Page 31 - The Game August 2006

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New Home for the McCormacks
The house on the farm was built in 1891 according to a stone impregnated in the original brickwork which also bears the name Mapleshade.
Which is the reason behind why Karen and Bernard McCormack have called their new thoroughbred breeding farm Cara Bloodstock at Mapleshade Stud.
The McCormacks purchased and moved to the old ostrich farm in the North
Durham, South Kawartha
Lakes region in March 2004.
about making his breeding decisions, “Our philosophy is to have better mares to be bred to better Ontario sires as well as Kentucky sires.
“The main idea, like every Canadian breeder is to breed to win the Queen’s Plate.”
The McCormack’s were very close to that dream this year when their homebred, 2005 Coronation Futurity winner, Thinking Out Loud was
at the farm by stallions Alphabet Soup, Regal Classic, Arch, Monashee Mountain, Whiskey Wisdom and Ascot Knight, who are currently at their farm with their mares after being foaled out at Windfields Farm.
“Setting up our own farm was only possible with the considerable support along the way from the Taylor and Mappin families at Windfields Farm.” said Bernard.
Once the old fencing had been replaced with suitable oak boards, their horses joined them at the farm in the fall of 2004.
Karen works from home as an agent for a horse insurance firm while Bernard remains at Windfields Farm in the posi- tion of Sales and Marketing Director.
Karen and Bernard McCormack of Cara Bloodstock at their Mapleshade Farm
a runner in the 2006 Queen’s Plate.”
Their foundation mare is 23 year-old Roberto’s Key whom they have owned since 1997. She is the dam of Embossed and is cur- rently in foal to Ascot Knight, a son of Danzig, in the hopes that she will produced a filly.
Their broodmare band has
now grown to eleven and Bernard humbly admits that they have had some very nice foals in the last couple of years.
Cara Bloodstock will be selling eight yearlings this year, five of which are homebreds the other three, all fillies, were purchased along with Bernard’s brother, New York and Dublin bloodstock agent, John McCormack.
The yearlings being offered at this year’s CTHS (Ontario) Yearling Sale are by stallions, D’Wildcat, Alphabet Soup, Tethra, Ascot Knight, Van Nistelrooy and Cat’s At Home.
“Our main target is the Canadian sale,” said Bernard
Granddaughter Promise Ring, by Broken Vow out of the mare Embossed, is cur- rently in foal to Mobil, a grandson of Danzig
(you can see a pattern here).
Bittersweet Rain, an Ascot Knight mare is in
foal to Wheelaway, a son of Unbridled and their Silver Deputy mare, Sosalita Sue is in foal to Whiskey Wisdom.
Their Blushing John mare Runaway Babe, who produced the yearling sale topper in Toronto in 2001, is in foal to Action This Day.
The McCormack’s also have 6 foals of 2006
CARA BLOODSTOCK 2006 YEARLINGS Windfields Farm, Agent
CTHS Select September 5, 2006
Hip 6 Bay Filly
D’Wildcat - All She Loves, by Alleged. Third
foal by Gr1 Winner from the close up family of Will’s Way (Gr1) & Wills on the Move (Gr1). Hip 191 Chestnut Filly
Alphabet Soup - Six Journeys, by Cool Victor
First foal by a leading sire out of a 1/2 sister to 2 dams of Grade 1 Winners. Has a solid Windfields Black Type family.
Hip 218 Bay Colt
Tethra - Valid’s Best Lady, by Valid Approval
Looking for an Ontario Sired Runner? This colt is a must see for the Woodbine Program
CTHS Preferred September 9, 2006
Hip 390 Chestnut Filly
Ascot Knight - Newest Edition, by Bold Ruckus Full sister to 3 winners including
SP Rachel’s Edition and 2006 three in a row winner, Repeat Edition $71,233
Hip 410 Chestnut Filly
Van Nistelrooy - Rahy’s Hope, by Rahy
Her bloodlines make her linebred similar to Giant’s Causeway. Her 1/2 brother, Town Thief, is Stakes Placed in 2006 and ran 1.09 2/5 breaking his maiden at Woodbine in July
Hip 424 Bay Filly
Cat’s at Home - Runaway Babe, by Blushing John By a leading freshman sire in 2006, this filly
is a 1/2 sister to three multiple winners from
3 to race. Family of Gr1 winner Encounter.
Keeneland September
Also selling fillies
by E.Dubai and Silver Deputy from Gr1 producing families
Glossary: Horse Racing Terminology
CTHS (Ontario) Select Sale, Sept. 5, 2006
Hip No. 60 Colt by Bold Executive - Domasca Duchess
First yearling to sale for Domasca Duchess who is a full sister to Wins For Dan, dam of Millionaire, Win City. Sire is the highly successful producing sire of Sovereign Award Winners Blonde Executive and Simply Lovely.
Hip No. 205 Colt by D’Wildcat - Suede
This is the second foal out of the winning mare Suede, a daughter of multiple stakes producing mare Windkist. The first crop for sire D’Wildcat, a multiple graded stakes winner of $570,444 and the grandson of sire of sires, Storm Cat.
Hip No. 292 Filly by Eh - Dina’s Believer
A winning mare by I Can’t Believe who has produced 3-year-old Multiple Allowance winner Keeping Da Faith. FreshmansireEhisasonoftheStakesWinner Producing Sire, Silver Deputy
CTHS Preferred Sale, Sept. 9, 2006 Hip No. 323 Colt by Ciano Cat - Fredina
Second foal out of the multiple winning, Regal Intention mare.
Freshman sire, Endeavor is the son of Champion Capote, sire of 55 stakes winners out of a stakes producing dam.
Hip No. 253 Filly by Endeavor - Bold Contessa
This is the first foal from the mare who is from the family of Coastal Fortress.
Hip No. 264 Colt by Endeavor - Call Me Annie
Call Me Annie is the full sister to stakes winner Blazing Knight out of a multiple stakes producing mare.
Hip No. 361 Filly by Endeavor - Key to Beauty
Filly has same family line of Stakes winner London Snow
Hip No. 470 Colt by Endeavor - Virginia Forum
First foal out of the mare.
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Dark Bay or Brown:
A horse colour that ranges from brown with areas of tan on the shoulders, head and flanks, to a dark brown, with tan areas seen only in the flanks and/or muzzle. The mane, tail and lower por- tions of the legs are
always unless markings present.
Chestnut:
A horse colour which may vary from red-yellow to golden-yellow. The mane, tail and legs are usually variations of coat
colour, where markings present.
except white are
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BERNARD and KAREN McCORMACK Mapleshade Stud (phone/fax) 905-986-0122