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THIS
NEWS IS ROYAL SHOWS HEART IN 2ND PLACE FINISH IN RUIDOSO RACE
-- July 29, 2010
RARE
LANE QUALIFIES FOR INTERMOUNTAIN STALLION FUTURITY --
July 9, 2010
RARE
NEWS DAUGHTER LITTLE LOVE AFFAIR 7 WINS IN 9 STARTS --
June 27, 2010
LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR WINS 6TH RACE (FROM 8 STARTS) WITH A 119 SPEED
INDEX! -- June 12, 2010
MARE
SOLD BY CIRCLE D PRODUCES STAKES WINNER -- May 30, 2010
LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR 2ND IN FORT PIERRE DERBY -- May 8, 2010
JUST
A RUMOR QUALIFIES 5TH FASTEST FOR AQHA MERIAL DISTAFF SUN DOWN
CHALLENGE -- April 18, 2010
THIS
NEWS IS ROYAL BREAKS MAIDEN AT 440 YARDS IN 3RD LIFETIME START!
-- April 10, 2010
LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR NAMED NORTH DAKOTA 2009 2-YEAR-OLD RACING CHAMPION!
-- February 11, 2010
THIS
NEWS IS ROYAL VERY NARROWLY MISSES WIN AT SUNLAND PARK --
January 31, 2010
JUST
A RUMOR WINS BY 1-1/2 LENGTHS AT PORTLAND MEADOWS
-- January 26, 2010
LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR NAMED HORSE OF THE YEAR AT NORTH DAKOTA HORSE PARK
-- October
5, 2009
CHLOES
RARE NEWS QUALIFIES FOR ALEX PICOV MEMORIAL FUTURITY
-- September 20,
2009
LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR WINS NORTHERN PLAINS FUTURITY!
-- September 6,
2009
NEW WIN
PHOTO!
COMES
NATURALLY WINS 4TH RACE
-- August 21, 2009
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RARE
NEWS GELDING BREAKS MAIDEN AT ONEIDA COUNTY FAIR
-- August 8, 2009
RARE
NEWS HAS HIS FIRST STAKES WINNER AS LITTLE LOVE AFFAIR WINS
ND-BRED FUTURITY IN A BIG WAY -- August 7, 2009
SQUIRRELLY
QUALIFIES FOR INTERMOUNTAIN STALLION FUTURITY -- July 31,
2009
COMES
NATURALLY QUALIFIES FOR NORTH DAKOTA-BRED DERBY
-- July 25, 2009
LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR WINS TRIAL & BECOMES
FASTEST QUALIFIER FOR NORTH
DAKOTA-BRED FUTURITY -- July 24, 2009
DA
BLOOD SPEAKS WINS WIRE-TO-WIRE AT FAIR MEADOWS -- June
11, 2009
COMES
NATURALLY WINS HER 2ND RACE -- May 16, 2009
TWO
RACE WINNERS FOR RARE NEWS IN ONE-DAY!
-- April 25, 2009
JUST
A RUMOR QUALIFIES FOR GEM COUNTY DERBY- April 19, 2009
DA
BLOOD SPEAKS WINS & RARE NEWS GETS 5TH WINNER - November 30,
2008
DA
BLOOD SPEAKS,
RARE NEWS FILLY, PLACES 2ND IN FIRST OUT
- October 24, 2008
IN
MOZAMBIQUE ("MOZY") NAMED RECIPIENT OF DUTCH MASTERS III BONUS
- October 2, 2008
"MOZY"
RUNS 3RD IN IDAHO FALLS FUTURITY WITH A 102 SPEED INDEX
-
September 28, 2008
SUCCESS STORY ARCHIVES
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THIS
NEWS IS ROYAL SHOWS HEART IN 2ND PLACE FINISH AT RUIDOSO
Ruidoso
Downs, New Mexico, July 29, 2010 --
This News is Royal showed a
lot of heart as he finished 2nd by a nose in a 350-yard, $7,500 claiming
race at Ruidoso today.
Going into the race with 5 to 1 odds, This News is Royal, a 3-year-old
gelding by Rare News out of
This Babe is Royal (by
This
Snow is Royal), broke a little slow from the 10th gate. His jockey,
Felipe Garcia-Luna, lost his whip, but without urging with a whip, This News
is Royal showed heart and a competitive spirit by rapidly moving to third
position, then 2nd, and ultimately finishing a nose behind the leader,
Shazoom Sign, a gelded son of
Shazoom.
This News is Royal, owned by Alejandro Arzabala, Jr. and trained by Martin
Orona, Sr., crossed the wire in 0:17.759, with an 85 speed index. Finishing
just behind him was the race favorite Jess My Way (ridden by Jacky Martin),
a son of
Mr Jess Perry.
This News is Royal, si 91, has now
earned $9,075 in 5 lifetime starts. He has a record of 1 wins and 2 seconds.
This horse was bred by Michael and Teri Dinnell, Circle D Horses.
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RARE
LANE QUALIFIES FOR INTERMOUNTAIN STALLION FUTURITY
Sandy Downs, Idaho Falls, Idaho, July 9, 2010 --
Two-year-old Rare Lane, a filly by
Rare News out of Thumper Lane (by Lanes
Leinster out of Infamous Bunny by Dash Ta Fame) qualified for the July 24th $15,000 Intermountain Stallion
Futurity at Sandy Downs by running 330 yards, in her trial heat, in :17.394.
Rare Lane, si 94, has one 2nd in 5 starts this year. Bred and owned by Grant
Pendleton, Rare Lane is trained by Casey Greene.
Full
list of qualifiers on stallionesearch.com
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LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR 7 WINS IN 9 STARTS!

Chippewa Downs, North Dakota, June 27, 2010 -- She did it again.
LITTLE LOVE AFFAIR (by Rare News) won
another race. 7 wins in 9 starts for the pretty 3-year-old filly owned by
Leon and Karen Glasser, of Mandan, North Dakota. Multiple stakes winner
Little Love Affair has earned $26,810 on tough tracks in the North Dakota
area. Her 7th win was the North Dakota Certified BetAmerica Derby at Chippewa Downs. She ran the 350 yards
in 18.115 (for a 92 speed index), dueling all the way.
This hard-running filly is trained by Jim
Fleming and was ridden by Clyde Smith. Equibase shows her highest speed
index to be 119. AQHA records a 97 as her fastest, however.
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LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR WINS 6TH RACE WITH A 119 SPEED INDEX!

Chippewa Downs, North Dakota, June 12, 2010 --
Little Love Affair
won her 6th race from 8 lifetime starts with a speed index of 119 at
Chippewa Downs, Saturday. The 3-year-old daughter of
Rare
News out of Sweet Sashay TB was taken out by a horse at the break, she
recovered -- in 8th place -- and went on to win the 350 yard allowance race
by 3/4 length! The Equibase report indicates no wind and a heavy track. The
race was hand timed.
Little Love Affair, bred and owned by Karen and Leon Glasser, of Mandan, ND,
one 2 stakes races as a 2-year-old. Her race record from 8 starts is 6 wins
and 1 second. She's earned $24,084 the hard way on the small tracks of North
and South Dakota. She is a small horse with a huge heart.
Little Love Affair is trained by Jim Fleming. Jockey Zach Bacon rode her to
victory.
Equibase race results.

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MARE
SOLD BY CIRCLE D PRODUCES STAKES WINNER
Pocatello Downs, Pocatello, Idaho, May 30, 2010 -- Two-year-old filly
Jo Dee Chic beat the
odds and won the 330-yard Rocky Mountain Spring Classic Futurity on May 30th
with a time of :16.992 and a speed index of 98. Jo Dee Chic, owned and bred
by Dan Moon, is a daughter of Jody O Toole out of Chickadown
Azure (by Easy First Down). She was trained by Bret Vickery and ridden
by Paul Greene.
This nice stakes winner's dam is a daughter of
Charlys Ragtime Band, a mare previously owned by Michael and Teri
Dinnell of Circle D Horses. Dinnells purchased Charlys Ragtime Band and the
filly at her side, Chickadown Azure, at an auction in
2002. Later Chickadown Azure, si 88, raced for
Dinnells. After her racing career was cut short d ue
to a chipped knee, "Chicka" was sold to the Moons.
Chickadown Azure, the dam
of stakes winner Jo Dee Chick,
as a yearling in Montana
(2003).
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LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR 2ND IN FORT PIERRE DERBY
Fort Pierre, South Dakota, May 8, 2010 --
Little Love Affair
finished 2nd with a 97 speed index in the first race of her 3-year-old year,
the Fort Pierre Derby, in Fort Pierre, South Dakota. She stumbled a bit at
the break, but recovered enough to finish 2nd to Cedar Creek, a daughter of
Champion Oak Tree Special and last year's SDQHRA Champion Two-Year-Old (she
earned over $42,000 in 2009).
Little Love Affair, by Rare News, is trained by
Jim Fleming and owned by Leon and Karen Glasser.
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JUST
A RUMOR QUALIFIES FOR AQHA MERIAL DISTAFF SUN DOWNS CHALLENGE
Sun
Downs, Washington, April 18, 2010 -- Just A
Rumor, a 4-year-old mare by Rare News,
finished third in a 400-yard trial, in a time of :19.82, with a speed index
of 105, and qualified 5th fastest for the May 2nd AQHA Merial Distaff Sun
Downs Challenge.
Just A Rumor, si 105, out of Charlys Ragtime
Band, an unraced daughter of Band of Azure, was bred by Michael and Teri
Dinnell, Dinnell Circle D Horses. She is owned by Pablo Madrigal and is
trained by Hector Magallanes. Luis A. Torres was her jockey in the Distaff
Challenge trial today.
Just A Rumor competed with some strong mares with outstanding records to
qualify for the May 2nd AQHA Challenge race, at Sun Downs. Fastest
qualifier is Daddies Little Girl, si 117 (by Chickie Cherry Cola), owned by
Stacy Vickery and trained by Bret Vickery. Bret Vickery trains 5 of the 10 qualifiers.
All the qualifiers ran speed indexes over 100 with no recorded wind at Sun
Downs. The ten fast qualifiers will compete again on May 2nd. The winner
will receive an invite to the $125,000 Guaranteed Merial Distaff Challenge
Championship to be run on November 20th in New Orleans.
Just A Rumor has a record of 2 wins, 4 seconds, and 2 thirds from 11
lifetime starts. This big, brown filly is one of 7 stakes qualifiers from
just 18 starters by Rare News.
Complete list of qualifiers:
http://www.stallionesearch.com/info.asp?section=6&story=7360
Photo of Just A Rumor taken in 2008, in
Idaho.
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THIS
NEWS IS ROYAL BREAKS MAIDEN WITH 440-YARD WIN AT SUNLAND PARK

Sunland Park, New Mexico, April 10, 2010
-- This News is Royal, a 3 year-old
gelding by Rare News out of
This Babe is Royal (by This Snow is
Royal) broke his maiden running his third lifetime race -- and his first
ever at the distance of 440-yards -- at Sunland Park today.
This News is Royal, owned by Alejandro
Arzabala, Jr., broke to the outside coming out the 6-hole, but straightened
himself out and came from behind to win (by a nostril) the 440-yard maiden
claiming race in a time of :21.473 (and a speed index of 91). Closing
rapidly right behind him to finish 2nd was Famous Episode, a 4-year old
gelding by First Down Episode out of Famous Shake (by Dash Ta Fame). This
News is Royal earned $5,700 for today's win.
This News is Royal is trained by Martin Orona, Sr. Jockey Jimmy Coates was in the irons for the horse's first win.
He was bred in Montana by Michael and Teri Dinnell, and is the first
foal out of race winner This Babe is Royal, si 93, one of Dinnells'
broodmares.
This News is Royal has a record of 1 win
and 1 second in 3 starts. He's earned $7,535 in his lifetime.
Photo of This News is
Royal (left) taken
by Alejandro Arzabala, 4-10-10.

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LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR -- NORTH DAKOTA'S 2009 2-YEAR-OLD RACING CHAMPION!
North
Dakota Quarter Horse Racing Association, Bismarck, ND, February 11, 2010 --
Two-time stakes winner LITTLE LOVE AFFAIR, by
Rare News, will be named 2009 North Dakota
2-Year-Old Racing Champion, at the annual awards banquet, in
Bismarck this weekend.
Little Love Affair, bred and owned by Leon and Karen Glasser, of Mandan, ND,
won both the North Dakota-bred and Northern Plains Futurities, in 2009.
Trained by Jim Fleming, Little Love Affair won five wins from 6 starts as a
2-year-old. The pretty sorrel filly with flaxen mane and tail is out of
Sweet Sashay, a Thoroughbred mare by Prized.
She's a small filly with a big heart.
Little Love Affair is the first stakes winner and racing champion sired by
Rare News (owned by Michael and Teri Dinnell, of
Montana). From just three crops to go to the track thus far, Rare News is
the sire of
16 starters, 15 money earners, 11 ROM, 8 winners, 7 stakes finalists, 1
two-time stakes winner, 1 twice stakes-placed horse, the North Dakota Horse
Park Quarter Horse of the Year and the 2009 North Dakota 2-Year-Old Racing
Champion.
Congratulations to Leon
and Karen Glasser, Jim Fleming, and all those connected with the magnificent
Little Love Affair!
Leon Glasser with
daughters Gayle & Holly & Little Love Affair.
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THIS
NEWS IS ROYAL NARROWLY MISSES A WIN AT SUNLAND PARK

Sunland Park, New Mexico, January 31, 2010 --
This News is Royal,
3-year-old Rare News gelding out of
This Babe is Royal (by This Snow is
Royal), missed winning a 400-yard race at Sunland Park,
on January 31st. The $8,000 claimer at Sunland Park was just the second
lifetime start for the sorrel gelding.
This News is
Royal, owned by Alejandro Arzabala and trained by Martin Orona, Sr.,
broke nicely from the 7-hole and ran hard, vying for the lead with Famous
Jim, a gelding by Golden Ransom TB out of a daughter of Dash Ta Fame. By the
bob of his nose, Famous Jim crossed the wire first, with This News is Royal,
ridden by Jimmy Coates, a thousandth of a second behind him. Heza Bold
Merlot (by Heza Bold Man) finished 3rd. Also running were Runaway Banks (by
Robin Banks), Dropdedgorjus (by Teller Cartel), Six Debits (by Sixes Royal),
Lady Lion (by Metallic Lion), Snus Queen (by Spit Curl Jess), Captain
Scorpion (by Captain Perry), and Cartel of Gleneagles (by Corona Cartel).
This News is Royal, bred in
Montana by Michael
and Teri W. Dinnell, earned $1,785 for for the race.
Photo above taken on race day by Alejandro
Arzabala. He is pictured at the left getting a bath with the help of his owner's little boy.
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JUST
A RUMOR WINS BY 1-1/2 LENGTHS AT PORTLAND MEADOWS
Portland
Meadows, Portland, OR, January 25, 2010 -- Just A Rumor, a 4-year-old
mare by Rare News, ran a second race at Portland
Meadows since coming back to the track after having been off since April
2009, and won the 350-yard claimer easily by a length and a half on a wet
track.
Just A Rumor, owned by Pablo Madrigal, and trained by Hector Magallanes,
broke sharply from the 6-hole and led all the way, increasing her winning
margin with each powerful stride. She finished with a time of :18.13 and a
speed index of 92. Ruben Camacho rode her to victory. Mid Knight Crooz
finished 2nd with a time of :18.36, and Fast N Fabulous came in 3rd.
Just A Rumor, a stakes finalist in Idaho at 2
and 3, is out of Charlys Ragtime Band, an unraced daughter of Band of Azure.
She was bred by Michael and Teri Dinnell.
Since coming back to the track after her layoff, this beautiful, big mare
has had one 2nd (in an allowance race January 18th) and now this win.
From 8 lifetime starts, Just A Rumor, si 92, has 2 wins, 3 seconds, and 1
third. She has earned $5,669.
Video footage of
Rumor's win 1-26-10
Other closeup footage
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LITTLE LOVE AFFAIR HORSE OF THE YEAR
AT NORTH DAKOTA HORSE PARK
North Dakota Horse Park,
Fargo, ND, October 5, 2009 -- The three
finalists for Quarter Horse of the Year were:
• Shake Em Diva The
“lady in white”, this 3-year-old grey filly flew home to victories in the
North Dakota-bred Quarter Horse Derby and the Northern Plains Derby while
taking third in AQHA Challenge Stakes in between.
• Little Love Affair A
big heart in a small package, 2-year-old filly Little Love Affair started
running and never looked back in a undefeated season at the North Dakota
Horse Park. The biggest money winner of the year for either breed at the
Park, she won the North Dakota-bred and Northern Plains Futurities.
•
No Temper Here
Undefeated at the North Dakota Horse Park, No Temper Here set a new track
record in winning the AQHA Challenge Race over the boys and Shake Em Diva
After all the votes were cast for the
finalists, the winner was:
Quarter
Horse of the Year: Little Love Affair
(winning 61% of the vote)
2007 Sorrel Filly by Rare News and out of Sweet
Sashay
by Prized
Owner/Trainer: Jim Fleming
Breeder: Karen Glasser
See
also: North Dakota Horse Park article
(Little Love Affair (far left) with Zack Bacon up taking the 2009 Northern
Plains Futurity. Photo courtesy North Dakota Horse Park.)
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CHLOES
RARE NEWS QUALIFIES FOR ALEX PICOV MEMORIAL FUTURITY
Ajax Downs, Ontario, Canada, September 20, 2009 -- Chloes Rare News, by
Rare News, tied with Andalay Okey to become the
10th fastest qualifier for the October 4 Alex Picov Memorial Futurity for
Ontario bred or foaled Quarter Horses.
Chloes Rare News, out of Gettin Into Cash
(by Roll The Cash) was bred by Michael and Teri Dinnell, in Montana, then
her dam was sold. Chloes Rare News was foaled in Ontario. She is owned by
Douglas Henry and trained by Barry Wood.
Marty J Mercieca was in the irons as
she finished 3rd in that 400-yard trial with a time of :20.81.
Tying for fastest qualifiers at :20.39 were Ms Mollie Malone, a filly by The Down Side owned by
Belinda Taggart and Donald Ito, and Sum Fun to Watch, a gelding by Sum Fun
to Bet owned by Full Circle Racing.
Photo (courtesy of Ajax
Downs) shows Chloes Rare News finishing a close third in her trial race.
Complete list of qualifiers from stallionesearch.com.
Information about qualifiers on Ajax Downs' site.
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LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR WINS NORTHERN PLAINS FUTURITY BY ALMOST 2 LENGTHS!
 North
Dakota Horse Park, Fargo, ND, September 6, 2009 -- Running into an
18-mph head wind, Little Love
Affair (by Rare News out of Sweet
Sashay TB) easily won the $21,850 Northern Plains Futurity, in Fargo, today,
and added a 2nd stakes win to her record.
Leon and Karen Glasser's homebred Little Love Affair, si 82, earned $11,264
for her win, bringing her lifetime earnings to $21,984. The pretty flaxen-maned
and tailed sorrel filly has 5 wins from 6 starts as a 2-year-old.
Little Love Affair is trained by Jim Fleming. Zack Bacon rode her to victory
in the 350-yard race.
Little Love Affair getting
her tattoo checked before winning the Northern Plains Futurity September
6th. Photo by one of her connections, Gayle Glasser Goehring.

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COMES
NATURALLY WINS FOURTH RACE

North
Dakota Horse Park, Fargo, ND, August 21, 2009 -- Leon and Karen Glasser's Comes Naturally, si 92, easily won a 300-yard allowance race at
North Dakota Horse Park, in Fargo, August 21. The 3-year-old daughter of
Rare News out of Ponotoc County TB led wire to
wire, under jockey Jim Beeson, and earned $1,500 for her efforts.
Comes Naturally is trained by Jim Fleming. From 12 starts, she is a stakes
finalist and has 4 wins, 1 second-place finish, and earnings of $7,024.

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KOUKANEWSER BREAKS MAIDEN WITH WIN AT
ONEIDA COUNTY FAIR
Oneida County Fair, Malad, Idaho, August 8, 2009 -- Koukanewser, a
2-year-old
gelding by Rare News out of Private Kouk TB, owned by Brittney Anger and
trained by Reggie Anger, won his first
r ace, a 300-yard maiden, at Oneida County Fair, in Malad, Idaho. Paul Greene
rode the big gelding to a close finish just ahead of Hi Pretty Corona (by
Midnight Corona).
Koukanewser, bred by CMB Don Keys, is the 8th race winner for Rare News. He
is offered for sale on this site.
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RARE
NEWS HAS HIS FIRST STAKES WINNER AS LITTLE LOVE AFFAIR WINS THE $20,000
NORTH DAKOTA-BRED FUTURITY IN A BIG WAY!
 North
Dakota Horse Park, Fargo, August 7, 2009 --
Coming from 7th place at the break,
Little Love Affair, a two-year-old daughter of
Rare News out of Sweet Sashay TB (by Prized),
poured on the speed to win the $20,000 North Dakota-Bred Futurity by a
length and a half, thus becoming her sire's first stakes winner!
Little Love Affair, si 82, now has a record of 4 wins
from 5 starts and
earnings of $10,720. She's bred and owned by Leon and Karen Glasser, of
Mandan, ND, and is trained by Jim Fleming. Jim Beeson rode her to her stakes
victory.
Finishing 2nd was Cannonballs Grizzly (by Donttouchthethrotle), and
3rd was Apollos First Down (by Apollo TB). The North Dakota-Bred Futurity purse was
$20,405 (Little Love Affair's share was $8,570). (See
StallionESearch for more about top three horses.)
With his 3rd crop on the track in 2009, Rare News has 16 race starters, 15
money earners, 11 ROM, 7 winners, 6 stakes finalists, 1 twice stakes-placed
horse, and now 1 stakes winner.

United States Senator
Byron Dorgan (ND) presents the North Dakota Bred Futurity trophy to
owner Leon Glasser (in
cowboy hat) and trainer Jim Fleming.

Little Love Affair, in
pink, crosses the wire to win the North Dakota Bred Futurity.
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SQUIRRELLY QUALIFIES FOR INTERMOUNTAIN
STALLION FUTURITY
Sandy Downs, Idaho Falls,
Idaho, July 31, 2009 -- Squirrelly, a
2-year-old filly by Rare News out of Proud Zip
Zorro (by Proudest Effort) finished 3rd, in one of four 330-yard trials,
with a time of :17.395, and qualified for the Intermountain Stallion
Futurity, to be raced on August 22nd.
Squirrelly, si 86, bred and owned by Ray and Wendy Norgaard, of Montana, now
has 2 seconds and 1 third from 4 starts. She is trained by Mike and Josh
Taylor. Elliot Bachicha, Jr. rode her in the trial.
The
Intermountain Stallion Futurity is limited to offspring of stallions that
stand for $1,000 or less in Idaho or any state that borders Idaho.
Squirrelly was the lone Rare News representative in the trials and will go
on to represent him in the final race.
The
fastest qualifier was Ill See You Later, a filly by Dashing Jess Perry out
of a daughter of Easy Jet. owned by Benny Estrada and trained by Israel
Alonso.
Complete list of qualifiers on StallionESearch.
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COMES NATURALLY QUALIFIES FOR NORTH
DAKOTA-BRED DERBY
North
Dakota Horse Park, Fargo, July 24, 2009 -- After a bad break and slow
start to her trial for the North Dakota-Bred Derby, Comes Naturally,
3-year-old daughter of Rare News, fought to
finish 2nd and qualify 5th fastest to the August 8th derby.
Comes Naturally, bred by Karen and Leon Glasser, of Mandan, North Dakota, is
out of Ponotoc County, a Thoroughbred mare by Track Baron. She is owned and
trained by Jim Fleming.
Jockeyed by Jim Beeson, she crossed the wire at 400 yards in :21.089,
finishing 2nd behind Shake Em Diva, a Royal Shake Em mare out of Ms Devine
Diva (by This Snow is Royal). Shake Em Diva is the fastest qualifier to the
derby.
See StallionESearch for the complete list of qualifiers.
Comes Naturally, si 92, is a 3-time winner with earnings of $4,794.
Comes Naturally is
pictured here after another win this year.
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LITTLE
LOVE AFFAIR WINS TRIAL & BECOMES FASTEST QUALIFIER FOR
NORTH DAKOTA-BRED
FUTURITY

North
Dakota Horse Park, Fargo, July 24, 2009 -- Winning her 3rd race from
just 4 starts, 2-year-old Little Love Affair, by
Rare News, became the fastest qualifier to the August 7th North
Dakota-Bred Futurity.
Little Love Affair ran
the 350-yard trial in a time of :18.479. She won the last of three trials by
1/2 length over Apollos First Down to
set the fastest qualifying time.
Little Love Affair is out of the Thoroughbred mare Sweet Sashy (by Prized).
She was bred by Karen an d Leon Glasser, of Mandan, ND, and is owned and
trained by Jim Fleming. Jake Olesiak was in the irons.
This win brought her record to 3 wins from 4 starts. The sorrel filly has earned
$2,150.
Gayle
(daughter of owners Leon & Karen Glasser)
with the beautiful Little
Love Affair.
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DA BLOOD
SPEAKS WINS WIRE-TO-WIRE AT FAIR MEADOWS
Fair
Meadows, Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 11, 2009 -- Three-year-old Da Blood
Speaks, by Rare News out of Jetstir (by Wholelottastirrin), broke from the
1-hole and ran a 350-yard claiming race at Fair Meadows tonight, leading
wire-to-wire, and finishing in :17.829, with a speed index of 89.
From just 5 starts to 3, Da Blood Speaks (bred and owned by Kendrick Wright,
of South Carolina), has 2 wins, 1 second and 1 third. She's earned $9,046.
Da
Blood Speaks was ridden to victory by Adalberto Candanosa. She is trained by
Stacy Charette-Hill.
Finishing 2nd was Super Chopper Upper, and crossing the wire 3rd was Flight
Comander.
Photo from race at Blue
Ribbon Downs last winter.
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COMES
NATURALLY WINS ALLOWANCE RACE AT BROWN COUNTY FAIR

Brown
County Fair, South Dakota, May 16, 2009 -- Comes Naturally, a 3-year-old
filly by Rare News won a 350-yard allowance race
today at Brown County Fair, in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
The
big brown filly, owned and trained by Jim Fleming and ridden by Zack Bacon,
won the race with a time of 18.084 and a speed index of 92. Comes Naturally
earned $980 for the win, bringing her lifetime earnings to $3,724.
This was the 2nd win for Comes Naturally, bred by Leon and Karen Glasser, of
North Dakota. She is out of the Thoroughbred mare Ponotoc County (by Track
Barron).
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TWO
WINNERS IN ONE DAY FOR RARE NEWS

Fort Pierre, SD
& Laurel Brown Racetrack, UT, April 25, 2009 --
It was a good day for sire Rare News today! At
Fort Pierre, South Dakota, 2-year-old first time starter Little Love Affair,
out of Sweet Sashay TB (by Prized TB), had a wire-to-wire win in a 250-yard
maiden race (photo above). Little Love Affair is owned by Lloyd Counts and is trained by
Jim Fleming. Zack Bacon was her jockey. Little Love Affair was bred by Leon
and Karen Glasser. Her speed index was 74 for that first out. She paid
$23.40 to win.
At Laurel Brown Race Track, in Salt Lake City,
Utah, 4-year-old Flash Moment, out of the Dash Ta Fame mare Moment of
Pursuit, broke his maiden, winning by 3-lengths on a muddy track He became
Rare News's 7th winner (from 10 starters) in a 350-yard race. Flash Moment
stumbled the second jump, then ran lights out to finish with a 96 speed
index (see win strip below). Flash Moment is owned by Owen and Jason Udy.
(More information later.)
Congratulations to the
connections of both these nice horses! Win photos are forthcoming!

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JUST
A RUMOR QUALIFIES FOR GEM COUNTY DERBY
Emmett, Idaho, April 19, 2009 -- Just A Rumor,
a 3-year-old daughter of Rare News out of
Charlys Ragtime Band narrowly missed
winning her trial for the 2009 Gem County Derby, on April 19. She crossed
the wire in 2nd place by just the nod
of a head, finishing the 330 yard race in 17.256 and earning a 90 speed
index. Her time qualified her to race in the Gem
County Derby.
Just A Rumor, bred by Michael & Teri Dinnell and owned by MFWIC, Inc., was
ridden by Aaron Shaw. She is trained by Brent Bowman.
Just A Rumor (shown on the inside, in red, in the photo at the left) had
just 4 starts at 2. This trial was her first start for her 3-year-old year.
Her record for 5 starts is now 1 win, two 2nds, and 1 3rd.
Circle D's In Mozambique ("Mozy") also ran
in the trials. She had a difficult time in the gates and neither broke nor
ran well, so failed to qualify.
Congratulations to Rumor &
all her connections!
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DA
BLOOD SPEAKS WINS & RARE NEWS GETS 5TH WINNER
Blue Ribbon Downs, Oklahoma, November 30, 2008—Da Blood Speaks, a
2-year-old filly by Rare News out of Jetstir (by
Wholelottastirrin), broke her maiden in a 350-yard race at Blue Ribbon
Downs, crossing the wire in 18.056 (for an 84 speed index). Da Blood Speaks,
owned by Kendrick Wright, broke on top and led wire to wire. She was ridden
to victory by Bryan Ernst. Da Blood Speaks is trained by Stacy Charette-Hill.
From 3 starts, Da Blood Speaks has one win, one 2nd, one 3rd, and earnings
of $5,383.
With Da Blood Speaks' win, Rare News is now the sire of 5 race winners from
only 8 starters. He has sired 100% money earners, 7 ROM earners, 4 stakes
finalists and 1 twice stakes placed daughter.
Congratulations to the connections of this nice filly.
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DA
BLOOD SPEAKS, RARE NEWS FILLY, PLACES 2ND IN FIRST OUT
Blue
Ribbon Downs, Oklahoma, October 24, 2008—Kendrick Wright's 2-year-old
filly Da Blood Speaks (by Rare News) placed 2nd
to a more experienced horse in her first out in a 300-yard maiden race at
Blue Ribbon Downs on October 24.
Breaking 2nd from the 8th hole, Da Blood
Speaks, with Bryan Ernst in the irons, stayed ahead of 7 other 2-year-olds
and crossed the wire behind RJ Streakin Chico (Dashin Chico - for Kicks
Lady), an Oklahoma-bred gelding with 5 starts already under his belt. Da
Blood Speaks finished in a time of :15.966 and earned an 81 speed index.
Da Blood Speaks, bred and owned by Kendrick
Wright, is trained by Stacy Charette-Hill. She is out of Jetstir, an unraced
mare by Wholelotta Stirrin. Da Blood Speaks earned $1,252 and became the 8th
starter and 8th money earner sired by Rare News.
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"MOZY"
NAMED RECIPIENT OF DUTCH MASTERS III HIGH-POINT BONUS
Jerome,
ID, October 2, 2008—In Mozambique
("Mozy"), a 2-year-old filly by Rare News
out of Gotatickettowin (by Chicks Beduino), is the recipient of the
Dutch Masters III high-point bonus award for points achieved in
qualifying for and placing in both the Emmett and Idaho Falls
Futurities, in Idaho, in 2008.
Dutch Masters III sponsor a $25,000
Triple Crown Bonus for the owner of any horse that is eligible and
wins the Emmett, Jerome and Idaho Falls Futurities. If there is no
"triple crown" winner, points are awarded to horses who run in the
trials and compete in those races.
Michael and Teri W. Dinnell's filly,
In Mozambique, si 102, placed 2nd in the trials for both the Emmett
and Idaho Falls futurities. She finished 3rd in the Emmett Futurity
and 3rd in the Idaho Falls Futurity, making her the high point horse
for 2008. Dinnells, of St. Ignatius, Montana, will receive $4,000
for Mozy's accomplishments.
Denny and Sandy Weigt, of Jerome,
Idaho, are the recipients of the 2nd place award o f
$1,000. Their Special leader filly Sum Special Hum was the fastest
qualifier for and the winner of this year's Emmett Futurity.
Michael and Teri Dinnell feel honored
to receive this award from Dutch Masters III. They think very highly
of Denny Boer and his fiancée Lisa Anderson and feel privileged to
receive an award established by them for horses racing in Idaho.
In Mozambique ("Mozy:) with her
"game face" on
before the Idaho Falls Futurity,
September 28, 2008.
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IN
MOZAMBIQUE ("MOZY") FINISHES 3RD IN IDAHO FALLS FUTURITY WITH A 102 SPEED
INDEX
Sandy
Downs, Idaho Falls, ID, September 28, 2008—In
Mozambique, 2-year-old filly by Rare News
out of Gotatickettowin (by Chicks Beduino), broke hard from the 5th hole
(same position as in the trials) and ran relentlessly to finish a solid 3rd
in the Idaho Falls Futurity. She finished with a time of 17.786, which
earned her a 102 speed index, in the fastest race of her career.
Winning the $27,550 futurity was the favorite Streakin Cherry Cola, a very
nice Chickie Cherry Cola gelding (out of Streakin Dot Dash by Streakin
Dash). Streakin Cherry Cola, trained by Jay Pitcher and owned by Kapp
Investments and Kirk Woolf, ran the 350-yards in 17.635 (106 speed index).
Finishing 2nd was Heza Hot Habit, a Red Hot Rhythm gelding trained by Jay
Pitcher and owned by Leslie Braker. His time was 17.646 (105 speed index).
(See stallionesearch results.)
The
other horses finishing the non-graded futurity were: 4th Dash In Traffic,
5th First Classy Rhythm, 6th Maxamillionthree, 7th Stormin Leader, 8th Easy
Evening Snow, 9th WNV Virus Detected, and 10th CH Bishops Choice.
Mozy, owned and bred by Michael & Teri
Dinnell of Circle D Horses, is trained by Brent Bowman. Mark Boag rode Mozy
across the wire. She earned $2,755 for her efforts, bringing her race
earnings total to $5,186. She ended her 2-year-old race season with a record
of 2 seconds and 2 thirds from 7 starts.
In
Mozambique is now back home in Montana enjoying a big pasture and familiar
faces. She will rest up before returning to the track next spring.

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