Illinois Thoroughbred
Breeders & Owners Foundation
Fairmount Office - PO Box 336 - Caseyville, IL 62232 - (618) 344-3427 - FAX (618) 346-1051
Chicago Office - P. O. Box 7, Lyons, IL 60534 - (708) 652-1561 - FAX (708) 652-1517
Arlington Office - PO Box 578 - Arlington Heights, IL 60006 - (847) 253-3670 - FAX (847) 253-1136
THOROUGHBRED
STARS OF THE FUTURE
DANIEL C. SULLIVAN,PRESIDENT OF THE ILLINOIS THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS AND OWNERS FOUNDATION,
ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT GIANTOAK HAS BEEN SELECTED THE 2009 HORSE OF THE YEAR,
CHAMPIONTHREE-YEAR-OLD COLT/GELDING AND RESERVE CHAMPION MALE TURF HORSE,
IN BALLOTING BYMEMBERS OF THE ILLINOIS RACING MEDIA AND RACING SECRETARIES.
2009 ILLINOISDIVISIONAL CHAMPIONS AND RESERVE CHAMPIONS
TWO-YEAR-OLDCOLT/GELDING
CHAMPION: DEVIENT BEHAVIOR
SIRE: ECTONPARK DAM: JABBER
BREEDER &OWNER: DANA WAIER THOROUGHBREDS LLC
RESERVECHAMPION: MY TIME TO STAR
SIRE: FIVE STAR DAY DAM: GOLDEN TREVALLY
BREEDERS: JAMESLYNCH & PATRICK DURBIN
OWNER: HEILIGBRODT RACING STABLE
TWO-YEAR-OLDFILLY
CHAMPION: SWEET LEMON CHELLO
SIRE: LEMONDROPKID DAM: MISS KATHY B
BREEDER: MINEDINI
OWNER: SLAPSHOTRACING LLC
RESERVECHAMPION: THATS WHATSHESAID
SIRE: LIONHEART DAM: STRONG GIRL
BREEDER &OWNER: HOSS-BONE RACING
THREE-YEAR-OLDCOLT/GELDING
CHAMPION: GIANT OAK
SIRE: GIANT’S CAUSEWAY DAM: CRAFTY OAK
BREEDER & OWNER: VIRGINIA H. TARRA TRUST
RESERVECHAMPION: HE’S BONAFIDE
SIRE: ANIMO DEVALEROSO DAM: SMOG
BREEDER &OWNER: HUGH H. ROBERTSON
THREE-YEAR-OLDFILLY
CHAMPION: BOW TIE PASTA
SIRE: CHAMPALI DAM: BETTY SPAGHETTI
BREEDER &OWNER: W R C THOROUGHBREDS INC.
RESERVECHAMPION: CUMULONIMBLE
SIRE: STORMYATLANTIC DAM: CROWN GULCH
BREEDERS: JOHN& IVETA KERBER
OWNER: TWOBUCKS TO SHOW LLC
OLDER HANDICAPMALE
CHAMPION: STONEHOUSE
SIRE: CHESTERHOUSE DAM: JENNY D.
BREEDER: RICHARD F. RUDOLPH
OWNERS: RICHARDF. RUDOLPH & MICHAEL VRANICH
RESERVE CHAMPION: FREE FIGHTER
SIRE: OUT OFPLACE DAM: TAXABLE DEDUCTION
BREEDER: TEAMBLOCK
OWNERS: THOMASFEDRO, SR. AND TEAM BLOCK
OLDER HANDICAPFEMALE
CHAMPION: COPPER STATE
SIRE: JUMPSTART DAM: ORREFOR
BREEDER: ASIEL STABLE
OWNERS: VISIONRACING LLC
RESERVECHAMPION: PEYOTE PATTY
SIRE: CACTUSRIDGE DAM: RUNAWAY EMILY A
BREEDERS: BARRTHREE LLC
OWNER: TIMOTHYJ. KEELEY
MALE TURF HORSE
CHAMPION: FREE FIGHTER
SIRE: OUT OFPLACE DAM: TAXABLE DEDUCTION
BREEDER: TEAMBLOCK
OWNERS: THOMASFEDRO, SR. AND TEAM BLOCK
RESERVECHAMPION: GIANT OAK
SIRE: GIANT’S CAUSEWAY DAM: CRAFTY OAK
BREEDER &OWNER: VIRGINIA H. TARRA TRUST
FEMALE TURFHORSE
CHAMPION: CUMULONIMBLE
SIRE: STORMYATLANTIC DAM: CROWN GULCH
BREEDER: JOHN& IVETA KERBER
OWNERS: TWOBUCKS TO SHOW LLC
RESERVECHAMPION: PEYOTE PATTY
SIRE: CACTUSRIDGE DAM: RUNAWAY EMILY A
BREEDER: BARRTHREE LLC
OWNER: TIMOTHYJ. KEELEY
MALE SPRINTHORSE
CHAMPION: MIGHTY RULE
SIRE: GILDEDTIME DAM: EMPRESS OF ALL
BREEDER: CARSONSPRINGS FARM
OWNER: SCARLETSTABLE
RESERVECHAMPION: WILDEYDSOUTHERNBOY
SIRE: DOUBLEHONOR DAM: PLEDGE MOM
BREEDER &OWNER: HOMEWRECKER RACING STABLE LLC
FEMALE SPRINTHORSE
CHAMPION: NICKS
SIRE: SALTLAKE DAM: N. C. GOLDUST
BREEDER: CARSONSPRINGS FARM
OWNERS: CARSONSPRINGS FARM AND KEN MEEKER
RESERVECHAMPION: BOW TIE PASTA
SIRE: CHAMPALI DAM: BETTY SPAGHETTI
BREEDER &OWNER: W R C THOROUGHBREDS INC.
CLAIMINGCHAMPION
MALE: STUMBLING BLOCK
SIRE: OUT OFPLACE DAM: TAXABLE DEDUCTION
BREEDER: TEAMBLOCK
OWNER: WEB’SGEMS STABLE
FEMALE: GOGERT GO
SIRE: UNREALZEAL DAM: SUNTAN
BREEDER: KENNETH HUTCHENS
OWNERS: STEVE MANLEY AND CHRIS MCBEE
2009 HORSE OFTHE YEAR
GIANT OAK
(GIANT’SCAUSEWAY-CRAFTY OAK)
BREEDER &OWNER: VIRGINIA H. TARRA TRUST
BROODMARE OFTHE YEAR
CRAFTY OAK
(CRAFTYPROSPECTOR-OAK BLOSSOM)
OWNER: VIRGINIAH. TARRA TRUST
ILLINOIS SMALLBREEDER OF THE YEAR
DANA WAIERTHOROUGHBREDS LLC
2009 ITBOF PERSONOF THE YEAR
HARVEY AND NANCYVANIER