The OTBA Mixed Sale is less than a month away...have you looked at the consignments lately?
The Oregon Racing Commission has some information available on West Nile virus in Oregon. Click here to read.
Congratulations to...
Santiam Storm Cat
Bred by Burle A. Oakley & Beatrice Oakley, and owned and trained David K. Burt, won a starter allowance at the Elko County Fair.
*Sal's Saloon
Will run August 31 at YAVAPAI DOWNS in a claiming race
*Janet's Ruff Cut
Will run August 31 at MOUNTAINEER in a maiden claiming
*Carls Favorite
Will run August 29 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Oregon Miracle
Will run on August 29 at SACRAMENTO in a claiming race
*All About Mary
Will run August 30 at YAVAPAI DOWNS in a maiden claiming
New news on Magna Developments, parent of Magna Entertainment, here.
*Santiam Storm Cat
Will run August 28 at ELKO COUNTY FAIR in a starter allowance
*Tuxedo Jr.
Will run August 28 at SACRAMENTO in a claiming race
*Kenny C
Will run August 28 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Amelia True Heart
Will run August 28 at EMERALD DOWNS in a stakes race
*Sea Idol
Will run August 28 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Rebel Roots
Will run August 28 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Yesss
Will run August 28 at EMERALD DOWNS in a starter allowance
*My Emy My Amy
Will run August 27 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Wild But Free
Will run August 27 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*French Season
Will run August 28 at ASSINIBOIA DOWNS in a claiming race
*Haileys Count
Will run August 28 at RUIDOSO DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Eternal Secrecy
Will run August 28 at NORTHLANDS PARK in an allowance/optional claiming
From the Thoroughbred Times:
Frank Stronach, founder and chairman of MI Developments Inc. and Magna Entertainment Corp., told investors on Tuesday that he would reconsider MI Developments’ recent offer to privatize Magna Entertainment by purchasing the outstanding shares in the racetrack company.
Read the rest of the story here.
*My Steady Girl
Will run August 26 at SACRAMENTO in a maiden special weight
*Rooster Rock
Will run August 26 at SACRAMENTO in a claiming race
*Taylor Ridge
Will run August 27 at NORTHLANDS PARK in a claiming race
*Hold On Heather
Will run August 27 at ASSINIBOIA DOWNS in a maiden special weight
*Left Right Left
Will run August 27 at ASSINIBOIA DOWNS in a claiming race
*Rebolero
Will run August 24 (today) at YAVAPAI DOWNS in a claiming race
*Redd N Hot
Will run August 28 at SUNRAY PARK in a claiming race
New photos are up over at Nancy Hardin's site! Click here to begin viewing the photos from Emerald Downs in July.
...on Poggio II.
By KING5.com
SEATTLE - An arbitrator threw out the results of Wednesday's disputed equestrian event, which means the bronze medal will go to Amy Tryon of Duvall, Wash., it was announced early Saturday.
Tryon and her horse Poggio were part of the U.S. team that finished fourth in the competition. Right after the event, the winning German team was accused of a violation that would have dropped them to fourth place.
After a couple of flip flops in the results, the whole thing ended up in arbitration. Finally, on Saturday, the arbitrator ruled against the Germans, moving the U.S. up a notch into the bronze medal.
Tryon was on a plane to London when the news broke but she spoke to KING 5 News by phone when she arrived at Heathrow Airport.
“I’m definitely excited that they righted a wrong," she said. "I think it’s an unfortunate thing that they didn’t correct the mistake when it happened originally...but the wheels of justice came through.”
Though she didn’t feel especially cheated by not being able to receive her medal in Athens, she said she felt bad for her family and supporters who had come all the way from Seattle, and those who were watching the event from home.
“There are so many people who help you get to this point that you want them to be able to see it happen as well, so I feel unfortunate for them, but for myself it doesn’t really matter to me, I’m okay with it,” she said.
Tryon expects to be back in Seattle on Sept. 6. She will return to work as a firefighter with Eastside Fire and Rescue.
Congratulations to Amy Tryon and the former Portland Meadows competitor, Poggio II.
From the Thoroughbred Times:
Frank Stronach, founder and chairman of Magna Entertainment Corp. and its parent MI Developments Inc., spent an hour Monday morning defending the companies’ practices in the wake of Brian Tobin’s departure as director of Magna Entertainment and president of MI Developments.
"Everything is OK; we have stability," Stronach said many times throughout the conference call. "MI Developments is a very stable company. It’s primary business is to build factories for Magna and lease them to it. The working group has been around for years, and it’s very stable. As a company, it’s very young, and it will take some time for it to gel. We’re proud of the companies we’re building."
Read the entire article here.
Many thanks to Nancy for pointing out this article, which tells about Poggio II's race career prior to becoming a talented eventer...he ran at both Portland Meadows and Yakima Downs. Article courtesy of Thoroughbred Times.
Americas Pride
Bred by David L. Duke, owned by David Israel and Al Adams, and trained by Bill J. Thompson, won a claiming race at Emerald Downs. America’s Pride was claimed. New Owner = Root and Vogt Stable; New Trainer = Ben Root
Moe Boots
Bred by Coleman Bros. and owned and trained by W. McDougall, won a stakes race at Grand Prarie.
Callie Mae
Bred by Michael Stafford & Amy Stafford, owned by Alison Harper, and trained by James F. Sayler, won a claiming race at Emerald Downs.
Golden Karats
Bred and owned by Juanita Jones and trained by John McDevitt, won a claiming race at Ferndale.
Theycallmecolonel
Bred by Bruce Loudon & Nita Loudon, and owned and trained by Jaqueline Smith, won a starter allowance at Kalispell.
*All About Mary
Will run August 24 at YAVAPAI DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Dysfunctional Lady
Will run August 26 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*T C Royale
Will run August 26 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Samoan Dream
Will run August 26 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Storm N Sunny
Will run August 26 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
Your host and hostess here will be taking the next few days off to catch the end of the Ferndale (California) fair meet. In the meantime, feel free to e-mail us any news and/or updates, and we'll get them posted upon our return.
*J. H. Diamond Head
Will run August 20 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*J. A. First Call
Will run August 20 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Americas Pride
Will run August 20 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Downtheroadinstyle
Will run August 20 at FERNDALE in a claiming race
*Raggidy Rowe
Will run August 21 at ASSINIBOIA DOWNS in a maiden claiming
Poggio II is currently in first place for jumping! Click here for the most recent results.
Sal's Saloon
Bred by Laura L Pedro, owned by Debora Fergason and trained by Rolland R. Fergason, won a maiden claiming at Yavapai Downs.
Corona Del Hielo
Bred by Bar C Racing Stables Inc., owned by Joy A. Obrist, and trained by Rolland R. Fergason, won a claiming race at Yavapai Downs.
*Golden Karats
Will run on August 19 at FERNDALE in a claiming race
Congratulations to all the Oregon-bred winners listed below:
Ashleys Bon Bon
Bred, owned, and trained by Teresa Skinner, won a maiden special weight at Tillamook.
Sweet Slewellen
Bred by Pat Cosgrove, owned by Hoot N Holler Subway Stable, and trained by Bill Beamer, won a claiming race at Mountaineer.
Galpin's Candi
Bred by Butte Crest Ranch Inc., and owned and trained by Derral Braden, won a maiden special weight at Tillamook.
B J's Black Gold
Bred by Joy A. Obrist, owned by Joy A. Obrist or Roland Aker, and trained by Rolland R. Fergason, won a claiming race at Yavapai Downs.
Redd N Hot
Bred by Donald F. Heil Sr., owned by Tracy and Scott Whetstine, and trained by Darrel V. Hall, won a claiming race at Sunray Park.
Secret Victory
Bred and owned by Leonard Hammrich and trained by Chuck Lindsey, won a stakes race at the Western Montana Fair.
Cee'z the Dream
Bred by Jim Gilmour & Roger Nyquist, owned by Jim Gilmour and trained by Sue Gilmour, won an allowance race at Tillamook.
Scaffolds Legacy
Bred by Mike Wilkins, owned by Greg Cannafax, and trained by John McDevitt, won a claiming race at Ferndale.
Corona Del Hielo
Will run August 16 (today) at YAVAPAI DOWNS in a maiden claiming
Sal's Saloon
Will run August 17 at YAVAPAI DOWNS in a maiden claiming
Tuxedo Jr.
Will run August 18 at FERNDALE in a claiming race
McD's Wright
Will run August 18 at FERNDALE in a claiming race
Dynamite Whirlwind
Will run August 18 at FERNDALE in a claiming race
Dusty Slew
Will run August 19 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
Miss Bliss
Will run August 19 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
Abstract Image
Will run August 19 at EMERALD DOWNS in a starter allowance
Sensationalsonny
Will run August 19 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
Theycallmecolonel
Bred by Bruce Loudon & Nita Loudon and owned and trained by Jackie Smith, won a starter allowance at the Western Montana Fair.
*Astra D
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in a maiden special weight
*Galpin's Candi
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in a maiden special weight
*He's a Top Trek
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in a maiden special weight
*Dynamite Whirlwind
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in a claiming race
*Black Barry Velvet
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in a claiming race
*Pink Carnation
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in an allowance race
*Stellacopter One
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in an allowance race
*Sunquero
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in an allowance race
*Candi Colette
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in an allowance race
*Shin Kan Sen
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in a maiden special weight
*See Sea Lady
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in a claiming race
*A Slew of Scotts
Will run August 12 (today) at TILLAMOOK in a claiming race
*Carls Favorite
Will run August 14 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Scaffolds Legacy
Will run August 14 at FERNDALE in a claiming race
*Tuxedo Jr.
Will run August 14 at FERNDALE in a claiming race
*Amelia True Heart
Will run August 14 at EMERALD DOWNS in an allowance
*Dysfunctional Lady
Will run August 14 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Wild But Free
Will run August 14 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Im a Timex
Will run August 15 at LES BOIS PARK in a maiden claiming
*Theycallmecolonel
Will run August 12 (today) at WESTERN MT FAIR in a starter allowance
*Aptlyput
Will run August 12 (today) at WESTERN MT FAIR in a claiming race
*Dlassy Dee
Will run August 13 at WESTERN MT FAIR in a maiden special weight
*Secret Victory
Will run August 13 at WESTERN MT FAIR in a stakes race
*Sweet Slewellen
Will run August 15 at MOUNTAINEER in a claiming race
Congratulations go out to:
Chiltepin
Bred and owned by Mr. & Mrs. Wallace H. Rennie and trained by Clifford W. Sise, Jr., won a claiming race at Del Mar.
*Icy Sensation
Will run August 13 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Americas Pride
Will run August 13 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Rebel Roots
Will run August 13 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Left Right Left
Will run August 14 at ASSINIBOIA DOWNS in a claiming race
A gelding by Polynesian Flyer is about to be a part of something very special.
Click here for an article on Poggio II, whose second career is being a member of the US eventing team, and will compete in the Olympics.
Good luck to "Pogi" in Athens!
Click here for financial news on Magna. Also, here is a piece about MI Developments going private.
*Crown of Pearls
Will run August 12 at FERNDALE in a claiming race
*Taylor Ridge
Will run August 13 at NORTHLANDS PARK in a claiming race
*Big Jax
Will run August 15 at YAVAPAI DOWNS in a maiden special weight
The folks in Tillamook are!
Click here to read a story about the upcoming fair meet at Tillamook.
*Hold On Heather
Will run August 10 (today) at ASSINIBOIA DOWNS in a maiden special weight
*BJ's Black Gold
Will run August 14 at YAVAPAI DOWNS in a claiming race
*Redd N Hot
Will run August 14 at SUNRAY PARK in a claiming race
Congratulations to:
French Season
Bred by R. F. Hagenauer & Eric Jensen, owned by Melvin W. Davis and Victor Watson, and trained by Melvin W. Davis, won a claiming race at Assiniboia Downs.
Santiam Top Jazz
Bred by Burle A. Oakley, owned by Herman Sarkowsky, and trained by Grant T. Forster, won a claiming race at Emerald Downs. Santiam Top Jazz was claimed. New Owner = Ron Sutton and Vannessa Hunt; New Trainer = Gene Davis
*Sweet Slewellen
Will run August 10 at MOUNTAINEER in a claiming race
*Chiltepin
Will run August 11 at DEL MAR in a maiden claiming
*T C Royale
Will run August 12 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Andy Can Run
Will run August 12 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Danjel
Will run August 8 at DEL MAR in a claiming race
*Storm N Sunny
Will run August 8 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Yesss
Will run August 8 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Lypin Rivers
Will run August 11 at LES BOIS PARK in a claiming race
*Kid Maverick
Will run August 11 at LES BOIS PARK in a claiming race
*More Mischief
Will run August 11 at LES BOIS PARK in a maiden claiming
*Crowning Sea
Will run August 11 at LES BOIS PARK in a claiming race
*Flying Cisco
Will run August 11 at LES BOIS PARK in a claiming race
*Heather Fire Dance
Will run August 11 at LES BOIS PARK in a claiming race
The 2004 Oregon Mixed Sale Catalog is now online. You can access it by clicking here. There's lots to see, and many excellent sires are represented.
Any Oregon-bred Entries will be posted this afternoon (no new ones yet).
We're adding a new website to our list of independent sites (to your right). Jessica Chapel's Railbird is a nice page, and definitely worth a gander. Visit by clicking here.
*Callie Mae
Will run August 7 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Baquero's Chick
Will run August 7 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Santiam Top Jazz
Will run August 7 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Baquera
Will run August 8 at ASSINIBOIA DOWNS in a claiming race
This time, financial news. Read the article here.
A hearty congratulations goes out to:
Nichole's Delight
Bred by George J. Hurliman & Rose M. Hurliman, owned by Robert Dyson, and trained by Carlos Cabello III, won a claiming race at Del Mar. Nichole's Delight was claimed. New Owner = Simply the Best Thoroughbreds; New Trainer = Ted H. West
*Margaritafill
Will run August 7 at LES BOIS PARK in a starter allowance
*Lypin Rivers
Will run August 7 at LES BOIS PARK in a claiming race
*Lethal Grande
Will run August 7 at HASTINGS in an allowance/optional claiming
*French Season
Will run August 7 at ASSINIBOIA DOWNS in a claiming race
Click below for a press release regarding a racing related book scheduled to hit shelves in November.
WINK
The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield
By Ed Hotaling
“One of the most extraordinary stories in sports history is also one of its least known. Jimmy Winkfield was a gifted jockey and a remarkably intrepid man, and his life was a singular adventure. His is a story of persistence, hardship and triumph, and it should be long remembered." -Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit: An American Legend
“The most fascinating untold sports story in American history.” Charles Osgood, host of CBS Sunday Morning
Wink could have been America’s greatest racing phenomenon, were it not for history. Two-time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Jimmy Winkfield’s life was a rollercoaster of fame and obscurity, enduring racism, world war, death threats, and exile. While life was high he attained celebrity, wealth, and true love, though his two greatest romances were with horses, and his exiled home, the United States. Wink’s journey is an odyssey that pulls together history, tragedy, spunk, and old-fashioned American ingenuity.
Born in 1880 in Chilesburg, Kentucky, Jimmy Winkfield grew up around horse racing; his heroes were the great black jockeys of the 1890s. In Wink: The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield (McGraw-Hill; November, 2004; Hardcover, $22.95), author Ed Hotaling tells how the shoeshine boy became a stable hand, and progressed to exercising the horses. Finally, just sixteen, Wink got his chance to race. And race he did. He won back-to-back Kentucky Derbies in 1901 and 1902—one of only four jockeys ever to do so. Wink’s Derby wins were also the high-water mark for black jockeys in America.
At the turn of the century a combination of big money, violence by white jockeys, threats from the Ku Klux Klan, and racism forced the great black jockeys from U.S. racing. Jimmy Winkfield, out of options in his native America, bought a steamer ticket for Europe - where horse racing was still king and jockeys were celebrities.
Shortly after arriving, Wink won the All-Russian Derby and the Czar's Prize in Russia, then went on to win numerous other major purses in Europe. He became the dominant athlete in Czarist Russia's only national sport, winning its national riding championship an unheard-of three times. He became fabulously wealthy, married a Russian heiress, and lived large in Moscow. But the Russian Revolution of 1917 drove the entire aristocratic horse racing community south to Odessa on the Black Sea. In 1918, even as the revolutionary army was moving into Odessa and burning down the racetrack, Wink and his fellow riders, trainers and owners drove 200 thoroughbreds across the Transylvanian Alps to Poland - a thousand-mile odyssey - eating horseflesh to survive. Amazingly, Wink made it to Poland and beyond, to Paris, where he shared the limelight with the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, and royalty from around the world.
By 1940 he was training horses on the grounds of his villa outside Paris. Unfortunately, history was to again intervene in Wink’s life and livelihood. The Nazis were poised to occupy France. When German soldiers commandeered his property and confronted him at his own stables, Wink defended himself with a pitchfork. Once again, Wink was forced to flee in the face of historic catastrophe.
After decades of exile, Wink returned to the United States in 1961 one last time, when he was invited, as a two-time winner, to a Kentucky Derby banquet. But when he and his daughter arrived at Louisville’s historic Brown Hotel, they were told they couldn't use the front door; after a long delay they were let in, but everybody at the banquet ignored them. Except for an old competitor. A great white jockey named Roscoe Goose recognized Jimmy even though he hadn't seen him since their derby days sixty years earlier, came over, introduced himself, and sat down next to him. One of the last public photos of Jimmy, included in the book, was taken at the Kentucky Derby the following day. He was sitting next to his old rival Roscoe, both in suits and hats, smoking cigars, smiling and telling stories to incredulous reporters. Wink had outrun racism once again.
This is the wonderful, true, and nearly unbelievable story of a great athlete and a great man who proved, in at least ten countries, that he was one of the greatest jockeys ever. He died at his lovely home and training ground outside in Paris, at age 94, still homesick for the Kentucky bluegrass of his boyhood.
About the Author:
Ed Hotaling is a recent Emmy-winning writer and producer for the NBC television station in Washington, DC. He is the author of The Great Black Jockeys and They’re Off! Horse Racing at Saratoga.
Wink: The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield
By Ed Hotaling
ISBN 0-07-141862-8
Hardcover, $22.95
November 2004
Biography/Sports
*T C Royale
Will run August 6 at EMERALD DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Carls Favorite
Will run August 6 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Portlandia
Will run August 7 at RUIDOSO DOWNS in a maiden special weight
*Sal's Saloon
Will run August 7 at RUIDOSO DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*All About Mary
Will run August 7 at RUIDOSO DOWNS in a maiden claiming
*Haileys Count
Will run August 7 at RUIDOSO DOWNS in a maiden claiming
Magna is in the news again, this time regarding the New York market. Read the article by clicking here.
*Caged
Will run August 4 (today) at LES BOIS PARK in a claiming race
*Left Right Left
Will run August 6 at ASSINIBOIA DOWNS in a claiming race
The Tillamook fair meet is on its way! Click here and then click "horseracing" for more information.
Congratulations to the connections of these Oregon-bred winners:
Secret Victory
Bred and owned by Leonard Hammrich and trained by Chuck Lindsey, won a stakes race at Great Falls.
Theycallmecolonel
Bred by Bruce Loudon & Nita Loudon and owned and trained by Jackie Smith, won a claiming race at Great Falls.
*So Happy Together
Will run August 2 (today) at SANTA ROSA in a claiming race
*Rebolero
Will run August 3 at YAVAPAI DOWNS in a claiming race
*Im a Timex
Will run August 4 at LES BOIS PARK in a maiden claiming
*Nichole's Delight
Will run August 4 at DEL MAR in a claiming race
*Tuxedo Jr.
Will run August 4 at SANTA ROSA in a claiming race
*Moon Snow
Will run August 4 at SANTA ROSA in a claiming race
*Honey Girl
Will run August 4 at SANTA ROSA in a maiden claiming
*More Mischief
Will run August 4 at LES BOIS PARK in a maiden claiming
*Stately Jack Flash
Will run August 5 at EMERALD DOWNS in a claiming race
*Centsible Slew
Will run on August 6 at RUIDOSO DOWNS in a claiming race