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March 9, 2010 |
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VTA Insider - week 11 - 3/9/2009
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| RACING ECONOMIC INDICATORS DECLINE AGAIN |
Total pari-mutuel wagering for February continued to decline as did purses and live racing days for the month.
For February, wagering on racing was $999,815,818, down 11.63 percent from the $1,131,333,323 wagered last year during the same month.
Purses declined 6.7 percent from $70,566,050 to $5,796,1777 and racing days dropped from 359 this February from 363 last February.
Overall, year to date, wagering is down 6.76 percent from $2,190,340,741 in the first two months of 2008 to $2,042,342,114 in the first two months of 2009. Purses have fared better than wagering during the same period, posting a 1.73 percent decline from $138,857,203 to $136,449,823.
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| VA-BRED RACE WINNERS |
Cryptogram (c, 5yo), Expelled - Uncanny Ability by Cryptoclearance. B - Lady Olivia @north Cliff LLC. Tampa Bay Downs, 3 /7 /2009, hcp str, winner's share of purse: $10,800, 9 f, 1:52.36.
Deep Down (f, 3yo), Polish Miner - Ready Room by Fit To Fight. B - Althea D. Richards. Laurel Race Course, 3 /4 /2009, clmg, winner's share of purse: $9,120, 8 f, 1:40.43.
Gran Tenor (g, 5yo), Dixieland Band - Panama Canal by Gulch. B - Edward P. Evans.
Sunland, 3 /7 /2009, clmg, winner's share of purse: $6,000, 8 f, 1:38.22. ($25,000, yrlg, 2005, keesep)
Prosecca (f, 3yo), Speightstown - Pink Champagne by Awesome Again. B - Audley Farm. Mountaineer Park, 3 /8 /2009, alwc, winner's share of purse: $14,940, 5 f, 0:59.07.
Shannon H (f, 4yo), Hay Halo - B B's Prospect by Allen's Prospect. B - Vermont Horses, LLC. Aqueduct, 3 /6 /2009, clmg, winner's share of purse: $11,400, 8 f, 1:40.60.
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| VA AGRUBUSINESS COUNCIL SUCCESSFUL IN RICHMOND |
The Virginia Agribusiness Council (of which the VTA is a member) is celebrating their successful advocacy in support of the legislative goals of its membership in the 2009 Virginia General Assembly.
The Council was unified in conveying to legislators the impacts of some key policy issues to our industry, including funding support for Agricultural Best Management Practices, alternative energy generation, and reasonable agriculture animal policies, noted Council Board chairman Jim Saunders of Saunders Brothers in Piney River. I'm very pleased to report that the Councils efforts to represent agribusinesses across the Commonwealth were met with successful results during this General Assembly session.
Agricultural Animal Policies: During a time of fiscal constraint, the legislature lent their support to an industry funded study by the Va. Md. Regional College of Veterinary Medicine to assess a critical shortage of large animal veterinarians across the state.
We were glad to be a part of the effort to secure a legislative study on the shortage of large animal veterinarians. This problem is not only critical to our profession, but to every sector of agricultural animal production, commented Dr. Tom Massie, of Rose Hill Veterinary Practice in Washington Va. and current President of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.
Environmental Stewardship: Through working with the Partnership for Water Quality , the Council was successful in maintaining level funding of agricultural best management practices of $20 million for FY 2010, furthering the public-private partnership between the agricultural industry and the Commonwealth. The BMP Programs will enable farmers to continue improving conservation practices on their farm, such as fencing cattle out of streams, animal waste storage facilities, alternative watering systems and cover crops.
Energy: As legislators turned their attention toward energy issues during the session, the Council continued to advocate for streamlined processes to encourage alternative energy generation from agribusinesses.
The Virginia Agribusiness Council represents agricultural and forestry producers, suppliers, marketers, processors and commodity associations in the Commonwealth with a unified voice through its government affairs activities. The Council has a combined membership of over 40,000. For more information on the Virginia Agribusiness Council, visit www.va-agribusiness.org.
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| EXPEL WINS VA-BRED/SIRED RACE AT BLUE RIDGE |
Northfield Farm, LLCs Virginia-bred Expel was never far off the pace, moved to the lead at the head of the stretch and handily won the $2,000 Woodley Cup at the Blue Ridge Hunt Point-to-Point.
The five-year-old by Expelled, out of Kentwood Miss by Our Native was winning for the first time in his three year career. Expel has two seconds in the bank one at Colonial Downs and one at Great Meadow and a payroll that now exceeds $10,800.
Randy Rouses veteran to the series, Wild Ball was second, and another series vet, Jalin Stables Tatjanas Salute was third. Cash Broker who won the opening race of the series at the Casanova Point-to-Point finished eighth.
Jeff Murphy rode the winner for trainer Edward Mulligan. Expel was bred by Daybreak Stables, Inc. Expel won by four lengths covering the approximate one mile in 1:50 /5 over turf labeled good.
Complete order of finish: 1) Expel, (jockey: Jeff Murphy, owner: Northfield Farm, LLC, trainer: Edward Mulligan, $1,200); 2) Wild Ball (Roderick MacKenzie, Randolph D. Rouse, Randolph D. Rouse, $400); 3) Tatjana's Salute (Melanie Williams, Jalin Stable, Jazz Napravnik, $220); 4) Aero (Paddy Young, Eldon Farm Racing Stable, Doug Fout, $100); 5) Dr. Nitro (Carl Rafter, Warren Owens, William Aylor, Jr., $80); 6) Xoxoxo (Diana Gillam, Warren Owens, William Aylor, Jr.); 7) Praise Me (Ben Gardner, Magalen O. Bryant, Doug Fout); 8) Cash Broker (Jacob Roberts, Richard P. Harris, Jr., David Bourke); 9) Executioners Angel (Natasha Aylor, C. L. & J. L. Page, William Aylor, Jr.); 10) Queen Boudica (Mike Woodson, Hume Stable, Lori L. Udall)
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