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choking back tears. “She’s at home foaling out. For us, this is our life. We have lots of interests, but the horses consume us. She insisted I be here because we
had a small chance to win it
this year.”
Eyesa Timber descends from a family nurtured by the late Jens L. List Jr. and the late John Sperry, both major breeders in California. He is a son of First Timber out of California-bred Eyesa Perry.
Oulton started Eyesa Timber at Remington under the tutelage of Durk Peery. Someone could have claimed the gelding for $15,000 as he ran second at 36-1. But they missed their chance, and Eyesa Timber hasn’t been risked for a tag since.
Eyesa Timber ran second in his trial for the Heritage Place Futurity. At Canterbury Park, he won a trial for the MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity and then ran fifth in the final after ducking out at the start.
Oulton brought Eyesa Timber home, and the gelding never lost in his native country. Now trained by his owner/breeder, Eyesa Timber trounced the competition by 1 3/4-lengths in his trial for the Alberta Bred Futurity at Century Downs and added the final by a 1/2-length.
In his last start of the
2020 season, Eyesa Timber stormed home once again by
1 3/4-lengths, this time in the Canada Cup Futurity-G3, also at Century Downs. He was the 4-5 favorite in that race, earning himself a championship in
the process.
Breeder/owner/ trainer Wes Oulton
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EYESA TIMBER
and Jockey Jose Rocha winning the Alberta Bred Futurity © Coady Photography