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  • Philanthropist sire of Rob the Cradle 1st Alw (May 23, 2nd WO). Owner, Andrews, Denny and Paradox Farms Inc.; Breeder, Gardiner Farms Limited...
  • Posse sire of Parody 1st Alw (May 23, 4th PEN). Owner, Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.; Breeder, Don Mattox & Pam Mattox...
  • Latent Heat sire of Heated Troubles 1st Mdn (May 24, 5th RD). Owner, Ashleigh Stud; Breeder, Ashleigh Stud, Frank Ramos & JackieRamos...
  • Chapel Royal sire of Mr Rodriguez 1st Mdn (May 24, 2nd BEL). Owner, Imperio, Michael and Loftus, Elizabeth; Breeder, Jill Imperio & Daniella Corian...
  • Smoke Glacken sire of Walker Bay 1st Alw (May 24, 8th CD). Owner, Hammersmith, Dennis L. and Paden Racing, Inc.; Breeder, Brian O'Rourke & Derry Meeting Farm...
  • Wando sire of Deb's Girly Girl 1st Alw (May 24, 6th RD). Owner, Deborah F. Metz; Breeder, Deborah F. Metz...
  • Luftikus sire of Joyful Kiss 1st Alw (May 23, 7th CT). Owner, Winfred L. Hess, Jr.; Breeder, Ann M. Casey...
  • Flower Alley sire of Bouquet Booth 1st Alw (May 24, 7th CD). Owner, Right Time Racing LLC; Breeder, Brookdale & Dr. Ted Folkerth...
  • Mancini sire of Ride Around Sally 1st Alw (May 23, 6th IND). Owner, Joe Uliano; Breeder, Spade Stable...
  • Holy Bull sire of Catalan 1st Alw (May 24, 8th BEL). Owner, Elizabeth Loftus; Breeder, B. P. Walden & Dr. S. Marcum...
  • Include sire of Window Boy 1st Grover (Buddy) Delp Memorial S. (May 23, 8th DEL). Owner, Luis Arenas; Breeder, Shelby Lane Farm Inc. & IncludeSyndicate...
  • Arch sire of Wiki 1st Alw (May 24, 2nd PID). Owner, Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.; Breeder, Stuart S. Janney, III LLC....
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  • Indian Charlie sire of Nechez Dawn 1st Alw (May 23, 7th AP). Owner, Tresner, Coby and Matsas, Alex; Breeder, B. P. Walden Jr., Hargus Sexton & SandraSexton...
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  • Strut the Stage sire of Head Honcho 1st Alw (May 23, 7th WO). Owner, Annecchini and D'Alimonte Holdings Inc. and Kingfield Farm; Breeder, William D. Graham...
  • Canadian Frontier sire of Golden Frontier 1st Alw (May 24, 3rd CD). Owner, George Fister; Breeder, Brereton C. Jones...

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Pittsburgh librarian wins ninth biennial Fiction Contest

Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:16 PM

MARA DABRISHUS and FATE

by Tom Law

Mara Dabrishus, a reference librarian at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and a librarian at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, put lasting images from a childhood spent following racing to good use and beat out an award-laden field of finalists to win the ninth biennial THOROUGHBRED TIMES Fiction Contest in her first attempt.

Dabrishus’ story “Whirlaway” was selected as the best of the 62 stories submitted for the contest. Dabrishus earns $600 for winning the 2010 contest.

Dabrishus beat out a stellar group of finalists to win this year, including the first three finishers from the 2008 contest plus two previous winners of the Fiction Contest.

The runner-up in 2010 is Peggy Davis, who took home top honors in 2008 for her work “The Song.” Davis, a veteran racing official who works a variety of positions from early May to early September at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota, earns $300 for “The Fire Never Dies,” which will appear in the March 30 issue of THOROUGHBRED TIMES.

The third-place finisher this year is another newcomer to the contest in Keith Kohnhorst, who grew up attending the races at Santa Anita Park not far from his hometown of Sunland, California. Kohnhorst earns $200 for “Chalk Bettor,” which will be published in the April 17 issue of THOROUGHBRED TIMES.

December 31 was the deadline to submit entries for the 2010 competition, which attracted stories from 25 states, two Canadian provinces, Australia, Greece, Rwanda, and Tasmania. Entries were limited to 5,000 words and must have pertained to an aspect of the Thoroughbred industry.

Members of the THOROUGHBRED TIMES editorial staff narrowed the entries to 16 semifinalists for final review and that group was narrowed down to 11 finalists by the judges:

• Mark Simon, president and editor of THOROUGHBRED TIMES and co-founder of the contest with his wife, Mary Simon;

• Ed DeRosa, news editor of THOROUGHBRED TIMES and winner of the 2005 Bill Leggett Breeders’ Cup Writing Award;

• Frank Angst, senior writer of THOROUGHBRED TIMES, winner of an American Horse Publications Award in 2005 for news reporting, and author of a 2008 children’s book on Cincinnati Bengals wide receive Chad Johnson; and

• Kelly McAninch, copy editor of THOROUGHBRED TIMES and part-time instructor for the University of Kentucky’s Department of Communications.

Other authors represented by contest finalists are Ed Donnally, Richard Goldberg, Alan P. Henry, Heather Hoffman, Robert Hurt, MaryAnn Myers, Janell Oliver, and Milton Toby. Honorable mention designations were awarded to those stories that garnered at least one top-five vote.

To read this year’s winning story, click here.

Tom Law is managing editor of Thoroughbred Times.

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