Month: November 2020

Acadiana Equine @ Copper Crowne Reduces 2021 Fees

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Stallion manager, David Tillson, released 2021 fees for Astrology, Court Vision and Gemologist today, all stallions stand at Acadiana Equine @ Copper Crowne. “For obvious reasons we want to provide Louisiana breeders some relief and give them a better opportunity for profitability in the future,” explained Tillson.

Standing three of the top six sires in Louisiana offers proven commodities to breeders and with the new ability for out of state mares to join the lucrative Louisiana Bred program.

Gemologist, the leading Louisiana stallion in 2019 and 2020, will stand for $4,000, the son of pensioned Tiznow appears to be the heir as the closest link to the Man o’ War line.

Champion two-year-old colt of 2019, Storm the Court is by Court Vision, the first stallion Acadiana Equine placed @ Copper Crowne. The son of Gulch will stand for $2,500 in 2021 and currently ranks second in the state by 2020 earnings.

Astrology at $2,500, offers breeders an accomplished young son of A.P. Indy with tremendous value.

For more information, contact David Tillson by Email: David@thestockexchange.biz or Phone: 337-315-2439.

2021 American Racehorse Stallion Register Now Online

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The 2021 American Racehorse Stallion Register, featuring all-time leading Texas stallion Valid Expectations on the cover, is now online. Printed copies will be mailed to all Texas Thoroughbred Association members later this month. The Stallion Register features dozens of stallions from Texas and around the region. View the online version by clicking here.
Breeders are also reminded that the TTA Online Stallion Season Auction is open with the first round of bidding set to close on December 1.
Thanks to the generosity of stallion owners across the region, you have the opportunity to purchase 2021 breeding seasons while at the same time helping the TTA’s Political Action Committee, General Fund, Texas Thoroughbred Educational Fund or Paddock Foundation.
To view a list of available stallions and place a bid, CLICK HERE.
If you have a stallion season you would like to donate, contact Mary Ruyle at (512) 458-6133 or download the stallion season donation form.
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Equine Sales Open Yearling and Mixed Sale, Saturday, Nov. 21, 1:00 p.m.

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2020 OPEN YEARLING AND MIXED THOROUGHBRED AND QUARTER HORSE SALE CATALOG 
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Sale Director:  Foster Bridewell
Cell:  214-718-7618

ENTRIES TAKEN FOR OPENING DAY AT DELTA DOWNS RACETRACK CASINO & HOTEL

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– NEW 84-DAY THOROUGHBRED SEASON KICKS OFF ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 –

 

VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs racing office took entries on Tuesday for the opening day program of its upcoming 2020-21 Thoroughbred season. The 84-day stand will kick off on Tuesday, November 24 and run through April 16. First post time each day of the meet will be at 12:55 pm Central Time.

A total of 96 horses, including also eligible horses, were entered in the nine-race program to start the season. The first week of live racing will include programs on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 24 and 25. The track will be dark on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday the 26th before the week wraps up with live cards on Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28.

Following opening week, Delta Downs will settle into a Monday through Thursday schedule for the remainder of the season with the only exception being Thursday, December 24, when the track will be dark on Christmas Eve.

The opening day feature race is the $60,000 B Connected Stakes carded as the eighth event on the card. The race attracted a group of 12, which includes two also eligible horses. The top earner in the field is Thomas L. Holyfield’s 7-year-old gelding Bistraya, who has banked $235,346 during his 38-race career. Bistraya is trained by David Gomez and will be ridden by Gerardo Mora.

Race fans will be treated to one stakes race per day for the first six days of the season. In addition to the B Connected on opening day, the $60,000 Lookout will take place on Wednesday of opening week. The $100,000 Treasure Chest takes center stage on Friday, and the $100,000 Delta Mile will headline the action on Saturday. On Monday, November 30 it will be the $100,000 Jean Lafitte Stakes before the $100,000 My Trusty Cat spotlights the Tuesday, December 1 card.

For more information about the upcoming season, including the entire stakes schedule, visit the track’s website atwww.deltadownsracing.com. Fans can also get information about the track through Facebook by visiting the page ‘Delta Downs Racing’. The track’s Twitter handle is @deltaracing.

 

 

FAIR GROUNDS TO OPEN 2020 – 2021 RACE SEASON WITHOUT SPECTATORS

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NEW ORLEANS, LA., (November 17, 2020) – The Fair Grounds Race Course announced today that it will not open its 2020 – 2021 race season on Thanksgiving Day to the general public. The course anticipates making a subsequent announcement in December as to when the general public will be allowed to attend.

 

Said President Doug Shipley, “We are happy to be able to present the Fair Grounds’ 149th racing season, featuring over $7 million in stakes, and continue this longstanding New Orleans tradition despite these unprecedented times. Out of an abundance of caution given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and working with State and Local authorities, we will not be opening the season to the general public at this time, with only licensed horsemen and essential personnel allowed to attend. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and hope to make an announcement soon as to when we will be able to share our racing experience with the general public.”

 

The Fair Grounds’ slots and twelve off-track betting facilities will maintain their normal hours of operations and safety protocols.

 

About Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots

 

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, one of the nation’s oldest racetracks, has been in operation since 1872. Located in New Orleans, LA, Fair Grounds is owned by Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CHDN); it also operates a slot-machine gaming facility and 12 off-track betting parlors throughout southeast Louisiana. The 149th Thoroughbred Racing Season – highlighted by the 108th running of the Louisiana Derby – will run from November 26, 2020 through March 28, 2021. More information can be found online atwww.FairGroundsRaceCourse.com.

 

Fair Grounds Replaces “Jackpot” Black Gold Five with Traditional Pick Fives

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Key alteration also made to multi-race wagering rule

 

 

New Orleans (November 13, 2020) – When Fair Grounds’ 149th season of racing kicks off Thanksgiving Day, a traditional early and late Pick Five will replace the Black Gold Five, a jackpot wager that had been in place for the past several years.

On a regular basis, the early Pick Five will encompass races 1-5, and the late Pick Five will be offered on the final five races of the card. The 50-cent minimum wager will pay 100% of the day’s pool plus any carryover coming into the day to those who correctly select 5-of-5 winners. Should no one pick 5-of-5, 25% of the pool will be paid to those who select the most winners, with the remaining 75% of the pool carrying over to the following day’s late Pick Five sequence.

In addition to the newly implemented early and late Pick Five, Fair Grounds will also offer an early Pick Four, which will now move to races 2-5, as well as two other Pick Fours later on the card. Rolling Pick Threes and daily doubles remain a staple of the wagering menu.

Fair Grounds will also make a key change to their horizontal wagering platform. Beginning this meet, any race that is taken off the turf after a sequence has started will revert to ALL on any live tickets. This rule only applies to turf races moved to the main track. Any scratch in a race that did not switch surfaces will result in the bettor getting a replacement of the post time favorite.

A complete list of wagering information, special wagers, and with key racing dates for the meet can be found here.

More than 125 head consigned to Texas Winter Mixed Sale

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The first standalone Texas Winter Mixed Sale in nearly a decade has attracted more than 125 consignments. The auction, held jointly by the Texas Thoroughbred Association and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, will be held on Sunday, December 6, at 1 p.m. Central at the Texas Thoroughbred Sale Pavilion on the backside of the Dallas-area track.  

Although there have been mixed sessions as part of the Texas Summer Yearling Sale in recent years, this will mark the first Texas Winter Mixed Sale since 2011.  

“Because of increased purses and breeding incentives in Texas, and the overall strength of racing in the Southwest region, we saw the need to bring this sale back,” said Tim Boyce, sales director. “Even though we knew there would be demand from consignors and buyers, we didn’t anticipate this many entries or the interest we’ve already seen from potential buyers. That’s a good sign for how things are growing in this region.”  

The sale will kick off with broodmares followed by weanlings, yearlings and horses of racing age.   

The Texas Summer Yearling Sale in August was the first Texas sale with live online bidding, and that option will again be available for this sale along with online video.  

For more information and to view the sale catalog, go to www.ttasales.com.

Coteau Grove Goes To $500K for Contributing at KEENOV

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Continuing with their high level of activity at the Keeneland November Sale, Louisiana-based Coteau Grove Farms went to $500,000 to acquire hip 958, the 6-year-old Contributing (Medaglia d’Oro–Taegu, by Halo) from the Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales consignment. Cary Bloodstock’s Andrew Cary signed the winning ticket on behalf of Coteau Grove’s Keith and Ginger Myers. Campaigned by Heider Family Stable, Contributing won four of 15 career starts, including the 2019 Pan Zareta S. while under the care of Brad Cox, and bankrolled $150,225. She was bought back on a bid of $260,000 at last year’s November sale and was put in foal to Speightstown for her first cover. Contributing is a half-sister to Grade II-winning juvenile filly Classic Elegance (Carson City) and to El Fasto (El Prado {Ire}), the dam of GI Kentucky Oaks winner Believe You Can (Proud Citizen). The resulting foal will be bred on the same cross responsible for Grade I winners Rock Fall and Competitionofideas and Grade III winner Strike Power. Coteau Grove has acquired nine head for gross receipts of $2.88 million at Keeneland November thus far.

Texas Online Stallion Season Auction Now Open

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BID NOW ON THE STALLION SEASON AUCTION!
The Texas Thoroughbred Association Online Stallion Season Auction is now open. Thanks to the generosity of stallion owners across the region, you have the opportunity to purchase 2021 breeding seasons while at the same time helping the TTA’s Political Action Committee, General Fund, Texas Thoroughbred Educational Fund or Paddock Foundation. Bidding closes on Tuesday, December 1, at 5 p.m. Central.
To view a list of available stallions and place a bid, CLICK HERE.
If you have a stallion season you would like to donate, contact Mary Ruyle at (512) 458-6133 or download the stallion season donation form.

November Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.

Brought to you by Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association, Whispering Oaks Farm,  and  Equine Sales Company. Click images to link to more information

Nov 3

  • Election Day

Nov 10

  • Delta Downs, final day to enter papers for zero date. 3:00 p.m. deadline

Nov 11

  • Veterans Day

Nov 16

  • Final Louisiana Champions Day Nominations Deadline

Nov 18

  • Fair Grounds, final day to enter papers for zero date

Nov 21

  • Equine Sales Company Open Yearling and Mixed Sale for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. 1:00 p.m. Equine Sales Facility, Opelousas

Nov 24

  • Delta Downs, 2020-21 Thoroughbred Season Opens
  • Lookout Stakes, Delta Downs, Vinton

Nov 25

  • Stallion Registration Forms (covered in ‘20 for foals of ‘21) to mail from LTBA office
  • B-Connected Stakes, Delta Downs, Vinton

Nov 26

  • Thanksgiving
  • Fair Grounds 149th Season Opens
  • Thanksgiving Handicap, Fair Grounds, New Orleans

Nov 27

  • Treasure Chest Stakes, Delta Downs, Vinton

Nov 28

  • Delta Mile, Delta Downs, Vinton

Nov 30

  • Louisiana Futurity Nomination Forms to mail from LTBA office

 

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