Page 8 - March 2008 The Game

8 The Game, February 2008
Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper
S ECmma-Jayne Returns to Hong Kong
MTaryfield wins Eclipse Award
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• Sire of Sires of 44 Stakes Winners
including Devil His Due, Twilight
Agenda, Diablo, Taiki Shuttle etc.
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Cup winner LuRE
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• Progeny earnings of $3.5 million
• Sire of MSW’s PROSPECTIVE gAL,
Stakes Winner at ages 3 to 5 $365,702; and InSPIRED KISS broke maiden in Stake at 2, MSW at 3, $353,120.
• Sired by MR. PROSPECTOR’s Champion son WOODMAn, sire of 10 Champions
• Out of the dam, Inspire, winning daugher of TELL, broodmare sire of 29 Stakes Winners
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hampion jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson, the rst female
he Canadian-bred 2007 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare
jockey to ride a Queen’s Plate winner (Mike Fox), has become the rst North American female rider to be granted a license to compete in Hong Kong.
Sprint winner, Mary eld, was the recipient of the inaugural Eclipse Award for Female Sprinter for 2007. (see the January issue of The Game for the story on her Cana- dian connections and her rise to fame).
Wilson left for Hong Kong on January 29 to arrive in time for her rst mount at Sha Tin Racecourse February 2.
Other Canadian connections were well represented at this year’s Eclipse Awards:
The Milton, Ontario, resident is certainly no stranger to the Hong Kong racing scene. In December, Wilson was the rst female rider to take part in the Cathay Paci c Interna- tional Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse.
Horse of the Year and Three-Year-Old Male, Curlin, as well as Turf Male, English Channel, are by Canadian-bred stallion Smart Strike. Older Male, Lawyer Ron, is by Cana- dian-bred stallion, Langfuhr. Older Female, Ginger Punch is by Canadian-bred stallion Awesome Again, and was bred by Canadian Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs, who was also given the Eclipse for Outstanding Breeder in 2007.
In 2006, Wilson, along with Hayley Turner, became the rst female jockeys to participate in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot in England.
The two-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s top apprentice (2005, 2006) and the Eclipse Award winner as North America’s top apprentice (2005) will be back for the start of the 2008 Woodbine Thoroughbred campaign, April 5. - Information courtesy of WEG Media Relations
The 2007 Eclipse Award winners were: Horse of the Year - Curlin Two-Year-Old Male - War Pass Two-Year-Old Filly - Indian Blessing Three-Year-Old Male - Curlin Three-Year-Old Filly - Rags to Riches Older Male - Lawyer Ron
Thoroughbreds Back in March at Stampede Park
Older Female - Ginger Punch
Male Sprinter - Midnight Lute
Female Sprinter - Mary eld
Turf Male - English Channel
Turf Female - Lahudood (GB)
Steeplechase Horse - Good Night Shirt Outstanding Owner - Shadwell Stable Outstanding Breeder - Adena Springs Outstanding Trainer - Todd Pletcher Outstanding Jockey - Garrett Gomez Outstanding Apprentice Jockey - Joe Talamo
Live thoroughbred racing returns to Stampede Park for 2008 which, if all goes as planned, will be the last thoroughbred meet at the downtown Calgary location.
With a new racetrack underway, the plan is to have
construction nished for the 2009 season. Meanwhile Stampede Park opens its doors to live
thoroughbred action beginning March 21 thru to June 15, 2008.
Racing will be Friday to Sunday in March with Wednesdays being added in April (except for May 21 following the long weekend of racing).
$2.7 Million Hastings Stakes for ‘08
Wednesday & Friday post times are 6pm while Saturday, Sunday and Holiday Monday post-time are 1pm.
H
astings Racecourse General Manager Raj Mutti has
There will be 12 $50,000 Stakes races this season beginning on April 12 with two Sales Stakes, one for colts & geldings and the other for llies & mares. The feature races of the meet will be the $125,000 Alberta Derby for 3-year-olds on June 14 and the $75,000 Penny Ridge Stakes for 3-year-old llies on closing day, June 15.
announced that 40 stakes races with purses totaling $2.7 million will highlight the 68-day thoroughbred racing season in 2008. “We’re returning all Stakes to a $50,000 minimum purse and couldn’t be more pleased,” said Mutti, who was promoted to GM last month. “There’s even been a $50,000 stakes race added – the Hastings Speed – for 3-year-olds & up on August 30.”
For more information on thoroughbred racing at Stampede Park visit www.stampede-park.com
While the 2008 thoroughbred season launches on Saturday, April 26, the initial stakes race will be the $50,000 George Royal on Saturday, May 3, the same day as the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. The rst of ten at $100,000 or over is the Lieutenant Governors on Canada Day, Tuesday, July 1.
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BC Cup Day on Monday, August 4 will once again high- light BC racings richest day with over $450,000 in purses.
Championship Weekend at Hastings is traditionally the biggest weekend, headlined by the $250,000 BC Derby on September 21 and the BC Oaks with a purse of $125,000 will be run on September 20.
The Friday afternoon cards ( rst race post-time 2:25pm) that were increasingly popular last season will again be staged in July and August, six in total. There are ve
Monday matinee attractions (May 19, June 30, August 4, September 1 and October 13 with the balance of the schedule being 1:25 p.m. starts on 28 Saturdays and 28 Sundays.
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At the same time Mutti was named GM at Hastings, it was also announced that Michael Mackey will be return- ing to a consultancy position, working proactively with Mutti on issues related to the conduct of live racing, operations and other projects as they arise.
The entire 2008 Hastings Racecourse schedule is listed at www.hastingsrace- course.com
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