Arabian Racing News from TABA... 16 September 2009

  • Oaks & Derby Results
  • Texas Racing Schedule Update, Retama and Lone Star racing
  • Global Gaming LSP, LLP. makes bid for Lone Star Park
  • International Events Update
  • Thank you Patrick Swayze

TEXAS ARABIAN OAKS AND TEXAS ARABIAN DERBY (Grade 3)
BURNIE GEE PW annihilated the field of 7 fillies in the Texas Arabian Oaks to win by 14 1/4 lengths.

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BURNIE GEE PW
BURNING SAND X BYGOSH BYGOLLY
EX. BY GOLLY

BRED BY PAMELA A. WEIDEL
OWNED BY LEAH KILLINGSWORTH BATES
Jockey Eguard Tejera made it 2 for 2 on this Texas stakes night for Arabians, when he expertly maneuvered FILSD CROIXNOIRE to a driving finish for victory in the G3 Texas Arabian Derby.

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FILSD CROIXNOIRE
ALA CROIXNOIRE X SARHA EX. T C TOMTYR

BRED BY GUY NEIVENS
OWNED BY MARK VASQUEZ


More racing at Retama Park!

Retama Park will extend racing for Arabians through the 10th of October, according to board member Sam Vasquez who reported on the recent TABA meeting. Owners and trainers can expect 2 races per week plus possible extras like the extra written for this Friday with a great purse of $10,000! See entries for tomorrow and Friday below. Racing will begin at
Lone Star Park with the stakes races on October 17,
sponsored by RANCHO MILAGRO YEGUA and ESTRELLITA RANCH. Then the following Friday night are two maiden races, one for males, one for females. Lone Star will host 2 Arabian races each Friday night.

Retama Park - September 17, 2009

Race 1 - 6:45 PM     (Arabian) ALLOWANCE Purse $8,000.
For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won Two Races. Three Year Olds, 117 Lbs.; Older, 120 Lbs. Six Furlongs.

P# PP Horse A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 6 BURNING SPEED MKP (TX) 4/G L1* L Taylor 120 H Shelley 7/1
1A 8 PROUDD PRUF (FL) 4/G L* O Rodriguez 120 H Shelley 7/1
2 1 LACY CRAZY VAZ (TX) 3/C L I Chapa 117 J A Ascencio 10/1
3 2 TRI ALAMO (MS) 4/G L* J Guzman 120 J Partin 8/1
4 3 TYME FOR ROYALTY (TX) 5/G L* C Rodriguez 120 R N Vickers 5/1
5 4 STRIVING FORWARD MKP (IN) 6/G L1* B T Morales 120 R Lafleur 10/1
6 5 NC GALLOPING GUS (TX) 4/G L* K Purcell 120 R Holland 10/1
7 7 GET HER DONE (VA) 6/M L C L Marquez 117 R Lafleur 4/1
8 9 CLUNK (TX) 4/C L J Rochabrun 120 J Rochabrun 3/1
9 10 FINALES MAJIC SWA (TX) 5/H L J Collier 120 K Danyluk 12/1

A - Coupled Entries - 1 - BURNING SPEED MKP, 1A - PROUDD PRUF Owners: 1 - Martin Mayne; 1A - Warren A. Shelley; 2 - Sam A. Vasquez; 3 - Betty J. and Joseph A. Gillis; 4 - Evelyn and Robert N. Vickers; 5 - Mark K. Powell; 6 - Susan K. Alexander; 7 - Teresa Carvalho; 8 - Everetta and Daniel Woods; 9 - James L. Wetzel, Jr.

Breeders: 1 - L TODD MOAK; 1A - DARLEY STUD MANAGEMENT LLC; 2 - SAM VASQUEZ; 3 - JOSEPH A OR BETTY J GILLIS; 4 - ROBERT N OR EVELYN VICKERS; 5 - JEANNE JOYCE WILLIAMS; 6 - EDGAR M BROWN; 7 - JAMES MORRIS; 8 - DANIEL OR EVERETTA WOODS; 9 - JAMES L WETZEL JR

Equipment Changes: 2 - TRI ALAMO - Blinkers On


Retama Park - September 18, 2009

Race 1 - 6:45 PM ARABIAN ALLOWANCE Purse $10,000.
For Three Year Olds And Upward. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 123 Lbs. Non-winners of a race since August 18 Allowed 2 Lbs. A Race Since July 18, 2009 Allowed 4 Lbs. (Maiden, Claiming, Or Starter Races Not Considered In Allowances). Six And One Half Furlongs.

P# PP Horse A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1 ORMOND (FL) 8/H L C Rodriguez 119 E Carrizales 15/1
2 2 LE FROMAGE (PA) 11/G L* C L Marquez 119 H Shelley 12/1
3 3 GOLLY BRET (TX) 4/C L P M Nolan 119 E Brand 9/1
4 4 THE TUNISIAN PRINCE (TX) 5/H L A Contreras 119 J Rochabrun 20/1
5 5 MOULIN ROUGE MAF (CO) 6/H L* O Rodriguez 121 R N Vickers 6/1
6 6 SURFFDANCER (KY) 6/G L* J Guzman 119 H Shelley 8/1
7 7 THE LAST DANSE (FL) 6/H L* R Chirinos 119 J Torrez 7/1
8 8 BUSH HOG (KY) 6/H L K Purcell 121 F G Payne 12/1
9 9 BUDDY OF MINE (FL) 9/H L L Taylor 119 B M Lewis 6/1
10 10 FRYNGE BENEFIT (FR) 7/H L J Collier 121 E Brand 4/1
11 11 ALA BOUT ME (FL) 5/H L E A Tejera 119 J Torrez 6/1

Owners: 1 - Edelmiro Carrizales; 2 - Gail M. Murphy; 3 - Sam A. Vasquez; 4 - Everetta and Daniel Woods; 5 - Evelyn and Robert N. Vickers; 6 - Martin Mayne; 7 - Nancy and Ken Blewett; 8 - Lapco Arabians; 9 - Michael Economopoulos; 10 - Paulette and Dennis Hughes; 11 - Carlos S. Moore

Breeders: 1 - GODOLPHIN RACING INC; 2 - JOSEPH E AND ROSEMARIE TRIPI; 3 - SAM VASQUEZ; 4 - DANIEL OR EVERETTA WOODS; 5 - GARY MAGNESS; 6 - ALMA JEAN MOORE; 7 - TRACKSIDE FARM; 8 - DANNY OR MIRIAM GARRETT; 9 - GODOLPHIN RACING INC; 10 - DIANNE K WALDRON; 11 - DIANNE K WALDRON


Check Equibase for full entry and results information

Condition books, directions and ticket info: Retama Park

GLOBAL GAMING LSP, LLC named stalking horse bidder in
LONE STAR PARK SALE


GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Sept. 15, 2009) – Lone Star Park announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Global Gaming LSP, LLC of Ada, Okla., which is owned by the Chickasaw Nation, designating them as the stalking horse bidder in the sale of Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but this is the minimum bid that will be placed.

It is expected that the final auction for Lone Star Park will be conducted by mid-October in New York by Miller Buckfire & Co., MEC’s financial advisor and investment banker.

As a stipulation of the agreement with Global Gaming LSP executed yesterday, Lone Star Park will operate under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware until the sale is completed.

Until the final closing on the sale of Lone Star Park, the track will continue to be operated by MEC.

(Sept. 16, 2009) – Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie was granted 89 live racing dates for 2010 at Tuesday’s Texas Racing Commission meeting in Austin, Texas, including a 60-date Spring Thoroughbred Season that will cover 15 weeks from April 8 - July 18, 2010.

Lone Star Park also will stage a 29-night Fall Meeting of Champions for American Quarter Horses over nine weeks from Sept. 17 - Nov. 13, 2010. (NOTE, ARABIANS GENERALLY RUN AT LONE STAR DURING THIS MEET).

“We’re pleased with the 2010 dates granted us by the Texas Racing Commission and would like to thank the Texas Horsemen’s groups for their continued support and cooperation in negotiating a well-planned racing schedule for Lone Star Park in 2010,” said Lone Star Park President and General Manager Drew Shubeck.


The sale of Lone Star Park is subject to the approval of the Texas Racing Commission.

For more information on Lone Star Park, visit www.LoneStarPark.com.

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ARABIAN RACING KICKS OFF AT LONE STAR PARK
with Stakes races on October 17-

La Estrellita Ranch Handicap and the Rancho Milagro Yegua Handicap

sponsored by:


Retraction/Correction, races in Paris in October:

Izeta Selimanjin, Director for AFAC notes the the Qatar Arabian World Cup is not the richest race in the world, The Emir's Sword in Doha holds this status.

Selimanjin also states the Arabian races in France on October 1st, 2nd and 4th are an event that has been established by the AFAC (French Arabian Horse Racing Association) in 2004, whose chairman, Jean-Pierre de Gasté has negociated its sponsoring with the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club from 2008. For more information regarding the Arabian races in France, visit the website of the French Arabian Horse Racing Association www.afac-france.com

Thank you Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze brought huge crowds to our sport and his presence was very important for Arabian racing. He came and rode his horse for a presentation at Bandera Downs when Arabians were first getting started racing in Texas. For years afterward, Texas named stakes in his honor, the Patrick Swayze-Leisa Neimi Cup. Patrick Swayze died of cancer September 15, 2009.



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