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Harbor the Gold
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Harbor the Gold stakes horse returns to winner's circle
Who's Your Next Ex, a stakes-winning gelding who helped elevate his sire, Harbor the Gold, to the top of Oregon's freshman sire list last year, scored his first victory as a 3-year-old - and third win overall - in a one-mile race conducted at Emerald Downs on July 3.
The Washington-bred became one of the stallion's three first-crop runners to win a stakes event last November, when he captured the Dennis Dodge Memorial Stakes at Portland Meadows in the final start of his four-race juvenile campaign. His 2009 season, which began in mid-May, netted a fourth-place finish, then a third, in claiming company at Emerald Downs, followed by his gate-to-wire breakout effort in the $17,500 claiming race in his third start of the year.
Saddled by trainer Charles Essex and ridden by jockey Deborah Hoonan-Trujillo in the eight-horse field of sophomores, Who's Your Next Ex posted internal fractions of :23.40, :46.40, 1:11.20 and 1:23.80, held off a fast-closing longshot in the waning yards and stopped the clock in 1:37 as a 1 1/4-length winner. The 5-1 wagering choice earned $7,480 for owner Kimberly Nobles, bringing his seven-race bankroll to $29,493.
Who's Your Next Ex is out of the multiple winner Synanita, by Synastry, and was bred by Kim Smith.
Second-crop sire Harbor the Gold, a winning, 8-year-old son of Seeking the Gold, stands at Bar C Racing Stables in Hermiston, Oregon. - July 3, 2009
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Oregon's Harbor the Gold notches first 2YO winner of 2009
Harbor the Gold, Oregon's leading freshman sire of 2008, was credited with the first winner from his second crop of runners on June 28, when his 2-year-old son Koala Beach dominated a five-furlong dash at Emerald Downs.
Trained by Doris Harwood for her husband, Jeff Harwood, the Washington-bred gelding prepped for his initial race with a series of six works registered at the Auburn-area oval during May and June. For his career debut in the $30,000 maiden claiming test, he received the services of Emerald Downs' leading jockey, Ricky Frazier.
Koala Beach was sent postward as the fourth wagering choice in the field of five non-winners, but he quickly made new converts with his deft, front-running tactics. After breaking sharply from the gate, he set a pressured pace of :22.20 for the opening quarter-mile and :45.60 for the first half-mile while enjoying a ground-saving trip along the rail. Although his inexperience led him to drift out through the lane, he reached the wire a length clear of his closest rival in a final time of :58.
The youngster collected $7,535 for his successful introduction to competition. He is the first foal out of Kittyzallwet, an unraced daughter of Distinctive Cat.
Koala Beach was bred by Bar C Racing Stables, the Hermiston nursery which offers Harbor the Gold on its four-horse stallion roster. The 8-year-old Seeking the Gold sire is represented by progeny earnings of $186,394 and a pair of multiple stakes-winning state champions from his two crops of racing age. - June 28, 2009
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Aroseformadeline is fourth stakes horse for Harbor the Gold
On June 27, Leonard Hammrich's homebred filly Aroseformadeline became the fourth member of the initial crop of runners by Oregon sire Harbor the Gold to compete with distinction at the stakes level when she ran a game second in the 3 Yr Old Fillies Stakes at Lethbridge.
Conducted at about six furlongs over the Alberta, Canada racetrack's dirt strip, the race offered a purse of US$11,438 and attracted eight starters. Fresh off a May 16 victory and May 30 runner-up effort in her prior two allowance starts at Lethbridge, both contested against her elders, Aroseformadeline was installed as the 2-1 betting favorite under jockey Scott Sterr.
The Oregon-bred filly jumped into contention early, then pushed the pacesetter Fun Runner for most of the race from a close-up running position of less than a length behind her. Although her speedy rival was able to pull away in the stretch and ultimately posted a 4 3/4-length win, Aroseformadeline successfully held the remaining contenders at bay. She finished a clear 4 1/2 lengths ahead of the third-place runner, earning $2,974 to push her career bankroll to $12,010.
Trained by John Harris, Aroseformadeline has won three races and placed in four others from 11 starts to date. She is the second foal out of Cheyenne Rose, a winning daughter of Katahaula County.
Harbor the Gold is a dual winner by Seeking the Gold who stands at Bar C Racing Stables in Hermiston. The 8-year-old stallion yielded three stakes winners from his first eight starters in 2008, and concluded the year as Oregon's leading first-crop sire. - June 27, 2009
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Harbor the Gold filly ships north to Canada, wins third race
Oregon-bred Aroseformadeline, a first-crop daughter of Harbor the Gold who was winless in her five starts of 2009 at Portland Meadows, shipped north to the Lethbridge racetrack in Alberta, Canada and came away with a two-length victory on May 16.
Facing five rivals - all her elders - in the 5 1/2-furlong allowance test, Aroseformadeline took immediate control out of the gate under rider Scott Sterr and increased her advantage with every stride, reaching the wire two lengths ahead of her closest competitor in 1:09.80. The 3-year-old filly earned US$3,604 for her wire-to-wire effort, bringing her career bankroll to $7,821.
Aroseformadeline is trained by John Harris on behalf of her owner and breeder, Leonard Hammrich. She entered the Canadian race on the heels of two consecutive second-place finishes in a pair of six-furlong claiming races at Portland Meadows in March.
Produced by the winning Katahaula County mare Cheyenne Rose, Aroseformadeline totes a record of three wins and two seconds from nine starts.
Eight-year-old Harbor the Gold ranked as Oregon's leading freshman sire of 2008, with three stakes winners and year-end progeny earnings of $110,181 yielded from his first eight starters. The winning, Seeking the Gold half-brother to 1996 Eclipse Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Boston Harbor stands at Bar C Racing Stables in Hermiston. - May 16, 2009
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Harbor the Gold flattered by Oregon champion Catalina Harbor
A state championship trophy for his first-crop daughter Catalina Harbor put an exclamation point on the outstanding 2008 racing season registered by the up-and-coming Oregon sire Harbor the Gold.
A three-time stakes winner at Portland Meadows last year, Catalina Harbor was honored as Oregon's 2008 Champion 2-Year-Old Filly during an awards banquet hosted by the Oregon Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders' Association at Portland Meadows on March 7. The talented youngster, who captured the Lassie Stakes, Janet Wineberg Stakes and Jane Driggers Debutante Stakes, concluded her initial year of competition with three victories and three second-place finishes from six starts for earnings of $30,331.
During her championship campaign, Catalina Harbor was trained by Jim Fergason and regularly ridden by Mark Anderson for her owners and breeders, Bar C Racing Stables. Neal and Pam Christopherson's successful breeding and racing operation was also recognized as the breeder of Oregon's 2008 champion 2-year-old male, Chief Jafatica, and as the co-breeder and co-owner of the state's 2008 champion older female, Silver Patrona, the latter of whom is a full sister to Catalina Harbor's dam, the Tiffany Ice mare Silver City Lilly.
Eight-year-old Harbor the Gold yielded three stakes winners from his first eight starters in 2008, and ended his initial season of eligibility as Oregon's leading freshman sire. The winning son of Seeking the Gold, a half-brother to 1996 Eclipse Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Boston Harbor, stands at Bar C Racing Stables in Hermiston. - March 8, 2009
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Catalina Harbor keeps paying dividends for Harbor the Gold
Consistent Catalina Harbor scored another stakes placing for her Oregon-based sire, Harbor the Gold, when she ran third after setting the early pace in the $10,450 Invitational Handicap at Portland Meadows on February 18.
A three-time local stakes winner at six furlongs in 2008, the 3-year-old filly was asked to stretch out to a mile and 70 yards in her second start of 2009, which came three weeks after she ran second by a nose in the track's one-mile Invitational Handicap for her gender and division. As usual, the speedy Jim Fergason trainee took the lead through the first six furlongs of her mid-February race, but gave way in the stretch and ultimately finished 3 1/4 lengths behind the winner, De Cantina.
Catalina Harbor was guided by regular rider Mark Anderson, and pocketed $1,568 for her eighth career start to push her overall earnings to $33,989.
Bred and owned by Oregon's Bar C Racing Stables, Catalina Harbor has won three races, all in stakes company, and has placed in all five of her other starts. She was produced by the Tiffany Ice mare Silver City Lilly.
Eight-year-old Harbor the Gold ascended to the top of Oregon's freshman sire list last year, with three stakes winners and progeny earnings of $110,181 to his credit. The winning son of Seeking the Gold, a half-brother to 1996 Eclipse Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Boston Harbor, holds court at Bar C Racing Stables in Hermiston. - February 18, 2009
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Catalina Harbor earns stakes placing for Harbor the Gold
Three-year-old Catalina Harbor, a triple stakes winner by Oregon's leading freshman sire of 2008, Harbor the Gold, barely missed adding a fourth stakes title to her credentials when she ran second by a nose in Portland Meadows' $10,450 Invitational Handicap on January 28.
In her 2009 debut, the precocious filly grabbed an early lead in the one-mile race, which was contested on wet-fast going and marked her first attempt at tackling two turns. Under regular rider Mark Anderson, the 123-pound highweight increased her advantage to three lengths with only a quarter-mile left to run, but she was suddenly confronted by the fast-closing Nikki S. in the stretch. Catalina Harbor responded heartily with a protracted duel to the wire, and lost by the smallest of margins in a final time of 1:42.87. The front pair finished more than nine lengths ahead of the remaining six contenders.
Trained by Jim Fergason for owner/breeder Bar C Racing Stables, Catalina Harbor has won three of her seven career starts, and finished second four times by a combined total of just three lengths. She has earned $32,421, largely on the strength of her victories in Portland Meadows' Lassie, Janet Wineberg and Jane Driggers Debutante Stakes during 2008.
She was produced by the Tiffany Ice mare Silver City Lilly, a full sister to Oregon champions Corona Del Hielo and Silver Patrona.
A two-time winner by Seeking the Gold, Harbor the Gold led all Oregon first-crop sires by progeny earnings last year, with $110,181. The 8-year-old stallion stands at Bar C Racing Stables in Hermiston. - January 28, 2009
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Showcase stallions top 2008 Western Region leading sire lists!
Congratulations to the connections of 10 Thoroughbred Info Showcase stallions, who emerged from 2008 as leading sires in several notable categories, both in the Western Region and nationally.
Leading the pack with remarkable year-end progeny earnings of $5,827,513, according to statistics compiled by "The Blood-Horse", was Old English Rancho's Unusual Heat. The Nureyev stallion captured the crown as California's leading sire of 2008 by overall progeny earnings, turf earnings ($2,893,629) and all-weather surface earnings ($2,511,242). He also gained national attention as North America's highest-ranked active stallion by turf earnings, second only to the deceased leader Chester House.
One of Unusual Heat's California counterparts, the Magali Farms resident Decarchy, solidified his standing as the state's leading freshman sire of 2007 by compiling 2008 progeny earnings of $876,349 - enough to take another divisional title as California's leading second-crop sire.
Harris Farms stallion Swiss Yodeler, California's leading sire by overall progeny earnings in 2006, ranked highest among all of the state's sires by 2-year-old progeny earnings in 2008, with $486,379 banked by his juveniles last year.
In Washington, El Dorado Farms mainstay Matty G ruled supreme as the state's leading overall sire for the third consecutive year, with total progeny earnings of $1,819,949 during 2008. The Capote stallion also topped his local brethren by all-weather surface earnings, with $297,123.
Another El Dorado stallion, Private Gold, served notice as Washington's leading freshman sire of 2008. With six winners from 14 starters, the dual stakes-winning son of Seeking the Gold was represented by first-crop progeny earnings of $71,688.
Meanwhile, Woodstead Farm garnered a leading regional sire in the form of He's Tops, whose year-end juvenile earnings of $123,483 were enough to rank him first among all Washington stallions in this category.
Bar C Racing Stables in Hermiston, Oregon, is home to two of that state's 2008 leaders. Freshman standout Harbor the Gold, a winning son of Seeking the Gold who attained an astounding three stakes winners from his initial eight starters, compiled first-year progeny earnings of $110,181 as the clear winner in that division.
Meanwhile, fellow Bar C resident Soft Gold (Brz) led all Oregon stallions by all-weather progeny earnings, with $153,426.
In Arizona, the sons and daughters of Golden Gear installed their sire as the state's leader by overall progeny earnings, with $632,649. Fleming Thoroughbred Farm's Gulch stallion was also the state's top turf sire, with $92,456 banked by his runners on the grass during 2008.
Category Five, a resident of Mesa Farms in North Dakota, was the overwhelming leader in his home state for 2008. The Storm Cat stallion was best by overall progeny earnings ($244,577), as well as turf earnings, all-weather surface earnings and 2-year-old progeny earnings.
Congratulations to the owners and managers of these outstanding stallions, and thank you for participating in the Thoroughbred Info Showcase during 2008! We are proud to be associated with these leading sires, as well as all of our Showcase members. - January 15, 2009
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It's three stakes victories in a row for Harbor the Gold filly
Catalina Harbor, a first-crop filly by the promising Oregon stallion Harbor the Gold, snatched her third consecutive stakes trophy on December 7, when she outclassed four contenders in Portland Meadows' $11,250 Jane Driggers Debutante Stakes for state-bred juvenile fillies.
Paired with regular rider Mark Anderson, the 2-year-old talent broke on top, was pressed for the lead early, then kept a steady, 1 1/2-length advantage throughout the remainder of the six-furlong race. She successfully spurned her closest competitor in the stretch for a half-length victory in 1:13.92, accomplished on a sloppy surface as the 1-2 wagering favorite for trainer Jim Fergason.
Bred and campaigned by Bar C Racing Stables, Catalina Harbor was produced by the Tiffany Ice mare Silver City Lilly. She has won three of her six starts, with three second-place efforts, for first-year earnings of $30,331. Her earlier stakes victories were the Portland track's $19,550 Lassie Stakes and the $18,540 Janet Wineberg Stakes, both contested at six furlongs in November.
Harbor the Gold, a winning, Seeking the Gold half-brother to 1996 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner and Eclipse Champion 2-Year-Old Boston Harbor, is poised to assume the throne as Oregon's leading freshman sire of 2008. The 7-year-old stallion, who stands at Bar C Racing Stables in Hermiston, Oregon, boasts three stakes winners from eight starters, and total progeny earnings of $110,181. - December 7, 2008
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Harbor the Gold runners sweep Portland Meadows juvenile stakes
On November 16, a pair of runners from the first crop of Oregon stallion Harbor the Gold captured the feature races at Portland Meadows: the $19,700 Dennis Dodge Memorial Stakes for 2-year-old colts and the $19,550 Lassie Stakes for 2-year-old fillies.
In the Dodge, the Ann Peery-trained gelding Who's Your Next Ex sat patiently in fifth under jockey Deborah Hoonan-Trujillo through the early stages, switched to an outside path for his stretch drive and drew off to a three-length victory over seven rivals in the six-furlong contest, which marked his first outing at the Oregon oval. Bred in Washington by Kim Smith and produced by the winning Synastry mare Synanita, the gelding has now won two of four starts, with two thirds, for $18,405 in earnings. He is owned by Kimberly Nobles.
In the six-furlong Lassie, the standout filly Catalina Harbor collected her second consecutive stakes title within a two-week period. Winner of Portland Meadows' $18,540 Janet Wineberg Stakes against her fellow Oregon-bred juvenile fillies on November 2, the Jim Fergason trainee successfully moved up to defeat open company in the Lassie with the services of returning jockey Mark Anderson.
Catalina Harbor exhibited her grit with a front-running victory, turning back multiple bids from her challengers in the final quarter-mile before reaching the wire three-quarters of a length in front. The Bar C Racing Stables homebred, who was produced by the Tiffany Ice mare Silver City Lilly, has now won two of five starts, with three seconds, and compiled a $24,143 bankroll.
Seven-year-old Harbor the Gold, by Seeking the Gold, is the leading freshman sire in Oregon for 2008, with cumulative progeny earnings of $102,933 to date. A resident of Bar C Racing Stables in Hermiston, Oregon, he boasts three stakes winners from his initial crop of 12 foals. - November 16, 2008
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