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6 The Game, October 2008
McClachrie no longer in “third gear” By Harlan Abbey
McClachrie, who described her as “an off-the-pace sprinter.”
McClachrie’s father U. D. McClachrie trained at Fort Erie and she was riding at an early age, showing lots of hunters and jumpers that were off-the-track Thoroughbreds. “And they got sold when they started winning ribbons,” she remembered.
She began riding in Quarter Horse races at Picov Downs and exercising Thoroughbreds for trainers like Tom Bowden, Ralph Biamonte and Steven Owens, “but it was too much
of a struggle to get my weight down, although I did ride one race at Woodbine, I think I wound up fourth of 13. I broke Foxtrail when I rode for Colebrook Farm and I also rode Air Cooled.”
One of the horses in the second- year head trainer’s shedrow is Tahana, who was bred by her mother. He won two races in ‘06 but didn’t have much success last season. “Mom was going to sell him as a riding horse,” Denyse said,”so I bought him. He shows speed in the mornings but for a while he wasn’t showing in his races. Then he ran like a champ, nished third in fast time (l:10 plus for six furlongs) for a eld of $4,000 claimers.”
Other horses McClachrie trains
are Ian’s Rocket, a ten-year-old (“My trooper”) who had three thirds in his rst four starts; Charming Country, a recent claim who appears to like a route; and an up-and-coming three- year-old, Under Seven.
Regarding her profession of being a head trainer, she commented: “It’s a tough game but, hopefully, if you’re persistent it’ll pay off. You give your horses 100 percent of your ability and hope they give it back to you.”
Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper
It took Fort Erie trainer Denyse McClachrie three months to get out of “third gear.”
Eight Racing Hall of Fame jockeys will compete against each other in a pari-mutual wagering event at Santa Anita Park on October 18 as a prelude to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on October 24 & 25.
Despite being the third-lon-
gest shot in the seven horse eld
of $7,500 claimers, Chris Grif th
and the Shale Wagman-owned
three-year-old lly “broke free
early... opened a gap”... and the
outcome was “never in doubt” according to the Racing Form chart. Ace It won the six-furlong race by eight lengths and paid $28.00.
The Hall of Fame jockeys competing will be Angel Cordero Jr., 65; Jacinto Vasquez, 64; Sandy Hawley, 59; Pat Day, 55; Chris McCarron, 53; Jerry Bailey, 51; Gary Stevens, 45; and Julie Krone, 45.
Jockey Legends Race
She had six third-place nishes from the rst eight starts by her ve-horse stable until Ace It won the ninth race on Tues- day, Aug. 5 -- and the ve-year- old Kentucky-bred (by Cape Canaveral-Salt It by Salt Lake) did it emphatically.
The event, dubbed The Living Legends Race, will be an allowance race contested at sprint distance for California- bred horses. Each horse will be assigned 126 pounds.
Her early speed was somewhat of a surprise to
This year’s New Owner Syndicate group is being mentored through the partnership of David Keith and Nick Mlekuz of Afton Park Stables along with trainer James Smith. After a busy weekend of viewing yearlings and attending both the Selected and Preferred Sales, the new syndicate group is
Denyse McCachrie and her homebredTahana
The Ontario CTHS announced the formation of its
latest New Owner syndicate group. Following a New Owner seminar spearheaded by the CTHS that was held on August 30 at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, a new syndicate group consisting of 10 members was quickly formed.
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Silver Deputy Pensioned
Stallion Silver Deputy, the sire of 75 stakes winners including two-time Champion Silverbulletday, has been pensioned due to declining fertility.
Silver Deputy had a mare in foal rate of 26.3% in 2008 which determined the decision to pension the syndicate owned stallion who had been standing for $30,000 at Brookdale Farm in Kentucky where he will live out his retirement.
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Teams consisting of four members competed against each other on the famous E.P.Taylor Turf Course at Woodbine Racetrack.
This annual event has been grow- ing in popularity from its inaugural run of two races in 1999. Last year, over 82 runners competed in six dif- ferent categories raising over $4,000 for the United Way.
This year The eld size has grown to 111 participants, including a team of Woodbine VPs.
All participants were invited to attend a free BBQ for prizes and an award ceremony.
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