Year 29 Gelding World Cup - New Date and Contest!

[Laura Ferguson]

The Steward's Cup is at Single Star Park, so we’ll join in (any all weather races could be at Plastics Park). If people want to also sponsor steeplechases/all weather/mixed breed races, please feel free - the more the merrier!

There is one twist, though. I spoke to the Steward, and we are going to run these on Week 16 THURSDAY, with the baby races. That gives them a little more attention, so they're not lost in the glom of Week 16 Friday races.

I will also sponsor a contest. To the trainer who picks up the most points in the GWC (a win counts as 7 points, a second as 5 points and a third as 3 points), I will give them a foal out of champion and millionairess Sunset Kiss. The winner gets to pick the sire, gender, color, etc., and I'll breed him/her and send it over. If there is a tie, the winner of the foal will be determined by coin toss, and the loser will get $100,000.

Anyway, here are last year's races and sponsors - I'll let last year's sponsors have first crack at doing it again, but if for whatever reason, they can't/don't, I'll open them up for someone else to sponsor. As always, thanks for everyone's generosity. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Steeplechases
Sycamore Downs (SC) 4 miles. Turf. Steeplechase. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Lonesome Glory Chase." Sponsored by Regina Moore. 4 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Marzy Dotes

Sycamore Downs (SC) 2 5/8 miles. Turf. Steeplechase. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Legendofthepeople Cup." Sponsored by Happy Trails. 4 year olds. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $100,000 - Happy Trails

All Weather
Artificial Arena (IL) 6 furlongs. All Weather. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Six Eighths Stakes." Sponsored by Benny James. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $75,000 - Benny James

Artificial Arena (IL) Condition: Fast. Race 13 - 1 1/4 miles. All Weather. Thoroughbred. "Gwc The Lava Man Stakes." Sponsored by Louise Bayou. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - John Hannibal Smith

Turf/Dirt
1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Da Hoss Stakes." Sponsored by Laura Ferguson. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $75,000 – Laura Ferguson

1 1/4 miles. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Gwc John Henry Stakes." Sponsored by Laura Ferguson. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $75,000 – Laura Ferguson

6 1/2 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Giuliani Senior Sprint Stakes." Sponsored by Norman Architecture. 5 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $75,000 - Norman Architecture

6 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Royal Glint Stakes." Sponsored by Jon Smythe. 2 year olds. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $75,000 - Jon Smythe

7 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Link Stakes." Sponsored by Bill Outsilver. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Bill Outsilver

1 1/16 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Native Diver Stake." Sponsored by Carter Taylor. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Nick Gilmore

1 mile. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "The Funny Cide Mile." Sponsored by Carolyn Eaton. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Carolyn Eaton

6 furlongs. Turf. Thoroughbred. "The Awad Turf Sprint." Sponsored by Carolyn Eaton. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Carolyn Eaton

1 mile. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Buddy Gil Classic." Sponsored by Katy Turner. 3 year olds. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Katy Turner

1 1/2 miles. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Sir William Stakes." Sponsored by Katy Turner. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Katy Turner

1 1/8 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "The Bad N' Big Stakes." Sponsored by Louise Bayou. 4 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Louise Bayou

2 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Kelso Marathon." Sponsored by Emma Lochran. 4 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Emma Lochran

1 1/8 miles. Turf. Thoroughbred. "Gwc The Tin Man Stakes." Sponsored by Emma Lochran. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Emma Lochran

1 1/4 miles. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Evening Attire." Sponsored by Leigh Ann Anderson. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $125,000 - Grade 3 - Leigh Ann Anderson

7 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Chinook Pass." Sponsored by Leonard Beagle. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $75,000 - Grade 3 - Paul Heinrich

6 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Gwc - Kona Gold Stakes." Sponsored by Paul Sellers. 2 year olds. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $75,000 - Gigi Gofaster

1 mile. Turf. Thoroughbred. “Georgie Boy Stakes.” Sponsored by Patrick O'Malley. 2 year olds. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $75,000 - Patrick O'Malley

[Marzy Dotes]

I can sponsor a race if you have one left over.

[Patrick O'Malley]

I'll do the “Georgie Boy Stakes.” again.

[Emma Lochran]

I will sponsor the GWC Kelso Marathon and The Tin Man Stakes once again.

Thanks Laura for the great prize and for organizing this every year!

[Leigh Ann Anderson]

I'll sponsor the Evening Attire again.

Thanks Laura for organizing it and for the contest! The GWC is one of my favorite Sim events each year.

[Karl Smythe]

I'll sponsor the Royal Glint again.
Thanks as always for organizing Laura

[Norman Architecture]

Pencil me in for the Senior Sprint again.

[Lori Hamill]

I'll sponsor the Gwc Legendofthepeople Cup again. Thank you for organizing this, Laura.

[Carolyn Eaton]

and I will be happy to sponsor the Funny Cide and the Awad Sprint again

[Gigi Gofaster]

I'm happy to sponsor of anyone can't do it this year.

[Patrick O'Malley]

Pencil me in for the Senior Sprint again.

It'll be boring this year.

[Regina Moore]

I'm going to forfeit doing the Lonesome Glory Steeplechase this time.

Hope to contribute again next year.

[Leonard Beagle]

7 furlongs. Dirt. Thoroughbred. "Gwc Chinook Pass." Sponsored by Leonard Beagle. 3 year olds and up. Geldings. Stakes. Purse $75,000 - Grade 3

Unfortunately, I'll have to pass this year. Someone wanting to pick it up, please do.
Thanks, and sorry.

[Laura Ferguson]

Marzy Dotes, if you could pick up the Lonesome Glory, and Paul Heinrich had messaged me - if you could pick up the Chinook Pass, that'd be great! Gigi, you're on deck

[Marzy Dotes]

Cool!