Page 43 - March 2005 The Game

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Photo Right: Amanda and Jenelle Motz pose with Jack in the family’s living room, one half of the twins which were born January 15, 2005. The family has been taking turns on the night shift to make sure Jack is fed when he wants to be. He was too small to nurse on his own.
Canadian Connections Out of Town
Twins rare but Happen
The Game will attempt to record the progress of all the Canadian Connections who are currently racing out of town. However if we have missed your win please call 1-866-886-5827 toll free and let us know.
Information from January 24, 2005 to February 20, 2005:
Bay Meadows:
Jockey Gerry Olguin travelled West this February to Bay Meadows after recovering from injuries suffered in a serious early morning training accident at the end of November at Woodbine. He has wasted no time in recording 4 wins so far with purses totalling $62,331.
Charles Town:
Trainer Anthony Adamo has slowed down this past month only recording one win for owner Michael Gill for $17,000 with horse named Mental Floss.
Owner Wags Nags LLC had a win with trainer Kevin Joy for $16,000 with horse named Misseditbythatmuch.
Delta Downs:
Trainer Layne Giliforte recorded another couple of wins this month. Apple Waites won for $11,850 for Melnyk Racing Stables and Layne won one for himself with Streaking Light for $7345.
Fair Grounds:
Compared to past seasons there hasn’t been much activity in the win column for the Canadian connections at Fair Grounds so far in 2005. However there were a half dozen wins to report.
Trainer Josie Carroll had wins with the Padua Stables owned Aerial Command for $32,000 and the James & Alice Sapara & C.J. Woods’ owned Carlea for $30,000
Trainer Mark Frostad had a win for Sam-Son Farms with Scarlet Secret for $28,000.
Trainer Danny Yu had another win with Big American Force for $32,000 for owner Yu-Chan Stable. Big American Force is two for two at the Fair Grounds.
Trainer Malcolm Pierce had a win for owner Pin Oak Stable with Idle Rumor for $30,000 and trainer Mike Doyle had a nice win with Explosive Lad for $10,000. Mike owns Explosive Lad in partnership with Dura Racing.
Gulfstream Park:
2004 Queen’s Plate winner, Niigon, had his first start since September 2004 on February 14 and he looked terrific. He finished second by a neck after a very game performance on the turf going 1 1/8 mile in a $35,000 Allowance for trainer Eric Coatrieux
and owners Chiefswood Stables. I can’t wait to see his next start, it could be an exciting season for Niigon.
Trainer/owner Audre Cappuccitti won her first start of the meet with Sarzana for $13,000.
Trainer Barbara Baird had a wire to wire win with Regent Executive with husband Jerry baird in the irons for owner and breeder Pedigree Farms for $10,000.
Jockey Chantal Sutherland had a win aboard Celtic Isle for trainer Steven Dwoskin for $13,000.
Owner Bruno Schickedanz had a win with Biblical Scholar for $33,000 and a win with Run on Broadway for $7,000 with trainer Henry Collazo.
Oaklawn Park:
Jockey Travis Hightower had a win aboard Bold Soul for $31,000 for train- er Leon Cline.
The Orange Blossom Stable owned, Terrifically, had a win for $8500 with trainer Grant Forster.
Mountaineer:
Trainer Jefferey Radosevich had a successful month with 4 wins and $64,700 in purse earnings. His wins included Proud Tears for $31,000 for owner Jack Boggs; Kalen for $10,700 and Bronx Cheer for $11,500 for owner Bruno Schickedanz and Saratoga Gent for $11,500 for owner David Salinas Sr.
Trainer Justin Nixon also had a win for Stronach Stables with Thunder Fox for $28,700 and trainer Andrew Davidovich had a win for owner James Russo with Astral PLane for #12,500.
Penn National:
Trainer Alexander Patykewich had a couple of wins totalling $14,520. One with Executive Class for $8220 where Josh Robillard was listed as the owner and the other, Country Meadow for $6300, which was listed as his own.
Philadelphia Park:
Trainer Alexander Patykewich has been busy. He recorded a win at Philadelphia as well as Penn National with Roses for Mom for $12,720. Jockey Na Somsanith was in the irons for owner Fortunato Figliano.
Na’s wife, trainer Maggie Couse, also recorded a win this month with her own horse, Westerley Flow for $24,380.
Sam Houston Race Park:
Trainer Layne Giliforte has been travelling too. He recorded a win for owners Forest Trail Stables & R. Wardell with their Blue Creeker for $7500.
Jockey Daniel Boudreau showed up on the radar at Sam Houston after a win aboard Senor Guapo for $13,500 for trainer John Locke.
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Janet and Ron Motz were cleaning up their newborn filly when the mare rolled over and grunted. That was when they saw the foot of another foal trying make its way into the world. It was a colt.
The last few weeks have been trying for the Motz family. The mare has been taking care of the filly, they have called Jill, while the Motz’s have been taking care of the colt, they have named Jack.
The mare, Heidi’s Secret, by Langfuhr, was purchased out of the October Mixed Sale in foal to Porto Foricos. There was no indication of twins on any of the ultrasounds.
The Motz have been breeding horses for more than 15 years and they realize that surviving twins is not a good business decision, however they do believe that when Mother Nature gives you two live animals you have to do what is necessary.
Currently the filly, Jill, is a good size and gaining weight, while the colt, Jack, has a little catching up to do and only time will tell if he will ever become a racehorse.
“We’re hoping he will either be under 14.2hh or over 15.2hh because then he could make it in one market or another.” chuckled Ron.
Photo Left:
The filly named Jill was the twin that was born first.
She is a good size and is gaining weight.
The Motz are raising the foals individually.
Yearling Twins Doing Well at Silver Duck
Yearling twin colts, Brooks & Dunn, usually hang out together in the paddock at Silver Duck Stables where they were born last year.
The twins by stallion Apalachian Chief were a surprise for owners Tim & Suzanne Drake, who also own the stallion.
Brooks (left) was born first and Dunn (right) followed shortly after.
At this point, Tim and Suzanne say it is unlikely that Dunn, the smaller of the two twins, will be big enough to make it as a racehorse. “He is pretty fast but at this point he looks like he won’t be big enough.” said Suzanne who
says that both horses are registered, “It would be nice to get them both to the races but if Dunn is too small he will make a nice show horse.”
The Drakes have a two year-old
colt named, Late Night Legend, who is representing Apalachian Chief’s first crop of foals. The colt is named after the late Johnny Carson and will likely start this season at Woodbine with Suzanne.