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FEATURES 20 ELITE STATUS 2011 Florida-bred Champions By Jo Ann Guidry

28 BIG NIGHT FOR FLORIDA AT ECLIPSE AWARDS Florida-bred Musical Romance was named champion Filly and Mare Sprinter; Havre de Grace is Horse of the Year. By Michael Compton

36 ACCELERATED EARNING POWER a robust Stakes and FOA Program in place at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs By Michael Compton

40 STALLION SHOWCASE Door were open to prospective breeders in January as the areas popular stallion shows continued. Photos by Serita Hult

54 EQUINE CARE: IS MY HORSE JUST FAT? —or does he have a metabolic disease? By Sarah M Reuss, VMD, DACVIM

DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS 6 8 10 48 53 58 59 60 62 4 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2012

PRESIDENT’S REPORT EDITOR’S WELCOME FLORIDA FOCUS LEADING FLORIDA SIRES FTBOA CHASE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP YOUR FLORIDA HORSE PARK By Connie Duff Wise FARM MANAGEMENT By Jamie Cohen PRACTICALLY SPEAKING PLAYER’S PAGE: QUIET TOO LONG By Paul Moran

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801 SW 60th Avenue • Ocala, Florida 34474 (352) 732-8858 • Fax: (352) 867-1979 • www.ftboa.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Glue By PHIL MATTHEWS s members of the FTBOA, many of us don’t have the opportunity to work with the staff of the organization, whether they are on the publications side or on the membership side. Personally, I had little contact with most of those people prior to my serving on the board of directors. It has been a gratifying experience to get to know all of these people and to witness first-hand the dedication to their work and their commitment to the Association.

Michael Compton has proven over the years to be one of the most conscientious people that I have come in contact with. He is an excellent writer with an astute knowledge of horse racing and breeding, talents that are in short supply. That, combined with his work ethic, guarantees he will be sorely missed by the Florida Thoroughbred industry. —Brent Fernung Today, I would like to address one person in particular, Michael Compton, editor-in-chief of Florida Equine Publications. To give Michael the label of editor frankly sells him short. He has been much more than that; the proverbial glue that holds that department together. Michael came to us from California 12 years ago and he brought with him a passion and respect for horse racing. Accolades followed soon after his arrival with numerous awards from American Horse Publications (AHP). In fact, The Florida Horse 6 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2012

magazine is AHP’s reigning five-time best state or regional publication in the equine industry. Beyond Michael’s literary skills, he brought a team mentality to Florida Equine Publications (FEP) and a strong work ethic. This team atmosphere became contagious with his fellow employees. It is literally with a heavy heart that I tell you Michael is leaving us. He is moving on to pursue his dreams and we wish him the very best. Michael Compton will be sorely missed and even harder to replace. This is obvious to anyone that reads our publications and even more so to those of you that had the opportunity to work more closely with him on your advertising and other publishing projects. Brent Fernung may have said it best, “Michael Compton has proven over the years to be one of the most conscientious people that I have come in contact with. He is an excellent writer with an astute knowledge of horse racing and breeding, talents that are in short supply. That, combined with his work ethic, guarantees he will be sorely missed by the Florida Thoroughbred industry. For all of us, I would like to tell Michael that we will miss him greatly but wish him the very best in all of his future endeavors. Thanks, Michael, for all you’ve done for us. ■

Phil Mathews

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urpose and passion. The culture of the Thoroughbred industry is based on competitiveness. Having a purpose and being passionate can certainly help generate victories of all kinds, for horses and people, alike. The team at Florida Equine Publications (FEP) and its stable of freelance talent has worked with purpose and passion throughout my 12-year tenure as editor-in-chief. Collectively, we have vigorously pursued excellence on behalf of the readers of the magazine and the members of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’and Owners’Association (FTBOA). This column marks my last as editor-in-chief of The Florida Horse magazine as I am moving on to pursue new creative directions this year. When I look back over my length of service to FEP and the FTBOA, I am proud of what we have accomplished together—the entire staff, board of directors, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, readers and advertisers. In March of 2000, following 10 years at California Thoroughbred magazine, I moved my family across the country to take the reins of The Florida Horse and Wire to Wire. Thanks to Richard Hancock, Jo Ann Guidry, Patrick Vinzant, Jon Siegel and Terry Leffel, the transition from living in Southern California to Ocala/Marion County was an easy one.

It didn’t take long for me to gain a great appreciation of what makes the Ocala area distinctive: open green space, historic farms and a deep respect for horses has clearly helped shaped this dynamic community. It didn’t take long for me to gain a great appreciation of what makes the Ocala area distinctive: open green space, historic farms and a deep respect for horses has clearly helped shaped this dynamic community. Over the last decade, I have had the privilege to serve the community as a former board member of both the Public Education Foundation of Marion County and more recently the Marion County Chamber of Commerce. The highlights of chronicling Florida’s Thoroughbred industry are too numerous to mention here. Of course, I covered Breeders’ Cup victories—Ginger Punch in the slop at Monmouth Park in 2007, Dubai 8 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2012

Majesty, Awesome Feather and Big Drama at Churchill Downs in 2010 and Musical Romance this past November—immediately spring to mind. My first article for the magazine 12 years ago was a feature on Needles being inducted into the prestigious Hall of Fame at the National Museum of Racing in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The storied Florida-bred’s long awaited honor as Horse ofYesteryear was welcome news to the state’s prized Thoroughbred industry. Bonnie Heath, III, who was 6 years old when his father’s racehorse became the first Florida-bred in history to win the Kentucky Derby, arranged a luncheon for me to meet his father and interview him for the story. Over lunch at Golden Hills Country Club we relived Needles’ historic Derby victory and all the emotions surrounding his dramatic come-from-behind score. Everyone affiliated with Florida’s horse industry for any length of time understands that Needles’ Derby win sparked an industry in Florida and he is credited with being responsible for selling as much land in the area as any real estate agent at that time. Florida lost industry pioneers in the last 12 years. Bonnie Heath, Fred Hooper, John Franks, Harry Mangurian, Arthur Appleton and George Steinbrenner are just a few. I was fortunate to have met all of them. It was an honor remembering their accomplishments in print. Their contributions to the Thoroughbred industry will be felt for generations to come. In my many guided tours of FTBOA’s gallery, I shared with curious visitors the trophies, racing silks and photographs that highlight and immortalize their greatest triumphs on the racetrack. On Feb. 28, 2006, I watched a handsome juvenile colt by Forestry parade around Calder’s paddock prior to entering the auction ring during that year’s FasigTipton sale. Moments later, well quite a few moments later, the Florida-bred colt was hammered down at a record $16 million. It was evident to everyone in attendance that day that Coolmore and Darley had locked horns on the colt. When the bidding came to a rousing conclusion, Coolmore had prevailed. Later named The Green Monkey, the colt was unable to deliver on the promise he flashed at the sale in his brief racing career. Hope springs eternal in this business, however, and his chance to make a name for himself continues today as he stands stud in Ocala at Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds. In 2003, I attended the one and only Great State Challenge at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston, Texas. It

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magazine, in 2008. Koontz was the editor of the magazine’s inaugural issue in 1958. With horses working out on the track at OBS one morning, we sat in the bleachers overlooking the track and remembered his early days at the helm of the publication. He was a treasure trove of memories. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip down memory lane and talking about the standout horses of that generation. He recalled them all with stunning clarity. The print publishing industry has undoubtedly experienced tremendous change in recent years. With the delivery It has been a pleasure chronicling of information changing as fast the exploits of Florida-bred raceas advancing technology, we are definitely in an age of transition. horses and their connections in print It has always been our primary for FEP and the FTBOA. I am exmission at FEP to make sure that cited about my future, and I know your interactions with the publication are meaningful.Articles are that despite the tough economic designed to help readers better un- times that have hit the Thoroughbred derstand Florida’s Thoroughbred industry in recent years, Florida is industry and the people responsible for breeding, owning, training, poised for recovery and is ready to selling and racing Florida-breds. embark on a new era of prosperity. It has been a pleasure chronicling the exploits of Florida-bred racehorses and their connections in print for FEP and the FTBOA. I am excited about my future, and I know that despite the tough economic times that have hit the Thoroughbred industry in recent years, Florida is poised for recovery and is ready to embark on a new era of prosperity. ■

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was a day designed to shine a spotlight on state-bred runners from around the country. Runners from the Sunshine State nearly stole the show that December afternoon, winning two of the day’s stakes races with My Cousin Matt and Elegant Designer, placing in two others and falling to Kentucky by only two points, 36-34, in the end. I traveled to Buenos Aires in 2009 as part of a trade mission toArgentina.As a guest of theArgentine Jockey Club and the Argentina Thoroughbred Breeders Association, I took in the festivities surrounding that year’s renewal of the Grade 1 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini, the last leg of Argentina’s Triple Crown, at San Isidro. On that trip, in the company of Paul Davis from the Department of Agriculture and with my wife serving as an interpreter, I discovered that many conversations I had with horsemen there mirrored the discussions we have with horsemen here at home. Paramount issues facing our industry are universal. People in other countries are concerned about the Thoroughbred industry’s future and care passionately about the health and welfare of the horses, about medication issues and integrity. In November of 2006, I received a hand-written letter from John Nerud following a feature on him published in the magazine. It read simply: “Thank you for sending me The Florida Horse magazine. Florida’s breeding industry has grown up since the 1960s, and so has The Florida Horse magazine. Regards, John.” Those few lines from a legendary horseman mean a lot to me. I met Karl Koontz, the first editor of The Florida Horse, for a feature on the 50-year anniversary of the

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Florida-breds Dead-heat Get Rich Quick to Stand at Coco Ranch Get Rich Quick will enter stud this year at Guillermo Morales’ Coco Ranch near Anthony. A graded stakes-placed son of Seeking the Gold, Get Rich Quick will stand for $2,500 live foal. Get Rich Quick ran second in the 2010 Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap (G3). During his career, he won or placed in 13 of 34 starts and earned $272,566. Get Rich Quick is out of the Strawberry Road (AUS) mare Danka. He is a half brother to five stakes horses including Bedanken and Much Obliged. For more information on Get Rich Quick contact Guillermo Morales at 352-362-5877.

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R Holiday Mood went to the lead soon after the start in the 1-mile contest for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up. She was hounded by a host of pursuers, including defending race champ All Due Respect. R Holiday Mood set the pace under pressure. She was headed by All Due Respect in the stretch, but came back on to regain the lead and just lasted to finish on even terms with Delightful Mary. She set fractions of 23.91, 46.67, 1:11.10 and stopped the teletimer in 1:37.25. Favored All Due Respect finished a length back in third. “When they crossed the wire I thought she got beat,” said Todd Pletcher. “I had her entered in an allowance race earlier in the meet, but she tied up and we had to scratch her. I think she’s best at six or seven furlongs, but we thought we’d try her going a mile in this spot and got half-lucky.” R Holiday Mood races for her breeder E. Paul Robsham Stable LLC. The Ocala score marked the fourth win in seven starts for the daughter of Trippi. She won the Miss Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 20. She now has career earnings of $127,800. Jockey John Velazquez was pleased with the effort his charge gave to finish in a deadheat.“I wasn’t able to get her to relax the way I wanted in the first part. I kind of played give-and-take with her a little bit because I didn’t want to fight with her too much. When she switched leads I hit her and she took off. But then Delightful Mary came to us and I was like ‘man, after fighting the whole way here comes another,’” Velazquez said of R Holiday Mood. “I was proud of her though, she never gave up.” Trainer Mark Casse was looking for Delightful Mary to return to the form that earned her the 2010 Sovereign Award in Canada for the top 2-year-old filly. The

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By PATRICK VINZANT Florida-breds took center stage at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 8 with the sixth running of the $60,000 Ocala Stakes. The Todd Pletcher trained R Holiday Mood looked to be the winner coming to the wire at the Hallandale oval, but a late rally by the Mark Casse trained Delightful Mary proved too close to call and resulted in a dead-heat.

$500,000 OBS graduate was bred by Hobeau Farms and races for John C. Oxley. “I thought she got up. I don’t think she saw that other horse down on the inside,” said Casse, whose filly was making only her second lifetime start on dirt and first since finishing third in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). She has five wins in eight starts with earnings of $435,277. Casse said that the $300,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Distaff at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 28 may be next for the daughter of Limehouse, while Pletcher was undecided about R Holiday Mood’s next start. “She ran so hard today I don’t think I can bring her back in the Sunshine Millions. That’s probably too close. We’ll see,” Pletcher said.

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It’s Me Mom Romps in Minaret It has taken 85-year-old breeder and owner Thomas Bosch of Holiday, Fla. his entire adult life to get a horse like Florida-bred It’s Me Mom. The wait has been worth it. “We’ve had a lot of winners, but none like her,” said Bosch’s wife of 59 years, Jean, after the 3-year-old filly, trained by Lynne Scace, closed her ascendant 2011 campaign with an 8¼-length victory from Moon Buzz in the 50,000 Minaret Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Dec. 31. It’s Me Mom’s time of 1:09.68 for the six furlongs shattered the stakes record of 1:10 2/5 set by Forli’s Lass in 1993 and was less than a second off the track record of 1:08.69 set in April by Sneaking Uponyou. It’s Me Mom is 8-for-13 lifetime, including four stakes victories. The winner’s share of $30,000 raised her career earnings to $335,200. It’s Me Mom paid $3.60 as the heavy favorite in the 10-horse field. Her winning margin was the same as the margin she posted winning the Minaret Prep on Dec. 7. “Oh, we love her,” Jean Bosch said. “She’s wonderful. She has always been good to us. Her mother was great for us, too – she broke her maiden here at Tampa in 2006. We had hopes It’s Me Mom would be this good, but we didn’t know. We just hoped and hoped.”

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Florida-breds Delightful Mary (outside) and R Holiday Mood dead-heat

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Singlet Captures Xtra Heat Stakes By PATRICK VINZANT

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Florida-bred Singlet easily captured the $73,500 Xtra Heat Starter Stakes for 3-yearold fillies at Aqueduct on Jan. 5. The daughter of Real Quiet bred by the McKathan Brothers defeated Union Victory by six lengths as the 3-5 favorite. Ramon Dominguez was aboard the Tony Dutrow charge who won for the third time in four starts. She completed the six furlongs over the inner dirt in 1:11.73. Singlet paid $3.30, $2.40 and $2.10. Union Victory returned $3.50 and $4, and Torchme paid $6.60 to show. Florida-bred Singlet

Florida-bred Itʼs Me Mom

Ridden by regular rider Willie Martinez, It’s Me Mom was ahead by three lengths before the other nine fillies and mares had a chance to react. With scant encouragement from Martinez, It’s Me Mom cranked out quarter-mile fractions of 22.07 and 44.65 and was never threatened a step of the way, Martinez sitting virtually statue-like throughout the stretch. Leandro Goncalves, the jockey on runnerup Moon Buzz out of the Steve Margolis barn, offered no excuses. Yournotthebossofme finished third. THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2012 11

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Mr. Prankster Takes Turfway Prevue Stonewall Farm Ocala stallion It’s Not Joke represented by first stakes winner

Mr. Prankster came from off the pace and a six-week layoff to win the $50,000 Turfway Prevue Stakes at Turfway Park Jan. 7, getting back on track for trainer Mike Maker, who coowns the colt with Thomas Conway. John McKee was aboard for the well timed ride. Magical Season, also trained by Maker, finished 31⁄2 lengths behind Mr. Prankster after getting shuffled back early and closing hard up the center of the track. Frankie is Rock tracked the pace and got up for third, another half-length back. Written for 3-year-olds going 61⁄2 furlongs, the Turfway Prevue is the first of three local preps for the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (G3) in March. Pressured by D’ Wildcat Road all the way

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to the top of the stretch, Jasizzle jumped out first under Perry Ouzts and set the first three quarters in :22.46, :45.49 and 1:11.83. After D’Wildcat Road gave way, Ouzts urged Jasizzle to meet a new challenge coming from Circus Clown and Frankie is Rock, but while those two were bearing down on the pacesetter, Mr. Prankster had steadily advanced from the middle of the field and ran them all down, free and clear five wide. Final time was 1:18.96. Mr. Prankster was the post time favorite at 6-5 and paid $4.40, $3, and $2.80. After missing by a neck in his debut in August, Mr. Prankster won his next race and then was a strong second in the Fitz Dixon Memorial Jr. Stakes. His steady advance was temporarily stalled by a disappointing finish in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) in November and a subsequent brief illness. The colt earned his first stakes win with his return to action in the Turfway Prevue. By Stonewall Farm Ocala stallion It’s No Joke out of Cremedelacramer, by Avenue of Flags, Mr. Prankster now has two wins and two seconds in five starts and earnings of $88,612. – Turfway Park Publicity

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Apriority Overcomes Trouble to Win Mr. Prospector Trainer David Fawkes was at Gulfstream Park earlier this year after sending out Harold Queen’s 2010 Eclipse champion sprinter Floridabred Big Drama to set a track record winning the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes. He was back in the same spot Dec. 31 after Donald Dizney’s 4-yearolf Florida homebred colt Apriority won the same race. While Big Drama won off by four lengths in the six-furlong dash, Apriority won by a desperate nose after a near disastrous start when he stumbled

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badly, nearly unseating jockey Luis Saez while breaking from the one-post in the talented field of seven as Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence’s 3-year-old gelding Floridabred Zero Rate Policy set the pace under pressure. A son of Grand Slam, Apriority was making his first start since finishing sixth in the $1.5 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5 and paid $7.20 for $2 to win while timed the distance in 1:09:28 over the fast track. Zero Rate Policy finished a game second with Stud El Aguila’s 3-year-old Indiano only a half-length further back in third. – Gulfstream Park Publicity

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C C’s Pal Rings in New Year With Victory in Ladies

Florida-bred C Cʼs Pal

I rode her long right now, and she was running in the end, too. [Distance] doesn’t matter, she’s just a big-heart filly.” C C’s Pal has now won three of her four starts since joining trainer Rick Dutrow, Jr.’s barn, two of them sprinting. She also placed third in the Grade 2 Go for Wand, a one-turn mile, on Nov. 25.

“To be honest, I wasn’t sure she could get a mile and an eighth, but if you’re ever going to get a mile and eighth it’s going to be here on this inner track,” said winning owner Eric Fein of C C’s Pal, who had also been under consideration for the sixfurlong Interborough on the New Year’s Day card. “I left it [which race] up to Rick. We actually would have run in both if we could have. That’s how good she is doing.” Sent off as the 7-5 second choice, C C’s Pal returned $4.80 for a $2 win bet and extended her career record to 7-5-5 from 25 starts. She has earned $451,086. The daughter of Alex’s Pal was bred in Florida by Beth Bayer. Bahama Bound finished a neck in front of Katy Now for second, with One Last Dance finishing fourth and Fools in Love fifth. Karmageddon was scratched. – NYRA Press COGLIANESE PHOTO

C C’s Pal started off the New Year the same way she ended her 2011 campaign – in the winner’s circle at Aqueduct Racetrack. Taking over from the pacesetters in midstretch, the 5-year-old mare rolled to a commanding 2¾-length victory in the 141st edition of the $75,000 Ladies Handicap, her second straight stakes victory at Aqueduct. Ridden by Junior Alvarado, C C’s Pal settled in third as 6-5 favorite Katy Now and Bahama Bound raced through fractions of 24.95, 49.74 and 1:13.86, then charged up on the outside to take the lead approaching the eighth pole, hitting the wire in 1:52.85 for the 11⁄8 miles. “She tries hard,” said Alvarado, who was aboard when C C’s Pal won the six-furlong Garland of Roses on Dec. 3. “When I rode her six furlongs, she was running in the end.

Will Johnson Named Stallion Manager at CloverLeaf

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Longtime Ocala horseman Will Johnson has been tabbed as the breeding season with these two exciting stallions.” new stallion manager at John Sykes’ CloverLeaf Farms II and has Repent is coming off a stellar year in 2011. He was the only already begun duties at the Reddick-based stud farm. sire with five 2-year-old stakes winners – leading all sires in North An Ocala resident since 1975, Johnson most notably worked America – and also led all sires in Florida with 10 stakes winners for 20 years at Franks Farms stallion operation in Ocala. overall in 2011. Johnson will oversee established leading Florida sire Crown of Thorns recently retired to Florida as a Repent, along with his top son Crown of Thorns, who multiple Grade 2 winner of $821,693. His biggest win will stand his first season at stud in 2012. came during his undefeated 3-year-old campaign when “I cannot tell you how excited I am to have the ophe dominated the Robert Lewis S. (G2) in stakesportunity to work with breeders again for such a toprecord time of 1:40.76 to become the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby (G1). class stallion operation like CloverLeaf,” said Johnson. “We’re thrilled to have such a respected and expe“Mr. Sykes has always had a reputation for quality and integrity. The quality shows in the top stallions he’s rienced horseman like Will heading up the CloverLeaf brought to Ocala, and both Repent and Crown of stallion division,” said Sykes. “His reputation for honWill Johnson Thorns certainly uphold that tradition. They’re both esty and hard work, along with his rapport with awesome individuals that sell themselves when you see them in breeders, will serve him well. We welcome him to the Cloverperson and evaluate their credentials. The integrity is something Leaf team.” For further inquiries, call Will Johnson at the farm at 352-591I am expected to carry out with breeders, and I can’t wait to get to work with my fellow Florida horsemen during the upcoming 5871, or on his mobile at 352-427-1268. 14 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2012

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Pomeroys Pistol fires Best shot in Sugar Swirl

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By MICHAEL COMPTON Florida-bred Pomeroys Pistol carried a class edge into the Sugar Swirl Stakes (G3) against seven rivals at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 10.Amy Tarrant, her breeder, owner and trainer had expressed some concern prior to the race about her charge drawing the rail in the compact field, but her pre-race worries were erased by the time the runners hit the top of the stretch in the six-furlong, $100,000 event. Under Javier Castellano, Pomeroys Pistol was out-sprinted early and settled in behind the early pacesetters. Approaching the far turn, Pomeroys Pistol still found herself behind a wall of horses. Once the field straightened for the stretch drive, however, Castellano swung his mount to the outside. Once in the clear, she leveled off in a professional manner and simply ran away from her rivals through the lane en route to a facile, twolength score, stopping the timer in 1:09.35. “My only concern going into the race was the one post,” said Tarrant. “I wasn’t worried

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that she’s only had one workout sine the Breeders’ Cup. I know her and what she needs. I was confident going into the race. She had three quality weeks turned out on the farm, but pretty much kept herself fit running around her paddock. I don’t like to grind on them before they run. The time frame, five weeks since the

Royal Currier Takes Valley Forge By MICHAEL COMPTON

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Florida-bred Royal Currier proved his fondnes for the track surface at Parx Racing again on Dec. 20, taking down top prize in the $75,000 Valley Forge Stakes. In his last trip to Parx, the son of Red Bullet set a six-furlong track record when he captured the $250,000 Gallant Bob Stakes. Kept slightly off the early pace, Royal Currier made a sweeping move around the far turn of the six-furlong event, took command at the eighth pole and drew clear late to score by 1¾ lengths under Stewart Elliott. Royal Currier covered the distance in 1:10.06 in notching his 8th victory from 19 starts. Bred by Adena Springs, Royal Currier is conditioned by Patricia Farro and owned by Mat Stables. J J’s Lucky Train, winner of the Bay Shore Stakes (G3) earlier this year, finished second and odds-on favorite Poseidon’s Warrior was third.

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Breeders’ Cup, was perfect. Javier knows her now and rides her with confidence.” Castellano first partnered with Pomeroys Pistol in the Gallant Bloom Handicap (G2) Sept. 24 at Belmont Park. Pomeroys Pistol won by four lengths that afternoon and stamped her ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 4. She bobbled at the break of that race and finished a game fourth, about three lengths behind fellow Sunshine State product Musical Romance. The Sugar Swirl was Castellano’s third race calling the shots aboard Pomeroys Pistol. “I had a beautiful trip,” he said, “a dream trip. She is a really nice filly, really straightforward. I love her. You can do whatever you want with her. I saved all the ground I could and when I put her outside, she took off. She was much the best in the field.” Florida-bred Pica Slew, making her first starts since January, finished second after contesting the early pace. Strike the Moon finished third. Pomeroys Pistol has never finished worse than third in four lifetime starts at Gulfstream Park. Earlier this year she won the Forward Gal Stakes (G2) and finished second in the Old Hat Stakes (G3) and third in the Davona Dale.

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By JOANN GUIDRY he 2011 Florida-bred champions were a class of overachievers. The nine champions won 22 stakes races in North America, including 14 graded stakes. Of that latter number, eight were Grade I stakes. And five of the nine became millionaires in 2011. Florida-bred Breedersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cup champion Musical Romance claimed both the champion older female and female sprinter titles. During a season that saw him earn over a million dollars, Flat Out earned the champion older male crown. Fort Loudon swept the Florida Stallion Stakes on his way to being named the champion 2-year-old male. Candrea proved the best of her division and tallied the

champion 2-year-old filly title. Brilliant Speed and Turbulent Descent dominated their class, being named champion 3-year-old colt and filly, respectively. The fast and consistent Jackson Bend garnered top honors as the champion male sprinter. In the male and female turf divisions, the honors went to two-time Grade I winner Teaks North and Bay to Bay, respectively. As a breeder, Ocala Stud was represented by three Florida-bred champion in Musical Romance, Candrea and Turbulent Descent. Jacks Or Better Farm was represented by Fort Loudon and Jackson Bend. The Florida-bred champions are determined by points accumulated during the year-long FTBOA Chase To The Championship. In case of ties by points, the tiebreaker is most money earned. The Florida-bred Horse of the Year and Breeder of the Year, as well as other year-end awards are determined by the FTBOA Board of Directors and season statistics.

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FORT LOUDON 2011 FLORIDA-BRED CHAMPION

2-YEAR-OLD COLT hen Fort Loudon won the In Reality Stakes on October 15 at Calder Race Course, it was a historical victory for Fred and Jane Brei’s Jacks Or Better Farm and trainer Stanley Gold. That would be sweeping a division of the Florida Stallion Stakes for three consecutive years. Jacks Or Better homebreds Jackson Bend and Awesome Feather swept the FSS in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Now add Jacks Or Better homebred Fort Loudon to that trifecta in 2011. Gold trained Jackson Bend, Awesome Feather and Fort Loudon to their noteworthy accomplishment. It marked the first time in the history of the FSS that the same combination of breeder/owner and trainer has swept the series three years in a row. After notching a pair of thirds in his first three outings, Fort Loudon broke his maiden in impressive fashion in his fourth start. On July 16, the bay colt by Awesome of Course rolled to a 10-length victory over Chiptease. It was a signal of what was to come in the Florida Stallion Stakes. FORT LOUDON First up was the $75,000 Dr. Fager Stakes of the 2009 bay colt by Awesome of Course – FSS on August 6. Fort Loudon, ridden by Luis JuLottsa Talc, by Talc rado, made it look almost too easy as he cruised to a Breeder/Owner: win. He bested fellow Jacks Or Better homebred ArJacks Or Better Farm gentine Tango by a length and a quarter with For Oby Trainer: Stanley Gold in third. Winning time for the six furlongs was 2011 Race Record/Earnings: 8-4-0-2/$333,485 1:13.55. Three weeks later on August 27, the 2011 Stakes Record $125,000 Affirmed Stakes looked like a rerun of the 1st – In Reality Stakes (FSS) 1st – Affirmed Stakes (FSS) Dr. Fager Stakes. This time, Fort Loudon rolled to a 1st – Dr. Fager Stakes (FSS) two-length victory and Argentine Tango was once

Florida-bred Fort Loudon

again second. Kings Over finished third. Fort Loudon covered the seven furlongs in 1:26.75. Well-rested after a six-week span between the Affirmed Stakes and the $300,000 In Reality Stakes, Fort Loudon left no doubt that he was the best Florida-bred 2year-old colt. He took over the lead in deep stretch, powering to victory by two and a half lengths. Twin took the runner-up spot with Sarava’s Dancer settling for third. Fort Loudon’s winning time for the eight and a half furlongs was 1:48.29. In sweeping the FSS, Fort Loudon brought his seasonal record to four wins and two seconds in eight career starts. He banked $333,485 on the season. Jacks Or Better Farm bought multiple graded stakes winner and millionaire Lottsa Talc, the dam of Fort Loudon, for $575,000 at the 1997 Keeneland November sale. She was in foal at the time to Unbridled’s Song. By Talc out of Antilassa, by Anticipating, Lottsa Talc won 16 stakes, including three graded stakes, and was stakes-placed 15 times in a remarkable 65 starts. She earned $1,206,248. Lottsa Talc had a 2011 Consolidator filly and was bred back to Awesome of Course for 2012. Stakes winner Awesome of Course, the sire of 2010 Florida-bred Eclipse champion Awesome Feather, was also bred and raced by Jacks Or Better Farm. In addition to Fort Loudon, he is also the sire of Jacks Or Better homebreds Redbud Road, who won the Desert Vixen Stakes, and Awesome Belle, who won the My Dear Girl Stakes, in the 2011 FSS filly division. Awesome of Course, a son of Awesome Again out of the Lypard mare Mais Oui, stands as property of Jacks Or Better Farm at Brent and Crystal Fernung’s Journeyman Stud.

CANDREA 2011 FLORIDA-BRED CHAMPION

2-YEAR-OLD FILLY andrea staked her claim to the Florida-bred 2-yearold filly championship with a burst of brilliance in the early fall. For the Trippi filly, raced by the trio of Karl Watson, Mike Pegram and Paul Weitman, it proved to be enough to claim the title. Bred by Ocala Stud, Candrea flashed her precociousness early on. In her first start on July 7 at Hollywood Park, she broke her maiden by three and a half lengths over Made to Love Her. Her winning time for the five and a half furlongs was 1:04.20. Candrea’s next start yielded her blacktype. She captured the Phil D. Shepherd Stakes on September 16 at Fairplex. Her winning margin was four lengths over Real Dream with Lasso From El Paso coming in third. Candrea clocked a 1:24.87 for the seven furlongs. From the Phil D. Shepherd Stakes, she was moved right into

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the top tier and a Grade I start. In the Oak Leaf Stakes (G1) on October 2 at Santa Anita, Candrea gave a good accounting of her abilities. The Bob Baffert trainee finished second by half a length to Weemissfrankie; Charm the Maker came in third. In but five seasonal starts, Candrea posted two wins and one second to bank $116,000. Ocala Stud bred, broke and trained Candrea, selling her for $340,000 at the 2011 Ocala Breeders’Sales March juvenile sale to Smack Down Farm. Mike O’Farrell Jr., who serves as president of Ocala Stud, privately bought stakes winner Burn Brightly, the dam of Candrea. By American Chance out of the Woodman mare Handle With Care, Burn Brightly won the 2000 Spring Fever Stakes and was stakes-placed four times on her way to earning $147,407. Burn Brightly is also the dam of Florida-bred stakes winner Dream of Angels and Florida-bred stakes-placed winner Good to Be Seen. Dream of Angels, also by Trippi and thus a full brother to Candrea, won a trio of stakes and was stakes-placed twice to earn $227,090. Burn Brightly had a 2010 Montbrook filly and was bred to Discreetly Mine for 2012. Trippi, the sire of Candrea and a former leading Florida sire, previously stood at Ocala Stud. He was sold in 2008 and now stands at L’Ormarins Stud in South Africa.

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After Brilliant Speed posted CANDREA bay filly by Trippi – seconds in the Dania Beach 2009 Burn Brightly, Stakes and Hallandale Beach by American Chance Stakes, both on the turf, trainer Breeder: Ocala Stud Tom Albertrani changed the Owners: Karl Watson, game plan in a big way. He Mike Pegram & Paul Weitman Trainer: Bob Baffert shipped the bay Dynaformer 2011 Race Record/Earnings colt to Keeneland for the Blue 5-2-1-0/$116,000 Grass Stakes (G1) on the Poly- 2011 Stakes Record 1st – Phil D. Shepherd Stakes track synthetic surface. 2nd – Oak Leaf Stakes (G1) Going off at odds of 19-1, Brilliant Speed delivered a stunning win by a nose over Twinspired. Closing with a rush to tally the Blue Grass Stakes win, Brilliant Speed covered the nine furlongs in 1:50.92. The Blue Grass Stakes victory earned the colt a start in the Kentucky Derby (G1), where he finished seventh to Animal Kingdom in the traffic-jam, 19-horse field. Skipping the shorter Preakness Stakes (G1), Brilliant Speed’s next start would come in the Belmont Stakes (G1). Brilliant Speed rallied BRILLIANT SPEED at the top of the stretch over a very sloppy track and fin- 2008 bay colt by Dynaformer – Speed Succeeds, by Gone West ished a good third to Ruler On Ice. For the Saratoga meet, it was time to switch Brilliant Breeder/Owner: Live Oak Stud/Live Oak Plantation Speed back to the turf with a successful outcome. As the favorite in the Saranac Stakes (G3) o September 4, Bril- Trainer: Thomas Albertrani 2011 Race Record/Earnings liant Speed won by two and a half lengths in 1:48.73 for 9-2-3-2/$1,022,000 the nine furlongs over the turf. Finished second was 2011 Stakes Record 1st – Blue Grass Stakes (G1) Queen’splatekitten with King Congie third. 1st – Saranac Stakes (G3) Next up for Brilliant Speed was a second by a length 2nd – Jamaica Handicap (G1) to Western Aristocrat on the turf in the Jamaica Handi- 2nd – Dania Handicap 2nd – Hallandale Beach Stakes cap (G1) at Belmont Park. He would close out his out- 3rd – Belmont Stakes (G1) standing season with a third to St. Nicolas Abbey (Ire) 3rd – Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) BENOIT & ASSOCIATES PHOTO

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3-YEAR-OLD COLT ust call Brilliant Speed multi-talented. Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Stud homebred won 2011 graded stakes on both the Polytrack surface and the turf, while also being graded-stakes placed on the dirt. It was this versatility that led him to a stellar season in which he became a Grade I millionaire.

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TURBULENT DESCENT in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) on November 5 at 2008 bay filly by Congrats – Churchill Downs. In nine outings on the year, Brilliant Roger’s Sue, by Forestry Speed posted two graded stakes wins and was stakesBreeder: Ocala Stud placed five times to earn $1,022,000. Owners: Blinkers On Racing Brilliant Speed is out of the Gone West mare Speed Stable & Partners Trainer: Mike Puype Succeeds, who was purchased by Weber’s Live Oak Plan2011 Race Record/Earnings tation for $1.45 million at the 2002 Keeneland September 6-3-2-0/$530,000 2011 Stakes Record yearling sale. Unraced, Speed Succeeds was sold by Live 1st – Santa Anita Oaks (G1) Oak, through Warrendale Sales, agent, for $42,000 to Hill 1st – Test Stakes (G1) 1st – Beaumont Stakes (G2) ‘n’Dale Farm at the 2010 Keeneland January mixed sale. 2nd – Acorn Stakes (G1) The last foal out of Speed Succeeds for Live Oak Stud 2nd – Las Virgenes Stakes (G1) was Souper Speedy, a 2009 colt by Indian Charlie.

time she cruised to a five-length win over Honey Chile, clocking 1:26.12 for the seven furlongs. Next stop was the Acorn Stakes (G1) on June 11 at Belmont Park, where Turbulent Descent finished second to It’s Tricky. Summer means Saratoga and Turbulent Descent was there in fine form. In the Test Stakes (G1) on August 6, she beat sister Florida-bred Pomeroys Pistol by three and three-quarters length. Her winning time for the seven furlongs was 1:24.17. It also marked her initial NewYork win. Turbulent Descent finished a disappointing fifth to sister Florida-bred Musical Romance in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) on November 4 at Churchill Downs. Ironically, Musical Romance was also bred and sold by Ocala Stud. With three wins and two seconds in six starts, Turbulent Descent banked $530,000 on the season. She is raced by Scott Sherwood’s Blinkers On Racing and partners. Ocala Stud bought the unraced Forestry mare Roger’s Sue, the dam of Turbulent Descent, for $105,000 at the 2004 Keeneland November mixed sale. She was in foal at the time to Golden Missile. Ocala Stud sold Turbulent Descent for $160,000 to Sherwood’s Blinkers On Racing Stable at the 2010 OBS April juvenile sale. Ocala Stud later sold Roger’s Sue privately to SF Bloodstock and she had a 2011 In Summation colt. Congrats, the sire of Turbulent Descent, previously stood at Vinery Florida before being relocated to Vinery Kentucky.

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TURBULENT DESCENT

2011 FLORIDA-BRED CHAMPION

3-YEAR-OLD FILLY urbulent Descent knows how to do an encore.As a two year old, Turbulent Descent was an undefeated Grade I stakes winner. As a three year old, she notched a pair of Grade I wins, a Grade II victory and was Grade I stakesplaced twice. It was an outstanding season that earned the Congrats filly the Florida-bred championship title. After finishing second to Zazu in the Las Virgenes Stakes (G1) on February 5 at Santa Anita, Turbulent Descent next scored a record-setting Grade I win. On March 5, the Ocala Stud-bred filly got a measure of revenge, besting Zazu by a neck in the Santa Anita Oaks (G1). In doing so, she set a stakes-record time of 1:41.05 for the eight and a half furlongs. The previous stakes record for the race, known then as the Santa Susana Stakes, was 1:41 1/5 set by Hall of Famer Bold ‘n Determined. Trainer Mike Puype then shipped Turbulent Descent to Keeneland for the Beaumont Stakes on April 17. This

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OLDER MALE s a finally healthy five year old, Flat Out got down to flat out running and winning in 2011. Nagged by injuries and ailments in his first three seasons of racing, Flat Out made a grand total of only six starts, notched three wins, and made a little over $100,000. But he showed he had talent, winning the 2009 Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park. That talent and being sound led him to two graded stakes wins, four graded-stakes placings, more than a million dollars in earnings and a 2011 Florida-bred champion title. Flat Out opened the season with a second to Awesome Gem in the Lone Star Park Handicap (G3) on May 30. Two starts later, the Preston Stables colorbearer posted his first career graded stakes win. On July 2 at Belmont Park, Flat Out captured the Suburban Handicap (G2) by a convincing six and a half furlongs over Hymn Book. Winning time for the nine furlongs was 1:46.64. Next stop for the Charles “Scooter” Dickey trainee was Saratoga, where Flat Out first finished second to

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FLAT OUT 2006 bay horse by Flatter – Cresta Lil, by Cresta Rider Breeder: Nikolaus Bock Owner: Preston Stables LLC Trainer: Charles L. Dickey 2001 Race Record/Earnings 8-2-3-1/$1,195,283 2011 Stakes Record 1st – Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) 1st – Suburban Handicap (G2) 2nd – Whitney Invitational Handicap (G1) 2nd – Woodward Stakes (G1) 2nd – Lone Star Park Handicap (G3) 3rd – Clark Handicap (G1)

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Tizway in the Whitney Invitational Handicap (G1). He followed that with a second to super filly Havre de Grace in the Woodward Stakes (G1). Moving on to Belmont Park, Flat Out proved that NewYork was his kind of town. On October 1, he handily won the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) by two and a quarter lengths. Finishing second was Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Drosselmeyer while Travers Stakes (G1) winner Stay Thirsty was third. Flat Out clocked a winning time of 2:03.17 for the 10 furlongs. Flat Out then notched a disappointing fifth to Drosselmeyer in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on November 5 at Churchill Downs. He closed out the year with a third to Wise Dan in the Clark Handicap (G1) on November 25. In eight starts on the season, Flat Out banked $1,195,283. By Flatter out of Cresta Lil, by Cresta Rider, Flat Out was bred by Nicolaus Bock. The latter bought Cresta Lil while she was carrying Flat Out for $5,000 at the 2005 Keeneland November mixed sale from Clairborne Farm, agent. Cresta Lil, in foal to Anasheed, was then consigned by Thoroughstock, agent, and sold for $3,500 to A. Renee McCollum at the 2006 OBS October mixed sale. Later acquired privately by Michael and Judy Crowe, Cresta Lil’s last foal was Prairie Wildcat, a 2008 Wildcat Heir filly. Consigned by Thoroughstock, agent, Flat Out was sold as a weanling for $11,000 to Picturesque Farm at the 2006 OBS October mixed sale. Current owner Art Preston purchased Flat Out for $85,000 from the Bluewater Sales, agent, consignment at the 2007 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale.

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the first time, shipping to Presque Isle Downs in northern Pennsylvania. Undeterred by the change of scenery, Musical Romance prevailed by a neck over favored Ariana D in the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2) on September 10. In winning her first graded stakes, Musical Romance covered the the six and a half furlongs in 1:16.40. In the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2) at Keeneland on October 8, Musical Romance was second by a mere head to Holiday for Kitten. That effort and her outstanding season to date led the Pinnacle Racing Stable partnership to supplement Musical Romance for $130,000 to the BC Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) on November 4 at Churchill Downs. It proved to be money well-spent as Musical Romance rallied three-wide coming into the stretch, angled to the rail and drew clear to win by a length and a quarter. With the winner’s share of $540,000, Musical Romance boosted her seasonal earnings to $1,040,734. Florida-bred Musical Romance

2011 FLORIDA-BRED CHAMPION

OLDER FEMALE / FEMALE SPRINTER usical Romance was the feel-good story of the year. Purchased for a modest $22,000 as a two year old, the Concorde’s Tune filly recovered from a cracked pastern, and then went on to win the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) after being supplemented to the race for $130,000.And talk about sharing the wealth, Musical Romance is owned by a nine-member partnership racing under the banner of Miami-based Pinnacle Racing Stable. That partnership includes Adam Lazarus, the founding and managing partner of Pinnacle Racing Stable, and Bill Kaplan, who trains Musical Romance. At her Calder Race Course home base, Musical Romance began the season by winning a trio of stakes and finishing second by a neck to Sassy Image in the Princess Rooney Handicap (G1). She then left her home state for

MUSICAL ROMANCE 2007 bay filly by Concorde’s Tune – Candlelight Dinner, by Slew Gin Fizz Breeder: Ocala Stud Owner: Pinnacle Racing Stable Trainer: Bill Kaplan 2011 Race Record/Earnings 14-5-3-1/$1,040,734 2011 Stakes Record 1st – Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) 1st – Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2) 1st – U Can Do It Stakes 1st – Ema Bovary Stakes 1st – Barb’s Dancer Stakes 2nd – Princess Rooney Handicap (G1) 2nd – Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2) 2nd – Hollywood Wildcat Handicap 3rd – Connie Ann Stakes

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C H A M P I O N S 2011 By the deceased Concorde’s Tune out of multiple graded stakes-producer Candlelight Dinner, by Slew Gin Fizz, Musical Romance was bred and sold by Ocala Stud, J. Michael O’Farrell Jr., president. Musical Romance sold for $22,000 at the 2009 OBS April juvenile sale to Bill Kaplan, agent for Pinnacle Racing Stable. In addition to Musical Romance, Ocala Stud-bred Candlelight Dinner is also the dam of Florida-bred graded stakes winner Vuelve Ruben M. Candlelight Dinner had a 2010 Montbrook colt, a 2011 Montbrook filly and was bred to Circular Quay for 2012.

JACKSON BEND 2011 FLORIDA-BRED CHAMPION

MALE SPRINTER ackson Bend, who swept the 2009 Florida Stallion Stakes series, went winless but was graded stakes placed four times in 2010. But the Hear No Evil 4-year-old colt rebounded in a big way in 2011, winning a Grade I stakes on his way to becoming a millionaire by season’s end. Always a competitor, Jackson Bend posted a second to S.S. Stone in the Skip Away Stakes (G3) on April 3 at Gulfstream Park. Next up was third to Motovato in the BAY TO BAY 2007 bay filly by Sligo Bay (Ire) – Memorial Day Handicap on Calder.A road trip to Saratoga Bala, by With Approval would prove to be a winning tonic for Jackson Bend. First up was the James Marvin Stakes on July 22 and Breeder: Adena Springs Owner: Robert Smithen the small but gutsy chestnut colt tallied a win by two and Trainer: Brian A. Lynch a half lengths over Hamazing Destiny. His winning time 2011 Race Record/Earnings 7-1-2-1/$326,721 for the seven furlongs was 1:20.91. Then on September 2011 Stakes Record 3 at Saratoga, Jackson Bend finally won his initial 1st – Nassau Stakes (G2) 2nd – Dance Smartly Stakes (G2) graded stakes after 11 tries. But it was well worth the 3rd – Diana Stakes (G1) wait as he won the Forego Stakes (G1) by three and a

quarter lengths over Jersey Twon with fellow Floridabred Aikenite third. Jackson Bend clocked a winning time of 1:22.08 for the seven furlongs. A month later, Jackson Bend was second to 2010 Eclipse champion Uncle Mo in the Kelso Handicap (G2). He wrapped up an outstanding season with a third to Amazombie in the Breeders’Cup Sprint (G1). Trained by Nick Zito, Jackson Bend tallied two wins, two seconds and two thirds in eight starts to bank $422,000. To date, he has career earnings of $1,250,950. Bred by Fred and Jane Brei’s Jacks Or Better Farm, Jackson Bend raced for his breeder when he swept the 2009 Florida Stallion Stakes. He now races for Robert LaPenta and Fred Brei. Jackson Bend is pure Jacks Or Better-bred top and bottom. Hear No Evil, the sire of Jackson Bend, was bred and raced by Jacks Or Better Farm. By Carson City out of the Cox’s Ridge mare Nizy, stakes winner and graded stakes-placed Hear No Evil earned $599,415. He stands stud as property of Jacks Or Better Farm at Brent and Crystal Fernung’s Journeyman Stud. Sexy Stockings, the dam of Jackson Bend, is also a Jacks Or Better homebred. In addition to Jackson Bend, she is also the dam of Florida-bred stakes winner Garter Belt and stakes-placed Grande Shores. By Tabasco Cat out of graded stakes winner and millionaire Lottsa Talc, by Talc, Sexy Stockings is a half-sister to Florida-bred stakes winner Fort Loudon. Also a Jacks Or Better homebred, Fort Loudon swept the 2011 Florida Stallion Stakes and was named the 2011 Florida-bred champion 2-year-old colt. Sexy Stockings produced a 2010 Hear No Evil filly and is in foal to Hear No Evil for 2012.

TEAKS NORTH 2011 FLORIDA-BRED CHAMPION

TURF MALE eaks North became the member of two elite equine clubs in 2011. He scored not one, but two Grade I victories and became a millionaire as well. Bred by J.D. And Phyllis Bryant’s BryLynn Farm, Teaks North set the tone for his outstanding season with his first start of the new year. On February 5, the 4-yearold Northern Afleet gelding bested Smart Bid by a nose in the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (G1). His winning time for the nine furlongs over the turf was 1:46.39. The victory gave Teaks North both his first graded stakes and Grade I stakes win all rolled up in one. Come summertime, Teaks North was doing anything but taking at vacation at Monmouth Park. In the Monmouth Stakes (G3) on June 12, the Justin Sallusto trainee closed strongly in the final furlong to win by

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three-quarters of a length over Sleepless Knight. Odds on favorite Get Stormy finished third. Teaks North,who races for Jules Boutelle, clocked 1:48.56 for the ninefurlong turf test. Chalk up another graded stakes win. But there was more to come. On July 2 in the United Nations Stakes (G1), Teaks North kicked into another gear in the midstretch and tallied his second Grade I career win. He won by half a length over Chinchon (Ire) with Stacelita (Fr) coming in third. Winning time for the 11 furlongs was 2:13.28. On eight starts with three graded stakes wins, Teaks North banked $817,564 on the season. He has career earnings to date of $1,001,964. The Bryants and Martha Fisher raced Teaks North early in his career.. After being sold privately, he then raced for Boutelle and Nick Sallusto in partnership with Joe Bulger. In August 2010, Teaks North began racing solely for Boutelle. Teaks North is out of the deceased unraced High Honors mare Teaksberry Road, who was acquired privately by BryLynn Farm. In addition to Teaks North, Teaksberry Road is also the dam of Grade II stakes winner Wooden Phone, as well as stakes winners Chief Oki Dokie and Teak Totem. Teaks North was the last foal produced by Teaksberry Road, who died in 2009. Stakes winner Teak Totem, a full sister to Teaks North, is a member of the BryLynn Farm broodmare band. Teak Totem is the dam of Florida-bred graded stakes winner Adios Charlie and stakes-placed Streakin’ Mohican.

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BAY TO BAY 2011 FLORIDA-BRED CHAMPION

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Bay to Bay was consigned by Adena Springs to the TEAKS NORTH bay gelding by 2008 Keeenland September yearling sale. There she was 2007 Northern Afleet – Teaksberry purchased by current owner Robert Smithen for $35,000. Road, by High Honors Frank Stronach purchased Bala, the dam of Bay to Breeder: BryLynn Farm Bay, for $60,000 at the 2004 Keeneland January mixed Owner: Jules Boutelle sale. Bala, who earned $230,105, was third in the 2001 Trainer: Justin Sallusto 2011 Race Record/Earnings Natalma Stakes (G3) and second in the Truly Bound 8-3-0-0/$817,564 Handicap. Bay to Bay, who was Bala’s 2007 foal, won 2011 Stakes Record the 2009 Natalma Stakes (G3). Adena Springs sold Bala 1st – United Nations Stakes (G1) 1st – Gulfstream Park Turf in foal to El Prado (Ire) for $150,000 to Bluestone Handicap (G1) Equine Management at the 2007 Keeneland November 1st – Monmouth Stakes (G3) mixed sale. She was later sold in foal to Harlan’s Holiday for $65,000 to Black Rock Stables at the 2011 Keeneland November mixed sale. Sligo Bay (Ire), the sire of Bay to Bay and who previously stood at Adena Springs South, currently stands at Adena Springs Canada. ■

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frequent traveler, Bay to Bay was displayed her talent on the turf in both the United States and Canada in 2011. She won a graded stakes at Woodbine and was Grade I stakes-placed at Saratoga for owner Robert Smithen. Bred by Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs, Bay to Bay scored her stakes win of the season on June 4 at Woodbine. The Brian A. Lynch trainee was two lengths the best over Never Retreat in the Nassau Stakes (G2). Valli With a Vow was third. Winning time for the mile turf test was 1:36.48. Five weeks later at Woodbine, Bay to Bay this time around had to settle for second to Never Retreat in the Dance Smartly Stakes (G2). Shipped to Saratoga, Bay to Bay posted a third to Zagora (Fr) in the Diana Stakes (G1) on July 30. On the season, Bay to Bay posted one win, two seconds and one third in seven starts to bank $326,721. The 4-year-old filly by Sligo Bay (Ire) out of the graded stakes-placed With Approval mare Bala has career earnings to date of $654,728.

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I want to thank Ocala Stud for “ breeding a great horse (Champion Female Sprinter Musical Romance) and selling her to us. ”

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Florida-bred Musical Romance (at left) named champion Filly and Mare Sprinter; Havre de Grace is Horse of theYear By MICHAEL COMPTON horoughbred racing’s best were honored on Jan. 16 at the 41st annual Eclipse Awards ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. At the end of the nearly three-hour event, a female walked away from the ceremony with Horse of the Year honors for the third consecutive year as Havre de Grace earned the 2011 title, following in the footsteps of Rachel Alexandra in 2009 and Zenyatta in 2010. A winner in 5 of 7 starts in 2011, Havre de Grace earned more than $1.6 million on the season for Rick Porter’s Fox Hill Farms and trainer Larry Jones. She won the Azeri Stakes (G3) and the Apple Blossom Stakes (G1) at Oaklawn Park. She beat the boys in the prestigious Woodward Stakes (G1) at Saratoga over the summer and returned to her division to romp in the Beldame Invitational (G1) in October. She concluded her season with a game fourth-place finish against males in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). In her final race of 2011, she defeated Acclamation at the polls, receiving 166 first-place votes for Horse of the Year to runner-up Acclamation’s 26 votes. “It is some kind of thrill to win an award I could only dream about 10 years ago,” said Porter. “As many of you in this room know, I’ve seen the lows and the highs of this game. Havre de Grace is the highest. COADY PHOTO

There’s no question in my mind that she deserves this honor. I want to thank Larry and Cindy Jones for their horsemanship and for making this happen. I hope we can do it again in 2012.” In addition to her Horse of the Year award, Havre de Grace was voted champion Older Female as well. “I could talk a long time about all the thrills she gave us last year,” said Porter. “She gave us, our fam- Horse of the Year ily, friends and all her fans a lot of excitement. It did- Havre de Grace

As many of you in this room know, I’ve seen the lows “ and the highs of this game. Havre de Grace is the highest. ” —Rick Porter

n’t take me long to fall in love with her at the sale. She had an incredible year in 2011. I’m blessed to own her. I will always cherish this award.” The Sunshine State basked in the Eclipse spotlight. Florida-bred Musical Romance, bred by Ocala Stud

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and sold at OBS, was honored as the Eclipse champion Female Sprinter for co-owner and trainer Bill Kaplan and Adam Lazarus’ Pinnacle Racing Stable. The daughter of the late stallion Concorde’s Tune sold at OBS for $22,000. She enjoyed a banner season in 2011, capped off by an emphatic triumph in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Churchill Downs. Also numbered among her scores was a dramatic victory in the rich Presque Isle Masters Stakes (G2) at Presque Isle Downs last September. “This is for all the people in barn 50 at Calder,” said Kaplan from the podium. “It’s for all the unsung heroes—the grooms, exercise riders, blacksmiths and vets. I want to thank Ocala Stud for breeding a great horse and selling her to us. I also want to thank jockey Royal Delta, winner of the Breeders’ Juan Leyva. This award is proof to the world that a litCup Ladies Classic (G1), was named tle guy can invest a little and champion 3-year-old filly. make it to the top.” Lazarus also took time to acknowledge the founding father of Thoroughbred partnerships, Cot Campbell of Dogwood Stable, who received the Eclipse Award of Merit earlier in the idea of creating partnerships I would not be standing evening. “All of us in this room share common character- in front of you tonight.” Musical Romance secured 131 first-place votes, istics,” he said. “Number one, we love this game. Number two, we have to be gamblers. Without Cot’s comfortably turning back runner-up Hilda’s Pas-

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sion, who received 53 votes. Champion 3-year-old male, Animal Kingdom, also boasts Florida ties. The Team Valor International homebred is a son of Stonewall Farm Ocala stallion Leroidesanimaux (BRZ), who was Eclipse champion turf horse as a 5-year-old in 2005. Animal Kingdom won the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (G3) at Turfway Park and captured the Kentucky Derby (G1) in his initial try over a traditional dirt track. He finished second in the Preakness Stakes (G1) and was injured in the Belmont Stakes (G1). He won the Eclipse by a narrow vote, edging Caleb’s Posse by a vote of 114-111. Mark Polivka of Team Valor accepted the award. Royal Delta, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic (G1), was named champion 3-year-old filly. She made seven starts last year at six different tracks.

Animal Kingdom (at left) also boasts Florida ties. The Team Valor International homebred is a son of Stonewall Farm Ocala stallion Leroidesanimaux (BRZ), who was Eclipse champion turf horse as a 5-year-old in 2005.

In addition to taking down top prize in the Ladies Classic, she also won the Alabama Stakes (G1) and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2). Following her Breeders’ Cup win she was sold for $8.5 million to Florida’s Besilu Stables of Benjamin Leon. Royal Delta’s trainer, Bill Mott, received the Eclipse Award as the leading trainer. Mott notched two Breeders’ Cup victories. In addition to saddling Royal Delta in the Ladies Classic, he lead over Drosselmeyer to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) 24 hours later. It was the third Eclipse Award for Mott, who also won it in 1995 and ’96. Champion 2-year-old colt went to Hansen. The son of Tapit won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) in November, beating two other finalists in Union Rags and Creative Cause. Co-owner Dr. Kendall Hansen accepted the award. Two-year-old filly honors went to undefeated My Miss Aurelia. Co-owner Barbara Banke, the widow of Jess Jackson, accepted the award along with George Bolton. My Miss Aurelia is named for Bolton’s mother, Aurelia. “Jess loved this sport,” Banke said. “He pulled me in and hooked me. This is especially sweet for our family. We raised this filly and she has always been special to us. Jess named her.” Bolton followed Banke to the microphone and

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addressed the gathering. tin Schwartz. Trained by Chad Brown, Stacelita cap“This is such a tribute to Jess,” he said. “She was a tured the Beverly D. Stakes (G1) and won 10 of 18 star as a 2-year-old in training in Ocala. It’s rare to lifetime races before being retired at season’s end. have a horse go the gate four times and get better each “It’s been a special experience to share this with time. This is special. Thank you.” my family,” said Schwartz. “She is a beautiful raceMale Turf Horse went to Cape Blanco. Perfect in horse who took us on a magical carpet ride. She won three U.S. starts in 2001, Cape Blanco won the Man o’ six Grade 1 races in her career. She is one of a select War Stakes, the Arlington Million and the Joe Hirsch few to have won Grade 1 races in three consecutive Turf Classic Invitational, all Grade years.” 1 events for Mrs. Fitri Hay, Derrick Male Sprinter went to AmaThis is such a tribute to zombie, winner of the Breeders’ Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Jess. She was a star as a Cup Sprint (G1). The CaliforniaTabor. Stacelita (FR) earned Female 2-year-old in training in bred runner is a son of former Turf Horse honors for owner MarFlorida sire Northern Afleet. He Ocala. It’s rare to have a won four graded stakes in 2011, including the Ancient Title Stakes horse go the gate four (G1) at Santa Anita. Trainer and times and get better each co-owner Bill Spawr accepted the award. time. —George Bolton Fellow Cal-bred Acclamation took home honors for champion Older Male. The son of Unusual Heat reeled off five straight wins during the season, culminating with a win in the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar. “After 55 years in the business, this is pretty great,” said Old English Rancho’s Bud Johnston. “This is a family business for us. My father started the business in 1938. It’s been a family affair for many, many years. This is an exciting moment. The greatest part of this business is the people.” Nineteen-year-old Kyle Frey was named champion Apprentice Rider. Ramon Dominguez was named champion Jockey for the second consecutive year. Outstanding Breeder for the 8th time and 7th time in the last eight years was Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs Farm. Adena Springs-bred runners won 455 races in 2011 and earned $14.6 million. Owner of the year went to Ken and Sarah Ramsey. The Ramseys won the award in 2004. Rapid Redux received a special Eclipse Award for his record-setting on the racetrack. In winning his 19th race of the year on Dec. 13, he equaled Citation’s alltime record. On Jan. 4 of this year he extended his remarkable win streak to 22 straight with a victory at Laurel. Owner Robert Cole accepted the award. “I claimed him for $6,250,” Cole said. “I turned him over to trainer David Wells and he turned him into a priceless horse. David and Rapid Redux were perfect in 2011.” The Eclipse Awards are voted on by Daily Racing Form, the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. ■

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earning power FTBOA Stakes Funds for distribution for the 2011/2012 Gulfstream Park meet are estimated to be $416,000, based upon 2010/2011 figures, which the FTBOA will use for the Florida Sunshine Millions ($350,000) and “Win It to Get It.” FTBOA Stakes Funds available for distribution at Tampa Bay Downs are estimated to be $350,000

in place at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs, starting 2012 on the right track is as easy as owning a Florida-bred

The event is funded in the following amounts: Gulfstream Park, $600,000; FHBPA, $350,000; FTBOA, $350,000. “WIN IT TO GET IT”

In an unprecedented move designed to reward owners of Florida-bred horses and increase the value of Sunshine State products, the FTBOA, FHBPA and Gulfstream Park have designed “Win It to Get It.” FTBOA Stakes Funds will supplement purses (for eligible winner only) for six stakes races for 3-year-olds during the 2012 Gulfstream Park meet with a supplement of $100,000 to the winning owner (s) of Floridabreds registered with the FTBOA. The $100,000 supplement will go to the owner of a Florida-bred who wins any of the following races:

based upon 2010/2011 figures and include the Florida Cup Day ($150,000) and the Florida-bred Stakes Fund ($200,000). SUNSHINE MILLIONS

The annual Sunshine Millions, a collaborative effort between FTBOA, FHBPA and Gulfstream Park, is set this year for Jan. 28. While the previous editions of the popular day of racing featured Florida-breds vs. California-breds in races split between Gulfstream Park in Florida and Santa Anita Park in California, this year’s renewal features only Floridabreds in races at Gulfstream Park. Only Florida-bred horses registered with the FTBOA will be eligible for entry.

$500,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) to be run on Jan. 29 (including FTBOA fund supplement of $100,000) $300,000 Forward Gal Stakes (G2) to be run Jan. 29 (including FTBOA fund supplement of $100,000)

$400,000 Classic for 4-year-olds and up and set at 1 1/8 miles. $300,000 Distaff for fillies and mares, 4-years-old and up at 1 1/8 miles. $150,000 Turf for 4-year-olds and up on the turf at 1 1/8 miles. $150,000 Filly and Mare Turf on the turf at 1 1/8 miles. $150,000 Sprint for 4-year-olds and up at six furlongs. $150,000 Filly and Mare Sprint at six furlongs

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THE SUNSHINE MILLIONS RACES, CARRYING TOTAL BPURSES OF $1.3 MILLION, ARE:

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FTBOA: THE VOICE OF FLORIDA’S THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY

Since its inception, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association has been responsible for Florida-bred registration and administration and distribution of the industry’s incentive awards program, which encourages individuals to breed, train and race Thoroughbreds in Florida. The FTBOA is dedicated to ensuring a prosperous business climate for the industry. With Florida’s low taxes and smart growth policies, basing a Thoroughbred operation in the Sunshine State makes perfect business sense. For more information, contact the FTBOA at (352) 629-2160. 38 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2012

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earning power $300,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) to be run Feb. 25 (including FTBOA fund supplement of $100,000) $500,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) to be run Feb. 26 (Including FTBOA fund supplement of $100,000) $1.1 million Florida Derby (G1) to be run March 31 (Including FTBOA fund supplement of $100,000) $400,000 Gulfstream Oaks (G2) to be run March 31 (Including FTBOA fund supplement of $100,000)

FLORIDA-BRED PREFERRED RACES AT GULFSTREAM PARK AND TAMPA BAY DOWNS

The requirement of one Florida-bred preferred or restricted race daily shall be changed to three Florida-bred Preferred races offered daily. The three Florida-bred preferred races required daily shall be included within the first 10 races offered daily. The designated races shall be a mix of all conditions and types of races. FLORIDA CUP DAY

Florida Cup Day at Tampa Bay Downs has proved to be one of the more popular signature racing days on the calendar. The event is set this year for Saturday, April 7, and will feature six guaranteed restricted Florida-bred stakes races for $75,000 each. Only Florida-breds reg-

To earn the FTBOA supplement the winner must be a Florida-bred registered with the FTBOA prior to becoming a 2-year-old. It must also be by a sire registered with the FTBOA and standing in Florida when the foal was conceived in 2008. FOAS

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It is estimated that the 2012 Gulfstream Park meet will generate approximately $1.4 million for FOAs (estimated from 1 percent of on-track exotic wagers and 8.5 percent of the purse account generated through intertrack wagering and interstate simulcasting). FOAS MAY BE PAID AS FOLLOWS:

70 percent of the FOA to the Florida-bred finishing in the first position. 20 percent of the FOA to the Florida-bred finishing in the second position. 10 percent of the FOA to the Florida-bred finishing in the third position.

istered with the FTBOA will be accepted. Tampa Bay Downs, Tampa Bay Downs HBPA and FTBOA each will contribute $150,000 to fund Florida Cup Day. All fees will be added to the respective purses. FEES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

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Ocala/Marion County Thoroughbred farms opened their doors to prospective breeders in December and January as the area’s popular stallion shows got underway. More shows are slated for this month, and they will be featured in future issues. PHOTOS BY SERITA HULT

Hartley DeRenzo stallions: 1. With Distinction 2. The Green Monkey 3. Cool Coal Man 4. Belgravia 5. Full Mandate 6. Simon Pure 7. City Place

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Stallion Shows Get Away Farm

Get Away Farm stallions: 1. Imperialism 2. Two Step Salsa

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Double Diamond Farm Stallions: 1. First Dude 2. Wekiva Springs 3. American Spirit

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Northwest Stud Northwest Stud stallions: 1. Flash Storm 2. Gone Astray 3. United States 4. Pleasant Strike

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Name

Sire Name

Farm Name

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

Leading Earner

Wildcat Heir

Forest Wildcat

Journeyman Stud

$4,826,172

180

109

$5,066,293

John Johny Jak

Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Candy Stripes

Stonewall Farm Ocala

$3,989,479

$4,266,068

Graeme Hall

Dehere

Winding Oaks

$3,133,568

121

Chapel Royal

Montbrook

Signature Stallions

$3,081,268

215

100

With Distinction

Storm Cat

Hartley/DeRenzo

$2,721,204

134

Concorde's Tune

Concorde Bound Deceased

$2,453,510

Put It Back

Honour and Glory Bridlewood Farm

$2,251,640

175

Greatness

Mr. Prospector

Stonewall Farm Ocala

$2,348,229

Pomeroy

Boundary

Vinery Florida

D'wildcat

Forest Wildcat

Montbrook

Leading Yrlg Earnings Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

$215,061

$26,458

$39,531

Animal Kingdom

$1,904,900

$37,293

$53,500

$3,140,464

Duke of Mischief

$721,681

$19,342

$17,600

$3,091,100

Navy Chapel

$139,515

$14,629

$19,836

$2,745,427

Decisive Moment

$409,300

$26,200

$25,612

$2,489,757

Musical Romance

$1,040,734

$27,214

$2,419,976

It's Me Mom

$206,500

$17,556

$27,000

$2,354,257

Immortal Eyes

$271,215

$1,000

$2,000

$2,162,948

$2,265,063

Pomeroys Pistol

$521,188

$28,423

$78,235

Vinery Florida

$1,994,266

115

$2,185,824

D'cats Meow

$134,446

$18,142

$30,079

Buckaroo

Ocala Stud

$2,135,755

$2,148,588

Tackleberry

$599,667

$16,500

$35,142

Halo's Image

Halo

Deceased

$2,082,349

$2,086,821

Atlantic Hurricane

$391,033

$5,675

$12,250

Full Mandate

A.P. Indy

Hartley/DeRenzo

$2,060,209

116

$2,064,225

Full of Gut

$151,320

$1,400

$17,540

Value Plus

Unbridled's Song Stonewall Farm Ocala

$1,910,118

117

$1,940,456

All Due Respect

$100,638

$10,582

$41,250

Roar of the Tiger

Storm Cat

Deceased

$1,696,078

112

$1,696,650

Tazz

$134,691

$8,833

$14,667

Three Wonders

Storm Cat

Deceased

$1,617,633

101

$1,631,370

Trelawny

$121,309

Burning Roma

Rubiano

Stonewall Farm Ocala

$1,465,435

$1,467,342

Queen Drama

$126,705

$6,833

West Acre

Forty Niner

Stonehedge Farm South

$1,403,346

Watch Me Go

$258,070

$2,500

$9,900

Black Mambo

Kingmambo

Deceased

$1,347,264

$1,362,310

Argentine Tango

$113,075

$5,000

$10,903

City Place

Storm Cat

Hartley/DeRenzo

$1,182,789

$1,241,522

City Sage

$123,042

$9,583

$32,469

Mass Media

Touch Gold

Journeyman Stud

$1,223,096

$1,232,692

Manicero

$271,500

$19,917

B L's Appeal

Valid Appeal

Randolph Thoroughbreds $1,175,126

$1,175,126

B L's Tsumani

$76,988

$3,200

Awesome of Course

Awesome Again

Journeyman Stud

$1,065,961

Fort Loudon

$333,485

$10,000

Act of Duty

Mr. Prospector

Bridlewood Farm

$946,502

$952,546

Aintnothinbutakiss

Sarava

Wild Again

Bridlewood Farm

$945,850

Gladding

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$71,940

$2,046

$7,640

$133,375

$1,000

$8,500

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Name

Sire Name

Farm Name

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

Leading Earner

Leading Yrlg Earnings Sold

Awesome of Course

Awesome Again

Journeyman Stud

$781,579

Fort Loudon

$333,485

With Distinction

Storm Cat

Hartley/DeRenzo

$750,403

$771,160

For Oby

$134,712

Chapel Royal

Montbrook

Signature Stallions

$756,411

Navy Chapel

$139,515

Wildcat Heir

Forest Wildcat

Journeyman Stud

$488,842

$710,362

Vexor

Put It Back

Honour and Glory Bridlewood Farm

$640,265

$646,251

High Cotton

Dixie Union

Ocala Stud

$611,279

Saint Anddan

A.P. Indy

Journeyman Stud

$509,341

D'wildcat

Forest Wildcat

Vinery Florida

$450,836

Exclusive Quality

Elusive Quality

Journeyman Stud

$445,405

Burning Roma

Rubiano

Stonewall Farm Ocala

$419,065

City Place

Storm Cat

Hartley/DeRenzo

$340,369

Pomeroy

Boundary

Vinery Florida

Simon Pure

Silver Deputy

A. P. Warrior

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

$10,000

$26,200

$25,612

$14,629

$19,836

$135,000

$26,458

$39,531

Yara

$103,920

$17,556

$27,000

$644,743

Currency Swap

$180,000

$26,222

$31,518

$509,341

Saint D'aroak

$78,388

$12,667

$18,396

$450,836

Blue Forty

$70,042

$18,142

$30,079

$445,405

Exclusively Maria

$98,258

$8,307

$21,550

$419,065

Queen Drama

$6,833

$340,369

Bob's Place

$55,574

$9,583

$32,469

$302,762

Mel Beach

$103,254

$28,423

$78,235

Hartley/DeRenzo

$287,993

Aracelis Baby M.

$63,960

$6,757

$13,732

A.P. Indy

Stonewall Farm Ocala

$258,241

$264,276

Race to the Top

$37,160

$13,083

$42,500

Teuflesberg

Johannesburg

Journeyman Stud

$220,184

$227,225

Trinniberg

$101,300

$22,000

$44,000

Black Mambo

Kingmambo

Deceased

$223,639

Argentine Tango

$113,075

$5,000

$10,903

$2,500

$9,900

$27,214

$35,142

$126,705

BECOME A

West Acre

Forty Niner

Concorde's Tune

Stonehedge Farm South

$214,190

Melpomene

$49,940

Concorde Bound Deceased

$195,482

Arabella's Tune

$45,499

Montbrook

Buckaroo

Ocala Stud

$192,727

Montessa G

$69,735

Bring the Heat

In Excess (IRE)

Ward Ranch

$185,087

Firefall

$37,843

$16,500

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Leading Florida Freshman Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through December 31, 2011. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

HIGH COTTON

EXCLUSIVE QUALITY

SAINT ANDDAN

Name

Sire Name

Farm Name

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

Leading Earner

High Cotton

Dixie Union

Ocala Stud

$611,279

$644,743

Currency Swap

Saint Anddan

A.P. Indy

Journeyman Stud

$509,341

Exclusive Quality

Elusive Quality

Journeyman Stud

$445,405

Simon Pure

Silver Deputy

Hartley/De Renzo

$287,993

Teuflesberg

Johannesburg

Journyeman Stud

$220,184

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

$180,000

$26,222

$31,518

Saint D'aroak

$78,388

$12,667

$18,396

$445,405

Exclusively Maria

$98,258

$8,307

$21,550

$287,993

Aracelis Baby M.

$63,960

$6,757

$13,732

$227,225

Trinniberg

$101,300

$22,000

$44,000

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Following are the “FTBOA Chase to the Championship ” Point Standings through December 31, 2011. Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Fort Loudon (Awesome of Course) - 19 Currency Swap (High Cotton) - 15 Vexor (Wildcat Heir) - 5

Jacks or Better Farm Inc Stonecliff Farm Carlos Rafael & Briggs & Cromartie Bloodstock

Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Klaravich Stables Inc & William H Lawrence Gold Mark Farm LLC

Stanley I Gold Teresa M Pompay John C Kimmel

Ocala Stud Jacks or Better Farm Inc Jacks or Better Farm Inc

Karl Watson, Michael Pegram & Paul Weitman Jacks or Better Farm Inc Jacks or Better Farm Inc

Bob Baffert Stanley I Gold Stanley I Gold

Live Oak Stud Glen Hill Farm Dianne D Cotter

Live Oak Plantation Karl Watson, Michael E Pegram & Paul Weitman Dianne D Cotter

Thomas Albertrani Bob Baffert H Graham Motion

Ocala Stud Hardacre Farm LLC Jacks or Better Farm Inc

Blinkers On Racing, Dave Aurelio, Robert Butler, Joleen Coons, Lapso, et al Hardacre Farm LLC Stronach Stables

Mike Puype Amy Tarrant Chad C Brown

Preston Stables LLC Jules Boutelle Robert V LaPenta & Fred J Brei

Charles L Dickey Justin Sallusto Nicholas P Zito

Pinnacle Racing Stable & William A Kaplan IEAH Stables, Whizway Farm, Robert Teel and Pegasus Holding Group Stables Peter D Fuller

William Kaplan Richard E Dutrow Milton W Wolfson

Two-Year-Old Filly Candrea (Trippi) - 12 Redbud Road (Awesome of Course) - 8 Awesome Belle (Awesome of Course) - 7

Three-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Brilliant Speed (Dynaformer) - 43 Coil (Point Given) - 26 Toby's Corner (Bellamy Road) - 18

Three-Year-Old Filly Turbulent Descent (Congrats) - 55 Pomeroys Pistol (Pomeroy) - 37 Awesome Feather (Awesome of Course) - 17

Older Male (Four-Year-Olds and up Colt/Gelding) Flat Out (Flatter) - 45 Teaks North (Northern Afleet) - 33 Jackson Bend (Hear No Evil) -32

Nikolaus Bock Brylynn Farm Inc Jacks or Better Farm Inc

Older Female (Four-Year-Olds and up Filly/Mare) Musical Romance (Concorde's Tune) - 44 Amen Hallelujah (Montbrook) - 25 Trip for A.J. (Trippi) - 14

Ocala Stud Thorobeam Farm Peter D Fuller

Male Sprint (Three-Year-Olds and up Colt/Gelding, race distances one mile and less) Jackson Bend (Hear No Evil) - 30 Apriority (Grand Slam) - 19 Aikenite (Yes It's True) - 17 Trappe Shot (Tapit) - 17

Jacks or Better Farm Inc Donald R Dizney Brylynn Farm Inc Hobeau Farm

Robert V LaPenta & Fred J Brei Donald R Dizney Dogwood Stable Mill House

Nicholas P Zito David Fawkes Todd A Pletcher Kiaran McLaughlin

Female Sprint (Three-Year-Olds and up Filly/Mare, race distances one mile and less) Musical Romance (Concorde's Tune) - 44 Turbulent Descent (Congrats) - 40 Pomeroys Pistol (Pomeroy) - 37

Ocala Stud Ocala Stud Hardacre Farm LLC

Pinnacle Racing Stable & William A Kaplan Blinkers On Racing, Dave Aurelio, Robert Butler, Joleen Coons, Lapso, et al Hardacre Farm LLC

William Kaplan Mike Puype Amy Tarrant

Jules Boutelle B J Wright Live Oak Plantation

Justin Sallusto Michael Pender Thomas Albertrani

Robert Smithen Peter Fuller Frank Carl Calabrese

Brian A Lynch Milton W Wolfson Nick Canani

Male Turf (Three-Year-Olds and up Colt/Gelding, races run on the turf) Teaks North (Northern Afleet) - 33 Jeranimo (Congaree) - 27 Brilliant Speed (Dynaformer) - 23

Brylynn Farm Inc Brylynn Farm Inc Live Oak Stud

Female Turf (Three-Year-Olds and up Filly/Mare, races run on the turf) Bay to Bay (Sligo Bay) - 13 Trip for A.J. (Trippi) - 10 Romacaca (Running Stag) - 9

Adena Springs Peter Fuller Cashel Stud Inc

■ 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

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Is My Horse –or Does He Have a By SARAH M REUSS, VMD, DACVIM University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine besity is becoming a more well-recognized disease in all of our domestic animal species. It can be either a cause or effect of other disease conditions or problems. Obesity can worsen orthopedic conditions such as arthritis and may predispose horses to laminitis. It may be due to simple overfeeding for the amount of exercise being performed, or it may be due to an actual disease condition. The two diseases that can cause abnormal weight gain

or distribution in horses are Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS, also referred to as insulin resistance) and Equine Cushing’s Disease (also known as pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, PPID). Cushing’s disease is due to dysfunction at the level of the brain. There is damage to the hypothalamus, an area of the brain that produces a hormone called dopamine which is supposed to suppress the pituitary gland. When this suppressive factor is no longer present, the pituitary gland (specifically the pars intermedia portion of the pituitary) begins to secrete

The two diseases that can cause abnormal weight gain or

A horse shown with Cushings disease

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Metabolic Disease? increased amounts of several hormones (e.g., ACTH, MSH, B-endorphin) that cause some of the clinical signs directly as well as an increase in cortisol release from the adrenal glands. The pituitary gland continues to enlarge with functional adenomas (small tumors). These can become large enough to compress other areas of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus resulting in some loss of their function as well. The Cushing’s disease that we see in horses is different than that seen in dogs or people, so PPID is the preferred term for the disease in horses.

variation in ACTH in horses with levels being higher in the fall. The “gold standard” test for PPID is the dexamethasone suppression test. This test involves drawing a baseline blood sample, administering dexamethasone, and then repeating a blood draw at 15 and 19 hours. There is some risk to this test as the administration of dexamethasone has been linked to the occurrence of laminitis in some horses. Other tests include a thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test, combined dexamethasone-thyrotropinreleasing hormone stimulation test, and domperidone

distribution in horses are Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Equine Cushing’s Disease. PPID is generally seen in older horses. The average age is 19-21, but it has been diagnosed in horses as young as 7. The prevalence increases drastically after 30 years. It is more common in ponies than horses. PPID causes changes in the fat and muscle distribution in affected horses. Fat accumulates in the crest of the neck, tailhead, over the eyes, and in the sheath. At first, horses may have more overall weight gain but over time, they lose the muscle along their topline leaving more of a potbellied appearance. One of the most telltale signs of PPID is called hirsuitism which is an excessively long hair coat that does not shed out normally. Laminitis or founder can affect up to 80 percent of horses with PPID. The mechanism is unclear, but this painful condition may be the ultimate cause of death in PPID affected horses. Other signs that you may notice in a horse with PPID are increased thirst, increased urination, lethargy, increased appetite, change in temperament, recurrent infections, infertility, increased sweating, and/or persistent lactation in mares. Testing for PPID is a common source of confusion and debate. The baseline ACTH is the most common screening test. This test involves just taking a blood sample, so there is no risk to the horse. The main problem with the test is that there is known seasonal

challenge test. Resting cortisol levels are not a good test as there is a lot of normal variation in all horses. Treatment of horses with PPID involves both management and drug therapy. Regular deworming, dental, and foot care is necessary due to some of the clinical signs seen with the disease. Body clipping is also very useful for horses that do not shed out normally. Good quality hay and feed with high nutrient density should be fed. Equine Senior is a good option for many of these horses if they require a concentrate to maintain adequate body condition. The primary drug currently used in the treatment of PPID is pergolide. This is an oral drug with minimal side effects, but it must be handled and stored carefully. Other drugs that have been used include cyproheptadine, bromocriptine, and trilostane. Herbal treatments such as chaste berry have been advocated, but there is no scientific proof that they are effective in horses with PPID. Equine Metabolic Syndrome should be suspected in any overweight horse described as an “easy keeper.” EMS is seen in horses over 5 years of age and is most common in ponies, Morgans, Arabians, and Fjords but can be seen in any breed. There is current research looking for a genetic marker, but this appears to be a disease with a genetic predisposition that is brought on by

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Unlike PPID, there is no direct pharmacologic treatment for EMS. The bulk of treatment is dietary and management. Horses with EMS should go on a weight reduction diet. This includes no grain and a dry lot or small paddock. For the first two weeks, they should receive 1.5 percent of their current body weight per day in hay. Weeks 2-6, they should be fed 1.5 percent of their ideal body weight per day in hay. After that, they should receive 1 percent of their body weight per day. The hay should be low in non-structural carbohydrates. This can be confirmed via forage analysis or by soaking hay for at least 30 minutes prior to feeding it. A vitamin and mineral supplement should also be considered. Exercise is very important for the horse not undergoing an active laminitic bout, and should consist of 30 minutes of trot and canter four to seven times per week. Most EMS horses can return to some degree of pasture once they have lost weight, however horses with recurrent

management factors. Most horses with EMS are obese with a body condition score greater than 7 out of 9. They will also have regional fat distribution like horses with PPID but will not have the muscle loss. Horses with EMS often present for spontaneously occurring laminitis that may occur in association with pasture or feed changes. Diagnosis of EMS is dependent on the measurement of serum insulin, as insulin resistance is part of the syndrome similar to Type II diabetes in people. A resting serum insulin concentration can be performed as a screening test, but the horse must be fasted overnight prior to the blood sampling. Blood glucose is checked at the same time, but most horses maintain a normal blood glucose even with insulin resistance. If this test is equivocal, a combined glucose-insulin rest can be performed. An oral sugar test using Karo syrup has also been developed. Equine Metabolic Syndrome and PPID remain a source of confusion and Horses with EMS may develop PPID as they get frustration for many owners and veterinarians. Differentiating between the older. In other species, obesity has been associated with two diseases can be difficult. The age of onset, appearance of the haircoat, a chronic inflammatory state which may cause PPID at and presence of muscle loss may all help in addition to blood tests. a younger age. Horses with EMS should be monitored carefully for muscle atrophy, hair coat abnormalities, alterations in severe laminitis may be safest in a dry lot. Grazing muzzles can metabolism, and exacerbation of hyperinsulinemia or laminitis. If also be very useful. Turnout should occur in the early morning or these develop, testing for PPID should be performed, as horses can late at night when grass sugar content is the lowest. Historically, many horses with EMS have been treated with have both diseases. levothyroxine (Thryo-L) a thyroid supplement. While these horses do not have actual thyroid dysfunction, short term supplemental thyroid hormone will increase insulin sensitivity and weight loss. Weight loss will only occur, however, if calories are also restricted, so levothyroxine may be prescribed for three to six months to accelerate weight loss while other management changes are instituted. Metformin is another drug used in people with insulin insensitivity that has been looked at for the treatment of horses with EMS. So far, the studies that have been performed have conflicting results. Herbal supplements such as magnesium, chromium, and cinnamon have not been shown to alter insulin sensitivity in horses. While horses with EMS are often treated with thyroid hormones, the existence of true hypothyroidism in the horse is controversial. Historically, hypothyroidism has been linked to obesity, laminitis, anhidrosis (non-sweating), recurrent tying up, and decreased fertility. In all of those cases, however, actual hypothyroidism could not be documented, and most of these horses more likely suffered from PPID or EMS. To truly diagnose thyroid dysfunction, a thyroid stimulation test would have to be performed. Equine Metabolic Syndrome and PPID remain a source of confusion and frustration for many owners and veterinarians. Differentiating between the two diseases can be difficult. The age of onset, appearance of the haircoat, and presence of muscle loss may all help in addition to blood tests. Management is a significant part of both diseases, with the main goal being to prevent secondary complications such as laminitis. â&#x2013; 56 THE FLORIDA HORSE â&#x20AC;˘ JANUARY 2012

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Resolutions f you’re reading this column any time after the first week of January, there’s a strong chance that you, like every other mortal in the universe, have already broken a new year’s resolution or two. It’s a predictable process, one that experts speculate occurs because we set the bar too high and too unrealistically. They’re probably right. In our emotional determination to accomplish major change, we tend to visualize radical, quick results that, realistically, take hard work AND time. But wait! This year – if you resolved to get involved in a new activity, to watch a new sport, to give back to your community or industry, to volunteer, to explore new places or learn a new skill – we have great news. The 500-acre Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park, located in south Ocala, offers family-friendly opportunities for everyone. Want to see something new? Come to the Park and watch a boisterous and entertaining Jack Russell Terrier race, or soak in the beauty of a dressage horse performing a high-level test in the show ring. Cheer on cross-country riders in three-day eventing, or visit the Park for a professional BBQ event. Want to learn something new? Rent a horse from Cactus Jack’s trail rides, and ride the famous Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenways. Don’t want to ride a horse? Take a hike—literally—on a foot trail. Come to a clinic at the Park, or swing by the office and we’ll show you the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Comprehensive Master Plan – a blueprint for developing the Park into an even larger economic driver than it is even today. Want to get involved? The Park has a myriad of volunteer opportunities, from light office duties and marketing projects to outdoor mainte-

I Connie Duff Wise Chairman of the Board Florida Agricultural Center and Horse Park

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nance and carpentry needs. Volunteers are needed at horse shows, with parking for large events, and so much more. We value your unique gifts, and we are thrilled when you are able to share them with this worthy project. Want to invest financially? As a 501 c3 corporation, any donation to the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority or the Foundation for the Florida Horse Park is 100% tax deductible. For those interested in large gifts, we have multiple legacy giving opportunities for barns, arenas and other buildings, and we would love to share more with you about these opportunities at your convenience. Resolutions, it turns out, can begin any day. I think today is a good day – how about you? ■ You make ALL the difference. Sincerely, Connie Duff Wise

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Water Savings Watch appy New Year! Hopefully, the year has started out nicely and everyone is getting used to some cooler temperatures. Preserving water quality to help protect our beautiful springs and aquifer is a topic routinely mentioned, but I rarely discuss how to USE LESS water on the farms (or even in your homes, for that matter). Let’s start with basics. Check all faucets, hose sprayers and nozzles, automatic waterers, toilets and pipes for leaks. Do you want to find out how much water comes from that leaky equipment? To learn the answer, go to: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sc4.html. This is the USGS—Science for a Changing World website. This interesting and very informative link takes you to a page that calculates how much water is lost from your home (which can be easily made to work for barns). It also has lots of other very inter-

Consider this fact: Seventy-five percent of the Earth is water, but only a little more than 2 percent of that is fresh water, and almost twothirds of that 2 percent is locked up in the ice caps and glaciers. esting facts about water and water use. There is even a good quiz about water knowledge. I’m depressed to say that I didn’t score too well, so I guess I still need more education, too! Regarding automatic waterers, they can be a good choice to help save water (as opposed to throwing out unused water from buckets), but I am old-school and will always prefer filling buckets so I know how much my horses are drinking. If you are like me and refuse to switch, then try using the unused bucket water by adding it to your stall waste if you compost, which will cut down on adding additional potable water, or by using it on your landscaped areas instead of watering them from a hose. A big barrel can be used to hold all of the water that is dumped out of the buckets. This barrel of water can then be held until needed, for things like bathing the horses. Rain barrels placed at the end of the barns can collect the water that normally drains from the gutters

on the roof, instead of just letting it drip to the ground, potentially creating puddles and excess runoff in those bad Florida summer storms. That collected water can also be used for a variety of things, helping to cut down on your groundwater use. This water is perfect for watering your plants and flowers on the farm, or it can also be used to water your track and riding rings. You could get really “green” and cover the barn roof with vegetation, helping to soak up the rain (avoiding puddles) and treating any rainwater runoff naturally to help eliminate excess sediments and nutrients. Look to see if you get any excessive rainwater runoff from big storms. Not that we get any real mud in Florida, but heavy rainwater drainage and erosion can definitely create gulleys and ditches on the farm. Vegetation is a great natural soaker of rain water and can also help slow water’s speed of travel. Planting shrubs, bushes and grass in areas that normally are a path for rain flow will help break up the “river” that can be caused in a storm. Additionally, you can also use this new vegetation in a “pretty” way to help spruce up your barn area. Lastly, gravel in excessive travel areas can work nicely as a sort of “permeable pavement” for soaking up a bit more water. Consider this fact: Seventy-five percent of the Earth is water, but only a little more than 2 percent of that is fresh water and almost two-thirds of that 2 percent is locked up in the ice caps and glaciers. That certainly doesn’t leave much for us all to drink! Hopefully these ideas have given you a good start on ideas for water savings and/or better ways to use the water already taken out of the aquifer. As always, keep up the good management practices!

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Repurpose by UF/IFAS Marion CountyLivestock Agent Mark Shuffitt

One of the first things I learned on the farm was to fix what needed to be fixed using whatever was available on site. Just because something was broken didn’t mean you needed to drive all the way into town and buy a replacement.

f necessity is the mother of invention then frugality must be the sire. Long before the slogan “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without” became the mantra of American consumers during World War II, farmers had been observing this timeless practice. One of the first things I learned on the farm was to fix what needed to be fixed using whatever was available on site. Just because something was broken didn’t mean you needed to drive all the way into town and buy a replacement. More importantly, some repairs such as a cracked water line or broken gate hinge need to be performed immediately. Most horse farms I’ve worked on had a shop with a few basic tools (hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, etc.) as well as a storage area for items such as baling wire, hay string, cracked water buckets, broken boards and posts, tires, inner tubes and lots of other stuff no longer good for its original purpose. Nearly all horse farmers can fix most anything, at least temporarily, with a little ingenuity, duct tape, baling wire, a hammer and whatever can be scavenged from the “junk pile.” Similar to a pressure bandage, water line leaks can be stopped with rubber strips cut from old inner tubes secured with baling wire. A broken gate hinge can also be repaired with baling wire. “Reduce, reuse, recycle” and “repurpose” are popular ways to say what farmers have long considered a normal way of life. Following are a few examples of onfarm recycling: ■ Cracked water buckets can be use to carry fence repair or welding supplies. ■ Fifty-gallon food grade barrels make great dry, rodent/bug resistant feed storage containers. Non-working chest type freezers can also be used. ■ Five-gallon food grade pails with lid are great for dry, rodent-proof mineral and/or supplement storage. ■ Chain link fencing or old tires chained together make a great pasture drag. ■ Old fiberglass car top carriers provide waterproof storage. ■ Use two or five pound coffee cans in the shop for storing nails, fence staples, screws, washers, etc. ■ Bleach or detergent bottles can be cut to make feed scoops.

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■ Old inner tubes make excellent hose and plumbing splices. ■ Feed sacks make good garbage bags for barn trash. ■ Old industrial conveyer belts can be cut to fit stall, wash rack or trailer mats. ■ Vinyl billboard material can be used to provide ultraviolent waterproof protection for outdoor equipment storage. ■ Even an old bathtub can be used as an attractive planter. Also, consider checking out local salvage centers for building supplies. Used RV or mobile home trusses are just the right size for a storage shed roof. I even knew an old horse farm manager that converted his ex-wife’s van into a smokehouse. Even though many items around the farm can be easily reused for other purposes, some things like used horse shoes are more difficult to recycle unless you’re a proficient welder or inventive blacksmith. Horse shoes aren’t usually put with the other trash or dumpsters destined for the land fill. Some farriers do recycle used horse shoes, but many horse farms and training centers accumulate a large number of shoes over a period of years. By the time you count labor and a trip to the recycle center, it’s usually not worth the effort for the amount of money paid for scrap steel and aluminum. I once knew a farrier who gave his apprentice approximately 600 pounds of used shoes. The apprentice decided to sell the scrap steel and buy new bar stock for forge practice. He spent most of a day loading and hauling the shoes and received a grand total of $40 and some change. With that thought in mind, the UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Service along with Ocala Recreation and Parks Discovery Center will provide horse farmers with an opportunity to recycle their used horse shoes. Help set the record for most horse shoes recycled. Bring your used shoes to EarthFest/Arbor Day on Saturday, April 28, and enjoy all the activities and live entertainment. If you can’t make it to EarthFest, call the Extension Service at 352-671-8400. Also, watch for “Lucky U’ horse shoe collection sites around Marion County. Proceeds will benefit the Ocala Farm Ministry. Since Ocala is “Horse Capital of The World,” we might as well be horse shoe recycling capital too. ■

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Quiet Too Long t is reasonable even in dark times to begin a new year with a blank slate and brimming hope. Optimism is generally a good trait but just as Christmas trees were trimmed last month and lists of well-meant resolutions for 2012 were compiled, those who occupy the current administration’s justifiably maligned version of the Justice Department issued a legal opinion in the nation’s capital that in effect stiffened significantly the economic headwinds against which racing’s ship has struggled in recent years. At the end of a year that saw every measure of the by Paul Moran industry’s economic health continue the alarming trend that has marched in lockstep with the decline of the larger recessionary economy, the Justice Department reversed its long-held opposition to many forms of Internet gambling, removing a significant legal hurdle for states that wish in what is no more than a typical money grab to sanction online gambling. The opinion was issued in response to requests from officials of the New York and Illinois state lot-

What the racing industry does not need at the moment is more competition for an already tautly stretched gambling dollar. teries to clarify whether the Wire Act of 1961, which prohibits interstate wagering over telecommunications systems, applies to states using the Internet to sell lottery tickets within their own borders. According to the appointed minions of Barack Obama and Eric Holder, it does not, a position that opens the door for states not only to sell lottery tickets but allows Internet poker and other forms of online betting that do not involve sports. The opinion also implies that states may by consensual agreement permit gambling that does not involve sports across borders. The opinion states: As long as the gambling operator and the customer are within the same state and the betting activity does not include sporting events, a state’s own laws apply. Politicians desperate for money in the face of mounting debt and the threat or in some cases the re62 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2012

ality of insolvency give little consideration to longterm ramifications of cannibalizing their existing constituency, in this case the racing and breeding businesses that have long produced revenue to government and provided jobs to those who pay taxes. Robbing Peter to pay Paul is in many cases a standard business practice. What the racing industry does not need at the moment is more competition for an already tautly stretched gambling dollar. Racing is largely exempt from the provisions of the Wire Act of 1961 and relies heavily on wagers placed by telephone and over the Internet as well as alternative gaming options offered at racetracks. It faces competition from a wild array of state lottery games, some involving many states, casinos operated by Native American tribes, some far afield of reservations, and casino gambling in Nevada and New Jersey. The federal government permitting states – which regulate racing — to offer online lotteries, casino games and poker only places the nation’s racetracks at a more daunting competitive disadvantage. As this is written, there has been no response from the racing community to the threat of expanded statesponsored interactive gambling and the interests of stakeholders once more goes without effective representation in the District of Columbia. The industry appears to have no position other than to turn the other cheek. Americans may have a voracious appetite for gambling, second only perhaps to the spending habits of the political class, but the current economic malaise coupled with the seemingly endless expansion of options has seen business declines in Nevada and Atlantic City as well as the nation’s racetracks. The money supply is finite for those prohibited for printing their own and an ever more crowded trough results inevitably in less for everyone. The signs of oversaturation are apparent at every gambling venue, all dependent upon the customers’ discretionary income for survival. Someone, at some point must finally stand up and scream, “Enough.” ■

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