Page 20 - June 2008 The Game

20 The Game, June 2008
CHaraquet: A Mare of Many Colours By Kelsey Riley
Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper
Royal Winter Fair champion Morning Mist, out of Caraquet
orse people are always looking at what comes prospect.
next: the next work, the next race, and even “She was a robust, well made, happy lly who
the next step after the horse’s retirement.
For many Thoroughbred owners, the ultimate goal
loved to run,” Greaves said. “Early on she was already a candidate to be a heck of a broodmare.”
is a pro table race horse that goes on to a success- ful breeding career. In the race to produce the next track star, the versatility of the Thoroughbred is often overlooked. Ex-racehorses and unraced Thorough- breds have proven very useful as riding horses or performance horses.
Greaves’ prophecy was realized in 2007 when Morning Mist began her show ring career.
Bill Greaves, a former trainer at Fort Erie Race- track, describes the Thoroughbred as “the most versatile animal of any species.” A former trainer of both at racers and show horses, Greaves was once the trainer of Caraquet, a mare that is quickly making a name for herself through the early promise of her progeny both on the racetrack and in the show ring. Caraquet is the dam of two foals: Royal Winter Fair champion Morning Mist (registered name Daniella), and young racehorse Coleezpeenutt.
Purchased as a “re-sale project” by owners Henry Wilson and Karen Milton, Morning Mist excelled in her rst year of competition. The daughter of Nias was open champion at her rst show, where she won the qualifying class for the Governor General’s Cup at the Royal Winter Fair and was second in the Lieutenant Governor’s Cup qualifying class.
already turning heads at Fort Erie. Owned by Kim and Randy Conn, who stand the stallion Shelter at their Jericho Stud, Coleezpeenutt is training for- wardly under the tutelage of Gord Cowie, and looks to make her rst start later this summer.
A daughter of the Seattle Slew stallion Fast Play, Caraquet spent the early part of her racing career at Northlands Park in Alberta. Caraquet experienced her greatest success after shifting to Ontario, record- ing two wins at Woodbine before being relocated to Fort Erie and claimed by Greaves. Caraquet made eight starts following the claim, recording another win and closing her racing career with earnings of almost $70,000.
After qualifying second in Eastern Ontario, Morn- ing Mist proceeded to the Royal, where she won the Governor General’s Cup as well as the colt, lly or gelding of 2004 class, the Senior Champion Filly, and the Grand Champion Mare. The nal three categories were reserved to Thoroughbreds, making Morning Mist the highest placed of her breed.
“They think she’s pretty special down there,” Kim Conn said. “She’s just spectacular to look at, and she’s very, very smart.”
According to Greaves, Caraquet’s talent on the track, strong pedigree and good looks combined for a triple threat that would set her apart as a broodmare
“Many people think she has amazing potential to go on to the jumper ring,” said Milton, who owns KDM Equestrian Services with her husband Gary. With three small local shows already under her girth this year, Morning Mist will continue at that level for the rest of this season. Milton hopes this will give her enough mileage and experience to be competitive at the larger ‘A’ circuit shows in 2009.
“They’re so multitalented it’s amazing,” Conn said. “I love Thoroughbreds. They’re not advertised as being versatile as much as they should be.”
Hastings Stakes Recap
• Saturday, May 3, 2008
George Royal Stakes - $50,000
3 year-olds & up - 6 furlongs, Dirt
Winner: True Metropolitan
Owner: Bahadur Cheema
Trainer: Terry Jordan
Jockey: Mario Gutierrez
Breeder: Frank Bertolino
2002 gelding by Proud and True - Forest Dunes, by Green Forest in FL
• Saturday, May 10, 2008
Brighouse Belles Stakes - $50,000
3 year-olds & up llies & mares - 6 furlongs, Dirt Winner: Holy Nova
Owner: Glen Todd & Patrick Kinsella
Trainer: Troy Taylor
Jockey: Mario Gutierrez
Breeder: Rick Timmons
2004 lly by Pure Prize - Starline, by Matty G. KY
• Saturday, May 17, 2008
Emerald Downs Stakes - $50,000
3 year-old llies - 6 furlongs, Dirt
Winner: Dancing Allstar
Owner: Bahadur Cheema
Trainer: Terry Jordan
Jockey: Mario Gutierrez
Breeder: Bent Tree Farm
2005 lly by Millennium Allstar - High On Believen, by Honor Grades in BC
• Sunday, May 18, 2008
Jim Coleman Province Stakes - $50,000
3 year-old - 6 furlongs, Dirt
Winner: Peaceful Turzia
Owner: Glen Todd & Patrick Kinsella
Trainer: Troy Taylor
Jockey: Fernando Perez
Breeder: Stanley Uragami & Stuart Tsujimoto
05 geld by Taskmaster - Turzia, by Cox’s Ridge CA
Stampede Park Stakes Recap
• Saturday, April 26, 2008
Stampede Park Sprint Championship Handicap Stakes - $50,000
4 year-olds & up - 6 furlongs, Dirt
Winner: Ronaldino
Owner: Bahadur Cheema
Trainer: Terry Jordan
Jockey: Quincy Welch
Breeder: Ralph Jesiak
• Sunday, April 27, 2008
M.R. Jenkins Memorial Handicap Stakes - $50,000
4 year-olds & up llies & mares - 6 furlongs, Dirt Winner: Beth’s Best Bet
Owner: Side Management Ltd. & Starline Thor. Trainer: Jim Meyaard
Jockey: Ricky Walcott
Breeder: Mercedes Stable LLC
• Saturday, May 3, 2008
President’s Handicap Stakes - $84,000
3 year-old colts & geldings - 6 furlongs, Dirt Winner: Ballintoy
Owner: Milner Racing Stable
Trainer: Rob Chabot
Jockey: Stephan Heiler
Breeder: Calmar Stables & Ranch
• Sunday, May 4, 2008
Mount Royal Stakes - $53,550
3 year-old llies - 6 furlongs, Dirt
Winner: Dancing Allstar
Owner: Bahadur Cheema
Trainer: Terry Jordan
Jockey: Quincy Welch
Breeder: Bent Tree Farm
2005 lly by Millennium Allstar - High On Believen, by Honor Grades in BC
• Saturday, May 17, 2008
Teeworth Plate Handicap Stakes - $50,000
3 year-olds & up - 1 mile, Dirt
Winner: Footprint
Owner: Derek G. Milen Professional Corporation, Elwin Page & Viking Stable
Trainer: Joan Petrowski
Jockey: Real Simard
Breeder: J.D. Squires
2004 gelding by Gold Case - Prairie Music, by Af- rmed in KY
• Monday, May 19, 2008
Ken Pearson Memorial Handicap Stakes - $50,000 3 year-olds & up llies & mares - 1 mile, Dirt Winner: Tanika
Owner: Calmar Stables & Ranch
Trainer: Barry Brown
Jockey: Stephan Heiler
Breeder: Fox Hill Farm
2004 lly by Orientate - Bandango, by Dixieland Band in KY
• Saturday, May 24, 2008
Hoofprint on My Heart Handicap Stakes - $50,000 3 year-olds - 1 miles, Dirt
Winner: Star Prospector
Owner: Peter Redekop BC Ltd.
Trainer: Terry Jordan
Jockey: Quincy Welch
Breeder: Bent Tree Farm
2005 gelding by Millennium Allstar - Lady Fettuc- cine, by Strike Gold in BC
• Sunday, May 25, 2008
Lilac Handicap Stakes - $50,000
3 year-old llies - 1 mile, Dirt
Winner: Lady Lev
Owner: Robert McKenzie
Trainer: Robert McKenzie
Jockey: Shannon Beauregard
Breeder: Muriel McGuire & R.A. McKenzie
2005 lly by Othello - Silent Creek, by Chapel Creek in AB
This year, Wilson and Milton are taking it slow with Morning Mist, with an eye to the future.
A riding coach of hunter jumpers, Conn was not actively involved in racing until acquiring Shelter to stand at stud. She and husband Randy purchased Coleezpeenutt in support of their stallion, and have gained a great appreciation for the versatility of the Thoroughbred in return.
Coleezpeenutt, a two-year-old lly by Shelter, is
Fortunately, mares like Caraquet do the advertising themselves.
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