“50 to 1,” featuring the story of longshot Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, will be appearing in theaters this spring. Slated to be shown first in New Mexico, where the Mine That Bird connections were based, the movie is expected to open in other areas throughout April. Skeet Ulrich will play trainer Chip Woolley, while jockey Calvin Borel appears as himself in the movie, which was produced, written and directed by racehorse owner Jim Wilson.
Mine That Bird is played by Arizona-bred Sunday Rest, by Sunday Break. H & E Ranch bred the gelding, who was sold at the 2010 ATBA Fall Mixed Sale for $4,000 prior to a brief racing career.
A trailer for the film can be viewed here:
Posted December 25th, 2013
The next ATBA Board Meeting has been set for Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at 10 am. New ATBA officers will be selected.
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Posted December 25th, 2013
The $35,000 City of Phoenix Stakes, run Dec. 14 at Turf Paradise, was a showcase for Arizona-bred Tribal Gal, who won the six-furlong event by three lengths in 1:08.85. John Pendergast bred and campaigns the 3-year-old daughter of Tribal Rule, who has won five of 11 starts this year including three stakes at Turf Paradise. […]
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Posted December 25th, 2013
A pair of short-priced Rocky Bar juveniles headlined the day’s events at Turf Paradise on Nov. 23, a card which featured the Arizona Breeders’ Futurity divisions as well as the Cactus Wren and Cactus Flower, stakes events for older horses that are Arizona-breds or which have been sold through the Arizona fall mixed sale. The […]
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Posted November 24th, 2013
Saturday, Nov. 23, features a full slate of stakes events for Arizona-breds, highlighted by divisions of the $50,000 guaranteed Arizona Breeders’ Futurity for Arizona-bred 2-year-olds. Both Futurity events – the filly and colt/gelding divisions – will be contested at six furlongs. Also featured on the Futurity day card are the Cactus Wren and Cactus Flower, […]
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Posted November 13th, 2013
November 12, 2013 Dear ATBA Member: As the year draws to a close, so does the time approach for our annual A.T.B.A. election. We request your nominations, so we can elect five Board Members. The Board Members whose three-year term expires this year are: Marvin Fleming, Kevin Owens, Scott Rollins, Dave Williams, and Lee Vaughn. […]
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Posted November 13th, 2013
Saturday’s $35,000 Walter Cluer Memorial Stakes at Turf Paradise was taken in dramatic fashion by Arizona-bred Red Zeus, who battled to a narrow victory over Back Alley Rally in 1:35.42 for one mile on the turf. Peggy Hopwood owns and bred the 3-year-old Red Sky’s gelding, who earlier this year won the Gene Fleming Breeders’ Derby and Arizona Stallion Stakes […]
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Posted October 28th, 2013
To view videos of both divisions of the ATBA Fall Sales Stakes, proceed to the ATBA Fall Sales Stakes page under the Racing menu item. Also available is a video of the Oct. 12 Princess of Palms, won by Tribal Gal.
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Posted October 25th, 2013