The Grade III, $200,000 Withers Stakes at 1 1/16 miles
#1 Hakama: Impressed with a front-running score at Laurel to make it 2-for-2 withblinkers and at two turns, and he enters this much tougher spot as the “now horse” from a cozy rail draw. There’s other speed signed on, but with this advantageous draw, he figures to make the point and go from there, and that would likely have him in a pretty enviable position as they come off the far turn. The question now is if he’s good enough, and with Alpha entered you’ll get an overlaid price to find out, so there’s no reason you can’t pay to find out; intriguing over a track that’s known to carry speed.
#2 Speightscity: Honest runner has blinked when he’s faced stakes runners but has handled his other assignments, so right away you have to wonder if he’s classy enough to beat this group. Owns a nice stalking gear that should yield a good trip, but he’s got 10 lengths to make up on Alpha and there are a few others that figure to be in between that gap, so until he shows he can play with these, he’s a longshot; needs softer to threaten.
#3 Swag Daddy: Versatile sort enters off a pair of track and distance (well, 1mile and 70 yards) wins, but this group of open foes won’t be impressed with those state-bred wins he’s posted in his last pair. Did it on the lead last time but he closed prior to that, so you know he doesn’t need to be in front, which is a good thing here, but when push comes to shove, the gut says this will simply be out of his scope; playing against. Continue reading →
Brian’s got his hands full this weekend with three major Derby preps. His analysis of the Grade III Withers at Aqueduct and Grade III Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs will be up later today and tomorrow.
For more of Brian’s insights on New York racing, check him out at Horseplayer Now.
Santa Anita: The Grade II, $200,000 Bob Lewis at 1 1/16 miles
#1 Isn’t He Clever: New Mexico invader tries two turns for the first time off a romp in a minor Sunland stakes in very fast time, and somehow he meets a group of Californians without a ton of early speed, so it’s possible he shakes loose and gets brave today. Gets the class test but he’s done everything they’ve asked of him so far and you know he can handle this trip, as a son of Derby winner Smarty Jones, He also benefits from catching a few others who might not be intent on winning this off the layoff, so with that in mind, not to mention his undeniable talent, he just might be able to give them all the slip; dangerous if they forget about him up front.
#2 Liaison: Long-striding son of Indian Charlie looked good winning the GI CashCall at Hollywood Park and makes his 3yo debut as one of the West Coast’s top Derby contenders at this point. Baffert trainee has done little wrong in four career starts and even owns a win, albeit at one-turn, over the SA strip, so you know he likes it here. The likely favorite has a lot going for him, but he’s coming in off a layoff with much, much bigger goals in mind and plenty of graded stakes earnings to fall back on, so doubt he’s fully cranked today; willing to let him beat me in his first start of the year.
#3 Groovin’ Solo: Blinks go on after he broke his maiden over the track last time to help erase the debacle in the CashCall two starts back. Enters a pretty tough spot to tackle winners for the first time and while he appears to have some talent this just looks like too much too soon; not seeing it today. Continue reading →
He’s back! Brian Nadeau rejoins Brooklyn Backstretch for the Derby trail, offering insights and race analysis for selected preps on the way to Churchill Downs. This is Brian’s fourth year contributing to BB, and I’m grateful every year when he says that he’s willing to do it again. You can find more of Brian’s handicapping at Horseplayernow.com.
Gulfstream Park: The GIII, $400,000 Holy Bull at 1 mile
#1 Silver Max: Turf runner tries the main for the first time since a solid second in the mud at this trip at Belmont, and he does enter off a breakthrough maiden win in his last. Brings a lot of speed to the fray but unless they gun, it’s unlikely he’s fast enough to clear, which means he’s up against it from this tricky draw while tackling a bunch of dirt horses at their own game; tough to like his chances. Continue reading →
Earlier this week, the internet lit up with the news of the birth of Rachel Alexandra’s first foal, a colt by Curlin. Stonestreet Farm released a statement, photos, and video; good wishes, congratulations, and coverage exploded on news sites, blogs, Facebook, and Twitter.
On Friday afternoon, delight turned to unease as rumors began to surface about Rachel Alexandra or the colt being ill, and late in the afternoon, Stonestreet confirmed that both were at Rood and Riddle as a “precautionary measure…for pain management related to the birth.”
It didn’t take long before a merry (mostly) war broke out on Twitter last night about what Stonestreet said and when they should have said it.
Writers (this one included), fans, farm employees, owners, and trainers all chimed in, the tweets fast and furious, the mood frenetic, the voices passionate. On one side, those who believe that Stonestreet should have released more information and earlier in the day, in response to fan anxiety. On the other, those who think that Stonestreet has the right to deal with any possible medical problem (or any other news) as it sees fit, in its own time and on its own terms.
I am in the latter camp. Among Stonestreet’s many considerations yesterday, I think that satisfying fans’ anxiety and media curiosity is way down on the list. I heard yesterday cries for transparency in the sport, and I wondered: transparency about what? This isn’t about wagering (yes, I know, there’s a prop bet about the foal making it to the Derby, but can we agree that we don’t have to consider that sort of ridiculousness here?), so why does the public need to know immediately the details of the mare’s and foal’s health? When does a wish for transparency become prurient curiosity?
The desire for information is rooted, of course, in the connection that fans feel to Rachel Alexandra, in their affection for her. But being a fan doesn’t mean that her connections need to accommodate our desire to know what we want to know, when we want to know it. I was surprised by the criticism heaped on Stonestreet, especially after they did what people wanted and made a statement.
I’m a fan of the New York Rangers, and that fandom has meant, over four decades, the investment of uncountable hours, tens of thousands of dollars, and almost limitless emotion. None of the owners of the team has ever felt the slightest obligation to answer my questions, to treat me well, or to give me access to players’ personal lives, and I’m sure that I’d get laughed at if I suggested that it should be otherwise. My fandom and my investment entitle me to nothing.
Five and a half years ago, when Barbaro was injured, the public was given, for better or worse, an unprecedented look into the “personal life” of a race horse. Updates were provided by New Bolton; photos were released; news conferences scheduled. The fan frenzy around Barbaro’s injury grew steadily, and the phrase “feed the beast” seems an apt one. Whatever information was put out, it never seemed to be quite enough, and it created, I think, a sense that fans are entitled to information about the horses they love.
Yesterday, when Stonestreet did as fans wanted and announced that Rachel Alexandra and the colt were at Rood and Riddle, neither the rumors nor the criticism stopped. Skepticism abounded about the reasons given for the hospitalization; rumors about the “real reason” floated through the evening, and the farm was disparaged for the delay and for the paucity of information that was put out.
The voice of the fan is stronger than ever in racing, thanks to all the media platforms devoted to the sport: fans, farms, trainers, and racing executives can interact with each other in unprecedented ways. The strength of that voice incurs a responsibility, one that seemed absent yesterday in the demand for information and in the condemnation of people who are acting in the best interests of their horses.
Racing needs a lot of things, and those involved in the sport are rightly questioned daily by media and by fans. But do we really want to assail one of the brightest spots in the game over the last few years? We’re not talking about anything nefarious here. This isn’t Life At Ten, this isn’t Richard Dutrow, this isn’t financial malfeasance. This is a farm taking care of one of the most famous race horses in memory, taking good care of her and of her foal. Do we really want to attack them?
Seven years ago this weekend, I went to Aqueduct for the first time. I had spent more of the previous summer at the races in Saratoga than ever before, and having made my maiden voyage to Belmont in the fall of 2003, it was time to venture to Ozone Park.
My friend Jonathan, who had covered racing for the Post-Star in Glens Falls before joining academia, and I scanned the calendar for a day that might add a frisson of excitement to a dull winter day; my first day at Belmont had been on the day of Mineshaft’s Jockey Club Gold Cup. In the absence of any comparable stakes races in a New York January, we landed on the day of the Sunshine Millions.
Parking ourselves at a table in the Man o’War Room, we watched and bet Aqueduct and Gulfstream; we didn’t pay that much attention to California, and while I remember cashing a few tickets, it wasn’t what I’d call a fantastic wagering day.
But no matter. We had a blast.
We loved taking the subway to the track. We loved hanging out and drinking beer and betting horses. It was a little rough finding my vegetarian friend something to eat; he might have had potato chips for lunch.
I remember a lot about that day. I remember a hunch bet I made on an Aqueduct race with zero minutes to post, and I remember winning. I put that horse in my stable mail and seven years later, I’m going to visit him this weekend. It’s why I won’t mark my Sunshine Millions/Aqueduct anniversary at the Big A. You’ll hear his story sometime soon.
I remember Jonathan telling me about some undefeated hotshot speedball that was shipping in from the west to run in the Ocala Stud Dash, and I remember watching Lost in the Fog dust his competitors, winning at odds-on by more than four lengths.
I don’t remember that Catmeifyoucan finished fifth or that Twice the Cat finished seventh, and I don’t remember that the Big Top Cat/Surf Cat exacta in a maiden race paid at Santa Anita paid $50.90, and I’ll bet Jonathan doesn’t, either, though he’s the person who coined the term “catzacta.”
I remember that I lost money on Moscow Burning in the Filly & Mare Turf, and I remember kicking myself for not betting Zakocity, who had won twice at Saratoga the previous summer and whose name charmed me, when he finished second in the Sunshine Millions Classic at 28-1. I rued that this Francophone Francophile let Musique Toujours go at 70-1, and I wished that I’d had that $850.40 exacta.
I don’t remember that Lava Man finished seventh in that race.
I do remember freezing—FREEZING—as I stood on the subway platform waiting for the A train to take me home, and I do remember planning with Jonathan when we’d come back. Despite our best intentions, I think it was a year later, for Sunshine Millions 2006. We sat at a table in Equestris that day. The vegetarian food there was not much more varied than it had been in the Man o’War Room, though I think that Jonathan ate something other than potato chips.
I do remember pledging to be at Gulfstream for the Sunshine Millions one day. It hasn’t happened yet, and I look at the entries this year with no little bit of envy, at old and new favorites racing. I’d like to be there to see Atoned and Solitaire in an allowance, Atoned whom I’ve followed ever since his Remsen, always hoping that the gutsiness I loved in that race would emerge again. Atoned, the son of Repent. That alone was enough to make him a favorite.
Pomeroys Pistol and Cornelio Velasquez
I’d like to see Awesome Feather try to make it 9 for 9 in the Sunshine Millions Distaff, and I’d like to see Pomeroys Pistol in the Filly and Mare Sprint; I’ve been a fan since her Prioress at Belmont last summer, though I do wish that she had an apostrophe in her name. I’d like to see Terri Pompay’s Zero Rate Policy in the Sunshine Millions Sprint.
I won’t make to the Sunshine Millions this year, in person or remotely; I’ll be at a farm upstate, and that’s not too bad, either. But maybe next year…
For more on the Sunshine Millions, check out Hello Race Fans! and Kevin Martin’s 10 Things.
In late December of 2010, on a frigid, glittery, ice-inflected Kentucky morning, I pulled into Richland Hills Farm. Ed DeRosa and I were on a winter farm tour mission, and our host, Leanna Packard, graciously welcomed us, though I can imagine that there were many things she’d have rather done that morning than walk us between frozen paddocks.
Our first stop was to see Sightseeing, the son of Pulpit standing his second season at stud. He won the Peter Pan in 2007 and finished third in the Dwyer and the Jim Dandy, fourth in the Travers. He was a 3-year-old with Street Sense and Hard Spun and Any Given Saturday; he finished just half a length behind NoBiz like Shobiz, 3 ½ lengths ahead of Any Given Saturday, in the Wood Memorial that year.
Known as much for his temperament as for his racing, Sightseeing was something of a head case. In the early days of this site, I wrote,
And what’s up with Sightseeing? Two major duds in a row, after a series of races that made you think he could be a major competitor at the end of his three-year-old season. He was “excused” from the post parade and rumor has it that he’s sort of a head case. Blinkers on for the Travers: he finished fourth of seven by eleven lengths. Blinkers off for the Brooklyn: he finished last in a field of five. Shug must be scratching his head about this colt.
Leanna acknowledged that life as a stallion had not entirely eliminated Sightseeing’s quirkiness, but on that December morning, it seemed to have had softened. Sightseeing came right to the fence, eager to visit with the humans, gratefully accepting treats and nose rubs. He reminded me that day a little bit of a puppy, eager and goofy and friendly. He seemed disappointed when we walked away.
I’ve long loved words that have two definitions that contradict each other. “Enjoin,” for instance. If you are enjoined to do something, it’s obligatory. If you are enjoined from doing something, it’s forbidden.
“Peruse” is another. If you peruse something, you are either reading it carefully, or skimming it casually.
(Note: that which delights me drives my students batty.)
Some clever person coined the word “antagonym” to identify these words, words whose meanings are, in effect, antagonistic to one another.
And antagonism is not, it seems, an inconsiderable factor in recent uses of another favorite antagonym, “oversight,” as in Franchise Oversight Board.
The Franchise Oversight Board was established in 2008 when the New York Racing Association was awarded a 25-year franchise to run Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga. Paul Post wrote then in Thoroughbred Times that the board’s mandate was to “monitor the business practices of the New York Racing Association.”
Last month, the Franchise Oversight Board came out with guns blazing when it was disclosed that NYRA had been imposing a higher-than-allowed takeout on a number of wagers. Robert Megna, chair of the Franchise Oversight Board, sent a scathing letter to Charles Hayward, president and COO of NYRA, suggesting that Hayward and others at NYRA were doing little to earn their “high compensation” in light of the organization’s “failure to manage a most basic accounting task.”
The letter did not mention Mr. Megna’s own organization, whose job is to oversee NYRA’s business practices. An oversight?
Two days ago, James Odato in the Times Unionwrote about a new investigation, this one into whether NYRA’s ADW (full disclosure: a long and prominent advertiser on this site) has been improperly allowing wagering on credit. The investigation by the State Racing and Board was prompted by a letter from Megna, of the Franchise Oversight Board. He seems to enjoy writing letters. And overseeing.
Yesterday, it was NYRA who let go with both barrels, vociferously defending its practices in a press release, saying that the funding practices of NYRA Rewards are “in compliance with the law and pursuant to the procedures approved by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.”
Matt Hegarty in the Daily Racing Form notes that those funding practices are “identical to those used by other account-wagering companies.”
Is it possible that Mr. Megna didn’t know that the funding practices were approved by the State Racing and Wagering Board? Or that they are in compliance with the law? Was there, perhaps, some oversight in his inquiry?
Or do his questions suggest that NYRA is conducting business in a way other than it stipulates openly on its website? Is he acting as his position requires, with oversight?
In either case, in a world in which government agencies are often given euphemistic and obfuscatory names, New York State government seems, unusually to have gotten it right with the Franchise Oversight Board.
January 7 at Aqueduct felt more like April. It wasn’t just the weather, though I have never been warmer at the Big A, not on any Wood Memorial day, not ever, than I was there on Saturday; “balmy” would be an understatement.
But it wasn’t just the weather. It was the faces. It was the people. Yep, that was Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Graham Motion in the paddock in the middle of the card; up in the press box and out taking photographs, faces normally seen only for Grade 1 races appeared to cover the first Saturday of racing in New York in 2012.
What brought them all out? Why, the ungraded Count Fleet, of course. Of course.
Last year, when the race was won by Sagamore Farm’s Monzon, it was worth $65,000, $39,000 to the winner. This year? $150,000, $90,000 of which went to Godolphin Racing, owner of Alpha, winner of the 2012 Count Fleet.
The Busanda, the feature for the fillies Saturday, was worth $65,000 last year, when Dance Quietly, owned by the Estate of Edward Evans, won it. Yesterday, its value was boosted to $100,000, with $60,000 going to the pockets of Darley Stable, owner of winner Captivating Lass.
Thanks, Genting.
Or maybe it’s Kiaran McLaughlin that should be thanking Genting, because it was his horses that swept the Busanda/Count Fleet double yesterday, earning nearly double what last year’s winners of the two races did.
McLaughlin was watching the race from his home in Florida; stable business kept him there this weekend while his wife Letty and daughter Erin and assistant Art Magnuson did the honors in Ozone Park.
Alpha and Captivating Lass took similar paths to the Aqueduct winner’s circle. Both started their racing careers relatively late in the year; both won first out; both turned in clunkers in their biggest races to date.
Débuting in Saratoga at the beginning of September, Alpha broke his maiden with a 6-length win before finishing a distant second to Union Rags in the Champagne. A month later, he was 19 lengths behind Hansen and Union Rags in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.
Captivating Lass won by two in her first start, at Parx in October, then finished seventh in the Demoiselle at the end of November.
“She’s an improving filly,” said Magnuson. “It was a much tougher race in the Demoiselle, but we were disappointed. We thought she’d run better.”
Characterizing her as a “late bloomer,” Magnuson also noted the filly’s size, nearly 17 hands, as a contributing factor to her late début. Said jockey Mike Luzzi, “She seems like a grinder and it took a while to get her going. She’s a big, rangy thing, by A.P. Indy, and it took the whole stretch to get her going.”
The similarities between Alpha and Captivating Lass don’t end in the paths they took to Saturday’s races. Since last summer, McLaughlin and Darley/Godolphin have been experimenting with not running first-time starters on Lasix, with mixed results. Alpha and Captivating Lass both won first out without it, but both ran with it on Saturday.
“We scope them all,” said McLaughlin, “and if they need it, we put them on it. We saw a little bit of bleeding, and it’s got to be a preventive situation. We don’t want to risk running them one more time without it and having them bleed.”
At several recent conferences on Lasix, research has been presented to indicate that repeated episodes of bleeding have deleterious effects on equine health, causing thickening of pulmonary vein walls that leads to reduced blood flow, making it difficult for horses to breathe. Last June at the NTRA Lasix summit at Belmont, trainer Graham Motion said that he races all of his 2-year-olds on Lasix in order to prevent such damage.
While Alpha’s racing road for the first part of 2012 appears to be set, next starts for Captivating Lass are up in the air.
“New York has a great program for 3-year-old colts,” said McLaughlin, noting the upcoming Grade 3 Withers, Grade 3 Gotham, and Grade 1 Wood Memorial, worth $200,00, $400,000, and $1 million respectively, and indicating that Alpha would be pointed to either the Withers or the Gotham.
By comparison, the 3-year-old filly program in New York comprises the ungraded Busher ($75,000), Grade 3 Cicada ($150,000), and Grade 3 Comely ($250,000). McLaughlin said that those races are under consideration for Captivating Lass, as are stakes races at Fair Grounds and Gulfstream Park.
The Grade 3 Rachel Alexandra ($200,000) is at Fair Grounds on February 25, followed by the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks ($500,000) on March 31.
At Gulfstream, the Grade 2 Davona Dale ($250,000) will be run on February 25, the Grade 2 Gulfstream Oaks ($300,000) on March 31.
Regardless of where his horses run next, McLaughlin is certain of one thing.
“Next time,” he said by phone from Florida, “I’ll definitely be there.”
Alpha and Ramon Dominguez after winning the Count Fleet
Happy new year and welcome to the new Brooklyn Backstretch! I hope that you find a cleaner site that’s a little easier to navigate, a little easier on the eyes; I miss the Brooklyn Bridge at the top (and may well have to find another spot for it, somewhere on here), but a shot of a Saratoga morning isn’t a bad replacement. Many thanks to the web designer at Elance whose expertise and ideas made it happen, and to Kevin Martin at Colin’s Ghost for the suggestion to use Elance.
I submitted my Eclipse votes on Monday night and offer them here. Some of the categories were easy; many were not. As I deliberated, I found myself wavering among choices, shifting the criteria I was using, questioning how different variables measured up against each other. I realized that for me, showing up for races meant a lot, even if the horse didn’t win, and that I was not inclined to reward one big performance in the Breeders’ Cup with a vote. I’m confident about a lot of votes, still uncertain about others. While frustrating at time, processing all those past performances was a fun, challenging, and intellectually rewarding process…at least until I get skewered for my choices.
2-year old male: Hansen, Union Rags, Creative Cause
2-year-old female: My Miss Aurelia, Stephanie’s Kitten, Grace Hall
Male sprinter: Amazombie, Caleb’s Posse, The Factor
Jockey: Javier Castellano, Ramon Dominguez, John Velazquez
Trainer: Bill Mott, Todd Pletcher, Bob Baffert
Steeplechase: Abstain. I rather regret abstaining in this category; there did seem a clear-cut choice for the top spot (Tax Ruling), though I went back and forth between Black Jack Blues and Decoy Daddy in the other two spots. Ultimately, I didn’t think that I should vote in a category that I follow for only six weeks a year.
Apprentice: Abstain.
Breeders: Ken and Sarah Ramsey, Adena Springs, Brereton Jones
Owners: Ken and Sarah Ramsey, Midwest Thoroughbreds, Repole Stable
Horse of the Year: Havre de Grace, Acclamation, Cape Blanco
It’s been quieter than usual in this space for a while, and that’s going to continue, unfortunately. I’m finishing up a couple of big projects, and I’ve been fortunate to pick up a couple of regular gigs: a weekly post at Forbes.com (scroll for all the posts in the series) and a monthly feature for New York Breeder magazine (skip to page 20). Later this month at Hello Race Fans!, I’ll have horse profiles on Mineshaft and Silverbulletday and a track guide to Gulfstream Park; I’m also working on an article about Three Chimneys Farm for Thoroughbred Times. At the top of the column on the right, you’ll find a list of my most recent work elsewhere; that list is updated regularly.
So: the good news is that I’ve got plenty of fun projects to work on; the bad news is that when that happens, Brooklyn Backstretch suffers. But I hope to get back to regular posting here soon, with stories about a visit to Ramsey Farm in Lexington, historical stories on some of the races here in New York this winter, and profiles of humans and horses that make racing so interesting.
I hope that you all had great holidays and very best wishes for the new year –
A racing refrain this year is that 2011 has been somewhat lackluster. No big emerging star, no clear choice in many Eclipse categories, few breathtaking performances.
For many of us, though, the transcendent times in racing come on small stages, in quiet moments; memories are made when we don’t expect them to be, and not when the whole world (such as it is, when it comes to racing) is watching.
Here are my 2011 memorable moments, the joyful, the exhilarating, the sad, the highly personal, on the track and off, with photos and videos and links where appropriate, presented in largely chronological order:
Learning last February that I’d been invited to join the voting committee for the Hall of Fame was among the most humbling and exciting things that’s happened to me since I started writing about racing. An honor on its own, it was made all the more meaningful by my family’s erstwhile connection to the Museum.
Bad news came later that month when we learned that Giant Moon had died unexpectedly from laminitis during a winter freshening at the farm. He was always fun to watch on the track, always game, and a favorite to visit on the backstretch. What a blow to his connections, who adored him.
Last March I wrote about Tom Fool, trained by Hall of Famer John Gaver; what a treat it was when his grandson left a comment. Gaver III is a trainer himself, and someone that I am now pleased to call a friend. Racing history is indeed alive and well and in good hands.
A few weeks later, I was wandering a Gulfstream shedrow one Sunday morning when I came across an imposing, genial, and curious face. Later than afternoon, he nearly stole the Florida Derby, settling instead for second before going on to win the Preakness. Watching Shackleford show up on every big race day was one of the joys of 2011.
Anyone who reads here regularly knows that I think that the Kentucky Derby is pretty much an over-hyped affair that gets way too much significance given its results; nonetheless, it was pretty cool to attend my first one. And while Uncle Mo dominated the pre-race narrative, it was his jockey, John Velazquez, who got to carry the blanket of roses a day after learning that his scheduled mount would be scratched. That’s the Derby story I’ll remember.
My attachment to Winter Memories began last year, in the Miss Grillo at Belmont, October 2010, but she dominated my racing life in 2011, getting to the winner’s circle in four of six starts, most memorably in the Garden City in September. Talking to her connections – owner/breeder John Phillips of Darby Dan and Phillips Racing, trainer Jimmy Toner – was always an unqualified pleasure, as was recognizing her pedigree, going back five generations in the Darby Dan family.
Her breathtaking – literally, for me – win in the Garden City is one of five races on which you can vote for NYRA Race of the Year.
Down only $24.70 after Con the Cat's pricey win yesterday. Today, $1 catzacta box of R Clever Cat and Gatto Nero; R Clever Cat for the win.
…and with Imp and Furlong
Yay for Hurricane Kitten! Imp's up $19.80, Furlong's down $52.90. Today, $1 catzacta box of R Clever Cat and Gatto Nero; R Clever Cat for the win for Furlong; Gatto Nero (obviously) for Imp.
Madison’s fund for feline welfare
The cat horse winners during the Belmont spring meet added up to about $250, which was donated to All About Spay Neuter, the organization that helps take care of the Belmont cat colonies.
$155, representing the money made by cat horse winners at Saratoga, was donated to New York City Animal Care & Control
