We bought a damn nice colt and will target him for the 2010 running of the Kentucky Derby! The Trackmen Golf Club Stable XVI, LLC, was recently launched in a big way with the purchase of a striking dark bay or brown New York Bred yearling colt for $65,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Company’s Sale of Preferred Yearlings in Saratoga Springs, NY, 8/9/08. Whole, half and quarter units were offered for sale. Our handsome acquisition is from the second crop of Saarland (the sire or father) out of the Astarte (the dam or mother) by Deputy Minister (the grandsire). Foaled on March 11, 2007, our colt will be trained by Lady TGCer Linda Rice: "I absolutely love this colt"; she purchased one unit in this partnership for a total investment of $10,000. My Hirsch Thoroughbred Management, LLC , Bill Hirsch, Sole Manager, is the general partner/manager.
The 30 Trackmen Golf Club Stable XVI partners also include Louis Borodinsky, Anthony Campanelli, Carolyn Dahab, Angelo D'Avino, Wendy D'Avino, Carmine DeFalco, John DeGirolamo, Bob Edmunds, Jack Fenton, Brian Honken, Will & Kathy Hornsby, Susan Johnson, Paul LaNoce, Carol Larkin, Don Larkin, Charles Mather, Barbara Murphy, Gordon Murtagh, Judy Ortleb, Bob Quigley, Marty Resnick & Stephanie Rasmussen, Bob Schneider, Jack Solan, Steve Tomaselli, Karen Vincenzini, Jim Wade, Dennis Worswick and Catharine Wright. These partners hail from all parts of the country and 7 states: Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New York and Pennsylvania. Our colt will be sent to Crupi’s New Castle Farm in Ocala, Florida, this winter to be broken and trained. Go, Baby, Go...
NAMING TIME: TGC Stable XVI partner Dennis Worswick collected some information to help us pick a name for our new colt: "I got on Webster’s dictionary for definitions and found that: Astarte = Fertility Goddess;
Saarland = 1 of 16 states in Germany which is the smallest in both area and population. It is named after “Saar River”, which is, in fact a tributary of the “Moselle River” which runs through France and Germany. Thought this might add to the mix of coming up with a name."
VOTE OFF: Below are the partners who submitted a name for our colt; some partners did not submit a name. All partners are allowed to vote; votes are due by 12 noon this Tuesday, September 9. Important Rules: Each partner who submitted a name must vote or their name they submitted will be disqualified. 
No partner may vote for his own submitted name.In addition to bragging rights, the winner's prize is a custom made black or brown leather belt with a solid brass buckle and an engraved solid brass nameplate, with our colt's name, to be stitched on the belt to the side of the buckle. Anyone else who wishes to order a belt may do so; the all-inclusive cost is $50. Good luck to all the partners on securing our colt's name!