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August 2013 VOL 56/ISSUE 6

DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS THE BROCK TALK FLORIDA FOCUS LEGISLATIVE UPDATE —By Tammy A. Gantt —By Tammy A. Gantt

AMERICAN HORSE COUNCIL CONVENTION FTBOA MEMBER UPDATE AROUND THE COUNTRY RACING STATISTICS Florida-bred racing around the country

LEADING SIRES, JUVENILE, FRESHMAN AND SECOND CROP CHASE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP FARM MANAGEMENT —By Jamie Cohen

—By JoAnne Guidry

DOWN MEMORY LANE–1961 —By Mark Shuffit

PRACTICALLY SPEAKING —By Anne Favre

YOUR FLORIDA HORSE PARK —By Gary West

WAYS OF THE WEST

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FEATURES The 2013 Triple Crown races featured a friendly sibling rivalry of the equine kind between Ocala-based horsemen Niall and Ian Brennan.

Summit of Speed Preview —By Brock Sheridan

QUICK “PEAK” AHEAD

Florida-breds win three of six stakes races at Calder’s Summit of Speed. —By Brock Sheridan

SUMMIT OF SPEED

Conquest Stables earns immediate returns on OBS April Florida-bred purchases. —By Patrick Vinzant

FRUITFUL ACQUISITIONS

A look at 150 years of racing at Saratoga —By Dorothy Callahan

SARATOGA CELEBRATES 150

Sahara Sky continues Florida tradition in Metropolitan ‘Cap. —By Brock Sheridan

ONE LITTLE, LATE RUN

Tips to being prepared for weather emergencies associated with breeding and racing thoroughbreds.

SIBLING RIVALRY —By Joann Guidry

STORM MANAGEMENT

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Conquistador Cielo’s Metropolitan was notable as he had been forced to miss the Kentucky Derby (G1) just weeks earlier due to a leg injury. He won a prep race for the Preakness (G1), but trainer Woody Stephens skipped the second leg of the Triple Crown in favor of taking on older horses in the Metropolitan eight days later. So impressed was Stephens by the Met victory, he entered Conquistador Cielo in the Belmont Stakes, which he won easily in the slop. While Sahara Sky’s Metropolitan was close, it was not quite the nail bitter that Proper Reality produced in winning the 1989 renewal. Boxed in at the top of the stretch, jockey Jerry Bailey found an opening for the Florida-bred along the rail and moved up to engage the Phipps Stable entry of Seeking the Gold and Dancing Spree. Those three battled down the long stretch at Belmont Park, hitting the wire three across the track. After a long delay, the photo finish showed Proper Reality a nose in front of Seeking the Gold with Dancing Spree another nose further back in third. Holy Bull made it to the Kentucky Derby as the 2-1 favorite but finished a troubled 12th behind winner Go For Gin and like Conquistador Cielo, skipped the Preakness in favor of the Metropolitan Handicap, which he won with ease on his way to being named the of thoroughbreds bred in Florida and how they champion 3-year-old and again seem to outrun their percentages, pedigrees and yes, their competition. Horse of the Year in 1994. A year later You and I Back with the advantage of the weight assignments, Carry kept Florida-breds in the Metropolitan winners’ circle, giving Back again defeated the great Kelso later that year in the trainer Bobby Frankel his second of four wins in the race. In Monmouth Handicap. Carry Back won by three lengths 1999 Sir Bear became the last Florida-bred to win the Metroover runner-up Kelso, making the mile and one-quarter in politan before Sahara Sky won this year. In 1959 Sword Dancer became the first winner of the a track record time of 2:00.4. In 1968, Florida-bred In Reality would take the Met Mile Metropolitan Mile to have a state associated with his regiswith jockey John L. Rotz aboard, the same rider who had tration as the Virginia-bred took the race with Hall of Fame won the race aboard Carry Back six years earlier. In Real- jockey Bill Shoemaker aboard. Including that renewal, the ity was owned and bred by FTBOA Hall of Famer Frances Metropolitan has been run 55 times of which Florida-breds A. Genter and her Florida-based stable that would win the have won 11. That’s a .20 win percentage from a group of Met Mile again 15 years later with Star Choice, a Florida- runners that are believed to make up an estimated 10% of the racing population of thoroughbreds in North America bred son of In Reality. Five years after In Reality’s victory, Florida-bred Tentam at any given time during that span. It is yet another example of thoroughbreds bred in won the Met Mile before Fappiano became the first of three consecutive Metropolitan winners from Florida in 1981. He Florida and how they again seem to outrun their percentwas followed by Conquistador Cielo (’82) and Star Choice. ages, pedigrees and yes, their competition. ■ JOHN D. FILER PHOTO

o say that Florida-breds have dominated the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park may be a bit of a stretch, but they have certainly had an impact on the race. In early June, Sahara Sky became the 11th Florida-bred winner of the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park since the Jockey Club began noting states in which North American thoroughbreds were foaled back in the 1950s. While it was a hard fought victory for Sahara Sky, who was able to get up in the final yards of the one mile Metropolitan to catch Cross Traffic while fellow Florida-bred Flat Out was third, it was still a notable victory and only added to the Florida-bred legacy in the New York race. (See additional Metropolitan Handicap coverage on page 52) Carry Back was the first Florida-bred to win the Metropolitan (then the Metropolitan Mile) and he had to defeat defending Met Mile champ and Horse of the Year Kelso to do it. Although Kelso was making his first start of 1962 and was given the task of carrying 133 pounds, he was no match for Carry Back, who won by two and-a-half lengths over Merry Ruler in second while Kelso finished sixth. To prove the Met Mile victory was no fluke for Carry

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Filly by First Dude out of Heritage House Breeder Double Diamond Farm

Colt by First Dude out of Heart Of a Champion Breeder Rowling Oaks

Filly by First Dude out of Dixie Sovereignty Breeder Double Diamond Farm

Filly by First Dude out of Double Martini Breeder Linda Peterson Paradise

Colt by First Dude out of Song For Annie Breeder Beth Bayer and Valerie Bridges

Colt by First Dude out of Spoken For Breeder William F. and Annabel Murphy

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Florida FOCUS Compiled by Brock Sheridan

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Florida-bred Kinz Funky Monkey

rally. But Judy in Disguise was a half-length short of Kinz Funky Monkey at the wire in a running time of 1:09.44, while Upbeat Mood hung on for third, another half-length back.

After the race, Espinoza explained his strategy for Kinz Funky Monkey and how he was pleased with the results. "If I would have let her go early, she would

Grandma’s Rules,

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Kinz Funky Monkey became the first stakes winner for Florida-based sire The Green Monkey on June 8 when the 3-year-old filly took the $73,600 Manhattan Beach Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park. Bred in Florida by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds of Ocala, Fla., where The Green Monkey stands, Kinz Funky Monkey was the best of eight 3-year-old fillies that went six furlongs on the turf. After winning her third career race against special weight maidens at Del Mar in September, the Peter Eurton trainee had not raced until being entered into the Manhattan Beach where she was let go at odds of 15-1. Breaking from the inside post with jockey Victor Espinoza aboard, Kinz Funky Monkey went right to the lead on the rail and had a halflength on rival Upbeat Mood for most of the run down the backstretch. After a quarter mile in :22.49, Kinz Funky Monkey began to pull away from Upbeat Mood just to her outside while drifting out a bit as they ran around the far turn. Down the stretch, Kinz Funky Monkey put two lengths of daylight on Upbeat Mood and looked to be a clear winner until favored Judy In Disguise (GB) came with a late

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Kinz Funky Monkey Gives The Green Monkey

Florida-bred Grandma’s Rules

It took Florida-bred Grandma’s Rules five tries to win her first race but once she defeated a group of $25,000 maiden claimers at Arlington Park in May

of last year, the daughter of Orientate showed she enjoyed the winners’ circle by taking five of her next six races, including the $66,700 Gaily Gaily Stakes at Arlington Park near Chicago on June 8. After breaking her maiden, Grandma’s Rules was claimed for $25,000 out of a non-winners of two races event by her current owner, Last Call Racing and trainer Richard Scherer. She won that race and her next three before finishing third in a high level, $80,000 optional claimer at Arlington on May 11. But that did not deter Scherer from entering her into the Gaily Gaily Stakes for older fillies and mares going 11⁄16 miles on the grass. With jockey James Graham aboard,

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Graded SW Yesbyjimminy Sires First Winner From First Starter

have really opened up,” Espinoza said.“I just let her bounce out of there and keep her a little bit quiet because she's really quick and I didn't want to let her go too fast. The way she ran today after such a long time off, she's unbelievable. Not too many horses could have done that. She got a little tired because she hadn't run for so long. She's pretty amazing and has a big heart." Peter Eurton trains Kinz Funky Monkey for Rocco Aceto’s Always Believe Inc. of Anaheim, Ca. While Kinz Funky Monkey had little experience before the Manhattan Beach, Eurton is now excited about what may lay ahead for her. “This filly is so fast,” Eurton said. “The thing I was worried most about was the rail because I knew [Upbeat Mood] was going to go. We weren't going to go head-andhead with her. If she gave us the lead, fine.

Otherwise, we'd at least find out if she likes turf. She has the pedigree for grass. It's easier to get her ready for a race on the grass than trying to get her ready for the synthetic. Now that we know she likes it, we have some cool things for her in the future." Bred in Florida and consigned to the 2012 Ocala Breeders’ Sales April sale of Two Year Olds in Training by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, Kinz Funky Monkey now has two wins in four career starts with earnings of $108,110. She was sold at the OBS sale for $82,000. Kinz Funky Monkey paid $33.20 for a $2 win ticket, $12 to place and $7 to show. Judy in Disguise paid $3.80 to place and $2.40 to show as the 7-5 favorite while Upbeat Mood returned $3.80 to show.

Florida-breds Dictate Gaily Gaily Grandma’s Rules broke well from post five and settled in between front runners Doll Dreams and fellow Florida-bred Hooh Why. Those three went the first quarter-mile in a pedestrian-like :25.03 and the first half-mile in an equally slow :50.55 with Grandma’s Rules second between those two as they went into the far turn. The threesome kept that order around the bend but Grandma’s Rules took over once they straightened away for home. Midway down the stretch, Grandma’s Rules was a length and one-half clear but Hooh Why would not give in and made another run at the leader to the wire. Grandma’s Rules hit the finish in 1:45.76, a length in front of Hooh Why in

second with Drama Drama another nose back in third with Doll Dreams also right there in fourth. Grandma’s Rules was bred in Florida by Leonard Lavin’s Glen Hill Farm in Ocala and is out of the Major Impact mare Four Plus Four. She now has six wins from 11 career starts and the $39,619 check for the Gaily Gaily pushed her career earnings to $139,104. Off as the 5-2 second choice in the Gaily Gaily, Grandma’s Rules paid $7.40, $3.40 and $2.60 while Hooh Why paid $2.60 and $2.20. Hooh Why was bred in Florida by Gail Gee. Drama Drama fans got back $2.80 on their $2 show tickets.

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First Stakes Winner

Bridlewood Farm freshman sire Yesbyjimminy sired his first winner from his first starter when 2-year-old filly Flay Mignon cruised to a front-running, two and three-quarter-length victory in a $40,000 maiden claiming race at Monmouth Park on June 28. As the 6-5 favorite, Flay Mignon broke well and showed impressive early speed in her debut, leading the field of six through fractions of :22.84 for the first quarter-mile and :45.92 for the half. At the top of the stretch, the dark bay or brown Flay Migon had a length and one-half on the group before drawing clear under a hand ride

Florida Sire Yesbyjimminy

by jockey Paco Lopez to score by nearly three lengths at the wire. Flay Mignon stopped the clock in :58 flat for five furlongs over a fast local main track. Charleymillionaire, who chased Flay Mignon while running second throughout, kept the place spot while McIntagart’s Cat was third. Flay Mignon is campaigned by breeder Laurie Plesa and her husband Eddie Plesa, who trains the filly. The Plesas also campaigned Yesbyjimminy during his racing career. She picked up $24,000 for the win. Yesbyjimminy, the only stallion in Florida by Yes It’s True, was a graded stakes winner and seven-time stakes winner with $586,940 in earnings on the racetrack. As a 2-year-old, Yesbyjimminy was a two-time stakes winner, capturing four of five starts and went on to become a top Florida-based sprinter at 3 and 4. He hails out of the multiple stakes-producing Pentelicus mare Sisters Creek. Yesbyjimminy currently stands at Bridlewood in Ocala, FL for $2,500 stands and nurses. THE FLORIDA HORSE • AUGUST 2013 9

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Florida FOCUS

Brave Dave Courageous in Wire to Wire Jim McSorley Win

Brave Dave returned to his winning ways June 9 at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. when he took on nine other 3year-olds in the $63,600 Jim McSorely Stakes going about five and-a-half furlongs on grass. Breaking from post seven under jockey Elvis Trujillo, Brave Dave made the lead quickly with Freudian Dilemma just to his inside and Varsity racing along to his outside. Those three raced around the far turn together but Brave Dave began to edge clear as they turned for home. Down the stretch, Brave Dave continued on while Varsity and Freudian Dilemma droppedback and Perfect Offi- Florida-bred cer and Night Officer Do It for Don came running late. Brave Dave hit the wire in 1:02.72 over the turf course rated as good and was a neck in front of Pefect Officer in second and Night Officer in third, another three-quarters of a length back. Bred in Florida by David Melin, Bea Oxenberg and trainer Eddie Plesa Jr., Brave Dave increased his earnings to $300,100 and now has five wins from just ten starts. A promising 2-year-old who won the Grade 3 Sapling Stakes at Monmouth, and 10 THE FLORIDA HORSE â&#x20AC;˘ AUGUST 3013

the $96,000 Birdonthewire Stakes and $125,000 Jack Price Juvenile at Calder Casino and Race Course in three consecutive starts, Brave Dave was among the more promising 3-year-olds in the Plesa barn. But a sixth-place finish behind winner and fellow Florida-bred Merit Man in the $140,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 1 knocked him out of Triple Crown contention. Four months later, Brave Dave ran a smart second to Florida-bred City of Weston

at Calder in the $54,000 Big Drama Stakes on April 27 before finishing third in the $100,000 Chick Lang Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 18 in his last race before the McSorley. Brave Dave is by Put it Back, who stands at Bridlewood Farm in Ocala and is out of the Songandaprayer mare Sing That Song. Brave Dave paid $14.80 to win, $6.80 to place and $4.40 to show while Perfect Officer returned $4.20 and $2.60. Night Officer paid $6.80.

Do It for Don Continues Streak With First Stakes Win Do It for Don won his fourth straight race and first added money event as the Florida-bred gelding won the $50,125 Oh Say Stakes for 3-year-olds going six furlongs at Delaware Park on June 29. Starting his career last year at Calder for breeder Gilbert Campbell of Tyngsboro, Mass., Do It for Don was second and seventh against special weight maidens in June before given more than seven months away from the track. He returned in a Feb. 18 maiden claiming race at Laurel under new ownership where after winning, he was tagged for $25,000 by current owner M and D Stable and trainer William Komlo. They entered Do It for Don back in a first level optional claiming race at Laurel on Mar. 30 to see him finish fifth after a bit of trouble, then put him in against $25,000 starter allowance horses at Pimlico in April where the winning streak began. He then took a first level optional claiming race on May 24 at Pimlico by nearly six lengths and another similar optional claimer there on June 8, this time winning by nine lengths. Those races set him up for the Oh Say Stakes where he went to the post as the even money favorite. HOOF PRINTS PHOTO

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Florida-bred Brave Dave

Ridden by jockey Daniel Centeno, Do It for Don broke just off of fellow Florida-bred Wynns Nighthawk, who had come into the Oh Say off of a maiden special weight win at Delaware in his only start and was the second choice in the wagering at 9-5. But the speedy Do It for Don was shortly on the lead and took the field through an opening quarter-mile in a quick :21.75. By that time, Do It for Don had two and one-half lengths on Wynns Nighthawk and that would be the closest anybody would get. Do It for Don came out of the turn after a halfmile in :44.32 and began to draw away. Even though he drifted out slightly after posting the fast fractional times, Do It for Don hit the wire in 1:08.84, four and one-half lengths ahead of Wynns Nighthawk in second and another length and one-quarter back to Silver Morgan in third. By West Acre and out of the Summer Squall mare Such Style, Do It for Don paid $4.20 to win, $2.40 to place and $2.20 to show. Wynns Nighthawk, who was bred in Florida by T. Wynn Jolley, Mary Sue Jolley and Jake Scott all of Ocala, Fla., paid $2.60 to place and show while Silver Morgan supporters got back $2.80 for a $2 show ticket. Do It for Don now has five wins from eight starts and a second and the $30,000 check for the Oh Say pushed his career earnings to $117,770.

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Florida-bred Gentlemen’s Bet added to his stellar racing record again on June 28 by winning the $122,500 Iowa Sprint Handicap at Prairie Meadows. It was the fifth win from just six starts for the 4-year-old colt and his first against stakes competition. The Iowa Sprint featured a field of five older horses who competed over six furlongs on the main track of the Altoona, Ia., course. Trained by Ronald Moquett for Harry T. Rosenblum of Little Rock, Ark., Gentlemen’s Bet defeated special weight maidens at first asking at Gulfstream Park in January then went on to win against first and second level optional claimers at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 8 and Mar. 16 respectively. The speedy son of Half Ours and the Gentlemen-ARG mare Lady of Sun then got caught in an early speed duel with long shot Picko’s Pride when stepping into stakes company for the first time and could only manage a third-place finish behind winner Justin Phillip in the Grade 3 Count Fleet Handicap at Oaklawn on April 13. He came back strong in his next race however, winning against third level optional claimers at Churchill Downs on May 17, taking that race by nearly six lengths and posting a Beyer Speed Figure of 107. Those credentials made Gentlemen’s Bet the second choice in the Iowa Sprint at 9-5 behind 1-5 favorite Delaunay, who had a sixstakes-race win streak going into the Sprint. Top weighted at 122 pounds under the handicap conditions of the Iowa Sprint, Delauney broke outward at the start and heavily bumped rival Credit Report, costing Delauney the early lead he enjoyed in most of his previous stakes wins. Instead, Credit Report found himself in front early after the first quarter-mile in a quick :21.75 while long shot City Stage was second, just a half-length off of the lead. Gentlemen’s Bet and jockey David Mello 12 THE FLORIDA HORSE • AUGUST 3013

Florida-bred Gentlemen’s Bet

raced just to their inside in third until midway on the turn when they went for the lead with the now recovered Delauney making a similar rally. Delauney put a head in front at the top of the stretch but Gentlemen’s Bet, under 116 pounds, kept to the task as those two pulled away from Credit Report on the inside in third. As they passed the sixteenth pole, Gentlemen’s Bet wore down the favorite and went on to win by a length and three-quar-

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Gentlemen’s Bet Pays Off in Iowa Sprint

ters in 1:09.51 over the fast track. Delauney was second, five and-a-quarter lengths better than Credit Report in third. Bred in Florida by Juvenile Diaz of Ocala, Fla., Gentlemen’s Bet garnered $75,000 for the victory in the Sprint, pushing his career earnings to $216,700 from his five wins in six starts. He returned $5.80 for a $2 win ticket and $2.20 to place. Delauney also paid $2.20 to place as there was no show wagering in the short field.

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Positive Response Affirms Win In County of Alameda Florida-bred Positive Response went postward in the $57,500 County of Alameda Handicap at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, Ca., as the co-second choice at 31 but would not be denied as he was the best of the seven older horses going 1 1/16 miles on natural dirt on June 29. Control Seeker, who defeated runner-up Positive Response two starts back in a high level optional claiming race at Golden Gate Fields on April 6, was the favorite at 2-1 while Tribal Tribute was also at 3-1 when they started the County of Alameda. Control Seeker broke from the rail and went right to the lead with long shot Pepnic second and Tribal Tribune third as they went into the clubhouse turn. Meanwhile jockey

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Florda-bred Positive Response

Kyle Frey on Positive Response allowed his mount to relax in fourth as the leaders made the first two furlongs in :23.88. Down the backstretch, Pepnic and Control Seeker took turns on the lead until Control Seeker began to tire as they hit the far turn after a half-mile in :47.37. As Control Seeker began to drop back around the bend, Pepnic continued on while Tribal Tribute and Positive Response beginning to inch closer. Pepnic had daylight on his rivals at the top of the stretch but Positive Response was responding well and caught the leader halfway for home. Positive Response then got clear as Pepnic tired and just held on by a neck for second over Tribal Tribute in third. The final time was 1:43.16. Positive Response was bred in Florida by Rosebrook Farms LLC of Brooksville, Fla., and Moreau Bloodstock International Inc. of Citra, Fla. He is by Pomeroy and out of the Farma Way mare Lisa’s Approval. The 5-year-old gelding earned $32,500 in the County of Alameda, pushing his career earnings to $352,383 from eight wins in 23 lifetime starts for owners Saul Gevertz, William E. Morey, Roger Newman and Ray Pagano. The William Morey trainee paid $8 to win, $5 to place and $3.40 to show while Pepnic returned $10.80 and $5. Tribal Tribute paid $3.60 to show. Once considered a candidate for the 2011 Triple Crown after winning the $75,000 Gold Rush Stakes and $100,000 California Derby at Golden Gate and the $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway, Positive Response was taken off that track after finishing eighth in Animal Kingdom’s Spiral Stakes (G3). Last year, he crossed the finish line first in the Berkley Handicap (G3) but was disqualified for drifting in down the stretch and was placed fourth.

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The 2013 Triple Crown races featured a friendly sibling rivalry of the equine kind between Ocala-based horsemen Niall and Ian Brennan. By JOANN GUIDRY

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fficially, there was no Triple Crown winner in 2013. Florida-bred Affirmed remains the last horse to claim the coveted and elusive title in 1978. But for Ocala-based horsemen Niall and Ian Brennan, there was still plenty of reasons for celebration. Call it the Brennan brothers' Triple Crown. It began with the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (Grade 1) on May 4 at Churchill Downs. Orb, broken and trained by Niall, won the Run for the Roses; Revolutionary, bought, broken/trained and sold by Niall, finished third. Next up was the Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 18 at Pimilico Race Track. Oxbow, broken and trained by Ian, rolled to a gate-to-wire victory. Everything wrapped up with the Belmont Stakes (G1) on June

8 at Belmont Park. Palace Malice, bought, broken/trained and sold by Niall, won while Oxbow was second and Orb third. See the pattern here? Graduates of the Brennan brothers' early breaking and training programs dominated the 2013 Triple Crown races. “It was all so very surreal that horses Ian and I had our hands on did so well in the Triple Crown races,” Niall, who formed Niall Brennan Stables in 1990, said. “We consider ourselves very fortunate to be associated with clients who give us the opportunities to work with such outstanding racehorses.” Ian, who is the trainer for Stonestreet Training and Rehabilitation Center, agreed. “It all starts with the quality of our clients and the horses,” he said. “After that, it's hard work and luck.”

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In the case of Orb and Oxbow, the clients include some of the most storied and recognizable names in thoroughbred racing. Orb was bred and races for Stuart S. Janney III and Dinny Phipps' Phipps Stable; he's trained by Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey. Oxbow races in the name of the legendary Calumet Farm, which in this incarnation is owned by Brad Kelley. Oxbow is trained by Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. And the Triple Crown races also provided proof that the racing gods do indeed have a sense of humor. Ian was at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, calling Niall right after Orb's victory. Niall, who was in Maryland for a juvenile sale, dashed over to Pimilico for the Preakness Stakes and sent a text to Ian when Oxbow posted his win. The brothers watched the Belmont Stakes together at Niall's Ocala home. “Of course, it would've been nice for Oxbow to win the Belmont Stakes,” said Ian, 45. “Niall sort of had me outnumbered with Palace Malice and Orb. It was definitely his day, but I thought Oxbow ran a great race.” “We had a lot of fun with what happened in those three races,” said Niall, 52. “We're very proud and supportive of each other.” THE BRENNAN BROTHERS were born into the thor-

oughbred industry in Ireland and have travelled a similar path to success. Their father, William Brennan, was a former Irish steeplechase champion jockey and trainer. First Niall and then Ian became jockeys, both beginning their successful professional riding careers at age 16. Bitten by the training bug, it was Niall who first left Ireland. “Training horses was really what I wanted to do,” Niall said. “And to pursue the most opportunities to do that, I felt like I needed to leave Ireland.” Niall found opportunities to hone his training skills in places such as New Zealand and Australia before eventually coming to the United States in 1983. He

course, it would've been nice for Oxbow to win “theOfBelmont Stakes. Niall sort of had me outnumbered with Palace Malice and Orb. It was definitely his day, but I thought Oxbow ran a great race. —Ian Brennan

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worked at Pegasus Stud in Lexington, Ky., then for Bert and Diana Firestone's operations there and back in Ireland. On the racetrack, he served as an assistant trainer for Carl Nafzger before moving to Ocala in 1987. He notched several years as the farm trainer for the late George Steinbrenner's Kinsman Farm. In 1990, Niall Brennan Stables was formed and an early training program graduate kicked things off in grand fashion. For

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Carl Icahn, Niall broke and trained Florida-bred Meadow Star, who in 1990 was an undefeated winner of six graded stakes, including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). Meadow Star collected the Eclipse Award as that season's champion 2-year-old filly. It was an auspicious start for a training program that has since produced an impressive parade of outstanding racehorses. “I couldn't have asked for any better way to start off my business than with Meadow Star's success,” Niall said. “Good horses make good trainers.” In 1991, Niall had his first 2-year-olds in-training consignment and has over the past 20-plus years been a consistent leading juvenile consignor. Niall joined with fellow Irish horseman and bloodstock agent Mike Ryan in 1993 to form pinhooking partnerships, buying yearlings to then sell in the juvenile market. The operation also handles other clients who pinhook, as well as those who breed/buy to race. The list of stakes-winning graduates from the program has grown like weeds in a Florida summer pasture. But to narrow it down to a more recent accounting, here's a look at just the Grade 1 winners since 2008: Point of Entry, Dayatthespa, Golden Ticket, Poseidon's Warrior, Love and Pride, Data Link, Afleet Express, Wickedly Perfect, Hot Dixie Chick,

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Thorn Song, Desert Code, Mani Bhaven, Laragh, and, of course, Orb and Palace Malice. “When you take the time to look at all the good horses that have come through the program, it gives you a good sense of perspective,” said Niall. “And also makes us realize how fortunate we've been.” ORB, PALACE MALICE AND REVOLUTIONARY, who were in the Triple Crown spotlight, came to Niall Brennan Stables via different routes. Orb is a homebred for the Janney/Phipps Stable while Palace Malice and Revolutionary were yearling purchases. “We're going into our fourth year breaking and training the young horses for the Janneys and the Phipps family. They are wonderful people and true horsemen. The horses' welfare always comes first,” Niall said. “The pedigrees of these horses are so unbelievable that I have to pinch myself when each new bunch comes in.” The Janney and Phipps Stable horses are boarded at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. The yearlings ship down in late August to Niall Brennan Stables. Once there, they get turned out and are allowed to continue to develop until the late fall breaking season commences. They are soon joined by the yearlings bought at various sales and

the farm's equine population swells to upwards of 120 plus. The horses slated for the juvenile sales are generally on a more accelerated training schedule than those clients' horses going directly to the racetrack. After leasing various facilities over the years, Niall purchased part of the former American Eagle Stud in 1999. Additional acreage was bought over the years so that the farm is now 147 acres. It features three training barns, numerous turn-out paddocks, a 60-foot wide, sixfurlong dirt track and turf gallop of the same distance, as well as an Aquaciser. “At peak training and sales time, we have a crew of about 60 people,” Niall said. “We drop down to about half of that the rest of the year, handling other training horses and lay-ups. We have people who have been with us for many years. Vance Fillingame, our training center man-

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ager, has been with us since 1991. We couldn't do what we do without the great crew we have year in and year out.” And what does Niall remember of Orb, a 2010 bay colt by Malibu Moon out of the Unbridled mare Lady Liberty, and his early training days? “He always had that long, ground-eating stride,” Niall said. “But like a lot of Malibu Moon colts, he was a bit of challenge early on when it came to his mental focus. But he wasn't rank or anything and he slowly matured mentally.

Graduates of the Brennan brothers' early breaking and training programs dominated the 2013 Triple Crown races.

Enough so that he was in the first group we sent to Shug (McGaughey) at the racetrack.” By the spring of his sophomore season, Orb had matured enough to win the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and the Florida Derby (G1). Then, of course, came his thrilling Kentucky Derby victory and third-place finish in the Belmont Stakes. To date on the season, Orb has banked $2,450,000 with career earnings of $2,505,850. “Orb ran a super race, his kind of race, where he got to settle into that stride of his in the Kentucky Derby,” said Niall. “In the Preakness, he got pinched in on the rail and didn't care for that at all. I thought he ran well in the Belmont, but he just had too much ground to make up in the stretch to catch Palace Malice and Oxbow.” In addition to Orb, Niall was also represented by graduate Revolutionary, who finished third in the Kentucky Derby. The 2010 bay colt by War Pass out of the A.P. Indy mare Runup the Colors was purchased as a pinhook partnership horse in the name of Valera Stable for $80,000 at the 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale. Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent, to the 2012 Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March juvenile sale, Revolutionary sold for $235,000 to current owner WinStar Farm. “Revolutionary is by the deceased War Pass, a son of Cherokee Run, and I've always liked that bloodline,” said Niall. “As a yearling, he was very athletic looking. Mike (Ryan) and I both took notice of him and he made our short lists. When we started break-

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ing and training him, he did everything easy.” Revolutionary won the Louisiana Derby (G2) and Withers Stakes (G3) before posting his show finish in the Kentucky Derby. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Revolutionary has to date this season earned $950,000 and has a career bankroll of $1,018,500. At the same 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale where Revolutionary was bought, so was Palace Malice. Niall's son Colin, 23, happened to be at the sale with his father and signed the ticket for $25,000 on the colt by Curlin out of Palace Rumor, by Royal Anthem. It should also be noted that both Revolutionary and Palace Malice were bred by William S. Farish and sold by his Lane's End, agent. “Mr. Farish is another longtime breeder who has produced and sold so many good horses. We always look at his horses at the yearling sales,” said Niall. “The thing I really liked about Palace Malice was that he looked like his grandsire Smart Strike, another favorite of mine. He had a beautiful presence about him; he was another horse that both Mike and I shortlisted.” Taking into account that Palace Malice was a May foal, he was given extra time to develop and was aimed toward a later sale. It was a plan that paid off. Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent, to the 2012 Keeneland

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April juvenile sale, Palace Malice sold for $200,000 to Starting Point Training Center. One of his early clients was Dr. Tom Simon, who at the time owned Vinery opercurrent owner Dogwood Stable. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Palace Malice turned in the ations in Kentucky and Australia. In 2005, Simon decided best performance of his career in winning the Belmont to build a state-of-the-art stud farm and training center on Stakes. Prior to that, he had posted a second to Java's War 220 acres just south of Ocala in Summerfield. Ian was ofin the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) and a third to Ive Struck a fered and quickly accepted the head trainer's position. “It was an unbelievable opportunity and there was no Nerve in the Risen Star Stakes (G2). With his victory in the Belmont Stakes, Palace Malice padded his career hesitation on my part to take the position,” Ian said. “I knew the facilities would be first-rate and I'd get to train bankroll to $871,135. “We see so many good horses come through our pro- some of the best bred horses around. And I got to bring gram,” said Niall. “You hope they all go on and do well on over my own clients. It was indeed a win-win situation.” the racetrack, but there are no guarantees in horse racing. We see so many good horses come through our program. You hope But when they do well, and they all go on and do well on the racetrack, but there are no guarantees in when we have the kind of success and excitement we horse racing. But when they do well, and when we have the kind of success had in the Triple Crown races, and excitement we had in the Triple Crown races, it's all very rewarding. it's all very rewarding. And And we are very grateful. —Niall Brennan we are very grateful.” That first-class training center includes two 36AS HIS SUCCESSFUL RIDING CAREER in Ireland stall training barns, two additional barns to handle began to wind down, Ian started making annual ex- overflow, a seven-furlong dirt track, a small jogging tended trips to Ocala. He'd come over during the peak track, a six-furlong turf course, two covered European sales season to breeze sales horses for Niall, then go exercisers and an Aquaciser. “In no time at all we were at full back home to Ireland. In 1996, he moved to Ocala for capacity with more than 100 horses good and began working for Niall fulltime. “You can only ride for so long and I knew training was during peak season,” Ian said. “Bethe route to go for a long-term career,” Ian said, who took sides the Vinery horses, we had on assistant trainer duties for Niall Brennan Stables. “I was some of the best clients in the busiwith Niall for eight years and got to be around a lot of good ness, like Stonestreet Stables, Brad Kelley, Steve Young and Rick Porter, horses. It was a great experience all the way around.” In 2004, Ian established his own training operation at just to name a few.”

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And soon the graduates of the Vinery training program under Ian's direction began to excel at the racetrack. A sampling of Grade 1 stakes winners include Dreaming of Julia, Kauai Katie, Musket Man, Kodiak Kowboy, Pure Clan, Regally Ready, Western Aristocrat, Winchester and Joyful Victory. With such success, it came as a bit of a surprise when Simon announced in 2012 that he was selling his Kentucky and Florida operations. But the Summerfield farm drew quick interest from Barbara Banke, whose Stonestreet Stables' runners, including Dreaming of Julia and Kauai Katie, had been broken and trained there. By mid-December, she had purchased Vinery, closed the stallion station, and rechristened the operation Stonestreet Training and Rehabilitation Center. “It was a seamless transition for us,” said Ian. “We never skipped a beat and just kept on training.”

PREAKNESS STAKES WINNER OXBOW is the most

recent addition to the ever-growing list of successful graduates that have gone through Ian's training program. The 2010 bay colt by Awesome Again out of Tizamazing, by Cee's Tizzy, was purchased by Brad Kelley in the name of his Bluegrass Hall for $250,000 at the 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale. “I was at the sale and actually had a look at the colt there,” said Ian. “He wasn't very big and he was a bit immature physically then. But you could still see the athleticism in him.” Once Oxbow shipped down to the Summerfield farm, Ian gave him plenty of time to mature and develop. He was shipped out in March 2012 to trainer D. Wayne Lukas. By then Oxbow had become a favorite of Ian's10-year-old daughter Kaelyn, who competes in hunter/jumper shows. “Kaelyn just happened to come out with me to the barn that Saturday when This is good consistent bunch of three year olds. The same horses won Oxbow shipped out,” said the prep races going into the Kentucky Derby and held their form through the Ian, who with wife Karen, also has a younger daughPreakness and Belmont. And I think we're going to see these horses do well in ter in eight-year-old Ashthe late summer and in the fall. —Niall Brennan leigh. “When she realized Oxbow was leaving, she got a little upset. But she understands the horses can't stay and they have to go on to the racetrack.” As for Oxbow's future prospects Ian said, “I thought he would develop into a nice racehorse. But we really just never knew for sure.” Of course, now he does know. Jockey Gary Stevens grabbed the lead with Oxbow in the Preakness Stakes and never looked back. In the Belmont Stakes, Stevens tried a similar tactic, but was pressed early on and a tiring Oxbow finished second to Palace Malice. Prior to his Preakness Stakes victory, Oxbow won the Lecomte Stakes (G3) and was second in the Rebel Stakes (G2). He has career earnings to date of $1,183,500. “It was very exciting seeing Oxbow win the Preakness Stakes and of course, Kaelyn was very happy to see her favorite horse win,” said Ian. “Oxbow is a very nice horse and I think we'll see a lot more winning from him.” Brother Niall couldn't agree more. “This is a good consistent bunch of three-year-olds. The same horses won the prep races going into the Kentucky Derby and held their form through the Preakness and Belmont,” said Niall. “And I think we're going to see these horses do well in the late summer and in the fall.” Sounds like there's a lot more Brennan brothers sibling rivalry to come. ■

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avorites did not fair so well at Calder Casino and Race Course on June 8, but Florida-breds dominated the four stakes offered by the Miami Gardens, Fla., oval as part of their Summit of Speed Preview day. The Summit of Speed was held on July 6 and featured four graded stakes, all at six furlongs, worth a total of $1 million. The only Grade 1 race on the Calder Spring Summer Stakes schedule is the Princess Rooney Handicap for which the $75,000 U Can Do It Handicap is the local prep. Capitalism At Risk was the only Floridabred in the field of nine and was not given much respect initially with 20-1 morning line odds, even though the 6-yearold mare came into the U Can Do It off of four straight wins. Since being claimed for $15,000 at Gulfstream Park by trainer Angel Quiroz for Amity Racing Stables, Inc. on Mar. 2,

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Coming off four straight wins, Capitalism At Risk (above) won the U Can Do It Handicap.

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Capitalism At Risk has not been defeated. She won that race in which she was tagged before going to win a high level $15,000 optional claiming race at Gulfstream Park on Mar. 21. She then won a $6,250 starter allowance at Gulfstream on April 3 before going to Herman Wilenskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barn at Calder where she defeated $8,000 optional claimer in her last start before the U Can Do It. Ridden by jockey Orlando Bocachica from post one, Capitalism At Risk went right to the lead after breaking from the rail in the six furlong U Can Do It. Down the backstrech Capitalism At Risk put a length between herself and the field, opened up more than two lengths in the home stretch and was just able to hold off the late run by runner-up Oh Carole, who fell just a nose short

Capitalism At Risk returned $15.60, $7 and $5.80 while Oh Carole returned $6.80 and $4.60. Saint Aggie paid $4.20 to show. In the next race, Black Diamond Cat took a different tactic in the $75,000 Ponche Handicap than Capitalism At Risk in the U Can Do It, as he ran just behind the early leaders Bahamian Squall and Trickmeister as they raced down the backstretch of the six furlong event. As those two set a quick pace for the first quarter mile going in :21.96, jockey Luca Panici began to push Black Diamond Cat as they raced around the far turn. He was forced to check Black Diamond Cat midway on the turn but took the 6-yearold gelding four-wide and was able to restore

After being checked, Black Diamond Cat (above) regained momentum in winning the Ponche Handicap.

dominate Summit of Speed Preview at the finish. Saint Aggie was third, another length and three-quarters back. The final time of the U Can Do It was 1:11.37 over a track rated as fast. Bred in Florida by Kelly Helen Gregg of Ocala, Capitalism At Risk is a daughter of Bull Market and the Relaunch mare Stock Price. The $45,000 check for the U Can Do It victory boosted her career earnings to $280,562 and she now has 17 wins from 43 starts.

momentum. Bahamian Squall was able to keep the lead until the eighth-pole when Black Diamond Cat went by on his way to a length and three-quarters victory in 1:10.98. Bred in Florida by Mike Eckman of Ocala and Mark and Debbie Ravenscraft, Black Diamond Cat is by Wildcat Heir, who stands at Journeyman Stud in Ocala, and out of the Miswaki mare Sweet Glory. Black Diamond Cat now

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R Free Roll (below) earned his first stakes victory by going wire-to-wire in the Unbridled Stakes while Wildcat Lily (at right) also earned her first stakes win in the Leave Me Alone Stakes.

has seven wins from 47 starts and earnings of $323,954. In the $75,000 Leave Me Alone Stakes, Wildcat Lily stayed within a length of long shot The Royal Boot as those two made the first two furlongs in :21.61. Around the far turn, Wildcat Lily took the lead while

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racing to the outside of The Royal Boot and went on to win by a commanding four lengths in 1:10.98. It was only the second start in a stakes race for Wildcat Lily, who was seventh in her only other added money try, the $65,000 Gasparilla Stakes at Tampa Downs in January. But she was dominant in the Leave Me Alone, much to the surprise of the wagering public that let her go a nearly 11-1 and paying $23.40 to win, $9.40 to place and $6.00 show. Dreaming of Sophia was second and returned $8.80 and $5.80 while Street Girl garnered a $4.60 show price. Wildcat Lily was bred in Florida by Tara and Paul Helman of Boca Raton, Fla., and she is out of the French Deputy mare, French Jubilee. She is now trained by Manuel Azpurua and she pushed her career earnings to $142,885 for owners Rontos Racing Stable Corp., of Pembroke Pines, Fla. R Free Roll took his first stakes victory also, as the son of Rockport Harbor won the $75,000 Unbridled Stakes at six furlongs against seven rivals the race earlier. Trained by Ralph Ziadie for Averill Racing LLC and Silver Oak Stable LLC, R Free Roll went wire-to-wire in taking the Unbridled in 1:10.19. Florida-bred Rockyshomerun was second, just a nose in front of City of Weston, who rounded out the Florida-bred trifecta. R Free Roll now has $116,100 in career earnings and has three wins from seven lifetime starts. Out of the Acceptable mare, Jewels N Gems, R Free Roll was bred in Florida by Richard Averill of Bradenton, Fla. As the 9-2 fourth choice, R Free Roll returned $11, $5.20 and $6.20. Rockyshomerun paid $12.20 to place and $5.60 show while those with $2 show tickets on City of Weston got back $3.20. â&#x2013;

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LEGISLATIVEUPDATE

Legislature Intends to Conduct Study Of Gaming Options

Promotion Campaign funding, Florida Horse Park funding, and funding for the thoroughbred retirement program at Lowell Correctional Institution. All three of these projects were funded. By MATT BRYAN he 2013 legislative session has ended without much sig- The Florida Agriculture Promotion Campaign funding was innificant activity on the issues of interest to FTBOA and creased significantly, the Florida Horse Park received $2 milthe thoroughbred breeding and training industry. As ex- lion, and the thoroughbred retirement program received pected, the legislature addressed only one gaming related issue – $100,000 in the state budget. The Governor has line item veto internet cafes. The legislature introduced and passed HB 155, power on the budget and as you have seen, used it extensively to which clarified existing laws concerning charitable drawings, veto a large number of projects. We were fortunate that he allowed the funding for the Florida Agriculgame promotions, slot machines, and If all thoroughbred breeders ture Promotion Campaign and the Florida amusement machines. The law includes a rebuttable presumption that machines used unite behind one common agenda, Horse Park to survive. Unfortunately, he to simulate casino style games in schemes we should have success in persuad- did veto the funding for the thoroughbred involving consideration and prizes are pro- ing the legislature to address issues retirement program. He felt that this prohibited slot machines. The law became efsuch as revenue from new product gram was better served by being supported by the private sector rather than fective April 10, 2103. The bottom line is for purses and breeders’ awards, state resources. that this law made it clear that internet cafes protection of live racing, advance The 2014 session could be the most imas they have been doing business are not authorized in statute and it gave law enforce- deposit wagering, and other meas- portant session for our industry since the ment more clarity to go after them. Many ures that are necessary to ensure the passage of intertrack wagering many years of the facilities have already closed. health of the thoroughbred breed- ago. Everything is on the table. The legOther than HB 155, the legislature did ing, training, and racing industry. islature will have to decide whether to approve destination resorts, whether to not seriously consider any additional gaming issues. However, they intend to conduct an exhaustive extend or amend the Indian Gaming Compact, whether paristudy of the various gaming options available and address them mutuel facilities deserve more gaming product and lower tax during the 2014 session. In order to begin this exercise, the rates, whether live racing requirements should be reduced or legislature issued a competitive procurement and retained the eliminated, whether there should be a Gaming Commission inSpectrum Gaming Group to begin the comprehensive study. stead of the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, and many, many All documents related to this effort can be found at more issues. We certainly don’t have the resources that some of www.leg.state.fl.us/GamingStudy. There were seven serious re- the other players in the industry have at their fingertips so we sponses to the procurement and the legislature short listed three will have to work smarter and harder and it is vital that all thorfirms before selecting the Spectrum Gaming Group for a fee of oughbred breeders unite behind one common agenda. If we are about $400,000. The original work plan called for some of the able to do that, we should have success in persuading the legislature to address issues such as initial work to be completed by May. The schedule has slipped revenue from new product for a bit and now some of the research will be done in the summer purses and breeders’ awards, with hearings across the state likely to occur in the fall. We have protection of live racing, adformally requested that one hearing take place in Marion vance deposit wagering, and County. It is apparent that the Spectrum Gaming Group is very other measures that are necesaware of the thoroughbred breeding industry’s contribution to the sary to ensure the health of the state’s economy and we are working with them to be certain that thoroughbred breeding, training, they have all the most up to date information for their study. and racing industry. Since there was not much action on the gaming front during I can assure you that your Asthe session, we were directed by the Association to look for other sociation is very committed to a issues that might be beneficial to the industry. We concentrated successful 2014 session. ■ on the budget and worked on three items: Florida Agriculture FTBOA Lobbyist Matt Bryan FILE PHOTO

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AHC CONVENTION

2013

AMERICAN HORSE COUNCIL

By TAMMY A. GANTT —WASHINGTON D. C.

n June in Washington D.C., the American Horse Council held its annual convention with a National Issues Forum focusing on A Healthy Horse, A Healthy Industry. The convention also included an update from the Unwanted Horse Coalition, a breed roundtable, which brought together horse industry leaders to discuss common issues of importance, a panel of women leaders in the industry, and the unveiling of a marketing consortium. The Issues Forum highlighted the progress of a proposed National Equine Health Plan. The goal of the plan is to keep horses healthy and the industry viable minimizing disruptions of horse events and activities in the face of disease outbreaks, while defining the issues around prevention and disease control and the role of authorities. The plan includes the idea of an Equine Disease Communication Center to coordinate and disseminate accurate information about equine diseases by using a network of veterinarians and federal and state animal health officials to relay time-sensitive information in real time in a reliable way. The Unwanted Horse Coalition, designed to reduce the number of unwanted horses and to improve their welfare through education and the efforts of organizations committed to the health, safety, and responsible care and disposition of horses, hosted a number of equine associations that gave updates on their programs and efforts. One of the newest programs, Operation Gelding, provides funds and materials to clinics where horse owners can bring their stallions to be castrated. The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation and UHC

funded Operation Gelding, which covers $50 per horse gelded with a $1,000 award max. per group annually. Details are available at unwantedhorsecoalition.org. The website also features booklets Own Responsibly, Rehabilitating the Neglected Horse, Best Practices: How Your Organization can help Unwanted Horses, and the 2009 Unwanted Horse Survey. The book “How to Start & Run a Rescue” is available for $20 with the proceeds going to Operation Gelding. The site also features a directory of facilities that accept horses. In partnership with the Unwanted Horse Coalition, The Equine Network now posts free listings for adoptable horses at nonprofit shelters on Equine.com as well as offering educational resources and rescue-related stories from across their publications in one central location. The Jockey Club highlighted its program Thoroughbred Connect, a free online service designed to assist with placement of thoroughbreds following the conclusion of their racing or breeding careers. Those interested in providing assistance or aftercare, in the event the horse is in need of placement, have the ability to attach their name and contact information to the electronic records of thoroughbreds within The Jockey Club’s database using Thoroughbred Connect. Those seeking thoroughbred placement can log in at thoroughbredconnect.com and request the contact information attached to the horse. Several breeds shared their Full Circle programs in which horses are enrolled and visitors or owners join and follow the horses they know to ensure placement back with them. Another Jockey Club success, the Thoroughbred Incentive Program offers sponsorship for thoroughbred-only classes and divisions, high point thoroughbred awards at

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open horse shows and competitions, a Thoroughbred of the Year Award and a Young Rider of the Year Award. The program’s goal is the retraining of thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon completion of careers in racing or breeding. The Jockey Club also offers a free Tattoo Identification Service a jockeyclub.com as a resource to help owners identify tattooed, but unknown, thoroughbreds in their possession. For illegible tattoos or partial tattoos, the Registry provides free research of a thoroughbred’s identity using Jockey Club database items like color, markings, and photographs. The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is an organization designed to serve as both the accrediting body for aftercare facilities that care for thoroughbreds following the conclusion of their careers and a fundraising body to support these approved facilities. TAA also produced a standards guide for facilities with focus on operations, education, horse healthcare management, facility standards and services and adoption policies and protocols. The Jockey Club, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, The Breeders’ Cup, Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company, Gulfstream Park and Adena Springs are a few of the contributors to the program.

America Horse Council’s Short List of National Issues Of Importance to the Horse Industry Before Congress • Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act of 2013- legislation would amend federal law providing reimbursement for care for military families and wounded vets clarifying rehab therapy to include care such as “therapies provided on a horse.” • Animal Welfare Act on Horses • Safeguard American Food Exports Acts of 2013• FY 2013 Continuing Resolution Funds Government through September 2013 – bill includes funding for the enforcement of the Horse Protection Act • Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 • Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013 • Temporary Guest Worker program (H-2B program) and Interim Final H-2B Wage Rule • USDA Final Rule on Contagious Equine Metritis Testing • Rule Change requested for Re-Entry of competition horses • USDA Animal Disease Traceability Program • Race Horse Cost Recovery Act – places all race horses in the three-year category for depreciation purposes • Equine Tax Parity Act - which would make horses eligible for capital gains treatment after 12 months rather than 24 • Horseracing Safety and Integrity Act of 2013 to regulate/prohibit substances, methods and treatments that may be used in racing • Internet Gambling Regulation, Enforcement, and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 28 THE FLORIDA HORSE • AUGUST 2013

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The all-women presidents panel titled “The Future of the Industry” featured Johne Dobbs, the American Quarter Horse Association; Dr. Ann Dwyer, DVM, the American Association of Equine Practitioners; Cynthia Richardson, the Arabian Horse Association; Chrystine Tauber, the U.S. Equestrian Federation; and Robin Richards of the National H.B.P.A.

The Jockey Club provides a check-off program giving owners and breeders an opportunity to financially assist thoroughbred retirement and aftercare efforts by including additional funds (of an amount of their choice) with their foal registration fee. The check-off proceeds are distributed to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Thoroughbred Charities of America and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF). TCA is a fund-raising organization that distributes grants to a variety of non-profit organizations designed to improve conditions for horses and people in the thoroughbred industry. The TRF is dedicated to finding retirement homes for thoroughbreds once their racing careers are over and via correctional facility programs where inmates work with the horses. An example is the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, the Florida Thoroughbred Charities and the TRF working in conjunction with the Florida Department of Corrections for the Second Chances thoroughbred retirement farm in Ocala. Registrants can designate one of four graduated amounts ($25, $50, $75 or $100), or an amount of their choice to the check-off program their foal registration form. The American Horse Council’s Marketing Consortium, a way to reinvigorate the horse industry within America’s growing urban population, was also highlighted. The consortium involves a number of organizations and industry service providers who have been working out the message, theme, target audience, types of social media and events that need to occur to keep the horse industry relevant to the changing population base. Other takeaways from the convention included a look forward by women leaders and a recap of national issues of importance to the industry. ■

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By BROCK SHERIDAN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.— tarship Truffles has been the model of consistency during her 23race career having won 13 of those starts with two seconds and two thirds. The 4-year-old filly seldom runs a bad race. So when she finished sixth behind Florida-bred Capitalism at Risk in the $71,000 U Can Do It Handicap at Calder Casino and Race Course on June 8, trainer Marty Wolfson knew something was not right with the performance. So he entered Starship Truffles in a $6,250 starter allowance on June 25 and saw her return to her former self as she won leading from gate to wire and hitting the finish 10 lengths to the good. That and a quick recovery by Starship Truffles was all Wolfson needed to see as he came back a week later with the bay filly and won the $350,000 Princess Rooney (at left) lauches into Princess Rooney victory; Handicap (Grade 1) at Calder durwin three of six stakes races at Summit of Speed ing their 14th annual Summit of Speed July 6. “This is very unusual for me. I normally give my horses five to six days of rest after a race,” Wolfson said after winning the Princess Rooney. “But [Starship Truffles] was back on her feed in two days so I decided to put her right back in here.” With jockey Edgard Zayas aboard, Starship Truffles broke on top but could not keep pace with early leader Costly, who had two and-a-half lengths on Capitalism At Risk in second and Givhans Ferry in third as they went the first quarter-mile in :21.29. Costly kept the lead until midway on the turn when caught by Capitalism At Risk when suddenly Starship Truffles burst on the scene and took command before they straightened away for home. The strong move was indicative of the stretch run as Starship Truffles drew away to a three and three-quarter-length win in a time of 1:10.57 for the six furlongs on a track rated as fast.

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Summit of Success

Bahamian Squall (white and red silks) on his way to victory in the Smile Sprint.

Bahamian Squall won the six furlong Smile Sprint by a length and one-quarter over last year’s North American champion sprinter Trinniberg in second and Fellow Florida-bred Jackson Bend in third. Bahamian Squall and jockey Luis Saez broke on top but quickly fell back into fourth as Florida-bred Cajun Breeze led the field during the early stages of the race over longshot Artefacto in second and Trinniberg in third. Cajun Breeze kept the lead around the turn but could not keep pace once they turned for home as Bahamian Squall had loomed up to challenge with Trinniberg right there as well. Down the stretch, Bahamian Squall and Trinniberg continued to fight as Cajun Breeze had tired and quickly dropped back. Meanwhile Jackson Bend was making a big run from far back as was Justin Phillip. Bahamian Squall began to draw off inside the final furlong, making it to the wire a BAHAMIAN SQUALL OUTSHINES I concentrated when he length and three-quarters in front RIVALS TO WIN SMILE SPRINT. broke. I didn’t want to go of Trinniberg in second with Bahamian Squall started the year in front because… he’s Florida-bred Jackson Bend third. with three good races but could not The final time for the six furlongs better from behind. quite get to the winners’ circle. He was was 1:10.21. —jockey Luis Saez on Bahamian Squall second to Off the Jak in the $150,000 “[Jockey] Luis [Saez] did a great Sunshine Millions Sprint at Gulfstream on Jan 19, third be- job,” Fawkes said. “He took him back a little today and hind winner Fort Loudon and Swagger Jack in the Gulf- just sat there. He doesn’t want to move too early.” stream Park Sprint Challenge (G3) at Gulfstream on Feb. 9, Like Fawkes, Saez said his strategy was to not let Bathen fourth behind winner Black Diamond Cat, runner-up hamian Squall get to the front too soon, despite the quick Close It Out and third-place finisher Grande Shores last out break. in the $75,000 Ponche Handicap at Calder on Jun. 8. “I concentrated when he broke,” Saez said. “I didn’t want All of those that had outrun him so far in 2013 en- to go in front because… he’s better from behind. So today, tered the Grade 2 Smile Sprint Handicap, but trainer two or three horses went in front, so I sat in third and fourth. David Fawkes was not deterred and put the Florida-bred On the turn I moved a little bit when I saw the [Trinniberg] Bahamian Squall right back with his rivals. come inside. I moved and my horse responded good.” This time the results were more to Fawkes liking as Bahamian Squall is a homebred product of Donald R. Even money favorite Judy the Beauty, who broke last in the 13-horse field, overcame the poor start to get up for second, two and one-half lengths ahead of Floridabred My Pal Chrisy in third. Owned by Steve Smith and Myron Miller’s Chasing Tail Stables LLC of Palm Beach, Fla., Starship Truffles had raced for a claiming price of $6,250 as recently as October. She was purchased privately by Chasing Tail and has since won the $50,000 Musical Romance at Calder on Apr. 13 and now a Grade 1 in the Princess Rooney. Let go at 8-1, Starship Truffles paid $18.60 to win, $7.20 to place and $5.40 to show. She earned $201,810 for the Princess Rooney win, increasing her career bankroll to $433,035. Judy the Beauty paid $2.80 to place and $2.60 to show while My Pal Chrisy returned $10.20 to show.

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Dizney, who has had Double Diamond Farm in Ocala for some 30 years. David Fawkes trains the son of Gone West and Midway Squall, by Storm Bird, making him a halfbrother to fellow Smile Sprint entrant and graded stakes winner Apriority, who is also a homebred of Dizney. The 4-year-old Bahamian Squall now has four wins from 12 career starts and has lifetime earnings of $411,980. Let go at 8-1 at post time, Bahamian Squall paid $16.60 to win, $7.60 to place and $6 to show. Trinniberg paid $5 to place and $4 to show while Jackson Bend paid $7 to show. The Smile Sprint was a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” race for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint to be run at Santa Anita on Nov. 3. SILVER CLOUD TOPS FLORIDA-BRED TRIFECTA IN BOB UMPHREY

Whether by design or just breaking a little slower than usual, Silver Cloud and jockey Fernando Jara found themselves further back than normal in the $100,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint at five furlongs on the grass. But that made little difference as the 5-year-old Floridabred kicked-off the Summit of Speed with the win after racing in mid-pack during the early going. Florida-bred Determinato broke best of all from post nine but Uno Caliente, who was also bred in Florida, quickly went to the lead and had daylight on the second-running Determinato in the early going. At that point Silver Cloud was racing in fifth but by the time they hit the half-mile pole, Jara had him moving through traffic and towards the leaders. Around the far turn, Determinato engaged Uno Caliente with Silver Cloud now racing closer in pursuit. At the top of the stretch, Silver Cloud moved between horses and found himself in a battle with Determinato as Uno Caliente could not keep up. Silver Cloud and Determinato matched strides until the final one-hundred yards when Silver Cloud got to the lead and was able to hold off a fast-closing Tripski as they hit the wire in :56.08 over the turf course rated as firm. The photo finish showed Silver Cloud with a head in front of Tripski is second with Determinato another neck back in third to complete the Florida-bred trifecta. Before the race became official, jockey Orlando Bocachica claimed foul against Silver Cloud for interference coming

out of the turn, but the stewards did not allow the objection and kept the original order of finish. Silver Cloud was bred in Florida by Alfonso N. Figliolia of Brooklyn, N.Y. and currently races for ownertrainer Jason DaCosta. “[Silver Cloud] was well ridden by Fernando [Jara],” DaCosta said. “It was a good fight through the stretch and the horse and Fernando prevailed.” Jara also said Silver Cloud ran an outstanding race, especially after a slow start. “The plan was to go to the lead,” Jara said. “But that didn’t work out. He broke a little slow. I wasn’t expecting that but he recovered right away and he put himself in a good position for me. They were going really fast the first part and I just waited until the stretch.” Silver Cloud is by Rahy and out of the Silver Deputy mare Silver Clipper. The Bob Umphrey Stakes was his seventh win from 22 starts and second consecutive after winning a $20,000 starter allowance at Tampa Bay in April in his previous race. The $58,900 first-place check in the Humphrey increased his earnings to $241,622. Silver Cloud paid $10.60 to win, $5.60 to place and $3.60 while Tripski returned $7.40 and $4. Determinato paid $3 to show and the all Florida trifecta paid $262.80 for the $2 bet. TRAINER KEEPS FAITH IN MICO MARGARITA AND WINS CARRY BACK

After winning his second career race in September, Mico Margarita had shown Steve Asmussen enough to convince his trainer to enter him into the Breeders’ Cup

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Summit of Success horse is improving,” Asmussen assistant Scott Blasi said. “It set up perfectly for him. He’s a rapidly improving horse. There will be exciting races in his future. Mico Margarita earned $91,140 for the win and pushed his earnings to $210,775. A son of Run Away and Hide out of Wide Range, by Mineshaft, Mico Margarita races for J. Kirk and Judy Robison. Mico Margarita paid $9.20, $4.60 and $5 while Red Rocket Express returned $15 and $8.40. Sr. Quisqueyano paid $4.60 to show. Mico Margarita takes the Carry Back Stakes.

Juvenile Turf Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 3. The WILDCAT LILY BATTLES TO VICTORY IN AZALEA Florida-breds Wildcat Lily and Dreaming of Susie chestnut colt led that race with just a furlong to go, but eventually was caught and passed by winner looked to be the speed of the Grade 3 Azalea Stakes for Gabriel Charles and Florida-bred Den’s Legacy and 3-year-old fillies at six furlongs, and that is exactly how Mico Margarita finished third. In the five races that the race panned out. Dreaming of Susie left the starting gate the fastest and followed, Mico Margarita failed to hit the winners’ circle again, even losing his rider in a May 24 allowance went right to the lead as Wildcat Lily chased her to the far turn while racing just to her inside with Guadalupe High race at Churchill Downs on the grass. But Mico Margarita would eventually return to his in third, nearly three lengths off the pace. At the top of the stretch, Dreaming of Susie and winning ways on Jun. 14 when taking a $51,249 allowance race at Churchill Downs, which was enough Wildcat Lily were still locked in a battle for the lead as to convince Asmussen to send him to Guadalupe High could not Calder for the $150,000 Carry Back I was not surprised. She keep up and neither of the two leaders appeared to be giving Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds at six fur(Wildcat Lily) is a very fine in. As they raced past the longs on the main track. eighth pole, Wildcat Lily got In the Carry Back, Rockyshome- filly. She is easy to train. —trainer Manuel Azpurua run broke on top from post two but an edge and eventually made was quickly joined by R Free Roll as those two the finish line a head in front of Dreaming of Susie in Florida-breds led the field by nearly four lengths as second and Speedinthruthecity third. they went into the far turn. They kept at each other Trained by Manuel Azpurua for owner Silverton Hill around the bend with Rockyshomerun on the inside LLC, Wildcat Lily was bred in Florida by Tara Helman and R Free Roll on the outside as Micro Margarita and Paul Helman of Boca Raton, Fla. A $20,000 purpursued them in third. chase out of the 2011 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company At the top of the stretch, R Free Roll faded as Rock- August sale of yearlings, Wildcat Lily is by D’wildcat yshomerun tried to hold off jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. and out of French Jubilee, by French Deputy. She now and Mico Margarita, who was now beginning to make has five wins from 16 career starts and career earnings up ground along with Red Rocket Express. Mico Mar- of $233,065. “I was not surprised,” Azpurua said. “She is a very garita got to the lead at the eighth pole and went on to win by four and one-half lengths over Red Rocket Ex- fine filly. She is easy to train.” press in second and Florida-bred Sr. Quisqueyano in Wildcat Lily returned $10.20 for a $2 win ticket, $4.60 to place and $2.80 to show. Runner-up Dreaming of Susie third. They covered the six furlongs in 1:10.97. “Ricardo [Santana] got into good position and our paid $4 to place and $3.40 to show while Speed-

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inthruthecity posted a $2.40 show price as the 7-5 favorite. Dreaming of Susie, who is trained by Kirk Ziadie for Frank Carl Calabrese, was bred in Florida by Gerald F. Bailey of Reddick, Fla. She sold as a weanling at the OBS October Mixed Sale in 2010 where she went for $20,000. SWEET LITTLE LION IS A STAR IN HOLLYWOOD WILDCAT

Florida-bred Sweet Little Lion completed the Summit of Speed card with a stalking victory and her first added-money tally for trainer Gregory Griffith and owner RJM Stables LLC. After breaking from post 10 in the seven and one-half furlong Hollywood Wildcat Stakes for fillies and mare on the grass, Sweet Little Lion raced in second, about a length off of front-running Saint Aggie. Those two led the field throughout much of the race until Sweet Little Lion took over in the final furlong and was able to hold off fast-closing Miss Montreal, who finished just a neck off the winner. Angelica was also in a rally to get up for third, just a head behind Miss Montreal. Sweet Little Lion was ridden to victory by Jesus Rios and Griffith said after the race that he was happy to get her back on the Calder turf where she won a one mile, high level allowance race in November. “She really likes this course,” Griffith said. “Last time we made a mistake and ran her on the dirt; I should have never done that. Coming up to the race she had been

training very nice. We expected a big race from her.” Sweet Little Lion was bred in Florida by Kinsman Farm in Ocala. She is by Red Bullet and out of Perfect Catch, by Rahy. She has increased her career earnings to $135,200 from four wins in 15 starts. As a 16-1 outsider, Sweet Little Lion paid $34.00 to win, $13.20 to place and $11 to show. Miss Montreal paid $7.80 and $5.40 while Angelica Zapata paid $4.80 to show. ■

Wildcat Lily (above) holds off fellow Floridabred Dreaming of Susie to capture the Azalea Stakes. Sweet Little Lion (at left) holds on by a neck to win the Hollywood Wildcat Stakes.

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he Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association supplements annually the stakes schedules at each of the Florida race tracks in an effort to further promote the Florida thoroughbred. The Florida Sire Stakes Program is part of this overall promotion. The Sire Stakes program is open to horses registered with the FTBOA and by Florida stallions registered with the FTBOA who have met all eligibility requirements and made all required payments. The program consists of more than $2.2 million in purse awards supplemented by FTBOA for two-year old and three-year old races and includes the lucrative Florida SIRE Stakes – a six race series for two-year olds. In 2013, the program represents $640,000 in purses at Gulfstream Park and $150,000 at Tampa Bay Downs. In 2012, it represented the $1 million Florida Stallion Stakes and $430,000 in purses at Calder Race Course. The $1 million Florida Sire Stakes consists of six 2-yearold races for Florida-bred colts and fillies. The races are: two 6 furlong races, two 7 furlong races, and two races at 1 1/16th. The series runs summer through fall at a Florida race track.

Rewarding Excellence The Florida Sire Stakes Program Promotes Florida-breds Starting with foals of 2012 that are eligible for the 2014 Florida Sire Stakes, the FTBOA will serve as the administrator for the Florida Sire Stakes series. Foals are eligible for the Florida Sire Stakes series and two-year old and three-year old supplemental stakes program if: 1. The foal’s sire was an FTBOA-registered stallion standing in Florida when the foal was conceived, AND, 2. The foal is a Florida-bred registered with the FTBOA

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2014 Florida Sire Stakes Program Deadlines & Payments (Foals of 2012) Includes eligibility in Florida Sire Stakes series, two-year old and 2015 three-year old supplemental stakes 2011 – Stallion registration: Before/on June 1 $1,000; June 2 through August 1 - $2,000

2012 - No weanling payment required 2013 – No yearling payment required

2014 – Two-year-old payment required: Before/on January 15- $500; January 16 through February 28 - $1,000 2015 Florida Sire Stakes Program Deadlines & Payments (Foals of 2013) Includes eligibility in Florida Sire Stakes series, two-year old and 2016 three-year old supplemental stakes 2012 – Stallion registration: Before/on February 15 - $2,000; February 16 through August 1 $3,000; August 2 through November 15 - $10,000 2013 - No weanling payment required

2014 - Yearling payment required: Before/on May 15 - $250; May 16 through November 15 - $500

2015 – Two-year-old payment required: Before/on January 15- $250; January 16 through February 28 - $500 If the yearling payment or supplemental yearling payment was not paid in 2014, a onetime payment of $5,000 can be made by January 15, 2015 to maintain eligibility. 2016 Florida Sire Stakes Program Deadlines & Payments (Foals of 2014) Includes eligibility in Florida Sire Stakes series, two-year old and 2017 three-year old supplemental stakes 2013 – Stallion registration: Before/on February 15 - $2,000; February 16 through August 1 - $3,000; August 2 through November 15 - $10,000 2014 – No weanling payment required

2015 - Yearling payment required: Before/on May 15 - $250; May 16 through November 15 - $500 2016 – Two-year-old payment required: Before/on January 15- $250; January 16 through February 28 - $500 If the yearling payment or supplemental yearling payment was not paid in 2015, a one-time payment of $5,000 can be made by January 15, 2016 to maintain eligibility. continued on next spread

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30 YEARS OF THE FLORIDA STALLION STAKES

Jackson Bend

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In its 30 years, the Florida Stallion Stakes hosted 1,466 total individual runners in 214 races and awarded over $37.5 million. Florida-breds won 211 of the races. Just like other racing triples, the Florida Stallion Stakes three race sweep is a difficult feat. In its 30 year history, only 11 horses have won all three, while 36 horses won two of three.

Fort Loudon

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Number of Runners/Races Won

Series Sweeps 2011 ......................Fort Loudon 2010.............Awesome Feather 2009 ...................Jackson Bend 2008........................ Big Drama

1995............................. Seacliff 1991.....................Naked Greed 1984 ............................... Smile

2004.............Aclassysassylassy 2003...........................Sir Oscar 2000 .................... Express Tour 1997...................Nancy’s Glitter

Eclipse Awards and Florida Stallion Stakes Winners Awesome Feather: swept 2010 FSS series; named 2-Year-Old Filly Champion Big Drama: swept 2008 FSS series; named 2010 Male Sprint Champion Holy Bull: won 1993 In Reality; named 1994 3-Year-Old Champion and Horse of the Year Not Surprising: won 1992 Dr. Fager; named 1995 Sprint Champion Brave Raj: won 1986 Susan’s Girl and My Dear Girl; named 1986 2-Year-Old Filly Champion Smile: swept 1984 FSS series; named 1986 Sprint Champion

Keeping it in the Family PALMER PHOTO

•My Nichole (1986 Desert Vixen winner) is the dam of Three Ring, who won the 1998 Susan’s Girl and My Dear Girl. •Smile (swept the 1984 series) sired What A Cooker, who went on to win two-thirds of the 1990 series, the Dr. Fager (2nd div.) and the Affirmed. •My Sweet Baby (1982 My Dear Girl winner) is the dam of 1987 Dr. Fager winner Break Par. •Lightning Forbes is the dam of Valid Forbes (2000 Desert Vixen and My Dear Girl) and Pharmstar (2001 Desert Vixen). •Rive Gauche is the dam of French Gold (1984 Desert Vixen) and American Dreamer (1989 Dr. Fager). •Riveting Drama is the dam of Big Drama (2008 In Reality, Affirmed, and Dr. Fager) and Queen Drama (2011 Susan’s Girl).

Awesome Feather

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Dr. Fager Division – 6 furlongs - 2005 - In Summation 1:10.90 Desert Vixen Division – 6 furlongs - 2000 - Valid Forbes 1:11.26 Affirmed Division – 7 furlongs- 2000 - Express Tour 1:23.95 Susan’s Girl Division – 7 furlongs - 2000 - Silk Concorde 1:23.49 In Reality Division – 1 1/16 miles - 2000 - Kiss a Native 1:44.52 My Dear Girl Division – 1 1/16 miles - 2002 - Ivanavinalot 1:45.92

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Top Owners Jacks or Better Farms, Inc. .....11 Frances Genter Stable...............7 Elkins, Herb J. & Ione ................6 Centaur Farms Inc.....................5 Bee Bee Stables Inc. .................4 F. & Garazi, S. Berens ................4 John Franks ..............................4 James Lewis, Jr. .......................4 Harry T Mangurian, Jr................4 Harold L. Queen.........................4 Dominic Vittese .........................4

Top Breeders of winners Farnsworth Farm .................*13 Jacks Or Better Farm, Inc. .....11 Ocala Stud Farm ....................11 Harry T Mangurian, Jr. ..............9 Arthur Appleton ........................9 Frances Genter Stable ..............7 Gilbert Campbell ......................5 Centaur Farms Inc. ...................5 John Franks .............................5 Lasater Farm ...........................5

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Top Trainers of winners

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Frank Gomez .........................14 Edward Plesa, Jr. ...................11 Emanuel Tortora .....................11 Stanley Gold ...........................11 Luis Olivares ............................7 James Bracken ........................6 Dave Vivian ..............................6 William White ...........................6 Martin Wolfson .........................6 Ralph Ziadie .............................6

Valid Appeal ...........................10 Awesome of Course .................8 Baldski .....................................8 Notebook .................................7 Montbrook ...............................6

Top 5 Jockeys atop winners Jose Velez Jr. .........................14 Manoel Cruz ..........................12 Julio Garcia ..............................9 Gene St. Leon ..........................9 Gary Boulanger ........................7 THE FLORIDA HORSE • AUGUST 2013 39

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Keeping members informed FTBOA ELECTION UPDATE

A thanks goes out to our members who provided feedback on elections at our fall annual meeting, our winter informational meeting and in our member communication survey this spring. The governance committee met and reviewed the feedback and made the following changes which were shared at the summer informational meeting and posted to the website on June 28. Key election changes included no write-ins, removal of the requirement to vote for exactly five candidates, inclusion of a petition form requiring 25 signatures along with a candidate application and submission of a biography and photo. All candidates will be listed on the ballot with biographies posted. There is no limit on the number of candidates running. Members can vote for any number of candidates not to exceed five. There was no change to the Board nominating at least one candidate per open slot. On Monday, September 30, voting packets will be mailed to the regular members of the FTBOA membership. Associate members, who are non-voting members, do not receive a packet. Voting closes at the beginning of the Annual Membership Meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, at the Marion County Extension Center auditorium, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala Florida 34470. FOAL REGISTRATION AND FLORIDA SIRE STAKES DEADLINE REMINDERS

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Over the past few months, Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn and the Chamber Economic Partnership’s Jaye Baille (second from right in photo) have met with Italian industry representatives, trainer Devis Grilli, ClassHorseTV’s Cecilia Lui and Italian industry liaison Paolo Romanelli to promote

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commerce in the arts, education and equine industry in Florida, Ocala and Italy. The goal is for businesses that would like to provide a product in Italy and vice versa to be a part of the program scheduled for next summer. For example, an Italian business may want to import leather for tack and an equine business here may have interest in it; or equine products produced here may have a market there. Interested businesses can contact me at tgantt@ftboa.com. GOLFING FOR CHARITY

The Florida Thoroughbred Charities is organizing the 2013 Charity Golf Tournament for Friday, October 11 in Ocala. Proceeds will go to support Ocala Farm Ministries, The Florida Thoroughbred Charities’ student scholarship program and the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm at the Lowell Correctional Institute in Ocala. For team and sponsorship information, contact me at

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The FTBOA hosted three college interns this summer: Kayla Waldorff, Danielle Post, and Angela Wentling. Danielle is a double associate major in Equine Physiology and Equine Business Management and Angela is earning her Bachelors in Agribusiness management with a specialization in equine. Both are at the College of Central Florida. Kayla is getting her Bachelors in Food and Resource Economics with a specialization in marketing and management at the University of Florida. All three worked in publications, sales, marketing and member services. FTBOA has available Fall and Spring internships for students with an agriculture, publications or equine focus. MEMBER-ADVERTISERS WIN FREE ADS

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Fruitful Acquisitions Conquest Stables earns immediate returns on OBS April Florida-bred purchases By PATRICK VINZANT rnie Semersky and Dory Newell's Conquest Stables LLC stepped up as a major player at the last two OBS auctions. In June with the help of advisor and trainer Mark Casse, Conquest Stables was the leading buyer with 6 purchases for $1,365,000. At the OBS April Sale, the pair bought three head for $1,090,000 including the $370,000 Hear No Evil filly named Conquest Whiplash, who was the highest priced filly at the auction, and the $420,000 colt by Two Step Salsa named Conquest Two Step, who was the fourth highest priced horse at the sale. The good weekend for Conquest Stables began Friday, June 21 when Casse saddled Conquest Two Step to an impressive victory in a maiden special weight race at Churchill Downs. Conquest

$370,000 filly by Hear No Evil wins Victoria Stakes beating boys in career debut $420,000 colt by Two Step Salsa scores at Churchill to become first winner for sire Two Step pressed a rapid pace before taking charge turning for home and scoring by two lengths completing the 5 1/2-furlongs in 1:03.63 under jockey Shaun Bridgmohan. The maiden score marked the first win for a two-year-old by freshman sire Two Step Salsa, who stands at Manuel Andrade’s Get Away Farm in Lowell for $5,000. Bred in Florida by Manual Andrade, Conquest Two Step was purchased out of the Eisaman Equine consignment after working an eighth in :10 flat. The next day, Conquest Whiplash defeated males with an im-

pressive front-running score in the $153,000 Victoria Stakes at Woodbine. The 2-year-old daughter of Journeyman Stud stallion Hear No Evil ran away to a two and three-quarter-length victory over fellow Florida-bred Ba Ba Brett. She was sent immediately to the lead by rider Eurico Rosa da Silva as Florida-bred No Fruit Degroote, the first winner for In Summation, and Florida-bred Irish Media chased her. She notched the opening quarter in :22.16 emerging with a two and one-half-length lead at the top of the stretch and continued on to victory under a hand ride. Ba Ba Brett closed for the place, one and three-quarter lengths in front of Bold 'n Golden. The final running time was :58.19 for five furlongs. Trainer Mark Casse knew Conquest Stables had a filly ready to show some speed in the Victoria after watching her work in Ocala. Originally named Thank You Daddy, the daughter of Hear No Evil out of the Saint Ballado mare Saint Sammi was sold by Kaizen Sales at the 2012 OBS August Sale before working a quarter in :20 2/5 and bringing $370,000 when sold by Blue River Bloodstock, Agent, at the 2013 April Sale. “We called her ‘Whiplash’ because she came out of the turn so fast working, she could hardly make the turn. It was like a motorcycle going around the turn,” Casse said. The current connections renamed the speedy juvenile filly. Conquest Whiplash banked $86,409 in victory in her career debut. Bred in the Sunshine State by Chris Gabel, Conquest Whiplash was produced by a full-sister to Flame Thrower. She returned $3.80, $2.70 and $2.10, pairing with Ba Ba Brett ($8.80, $4.80) for a $38.30 exacta. Bold 'n Golden paid $3 to show, with the trifecta worth $135.70. ■

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t was 1863 and the Civil war was raging near Gettysburg, but there were horses up north and in the west, whose owners might be willing to engage in a bit of competition for profit.

Irish boxer John Morrissey took a chance. He bought the old trotting track out on

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Union Avenue, made the arrangements and advertised for four days of “running races”, two races a day. And so the story began, and has continued for 150 years. Match racing was not uncommon in those days. Folks would line up for miles to watch horses careen down the road for stakes put into a purse to go to the winner. So Irish boxer John Morrissey took a chance. He bought the old trotting track out on Union Avenue, (now known as Horse Haven) made the arrangements and advertised for four days of “running races”, two races a day. Thousands showed up and paid the $1 admission fee, which covered the purse money. Even though there was no grandstand and the ladies had to sit in their carriages, everyone was delighted. And so the story began, and has continued for 150 years. Some of the popular characters over the generations bore the names of finanTHE FLORIDA HORSE • AUGUST 2013 47

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cial giants, such as Vanderbilt, Whitney, Phipps, Travers and Jerome. They provided the oats and hoped to make a little “hay” But it was the horses that were the heroes and provided the material to keep the story going. Florida breds—people and horses—have made the annual trek north each August, adding to the triumph and tragedies that have made Saratoga a name synonymous with Grade 1 quality and entertainment. Patrons like Fred Hooper would journey from their Ocala homes to enjoy a month in Saratoga and the horse racing and golf. One of his most memorable moments occurred when his horse, two-year old Copelan, won the Sanford on the way to taking the Hopeful Stakes. Saratoga has much to celebrate on this 150th birthday. No one loves creating a spectacular event more than Mary Lou Whitney, widow of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Whitney, who combined the riches and reputation of both famous families in his parentage as well as their generosity to this community. But Saratoga’s history was not all glory. The days of

visitors like Mark Twain, General Ulysses S. Grant, Diamond Jim Brady, Lillian Russell and Bing Crosby had disappeared along with the block long hotels like the United States, which could accommodate a thousand guests and where a ticker tape kept porch patrons appraised of the stock market rhythms. Mary Lou recalls arriving at their summer Saratoga home in 1958 as a young bride. The town was empty, a ghost of its former glory. The new family-style entertainment had yet to be born and was looking for a patron. C.V., or Sonny as he was called, implored her to “do something” to bring the town back to life. It was a challenge that has now been met by a new generation of devotees, and after 150 years, the track is thriving. It was time for a celebration and who better to be involved than C.V.’s widow, Mary Lou, who took up Sonny’s community spirit and has run with it for fifty-five years. She and her husband John Hendrickson are serving as honorary chairpersons of the committee. The Whitney Stakes on Aug. 3 will mark the official date 150 years ago that John Morrissey held his first race meeting. The celebration will encompass more than 150

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events during the upcoming months. From Broadway to the Saratoga Battlefield, the whole community has taken up the challenge to be part of the festival. But it will all be centered around the racetrack down Union Avenue, across from Horse Haven, where Lizzie W. beat Captain Moore in three one-mile heats a century and-a-half ago. The sesquicentennial’s real purpose is to honor the four-legged animals that continue to create the Saratoga stories one furlong at a time. So a Hollywood- style Hoofprints Walk of Fame has been installed in front of the clubhouse to recognize thirty of the real stars of the sport, beginning a historical retrospective of the contribution they and future nominees have made to the track’s history. First among the honorees to be featured with information engraved on a granite plaque will be Florida’s own Affirmed, who brought his own triumph and tragedy to Saratoga racing in 1977 and 1978, facing his perennial rival Alydar. Owned by Louis and Patrice Wolfson of Harbor View Farm, Affirmed showed his potential in the paddock of their Ocala farm by sprinting away from the other yearlings. Both had lineage that traced back to Raise a Native, Alydar as a grandson and Affirmed as a great grandson. Wolfson entered racing as an owner and by 1965 he had a Horse of the Year in Florida-bred Roman Brother.

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Patrice had spent her life among horses and trophies as the daughter of fabled trainer Hirsch Jacobs. Together the Wolfsons earned the reputation of owners who took an interest not only in horse racing, but in the horses that raced for them. Affirmed’s trainer was Laz Barrera. The horse broke his maiden at long odds and then won a stake in New York.

First among Saratoga’s honorees to be featured with information engraved on a granite plaque will be Florida’s own Affirmed, who brought his own triumph and tragedy to Saratoga racing in 1977 and1978, facing his perennial rival Alydar.

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He had been ridden by the famous Angel Cordero Jr. but he had committed to Darby Creek Road for the Sanford Stakes. It was a prep race for the prestigious two year old Hopeful at the end of the meeting. So Barrera chose an up-and-coming 17-year-old rider named Steve Cauthen to ride Affirmed. Since it was the first time Cauthen had ridden the colt he wasn’t sure what to expect. When the gate opened for the six-furlong race, he tried to take hold of Affirmed, who wanted to bear out the whole trip. But when they straightened out in the stretch, he was able to steer down the middle to victory. Saratoga was the place where the breathtaking finishes between Affirmed and Alydar began. Each had beaten the other decisively before this race. With Hall of Fame rider Eddie Maple aboard, Alydar took off hard and wide in the seven furlong contest. Affirmed grabbed the lead at the top of the stretch when Alydar took the outside path and went on to win by a half-length. It was a special moment for Patrice Wolfson. Through all the glory days with her father, her favorite horse had been Hail to Reason, who had sired many of Jacob’s finest. On his way to the two-year-old championship, Hail to Reason had won the Hopeful in 1960, the year Steve Cauthen was born. Affirmed won seven of his nine starts with two place finishes in his two-year-old season. In six contests he had faced the Calumet Farm star trained by John Veitch. With Affirmed winning four of those meetings, he was named 1977 two-year old champion colt. At three, Affirmed began his career in California which was Barrera’s home base. Alydar ran in Florida and Keeneland. Then came the Triple Crown. After the long wait for a champion, two had been produced in four years, Secretariat in 1973 and Seattle Slew in 1977. The buzz was on and racing was back on the sports page. Could Affirmed and his adversary cancel each other out in one of the races?

It was Affirmed who quieted the rival camps and became the first Florida-bred colt to take the Crown. The combined margin of victories was less than two lengths. The Travers would be the last time the two would face each other. It was Aug. 19, 1978, thirty-five years ago. But this time Barrera and Cauthen had figured out that Affirmed needed to be in a clear spot so that he could see his opponent coming. Then he would not let any horse beat him. He had the tactical speed to make the lead and the courage not to let another horse pass. But Cauthen would not get the chance to put his theory into practice at Saratoga. When the Travers came up,

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Alydar recovered his stride and fought back out of the turn, but it was not enough. Affirmed finished the race in 2:02, ahead by a length and three-quarters. His estimated payout to the win bettors was to be $3.40. But the inquiry light was flashing…and the two places were exchanged with Alydar moving to first. All Affirmed got in the 1978 Travers was a “dq” next to his name. The two competitors never met again with Affirmed moving to the west coast. The final tally was Affirmed seven, Alydar three. Over the 10 ½ miles they had run against each other, Affirmed’s victory tally totaled just four and-a-half lengths. As opportunistic as the name sounds, winning the Hopeful as a two-year-old does not always predict a Kentucky Derby triumph. Affirmed was the last victor of that race to go on to take the Derby as a threeyear-old. He is also one of Florida-bred Hopeful winner Needles (below) went on to win the Kentucky Derby only three Triple Crown and Belmont in 1956. Running for the D & H Stable of Jack Dudley and Bonnie Heath, winners to take the Hopeful. he was the fifth successive Derby winner in his line in either the U.S. or English version. Secretariat in 1972 and Whirlaway in 1940 were the others to win the Hopeful, first run in 1903. Florida-bred Hopeful winner Needles went on to win the Kentucky Derby and Belmont in 1956, and Floridabred Afleet Alex took the Preakness and Belmont in 2005 after winning the 2004 Hopeful, becoming the three-year-old champion. Needles was the first Florida-bred to win the Kentucky Derby. Running for the D & H Stable of Jack Dudley and Bonnie Heath, he was the fifth successive Derby winner in his line in either the U.S. or English version. A sickly colt, he was given a name that reflected the many veterinary injections he received to overcome broken ribs and pneumonia. He was a crowd pleaser, who earned his two-yearold championship by coming from far off the pace in spectacular stretch-running style. Standing at stud at Bonnie Heath’s breeding farm in Marion County, his racing success sparked a boom in breeding in the state, which later produced such winners as Afleet Alex and Carry Back. A fan favorite, Carry Back was dubbed the People’s Choice. A small horse of undistinguished breeding (Saggy-Joppy/Star Blen), he was bred at Ocala Stud and raced for Katherine Price, whose husband trained him. Racing from 1960-1963, he accumulated a record of 21-11-11 in 62 starts. After winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, he lost the Belmont, but it was later revealed that he had a left front ankle injury. Carry Back ran as a four-year-old in Saratoga’s Whitney Stakes. Carrying top weight of 130 pounds and sent off as the odds-on favorite, he defeated COPURTESY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

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he was suffering a shoulder separation from a spill. Barrera had Lafitt Pincay fly in from California to ride his horse. Jorge Velasquez was on Alydar. At the start, 50,000 people let out a clarion call. Affirmed followed the pace setter Shake Shake Shake through the first half, racing on the outside with two lengths on Alydar. Suddenly Velasquez saw the rail open inside of the leader and he took it. Turning it on, he slipped to within a half length of Affirmed. That’s when Pincay made the fatal mistake. He later explained that he saw Alydar coming up on the inside. “I didn’t think he had enough room to get through,” he recalled. He moved Affirmed sharply to the left. Alydar reacted. He pulled up and Velasquez stood up in the irons. They dropped back six lengths. A roar went up from the crowd, who feared the horse had broken down.

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top weight of 130 pounds and sent off as the odds-on favorite, he defeated Crozier by two lengths. His earnings then took him to over a million dollars ($1,128,150), boosting him to third place in the all-time earners list of the day. away at Holy Bull’s lead. The crowd went crazy leaning forward to help the Bull hang on. Concern got within a length at the eighth pole. The victory at the wire was only by a neck, but Holy Bull’s determination spoke furlongs even if the race had been longer. In the Woodward, Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith had to pilot his horse from behind a star-studded field which included older horses to gain the win. “I thought he grew wings at the half-mile pole,” he said. Although he skipped the Breeders’ Cup, Holy Bull was voted an Eclipse Award, not only as three-year old colt, but also Horse of the Year. Saratoga is so much more than the races, especially in this special year, the theme of the horse will be played out at the multiple museums in town, polo tournaments, historical tours and special presentations at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and Skidmore College. And there may be more Florida-breds that could race into the wonderful history that is Saratoga Race Course. ■

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Crozier by two lengths. His earnings then took him to over a million dollars ($1,128,150), boosting him to third place in the all-time earners list of the day. Trainer strategy often plays a role in saddling the In Saratoga’s Travers, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas sent Comanche Trail top contenders. Such was as a “rabbit” to keep pace with Holy Bull (below). For half of the race it seemed the case when Florida-bred Holy Bull made his appear- to work. But after a half-mile in :46:30, the rabbit was finished and Holy Bull’s ance in the 1994 Travers. determination earned him a victory by a neck. Unbeaten as a 2-year old in four races, he was a natural favorite in the Kentucky Derby that year, but finished twelfth. Trainer Jimmy Croll decided to skip the other two crown series races. Once back on the track, Holy Bull dominated in the Metropolitan Mile, the start of a six-race winning streak that included the Dwyer and the Haskell before he won the Travers and the Woodward, which is now contested at the end of the Saratoga meet. The Travers included the strategy of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, whose Tabasco Cat had been the Preakness and Belmont winner. Trying to soften up Holy Bull’s front-running style, he sent in a “rabbit’ in the form of Comanche Trail to keep pace with the Bull. For the first half of the mile and one-quarter race, it seemed to work. But after a half-mile in :46:30, the rabbit was finished. Holy Bull was still in front, but the blistering pace had made its mark. Horses were closing in, but not Tabasco Cat. “There is cause for Concern,” emanated from the announcer’s booth as that Maryland invader began eating

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Sahara Sky continues Florida tradition in Metropolitan ‘Cap By BROCK SHERIDAN lorida-breds invaded the $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap on May 27 at Belmont Park in New York as four of the nine contestants hailed from the Sunshine State. But it was Sahara Sky who took the one mile event for older horses, giving Florida breeders their first Grade 1 victory of 2013 and their first Metropolitan since Sir Bear, Yankee Victor, Exciting Story and Swept Overboard won four consecutive Met Miles from 1999 to 2002 respectively. In fact, Florida-breds have had an impact on the Metropolitan for quite some time as Florida equine native winners also include Carry Back (1962), In Reality (’68), Tentam (‘73) Fappiano (’81), Conquistador Cielo (‘82), Star Choice (‘83), Proper Reality (’89), Holy Bull (’94) and You and I (’95) and Sir Bear (‘99). But the 2013 Metropolitan Handicap went to Sahara Sky, if only by the narrowest of margins. Conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, who also co-owns Sahara Sky with Kim Lloyd, the 5-year-old horse was reserved early by jockey Joel Rosario, sitting last down the backstretch run of the one-turn mile while 5-2 second choice Cross Traffic went the first quarter mile in :22.40 and the first halfmile in :44.88. Around the far turn, Rosario began to urge Sahara Sky for more run and they began to pass horses while racing five wide. Into the stretch, Cross Traffic, who is owned by Paul Bulmahn’s GoldMark farm located in Ocala, maintained a length and one-half lead on Mark Valeski while Sahara Sky and fellow Florida-bred Flat Out were both putting in rallies from far back. Down the stretch, Cross Traffic maintained the lead when Sahara Sky loomed up to challenge approaching the eighth pole. Cross Traffic still looked to be the winner with 110 feet left to the wire, especially when Flat Out’s rally stalled and Sahara Sky began to drift out. But Sahara Sky had one more surge and got to the wire a slim nose in front of Cross Traffic in second with Flat Out third, another three and one-half lengths back.

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In winning the Metropolitan Mile, Jerry Hollendorfer (at right) obtained one of his career goals.

Sahara Sky “I was thinking I won, but it was so close and I was so far to the outside, sometimes it’s hard to tell,” Rosario said. “I thought we had a head in front, but the angle was different and I didn’t know. He’s the kind of horse that makes one little, late run. If you push him a little early, he kind of stays there, but when he’s like that, far back, he’ll give it to you.” Hollendorfer purchased Sahara Sky privately with Lloyd after the son of Pleasant Tap and the Storm Cat mare Seeking the Sky won his first race at Delta Downs against $20,000 maiden claimers in November of 2010. Sahara Sky spent the next two years as a productive runner against mostly optional claimers before Hollendorfer decided to try the Grade 2 Palos Verdes Stakes at Santa Anita in January of this year. He won that race, then won the Grade 2 San Carlos Stakes in February before being shipped to the East Coast where he finished second to Swagger Jack in the Grade 1 Carter Handicap in his last race on April 6. “My partner [co-owner Kim Lloyd] and I talked it over, and one of our goals was to win the Metropolitan Mile,” Hollendorfer said after the race. “I’d never won it, and I wanted a chance to win it, and Kim did also. We had a little added confidence because we thought our horse ran good in New York over at Aqueduct [when second in the Carter], and with a little bit better trip we might have even won that race. “I told [Rosario] to watch his pace. We knew there was some speed to set that up, and I told him the horse likes lefthanded whipping, so I told him to hit both left- and right-

handed, and he came running and got up the last jump.” Hollendorfer also said he believes that Sahara Sky may go into some longer races in the future, but will first, give him some much deserved rest. “I’ll take him back to California and give him a good, long time between races like we do, and we’ll make a new decision on where to go. We give him a lot of time between races, and he rewards us every time. “The way he ran today, it looks like he could get off a little more ground. I’ll watch the films and watch the gallop out and see what I think about that, but it might be a possibility to look at [longer , it looks like he could get off a little more races]. I don’t want to keep flying him across the country, though.” ground. I’ll watch the films and watch the gallop out and see what I think Bred in Florida by Martin Stables Inc. of Indianapolis, about that, but it might be a possibility to look at [ longer races]. Ind., Sahara Sky has now won trainer Jerry Hollendorfer six of 16 career starts and has earned $886,680. Let go at nearly 5-1 as the co-high weight under 120 pounds in the Metropolitan, Sahara Sky returned $11.60, $6 and and $3.80 while Cross Traffic paid $5.10 and $3.40. A $2 show ticket on Flat Out is worth $2.80. The other two Florida-breds in the race this year were Fort Loudon, who finished sixth, and Discreet Dancer (ninth). ■

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A Foal's Sire Must be FTBOA registered for the foal to be eligible for the $2.2 million Florida Sire Stakes (formerly the Florida Stallion Stakes)

2013 FTBOA Stallions (For foals of 2014) A.P. Warrior Adios Charlie American Spirit Awesome of Course Backtalk Belgravia Benny The Bull Big Bad Barnie Big Drama Biondetti BL's Appeal Brooks 'N Down Circular Quay City Place Cool Coal Man Cowtown Cat Crown of Thorns Double Honor

Iqbaal Exclusive Quality J P's Gusto Factum Kantharos Field Commission Keyed Entry First Dude Kiss The Kid Flashstorm Leroidesanimaux Forty Grams Lifestyle General Quarters Mach Ride Get Rich Quick Maltese Dog Gone Astray Mass Media Gottcha Gold Montrbook Graeme Hall Motovato Greatness Overdriven Hal’s Image Personal Interest Hear No Evil Pleasant Strike High Cotton Put It Back Imperialism Repent In Summation Revolving Indy Wind

Saint Anddan Seeking Beauty Seeking the Dia Silver Tree Stratford Hill Sweet Return Telling Tequilazo The Green Monkey Threeandoh Thunder Moccasin Two Step Salsa United States Vineyard Haven Wagon Limit Wildcat Heir With Distinction Yesbyjimminy

■ If your stallion is not on the list, it is not too late to register his foals of 2014 to be eligible for the FSS program. Fee shcedule: Jan 1–Feb 15 $2,000; Feb 16–Aug 1 $3,000; Aug 2–Nov 15– $10,000

FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Tammy Gantt, Programs Coordinator 801 SW 60th Ave. • Ocala, FL 34474 • 352-629-2160 Fax: 352-629-3603 • www.ftboa.com • info@ftboa.com

■ The $2.2 million FSS program includes the Florida Sire Stakes six-race series AND both 2-year-old and 3-yearold supplemental races that only those foals (of 2014) registered as FTBOA Florida-breds by FTBOA registered staliions are eligible. There are also eligibility payments. ■ The stallion registration form and details on the FSS program can be found at ftboa.com.

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■FLORIDA-BREDS AROUND THE COUNTRY ————By Race Type/Grade ————

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—STAKES RACES Win/Place/Show Horse Name

Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track Off ID Pos Race Name

Grade/ Value

Earngs

Positive Response

5 Pomeroy

Lisa's Approval

Rosebrook Farms LLC & Moreau Bloodstock Int’l. Inc

6/29/13 PLN

County of Alameda H.

$57,550

$32,100

Do It for Don

3 West Acre

Such Style

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/29/13 DEL

Oh Say S.

$50,125

$30,000

Gentlemen’s Bet

4 Half Ours

Lady of Sun

Juvenal Diaz

6/28/13 PRM

Iowa Sprint H.

$122,500

$75,000

Conquest Whiplash

2 Hear No Evil

Saint Sammi

Chris J Gabel

6/22/13 WO

Victoria S.

$153,000

$90,000

Sweetmarys Success F

2 Teuflesberg

Sky's Honor

Linda Lee Schroetlin

6/22/13 CRC

J J'sdream S.

$91,000

$60,000

My Place Anytime

M 5 Don Six

Your Place Anytim Patricia Generazio

6/22/13 MTH

Blue Sparkler S.

$61,200

$36,000

Brave Dave

Sing That Song

David Melin Bea Oxenberg & Eddie Plesa Jr.

6/9/13

MTH

John McSorley S.

$63,600

$36,000

3 Put It Back

Black Diamond Cat G

6 Wildcat Heir

Sweet Glory

Mike Eckman Mark Ravenscraft & Debbie Ravenscraft

6/8/13

CRC

Ponche H.

$75,000

$45,000

R Free Roll

3 Rockport Harbor

Jewels N Gems

Richard Averill

6/8/13

CRC

Unbridled S.

$74,700

$45,000 $43,710

Kinz Funky Monkey F

3 The Green Monkey Pretty Ready

Hartley De Renzo Thoroughbreds

6/8/13

BHP

Manhattan Beach S.

$73,600

Wildcat Lily

3 D'wildcat

French Jubilee

Tara Helman & Paul Helman

6/8/13

CRC

Leave Me Alone S.

$71,900

$45,000

Capitalism At Risk

M 6 Bull Market

Stock Price

Kelly Helen Gregg

6/8/13

CRC

U Can Do It H.

$71,000

$45,000

Grandma’s Rules

4 Orientate

Four Plus Four

Glen Hill Farm

6/8/13

Gaily Gaily S.

Souper Speedy

4 Indian Charlie

Speed Succeeds

Live Oak Stud

6/7/13

BEL

Jaipur S.

Delightful Mary

M 5 Limehouse

Deputy's Delight

Hobeau Farm Ltd.

6/1/13

Hendrie S.

$66,700

$39,619

$147,000

$90,000

3/$150,000

$90,000

Tightend Touchdown G

4 Pure Precision

Starry Mark

Chad Stewart & Laurie Stewart

6/1/13

PEN

Pennsylvania Governor's Cup H. $135,000

$81,000

Watch Me Go

5 West Acre

Sabbath Song

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/1/13

RUI

Free Spirit H.

$50,000

$30,000

King Henry

5 Congrats

Wood Witch

Derek Thomas Evans

6/1/13

PEN

Penn Dash S.

$48,500

$30,000

Sahara Sky

5 Pleasant Tap

Seeking the Sky

Martin Stables Inc.

5/27/13 BEL

Metropolitan H.

1/$750,000

$450,000

Master Rick

4 Master Command Whata Gem

English Ranch Farm

5/27/13 LS

Lone Star Park H.

3/$300,000

$195,750

Beat the Blues

M 6 Great Pyramid (Ire) Imtheblues

Edward Pendray B. K. Pendray William F. Murphy & Annabe 5/27/13 CD

Winning Colors S.

3/$108,000

$66,960

Comma to the Top

3/$100,250

$60,000

5 Bwana Charlie

Maggies Storm

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

5/27/13 BHP

Los Angeles H.

Onepointhreekarats M 5 Medaglia d'Oro

Beaties for Real

Gilbert G. Campbell

5/22/13 DEL

Winter Melody S.

$51,625

$30,000 $33,500

Close It Out

5 Closing Argument Honeymoon Sweep Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers Jr.

5/18/13 CRC

Champali S.

$55,000

Missy Rules

3 Peace Rules

Missy McKee

Porter Racing Stable LLC

5/18/13 DEL

Our Mims S.

$54,625

$34,500

Teaks North

6 Northern Afleet

Teaksberry Road

Brylynn Farm Inc.

5/15/13 BEL

Good Reward S.

$90,000

$54,000

Dan the Tin Man

3 Songandaprayer

Mrs. M

Moreau Bloodstock International Inc.

5/13/13 PID

Tom Ridge S.

Rule Number Six

4 Repent

Rikta

Margaret Biello

5/5/13

Sumter S.

Maggies Storm

CRC

$100,000

$60,000

$54,500

$33,500

Comma to the Top

5 Bwana Charlie

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

5/4/13

BHP

Cool Frenchy S.

$80,740

$43,710

Awesome Belle

4 Awesome of Course Bayou Plans

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

5/4/13

CRC

Mairzy Doates S.

$53,500

$33,500

Comma to the Top

5 Bwana Charlie

Maggies Storm

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

6/29/13 BHP

Triple Bend H.

1/$250,750

$50,000

Wynns Nighthawk

3 Northern Afleet

Jolie Hawk

T. Wynn Jolley Mary Sue Jolley & Jake Scott

6/29/13 DEL

Oh Say S.

$50,125

$10,000

Vicarious Won

4 Elusive Quality

Win With a Wink

Live Oak Stud

6/27/13 DEL

Dashing Beauty S.

$50,000

$10,000

Pure Loyalty

3 Simon Pure

Bourbon Night

Jacqueline Fleck

6/23/13 BHP

Tsunami Slew S.

$74,670

$14,430

$153,000

$30,000

Ba Ba Brett

2 Bwana Charlie

Water Rights

Virgilio Lopez

6/22/13 WO

Victoria S.

In Luv With Willie

2 With Distinction

Willie's Luv

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/22/13 CRC

J J'sdream S.

$91,000

$20,000

Brothersofthetime

2 Bob and John

Hostility

Marion G. Montanari

6/22/13 CRC

Frank Gomez Memorial S.

$57,700

$11,000

Classic Beauty

Master Rick/Lone Star Park H. (G3)

Gilbert G. Campbell

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Delightful Mary/Hendrie S. (G3) 2

Pegasus S.

3/$148,500

$30,000

BURNS PHOTO

3 Circular Quay

COGLIANESE PHOTO

PALMER PHOTO

Sahara Sky/Metropolitan Handicap (G1) Reporting Star

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■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—STAKES RACES Continued Win/Place/Show Horse Name

Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track Off ID Pos Race Name

Grade/ Value

Silsita

3 Macho Uno

Naturally Wild

Tanourin Stable

6/13/13 BEL

Astronomia S.

Super Chunky

7 Put It Back

Chunky Cheeks

Michael G Marks & Robert Werneth

6/10/13 PID

Karl Boyes Memorial S.

Beaties for Real

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/8/13

DEL

6/8/13

CRC

Onepointhreekarats M 5 Medaglia d'Oro Close It Out

5 Closing Argument Honeymoon Sweep Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers Jr.

Rockyshomerun

3 Mass Media

Hooh Why

M 7 Cloud Hopping

Earngs

$80,750

$17,000

$100,000

$20,000

John W. Rooney Memorial S.

$79,500

$15,000

Ponche H.

$75,000

$15,000

Crazyncrooked

John F. Canty

6/8/13

CRC

Unbridled S.

$74,700

$15,000

Magic Merger

Gail Gee

6/8/13

Gaily Gaily S.

$66,700

$13,206

Den’s Legacy

3 Medaglia d'Oro

Sunshine Song

Gaye Swartz

6/2/13

BHP

Affirmed H.

Disruption

3 Street Boss

Disrupt

Bridlewood Farm

6/2/13

EMD

Auburn H.

Ellesmere

3/$100,750

$20,000

$50,000

$10,000

Bridgetown

6 Speightstown

Eugene Melnyk

6/1/13

PEN

Pennsylvania Governor's Cup H. $135,000

$27,000

Run With Me

8 Delaware Township Pleasant Wendi

Bayer Cantrell & Cantrell

6/1/13

PEN

Penn Dash S.

$50,000

$10,000

Tiree

4 Smoke Glacken

Diva Dyna

Strouds Lane Farm

6/1/13

PEN

Penn Dash S.

$48,500

$10,000

Angel’s Glory

M 5 Wildcat Heir

Genuine Goer

Ronald Gay & Lybby F. Gay

5/27/13 MTH

Red Cross S.

$61,800

$12,000

Megamove

Miss Sabrina

Centaur Farms Inc.

5/25/13 CRC

Memorial H.

$75,000

$14,250

Appealing Stella

M 5 Closing Argument Rucielo

Stonecliff Farm

5/25/13 PRX

My Juliet S.

$68,385

$15,200

City Sage

5 City Place

Mystical Susan

Angela Ingenito

5/24/13 PRM

Prairie Express S.

$60,000

$12,000

Tune Me In

6 Concorde's Tune

Pleasant Courtney Joseph Barbazon & Helen Barbazon

5/18/13 MTH

Red Bank S.

3/$111,000

$20,000

Black Diamond Cat G

4 High Cotton

Sweet Glory

Mike Eckman Mark Ravenscraft & Debbie Ravenscraft

5/18/13 CRC

Champali S.

$55,000

$11,000

Going to Kukaro

M 5 Speightstown

6 Wildcat Heir

Jeanne's Honor

Sienna Farms LLC & Winstar Farm

5/18/13 EVD

Tellike S.

$50,000

$10,000

Marathon Lady

Abuela Esther (UR Stud El Aguila

2/$500,000

$100,000

$50,000

$10,000

5/17/13 PIM

Black-Eyed Susan S.

Sweetsouthernmoon G

7 Sweetsouthernsaint Amotelgirl

3 Graeme Hall

J. R. Wilson

5/17/13 EVD

Need For Speed S.

Triple Cross

3 Werblin

Scoot On By

Gail Rice

5/13/13 PID

Tom Ridge S.

Balino

3 Mr. Elway

Love That Touch

Joe Serena & Vivi Serena

5/12/13 CRC

Mambo Meister S.

2 3

Megamove

4 High Cotton

Miss Sabrina

Centaur Farms Inc.

5/5/13

Flashpoint

5 Pomeroy

Two Punch Lil

Silverleaf Farms Inc.

6/29/13 CD

Danseur Chaud

Leave of Absence

5 Harlan's Holiday

Super Candy

4 Candy Ride (ARG} Zuppa

Marathon Lady

3 Graeme Hall

Ondine

One More Wild Ride F

CRC

$100,000

$20,000

$51,500

$11,000

Sumter S.

$54,500

$11,500

Kelly's Landing S.

$60,325

$5,230

$100,000

$10,000

Mr. & Mrs. Barry Berkelhammer

6/26/13 BEL

Lion Cavern S.

Captain Jakeman & Mrs. W. C. Jakeman

6/23/13 SRP

San Juan County Commissioners $75,000

Abuela Esther (UR Stud El Aguila

6/22/13 BEL

Mother Goose S.

1/$294,000

$30,000

3 Medaglia d'Oro

Arrow in Flight

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/22/13 BHP

Hollywood Oaks

2/$150,000

$18,000

2 Wildcat Heir

Tigress Express

Crane South

6/22/13 CRC

J J'sdream S.

$91,000

$6,050

$61,200

$7,200

Promise Me a Cat

M 5 D'wildcat

Promise Me Magic Big C Farm

6/22/13 MTH

Blue Sparkler S.

Ron the Greek

6 Full Mandate

Flambe'

6/15/13 CD

Stephen Foster H. Presented by Ab 1/$536,300

Jewel of a Cat

Jack T. Hammer

$7,500

$53,094

3 Wildcat Heir

Marbleous Routine Mr. & Mrs. Marty Hershe

6/15/13 MTH

Crank It Up S.

$62,400

Mucho Macho Man H

5 Macho Uno

Ponche de Leona John D Rio & Carole A Rio

6/14/13 BEL

Criminal Type S.

$88,200

$9,000

Majestic Marquet

3 Proud Accolade

Marquet Niche

6/13/13 BEL

Lotka S.

$88,200

$9,000

Lucy Edwards & Randell Edwards

$6,600

Grande Shores

5 Black Mambo

Sexy Stockings

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

6/8/13

CRC

Ponche H.

$75,000

$8,250

City of Weston

3 Holy Bull

How About Dattt

Haras Gran Derby

6/8/13

CRC

Unbridled S.

$74,700

$8,250

Burnum

4 Roar of the Tiger

Keep On Burnin

Ponder Hill Inc.

6/2/13

Vigil S.

3/$156,000

$16,500

Flat Out

7 Flatter

Cresta Lil

Nikolaus Bock

5/27/13 BEL

Metropolitan H.

1/$750,000

$75,000

Canuletmedowneasy C

4 With Distinction

Mismatch

Alan Parker & Janet W. Hoke DVM

5/27/13 CBY

Honor the Hero S.

$50,000

$5,000

Decisive Moment

5 With Distinction

Lady Samira

Just For Fun Stables

5/25/13 CRC

Memorial H.

$75,000

$7,125

Flashpoint

5 Pomeroy

Two Punch Lil

Silverleaf Farms Inc.

5/24/13 PRM

Prairie Express S.

$60,000

$6,000

Battier

3 Tale of the Cat

Whobabydatiz

Loren Nichols & Dr Joseph Tripi

5/22/13 BEL

Gygistar S.

$83,300

$8,500

Bad Debt

6 Grand Reward

Pleasant Ring

Pennston Farms Inc.

5/18/13 MTH

Red Bank S.

Brave Dave

3 Put It Back

Sing That Song

David Melin Bea Oxenberg & Eddie Plesa Jr.

5/18/13 PIM

Chick Lang S.

Cajun Breeze

5 Congrats

Cajun Dawn

Curtis G Mikkelsen & Patricia J Horth

5/18/13 CRC

Champali S.

Toasting

3 Congrats

Ponderway

L & D Farms Inc.

5/17/13 PIM

Black-Eyed Susan S.

3/$111,000

$10,000

$100,000

$10,000

$55,000

$6,000

2/$500,000

$50,000

Kalambaka Queen

M 5 Pico Central (BR) Storm Prospect

Sienna Farms LLC

5/17/13 PIM

Skipat S.

$100,000

$10,000

Bridgetown

6 Speightstown

Ellesmere

Eugene Melnyk

5/17/13 PIM

Jim McKay Turf Sprint S.

$100,000

$10,000

Cor Cor

3 Smoke Glacken

Babe's Flair

A. Francis Vanlangendonck & Barbara Vanlangendonck

5/12/13 PID

Inaugural S.

$99,250

$10,000

Birdrun

7 Birdstone

Run Like Martha

Arthur I. Appleton

5/12/13 BEL

Albert The Great S.

$88,200

$9,000

Reporting Star

3 Circular Quay

Classic Beauty

Gilbert G. Campbell

5/12/13 CRC

Mambo Meister S.

$51,500

$6,000

Janet Erwin

I’m Not Gray

3 Belgravia

Classy Gray

5/12/13 HST

Jim Coleman Province S.

$50,000

$5,500

Unlimited Budget

3 Street Sense

Unlimited Pleasure Ocala Stud

5/3/13

Longines Kentucky Oaks

1/$1,000,000

$95,000

Irish Lute

3 Midnight Lute

Shaniowa

5/3/13

Eight Belles S.

3/$177,150

$16,298

Donarra Thoroughbreds LLC

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■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show Horse Name North Pacific

Sex Age Sire C

Master Command

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

Quelle Surprise

Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A.

6/29/13

PLN

$30,680

$16,850

Success Rate

Friends Lake

Snappy Tune

Maxxam Alliance

6/28/13

CRC

$28,000

$17,100

Heywoods

Unbridled's Song

Feathers

Eugene Melnyk

6/27/13

PID

$35,640

$21,600

Grand Hall

Graeme Hall

Miss Flaming

Jack Treadway & Sharon Treadway

6/27/13

EVD

$26,560

$15,000

Who Needs

Montbrook

Cutoffs

Ocala Stud J. Michael O’Farrell Jr. & Edward Wiest DVM

6/26/13

DEL

$40,125

$24,000

Secret Return

Put It Back

Lady Discreet

Ocala Stud & Joseph M. O’Farrell III & John David O’Farrell 6/26/13

SUF

$18,620

$11,400

Have It My Way

Indian Ocean

Celestialbutterfly

Derby Daze Farm

6/26/13

ASD

$17,640

$10,800

Cocktails With Dan

Trippi

Cocktailsandream

Patricia Generazio

6/24/13

DEL

$40,375

$24,000

Big John B

Hard Spun

Baldomera

Brylynn Farm Inc.

6/23/13

MTH

$42,000

$25,200

Toss the Stoops

Da Stoops

Toss the Change

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

6/22/13

MNR

$25,300

$14,927

Highly Favoured

Closing Argument

Rainbow Wish

Grace McNeill & Jeremy McNeill

6/22/13

$5,300

$3,127

Strawberry Field

Olmodavor

Strawberry Fizz

Hidden Point Farm Inc.

6/22/13

$3,400

$2,006

I Know It All

Montbrook

Star Rainbow

Ocala Stud

6/21/13

CRC

$28,000

$17,100

Gotta Be Fate

West Acre

Peppermint Dream

University of Florida Foundation

6/20/13

CRC

$28,000

$17,100

O T B Bob

Full Mandate

Smoke Granted

Carol Mishken & Alan David Epstein

6/19/13

$43,680

$23,400

Bruski’s Star

High Cotton

Amberuski

Argwen Farm & Arthur J. Pedregal

6/19/13

SUF

$18,620

$11,400

Rio Grey

Concorde's Tune

Emboss

Christopher J Hall & Thomas S Sollitto

6/19/13

SUF

$18,620

$11,400

Arricia Princess

Aragorn (IRE)

Jabalski Princess

Rae Marie Smith

6/18/13

MNR

$25,300

$15,433

Body of Work

With Distinction

Body Talk

R Legacy Racing & Lonnie Stokes

6/16/13

PID

$35,840

$21,600

Hy Hand Poker

With Distinction

Altar Call

Charlie Dobbs & Frank Berris

6/16/13

$21,000

$12,540

Fatal Bullet

Red Bullet

Sararegal

Adena Springs

6/15/13

$77,033

$44,700 $17,400

Posh Acres

West Acre

Klairan

Louie Rogers & David McKathan

6/15/13

$29,000

Vuelve Ruben M.

Concerto

Candlelightdinner

Ocala Stud

6/14/13

CMR

$7,497

$4,437

Bodacious Barb

Agnes Gold (JPN)

Fleeting Kiss

Susan S Stark

6/13/13

PID

$36,240

$21,600 $15,000

Midnight Rules

Peace Rules

Shady Woman

Maurice Miller LLC

6/13/13

EVD

$27,030

Stormofthecentury

Dark Kestrel

As of Now

University of Florida Foundation

6/10/13

PID

$38,000

$21,600

K Girl’s Dream

West Acre

American Dreams

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/10/13

SUF

$18,620

$11,400

Dad’z Laugh

Black Mambo

Whispered Love

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/8/13

CRC

$27,700

$17,100

Brooklyn Cowboy

Pomeroy

No Better Time

Silverleaf Farms Inc.

6/7/13

$28,000

$16,800

Heir to Dixie

Wildcat Heir

Dixie Probe

Strouds Lane Farm

6/7/13

CBY

$27,000

$16,200

Wynn a Brew

Milwaukee Brew

Donna's Tour

T. Wynn Jolley Mary Jolley & Harry Hoglander

6/7/13

TDN

$15,600

$9,360

Cajun Don

Full Mandate

Lac Dawat

Carl Bowling

6/6/13

$22,000

$13,080

Snow Fair

Snow Ridge

Their Serve

Darcy Scudero & Center Stage Farm

6/5/13

PID

$35,820

$21,600

Marshall

Leading the Parade

Thirsty Lulu

Bruno Schickedanz

6/5/13

SUF

$18,620

$11,400

Black Circle

Black Mambo

Circle of Friends

Pedro Sarabia

6/3/13

MNR

$28,400

$16,756

Pedroia

Graeme Hall

Lion Castle

Scott Savin

6/3/13

SUF

$18,620

$11,400

Cat Five Hurricane

Cowtown Cat

Cochet Cochet

Gulf Coast Farms LLC

6/1/13

CRC

$27,400

$17,100

Inside Deal

More Than Ready

No Mud On Me

Charles Russel Patton

6/1/13

CBY

$27,000

$16,200

Chi Chi’s Pride

B L's Appeal

Wise Beauty

Frank Bertolino

6/1/13

SUF

$18,620

$11,400

Sweetdreamsgall

Smarty Jones

Dreams Gallore

Live Oak Stud

6/1/13

TDN

$15,000

$9,000

Jessie Can Mambo

Black Mambo

Jessica's Way

Gilbert G. Campbell

5/30/13

PID

$36,830

$22,200

Red Lead

Red Bullet

Upside

Adena Springs

5/26/13

CBY

$34,000

$20,400

Dreaming of Susie

Cowtown Cat

Yes It's Royalty

Gerald F. Bailey

5/26/13

CRC

$28,000

$17,100

Lady Haddassah

Whywhywhy

Baby Lexi

Zayat Stables LLC

5/26/13

CBY

$27,000

$16,200

Maggie Simon

Simon Pure

Maggies Storm

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

5/26/13

LAD

$23,700

$13,200

Jo Jo’s Comet

Peace Rules

Cacoon

Barbara Rehbein

5/25/13

LAD

$22,300

$13,200

Egg Drop

Alphabet Soup

Rehocracy

Centaur Farms Inc.

5/24/13

BHP

$57,842

$34,200

Swinger’s Party

Medaglia d'Oro

Franscat

Farnsworth Stables LLC

5/23/13

CRC

$27,400

$17,100 $16,120

J T Max

Trippi

La Flamenco

AbraCadabra Farms LTD

5/22/13

$26,000

Dawn’s Song

Unbridled Time

American Dawn

Betty King

5/22/13

CMR

$11,248

$6,657

Have It My Way

Indian Ocean

Celestialbutterfly

Derby Daze Farm

5/20/13

ASD

$17,100

$10,800

No Distinction

With Distinction

Casting Call

Big C Farms

5/19/13

$43,147

$24,660

The Marikutana

Congrats

Grazettes

Bill Rasco

5/19/13

MTH

$42,000

$25,200

Starship Zorro

Giant's Causeway

Starship Voodoo

Starship Stables & Laurence Leavy

5/19/13

CRC

$27,700

$17,100

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Sex Age Sire G

Full Mandate

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

Lac Dawat

Carl Bowling

5/18/13

$21,000

$12,420

Rockyshomerun

Mass Media

Crazyncrooked

John F. Canty

5/17/13

CRC

$28,100

$17,700

Ondine

Medaglia d'Oro

Arrow in Flight

Gilbert G. Campbell

5/11/13

BHP

$54,000

$32,400

E B Ryder

Bluegrass Cat

Back to Earth

Farnsworth Stables LLC

5/11/13

CRC

$38,500

$24,500

Hello Hannah

Trippi

Note to Mimi

Diane Parks

5/11/13

MPM

$10,150

$5,800

Heir Gone Wild

Wildcat Heir

Grisham

New Farm

5/10/13

$29,100

$17,400

The Royal Boot

Chapel Royal

Sally Got the Boot

Frank Bertolino

5/10/13

CRC

$28,000

$17,100 $12,360

Lisa’s Booby Trap

Drewman

Ennuhway

Ocala Stud

5/7/13

$20,600

Gibson County Line

Gibson County

Super Lass

Marilyn Lewis & Saronda Smith

5/5/13

TAM

$19,600

$12,248

Peace Fire

Peace Rules

Miss Evans

Briggs/Cromartie

5/5/13

WNT

$19,400

$12,000

Burnum

Roar of the Tiger

Keep On Burnin

Ponder Hill Inc.

5/4/13

$59,702

$35,160

High Test

Wildcat Heir

Twisted Truth

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

5/4/13

BHP

$55,000

$32,400

Miss Addison

Orientate

Surprise K

Gem Racing Inc.

5/4/13

LAD

$23,000

$13,200 $12,480

Double Ours

Half Ours

Double Bling

Oliver B. Brooks Jr. Joseph Barbazon & Helen Barbazon

5/4/13

$21,000

Dawn’s Song

Unbridled Time

American Dawn

Betty King

5/4/13

CMR

$7,191

$4,437

Mystic Strike

Smart Strike

Mystic Rhythms

Peter Vegso Racing Stable

5/3/13

CRC

$22,400

$13,680

Burning Mandate

Full Mandate

Keep On Burnin

Bowling & Dodd Inc.

5/1/13

PEN

$32,922

$18,600

Beach Lightning

Greatness

Beachnick

E & D Enterprises

5/1/13

$28,200

$16,800

El Suri

Spanish Steps

Victoria's Wedding

Martin Stables Inc.

5/1/13

CMR

$7,497

$4,437

Milenario

Cowtown Cat

Pop I Top

Stone Alley

4/28/13

CMR

$7,830

$4,634

Pretend and Extend

Wildcat Heir

Conectis (IRE)

Bowling & Dodd Inc.

6/29/13

ARP

$13,000

$2,600

Start Up

Jump Start

Island Design

Peter Vegso Racing Stable

6/28/13

CRC

$28,000

$6,100

Mygallovesgold

With Distinction

Our Golden Gal

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/28/13

$3,400

$646

My Favorite Quee

Rey de Cafe

Before the Thunde

English Stables Inc.

6/27/13

CMR

$7,497

$1,530

Princess Appeal

B L's Appeal

Princessca

Frank Bertolino

6/26/13

SUF

$18,620

$3,800

Steel Cable

Cowtown Cat

Ashlee's Lady

Brambly Lane Farm & Steve Dwoskin

6/25/13

MNR

$22,200

$4,440

Return Engagement

Put It Back

Libby's Halo

Bridlewood Farm

6/23/13

$28,100

$5,600

My Emma

Got the Last Laugh

Baby Lexi

Zayat Stables LLC

6/22/13

PRX

$48,000

$9,400

Dreamlicious

Ecclesiastic

Gratorious

Hidden Point Farm Inc.

6/21/13

CRC

$28,000

$5,850

Noble Prince

Chapel Royal

Amaday

Miriam Michelle Robles

6/20/13

CRC

$28,000

$5,850

Hot Speed

Burning Roma

Feed for Speed

Dr. D. W. Frazier

6/19/13

BEU

$7,100

$1,420

Bloody Smart

Gaff

Ain't It Sweep

Heiligbrodt Racing Stable

6/18/13

MNR

$25,300

$5,060

Pompous Time

Pomeroy

Time to Frolic

Liam Benson & Mayo West Farm

6/17/13

PID

$37,940

$7,400

Konko Jones

Saint Anddan

Jabibti (PER)

Ricardo Morales

6/16/13

$21,000

$4,180

Crown Polis

Repent

Olgamar

Tanourin Stable

6/15/13

$29,000

$5,800

Valueable Silver

Value Plus

Mendocino Rose

John A. DeVault & Sue S. DeVault

6/15/13

SUF

$18,620

$3,800

El Suri

Spanish Steps

Victoria's Wedding

Martin Stables Inc.

6/14/13

CMR

$7,497

$1,530

Explosive Argument

Closing Argument

T. N. T. Red

Alan Parker & Janet W. Hoke DVM

6/13/13

$22,000

$4,340

Blue Mon

Maria's Mon

Comforts of Home

Ocala Thoroughbred Farm

6/12/13

PID

$35,840

$7,200

Bobs Pinup Girl

Tiger Ridge

Polka Dot Miss

Mr. & Mrs. William A. T. Rainbow

6/11/13

PID

$35,640

$7,200

Princess Appeal

B L's Appeal

Princessca

Frank Bertolino

6/10/13

SUF

$18,620

$3,800

Success Rate

Friends Lake

Snappy Tune

Maxxam Alliance

6/8/13

CRC

$27,700

$5,850

Moon Over Parador

Mass Media

Maiden Tour

Fiorino A. Crispo

6/5/13

PID

$35,820

$7,200

Winery

Orchard Park

Quit Complaining

Vegso Racing Stable

6/3/13

SUF

$18,620

$3,800

Oxford Lass

B L's Appeal

Streams of Light

Monarch Stables

6/3/13

SUF

$18,620

$3,800

A Shot Away

Posse

A Kiss Away

Carson Springs Farm & Letto Thoroughbreds

6/2/13

$54,600

$7,800

Cathy’s Crunches

West Acre

Miss Atticus

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/2/13

$34,612

$6,800

Return Engagement

Put It Back

Libby's Halo

Bridlewood Farm

6/2/13

$28,000

$5,600

Author Bob

Concerto

Sequentially

Dahl Farms LLC

6/2/13

TDN

$15,000

$3,000

My Emma

Got the Last Laugh

Baby Lexi

Zayat Stables LLC

6/1/13

PRX

$50,568

$9,400

Awesome Belle

Awesome of Course

Bayou Plans

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

6/1/13

CRC

$36,500

$8,700

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Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs $5,250

Sweet Rocket Man

Mr. Livingston

Sweet Glory

Alton Ison & Majel E Ison

6/1/13

CRC

$27,400

Mangrove Pond

Forest Wildcat

Stars in Your Eyes

Eugene Melnyk

6/1/13

SUF

$18,620

$3,800

Belvin

Empire Maker

Midway Squall

Donald R. Dizney

5/30/13

BHP

$54,574

$10,800 $5,600

Proper Heiress

Wildcat Heir

Proper Request

Loretta Armanno

5/30/13

$28,000

Valentinos Gold

Full Mandate

Spinning Gold

Winter Retreat Thoroughbreds Inc

5/27/13

PRX

$49,000

$9,400

Wellingtons Appeal

Half Ours

Wellingtons Choic

Juvenal Diaz

5/26/13

MTH

$43,848

$8,400

Kingofalldiamond

Giant's Causeway

Queenofalldiamon

Live Oak Stud

5/26/13

MTH

$43,848

$7,980

Wildcat Lily

D'wildcat

French Jubilee

Tara Helman & Paul Helman

5/26/13

CRC

$28,000

$6,100

Posh Acres

West Acre

Klairan

Louie Rogers & David McKathan

5/25/13

$29,000

$5,800

Peace Fire

Peace Rules

Miss Evans

Briggs/Cromartie

5/25/13

FAI

$15,000

$2,700

Graeme’s Intrigue

Graeme Hall

Lori's Expectation

Pamela Edel

5/25/13

$10,880

$1,600

Spanish Ridge

Spanish Steps

D's Secret Code

BryLynn Farm

5/25/13

CMR

$9,400

$1,880

Stormofthecentury

Dark Kestrel

As of Now

University of Florida Foundation

5/24/13

$48,379

$8,220

Won Great Damsel

Greatness

Royal Damsel

Kuehne Racing

5/24/13

IND

$40,001

$8,000

Green Money

The Green Monkey

Take Into Account

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

5/23/13

CMR

$11,478

$2,295

Success Rate

Friends Lake

Snappy Tune

Maxxam Alliance

5/19/13

CRC

$27,700

$5,600

La Glamorosa

Fire Slam

Dana's Lucky Lady

Sienna Farms LLC

5/19/13

CMR

$7,497

$1,530

Crown Polis

Repent

Olgamar

Tanourin Stable

5/18/13

PIM

$52,000

$10,920

Lori’s Store

El Prado (IRE)

Big Promise

Glen Hill Farm

5/18/13

$39,000

$7,800

Wishing Gate

Indian Charlie

Rich in Spirit

Glen Hill Farm

5/18/13

$39,000

$7,800

R. B. Float

Repent

Big Red Float

Cloverleaf Farms II Inc.

5/17/13

PIM

$52,000

$10,920

Prince Lion

Purge

Princess Lana

Do Little Farm LLC & Leon Sniadecky

5/16/13

CMR

$11,478

$2,295

Sweetdreamsgallore F

Smarty Jones

Dreams Gallore

Live Oak Stud

5/14/13

MNR

$22,200

$4,440

Black Circle

Black Mambo

Circle of Friends

Pedro Sarabia

5/13/13

MNR

$28,400

$5,680

Spanish Ridge

Spanish Steps

D's Secret Code

BryLynn Farm

5/11/13

CMR

$10,789

$2,295

Dreaming of Susie

Cowtown Cat

Yes It's Royalty

Gerald F. Bailey

5/10/13

CRC

$28,000

$6,100

Very Playful

Drewman

Very Laughable

Larry Foggle

5/8/13

BEL

$77,000

$15,400

Trev

Exclusive Quality

East Lake Classic

Sherry R. Mansfield & Kenneth H. Davis

5/5/13

CRC

$20,480

$4,880

Dancing Flashy

Flashy Bull

Dancing Elaine

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

5/5/13

TAM

$18,100

$4,212

Sansannah

Congrats

Jacqueline Gail

Steve Tortora Richard Tortora & Jacqueline Tortora

5/4/13

CMR

$7,191

$1,530

Buzz the Deputy

Deputy Wild Cat

Savannah Princess

J D Farms

5/3/13

CRC

$22,400

$4,680

Gettin Out Quick

Out of Place

Mary's Chance

Dixiana Stables Inc

5/1/13

$28,200

$5,600

Pomeroy Star

Pomeroy

Gal From Ipanima

Cashel Stud Inc.

5/1/13

CMR

$7,497

$1,530

Mister Suh

Montbrook

Tricky Faces

Sabine Stable

6/29/13

ARP

$13,000

$1,300

Tiger Magic

Tiger Ridge

Malindi

Maria Camperlengo

6/29/13

$3,400

$306

Cathy’s Irish Boy

R. Cooper

Cordon Negro

Edward G. Gerrits

6/28/13

CRC

$28,000

$3,300

Ft. Deposit

Olmodavor

Cloudy Advise

Freddie Hyatt

6/27/13

PID

$35,640

$3,600

Rolfsie

Pure Precision

Lil' Roo

Sharon Biamonte

6/27/13

$28,100

$2,800

Act of Madness

Act of Duty

Touch of Madness

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/25/13

PID

$35,840

$3,600

Sacred Ovation

Congrats

Unbridled's Jane

France Weiner & Irv Weiner

6/23/13

BHP

$63,720

$6,480

Channel the Green

English Channel

Grab the Green

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers Jr.

6/23/13

PID

$35,840

$3,600

Sweet N Discreet

Discreet Cat

West Side Dancer

E. Paul Robsham Stable LLC

6/22/13

PRX

$48,000

$5,170

Be My Love

With Distinction

Arealhotlover

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/22/13

MTH

$42,000

$4,620

Special Exchange

Exchange Rate

Frisky Cheerleader

Elizabeth H. Muirhead

6/22/13

MNR

$25,300

$2,530

Retsina

Imperialism

Pentera

Belinda M. Kitos Dr. Robert J. Kitos & Southern Cross Farm 6/21/13

CRC

$28,000

$2,800

Prince Lion

Purge

Princess Lana

Do Little Farm LLC & Leon Sniadecky

CMR

$11,248

$1,148

Decisive David

Sunriver

Super Deelites

William Schettine

6/20/13

CRC

$28,000

$3,050

Rosesintherain

Keyed Entry

Twothirty

Littlebrother Farm LLC

6/20/13

$21,000

$2,288

Fancy Leap

Concerto

Fast and Fancy

James Scott

6/19/13

SUF

$18,620

$1,900

Mountain Thunder

Skip to the Stone

Funder Powers

Thorobeam Farm

6/19/13

BEU

$7,100

$710

Freefourthecat

Freefourinternet

Cat Dancin

Denise Lingenfelter & C. W. Lingenfelter

6/18/13

MNR

$22,200

$2,220

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Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Eugene Melnyk

6/16/13

Track ID PID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

$35,840

$3,600

Heywoods

Unbridled's Song

Feathers

Professor Palmer

Mr. Livingston

Drumsticks

David J. Palmer & Teresa C. Palmer

6/15/13

$39,000

$3,900

Bull Hole

Mineshaft

Quail Run

J.V. Shields Jr.

6/15/13

$29,000

$2,900

Empedrado

Crown Delite

Delta Breeze

Kinsman Farm

6/14/13

PEN

$31,000

$3,410

Spanish Ridge

Spanish Steps

D's Secret Code

BryLynn Farm

6/14/13

CMR

$7,497

$765

Holy Highway

Holy Bull

Freeway Fun

Liam Benson & Mayo West Farm

6/10/13

PID

$38,000

$3,600

Sensational Doll

Werblin

Decorated Dancer

E. and D. Enterprises

6/9/13

$27,000

$2,700

Da Big Dawg

Roar of the Tiger

Catdog

Marilyn McMaster

6/9/13

TDN

$16,000

$1,600

Coolyourpipes

Put It Back

Special Fan

Charles Patton

6/8/13

SUF

$18,620

$1,900

Sweetlandofliberty

Anasheed

Freedom Reigns

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

6/8/13

CMR

$10,789

$1,148

Turnout

Trippi

Fiddle

J. V. Shields Jr.

6/5/13

PID

$35,820

$3,600

Espresso Royale

Macho Uno

Star Mountain

David J Lavoie

6/4/13

PRX

$50,760

$5,170

She's a Gold Mine

Smart Strike

In the Gold

Live Oak Stud

6/3/13

DEL

$35,890

$4,070

Idon'tknogoaskanni

The Daddy

Sweet Davia

Henry C. Follette

6/3/13

SUF

$18,620

$1,900

D’wildcat Gold

D'wildcat

Gold Khalifa

Lee Rattray

6/2/13

$69,062

$6,446

Lucky Trippi

Trippi

My Lucky Baby

W. K. France & D. S. France

6/2/13

$34,884

$4,524

My Pal Chrisy

Alex's Pal

Strike South

Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc

6/1/13

CRC

$36,500

$4,350

Defend

Graeme Hall

Spring

Lloyd Carnes & Lisa Carnes

6/1/13

CRC

$27,400

$3,050

Valueable Silver

Value Plus

Mendocino Rose

John A. DeVault & Sue S. DeVault

6/1/13

SUF

$18,620

$1,900

Super Candy

Candy Ride (ARG)

Zuppa

Captain Jakeman & Mrs. W. C. Jakeman

6/1/13

SRP

$16,100

$1,771

Pompous Time

Pomeroy

Time to Frolic

Liam Benson & Mayo West Farm

5/30/13

PID

$36,830

$3,700

Drewup

Drewman

Proper Dame

McLaughlin Family Ltd. Partnership

5/29/13

BEU

$7,000

$700

Mighty Gideon

Put It Back

Exaggerate

Chad Stewart & Laurie Stewart

5/28/13

$9,920

$800

Bear Fabulous Son

Harlan's Holiday

Fabulous Sun

Farm III Enterprises & Off The Hook Partners LLC

5/26/13

$61,691

$6,446

Starship Playgirl

Successful Appeal

Circuit Breaker

Luis de Hechavarria

5/26/13

CRC

$28,000

$3,050 $6,446

Travelin Dream

Express Tour

Steppedoutofadre

Karen J. Silva

5/25/13

$69,960

Thunder Lake

Thunder Gulch

Waltzing Around (Ire)

Tom Zwiesler W O Fitzpatrick & J Lauriello

5/25/13

$34,742

$3,480

Hardrock Eleven

Rock Hard Ten

Stark Beauty

Farm III Enterprises & Off The Hook Partners LLC

5/25/13

LAD

$22,000

$2,420 $940

Sweetlandofliberty

Anasheed

Freedom Reigns

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

5/25/13

CMR

$9,400

Risk Adjusted

With Distinction

Kipper Quila

Idlewild Bloodstock

5/25/13

$2,500

$275

Bent Missile

Golden Missile

Bent Creek City

Adena Springs

5/24/13

IND

$40,001

$4,000

Creative License

Showing Up

Miss Fear Factor

Elijah Bailey

5/23/13

CRC

$27,400

$2,800

Ville

City Place

Darn That Girl

Third Street Stable & McKathan Bros.

5/22/13

$48,360

$3,900

Quite the Face

Straight Faced

Quite the Light

J D Farms

5/21/13

PID

$35,100

$3,600

Make My Day

Gulf Storm

Marmaros

Debbie Cheston

5/19/13

PID

$42,030

$3,600

Marataya’s Tune

Concorde's Tune

Marataya's Dancer

Anne Ambrosio & Frank Ambrosio

5/18/13

PIM

$52,000

$5,720

Forest Jingles

Forestry

Just a Jingle

Whisper Hill Farm LLC

5/18/13

PIM

$52,000

$5,720

Nothing But Fire

Lexicon

No Prospect

Larry E. Altman

5/17/13

$27,000

$2,700

Hazelsheartstrings

Unbridled Time

Glory Me

Emerald Pastures Corp.

5/16/13

PID

$36,240

$3,600

My Lady Lauren

Hard Spun

Regala Di Trieste

Donarra Thoroughbreds LLC

5/16/13

EVD

$29,440

$3,410

Milenario

Cowtown Cat

Pop I Top

Stone Alley

5/16/13

CMR

$11,478

$1,148

Dazzled Saint

Saint Afleet

Safe At Home

Francis Rover

5/14/13

PID

$52,360

$4,400

Top Dog

Alke

Maresa (IRE)

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

5/13/13

MNR

$28,400

$2,840

Wildcat Queen

Wildcat Heir

Silver Montage

Bernard Glenn Schaeffer

5/12/13

PID

$36,840

$3,600

Volastic

Ecclesiastic

Volatile Vickie

Hidden Point Farm

5/11/13

PRX

$63,540

$5,170

I Am Discreet

Discreet Cat

Silk Concorde

E Paul Robsham Stable LLC

5/11/13

MTH

$42,000

$5,040

Sweetly Put

Put It Back

Special n Sweet

Kristine L. Mitchell & Dr. Corey Miller

5/10/13

CRC

$28,000

$3,050

J. Burle

Honor Glide

Sister I'm a Poet

Bonnie Heath Farm LLC

5/5/13

$21,000

$2,288

Time Tix Ahead

Unbridled Time

Ease Ahead

Tom Maida

5/5/13

TAM

$19,600

$2,020

My Pink Easterbaby

Straight Man

Lady in Pink

Winchester Baye Acres Inc.

5/5/13

TAM

$18,100

$2,364

The Chill Zone

Concorde's Tune

Donna Marie

John E. Shaw

5/3/13

CRC

$22,400

$2,440

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Sex Age Sire F

Northern Afleet

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

Natalie's Moment

David Dizney

6/28/13

CRC

$28,000

$17,100 $42,000

Daddy Loves Gold

Scat Daddy

Glitz N Gold

Emerald Pastures Corp.

6/27/13

BEL

$70,000

Vicuna

Put It Back

Pompamento

Daislyn P. Sharpe & Sally J. Martin

6/27/13

CRC

$27,400

$17,100

Double Dancer

Double Honor

Pentera

Belinda M. Kitos Dr. Robert J. Kitos & Southern Cross Farm

6/26/13

SUF

$17,640

$10,800

Baffoonery

Eddington

La Pique Dame

John B. Penn

6/24/13

PID

$34,300

$21,000

My Hot Chili

Omega Code

Hotesse (CHI)

Red Oak Stable

6/24/13

MNR

$19,400

$11,446

Choose Honour

Honour and Glory

B B Choice

Liam Benson

6/23/13

MNR

$19,400

$11,252

Brother Pete

Broken Vow

Andrea Gail

Craig L. Wheeler

6/22/13

BHP

$52,750

$31,200

Lily’s Jackie Boy

Bluegrass Cat

Tiz Twentyfour K

Destiny Oaks of Ocala

6/22/13

LAD

$21,560

$12,600

Conquest Two Step

Two Step Salsa

Homesteader

Manuel Andrade

6/21/13

$39,481

$21,720

Great Red Beauty

Greatness

Golden Billie

Collins Training Stables LLC & Mildred Arent

6/21/13

$38,000

$22,800

Aloha Daddy

The Daddy

Exclusive Chic

GotWonRunnin Farm

6/21/13

TDN

$14,000

$8,400

Lizzie Belle

Wilko

Stormagain

Adena Springs

6/19/13

IND

$32,501

$19,501

Lyla Dawn

Werblin

Lila Wanblee

Stori D Atchison & Ricky Leppala

6/18/13

MNR

$19,400

$11,834

Double Seven

Exclusive Quality

Parisian Trip

Joel W. Sainer

6/16/13

CRC

$39,000

$26,100

Ft. Deposit

Olmodavor

Cloudy Advise

Freddie Hyatt

6/16/13

PID

$36,950

$21,000

Miss Mulligan

Milwaukee Brew

Miss Delia

Weiss

6/15/13

$20,000

$11,580

Here’s Johnny

Colonel John

Bon Caro

Rick Sutherland

6/14/13

$38,972

$21,720

Timeless Indy

A.P. Indy

Border Dispute

Besilu Stables LLC

6/14/13

MTH

$34,920

$21,600

Bricks and Clicks

Belgravia

Maggies Storm

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

6/14/13

MTH

$34,920

$21,600

Boston Proper

Speightstown

Boston Girl

Peter Vegso

6/14/13

IND

$32,501

$19,501

Liberty Fuze

Mass Media

Country Code

Juan A. Escobar Sr.

6/9/13

CRC

$34,000

$21,100

Hot Coffee

Burning Roma

Coffee Can

Harold L. Queen

6/9/13

CRC

$28,000

$17,100

Steel Cable

Cowtown Cat

Ashlee's Lady

Brambly Lane Farm & Steve Dwoskin

6/9/13

MNR

$19,400

$11,446

Burning Spirit

Burning Roma

Miss Havana

Shamrock Thoroughbreds

6/9/13

MPM

$11,220

$5,800

Ride the World

Tiz Wonderful

Sweet Baklava

Murray Stroud

6/8/13

$60,812

$33,540

Wynns Nighthawk

Northern Afleet

Jolie Hawk

T. Wynn Jolley Mary Sue Jolley & Jake Scott

6/8/13

DEL

$38,125

$22,800

Livingston Swagger

Mr. Livingston

Aly Sweet

David J. Palmer & Teresa C. Palmer

6/8/13

CRC

$27,100

$17,100

One Buck Roma

Burning Roma

One Buck Coyote

Gerald Bennett & Mary Bennett

6/6/13

PID

$36,750

$21,000

Lapantalones Fance

Roar of the Tiger

Penne

Deborah Thomas

6/5/13

SUF

$17,640

$10,800

Key Point

Keyed Entry

Oopsy Daisy

Tricia Zimmerman

6/4/13

IND

$32,501

$19,501

Proverbs Thirtyone

Hear No Evil

Sacred Psalm

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

6/2/13

CRC

$38,300

$26,100

Big Brook

Montbrook

Poitrine

Claude Morris

6/2/13

$14,579

$8,160

D’cajun Cat

D'wildcat

Rabiadella

Eico Stable

6/1/13

$39,358

$21,720

No Fruit Degroote

In Summation

Blazing Fizz

Big C Farm

6/1/13

DEL

$38,752

$22,800

Breitling Flyer

Ghostzapper

Starbuster

Bathen Thoroughbreds LLC & Stonestreet Thoroughbred H

6/1/13

CRC

$34,000

$21,100

Secret Kitten

Discreet Cat

Mossy Bank

Gilbert G. Campbell

5/30/13

CRC

$34,000

$21,100

Charm Cat

Bwana Charlie

Asi Soy (CHI)

Heiligbrodt Racing Stable

5/30/13

CRC

$27,100

$17,100

Concho

Indian Ocean

Shimmering Jul

Paul R. and Mary Anne Denes

5/24/13

LAD

$22,240

$12,600

True Marco

Marco Bay

True Laugh

Joseph C. Powers Jr. DVM

5/24/13

TDN

$14,000

$8,400

Shoeless Joe

Exclusive Quality

Afillyate

Danzel J Brendemeuhl

5/23/13

PEN

$30,660

$18,000

L. G’s Sissy

B L's Appeal

Maybelle

Sandra R. Cataldi

5/22/13

TDN

$14,000

$8,400

Briar Mojo

Circular Quay

Alleged World

Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews

5/20/13

DEL

$39,265

$22,800

Beautiful Sunset

Act of Duty

Miss Dulany

Amalio Ruiz Lozano

5/19/13

BEU

$7,000

$4,200 $24,000

Sailinginforthewin

Mizzen Mast

Lemon Maid

Live Oak Stud

5/18/13

MTH

$40,000

Scandalous Act

Act of Duty

Seductive Lady

Gilbert G. Campbell

5/18/13

CRC

$39,000

$26,100

Sweet Rocket Man

Mr. Livingston

Sweet Glory

Alton Ison & Majel E Ison

5/18/13

CRC

$25,300

$15,000

Sweetsouthernpitch

Sweetsouthernsaint

Misspitch

Katherine Devall

5/18/13

MNR

$19,400

$11,834

Brothersofthetime

Bob and John

Hostility

Marion G. Montanari

5/17/13

CRC

$33,300

$21,100

Choctaw Chuck

Bwana Charlie

Taylor's Choice

Virgilio Lopez

5/16/13

PID

$34,650

$21,000

In Mid Heir

Wildcat Heir

Rhythm in Shoes

New Farm

5/16/13

$26,000

$15,600

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Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

Nova Light

Colony Light

Rainbow Fame

J D Farms

5/12/13

CRC

$25,600

$15,000

Miss Derek

Brother Derek

Quick Text

Scott Lanier

5/12/13

HST

$20,061

$10,830

Jovita’s Tuffy

Teuflesberg

Jovita

Sherry R. Mansfield & Kenneth H. Davis

5/11/13

BHP

$52,500

$31,200

Maura’s Purse

Hal's Image

Makememoneyhoney

Rose Family Stables LTD

5/11/13

CRC

$33,300

$21,100

Joe Pike

Benny the Bull

Allofeverything

Joanna Reisler

5/11/13

CMR

$7,915

$4,684

Expropriate

Shakespeare

Gone Exclusive

Alexander Schettine

5/5/13

CRC

$21,680

$13,680

Split the Queens

Limehouse

Cupid Season

Sienna Farms LLC

5/5/13

CMR

$8,077

$4,684

Card

Spring At Last

Fond

Bridlewood Farm

5/4/13

$38,000

$22,800

One Golden Road

Sabre d'Argent

It's the Cats Meow

Joseph J. DiGrazia & Thomas J. DiGrazia

5/4/13

CRC

$21,920

$13,680

Pass Me a Bottle

Concorde's Tune

Wine Spot

Saronda Smith

5/4/13

TAM

$17,900

$9,860

Great Rising Star

Greatness

Cat's Evil I.

Marilyn Seltzer & Beth Bayer

5/3/13

BHP

$53,000

$31,200

O T B Bob

Full Mandate

Smoke Granted

Carol Mishken & Alan David Epstein

5/3/13

$38,000

$22,800

Souparion

Alphabet Soup

Arion

Ann Lorenson Lynch

5/3/13

TAM

$17,900

$9,860

Cosmic Flash

Hear No Evil

Cosmic Light

Bill Killeen

5/2/13

CRC

$27,200

$16,820

Sweetmarys Success F

Teuflesberg

Sky's Honor

Linda Lee Schroetlin

5/1/13

$36,977

$21,720

Early Glory

Mr. Sekiguchi

Libby's Halo

Bridlewood Farm

6/29/13

DEL

$41,545

$7,600

Steve

Halo's Image

Pleasant Quality

Bridlewood Farm

6/29/13

CRC

$29,100

$7,070

Happy to Be Here

Full Mandate

Happy Honeymoon

Mr. & Mrs. William A. T. Rainbow

6/29/13

CRC

$25,900

$6,100

Mia Runner

Put It Back

Elizabethswildrose

Thomas A Moore

6/28/13

CRC

$28,000

$5,600

Louies Flower

Flower Alley

Tembisa

Shadybrook Farm Inc & Castletop Stable

6/28/13

$20,000

$3,940

Starship Ace

Congrats

Starship Kitty

Starship Stables

6/28/13

MNR

$19,400

$3,880

Step Brother

Spanish Steps

Marquet Niche

Lucy Edwards & Randell Edwards

6/26/13

SUF

$17,640

$3,600

Amelia’s Wild Ride

D'wildcat

Amelia Island

Red Oak Stable

6/23/13

MTH

$40,000

$8,000

Iron Vixen

Boastful

Danceforcarol

Bryan R. Baker

6/23/13

BEU

$7,000

$1,400

G P Ricky

D'wildcat

Leedle Dee

Rustlewood Farm Inc.

6/22/13

$56,300

$11,180

Fantasmagorico

Speightstown

Miss Tizzynow

St. George Stables LLC

6/22/13

CRC

$25,600

$5,850

Quality Moment

Exclusive Quality

Present Moment

Alan Parker & Janet W. Hoke DVM

6/21/13

$48,120

$7,920

Heshoots Hescores

Wilko

Many Charms

Blazing Meadows Farm & Larry Lehmann Racing Stable

6/21/13

CBY

$25,000

$5,000

Drain Them Dry

Grand Reward

Suave and Pretty

Dr. R. D. Daniels Jr. Dr. C. B. Daniels Robert Brown & Nancy

6/21/13

MNR

$19,400

$3,880

Fiery Marco

Marco Bay

Fiery Queen

Joseph C. Powers Jr. DVM

6/21/13

TDN

$14,000

$2,800

I Will Be Free

Kodiak Kowboy

Mrs. M

Moreau Bloodstock International Inc.

6/16/13

CRC

$39,000

$6,800

Perfect Winner

Aragorn (IRE)

Onatopp

Rick Sutherland

6/16/13

CMR

$7,915

$1,615

My Brown Eyed Girl

With Distinction

Brown Eyed Woman

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/15/13

CRC

$29,100

$6,800

D’wop d’Wop

D'wildcat

Swan Lake

Teresa D H Murphy & Steven A Murphy DVM

6/14/13

IND

$32,501

$6,500

Sheer Drama

Burning Roma

Riveting Drama

Harold L. Queen

6/13/13

DEL

$41,545

$7,600

Play Bull

With Distinction

Bull Ride

Robert Harris & Mary Harris

6/12/13

DEL

$38,400

$7,000

Look of a Star

Exclusive Quality

November Moon

Alfonso Figliolia

6/9/13

CRC

$34,000

$6,530

Little Black Book

Halo's Image

Coloring Book

Dee-Ellen Cook

6/9/13

CRC

$28,000

$5,600

Willies Grand Slam

Grand Slam

Willie's Luv

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/8/13

PRX

$56,300

$9,000

Colonel Red

Boastful

Tropical Runner

Bryan R. Baker

6/8/13

CNL

$30,000

$6,000

Law Review

Yes It's True

Scarlet Letter

Farm III Enterprises & Off The Hook Partners LLC

6/7/13

CBY

$25,000

$5,000

Fiery Marco

Marco Bay

Fiery Queen

Joseph C. Powers Jr. DVM

6/7/13

TDN

$19,000

$2,800

Checkered Cab

Double Honor

Glory City

Jennifer Hayford

6/7/13

ASD

$11,880

$2,400

Distinct Sparkle

With Distinction

Constant Sparkle

Betty King

6/6/13

EVD

$28,620

$4,800

G P Ricky

D'wildcat

Leedle Dee

Rustlewood Farm Inc.

6/5/13

DEL

$38,125

$7,600

Damn Straight

Straight Man

Witherbee Hall

Diamond Oaks Farm

6/5/13

SUF

$17,640

$3,600

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Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

Choose Honour

Honour and Glor

B B Choice

Liam Benson

6/3/13

MNR

$19,400

$3,880

Economic Forecast

Congrats

Our Secretary

Joe Carroll

6/3/13

SUF

$17,640

$3,600

My Novena

Wildcat Heir

All Saint's Day

Tracy Pinchin

6/2/13

CRC

$38,300

$7,340

Purchango

Two Step Salsa

Pitch a Penny

Roger Block

6/1/13

CRC

$34,000

$6,800

Tragedy’s Triumph

With Distinction

Apache Dancer

Charlie Dobbs

6/1/13

IND

$32,501

$6,500

Step Brother

Spanish Steps

Marquet Niche

Lucy Edwards & Randell Edwards

6/1/13

SUF

$17,640

$3,600

Bull Account

Benny the Bull

Take Into Account

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

5/31/13

CMR

$7,915

$1,615

In Luv With Willie

With Distinction

Willie's Luv

Gilbert G. Campbell

5/30/13

CRC

$34,000

$7,070

Jack’s the Won

Black Mambo

Political Wife

Gilbert G. Campbell

5/28/13

PRX

$48,980

$9,000

Law Review

Yes It's True

Scarlet Letter

Farm III Enterprises & Off The Hook Partners LLC

5/25/13

CBY

$25,000

$5,000

My Hot Chili

Omega Code

Hotesse (CHI)

Red Oak Stable

5/25/13

MNR

$19,400

$3,880

Checkered Cab

Double Honor

Glory City

Jennifer Hayford

5/25/13

ASD

$11,880

$2,400

Gift of Gabby

Sweet Return (GB)

Galea des Bois (FR)

Red Oak Stable

5/21/13

MNR

$19,400

$3,880

Proverbs Thirtyone

Hear No Evil

Sacred Psalm

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

5/18/13

CRC

$39,000

$7,070

Emma’s Dancer

Hal's Image

Good Dancing

Rose Family Stables Ltd.

5/17/13

CRC

$33,300

$6,800

Shenton Park

Speightstown

Ruby Park

Eugene Melnyk

5/17/13

CRC

$25,600

$5,850

One Buck Roma

Burning Roma

One Buck Coyote

Gerald Bennett & Mary Bennett

5/13/13

PID

$35,050

$7,000

Delta Bluesman

Wagon Limit

Smoke Alarm

Denis A. Dwyer

5/12/13

CRC

$25,600

$5,600

Brother Pete

Broken Vow

Andrea Gail

Craig L. Wheeler

5/11/13

BHP

$52,500

$10,400

Argosy

With Distinction

Lorline

Marco Gazzani & Eduardo Azpurna Jr.

5/11/13

$46,684

$7,920

Classic Trip

With Distinction

Appella's Trip

Soldi Stables

5/11/13

CRC

$33,300

$7,070

L. G's Sissy

B L's Appeal

Maybelle

Sandra R. Cataldi

5/8/13

TDN

$14,000

$2,800

Sweetsouthernpitch

Sweetsouthernsaint

Misspitch

Katherine Devall

5/5/13

MNR

$19,400

$3,880

Boston Proper

Speightstown

Boston Girl

Peter Vegso

5/4/13

IND

$32,501

$6,500

Appealynn

B L's Appeal

So Wonderful

Deborah J. Tamargo

5/4/13

TAM

$17,900

$4,000

Drain Them Dry

Grand Reward

Suave and Pretty

Dr. R. D. Daniels Jr. Dr. C. B. Daniels Robert Brown & Nancy

5/3/13

MNR

$19,400

$3,880

Diana’s Daisy

Langfuhr

Oglala Sue

Anthony Lenci

5/3/13

TAM

$17,900

$4,000

Jill’s Reflection

Two Step Salsa

Mia's Reflection

Rose Family Stable Ltd

5/2/13

CRC

$27,200

$5,662

Little Black Book

Halo's Image

Coloring Book

Dee-Ellen Cook

5/2/13

CRC

$20,480

$4,880

Saturday Storms

Any Given Saturday

Proud Lightning

Destiny Oaks of Ocala

6/29/13

$43,176

$3,620

Enchanted River

War Chant

Island Fire

Peter Vegso Racing Stable

6/29/13

$38,000

$3,800

East Hall

Graeme Hall

East Long Lake

Mary K. Haire

6/29/13

CRC

$29,100

$3,670

Pretzel Logic

Cowtown Cat

Classy Daniela

Brenda K. Jones

6/29/13

PLN

$27,156

$3,170

Climactic

Curlin

Sararegal

David J. Lavoie

6/29/13

CRC

$25,900

$3,050

Spanish Concert

Concerto

Spanish Slew

Carlos Giraldo

6/28/13

CRC

$28,000

$2,800

Forever Road

Bellamy Road

Divine Shadow

Kinsman Farm

6/27/13

BEL

$70,000

$7,000

Nolo

El Nino

Way West Dolly

Kevin O’Gorman

6/27/13

CRC

$27,400

$2,800

Damn Straight

Straight Man

Witherbee Hall

Diamond Oaks Farm

6/26/13

SUF

$17,640

$1,800

Celtic Moon

Denis of Cork

Beastlie Moon

Suzanne Sharra-Maxwell & Kay Dennis

6/22/13

BHP

$62,422

$6,240

Dreamin of Bucks

Run Away and Hide

All Weekend Long

John B. Porter

6/22/13

DEL

$38,627

$4,807

Run Kathy Run

Langfuhr

Brown Eyed Miss

Sienna Farms LLC

6/22/13

$26,000

$2,600

She’s Spooky

With Distinction

Silver Spook

Tim James Mawhinney & Karen Faye Mawhinney

6/21/13

CRC

$25,300

$2,800

Paint the Moon

Malibu Moon

Paint Me Red

Lambholm

6/20/13

PID

$34,850

$3,500

Wild Kiss

Deputy Wild Cat

Royal Kiss

Anne Ambrosio & Frank Ambrosio

6/19/13

CNL

$30,000

$3,000

Rey de Jorge

Rey de Cafe

Apappas

Spring Hill Farm Thoroughbreds LLC

6/19/13

BEU

$7,000

$700

Legal Laura

Wildcat Heir

Arealhotlover

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/16/13

CRC

$39,000

$3,400

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Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

Carters Gap

Freud

Catchy Patton

Eugene Melnyk

6/16/13

PID

$36,950

$3,500

Forest Jet

D'wildcat

Five Star Annie

Brenda Jones & Silver Oaks Farm

6/16/13

CMR

$7,915

$808

Pinetree Pro

With Distinction

Tiz a Dancer

Gilbert G. Campbell

6/15/13

CRC

$29,100

$3,400

Raven Mission

Peace Rules

Forest Mystery

Brenda Jones

6/15/13

ARP

$10,000

$900

Polar Eclipse

Put It Back

Beautifully

Zachary Alan Kinneman & Linda Cappozoli

6/14/13

IND

$32,501

$3,250

Mar to the Max

Circular Quay

Europium

Westbury Stables LLC

6/13/13

DEL

$39,390

$4,180

Swinging Chango

Senor Swinger

Fountain of Truth

Norman Dellheim & Peggy Dellheim

6/12/13

PID

$40,950

$3,500

Gift of Gabby

Sweet Return (GB)

Galea des Bois (FR)

Red Oak Stable

6/11/13

MNR

$19,400

$1,940

In High Cotton

High Cotton

Smiling Girl

Porter Racing Stable LLC

6/10/13

DEL

$38,752

$4,807

Flat Out Charmin

Flatter

Gentle Charmer

Tanourin Stable

6/9/13

CRC

$34,000

$3,130

Four Aria

Northern Afleet

Natalie's Moment

David Dizney

6/9/13

CRC

$28,000

$2,800

Holy Wow

Put It Back

Poppy's Baby Girl (GB)

Strouds Lane Farm

6/8/13

$60,812

$6,149

Enchanted River

War Chant

Island Fire

Peter Vegso Racing Stable

6/8/13

$38,000

$3,800

Avanda’s Destiny

Mister Fotis

Met Darling

Ups and Downs Farm

6/8/13

SUF

$17,640

$1,800

Swipernoswiping

Graeme Hall

Ruby Land

Robert Elliott VanWorp & Anne Rose Adametz

6/3/13

SUF

$17,640

$1,800

Pomeroy's Package

Pomeroy

Il Vino Bianco

Patricia Generazio

6/2/13

MTH

$38,800

$4,400

Rey de Jorge

Rey de Cafe

Apappas

Spring Hill Farm Thoroughbreds LLC

6/2/13

BEU

$12,000

$700

Argosy

With Distinction

Lorline

Marco Gazzani & Eduardo Azpurna Jr.

6/1/13

$48,252

$3,960

Dreamin of Bucks

Run Away and Hide

All Weekend Long

John B. Porter

6/1/13

DEL

$38,752

$4,807

The Boot Wildcat

Wildcat Heir

Sally Got the Boot

Frank Bertolino

6/1/13

CRC

$34,000

$3,670

Double Dancer

Double Honor

Pentera

Belinda M. Kitos Dr. Robert J. Kitos & Southern Cross Farm

6/1/13

SUF

$17,640

$1,800

Amor Incondicion

With Distinction

Self Seeker

Janet Erwin

5/30/13

CRC

$34,000

$3,670

Paint the Moon

Malibu Moon

Paint Me Red

Lambholm

5/21/13

PID

$34,125

$3,500

Nicki’s a Cowgirl

Cowtown Cat

Brooks N Boots

Mike Bossio & Cheri M. Abner

5/21/13

MNR

$19,400

$1,940

Our Lucky Lady

Langfuhr

Formal Evening

Sienna Farms LLC

5/20/13

DEL

$39,265

$4,180

Irish Media

Mass Media

Tri Some Irish

Lewis Bronfman & Leonard Marinello

5/19/13

$63,020

$6,149

Chippette

Purge

Chippi

William P. Sorren

5/18/13

MTH

$40,000

$4,400

Liberty Fuze

Mass Media

Country Code

Juan A. Escobar Sr.

5/18/13

CRC

$39,000

$3,670

Stirling Castle

Imperialism

Starship Elaine

James Webb

5/18/13

CRC

$25,300

$3,050

Street Trick

Street Sense

Brief Bliss

Sally Andersen

5/16/13

BEL

$70,000

$7,000

Key Point

Keyed Entry

Oopsy Daisy

Tricia Zimmerman

5/15/13

IND

$32,501

$3,250

Sweet Anne Gold

Gottcha Gold

Sweet Davia

Henry C. Follette

5/11/13

CRC

$33,300

$2,970

Lucky River

Broken Vow

Alie's Dolly

Sienna Farms

5/11/13

MNR

$19,400

$1,940

Fuschero

Fusaichi Pegasus

Runchero

Purple Haze Stable LLC

5/10/13

$20,000

$2,000

Checkered Cab

Double Honor

Glory City

Jennifer Hayford

5/10/13

ASD

$11,760

$1,200

Ukuthandaza

Songandaprayer

Speak Easy

Barbara Vanlangendonck A. Francis Vanlangendonck & Dev 5/10/13

$10,640

$950

Distinct Sparkle

With Distinction

Constant Sparkle

Betty King

5/9/13

EVD

$29,340

$2,640

Ahuehuete

Leading the Parade

Tigeroo

Lambholm

5/8/13

TDN

$14,000

$1,400

Drover Crazy

Cowtown Cat

Her She Shawklit

Gulf Coast Farms Bloodstock LP

5/5/13

BHP

$53,250

$6,240

Ramsey Branch

Cowtown Cat

Sanibel Sole

Cypress Farms 1991

5/5/13

PIM

$40,000

$4,400

Farleys Mandate

Full Mandate

Hines Farley Rules

Jack Treadway & Sharon Treadway

5/5/13

TAM

$17,300

$2,000

Seventh Son

Closing Argument

Abduckted

Jim Patten

5/4/13

$38,000

$3,800

Mile High City

High Cotton

Fun City Lady

Harold J. Plumley

5/4/13

CRC

$21,920

$2,440

Bettymo

Put It Back

Shingalana

Cathy Rountree

5/4/13

TAM

$17,900

$2,000

Summer Interlude

Put It Back

Silver Petticoat

Anthony K Gordon

5/3/13

TAM

$17,900

$2,000

Emma's Dancer

Hal's Image

Good Dancing

Rose Family Stables Ltd.

5/2/13

CRC

$27,200

$2,720

Who'dathunk

Wised Up

Ground Cat

Lawrence Getto

5/1/13

ATL

$15,000

$1,500

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EMERGENCY

Management Planning In addition to being equipped for the “normal” emergencies associated with breeding and racing thoroughbreds, Florida Horse owners need to be prepared to handle the fury of a tropical storm and/or a hurricane. Each farm should have a well thought out plan of action developed well in advance of threatening storms. WHEN DEVELOPING AN EMERGENCY PLAN CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING PHASES

“good as new” during restoration, but at the end of this stage people begin to see the farm can return to “normal”.

1)Mitigation – Activities which elimi- 6) Recovery – This stage continues until all nate or reduce the chance of occurrence or effects of a disaster. For example, using hurricane clips to reinforce a roof.

2)Preparedness – Being ready for the emergency that cannot be avoided or prevented. This includes training employees. To respond effectively, employees must know their responsibilities and have access to necessary equipment.

3)Response – 1) Notification/Warning – This stage could last for several hours such as in the case of a hurricane or only a few minutes when responding to a tornado. For example, notify employees when and where to meet.

2) Immediate Safety – Search and rescue

facilities and operating systems return to normal. Long-term recovery as in the case of destroyed buildings may take years. Recovery planning should include a review of opportunities to lessen the impact of future emergencies. THINGS TO DO BEFORE THE STORM HITS

to keep the refrigerator cold and be used as a water source when thawed.

✔ City water becomes contaminated when purification systems are inoperable. To purify water, add two drops of chlorine bleach per quart and let stand for a half-hour.

✔ Fill any large outside vessels (rowboats, canoes, feed troughs, etc.) with water. This keeps them from becoming debris and provides a source of water for animals after the storm. Pool water and collected water should be kept chlorinated so it remains usable.

✔ Shut off main electrical breakers and close gas and water valves. Unplug appliances and turn off air conditioning.

✔ Install a hand pump on farm wells. Well

✔ Chain propane tanks to the ground

water will not become contaminated unless it is submerged by floodwaters.

with tie-down stakes and label them “propane”. Label any other hazardous material containers.

✔Avoid damage from flying debris. Tie down and/or secure everything you can. Turn over and tie down anything too large to store.

✔ Bring chain saws, ladders, axes, shovels, metal cables, block and tackles; wire cutters, toolbox, grill, charcoal and lighter fluids into the house.

✔ Get mobile home tie-downs for livestock trailers and other vehicles. Move vehicles into the middle of the largest open areas away from trees and tie them down.

✔ A two-week supply of animal feed and

as well as providing emergency medical treatment for people and animals.

3) Property Security – Do fences need

✔ Have on hand a box packed with hal-

✔ Contact out-of-town friends and rela-

immediate repair? Has debris blocked access to vital areas? Do windows or doors need to be boarded up to prevent further damage?

ters, leads, tape, rope, tarps, fly spray, and animal medical supplies. Keep in your house.

tives and keep them informed of your plans. It will be easier for you to contact them than for them to contact you.

✔ Have on hand in the house: several hur-

✔ Make sure your insurance is adequate

for until the farm is back to “normal”? Damage assessments should be made during this phase.

ricane lamps, lamp oil or kerosene, fire extinguishers, batteries, battery operated radio, matches, gasoline, and chlorine bleach.

and up-to-date. Photograph or video tape all property and animals, and take the photos or tapes with you if you must evacuate.

5) Restoration – This stage involves the

✔ Keep two-liter soda bottles filled with

✔ Remember that after the storm all trans-

“outside” assistance and includes repair of utility services. Nothing is as

water in the freezer. They can be thawed in the refrigerator when electricity fails

actions will have to be made in cash and banks and gas stations will be closed.

4) After Care – How will horses be cared

medications should be stored in waterproof containers in a safe location.

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Leading Florida Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through July 3, 2013. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

LEROIDESANIMAUX Name

Sire Name

Farm Name

PUT IT BACK

WITH DISTINCTION NA Stk Gr Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's Earnings $713,594

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Candy Stripes

HallMarc Stallions

$6,741,421

Animal Kingdom

$6,060,000

$45,804

$69,500

With Distinction

Storm Cat

Hartley/DeRenzo

$2,039,295 141

$2,051,392

Merit Man

$208,830

$12,156

$33,912

Put It Back

Honour and Glory Bridlewood Farm

$1,936,175 143

$1,951,454

Hobbs

$121,485

$16,826

$56,250

Wildcat Heir

Forest Wildcat

Journeyman Stud

$1,707,882 136

$1,782,802

Starship Wildcat

$80,170

$33,913

$56,944

Exclusive Quality

Elusive Quality

Journeyman Stud

$1,479,207

Sr. Quisqueyano

$174,850

$9,875

$25,250

Repent

Louis Quatorze

Woodford Thoroughbreds $1,263,316 103

Graeme Hall

Dehere

Winding Oaks Farm

$1,263,316

Rule Number Six

$89,225

$15,722

$15,875

$1,244,064

$1,244,237

Marathon Lady

$233,100

$18,739

$49,929

Value Plus

Unbridled's Song HallMarc Stallions

$975,066

$1,055,232

Triple A. Rating

$55,760

$7,124

$28,800

City Place

Storm Cat

Hartley/DeRenzo

$941,209

A. P. Warrior

A.P. Indy

HallMarc Stallions

$777,674

$947,432

La Tia

$38,875

$781,343

Siete de Oros

Concorde's Tune

Concorde Bound Deceased

$753,391

Doneraile Court

Seattle Slew

HallMarc Stallions

$570,994

$758,082

Wicked Tune

$76,250

$598,265

Phoenix Court

High Cotton

Dixie Union

Ocala Stud

$570,686

West Acre

Forty Niner

Deceased

$581,338

$592,856

$581,338

$84,819

$8,429

$162,500

$36,250

$61,940

$7,000

Speak Logistics

$101,000

Do It for Don

$110,430

2 $108,500 2

$75,000

$31,205

$66,600

$6,976

$20,000

Seeking the Dia

Storm Cat

Bridlewood Farm

$198,608

$570,405

Move Over

$35,863

Proud Accolade

Yes It's True

Deceased

$542,474

Majestic Marquet

$79,200

Greatness

Mr. Prospector

HallMarc Stallions

$528,280

Good Lord

$74,455

$7,125

$31,500

Strong Contender

Maria's Mon

HallMarc Stallions

$527,725

Miss Da Point

$64,650

$8,489

$51,000

Imperialism

Langfuhr

Get Away Farm

$494,676

$500,174

Jan's Perfect Star

$75,060

$5,743

$16,125

Circular Quay

Thunder Gulch

Journeyman Stud

$487,598

$491,328

Reporting Star

$80,700

$9,000

$49,111

B L's Appeal

Valid Appeal

Randolph Thoroughbreds $480,742

$480,742

Chi Chi's Pride

$64,650

Montbrook

Buckaroo

Deceased

$475,041

Who Needs

$46,800

$26,455

$39,318

Burning Roma

Rubiano

HallMarc Stallions

$465,606

$466,735

Burnt Offering

$61,864

$2,800

$10,000

Cowtown Cat

Distorted Humor Journeyman Stud

$425,950

$441,420

Dreaming of Susie

$54,500

$19,750

$58,885

Mass Media

Touch Gold

Journeyman Stud

$440,957

Moon Over Parador

$51,982

$3,600

$15,000

Bring the Heat

In Excess (IRE)

Ward Ranch

$423,377

Skylander

$50,944

Saint Anddan

A.P. Indy

Journeyman Stud

$374,184

$402,302

Shotinthefog

$52,550

$20,000

$12,429

Act of Duty

Mr. Prospector

Bridlewood Farm

$389,673

Bren's Friend

$48,010

$10,434

$14,833

Awesome of Course

Awesome Again

Journeyman Stud

$353,160

Fort Loudon

$183,750

$45,000

1 $110,000

Gottcha Gold

Coronado's Quest Ocala Stud

$322,374

Mucho Mans Gold

$59,700

$4,000

$18,786

$40,000

Gibson County

In Excess (IRE)

Deceased

$321,758

Pleaseandthankyou

$83,300

Double Honor

Gone West

Get Away Farm

$312,090

So Honored

$31,272

$4,067

Halo's Image

Halo

Deceased

$296,465

Wink At the Girls

$24,672

$14,667

$13,000

The Green Monkey

Forestry

Hartley/DeRenzo

$275,215

Dazzle Me Darling

$65,400

$33,500

Deceased

$27,441

Three Wonders

Storm Cat

$256,053

$267,356

The Best Glacier

$43,869

Wagon Limit

Conquistador Cielo Bridlewood Farm

$263,692

Breckenridge

$68,134

$1,000

Keyed Entry

Honour and Glory Bridlewood Farm

$251,820

Lady Rosamond

$39,421

$11,207

It's No Joke

Distorted Humor HallMarc Stallions

$230,488

Mr. Prankster

$33,840

$19,233

1 $130,000

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Leading Florida Juvenile Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through July 3, 2013. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

HEAR NO EVIL

EXCLUSIVE QUALITY

WITH DISTINCTION NA Stk Gr Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's

Earnings

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg 2yo Avg Sold

2yo Avg

Name

Sire Name

Farm Name

Hear No Evil

Carson City

Journeyman Stud

$149,679

Conquest Whiplash

$86,049

$10,000

With Distinction

Storm Cat

Hartley/DeRenzo

$79,753

In Luv With Willie

$27,070

$12,156

$33,912

Exclusive Quality

Elusive Quality

Journeyman Stud

$54,000

Look of a Star

$27,630

$9,875

$25,250

Wildcat Heir

Forest Wildcat

Journeyman Stud

$50,780

One More Wild Ride

$17,800

$33,913

$56,944

In Summation

Put It Back

Ocala Stud

$40,705

No Fruit Degroot

$31,405

$17,539

$51,133

Hal's Image

Halo's Image

Get Away Farm

$39,770

Maura's Purse

$28,170

Graeme Hall

Dehere

Winding Oaks Farm

$38,486

Designer Legs

$15,000

$18,739

$49,929

Mass Media

Touch Gold

Journeyman Stud

$36,335

Liberty Fuze

$28,070

$3,600

$15,000

Two Step Salsa

Petionville

Get Away Farm

Value Plus

Unbridled's Song HallMarc Stallions

$99,500

$36,072

Conquest Two Step

$21,720

$12,000

$56,750

$30,617

Long On Value

$22,800

$7,124

$28,800

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Leading Florida Freshman Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through July 3, 2013. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

IN SUMMATION

YESBYJIMMINY

TWO STEP SALSA NA Stk Gr Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's

Earnings

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg 2yo Avg Sold

2yo Avg

Name

Sire Name

Farm Name

In Summation

Put It Back

Ocala Stud

$40,705

No Fruit Degroot

$31,405

$17,539

$51,133

Two Step Salsa

Petionville

Get Away Farm

$36,072

Conquest Two Step

$21,720

$12,000

$56,750

Yesbyjimminy

Yes It's True

Bridlewood Farm

$24,270

Flay Mignon

$24,000

$9,900

$22,078

Benny the Bull

Lucky Lionel

Winding Oaks Farm

$14,134

Red Toro

$7,350

$12,812

$31,679

Hello Broadway

Broken Vow

Ups And Downs Farm $4,302

$4,302

Tiz Showbiz

$4,302

$8,500

Leading Florida 2nd Crop Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through July 3, 2013. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

CIRCULAR QUAY

GOTTCHA GOLD

COWTOWN CAT NA Stk Gr Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg 2yo Avg Sold

2yo Avg

Name

Sire Name

Farm Name

Circular Quay

Thunder Gulch

Journeyman Stud

$487,598

$491,328

Reporting Star

$80,700

$9,000

Cowtown Cat

Distorted Humor

Journeyman Stud

$425,950

$441,420

Dreaming of Susie

$54,500

$19,750

$58,885

Gottcha Gold

Coronado's Quest Ocala Stud

$322,374

Mucho Mans Gold

$59,700

$4,000

$18,786

Hartley/DeRenzo

$275,215

Dazzle Me Darling

$65,400

$33,500

Keyed Entry

Honour and Glory Bridlewood Farm

$251,820

Lady Rosamond

$39,421

$11,207

$27,441

Indy Wind

A.P. Indy

Journeyman Stud

$124,899

$195,134

Looks So Windy

$70,235

$2,500

$5,500

Belgravia

Mr. Greeley

Hartley/DeRenzo

$173,572

I'm Not Gray

$44,068

$4,233

$70,000

Lifestyle

Indian Charlie

Ward Ranch

The Green Monkey Forestry

Earnings

Leading Earner

$44,710

Fightin Mean Mad

$16,850

Guillaume Tell (IRE) Rossini

Ups And Downs Farm $17,575

$17,575

In Your Window

$12,665

Favorite Bid

Sho Biz Farms

$6,240

Spectacular Bid

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$6,240

Favorite Ketch

$6,240

$49,111

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Following are the “FTBOA Chase to the Championship ” Point Standings through July 3, 2013. Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Two-Year-Old Filly Horse

Breeder

Owner

Trainer

Conquest Whiplash – 2 Sweetmarys Success – 2

Chris J Gabel Linda Lee Schroetlin

Conquest Stables, LLC Ward, Wesley

M. Casse W. Ward

Gaye Swartz Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds & Stephen Barberino Haras Gran Derby

Westrock Stables LLC Chandler Bruce, McKee Robert H. & Glavin James Cloud Nine Lumoni

Bob Baffert Robert Hess Jr. Antonio Sano

Ocala Stud Stud El Aguila A. Francis Vanlangendonck & Barbara Vanlangendonck

Repole Stable Lieblong Alex & JoAnn Ballou Steve & Waldron Harriet

Todd Pletcher Steve Hobby Joan Scott

Hollendorfer Jerry & Sweetwater Stable Barber Gary, Birnbaum Roger & Tsujihara Kevin Brous Stable, Wachtel Stable & Hammer Jack T.

Jerry Hollendorfer Peter Miller William Mott

Steven Ciccarone Farnsworth Stables LLC Live Oak Plantation

Michelle Nihei Martin Wolfson Edward Plesa Jr.

Hollendorfer Jerry & Sweetwater Stable Barber Gary, Birnbaum Roger & Tsujihara Kevin Resolute Group Stables Preston Stables LLC

Jerry Hollendorfer Peter Miller Michelle Nevin William Mott

Steven Ciccarone Live Oak Plantation Ballou Steve & Waldron Harriet

Michelle Nihei Edward Plesa Jr. Joan Scott

E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC B. Wright Cloud Nine Lumoni

Todd Pletcher Michael Pender Antonio Sano

Farnsworth Stables LLC Mercer Brenda & Berglar Peter A. Always Believe, Inc. Steven Ciccarone Paul Pompa Jr. Last Call Racing Partnership

Martin Wolfson H. Jerkens P. Eurton Michelle Nihei Chad Brown R. Scherer

Three-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Den’s Legacy – 9 Merit Man – 7 City of Weston – 5

Three-Year-Old Filly Trainer Unlimited Budget – 13 Marathon Lady – 11 Cor Cor – 6

Older Male (4YOs+, Colt/Gelding) Sahara Sky – 35 Comma to the Top – 20 Ron the Greek – 12

Martin Stables Inc. Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson Jack T. Hammer

Older Female (4YOs+, Filly/Mare) Trainer Regalo Mia – 10 Golden Mystery – 8 Successful Song – 6

Juvenal Diaz Adena Springs Live Oak Stud

Male Sprint (3YOs+, Colt/Gelding, 1 mile & less) Sahara Sky – 35 Comma to the Top – 20 Teaks North – 8 Flat Out – 8

Martin Stables Inc. Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson Brylynn Farm Inc. Nikolaus Bock

Female Sprint (3YOs+, Filly/Mare, 1 mile & less) Mia – 5 Successful Song – 5 Cor Cor – 4

Juvenal Diaz Live Oak Stud A. Francis Vanlangendonck & Barbara Vanlangendonck

Male Turf (3YOs+, Colt/Gelding, Turf Races) Trainer Discreet Dancer – 10 Jeranimo – 5 City of Weston – 5

E. Paul Robsham Stable LLC Brylynn Farm Inc. Haras Gran Derby

Female Turf (3YOs+, Filly/Mare, Turf Races) Golden Mystery – 8 Emma’s Encore – 3 Kinz Funky Monkey – 2 Regalo Mia – 2 Inaugurate – 2 Grandma’s Rules – 2

Adena Springs Equest Thoroughbreds Inc. Hartley De Renzo Thoroughbreds Juvenal Diaz Glen Hill Farm Glen Hill Farm

■ Selection Criteria for Florida-bred champions Year-end divisional champions will be determined using the “FTBOA Chase to the Championship” point system, a ranking that awards points for success in stakes races. The “FTBOA Chase to the Championship” allocates points for stakes wins in graded races, open-company stakes and Florida’s signature racing days, with the number of points awarded based upon the classification of the race. International stakes race status is governed by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee. The first three finishers in all Group/Graded and listed races appearing in Part I of the International Cataloguing Standards and International Statistics Book printed by The Jockey Club receive “black-type” designation. Ten point bonus to be awarded to any 2-year-old colt or filly sweeping all three legs of the Florida Stallion Stakes in determining the Champion 2-year-old Florida-bred. The Florida-bred with the most points in each division on December 31 is deemed champion of that division. Horse of the Year, Broodmare of the Year and Breeder of the Year will be voted on by the FTBOA Board of Directors and announced at the FTBOA’s annual awards dinner. In the case of a year-end tie in points in any division, earnings will be used to decide the tiebreaker. — Points are assigned as follows:

■ World Thoroughbred Championship ■ Sunshine Millions (equivalent to a Grade 2 Stakes Race): Breeders’ Cup Race: Win: 20 points Place: 15 points Show: 10 points

■ Grade 1 Stakes Race: Win: 15 points Place: 10 points Show: 5 points

■ Grade 2 Stakes Race: Win: 5 points Place: 3 points Show: 2 points

■ Grade 3 Stakes Race: Win: 3 points Place: 2 points Show: 1 point

Win: 5 points Place: 3 points Show: 2 points

■ Other Florida-bred Signature Race Days (equivalent to a Grade 3 Stakes Race):

(The Florida Million, Florida Cup, Florida Stallion Stakes Series): Win: 3 points Place: 2 points Show: 1 point

■ Open-Company Stakes ($50,000 + Purse) Points for WIN ONLY: Win: 2 points THE FLORIDA HORSE • AUGUST 2013 71

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FARM MANAGEMENT

Water and BMPs

Back to Basics

ello to all and happy summer. From time to time, I like to go back to basics and once again talk about Best Management Practices, BMPs, and explain why they are so critical to preserving the ground and surface waters. I also believe that it’s important to briefly refresh everyone’s memory about water, our most precious resource, to give further understanding and clarity as to why using BMPs are so imperative, which is also why there is now legislation to protect the water. BMPs help to control excess amounts of nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, from contaminating our precious water. Go to this great web site from UF/IFAS Extension, “Living Green”, to get a clear understanding of how water gets into the aquifers in Florida. http://livinggreen.ifas.ufl.edu/water/know_your_watershed.html This web page does a great job Careful use of Best Management of explaining water qualPractices are crucial to horses and ity, conservation, irrigahumans both, and why laws are now tion, etc. “The Journey of in place for our protection. Water“, which is located in the page’s right-hand corner, offers a detailed look at water’s life cycle and explains how water goes through a watershed and the impacts that so many things can have on water along the way. All water flows from watersheds, which are areas of land where all the water that is underneath drains off and goes into a centralized place. Several different watersheds supply Marion County’s water, like the Upper St. Johns, the Oklawaha, the Withlacoochee and the Waccasassa. To learn about your watershed(s), go to: http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/state.cfm?statepostal=FL . In the continental US, there are 2,110 watersheds, 54 of those being in Florida. Concerning BMPs and their use, excess fertilization is a great offender to the aquifer, so it’s essential that proper care be taken when applying any to the farm’s fields. This is why using BMPs, like regular soil testing (annually to every 2-3 years) and using slow-release fertilizers, are so critical to protect against the addition of excess nutrients. Soil testing is essential because it gives accurate data on needed amounts of nutrients and a pH analysis. Using

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slow-release fertilizers help to keep a slow, constant release of nutrients in the soil, thus helping to control excess leaching via rapid release; this also saves money in the long run, too. Nitrogen is the main culprit to the springs and aquifer in central Florida. In south Florida, it tends to be phosphorous, but both nutrients can be more carefully managed by routinely using BMPs, through soil testing and other farm management practices. Manure contains nitrogen as a nutrient and, although it is organic, excess amounts can still cause damage to the aquifer. Careful handling and disposal BMPs for manure waste need to be followed to help curb any damage. Again, various methods like removal via dumpster, composting and spreading are all potentially acceptable management practices; it simply depends on what is most suitable for each individual farm. Grass is nature’s defense against nitrogen from getting into the surface and ground waters because without grass, or other “greenery” in the pastures, nitrogen can have nowhere to go but straight to the aquifer. Not having too many horses per field (BMPs for paddocks recommend one horse per two acres on good soils and up to five acres per horse for sandy soils) is imperative to keep the grass and other greenery in the paddocks to help preserve at least 80% vegetative cover. Rotational grazing and proper mowing height keep grass from getting shorter than 3 inches, which is the recommended minimum level allowable for grazing. Hopefully, these concepts give better understanding for the water, why careful use of BMPs are crucial to horses and humans both, and why laws are now in place for our protection. To learn more about these topics, or schedule a FREE, non-regulatory farm visit, please contact me or your local Extension agent. As always, keep up the good management practices! ■

Jamie A. Cohen • 352-671-8792 Farm Outreach Coordinator UF IFAS/Marion County Extension Service • jamiecohen@ufl.edu

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By JOANN GUIDRY

Stakes and Lawrence Realization Handicap. Just call 1961 the year of Carry Back. Carry Back was described by sports writers of the era as he little brown horse by Saggy out of Joppy, by Star “the colt from the wrong side of the tracks” who was the reBlen, became the second Florida-bred to win the sult of “a chance mating.” Saggy was not exactly a leading Kentucky Derby, the first to win the Preakness sire and Joppy was a $150 mare who had been barred from the Stakes, and the third Florida-bred national champion. All in track because of her obstinacy at the starting gate. And yet at a year that saw the Jack Price-bred and trained Carry Back the end of the year, Carry Back was named the North Amerwin seven stakes and place in four others on his way to earn- ican champion 3-year-old colt. He joined Needles and My ing $565,349 for owner Katherine Price. Dear Girl as Florida-bred national champions. In addition to winning the Kentucky Derby and PreakAlso at the close of the season, Carry Back had career earnness Stakes, Carry Back also won the Florida Derby, ings of $851,648 to place him seventh on the all-time leading Flamingo Stakes, Everglades Stakes, Jerome Handicap and earners’ list. Ahead of him on the list were such notables as Trenton Handicap. He was second in the Wood Memorial Round Table, Nashua, Citation, Swoon’s Son and Stymie. and third in the Woodward Stakes, Fountain of Youth Much as Needles had prompted a growth spurt in the Florida thoroughbred in(below) was described by sports writers of the era as “the colt from dustry, so did the success of the wrong side of the tracks” who was the result of “a chance mating.” Carry Back. New farms to the area in 1961 included Llangollen Farm, Wolf Run Farm, Robin’s Nest Farm, Harbor View Farm and Hobeau Farm. In explaining the success of Florida-breds, Ocala Stud Farms’ Joe O’Farrell was quoted in the Palm Beach Times (June 2, 1961) as saying, “Breeding is helped best by environment. And the best kind of environment found anywhere is found in Florida’s green grass country with its magical sunshine, healthy limestone soil and water, protective shade trees, muscle-building topography and year-round mild climate.” There were 372 registered Florida-breds in 1961. The Florida breeders’ incentive program was established in May of that year and paid out $32,350. Governor Farris Bryant signed Florida State Senate Bill 601, which made Floridabreds automatically eligible for 180 overnight races during the forthcoming season in which their entries would be preferred and in which a minimum of $460,000 would be distributed. Carl G. Rose, the father of the Florida thoroughbred breeding industry, sold his Rosemere Farm to a Virginia group headed by M. Tyson Gilpin. Renamed Rosemere Stud Inc., the operation was managed by Colonel W. Randolph Tayloe. Frances A. Genter’s champion My Dear Girl was retired from racing with earnings of $209,639. She was to be bred to 1943 Triple Crown winner Count Fleet. For the second consecutive year, Florida-breds exceeded the $2-million mark in purse earnings with a total of $2,609,950. ■

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onday morning sickness, azoturia, overstraining disease, tying up, myositis, setfast and acute rhabdomyolysis are various names referring to equine exertional myopathy. The set-fast form of tying up is a disease affecting the skeletal muscles, or those used for movement as well as the muscles of the heart, which normally starts shortly following the beginning of exercise. Research over the past 15 years has revealed that “tying up syndrome” is actually comprised of several distinct diseases that affect the function of the muscle in response to exercise. Although caused by different factors, the clinical signs and management of horses with exertional myopathies are very similar. This tying up condition usually occurs within a few minutes to an hour after beginning exercise following one or more days of rest, especially when a 40% or higher grain diet has been fed and the horse has received little or no exercise. Generally, the more strenuous the physical activity without beginning

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slowly, the sooner following the onset of exercise the condition occurs. The condition may also occur from excessive struggling, colic, or following prolonged general anesthesia. In mild cases, a horse may only exhibit slight stiffness, shortened stride, change of gait, and/or decreased athletic performance. In more serious cases, muscle cramping and twitching are evident. The largest muscle masses are usually the most severely affected, and are stiff, swollen, firm and painful. Additionally, the forelegs may be involved alone, or in combination with other muscles. Affected horses may appear tucked-up, sweat profusely, exhibit a stiff gait, muscle tremors, increased heart rate and respiratory rate. The horse may be unwilling or unable to move. If sufficient quantities of myoglobin are excreted, the horse’s urine will appear coffee-colored. In extreme cases, these symptoms may be followed

by the horse going down and death. As with any horse health concerns, contact your veterinarian for diagnosis and treatment. Exertion myopathy must be differentiated from overexertion, heat stroke, tetanus, spinal cord damage and other neuromuscular diseases. Diagnosis should be based on history, clinical signs, physical exam and blood work. In mild cases, changes in blood chemistry may be minimal. In more serious cases, blood chemistry may show elevated muscle enzymes and increased concentrations of muscle myoglobin and phosphorus due to muscle damage. Predisposing factors associated with increased muscle glycogen and rate of utilization or decreased circulation to the muscle include: poor physical conditioning (decreases circulation to the muscle), good physical conditioning (increases amount of glycogen and rate of mobilization), high energy intake during a period of rest (particularly from grain) and failure to begin physical activity gradually. Mildly affected horses may recover with no treatment provided they are not moved, walked or transported in a trailer. If moved, the condition is likely to worsen and could become severe. Horses that are down should not be forced to get up, but should be assisted when attempting to stand. In addition to veterinary treatment, keep the horse warm, dry and well bedded. Warm compresses and muscle massage may help increase muscle circulation. Recovery may take two weeks of longer. Withhold grain and exercise until blood chemistry has returned to normal. Return to normal feeding and exercise should be gradual. Turn the horse out into a small paddock for several days before riding or beginning round pen work. To help reduce incidences of “Tying Up”: (1) establish a regular exercise program without any “complete rest” days; (2) decrease confinement and allow more frequent exercise; (3) feed more hay and less grain, or don’t feed any grain especially when the horse isn’t being used; and (4) begin physical activity slowly and increase intensity gradually. ■

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Entrust the Future of The Sport to a Smirking Tadpole by Gary West Gary West is an award winning turf writer who has covered horse racing for more than 30 years in many publications including The Dallas Morning News and Ft. Worth StarTelegram. He currently writes for ESPN.com and several other publications on a freelance basis.

he young man smirked into the camera and for an instant looked like a child. You almost expected him to say the dog ate his homework. But instead he said, "I don't know anything about these horses; so I'm going to pick jockeys." As it turned out, he didn't know much about jockeys either. This wasn't comedy. This was a smirking tadpole. But this was also the "expert" who was expected to inform and enlighten fans, the "pundit" who was to peel away the mystery and reveal the complexities of a race, its various possible scenarios and its drama; this was the person who, at the very least, was going to assist fans eager to make a bet. Right. In a half-hour seminar before the first race, his "insight" consisted of reading sections of the program, such as the race conditions. Amid his inarticulate maundering there was not so much as a mote of valuable information.

Horse racing cannot rely on the poplar media. And so where is the neophyte going to find information about the sport, where is he going to learn to bet? At the racetrack, from a smirking tadpole? As for expertise, that club was never in his bag. His performance, though, was noteworthy for two reasons. (And such performances, keep in mind, have become rather commonplace, with the tadpoles appearing in various forms.) First, it emphasized a growing need for fan education, a need that has become an emergency. Second, the performance suggested that in many cases racetrack management has become alarmingly indifferent to the fans and, yes, even to the sport. If a person somehow stumbles upon the sport -- a fledgling or neophyte, let's say, who has accompanied a friend to the racetrack or who has come out for a party of some kind -- and finds the game interesting, then how can he pursue this emerging interest? How can he educate himself? How is he going to learn about handicapping and betting? Well, he's not. And that's a major problem confronting the sport. Pushed to the cultural periphery, horse racing has become, for many people, esoteric.

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Even worse, it's predominantly and grossly misunderstood. Newspapers, for the most part, no longer cover the sport, except perhaps to include some entries and results in their miscellaneous agate or to reprint the latest deprecatory story from the New York Times or the most recent warning that horse racing's sky is falling. Much of the information on the Internet or televisioncomes with a price tag that would discourage a novice. Horse racing cannot rely on the poplar media. And so where is the neophyte going to find information about the sport, where is he going to learn to bet? At the racetrack, from a smirking tadpole? If new fans are going to come out to the racetrack for anything other than a concert or a free cap or a dollar-day, if, in other words, they're going to come out twice, then it's up to the racetracks themselves to fill the informational and educational void. More than ever, racetracks have to make handicapping information easily and freely available -- workout notes; trip notes; statistics of every shape and size. More than ever, racetracks must provide some genuinely informed opinions and even some classrooms, real or simulated, where neophytes can learn to handicap and bet. Racetracks should encourage trainers and jockeys to be accessible and should offer workout shows and barn tours. A few racetracks, of course, already make such efforts, but not many. And that's alarming because such efforts reveal much about management's attitude. You can always tell if a racetrack respects its fans and values the sport by the simulcast signal. For every smirking tadpole, there's a general manager who doesn't care. With more and more emphasis on gaming and concerts and races by barnyard animals, fewer and fewer racetrack executives these days know the sport. (Tim Ritvo, of course, is among the more conspicuous exceptions.) Even fewer know anything about the product they're selling, which is the opportunity to bet on a horserace. That's why at many racetracks the morning line has become more misleading than helpful, why information can be scarce and why tadpoles thrive. Horse racing deserves better. And horsemen are in a position to demand better. â&#x2013;

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