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Update on 2008 & 2009 Awards

The Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey wanted to provide our members with an update on the remaining awards that are owed from 2008 & 2009. 

The TBA is in receipt of an agreement from the attorney general’s office that must be signed before the proceeds can be distributed.  The TBA has a few concerns that need to be addressed before we can sign the agreement and we are working towards having those issues resolved in a timely fashion.

Should you have any questions please contact the TBA office at 732-542-8880.

way with words honored as new jersey-bred horse of the year

George Schwartz’s Way With Words, a winner of three stakes races last year, has been named New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year for 2009.  Way With Words also garnered honors as champion handicap mare. 

 

Bred in New Jersey by George & Margaret Schwartz, Way With Words showed her versatility by winning three stakes races in 2009, each at a different distance.  The six year old mare captured the $60,000 Spruce Fir Handicap at the distance of one mile & seventy yards on July 12 at Monmouth Park for her first stake victory of the year.  Way With Words then blew away the competition by four lengths in the $75,000 Eleven North Handicap at six furlongs.  The champion horse, trained by Mary Eppler, then won her next start on September 20 at the one mile and one sixteenth distance winning the $70,000 Politely Stakes at Monmouth Park.

 

Headless Horsemen Racing, LLC campaigns the champion two-year-old filly, Karmageddon. The daughter of Wildcat Heir captured two of her three starts including the $60,000 filly division of the Jersey Juvenile Stakes.  Karmageddon was bred in New Jersey by her owner and is trained by Douglas Nunn.

 

David Wilkinson’s Love Who was named champion two-year-old colt or gelding after winning two of his five starts including the $60,000 colt division of the Jersey Juvenile Stakes.  Bred by Hidden Acres 4-D Farm, Love Who is by Not For Love out of the Deputed Testamony mare Laura Who.  The two-year-old champion is trained by Steven Krebs.

 

Clear Faith was named champion three-year-old colt or gelding after winning three of his nine starts and earning $126,678.  The son of Cryptoclearance was bred by Golden Dome Stables and is owned by Maggie Moss. Clear Faith is trained by Bruce Levine.

 

John Petrini’s homebred Love That Dance was named champion three-year-old filly after winning two stakes races in 2009.  The daughter of Not For Love captured the $60,000 Open Mind Handicap at Monmouth Park and the $95,000 Maryland Million Oaks at Laurel Park.  Love That Dance also finished second in the Spruce Fir Handicap and Trenton Stakes en route to earnings of $ 157,854.  She is trained by Ben Perkins, Jr.

 

Ed Broome is the breeder, owner, and trainer of the champion sprinter Lucky James. The son of Sultry Song won four races, including the $75,000 New Jersey Breeder’s Handicap at Monmouth Park and the $78,000 Eillo Stakes at the Meadowlands.  Lucky James is out of the North Prospect mare, Zul, and has career earnings of $294,894.

 

Kevin Sleeter’s homebred Talkin About Love was named champion turf runner after winning the $118,000 Maryland Million Ladies Stakes at Laurel Park in her initial start on the grass.  The 2008 New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year also won the $85,000 Revidere Stakes at Monmouth Park and has career earnings of $715,003.  Talkin About Love is trained by her owner.

 

Patricia Generazio’s homebred At the Disco was named champion handicap horse after winning three stake races in 2009.  At the Disco captured the $60,000 Bernie Dowd Handicap at Monmouth Park, the $60,000 Lincroft Handicap and the $80,000 Alysheba Stakes at the Meadowlands.  Trained by Mary Hartmann, At the Disco earned $166,924 in 2009.

 

She’s Jane, a daughter of Northern Idol-Sharon’s Stunning, by Ziad is the 2009 recipient of the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of New Jersey Broodmare of the Year award.  She’s Jane is owned by Kevin Sleeter.

 

She’s Jane produced four foals, three of which have raced.  Her top foal to date is the multiple stakes winner and 2009 champion turf runner, Talkin About Love

 

Defrere has been named the 2009 recipient of the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of New Jersey stallion of the year.  A dark bay or brown horse by Deputy Minister-Sister Dot, by Secretariat, Defrere has sired 36 stakes horses in his career.

His lifetime progeny earnings total over $21.2 million, with the stallion’s average earnings per starter at $66,614. Defrere’s top earner, Le Mars Girl won 11 races and earned over $3 million while racing in Japan.  Defrere is also the sire of New Jersey-bred stakes winners Carrots Only ($367,053), Open Skies ($182,047) and A Dynamite Time ($108,330).

Defrere is owned by a syndicate and stands at Walnford Stud in Allentown.

casagrande says racetracks entitled to reap benefits of sports betting

     Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, R-Monmouth and Mercer, said today that any constitutional amendment that would allow sports betting in New Jersey must include the horse racing industry. The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee passed a concurrent resolution today, SCR49, that would permit the Legislature to authorize such wagering, while a similar bill was held in the Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Committee.

     "It does not make sense to exclude the horse racing industry from sports wagering and only authorize the casinos," said Casagrande, who is a member of the Assembly committee that would hear the bill. "That industry is under the same intense competition as the casinos. By legalizing sports betting and collecting the revenues currently generated each day through on-line gambling, New Jersey has a chance to help both interests.

     "All the state's gaming enterprises should share in the proceeds derived from sports betting," continued Casagrande. "A fair and even-handed approach is needed in addressing this issue, not favoring one group over another. The policies that resulted in pitting these interests against each other have failed both industries. Under our new governor and newly formed commission on gaming, we must work together for the benefit of both."

Monmouth park, new jersey horsemen and jockeys select rerun as aftercare program for retired racehorses

OCEANPORT, N.J. – The New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA) have selected ReRun, the nonprofit Thoroughbred adoption group, for an onsite program to provide aftercare for Thoroughbreds at the end of their racing careers.

 

The NJTHA will donate funds annually to Rerun to be used for the aftercare of Thoroughbreds based at Monmouth Park.  The jockeys at Monmouth have also agreed to contribute $1 per mount fee toward the program. 

 

“ReRun has been providing an invaluable service to New Jersey Horsemen for many years,” said Dennis Drazin, president of the NJTHA.  “We are committed to making sure that our owners have options for their Thoroughbreds when their racing careers are over and pairing up with ReRun meets that commitment.”

 

“The jockeys at Monmouth Park and nationwide recognize the importance of an organization like ReRun,” said Terry Meyocks, president of the Jockey’s Guild.  “The Monmouth riders are proud to play a part in ensuring the health, safety and welfare of our equine athletes.”

 

Monmouth Park will host a “Running for ReRun” day on Aug. 9, when humans will take to the track for a one mile fun run/walk.  Proceeds from this event, expected to reach thousands of dollars, will benefit ReRun

 

“We recognize as an industry that we all need to be responsible for our horses, both on and off the track,” said Robert Kulina, vice president and general manager of Monmouth Park.  “With that said, Monmouth Park has always been in the forefront of providing post racing options for Thoroughbreds and we will continue to do so long into the future.”

 

 Monmouth Park is a signatory of the NTRA’s Safety Alliance which requires participating tracks to establish an aftercare program for retired racehorses as part of the accreditation process.  In 2007, Monmouth Park provided ReRun with an on-site office at the track to better assist owners and trainers in placing their horses.

 

ReRun, founded in 1996, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to rehabilitating and retraining ex-racehorses when their racing careers have ended.  ReRun’s President and Adoption Coordinator Laurie Lane said, “We applaud this important step by the New Jersey Horsemen, jockeys and the racetrack to provide for their racehorses both during and after their careers.”

 

More information about ReRun is available at www.rerun.org.