YEARLING FUTURITY: GROOMS AWARDS, THANK YOUS, CREDITS, ETC.

The Virginia Thoroughbred Association and the Virginia Breeders Fund would like to extend special thanks to the following individuals and companies for their support of Virginia’s Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry: Our judge, Thomas Foley; Show managers, Tommy Lee and Diane Jones, for their Herculean efforts to open the Warrenton Horse Show Grounds for our use; our announcer, Carol Holden of Middleburg Broadcasting Network; and all of our exhibitors.

BEST TURNED OUT/GROOM’S AWARD COLTS CLASS: #60. Babblin On Bay Gelding Oratory x Press Sure – Press Card; Breeder: Catherine Stimpson/Country Life Farm/Darley Owner: Catherine Stimpson.

BEST TURNED OUT/GROOM’S AWARD FILLY CLASS: #68. Stacey’s Flight Dark Bay/Brown Filly Roman Ruler x Eugapae – El Prado; Owner/Breeder: Dr. Sam E. English, III.

BEST TURNED OUT/GROOM'S AWARD CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS: #58. Unnamed Bay Colt Bandini x Fiddle Me Blue (GB) – Bluebird; Owner/Breeder: Lady Olivia at North Cliff, LLC.

Owners/Exhibitors: Atkins Homes, Inc., Born To Run Thoroughbreds, James Bryant & Linda Davis, Sara Collette - Pageland, Susan S. Cooney, Nellie Mae Cox - Rose Retreat Farm, Dr. Sam E. English, III, James Flowers - Mar-Jim Farms, Marjorie Flowers - Mar-Jim Farms, Gillian Gordon-Moore & Carlos S. E. Moore - Corner Farm, Susan Hart - Hart Farm, Lady Olivia At North Cliff, LLC, Molly Bell Lippincott, Mede Cahaba Stable & Stud, LLC, Morgan’s Ford Farm, Jodi Penn, Mary Slade - Ten Hill Farm and Catherine Stimpson.

PICTURES OF THE DAY

Maryland-bred Richard's Kid successfully defended his title in the $1 million Pacific Classic Presented by TVG Gr.I when he came from off the pace to edge Crowded House by three-quarters of a length at Del Mar Aug. 28. (Photo by Horsephotos.com/NTRA)

Trainer Bob Baffert scratched two of his three entrants in the Pat O'Brien Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar Aug. 28, but the only one he needed was El Brujo, who went gate-to-wire to give Baffert his second grade I win of the day. (Photo by Horsephotos.com/NTRA)

VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND YEARLING FUTURITY CHAMPION

GRAND CHAMPION: Unnamed Dark Bay/Brown Filly by Latent Heat, out of Beautiful Stranger by Foxhound. Owned and bred by Dr. E.C. "Pug" and Susie Hart/Hart Farm, Inc.

RESERVE CHAMPION: Unnamed Bay Colt by Bandini, out of Fiddle Me Blue (GB) by Bluebird. Owned and bred by Lady Olivia at North Cliff, LLC

VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND YEARLING FUTURITY COLTS

FIRST#58. Unnamed Bay Colt  by Bandini, out of Fiddle Me Blue (GB) –by Bluebird. Bred and owned by Lady Olivia at North Cliff, LLC.

SECOND#57. Unnamed Bay Colt by Strong Hope, out of Early Mass by Pleasant Tap. Owned and bred by Wayne and Susie Chatfield-Taylor's Morgan’s Ford Farm.


THIRD #60. Babblin On Bay Gelding by Oratory, out of Press Sure by Press Card. Bred by Catherine Stimpson/Country Life Farm/Darley and owned by Catherine Stimpson.

FOURTH#63. Unnamed Dk Bay/Brown Gldng by Service Stripe, out of Tenacious Cheryl by Wild Zone. Owned and bred by Nellie Mae Cox.

FIFTH#54. Complete Chant Bay Gelding by War Chant, out of Complete Spring by Spring Double. Owned and bred by Mede Cahaba Stable & Stud, LLC.

SIXTH#52. Class Baton Gray Gelding by Skip Away, out of Class Life by Class Secret. Owned and bred by Mede Cahaba Stable & Stud, LLC.  

SEVENTH#62. Unnamed Gray Colt by Black Tie Affair (Ire), out of Rumbustious by Gold Fever.  Owned and bred by Gillian Gordon-Moore & Carlos S. E. Moore.

EIGHTH#56. Allaboutfast Bay Colt by All About Jon, out of Datzfast by Polish Numbers.  Bred by Mar-Jim Farms, LLC.  Owned by James G. Flowers.

VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND YEARLING FUTURITY FILLIES

FIRST#64. Unnamed Dark Bay/Brown Filly by Latent Heat, out of Beautiful Stranger by Foxhound. Owned and bred by Dr. E.C. "Pug" and Susie Hart/Hart Farm. 

SECOND#68. Stacey’s Flight Dark Bay/Brown Filly by  Roman Ruler, out of Eugapae by El Prado. Owned and bred by Dr. Sam E. English, III 

THIRD#70. Unnamed Bay Filly by During, out of Lake Shore View by Meadowlake. Owned and bred by Wayne and Susie Chatfield-Taylor's Morgan's Ford Farm.

FOURTH#72. Unnamed Bay Filly Silver Deputy, out of Uncanny Ability by Cryptoclearance. Owned and bred by Lady Olivia At North Cliff, LLC.

FIFTH#67. Unnamed Dark Bay/Brown Filly Harlans Holiday, out of Cloud Counting by Will’s Way. Owned and bred by Atkins Homes, Inc.

SIXTH#69. Indeed Bay Filly Intidab x In Too Deep – The Deep. Owned and bred by Susan S. Cooney.

SEVENTH#73. Virginia Cherokee Dark Bay/Brown Filly by Cherokee Boy , out of Urn (Ind) by Always a Rainbow.

Breeder by Mar-Jim Farms, LLC and owned by Marjorie Flowers.

EIGHTH#74. Xurelle, Bay Filly by Xenodon, out of Ursula G by Fred Astaire. Owned and bred by Victoria S. McClave.

VBF YEARLING FUTURITY BONUS FOR 2009

HUGE

Every Virginia-bred or Virginia-sired yearling that shows in the colt or filly Futurity class is each year eligible to compete for a percentage of a $5,000 bonus. Bonuses are awarded to the top four money-earners at the racetrack at the completion of the horses’ three-year-old year. The $5,000 bonus is divided with 60% to the leading money earner, 20% to the second leading earner, 14% to the third leading earner and 6% to the fourth leading earner.

In the 2007 Yearling Futurity, 26 yearlings competed in the colt and filly classes. Of those yearlings, 16 embarked on racing careers.

In 2009, at the end of their three-year-old years, four of our Yearling Futurity competitors had captured a percentage of the $5,000 bonus:

SUSIE & WAYNE CHATFIELD-TAYLOR

Securing the top honors with earnings of $97,625.00 was Huge. Bred by Wayne and Susie Chatfield-Taylor of Morgan’s Ford Farm, the chestnut filly is by Meadowlake out of Wonders Delight, by Icecapade. Huge, who earned a 7th place ribbon at the 2007 Futurity, went on to a stellar racing career: During her two- and three-year-old years, the filly won 4 starts, placed twice (including a 2nd in the Marshua Stakes) and showed twice.

Huge also won the Sissy Woolum Memorial at Colonial Downs in 2009 and finished second in the Brookemeade Stakes this year while going on to earn $110,868.

Lady Olivia at North Cliff, LLC’ Ike was second with earnings of $60,920. The bay gelding is by Louis Quatorze out of Uncanny Ability by Cryptoclearance. At the 2007 Futurity, Ike earned a 5th place ribbon. During his two- and three-year-old years, he won 4 starts, finished 2nd twice and third twice.

TOM FOLEY, GLENN PETTY, SUSIE & WAYNE CHATFIELD TAYLOR
AND HEATHER STANLEY

In third place with earnings of $40,956.00 was Pride of the Fleet. Bred by Run Aweigh Stable, the dark bay colt is by Parker’s Storm Cat out of Fancy Dancer, by Citidancer. Although not placing in the 2007 Futurity, Pride of the Fleet proved a worthy racehorse with 3 wins, 2 seconds and one third during his two- and three-year-old years.

Mede Cahaba Stable and Stud, LLC’s owned and bred Class Mark, finished fourth with earnings of $33,314. The bay gelding is by Not For Love out of Class Excells, by Class Secret. Class Mark was the winner of our 2007 Futurity colts and gelding class, and went on to win two races and show once during his three-year-old year.

VIRGINIA-BRED WINNERS

Camp Victory (c, 3yo), Forest Camp - Victory Trick by Clever Trick. B - Atkins Danny Mark 1.
Del Mar, 8 /27/2010, clmg, $28,800, 8 f, 1:34.50. ($90,000, 2yo, 2009, obsmar)

Confirmondi (g, 5yo), Two Punch - Colonial Stage by Pleasant Colony. B - Iselin C. Oliver Mr. & Mrs. Timonium, 8 /27/2010, clmg, $5,130, 4 f, 0:46.07. ($150,000, 2yo, 2007, ftmmay)

Hyphen (g, 5yo), Elusive Quality - Manduria by Aloma's Ruler. B - Audley Farm. Calder Race Course, 8 /27/2010, str alwc, $7,200, 6.5 f, 1:18.61. ($135,000, yrlg, 2006, keesep)

Keswick Girls (f, 3yo), Black Tie Affair (IRE) - Fullquest by Norquestor. B - Va Tech Foundation, Inc. Charles Town, 8 /27/2010, mdn clmg, $6,600, 8.5 f, 1:53.42.

Luckyladylightning (f, 3yo), Stormin Fever - Just One Note by Grand Slam. B - Evans Edward P. Emerald Downs, 8 /26/2010, clmg, $3,905, 8.5 f, 1:47.20. ($2,500, yrlg, 2008, keesep)

More Than Steady (g, 3yo), More Than Ready - Monabella by Lando (GER). B - Audley Farm. Penn National, 8 /28/2010, alwc, $19,200, 8.3 f, 1:38.40.

New York Baby (c, 4yo), Not For Love - Li Law by Known Fact. B - Mark O'Donnell. Emerald Downs, 8 /28/2010, clmg, $2,970, 8 f, 1:38.00. ($80,000, yrlg, 2007, ftsaug)

Orogenic (c, 4yo), Orientate - Me And Myun by Relaunch. B - Carter James S. Ellis Park, 8 /28/2010, clmg, $8,000, 8 f, 1:38.76. ($20,000, yrlg, 2007, keesep)

Pleasant Strike (c, 6yo), Smart Strike - Colonella by Pleasant Colony. B - Edward P. Evans. Saratoga, 8 /25/2010, alwc, $34,200, 8.5 f, 1:43.40.

Rock To Bop (c, 4yo), Bop - Leotive by Our Native. B - Noffsinger Dixie. Charles Town, 8 /29/2010, alwc, $15,600, 4.5 f, 0:51.82.

VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND YEARLING FUTURITY PHOTOS

The judge, Tom Foley, really loved this filly's walk. This picture gives you an idea of what a stroll she has!

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(Photos by Anna Galina, Toly and Glenn Petty)