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VOL. 44, NO. 3/MARCH 2016Editor A PUBLICATION OFJoan Colby THE ILLINOIS THOROUGHBREDPublisher BREEDERS AND OWNERS FOUNDATIONIllinois Thoroughbred Breedersand Owners Foundation “Past Performances reprinted by permission of copyrightExecutive Director owner, Daily Racing Form, Inc, Reproduction prohibited.”Dan ArrigoProduction Manager CONTENTSDena GervasiGraphic Design & Page Layout Hawthorne Stakes Mothballed for Spring Meet . . By Neil Milbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Ann E. Littleson Tim Thornton Retires from the Saddle . . . . . . . . . . By David Zenner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Photo/Art Editor Point of View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Ray Hallett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Jesse Saenz, Jr. McCaffrey New Executive Director of ITHA . . . . . . By Neil Milbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Mailing Director ITBOF Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Tom Mikulski ITBOF President’s Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Dan Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Advertising Sales &SubscriptionsDan Arrigo Foal Arrivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Leading Sire List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Professional Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Copyright 2016. Written permission must be ON  THE  COVER:obtained to reprint photographs and editorial material. Thanks to Susan Jakovac of Jakovac’s Hidden Hills Farm in Waterloo, Ill. ILLINOIS RACING NEWS, (ISSN  #1083-8309), is for this photo of thoroughbred friendspublished bi-monthly by Illinois Thoroughbred enjoying time together.Breeders and Owners Foundation for $24.00 per year. Cover design by Jesse Saenz, Jr.Periodicals Postage paid at Oak Brook, IL  and atadditional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Sendaddress corrections to: Illinois ThoroughbredBreeders and Owners Foundation, P.O. Box 578,Arlington Heights, IL  60006. (847-253-3670). Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs arewelcome, and all will be considered. Return postagemust accompany all submitted materials if they are tobe returned. ILLINOIS RACING NEWS assumes noresponsibility for loss or damage thereto. Any materi-al accepted is subject to such revision as is necessaryin our sole discretion to meet the requirements of thepublication. Opinions expressed in this publication are thoseof the writers and do not necessarily represent theviews of the management.

Hawthorne Stakes Mothballed for Spring Meetby Neil Milbert Some dramatic changes have been made in the condition book when Churchill Downs inaugurated its list of qualifying races forfor the 2016 Hawthorne Race Course meeting that is scheduled to the Kentucky Derby and excluded the Illinois Derby, abegin March 11 and continue through April 30. controversial move that brought a barrage of criticism. Among the noteworthy critics were Hall of Fame trainers D. Wayne Lukas, The eight stakes races have vanished. Bob Baffert and Carl Nafzger, and Daily Racing Form publisher Gone are the two Grade III races—the $400,000 Illinois Derby Steve Crist.and the Grade III $150,000 Sixty Sails. Nowhere to be found are the six $75,000-added races for Hawthorne attempted to remake the Illinois Derby into a prepIllinois-breds—the Robert S. Molaro Handicap, Third Chance for the Preakness, but the 2013, 2014 and 2015 winners failed toHandicap, Land of Lincoln, Pretty Jenny, Milwaukee Avenue and deliver at Pimlico.Peach of It. According to Racing Secretary Allan Plever, economics Given that fact and the economic necessity of a purse cut thatdictated the decision to delete the stakes. would further compromise the quality of the race, Plever found “We’re a little overpaid with purses and such,” Plever said. “We himself in a no-win situation.want to get things back in balance. “There’s a possibility—I wouldn’t say a probability—that the It’s important to point out that Illinois ThoroughbredIllinois Derby still will be run. If it is run it will be in the fall.” Horsemen’s Association President Mike Campbell is supporting That means this spring there will be no Chicago prep race for the decision to put the Illinois Derby and Sixty Sails in mothballsany of the Triple Crown races. and invest the money in the daily races during the brief 20-day In view of the fact that Chicago is the nation’s third biggest spring meeting.television market, that’s significant. If the Illinois Derby and the excitement it generates locally Because the Illinois Racing Board awarded Hawthorne a Jan. 8every spring is a thing of the past, will it eventually have a negative through Feb. 6 standardbred meeting, the thoroughbreds wereeffect on interest in local racing and in racing nationally in the unable to begin training until mid-February.Chicago media marketplace? The four major professional sports—football, baseball, However, some of the runners from the fall/winter meetingbasketball and hockey—all have teams in New York, Los Angeles remained on the track in Barn 2B.and Chicago. (True, for the past 21 years the National Football League was “It’s about an eighth-mile around and trainers used it to jogwithout a franchise in Los Angeles, but now the Rams are being horses,” Plever pointed out.welcomed back with open arms by the owners of the other teamswho have come to realize the importance of having a foothold in a While it wasn’t the same as being in training, it did provideBig 3 market.) horses with an ample opportunity to exercise at the same time they The Illinois Derby was inaugurated in 1923 at Hawthorne, but took a vacation from the rigors of racing.was dormant until 1933, when it was resurrected at Aurora Downsand run there through 1938. The race then went back into For the first four weeks of the spring meeting, racing will behibernation, and it wasn’t until 1963 that it resurfaced at confined to Friday and Saturday. During the last four weeks,Sportsman’s Park for a seven-year run. Thursday will be added. After another hiatus, the Illinois Derby reappeared on theSportsman stakes schedule in the fall of 1973. “We’re counting heavily on the participation of Fairmount Park In 1974, it was run on June 1 and became the first $100,000- horsemen,” Plever said. “Last year participation wasn’t that strong,added race in Sportsman’s history. It remained a June race until but that’s because part of their meeting (that began March 24)1976 when it was run on the same day as the Kentucky Derby (to overlapped with our meeting. This year, that won’t be the case.take advantage of the fact that a rule change allowed the track toreceive a simulcast of the Kentucky Derby and take bets). “We’ve sent [Director of Publicity/Racing Analyst] Jim Miller The Illinois Derby was repositioned on the calendar again in down there to talk to the horsemen and they seem anxious to come.1977, this time to serve as an April 23 Kentucky Derby prep, andthe victorious Flag Officer went on to finish 10th in America’s “I’m encouraged that there still is the possibility of having amost coveted race. strong spring meet, despite the fact that we’re not having stakes From then on, it was a prep for the Triple Crown races— races.”sometimes the Kentucky Derby, sometimes the Preakness andsometimes the Belmont. Plever also is well aware that sometimes things change The Illinois Derby’s monumental year was in 2002 when War dramatically.Emblem, the Chicago-based winner of the April 6 running, wenton to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and be crowned the “I’ve been in this situation before,” he recalled, “and I’ve said:National Champion Three-year-old Male. ‘We’re not going to have stakes’—and then all of a sudden we have That was the last Illinois Derby at Sportsman’s. The race was them.”transplanted to Hawthorne in 2003 and the winner, Ten MostWanted, finished second in the Belmont. Meanwhile in Florida… Although the race remained the main event of Hawthorne’sspring meeting through 2015, it suffered a major blow in 2013 The Pizza Man, who is a lock to be selected 2015 Illinois-bred Horse of the Year, made an unsuccessful 2016 debut, finishing fifth in the Feb. 6 running of the Grade I $350,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap won by Luke’s Alley. Jockey Javier Castellano believes a speed-favoring track and a relatively slow pace contributed to the demise of the stretch runner who last August became the first Illinois-bred winner of the Arlington Million. “I don’t think it was a good set-up for him,” Castellano said. “I rode with a lot of patience and he kicked, but it’s so hard for a horse who comes from way back. A combination of the slow pace and a track that carries speed—I think that’s why he got beat.” ILLINOIS RACING NEWS / MARCH 2016 / 3

Broodmare Management Foaling Layups ™ Retireeswww.indianhillstbfarm.com At Stud: Wild Gambler & Ameriheart 618-792-3398Tim Thornton Retires from the Saddle by David Zenner When the Hawthorne Race Course day hopes to take the reins of hisspring meet opens this month, there future in-laws’ family business.will be at least one notable absence inthe jockey colony, as seven-time “I’m not exactly sure what I’ll beHawthorne riding champion Tim doing at first,” Thornton said of hisThornton quietly called it a career at new gig. “There are so many differentthe end of the fall/winter meet on Jan. jobs. There will be plenty to do. I’m2. going to follow Devin’s dad who said he is going to teach me every part of Thornton wanted to leave the sport the industry so down the road I canof Thoroughbred racing on his own eventually help run the business withterms and with little fanfare, and as Devin’s brothers.”such, when the fall meet ended, hequietly packed his tack and exited the With his riding career in thejocks’ room. There was no special rearview mirror, the seven-timeceremony to honor the multiple riding Hawthorne Race Course championchampion, no video to commemorate reflected on his years in the saddle thatthe career of the 28-year-old native of included nearly 10,000 mounts andLake Charles, Louisiana, who won $30 million in purses, topped by twonearly 1,500 races in 12 years of graded stakes victories—the 2010 Oldriding, and that’s just the way he Hat Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Parkwanted it. with Richiegirlgonewild and the 2011 Stars and Stripes (G3) at Arlington “I didn’t want anybody to make a Park aboard Free Fighter.big deal out of [my retiring]. I don’tlike that kind of stuff,” Thornton said “Other than the injuries (whichrecently. “The only reason I said included a fractured skull and manyanything to the guys in the room was Four Footed Fotos broken bones), I was very fortunate. Iso I could kind of say, ‘See you,’ to won a lot of leading rider titles andthem so they weren’t surprised when I wasn’t back here when the rode some pretty good horses, butspring meet starts (on March 11). I also wanted to give my agent what I’ll miss most is being with the guys in the [jockeys’] room.Jimmy Ernesto time to find another rider.” Being in that room is like being with your second family.” While the jockeys may be his second family, Thornton knows For Thornton, hanging up his distinctive blue riding boots and it’s now time to take care of his first family.black jockey pants was a decision about a year in the making, and With Thornton gone and eight-time Hawthorne champion Chriswith the help of his fiancée Devin, a plan began to come into Emigh and Chicago mainstay Julio Felix plying their trade atfocus. Oaklawn Park until the Hot Springs, Arkansas track closes in mid-April, the top of the jockey standings will have a different “Devin’s parents own an industrial water well company in look as the meet gets underway.Northern California. They drill wells on all the big farms. They As such, look for Victor Santiago, James Bielby, Juan Molinahad said to me that anytime I wanted to, they’d set us up and help Jr., Killian Hennessy, Edgar Perez and Eduardo Perez to beme get started in learning the business.” among the leaders when the dust settles. For the bettors, Hawthorne will drop the takeout rate on its With Tim and Devin welcoming a baby girl into the world in two Pick-4 wagers to 15 percent. The track’s Pick-5 is already at aearly February, the couple will remain in the Chicago area for a low 14 percent rate making both wagers among the best bets inshort time, but a cross-country move to the Golden State is North America.imminent. “I still have a lot to do here to get ready to move,” Thorntonsaid. “I still have to sell the house and get some other things inorder. We’ll probably hit the road around the end of March.” Once in California, the learning curve will be steep as he one4 / ILLINOIS RACING NEWS / MARCH 2016

Point of Viewby Ray Hallett I’ve got cabin fever, the mid-winter crazies. Every day I start the day Instead of dwelling on the problems of the past and what went wrong,by looking out the window in the hope that, miraculously, spring has ar- we need to be looking to the future, if we have one. And, that is where Irived. I check the weather forecast in the local newspaper every day. I have been overtaken by the long dark days of winter and the boredom ofwatch both the early and late news programs on TV in the hope that I will cabin fever. If nothing else, I have had plenty of time to think.be promised a warm day. I sleep late in the morning and feel sorry forthose that need to go out in the cold to go to work. For years, we have patiently waited for Springfield to rescue us. After all, the Horse Racing Act of 1975 is public policy and the state has obliga- I spend a lot of time hanging out in front of the TV or reading books. tions to us, just as we have obligations to the state. As the chief executiveI’m retired now, have been for a couple of years, so there isn’t much rea- of the state it is the responsibility of the governor to enforce legislation.son to go out the front door. I’m thinking that we, as an industry, have been too quiet for too long. I could pay a visit to the track, but it is still too early for that. I’m not a We have been too careful not to rock the boat out of fear that it might pro-harness racing fan, so I took a pass on the reintroduction of that sport to voke a backlash from Springfield. Where has that gotten us?Hawthorne this winter. From all I hear, it was a successful meet. Good forthem. However, it just isn’t my cup of tea. I’m not calling for a revolution. I’m not calling for a withholding of services. Forget secret deals behind closed doors. What I am advocating is I suppose I could crank up my computer and play out-of-state thor- that the horse racing industry should step out of the shadows into the pub-oughbreds with my ADW account, but I just haven’t gotten around to it. lic eye and explore what we need to survive in the most transparent way. IfI’m waiting for the weather to break in the hope that it will cure my blue we can’t make that case in public then perhaps we deserve to die.mood. I’ll swing into action when the Triple Crown bug bites later thisspring. Instead of quietly waiting, I think that there should be a public summit held to discuss the problems of horse racing in this state. That summit In the meantime, I’ve been reading a lot. And, that has led me to a should focus on making recommendations to rectify the problems and in-place I probably would not have visited had I not been cooped up at home. equalities that exist.The other day, I logged on to the website of the Illinois Racing Board andfound a link to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. It’s been a while Ideally, the governor should call the summit, since as the chief execu-since I’ve taken a look at the law that legalizes our sport. tive it is his responsibility to enforce the law. If governor Rauner isn’t in- terested, the Illinois Racing Board could call it. If they are reluctant, the I remember when it was passed 41 years ago. It was a different time responsibility could fall on any other group with an interest in the out-for the Illinois Racing industry. The new act brought everything together come. It could be a consortium of track owners or horse owners. It reallyunder the umbrella of a single law. Nobody had any idea where the road doesn’t matter who starts the ball rolling, as long as all parties are heardahead would lead back then, but it was easy to be optimistic. Despite nu- and the debate is transparent to the citizens of this state.merous amendments and changes, it is still the law that governs our indus-try today. Invite everyone that has a stake. That would include representatives from the state government, track owners, horse owners, trainers, horse- It is the law, but it no longer meets its intent. There at the beginning is players, the jockey guild, farmers and labor unions. I’d invite representa-the legal statement of the obligations of the state. I won’t bore you with tives from the lottery and the casinos to hear their side of the problem. I’dmultiple pages of legal definitions and explanations, but take a second and invite racing experts from out of state to testify as to what has worked andread the purpose of the act, as laid down by our representatives 41 year not worked elsewhere. If I’ve forgotten anyone, I’d invite them, too. Theago. summit should be open to anyone with something to add to the discussion. Most importantly, I’d invite the media to report back to the citizens exactly Legislative intent. This Act is intended to benefit the people of the State what transpires.of Illinois by assisting economic development and promoting Illinoistourism. The General Assembly finds and declares it to be the public pol- The purpose of all this would be twofold. First, to bring the plight oficy of the State of Illinois to: the racing industry before public scrutiny in hopes of generating public(a) support and enhance Illinois’ horse racing industry, which is a signifi- pressure for reform. Secondly, to reach consensus on steps that can becant component within the agribusiness industry; taken to revive a dying industry that is important to the economics of this(b) ensure that Illinois’ horse racing industry remains competitive with state.neighboring states;(c) stimulate growth within Illinois’ horse racing industry, thereby en- I’d suggest that there are three givens that everyone must accept at thecouraging new investment and development to produce additional tax rev- beginning. First, the goals, as established by the Horse Racing Act ofenues and to create additional jobs; 1975, should be maintained and serve as the guiding principles of the(d) promote the further growth of tourism; summit. Secondly, it must be agreed that the state government will not be(e) encourage the breeding of thoroughbred and standardbred horses in asked to provide any additional revenue to prop up the racing industry.this State; and They don’t have the money to spare. Instead, the goal is to allow the in-(f) ensure that public confidence and trust in the credibility and integrity dustry to have the necessary tools to move forward on its own withoutof racing operations and the regulatory process is maintained. government money. Finally, a way must be found to do away with Recap- ture, which is a cancer that has eaten away at the racing industry from the Take a second and read that again. Are you thinking the same thing inside for years and is probably the greatest obstacle preventing the returnthat I’m thinking? To me it is clear that somewhere along the way we have of quality racing to Illinois.become lost. I would be hard pressed to apply any of those goals in a posi-tive way today. Where did we go wrong? Does all of this sound like a crazy scheme? Would it work? Could it work? Are the parties so far apart that cooperation would prove to be to- So much has changed in the last 41 years and Illinois has obviously tally impractical? Maybe. Maybe this is all a mid-winter’s pipe dream on anot kept up. The horse racing industry is teetering on the edge of collapse. cold and dark winter’s night, and everything will be forgotten as soon asThere have been successes but there have also been glaring failures. the warmth of spring returns.Where do we lay the blame for those shortcomings? Why is it so impor-tant to lay blame? There is probably plenty of blame to go around for On the other hand, where are we today and where are we likely to beeveryone, so stop with the finger pointing. tomorrow or next year if nothing changes? I’m listening. Does anyone have a better idea? ILLINOIS RACING NEWS / MARCH 2016 / 5

McCaffery New Executive Director of ITHA by Neil Milbert Dave McCaffrey is switching from the sulky to state’s biggest money-making riverboat casinos inthe saddle. Joliet, Aurora and Elgin. He has retired as president of the Illinois In awarding dates for 2016, the Racing BoardHarness Horsemen’s Association and is ending his rejected the applications of Balmoral and Maywood,standardbred training career to become the new putting them out of business, and turned Hawthorneexecutive director of the Illinois Thoroughbred back into a two-breed track with two harnessHorsemen’s Association. meetings, Jan. 8-Feb. 6 and May 6-Sept. 25. “First, I want to thank Glen Berman,” ITHA The shrinkage of the Illinois standardbred schedulePresident Mike Campbell said in disclosing that from 11 to six months caused McCaffrey to considerMcCaffrey was going to be Berman’s successor. a career change.“Glen brought a new level of integrity andsophistication to the ITHA. We wish him nothing “Without question, it was the deciding factor,” hebut good luck in Florida working as the executive said. “I either needed to move out of the state anddirector of the HBPA. focus on building a stable or stop training. The people in Delaware are very nice and I had five “My board of directors voted unanimously horses there, giving me the groundwork. But I’m awhen I proposed that we hire Dave to replace him. Midwestern guy (a native of Bettendorf, Iowa) andI think that’s a big statement. my parents are in the Quad Cities and they’re getting older.” Ironically, Campbell became aware of McCaffrey’s availability “I am unaware of any leader of a harness horsemen’s group who when the harness trainer joked about applying for the Floridahas risen to a level to be so appreciated that he was thought of in a HBPA executive director’s job during a meeting with the ITHAunanimous way to represent a thoroughbred horsemen’s group. For president and Berman.him it’s a substantial change, but I know of nobody in Illinois “I encourage you to apply,” Berman told McCaffrey, “but just soracing who knows more about the Illinois Horse Racing Act, you know, I’ve also applied for that job.”whether it concerns standardbred horses, thoroughbred horses or Although McCaffrey was kidding when he said he was thinkingquarter horses.” about moving to Florida and changing horses, Campbell realized that he had just found the ideal successor if Berman got the job. McCaffrey was elected president of the IHHA in September When Berman got the job, Campbell asked McCaffrey to2008. When Campbell was elected president of the ITHA that succeed him as ITHA executive director. McCaffrey accepted andNovember they soon formed an alliance. the ITHA Board of Directors gave its blessings by a unanimous vote. “David, harness horsemen’s kids eat the same amount of food “It was a very hard decision,” McCaffrey said. “The hardest partthat thoroughbred horsemen’s kids eat,” Campbell told McCaffrey. was giving up my [14-horse] stable and essentially ending my“Let’s work to together.” training career. I’ve had a lot of luck (since embarking on his training career in 1991) and I’ve had over 1,800 winners. I kind of Those are the words that McCaffrey wanted to hear. wanted to get to 2,000, because most harness trainers never get “I always thought both sides were missing an opportunity,” he anywhere near 2,000.recalled. “Mike could have snubbed me and gone his separate way, “I’ve had an amazing client base. One owner has been with mebut we tried to see all the common ground. since 1992, another since 1999 and another since 2009.” “When we sat down and talked about things, we realized that 99 McCaffrey will disband his stable this month.percent of the time what was good for one side was good for one “I need to devote full-time attention to this job,” he emphasized.another—whether it was to try to get a gaming bill passed, or get “There’s no way I can be the ITHA executive director and a harnessrecapture eliminated or lessened, or whether it was to make friends trainer at the same time. It wouldn’t be fair to my harness clientsin the legislature. and it wouldn’t be fair to the members of the ITHA. “We were so much stronger together than we were at opposite “I’m still representing horsemen and I’m very excited aboutends of the room.” that, because I think they need strong representation. I’m looking According to Campbell: “From that first day, Dave and I have forward to it.had a close relationship. He has always lived up to his word.” “One of the nice things about the job is that it’s groundbreaking. In McCaffrey’s opinion, the gaming bill that the joint efforts of More groups across the country should reach out to their horsethe ITHA, IHHA and the tracks succeeded in getting the legislature brothers who train the other breed.”to pass (but which was then rejected by former Governor Pat Campbell said McCaffrey will work for a half-salary in March,Quinn) is a shining example of their joint endeavors. “until he can release himself from his standardbred obligations.” “When you look at the gaming bill that we negotiated together Berman also served as the ITHA general counsel, but now thethere isn’t a gaming bill in the country that’s as horsemen-friendly,” organization’s attorney will be Alan Foreman, national chairman ofhe said. “We were going to get 15 percent of the adjusted gross the Thoroughbred Horseman’s Association.revenue (from slot machines at the tracks for purses). Recapture “Alan will be counsel to the ITHA, not general counsel as Glenwas going to be eliminated. was,” Campbell explained. “He has represented us nationally and “There also were incentives for breeders, and the amount of now he will represent us in Illinois, the same way he representsmoney that the tracks had to put in for backstretch health and horsemen in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland anddental care was raised from $750,000 to $1 million. Delaware.” “It was a remarkable piece of legislation, and what was good forthoroughbreds was good for harness and vice versa.” But the bills were never signed and a bad situation got muchworse, particularly for the harness horsemen, when Balmoral Parkand Maywood Park were forced into bankruptcy in December 2014because of an impact fee lawsuit judgment awarded to four of the6 / ILLINOIS RACING NEWS / MARCH 2016



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President’s UpdateITBOF By Dan SullivanTwo Months and Running I write this article on behalf of the Illinois Thoroughbred Magazine. We need your support by your joining ITBOF as aBreeders and Owners Foundation with a sense of pride. We have paid member so you get a subscription to the Magazine as justtaken over the Illinois Racing News and we have been able to one benefit. We need your active participation. But even if youpublish two months of the Magazine and this will make three don’t want to participate actively, please consider subscribing tomonths. I thank Joan Colby for helping guide us through this the Magazine.start up. I thank Dan Arrigo for his tireless efforts on behalf ofthe ITBOF. Their efforts have made this takeover of the publica- Please consider helping, because most of all we need a con-tion possible. tinuation of a vibrant Illinois program that can support the breeding that presently furnishes at least half of all horses races I want to put this effort in context. ITBOF is not replete with in every meet at every Illinois track.funds. Basically we operate with one employee and outsourceevery other service that Dan cannot provide. No officers or Please give Illinois racing a chance by supporting the ITBOFdirectors are paid, so shame on me. Some of these services and the existing programs.include an annual audit required by statute so that not only doour members have access to our financials, we report to the Foal ArrivalsGovernor, the legislature and the Illinois Department ofAgriculture. We hold an annual stallion auction. We provide an GALLAGHER FARMannual honors banquet. We support all breeders in complyingwith the Illinois breeding requirements. We organize, track and Villa Ridge, ILpay Breeder Awards. We have contracted benefits for Illinoisbreeders who race homebreds with Arlington International Walnut Hill, ILRacecourse. We maintain two lobbyists to manage our never-ending effort to get parity with the surrounding states with legis- 2/15/16, f. by Birdstone outlation allowing gaming for the tracks. We sponsor two futurities of Flick. Foaled atfor Illinois bred horses. We take positions on matters that Ridgewood Stables LLC.adversely affect Illinois bred horses that arise before the Illinois Owners: John & Holly Mathis.Racing Board. These are some of our services that are providedon a limited amount of money paid based upon total Breeder 2/5/16, c. by First SamuraiAwards paid. out of Le Sang Royale. Foaled at Gallagher Farms. So, when we learned the publisher was shutting down the Breeder: Dana WaierIRN, we contemplated taking over the publication within the Thoroughbreds.context of 1.) Can we afford to do it; and, 2.) How can we act asa publisher of the IRN? None of us involved with undertaking a Foals are appearing on farms across the state.publication had any idea on how we could further such an under- Each month we will print foal arrivals. Information needed istaking. On the can we afford it front, we contemplated a publica- farm and location, date of birth (optional), color, sex, sire, dam,tion every quarter. We thought about publishing only an electron- owner, and breed-back (if known). Photos are also welcome.ic edition. Send Foal Arrivals to: Illinois Racing News, 111 Shore Drive, I ended up piling more on Dan Arrigo by deciding to publish Burr Ridge, IL 60527, Fax: (630) 887-0210 or email: info@midwest-every month. But, budget constraints imposed a requirement to outdoors.com (mark for Illinois Racing News Foal Arrivals).publish a paper edition every other month. On alternative monthsthe magazine is published electronically. Please locate that publi-cation on our website, which has been continually upgraded withthe information and the services supplied. Please visit it atITBOF.net. Also, review our website and give us comments onhow we can make it even more responsive to matters concerningyou. Why did we do it? That is, take over the IRN. A decision wasmade to do everything we could to resist the downward spiral ofIllinois racing. Rather than lose the IRN as a continuing threat ofdeath by a thousand cuts, we decided it was worthwhile to try tokeep the IRN. We decided it was worthwhile to do everything wecould to keep Illinois racing viable and to keep disseminatingnews of Illinois racing statewide. We need your input on what you would like to see in the ILLINOIS RACING NEWS / MARCH 2016 / 9

Top-20 Leading Illinois Sires to January 26, 2016LEADING SIRES BY MONEY WON LEADING SIRES BY AVERAGE PER RUNNERStraight Line 69,858 Road Ruler 2,930 Straight LIne 17,465 Smoke Warning 1,000Three Hour Nap 40,102 Like Minded 2,872 Wild Gambler 13,200 Road Ruler 977Cashel Castle 29,790 Smoke Warning 2,000 Three Hour Nap 10,026 Indy Snow (GB) 913Country Be Gold 13,900 ElMedwar 1,755 Country Be Gold 6,950 El Medwar 585Wild Gambler 13,200 Brave’N Away 1,420 Elhayq (ire) Southland Blues 575Elhayq (Ire) 11,171 Southland Blues 1,150 Cashel Castle 5,586 Chicago Six 565Chosen Deputy 8,130 Chicago Six 1,129 Chosen Deputy 4,256 Brave ‘N Away 284Alluvial 5,520 Devil Hunter Like Minded 2,710 Devil Hunter 96Ben Bulben Mt. Waverly 96 Alluvial 1,436 Mt. Waverly 69Indy Snow (GB) 5,436 69 Ben Bulben 1,380 4,656 1,359LEADING SIRES BY RACES WON LEADING SIRES OF 2013 STAKES WINNERS (WINS)Straight Line 2 LIFETIME LEADING SIRES OF STAKES WINNERSThree Hour Nap 2Alluvial 1Cashel Castle 1Chosen Deputy 1Country Be Gold 1ElHayq (Ire) 1Wild Gambler 1 Roanoke 12 Friendly Lover 11LEADING SIRES BY NUMBER OF WINNERSStraight Line 2 LIFETIME LEADING SIRES BY MONEY WONThree Hour Nap 2Alluvial 1 Roanoke 28,666,603 Wild Gambler 993,618Cashel Castle 1 Cashel Castle 3,023,057 Country Be Gold 976,236Chosen Deputy 1 Indy Snow (GB) 2,155,258 Battle Star 759,783Country Be Gold 1 Road Ruler 2,027,369 Brave ‘N Away 685,498ElHayq (Ire) 1 Alluvial 1,944,416 Aristotle 656,119Wild Gambler 1 Chicago Six 1,670,427 Cat Creek Slew 651,639 Iron Deputy 1,446,265 Three Hour Nap 539,430 LEADING JUVENILE SIRES BY MONEY WON Powerful Goer 1,377,446 Elhayq (Ie) 481,342 Ben Bulben 1,056,585 Garcon Rouge 342,993No Juvenile Sires Yet in 2016 Straight Line 1,010,678 Devil Hunter 303,352 LIFETIME LEADING JUVENILE SIRES BY MONEY WON LEADING FRESHMAN SIRES BY MONEY WON Roanoke 16,252,977 Straight Line 74,342 Cashel Castle 372,543 Cat Creek Slew 66,507No Freshman Sires Yet in 2016 Alluvial 200,636 Brave ‘N Away 64,014 Road Ruler 198,863 Country Be Gold 61,692 Three Hour Nap 152,000 Ben Bulben 59,729 Indy Snow (GB) 139,558 Wild Gambler 51,064 Iron Deputy 123,740 Garcon Rouge 46,719 Chicago Six 114,309 Pirate Stronghold 37,285 Powerful Goer 98,472 Elhayq (IRE) 37,167 The Bold Bruiser 76,566 Devil Hunter 36,010 LIFETIME LEADING SIRES BY AVERAGE PER RUNNERLEADING SIRES BY AVERAGE PER START Roanoke 91,623 Straight Line 31,584 Indy Snow (GB) 67,352 El Medwar 27,571Straight Line 17,465 SmokeWarning 1,000 Iron Deputy 60,261 Chicago Six 26,942Wild Gambler 13,200 Road Ruler 977 Wild Gambler 52,296 Country Be Gold 25,032Three Hour Nap 8,020 Indy Snow (GB0 913 Battle Star 47,486 Alluvial 23,712Country Be Gold 6,950 El Medwar 585 Road Ruler 41,375 Aristotle 22,625Elhayq (Ire) 5,586 Southland Blues 575 Cashel Castle 39,260 Chosen Deputy 22,046Cashel Castle 4,256 Chicago Six 565 Ben Bulben 34,083 Devil Hunter 21,668Chosen Deputy 2,033 Brave ‘N Away 284 Powerful Goer 33,596 Brave ‘N Away 20,773Like Minded 1,436 Devil Hunter 96 Three Hour Nap 31,731 Sir Loren 19,521Alluvial 1,380 Mt. Waverly 69Ben Bulben 1,359 The above lists are compiled by Bloodstock Research Information Services and ranks stallions who currently stand in Illinois. This list asserts no claim as to the status of the Illinois registration of any stallion. To ascertain eli- gibility of any stallion to the Illinois Breeders Fund Program, please contact the Illinois Dept. of Agriculture 217-782-4231.

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