WILSHIRE H.-GIII
$110,800, HOL, 4-23, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:33 1/5, fm.
La Tee, f, 4 (o/o Ashcreek, by Stalwart) made her 2008 stakes debut with a third-place finish in the G3 Wilshire H. on 4/23/08 at Hollywood Park. La Tee showed good early speed to pressure the pace on the inside, making the lead at the half-mile pole, but was overtaken in the stretch to finish third by two lengths. Last out, she garnered her third lifetime win in a Santa Anita optional allowance over the firm turf. Lifetime record: 6-3-0-1, $102,636. O-Allen and Susan Branch; B-Savario Farm; T-Mark Glatt.

HALLOWED DREAMS S.
$62,230, EVD, 4-12, 3yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:05 2/5, ft.
Queen Rolex, f, 3 (o/o Bet Birdie (MSW, $188,746), by Bet Twice) sprinted to a third in the Hallowed Dreams S. at Evangeline Downs on 4/12/08 in her stakes debut. She made the lead at the head of the stretch but gave way to the top two, finishing third by just over a length. From six lifetime starts, Queen Rolex has 3 wins and a second and third each with earnings of $56,850. O-Donald Foret; B-N. J. Samford; T-Connie Tassistro.

BAYAKOA S.
$100,000, OPX, 4-9, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:44 1/5, gd.
Best Vow, f, 4 (o/o Best Landing (SW, $131,616), by Fiery Best) ran a game race in her stakes debut, dueling with the leaders from gate to wire to finish second in the Bayakoa S. at Oaklawn Park on 4/09/08 for owner/breeder Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jeffers and trainer Larry Jones. She has earned $128,792 with a lifetime line of 16-3-5-2.

BAY SHORE S.-G3
$150,000, AQU, 4-5, 3yo, 7f, 1:23 3/5, ft.
Jockey Ridge, c, 3 (o/o Taanis, by Dayjur) earned his first black type with a third place finish in Aqueduct's G3 Bay Shore S. on 4/05/08. He was an impressive maiden winner in his second start, earning a 101 Beyer figure for 6 1/2 furlongs at Gulf Stream Park on 1/18/08. Lifetime record: 5-1-2-1, $60,605. O-Alan R. Cook; B-Gum Tree Stables LLC, Fox Strauslines and Thomas Clark (KY); T-Barclay Tagg.

Session-Topper RED VOW brings $625,000 at OBS March Select
A colt by BROKEN VOW topped the opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March Select sale on March 18 with a final price of $625,000 and was the second-highest priced juvenile of the sale. Zayat Stables outbid trainer David Carroll to purchase the colt from the consignment of Bo Hunt and Terry Oliver's O & H Bloodstock. The May 1 colt worked a quarter mile in :21 2/5 on preview day. Purchased from the Keeneland September 2007 sale for $65,000 by Earl Silver and Mike Eiserman of Third Street Partners, RED VOW is out of the STRAWBERRY ROAD mare SEDONA BERRY who has also produced stakes horses EISHIN HAMPTON (Dynaformer) and Level Red (Aptitude). RED VOW was bred in Kentucky by Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Grothaus of Michigan.

PASADENA S.
$80,500, SAX, 3-15, 3yo, 1mT, 1:34, fm.
POLONIUS, c, 3 (o/o Word o' Ransom (MSW, $115,550), by Red Ransom) jumped out to be first from gate to wire, finishing in front by four lengths for his second lifetime win in three starts for owner B. J. Wright. A $100K KEESEP yearling and $150K 2YO at Barretts last March, POLONIUS was bred in Florida by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers, Jr. He is a half-brother to French SW WITTEN (Fusaichi Pegasus) and CAPTIVE MELODY (Unbridled's Song), SW of $111,615. POLONIUS is a Triple Crown nominee and the 13th stakes winner for his sire.

. . . Consequently, we find with the younger sire classes--in this case, sires with first foals 2003 and 2004--it is as important to look at their total numbers of 'A' and 'ABC' Runners as at their indexes.
. . . In terms of number of A Runners and ABC Runners 2005-2007, GALILEO, BROKEN VOW, and CITY ZIP rank one-two-three on both lists, in that order. . .

Grand Vow, colt o/o French Grand (French Deputy)
Owner: West Point Thoroughbreds
Breeder: David J. Hulkewicz
Trainer:  Richard A. Violette, Jr.
State:  Kentucky

Jockey Ridge, colt o/o Taanis (Dayjur)
Owner:  Alan R. Cook
Breeder:  Gum Tree Stables LLC, Fox Strauslines and Thomas Clark
Trainer:  Barclay Tagg
State:  Kentucky

Mighty Vow, colt o/o Danyross (IRE) (Danehill)
Owner:  Camilla Farms Inc.
Breeder:  Bittersweet Farm
Trainer:  Norm De Souza
State:  Maryland

Polonius, colt o/o of Word o' Ransom (Red Ransom)
Owner:  B. J. Wright
Breeder:  Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers, Jr.
Trainer:  Michael Pender
State:  Florida

Sovereign Lord, colt o/o of Sable Cape (Cape Town)
Owner:  Bliss Canyon Investments
Breeder:  Ridgeley Farm
Trainer:  Henry Moreno
State:  California

KACHINA H.
$50,000, TUP, 1-27, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:38 1/5, sy.
RIVOLTELLA, f, 4 (o/o Port Roberto, by Dynaformer) was best by nearly five lengths to win Turf Paradise's Kachina H., her second stakes win. She is a half-sister to GSW KILGOWAN (Smoke Glacken) and SW NORTH BEACH (Arch). Lifetime record: 8-3-1-0, $127,040. O-George Todaro; B-Ann Marie Farm (KY); T-Blaine D. Wright.

Thoroughbred Times published an article about our own Broken Vow. Writer Robert D. Fierro, a Thoroughbred racing and breeding consultant based in New York City, does an excellent job showcasing Broken Vow, from his breeding to his current career at stud. The article also highlights the 30-year breeding program and philosphy put forth by Pin Oak Stud owner, Josephine Abercrombie.

Robert Fiero begins "It is a clever, if not somewhat obvious, name, Broken Vow, who is by Unbridled out of Wedding Vow, by Nijinsky II. You can read several different meanings into the name, but the one that is most obvious—a promise not kept—is hardly what one would think of applying to the racing and, thus far, stallion career of its owner." Follow the link below to read the entire article.