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Numbers Hold Steady at Fasig Winter Mixed Sale

LEXINGTON, KY.–The overall numbers held steady at the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale after a strong second session at Newtown Paddocks Tuesday that concluded with the very last horse to go through the ring, Girl Talk (Medaglia d’Oro), topping the sale at $310,000.

Overall, 364 horses sold for a gross of $10,436,800, compared to 2017 when 351 horses summoned $9,501,800. The average was up 5.69% from $27,071 last term to $28,613 and median also increased slightly, from $9,000 to $10,500. With 107 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate was 22.7%, down from 25.5% a year ago. A total of 24 horses brought six figures this year, compared to 23 in the 2017 renewal, which was topped by the $700,000 mare Cinnamon Spice (Candy Ride {Arg}).

“It’s the same old story,” Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. said. “There was significant demand for the quality offerings–there was really spirited bidding. The way the catalogue fell, I thought we had a stronger group of horses going into today. It is always kind of nice to end with a bang with the sales-topper being the last horse through the ring, but she deserved it, being by Medaglia d’Oro out of a legitimate family and a stakes performer.”

Browning continued, “There weren’t really any surprises. Most of us would have predicted the same trends continuing. There was really no reason for any changes in the marketplace. You can really sell a good horse right now. There is a lot of demand. The one thing that continues to be encouraging is the number of bidders on both the foals and the mares, especially on the horses that sold well. There is some depth in the marketplace for quality offerings. It is not fun for horses that miss the mark.”

Tuesday’s session saw 183 horses sell for $6,302,600, compared to the corresponding 2017 session when 187 horses brought $4,799,500. The median increased 62.5%, from $8,000 to $13,000, and average rose 34.2%, from $25,666 to $34,440. Forty-two horses failed to meet their reserves for a buy-back rate of 18.7%, compared to the 2017 figure of 19.7%.

The concluding session, and the sale, was topped by the 5-year-old racing or broodmare prospect Girl Talk, who summoned $310,000 from Codee Guffey of Rock Ridge Thoroughbreds. The mare was consigned by Denali Stud’s Conrad Bandoroff, who was running his family’s consignment solo for the first time. Bandoroff agreed with Browning’s comments from Monday that the market was still the same.

“As Boyd said yesterday, it is kind of the status quo,” Bandoroff said. “If you have one of these offerings with a good race record, a little bit of pedigree and a quality physical, you don’t have a problem selling those horses.”

Bandoroff continued, “It is towards the bottom of the market where it is sticky, where, if a mare has some age or some gaps in her produce record, she is harder to move. It’s kind of been that way, so it is no surprise. You kind of know going to the ring if you are going to be feeling lonely or have company.”

Michael Hernon of Gainesway, which consigned the second highest-priced offering of the day, the 4-year-old mare Tricky One (Unbridled’s Song), felt the value fell in the mare market.

“Fillies like [Tricky One] are bringing a real premium,” Hernon said. “Mares in foal are of real value in my opinion. It’s almost like people have forgotten mares are having these foals. Everyone wants to buy the weanling that’s good and there is a real divergence then, but that is the market we are operating in and we have to adjust our reserves accordingly. We sold every horse we brought here, some very well and some at a lower level. You just have to be realistic about what you have. The name of the game is to sell the horses.”

The highest-priced yearling of both the day and the sale was a Tiznow colt, who was purchased for $260,000 by Glen Brock, buying on behalf of pinhooking partnership. Ron Blake, whose Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services consigned the colt, echoed the sentiments of most consignors about the continued demand for quality in the market.

“It is the same as it’s been,” Blake said. “All the good horses, everybody gets on them and you get a result like this. If you have what they don’t like is when it gets problematic.”

Medaglia Mare is ‘Talk’ of the Town at Fasig

Fasig-Tipton saved the best for last during its Winter Mixed Sale as the very last horse through the ring during Tuesday’s final session, the 5-year-old racing or broodmare prospect Girl Talk (Medaglia d’Oro), topped the sale, when bringing a final bid of $310,000 from Rock Ridge Thoroughbreds’ Codee Guffey. A late addition to the sale, Hip 574 was consigned by Denali Stud for owners Ramona Bass and Cheyenne Stables.

“We really liked the filly,” said Guffey, who added that he came to Fasig specifically to buy Girl Talk. “I think our plan right now is to let Dallas Stewart try to continue racing her this year and then we will retire her to our farm. We don’t have many mares, but this definitely stepped up our quality, so we are excited.”

Guffey added, “They have given her dam every chance in the world. She has a lot of upcoming offspring that we are excited about, so that page could really improve. I think there is only one way to go with that filly.”

Guffey is the managing partner for Carrie and Joe Smith’s Rock Ridge Thoroughbreds. The Smiths purchased the old Classic Star property in Versailles, in 2013. They currently have eight pregnant mares on the farm and one horse in training with Stewart.

“We obviously would have liked to have gotten her a little cheaper, but the good ones seem to cost a little more money,” Guffey said. “We are just glad to have her. We are trying to add quality to our broodmare band.”

Daughters of Medaglia d’Oro are in high demand due to the exploits of Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra, two-time champion Songbird, and MGISWs Elate, Plum Pretty and New Money Honey. Guffey said Girl Talk’s sire was certainly a factor in the purchase.

“We don’t have any mares by him, so that was a big selling feature for sure,” Guffey confirmed.

Campaigned by Bass and Everett Dobson’s Cheyenne Stables, the $390,000 KEESEP yearling’s record currently stands at 7-2-2-1 with earnings of $117,545 while under the care of Kiaran McLaughlin. The bay finished second in the Ladies H. at Aqueduct when last seen Jan. 21.

“We tossed around a few [stallion] ideas, Curlin, maybe Gun Runner,” Guffey said. “But, the plan right now is to race her this year and try to add to her race record. Obviously, that will help in the long run. We will probably take her home and give her a couple of days. This was a lot to take in for her. We will give her four or five days and then she will go down to the Dallas Stewart at the Fair Grounds.”

Bred by G. Watts Humphrey, Jr., and Louise Ireland Humphrey Revocable Trust, Girl Talk is out of MGSW One Caroline (Unbridled’s Song), who is also the dam of GSP Improv (Distorted Humor). One Caroline, a daughter of SW Powder (Broad Brush), has a 2-year-old filly by Bernardini and a yearling colt by Candy Ride (Arg).

“I kind of had her in that range being a Medaglia d’Oro out of an Unbridled’s Song mare,” said Conrad Bandoroff.

“She was a hell of a racemare,” Bandoroff continued. “We were kind of thinking in that ballpark. She was a pretty filly who showed herself pretty well the entire time she was here. We were lucky to have the opportunity to represent her for Mr. Dobson and Ramona Bass. You can run her a few more times or send her to the shed. There are a lot of options. When you have those mares who give you that flexibility, they should give you a premium.”

As for why Girl Talk was such a late addition to the catalogue, Bandoroff said, “She had her second in a stakes at Aqueduct at the end of January and the owners felt this was a great time to capitalize on her and cash in. With her pedigree and her physical, picking up that black-type allowed her to get to that level today. A lot of the fillies on the grounds here that made the money were the stakes performers with the quality physicals.”

Sumaya Strikes For Tricky One

Oussama Aboughazale’s Sumaya US has been on a buying spree at the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale for the last two years and made headlines later in Tuesday’s session when going to $275,000 for the 4-year-old filly Tricky One (Unbridled’s Song), who sold as a broodmare prospect.

“I’ve had two or three people come up to me and say they thought she was one of the prettiest mares in this sale,” said Sumaya US farm manager Jody Alexander, who signed the ticket on the attractive bay. “She had a nice walk to her. Mr. Aboughazale was here Saturday and saw this mare prior to leaving and he liked her. He’s got a pretty keen eye.”

Tricky One will be bred to Sumaya’s MGSW and MGISP Protonico (Giant’s Causeway), who was moved to Darby Dan Farm for this season after having previously stood at Taylor Made.

“We moved Protonico to Darby Dan, so we are focusing now on the Protonico mares,” Alexander explained. “We don’t mind spending a little money to get some nice mares to Protonico. He thinks very highly of the stallion. He said he was very courageous and had a lot of heart. We are trying to get good mares to him so people can see the runners he produces.”

Bred and campaigned by Winchell Thoroughbreds, Hip 498 is out of SW and GSP Simplify (Pulpit) and is a half-sister to SW Simple Surprise (Cowboy Cal). Trained by Steve Asmussen, Tricky One won two of her nine starts and earned $73,683.

“She was really a top filly,” said Michael Hernon of Gainesway, which consigned the filly. “A lot of people liked her. The mare is back in foal to American Pharaoh. [Tricky One] had a lot of ability. She won her debut impressively. She just looked the part and that price far exceeded our expectations. She was here to sell and had a low reserve on her of $40,000 just to get her off the mark. She had a strong following. My feeling was she would probably bring $150,000. This was a very strong premium. But it is indicative of this market for the quality young broodmares.”

Unbridled’s Song died in July of 2013, but his remaining progeny have been performing well both on the track and in the sales ring. He is the sire of champion Arrogate and newly crowned champion older mare Forever Unbridled, as well as her Grade I-winning sister Unbridled Forever. He has also proven to be a top broodmare sire with 2016 GI Breeders’ Cup Mile hero Tourist (Tiznow) as a prime example.

“No question he is the leading broodmare sire,” Hernon said. “She gets her size and scope from him. He has had significant success as broodmare sire and this filly has a good family behind her and is by him with that physique. We are very appreciative of both [the buyer and seller], especially the buyer, and wish them the very best.”

Brock Wins Out On Tiznow Colt

Glen Brock came out on top of a spirited round of bidding to secure a Tiznow colt for $260,000 on behalf of a pinhooking partnership Tuesday.

“I bought this horse for a group of pinhookers who would like to remain anonymous,” Brock said. “He is going to go to Ocala on Brook Ledge [Horse Transportation].”

Brock, who is Vice President of Sales for Brook Ledge, continued, “I loved him from the minute I saw him walk in the ring. He was a little more expensive than we expected, but we were sure willing.”

Hip 419 is out of the Tapit mare See Rock City, who also produced stakes-placed runners One More (Holy Bull) and Big Red Rocket (Summer Bird).

“He’s a beautiful colt, great walk, very easy to handle,” said Ron Blake, of Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services, which consigned the colt. “He looks like he could be any kind. They are going to breed the mare back to Tiznow. She has already had two stakes horses. We are very happy with him and very happy with what he sold for.”

The bay was bred by Fredericka Caldwell and Mitchel Skolnick, who were also represented by a City Zip colt (hip 342) that RNA’d for $140,000.

“He is owned by the Caldwells in partnership with one of their clients,” Blake said. “The Caldwells are mainly in the Standardbred business. They have won the Hambeltonian Oaks four times. They own two Thoroughbred mares and they would just as soon not fool with the yearlings later in the year if they don’t have to. They would rather bring them here, hope they stand out and get the money and they are happy to move on. We had two in here to sell for them and we had one RNA, the City Zip, but we love the horse, so we will sell him later in the year. We think he will do very well. There are only about 40 City Zip yearlings left.”

De Meric & Klaravich Get Into More ‘Mischief’

Two-year-old consignor Nick de Meric broke and trained the recently retired Practical Joke, a multiple Grade I-winning son of Into Mischief, for Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence. The Ocala-based horseman called in to Fasig-Tipton February to secure another colt by that top Spendthrift sire on behalf of Klaravich for $220,000 Tuesday.

Bred by Mark Toothaker, David Meche, Tonya Jergens and Perry Judice, Hip 368 is the third foal out of Princess Kate (Orientate). The bay hails from the family of Grade I winner Free Drop Billy (Union Rags) and English Highweight and Group 1 winner Hawkbill (Kitten’s Joy).

“Lovely horse,” said consignor Stuart Morris. “I really appreciate Mark Toothaker and his partners giving me the opportunity to sell him for them. I’ve been watching the horse since early November and he has really evolved and progressed very well physically. He handled everything out here fantastically and is a really top quality colt. He has a 2-year-old half-brother by Goldencents that is training very forwardly down in Florida right now. I feel very fortunate to have a colt that nice and be trusted by those folks. I am very happy with the result.”

Into Mischief was the leading sire of 3-year-olds in North America last year by earnings and winners with his top earner being Practical Joke. His other top performers in 2017 include graded stakes winners Miss Sunset, Engage and One Liner.

The half-brother to four-time Eclipse winner Beholder is off to a good start this year with impressive GII Holy Bull S. winner Audible and third-place finisher Tiz Mischief.

Moana Proves Popular at Fasig

The 4-year-old mare Moana (Uncle Mo) was expected to be popular at the February sale and she did not disappoint, hammering for $200,000 to Roderick Wachman. Coolmore was the underbidder.

“She’s a very good-looking filly,” Wachman said after signing the ticket out back. “She’s by possibly the best sire in the country. She will be bred and resold, I imagine. We will decide who to go to.”

As for the price, he said, “I was hoping to get her a little more reasonably than that, but that is the market. I think these quality individuals by proper stallions with a race record are bringing an absolute premium. I am hoping the market will remain strong for some time to come. I know the stock market is looking a little shaky, but I wouldn’t worry about that. I think it will be a very strong November this year and September.”

A $150,000 KEESEP yearling, Moana was purchased by Eclipse Thoroughbreds and Bridlewood Farm for $300,000 the following year at OBS April. Trained by Todd Pletcher, she retires with a record of 7-1-1-2 and earnings of $91,850. The dark bay finished third in the GII Mother Goose S. last term and made her final start at Tampa in December.

Moana is out of the MSP Dixietwostepper (More Than Ready), who sold to Newtown Anner Stud for $35,000 carrying a foal by Orb at the 2017 Keeneland November sale. Hip 319 hails from the family of GISW Cotton Blossom and GSW Vicarage.

“I had hoped that she might bring in that range,” consignor Meg Levy of Bluewater Sales said. “You never know what is going to happen. It seemed the broodmare prospects were selling quite well yesterday. This morning when I saw that Midnight Lute sell for $200,000, I thought we might be there. Her reserve was reasonable. She was on the market. Eclipse and Bridlewood offered her fairly for sale and that is what she brought. I am really happy with her home. She is going to Claiborne and I think she will have a really good shot there. She is a very classy filly.”



Jorge Ricardo Ties Russell Baze Win Record

Brazilian jockey Jorge Ricardo tied retired North American-based Russell Baze as the jockey with the most all-time wins in history Monday evening at Hipodromo da Gavea in Rio de Janeiro. In his sixth ride of the day, the 56-year-old veteran rode Jubileia (Brz) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire})) to a wire-to-wire win in a maiden special event to earn his 12,844th victory.

Spending the majority of his time riding in Argentina, “Ricardinho” said he intends to return home to attempt to eclipse the record in Buenos Aires. He returned to Argentina via plane Monday and will resume riding Wednesday at San Isidro.

Ricardo and Baze engaged in a well-publicized battle for the world record as their careers overlapped. Ricardo almost retired after a bout with cancer in 2009 and Baze ultimately retired from riding in 2016. Ricardo defeated cancer, returned to the races and recommitted himself to again set a new record. He is now very close to achieving that goal.

 



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Status Quo at FTKFEB Day One

LEXINGTON, Ky – Monday’s opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale, topped by the broodmare prospect Bling on the Music (Too Much Bling) (hip 68), set figures largely on par with its 2017 edition and in line with recent market trends.

Out of 300 horses catalogued for Monday’s session, 246 went through the ring and 181 sold for a gross of $4,143,200. With 65 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate was 26.4%, down from 31.1% a year ago. The average dipped 20.3% to $22,841, while the median ticked up 2.6% to $10,000. Nine horses sold for six figures Monday, down from 12 a year ago.

“I think it is the same marketplace that we have seen,” Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning said. “There is a significant demand for quality. There was a lot of competitive bidding for those horses that jumped through the hoops. The market is still very, very, very difficult for a segment of the population. If a mare has a little age on her or is not covered by a marketable stallion, it’s tough. There were no significant surprises. I think the assessment is status quo.”

Browning added, “The numbers can be really misleading, especially at this range in the marketplace. I think we continue to see polarization. I don’t honestly think there is much change in the middle market, particularly in the broodmare section.”

The 4-year-old broodmare prospect Bling on the Music brought the day’s top price when selling for $260,000 to Oussama Aboughazale’s Sumaya US. The gray was consigned by Chris Baccari’s Baccari Bloodstock. Baccari made similar comments about the demand for quality in the market.

“I think it is like anything else. You have to show up with what they want,” Baccari said. “If you have what they want, they will fight over it. You just have to have that product.”

Machmer Hall and Select Sales’ Carrie Brogden was active as both a buyer and seller Monday, including purchasing the day’s top yearling, a Distorted Humor filly (Hip 189). She expressed similar sentiments to Browning and Baccari on the marketplace.

“I think it is all about the above-average,” Brogden said. “There is plenty of money for the above-average and below that, it is a free fall. We only had one RNA so far today. I think you have to be reasonable with reserves. If you have something in the market people no longer want, I think the only way to trade it is to walk in here with no reserve. Whether you are boarding Songbird or a $3,000 mare, they are still the same price to carry, expenses are still the same. The market is strong for the good stuff and the rest is the rest.”

The second session of the two-day sale gets underway Tuesday at 10 a.m. and includes a 57-horse supplemental catalogue, highlighted by a pair of mares in foal to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.

“The catalogue looks like it has some significantly better horses [Tuesday],” Browning said. “It should start with some sparklers and end fairly well, as well.”

Sumaya Takes Home the ‘Bling’

Oussama Aboughazale’s Sumaya US was the leading buyer at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale and the operation did not take long to make its presence known at this year’s renewal, going to $260,000 for the broodmare prospect Bling on the Music (Too Much Bling). Sumaya US bought eight mares overall during Monday’s session for a total of $476,000.

“I thought she was a very attractive mare,” Sumaya US farm manager Jody Alexander said after signing the ticket out back as International Equities Holdings. “We are looking for more mares to take to California Chrome on Southern Hemisphere and a few more mares to support him in the Northern Hemisphere. Plus, we are trying to get a few more mares for our stallion Protonico. She’s a pretty mare. They prepped her too well.”

As for his thoughts on the price, Alexander said, “I think everybody will be on all the better-looking mares. Somebody else liked her, too, or I wouldn’t have had to pay that much.”

Bred in Texas by W.S. Farish, Bling on the Music is out of the Action This Day mare Soft Music and is from the family of stakes winner Super Marina (Warrior’s Reward).

Purchased by Keene Thoroughbreds for $95,000 out of the 2016 Texas Thoroughbred Association 2-year-old sale, Bling on the Music (hip 68) won three of six starts and $153,167 for that operation and trainer Allen Milligan.

She had two stakes wins and was third in the 2016

GIII Pocahontas S. Claimed for $20,000 out of her final start in November, the 4-year-old mare was consigned Monday by Baccari Bloodstock.

“I know she is by the sire she is by, but she is a very good physical and has a good race record,” consignor Chris Baccari said. “I probably should have kept her myself to breed her, but I have too many horses in training right now. She is a very good filly.”

Glen Hill Picks Up a ‘Great Soul’

Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni signed the $220,000 ticket for multiple stakes winner Great Soul (Great Notion) on behalf of Glen Hill Farm Monday afternoon.

A $20,000 EASSEP RNA, the big bay mare was campaigned by breeders Steven and Jane Long and trainer Tom Proctor. Her record currently stands at 11-5-4-1 with earnings of $259,220 and is highlighted by wins in the 2016 Wide Country S. and 2017 Mrs. Penny S.

“She is huge and she can run, which is what carried her,” said Indian Creek’s Shack Parrish, who consigned the mare as hip 211. “She is going to race again. I thought it was an exceptional price, given the market.”

The 5-year-old mare is out of What Am I Gonna Do (Partner’s Hero), who is a half-sister to MSW Doing Great (Great Notion) and SW Heaven Knows What (Holy Bull).

“Tom Proctor trained her last year, so I watched her a bit,” said Glen Hill’s Craig Bernick, who will send the mare back to Proctor. “I was surprised to see her in the sale. She has a nice pedigree and can run in the Midlantic for us, being PA-bred and Maryland Million eligible. She will race again in 2018 and we have a lot of stallions we can send her to in 2019.”

Brogden Gets the ‘Gold’

Machmer Hall and Select Sales’ Carrie Brogden would not be denied on Hip 189, stretching to $105,000 to take home the filly by top sire Distorted Humor, who was the highest-priced yearling of the session.

“I think it is at her value. If she was perfect in front, we wouldn’t have been able to buy her,” Brogden said. “I think if she stays where she is, she is fine. With this kind of filly, we have more options. That’s what really appealed. She has plenty of page to be appealing no matter what she does in the future. Everybody wants a young, well-bred Distorted Humor filly in their broodmare band that has a body and a walk like that.”

Bred by Colts Neck Stables and Barry Weisbord, hip 189 is out of MSW Gilded Gold (Gilded Time), making her a half-sister to stakes winner Thieves Guild (Medaglia d’Oro). Thieves Guild sold for $310,000 carrying a foal by Speightstown at the 2016 Keeneland November sale and Gilded Gold hammered for $15,000 in foal to Kantharos at the 2017 Keeneland November sale. This is also the family of Canadian champion Hope For a Breeze (Briartic) and SW Pancake (Corinthian).

WinStar stalwart Distorted Humor cemented his status as a top broodmare sire in 2017 thanks to the exploits of Grade I winners Arrogate, New Money Honey, Elate and Practical Joke, to name a few.

“The reason we bought this horse is because my husband said no, but he didn’t stay here to hold my hand down,” Brogden said with a laugh. “So, since he left and wasn’t paying attention, my mom and I bought her! We figured she is out of a stakes winner and stakes-producing mare, so we can either go to the yearling sale or the 2-year-old sale or put her in the Machmer Hall broodmare band. Distorted Humor is becoming such an unbelievable broodmare sire, so we figured, with what we do at our farm, she could be a very versatile purchase.”

Brogden added, “She wasn’t perfect in the front end, but I was really happy with her. That was our last bid. I am just a huge fan of the sire. He is 25 now and is an unbelievable broodmare sire. She’s got a great bottom side of her pedigree, plus my mom and I are horse addicts.”

The Valentine’s Day foal  was consigned to the sale by Craig and Holly Bandoroff’s Denali Stud.



Organic Farming Video, Australia, How to – Broadacre

Organic Farming Video, Australia, How to – Broadacre


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Organic farming is currently receiving a lot of attention. Many farmers are keen to give organics ago but are unsure about the process involved and it’s viability. A new video produced by Mark Shea of Overlander.tv, hopes to demystify organic farming by bringing together some of Australias top commercial organic and non-toxic farmers, and ask them how they manage their enterprises without the use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.

Mark joined a tour led by Nuffield Farming Scholar Don MacFarlane which took in ten different properties including the Victorian Agricultural Research Centre.

The great thing about the video is that it allows the farmers involved to tell their own story on why they went organic, how they went about it and whether it has been a viable move. The video covers such diverse farming enterprises as organic cattle, sheep, poultry, pigs, grain, wine, fruit and vegetables.

L’agricoltura biologica sta ricevendo molta attenzione. Molti agricoltori sono pronti a dare sostanze organiche fa, ma sono incerti circa il processo in questione ed è vitalità. Un nuovo video prodotto da Mark Shea di Overlander.tv, spera di demistificare l’agricoltura biologica, riunendo alcune delle Australias top agricoltori commerciali organici e non tossici, e chiedere loro come gestire le loro imprese senza l’uso di fertilizzanti sintetici e pesticidi.

Segna unito un tour guidato dal Nuffield Agricoltura Scholar Don MacFarlane che ha avuto in dieci diverse proprietà tra cui il Centro di Ricerca Agricola vittoriana.

La cosa grande circa il video è che permette gli agricoltori interessati a raccontare la propria storia sul perché sono andati organico, come si è andato a riguardo e se è stata una mossa valida. Il filmato è dedicato ad aziende agricole diversi come bestiame biologico, ovini, pollame, maiali, grano, vino, frutta e verdura.

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Der ökologische Landbau erhält derzeit viel Aufmerksamkeit. Viele Bauern sind daran interessiert, geben organische vor, sind aber unsicher über den Prozess eingebunden und es ist Lebensfähigkeit. Ein neues Video von Mark Shea von Overlander.tv produziert, hofft auf den ökologischen Landbau durch die Zusammenführung von einigen von Australiens Top-kommerziellen organischen und nicht-toxisch Bauern zu entmystifizieren, und bitten Sie sie, wie sie ihre Unternehmen ohne den Einsatz von synthetischen Düngemitteln und Pestiziden zu verwalten.

Mark trat eine Tour durch Nuffield Farming Scholar Don MacFarlane, die in zehn verschiedene Immobilien, darunter das viktorianische Agricultural Research Centre übernahm geführt.

Die große Sache über das Video ist, dass es ermöglicht die beteiligten Landwirte, ihre eigene Geschichte, warum sie gingen organischen erzählen, wie sie über sie ging und ob es eine tragfähige bewegen gewesen. Das Video umfasst so unterschiedliche landwirtschaftliche Betriebe als organische Rinder, Schafe, Geflügel, Schweine, Getreide, Wein, Obst und Gemüse.

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Japanese Sprinter Bought for The Everest

GSP Ittetsu (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), a millionaire and winner of six of his 26 starts in Japan, was purchased by Jamie Lovett’s Australian Bloodstock with his long-term goal the A$13-million The Everest during the Australian spring, news.com.au reported. Also bought with an eye toward The Championships in April, Ittetsu will be trained by Darren Weir. Among his victories is a 1200-metre win at Sapporo in 1:07.7.

“We have had our eye on Ittetsu for a few months,” Lovett told The Daily Telegraph on Monday night of the G3 Keihan Hai third. “We feel he has the speed and ability to be a big chance in The Everest later this year. Some of our clients were keen to get involved in The Everest after we had Brave Smash (Jpn) (Tosen Phantom {Jpn}) run third in the race last year and Ittetsu has been purchased with that race in mind. The plan is to bring the horse to Sydney. He will go into quarantine at Canterbury and come out four days before [G1] The Galaxy [at Rosehill on Mar. 24]. All going well, he will then go to the [G1] TJ Smith S. [at Randwich on Apr. 7] and then we hope to get him to The Everest in the spring.”



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Aqueduct’s Struggles to Fill Races Continue

Thursday’s card at Aqueduct was not drawn until 3 p.m. Saturday, some 24 hours after the deadline for trainers to enter their horses had come and gone. At least they put together a card, something that looked to be in jeopardy a few hours earlier. But it’s not much of a card. There will be only eight races with 49 total horses entered, or an average of 6.125 horses per race.

It has never been easy to fill races in New York during the winter, but the last few weeks have been particularly difficult for the NYRA racing office. With the racing week that concluded yesterday, there were 34 races run at Aqueduct and 18 of them had six starters or fewer.

“The last two weekends we held the entry box open to Sunday [for the Thursday programs] to try to bolster the card a little bit,” said NYRA Senior Vice President of Racing Operations Martin Panza. “This week, however, it was a particular struggle, for whatever reason. We’ve struggled the last week, week and a half.”

Due to severe weather, NYRA did not complete a full card from Dec. 29 to Jan. 13. Had there not been that gap in the racing schedule, the current problem of filling races could be that much worse.

Like all racing organizations, NYRA is having to deal with what has become the modern theory on training a race horse–run them as little as possible–which makes it hard to fill races everywhere. But Panza says NYRA has problems that are unique to its circuit, in particular the high cost of workmen’s compensation in New York.

“We were over at Oaklawn trying to hustle some guys to come from Oaklawn for the Belmont meet,” Panza said. “We need dirt horses. So we went down there and that seemed to be the universal theme when you go from barn to barn, people say that they’d love to come to New York, but with workmen’s comp the expenses are just too high. The purses are what they are here but that only helps you if you win. The costs are set. A guy looks at the costs, thinks I have to pay this much for workmen’s comp and this much for my housing, I can find some place cheaper to race. [New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association President] Joe Applebaum is a good guy. If he can get the governor’s office to cooperate with us, hopefully, we can get some things done this year.”

Panza said another problem is the way purses are structured at NYRA, particularly for the lower level races. When there was a rash of breakdowns during the winter of 2012, a panel put in new rules that forbid NYRA from having a purse that is more than double the claiming price. The theory was that if the purses were too big for cheap horses, trainers might run an unsound animal in hopes that it would hold together and get a part of the pot.

“Our $10,000 claimer runs for $20,000 and the $10,000 claimer at Parx runs for $28,000,” Panza said. “Our day rate is $100-a-day and the day rate down there is $65. We’re at a disadvantage on the cheaper end of our claiming races. That’s another thing we have to get the state to allow us to change.”

Panza would also like to see NYRA based horsemen more loyal to the NYRA product. With Laurel and Parx also having big purses, it’s not uncommon to see New York horses head down the highway to run at the competing racetracks. On Saturday, there were six NYRA-based horses that ran at Parx and two at Laurel. One in particular stands out. Trained by Gary Sciacca, the New York-bred Hit It Once More (Hard Spun) has made three straight starts at Parx and ran there in four of his last five starts.

“It certainly doesn’t make a lot of sense,” Panza said of seeing New York horse race out of town. “On one hand they say NYRA is trying to kill winter racing and on the other hand they’re all running some place else. It is very frustrating, especially when we have to run five- and six-horse fields.”

Panza is frustrated to the point that he isn’t afraid to say that NYRA might need to further cut back on its winter dates.

“We probably need to run just three days a week in the winter, like they do at Laurel and Parx,” he said.

After the Keeneland spring meet ends, NYRA has a much easier time filling races as the major outfits have made it back to New York by then. In the meantime, it looks like it’s going to be a rough winter.

 



Criminalize Organic Farming? EXCUSE ME?! BILLS: HR 875 and S 425

Criminalize Organic Farming? EXCUSE ME?! BILLS: HR 875 and S 425


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Call, email, fax your representatives and voice your concern about this piece of legislation TODAY!!

H.R. 875
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“Senate S 425
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HR 875 & S 425: The food police, criminalizing organic farming and the backyard gardener, and violation of the 10th amendment:
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Rep Rosa Delauro is married to Stanley Greenberg, President of Greenberg-Quinlan Research, Inc., a public issues research and polling firm. Greenberg works with corporate clients including BP, Boeing, Monsanto, Comverse, and United HealthCare.

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HR 875 and S 425 are the pieces of legislation concerning this matter

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Into Mischief’s Audible Romps in Holy Bull

AUDIBLE (c, Into Mischief–Blue Devil Bel, by Gilded Time) proved much the best in Hallandale Saturday with an ultra-impressive victory in the GII Holy Bull S., earning 10 points towards a start in the GI Kentucky Derby. A $175,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling turned $500,000 FTFMAR juvenile, he was given a 3-1 chance to make it three in a row in this stakes bow. Pressing from a joint second through an opening quarter in :23.59, the bay rode the rail in third as longshot Master Manipulator (Tale of the Cat) put up a half in :47.14. Overtaking that rival on the backstretch run, Audible was immediately joined by GISW Free Drop Billy (Union Rags), but quickly disposed of that foe in the stretch, charging clear to a five-length victory in 1:41 4/5. Free Drop Billy held second over stablemate Tiz Mischief (Into Mischief) and favored GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. hero Enticed (Medaglia d’Oro) was fourth. Third on debut sprinting against fellow Empire-breds at Belmont in September, Audible earned his diploma next out going a mile at Aqueduct against native New Yorkers Nov. 15. He was last seen crushing an optional claimer field by 9 3/4 lengths in a one-mile off-the-turfer over this strip Dec. 6.

Saturday, Gulfstream Park
HOLY BULL S.-GII, $350,000, GP, 2-3, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:41.92, ft.
1–AUDIBLE, 116, c, 3, by Into Mischief
                1st Dam: Blue Devil Bel, by Gilded Time
                2nd Dam: Fahamore, by Gulch
                3rd Dam: Cathy’s Gal, by Easy Goer
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($175,000
Ylg ’16 SARAUG; $500,000 2yo ’17 FTFMAR). O-WinStar Farm
LLC, China Horse Club International Ltd. and SF Racing LLC;
B-Oak Bluff Stables, LLC (NY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Javier
Castellano. $208,320. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, $287,720.
Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating:
   C+.2–Free Drop Billy, 122, c, 3, Union Rags–Trensa, by Giant’s
Causeway. ($200,000 Ylg ’16 KEESEP). O-Albaugh Family
Stables LLC; B-Helen K. Groves Revocable Trust (KY); T-Dale L.
Romans. $67,200.3–Tiz Mischief, 118, c, 3, Into Mischief–Indivia, by Tiznow.
($55,000 Ylg ’16 KEESEP). O-Frank L. Jones, Jr.; B-T/C Stable,
LLC (KY); T-Dale L. Romans. $33,600.
Margins: 5HF, 7 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 3.20, 3.30, 3.10.
Also Ran: Enticed, Pony Up, Tip Sheet, Bandito, Master Manipulator, Aequor. Scratched: Mississippi, Hollywood Star.
Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

 




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