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Two well -stocked thoroughbred stables have moved from British Columbia to Alberta.
Trainer Rob van Underchot, who won 559 races – 21 of them for wallet of 7.2 million US dollars – brought 16 horses from Century after Edmonton's mile. Coach Robbie Henson, who had eight horses in Alberta with Bob Kingston last year last year, brought another 20 horses to Alberta, which he will train.
In the meantime, a third BC coach, the veteran Robert J. Anderson, who won 804 races for wallet profits of 10.7 million US dollars.
“Better race, better track, better wallets,” said Van Underchot about his reasons to come to Alberta.
Van Under -Schot, who won eight missions at Vancouver in 2003 alone, is very familiar with the fact that Edmonton won two Canadian derbies in Edmonton. In 1990 he shone the dead board with Hurricane Benny in Northlands Park, which overcome an outdoor post and a terribly muddy route.
“I bought him as a yearling for $ 1,000. He bought my first house. He was a massive price in the derby. He went 25-1 in Edmonton, but only 10: 1 in Vancouver,” said van Underchot, an enthusiastic golfer.
Thirty-one later, Van Under-Schot was again in the circle of the Canadian derby winning die at Century Mile with Uncharacteristic and van Underchots friend and owner Adam Isfeld, who was only involved in horse races for a year. Isfeld had claimed uncharacteristically for only 8,000 US dollars.
For comparison: the horse defeated in the Canadian derby, myopic, was bought by coach Robertino Diodoro for $ 200,000.
“He is a lottery card,” said Isfeld after the race.
The mile and a quarter derby was the second time in a row, which defeated the uncharacteristic Myopic. Five weeks earlier, Uncharacteristic did the same in Winnipegs 100,000 mile miles and a eighth manitoba derby.
Isfeld said Van Underchot told him that this was not normal. “He said that if you buy a horse for $ 8,000, this won't happen every time.”
Now again in Edmonton, Van Under -Schot said and said that uncharacteristic “will not stop. He has the biggest heart I've ever seen.
“He was switched off when I last ran it and landed ribbons in the shoulder”, a race on July 12th around Century Mile.
“I published it and he trains back. He should run shortly.”
Uncharacteristic and hurricane Benny are not the only derby winners that Van Under -Schot has trained.
In 2002 he won both the Alberta and Manitoba derbies with Lord Shogun.
And uncharacteristics is not the only Canadian derby winner who has Van Underchot in his barn.
He also exploded Derby winner in 2019 to run in Edmonton.
When exploded the Canadian derby, he was owned by Ole Nielsen and Mark Clourtier.
But Van Overschot, who already has a win, a second and two thirds of Century Mile, claimed him in Vancouver last autumn.
“He hasn't run since last August, but Van Under -Schot said:” He pulled ribbons into his shoulder and I exhibited him. He trains like a three -year -old. He should run shortly. “
Van Underchots Victory in Century Mile came up with violence on the opening card to take over with a race. Two years ago, Van Under -Schot brought violence to Edmonton to win the Sonoma Stakes.
Henson is here because his main owners – Willow Creek Farm – always wanted to drive in Alberta.
The leading owners in BC in the past two years, Willow Creek, made the move and bought Calar Farms last March, although Dairen Edwards, who was also President of the BC Division of the Canadian thoroughbred, suddenly left the Rap -Expace -Frau and Micayla at the age of only 59.
“I am so ecstatic that Micayla and her family are continuing their father's dream,” said Bob Kingston, who lasted in Alberta Eight Willow Creek Farm Runners, including Destin to Be Great.
“You are the kind of up-to-date owners we have to attract,” said Kingston, a solid coach who won his 200th race at Century Downs last autumn.
“In the past four years, you have a lot supported to buy every incentive by Horse Racing Alberta, for 10 years from the sale of Alberta.”
Steve Henson, Robbie's father, who was a leading coach last year, lives in BC, while Robbie, 36, takes over 25 horses from Willow Creek in Alberta.
“It's a massive step, but a very exhilarating step,” said Robbie.
“Everything is so costly in BC
“I love it out here. There is less hustle and bustle. Edmonton is more of a relaxed city.”
I wanted to be a jockey.
Then there is Robert J. Anderson, who was blessed with many great horses such as travel Victor, Sophie J, Lucky Baba and Gray Tobe.
Travel victor was certainly his best winners of 21 races and 775,000 US dollars in 1984, the BC Premier's Championship evaluated in 1983 and 1985, in the Park and 1982 BC Derby, also in the exhibition park, the graded 250,000 US dollars.
“Travel guide Victor was a massive horse. He weighed £ 1,200 at the beginning of his four -year season,” said Anderson.
“He was also very talented and mighty. And versatile.
“He was able to bring his speed with him and a half miles or sit nearby.
“Train guide Victor was challenging and arduous to gallop. I had to grasp it instead of train.”
Sophie J won 9 out of 13 races – seven of them, including the ballerina in 1995 against older mares from Post 12 about Alberta's murky hours, the best horse, the recently deceased coach Dale Saunders called “best horse ever”.
“Sophie J should have won 10 missions,” said Anderson. “She should also have won the 1995 OAKS. But murky hours revenge when my horse's jockey got into trouble.”
Sophie J was BCS horse of the year and then BCS Champion Sprinter.
Lucky Baba had 17 victories and 12 seconds and won 401,000 US dollars. Gray Tobe Free won nine of 31 starts and 312,000 US dollars.
“I was never a leading coach, but a few times a leading coach in action,” said Anderson, who made the decision to come to Alberta because of his owner.
“They were fed up with the fact that races did not go. If they had an applicant of 4,000 US dollars, you could walk every seven days. But the races for better horses didn't work.”
Anderson, whose father Robert G. Anderson trained horses, seems to have many balls.
He has shelf Riot that wins three missions, including the 2022 BC. BC of the derby of 2022 BC.
“Regal Riot works out,” said Anderson. “He really likes this track.”
Then there is J Dutton, who took second place in August from Sister Barb Heads in last year's Canadian derby.
“He is doing well,” said Anderson after a five-furg work in: 59 4/5 last week. “Hopefully he can run on Friday.”
He also has a Horse Gunfighter for the approval, which was second in Sir Winston Churchill and Chris Loseth Stakes last year.
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Stock report
Infinite patience, which won 22 of 32 races and the multiple horse of the year of the BC, was bred in the Kentucky Derby 2007 on Tough Spun, Varner-Up.
Alberta Jockey Alexander Marti had a hip surgery on Sunday after a burial at the last race on Saturday removed the heels.
