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VTA office
(540) 347-4313
vta@vabred.org
Promoting
a Virginia Tradition
Since 1941
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July 6, 2008 |
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VTA Insider - week 28 - 7/6/2008
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| VIRGINIA DERBY HOSPITALITY |
The VTA will once again host a luncheon on Virginia Derby Day, Saturday July 19, 2008. Only 100 Tickets are available at $75 each, and include admission, lunch and access to our fourth floor suite. The $200,000 Virginia Oaks Gr.III will be on the card with the $750,000 Virginia Derby Gr.II.
Call the VTA to make reservations: 540-347-4313 or email Heather@vabred.org.
The VTA suite will only be available on Derby Day to ticket holders.
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| MINT SLEWLEP WINS DA HOSS STAKES |
Marshall Dowell's Mint Slewlep closed stubbornly to wear down 8-5 favorite Salinja for a sharp win in the $60,000 Da Hoss Stakes Saturday at Colonial Downs.
Mint Slewlep, by Slew City Slew, out of Cry Me A River by Gilded Time, settled into a ground-saving trip near the back of the pack in the early stages of the one-mile turf event. We're Sailing sped away take control through early fractions of :23.93 and :47.77 as Mint Slewlep raced four lengths back around the first turn.
Priscilla Grajam's Salinja made the first move on the far turn to get into second with second choice Giant Wrecker following him on the outside to move into third at the three-eighths pole. Mint Slewlep advanced two-wide under Malcolm Franklin to establish striking position at the top of the lane.
Salinja inhaled We're Sailing in upper stretch but Mint Slewlep was steadily gaining in the middle of the track and Bastille was flying on the far outside after trailing early.
"When I got to the top of the lane he kicked in just right," Franklin said.
Mint Slewlep finished up in 1:37.00 to win by three-quarters of a length over Salinja. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Firestone's Bastille's rally fell a length and a half short.
The Da Hoss was the 4-year-old colts first stakes victory.
Trainer Robbie Bailes deferred credit for the win. "I have to thank Marshall and his wife Carol because they picked this spot. I didn't pick it," he said.
Dowell, a popular local owner from nearby Mechanicsville, Virginia, was equally humble after the $16.60 upset. "Well, it just goes to show you a blind squirrel gets an acorn every once and a while," he concluded
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| NTRA LEGISLATIVE FUNDING CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY |
The NTRA is asking breeders to pariticipate in their Legislative Action Campaign (LAC). Noting that the Fasig-Tipton Eastern Fall Yearling sale is September 29-October 1 presenting an an opportunity for breeders to contribute one quarter of one percent (¼%) of a yearlings sale price to the NTRA LAC -- $2.50 for every $1,000 of the auction price.
One hundred percent of the funds contributed are earmarked to support Federal lobbying that keeps the industry proactive in Washington. From the Farm Bill, which passed in May and allows for faster depreciation of young racehorses, to horseplayer "withholding conformity" legislation that will put pari-mutuel wagering on par with other forms of gaming where there is no withholding, our lobbyists work daily to protect and advance horse racing's needs.
To participate in the ¼% Sales Check-off program and support this dedicated effort, you must note your commitment to the NTRA Campaign when completing the consignment contract. The deadline to pre-commit is Wednesday, July 9, although you may participate until the close of sale invoicing.
Supporters also are eligible to receive preferred pricing from NTRA Advantage, offering products and services from companies like John Deere, Sherwin-Williams, UPS and others.
Please visit www.SupportHorseRacing.org for the latest legislative updates affecting the horse racing industry, and contact Joe Bacigalupo, Director of Membership Development at the NTRA with any questions.
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| VIRGINIA-BRED WINNERS |
Through July 5, 2008
Chicago Nate (g, 5yo), Exploit - A. B. Prospect by A.P. Indy. B - Evans Edward P. Suffolk Downs, 6/29/2008, alwc, winner's share of purse: $11,640, 5 f, 0:58.17. ($18,000, yrlg, 2004, keejan; $47,000, yrlg, 2004, keesep)
Cobbley's Charger (g, 5yo), Tom Cobbley - Saratoga Affair by Saratoga Six. B - Overfelt Heidi. Colonial Downs, 6/30/2008, mdn clmg, $9,120, 5 f, 1:00.12.
Debbie Sue (f, 7yo), Citidancer - Privateers Bay by Allen's Prospect. B - Gillian Gordon-Moore. Colonial Downs, 6/29/2008, alwc, winner's share of purse: $31,920, 8 f, 1:37.56. ($30,000, yrlg, 2002, ftmsep)
Dillon Said (g, 4yo), In Case - Star Ruby by Rubiano. B - Albert O. Poe. Fort Erie, 7/1/2008, clmg, winner's share of purse: $8,825, 5 f, 0:57.26. ($3,000, yrlg, 2005, ftmoct)
Ill Take Manhatten (f, 4yo), Belong To Me - Anagalia by Cherokee Colony. B - Audley Farm, Inc. Colonial Downs, 6/29/2008, clmg, winner's share of purse: $10,260, 5.5 f, 1:05.38. ($25,000, yrlg, 2005, ftmoct)
Karmega (f, 3yo), One Tuff Oop - Superbowl Correll by Illustrious. B - Horseshoe Hill Realty, LLC. Colonial Downs, 6/30/2008, mdn clmg, winner's share of purse: $8,550, 5 f, 0:59.21.
Minidrop (g, 5yo), Lemon Drop Kid - Ministorm by Storm Cat. B - Evans Edward P. Calder Race Course, 6/29/2008, alwc, winner's share of purse: $10,500, 8.3 f, 1:44.28.
Mystic Bay (f, 5yo), Housebuster - Privateers Bay by Allen's Prospect. B - Gillian Gordon-Moore & Carlos Se Mo. Colonial Downs, 7/4/2008, clmg, winner's share of purse: $9,690, 5 f, 0:57.41. ($10,000, yrlg, 2004, ftmoct)
Prospect Cat (c, 4yo), Western Cat - B B's Prospect by Allen's Prospect. B - Vermont Farm, LLC. Charles Town, 7/3/2008, mdn clmg, winner's share of purse: $7,200, 7 f, 1:29.97.
Rostebaran (c, 3yo), Aldebaran - Rosthern by Broad Brush. B - Audley Farm. Colonial Downs, 7/5/2008, mdn clmg, winner's share of purse: $21,660, 8 f, 1:38.62. ($120,000, yrlg, 2006, keesep)
Rue D'Argent (g, 4yo), Smart Strike - Street Money by Seattle Slew. B - Hickory Tree Farm, Inc. Monmouth Park, 7/4/2008, mdn clmg, winner's share of purse: $11,400, 8.5 f, 1:43.44.
Scholarship (f, 3yo), Deputy Commander - Oxford Scholar by Seeking The Gold. B - Evans Edward P. Colonial Downs, 7/1/2008, mdn sp wgt, winner's share of purse: $29,640, 8 f, 1:38.07.
Storming Vow (g, 3yo), Broken Vow - Thea (GER) by =Surumu (GER). B - Audley Farm Inc. Colonial Downs, 7/5/2008, mdn sp wgt, winner's share of purse: $14,535, 5.5 f, 1:05.81. ($40,000, yrlg, 2006, keejan; $150,000, yrlg, 2006, keesep)
Wild Ball (f, 5yo), Ball's Bluff - Wild Magnolia by Apalachee. B - Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. Colonial Downs, 7/5/2008, clmg, winner's share of purse: $10,260, 8.5 f, 1:46.47.
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| THIS WEEK IN RACING HISTORY |
July 7, 1934: Mary Hirsch became the first female to be licensed as a Thoroughbred trainer, in Illinois. Hirsch subsequently was licensed in Michigan that year and two years later, on April 9, she was licensed by The Jockey Club to train in New York.
July 7, 1934: Mary Hirsch became the first female to be licensed as a Thoroughbred trainer, in Illinois. Hirsch subsequently was licensed in Michigan that year and two years later, on April 9, she was licensed by The Jockey Club to train in New York.
July 8, 2000: General Express set a world record when he went five furlongs on the turf in :54.60 in the Decathlon Stakes at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. General Express eclipsed the mark of :54.97 set by Klassy Briefcase in a Monmouth allowance race on June 8, 1991.
July 10, 1982: Landaluce, a two-year-old daughter of Seattle Slew, won the Hollywood Lassie Stakes by 21 lengths under the guidance of Laffit Pincay Jr. She ran the six furlong race in 1:08, just 3/5 of a second off the track record at Hollywood Park.
July 10, 2000: The National Thoroughbred Racing Association unveiled the "NTRA Two-Year-Old Challenge," a televised racing series and promotional program for 2-year-old Thoroughbred colts and geldings carrying a potential bonus of $1.3 million.
July 11, 1997: Breeders' Cup Ltd. announced that supplemental entry fees would be added to the purses of Breeders' Cup Championship Day events.
July 12, 1971: Bold Ruler, sire of 82 stakes winners, including Virginia-brd Secretariat died at Claiborne Farm.
July 13, 1986: Jockey Kent Desormeaux rode his first winner, a three-year-old filly named Miss Tavern, in the fifth race at Evangeline Downs.
July 13, 1996: Cigar tied Citation's record of 16 consecutive victories, winning the Citation Challenge at Arlington International Racecourse.
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