“Now I perceive why Mother liked the horses as a lot as she did,” stated Tasha Ceraldi, whose Unintended Hero received the B.C. Derby.
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Regardless of simply 5 horses within the subject, final Saturday’s B.C. Derby was a thriller with Unintended Hero and Sunbird partaking in a stretch-long duel.
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And not using a betting curiosity within the race, it was exhausting to know which horse to root for.
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Sunbird is owned by Pauline Felicella and the property of her late husband, Nick Felicella. The Felicellas have been large supporters of the horse-racing trade in B.C. and the very best horse they owned, Spaghetti Mouse, was a fan favorite.
Unintended Hero, who had an ideal journey below Kimal Santo, received the 1 1/8 miles traditional by a head for coach Larry Grieve.
The Kentucky-bred colt by Mo City is owned by Chris and Tasha Ceraldi, who claimed him for $40,000 out of a profitable race at Oaklawn Park on Could 5. They race below the secure identify, WYN Racing Stables Corp. The secure is called in honour of Tasha’s mom, Donna, whose center identify was Wyn.
The Ceraldis are comparatively new to the sport as house owners, and so they have introduced a breath of contemporary air to the trade. It’s unimaginable to search out anybody extra obsessed with horse racing.
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They had been each uncovered to horse racing as kids by their dad and mom, however by no means actually bought concerned till final 12 months once they jumped in with each ft. In simply two years, the Ceraldis have received crucial race in B.C., the Derby, and in 2022 they received the B.C. Oaks with Kloepatra, who was voted the champion three-year-old filly within the province.
“We type of bought away from it as a result of we had been younger dad and mom with a household to lift,” stated Chris.
“We’d drop down for the massive races with my mother, although,” added Tasha.
When Donna died from most cancers final 12 months, Chris requested Tasha if she could be inquisitive about shopping for a horse in her honour. Donna was Grieve’s sister.
The concept was to purchase one horse, however they ended up with 4, together with Kloepatra.
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“We didn’t know something about what being house owners entailed,” stated Tasha. “We simply type of immersed ourselves in it, and for myself personally, I really feel prefer it was a whole lot of therapeutic. Mother liked the horses a lot and simply being across the horses helped me take care of my grief.”
Tasha wasn’t kidding when she stated immersed. She works as a sizzling walker and groom for Uncle Larry.
“Now I perceive why Mother liked the horses as a lot as she did,” stated Tasha. “It’s also very nice to be concerned with the backstretch group at Hastings. We’re all competing towards one another, however all of us help one another. Once I first began strolling horses, individuals had been very useful in giving me recommendation on the right way to do it correctly. I simply love being right here.”
The Ceraldis give a whole lot of credit score for his or her success to Ian and Helen Jewell. Ian is Grieve’s assistant coach.
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“Uncle Larry is getting on in age and he can’t do all the things,” stated Tasha. “Ian and Helen have been very useful to us, as has everybody working within the barn.”
The sensation is mutual from Ian, who was the assistant coach for the late Glen Todd.
“I used to be type of misplaced when Glen died,” stated Jewell. “They saved me.”
Jewell can be accountable for six horses the Ceraldis are sending to Oaklawn Park this winter.
Mother could be very pleased with her daughter, and Chris, who remembers her fondly.
“She had such a excessive commonplace and all the things she did was set at a excessive bar,” he stated. “As a younger son-in-law, I typically had a tough time reaching that bar. We aren’t solely honouring her by identify, however by how we do all the things.”
Elevating the bar is strictly what the Ceraldis are doing at Hastings.
Saturday choices
RACE 4: Mr. Morris
RACE 5: Jersey Lillie
RACE 6: Pay My Approach
RACE 7: Miss the Hype
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