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CONTENTS December 2017 VOL 60/ISSUE 10

DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS 6 THE BROCK TALK 12 FLORIDA FOCUS 42 FLORIDA-BREDS AROUND THE COUNTRY Country-wide Florida-bred statistics

54 EL POTRO —By Roberto Rodriguez 55 LEADING FLORIDA SIRES 56 FARM MANAGEMENT —By Caitlin Bainum 58 FTBOA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE —By Tammy A. Gantt

FEATURES 8

CALEDONIA ROAD: PHOTO SPREAD

— By Brock Sheridan

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WORLD APPROVAL: PHOTO SPREAD

—By Brock Sheridan

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THE ROAD’S APPROVED

World Approval, Caledonia Road Put Florida Stamp on Breeders’ Cup —By Brock Sheridan

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MILLIONS PREVIEW

Mr. Jordan Romps in Defending Classic Preview —By Brock Sheridan

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SUPER SKIPPY

On the 20th anniversary of Florida-bred Skip Away’s record-setting 1997 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) victory, a look back at the multiple-Eclipse Award winner’s racing career. —By JoAnn Guidry

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EQUINE CARE: BARN LIGHTING —Heather Smith Thomas

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TONY LEONARD: A GOOD LIFE & LEGACY

Photographer Tony Leonard photographed many of the world’s most legendary thoroughbreds. —By Tammy Gantt COVER PHOTOS OF CALEDONIA ROAD & WORLD APPROVAL: ECLIPSE SPORTS WIRE CONTENTS PHOTO OF CALEDONIA ROAD: ECLIPSE SPORTS WIRE

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he 33rd edition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar on Nov. 3-4 are now in the books and again Florida-breds, Florida breeders and Florida horsemen helped write the story.

Brock Sheridan By now, the players should be well into the healing Editor-in-Chief process after longshots dominated the Breeders’ Cup races Florida Equine Communications JOHN D. FILER PHOTO with only two of 13 Breeders’ Cup events being captured by favorites. Most of the horses, trainers, grooms and jockeys have returned to their homes located around the world and the team at Del Mar, from housekeeping to the racing office to admissions, are all finally breathing a sigh of relief and feeling a sense of accomplishment for pulling off their first Breeders’ Cup with good reviews.

From my point of view, it was another success for Florida and rest of the thoroughbred world, so let’s take a look at the numbers.

1- The total number of Breeders’ Cup wins attributed to trainer Ralph Nicks and owners Zoom and Fish Stable Inc., Spiring, Charlie and Newtown Anner Stud who won their first Breeders’ Cup race, the Juvenile Fillies (G1), with Caledonia Road.

2- The number of Florida-bred winners in 2017. Caledonia Road won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and World Approval took the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).

3- The number of BreedBy nearly every measure, ers’ Cup winners who have Florida-breds have had a big im- produced Breeders’ Cup pact on the Breeders’ Cup begin- winners of which Floridaning in 1984 when Eillo won the bred Hollywood Wildcat is first Breeders’ Cup Sprint at the one (1993 Distaff). She produced 2002 Mile winner old Hollywood Park. Since then, War Front. The other BreedFlorida-breds have won all seven ers’ Cup winning mares who of the original Breeders’ Cup races have produced a Breeders’ multiple times and have tacked on Cup winner are Personal Envictories in the Dirt Mile and Fil- sign (1988 Distaff), who produced My Flag (1995 lies and Mares Turf Sprint. Juvenile Fillies) who went on to produce Storm Flag Flying (2002 Juvenile Fillies).

4-The number of mares who have produced two Breeders’ Cup winners. Live Oak Plantation’s Win Approval joined the ranks this year when her World Approval won the BC Mile. She also produced 2006 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Miesque’s Approval.

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5-The number of Florida-breds who have won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. More Florida-breds have won the Sprint than any other Breeders’ Cup Race. Other races in which Florida-breds have had success include the BC Juvenile (G1), BC Juvenile Fillies and the BC Distaff (G1) with four winners each from the Sunshine State.

6-At least six of the other Breeders’ Cup winners in 2017 spent time in Marion County. Other Breeders’ Cup winners this year that received their early traning in Ocala include Classic winner Gun Runner, Battle of Midway, Good Magic, Rushing Fall, Forever Unbridled and Stormy Liberal all considered the Horse Capital of the World® home.

9- The number of Florida-bred starters in this year’s Breeders’ Cup. Also representing the Sunshine State at Del Mar were: Imperial Hint (2nd – Sprint), Blonde Bomber (3rd – Juvenile Fillies), Awesome Slew (3rd – Dirt Mile), Pure Sensation (5th – Turf Sprint), Calculator (7th – Sprint), Firenze Fire (7th – Juvenile), Holding Gold (7th – Turf Sprint).

10- The number of Florida-breds who entered Breeders’ Cup 2017. Guns Loaded was on the Also Eligible list for the Turf Sprint but did not draw in.

28-The number of Florida-breds who have won Breeders’ Cup races.

345-The number of Florida-breds who have started in a Breeders’ Cup race. Outside of Kentucky, the next closest state is California with 122.

282,777-The average number of dollars earned by each Florida-bred starter this year in the Breeders’ Cup. Every one of the nine Florida-bred starters earned a paycheck this year. $2,545,000- The total number of dollars earned by the nine Florida-bred Breeders’ Cup starters this year.

So there you have it – the Breeders’ Cup by the numbers. By nearly every measure, Florida-breds have had a big impact on the Breeders’ Cup beginning in 1984 when Eillo won the first Breeders’ Cup Sprint at the old Hollywood Park. Since then, Florida-breds have won all seven of the original Breeders’ Cup races multiple times and have tacked on victories in the Dirt Mile and Fillies and Mares Turf Sprint.

And just as I say every year at this time, “Happy Holidays and it’s only 11 months until Breeders’ Cup.” ■

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third Florida-bred to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) when he took home the winner’s share of the $2 million event at Del Mar on Nov. 4.

Owned by Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Plantation, who also bred World Approval under the banner of her Live Oak Stud, World Approval is trained by Ocala’s Mark Casse and was ridden to victory by John Velasquez.

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World Approval became the

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Caledonia Road won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), becoming the fourth Florida-bred to take the race. Caledonia Road is trained by Ralph Nicks for owners Zoom and Fish Stable Inc., Charlie Spiring and Newtown Anner Stud and was bred in Florida by Peter Vegso’s Vegso Racing Stable. She was ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith.

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Late Breaking News

Stephen Screnci New FHBPA President —FROM FHBPA WEBSITE horoughbred owner Stephen Screnci is the new President of Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc., succeeding Bill White.

Originally from Massachusetts, Screnci was licensed as an attorney in 1993 before being licensed and moving to Florida in 1995. He owns his firm, Stephen W. Screnci, P.A. located in Boca Raton, and he has extensive experience in contract law.

Screnci owned his first thoroughbred race horses in the early 1990s running at Suffolk Downs and Rockingham Park. He got back into racing in South Florida around 2004 and has had hundreds of starts since then, including a graded stakes placed finisher.

Screnci has served as 1st Vice President of the

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FHBPA this past year and has been the Chairman of the FHBPA Contract Committee the past two years. Among his accomplishments was leading the 2017 contract negotiations with Gulfstream Park which resulted in the elimination of a lingering overpayment in the purse account and the increase in purses this year, particularly at Gulfstream Park West this fall.

Screnci and his wife Cindy have two children, Lia who attends the University of Georgia and Bradley who attends Florida Atlantic University.

Screnci’s recent sudden ascendancy to the FHBPA presidency received early praise from the Florida Breeders.

“We have been very impressed by Steve’s leadership and style-it is a breath of fresh air! Steve has made a big positive difference in a very short amount of time so far-particularly with us and the track,” FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell said. “He brings an attitude of building versus demolishing” commented FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell who, along with FTBOA president Brent Fernung, has had multiple dealings with Screnci in recent weeks.” ■

We are continually seeking to enhance the state’s breeding and racing programs by “providing incentives for horsemen to race Florida-breds at Tampa Bay Downs. ”

—Tampa Bay Downs vice president and general manager Peter Berube

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track and the Tampa Bay Downs Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association.

“We had very productive negotiations recently in materially building the Tampa Bay Downs’ Florida-bred stakes program to a historic level with a vast majority of all their stakes now having some form of Florida-bred and/or Florida Sire Stakes bonus or purse enhancement,” said Lonny Powell, the FTBOA CEO. “That allowed for this broader conversation about teaming up with the horsemen and track to spread the economic benefits of racing a Florida-bred in these non-stakes but quality allowance races that serve as preps for stakes and other special races down the road.

This was very important to them and they put up the funding as our partners. We respected and saw the good in what they wanted to do for their local horsemen while supporting our overall all-time record 2018 FTBOA Floridabred Tampa Bay stakes program.”

“We are continually seeking to enhance the state’s breeding and racing programs by providing incentives for horsemen to race Florida-breds at Tampa Bay Downs,” said Tampa Bay Downs vice president and general manager Peter Berube. “Our stakes schedule is the most visible example, but we also recognize the importance of attracting quality Florida-bred allowance horses in improving Florida’s thoroughbred product and attracting new investors in the state. We look forward to continued collaboration with the FTBOA and the Tampa Bay Downs HBPA to achieve these objectives.”

Bob Jeffries, president of the Tampa Bay Downs HBPA and the mover behind the concept, offered his enthusiasm for the new infusion of Florida-bred purse and bonus money being offered to his fellow horsemen for the new season.

“Our horsemen are excited about the upcoming meet,” Jeffries said. “We have the best turf course and safest dirt track in Florida. With the support of the Florida Breeders, we have the largest stakes program in Tampa Bay Downs history. When the track, the horsemen and the Florida Breeders work together as a team, good things happen for everyone. And good things are happening.” ■

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ucrative and all-time high Florida-bred stakes purses and bonuses are just the tip of the iceberg for Florida runners at Tampa Bay Downs during their upcoming 2017-18 season of thoroughbred racing.

For the first time, Florida-bred bonus and incentive awards will extend beyond the Tampa Bay oval’s record State-bred stakes program and into a myriad of select allowance races for horses of both sexes, most ages, categories and conditions. For the first time ever, certain designated allowance special races for 3year-olds and older horses will offer $5,000 in Florida-bred bonuses.

The program was the result of a proposal to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association by officials from the

“With the support of the Florida Breeders, we have the largest stakes program in Tampa Bay Downs history,” said Bob Jeffries. (inset)

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Florida FOCUS by Brock Sheridan Grade 1-winning millionaire Noble Bird has been retired from racing and will take up stud duty in 2018 at Ocala Stud. A fee will be announced at a later date.

“Noble Bird is a Grade 1 winner that was fast enough to run Beyers of 110, 109 & 108 and set a track record at a prestigious racetrack like Keeneland, where he still holds the 1 1/8-mile mark on dirt,” said Ocala Stud’s J. Michael O’Farrell. “He’s another tremendous stallion prospect from the racing program of owner John Oxley and trainer Mark Casse, and we’re excited to have the opportunity to stand him. Physically, Noble Bird is a handsome, grand-looking horse, and I believe breeders are going to like him.”

Campaigned by trainer Mark Casse for owner John Oxley, Noble Bird scored his biggest career victory in the $500,000 Stephen

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Noble Bird at Gulfstream Park

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Millionaire Noble Bird Retires to Ocala Stud

Foster H. (Grade 1) at Churchill in 2015, defeating Grade 1 winners Lea, Hoppertunity and Majestic Harbor in 1:47.94 for 1 1/8 miles.

The performance earned him a 108 Beyer.

Last year, Noble Bird scored a dominant 11 ¼-length win in the $300,000 Pimlico Special H. (G3), earning a 110 Beyer – the fastest Beyer recorded around two turns on dirt during the first half of 2016. The final

time of 1:55.18 for 1 3/16 miles proved to be over three seconds faster than Exaggerator’s winning time in the Preakness a day later.

Noble Bird completed his last two victories in 2016 with consecutive wins in the Lukas Classic S. at Churchill on Oct. 1 and Hagyard Fayette Stakes (G2) at Keeneland on Oct. 29. In the latter, he added a track record to his resume, winning by 5 ¾ lengths in 1:47.75, setting a new record for 1 1/8 miles at Keeneland that still stands today. Noble Bird earned a 109 Beyer for the performance, giving him a trio of Beyers of 108 or higher for his career.

By Birdstone, Noble Bird retires with a record of 7-4-0 from 23 starts and lifetime earnings of $1,327,945. He is out of the Tiznow mare Anyhow, and his third dam is Graded winner Noble Damsel.

Noble Bird, who will stand as property of John Oxley & Ocala Stud, is now available for

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Puerto Rican Legend Diaz Rides First Local Winner

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Jockey Juan Carlos Diaz, Puerto Rico’s all-time leader in stakes victories and its champion rider the past 16 years, earned his first victory of the Fall Turf Festival at Gulfstream Park West Oct. 26.

Diaz rallied Harvey Tenenbaum’s Judiths Nathan ($5.40) to a three-quarter-length win in the fourth race, a $14,000 maiden claiming event for 3-year-olds and up. The 3-year-old Dunkirk gelding, trained by Luis Luna, ran one mile in 1:43.24 over a main track rated good.

It was the seventh mount of the meet for Diaz, who made his Gulfstream Park West debut Oct. 20 after arriving in South Florida following the closure of Puerto Rico’s main racetrack, Camarero, due to the effects of Hurricane Maria.

Diaz previously won in the U.S. aboard Rudy Rodriguez-trained Vincento at Belmont Park on Oct. 31, 2015.

“I’m really happy to get my first win at Gulfstream Park West this year in a short time,” Diaz said through an interpreter.

“Here you can find very good jockeys and you really have to Juan Carlos Diaz work hard to score a win, but I had this good opportunity today and I took advantage of it to win the race.”

According to his agent, Charlie Benitez, Diaz will remain in South Florida through the $300,000 Clasico Internacional del Caribe, which will be held Dec. 9 at Gulfstream Park as part of its Championship Meet.

Diaz recently swept Puerto Rico’s Triple Crown aboard Justiciero, a 3-year-old who is expected to compete in the Clasico del Caribe. Diaz is a multiple graded stakes win-

ner with more than 4,500 career victories and holds Puerto Rico’s single-season record with 339 wins in 2009. ■

Bridlewood Bringing More Starlets to Florida Bridlewood Farm general manager George Isaacs was a popular person among bid spotters in Kentucky Nov. 6-7 as he purchased three broodmares for $5.3 million at the Fasig Tipton November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 6 and at the George Isaacs Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, which began it’s 12-day run the following day.

Isaacs and Bridlewood owner John Malone were at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale where they purchased Gomo for $1.5 million.

The following day at Keeneland, Isaacs went to $2.3 million on behalf of Bridlewood in partnership with Don Alberto to purchase Kentucky Oaks (Grade 1) winner Cathryn Sophia and followed that up with a $1.5 million bid on behalf of Bridlewood Farm alone on Street Fancy.

“I’ve said this before. John and Leslie Malone have given me all tools and all the capital to put together a strong group of foundation mares so that we can have a top commercial program while also having the ability to race at a premier level,” Isaacs said.

“If you can own a Kentucky Oaks winner, I think that is on the dream list as a horse breeder. This is a 4-year-old Kentucky Oaks winner who is a top physical and in foal to a nice young stallion in Pioneerof the Nile on an early cover. To be able to buy her for $2.3 million, I thought was very good value in a hot market.”

By Street Boss and out of Sheave, by Mineshaft, Cathryn Sophia broke her maiden by more than 12 lengths at first asking in October of 2015 at Parx while racing for trainer John Servis and owners Cash is King LLC. She followed that up with a 16-length score

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inspection. For more information about Noble Bird, or to set up an inspection appointment, please contact David or Joe O’Farrell at 352237-2171, or visit OcalaStud.com. ■

in the $100,000 Gin Talking Stakes at Laurel to finish off her 2-year-old season.

During her sophomore year, Cathryn Sophia took the Grade 2 Forward Gal and Grade 2 Davona Dale at Gulfstream Park before finishing third behind Weep No More in the Grade 1 Ashland. She came back to win the Oaks bore finishing third in the Grade 1 Acorn, winning the $150,000 Princess of Sylmar Stakes and finishing third in the Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes behind Songbird to finish her career.

Cathryn Sophia won six of nine career starts and earned $1,229,720. She was sold as Hip 30 and in foal to Poineerof the Nile.

Selling as Hip 158 at Keeneland was Street Fancy, a 4-year-old daughter of Street Sense out of Bold Angel by Cat Thief.

Street Fancy is best known as the winner of the Grade 1 Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos.

She was trained by Phil D’Amato for Agave Racing Stable and earned $227,545 from five starts and two wins. She was mated to Medaglia d’Oro and believed to be pregnant.

Gomo is a 4-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo out of Gentle Audrey, by Elusive Quality.

Trained by Doug O’Neil for Reddam Racing LLC, Gomo won two of eight starts and earned $349,130. ■

FHBPA’s Bill White Resigns Bill White, president of the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, has resigned according to officials of the group it was reported by Daily Racing Form.

White submitted the resignation letter in early November, saying he was stepping down immediately as a director. As a result, the FHBPA’s first vice president, Stephen Screnci, will become the organization’s president, and Joan Needell, an alternate on the board representing owners, will step into a voting role on the board. White did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. White had been president of the FHBPA since 2015 and has served terms on the board totaling more than 15 years.

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Florida FOCUS some trainers had been agitating for White to step down because he no longer trains or owns horses, which would appear to be a violation of the group’s bylaws. Records show that White has not started a horse since the end of 2014, when he announced that he wanted to spend more time working on horsemen’s issues through the FHBPA. Elections for the FHBPA board are held each March. After the elections, the board selects a president from among its members to serve a one-year term. ■

Journeyman Stud Sets Stud Fees for 2018 Brent and Crystal Fernung’s Journeyman Stud, located in Ocala, Fla., has set breeding fees for their 2018 stallion roster featuring new stallion Gentlemen’s Bet. A multiple Grade 1-placed earner of $744,155, Gentlemen’s Bet won six of 11 starts during his racing career with victories in the Hot Springs Stakes and Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash, the latter of which produced top Florida sires Wildcat Heir, Yes It’s True and Montbrook.

His speed numbers also reflect his talent as three times he posted Beyer Speed Figures of 107 and he also produced a 2 on the Ragozin Sheets. Gentlemen’s Bet also showcased his imposing speed in a Churchill Downs allowance race in which he went six furlongs on the main track in 1:07 4/5, a time unmatched by any stallion currently standing in Florida.

Gentlemen’s Bet was third in the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), less than two lengths behind winner Secret Circle in a race in which he led with less than a half-mile to run and defeated the likes of champion sprinter Trinniberg and graded stakes winners Private Zone, Justin Phillip and The Lumber Guy. For more information on all stallions standing at Journeyman Stud, contact Brent or Crystal Fernung at (352) 629-1200.

Ocala Stud Sets Fees for 2018 Stallion Roster Stallion Elusive Quality Fury Kapcori Gentlemen’s Bet

2018 Fee Stand & Nurses

$1,500 $3,000 $3,000

Stallion Khozan Songandaprayer Winslow Homer

2018 Fee Stand & Nurses

$5,000 $3,000 $2,500

In Memoriam

Florida Owner, Breeder, Trainer Stanley Ersoff Dies

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Stanley Ersoff, who bred and raced the Grade 1 winner Charon and served as former president for the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association (FTBOA), passed away earlier in the week.

Ersoff was 81.

A 1961 graduate from the University of Miami Law School, Ersoff bred and owned Charon. A daughter of Mo Exception whom Ersoff purchased for $800 while being carried by the mare Double Wiggle, Charon won seven of 16 races including the 1990 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), Black-Eyed Susan (G2), Bonnie Miss (G2) and Forward Gal (G3). Trained by 76Stanley Ersoff year-old Eugene Navarro, Charon returned in 1991 to win the Rampart (G2) and finish second in the Apple Blossom (G2).

Ersoff also campaigned Youmadeyourpoint. Purchased by Ersoff’s Triple E Farm for $8,000, Youmadeyourpoint won the 1990 Canadian Turf (G2) and Gulfstream Park Budweiser Breeders’ Cup. Ersoff also bred the multiple graded stakes winner Band In Passing, who won the 2000 Appleton (G2) and 2002 Tropical Turf (G3) and Miami Mile Breeders’ Cup (G3).

Current FTBOA President Brent Fernung noted that Ersoff was a valuable leader in the industry. He said, “He was a really nice guy, he will be missed. Stanley was at the helm of the Association when a number of legislative measures key to the industry were passed starting with changes in worker compensation in 1993, full card simulcasting in 1996, and the establishment of a sales medication reporting policy in 1998.”

Ersoff was FTBOA Board President from Oct. 1993 until Oct. 1999. Additional legislative successes that occurred under Ersoff’s tenure included: Deregulation of racing dates in July 2001 (1998)

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• Sales Medication Reporting Policy (1998) • Clarification of the medication reporting policy for Thoroughbred sales.

• Elimination of tax on free admission (1998) • Tracks no longer required to charge tax on free admission days.

• Elimination of 10 p.m. curfew on simulcasting of Thoroughbred races (1998) Thoroughbred tracks are allowed to carry full-card simulcasts of thoroughbred racing after 10 p.m.

Shuttle stallions (1998) - Florida-based stallions ship to Southern Hemisphere countries for breeding purposes remain eligible for stallion owners’ awards, if returned to Florida for the North American breeding season.

Florida Owners’ Awards (1998) - 1998 Sunset Provision removed Tax reduction (1996) - Provides that one-half of on-track tax reduction goes towards purses. Tax on simulcasting is reduced from 3.3 percent to 2.4 percent ($2.5 million) to sunset in 1998.

Card-rooms (1996) - Allows Thoroughbred tracks the option of operating a card-room during their live meet or simulcasting after 7 p.m. In the event a Thoroughbred track operates a card-room, 50 percent of the net proceeds go to horsemen—47 percent to purses and 3 percent to Breeders’ Awards.

Breeders’ Cup Meet (1996) - Allowed for the return of the Breeders’ Cup to Florida.

Full-card Simulcasting (1996) – noted at the time, a potential of increasing purses ($5.5 million) and Breeders’ Awards ($1.1 million).

Private Property Rights Act of Florida (1995) 0 Requires fair compensation for the taking of private property.

Changes in workers’ Compensation laws (1993) ■

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are winners,” GoldMark Farm owner Paul Bulmahn said.

“His winners, including Florida Sire Stakes winner Soutache and 2-year-old filly Dixie Talk, recent winner by eight lengths at Gulfstream, show he can produce precocious 2-yearolds for a lucrative racing Florida-bred Backtalk program. Also at Gulfstream Park on Oct. 4, his colt, Halfback, won by 6 3/4 lengths.”

Backtalk will stand the 2018 breeding season for $2,250 at GoldMark Farm. Backtalk will join multiple graded stakes-placed, classic contender Mylute, an earner of $966,607, who is also standing his first season; and TDN Rising Star Young Brian, who is available to the public for the first time.

“Backtalk is an excellent breeding stallion with a 95% conception rate and his winners showcase his potential particularly to Florida breeders. Also, with Young Brian and Mylute in our stallion ranks at the farm, we believe there is great appeal to see what GoldMark has to offer,” GoldMark General Manager Todd Quast said.

GoldMark Farm is located at 5290 NW 130th Avenue in Ocala.

Inquiries can be directed to Todd Quast at (352) 369-3377 ■

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Ocala Stud has set stud fees for its 11-stallion roster for 2018, led again by Canadian Horse of the Year Uncaptured and Grade 1 winner The Big Beast, who will both stand for a fee of $6,000 S&N. Uncaptured has been Florida’s most popular stallion in recent years, covering a state-high 140 mares in 2017. The multiple Graded stakes-winning millionaire by Lion Heart was represented by his first crop of yearlings in 2017, which averaged $37,046 at the sales and included a $170,000 filly at OBS October. The Big Beast, by former Florida champion freshman sire Yes It’s True, was represented by his first crop of weanlings this year, including a $40,000 colt at Keeneland November.

Florida’s second most-popular stallion in 2017 proved to be firstyear sire Jess’s Dream, who bred 122 mares. The regally-bred son of two Horse of the Year winners – Curlin and Rachel Alexandra – will head into his second season at stud in 2018 with his fee unchanged at $5,000 S&N. Ocala Stud welcomes two new Grade 1-winning stallions to its 2018 roster – Greenpointcrusader and Noble Bird. Greenpointcrusader, Bernardini’s winner of the Champagne S. (G1) as a 2-year-old, will stand his first season for $5,000 S&N. Noble Bird, the millionaire multiple Graded stakes winner who scored his biggest win in the Stephen Foster H. (G1), will also stand for an introductory fee of $5,000 S&N. Ocala Stud’s full 2018 roster with fees are as follows: Stallion

2018 Fee Stand & Nurses

Adios Charlie Awesome of Course Fort Loudon Greenpointcrusader - NEW Hear No Evil In Summation

$3,000 $4,000 $2,500 $5,000 $2,500 $2,500

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$5,000 $5,000 $3,000 $6,000 $6,000

Backtalk to Stand at GoldMark Florida stallion Backtalk, the nation’s leading sire in 2017 of 2year-olds by earnings per starter with $43,810, will now stand at GoldMark Farm in Ocala, Fla., for the 2018 breeding season. Heretofore lightly bred with only 31 starters, Backtalk has made the most of his early career at stud with 20 individual winners who have produced 41 wins, including three stakes wins.

One of Backtalk’s stakes winners, 2-year old Soutache, broke the Florida Sire Stakes record set in 2016 by Three Rules by approximately seven lengths while covering the seven eighths of a mile in 1:22.46. For that effort Soutache received an 89 Beyer score and was given a seven Ragozin number.

A Kentucky Derby (G1) graduate, Backtalk is a Grade 2 winner of the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga and Grade 3 winner of the Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs. Backtalk is by 2004 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) winner Smarty Jones out of stakes winner Apasionata Sonata by Affirmed.

“We strongly believe in Backtalk since two out of three of his starters

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fecha. Noble Bird obtuvo un Beyer de 109 por su desempeño, lo cual le valió un trío de Beyers de 108 o más durante su trayectoria.

Hijo de Birdstone, Noble Bird se retira con Noble Bird, millonario ganador de carreras de grado 1, se ha retirado de las carreras y será un récord de 7-4-0 en 23 carreras y ganancias consignado como semental en Ocala Stud en totales de $1,327,945. Es hijo de la yegua Anyhow —hija de Tiznow— y su tercera madre es 2018. Se anunciarán las tarifas más adelante.

Noble Damsel, ganadora de “Noble Bird es un clásicos de grado. ganador de grado 1 que Noble Bird, que seguirá tenía la velocidad necesaria siendo propiedad de John para obtener Beyers de 110, Oxley y Ocala Stud, se en109 y 108, y marcar un récuentra disponible para incord en una carrera prestispección actualmente. Para giosa como la Keeneland, obtener más información donde sigue teniendo la marca en 1 1/8 sobre tierra”, Noble Bird at Gulfstream Park sobre Noble Bird, o para explicó J. Michael O’Farrell, de Ocala Stud. programar una visita de inspección, favor de “Tiene enormes posibilidades como semental contactar a David o Joe O’Farrell al 352-237del programa de carreras de su dueño, John 2171, o visitar OcalaStud.com. ■ Oxley, y de su entrenador, Mark Casse, y nos entusiasma la oportunidad de tenerlo aquí. Físi- La leyenda portorriqueña Diaz monta camente, Noble Bird es un caballo apuesto e im- al primer ganador local el jueves ponente, y pienso que le gustará a los criadores”.

El jinete Juan Carlos Diaz, triunfador abPromovido por el entrenador Mark Casse soluto de Puerto Rico en clásicos y jinete estrella para su propietario John Oxley, Noble Bird en los últimos 16 años, logró su primera victoria logró la mayor victoria de su carrera en la en el Fall Turf Festival en Gulfstream Park West Stephen Foster H. (Grado 1) de $500,000 en el 26 de octubre.

Churchill en 2015, donde venció a los Diaz llevó a Judiths ganadores de grado 1 Lea, Hoppertunity y Nathan ($5.40), de Harvey Majestic Harbor en 1:47.94 por 1 1/8 millas.

Tenenbaum, a un triunfo Su desempeñó le valió un Beyer de 108. por tres cuartos de cuerpo El año pasado, Noble Bird logró una domen la cuarta carrera, un inante victoria por 11 ¼ cuerpos en la Speevento máiden de reclamo cial H de Pimlico ($300,000 y G3), lo cual le para ejemplares de 3 años Juan Carlos Diaz valió un 110 en Beyer: el registro más alto en o más por $14,000. El dos curvas sobre tierra durante la primera potro de tres años Dunkirk, entrenado por Luis mitad del 2016. El tiempo final de 1:55.18 Luna, corrió una milla en 1:43.24 en la pista para 1 3/16 resultó ser más de tres segundos principal, calificada como buena. más rápido que la marca que ganó ExaggerFue la séptima montura del encuentro para ator en la Preakness un día después.

Diaz, que debutó en Gulfstream Park el 20 de Noble Bird completó sus últimas dos vic- octubre después de haber llegado al sur de torias de 2016 con triunfos consecutivos en la Florida tras el cierre de la pista principal de Lukas Classic S. de Churchill el 1 de octubre Puerto Rico, Camarero, como consecuencia y en la Hagyard Fayette Stakes (G2) de de los efectos del huracán Maria.

Keeneland el 29 de octubre. En esta última, Diaz ya había ganado en los Estados Unidos sumó otro récord a su currículum, con una con Vincento, entrenado por Rudy Rodriguez, victoria de 5 ¾ cuerpos en 1:47.75, con el en Belmont Park el 31 de octubre de 2015. cual también logró un nuevo récord para 1 1/8 “Estoy feliz de haber logrado mi primera millas en Keeneland que aún mantiene a la victoria en Gulfstream Park West este año en BRUNO PHOTO

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poco tiempo”, declaró Diaz mediante un intérprete. “Aquí se pueden encontrar muy buenos jinetes y hay que trabajar mucho para ganar, pero tuve esta oportunidad el día de hoy y la aproveché para ganar la carrera”.

Según su agente Charlie Benitez, Diaz se quedará en el sur de Florida para el Clásico Internacional del Caribe de $300,000, que tendrá lugar el 9 de diciembre en Gulfstream Park, como parte de su Championship Meet.

Diaz se coronó recientemente en la Triple Crown de Puerto Rico sobre el lomo de Justiciero, un ejemplar de 3 años que, se espera, competirá en el Clásico del Caribe. Diaz ha ganado múltiples carreras de grado, con más de 4,500 victorias, y tiene el récord de una sola temporada en Puerto Rico, con 339 triunfos en 2009. ■

Renuncia Bill White a la FHBPA Bill White, presidente de la Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, ha renunciado según informaron funcionarios del grupo al Daily Racing Form.

White presentó su carta de renuncia a principios de noviembre, donde decía que dejaba sus funciones como director de inmediato. En consecuencia, el primer vicepresidente de la FHBPA, Stephen Screnci, se convertirá en presidente de la organización, mientras que Joan Needell, suplente de la junta en representación de propietarios, asumirá funciones con derecho a voto. White no respondió inmediatamente a una llamada para conocer su versión de los hechos. White había sido presidente de la FHBPA desde 2015 y desempeñó cargos en la junta durante 15 años en total.

Según varios caballistas de Florida, algunos entrenadores habían ejercido presión para que White se hiciera a un lado porque ya no entrena ni posee caballos, lo cual parece constituir una violación a los estatutos del grupo. De acuerdo con los registros, White no ha corrido con ningún caballo desde finales del 2014, cuando anunció que quería dedicar más tiempo a trabajar en los problemas de los caballistas por medio de la FHBPA. Las elecciones para la junta de la FHBPA se celebran cada marzo. Después de las elecciones, la junta selecciona a un presidente

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Bridlewood aporta nuevas estrellas a la Florida

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El gerente general de Bridlewood Farm, George Isaacs, llamó la atención entre los observadores de apuestas en Kentucky el 6 y 7 de noviembre, cuando compró tres yeguas de cría por $5.3 millones en la venta de cría del 6 de noviembre de Fasig Tipton y en la venta de cría de noviembre de Keeneland, que comenzó su desfile de 12 días al día siguiente.

Isaacs y el propietario de Bridlewood, John Malone, se encontraron en la venta de noviembre de Fasig-Tipton, donde compraron a Gomo por $1.5 millones.

Al día siguiente, en Keeneland, Isaacs pagó $2.3 George Isaacs millones en nombre de Bridlewood, en sociedad con Don Alberto, para adquirir a la ganadora de la Kentucky Oaks (Grado 1), Cathryn Sophia, y luego dio $1.5 millones solo en nombre de Bridlewood Farm para Street Fancy.

“Lo he dicho antes: John y Leslie Malone me han dado todas las herramientas y todo el capital para armar un grupo de yeguas de base para cría, de manera que podamos establecer un programa comercial de primer nivel para participar en carreras de primera línea”, explicó Isaacs.

“Creo que ser dueño de un ganador de la Kentucky Oaks es uno de los sueños de un criador de caballos. Esta es una ganadora de la Kentucky Oaks de 4 años que tiene un estado físico estupendo y se preñó de un muy buen semental de Pioneerof the Nile rápidamente. Poder comprarla por $2.3 millones, me pareció un muy buen precio para un mercado dinámico”.

Hija de Street Boss y de la yegua Sheave, hija de Mineshaft, Cathryn Sophia logró su primera victoria por más de 12 cuerpos en el primer intento, en octubre de 2015 en Parx, mientras corría para el entrenador John Servis y sus propietarios, Cash is King LLC. Luego, logró un triunfo por 16 cuerpos en la Gin Talking Stakes de $100,000 en Laurel, para terminar su temporada como ejemplar de 2 años.

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Durante su segundo año, Cathryn Sophia salió vencedora en Forward Gal y Davona Dale (ambas de grado 2) en Gulfstream Park antes de quedar tercera detrás de Weep No More en la Ashland, de grado 1. Volvió a ganar en la Oaks antes de quedar tercera en la Acorn, de grado 1, de ganar la Princess of Sylmar Stakes de $150,000 y de terminar tercera en la Cotillion Stakes de grado 1 detrás de Songbird, para poner fin a su trayectoria.

Cathryn Sophia ganó seis de nueve carreras y ha ganado $1,229,720. Se la vendió como Hip 30 y preñada de Poineerof the Nile.

La que se vendió como Hip 158 en Keeneland fue Street Fancy, ejemplar de 4 años, hija de Street Sense y de la yegua Bold Angel, hija de Cat Thief.

Street Fancy es más conocida como la ganadora de la Starlet Stakes de grado 1 en Los Alamitos. Fue entrenada por Phil D’Amato para el Agave Racing Stable y ganó $227,545 en cinco carreras y dos victorias.

Fue cruzada con Medaglia d’Oro y se cree que está preñada.

Gomo tiene 4 años y es hija de Uncle Mo y de la yegua Gentle Audrey, hija de Elusive Quality. Entrenada por Doug O’Neil para Reddam Racing LLC, Gomo ganó dos de ocho carreras y ganó $349,130. ■

Backtalk consignado en GoldMark El semental floridiano Backtalk, el padrillo líder entre ejemplares de 2 años de la nación en 2017, según ganancias por carrera, con $43,810, ahora pasará la temporada de apareamiento de 2018 como semental en GoldMark Farm, en Ocala, Florida. Backtalk, que hasta el momento fue cruzado con solo 31 corredores, ha aprovechado al máximo su carrera como semental, con 20 ganadores que han logrado 41 victorias, incluidas tres victorias en clásicos.

Uno de los ganadores de clásicos de Backtalk, Soutache —de dos años—, rompió el récord de la Florida Sire Stakes establecido en 2016 por Three Rules por alrededor de siete cuerpos, donde cubrió los siete octavos de milla en 1:22.46. Por ese esfuerzo, Soutache recibió una puntuación Beyer de 89 y se le

asignó un siete en la escala de Ragozin.

Ganador de la Kentucky Derby (G1), Backtalk también ganó la Sanford Stakes de grado 2 en Saratoga y la Bashford Manor Stakes de grado 3 en Churchill Downs. Backtalk es hijo de Smarty Jones, ganador de la Kentucky Derby (G1) en 2004 y de la Preakness (G1), y de la yegua Apasionata Sonata, hija de Affirmed.

“Confiamos mucho en Backtalk porque ganó en dos de tres carreras”, explicó Paul Bulmahn, dueño de GoldMark Farm. “Sus ganadores, incluidos Soutache —ganador de la Florida Sire Stakes— y la potra de 2 años Dixie Talk —reciente ganadora por ocho cuerpos en Gulfstream—, demuestran que puede producir ejemplares precoces de 2 años para un programa de carreras lucrativo.

Además, Halfback, su potro, ganó por 6 3/4 cuerpos en Gulfstream Park el 4 de octubre”.

Backtalk pasará la temporada de apareamiento de 2018 en GoldMark Farm por $2,250. Backtalk se unirá a su clásico contendiente Mylute, ganador de múltiples carreras de grado que ha acumulado $966,607 y que también será semental en su primera temporada; y Young Brian, Estrella en Ascenso de TDN, que estará disponible para el público por primera vez.

“Backtalk es un excelente semental de cría, con una tasa de concepción del 95%, y sus ganadores demuestran su potencial, en particular, ante criadores de Florida. Además, con Young Brian y Mylute como sementales en nuestro establo, creemos que hay muchos motivos para ver lo que GoldMark tiene para ofrecer”, concluyó el gerente general de GoldMark, Todd Quast.

GoldMark Farm se encuentra 5290 NW 130th Avenue en Ocala. Por consultas, favor de comunicarse con Todd Quast al (352) 369-3377. ■

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Put Florida Stamp on Breeders’ Cup

By BROCK SHERIDAN hey can run the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar, Santa Anita Park, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream or Belmont Park. Wherever they decide to conduct the World Thoroughbred Championship each year, it is likely to have an Ocala, Fla., stamp on it.

Such was the case with Breeders’ Cup 2017, held this year at beautiful Del Mar Thoroughbred Club just north of San Diego, Ca., when Florida-bred

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Caledonia Road took the first Breeders’ Cup race on Moving into the far turn, Velasquez kept World ApSaturday and Florida-bred World Approval won the proval three-wide and moved into striking distance at the Breeders’ Cup Mile (Grade 1) five races later. And there top of the stretch as Home of the Brave fell back and Heart were a sprinkling of horses before, between and after to Heart kept to his task and took the lead turning for home.

But World Approval had the front-runner measured, with several Marion County connections.

World Approval, who is now the odds-on favorite to running past him at the sixteenth pole on his way to a three-peat as the Florida-bred champion turf horse, (he length and one-quarter victory over Lancaster Bomber was also the Florida-bred champion older male in 2016), in second with Blackjackcat third. The final time on the but this year he took a little different path. In 2015, World firm turf was 1:34.55.

World Approval was the first favorite to win a BreedApproval won a pair of Grade 3 races in the Saranac and the American Derby, both at 11⁄8 miles on the grass, to ers’ race on the day as he was let go at 5-2 on the tote board launch him to the Florida-bred championship. Last year and paid $7.20, $4.80 and $3.80. “[My son and assistant] Norman and I were talking World Approval had victories in the 13⁄8 mile United Nabefore we came over [to the padtions (G1) on his resume.

The United Nations dock],” Casse said. “And I said This year, trainer Mark Casse, who was raised and currently lives in messed me up last year ‘sooner or later a favorite has to Ocala where he owns Moonshadow with him winning, going a win. So let’s hope it’s this time.’”

World Approval is by Northern Training Center with wife Tina, mile and 3/8 ths. [Owner Afleet out of Live Oak Plantation’s started World Approval off with a victory in the $100,000 Florida Cup Turf Charlotte Weber and I] blue hen mare Win Approval, by Classic at Tampa Bay Downs in April talked about it and said, ‘I With Approval. This is the second Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and at 11⁄16 miles on the grass before foldon’t think he can beat the fourth graded winning millionaire lowing that up in May with a win in best horses in the world the Grade 2 Dixie Stakes at Pimlico, 1 also at 1 ⁄16 miles on the grass. going a mile and a half.

Then a fifth-place finish in the But he might be able to Grade 1 Manhattan at 1¼ miles on the Belmont Park turf in June sealed beat them going a mile.’

—trainer Mark casse a deal that Casse had long wanted for World Approval.

He wanted to try him at a mile on grass.

He is since undefeated in three starts at one mile on the grass including his win in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Mile. He won the Grade 1 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga in August and then took the Ricoh WoodWorld Approval’s trainer Mark Casse bine Mile (G1) at Woodbine on Sept. 16 to prepare for the Breeders’ Cup. “Well it took me a little while,” Casse said of making the decision to run World Approval at the shorter distances. “The United Nations messed me up last year with him winning, going a mile and 3⁄8ths. [Owner Charlotte Weber and I] talked about it and said, ‘I don’t think he can beat the best horses in the world going a mile and a half.

But he might be able to beat them going a mile.’”

World Approval broke mid-pack in the field of 14 in the Breeders’ Cup Mile and jockey John Velasquez let him settle in fifth position while racing three wide down the back straight. Meanwhile longshots Midnight Storm and Heart to Heart were up front setting quick fractions of :22.30 for the first quarter-mile and :45.65 for the half-mile with Lancaster Bomber and Home of the Brave (Ire) in the second flight.

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produced by Win Approval. She also is the dam of 2006 Netjets Mile (G1) winner Miesque’s Approval, Grade 2 winner Revved Up and Grade 3 winner Za Approval.

She is only the fourth mare in history to produce two Breeders’ Cup winners joining Hasili (Ire) who is the dam of 2001 Filly and Mare Turf (G1) winner Banks Hill (GB) and 2005 Emirates Airline Filly and Mare Turf winner Intercontinental; Primal Force, who produced 1998 Classic (G1) winner Awesome Again and 2000 Juvenile (G1) winner Macho Uno; and Sweet Life, the dam of 2004 Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner Sweet Catomine and 2009 Ladies Classic (G1) winner Life Is Sweet.

As with all of her thoroughbreds, Weber bred World Approval in Florida under the name of her Live Oak Stud and runs them in the silks of Live Oak Plantation.

“I just wish the mare wasn’t as old as she is,” Weber said in reference to Win Approval. “I think I would say that [her offspring] are all late bloomers and you have to have a lot of patience.

“I would tell you that [today] I fulfilled a lot of expectations, and I’m so excited. And Mark [Casse] really put the finishing touches on this horse and I feel privi-

leged to be with the Casse team.”

“A lot of people don’t know,” Casse said. “But we have a long history. I’m an Ocala boy for 51 years and I think Live Oak has been there for 50 of those years. [Ms. Weber and her] father and my father were very good friends. [My father Norman Casse] passed away a couple of years ago, but he was always wanting us to be together. I’m sure he’s watching.”

“Listen,” Weber interjected. “I know he’s sitting on your shoulder. He’s right here.”

A 5-year-old gray or roan gelding, World Approval now has 12 wins from 23 career starts and the $1,100,000 first-place check increased his career earnings to $2,937,363. That pushes World Approval to number 11 on the list of all-time richest Florida-breds behind Ginger Punch with $3,065,603 and ahead of Go Between at $2,908,880.

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Trainer Ralph Nicks spent much of the summer at Gulfstream Park sweeping the colt and gelding divisions of the Florida Sire Stakes with Phantom Ro and

Florida-bred World Approval winning the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1)

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Soutache. And while he was providing post race quotes rhythm, breathing well. I gave her a breather from the on those Florida-bred stakes winners in Hallandale half-mile pole to the three-and-a half because she kind Beach, he quietly had another Florida-bred running in of wanted one. When I stepped on the accelerator again, New York in Caledonia Road—that is to say that if run- man, she jumped back on it and I knew I was going to be live from that point on.” ning second in a Grade 1 race is quiet.

It was the first Breeders’ Cup victory for Nicks and Yes, she may have been quietly running in New York. But she was about to make a big bang in South- owners Zoom and Fish Stable Inc., Charlie Spiring and Newtown Anner Stud. ern California.

Nicks, who had more confidence in the filly than her The 2-year-old Caledonia Road began her career with a pop as she won at first asking at Saratoga on Sept. 3 when 17-1 odds, said he began to think she could win when he she led from start to finish to win against maiden special saw her move in the second turn.

“In the middle of the turn, I said maintain your moweight company. She came back to show her potential by mentum,” Nicks said. “I could tell finishing second to Moonshine Memories in the Grade 1 Frizette This filly has come into the frontrunners were being hardpressed at the time, and it was just Stakes at Belmont Park on Oct. 8. her own this fall and her maintain your momentum and you’ll But the daughter of Quality timing was impeccable. get there.

Road out of Come a Callin, by “This filly has come into her own Dixie Union would make sure they This run down the stretch heard her roar at Del Mar as she took the 14 Hands Winery Breed- is kind of her style. This is ers’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) by 3 my first [Breeders’ Cup] ¼ lengths over Alluring Star in secwin and it’s on my third try. ond with fellow Florida-bred It’s just amazing.

Blonde Bomber in third.

With Hall of Fame jockey Mike —trainer Ralph Nicks Smith aboard in the 1 1/16 mile Juvenile Fillies, Caledonia Road broke well from post 12 in the 13-horse field. Despite the wide post, Smith was able to guide Caledonia Road over to the five-path as 2Caledonia Road’s 1 favorite Moonshine Memories led them around the trainer Ralph Nicks first turn with Alluring Star giving chase another length further back in second and Seperationofpowers third.

Down the backstretch, Moonshine Memories continued to lead after a first quarter-mile in :22.79 and a half-mile in :46.72 while Smith and Caledonia Road were content to stay far back until they began to make their way around the far turn.

That’s when Caledonia Road began to pick up horses while racing five wide as Alluring Star took over from Moonshine Memories. Alluring Star began to pull away turning for home but Caledonia Road was now in her best stride coming down the outside.

Alluring Star held on until the sixteenth pole when Caledonia Road went by as Blonde Bomber got up to almost catch up for second. The final time was 1:45.05.

The victory provided Breeders’ Cup win number 26 for Smith, adding to already established record. But it was Caledonia Road that received Smith’s accolades on this day.

“She was dynamite,” Smith said of Caledonia Road.

“She was much more forwardly placed than I expected her to be, to be honest. She was up there intent on getting into the game and running good. She was in a good

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this fall and her timing was impeccable. This run down the stretch is kind of her style. This is my first [Breeders’ Cup] win and it’s on my third try. It’s just amazing.”

Nicks grew up on the racetrack as the son of trainer Morris Nicks and early in his career tried his hand as a jockey. He eventually went back to saddling horses and became a longtime assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott before taking out his trainer’s license in 2004.

“Growing up the way I did, and working for Mott for 13 years with the champions there, and getting to witness it and be part of it on that stage and get to do it for myself, it’s very, very special,” Nicks said.

Caledonia Road now has two wins from three starts and earned $1,100,000 in the Juvenile Fillies. She has $1,229,800 for her career. She was bred in Florida by Peter Vegso’s Vegso Racing Stable.

Caledonia Road is also a graduate of Barry Berkelhammer’s AbraCadabra Farm and is just one of many

other farms and horsemen in the area to count 2017 Breeders’ Cup winners among their graduates.

Classic (G1) winner Gun Runner received early training in Ocala at Niall Brennan’s training center. Dirt Mile (G1) winner Battle of Midway was bred by Erik and Pavla Nygaard, who own the Ocala Jockey Club and bred Battle of Midway under their Thor-Bred Stables LLC banner. He received his early training at Lyn and Bill Recio’s Lynwood Stables in Ocala. Good Magic, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Rushing Fall, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) are both graduates of Ian Brennan’s early training program at Stonestreet Rehabilitation and Training Center in Summerfield, Fla. Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner Forever Unbridled, was broken by the McKathan Brothers at their Citra, Fla., training center. Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) winner Stormy Liberal is a graduate of Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables located in Ocala. ■

Florida-bred Caledonia Road winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1)

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Mr. Jordan Romps in Defending Classic Preview

By BROCK SHERIDAN opular Florida-bred Mr. Jordan rebounded from his subpar effort when eighth in the $150,000 Pennsylvania Derby Championship at Parx on Sept. 23 to successfully defend his title in the $75,000 Millions Classic Preview at Gulfstream Park West on Nov. 11.

The Classic, for 3-year-olds and older going 11⁄16 miles on the main track, was the feature race on the stakes-filled card that included eight added money events worth $75,000 each for Florida-breds.

Trained by Eddie Plesa and ridden by Edgard Zayas, Mr. Jordan went off as the 9-5 favorite in the field of eight and never raised much concern for his backers or connections.

Hy Riverside and jockey Tyler Gaffalione broke best of all from the inside but longshot Jaiden’s Best was able to get to the front, just to the inside of Mr. Jordan, as the field raced around the clubhouse turn. Jaiden’s Best was able to set the first fraction in a very slow :24.92 for the first quarter-mile and stay just to the inside of Mr. Jordan as they made their way down the backstretch.

However, after a half-mile in an equally slow :49.22, Mr. Jordan and Zayas ran out of patience and began to pull away around the far turn. Turning for home, they had three lengths on Richard the Great, who had moved into second, but Mr. Jordan was by now adding to his lead with each stride.

At the wire, Mr. Jordan was 11½ lengths ahead of Richard the Great in second with Zipping putting in a late run to get up for third. The final time on the fast track was 1:45.47.

“He’s a very difficult horse to ride,” Plesa said. “He has to have a rider who understands him. No knock on the rider who rode his past two races. Things came up and [Mr. Jordan] didn’t handle it well. Edgard on the other hand, did what he needed to do with this horse.

He’s a horse for the course. He’s watched films of this horse and he took the lessons well. The horse likes the racetrack, so I thinks it’s a combination of the two.”

Mr. Jordan also seems to get along well with Zayas, who was aboard Mr. Jordan for the first time in the Classic Preview.

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“I got a good trip. He has so much class. I wasn’t worried about the other horses,” Zayas said. “Eddie told me he was a free-running horse. I was afraid he wouldn’t run good for me, but I was wrong.”

No doubt Mr. Jordan has an affinity for Gulfstream Park West where he is now undefeated in four races at the Miami Gardens oval. Mr. Jordan also won the $100,000 Juvenile Sprint and $94,000 Smooth Air Stakes at Gulfstream Park West in 2014. However, there are not many tracks that the son of Kantharos does not seem to like. In 25 career races, he has finished in the money 18 times having won eight. Mr. Jordan earned $45,105 in the Classic which pushed his lifetime bank to $605,440 for owners David Melin, Leon Ellman and Laurie Plesa.

Bred in Florida by Philip Matthews and Karen

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Matthews of Ocala, Mr. Jordan is a 5-year-old grey or roan gelding out of Miss Skeetd, by Cloud Hopping.

Mr. Jordan returned $5.80.

HOMEMADE SALSA REDEEMS IN JUVENILE FILLY TURF

After finishing second to winner Blonde Bomber with 6-5 favorite, Homemade Salsa in the $75,000 Our Dear Peggy Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Sept. 30, trainer Michael Maker and owner-breeder Michael Andrade were surely disappointed.

But that race was taken off the turf and moved to a sloppy main track because of weather and Homemade Salsa was off a bit slow that day as well. That was more than enough to explain why a 2-year-old filly lost in her second start and enough to perhaps ease the disappointed a bit.

Then Blonde Bomber went to Del Mar on Nov. 4 and ran a bang-up third behind winner and fellow Floridabred Caledonia Road in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). Homemade Salsa, however, remained in South Florida, entered the $75,000 Juvenile Fillies Turf Preview, went off as the odds-on choice and won by two lengths.

The Juvenile Fillies Turf Preview included a field of 10 2-year-old fillies going one mile on the turf with Anabella Queen getting up for second and Unstblenthemornin third.

Homemade Salsa and Gaffalione sat just a length off and to the outside of longshot Spicy Nelly through fractions of :24.36, :49.87 and 1:15.54, made their move around the far turn and took over in the stretch to win in 1:41.78 over the turf course rated firm.

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Florida-bred Homemade Salsa takes the Juvenile Filly Turf

This was the third career start for Homemade Salsa, who broke her maiden at Gulfstream Park on Aug. 4 when she defeated special weight maidens by two lengths.

Homemade Salsa is by Two Step Salsa, who stands at Andrade’s Get Away Farm in Reddick, Fla. (Technically Homemade Salsa was bred in Florida in the name of Get Away Farm.) She is out of Homesteader, by Pioneering.

Homemade Salsa paid $3.80.

LIRICA RALLIES TO TAKE DISTAFF

Going into the $75,000 Distaff Preview, Magic Stables LLC’s Lirica had not won a stakes race since taking the $75,000 Hut Hut Stakes at Gulfstream Park last December. She had seldom ran poorly against stakes horses, however, having two seconds and two thirds in eight tries during that span with a few op-

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hard every time. Last time she finished third behind a filly [Curlin’s Approval] who ran in the Breeders’ Cup [Filly and Mare Sprint (G1)].”

Lirica is by Kantharos out of Romantic Surpirse, by Purge. She was bred in Florida

by Cherie M. Abner and Michael A. Bossio.

This Distaff was her sixth win in 18 career starts and she earned $43,710 for the win. She now has $274,405 to her credit.

She returned $22.40 to her supporters at the windows.

tional claiming wins sprinkled into three other starts.

But the Antonio Sano trainee broke through in the Distaff Preview to win her first black type race of the year against 10 other Florida-bred fillies and mares going seven furlongs on the main track.

Ridden by Marcos Meneses, Lirica broke from post 11 and was in no hurry as she was content to race in seventh as Stormy Embrace led for the first two furlongs in :23.43. As the field moved around the far turn, Lirica began to pick up the pace while racing wide as April Gaze had moved up to take over from Stormy Embrace.

Lirica and April Gaze hooked up at the top of the stretch and were at each other until the final yards when Lirica got a half-length lead at the wire. The running time was 1:24.63.

“She ran a nice race,” Sano said. “She runs

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QUIJOTE TAKES PREVIEW SPRINT

On May 20 at Gulfstream Park, Floridabred Quijote returned to Florida after more than two years of racing in Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, New Mexico and Pennysylvania and promptly ran the best race of his life. He won the $100,000 Big Drama Stakes and notched at 95 Beyer Speed Figure, the highest of his career.

After a fifth-place finish behind eventual Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) runner-up and fellow Florida-bred Imperial Hint in the Grade 3 Smile Sprint in July, trainer Armando De la cerda gave Quijote some time off only to bring him back in the $75,000 Sprint Preview at Gulfstream Park West.

He again responded with a win.

Quijote, a 4-year-old son of Pomeroy out of Soi Distant, by Holy Bull, was bumped a bit at the start of the Sprint Preview but was able to race up into third position behind early leader Splash Rules and Yourdreamsormine after two furlongs in :23.12 and a half in :46.38.

At the top of the stretch, Quijote moved up to challenge Splash Rules as Sweetontheladies was also making a late run. Those three came down to the wire together with Quijote getting away to a 1 ½ lengths lead at the wire in 1:11.60 for the six furlongs. Sweetontheladies stayed just a nose in front of Splash Rules in third.

Quijote was bred in Florida by Ramiro Rosas Medina and now races for Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc. who will cash the $45,570 winner’s check. Quijote, a 4-year-old dark bay or brown gelding, now has six wins from 15 career races. He returned $9.60 to win.

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Florida-bred Quijote takes the Preview Sprint

NICKS AGAIN IN JUVENILE SPRINT

If there is a stakes race for 2-year-olds anywhere in America in 2017, and trainer Ralph Nicks leads over a Florida-bred – take note.

After sweeping the colts and geldings divisions of the Florida Sire Stakes with Soutache and Phantom Ro and winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) with Caledonia, Nicks continued his dominance with juveniles from the Sunshine State in the $75,000 Juvenile Sprint Preview. The Juvenile Sprint saw six, Florida-bred 2-year-olds going 6½ furlongs.

This time the beneficiary of Nicks’ magical run came in Wildcat’s Legacy, who was ridden

by Edgard Zayas from post 3 in Juvenile Sprint and was sent to the post as the 3-5 favorite.

Bulkcarrier from post 1 and Reed Kan from post 4 got the best starts and were able to run the first quarter in a quick :22.99 and the first half-mile in :46.44 as Zayas remained in third with Wildcat’s Legacy.

Reed Kan put away Bulkcarrier in the far turn and had distance on the field turning for home before Wildcat’s Legacy came up to challenge Reed Kan inside the final furlong.

Those two locked up momentarily with 100 yards to race but Wildcat’s Legacy put in a final acceleration to win by just over three

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Sent off as the 7-5 favorite for the $75,000 Juvenile Turf Preview, Kerri Szegi’s Nauti Buoy held off a stretch-long challenge by The X to defeat seven other Florida-bred 2-yearolds going one mile on the turf.

Trained by Lilli Kurtinecz and ridden by Edgar Zayas Jr. Nauti Buoy raced mid-pack after a rough start in the Juvenile Turf as he was cut off going into the first turn. Salumbo and longshot Brag Dude set fractions of :23.91, :48.84 and 1:14.72 as Nauti Buoy and The X stalked those two until they turned for home when the latter pair took over.

With Nauti Buoy on the inside and The X on the outside, those two fought and bumped down the stretch with Nauti Buoy getting the head bob at the wire in a time of 1:41.12.

After the race, Tyler Gaffalione on The X lodged a claim of foul against Zayas and Nauti Buoy, but the steward’s kept Nauti Buoy up as the winner with The X second and Seattle Treasure third.

Nauti Buoy won his second race from five starts and increased his career bank to $72,405. Bred in Florida by Kerri Szegi, Nauti Buoy is by Mizzen Mast out of Elmer’s Gypsy Rose, by Barkerville.

After breaking his maiden at Laurel Park in July, Nauti Buoy was eighth behind fellow Florida-bred winner Firenze Fire in the Grade 3 Sanford and ninth in the Grade 3 With Anticipation on Aug. 30. He was then fifth in the

$100,000 Laurel Futurity in September before shipping to South Florida for the Juvenile Turf Preview.

Nauti Buoy paid $4.80 to win.

lengths ahead of Highborn in second with Reed Kan third. The final time was 1:19.94.

Wildcat’s Legacy is owned by Kenneth D. English and Alan Braun who bred the colt in Florida. He is by Wildcat Heir out of Gold Minz, by Officer.

Wildcat’s Legacy remains undefeated in two starts after winning his first race by more than seven lengths when he bested maiden special weight challengers at Gulfstream on Sept. 27. His lifetime earnings are now $70,035. He paid $3.20 to win.

ENTERPRISING RESOURCEFUL IN TURF PREVIEW

There was no Beach Patrol in the Millions Turf Preview and there was no Oscar Nominated, Bullard’s Alley or Divisidero.

After running against some of the top turf horses in the world in races such as the Churchill Downs Turf Classic (G1), Arlington Million (G1) and Canadian International (G1) during 2017, Florida-bred Enterprising came home to Florida to take the $75,000 Preview Turf for the second straight year.

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Florida-bred Nauti Buoy wins the Juvenile Turf

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Florida-bred Enterprising wins the Turf Preview

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Florida-bred Wildcat’s Legacy wins the Juvenile Sprint

his six challengers in the Turf Preview as Charlie Mops led the way through fractions of :24.72, :50.86 and 1:16.31 in the 1 1/16 mile Turf for 3-year-olds and older.

With approximately a half-mile to run, jockey Emisael Jaramillo and Enterpirsing had little room to run around the far turn. But once a hole opened as they turned for home, Enterprising shot through to run down Galleon Mast in the stretch to win by 1 ¼ lengths in 1:47.27.

Galleon Mast was second with Charlie Mops holding on for third. Enterprising paid $4 as the even money favorite.

Enterprising was bred in Florida by Glen Hill Farm. He is by Elusive Quality out of Indy Blaze, by A.P. Indy and the 6-year-old gelding now has career earnings of $882,027.

He has now won ten of 35 career starts.

Enterprising returned $4 to win.

lies Sprint Preview challengers, and was 2-1 in the win pool, she was still not the favorite among her six rivals.

That title went to Florida Sire Stakes dual winner Starship Bonita who was let go a 7-5.

The similar credentials and popularity among the wagering public proved fortuitous at the conclusion of the 6 ½ furlong Juvenile Fillies Sprint Preview as Silver Bay was just a neck in front of Starship Bonita at the finish of the $75,000 event.

Silver Bay and jockey Tyler Gaffalione went right to the front in the Juvenile Fillies Sprint and set fractions of :23.49 and :47.41 as Starship Bonita chased from about a length Florida-bred Silver Bay scores in the Juvenile Fillies

behind in third. While Starship Bonita launched a challenge at the top of the stretch in an effort to overtake the leader, the former was tenacious to the wire as she won by a neck in 1:19.37.

Starship Bonita was second with Lil B Quick another two lengths further back in third.

Silver Bay was bred in Florida by Renee Parks-James, Melvin James and Judy Karlin.

She is by Get Away Farm stallion Currency Swap out of Ginny’s Decision, by Trippi. She now has two wins from two starts and earnings of $69,570.

Silver Bay paid $6.60. ■

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SILVER BAY PULLS MILD UPSET IN JUVENILE FILLIES

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Skip Away coming into the stretch on his way to winning the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) in 1998

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On the 20th anniversary of Florida-bred Skip Away’s

record-setting 1997 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) victory, a look back at the multiple-Eclipse Award winner’s racing career.

By JOANN GUIDRY

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ut a blue cape on him, paint a big red “S” on his chest and call him Super Skippy. Florida-bred Skip Away came into the 1997 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) as an accomplished racehorse. He had already won eight graded stakes, including four Grade 1s, beaten Horse of the Year Cigar in the 1996 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), become a multimillionaire and earned the Eclipse Award as 1996 champion 3-year-old colt. But when the dust settled from the BC Classic, Skip Away had ascended to even more rarefied racehorse air.

Owned by Carolyn Hine and trained by her husband Hubert “Sonny” Hine, Skippy, as he was called by the Hines and his fans, took his time getting into the winner’s circle in 1997. The big, dappled dark gray colt notched seconds to Formal Gold in the Donn Handicap (G1) and to Mt. Sassafras in the Gulfstream Park Handicap (G1). He posted thirds to fellow Florida-bred Isitingood in the Texas Mile Stakes and to Gentlemen (Arg) in the Pimlico Special Handicap (G1).

Finally on May 31 in the Massachusetts Handicap (G3) at Suffolk Downs, Skip Away bested Formal Gold by a head. Will’s Way was third. That trio met again in the Suburban Handicap (G2) on July 4 at Belmont Park. This time, Skip Away prevailed by a length and a half with Will’s Way second and Formal Gold third.

Then Skip Away hit another slump. He posted a third to Will’s Way in the Whitney Handicap (G1); seconds to Formal Gold in the Philip H. Iselin Handicap (G2) and Woodward Stakes (G1). With the $4 million-BC Classic drawing near and not BC-nominated Skip THE FLORIDA HORSE • DECEMBER 2017 39

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This majestic head shot was captured in 1998

Away having to be supplemented for $480,000, Hine was likely losing sleep. But then in one bold stroke, Skippy gave Hine a definitive answer and paid his way.

In the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) on October 18 at Belmont Park, Skip Away romped across the finish line by six and a half lengths over Instant Friendship. Wagon Limit was third. Combined with his 1996 victory, Skip Away now had Jockey Club Gold Cup bookends. His 1997 winning time for the mile and a quarter was a sizzling and still-standing stakes record 1:58.89. With the winner’s share of $600,000, Hine could pay the BC Classic supplemental fee and still have traveling money to get to Hollywood Park.

With jockey Mike Smith aboard for the first time, Skip Away was all business in the BC Classic on Nov. 8. He broke well, shifted into high gear down the backstretch and blew by early pacesetter Deputy Commander. After that, it was the Skippy show. The gray freight train roared

on to win by six lengths in 1:59.16, both BC Classic records at the time. Skip Away’s BC Classic time wasn’t bested until 2004 when Ghostzapper won in 1:59.02. His BC Classic winning margin was surpassed in 2002 by Volponi, who won by six and a half lengths. In 2015, Triple Crown winner American Pharoah matched that latter winning margin in his BC Classic victory.

With the BC Classic’s $2,288,000 winner’s share, Skip Away’s bankroll grew to $6,876,360, second only to Cigar, who had retired just shy of $10 million, in lifetime earnings. And while Skip Away earned his second Eclipse Award, this time as the 1997 champion older horse, there was disappointment. After such a stellar season capped by a dominating, record-setting BC Classic, many thought Skip Away would be named North American Horse of the Year. Instead, that honor went to Favorite Trick, the undefeated 2-year-old colt who had won the BC Juvenile (G1). However, the Skippy team didn’t come away empty-handed. Carolyn Hine picked up an Eclipse Award as 1998 outstanding owner.

But Skip Away was not done racing and there were more accolades to come.

SEEKING THE THRONE

While Skip Away had proven himself to be a stonecold racehorse in 1996 and 1997, he turned into a firebreathing gray dragon in 1998. On a winning rampage, he captured seven graded stakes races in a row, including five Grade 1s, at six different racetracks.

Here’s how Skip Away’s scorched-earth tour de force went:

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Donn Handicap (G1) on Feb. 7 at Gulfstream Park – Won by 2¾ lengths Gulfstream Park Handicap (G1) on Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park – Won by 2¼ lengths Pimlico Special Handicap (G1) on May 9 at Pimlico – Won by 3¼ lengths Massachusetts Handicap (G3) on May 30 at Suffolk Downs – Won by 4¼ lengths Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) on June 28 at Hollywood Park – Won by 1¾ lengths Philip H. Iselin Handicap (G2) on August 30 at Monmouth Park – Won by a nose Woodward Stakes (G1) on Sept. 19 at Belmont Park – Won by 1¾ lengths

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And even though by now Skip Away was thought of as an iron horse, his armor began to show wear and tear.

In attempting to win a third consecutive Jockey Club Gold Cup, Skip Away finished third to Wagon Limit on October 10 at Belmont Park. Undeterred by that result,

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THE REST OF THE STORY

By Skip Trial out of Ingot Way, by Diplomat Way, Skip Away was bred by Anna Marie Barnhart. A longtime client of Hilmer Schmidt’s Indian Hill Farm, Barnhart had inherited Ingot Way following the death of her husband in 1984. Skip Trial, a multiple Grade I stakeswinning millionaire, stood at Arthur Appleton’s Ocalabased Bridlewood Farm. Skip Away was foaled, raised, broken and trained at Indian Hill Farm. In the latter’s name, Skip Away was consigned to the 1995 OBS February Calder juvenile sale.

Sonny Hine was there at the sale, looking for a birthday present for his wife Carolyn. And there was a reason that the striking gray colt by Skip Trial caught his eye.

As fate would have it, Hine had trained his sire Skip Trial for co-owners Appleton and Mrs. Zelda Cohen.

Hine signed the ticket for $30,000, but subsequent Xrays showed a knee chip. Schmidt then discounted the purchase price to $22,500 with the $7,500 difference to go toward surgery to remove the chip.

As a two year old in 1995, Skip Away earned blacktype by finishing second in the Gilded Time Stakes on July 9 at Monmouth Park in his second career start. Five weeks later, he broke his maiden by 12 ¼ lengths at Monmouth. He wrapped up his juvenile season with a third in the World Appeal Stakes; seconds in the Cowdin

Stakes (G2) and Remsen Stakes (G2). He banked $88,080, quickly earning back his purchase price. And, oh, that knee surgery? It never happened.

Then came Skip Away’s breakout sophomore season in 1996. After a third to Unbridled’s Song in the Florida Derby (G1), Skip Away rolled to an eyebrowraising six-length victory in the Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland. He followed that with a disappointing 12th-place finish to Grindstone in the KenSkip Away winning the tucky Derby (G1). But he rebounded with with Mass Cap at Suffolk seconds to Louis Quatorze in the Preakness Stakes Downs in 1997 (G1) and to Editor’s Note in the Belmont Stakes (G1).

Skip Away then reeled off victories in the Ohio Derby (G2), Haskell Invitational Handicap (G1), Woodbine Million Stakes (G1) and Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), where he bested Cigar by a head. At the end of the season, Skippy collected his first Eclipse Award and added $2,699,280 to the 1993 gr/ro horse by Skip Trial—Ingot Way, by Diplomat Way Hines’ bank account.

Breeder: Anna Maria Barnhart Those accomplishments Owner: Carolyn Hine alone would’ve been enough Trainer: Hubert “Sonny” Hine for Skip Away to be remem- 1995-1998 CAREER RECORD bered as an outstanding race- 38 Starts 18 Wins (16 Graded) horse. But his subsequent 1997 10 Seconds (9 Graded) and 1998 seasons would prove 6 Thirds (4 Graded) Skip Away was more than just $9,616,360 (All-Time Leading Florida-Bred Money Earner) another outstanding racehorse. CAREER GRADE I STAKES WINS 1996 Woodbine Million Stakes (G1) He was Super Skippy.

In 2004, Skip Away was in- 1996 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) 1996 Haskell Invitational Handicap (G1) ducted into the National Mu- 1997 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) seum of Racing and Hall of 1997 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Fame at Saratoga. Other 1998 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) Florida-breds in the Hall of 1998 Pimlico Special Handicap (G1) 1998 Gulfstream Park Handicap (G1) Fame currently include Silver 1998 Woodward Stakes (G1) Charm (2007), Precisionist 1998 Donn Handicap (G1) (2003), Holy Bull (2001), Nee- CAREER GRADE II STAKES WINS dles (2000), Foolish Pleasure 1996 Blue Grass Stakes (G2) (1995), Ta Wee (1994), Af- 1996 Ohio Derby (G2) firmed (1980), Desert Vixen 1997 Suburban Handicap (G2) 1998 Philip H. Iselin Handicap (G2) (1979), Susan’s Girl (1976), CAREERGRADE III STAKES WINS Carry Back (1975) and Dr. 1997 Massachusetts Handicap (G3) Fager (1971).

1998 Massachusetts Handicap (G3) Skip Away was 17 when he ECLIPSE AWARDS died on May 14, 2010, of a 1998 North American Horse of the Year heart attack at Hopewell Farm 1998 Champion Older Horse in Midway, Kentucky, where he 1997 Champion Older Horse 1996 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt had stood stud since 1999. ■ EQUIPHOTO

Hine ran him in the 1998 Breeders’ Cup Classic on November 7 at Churchill Downs. There, Skip Away met fellow Florida-bred Eclipse Award winner Silver Charm for the first time and took on a field full of Grade 1 winners. It was not Skip Away’s day this time around as he finished sixth to Awesome Again. Silver Charm was second with Swain (Ire) third.

Despite ending the season with two losses, Skip Away’s stunning seven graded-stakes winning skein had left an indelible mark. Not only did Skip Away earn another Eclipse Award as champion older horse, he was indeed named the 1998 North American Horse of the Year. In achieving the latter, he joined the elite club of fellow Florida-breds Roman Brother (1965), Dr. Fager (1968), Affirmed (1978 & 1979), Conquistador Cielo (1982) and Holy Bull (1994) to be so honored.

Retired following the 1998 BC Classic with career earnings of $9,616,360, Skip Away is still the all-time leading Florida-bred money earner. He was named the Florida-bred Horse of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 1998.

In 38 career starts, Skip Away notched 18 wins with 16 of those being graded stakes victories. Of the latter, 10 were Grade Is, four were Grade IIs and two were Grade IIIs. He was graded stakes-placed 14 times, including six seconds in Grade I stakes.

Skip Away

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

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—STAKES RACES Win/Place/Show Horse Name Stallwalkin’ Dude Code Warrior Promotional Sir Bronx Beautiful Shot Valuable Package Caledonia Road Firenze Fire Awesome Banner Driven by History

Sex Age Sire G F M G R F F C C G

7 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 2

Dam

City Place Society's Chairman Artie Schiller Bellamy Road Trappe Shot Kantharos Quality Road Poseidon's Warrior Awesome of Course Two Step Salsa

Breeder

Date

Chelle Spendabuck Maria M. Haire Lady Natalie Pamela Edel Instant Thought Glen Hill Farm Tiz de Mayo Kinsman Farm & John R. Murrell Beauty for Ashes Southern Chase Farm Inc. Karen Dodd & Greg Dodd Unwrapped Package Nicholas Mouttet Come a Callin Vegso Racing Stable My Every Wish Mr Amore Stables Miranda Stands Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Mami Nena Pedro Maestre

10/28/17 10/28/17 10/22/17 10/22/17 10/15/17 10/15/17 10/8/17 10/7/17 10/6/17 10/5/17

Track Off ID Pos Race Name BEL WO KEE CTD SA BEL BEL BEL KEE PID

2 3 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 1

Bold Ruler H. Ontario Fashion S. Rood and Riddle Dowager S. Harvest Plate S. Speakeasy S. Matron S. Frizette S. Champagne S. Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix S Fitz Dixon Jr. Memorial Juvenile S

Grade/ Value

Earnings

3/$200,000 3/$126,500 3/$125,000 $100,000 $73,405 3/$147,000 1/$400,000 1/$500,000 2/$250,000 $100,200

$40,000 $13,750 $25,000 $10,000 $43,080 $15,000 $80,000 $300,000 $50,000 $60,000

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show Rare Candy Caribou Club Black Tie Event Mother of Dragons Wild Winter Baba Tobi G Q Covergirl Quenane Painting Corners Liam''s World Faction Cat Blue Azul Pyrite Adios One Summer Nite Yurubi Sittin On Cotton Bling It On Baby Shesa Bad Bad Girl Discreet Lover Lyons Bay Vista Lipman Philoctetes Red Crescent K Wave Charlie the Greek Rare Candy Manolete Silvera Evolution C Z Rocket Lookin Fabulous Mom’s On Strike Madeye

Sex Age Sire G G G F G C F G F F G G F G F F M F C F C G G C G G C F G C F F C

4 3 4 3 7 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 5 3 2 5 2 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 2

Dam

Twirling Candy Bold Pegasus City Zip Broken Dreams Distorted Humor Quite a Bride First Dude Lets Dance Charlie Wildcat Heir Tchopitioulas Field Commission Ok Let's Rock General Quarters Belle Amidst Algorithms Awesome Powers Pleasant Strike Adorable Heidi Exchange Rate Princess Liam Wildcat Heir Zooming By Tizway Ladymedaglia d'Oro Adios Charlie Wild in Manila Langfuhr Oglala Sue Wildcat Heir Cumana High Cotton Marion Theatre Pomeroy Majestic Glitter Factum Asgoodasshelooks Repent Discreet Chat Put It Back Vista Del Mar Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Kiss for Kris A. P. Warrior Grand Episode Overdriven Give Glory to God Blame Seaside Escape Adios Charlie Mothra Twirling Candy Bold Pegasus Mineshaft Forest Legacy Silver Tree Banantyne Speightstown Exit to Heaven City Zip Successful Sarah Lookin At Lucky Lovin Ladie First Dude Mom's Deputy Factum Absolute Madness

Date

Farm III Enterprises LLC Glen Hill Farm Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A. & Winstar Farm LLC Classic Oaks Farm Harold J. Plumley Pat Bosley & Field Commission Partnership Anthony Robinson & Mitzi Robinson P & G Stables LLC Faraway Farm Sienna Farms LLC Ann Ferrentino P & G Stables LLC Dr. D. W. Frazier Anthony Lenci Caroni Stable Ocala Stud & J. Michael O''Farrell Jr. Janet Erwin Stonehedge LLC Woodford Thoroughbreds Casey Seaman & Steve Harner Bruce Tallisman Tim James Mawhinney & Karen Faye Mawhinney Pamela Edel & Edward Cahir Pauleeanna Thoroughbreds LLC & Wickham Equine Holdings Suzanne Sharra-Maxwell Farm III Enterprises LLC Farm III Enterprises LLC Vegso Racing Stable Baccari Bloodstock Chester Prince & Dr. Carolin von Rosenbur Farm III Enterprises LLC Milan Kosanovich Courtney Meagher & Chad Meagher Stonehedge LLC

10/30/17 10/29/17 10/29/17 10/28/17 10/28/17 10/28/17 10/28/17 10/28/17 10/28/17 10/26/17 10/25/17 10/23/17 10/23/17 10/23/17 10/23/17 10/20/17 10/19/17 10/17/17 10/16/17 10/16/17 10/15/17 10/14/17 10/14/17 10/14/17 10/14/17 10/14/17 10/14/17 10/13/17 10/13/17 10/11/17 10/10/17 10/8/17 10/8/17

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LRL SA GG GG GPW GPW SA GPW SA FL KEE ZIA TDN FL TDN DED DED MNR PRX TDN LRL HAW GPW IND GPW PRX GPW HAW CT KEE MNR KEE MNR

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

1 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 3

$42,000 $55,440 $33,000 $31,365 $37,000 $37,000 $52,725 $37,000 $52,725 $18,200 $54,446 $24,000 $27,000 $18,200 $27,000 $35,810 $37,600 $14,256 $56,700 $24,000 $42,000 $20,079 $37,000 $32,500 $37,000 $47,250 $37,000 $22,356 $24,500 $55,181 $15,714 $63,325 $15,390

Caledonia Road/14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup

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Firenze Fire/Chanpagne S. G1

Track ID

Breeder

Earnings $23,940 $30,600 $6,600 $16,200 $22,200 $7,400 $10,200 $3,700 $6,120 $3,640 $10,460 $5,280 $5,400 $1,820 $2,700 $3,300 $6,400 $1,620 $30,000 $2,400 $23,940 $12,420 $22,200 $6,500 $7,770 $9,200 $4,070 $12,420 $2,430 $31,380 $1,620 $10,460 $1,620

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Horse Name

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

Sex Age Sire

Patternrecognition Remarqued Black Tie Event Good Bye Greg Mr Vargas Legend Moon Christmas Dinner Drinks On Broadway

C F G H G F F F

4 3 4 6 3 4 3 3

Adios Charlie Arch Distorted Humor Teuflesberg Midshipman Rock Hampton Wildcat Heir Stay Thirsty

Dam

Breeder

Date

Almost a Valentine Citizen Advocate Quite a Bride Tackalac Play It Back Hit the Top Christmas Lights Broadway Gold

Ocala Stud Whitehall Lane Farm Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A. & Winstar Farm LLC Kenith H Davis & Sherry Mansfield Carl Johnson & Martha Johnson Luisa Degwitz & Ric-Deg Farm Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung Ocala Stud

10/7/17 10/6/17 10/5/17 10/5/17 10/5/17 10/2/17 10/2/17 10/1/17

Track ID BEL BEL PID PID SA MNR FL CD

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earnings

2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2

$75,460 $77,000 $32,175 $36,640 $62,823 $15,714 $16,900 $52,209

$15,400 $7,700 $19,800 $19,800 $10,200 $3,240 $3,380 $9,360

Delantera M 6 Bernstein Golden Silk Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A. 9/1/17 BTP 3 $15,500 ■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Win/Place/Show

$1,550

Horse Name Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Off Date Track ID Pos

Grade/ Value

Earnings

Joanie’s Jitters Battista the Great Boogie With Me Silver Bay First Dudette Prospective Diva Classy Woman Patella Ambassador Jim Vital Coco Honey Thersasnakenmyboot Lucky Bucky Make Big Plans Silver Wings Reven Warrior’s Dream Unlockthepotential Summer Tales Battista the Great No Cats Allowed Secret Soul

Tiz a Dancer Cooper's Current Adalene Ginny's Design Noontime Diva It's Sophie La Adelita Deputy Darling Pretty Imposing Sydney's Kiss Ma Beaute Assets in Gold Sandy Key Gal Mutually Benefit Peaks Diamond Dream Ride Lyrique Evening Cocktail Cooper's Current Bridal Memories Cherokee's Disco

Gilbert G. Campbell Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc Murray Stroud Renee Parks-James Melvin James & Judy Karlin Gerald Bennet & Mary Bennett Helen Y. Painter Moises Yanez Mr. Amore Stables Patricia Generazio A. Francis Vanlangendonck & Barbara Vanlangendonck Champion Equine LLC Gail Rice Louis Jolin Glen Hill Farm Arthur Hiscox Bonnie Heath Farm LLC Woodford Thoroughbreds Dr. K.K. Jayaraman & Dr. Vilasini DJayaraman Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc Glen Hill Farm McKathan Bros.

10/30/17 10/29/17 10/29/17 10/27/17 10/27/17 10/27/17 10/26/17 10/26/17 10/25/17 10/25/17 10/25/17 10/24/17 10/21/17 10/21/17 10/20/17 10/20/17 10/19/17 10/18/17 10/17/17 10/15/17 10/14/17

$13,818 $13,959 $62,960 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $20,000 $19,000 $75,000 $75,000 $33,000 $13,959 $22,500 $50,000 $65,549 $63,570 $75,000 $13,677 $13,677 $52,070 $15,000

$2,820 $8,178 $36,600 $24,000 $8,400 $4,400 $4,000 $1,900 $45,000 $15,000 $3,583 $1,410 $13,500 $5,000 $12,200 $5,070 $45,000 $8,178 $2,820 $10,000 $9,000

F C F F F F F F C C F G G G G C C F C F G

3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 7

With Distinction Mass Media Winslow Homer Currency Swap First Dude Prospective City Place Pollard's Vision Treasure Beach (GB) Shanghai Bobby Treasure Beach (GB) Rattlesnake Bridge Prospective Tapit Exclusive Quality Majestic Warrior Crown of Thorns Summer Bird Mass Media Kitten's Joy Perfect Soul (IRE)

Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’s Association • Lonny Powell – CEO, Executive Vice President • Brock Sheridan – Editor-in-Chief • Tammy Gantt – Associate Vice President, Membership Services, Events Director, Contributing Editor, Industry and Community Affairs • E. Jane Murray – Assistant Vice President, Administration & Operations

Gulfstream Park •Michael Costanzo – Claims Clerk •Peter Aiello IV – Track Announcer Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park •Heather Belmonte – Executive Assistant

MNR MNR WO GPW GPW GPW HAW FL BEL BEL RP MNR TDN FH WO KEE BEL MNR MNR SA MID

2 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 1

Tampa Bay Downs •Allison DeLuca – Racing Secretary Breeder •Rick Heatter Trainers •Todd Pletcher •Chuck Simon

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■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Win/Place/Show Horse Name Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Off Date Track ID Pos

Grade/ Value

Earnings

Magic Dragon Smash and Dash Slewys Chosen One Resolana Manchurian High Slews Alley Matthew’s Ridge Our Slick Chick Sunfest Vinny Boy Alexandra Kay Perfetto Sweet Candy Dance Discovery Bay La Pena Tamarack Salambo R Secret Life Gone Fishing Boogie With Me Real Fact Sold On Salsa Favorite Trip Curlin’s Honor R True Talent Speed Star Ambassador Jim Absolute Love My Holiday Keep It Up Blue Sky’s Above Jericho Jet Shim Asked and Answered Chasenthisdream Treble in Paradise Candymankando Savage Nation Beta Max

Doc's Doll Meteor Wells (IRE) Slewsville Diplomatic Angel Corredor's Wind Lacie Slew Sweet Tart Wicked Uno Timuquana Hotuttable Barnie Fife Imperial Code Dancing Rage Harmony Lodge Adriatic Storm Wild Meggie Meg Missmil Rose Bay Lilmiscantbrong Adalene Could Be for Real Concert Quest Bailey's Machogirl Franscat Slamsational Battingstar Pretty Imposing Time for Love Trade Fair My Golden Quest Make Note of Me Secret Bird David's Grand Girl Honest Gold Chasenthebluesaway Golden Trumpet Not Affiliated Tacky Image Sumthingtotalkabt

Dr. & Mrs. James Gamble M. Ezcurra Mr. & Mrs. Jan Alan Meehan & Mr. & Mrs. John T. Petika Carlos Rafael Greg Norman Live Oak Stud Murray Stroud GoldMark Farm LLC Donald R. Dizney LLC Stonehedge LLC Stonehedge LLC SCF Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Annuncio Stanchieri Eugene Melnyk Robert Dabdoub Sherry R. Mansfield & Kenneth H. Davis Tanourin Stable Ocala Stud Robert Romine Jr. Murray Stroud Stonehedge LLC W. K. France & D. S. France April Mayberry & Jackie Garcia Miller Racing LLC Craig L. Wheeler Thomas Groves & Craig Wheeler Patricia Generazio Steve Feiger Helen Barbazon Joseph Barbazon & Lansdowne Thoroughbred Quarter Pole Enterprises LLC & Angela Mellerick University of Florida Foundation Dr. Michael Rotstein Pedigree Partners LLC Palm Beach Racing Seclusive Farm LLC and Chester Prince Elizabeth LaPierre & Jennifer Given Carolin Von Rosenberg DVM Get Away Farm Randall E. Lowe

10/14/17 10/14/17 10/14/17 10/14/17 10/14/17 10/14/17 10/14/17 10/13/17 10/12/17 10/11/17 10/10/17 10/10/17 10/10/17 10/10/17 10/10/17 10/9/17 10/8/17 10/8/17 10/8/17 10/8/17 10/7/17 10/7/17 10/7/17 10/7/17 10/7/17 10/7/17 10/7/17 10/6/17 10/5/17 10/4/17 10/4/17 10/4/17 10/4/17 10/4/17 10/3/17 10/2/17 10/2/17 10/1/17 10/1/17

$18,200 $26,000 $40,000 $41,320 $0 $42,520 $65,760 $50,345 $36,000 $13,677 $13,677 $15,178 $45,750 $48,850 $48,850 $13,677 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $70,520 $23,000 $40,000 $52,415 $54,625 $40,000 $40,000 $75,000 $59,852 $33,000 $27,940 $27,940 $33,000 $36,000 $36,000 $23,000 $24,500 $34,000 $32,590 $45,750

$12,000 $3,800 $8,000 $8,400 $0 $4,400 $6,710 $10,000 $3,960 $8,178 $8,178 $8,160 $27,000 $27,000 $4,950 $1,410 $24,000 $8,400 $4,400 $6,710 $13,740 $24,000 $30,000 $30,420 $8,400 $4,000 $7,500 $10,140 $6,515 $16,200 $5,400 $4,500 $7,920 $4,320 $13,800 $13,500 $20,400 $2,700 $4,950

C G F F G F C F F C F G F F F F C C C F G F F C F F C F F G G G G G F F C C C

2 3 2 3 9 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 2 2 2

Two Step Salsa Hard Spun Exclusive Quality Put It Back The Daddy Street Sense Paddy O'Prado Eskendereya Union Rags Revolving Factum Pleasant Strike Twirling Candy Speightstown In Summation Giant Oak Kantharos High Cotton Gone Astray Winslow Homer Factum Two Step Salsa Overdriven Curlin Yes It's True Wildcat Heir Treasure Beach (GB) Graydar Majesticperfection Put It Back Adios Charlie Reward the Cat In Summation Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Tale of the Cat Treasure Beach (GB) Twirling Candy Two Step Salsa Treasure Beach (GB)

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By HEATHER SMITH THOMAS

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t’s important to have adequate lighting in horse barns. Orien West Lighting is a Wisconsin-based company with dealerships around the country. Ron Tracy, a dealer in Arizona, says this company has served equine and agricultural lighting needs since 1996, furnishing lights for more than 1500 indoor arenas and more than 6000 horse barns.

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wash stalls, arenas, breeding and veterinary facilities, mare motels, boarding stables, etc.

“The latest technology is LED lighting, which is more efficient than traditional fixtures. When LED lights were first launched they were talking about them having 1/10th the energy consumption, but now they are saying ½ the energy consumption. At first they also claimed the average life of the LED bulbs would be about 100,000 hours but now they are saying 50,000 hours. Some will last

longer than that, but manufacturers now are more comfortable guaranteeing them for 50,000 hours.”

Still, they are an improvement in energy savings. “In smaller fixtures, like stall lights, the LEDs may provide a savings of 10 to 20%.

The medium fixtures—the four foot fixtures like aisle lights, wash stall fixtures, etc.—are probably in the 40-50% range of savings.

When you get to arena lights, the replacements for high bay lights, it’s not as signifi-

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“Some people think that all fluorescent You can expect to pay at least twice the amount for LED as you would for a comparable fluo- lights flicker and don’t come on immediately rescent light, in the small and medium fixtures. when it gets dark. That’s the older ones. The When you get into the large high bay fixtures, new instant-on ones work nicely down to the cost may be two to three times higher. I minus 22 degrees; they don’t strobe or flicker, could sell you a 200-watt fluorescent for and have a 42,000 hour life. Another point is $189.95 while the comparable LED is $450. that many horse people like to be able to fix For a building that keeps the lights on 24/7, their own stuff. With LED fixtures, if you these costs can be recouped in energy savings. had a lightning strike or something that For the horse person who is only operating knocks out your LED, you can’t run to the their indoor arena 4 to 6 hours per day, it would store and get parts. With fluorescent you can take much longer—maybe 12 get a new ballast, lamp or socket to repair years or more—to recoup that them, so many folks are more comfortable with that. If your LED fixture goes bad, you investment,” says Tracy.

The person with just a stall barn could have to replace the whole fixture,” says Tracy. probably justify LED lights because they might The LED fixtures are warranted for 5 years pay $96 for a stall light and get their money and so are the fluorescent lights.

When lighting an indoor arena, selecting a back in 8 to 10 years with energy savings.

Breeders who run lights 14 to 16 hours a day contractor or electrician who is familiar with might get their money back in 3 to 4 years with horse facilities. Most contractors are accusLED, compared to fluorescent lights that tomed to doing commercial installations like would get their money back in 1 to 2 years be- warehouses and manufacturing facilities. cause they are paying half to one-third the up- “When you are lighting a horse facility it’s a front cost for that fluorescent light. What it little different. The mounting heights are difboils down to is that the LED technology is ferent. Many of those fixtures are meant to good, but you still want to do your homework function best about 18 feet from the floor, but the majority of horse facilities are from 10 to and a cost-benefit analysis,” he says.

“Orien is the only lighting manufacturing 16 feet,” says Tracy.

There are also different foot candles. “A company in the U.S. that has an agriculture division. We manufacture fixtures for hog, foot candle is a measure of the light that is acdairy, and horse facilities. The critical thing in tually generated on a square foot of surface. these facilities is not brightness of the light; People talk about lumens; a certain light may be 1000 lumens, or 500 it’s not the brightness that controls hair growth People assume that just lumens and people think the 1000 lumen or stimulates heat cybecause LED lights are so light is better than the cles, but rather the fact that its full-spectrum white and bright that they are 500 lumens, but not light that replicates natthe answer, but the important necessarily. It depends on the mounting height ural daylight. People asthing is to be certain that you and how many you are sume that just because LED lights are so white have full-spectrum daylight- going to use. You need to find someone who and bright that they are quality LED lights. does agricultural instalthe answer, but the important thing is to be —Ron Tracy, Orien West Lighting Dealer lation and has some experience,” he explains. certain that you have It also pays to buy fixtures from a repfull-spectrum daylight-quality LED lights.

Most of the commercial and retail lights don’t utable and local company in the U.S. “Then generate that kind of light. Unless the manu- when it comes to repairs and replacements facturer says its full-spectrum or 5000 K, the you are dealing with someone here. If a U.S. lights are really not suitable for agricultural company is selling a certain fixture for $200 installations. All our lamps, including all our and you can buy a Chinese fixture for $100, it’s not the same fixture. There isn’t that LED lights, are full-spectrum,” he explains.

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cant. The 8-lamp fluorescent high bay fixture consumes 294 watts and comparable LED fixture consumes 200 watts. It’s not a huge difference for the smaller and larger fixtures, but can be a considerable savings for medium-size fixtures. With the 3 to 4 foot lamps that we usually put in aisles and wash racks, the fluorescent lights consume 84 watts and the equivalent LED consumes 40,” he explains.

Regarding life expectancy, there isn’t a great difference. “The big difference is price.

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Equine Care much difference in the cost of the components, so if I am putting together a good fixture, with good components, and if someone else is putting together a good fixture they have to use the same components that I do, and their cost can’t be that much different.”

You get what you pay for.

“In the LED market right now, there is a wide variation in quality, especially in retail.

Commercial grade is generally better, and that’s what people should be buying—whether LED or fluorescent. If you burn out a ballast in a retail fluorescent fixture you might be able to replace it for under $10. If you burn out a ballast in a commercial grade light it might look at our lighting, we can give them names cost $25 to $35 to replace it, because there is of our customers, to go see what those facilithat much difference in the quality of the com- ties look like,” he says. ponents. Those ballasts will last at least 20 years because I have been selling these fixtures NATURAL LIGHT for 20 years and 80% of the fixtures I sold 20 Carissa Wickens, Extension Equine Speyears ago are still working,” says Tracy. cialist, University of Florida says that it if you One of the most important features for fix- are doing new construction, she recommends tures in horse barns is safety. “They have to be using natural light as much as possible. It cool running, and should might be too expensive I’ve had an opportunity to be sealed. This keeps to put a window in out moisture and dust, walk into many barns here in every box stall, but havand if a bulb gets shating some windows or Florida. It’s so warm here skylights to increase tered, you don’t want glass shards down in the that most barns have a more natural light can be a hay or bedding,” he says. open design—with higher big help,” she says.

You want something “Sometimes it doesthat is reliable, safe, and ceilings or very little ceiling n’t have to be windows. economical. “Those are above the stalls. They rely It can be the translucent the critical things that heavily on natural lighting. paneling. The more everyone should be natural light, the more Instead of windows they looking for in barn lightenergy-saving, and on ing. Dr. Karen Hayes, often have open spaces at sunny days it may be all when she wrote her the top of the stall wall. This you need, for getting book “Perfect Stall, Peryour work done in the provides good air flow as barn,” says Wickens. fect Barn” investigated every kind of lighting on well as natural lighting.

There are pros and the market, trying to decons regarding different —Carissa Wickens, Extension Equine termine what was best, lighting options. “It may Specialist, University of Florida and she chose our comalso depend on the type pany. Orien has many satisfied customers, and of operation or barn, and what the horses are to me, that’s better than any advertising,” says being used for. A broodmare barn may have difTracy. ferent needs than some other barn facilities. We “We have installations in every state, in- don’t have much research yet on how various cluding Hawaii and Alaska. If people want to types of lighting affect mares when attempting

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to bring them into estrus sooner, or what they do in terms of hair coat growth. We are not exactly sure how the LED lights affect horses, versus fluorescent light, versus incandescent.”

Poultry producers are ahead of the game on figuring this out. “My colleagues at the University of Delaware have been looking at poultry housing and management, and the behavioral and physiological responses of the birds to different types of lights. They have changed to LED lighting, but didn’t want to recommend it to poultry producers until they know how the birds are affected. If it affects how they eat, rest or behave (such as an increase in aggressive behavior toward one another), they need to know. In horses we don’t have the same situation, but if there are differences, we do need to know,” she says.

“I’ve had an opportunity to walk into many barns here in Florida. It’s so warm here that most barns have a more open design—with higher ceilings or very little ceiling above the stalls. They rely heavily on natural lighting.

Instead of windows they often have open spaces at the top of the stall wall. This provides good air flow as well as natural lighting,” says Wickens. Lighting requirements and needs will vary depending on where you are, and how short your days are in the winter.

“Even in indoor arenas, some people utilize more transparent paneling. There’s no air flow or draft, but it lets in a lot of light. Sky lights can be helpful but they can leak, and are also more expensive to install. There are pros and cons on these,” she says. ■

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Circa 1963, Tony Leonard captured this shot of Ocala Stud’s Rough’n Tumble entering the exercise pool, believed to be the first pool for thoroughbreds in the U.S.

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By TAMMY A. GANTT

T

ony Leonard served in World War II. He had been an entertainer on Broadway. Leonard had led an amazing life by any standard. But, his destiny changed the moment his wife gave him a camera. Shortly afterward, the couple was in Bluegrass Country enjoying a drink at a club and met a local horseman. Leonard shared his interest in his new hobby and the horseman asked him to take some photos of some yearlings. From that first day of seeing a group of yearlings running across a pasture, his hobby became the driving force in his life.

He had a passion for the horse and was obsessed with perfection. Having been an entertainer filled with creative endeavors, his artistic eye created a depth rarely seen. The trio of traits propelled him quickly to being one of the leading equine photographers of his era and of all time.

Leonard shot racing scenes, racing personalities and horses from all over the country. From the early ‘60s through the ‘80s, Leonard also photographed many Florida-bred champions, from Needles to In Reality to Carry Back and Hail to All. He brings with each photo

a feeling of the horse, the era, and the industry as it grew from infancy to the billion dollar behemoth it is today.

For several years, his photos remained in his Lexington home and then his treasure of history-making

Tony Leonard, shown above and with Needles (left) at Bonnie Heath Farm, photographed many of the world’s most legendary thoroughbreds.

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Tony Leonard

A Good Life and Legacy

A series of images from an original contact sheet featuring In Reality at Tartan Farm (below inset) Conformation of Aloma’s Ruler

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photos was locked in a bank vault in Paris, Ky. The trove of photos and negatives was at one point literally dumpster-bound. Leonard’s friend Bobby Shiflet as the story is told, “Took a genuine risk and made an unspectacular bid for Tony's boxes.”

After purchase, The Tony Leonard Collection was formed with his blessing before his passing in 2012. The goal of the collection is simple – to preserve his legacy.

This is a long process of scanning and cataloging his estimated 500,000 images that he shot over 50 years.

The saviors of the work–Bobby Shiflet, John Adger and David Sorrell– note that they are about one-third of the way through the process. They launched a website and pages on social media to showcase the images, but also to offer them for sale as prints and other products. The gift shop gets the historic photos into the hands of those who adore his work and thoroughbreds, but also help finance the continuation of the historic preservation effort. Kate Lossen handles the preservation and organization.

A phrase from the website, https://the-tony-leonardcollection.myshopify.com sums it all up best. “He wanted to see the catalog of his work kept together, preserved, and shared, not so much for his own pride as an artist, but more for his love of the horse, and his recognition of the good luck he’d had in being there to photograph so many of the sport’s icons.”

The Derby photo collection prominently features Florida-bred Triple Crown champion Affirmed, along with Secretariat, Alysheba, Dust Commander, Ferdinand, Fusaichi Pegasus, Genuine Risk, Real Quiet, Seattle Slew, Sunday Silence and Winning Colors. Prices range from $19.99 and upward.

The Home Goods Collection features mugs, totes, iphone cases and pillows featuring Cigar, Affirmed and Danzig. A highlight of the collection is the “50 Years of Stallions” poster featuring photos of prominent stallions photographed by Leonard.

The Exhibit Collection was hand curated for an exhibit at the Headley Whitney Museum of Art in Lexington. The exhibit is named Through the Lens of Tony Leonard: 50 Years, spanning Tony's entire career and highlighting not just his equine work but also his personal, travel, portraits and lifestyle photography. Many are available to the public for a limited time as fine art prints. They include Charlie Davis, famed exercise rider

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of Secretariat, now a retiree in Ocala and celebrities like Candace Bergen and Cary Grant at the races.

As is the case with many equine fans, Leonard loved Secretariat and he chronicled his life. He never missed a chance to visit the horse. In fact, he took the last photo ever of Secretariat enjoying a walk in his paddock, not long before the horse’s passing. Another last photo he snapped included the immortal image of Ruffian stepping onto the racetrack for the final time. Tony also shot the Derby in 2006 which poignantly was Barbaro’s last victory and personally his last one too. His last Breeders’ Cup was in 2010, and he made his last visit to Claiborne Farm in May of 2012. He died a few months later in July, just three weeks shy of his ninetieth birthday. He indeed had an amazing life that has left a legacy that blesses all who love the sport of thoroughbred racing.

Racing fans worldwide are thankful for the small gift his wife gave him so long ago that changed the course of thoroughbred photography. ■

(above left) Florida-bred Needles at Bonnie Heath Farm headed to a pasture breeding (above right) Close-up of Rough’n Tumble at Ocala Stud (below left) Hail to All arriving at Spendthrif Farm (below right) Carry Back at Ocala Stud circa 1963 with Marion Lewis of Farnsworth Farm and his brother Larry.

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EL Potro

Florida dijo presente en la Breeders’ Cup

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por Roberto Rodriguez Apasionado con los caballos de carreras Editor de la plataforma informativa de los hípicos de habla hispana Sirviendo como puente para que nuestras culturas conozcan más del hipismo en los Estados Unidos

a trigésimo cuarta edición del campeonato mundial de la Copa de Criadores, conocida mundialmente como la Breeders’ Cup escenificada en esta oportunidad el lujoso hipódromo de Del Mar (California), hizo estremecer una vez más a los aficionados hípicos con dos días de reñida competencia entre la mayoría de los mejores ejemplares del mundo en sus respectivas versiones, distancias, superficies y edades. Dentro de este preámbulo, también una serie de distinguidas estrellas de la farándula, representantes de los poderes públicos, otras disciplinas deportivas e importantes empresarios se dieron cita en la localidad donde realmente el “las olas se unen con el césped.”

Al igual que en el 2016 con New Money Honey, el trío conformado por el Javier Castellano (jinete), Chad Brown (entrenador) y e 5 Racing (propietario) abrieron la jornada con una victoria para la potranca Rushing Fall en la Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf dejando tiempo de 1:36.09 para la milla sobre grama. Luego, en lo que fue una batalla campal durante la recta final, Battle of Midway haciéndole honor a su nombre acabó con las pretensiones de Sharp Azteca (producto de OBS) en la TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (1:35.20), carrera que sin duda fue una de las más emocionantes celebradas el pasado viernes 3 de noviembre.

Como es de esperarse, los ingleses dominaron la Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf en esta ocasión con el potro Mendelssohn conducido por Ryan Moore y entrenado por Aidan O’Brien para las prestigiosas sedas de Tabor, Magnier y Smith. Mendelssohn es un hijo del fallecido semental Scat Daddy, el tiempo final de la carrera fue de 1:35.97, apenas 0.12 segundos más rápido que las del sexo opuesto. Forever Unbridled, bajo el mando del miembro del salón de la fama, Johnny Velázquez pudo controlar a Abel Tasman para apuntarse así la victoria en la carrera de mayor importancia del programa como lo fue la Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Con un premio a repartir de $2,000,000 ($1,100,000 para los propietarios del ejemplar ganador), el tiempo final de este evento fue de 1:50.25 para la distancia de una milla y un octavo, muy lejos del récord de 1:46 exactos agenciado en 1979 por Latin Touch, un alazán nacido y criado en Florida conducido en esa oportunidad por el legendario Laffit Pincay Jr. Todo esto fue solo un abreboca para la jornada sabatina que abrió por todo lo alto con una determinante victoria

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para la floridense Caledonia Road, una hija de Quality Road en Come a Callin (FL) entrenada por Ralph Nicks y guiada por el líder en victorias en la Breeders’ Cup, el jinete Mike Smith. Caledonia Road nació y fue criada en Vegso Racing Stable (Florida), sin embargo, sus propietarios decidieron que la potranca debía hacer su debut en las “grandes ligas del hipismo” como lo es Saratoga. El 3 de septiembre del presente año, Caledonia Road les daba la razón a sus dueños tras galopar a sus rivales en tiempo de 1:25.36 para 1,400 metros en su debut, un mes más tarde en Belmont Park cae con todos los honores en el Frizzette Stakes G1 ante Separationofpowers. Pero, en el 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies la galante yegua castaña brillo en el evento principal para las potrancas de su división ganando hasta por 3 cuerpos y ¼ en 1:45.05 para la milla y un dieciseisavo, convirtiéndose así en una de las principales aspirantes al premio Eclipse como mejor dosañera.

A esta le siguieron las victorias de Stormy Liberal (Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint), Bar of Gold (Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint), Wuheida (GB) (Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf) y Roy H en la TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint. Todo esto antes que el tordillo World Approval (Florida) obtuviese en la Breeders’ Cup Mile su tercer triunfo Grado 1 de manera consecutiva. Entrenado por Mark Casse, para los colores del Live Oak Plantation (Florida), World Approval cierra con broche de oro un extraordinario 2017 con 5 triunfos (4 de Gr) en 6 presentaciones y más de $2 millones de dólares en ganancias. Con un récord en general de (24-11-2-4 y $2,937,363), este hijo de la yegua Win Approval (Florida) es el candidato número uno a ganar el premio Eclipse como mejor ejemplar en grama este año.

Otra interesante historia en el campeonato mundial de la copa de criadores es la de Bob Edwards (propietario del e 5 Racing), quien gracias a la victoria de su ejemplar Good Magic en la Sentient Jet Juvenile se convirtió en el primero en la historia en alcanzar 3 triunfos en igual número de presentaciones en la Breeders’ Cup. Posiblemente caballo del año y mejor ejemplar maduro en el 2017, Gun Runner se encargó de bajar el telón derrotando a Collected, West Coast, War Sroty, Arrogate, Gunnevera y compañía en la Breeders’ Cup Classic en tiempo de 2:01.29 dejando claro que hoy día es el mejor caballo del mundo.

Así cerramos otro capítulo de la Breeders’ Cup donde Florida gracias a sus representantes, una vez mas dijo presente. ■

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The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through November 6, 2017. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

LEADING FLORIDA SIRES

Name

Farm Name

Sire Name

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

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

Wildcat Heir

Deceased

Forest Wildcat

$5,467,152

221

139

9

11

0

$5,521,457

Rainbow Heir

$153,850

First Dude

Double Diamond Farm

Stephen Got Even

$3,311,808

150

72

4

6

1

$3,313,091

Skye Diamonds

$378,920

High Cotton

Ocala Stud

Dixie Union

$3,178,209

160

71

3

5

0

$3,183,736

Talk Logistics

$200,550

Adios Charlie

Ocala Stud

Indian Charlie

$2,363,657

70

48

3

4

1

$2,528,016

Mo Cash

Gone Astray

Northwest Stud

Dixie Union

$2,410,878

99

56

4

5

1

$2,410,878

Two Step Salsa

Get Away Farm

Petionville

$1,705,432

121

52

3

3

0

In Summation

Ocala Stud

Put It Back

$1,657,305

97

60

2

2

0

Overdriven

Ocala Stud

Tale of the Cat

$1,338,240

60

32

2

2

Awesome of Course

Ocala Stud

Awesome Again

$1,375,237

87

43

0

0

Big Drama

Prestige Stallions

Montbrook

$1,334,986

76

44

3

4

0

$1,362,878

Smile Big

$126,292

A. P. Warrior

Prestige Stallions

A.P. Indy

$1,326,462

78

43

3

3

0

$1,349,087

Missap

$121,653

Exclusive Quality

Journeyman Stud

Elusive Quality

$1,120,016

88

40

0

0

0

$1,123,662

Dreaming of Neno

$113,175

Greatness

Prestige Stallions

Mr. Prospector

$991,799

47

31

2

2

0

$1,014,204

Mr Manning

$157,225

Biondetti

Woodford Thoroughbred

Bernardini

$865,429

58

30

0

0

0

$865,429

Bet On Mike

$67,253

Backtalk

GoldMark Farm

Smarty Jones

$860,258

28

17

2

3

0

$860,258

Soutache

$405,000

Yesbyjimminy

Bridlewood Farm

Yes It's True

$706,375

37

21

0

0

0

$718,277

Clowney

Flashstorm

Northwest Stud

Storm Cat

$680,051

39

25

0

0

0

Poseidon's Warrior

Prestige Stallions

Speightstown

$547,451

23

4

1

2

1

J P's Gusto

Bridlewood Farm

Successful Appeal

$522,475

33

19

1

1

0

$522,475

Remember Willy

Field Commission

Solera Farm

Service Stripe

$511,185

27

14

0

0

0

$511,185

Ten Hut

Treasure Beach (GB)

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Galileo (IRE)

$498,386

30

11

0

0

0

$498,386

Montbrook

Deceased

Buckaroo

$471,235

34

20

0

0

0

$483,073

Crown of Thorns

Woodford Thoroughbred

Repent

$476,460

28

14

0

0

0

Hear No Evil

Ocala Stud

Carson City

$435,073

29

12

0

0

0

Silver Tree

Vegso Racing Stables

Hennessy

$401,170

19

13

0

0

Factum

Stonehedge Farm South

Storm Cat

$385,044

48

18

0

0

16

$45,219

7

$4,743

16

$71,500

12

$35,167

$170,684

13

$8,069

6

$45,833

Starship Bonita

$389,100

2

$11,500

4

$32,750

$1,712,097

Driven by History

$126,200

5

$4,500

13

$43,769

$1,669,228

Calculator

$142,020

1

$1,700

0

$1,498,087

Overnegotiate

$164,015

2

$1,500

13

$25,615

0

$1,378,073

Awesome Banner

$228,275 4

$7,750

6

$33,533

1

$72,000

1

$55,000

3

$19,167

4

$3,425

8

$29,125

$102,720

1

$10,000

$682,246

Cinderela El Crome $114,400

4

$18,750

$547,451

Firenze Fire

13

$30,615

$449,100

$378,471

3

$2,327

$56,242

1

$1,200

2

$32,500

$101,560

5

$3,760

3

$22,000

Ambassador Jim

$82,500

3

$32,833

11

$37,818

Schivarelli

$76,598

$476,460

Major Key

$64,520

3

$8,505

2

$32,000

$435,073

Diamonds R Trump

$58,800

1

$5,000

0

$401,170

Tree Fire

$51,834

0

$385,044

Madeye

1

$1,000

$28,274

BECOME A A.P. Indy

2yo Avg

Telling

Prestige Stallions

29

16

0

0

0

$378,471

Yo Soy El Lobo

$39,360

Brethren

Arindel Farm

Distorted Humor

Iqbaal

Ward Ranch

Medaglia d'Oro

$362,255

15

5

0

0

0

$362,255

Awesome Mass

$112,400

$333,725

12

7

0

0

0

$333,725

Gorgeous George

$58,313

Soldat

Woodford Thoroughbred

War Front

$313,712

34

9

0

0

0

$313,712

Pete Marwick

$41,455

Hello Broadway

Ups and Downs Farm

Broken Vow

$305,181

11

7

0

0

0

$307,553

My Sweet Dove

$83,020

Prospective

Ocala Stud

Malibu Moon

$229,487

25

6

0

0

0

$229,487

Piven

Vineyard Haven

Woodford Thoroughbred

Lido Palace (CHI)

$184,959

14

7

0

0

0

$192,413

Sweet Tooth Haven

Revolving

Stonehedge Farm South

A.P. Indy

$186,049

14

7

0

0

0

$186,049

Nico's On the Run

$36,965

Concorde's Tune

Deceased

Concorde Bound

$178,076

10

9

0

0

0

$182,496

Nice Tune

$52,165

Wagon Limit

Bridlewood Farm

Conquistador Cielo

$182,295

12

4

0

0

0

$182,295

Delta Bluesman

$58,625

Rock Hampton

Ric Deg Farm

Storm Cat

$181,294

18

7

0

0

0

$181,294

Stone Heart

Dark Kestrel

University of Florida

Stormy Atlantic

$155,961

5

2

2

2

0

$155,961

Buckeye Bullet

4

$7,850

1

$7,500

2

$3,100

1

$1,000

9

$9,644

20

$58,775

$55,311

1

$1,100

21

$45,500

$57,100

1

$3,000 2

$5,250

4

$8,750

$52,070

$107,820

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Animal mortality management is a topic that must be talked about if you own horses

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Animal Mortality Management

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or many of us, horses are a way of life; we take full responsibility for their wellbeing the moment we acquire them. Thinking of their demise isn’t on the forefront of our minds, however, that is a reality of being involved in the equine industry. Animal mortality management is a topic that must be talked about if you own horses. The first step of animal mortality management is preparedness; always have a plan.

If you have owned horses all your life and never had something sudden occur, then consider yourself lucky, and if you are a first-time horse owner take this initial piece of advice as the most important. A plan includes but is not limited to, a veterinarian contact, insurance compliance (if applicable), means of disposal, and the necessary funds to carry out the mortality process.

From an environmental standpoint, the burial process is very important for water quality assurance.

Equine carcasses could contain pathogens which have the propensity of reaching ground or surface water sources if not handled properly. There is risk of transmitting disease to healthy livestock who may ingest the infected water. Plus, an equine carcass is essentially overloading surface waters with organic matter which will reduced dissolved oxygen levels and promote the death of aquatic life.

Options for post mortem disposal include rendering, incineration, composting, burial, or hauling the carcass away. On-site options would be composting or burial.

When burying a horse on your own property be sure to adhere to your state and county policies on setback distances from wells and other natural water sources, as well as burial depth requirements. Burying will require a backhoe to dig a large enough hole to place the remains, renting a backhoe service can cost anywhere between $200 and $600. Composting the carcass can also be done on premises but is a long process that could take up to a year to complete, however, compared to the other disposal options is the most economical. Ideally you want to add the carcass to a well-developed compost pile that has already been started to promote the breakdown of the body. Providing sufficient amounts of carbon 56 THE FLORIDA HORSE • DECEMBER 2017

sources, such as wood chips or shavings are necessary for successful carcass composting. The compost should be located in an environmentally sound location away from water sources. Be sure to obtain all proper permits from the state to carry out a carcass compost.

Off-site options; rendering, incineration, or a hauling company may be the best option if you do not have the materials or space to properly dispose of the carcass on your own property. If rendering, or providing your horse to a company to produce goods from its remains, be sure there is a facility located in your vicinity. Only about 50% of states have these facilities, and with regulatory changes not all of them accept equine remains.

Incineration is one of the most environmentally savvy techniques for disposal. Cremating a 1200 pound animal is not cheap, costing anywhere from $600-$1000.

There are certain permitted companies that will haul away carcasses and bury them offsite, this can cost anywhere between $200-$500.

Regardless of the disposal option that best suits your needs, there are a few common denominators; pre-planning before being faced with these decisions, the cost associated for each service, and knowledge of regulations state and county-wide. When confronted with these emotionally challenging aspects of horse owning, having a well thought out plan will eliminate some of the stress; I have found it much easier to just go through the motions of a pre-installed plan of action instead of having to create the plan and roll it out simultaneously when disaster strikes.

As always, feel free to call on me, your local county extension agent for help forming and implementing your mortality management plan. n Caitlin Bainum, Farm Management Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County (352) 671-8792, cbainum@ufl.edu

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 27 FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 19, 33 FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 LUITPOLD PHARMACEUTICAL INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 OCALA BREEDERS SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 OCALA STUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 RACETRACK INDUSTRY PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 TAMPA BAY DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 T. T. DISTRIBUTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

distributed at the Ocala HITS Show Circuit and key businesses and equine events throughout the year

Horse Capital Digest Weekly (December–March) • Monthly (April–November)

Contact: Antoinette Griseta 352.732.8858 ext. 222 email: agriseta@ftboa.com Brock Sheridan 352.732.8858 ext. 225 email: bsheridan@ftboa.com Tammy Gantt 352.629.2160 ext. 239 email: tgantt@ftboa.com 801 SW 60TH AVENUE • OCALA, FLORIDA 34474 • 352.732.8858 • FAX: 352.867.1979 • WWW.FTBOA.COM • INFO@FTBOA.COM • WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/THEFLORIDAHORSE

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FTBOA MEMBER UPDATE

Keeping members informed FLORIDA SIRE STAKES UPCOMING DEADLINES AND TRIP

CLASS LEARNS EQUINE PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS

For eligible foals of 2016, a 2-year-old payment of $250 is due January 15, 2018.

If the January 15 deadline is missed, there is a February 28 deadline and the fee is $500.

The horse must have already had the yearling payment paid. If the yearling payment was missed, a $5,000 payment is due by January 15 to keep the horse eligible. It is the responsibility of the owner of a possible FSS horse to commit deadlines to memory to ensure they are not missed.

Also, get your three-year-olds ready for the two Florida Sire Stakes races at Tampa Bay Downs on December 16! It’s also an FTBOA member day with a brunch at 10:30 a.m., a Les Instone handicapping seminar and a retired thoroughbred seminar, along with a behind-the-scenes newcomer’s tour at 2 p.m. FTBOA is also hosting a bus from Ocala to Tampa. The bus leaves at 8:30 a.m. and the cost is $20 for FTBOA members and $20 for their guest and $25 for non-members. It is the City of Ocala and Marion County day so residents are welcome to come on out too.

Twenty students from the Master the Possibilities learning program in Ocala took a two-day short course at FTBOA to learn equine photography skills. The first day involved in classroom exercises to learn photographer and horse safety, horse behaviors, horse personalities and horse expressions.

The class also reviewed photos by top equine photographers including Eclipse award winning photos from the sport of horse racing.

Students spent day two at the Florida Thoroughbred Retirement Farm snapping photos of retired racehorses and practicing what they learned in the class.

REALTORS AND OBS PARTICIPATE WITH TOY DRIVE

The FTBOA has partnered with Showcase Properties of Central Florida, the Ocala/Marion County Association of Realtors and Ocala Breeders’ Sales Feed company for a toy drive for the Marion County Boys and Girls Clubs. The toy drives runs through Dec. 15 and toys can be dropped off at the FTBOA offices; the Ocala Marion County Board of Realtors at 3105 NE 14th St, Ocala, FL 34470; Showcase Properties of Central Florida, 5780 SW 20th St, Ocala, FL 34470; Southern Charm Realty, 1008 NE 2nd St Ocala, FL 34470, at OBS feed stores at 1171 SW 60th Ave, Ocala, FL 34474 and 6855 North US 27, Ocala, FL 34482.

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FARM CITY WEEK PROMOTED RETIRED TBs

OK Dude, a son of top sire First Dude, appeared at the Frank Stronach UF/IFAS Plant Science Center Open House for Farm City Week. OK Dude is retired to the Florida Thoroughbred Retirement Farm at Lowell Correctional Institute where he has been learning trick horse skills for a little over a year before being recently adopted. With 25 tricks in his repertoire, he performed for

OK Dude is performing a bow for his trainer Lauren Bandi

Farm City participants get a laugh out of OK Dude’s antics. Pictured to the right are Marion County Extension Director David Holmes, Florida Equine Communication’s Nancy Moffatt, Small Animal Agent Mark Bailey and Marsha Evans whose husband manages the retirement farm.

over 100 visitors for the event, including Ft. McCoy Ag. Foundation students. Tammy Gantt spoke about the virtues and versatility of retired thoroughbreds and also shared information on re-training OTTBs and careers in the equine industry. She was joined by Caitlin Bainum of UF/IFAS. HORSE CAPITAL DIGEST – ADVERTISE NOW, HITS IS HERE

The Horse Shows in the Sun season in Ocala kicks off in December and Horse Capital Digest is the official publication for HITS. It is distributed on the grounds of HITS and to local hotels and attractions. The weekly issues run Dec. 15 – March 30. It is a great place to advertise as it targets equine professionals from out of state and their guests.Sample issues can be found at ftboa.com, scroll to the bottom of the homepage and click on the link.

The first three issues featured are the monthly all breed, all discipline issues and the next set are last year’s seasonal issues for HITS. To advertise, contact FTBOA at info@ftboa.com or call 352-629-2160. ■ Tammy Gantt, Associate Vice President, Director of Membership Services & Events, FEC Contributing Editor and FTC Industry & Community Affairs

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