Read More →įrom Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. The good news continues, as these purse generation figures do not include the $7 million in supplemental purse contributions TOC negotiated with TVG or the $28 million of 2021 Breeders’ Cup weekend purses, so the actual purses paid out in California were even. “We are particularly excited to see the substantial increase of wagering on California races from both California residents and out-of-state handicappers, which grew from $1.48 billion in 2020 to $1.806 billion in 2021. “These 2021 purse generation numbers are a great indicator of the power and resilience of California racing,” said TOC Chairman Gary Fenton. This growth was supported in part by an increase in the total number of daytime Thoroughbred races run in California – from 2469 in 2020 to 2785 in 2021.
26, 2022) - Total money generated from pari-mutuel wagering for the benefit of California Thoroughbred purses increased to $118.4 million in 2021 from $99.8 million in 2020, according to data released today by the Thoroughbred Owners of California. Delia was affectionately known as “Wild Bill,” a nickname he said he earned as a Southern California jockey. Truce in Balance, another Cal-bred stakes winner, earned $355,087 for Delia. His biggest earner was another Cal-bred, multiple stakes-winner Central Heat, who pocketed $458,602 on the track. Delia began training in 1985 after 20 years as a jockey, riding often for the legendary Farrell Jones. My clients did very well with her.” Delia was named 2019 Trainer of the Year by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association. “She was not a big, robust filly, but she sure could run. “She was probably my favorite,” Delia said of Bai and Bai in California Thoroughbred magazine in 2017. Delia, with 975 training wins and career track earnings of $16.7 million, trained Grade III California Derby winner I’m a Jewel in 1997, multiple stakes-winning California-bred Bai and Bai and, most recently, multiple stakes winner Bettor Trip Nick. 28, 2022) – Longtime Northern California trainer Bill Delia passed away on Thursday. She placed in five other stakes and earned $448,483. by Carla Gaines, Blending Element won the 1999 Yerba Buena Breeders’ Cup Handicap (G3T) and The Very One Handicap, and the 1998 Reloy Handicap. She began her racing career in her native Ireland. Loder, Blending Element was by Great Commotion-Blue Wedding, by Irish River. “But she lived a long and productive life, both as a graded stakes winner and mom to multiple stakes winners, including our stallion Texas Ryano.” Bred by E.J.
“We are all very sad,” said Henry Williamson. Raced in this country by the late Warren Williamson, Blending Element produced 12 foals, all bred by Williamson or in the name of Williamson Racing, operated by Williamson and his son Henry. The mare, whose five stakes winners include current California sire Texas Ryano, has been one of the foundation broodmares of the Williamson family. 2, 2022) - Graded stakes winner Blending Element died at age 29 Jan. He was bred by Tony Busching & Carol Busching. A close second to the topper was Prince Jimmy, a California-bred son of Jimmy Creed out of the Tiznow mare Following a Dream, which sold to Super Horse, agent Sweetwater Trading, for $75,000. He previously sold to Jeff Ganje at the 2021 CTBA Northern California Yearling Sale for $32,000. The California-bred Vronsky colt, out of the Cee’s Tizzy mare Arousing, was bred by Harris Farms & Donald Valpredo and purchased by Dare to Dream, Don Calabria & John Crawford. At last year’s Winter Mixed Sale, 73 sold for gross sales of $575,100, an average of $7,878 and a median of $3,200. There were 113 horses sold for gross sales of $1,298,407, an average of $11,490 and a median of $5,200. 1, 2022) – Le Vron James, a 2-year-old son of the late Vronsky, sold for a session-topping $85,000 to lead sizeable year-over-year gains at Tuesday’s California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Winter Mixed Sale at Fairplex.
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