White Birch Farm [whitebirchfarmnj.com] will be honored at the 55th Annual New Jersey Breeders Awards Luncheon at 1 p.m. on January 15, 2011 at Charley’s Other Brother in Eastampton Township, NJ.
White Birch-bred I Fought Dalaw, a son of Western Ideal out of In For Life, who has ranked among the top two-year-old pacers of 2011. He won his first four lifetime starts, has finished in-the-money in six of 10 outings and banked $211,741. He posted his mark of 1:50.4 in capturing the $175,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final on July 16 at the Meadowlands.
White Birch’s owner and general manager, Michael A. Parisi, co-owns the Sam DePinto-trainee with Shannon DePinto and Jerry and Theresa Silva.
Two other freshman pacing colts who were bred at White Birch Farm have also acquitted themselves well in 2011 – Major Bombay out of Armbro Bombay and Ideal Champ out of Female Champs.
Major Bombay has finished first or second in six of seven starts, earning $209,916 thanks in large part to his victory in the Woodrow Wilson Pace on August 20 at the Meadowlands. Ideal Champ won a division of the Arden at the Meadows, finishing on-the-board in four of 11 efforts.
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| Michael Parisi (Photo courtesy of White Birch Farm) |
The 800-acre White Birch Farm, a breeding farm and training center, was founded by Michael Parisi’s parents, Joseph Parisi, who passed away in 2008, and his wife, Marie Parisi, who predeceased him.
This is the second time White Birch has been selected New Jersey Breeder of the Year, having won the honor in 2004.
Among the farm’s past champions were 1996 Three-Year-Old Pacer of the Year and Meadowlands Pace winner Hot Lead, 1998 Two-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year Island Fantasy, 2002 Three-Year-Old Filly Pacer of the Year Worldly Beauty, 2005 Two-Year-Old Filly Pacer of the Year My Little Dragon and 2006 Three-Year-Old Filly Pacer of the Year Darlin's Delight.
Previous New Jersey Breeder of the Year winners include Perretti Farms [a two-time winner, 2003 and 2010], Valley High Stables, Southwind Farms, Kentuckiana Farms, Fair Winds Farm and Heritage Hill Farms.
Tickets for the luncheon are $27.50 each and should be ordered from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Markets & Development -- Horse Industry, PO Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625 no later than January 3. Call 609-984-4389 for further information and menu selections.
--Submitted by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
