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The Game, October 2008 3 HRA appoints Shirley McClellan as Chair
High eld Stock Farm; Hip No. 165, a lly by Gilded Time - Memphis Junction who was purchased by Bar None Ranches Ltd. for $40,000 from Ziprick Thoroughbreds; and Hip No. 163 a colt by Sir Cherokee - Manalapan purchased by agent Monica Russell for $38,000 from Jim Cranwell.
Horse Racing Alberta has appointed Shirley McClellan as the Chair of the Board.
into the future. Horse racing is viable in Alberta and can achieve even greater success thanks to the dedication of the Board of Directors of HRA, the dedicated men and woman who work and have invested in the industry and the operators of our ne racing facilities.
For complete CTHS Alberta 2008 Summer Sale results visit www.cthsalta.com
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Minister of Finance, Minister
of International and Intergovernmental Rela- tions, Minister of Community Development, and Minister of Health, Minister Responsible for the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.
Shirley currently farms in New Brigden with her husband Lloyd and her son Mitchell.
Keeneland
According to HRA’s website Mrs. McClellan is looking forward to her new role, “I have great interest in seeing the industry move successfully
Horse Racing Alberta is a private, not-for-pro t organization with a mandate to govern, direct, control, regulate, market and promote the Alberta Horse Racing and Breeding Industry.
The 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale closed out with the fourth-highest total sales in the auction’s history
a gure which was also the lowest since 3,370 yearlings brought $324,904,300 in 2004. Total sales dipped 14.8% compared with $385,018,600 during the 2007 Keeneland September sale. Keeneland reported 3,605 yearlings as sold for $327,999,100 during the marathon 15-day sale.
2007 Jockey Club Breeding Stats
year at this time with 36,317 live foals reported in 2007 the number of stallion declined 6.3% (3,881 in 2006) and the number of mares bred also decreased 3.7% (63,629 in 2006). There were also 7,199 “no foal” reports in 2008.
Shirley has served with the Alberta Legislature for nearly 20 years in positions which include
The average price at the 2008 Keeneland sale was $90,984, a 10.2% decline compared with $101,347 in 2007. Median dipped 11.9% from $42,000 in 2007 to $37,000 this year. The buy-back rate rose from 22.5% last year to 24.8%.
The Jockey Club released the 2007 breeding statistics which reported 3,638 stallions cover- ing 61,262 mare in North America in 2007. The matings resulted in 34,561 live foals of 2008 as of September 4, 2008 which the Jockey Club esti- mates their reporting as 90% complete.
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The biggest buzz of the sale was generated when the rst foal produced by 2002 Horse of the Year Azeri—a chestnut A.P. Indy colt named Vallenzeri—failed to meet his reserve at $7.7-million.
The gures indicate that the number of live foals is down 4.8% from last
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Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs has canceled its spring two year- old sale for 2009 and perhaps beyond. The sale, which was held annually in March, debuted in 2002 and featured untimed gallops, in contrast to the timed workouts at the rest of the North American two-year-old auctions.
“We’ve elected to go the yearling route with the current crop and forego our annual two-year-old auction entirely,” Frank Stronach stated in a press release. “We’ve decided to open our breaking and training facility
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Judith’s Wild Rush Upsets Jalil
Three-time Canadian Champion, Judith’s Wild Rush, was the upset winner of the $50,000 Waquoit Stakes at Suffolk Downs on August 30 defeating Godolphin Racing’s Jalil, a $9.7-million 2005 yearling purchase, in his United States debut. Riversrunrylee was second. Judith’s Wild Rush is owned by Harvey Tenenbaum, trained by Julian Canet and jockey Orlando Bocachica in the irons.
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