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July 31, 2010 |
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VTA Insider - week 31 - 7/28/2009
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| NEW VTA BOARD ELECTED |
Yesterday, the VTA board of directors approved the slate which was presented by the member-elected Nominating Committee for the new board.
The process works like this like other equine organizations in the state such as the Virginia Horse Show Association, the VTA members vote on who will serve on the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee then asks for volunteers to serve or the names of people who would be well suited to server.
We went to the elected Nominating Committee format one election ago for the simple reason that we could not get any new people elected to the board. The way it was designed previously the incumbents were re-elected every other year and the only way a new board member found his/her way to Warrenton was when someone retired or died.
That didnt make much sense.
After a subscribed period of time, the Nominating Committee then meets and decides how to proceed. Their two options are to create a slate with more candidates than seats which would then require the members to vote again, or they can create a slate for a exact number of seats which removes the need to eliminate qualified candidates via another vote. The committee chose the latter approach naming 21 people for 21 seats on the board.
The Nominating Committee consisted of three current VTA board members and three current non-board members. The Nominating Committee that was elected by the entire VTA membership was Debbie Easter (chairman after receiving the most votes), Anne Poulson, Wayne Chatfield-Taylor from the board, and Nellie Mae Cox, Mark Deane and Reynolds Cowles from the membership at large.
The Nominating Committee was faced with a difficult task as many more volunteers and viable candidates were offered than there was room to accommodate.
As far as the VTA staff was concerned, we asked the Nominating Committee to choose potential directors who consistently bred horses and who would be motivated to help us move the industry forward.
The Nominating Committee spent a great deal of time sorting this out and eventually settled on a slate of candidates while producing a list of potential committee members they believed would be good future candidates.
The new board of the VTA will look like this:
RETURNING: Bob Bouse, Donna Dennehy, Jill Gordon-Moore, Carol Holden, Joan Jones, Tommy Lee Jones, Louisa Lenehan, Jim Morris, Ernie Oare, Jim Peterson and Anne Poulson.
NEW: Bill Backer, Chris Baker, Dr. Tim Casey, Jim Falk, Dr. E.C. Pug Hart, Leanne Hester, Brooke Royster, Mignon Smith and Dr. Jens Von Leppel.
Backer operates Smitten Farm and just recently won his second Virginia Oaks, Baker manages Edward P. Evans Spring Hill Farm, Dr. Casey has been breeding and racing in Virginia and West Virginia for many years, Jim Falk is an attorney who owns and breeds, Pug Hart and his wife Susie are commercial breeders at South Gate Farm, Leanne Hester owns, breeds, trains and stands a stallion, Brooke Royster and his wife Lindsley breed at Chance Farm, Mignon C. Smith operates the multi-faceted Mede Cahaba Stable & Stud, LLC and Dr. Von Leppel manages Audley Farm.
While everyone who volunteered to serve wasnt chosen, we hope they will all be willing to be part of the committee system that we utilize to tackle various projects.
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| VA-BRED WINS PA STAKE |
A mere head separated Braeburn Farms homebred Virginia-bred Frisky Thunder from Cherokee Artist when the former crossed the finish line first in the $100,000 Leeward Steakes at Presque Isle Sunday evening.
Frisky Thunder and jockey Erick Rodriguez got the best of Cherokee Artist under Harry Vega with Xela and John McKee back in third. Crimson Comic was another half-length back in fourth. Only two lengths separated the first six horses in the seven horse field.
Frisky Thunder, a 5-year-old mare, was kept just off the early pace before rallying in the stretch and taking the lead late. Trained by Tim Keefe, Frisky Thunder was the longest shot on the board at 19-1 and returned $41.80 to win.
The final time for the mile race over the Tapeta surface was 1.37.73.
Frisky Thunder, is by Thunder Rumble, out of Port St. Mary by Seattle Slew.
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| CHANCE FARM WINS FUTURITY BONUS |
The Virginia Breeders Funds Yearling Futurity features a $15,000 purse. The first $10,000 is awarded at the event, and the final $5,000 is awarded to the top-four Virginia-bred earners at the end of their three-year-old racing year.
The 2006 VBF Futurity results have been tabulated and Brook and Lindsley Roysters Chance Farm won the top prized of $3,000 for Delta Weekend.
Delta Weekend, by Jump Start, out of Misty Rain by Rubiano was fifth in the filly division of the Furturity which was judged by Maryland-based trainer Anne Merryman. She was sold at the Keenland September Yearling Sale for $27,000 and resold at the Ocala Select Sale of Two-Year-Olds for $100,000 prior to starting her racing career.
Delta Weekend, ran twice at two at Saratoga and Belmont finishing third on one occasion. She broke her maiden on October 24, 2008 at Belmont Park following a second and third in her two previous starts at the New York track.
At the end of her sophomore campaign, Delta Weekend had won $47,680 from nine starts with one win, one second and two thirds. In 2009, the Virginia-bred has run four times with one win for additional earnings of $13,240 and she now has career earnings of $60,920.
The Roysters earned the $3,000 first prize bonus based on Delta Weekends $47,680 earnings at the end of her three-year-old year. The Roysters then kindly donated the money back to Virginia Breeders Fund as a sponsorship for VBF Awards Day on Colonial Turf Cup Day at Colonial Downs back in late June.
Futurity Grand Champion Cumberland who was bred by Nellie Mae Cox earned the second place bonus of $1,000 based on his $45,010 in earnings through his sophomore campaign.
The colt by Salt Lake, out of Flying Ylanda by Launch A Dream was purchased by a Virginia-based partnership at the 2006 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale at Timonium for $110,000. The colt then did not reach his reserve as a two-year-old and ultimately raced for Charlottesville-based Wahoo Stable.
Cumberland broke his maiden at second asking at Delaware Park in September of his two-year-old year. After winning ht emaiden event by seven and on-half lengths he went on to capture a starter allowance at Delaware and a $27,000 allowance race at Charles Town. At the end of his two-year-old campaign, Cumberland had made four starts and won three times for earnings of $44,760.
Unfortunately for Cumberlands connections, the handsome colt would make but two starts at three finishing out of the money on each occasion including a start in the $60,000 John D. Marsh Stakes at Colonial Downs. He concluded his racing career with $45,010 in his bankroll.
Mignon C. Smiths Mede Cahaba Stable and Stud LLCs homebred Class Real Rock finished fourth in the 2006 colt class of the VBF Yearling futurity and would go on to be a steeplechase stakes winner.
The son of Smiths sire Rock Point, out of Class Reality by Class Secret, he made four failed attempts to break his maiden as a two-year-old at Laurel Park and Colonial Downs.
At three, Class Real Rock ran second in a maiden claiming event at Colonial Downs before breaking his maiden over jumps in the $50,000 Gladstone Stakes at Far Hills. At the end of his sophomore campaign, he had $38,830 in qualified earnings.
Eighth in the 2006 colt class was Marjorie Flowers and Deborah Kinneys colt by Black Tie Affair (IRE) out of Stormy Nation by Storm Boot. Named Only by Invitation, the gelding did not start at two, but earned $33,520 as a three-year-old from six starts with one win, two seconds and one third.
Only by Invitation was second in his debut at Charles Town, third in his second start at Colonial before running second again at the New Kent track. The fourth start at Colonial was the charm as Only by Invitation won the $30,000 maiden claiming event by one and one-quarter lengths.
Only by Invitation has won $6,652 racing as a four-year-old in 2009 and now has $40,172 in career earnings.
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| VIRGINIA-BRED RACE WINNERS |
Apromisebytomorrow (f, 6yo), Ball's Bluff - Apromiseisapromise by All Done John. B - Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. Delaware Park, 7 /26/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $7,800, 5 f, 1:00.13.
Blues Approval (f, 6yo), With Approval - Dream The Blues by Cure The Blues. B - Earl Thompson & Louise Thompson. Colonial Downs, 7 /26/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $14,616, 8 f, 1:39.02.
Christmas Spirit (f, 5yo), Ball's Bluff - Christmas Magic by Chromite. B - Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. Colonial Downs, 7 /20/2009, mdn sp wgt, winners share of purse: $13,340, 8 f, 1:41.17.
Diamond Fanatic (g, 4yo), Diamond - Valcrest by Val De L'Orne (FR). B - Iselin C. Oliver III. Colonial Downs, 7 /21/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $9,976, 5 f, 0:58.28. ($1,900, yrlg, 2006, ftmoct)
Frisky Thunder (g, 5yo), Thunder Rumble - Port St. Mary (GB) by Seattle Slew. B - Braeburn Farm Corp. PID, 7 /26/2009, stk hcp, winners share of purse: $60,000, 8 f, 1:37.73.
Guided Halo (f, 5yo), Hay Halo - Park Guide by Northern Park. B - Barbara H. Du Pont.
Colonial Downs, 7 /21/2009, mdn clmg, winners share of purse: $8,816, 8 f, 1:38.38. ($4,500, yrlg, 2005, ftmoct)
High Stakes Silver (c, 4yo), Silver Deputy - Mather Miss by Black Tie Affair (IRE). B - Audley Farm. Del Mar, 7 /22/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $12,000, 8 f, 1:38.53.
($125,000, yrlg, 2006, keesep)
Hollys Song (f, 3yo), Civilisation - Demoness by Demons Begone. B - Clyde L. Miles Jr.
Charles Town, 7 /23/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $9,000, 4.5 f, 0:52.91.
Huge (f, 3yo), Meadowlake - Wonders Delight by Icecapade. B - Morgan's Ford Farm.
Colonial Downs, 7 /25/2009, stk hcp, winners share of purse: $17,400, 5.5 f, 1:03.04. ($20,000, yrlg, 2007, ftmoct)
Like Parker Dreamt (g, 3yo), Parker's Storm Cat - Bullet Assault by Assault Landing. B - Eric A Rizer & Nancy M Rizer. Charles Town, 7 /23/2009, mdn clmg, winners share of purse: $9,000, 4.5 f, 0:52.20.
Martins Point (g, 6yo), Sea Salute - Latori by Unaccounted For. B - Hayes Donna M.
Colonial Downs, 7 /20/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $9,976, 8 f, 1:39.84.
Mediman (f, 5yo), Twining - Media Mania by Deputy Minister. B - Carlos S. E. Moore & Gillian Gordon-Moore. Delaware Park, 7 /21/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $7,800, 6 f, 1:13.14. ($7,500, yrlg, 2005, ftmoct)
Mexicali Missile (g, 3yo), Golden Missile - Mexicali Rose by El Gran Senor. B - Backer William M. Colonial Downs, 7 /24/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $9,976, 8.5 f, 1:45.19.
Pulverizer (c, 4yo), Volponi - Als Delight by Wayne County (IRE). B - Concepts Unlimited. Charles Town, 7 /23/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $5,400, 6.5 f, 1:20.44.
Purrfect Smoke (f, 3yo), Smoke Glacken - Sure Can Purr by Tale Of The Cat. B - David A. Ross. Colonial Downs, 7 /24/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $10,556, 6.5 f, 1:17.32.
Social Register (f, 4yo), Hussonet - Patelin's Legacy by Cherokee Colony. B - Iselin C. Oliver Mrs. III. Colonial Downs, 7 /24/2009, mdn clmg, winners share of purse: $11,136, 5.5 f, 1:06.14.
Stormin Jerry (c, 2yo), Stormin Fever - Grinamic by Grindstone. B - Paisley Eugenia D.
Colonial Downs, 7 /25/2009, mdn clmg, winners share of purse: $13,456, 5.5 f, 1:06.80. ($4,500, wnlg, 2007, ftmdec)
Victor's Cry (c, 4yo), Street Cry (IRE) - Short Time by Clever Trick. B - Legacy Farm.
Del Mar, 7 /25/2009, alwc, winners share of purse: $39,000, 8 f, 1:34.21. ($150,000, yrlg, 2006, ftkjul)
Zip The Lip (c, 4yo), City Zip - Southern Cure by Cure The Blues. B - South Gate.
Charles Town, 7 /22/2009, clmg, winners share of purse: $9,000, 4.5 f, 0:52.57. ($15,000, yrlg, 2006, ftkfeb; $4,700, yrlg, 2006, ftmoct)
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