The Turf Paradise Spring Futurity is a new open race for 2-year-olds with bonuses available for Arizona-breds and horses that passed through the 2016 ATBA Fall Mixed Sale.
A nomination payment of $100 on Dec. 15, 2016, and a $250 payment on March 1, 2017, are required for eligibility. The entry fee for the race is $500 and there are no supplemental nominations. Trials are to be run on Saturday, April 15, at four and a half furlongs with the finals slated for Sunday, May 7, at five furlongs.
The ATBA is offering $15,000 in bonuses as follows for this race:
If yearling passes through the 2016 ATBA Sale – $5,000
If certified Arizona-bred – $10,000
If certified Arizona-bred and passed through
the 2016 ATBA Sale – $15,000
Click here to see eligibility details.
Posted January 31st, 2017
Kacee Adams Richardson has been elected to join the Board of Directors, and four members were re-elected: Marvin Fleming, Scott Rollins, Lee Vaughn and Dave Williams. The elected officers are as follows: President – Marvin Fleming; Vice President – Jan Osborn; and Secretary/Treasurer – Wende Macumber.
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Posted January 31st, 2017
In a courageous effort, Yo Y Me scored a narrow victory in the Lost in the Fog Juvenile on Dec. 31 at Turf Paradise to win his fourth straight race, adding to earlier victories in the Arizona Breeders’ Futurity and ATBA Fall Sales Stakes. After bouncing out to an early lead, the Dixie Chatter gelding […]
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Posted January 20th, 2017
Favorites swept the four featured events on the Arizona Breeders’ Futurity day card at Turf Paradise on Dec. 10, led by a seven-length romp by heavily favored Yo Y Me in the colts and geldings division of the Futurity. Yo Y Me, recent winner of colts and geldings division of the ATBA Fall Sales Stakes, […]
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Posted December 16th, 2016
McKenzie Honey and Yo Y Me, first and second in the ATBA Spring Sales Stakes, returned to win their respective divisions of the ATBA Fall Sales Stakes at Turf Paradise on Nov. 5. McKenzie Honey, a Kentucky-bred daughter of Parading, turned the filly division into a runaway, leading from the start and going on to […]
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Posted November 9th, 2016
The ATBA Fall Sale catalog is now available online, under the Sales menu item.
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Posted October 11th, 2016
Horseshoe Park Equestrian Centre is located at 20464 East Riggs Road, Queen Creek, Arizona, 85142.
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Posted October 7th, 2016
Late entries for the upcoming Arizona Thoroughbred Breeders Association 2016 Fall Mixed Sale close on Oct. 17. Late entry fees for yearlings will be $1,000 and $500 for others. This year’s sale will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Horseshoe Park Equestrian Centre, 20464 East Riggs Road, Queen Creek, Arizona, 85142.
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Posted September 25th, 2016