gallo blue chip is a standardbred harness racing horse who earned $ 4.2 million in total winnings during his racing career .

gallo blue chip 's sire was magical mike , and his dam was camatross .

magical mike 's sire was tyler b. , and his dam was racing date ; camatross ' sire was albatross , and her dam was bye bye camille .

gallo blue chip

gallo blue chip is retired to blue chip farms in wallkill , new york .
the gallo blue chip sponsorship is sponsored by martin scharf to honor his magnificent standardbred , gallo blue chip , who retired as the richest pacer in harness racing history .
and he was the recipient of the $ 15 , 000 gallo blue chip scholarship , presented and funded by the owner of gallo blue chip , martin scharf and administered by the harness horse youth foundation .
mark krousse , who has worked for ford since 1990 , is gallo blue chip ' s caretaker .
gallo blue chip won $ 575 , 000 , pushing his career earnings to $ 1 , 418 , 811 .
the inquiry sign went up as the gallo blue chip family began to celebrate , but there was no question about the winner . gallo blue chip beat astreos by 3 1 / 4 lengths , and high on emotion placed third .
gallo blue chip is the leading moneywinning pacer of all time , and the all - time leading moneywinning standardbred gelding .
speaking of gallo blue chip , i upset him in the hempt memorial at pocono in 2000 . teddy wing was driving gallo blue chip and i won the race with a colt named sam francisco , trained by virgil morgan , jr .
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despite his honors - including 2000 horse of the year - gallo blue chip may have been underappreciated , according to ford .
martin scharf presented the sixth annual gallo blue chip scholarship to michael fahy of washington , pennsylvania at the meadowlands racetrack over the weekend .
the race contained an intriguing sidelight : the rivalry between gallo blue chip and tyberwood . three times this year they found themselves close together on the track , and the first two times , tyberwood ' s driver , richie silverman , let his whip stray back , frightening the head - shy gallo blue chip . then , in the third meeting , tyberwood bumped gallo blue chip and was disqualified for the action .
the harness horse youth foundation ( hhyf ) is pleased to announce maja bown and hannah wieder as recipients of the gallo blue chip scholarship .
applications for the 2012 gallo blue chip scholarship and other 2012 hhyf scholarships are now available at the website of the harness horse youth foundation .
the blue chip mare program has produced industry leading in foal rates across the board which lead to substantial cost savings to your bottom line . learn more about moving your mare to blue chip .
though blue chip farms is not the biggest breeder in terms of mare numbers , it has consistently delivered on quality and been a top breeder in the standardbred industry for many years . grand circuit competitors bred and raised by blue chip farms include gallo blue chip ( world champion , hall of famer and winner of $ 4 , 260 , 959 ) , santanna blue chip ( $ 1 , 597 , 725 ) , kenneth j ( $ 1 , 551 , 627 ) , hypnotic blue chip ( $ 1 , 532 , 752 ) , breeders crown winner spider blue chip ( $ 1 , 202 , 467 ) , isabella blue chip ( world champion , $ 792 , 069 ) and beloved angel ( $ 679 , 074 ) .
the annual gallo blue chip scholarship award will be presented thursday night december 29 , 2016 at the meadowlands . come on out and see the champ .
gallo blue chip , the richest pacer of all time , will take his final curtain call with retirement ceremonies on saturday , june 4 at the meadowlands .
gallo blue chip was retired on march 12 , 2005 . he enjoys a well - deserved life of leisure and fame in slate hill , n . y .
the harness horse youth foundation is pleased to announce that maja bown and hannah wieder have been selected as recipients of the gallo blue chip scholarship . . . .
on april 28 , 1997 gallo blue chip was born in wallkill , ny . he went on to earn over $ 4 . 2 million on the racetrack , retiring
it has been announced that martin scharf will present the seventh annual gallo blue chip scholarship during the saturday , january 12 program at the meadowlands racetrack . . . .
gallo blue chip was not only the highlight of my racing career , but the highlight of my life ,
he noted .
i was pretty much established when he came along . but he made things much easier , for sure . gallo blue chip was a remarkable horse , a very , very special horse .
casey : i got to drive a great horse named gallo blue chip , a tough horse who won the meadowlands pace with dan dube . gallo blue chip was horse of the year in 2000 . that same year , i won the cleveland classic at northfield park with him . the next year , 2001 , i won the battle of lake erie , also at northfield , with gallo blue chip . he went in 1 : 51 , which was an all - age track record at the time .
martin scharf will present the 2014 gallo blue chip scholarships to two recipients in a winner ' s circle ceremony at the meadowlands on saturday , january 3 . . . .
martin scharf will present the 6th annual gallo blue chip scholarship to michael fahy of washington , pennsylvania during the saturday , january 7 race card at the meadowlands racetrack . . .
at three , gallo blue chip won the meadowlands pace , north america cup and breeders crown , setting a single season ' s earning record of $ 2 . 3 million .
gallo blue chip was undefeated in all eight starts of his freshman season of 1999 , sweeping all seven of his new york sire stakes contests including the $ 150 , 000 final .
this time , gallo blue chip had little trouble after a rocky start . gallo blue chip was forced to go wide around the first turn from the no . 9 post , taking the lead at the half in 534 5 and building on the lead , taking a 4 - length advantage into the homestretch . with dube prodding him , he was never challenged .
taken from a recent interview with walter case ; casey : i got to drive a great horse named gallo blue chip , a tough horse who won the meadowlands pace with dan dube . gallo blue chip was horse of the year in 2000 . that same year , i won the cleveland classic at northfield park with him . the next year , 2001 , i won the battle of lake erie , also at northfield , with gallo blue chip . he went in 1 : 51 , which was an all - age track record at the time .
interestingly , just three hours before his race , foiled again joined gallo blue chip for a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony by the two richest pacers of all time . with combined earnings over $ 10 million dollars , the two harness heroes posed for throngs of photographers in the new “blue chip farms winners circle . ”
with the open division getting ready to start up for 2015 i wish i could see gallo blue chip in the entries . how i miss the tuesday drawers and racing on saturday nights .
martin scharf will present the 2016 gallo blue chip scholarships to garrett chellis and natalie martuscello in a winner’s circle presentation during the meadowlands racetrack’s thursday , december 29 program of racing . . . .
it ' s great see to everyone checking in to gallo blue chip ' s page , gallo continues to spend his much earned pensioned time in upstate ny at mark fords training stable and enjoys his life and is very comfortable approaching his next birthday in april .
dan was very active in the n . y . breeding program during the 1970s and 1980s . he stood sir taurus at his collins , ny farm for four years prior to moving him to blue chip farms in 1992 . sir taurus , now retired , still resides at blue chip . sir taurus turned 30 this year . dan was also the co - breeder of gallo blue chip , who retired as the sport ' s leading money winning pacer in 2005 .
gallo blue chip ( nominated as race horse ) p , 4 , 1 : 48 . 4 ( $ 4 , 260 , 959 ) bay gelding , 1997 ( magical mike - camatross - albatross )
the harness horse youth foundation’s scholarship selection committee was clearly in a new york state of mind when it named the winners of the 2013 gallo blue chip scholarship , sponsored by martin scharf . . . .
martin scharf will present the seventh annual gallo blue chip scholarships , named in honour of his great pacer , to kayla prentice and michelle galligan during the meadowlands racetrack’s saturday , january 4 card . . . .
popular horse owner martin scharf was on hand at the meadowlands on saturday evening to present nursing student maddie dudka with the $ 15 , 000 gallo blue chip scholarship , named for his champion pacer . . .
gallo blue chip was purchased by his owner , martin scharf , for $ 100 , 000 from chris oakes of lockport , new york . he was bred by dan gernatt farms in collins , new york .
it was a familiar scenario for gallo blue chip and tyberwood , crowded together near the halfway point of the meadowlands pace . the two had forged a strange and uncomfortable rivalry this season , mired with controversial tactics .
i ' m not sure that gallo blue chip has gotten the respect he deserved ,
ford said .
i saw a poll that had him ranked as the tenth best three - year - old since
in a flurry of action , tyberwood nudged toward the rail , this time crowding another horse , aces n ' sevens , and sending ain ' t no stpn him jerking backward through a crowd of horses . but unlike earlier meetings between gallo blue chip and tyberwood , when the activity caused problems for gallo blue chip , this time the driver daniel dube guided the 3 - year - old gelding around the jam and into the lead . tyberwood was disqualified for causing multiple interference , and once gallo blue chip took the lead , there was no heading him as he won the $ 1 . 15 million meadowlands pace in 1 : 504 5 .
julia zenker , the daughter of deborah lass and drew zenker , has been named the recipient of the $ 15 , 000 gallo blue chip scholarship by the harness horse youth foundation and sponsor martin scharf . . . .
foiled again added to his resume with his canadian pacing derby victory , as his share of the $ 794 , 870 purse pushed his lifetime earnings to $ 4 . 35 million , eclipsing the previous record of $ 4 . 26 million established by gallo blue chip upon his retirement in 2005 . gallo blue chip was horse of the year in 2000 as a 3 year old and voted the best older male pacer at age 4 in 2001 .
gallo blue chip is the leading moneywinning pacer of all time and the all - time leading moneywinning standardbred gelding . bred by dan gernatt of collins , new york , gallo blue chip was foaled on april 28 , 1997 at blue chip farms in wallkill , new york . he was purchased for $ 32 , 000 at the 1998 harrisburg sale - on the same day as fellow 2011 living horse hall of fame inductee eternal camnation - by chris oakes of three crown jewels stable in wilkes barre , pennsylvania . in august 1999 , he was purchased by martin scharf of lawrence , new york for $ 100 , 000 . trained by mark ford and driven in most of his starts by dan dube , gallo blue chip raced from 1999 to early 2005 , and had a lifetime record of 133 - 53 - 19 - 9 .
blue chip farms utilizes the mobile lab services offered by select breeders services ( sbs ) in chesapeake , maryland . the majority of the semen sbs processes from their stallions is used for export purposes as they have a huge following in europe . jean brown , vice president of blue chip farms , said ,
during the saturday , january 12 harness racing card at the meadowlands , martin scharf presented julia zenker , the daughter of deborah lass and drew zenker , with a $ 15 , 000 check as the winner of the gallo blue chip scholarship .
by the end of his 3 - year - old campaign in 2000 , gallo blue chip had become the richest single - season moneywinning standardbred of all time by earning more than $ 2 . 4 million . major victories that year included the north america cup , meadowlands pace , art rooney pace , tattersalls pace and the breeders crown . in his little brown jug preview win , gallo blue chip set a world record for 3 - year - old pacers on a five - eighths - mile track ( 1 : 50 ) . gallo blue chip was voted 2000 horse of the year and pacer of the year , and also won both the usta and canadian ( o’brien ) 3 - year - old pacing colt of the year awards .
in a winner’s circle presentation during the saturday , january 4 race card at the meadowlands racetrack , martin scharf presented the gallo blue chip scholarships to kayla prentice of vernon , new york and michelle galligan of cuddebackville , new york . . . .
mr . gernatt loved horses and established dan gernatt farms , which sold yearlings commercially . his broodmare band produced many champions , especially on the new york sires stakes circuit . he bred $ 4 . 2 million winner gallo blue chip , and the top trotters bye tsem ( $ 515 , 194 ) , vernon blue chip ( $ 542 , 816 ) , and roz t collins ( $ 410 , 653 ) .
as a 4 - year - old in 2001 , in a victory at the canadian pacing derby prep , gallo blue chip became the leading moneywinning pacer of all time with $ 3 , 227 , 861 to his credit . on his way to winning the 2001 pacing horse of the year award in both the u . s . and canada , gallo blue chip would win 10 out of 19 starts , including the graduate pace , battle of lake erie , american - national and the canadian pacing derby .
as a racehorse , gallo blue chip was one of the gamest and most determined campaigners in harness racing history . in his honour , two determined students will receive scholarships that will help them make their own mark on history in the future . . . .
in addition to the $ 1 . 1 million meadowlands pace in 2000 , gallo blue chip ' s other career highlights at the meadowlands included victories in the $ 300 , 000 graduate final in 2001 and the $ 121 , 000 presidential final in 2003 .
in winning the presidential series final as a 6 - year - old in 2003 , gallo blue chip became the first pacer in history to break the $ 4 million mark in earnings . he would continue to race into 2005 as an 8 - year - old .
gallo blue chip was inducted into the harness racing hall of fame on july 3 , 2011 , having received 34 % of the votes from members in good standing of the united states trotting association . he had a total of 53 wins of 133 starts during his career .
annual members ( in good standing ) voted for the two horses they felt exemplified greatness . their choices are racehorse gallo blue chip who received 34 percent of the vote and racehorse eternal camnation who received 20 percent of the votes cast . the other nominees were rainbow blue ( 17 percent ) , garland lobell ( 15 percent ) and real desire ( 11 percent ) .
. the scholarship , sponsored by martin scharf , honors the pacer who retired as the richest pacer of all time ; scharf campaigned gallo blue chip during his illustrious career . bown and wieder will be honored at a special dinner and winners circle ceremony at the meadowlands later this year .
gallo
enjoys a well - deserved life of leisure and fame in slate hill , new york , and has appeared at fairs and equine events as an ambassador of the sport . sponsored by martin scharf and administered by the harness horse youth foundation , the gallo blue chip scholarship is awarded annually to college - bound students from the new york - new jersey - pennsylvania area .
' ' i was frightened very much coming to the half , ' ' said martin scharf , gallo blue chip ' s owner . ' ' when he cleared the lead i knew he was going to win . when he ' s on top , nobody can catch him . ' '
the $ 15 , 000 award , sponsored by scharf in honour of his pacing gelding that won over $ 4 . 2 million in his career and retired as the richest pacer of all - time , pushes overall gallo blue chip scholarship educational benefits to more than $ 100 , 000 .
congrats to dan dube on winning his 8000th race some of his greatest came with his old partner gallo .
gallo blue chip and eternal camnation will be inducted on hall of fame day , sunday , july 3 , 2011 . the ceremonies for these two extraordinary standardbred racehorses will take place during the harness racing museum & hall of fame’s annual dinner . for information on the hall of fame weekend and other festivities surrounding this important occasion visit
gallo blue chip entered the race as the favorite , having won the north american cup in 1 : 501 5 , the second - fastest time in cup history . he started the season slowly but has improved under the guidance of mark ford , 29 , who became the youngest trainer to win two million - dollar races .
in 2010 , blue chip farms expanded their focus by initiating a warmblood breeding program to develop young sporthorses . this venture began with the retirement and breeding availability of the two - time olympic gold medal winning show jumper mare , sapphire ( photo right ) . before her passing in june 2014 she was one mare in the small band of sporthorse broodmares at blue chip farms . blue chip farms has utilized sbs to assist them with importing frozen semen from top jumping stallions in europe . they also currently have a few of sapphire’s colts they intend to keep as stallions so they can use sbs to collect and freeze semen for export to the eu to meet the demand expressed by european breeders . blue chip farms also stands two jumper stallions , domino ( darco x happy wind ) and ultimo van ter moude ( capitol i x major de la cour ) , in which sbs orchestrates the distribution of the semen throughout the united states and canada .
growing up , gallo blue chip was one of my favorite horses , ” said kevin koury , who along with his father joe and brother joe jr . is part of the jjk stables partnership that owns foiled again with the burke racing stable , mark weaver and mike bruscemi .
he was a special horse and to pass him is unbelievable . ”
as an eight - year - old in 2005 , he was continuing to race prior to his retirement on march 12 , 2005 . in 2005 , gallo blue chip retired
as the sport ' s leading money winning pacer
and standardbred gelding of all - time . he is the first horse to have won more than $ 4 million in the sport .
gallo blue chip retires with a record of 53 wins , 19 seconds and nine thirds from 133 starts and earnings of $ 4 , 260 , 959 , mostly for martin scharf of lawrence , new york , who acquired him on august 8 , 1999 . his last win was in a condition pace , the 13th race on february 26 , 2005 at the meadowlands .
i appreciate what gallo blue chip did now more than i ever did before ,
said ford .
i see what goes into it . you go to harrisburg [ for the yearling sale ] , and you realize that of all the horses sold , there can only be one who wins the races he did . i see how tough it is now to really do all that .
the muni side is offering significant ballast to the portfolio ,
gallo said from his office at pittsburgh - based federated investors inc .
gallo blue chip won eight of eight starts in 1999 , including seven new york sires stakes and the $ 150 , 000 championship . in 2000 , gallo blue chip won the meadowlands pace horse race at the meadowlands racetrack in new jersey with a time of 1 : 50 . 4 . the same year , he also won the breeder ' s crown three - year - old colt and gelding pace at mohawk racetrack in 1 : 51 . 1 . winning the north america cup ( 1 : 50 . 1 ; $ 1 million ) , tattersalls pace , and art rooney pace were additional major victories for him that year . he set the world record for three - year - old pacers on a 5 / 8 mile track in his win at the little brown jug preview with a time of 1 : 50 , becoming world champion .
meyerson has held important sales positions with ascentia wine estates , diageo chateau & estates , terlato wines , and e & j gallo during his impressive 17 year career .
gallo blue chip became the all - time leading money - winning pacer in 2001 with $ 3 , 227 , 861 by winning the canadian pacing derby prep . that year , he won 10 out of 19 starts , including the battle of lake erie , graduate pace , canadian pacing derby , and american - national . he was the first pacer in the history of harness racing to earn more than $ 4 million in winnings , having done so in 2003 as a six - year - old at the presidential series final .
talk about a triple crown winner , how about the north america cup , meadowlands pace , and breeders crown all won by gallo in his horse of the year , 3yr old season .
“sbs has very strict quality standards on the semen it processes for export . as such , our european agents feel comfortable marketing the frozen semen to their clients . they know that conception rates will be maximized . this is extremely important for blue chip’s business model because in the standardbred industry the stallion owner isn’t paid a service fee until the mare delivers a live foal . ”
nestled on almost 700 acres in wallkill , ny sits blue chip farms , the leading commercial standardbred breeding and boarding farm in the state of new york . this beautiful farm with its rolling hills was founded in 1969 by the kimelman family then purchased in 2001 by tom grossman . mr . grossman became interested in standardbred racing when he was a teenager and bought his first horse in 1989 .
the hhyf has posted applications for the 2013 gallo blue chip scholarship on the website . the harness horse youth foundation is a charitable 501 ( c ) 3 organization dedicated to providing young people and their families educational opportunities with harness horses , in order to foster the next generation of participants and fans . the foundation has been making a difference in young people ' s lives since 1976 , and its programs include interactive learning experiences with these versatile animals , scholarship programs , and creation and distribution of educational materials . for more information on opportunities through hhyf , or to support its mission , go to urltoken .
the only knock on him is , he could have been gallo blue chips regular driver but choose off of him after winning a $ 100 , 000 . 00 the burlington stake in canada to drive another horse , who we would beat in the $ 1 , 000 . 000 . 00 north america cup elimination and final the next two weeks in a row . the rest would go on to become history . to this day i still say gallo would have never lost a race that year , which he didn ' t loose many if john
the boss
campbell would have stuck with him but it all turned out good for everyone . congrats to him on a well deserved night of recognition . we love and owe so much to daniel dube . gallo ' s regular and all time win and money earned driver .
perhaps it was a night for underdogs , as only four betting favorites found the winners circle . ironically , horses named after 1976 movie icon , rocky , had a big night : salevster stallion ( race 1 , fin . 2nd ) , stallone blue chip ( r3 , 1st ) & yo cheyenne rocky ( r9 , 1st ) . nonetheless , team gural showed the world that they were up for the task !
v2 wine group is pleased to announce the appointment of wine industry veteran scott ericson as the company’s vice president of sales . ericson , whose 25 - year industry background includes top executive sales and marketing roles with blue chip wine companies , will oversee all sales functions for v2 wine group’s expanding portfolio which includes dry creek vineyard , steelhead wines , and toad hollow vineyards . he will also manage sales in v2’s growing export business .
jean said , “breeding success is what we strive for and sbs has assisted in that endeavor when utilizing frozen semen . for the warmbloods , it is going to be important for us to freeze semen from our young stallions for export to europe and canada especially while they are in training and showing . ” with their track record of success in the standardbred industry blue chip farms is sure to make its mark in the sporthorse world as well .
gallo blue chip ' s owner , martin scharf , described his feelings about the horse ' s north america cup victory , saying ,
winning the north america cup was a thrill and a relief . even if you know a horse is good , he has to prove it . i ' ve been in this business for 10 years and you never really know if you have that caliber of a horse . the horse ' s trainer , mark ford , said of him in july of 2000 ,
he ' s a little hard to train . you won ' t be impressed if you train him in the middle of the week , but he is good when he races .
blue chip farms stands and manages eleven standardbred stallions in the united states and canada . their roster includes chapter seven ( windsong’s legacy x la riviera lindy ) , crazed ( credit winner x mary lou hall ) , credit winner ( photo below ; american winner x lawn tennis ) , muscle mass ( muscles yankee x graceful touch ) , american ideal ( western ideal x lifetime success ) , art major ( artsplace x perfect profile ) , bettor’s delight ( cam’s card shark x classic wish ) , rock n roll heaven ( rocknroll hanover x artistic vision ) , roll with joe ( cam’s card shark x classic wish ) , shadow play ( the panderosa x matt’s filly ) and sunshine beach ( somebeachsomewhere x light up ) . most of the stallions shuttle between the northern hemisphere and southern hemispheres or their frozen semen is shipped to europe . in 2014 more than 2500 mares were bred worldwide to the stallions of blue chip farms .
as stock prices fall , federated muni and stock advantage fund ' s r . j . gallo and john l . nichol are providing more protection for investors than their peers by buying municipal bonds and shares of companies that pay high dividends .
should the new york mets become sellers ? what about the toronto blue jays and texas rangers ? those are just some of the clubs that will use june as a barometer for deciding what to do when the market really heats up in july .
another holding , an insured denver convention center hotel authority revenue bond , has a 5 . 125 percent coupon and matures in 2024 . because the insurer is a relative newcomer to the market , the bond ' s yield is higher , gallo said .
v2 wine group announced the appointment of wine industry veteran ken meyerson as the company’s director of national retail accounts . meyerson , whose 17 - year industry background includes top sales roles with blue chip wine companies , will oversee all sales in the national retail account arena for v2 wine group’s expanding portfolio which includes dry creek vineyard , qupé wine cellars , steelhead vineyards , valley of the moon and toad hollow vineyards among other luxury brands . he will report to scott ericson , v2 wine company’s vice president , national sales manager .
i was so unbelievably excited to hear the news about the scholarship . my parents have done and sacrificed so much for me over the years that i want to make them proud
said $ 5 , 000 gallo blue chip recipient hannah wieder , of yonkers , new york . she will attend quinnipiac university to study diagnostic medical sonography . once she has her degree , she will move into an accelerated nursing program . getting involved in medicine is something that is near and dear to wieder , as she was born three months prematurely and spent several months in neonatal intensive care . a graduate of maria regina high school , hannah is an after school religious teacher , a eucharistic minister and has volunteered at white plains hospital , where she was born . her father alex campaigns a small stable at yonkers raceway .
gives manager jeff banister some flexibility with the batting order ; joey gallo ' s bat , which has produced 16 home runs , has to fit somewhere . expect better days ahead , though if texas does slide , it will have plenty to market , including pending free agents like pitchers yu
gallo and nichol have about 60 percent of the mutual fund ' s $ 572 million invested in muni bonds . the rest is in stocks such as at & t ; inc . , the largest u . s . telephone company . the approach is paying off in the worst year for stock markets since 2002 .
gallo , who has a bachelor ' s degree in economics from the university of michigan at ann arbor and a master ' s degree in public affairs from princeton university , owns $ 5 million worth of aaa - rated chicago metropolitan water reclamation district bonds , which have a 5 percent coupon and mature in 2028 .
gallo , 37 , a former analyst at the federal reserve bank of new york , and nichol , 43 , who used to oversee pension funds for the public employees retirement system of ohio , are beating rivals at funds such as the $ 622 million vanguard tax - managed balanced fund and the $ 373 million alliancebernstein tax - managed wealth preservation strategy .
when he won the jug preview in 2000 , gene riegle came up to me and told me that gallo ' s race [ winning in 1 : 50 flat ] was the biggest trip he had ever seen a horse go in his life ,
ford recalled .
he told me that he wouldn ' t get beat in the [ little brown jug ] in 100 years . he might beat himself , but no one else could .
ericson , who most recently served as vice president , southwest division manager with w . j . deutsch & sons , worked with v2 president dan leese and v2 general manager katy leese at 585 wine partners , where he held the position of partner / western division manager for four years . prior to that he was with brown - forman beverages for nine years and progressed through several top sales and marketing roles . he began his career with e & j gallo winery and also held positions at heublein wine group and glen ellen winery .
since stumbling into a 2 - 11 hole to start the season , the blue jays have had the al ' s second - best record ( 24 - 16 ) . and while they ' re still in last place in the al east , they ' re just 5 1 / 2 games behind the front - running yankees and two back in the wild card , and they are welcoming the bronx bombers to toronto for a four - game series starting thursday . as if that wasn ' t enough cause for optimism , lefty francisco liriano is coming back from a three - week dl stint because of a shoulder injury to start on friday .
not surprisingly , shares of these fast - growing , high - quality companies don ' t come cheap . but when you buy tomorrow ' s blue chips — companies that stand a good chance of graduating to gargantuan status and that are likely to thrive in the toughest economic environments — you have to be willing to pay up a bit . this kind of stock can serve as a cornerstone of your portfolio for decades to come .
whenever i find a company that is really durable and able to grow 10 % to 15 % a year in any economy , i am willing to give it a little more leash ,
says joe milano , manager of t . rowe price ' s new america growth fund .
with lefty danny duffy out six to eight weeks due to an oblique strain , selling seems the more likely route . fellow starter ian kennedy has an opt - out after this year , but his performance to date ( 5 . 12 era , 5 . 43 fip ) looks a lot more like his 2013 to ' 15 struggles ( 84 era + ) than his resurgence from last season ( 117 era + ) , his first year in kansas city . shortstop alcides escobar ( . 186 / . 212 / . 236 ) is a change - of - scenery candidate , at best . on the other hand , lefty jason vargas ( 2 . 39 era , 3 . 22 fip ) has pitched his way into being a significant trade chip .
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daniel r . gernatt sr . who operated dan gernatt farms in new york for many years and stood sir taurus at stud , died monday in his home after a brief illness . he was 97 . the farm was located in collins , ny , and the horses mr . gernatt bred all had the word
collins
in their name .
mr . gernatt owned companies which produced gravel and asphalt products , eventually with locations in several new york areas . he also at one time operated the largest dairy farm in erie county , ny .
he was a founder of the daniel and flavia gernatt family foundation , a charitable and private financial assistance program for organizations and entities in western new york state , mostly in the areas of education , health care and christian - related endeavors , particularly for those in need and who are homeless .
a lifelong member of st . joseph catholic church in gowanda , ny , mr . gernatt was a trustee and member of its holy name society . he was director of new york state dairy council , united states trotting association , a former president of gowanda chamber of commerce and former advisory board member for hsbc .
he is survived by a son , daniel jr . ; two daughters , patricia rebmann and phyllis ulmer ; a sister , esther dittenhofer ; 16 grandchildren ; and 32 great - grandchildren .
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goshen , ny - - - stanley bergstein , chairman of the living horse hall of fame nominating committee of the harness racing museum & hall of fame , has announced the results of recent balloting that determined the 2011 members of the harness racing living horse hall of fame .
from april 2011 onward or call or write the museum at 240 main street , goshen , ny 10924 . phone : 845 . 294 . 6330 .
they must be retired from racing for five years and had a drug - free career . in addition , racehorses must have won 75 percent of their lifetime starts , or gone undefeated in a single season campaign of 12 or more races , or been the winner of $ 3 million lifetime or named harness horse of the year ( us and / or canada ) .
stallions must rank among the 10 all - time leading money - winning sires at their gait or have sired at least 100 $ 200 , 000 winners or been a leading money - winning sire at his gait in three or more seasons .
broodmares are automatically elected if they have produced a $ 1 million winner and two other winners of $ 500 , 000 or produced a harness horse of the year ( us and / or canada ) and another $ 500 , 000 winner .
eternal camnation ( nominated as race horse ) p , 5 , 1 : 49 . 2 ( $ 3 , 748 , 574 ) bay mare , 1997 ( cam fella - cool world - nihilator )
eternal camnation ranks as the leading moneywinning pacing mare of all time , the third - leading moneywinning pacer of all time , and the tenth - leading moneywinning standardbred of all time .
in 1999 eternal camnation finished second in her first race but went on to win her next 12 freshman contests , culminating with a breeders crown victory and both the usta and canadian ( o’brien ) 2 - year - old pacing filly of the year awards .
during her 2000 sophomore season , “cammie” won the fan hanover and the jugette as her earnings topped the $ 1 million mark .
as a 4 - year - old in 2001 , eternal camnation won the lady liberty , her second breeders crown , and the milton stakes . with her triumph in the roses are red final , eternal camnation became the richest distaff pacer ever . she finished the year a nose shy of $ 2 million in lifetime earnings and was voted 2001 pacing mare of the year in both the u . s . and canada .
in 2002 , 5 - year - old eternal camnation won her second roses are red pace and milton stakes , again receiving u . s . and canadian pacing mare of the year honors .
in 2003 , eternal camnation would win her last nine races , including her third breeders crown and milton stakes as well as the classic distaff . that year she set the world record for 5 - year - old and older pacing mares on a five - eighths - mile track and earned $ 908 , 346 , bringing her lifetime earnings to over $ 3 million . for the third time , she was voted pacing mare of the year in the u . s . and canada and also won canada’s 2003 horse of the year award .
eternal camnation’s greatest victory in 2004 was her classic distaff win . she garnered her fourth consecutive canadian older pacing mare of the year award and retired with $ 3 , 748 , 574 in lifetime earnings .
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columbus , oh - - - daniel r . gernatt sr . , died monday in his home after a brief illness . he was 97 .
magical mike * b p , 3 , 1 : 50 . 2m $ 1 , 682 , 085 1991 standardbred
tyler b b p , 3 , 1 : 55 . 1m $ 687 , 388 1977 standardbred
meadow skipper * br p , 3 , 1 : 55 . 1m $ 428 , 057 1960
racing date br p , 3 , t1 : 57 . 2m $ 18 , 865 1977 standardbred
good time * b p , 1 : 57 . 4m $ 318 , 792 1946
breath o spring blk p , 3 , t2 : 01 . 1 $ 3 , 144 1953
tarport martha p , 2 , 2 : 06 . 2f $ 1 , 009 1968 standardbred
obrien hanover * p , 6 , 1 : 59 . 2m $ 302 , 255 1955
adios betty b p , 2 , t1 : 58 . 4m $ 34 , 171 1951
meadow skipper * br p , 3 , 1 : 55 . 1m $ 428 , 057 1960 standardbred
dancer hanover b p , 4 , t1 : 56 . 4m $ 87 , 746 1957
bye bye byrd * b p , 5 , t1 : 56 . 1m $ 554 , 272 1955 standardbred
poplar byrd b p , t1 : 59 . 3m $ 69 , 300 1944
evalina hanover b p , 1 : 59 . 2m $ 12 , 420 1946
kaola hanover b p , 4 , 2 : 05 . 3h $ 14 , 600 1949
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jennas beach boy - 1996 driscoll - 1 : 47 . 3 world record - the meadowlands
it \ ' s always fun to talk to a legend and i recently had such a pleasure . they call him casey . with 11 , 038 career wins , walter case , jr . is 8th on the all - time list of dash - winning harness drivers . he led north america in wins three times—1998 , 2001 and 2002 .
as the richest pacer of all time . when his racing days were over , he continued to serve harness racing as an ambassador to the fans . he is now living out his retirement at mark ford training center .
canadian pacing derby , been there done that . good luck to this years final players .
mcdermott is a freshman in business administration at the university of florida . he has aspirations of pursuing a masters degree and spoke about his opportunities to sit behind the extremely fast hurrikane kingcole , whom his father trains . in an in house interview , the younger mcdermott joked saying ,
i have seen him ( hurrikane kingcole ) give
trouble in the bike , so i don ' t think my dad was going to let me sit behind him going full - speed .
he will head back to gainsville , florida for the spring semester .
ms . diaz , a resident of middletown , new york is a junior at stony brook university , studying chemical and molecular engineering . she will receive a $ 5 , 000 stipend . diaz noted that
she still has her senior thesis to complete , but once she is done with that , things will get a little easier at school .
i ' m so honored to have received this scholarship as it relieves some of the financial burden of obtaining my college education ,
said bown who will receive the $ 15 , 000 stipend . she is currently studying nursing and wellness at the university of new hampshire which will allow her to enter a nursing program after graduation . she hopes to positively affect more people through nursing than she would have been able to as a dietician . she is particularly interested in oncology , as she lost her father to cancer while she was in the sixth grade . bown was the recipient of the curt greene scholarship from hhyf in 2016 . she has worked at a number of new jersey stables during summer break .
now in its fifth decade of service to harness racing , the harness horse youth foundation is a charitable 501 ( c ) 3 organization dedicated to providing young people and their families educational opportunities with harness horses , in order to foster the next generation of participants and fans .
the foundation has been making a difference in young people ' s lives since 1976 , and its programs include interactive learning experiences with these versatile animals , scholarship programs , and creation and distribution of educational materials .
for more information on opportunities through hhyf , or to support its mission , go to urltoken .
zenker is a graduate of new york ' s port jervis high school and is currently attending wagner college in staten island majoring in philosophy and spanish , in pursuit of a law degree . she has maintained a 3 . 9 gpa at wagner . the scholarship is named for scharf ' s great pacer , who retired as the richest pacer in the history of the sport , earning over $ 4 . 25 million dollars in his career , which lasted from 1999 - 2005 .
for the last two years zenker has divided her summer days between being a full time exercise rider at the schnittker stable and parade marshal at goshen historic track . she has worked with several other trainers at goshen since she was young . she also has a wide array of non - equine volunteer experience , including tutoring at el centro del inmigrante in staten island ( the immigration center of staten island ) , she has also interned with the calro project , been a project aide at the african refugee center in staten island , and served as generation citizen campus executive director at wagner )
the harness horse youth foundation , the industry leader in youth development is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the three 2018 scholarships hhyf offers . . . .
a reminder that applications for the three 2017 scholarships offered by the harness horse youth foundation are due at the end of this month . . . .
as the harness horse youth foundation wraps up its 40th anniversary year , the organization is proud to look to the future . applications are now available for the three 2017 scholarships offered by the hhyf . . . .
the free for all pacers have taken turns beating each other for the majority of the meet thus far at the meadowlands . that trend continued on saturday night in the form of doctor butch . . . .
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he was a great horse - a big horse . if you sat behind him and he was going slow you would never think that he was a great horse . he felt like a horse with not a lot , but when you got him going there was nothing like him . he was so powerful in the meadowlands pace and especially the jug preview . those are the races that i will always remember most . in the jug preview , he was parked the whole mile . you know , not many horses can do that , and the way he did it is very hard to describe . ( daniel dube , february 21 , 2008 )
east rutherford , nj – harness fans , eager to check out the new meadowlands racing & entertainment complex , stormed into the facility saturday night ( nov . 23 ) by the thousands . shortly after the opening ceremonies , a series of snow squalls also stormed into the east rutherford sports complex .
despite the high winds , the spirit of the estimated 15 , 000 fans would never be diminished as the new facility was as exciting as the racing product . five of the thirteen races were determined by winning margins of less than a length and ten were won by 2 lengths or less . possibly the most exciting was the neck victory by foiled again over warrawee needy in the final leg of the tvg ffa in 1 : 49 . 3 .
previous to the ribbon cutting , miss rodeo new jersey delivered a poignant national anthem , followed by opening remarks by sam mckee , chairman jeff gural , sboa / nj president tom luchento , and ceo jason settlemoir . fans were reminded that three years ago the sboa / nj and gural met with the nj governor’s administration and helped rescue the meadowlands racetrack from governmental extinction .
“three years later , we are here in a magnificent new building , at the premier track in north america , looking forward to showcasing the best harness racing presented anywhere in the world , ” luchento said .
patrons on the apron for the race two - tvg trot found themselves in a mini white - out due to a rapid burst of wind and snow . some of the best trotters in the world went behind the gate , where five out of the six starters were hambletonian finalists . wishing stone was victorious , and paid his supporters handsomely at odds of 9 - 1 .
one big fan of racing , usta executive director mike tanner found himself caught in the whirlwind . he proclaimed , “this place is great , ” as he tweeted ‘not pompano’ in response to the sudden blast of arctic air .
fans and horsepeople alike were ecstatic about the new building . janet terhune , director of the harness racing museum & hall of fame , exclaimed , “the new meadowlands is absolutely fantastic . trotters ( owners club ) is a great experience—it is very ‘clubby . ’ the whole facility is filled with people and everybody loves racing . ”
enjoying the atmosphere in trotters was the breeder of deweycheatumnhowe , steve jones . clearly enjoying his well appointed surroundings , “jonesy” stated , “the facility is fantastic . gural and his partners have done a great job . there is a lot of enthusiasm here . i like the night club , and all the gambling areas , the bars and everything ! i really think this is going to be a great place to be . ”


eutane terminalis , the banded lichen moth , is a moth of the arctiidae family .

it was described by walker in 1854 .

it is known from australia ( queensland and new south wales ) .

the wingspan is about 15 mm .

adults are black and yellow .

the larvae feed on lichen .

they are dark grey and yellow and reach a length of about 15 mm when full-grown .

they live communally .

eutane terminalis

eutane walker , 1854 ; list spec . lepid . insects colln br . mus . 2 : 531 ; ts : eutane terminalis walker
type - species : eutane terminalis walker , 1854 . list spec . lepid . insects colln br . mus . : 531 . [ bhl ]
eutane terminalis ; hampson , 1900 , cat . lep . phalaenae br . mus . 2 : 495 , f . 356 ; [ nhm card ] ; [ aucl ]
eutane margarita bucsek , 2012 ; malaysia inst . zool . : ( 1 - 170 )
eutane virginalis bucsek , 2012 ; malaysia inst . zool . : ( 1 - 170 )
eutane trimochla turner , 1940 ; proc . r . soc . qd 51 ( 6 ) : 77
eutane
nivea ; [ mob7 ] : 375 , pl . 6 , f . 434 , 459
species of lichen moth are found all over the world , but most australian species are endemic ( only occur in australia ) . common species in the sydney region include the banded lichen moth eutane terminalis , manulea replana , the lydia lichen moth asura lydia , the alternating footman tigroides alternata , and the dimunitive footman scoliacma nana ,
eutane triplagiata pagenstecher , 1900 ; zoologica , stutt . 12 ( 29 ) : 59 , pl . 2 , f . 24
genus : eutane walker , 1854 . list spec . lepid . insects colln br . mus . ( 2 ) : 531 . [ bhl ]
eutane nivea hampson , 1905 ; ann . mag . nat . hist . ( 7 ) 15 ( 89 ) : 439 ; tl : pulo laut
eutane triplagiata ; hampson , 1914 , cat . lepid . phalaenae br . mus . ( suppl . ) 1 : 832 ( unrecognized ) ; [ nhm card ]
eutane alba hampson , 1900 ; cat . lep . phalaenae br . mus . 2 : 496 , pl . 33 , f . 9 ; tl : borneo , sandakan
the small , tufted caterpillars of the banded lichen moth ( eutane terminalis ) are often found crawling on house walls and ceilings in sydney suburbs . they have been found in great numbers during and after wet weather , especially on older woodwork and roofs , where lichens tend to grow . they manage to get into houses through ventilation grilles and other holes , looking for places to spin a cocoon and pupate . the caterpillars eventually pupate , to emerge as black and orange moths that congregate in gardens .
eutane aglaea hampson , 1914 ; cat . lepid . phalaenae br . mus . ( suppl . ) 1 : 786 , f . 256 ; tl : br . n . guinea , mambare r . , biagi
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edwards , e . d . 1996 ,
arctiidae
, ed . nielsen , e . s . , edwards , e . d . & rangsi , t . v . ( eds ) , checklist of the lepidoptera of australia . monographs on australian lepidoptera , vol . 4 , pp . pp . 278 - 286 , csiro publishing , collingwood
butler , a . g . 1877 ,
on lepidoptera of the family lithosiidae , in the collection of the british museum
, transactions of the entomological society of london , vol . 1877 , pp . 325 - 377
lucas , t . p . 1890 ,
on queensland and other australian macro - lepidoptera , with localities , and descriptions of new species
, proceedings of the linnean society of new south wales , ser . 2 , vol . 4 , no . 4 , pp . 1065 - 1099
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urn : lsid : biodiversity . org . au : afd . taxon : eec12b6b - 7e75 - 40fb - 9c63 - eb801d15dae2
urn : lsid : biodiversity . org . au : afd . taxon : 7591b3ce - 86ed - 4501 - 883c - 112273befc06
urn : lsid : biodiversity . org . au : afd . name : 474253
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lichen moth caterpillars are typically dark coloured with clumps of black setae ( spiny hairs ) often with tufts on the back of the larva . adult moths have a wingspan up to 60 mm , but most species are much smaller .
adult lichen moths can be recognised by their wing colouration , and the way they hold their wings . many rest with the wings rolled around the abdomen rather than holding them in the shape of a roof , leading to the common name of
footman
.
adult moths often have bright orange , yellow , red , black and white wing markings . in the related sub - family arctiinae the same colouring occurs in some species , giving those moths the common name of ' tiger moths ' .
lichen moth species are found in areas where conditions favour the development of lichen and other encrusting algae . these habitats include everything from rainforests to alpine regions , and even deserts , where algae and lichen often form encrusting ' carpets ' on the ground . lichens are often important components of natural habitats , providing nutrients and preventing erosion , and lichen moths may provide a means of measuring environmental health .
lichen moths can be found all year round except in colder southern regions . humid summers may be responsible for sudden population explosions of these moths .
lichens , but other encrusting algae and moss may be eaten . mature larvae are sometimes reared from plant samples where they have been feeding on lichens on branches , leading to incorrect food plant records .
skin irritation ( urticaria ) can result from handling some lichen moth caterpillars , but this is rare compared to larvae from some other moth families such as anthelidae and lymantriidae .
the bright colours of the adults may warn potential predators such as birds that the moths taste bad . lichens have many toxic chemicals , and the caterpillars which feed on them can store these chemicals as a defence mechanisms . these defensive chemicals are retained in the adult moths .
lichen moths may also be good environmental indicators of pollution . pollutants such as acid rain and heavy metals often kill lichens , and absence , or reduced diversity of lichen moth species in affected areas may indicate that damage to the lichen community has occurred .
common , i . f . b . 1990 . moths of australia . melbourne university press .
nsw department of agriculture . 1976 . lichen - eating caterpillars . entomology branch insect pest bulletin 98 .
hesbacher , s . , giez , g . embacher , k . fiedler , w . max , a . trawoger , r . turk , o . l . lange and p . proksch . 1995 . sequestration of lichen compounds by lichen - feeding members of the arctiidae ( lepidoptera ) . journal of chemical ecology 21 ( 12 ) : 2079 - 2089 .
marriott , p . 2009 . moths of victoria . part 2 - tiger moths and allies - noctuoidea ( a ) . 36pp . + cd rom . entomological society of victoria , melbourne .
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walker , 1854 list of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the british museum list spec . lepid . insects colln br . mus . 1 : 1 - 278 ( 1854 ) , 2 : 279 - 581 ( 1854 ) , 3 : 583 - 775 ( 1855 ) , 4 : 777 - 976 ( 1855 ) , 5 : 977 - 1258 ( 1855 ) , 6 : 1259 - 1508 ( 1855 ) , 7 : 1509 - 1808 ( 1856 )
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listed below are a number of moth species , found in australia and which , in the larval stage , eat lichens . captive larvae may be made to eat foods other than what they would eat naturally . however , for the species listed below there is evidence ( or strong suspicion ) that the larvae eat lichens in the wild . some of the species listed below are also found outside australia but i have given only the australian distribution .
these are small moths , with body lengths between about 5 and 10 millimetres , depending on the species .
the species is found in southern australia . the larvae feed on lichens growing on trunks , fence posts or rocks and lichen fragments are incorporated in the larval cases .
this moth is found from central queensland to southern new south wales . the larvae can appear in large numbers on the outside walls of older wooden houses and often enter houses ( probably in search of pupation sites ) . such numbers or activities may cause concern but the larvae are not harmful and feed on the fine lichens that can be found on old woodwork .
this species is found between northern new south wales and cairns in northern queensland . its larvae have been found feeding on lichens growing on the trunks of pawpaw trees .
the first species is known from southern queensland to victoria and the adults rest on lichen - covered rocks . the larvae of both species are thought to eat lichens .
the moth ' s wing pattern matches the lichens on which it rests . the species is found from southern queensland to southern new south wales and the range probably extends into victoria . the larvae feed on lichens and shelter in tubes constructed from silk and lichen fragments .
this species is found from southern queensland to southern new south wales and feeds on lichens that grow in shady places on rocks or cliff faces .
the larvae of many narcyia species feed on lichens and make cases which incorporate lichen fragments . narcyia basiferana is found in new south wales and southern queensland while narcyia cataphracta is found in victoria , tasmania and south - east south australia . the latter is sometimes common in pine plantations where it feeds on the lichens growing on the trees .
the species ranges from southern queensland to victoria , tasmania and south - eastern south australia . the larvae are found on the trunks or branches of various plants and feed on lichens and possibly algae as well .
the species is found from southern queensland to south australia . the larvae live in silk - lined vertical tunnels in the ground . across the soil surface the larva constructs a soil - encrusted , silken tube that is attached firmly to the tunnel mouth and open at the other end . when not occupied by the larva this tube collapses . at night time the larva takes up position at the tube ' s open end and browses on terrestrial lichens . the larva also collects lichen fragments which it stores in a chamber just below the soil surface , so giving the larva a food supply for times when conditions are unsuitable for surface browsing .
this species has been found in north and south queensland and from there south to victoria , tasmania and south - east south australia . near adelaide larvae of this species have been seen eating moss and , less frequently , lichens on rocks in grassy areas .
the first species is found in southern queensland and new south wales and feeds on the lichens found on sandstone rock faces . the larval cases are ornamented with sand grains . the second species is found from southern queensland to victoria . the larvae feed on tree - trunk lichens and construct cases ornamented with lichen fragments .
this species , found from southern queensland to victoria , is thought to feed on lichens .
common , ifb . ( 1993 , repr . of 1990 ed . ) . moths of australia . melbourne university press , melbourne
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the lesser hairy-footed dunnart ( sminthopsis youngsoni ) is a small carnivorous australian marsupial of the family dasyuridae .

it is a widespread and fairly common species , being found in many desert areas of western australia , northern territory and queensland .

its foraging strategies have been studied by haythornthwaite and dickman .

the lesser hairy-footed dunnart is distinguished from the very similar hairy-footed dunnart by its smaller size and less hairy soles .

lesser hairy - footed dunnart

dunnarts’ lifespans vary . fat - tailed dunnarts only live for 15 - 18 months , but lesser hairy - footed dunnarts live to five years old .
a little long - tailed dunnart on our charles darwin reserve , wa . photo ben parkhurst . the julia creek dunnart ( one of the largest ) is up to 25cm from snout to tail , and weighs up to 70g . the lesser hairy - footed dunnart is one of the smallest species , weighing a measly 10g !
eleven different species of dunnart are found on bush heritage properties . we have hairy - footed dunnarts on eurardy ; charles darwin reserve supports four different species ( fat - tailed , little long - tailed , gilbert’s and white - tailed ) ; stripe - faced dunnarts are found on naree station and boolcoomatta ; fat - tailed dunnarts occur on several properties including nardoo hills , bon bon , naree and eurardy ; and hairy - footed and lesser hairy - footed dunnarts both occur on ethabuka reserve .
the lesser hairy - footed dunnart is listed as least concern ( lr / lc ) , lowest risk . does not qualify for a more at risk category . widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category , on the iucn red list of threatened species
it eats mainly insects including grasshoppers and crickets as well as spiders and other invertebrates . even though it is tiny , the lesser hairy - footed dunnart is very brave and will fiercely protect itself if it feels threatened , but if there is no food available they can become torpid .
mckenzie , n . l . and cole , j . r . 2008 . lesser hairy - footed dunnart , sminthopsis youngsoni . in : s . van dyck and r . strahan ( eds ) , the mammals of australia . third edition , pp . 160 - 161 . reed new holland , sydney , australia .
a hairy - footed dunnart on eurardy reserve , wa . photo leanne hales . while 12 of the 19 dunnart species are considered ‘of least concern’ of extinction , many species have suffered a decline in their distribution . four species – chestnut , kakadu , julia creek and white - footed ( south - east mainland ) – are considered near threatened and three ( butler’s , kangaroo island and sandhill ) are threatened according to the mammal action plan 2012 . many others are regionally threatened : the stripe - faced dunnart , for instance , is considered vulnerable in nsw .
a fat - tailed dunnart at bon bon reserve , sa . photo annette ruzicka . during the day dunnarts sleep in hollow logs , under rocks , in soil cracks or in small nests . these nests can be in logs , grass tussocks and grasstrees ( xanthorrhoea spp . ) . the hairy - footed dunnart is so small that it lives in the burrows made by spiders and bull ants !
a stripe - faced dunnart at boolcoomatta reserve , sa . photo annette ruzicka . threats
there is a large population which lives in a number of protected areas including uluru national park and rudall river national park , so it is considered unlikely that the numbers will be declining at the rate needed to be listed as threatened . the only threats to the lesser hairy - footed dunnart are not major . they include cats which were introduced to the habitat and frequent , huge fires , but these are considered only localized threats and are not a threat to the species .
fat - tailed . white - tailed . hairy - footed . australia’s dunnart species come in all shapes and sizes . dunnarts are nocturnal , carnivorous marsupials that are endemic to ( only found in ) australia . they’re sometimes mistakenly called marsupial mice . though they ' re about the size of a mouse , they ' re more like quolls and mulgaras – fellow members of the dasyuridae family .
a fat - tailed dunnart on our charles darwin reserve , wa . photo tim doherty . there are 19 known species of dunnart and we have 11 different species on our reserves – charles darwin reserve in wa has five species on its own !
dunnarts breed in spring and nest above ground . the stripe - faced dunnart has the shortest gestation of any mammal – only 11 days .
across our reserves we protect dunnart habitat by removing stock , preventing habitat clearance and implementing a patchy fire regime , so they can seek refuge in a ‘mosaic’ of vegetation . we also increase the dunnart’s chance of living to a ripe old age by controlling feral cats and foxes .
a red - cheeked dunnart on cape york . photo annette ruzicka . the fat - tailed dunnart has the widest distribution – it’s found across most of inland southern australia . other species , like the nationally endangered sandhill dunnart , have a far smaller range – this particular species is only found across less than 500 km 2 in three widely - separated populations in the great victoria desert in sa and wa and on the eyre peninsula .
inappropriate fire regimes : that is , fires that are too frequent , intense and extensive . given a dunnart’s home range can be as small as 50m , wildfires can wipe out an entire population .
a dunnart’s tail is often nearly as long as its body and they have big black eyes , long whiskers , large ears and sharp teeth . their furry coats can be sandy , grey or brown , depending on the species .
being nocturnal helps dunnarts conserve precious water and energy in extreme arid environments . and when it’s cold , dunnart species happily share their nests with each other and with house mice , huddling together to stay warm . but those mice should sleep with one eye open – dunnarts will eat mice when temperatures warm again !
a stripe - faced dunnart captured during a survey at naree , nsw . photo ofalia ho . like other dasyurids , they have a fold of skin on the stomach instead of a fully formed pouch . here the tiny joeys drink from their mother’s nipples for a month before they’re suckled in the nest for another month .
a small sized dunnart , adults weigh 9 - 14 g . upper parts are yellow - brown contrasting sharply with the white underparts and feet . dark fur surrounds the eye and extends towards the muzzle . the tail is pinkish and about the same length as the hb , not obviously incrassated . interdigital pads on hind foot partially fused and covered in small granules and short bristly hairs .
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justification : listed as least concern in view of its wide distribution , presumed large population , occurrence in a number of protected areas , and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category .
this species is endemic to australia , where it is distributed through the arid regions of western australia , northern territory , the top edge of south australia , and queensland ( mckenzie and cole 2008 ) .
it is common in suitable habitat . there is no evidence of widescale population declines .
it has been recorded in areas of sand plains , sand dunes , inter - dune habitats , hummock grasslands , tussock grasslands and open shrubland ( mckenzie and cole 2008 ) . females give birth to five or six young ( mckenzie and cole 2008 ) .
there appear to be no major threats to this species . predation from introduced cats and frequent , large - scale fires are localized threats .
it has been recorded from a number of protected areas including rudall river national park ( western australia ) and uluru national park ( northern territory ) .
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i thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : mammal species of the world : a taxonomic and geographic reference author : don e wilson ; deeann m reeder publisher : baltimore : johns hopkins university press , ©2005 . isbn / issn : 0801882214 9780801882210 0801882389 9780801882388 0801882397 9780801882395 oclc : 57557352
wilson and reeder ' s mammal species of the world is the classic reference book on the taxonomic classification and distribution of the more than 5400 species of mammals that exist today . the third edition includes detailed information on nomenclature and , for the first time , common names . each concise entry covers type locality , distribution , synonyms , and major reference sources . the systematic arrangement of
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a carnivorous mammal , weighing only 0 . 01 kg . ( 0 . 022 lbs . ) , it lives up to 5 years and the females have litters of up to 5 or 6 young once a year . adults can be from 10 to 16 cm . ( 5 to 7 inches ) long . it is usually seen in sandy plains , inter - dune habitats , sand dunes , tussock grasslands , hummock grasslands and open shrubland . they get all the water they need from the insects they eat so they don ' t require to drink free water .
it is listed in iucn red list of threatened species with a least concern ( lr / lc ) which is the designation for the lowest risk .
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western australia to exmouth peninsula in the south and west through little and great sandy deserts , through the southern half of the northern territory and into south - western queensland .
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dunnarts are found all over australia , from the tip of cape york to tasmania , from the east coast to south - west wa ( unusually the kimberley has very few dunnarts ) .
dunnarts inhabit a whole host of environments . they live in arid and semi - arid woodlands , heathy forests , coastal ranges , dry sclerophyll forest , mallee scrub and grasslands .
some species live on the edges of paddocks , others thrive in deserts . how ? like mulgaras , dunnarts don’t need to drink at all – they get the water they need from their prey !
depending on the species , they have litters of 5 to 10 joeys ( young ) . when born , joeys are smaller than a grain of rice !
dunnarts emerge at night to feed . they’re largely insectivorous , eating grasshoppers , crickets , termites , beetles and their larvae . but they’re not picky eaters , they also munch on small reptiles , mammals , amphibians and spiders . some species can eat their body weight in a single night !
during times of plenty they store excess fat in their tails , which can take on a swollen , ‘carrot - shaped’ appearance . when food is scarce they draw on this fat to survive . they can also enter a state of torpor , saving energy by lowering their body temperature and metabolic rate – a kind of short - term hibernation .
the use of pesticides in agricultural areas can kill the insects that dunnarts eat .
a small carnivorous marsupial , about the size of a mouse with bristly footpads .
this insectivorous marsupial is nocturnal and shelters in burrows often dug by lizards during the day .
five or six pouch young are born in spring , which are independent from nov - feb .
exmouth and along coast to port hedland , northern / central western deserts into nt and far west qld . absent from rocky / exposed areas of the pilbara . not endemic to western australia
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