Filly For The Cure 2

Filly Bred to Benefit The Janice Jones Annual Fund at The Lexington Cancer Foundation An idea that was hatched about fund raising for cancer research and awareness over a glass of wine three years ago will become a reality at the Bluegrass Kentucky Wine Auction on April 30. The idea was instead of simply auctioning a stallion season to raise funds, why not actually breed a mare, raise the foal, and sell the yearling for the cause? Donors got on board. Arthur Hancock gave a season to his homebred sire QUEST, who was just starting his stallion career, and Lori Kirk Wagner provided the mare, Seiran (IRE), who was already the dam of five winners from seven starters. Then, Peter O’Callaghan stepped up and agreed to board the mare and raise the foal at his Woods Edge Farm in Lexington and Dr. Kevin Pfeister offered his services in the reproductive stages while Dr. Bob Hunt performed the sales evaluation on this racy yearling. The result of this team effort is a lovely chestnut yearling filly (Breeders Cup and KTDF nominated). To sweeten the pot – board, breaking and training at Stone Farm Training Center in Paris Kentucky and basic veterinary care by Dr. Bryan Boone is included until January 1, 2010 when the filly turns two. To finish off the package, one set of personally designed racing silks has been donated by Patricia Headley Green at Silks Unlimited. In the end, the winning bidder will have a ready-made package to get to the track and 100% of the profits will benefit the Janice Jones Annual Fund at the Lexington Cancer Foundation. Janice Jones, the late wife of prominent Kentucky horseman John T. L. Jones, Jr., lost her courageous battle with ovarian cancer in 2003. A fund was founded in her memory to support the American Cancer Society’s HOPE LODGE located at the University of Kentucky. Lexington’s HOPE LODGE was founded by cancer survivor Bill Robbins, local businessman and one of Fasig Tipton’s most valued bid spotters. “This filly is quite simply a lovely filly. She is well grown, with very good bone and conformation, is an excellent mover and like most good fillies, she has a beautiful head with an intelligent eye and importantly, a lovely temperament.” Peter O’Callaghan, Woods Edge Farm “The Seiran filly is a very athletic individual - a very good racing prospect.” Dr. Bob Hunt, DVM “The QUEST two-year-olds should be running any day now. Reports are that they are training well. QUEST has a license to make it at stud. He had speed and could carry it; he is by a sire of sires and out of a record-setting dam.” Arthur Hancock, Stone Farm The filly will be auctioned at The Lexington Cancer Foundations Kentucky Bluegrass Wine Auction on April 30th at Keeneland Race Course, Lot #4. For pre-auction inspection, please contact Woods Edge Farm/ Lisa Reynolds @ 859.983.1412 For bidding and auction information, please contact Lexington Cancer Foundation/Kristi Martin @ 859.388.2620 To view the wine auction catalog, please go to the web site: http://www.lexfoundation.net/documents/2009%20LCF%20Wine%20Auction%20Catalogue.pdf