Hello all,
Attempting to do some research on the breeder of my mare, Tiz Bling. She was bred by Crystal Valley Farms of California, owned and trained by Joseph Landry. I cannot seem to actually find any records of this company (and I believe Landry is deceased from some news bits I found). Anyone know this place and if it still exists? I’d love to piece together her story a bit more.
Thanks!
Here’s a little bit with a name attached on Equibase:
https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Re…2009597&rbt=TB
Jesus J. Enriquez is a trainer and has two horses running at Los Alamitos in 2019, Lilac Street and Snow Kitty.
Tiz Bling’s dam, Tizzy’s Jewel, was sold at the Barrett’s Equine auction in January 2010. She was consigned by Applebite Farms and sold to Jeff Stiefel. She was in foal to Jet West. That year, Applebite Farms, Inc. was closing and that January sale was a dispersal of their stock:
https://www.drf.com/news/applebite-farms-will-close-its-operation
So Tizzy’s Jewel was bred when she was owned by Applebite and they sold her in foal to Jeff Stiefel who may be part of the Crystal Valley Farms team, or he may have sold her to Jesus J. Enriquez or some other member of the Crystal Valley Farms team. (The owner of the mare at the time she foals is listed as the foal’s breeder.) In any case there are three names you can go with:
Joan Rogers of the now defunct Applebite Farms,
Jesus J. Enriquez linked on Equibase with Crystal Valley Farms, Inc.,
Jeff Stiefel, buyer of Tizzy’s Jewel when she was pregnant with your mare.
Usually a great place to start for this kind of thing is the OTTB Connect group on fb. Post all the info you’ve got and chances are someone will have your story, and if you’re one of the lucky ones you could get some baby pics.
Why not start with business records in CA if the farm is incorporated?
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