 of 51 raceswhile being campaigned exclusively in New Mexico. The$75,000 winner’s share of the Johnie L. Jamison Handicapincreased his earnings to $732,403. The gelding won the2008 Jamison as the 6-5 favorite. He won a total of fivestakes in 2008, including the $181,575 New Mexico CupSprint Championship (R) at Zia Park and the $75,000 JackCole Handicap (R) at SunRay Park.Ocean Joe, a 37-1 longshot, ran third and was followedby Z Z Dome, 9-5 favorite Lefty Who, Lesters Secret,Catabolize, Some Ghost, Romeos Wilson, Ty’s Pache, ElDramo, and Move Moves.Runner-up Gold Asure earned $25,000 for owner andtrainer Hermenegildo “Poppy” Aldavaz of Chamberino, NewMexico. The 3-year-old colt by Quinton’s Gold ran third, 1¼ lengths behind winner Lesters Secret, in the November8, $151,575 New Mexico Cup Colts & Geldings Stakes (R)at Zia Park.Ocean Joe was claimed for $10,000 by Art and RobinOlivier and trainer David Wolochuk at Zia Park on October3. The 5-year-old bay gelding by Mr. Groush, who earned$12,500 for his third-place finish in the Johnie L. Jamison,was coming off of a one-mile allowance victory at Zia onNovember 9.Tommie Morales \ Coady Photography66 New Mexico Horse Breeder

N.M. RACING COMMISSION HANDICAPHappy MeBy Michael CusortelliRita Danley’s Happy Me outran her 9-1 odds to winthe December 13, $125,000 New Mexico State RacingCommission Handicap (R) for state-bred distaffers atSunland Park.Saddled by Fred Danley and ridden by Ken Tohill,Happy Me covered six furlongs in 1:10.53 while postingher third victory in four races and first stakes score.Her margin of victory was 2 ¾ lengths from 5-2 favoriteNegotiablafections.A homebred 4-year-old filly, Happy Me became thethird stakes winner from 35 starters sired by Lesters Boy,a stakes-winning stallion by Cee’s Tizzy and full brother toTheresa’s Tizzy, the winner of the 2000 Rancho BernardoHandicap (G3) at Del Mar. Now 14, Lesters Boy has siredfour crops and the earners of more than $946,000. Hestands for a $3,000 fee at Miguel Gallegos’ Gallegos delNorte breeding facility in Albuquerque.Happy Me’s dam, I’m A Happy Gal, is a 12-year-oldwinning daughter of the Damascus stallion Brave Lad.The filly is a full sister to I Am Lesters Gal, who ran thirdin the July 26 Rio Grande Senorita Futurity (R) at RuidosoDowns.A lightly raced filly, Happy Me began her career witha wire-to-wire, 3 ¾-length victory in a 5 ½-furlong maidensprint at Zia Park on September 20. Following a 7 ½-lengthwin as the 5-2 favorite in a 6-furlong allowance race at Ziain her next start, the filly ran fourth, 3 ¼ lengths behindwinner Blue Eyed Bella, in the New Mexico Cup FilliesChampionship (R) on November 8.The $75,000 winner’s share of the New Mexico RacingCommission Handicap purse increased Happy Me’searnings to $116,860.A 6-year-old bay daughter of Prince Of Fame,Negotiablafections was coming off of a 4 ½-length victory inthe November 8, $182,190 New Mexico Cup Peppers PrideFilly and Mare Championship (R) at Zia Park. The mare’srunner-up finish in the New Mexico Racing CommissionHandicap earned $25,000 for her owner, Terry Millenbine ofSeagraves, Texas.Let The Musicbegin ran third and was followed byWildwood Band, One Bad Ghost, Mylilmemo, LeadingMoves, Birdie’s Ghost, Askmetodance, Blue Eyed Bella,Ms. Chimes, and Fritzie’s Chime.Let The Musicbegin earned $12,500 for the Ladys FirstPartnership, which includes trainer Claire Greenwood. The7-year-old daughter of Chimes Band has banked $355,495from six wins in 31 starts, and her three career stakesvictories include this year’s $100,000 Sydney ValentiniHandicap (R) at Sunland Park and $75,000 Russell andHelen Foutz Distaff Handicap (R) at SunRay Park.Tommie Morales \ Coady PhotographyMarch 201067

CHALLENGER SIX HANDICAPMr FrenchmanBy Michael CusortelliTommie Morales \ Coady PhotographySimply The Best Thoroughbreds’ Mr Frenchman outranhis 7-1 odds to win the December 19, $125,000 ChallengerSix Handicap (R) for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park.Prepped by Johnnie Nall and ridden by Ricardo Jaime,Mr Frenchman went 870 yards in :45.861 while defeatingrunner-up Recall Dreams by three-quarters of a length. Thevictory was the 8-year-old Jacksboro gelding’s 12th in 38races and first stakes score since November 11, 2007.Mr Frenchman was bred by Rita J. Danley of Anthony,New Mexico, and the gelding is one of four stakes winnersfrom 44 starters sired by Jacksboro, a winning son ofthe Mr. Prospector (TB) stallion Naevus (TB). Now 14,Jacksboro has sired the earners of more than $1.2 millionfrom seven crops. He stands for a $1,500 fee at WeatherlyHorse Farms in Anthony.Mr Frenchman is also one of four winners from asmany starters foaled by the winning 14-year-old Coup deKas (TB) mare French Revival. The gelding’s half brother,the Rabbits Rainbow gelding Rabbit Revival, has won threestakes, including the $356,387 New Mexico Cup Futurity(RG1) at Zia Park in 2008.Mr Frenchman’s third dam, Handy Dancer, was adaughter of the Dancing Dervish (TB) stallion Gray Dancerwho won two futurities in Idaho and Montana in 1979 andset a 400-yard track record at Kalispell, Montana, that year.Handy Dancer’s seven winners from 11 starters includeGrade 1 winner and 1986 AQHA champion aged mareHeavenly, as well as the Grade 3-placed Pie In The Skygelding Heza Pie Dancer.Handy Dancer was a half sister to Dance A Bit, thewinner of the 1984 Pot O’ Gold Futurity (G3) at YakimaMeadows in Washington.All told, Mr Frenchman has won three stakes, and the$75,000 winner’s share of the Challenger Six Handicappurse pushed his bankroll to $498,041. The gelding’sstakes resume includes victories in the 2007 New MexicoCup 870 Championship (R) at Zia Park and the ’07 NewMexico Horsemen’s Association Handicap (R) at SunRayPark.Runner-up Recall Dreams earned $27,500 for ownerLindsay Gonzalez. The 7-year-old Calligrapher gelding wasclaimed by his current connections for $12,500 on May16, and he has since won two of six starts and has earned$51,968. Recall Dreams’ career earnings total $191,661from 11 wins in 33 outs.Lost Southerner ran third, one length behind MrFrenchman. A homebred 4-year-old Southern Coronagelding campaigned by Richard R. Shearer of Portales,New Mexico, Lost Southerner earned $12,500 to increasehis lifetime bankroll to $64,448.High On Cat, the 2008 AQHA champion distance horse,ran fourth and was followed by On Star Cowboy, 7-10favorite Key’s Band (TB), South Oak, and My SouthernCartel.68 New Mexico Horse Breeder

LOU WOOTEN HANDICAP (RG1)Blazin N ShakinBy Michael CusortelliTommie Morales \ Coady PhotographyMike Abraham’s Blazin N Shakin extended her winstreak to three in the $125,000 Lou Wooten Handicap(RG1) for New Mexico-bred fillies and mares at SunlandPark on December 20.Saddled by Jamie Zamora and ridden by the trainer’shusband, Chris Zamora, Blazin N Shakin covered 400yards in :19.037 while winning the Lou Wooten for thesecond consecutive year. A homebred 5-year-old daughterof Chicks A Blazin, Blazin N Shakin returned a $3.60 winmutuel as the 4-5 favorite.Blazin N Shakin is one of 18 stakes winners from 11crops sired by Chicks A Blazin, a winning 17-year-old sonof Chicks Beduino who ran second in the 1995 West TexasSun Country Futurity (G1) at Sunland Park. Chicks A Blazinhas sired the earners of more than $9.5 million from 380starters. He stands for a $3,000 fee at W.L. Mooring’sDouble L Farm at Bosque, New Mexico.Blazin N Shakin is also one of four winners from fourstarters foaled by her dam, the 13-year-old RunawayWinner mare Runaway Shaker. Her full brother, MrRunaway Shaker, won the $132,160 New Mexico CupDerby (R) in 2005.Blazin N Shakin’s second dam, the winning RaiseYour Glass (TB) mare Shaken Not Stirred, ran third in the1982 Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs. Shaken NotStirred’s 10 starters included Reckless Dash, a colt by twotimeworld champion Dash For Cash who won the 1990March 2010Remington Park Derby (G1) in Oklahoma and ’91 Jet DeckHandicap (G3) at Ruidoso Downs.An earner of $525,103, Blazin N Shakin has won nineof her 13 races while being campaigned exclusively in NewMexico. The mare has won six stakes, and her current winstreak includes the November 28, $149,345 New MexicoDistaff Championship (RG2) at Zia Park and the April 26,$81,378 Four Corners Senora Stakes (R) at SunRay Park.Blazin N Shakin’s current win streak represents thesecond such accomplishment in her career. In 2007, themare assembled a three-race win skein that included the$101,297 New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) atThe Downs at Albuquerque.Ms Regard finished second, a neck behind Blazin NShakin. The homebred 5-year-old mare banked $27,500 forowner KH Logax Inc. of Oro Valley, Arizona. A RestrictedGrade 3 winner in 2008, Ms Regard was coming off of aneck victory in the 100-yard Roadrunner Handicap at ZiaPark on December 6.Tunes ran third to earn $12,500 for her owner, breeder,and trainer, Raymond M. Carlisle Jr. A 5-year-old sorreldaughter of Winning Rhythm, Tunes was coming off ofa runner-up effort to Blazin N Shakin in the New MexicoDistaff Championship.DM Hot Hot Hot, Rime Has A Chick, Shez Mighty Pfind,Flicka De Fly, and BP Shes Southern completed the orderof finish.69

ENCHANTRESS STAKESKing’s Water LillyBy Michael CusortelliKing’s Water Lilly was true to her status as the 3-10favorite in the inaugural running of the one-mile, $125,000Enchantress Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-oldfillies at Sunland Park on December 26.Ridden by Rico Flores for owner 4 Eagles RacingStables LLC and trainer Rodney Richards, King’s WaterLilly covered the mile distance in 1:40.41 while defeatingWild Time Tonight by 3 ¼ lengths in her first start going twoturns. The victory also marked her first stakes win.King’s Water Lilly was bred by the Quad Owen FamilyTrust, and the filly became the second stakes winnerfrom 28 starters sired by King Of The Hunt, a 14-year-oldwinning son of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.Bred in Kentucky by Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mabee, KingOf The Hunt has sired the earners of more than $1.1 millionfrom six crops. He stands for a $2,000 at Palo Verde Ranchin Anthony, New Mexico.King’s Water Lilly’s dam, Waters End, is a winningdaughter of the Forty Niner stallion End Sweep. Now 14,Waters End has produced four winners from five starters,including Band Champ, a gelding by Chimes Band whoran second in the ’06 Red Hedeman Mile (R) at SunlandPark and Albuquerque Spring Futurity (R) at The Downs atAlbuquerque.King’s Water Lilly traces back to her third dam, thewinning Gallant Romeo mare Smoke On Water. A 1976foal and half sister to Grade 1 winner Love Street, SmokeOn Water foaled two stakes winners – the late Miss IronSmoke, a filly by Iron Constitution who won the 1991Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Racecourse, and PeaceWaters, a Hold Your Peace filly who won the ’84 Zippy DoHandicap at Calder Racecourse in Miami.King’s Water Lilly was acquired for $3,200 at the 2008New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs, andshe earned $75,000 from the Enchantress Stakes purse toincrease her career bankroll to $140,004. A winner of threeof her eight outs, King’s Water Lilly ran second, 1 ¼ lengthsbehind winner Glory Be Mine, in the November 8, $149,345New Mexico Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes (R) at Zia Park,and she also was a finalist in the Rio Grande SenoritaFuturity (R) at Ruidoso Downs on July 26.Girl Con ran third, 6 ½ lengths behind King’s Water Lilly,and was followed by Please N Teras, Precious Bay Queen,Justa Prospect, Avenue Of Tears, and Call The Vet.Runner-up Wild Time Tonight earned $27,500 for herbreeder and owner, E.D. Calvert. The bay daughter ofthe In Excess (IRE) stallion In Excessive Bull has banked$60,898 from eight races, and she ran second in theSeptember 27, $80,676 Dessie and Fern Sawyer Futurity(R) for state-bred 2-year-old fillies during the New MexicoState Fair meet at The Downs at Albuquerque.A homebred chestnut filly by Con Artist, Girl Conbanked $12,500 for owner Rita J. Danley of Anthony, NewMexico. Winless in eight starts, Girl Con ran 12th in theDessie and Fern Sawyer Futurity.Tommie Morales \ Coady Photography70 New Mexico Horse Breeder

RED HEDEMAN MILEHuntin The TrashBy Michael CusortelliMark Villa rode Huntin The Trash to a come-frombehind,one-length victory in the $125,000 Red HedemanMile Stakes for New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds at SunlandPark on December 26.Prepped by Carlos Sedillo for owner Three H RacingLLC, Huntin The Trash closed off of early fractions of:23.34, :47.44, and 1:13.21 before stopping the timer in1:41.57 for the one mile distance. The victory was thehomebred Halory Hunter colt’s first blacktype win, and the$75,000 winner’s share of the purse increased his earningsto $157,620.Huntin The Trash became the fifth stakes winner from137 starters sired by Halory Hunter, a 15-year-old son ofthe Mr. Prospector stallion Jade Hunter who won the 1998Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland Racecourse.A Kentucky-bred, Halory Hunter has sired eight crops andthe earners of more than $5.19 million. He died in 2007.Huntin The Trash is also one of two winners from asmany starters foaled by his dam, Take Out The Trash, awinning 11-year-old daughter of the Cure The Blues stallionTake Me Out who ran second in the 2003 Santa TeresaHandicap at Sunland Park. Huntin The Trash’s third dam,La Vie, was a winning daughter of Le Fabuleux who foaledeight starters, including Tango Charlie, a filly by Cure TheBlues who won the ’92 Modesty Stakes (G3) at ArlingtonPark near Chicago.Huntin The Trash traces back to his fourth dam, SweetRamblin Rose, a winning and stakes-placed daughterof Turn-To whose 14 starters included 1993 HollywoodMarch 2010Juvenile Championship Stakes (G3) winner Ramblin Guyand Sword Blade, a Damascus colt who won the seconddivision of the ’82 Will Rogers Handicap (G2) at HollywoodPark.Campaigned exclusively in New Mexico, Huntin TheTrash has won four of eight races. The colt’s resumeincludes victories in the October 4 A.C. Kemp Stakes (R) atThe Downs at Albuquerque, and the September 5 SmartyJones Overnight Handicap at Ruidoso Downs. He also ransecond, 1 ¼ lengths behind Rig’s Runner, in the December6, $130,460 Eddy County Stakes (R) for New Mexicobred2-year-olds at Zia Park, and third in the November 8,$152,690 New Mexico Cup Juvenile Colts and GeldingsStakes (R) at Zia.Rig’s Runner, the 3-2 favorite, ran second and wasfollowed by Train Rider Blues, Brother Louie, S D S GoldenBoy, Fourteen Kt. Gold, Lota Talent, Granny’s Song, MyPicasso, and Zagora’s Pride.A colt by Ghostly Moves, Rig’s Runner earned $26,875for his owner, Derrell Riggan. Rig’s Runner won two NewMexico-bred stakes in 2009, including the September 27George Maloof Futurity (R) during the New Mexico StateFair meet at Albuquerque.Train Rider Blues banked $12,500 for owner FredaMcSwane of Ruidoso, New Mexico. A $5,000 purchase atthe ‘08 New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs,Train Rider Blues won two stakes in 2009 and has careerearnings of $158,763.71Tommie Morales \ Coady Photography

ALBERT DOMINGUEZ MEMORIAL HANDICAPEnchanted OutlawBy Michael CusortellTommie Morales \ Coady PhotographyEnchanted Outlaw, a 5-year-old Prospector Jonesgelding racing for Texans Ted Rushing and Lee Lewis, ranhis win streak to four following his victory in the 1 1/16-mile,$100,000 Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap (R) forNew Mexico-breds at Sunland Park on January 3.Saddled by Todd Fincher and ridden by Alfredo Juarez, Jr.,Enchanted Outlaw covered his trip in 1:45.54 after closingoff of early fractions of :24.20 and 1:13.12. His winningmargin was 4 ½ lengths from runner-up Lesters Secret, andhe returned a $6.80 win mutuel as the 2-1 favorite.Enchanted Outlaw was bred by Jack Bremer ofRuidoso, New Mexico, and the gelding is one of 16stakes winners from 11 crops sired by the late ProspectorJones, an unraced son of the Raise A Native stallion Mr.Prospector whose dam, the Nijinsky II mare Jeanne Jones,won the Grade 1 Fantasy Stakes at Oaklawn Park in 1988.A Kentucky-bred, Prospector Jones has sired theearners of more than $8.3 million from 168 starters. Hedied at the age of 15 in 2007.Enchanted Outlaw is one of six winners from eightstarters produced by Queen Condo, a winning 23-year-olddaughter of the Northern Dancer stallion Vice Regent. Thegelding’s half brother, the Fast Gold gelding Wide Release,ran third in the $102,100 Halton Stakes (R) at WoodbineRacecourse near Toronto in 2001.Enchanted Outlaw’s second dam, the winning NobleDecree mare Shore Route, ran second in two stakes atSuffolk Downs in Boston in the early 1980s. Shore Routewas a half sister to Mr. Bobeva, colt by Mr. Leader who wonthe ’83 Tri-State Handicap at Ellis Park in Kentucky.Enchanted Outlaw traces back to his fourth dam, thelate Uruguay-bred mare Colonia. A stakes-winning daughterof the Nasrullah stallion Cockrullah, Colonia foaled fivewinners from as many starters, including Sun Colony, a fillyby Sunrise Flight who won the 1972 Gallorette Handicapat Pimlico Racecourse in Maryland, and Time And Life, anArts And Letters filly who won the Group 2 Premio LydiaTesio Stakes in Italy in ’76.Enchanted Outlaw’s win streak includes a 8 ½-lengthvictory in the one-mile, $191,575 New Mexico Cup RockyGulch Championship (R) at Zia Park on November 8.All told, the one-time $5,000 claimer has won eight of17 races, and the $60,000 winner’s share of the AlbertDominguez Memorial Handicap purse pushed his earningsto $255,853.Some Ghost ran third, 5 ¾ lengths behind EnchantedOutlaw, and was followed by Fullofenergy, Ocean Joe,Runnin Red, Double Smart, Silver Matthias, Spelling BeeJones, Cattleman Prospect, and Z Z Dome.Lesters Secret is a 4-year-old gelding racing for trainerHenry Dominguez and Simply The Best Thoroughbreds ofTemecula, California. Running second in the DominguezMemorial, Lesters Secret banked $20,500 to boost hiscareer earnings to $253,564. On November 8, the geldingscored his first stakes victory in the $151,575 New MexicoCup Colts and Geldings Stakes (R) at Zia Park, and he’srun second in a total of four state-bred stakes from 2008-10.Some Ghost earned $10,000 for owner Stan Fulton ofLas Vegas, Nevada. The 9-year-old bay gelding by GhostlyMoves, who was making just his second start in eightmonths, has earned $855,537 from 15 wins in 43 starts,and his eight stakes victories include the Albert DominguezMemorial Handicap from 2006-09.72 New Mexico Horse Breeder

PEPSI COLA HANDICAPChuchulucoBy Michael CusortelliJeff Coady/Coady PhotographyChuchuluco, the 9-5 favorite, stayed close to the pacewhile sprinting to his second stakes win in the January 23,$125,000 Pepsi Cola Handicap (R) for New Mexico-bredsophomores at Sunland Park.Ridden for the first time by Isaias Enriquez for ownerWest Texas Partners and trainer Todd Fincher, Chuchulucocovered his six furlong trip in 1:13.92, and his margin ofvictory was 2 ¼ lengths from two-time state-bred stakeswinner Rig’s Runner. The gray or roan gelding by DevonLane returned a $5.60 win mutuel and teamed with Rig’sRunner for a $22.40 ($2) exacta payoff.Chuchuluco was bred by Johnny and Mary Paiz, andhe is one of 10 stakes winners from 205 starters sired byDevon Lane, a winning 17-year-old son of Storm Cat andhalf brother to three-time Grade 1 winner Stellar Jayne andtwo-time Grade 1 winner Starrer. A Maryland-bred, DevonLane has sired 10 crops and the earners of $6.7 million. Heis owned by Lucas Racing Inc. and stands for a $2,500 feeat TNL Farm Inc. in Bosque, New Mexico.Chuchuluco’s dam, Lady In Danger, is an unraced12-year-old daughter of the Siberian Express stallion InExcess (Ire) who has produced two winners from threestarters, including the stakes-placed Devon Lane geldingDangerous Devon. His second dam, the Lord Gaylord mareLady Danger, ran second in the 1987 USF&G MarylandLassie Stakes (R) at Pimlico Racecourse and foaledthe stakes-placed Allen’s Prospect gelding DangerousProspect.Chuchuluco traces back to his third dam, DangerBearing, a two-time stakes-winning daughter of theRambunctious stallion Rollicking who produced threeMarch 2010stakes-placed runners. Danger Bearing was a full sisterto Laughing Gull, a filly who won three stakes in NewJersey and Maryland in 1981, and stakes winner Queen’sReckoning, and a half sister to Groom’s Reckoning, astakes-winning and Grade 1-placed gelding by RunawayGroom.A $58,000 buy at the 2008 New Mexico-Bred YearlingSale at Ruidoso Downs, Chuchuluco has earned $191,514from three wins in five starts. The gelding’s stakes resumeincludes a 1 ¼-length victory in the 6-furlong, $152,690New Mexico Cup Colts and Geldings Stakes (R) at Zia Parkon November 8.Rig’s Runner races for Derrell Riggan of Merkel, Texas,who acquired the dark bay or brown Ghostly Moves geldingfor $28,000 at the ’08 New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale.Rig’s Runner earned $25,625 for his runner-up effort in thePepsi Cola to boost his bankroll to $218,740. His stakesrecord includes wins in last year’s $71,033 George MaloofFuturity (R) during the New Mexico State Fair meet at TheDowns at Albuquerque and $130,460 Eddy County Stakes(R) at Zia Park.Huntin The Trash ran third and was followed by TrainRider Blues, D E Happy Hour, Heza Rare Bull, Quinton’sPlace, S D S Golden Boy, Unbridled Ego, Side Car, andHalf Volley.Huntin The Trash finished 2 ½ lengths behindChuchuluco. A chestnut Halory Hunter gelding owned byThree H Racing LLC of Lovington, New Mexico, HuntinThe Trash earned $12,500 for his third-place finish. Hewas coming off of a one-length victory in the December 26,$125,000 Red Hedeman Mile Handicap (R) at Sunland.73

SHUE FLY STAKES (RGMr RegardBy Michael CusortelliRobert Edwards PhotoMr Regard broke sharply from post 1 and sprinted to awire-to-wire, three-quarter length victory in the January 2Shue Fly Stakes (RG1) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-olds atSunland Park.Racing for KH Logax Inc. of Oro Valley, Arizona, MrRegard went 400 yards in :19.319 while scoring his firstcareer stakes win. Tony Guymon rode the homebredChicks Regard gelding for trainer Juan Gonzalez.The Shue Fly represented Mr Regard’s second start ineight months. A sesamoid problem following the gelding’srunner-up effort in the April 12, $299,305 New MexicanSpring Futurity (RG1) forced the layoff.“We laid him off until about three months ago and justbrought him back slow,” said Gonzalez. “He’s always beena real strong type of horse, so we knew that if was 100percent sound we had a good chance to qualify for and winthis race.”Mr Regard became the fifth stakes winner from 32starters sired by Chicks Regard, an 11-year-old stallionby Chicks Beduino who won the 2003 Head Pin Handicapduring the Sonoma County Fair meet in Santa Rosa,California. A finalist in the ’01 Sunland Park Fall Futurity(G2), Chicks Regard has sired four crops and the earnersof more than $1.5 million. He is standing the 2010 seasonfor a $2,500 fee at Lazy E Ranch near Guthrie, Oklahoma.Mr Regard is also the first starter foaled by his dam,74 New Mexico Horse Breeder

1)spring,” said Guymon, who has ridden Mr Regard in all ofthe gelding’s races. “Juan and everyone did a great joballowing him the time to grow up and get sound. This horseneeded it.“He’s an extremely talented horse – to come back aftereight months and run the way he did in the trials was justproof of that,” added Guymon. “He’s a great gate horse,and he’s been that way since we first started gate-breakinghim. And he has to be the most quiet horse I’ve ever beenaround. You almost think he’s a little down sometimesbecause of that. He loves attention and affection, and hewill pout to no end if he isn’t getting loved on by everyone.”The Gap, Niftys Royal Flush, Do You Copy, 19-10favorite Sixy Chamisa, Whatever Bill, A Special BabyDoc, AJ Futurelights, Tecate N Lyme, and Badmoonrisingcompleted the order of finish.A gray gelding by Sixes Royal racing for SM CattleExport Co. of Socorro, Texas, The Gap earned $60,955 forhis runner-up finish. The Gap has won three of his sevenouts, and he was a finalist in the November 8, $338,885New Mexico Cup Futurity (RG1) at Zia Park.Niftys Royal Flush banked $37,250 for owner AbelardoF. Gallegos of El Paso, Texas. The brown daughter of SixesRoyal has earned $77,563, and she was a finalist in lastyear’s Ruidoso Horse Sale (RG2) and New Mexico StateFair Senorita (RG3) futurities.Robert Edwards PhotoGambeleta Caine, a winning 12-year-old daughter of theRaise A Native (TB) stallion Raise Caine (TB) who ran thirdin the 2001 Blue Ribbon Derby (G3) in Oklahoma. Thegelding traces back to his sixth dam, the Will Stead mareYeager’s Lady JA, a 1940 foal who produced Lady BirdLeo, a filly by Leo who won the 1960 Las Ninas Handicapat Los Alamitos.Mr Regard has won three of four races, and thewinner’s share of the stakes-record $338,638 Shue Flypurse increased his bankroll to $224,435. In the NewMexican Spring Futurity, the gelding ran three-quarters of alength behind winner GBH Steppin Johnny.“This horse showed everyone he had a lot of talent lastMarch 2010Trainer Jaun Gonzalez and jockey Tony Guymon afterthe RG1 event.75

LA SENORA HANDICAPGlory Be MineBy Michael CusortelliCoady PhotographyLeading at every call, Glory Be Mine earned a 4½-length victory in the January 16, $125,000 La SenoraHandicap (R) for New Mexico-bred sophomore fillies atSunland Park.Glory Be Mine covered 6 furlongs in 1:11.13 aftersetting early fractions of :21.94, :45.18, and :58.10. J.Martin Bourdieu rode the chestnut daughter of Dome forowners Bobby McQueen and Dale Taylor and trainer ToddFincher.Glory Be Mine was bred by Ginger Washburn, and thefilly is one of five stakes winners from 102 starters siredby Dome, an unraced son of the Storm Bird stallion StormCat and a half brother to Dixie Union, a Dixieland Band coltwho won the 2000 Haskell Invitational Handicap (G1) atMonmouth Park and Malibu Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita.Now 12, Dome has sired six crops and the earners of morethan $3.2 million, including two-time New Mexico-bredstakes winner Z Z Dome. He is owned by Hardeman LLCand stands at W.L. Mooring’s Double L Farm at Bosque,New Mexico.Glory Be Mine is also one of six winners from sevenstarters foaled by Princess Zahra, a winning Kentucky-breddaughter of the Danzig stallion Polish Navy. The filly’s thirddam, the Herbager mare Joli Vert, won the 1975 YerbaBuena Handicap at Golden Gate Fields, and her fourthdam, the late Tim Tam mare Nancy Jr., won the 1967Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.A half sister to stakes winner Gordian Knot, Nancy Jr.produced a total of four stakes winners, including GreyBeret, a Grade 2-winning colt by Decidedly who won a totalof five stakes from 1975-79, and Rapide Pied, a Raise ANative filly who won the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (Gr.2) at age 2 in France in ’84.Glory Be Mine returned a $3.80 win mutuel as the 9-10favorite. The filly has won five of her seven starts, and the$75,000 winner’s share of the La Senora purse increasedher earnings to $298,518. McQueen and Taylor acquiredGlory Be Mine for $13,000 at the 2008 New Mexico-BredYearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs.Glory Be Mine has won her last five races, includingthe November 8, $149,345 New Mexico Cup JuvenileFillies Stakes (R) at Zia Park, and the July 26, $125,855Rio Grande Senorita Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs. Thefilly also beat open company in the 6-furlong, $60,000Permian Basin Stakes at Zia Park on October 18, and sheran second, a neck behind winner Train Rider Blues, in the5 ½-furlong, $159,556 Ruidoso Horse Sale Futurity (R) onJune 21.King’s Water Lilly ran second, 1 ½ lengths in front ofFavorite Flag. Please N Teras, Trick The Cat, MarqueeAvenue, To Teras Dancer, Miss A T M Machine, InExcessive Flick, and Fancy Fancy Fancy completed theorder of finish.King’s Water Lilly earned $26,250 for the 4 EaglesRacing Stables LLC of Anthony, New Mexico. Acquiredby her owners for $3,800 at the ’08 New Mexico-BredYearling Sale, the bay daughter of King Of The Hunt hasbanked $166,254 from three wins in nine outs, and she wascoming off of a 3 ¼-length victory in the one-mile, $125,000Enchantress Stakes (R) at Sunland.A dark bay or brown filly by Avenue Of Flags, FavoriteFlag was making just her third career start and earned$12,500 for owner J.K. Robison of El Paso, Texas. FavoriteFlag broke her maiden in wire-to-wire fashion in her careerdebut at Zia Park on October 13, and she also ran third, 2¼ lengths behind Glory Be Mine, in the New Mexico CupJuvenile Fillies Stakes (R).76 New Mexico Horse Breeder

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MRI – A Good Toolfor Diagnosis in FootProblemsBy Heather Smith ThomasMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can produce images ofthe inner structures of the body, including a horse’s hoof. This hasbecome a very effective way to view those structures and discoverwhat is actually wrong when trying to diagnose a lamenesscondition. Sarah Sampson, DVM, has been doing research onfoot problems at Washington State University for the last 7 years,using a high-field magnet. This MRI has been available for livehorses since 1997.“Previous to having MRI available for horses, the onlyway we could look at the living horse’s foot internally was withradiographs, ultrasound, or nuclear scintigraphy (bone scan).Of these three imaging modalities, radiography was by far themost useful, but we have now realized (with the advent of MRI)how many pathologic changes we were missing in the bone.Ultrasound has never been very useful, because the hoof capsuleimpedes the ultrasound waves. Even ultrasound through the frogis very difficult, and interpretation of findings can be misleading,”says Sampson. Veterinarians often suspect certain injuries tosoft tissue structures, but previous to MRI could not definitivelydiagnose many lesions except postmortem.“When MRI became available, it was the first time we couldsee all the structures within the foot of a live horse—both boneand soft tissue structures. This enabled definitive diagnoses formany horses with foot lameness that was not possible before,”she says.DIAGNOSTIC ADVANCES - “We’ve been able to divide horseswith foot lameness into specific causes, including tendoninjury (deep digital flexor tendon), ligament injury (collateralsesamoidean ligament, impar ligament, collateral ligaments),bone injury not visible on radiographs, cartilage and subchondralbone injury, inflammation of joints or tendon sheaths, andlaminar issues that are not visible on radiographs. Horsesmay have laminitis, or a keratoma in the laminae that has notcaused changes in the coffin bone on radiographs. Until akeratoma grows big enough to put pressure on the bone, wecan only diagnose them with MRI. We’ve also been able to findcartilage and sub-chondral bone injuries surrounding the jointsthat are not visible with radiographs. There are fractures thatare not visible with radiographs, especially stress fractures ornon-displaced incomplete fractures. The coffin bone can be aparticularly hard bone to identify fractures, and MRI has been ableto define fractures that are not visible on excellent quality digitalradiographs. There are also small flexor cortex defects on thenavicular bone that are not visible with radiographs, but are easilyvisualized with MRI. We didn’t know those existed until we startedusing MRI on horses,” she says.“We have found injuries to every structure in the foot, whichwere never visible on radiographs or ultrasound. A negativefinding on radiographs does not mean the horse doesn’t have aproblem; it just means we are not able to see it with radiographs.There are many lame horses that have normal radiographs,but have severe pathological changes within their feet. Many ofthese horses can be helped with specific trimming and shoeing.This is where MRI can be helpful because it provides a specificdiagnosis, which then enables specific treatment,” explainsSampson.“An important point to understand is that even if a lesion isdiscovered on radiographs, such as changes in the navicularbone, this may not be the only problem or the worst problemwithin the foot. MRI can be important for horses that have somechanges on radiographs but their lameness examination andclinical signs don’t fully agree with that as the primary cause oflameness,” she says.“Horses can have more than one problem in their feet. Theymay have had coffin joint arthritis for years and yet suddenlybecome more lame. Or it may be a horse that has been lameand a veterinarian has taken radiographs and finds coffin jointarthritis or navicular bone change, but decides to do an MRIanyway. A lot of times, we find other things as well, that are oftenmore important in the clinical history of the horse. We may findcartilage damage that has become more severe, or a tendoninjury that was not evident,” says Sampon.“Many horses that have a mild lameness issue then sustainan acute (and completely separate) injury to a tendon or ligamentthat causes a new and more severe lameness. MRI gives usthe whole picture, and that’s not possible with other imagingmodalities at this time,” she explains.The MRI has been the only thing we’ve ever had that tells useverything that’s wrong inside the foot. It’s beneficial for horseswhen owners/veterinarians want to make sure they have identifiedevery problem, or the veterinarian is not satisfied that whatthey see is the actual cause of the current lameness problem,”says Sampson. There are a lot of reasons to evaluate a horsewith MRI, and we are still learning. She feels we are only atthe beginning of understanding how helpful MRI can be in thediagnosis of pathologic changes in the horse.There are 2 categories of horses that go into the MRI for footproblems. “One group is horses with bilateral forelimb lameness,typically diagnosed with navicular syndrome and sent to us forMRI evaluation. The other group of horses have unilateral footlameness that is suspected to be traumatic in nature and this canaffect the front or hind foot,” says Sampson.The navicular syndrome horses block to the heel or soleregion, whereas the horses with a front or a hind foot injured might78 New Mexico Horse Breeder

lock to the heel/sole region or sometimes the whole foot must beblocked. “Whether pain is coming specifically from the heel/soleregion or from the entire foot, we always image the whole foot, upto mid-pastern. With nerve blocks, it is difficult to know exactlywhat structures are desensitized. MR images must be done of theentire area that could be desensitized,” says Sampson.DIAGNOSTIC SURPRISES – Obtaining a definitive diagnosisearly in the course of a lameness will often save the horse ownera lot of money. Often by the time an MRI is done, the ownerhas already spent a lot of time and money on exams, nerveblocks, various treatments, etc. without a definitive diagnosis.“For instance, we’ve found horses with coffin bone fractures thatwere not visible on radiographs, but were treated like navicularsyndrome because they blocked to the heel. But they don’t healbecause they don’t get the rest they need, and are not put in thekind of shoe they need,” she says.“I had a horse come in last year that blocked to the heel.This was a moderately lame 8-year-old and the owners worriedthat it had the beginnings of navicular disease. The horse hadbeen moderately lame for about 2 months and they turned it outto pasture. We took 6 projections of the front foot with digitalradiographs and could not identify a cause of the lameness, sothis horse underwent MRI of both front feet and it was clear therewas a non-displaced fracture of the coffin bone that entered theback of the coffin joint. This horse had inflammatory changeswithin the medullary cavity of the bone surrounding the fractureline, as well as changes that indicated the horse had been tryingto heal the fracture for some time,” says Sampson. FollowingMRI, a definitive diagnosis was made and treatment was basedon this.“The horse needed to undergo a prolonged rest periodand be shod in a special shoe to eliminate excess movementof the coffin bone so it could heal. This horse was not as lameas we often think of horses with coffin bone fractures to be, andtherefore a fracture was not suspected. With proper diagnosisvia MRI, this went from a horse we thought might have navicularsyndrome to a horse with a good chance for future soundness,”she explains.“Another case was a 5 year old stallion that blocked to apalmar digital nerve block on a front foot. Multiple radiographshad been taken at different times and all were normal. He hadbeen blocked multiple times to try to pinpoint the problem and itwas always localized to his heel region. He remained lame forover a year and eventually came to WSU for MRI. We found hehad an epidermoid cyst (an abnormal mass) in the lowest part ofhis digital flexor tendon sheath that was impinging on his deepdigital flexor tendon. Many people don’t realize the digital tendonsheath extends through the pastern and down into the heel bulbs,”says Sampson.“Once we saw the mass with MRI, we were able to gotenoscopically into the sheath, and remove it surgically. Thathorse has been in performance now for more than 3 years andis sound. We often encounter lesions like this. Something turnsup that you would never suspect. It gives some of these horsesa very good chance to have a normal life. If people are trying todecide whether an MRI will make a difference for their horse, wetell them that for over 90 percent of the horses we put in the MRIfor foot issues, it changes how we treat them,” she explains. Thiscan make all the difference in helping the horse recover.“If there is something odd going on in the foot, we can seeit. We had a horse recently with a middle phalanx (short pasternbone) stress fracture that wasn’t visible on radiographs. We geta lot of cases that are not navicular horses, even though theyblock to the heel and are sensitive to hoof testers. They havesomething else going on that would remain unknown, without anMRI.”TWO TYPES OF MAGNETS – The MRI machines utilize eitherMarch 2010low field or high field strength magnets. “Low field strengthmagnets are usually .5 Tesla or lower. High field strengthmagnets are 1 Tesla or bigger. The standing magnets are about.27 to .3 tesla so they are low field magnets. There are alsosome low field magnets that you have to anesthetize the horse toimage them. They are typically under .5 tesla but because of theconfiguration of the magnet the horses have to be lying down andanesthetized,” explains Sampson.“People need to realize that the magnet strength affects theimages you get. With all the high field strengths, the horse mustbe anesthetized. Magnet strength is directly correlated to theresolution of the image. The higher the strength, the better theresolution. It’s like a TV screen from 20 years ago, versus thehigh definition screens available today. The resolution can alsovary a bit between magnets of the same field strength, dependingon the magnet itself, the hardware and software being used, andthe room housing the magnet,” she says.“This can affect the images. The smaller the anatomicstructure, the less easily it will be seen with a low field magnet.The bigger the structure, the easier it will be to see, but you willalso lose detail on some of the small structures like the imparligament or cartilage. You may not see those at all (or they maynot be very clear) with a low field magnet. So it is important thatpeople understand what type of magnet their horse will be imagedwith, and understand what may or may not be able to be seen,”she says.In future, there will be more machines around the country,and more opportunities for horse owners to utilize this service.“There are several universities with magnets now, and a growingnumber of private equine practices that have high or low fieldmagnets. We were initially the only one in the U.S. able to MRIlive horses, but as benefits of this diagnostic modality has becomerecognized, more veterinarians are realizing how important it isto be able to offer this diagnostic tool. It’s a matter of economicsregarding whether practices or universities choose a low field orhigh field strength magnet; the high field magnets are much moreexpensive and have higher overhead costs, but the price hasdecreased over the past 10 years. Eventually more veterinarianswill be able to afford them,” says Sampson. The cost to the horseowner for this diagnosis may drop later, as well, since this cost isbased on the price of the magnet and the expense to run it.MRI PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION THAN NECROPSY –Magnetic resonance imaging can show more about somebody tissues than any other diagnostic modality, even betterthan necropsy in some ways. “We still compare everythingto the ‘gold standard’ which is considered to be necropsy—looking at the limbs after a horse dies or is euthanized.But the MRI can actually reveal more than we can find onnecropsy,” says Sampson.“We can get thinner slices (images) of everything, asopposed to just taking the foot apart, looking at the outsideand making certain cuts through different areas. Withthe MRI we are able to look at ‘slices’ that are only 3 to 4millimeters thick, throughout the whole foot. Also, since it’sstill a living structure, we can see changes at a molecularlevel. So this can tell us more about every structure withinthe foot, and the entire extent of each structure is imaged.Often, even after a horse is humanely euthanized, we willgo ahead and MRI the foot afterward because we know wecan usually gain more information from that than from anecropsy.”79

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Crozier was born and raised in Neola, a small town inDuchesne County, Utah, about 50 miles east of Salt LakeCity in a part of the state known as the Unita Basin. Aftergraduating from Roosevelt High School, he joined theU.S. Marine Corps in 1966 and served a 13-month tour inVietnam.After he returned to Utah, Crozier attended Weber StateUniversity in Ogden. He didn’t graduate from WeberState, but he earned Associate’s degree in metallurgy.Crozier then worked in the construction industry, andhe served for two years as sheriff’s deputy in DuchesneCounty.Crozier also owned his own trucking company, whichwas based in Evanston, Wyoming. He currently lives inHobbs, not far from Zia Park, and he has one horse intraining with Hermenegildo “Poppy” Aldavaz at SunlandPark. The homebred colt, named In It Ta Win It, is byDash Ta Fame out of Twas Speeding, a stakes-winningUtah-bred daughter of Twaynas Dash.Crozier has three grown children – daughters Kierstenand Joelyn, both of whom live in Wyoming; and son Waylonof Hobbs. Crozier recently took time to visit with ourmagazine for an interview.DENNYCROZIERThe New Mexico Horse Breeders’Association trustee has held justabout every job there is in the racingindustry.By Michael Cusortelli.A member of the New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Associationboard of trustees since 2004, Denton “Denny” Crozierhas been a track manager and a racehorse owner,breeder, and trainer. He’s even an accredited steward, ashe completed the University of Arizona’s program in theearly 1990s.Crozier, a Utah native, was once a part of the businessin his home state, where track workers have to wearmany hats. The hours are long, the responsibilities aremany – and there’s not much money in it.“Because there’s no pari-mutuel wagering in Utah,you have to go out and round up sponsors to get pursemoney for your races,” Crozier says. “You have to getvolunteer help to do all that needs to be done. You nameit, and I’ve done it.“Those were good times up in Utah,” he adds. “We hadto work our butts off for no money, but it was worth it justto give our horses a place to race.”NMHBA Magazine: How did you get interested in horseracing?Denny Crozier: I got interested in horses after I quit thesheriff’s department. We had a little track at the rodeogrounds in Neola, and it was part of a circuit in that part ofthe state. The people in Neola eventually lost interest inthe race meet, but I had a little horse I wanted to run, so Irevived it and got it going again.Then, we started up a track in Roosevelt called PetroleumDowns. At first we just had chariot racing there, butwe built up some rails around it and made a nice littletrack out of it. They quit running at that track about 10years ago, but the second year I ran that meet, we hadthe second-richest futurity in the state – a bigger futuritythan the one at St. George (Dixie Downs). The only futuritythat was bigger than ours was called the 7-11 Futurityin Salt Lake City, which was put together by the 7-11 RidingClub.NMHBA: How did you get your first race horse?DC: I earned my first race horse by building a set of ropingchutes for Woody Searle. At that time, he wasn’t muchinto racing, but he had a son of Leo named Holey Sox.Anyway, one of Woody’s colts turned out to be a prettynice little race horse. He had bred one of his Holey Soxmares to a Thoroughbred stud, and that foal ended upbeing my first race horse. We called the horse “Woody,”just because I got it from Woody Searle. He won a futuritythere in Roosevelt, and that got me hooked.I’d say the best racehorse I ever owned was a StrawflySpecial colt named Buddies. I bought him one year atthe Vessels Sale in California. He never did a lot, but youhad to go to outrun him. In fact, to tell you how sorry thepurses were in the Intermountain area, during his best88 New Mexico Horse Breeder

year he won everything there was to win in that part ofthe country. He won races at Boise, and he won all threehandicaps for older horses at Wyoming Downs. He had torun his guts out to beat some pretty good horses – and heearned only $7,500.I also had a horse named Leo’s Proud Native that wonthe little futurity up in Roosevelt. He also made it past thefirst set of All American Futurity elimination trials in 1982,the year Mr Master Bug won it. He won a lot of races forme but didn’t earn much money. When you race in theIntermountain area, all you have to show for it is a bookfull of pictures.NMHBA: Most people don’t think of Utah as being a bighorse racing state, but racing is fairly popular there andhas been for many years.DC: I don’t about today, but a few years ago Utah waslike the fourth-highest Quarter Horse registry in the nation.Look at the Richards (Albert and Chad), who wonthe All American Futurity last year (with Runnning BrookGal). They go to all big sales and they buy some goodyearlings, then they haul them back to Utah and run forno money. They find out which ones can run and sendthose to Ruidoso or Los Alamitos. But they spend moneyon some good horses.NMHBA: You were one of the original investors who builtWyoming Downs in Evanston, which opened in 1985. Tellus about that experience.DC: I moved to Evanston during the oil boom. We builtup the racetrack there, but eventually we went broke.We’d much borrowed too much money – and remember,back in the early ‘80s interest rates were around 15 to 20percent. The debt just ate us up. I still had my truckingbusiness up there until I finally sold that and moved toNew Mexico.When Joe Joyce came along and bought the track, hebought it out of bankruptcy. He was the one who suggestedI go to that stewards’ school. He got me hookedup with it through his connections. There were a wholebunch of guys from Arizona and New Mexico, and a fewfrom California, Idaho, and Wyoming. There were about40 of us.I got through the class, but I never did pursue a careeras a steward because I had a business to run. I took theclass just to learn the official rules. I’d done it all when Iput those tracks together up in Utah – I was the groundskeeper,the sponsor-finder, and the volunteer-finder –but all I was doing was what I thought was right. I didn’tknow the actual rules, so I went to the stewards’ school tolearn what you were actually supposed to be doing.NMHBA: How did you end up in New Mexico?DC: In the late 1980s, early ‘90s, I bought a place in St.George, because back then we were trying to get parimutuelwagering legalized in Utah, and it looked like wemight get it. I thought I was going be set up for when wegot pari-mutuels.March 2010Of course, we didn’t get it, but I still had that place in St.George. After I sold my business in Evanston, my planwas to just move there and retire, but that was about thetime the (racino legislation) passed in New Mexico. Macand Janis Spencer Murray (natives of Utah who currentlyrun MJ Farms in Veguita, New Mexico) are really goodfriends of mine. Mac also grew up in the Uinta Basin, in alittle town called Whiterocks.While I was getting set up in St. George, I also hadan option to buy a place in Cave Creek, Arizona, nearPhoenix. In fact, that’s where I used to take my horsesin the fall. When we got through racing in the Intermountainregion, we’d race at Turf Paradise in the fall. I wasin the middle of moving to Phoenix when Mac and Janistold me, ‘You’ve got to come over and take a look at NewMexico – what we’ve got going here is great.’ I stayedwith them for a few months and helped them get settledin when they moved from Utah. All that time, I was lookingaround Albuquerque, but the price of real estate was toohigh.I had a good friend here in Hobbs, Evan Murray, whowas also from the Uinta Basin. I stayed with him, and gotto looking for property around the area. This was beforeZia Park opened, and I could afford to buy a place here.I have 80 acres, 40 of which are in alfalfa. It was an oldostrich farm, and I converted the ostrich pens into horsepens. I have six Quarter Horse and two Thoroughbredbroodmares. I board a few horses for out-of-state people,and I have a few locals here who I take care of too.One of the things I love about New Mexico is that thepeople are great. Where you’d think there would be someanimosity toward people moving here from another stateto take advantage of a great situation with the purses,I haven’t seen any of that. They’ve welcomed me withopen arms.NMHBA: Are you optimistic about the future of racing inNew Mexico, especially with a new track scheduled toopen up this summer in Raton?DC: I think it’s going to be great. I wish we could get towhere we have two tracks racing at the same time, yearround. The way it’s going now, we’re going to have threetracks racing this summer, but we only have one (SunlandPark) racing in the winter. It can be tough to get a horseentered in a race, especially a Quarter Horse becausethey’re limited in the amount of races they run.But New Mexico racing is strong, and I think it’s going tostay that way for a long time. And I’ll tell you one thing: Alot of people here think it would be bad for our industry ifthe Texas tracks got slots, but I think it’d be great for NewMexico because it would create more interest in racing inTexas. If they limit the slots to the three (Class 1) tracksthat are currently racing there, like they’re talking aboutdoing, how could that hurt us?89

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