Winners

NOVEMBER 17, 2021 – DECEMBER 13, 2021

The accompanying list includes runners that are both California-foaled and California-sired winners in 2020 of all recent North American races, except straight claiming races.

Abbreviations used for the class of race are similar to those used by Equibase: Alw–allowance; Hcp–overnight handicap; names of stakes race are spelled out, with the grade of the race, when applicable, in parentheses.

3-YEAR-OLDS & UP

Boisterous—Drama Cat: Loud Mouth (60-27), c, 4 yo, Del Mar, STK, Cary Grant S., 11/22, 7f, 1:22.34, $57,000. Grazen—Hey Cowboy: Althea Gibson (73-31), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 12/4, 5 1/2f, 1:3.55, $28,800. Lucky Pulpit—Harbor Song: Offshore Affair (94-40), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/27, 1mi, 1:37.93, $35,400. Ministers Wild Cat—Warren's Flyer: Fly to Mars (95-44), g, 6 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/20, 1mi (T), 1:34.42, $35,400. Ministers Wild Cat—Devilish Pro: Colt Fiction (95-44), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/28, 6f, 1:9.58, $35,400. Munnings—Awesome Annie: Fratelli (269-146), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STR, 12/4, 6f, 1:9.50, $19,800. The Pamplemousse—Lucky Leah: La Waun (20-10), g, 5 yo, Parx Racing, STR, 11/25, 7f, 1:22.35, $13,800. Smiling Tiger—Erica's Smile: Tigre Di Slugo (95-39), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/27, 6f, 1:10.14, $46,020. Square Eddie—Miss Zooter (IRE): Caerulean (93-49), c, 3 yo, Del Mar, SOC, 11/21, 5f (T), 56.60, $25,200. Storm Wolf—Stormin Mon: Psycho Dar (12-6), g, 5 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 12/5, 5 1/2f, 1:3.24, $28,800. Tizbud—Your Cheatin Heart: Loud Loud Music (24-11), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course,

AOC, 12/13, 5 1/2f, 1:3.69, $28,800. Unusual Heat—Strawberry Flash: Our Silver Oak (52-27), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course,

AOC, 12/5, 1mi, 1:35.96, $37,440.

2-YEAR-OLDS

Bluegrass Cat—Sensible Girl: Sensible Cat (108-47), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course,

STK, Soviet Problem S., 12/12, 1mi, 1:37.94, $55,000.

MAIDENS

Boisterous—Carrie Rose: Joe Don Looney (60-27), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/22, 6f, 1:11.15, $18,600. Boisterous—Jamielovesbieber: Jay Boy (60-27), c, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 12/4, 4 1/2f, 54.10, $3,320. Can the Man—Seaside: Push to Start (87-49), g, 4 yo, Laurel Park, WMC, 12/6, 5 1/2f, 1:4.70, $15,390. CAPITAL ACCOUNT BG Thoroughbred Farm (951) 654-9100 www.bgthoroughbreds.com

Capital Account—My Yammy Heat: Capital Heat (3-1), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course,

MCL, 12/12, 5 1/2f, 1:3.59, $19,200. Clubhouse Ride—Yawannagokid: Club Cal (47-25), g, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course,

MCL, 12/6, 1mi, 1:38.68, $19,200. Coil—Awesome Broad: One Fast Bro (44-29), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 11/26, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:42.04, $34,200. Coil—Shes a Real Keeper: Keep Your Coil (44-29), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course,

MCL, 12/10, 5 1/2f, 1:5.12, $19,200. Creative Cause—Helen's Echo: With Due Cause (165-83), c, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course,

MCL, 12/4, 5 1/2f, 1:4.88, $12,000. Cyclotron—Zilla: Brace for Impact (35-21), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 11/21, 6 1/2f, 1:18.22, $34,200. Decarchy—There Goes Gee Gee: Dee Gee (42-17), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course,

MSW, 12/11, 5 1/2f, 1:5.17, $25,200. Eddington—Speedy Shimmer: Shimmer Me

Timbers (22-10), c, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race

Course, MCL, 12/5, 5 1/2f, 1:3.93, $19,200. Govenor Charlie—Spring Moon: Govenor's Party (29-10), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/26, 1mi, 1:41.13, $5,400. Grazen—Showtime Apollo: Master Ryan (73-31), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 11/22, 5f (T), 57.05, $34,200. Kantharos—On Rainbow Bridge: Gates of

Heaven (175-95), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/28, 5 1/2f, 1:4.81, $13,800. Majestic Warrior—Lorelei's Song: Lorelei's

Warrior (117-63), g, 4 yo, Zia Park, MCL, 12/2, 1mi 70yd, 1:43.80, $3,000. Mr. Big—Baby Zito: Big Stretch (42-13), f, 2 yo,

Del Mar, MSW, 11/29, 6f, 1:12.56, $34,200. Mucho Macho Man—Orbital: Pack Twelve (72-47), g, 3 yo, Mountaineer Casino

Racetrack & Resort, MCL, 11/30, 5 1/2f, 1:8.49, $3,886. Northern Causeway—Avanti: Neah Bay (35-11), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 11/20, 4 1/2f, 52.50, $3,430. Northern Causeway—Do Dat Blues: Blue Butterfy (35-11), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 12/11, 4 1/2f, 52.68, $3,430. Old Topper—Lady Sax: Becca Taylor (15-9), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 12/13, 5 1/2f, 1:3.62, $25,200. Paynter—Scammony: Paint Me Again (207-109), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/6, 5 1/2f, 1:5.59, $13,800. Secret Circle—Betty Bing Bing: Illuminati (35-21), g, 3 yo, Mountaineer Casino

Racetrack & Resort, MSW, 12/1, 5 1/2f, 1:7.68, $8,990. Southern Image—Preachers Daughter: Piknituplaynitdown (26-14), g, 3 yo, Zia Park, MSW, 12/8, 5 1/2f, 1:3.08, $8,400. Speightster—Rockella: Western Rule (57-13), c, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/4, 5 1/2f, 1:5.22, $13,800. Square Eddie—Cryptic: Crossword (93-49), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 11/20, 5f (T), 57.65, $34,200. Stormin Fever—Sassy Suances: Sassy and Hot (19-8), f, 3 yo, Penn National, MCL, 11/25, 6f, 1:13.38, $7,080. Street Sense—Twirl Me: Capo Kane (201-93), c, 2 yo, Parx Racing, MSW, 11/25, 1mi 70yd, 1:43.11, $24,000. Street Sense—Exotic Behavior: Street Behavior (201-93), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/26, 1mi, 1:38.30, $12,000.

TANNERSMYMAN Woodbridge Farm (209) 576 0692 www.woodbridgethoroughbreds.com

Tannersmyman—High Brite Cielo: Brite Tan (18-9), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 11/28, 4 1/2f, 52.62, $3,260. Tizway—Champagne Dream: More Bubbly (133-65), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/29, 6 1/2f, 1:19.00, $12,000. Ultimate Eagle—Judge Joan: Unmasked (20-9), c, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/13, 5 1/2f, 1:4.09, $13,800. Unionize—Night Dance: Union Dance (12-5), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/11, 6f, 1:9.68, $12,000. U S Ranger—Celtic Rose: U S Hero (56-17), g, 4 yo, Remington Park, MCL, 12/5, 5 1/2f, 1:5.83, $4,443.

VRONSKY Harris Farms (909) 947 3911 www.harrisfarms.com

Vronsky—Clancy Rivers: River North (73-33), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 12/12, 4 1/2f, 52.46, $3,200.

It Pays To Be CAL-BRED

The main objective of the foaling season is to have a healthy, happy foal and mom

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RED BAG FOALING

PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING FOALING SEASON

BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS

Most equine births are accomplished without problems. A mare in second-stage active labor breaks her water, lies down, and almost immediately the foal’s front feet appear, followed by nose and head. With a few forceful contractions, the mare delivers the foal. Occasionally, however, there are problems that hinder that swift progression, resulting in a life-threatening emergency.

One example, though rare, is placenta previa (placenta coming ahead of the foal). T e placenta is detaching too soon and comes through the birth canal with the foal still within the non-ruptured placenta, instead of the placenta following the foal. T is situation is

often called a “red bag” delivery because what you see frst is the red, velvety-looking placenta instead of the whitish-clear amnion sac encasing the foal. Te placenta is covering the foal’s head and has not ruptured to allow the foal to come through it.

Dr. Eric Schroeder with the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Te Ohio State University, says there can be several reasons for this, but we don’t always know why this happens.

“Fescue toxicity (the mare consuming endophyte-infected fescue pasture or hay during the last trimester of pregnancy) can be one cause, though many mares can be on fescue and ten we simply don’t know the cause and may not ever fgure it out.

“Something has triggered all of the placenta to release at once, too quickly,” said Schroeder. “One cause could be extended labor with a dystocia for a couple of hours and the foal is dead. In this situation the placenta detached naturally and is simply coming ahead of the foal. Detachment is a normal physiologic process during labor, but it generally happens after the birth. If there is a systemic problem with the foal or the foaling procedure, however, the placenta may be detaching before the foal is delivered.”

Red bag delivery is not common. It happens in approximately 5-10% of all causes of abortion, stillbirth, or perinatal death.

“However, when this condition does occur, it is an extreme emergency because the placenta is the foal’s life support while in utero,” said Schroeder. “It provides oxygen and nutrients. If it detaches before he is fully born, the foal runs out of oxygen.”

Te mare’s oxygen supply is the foal’s oxygen supply.

“Te foal is always in a relatively oxygen-poor environment while in the uterus,” said Schroeder. “Once stage two labor starts, the foal is in a low oxygen state and the clock is ticking. We generally say that the foal must be born and on the ground within 30 minutes or less (average is 5-20 minutes) from the time the mare starts active labor.

“Vigilance is paramount when watching mares, to be there if she does need help.

If you see a mare in stage two labor with protrusion of the placenta (red bag) rather than the clear, white amnion, this is an absolute emergency to open it. Te

never experience this problem,” Schroeder said.

Another cause can be bacterial or viral infections afecting the placenta (called placentitis), but of-

foal should be right there

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Top, illustration showing a normal foaling; feet, nose, and head frst; above, illustration of a red bag foaling with the foal inside the nonruptured placenta (the amnion sac will be inside that placental covering). It should be front feet and nose, but might be hind feet, or some other part of the foal.

“You can’t tear the placenta very readily with your fngers; it is too strong, thick, and rubbery. You need something sharp to cut it, like scissors.”

If the mare has a placen-

titis, this tissue may be very

Vigilance is paramount when watching mares... If you see a mare in stage

tough and nearly impossible to puncture with your fngers. Keep a pair of scissors in your foaling kit in case you ever have to poke through the placenta.

two labor with protrusion of the placenta (red bag) rather than the clear, white amnion, this is an absolute emergency to open it.”

— Dr. Eric Schroeder

“We generally don’t recommend knives because people tend to go too deeply and cut more than the placenta, especially if they are in a panic to resolve the problem,” said Schroeder. “Once you get it open, however, it can be torn away from the feet and nose. Everything after that usually goes well. Te mare can do the rest, pushing the foal out normally.”

A poor outcome can occur, however, if no one notices the red bag delivery. Te birth might be slower, and the foal cannot break through the thick placenta, resulting in sufocation.

“Tere is practically no chance for that foal to live,” said Schroeder. “If

someone is there, however, the placenta can be cut open. Tat person can generally go ahead and provide controlled assistance to bring the foal on out quickly, or at least pull that bag across and of the foal’s head and nose, so it is behind the ears and there is no obstruction as the mare pushes the foal on out.”

If the placenta is coming out with the foal, stage three labor is accomplished at the same time.

“We typically don’t have to worry about retained fetal membranes,” said Schroeder. “Stage two and three are happening simultaneously and all is well, but I still like to try to fgure out the reason why the mare had a red bag delivery. Is it just happenstance, or was there something in her recent medical history that triggered this? Has she been sick with diarrhea, colic, or some other problem? Was she a problem mare to get bred? Does she have a history (or previous history) of bacterial or viral placentitis? Was she exposed to a toxin like Eastern tent caterpillars? Did she have any infectious reproductive diseases such as herpes virus or a fungal endometritis? It’s a good idea to do some investigative work to fgure it out.”

Ideally, the placenta in this situation would be submitted to a diagnostic lab to have it checked for any evidence of disease.

“Te last thing we’d want to see on any farm is a brewing underlying problem that no one knew about until this mare’s red bag delivery,” said Schroeder. “Tis could be one of the frst signs of major abortion-causing problems that might afect other mares, which could be very devastating.”

If someone was there to cut through the placenta in time and the foal is born quickly, he will probably be fne. In some instances he may have been without oxygen too long, which might result in ‘dummy foal’ syndrome.”

— Dr. Eric Schroeder

If someone was there to cut through the placenta in time and the foal is born quickly, he will probably be fne. But it is always wise to have a veterinarian examine the foal. In some instances, he may have been without oxygen too long, which might result in “dummy foal” syndrome (perinatal asphyxia syndrome).

“He may have been compromised more than a foal born normally,” said Schroeder. “Is he nursing regularly, getting up and down normally? Is he going through the normal cycle of getting up, nursing, napping, playing, etc. multiple times per hour? Tese foals usually act normally for the frst 24 hours. After that they may decline.

“I tell people to diligently monitor that foal for the frst 72 hours. Tis isn’t a mare and foal you would just turn out to pasture. You’d want them where they can be readily observed, and then you’d know if the foal becomes dull and is lying around more. You’d notice that the foal (who was up nursing vigorously at frst) is now just lying around and more lethargic.

“At our referral hospital, we are usually dealing with the afterefects. Either the foal didn’t survive because they missed the birth and want to know what to do in the future to try to prevent this happening again, or I may be dealing with a foal that’s slow, born with a red bag delivery. People might bring the foal here for us to monitor, to make sure everything is normal and going correctly, or the foal is already showing some of the classic clinical signs of dummy foal syndrome.”

VIGILANCE IS CRUCIAL

Tough causes of red bag delivery might be difcult to ascertain, educating people about what to do when one occurs can save equine lives.

“It’s not a sit-and-wait situation,” said Schroeder. “If you see this dark red bag

FESCUE PROBLEMS

Fescue toxicity can be a problem in red bag deliveries. But it is not easy to test for.

“I can’t draw blood on the mare or foal to determine if this might have been the situation,” said Dr. Eric Schroeder of The Ohio State University. “The main thing is information from the owner. Perhaps they reseeded the pasture and inadvertently planted fescue that wasn’t endophyte-free. Not all fescue is a problem. Most seed companies now offer genetically altered fescue that is endophyte-free. The more common problem with endophyte-infected fescue is lack of milk production after foaling, rather than a red bag delivery.

“Here in Ohio, out of 100 foals we may have only one affected. In central Kentucky it might be slightly more common. But in the general population of foaling mares, the lack of milk is a much bigger problem than a red bag delivery. If the owner believes there might be a problem at foaling (due to fescue), they should have people watching that mare around the clock. Foal-watching can make a big difference on the ones we are worried about.”

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starting to show at the vulva, it’s time to act now. Not much of it has to be out for you to be able to make a small cut in it, because after you get that cut started you can tear it.

“Once you do that, Mother Nature can pretty much take over. But if I was the person opening up that placenta, I would probably go ahead and actively help pull that foal on out, rather than just stand there and wait. It’s time to get that foal out.”

A red bag delivery is one more reason to monitor all births.

“All too often people fnd the newborn foal dead, still encased in that red bag because he was unable to get through it,” said Schroeder. “Te foal is at an extreme disadvantage.”

On big breeding farms, people are usually watching mares around the clock in foaling barns.

“Te typical schedule is to check mares every 15 minutes or even more frequently,” said Schroeder, “and some barns have cameras/videos or foaling alert systems to signal the beginning of stage two labor. If it’s a valuable mare or a high-risk case, they may pay someone to sit there and watch that mare, or take shifts.

“Tey try to give every mare every possibility of a positive outcome. A red bag emergency may not be as frequent as some of the other major problems, but it can be a serious issue.

“Once you see it, you never forget it. Tis is a traumatic emergency, and the farm personnel are the only ones who will be able to save the foal. Tey are probably the only people able to do something in time, unless the veterinarian is already there on the farm and in that foaling barn. On a big horse farm the vet may be clear over on the other side of the farm, so the farm employees may still have to try to save the foal.”

Each barn’s foaling kit will likely contain things that might be needed for many kinds of emergencies, and scissors should be part of any kit. If you are in the stall with the mare when a red bag delivery happens and there isn’t time to run to the foaling kit, you could carefully use a pocketknife (or anything sharp) to get a hole through the placenta big enough to get fngers into and pull it apart.

“All my technicians here at the hospital are trained to act fast,” said Schroeder. “If they see this happen, they need to open up that red bag and call us afterward. Anyone watching a mare should be prepared for this possibility. It happens quickly, and if a person has to think about it or call a veterinarian, it is usually too late.”

After a red bag delivery, you don’t have to do much for the mare.

“She has already shed the placenta and cleaned out,” said Schroeder. “Tere should be no reason she can’t carry more foals, unless there is something vastly wrong with the placenta and its attachments.”

It pays to check that placenta.

“Tis is something many owners forget, and I stress the importance of allowing me to test it and/or do histopathology, looking at it under a microscope,” he said. “If there are large areas that are grossly abnormal, this is usually a clue about the health of the uterus. If there are large scarred areas, maybe the uterus is not healthy for carrying a foal. Te placenta can provide a lot of information.”

Since the placenta should be checked

Fortunately, red bag deliveries are not common and most foals are born through the clear amniotic sac

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POST-FOALING

quickly, before it starts to deteriorate, it is important to get it to a pathologist as soon as possible.

“You can’t leave it lying out in the hot sun for several hours, drying out,” said Schroeder. “Collect it and keep it clean, in a plastic trash bag, to send immediately. Or if the mare foaled at night, you can put it in the refrigerator until it can be sent the next morning.

“In areas of the country with many breeding farms, the labs are prepared to deal with these things during foaling season and are open seven days a week. Most veterinarians doing reproductive work or newborn foal exams would be in tune with what to do and where to send it and what to ask for. Tere are people who specialize in this, but any pathologist should be able to handle it.”