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Quality Road Filly Graduates in Santa Anita Debut

Well Hello (f, 3, Quality Road–Just Say Goodbye, by Not For Love), a $70,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, came bounding home late to graduate on debut at Santa Anita Sunday. The bay filly, sent off at 7-1, was unhurried and fell back to last as a four-way skirmish developed for the lead through fractions of :22.31 and :46.46. Angled to the center of the track in upper stretch, Well Hello reeled in Tapalita (Eskendereya) and powered home a four-length winner, completing the 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04.88. Broome (Bellamy Road), the 4-5 favorite, was third. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $32,400. O-Buscar Stables, Gold or Radley Equine. B-Mr & Mrs Charles McGinnes (Md). T-Dan Blacker.



Organic Farming in the Philippines (reality TV, episode 17: “fishy, beef cake!”)

Organic Farming in the Philippines (reality TV, episode 17: “fishy, beef cake!”)


Welcome to the Eco Backyard Farm! We are a PURE Ecological Farm operating independently as a family. If you are interested in seminars on aquaponics and aqua-terra farming techniques, buying our books on ecological farming, or visiting the Eco Backyard Farm, please feel free to contact us at 0927 431 9812 or 0920 948 5832, email us at ecobackyardfarm@gmail.com, visit our website http://www.ecobackyardfarm.com or like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EcoBackyardFarm



Fair Start To Inglis Melbourne

A Pair of A$400,000 colts headed the opening session of the four day Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale on Sunday. Day one, which also included a Blue Riband session of 39 yearlings posted a set of returns broadly in line with 2017 with 116 of the 145 (80%) offered yearlings selling for a total of A$14,648,000 (+6.5%). The combined average for the two sessions came to A$126,276 (+2%) while the median settled at A$110,000, the same as the corresponding day last year. These figures left Inglis’ Victorian Bloodstock Manager Simon Vivian optimistic for the next few days at Oaklands Junction.

“It was a largely predictable day, on par with this time last year and there are still a lot of very good horses from very good stallions to enter the ring,” Vivian said. “We would obviously like to see the clearance rate improve over the coming days but I’m extremely confident that will be the case as there is a lot of great stock still to be offered. The average of over $126,000 is pleasing knowing what is being offered over the coming days,” he added.

It was lot 63 that staked an early claim for top lot honours and the son of Pierro (Aus) was eventually knocked down to James Harron Bloodstock for A$400,000. Offered by Supeme Thoroughbreds as the first living produce out of the group 2 winning mare Scandiva (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), the bay colt, who will be trained by Peter and Paul Snowden also hails from the family of Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}).

“He’s come into his own in the last month. He was so popular here this week, everybody wanted a piece of him,” Brent Grayling of Supreme Thoroughbreds said.

“The key to him was everyone who knew the mother knew this colt because he’s just a dead-ringer for mum. The way Pierro is going, he’s potentially a stud horse of the future this horse.”

James Harron was in full agreement with that assessment and said, “He’s a cracking colt by the sire of the moment in Pierro out of a fantastic mare with one of the biggest pages in the book. He has a great attitude, lovely depth of girth, great strong hip, very powerful sort of colt. He looks very strong and speedy. His mother was precocious so it’s a fast family. He does tick boxes to be an early-type of horse.”

The co-topper, lot 137, came from the Blue Riband session when bloodstock agent Paul Moroney bid A$400,000 for a son of Fastnet Rock (Aus) offered by Blue Gum Farm. The colt’s dam Bird Of Fire (NZ) (Stravinsky) was a multiple stakes winner up to group 2 level and is already proving her prowess as a broodmare through the exploits of her stakes placed son Firehouse Rock (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). The colt will join the team of the purchasers brother Mike Moroney.

China Horse Club purchased the next most expensive yearling when acquiring lot 26 for A$340,000, a son of Zoustar (Aus)) offered by Mill Park Stud while that price was matched when a colt by Toronado (Ire) sold to Hawkes Racing and Cameron Cooke Bloodstock. Lot 83 was offered by Gilgai Farm out of the stakes winning mare She’s Got Gears (Aus) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Trainer Tony McEvoy’s shopping included four six figure lots headed by a Written Tycoon (Aus) colt, lot 19, which was knocked down for A$230,000.

Selling resumes on Monday morning at 11a.m. local time beginning with lot 161.

 



Shackleford Colt Steals the Fountain of Youth

PROMISES FULFILLED (c, 3, Shackleford–Marquee Delivery, by Marquetry), let go at 18-1 having been off since a third in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. in November, went right to the front and forgot to stop as returning champion Good Magic (Curlin) could only settle for a disappointing third. Speedy ‘TDN Rising Star’ Strike Power (Speightstown) completed the exacta. The winner, who scored first out at Churchill Sept. 17 and doubled up at Keeneland Oct. 13, stopped the clock in 1:44.17. Sales history: $37,000 yrl ’16 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1.
O-Robert J Baron. B-David Jacobs (Ky). T-Dale Romans.

 



Arabian Horse Show 2011 Auction

Arabian Horse Show 2011 Auction


http://arabhorse.com – EquineIR is in booth 704 @ Arabian Horse Show 2011 in Scottsdale, AZ. Twenty eight stallions are showcased for breeding purposes on ArabHorse.com. Equine thermography is a non-invasive diagnostic technique to identify current and potential nerve and muscle problems. http://EquineIR.com.

Video by Ken English, the MediaMojoGuy – http://daytonabeachvideomarketing.com



Good Magic Returns in Fountain of Youth

Champion Good Magic (Curlin) makes his highly anticipated 3-year-old debut Saturday in Gulfstream’s GII Fountain of Youth S. Runner-up behind a “TDN Rising Star” performance from Hazit (War Front) in his Aug. 26 unveiling at Saratoga, the $1-million KEESEP buy completed the exacta in the GI Champagne S. at Belmont Oct. 7. The chestnut put it all together when it mattered most, capturing the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 4 1/4 lengths at Del Mar Nov. 4 and snagging the Eclipse for top juvenile colt.

“The year is filled with promise,” trainer Chad Brown told the Gulfstream notes team. “The horse, knock on wood, is very healthy. His battery is recharged. He’s a fresh horse. We’re excited to get his 3-year-old year kicked off and hopefully one filled with success and no interruptions.”

Last term’s GI Breeders’ Futurity S. hero Free Drop Billy (Union Rags) could only manage ninth behind Good Magic in the Juvenile, but had never finished worse than second in his four starts prior to that. The chestnut flashed that previous form in his sophomore bow Feb. 3 in the GII Holy Bull S., checking in second behind an eye-catching performance from Audible (Into Mischief).

“The biggest thing about his [Holy Bull] performance is that it shows the race in California was just a fluke and he came back to his old form,” Romans said. “You don’t know for sure until you run a horse. I was very pleased with his race. It was a really fast-run race according to all the numbers you look at. His numbers actually moved forward to an all-time top.”

“TDN Rising Star” Strike Power (Speightstown) has shown abundant speed going around one turn and will attempt to stretch his speed in this spot. Romping by eight lengths in his career bow here Dec. 23, the homebred went wire-to-wire in the GIII Swale S. Feb. 3, finishing 2 3/4 lengths clear of Street Sense S. winner Gotta Go (Shanghai Bobby).

Fellow “TDN Rising Star” Marconi (Tapit), a half-brother to GI Breeders’ Cup Classic hero Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno), joins Todd Pletcher’s Florida string after making his first three starts at Aqueduct. Donning cap and gown by 5 1/2 lengths at second asking going nine panels in Ozone Park Dec. 15, the $2 million KEESEP purchase broke slow and was a bit green when third in the GIII Withers S. there Feb. 3.

“A mile and a sixteenth might be a little short for him but the race looks like it should have some pace,” said Todd Pletcher.

 



Granja Ramonich, Organic Farm devoted to Animal Welfare

Granja Ramonich, Organic Farm devoted to Animal Welfare


Organic farm of pigs in Spain. The farmer shows us the facilities and talks about the ECO / BIO / ORGANIC philosophy and the ANIMAL WEFARE as its basis.



Forever Unbridled Tunes Up for Dubai World Cup

Charles Fipke’s Eclipse Award-winning older mare Forever Unbridled (Unbridled’s Song) drilled five furlongs over the Fair Grounds main track in 1:01.40 Friday morning as she continues her preparations for a start in the G1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse Mar. 31.

“She was even the whole way, galloped out well,” trainer Dallas Stewart told the Fair Grounds press office. “It was a basic breeze for her. She needed a good rhythm and she needs to train. It was a good work, she came back good and didn’t struggle through any part of it.”

Forever Unbridled departs for Dubai Monday, Mar. 19.

The homebred daughter of 2006 GI Kentucky Oaks winner Lemons Forever (Lemon Drop Kid) was third to Beholder (Henny Hughes) and Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro) in the 2016 GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff, but was perfect in three appearances last season, winning the GII Fleur de Lis H. and defeating Songbird in the GI Personal Ensign S. before adding the Distaff at Del Mar.

No female has contested the World Cup since Royal Delta (Empire Maker) in 2012 and 2013. The Japanese mare To The Victory (Jpn) (Sunday Silence) was runner-up to Captain Steve (Fly So Free) in the 2001 renewal at Nad al Sheba.

In other World Cup night news, Live Oak Plantation’s Holding Gold (Lonhro {Aus}) breezed a half-mile in :48.20 over the main track. Last-out winner of the Colonel Power S., Holding Gold is an intended runner in the G1 Al Quoz Sprint (1200mT).

 



arabian horse (full album)

arabian horse (full album)


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Q&A: Bob Edwards

by Patty Wolfe

Bob Edwards and his family have experienced the ride of a lifetime in their initial foray into the racing industry, capturing an unprecedented three Breeders’ Cup events in two years. A pharmaceutical executive whose involvement in racing began as a casual fan, Edwards and his e Five Racing stable enter new territory Saturday as champion and 2017 GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile hero Good Magic (Curlin) begins his road to the GI Kentucky Derby in the GII Fountain of Youth S. at Gulfstream. Edwards sat down with the TDN‘s Patty Wolfe to discuss Saturday’s race and what lies ahead for e Five in 2018.

TDN: It’s a unique accomplishment for an owner to win two Breeders’ Cup events in the same year, but it’s particularly exceptional to win a championship race with a maiden. What was Good Magic’s victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile like for you?

BE: As you know, we’ve actually broken our maidens before in stakes races, but this was extra special because it was the Breeders’ Cup. It was just kind of hard to fathom. We were in the paddock, we had the whole crew…It was just unbelievable once he broke away, he just took off. Everybody was just kind of in shock, and Chris came and gave me a big hug and we started jumping around, and then the camera all switched from Bob Baffert and went over to us, because he was in the paddock as well. So just as I had came in, he had saw me and he came up and said, “Congratulations, Bob.” It was very classy.

TDN: So much attention in the racing world is devoted to the road to the Kentucky Derby this time this year. Do you have any added nerves campaigning a horse who now has “champion” attached to his name?

BE: All I’m doing is thinking about today. I try not to think in the future, because it just compounds the stress. Fortunately I have a day job or two to keep me busy, so it’s just day by day. I try not to think about the Derby, although we have to plan for the Derby to get a house for the derby, and to get tickets for the Derby and get everybody situated for the Derby. It is a lot to think about, but I try to compartmentalize all the stress and just move forward.

TDN: Good Magic is considered the leader of the 3-year-old division by many. Do you follow the other Derby preps to scout out the competition?

BE: I watch them, and I know Chad watches them with a different eye than I do. There are a lot of things I can’t control, so to get worked up over a horse that ran a great prep race, we’ll see him in the Derby if we get there, and let the day play out. There are a lot of factors that happen to get to there, and there are a lot of great horses, and it’s going to be a great race. I don’t necessarily look at somebody as a competitor, I just like watching the sport. I like the sport, it’s exciting. You like watching people win, you like watching the owners, you like when the jockeys win. So it is exciting to see these big prep races, and you are looking at competition–but there’s nothing I can do to change it.

TDN: What would you like to see from Good Magic in his return to action?

BE: I’d like to see him stay sound, obviously. He’s got a brilliant career ahead of him. I’d love to see him win–love to see him win big races as everybody would. It’s great for the sport, it’s great for his sire, it’s great for all the connections. This is a sport where there are so many connections, everybody has a part. It’s the owners, the breeders, the jockeys, the trainers, the bloodstock agent, and the consignors. Everybody’s got a piece of the action–or skin in the game at some level–and his win would help all these people.

TDN: Is the Fountain of Youth a stepping stone more than anything?

BE: Indeed, yes it is a stepping stone. It’s getting him back on the track, getting him back on the track in great company. He’s in good form right now, but he’s not going to be at his best on day one–he’s coming off a nice rest. We rested him and that was the plan after the Breeders’ Cup. Chad has done a great job managing him. He went up to Stonestreet where Ian Brennan and his crew took very special care of him. When he came back down he looked unbelievable. After a month with Chad he looks phenomenal–everybody’s seen him breeze, he looks like he’s the part. He’s getting bigger and he’s getting stronger. He looks like a champion and he’s expected to be a champion because he won the Eclipse Award.

TDN: It seems like racing is something your entire family embraces and enjoys. Will they all be on hand for the Fountain of Youth?

BE: Absolutely. We have a full box at Gulfstream Park. My mom and my wife’s parents will be there, as well as our kids. There will be cousins, friends, assorted friends and family. It will probably be 25 or 30 deep in the box, and then the Stonestreet crew is coming as well. Unfortunately, I don’t believe Barbara [Banke]’s going to make it–I think she’s got some work she has to do, but hopefully she can.

TDN: You live not too far away from Palm Meadows. How often do you go out and see Good Magic train?

BE: I go up at least once a week. [My daughter] Cassidy’s been up a few times during the week just to kind of check on things and see everybody. But definitely once a week. I don’t like to get involved too much–Chad’s got a big enterprise, he does a phenomenal job and he’s got a great crew, so I talk to him more than I see him.

TDN: Chad Brown has seen a rapid rise to the top of the sport in recent years, and e Five has enjoyed a great deal of success of its own in a short period of time. How much confidence does it give you to have someone like Chad in your corner?

BE: Well, we won three Breeders’ Cups together in the last two years–he’s a student of the game. Obviously he’s young, he has a phenomenal staff, he has great horses and they’re getting better every year. This year he maybe even has better talent than last year. He’s a force to reckon with–he takes great care of his horses, he takes great pride in that. He’s a taskmaster, he’s a condition book expert. Everything you want from a trainer is Chad, and we have a good relationship both personally and as a trainer.

TDN: I understand Rushing Fall (More Than Ready) spent some recovery time at Stonestreet before returning to Chad last month–how is she doing?

BE: I think she had her second breeze last Saturday–she looks great. Same thing, she’s stretching out, she’s getting bigger, she looks the part. Getting ready for Keeneland.

TDN: Racing is a relatively new endeavor to you, but you’ve put a lot of hard work into it. Is having a champion in your second year of buying horses expected or a surprise, or a combination of the two?

BE: It’s a huge surprise. It’s not supposed to happen this way, I’ve been told this a lot. Maybe it’s just we’re getting hooked so we can stay in longer. It’s a lot of fun, but it obviously makes it more fun to have winners. To win any race is very exciting as an owner. It’s the same energy when they come out of the gate and when they come past the finish line. The same adrenaline is there. So yes, we are winning at the highest level and it’s very exciting, but any time we win is exciting.




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