Florida Horse Magazine January 2021

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CONTENTS January 2021 VOL 64/ISSUE 1

DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS 6 THE BROCK TALK 8 FLORIDA FOCUS 16 INDUSTRY NEWS

FTBOA, Gulfstream Offer $525,000 in Purse Bonuses for Florida-breds and Florida Sire Stakes Eligible Horses During Championship Season

—By Brock Sheridan

35 FLORIDA-BREDS AROUND THE COUNTRY

National Florida-bred statistics

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LEADING FLORIDA SIRES

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EL POTRO

—By Roberto Rodriguez

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FTBOA MEMBER UPDATE —By Tammy A. Gantt

FEATURES 18

It takes both talent and long-term racing luck to be named a Florida-bred Old Warrior

2020 OLD WARRIORS

—By JoAnn Guidry

28 EQUINE CARE: HIGH RISK PREGNANCIES

Early discovery of problems along with proper treatment and monitoring are key —By Heather Smith Thomas

In the general sire list published in the December issue of The Florida Horse, Chitu was inadvertently omitted. He should have appeared on the general sire list with North American earnings of $518,869 through Nov. 4. We regret the error.

CORRECTION

CONTENTS PHOTO OF SHEA D SUMMER WINNING THE JUVENILE FILLIES SPRINT: COGLIANESE COVER PHOTO OF QUENANE WINNING THE MILLIONS PREVIEW CLASSIC: COGLIANESE

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Remembering the Sunshine Millions Classic Greats

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hen the Sunshine Classics get underway at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 16, it will mark the tenth year the Hallandale Beach track has Brock Sheridan Editor-in-Chief hosted the event since it was held exclusively for FloridaFlorida Equine Communications JOHN D. FILER PHOTO breds for the first time in 2012.

This year, there will be additional enhancements for possible contenders as each of the four races—The $75,000 Sunshine Classic, the $75,000 Sunshine Sprint, the $75,000 Sunshine Turf and the $75,000 Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf—will each offer a $25,000 “Win Bonus” for horses eligible to run in the lucrative Florida Sire Stakes.

Looking back at the relatively short history of the series, there have been some notable contenders in the Sunshine Classic, of which Mucho Macho Man is the most accomplished.

Bred in Florida by the late John D. Rio and his wife Carole A. Rio, Mucho Macho Man is the richest of the Sunshine Classic winners with career earnings of $5,625,410 when he retired in 2014. That places him third all-time among Florida-breds behind only Skip Away with

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$9,616,360 and Silver Charm’s $6,944,369.

His length-and-a-half win ahead of runner-up Ron the Greek in the 2012 Sunshine Classic is the fastest in the last nine runnings as he covered the mile-and-one-eighth in 1:47.91 with Ramon Dominguez aboard. The Kathy Ritvo trainee who raced in the colors of Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Dream Team One Racing Stable also won in 2014 as the shortest priced starter during this span when he left the starting gate with jockey Gary Stevens at odds of 1-10 before winning by a half-length ahead of Joshua’s Comprise.

The short odds in the 2014 running were a reflection of his victory one race prior in the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade 1) at Santa Anita on Nov. 2, also with Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens. A few months later at the annual Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Awards Gala in Ocala, Fla., he was honored as the 2013 Florida-bred Horse of the Year.

Ron the Greek is also worth mention as Sunshine Classic winner having won the race by a record 11¼ lengths in 2013. Bred by Jack T. Hammer and trained by Hall of Fame conditioner Bill Mott for Brous Stable, Wachtel Stable and Jack Hammer, Ron the Greek also ranks 15th among the all-time richest thoroughbreds with $2,769,557.

The 2021 Sunshine Classic may be a rematch between Quenane and Noble Drama, who finished first and second respectively in the Classic Preview at Gulfstream Park West on Nov. 14.

Should Noble Drama start, he will join Mucho Macho Man, Decaf Again, Catholic Cowboy, Mr. Jordan and Jay’s Way as the only three-time participants in the Sunshine Classic.

So we hope you are able to enjoy another Florida-bred showcase event that may be another historical running of the Sunshine Classic. ■

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Venezuelan Hug Embraces Sunshine Turf Preview

Florida-bred Venezuelan Hug

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In two previous tries against stakes company, Spedale Family Racing LLC’s Floridabred Venezuelan Hug failed to light the board.

But both tests were against graded stakes company when he finished sixth behind winner Decorated Invader in the Grade 2 Pennine Ridge Stakes going a mile on Belmont Park’s turf course in June and eighth in the Grade 1 Belmont Derby taken by Gufo over a mileand-a-quarter on the same course on Oct. 3.

So trainer Danny Gargan let the 3-year-old son of Constitution try easier company on Nov. 21—and with good results as Venezuelan Hug won the $60,000 Sunshine Turf Preview at Gulfstream Park West.

After a slow start in the Turf Preview, Venezuelan Hug was last in the field of ten 3year-olds and older and some 10 ½ lengths behind 5-2 favorite Monforte, who led by a length ahead of 75-1 longshot Hero Up and Sir Seamus at 13-1 through a quarter-mile in :23.27. However, jockey Joe Bravo remained patient down the backstretch while allowing Venezuelan Hug to creep a tiny bit closer, still eight-and-a-quarter length behind Hero Up and Sir Seamus, who together had taken the lead while finishing the half-mile in :47.73.

As they moved around the far turn, Venezuelan Hug began a steady, two-wide progression past runners while Monforte regained the lead with Scraps now a half-length behind in second as they clocked six furlongs 1:11.61.

Venezuelan Hug and Bravo had their momentum stopped briefly at the top of the stretch when his running lane closed ahead of him and he bumped with Max K.O. But the determined Venezuelan Hug eventually found a seam along the hedge and shot to the lead a furlong out. But the challenges continued to the final 8 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2021

compiled by Brock Sheridan strides for Venezuelan Hug as Second Mate at 13-1 made a big run on the outside, only to fall a head short and finish second as the former finished in 1:43.24 on the firm turf.

Scraps, at 27-1, was less than a length farther back in third followed in order by Muggsamatic, Galleon Mast, Sassy But Smart, Monforte, Max K.O., Sir Seamus and Hero Up. “I was thinking a lot the whole race. They made us think a lot,” Bravo said. “There [were] a couple maneuvers where I wanted to go outside and I saw how they floated [wide] so I stayed in there. That’s what makes good horses, good horses. He was able to do it every time I asked him.

“They were really excited about the horse,” Bravo continued. “The only concern they had was a 3-year-old running against older [horses] because most times 3-year-olds aren’t as developed as [an] older horse, and look what he did today. It really shows you this horse has the potential to grow up to be a good one.

Today was my first time riding him and I can’t praise him enough and say how good he is.”

Venezuelan Hug paid $9.20 as the 7-2 second choice.

It was the fourth win in six starts from the Gargan barn for Venezuelan Hug, who was claimed for $40,000 by the trainer out of a third-place finish against maiden claimers in his second career start.

Venezuelan Hug promptly won a maiden special weight going a mile-and-a-sixteenth on the Gulfstream Park grass for the new trainer before winning a first level, $50,000 starter allowance, optional claiming race at the same distance at Gulfstream on May 30. His next start was the unsuccessful Pennine Ridge effort before he returned to win a first level allowance race at Saratoga going a mile-and-an-eighth on the turf on Aug. 9. The Belmont Derby was his only other start before Turf Preview.

Venezuelan Hug earned $35,340 for the Turf Preview victory that increased his career bankroll to $133,790 from four wins and a third in eight starts.

The gray or roan colt is out of Downtown Diva, by Giant’s Causeway and he was bred in Florida by Orlyana Farm. ■

Inthewinnerscircle Completes Namesake in Juvenile Fillies Turf Live Oak Plantation homebred Inthewinnerscircle won her first race in her second career start with a length-and-one-quarter victory in the $60,000 Juvenile Fillies Turf at Gulfstream Park West Nov. 21. The Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes featured a field of ten 2year-old fillies going a mile on the grass course listed as firm.

Having similar fate at the break as Venezuelan Hug two races earlier, Inthewinnerscircle broke ninth of ten after bumping at the start with 108-1 longshot Beach Chick to her inside. As 76-1 longshot Special Inclusion led through a quarter mile in a leisurely :24.38, Inthewinnerscircle and Edgard Zayas had one horse beat coming out of the clubhouse turn.

Special Inclusion continued to lead by a length-and-a-half ahead of recent maiden claiming winner Yafa through a half-mile in :48.31 while Inthewinnerscircle was still more than five lengths farther back in eighth. As the field turned for home after six furlongs in 1:13.29, Yafa took command by a half-length

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ahead of Special Inclusion while Inthewinnerscircle was now a threat on the outside in fourth.

Despite the slow early pace, Inthewinnerscircle was able to wear down Yafa in the stretch before drawing clear in the final 70 yards to win by a length-and-one-quarter in a final time of :1.38.70. Yafa finished second and another length-and-a-quarter ahead of Double Blessed in third.

Quinoa Tifah, Sweet Souper Sweet, Emirates Affair, Viva La Reina, Tantalizing Gal, Special Inclusion and Beach Chick completed the order of finish.

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Baoma Corp announces 2021 Stud Fees for Bridlewood Stallions Baoma Corp has set 2021 stud fees for its stallions Chitu, Valiant Minister and Tunwoo, all standing at Bridlewood Farm in Ocala, Fla. Chitu, a son of Henny Hughes out of Sea Gift, by A.P. Indy will have a reduced fee of $3,500 for 2021. With this change, Baoma Corp wishes to show its appreciation to its loyal Chitu breeders and to encourage new breeders to sign on.

Chitu was the leading Florida sire in sales average at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales 2020

Spring Sale of 2-year-olds and is currently ranked third among leading Florida sires in progeny earnings for second crop sires.

Chitu is the sire of accomplished 2-yearold stakes-placed Windy City Red and winners Exhalting, Lugamo and others.

An undefeated 2-year-old and a Kentucky Derby (Grade 1)-contender as a 3-year-old, multiple graded stakes-winner Chitu captured the $800,000 Sunland Derby (G3) in 1:47.88, marking the third fastest clocking in the history of the race, with a 103 Beyer for trainer Bob Baffert. Chitu raced through age 3 with a record of four wins, a second and a third from seven starts and earnings of $597,800.

Valiant Minister, by Candy Ride (Arg) out of Spooky Minister, by Deputy Minister, first crop yearlings earned him the rank as the leading Florida sire in that category, leading sire by sales average at the 2020 OBS October Select sale, and ranked eighth on the “Top Hips” list of all sires with the $120,000 sale of hip 180, a filly out of Resilient Humor by Distorted Humor.

Valiant Minister was a record-priced $680,000 OBS June 2-year-old purchased by Baffert after breezing a bullet eighth-of-a-mile in :09.80 seconds. He is from the family of multiple graded stakes-winner Twirling Candy.

In his winning debut, Valiant Minister posted fractions of :21.86, :44.95 and :56.87 in a two-and-a-quarter-length victory at six furlongs in 1:08.84, earning a 99 Beyer Speed Figure, 103 E Speed Figure and a 108 BRIS number. Baffert said, “He’s probably the fastest first-time starter I’ve ever trained. He ranks up there with American Pharoah and Arrogate in that freaky mode.”

The stud fee for Valiant Minister remains at $3,000 for 2021.

Tunwoo, by Medaglia d’Oro out of Sea Gift,

by A.P. Indy, is the only son of Medaglia d’Oro standing in Florida. He was a Fasig-Tipton Select $775,000 yearling sale purchase of 2016.

Sire Medaglia d’Oro is a perennial leading sire of 21 Northern Hemisphere Grade 1 winners and 20 million-dollar yearlings since 2016. His 2020 Keeneland yearlings averaged

$600,000. He is the sire of charismatic fillies Songbird, a champion as a 2-year-old and 3year-old and an earner of $4,692,000; and Hall of Famer and Preakness Stakes (G1)-winner Rachel Alexandra, who was also Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old filly.

Sea Gift, is by legendary broodmare sire A.P. Indy, winner of eight races and $2.9 million in 11 starts, including the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic, Grade 1 Belmont Stakes and Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby. He is the broodmare sire of 197 stakes-winners. Sea Gift is the dam of seven winners, including multiple graded stakes-winner Chitu.

Talented 2018 filly Beautiful Gift is a full-sister to Tunwoo and was also trained

by Baffert.

Tunwoo will have first-crop yearlings in 2021 and his stud fee remains at $2,500 for 2021.

Bridlewood Farm is located at 8318 NW 90th Terrace, Ocala, Fla., 34482.

Chitu, Valiant Minister and Tunwoo are Breeders’ Cup and Florida Sire Stakes nominated.

For more information please visit: www.baomacorp.com, or email christinem@baomacorp.com. ■

Quenane Lites Up Tote Board With Sunshine Classic Preview Victory Despite his lack of speed in previous races, IAB Stables and Walter Fralick’s Quenane and jockey Angel Arroyo shot to the lead from post three and took advantage of a speed favoring racing surface at Gulfstream Park West to win the $60,000 Sunshine Classic Preview at odds of 27-1. A field of five Florida-bred 3-yearolds and older went one mile on the main track in the Classic, which was one of five stakes for Florida-breds on the Nov. 14 program.

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dini, by Bernardini, Inthewinnerscircle is trained by Mark Casse and was ridden by Edgard Zayas.

“She didn’t break the cleanest, but Edgard worked out a perfect trip. He saved some ground going into the first turn, made a bit of a middle move, swung her out and she came rolling,” Casse’s South Florida assistant Nick Tomlinson said. “We’ve always thought that she had a lot of talent and she showed it today. We’ve gone into both her races feeling very confident. Her last race, unfortunately it came off the turf. She’s always been okay on the dirt but she’s a lot better on the turf. We’re very happy for the connections and very happy to get the win today.”

With a fifth-place finish in an off-the-turf maiden special weight going seven furlongs at Gulstream Park West on Oct. 7, Inthewinnerscircle now has career earnings of $35,700 in her two lifetime starts.

Zayas, who also rode her in her debut, had similar confidence going into the Juvenile Fillies Turf.

“I picked up the mount the first time she ran and they took it off the turf, and I just felt how much class she had. I came back and told Nick, ‘I think this is a good filly; she’s just asking for turf,’” Zayas said. “They brought her back in the stake and I was kind of surprised that they did that but I guess they thought the same thing that I did. She’s a pretty good filly.

She had everything going her way. She had a beautiful trip. I just rode her like a good horse and she came out with the win.”

She paid $13.40 as the 11-2 fourth choice. ■

Florida-bred Quenane

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After the big upset in the Classic, evenmoney favorite Shea D Summer comfortably drew clear in the stretch to win the $60,000 Ju-

Florida-bred Shea D Summer

venile Fillies Sprint by six-and-three-quarters lengths on Nov. 14. The Juvenile Fillies Sprint was run at six-and-a-half furlongs on the still sloppy and sealed main track and featured a field of six Florida-bred 2-year-old fillies.

Although Shea D Summer was on the opposite end of the odds board as Quenane, she and jockey Emisael Jaramillo unintentionally used a similar strategy while leading from start to finish to win the Juvenile Fillies Sprint by nearly seven lengths. Shea D Summer appeared in control while leading by a halflength ahead of Briella in second and posting quarter-mile splits in a measured :22.09 and :44.73. She extended that lead with every stride down the stretch to win in 1:17.09 with Briella second and five-and-a-half lengths better than Sky Proposal in third with Special Princess, Royal Habibi and Speedy Fire completing the order of finish.

“I didn’t want to be on the lead, but it just worked out that way the way the track was. I guess she was the best horse of the day,” said trainer Carlos David, who had contemplated sending Shea D Summer to Keeneland for the Songbird Stakes on the Breeders’ Cup undercard. “Moving forward with her, we’ll see how she comes out of the race. She was breathing pretty hard after running in 1:10, out in 1:17. She gave it her all. I’ll give her 30 days and see what’s in store for her at the Championship Meet at Gulfstream.”

In her only other career start, Shea D Summer defeated state-bred fillies under maiden

special weight conditions going six furlongs at Gulfstream Park West on Oct. 7. With the $36,828 winner’s check, the dark brown filly increased her earnings to $58,428 for owners Shea D Boy’s Stable.

Shea D Boy’s Stable purchased Shea D Summer from the Ocala Stud consignment for $35,000 at the Ocala Breeders’ Sale April Sale.

Bred in Florida by Ocala Stud, Shea D Summer is by Summer Front out of Empress of Gold, by Empire Maker.

She paid $4 to win. ■

David Doubles Up in Sunshine Sprint Preview Immediately following his victory in the previous race with Shea D. Summer, trainer Carlos David won the $60,000 Sunshine Sprint Preview with Legal Deal on Nov. 14.

“I’m feeling blessed, thankful. I have an amazing team,” said the 37-year-old native of Cali, Columbia, who emigrated to the U.S. at age 16. “Two in one day—I have no words for that. It’s my third year of training, so I’m more than thankful to have the team and the horses and the people backing me up.”

The Sprint Preview featured six Floridabred 3-year-olds and older going six furlongs on the dirt.

Although Legal Deal did not win in gateto-wire fashion, the bay gelding was within a length-and-a-half of frontrunner As Seen On Tv after a first quarter-mile in a quick :21.71 with 8-5 favorite Shivaree between the two in second. Shivaree moved up to challenge As Seen On Tv as they ran around the far turn followed closely by Legal Deal and Jackson in third after a half-mile in :44.30.

Legal Deal, Jackson and Shivaree came out of the bend in tandem and fought each other for the length of the stretch with only a

Florida-bred Legal Deal

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Favored Shea D Summer Formful in Juvenile Fillies Sprint Win

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Quenane, whose last victory came Feb. 17 at Gulfstream Park when the 6-year-old gelding won the $50,000 Rough and Ready starter stakes in come-from-behind fashion, had a one-length lead on Red Crescent in second and Debbie’s Passion in third as he completed the first quarter-mile in a pedestrian like :24.40.

As they raced down the backstretch, Red Crescent moved to within a half-length of the lead as Debbie’s Passion stalked them in third and finished the first half-mile in :47.75.

But Quenane rejected the challenge and extended his lead back to a length ahead of Red Crescent turning for home after a 1:11.92 six furlongs before drawing clear by two-andhalf lengths as 6-5 favorite Noble Drama began to threaten on the outside.

Quenane held on to a one-length margin under the finish line in 1:37.04 on the sloppy and sealed track. Noble Drama was second and two-and-three-quarters lengths ahead of Debbie’s Passion in third. They were followed by Garter and Tie in fourth and Red Crescent in fifth.

Trained by Tamara Levy, Quenane earned $37,200 to increase his career earnings to $300,649 with a record of 13 wins in 47 starts. Levy claimed Quenane for $6,250 as a 3-year-old out of a third-place finish July 9, 2017 in what was his 10th start.

“He’s never won gate to wire in his career.

He knows the pace, he’s an older horse. He knows where the wire is. He knows the job, so you’ve got to kind of let him decide. Sometimes he knows best,” Levy said. “Angel did a terrific job today.

“Noble Drama is in terrific form and Red Crescent won this race last year, and so far Quenane, in keeping company with them over the summer, really hadn’t been effective with them and faced some challenges when running against them. Not to slight Quenane—he’s a very good horse and he’s exceeded our expectations of him time and time again. If he can work it out and find away, he’ll get it done.”

Quenane is by Algorithms out of Awesome Powers, by Awesome Again and he was bred in Florida by P & G Stables LLC. He paid $57.20 to win. ■

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nose separating Legal Deal and runner-up Jackson at the finish in a time of 1:09.51.

With Verve made a late run to finish a lengthand-a-half farther back in third followed by Shivaree, As Seen On Tv and Vinnie Van Go. Legal Deal is owned by Michele Rosa and Lawrence E. Sargent for whom the bay gelding earned $36,828 with the victory. He is by Journeyman Stud’s leading sire Khozan out of Legal Laura, by Wildcat Heir and has won half of his eight career starts with one second.

Bred in Florida by Stonehedge LLC, Legal Deal has career earnings of $89,188.

Paco Lopez was the winning rider and they accounted for a $7 win payoff. ■

Trained by Michael Yates and ridden to victory by Jesus Rios, Poppy’s Pride paid $10 to win. ■

Tiz Possible Dear Wins Sunshine Distaff Preview

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Paco Lopez used the speed favoring track aboard Tiz Possible Dear to win his second stakes race of the day in the $60,000 Sunshine Distaff Stakes in a gate-to-wire victory over four other Florida-bred fillies and mares at Gulfstream Park West on Nov. 14.

The seven furlong Sunshine Distaff was the fourth time on the day a victor won after leading from the start.

Tiz Possible Dear was quick from post two Poppy’s Pride Never Headed in and led 3-2 choice Heiressall in second and a Juvenile Sprint Preview close Sound Machine in third Stonehedge LLC won the through fractions of :22.23 for second consecutive race as a the first quarter and the halfbreeder and first on the day as mile in :44.52. After the first an owner as their Poppy’s four furlongs, Heiressal gave way as Sound Machine continPride won the $60,000 Juveued to pursue the leader into the nile Sprint Preview against stretch. seven other Florida-bred 2But Tiz Possible Dear never year-old colts and geldings going six-and-a-half furlongs Florida-bred Poppy’s Pride relinquished a two-and-a-half on the sloppy and sealed main track at Gulf- length lead ahead of Sound Machine in the run stream Park West on Nov. 14. It was also the for home and the daughter of Prospective out of Tiz Four, by Tiznow completed the distance second consecutive victory for Khozan.

Ridden by Jesus Rios, Poppy’s Pride in 1:23.32 over the sloppy and sealed main jumped out to early length lead ahead of Ad- track. Ceci Valentina was four-and-a-quarter vance Cash in second as they went the first lengths farther back in third followed by Foxy two furlongs in :22.24 and the half-mile in Mischief and Heiressall. :44.69. Poppy’s Pride extended that margin Trained by Peter Walder, Tiz Possible Dear down the stretch and had a length-and-a-half won the fourth time in her last five starts and on a late-running Gatsby in second under the earned $37,200 for owner Paradise Farms wire in a final time of 1:17.32. The Distractor Corp to increase her career bankroll to finished third followed by 8-5 favorite Real $255,070. Her overall record now stands at Talk, Advance Cash, C.P.A. Genius, and nine wins, three seconds and five thirds from Onemoretimearound. Tiz Handsome stumbled 28 starts. She was bred by Addison Clare Silva Jr., and the Sunshine Distaff was her badly at the start and lost rider Paco Lopez.

Poppy’s Pride is out of Lovely Lexi, by With Distinction and earned $35,084 for winning the Juvenile Sprint. The dark bay or brown gelding now has a career record of three wins, a second and a third from five starts with earnings of $131,724. It was the second stakes victory for Poppy’s Pride after winning the Armed Forces Stakes at Gulfstream Park going seven furlongs on a sloppy Florida-bred Tiz Possible Dear track on Sept. 26.

In Memorium Longtime Owner-Breeder Frank Generazio Jr. Dies at 91 Frank Generazio Jr., a former stakes-winning trainer who along with his wife, Patricia, became a prominent owner and breeder, died Nov. 14 in Florida after battling a number of health issues, according to trainer Christophe Clement. He was 91.

According to Equibase statistics, Generazio won 370 races in a 16-year training career that spanned 1991-2006. He campaigned several stakes winners, including graded-winners Unreal Turn, Concorde’s Gold and Play It Again Stan.

Among Generazio’s bevy of listed stakes winners was the mare Pure Disco, who won six stakes—many for trainer Tony Wilson—and who produced Florida-bred Pure Sensation, an 11-time stakes winner and earner of $2 million for the Generazios as owner-breeder. Pure Sensation and Disco Partner made up a tag-team of stakes-winning state-bred turf sprinters that the Generazios campaigned with Clement. In the Grade 3 Jaipur in 2016 at Belmont Park, Pure Sensation beat Disco Partner by a neck.

The Generazios also bred and campaigned for most of her career the Grade 1-winning mare Discreet Marq, who earned more than $1 million.

The Generazios most accomplished runner was Florida-bred Presious Passion, a three-time Grade 1 winner who finished second in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1). Presious Passion, a speedball trained by Mary Hartmann, won 14 of 52 starts and earned more than $2.6 million.

In a 2016 interview with Andy Serling of the New York Racing Association, Generazio said he first got involved in racing when, at a birthday party for his father, he was one of eight people who put up $10,000 to claim horses to race primarily at Suffolk Downs, near where the Generazios lived.

In 1982, the Generazios purchased a yearling for $27,000 who eventually became Concorde Bound. The gray son of Super Concorde won 11 of 26 starts and was a graded-stakes winner and started what would become a prosperous breeding operation for the Generazios.

Though the horses they raced ran in the name of Patricia Generazio, Frank’s wife of more than 50 years, the two were equally involved, according to Clement. ■ first career start against stakes company after graduating from a first level, $16,000 optional claiming victory over six-and-a-half furlongs at Gulfstream Park West on Oct. 25.

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Windylea Farm LLC’s Thissmytime ($11) relished the sloppy going while registering an easy victory in the Sunshine Filly and Mare Preview at Gulfstream Park West on Nov. 22.

Like Big Thorn, Thissmytime was a maintrack-only entrant in the seven-furlong race that was originally scheduled for seven-and-ahalf furlongs on turf.

Ridden by Joe Bravo, who captured the $60,000 Sunshine Turf Preview, Thissmytime closely tracked pacesetter Picara, who showed the way into the far turn after running the first quarter of a mile in :22.45. Thissmytime moved to the lead entering the turn into the homestretch during a :44.45 half-mile and drew off powerfully and comfortably to register her first stakes victory.

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Big Thorn Dominates GPW Juvenile Turf Alex and Joanne Lieblong’s homebred Big Thorn benefited from a perfect trip, as well as the morning rains that forced turf races to be run over the sloppy main track, to score a dominating victory in the $60,000 Juvenile Turf on Nov. 22 at Gulfstream Park West.

The seven-furlong Juvenile Turf for Florida-bred 2-year-olds, was originally scheduled to be run at a mile on the turf course.

Big Thorn, a main-track-only entrant who had broken his maiden by five lengths in his previous start, raced in third behind dueling pacesetters Hot Blooded and Fulmini, who put up fractions of :22.99 and :45.77 for the first half-mile. Jockey Paco Lopez made a three-wide sweep to the lead leaving the turn into the homestretch aboard the home-bred colt, who drew off to a notch a four-and-ahalf-length victory.

Fulmini, who was ridden by Edgard Zayas, finished second, nine-and-a-quarter lengths clear of Castle King in third. Big Thorn, the 2-1 favorite, ran seven furlongs in 1:23.23 and paid $8.60.

Big Thorn is by The Big Beast, who stands at Ocala Stud, and is out of Save a Rose, by Super Saver. ■

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Mark Casse became the 34th trainer in thoroughbred racing history to win 3000 races Nov. 19 when Live Oak Plantation’s Souper Watson scored a decisive lengthand-three-quarters victory in the third race at GulfMark Casse stream Park West.

The 59-year-old native of Indiana, who was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame earlier this year, watched the milestone win on TV from his Ocala, Fla., farm.

“It feels good. I watched it with my son, Colby, and we gave each other high-fives and celebrated,” Casse said. ‘I’m happy to be able to do it for [Live Oak Plantation’s] Mrs. [Charlotte] Weber.”

Nick Tomlinson, Casse’s South Floridabased assistant trainer, saddled Souper Watson, who graduated under jockey Miguel Vasquez while coming off a six-and-a-halfmonth layoff in the seven-and-a-half-furlong maiden special weight race on turf.

Souper Watson returned $17 on a $2 win ticket. “[Training] is something I’ve just wanted to do my entire life. Milestones mean a lot.

This has made me think back over the years,” Casse said.

Souper Watson entered the race off a sixthplace finish at Gulfstream Park in an April 25 maiden special weight event that has turned out to be a mega key race. All eight of the 3-yearold son of Ghostzapper’s rivals have gone on to graduate, including four next-out winners.

Casse took out his trainer’s license at the age of 17 in Massachusetts. He saddled his first career winner, Joe’s Coming, in 1979 at Keeneland and his first graded-stakes winner in 1984 when winning the Jamaica (G3) at Belmont Park with Raja’s Shark. A 12-time Sovereign Award winner, Casse’s many highlights include saddling winners in the 2019 Preakness (War of Will) and 2019 Belmont (Sir Winston) and training two-time champion

Thissmytime Takes Sunshine Filly and Mare Preview

Tepin, winner of the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot. He also trained Florida-bred World Approval, who was the 2017 Eclipse Award-winning Turf Male after winning the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1), the Fourstardave Handicap (G1), the Longines Dixie Stakes (G2) and the EG Vodka Turf Classic Stakes that year.

Casse has won training titles at Woodbine, Keeneland, Churchill and Turfway. ■

Florida-bred Thissmytime

old daughter of Carpe Diem, out of Seraphic Too, by Southern Halo ran seven furlongs in a sharp 1:21.40. Starship Nala closed to finish clear of R Prerogative, the 9-5 favorite.

She was bred in Florida by Katherine S. Devall.

Thissmytime paid $11 to win. ■

Gray Inducted Into Marion County Agricultural Hall of Fame

Florida-bred Big Thorn

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Lugusta “Gus” Gray was inducted into the Marion County Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2020 as part of Farm City Week activities held Nov. 18-25.

The 1991 book written about Lugusta “Gus” Gray’s life, They Call Me Gus, details Gray’s gifted storytelling of more than 50 years in

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Curlin’s Honor to Stand at Pleasant Acres Stallions for the 2021 Breeding Season

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which he recounts his life spent with world-class thoroughbreds at Fred W. Hooper’s farm and Donald Dizney’s Double Diamond Farm. Some of the most legendary racehorses and stallions were handled by Gray including Hall of Fame racehorse, the Florida-bred Susan’s Girl, and Florida stallions Precisionist and Tri Jet. Gray was the first person from Florida to win a Godolphin Award, a national thoroughbred industry employee award for lifelong dedication to the breeding of thoroughbreds.

He is the only person to have been awarded all Florida Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club honors as a breeder, a trainer and for community service. He is the first black American to produce a day’s sales topper at the Ocala Breeders Sales Company, having done so in the 1980s.

Since its inception in 2003, the Marion County Agricultural Hall of Fame has been recognizing individuals who have made tremendous contributions to the furtherance of agriculture in the community. ■ — Tammy Gantt

Woodstock Stakes in 1:08.85, by two-and-aquarter lengths. In the same year, he placed second in the seven furlong, $100,000 Paradise Creek Stakes and in the nine furlong, $125,000 Ontario Derby (G3), beating graded stakes-winner Mr. Ritz. As a 4-year-old, he won the one mile, $150,000 Artie Schiller Stakes, defeating Grade 1-winner Voodoo Song. In the same year, he placed second in the one mile, $175,000 King Edward Stakes (G2), and third in the seven furlong, $175,000 Connaught Cup Stakes (G2), the seven furlong, $175,000 Play the King Stakes (G2), the six furlong, $125,000 Jacques Cartier Stakes (G3), and the $125,000 Bold Venture Stakes (G3) at six-and-a-half furlongs.

“Talented, fast, handsome, and pure class,” Casse said of Curlin’s Honor.

“We are excited to bring Curlin’s Honor to Pleasant Acres Stallions,” Pleasant Acres Stallions owner Joe Barbazon said. “As a record breaking $1.5 million 2-year-old in training purchase, he has proven himself long and short, on all weather, turf, and dirt.

Graded stakes placed and black typewinner, Curlin’s Honor—from the family of Fappiano—will be standing in Florida for the 2021 breeding season at Pleasant Acres Stallions, with a fee of $2,500.

The Florida-bred Curlin’s Honor is a son of Curlin, the two-time Horse of the Year and Eclipse Award-winning Champion ThreeYear-Old and Champion Older Horse. Curlin is sire of 67 stakes winners and 123 stakes horses. Curlin’s Honor’s dam, Franscat, by Stormin Fever, has produced eight winners out of nine starters, including three black type winners and one graded black type placer.

Trained by Mark Casse, Curlin’s Honor was in the money in 12 of 17 starts. As a 3year-old, he won the six furlong, $100,000

Florida-bred Curlin’s Honor

Helen and I look forward to another great breeding season in 2021 with this newest addition to the stallion roster.” ■

Poppy’s Pride Wins Third Straight Stakes in Inaugural Also takes Florida Sire Stakes “Win Only” Bonus Gilbert and Marilyn Campbell’s Stonehedge LLC-homebred Poppy’s Pride was not the fastest from the starting gate but scampered to the lead shortly thereafter on his way to winning the $100,000 Inaugural Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs as the 6-5 favorite on Dec. 5.

The Florida-bred gelding and jockey Samy Camacho started a bit slow from the inside post one in the six furlong Inaugural

as 30-1 longshot Thealligatorhunter darted from post four to take a momentary lead.

But Poppy’s Pride shot to the front before the field of six juveniles reached the main track and promptly put a three length margin between himself and Arindel’s multiple stakesplaced Gatsby in second before clicking off a quarter-mile in a blazing :21.89.

However, Camacho was able to coax Poppy’s Pride into a more subtle pace while moving towards the far curve as Gatsby and jockey Daniel Centeno edged closer while leaving the others some three lengths in arrears. Gatsby made a run at Poppy’s Pride turning for home as they finished a half-mile in :44.70 but was never able to get within a length of the leader as 9-2 fourth choice Al Heyday had rallied from fifth to challenge for second.

However, Poppy’s Pride found another gear with Camacho’s urging at the top of the stretch and accelerated away to another threelength lead ahead of Gatsby and Al Heyday, who were now fighting each other for second.

Poppy’s Pride continued on to win by two-and-three-quarters lengths ahead of Al Heyday in second with Thealligatorhunter finishing another half-length farther back in third. The quick final time of 1:10.05 on the fast track was just .73 of a second off of the stakes record as Gatsby, Arrest Me Red and Tapsasional completed the order of finish.

It was the third consecutive stakes victory and fourth straight overall for Poppy’s Pride who had most recently defeated Gatsby by a length-and-a-half in the $60,000 Juvenile Sprint Stakes over a sloppy and sealed sixand-a-half furlongs at Gulfstream Park West on Nov. 14.

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Limited Tickets Available for Gulfstream Park’s Pegasus World Cup Program The Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series is returning to Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach on Jan. 23 and will offer limited admission according to a statement released by the track.

Launched in 2017 the $4 million Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series has has cemented itself as a premier event on the racing calendar.

The Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), run on the dirt at a mile-and-one-eighth, offers a $3 million purse. The Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1), run on the turf at 14 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2021

Kenneth LeJeune July 13, 1960 – December 4, 2020

A Wonderful Ride Ken Lejeune died at home on Friday, Dec. 4 after a brief illness. In his 40-plus year career, he was a jockey, trainer, bloodstock agent, and all things in between; but always a fan.

He quietly went about his business; no advertisements, no parties, rarely a mention in the trade papers, that wasn’t his thing. His involvement in horseracing reached far and wide.

He rode races for several years, sometimes away from home for months, other times dragging the family along—hotel to hotel.

After we moved to Ocala, he started breaking thoroughbreds for various farms, the first being for Fred Hooper, where he was a regular rider of the famed Florida-bred Precisionist.

When race riding ended, he dreamed of training, and buying horses. He enjoyed helping others in the business, and that’s where he spent most of any profit.

He partnered in the early 2000’s on a few cheap horses, one, which he bought as a field buddy for $1,300, became my namesake Carey’s Gold—who fell just short of sweeping the Florida Stallion Stakes circa in 2001 when he won a division of both the Florida Stallion Stakes Dr. Fager and the Florida Stallion Stakes Affirmed.

New York-trainer Gary Contessa was the first prominent trainer to see talent in Ken’s horsemanship, and soon Kenneth was in business, in a big way.

Over the years, he had the good fortune of finding, or developing some of the best; Peace Rules, Divine Park, Genuine Devotion, Anne’s Beauty, Bay to Bay, Clearly Now, Flip Cup, and more recently, Totally Boss, Gufo, Mo Forza, and untold others I’m sure I’ve forgotten.

He was a true Cajun, and he never left his roots. He enjoyed fishing in the Gulf, a few cold beers at the end of the day, and a stop at the farm to check on the horses. He found total happiness in sitting on his pony and watching his charges. His faithful dog Sissy, always following behind, logging miles every day to keep up with him.

He adored, and was so proud of our children, John and Piper—and I’m sure bent everyone’s ear to speak of their success. They, in turn, adored him, and I am proud to say inherited a strong work ethic, humble gratitude, and a commitment of service to others.

To those who believed in him, I thank you... you allowed him to earn a living in a sport that he loved. For almost 40 years, I tagged along for the wonderful ride. ■ —Carey LeJeune a mile-and-three-sixteenths, offers a $1 mil- 2019 to eliminate Lasix in all graded stakes lion purse. 1/ST entirely provides the $4 mil- races in 2021. lion total purse contribution.

In 2021, the Pegasus World Cup continues This year’s event will provide to innovate by redefining the guest exciting opportunities in North experience with limited, socially American thoroughbred racing for distanced ticket offerings for every horse owners by showcasing their race day enthusiast. From the acequine athletes competing free of tion of the grandstand to dining in medications on race day while Ten Palms to the luxury of the providing the winner of the PegaFlamingo Room and Suites, guests sus World Cup Invitational with will enjoy a day of world-class an automatic entry into the 2021 thoroughbred racing and hospitalThe Pegasus at Gulfstream Park $20 million Saudi Cup. The medity in safety. Reserved seating tickication-free format, for both the Pegasus ets and packages range in price from $100 to World Cup Invitational and Pegasus World more than $1,150.

Cup Turf Invitational, is consistent with the Tickets are available online at www.peInternational Federation of Horse Racing Au- gasusworldcup.com/tickets or by calling the thorities standards and reflects the commit- Pegasus World Cup Box Office at Gulfment that 1/ST, along with other major racing stream Park at 1-833-464-7924 between organizations and associations, made in April 9:00 am - 6:00 pm ET, daily. ■ FILE PHOTO

oughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association for being eligible for the lucrative Florida Sire Stakes program. It was his fourth win in six starts with a second and a third and increased his earnings to $211,724.

By Journeyman Stud’s leading sire Khozan out of Lovely Lexi, by With Distinction, Poppy’s Pride won his first race in his third try on Aug. 27 against state-bred special weight maidens going five furlongs at Gulfstream Park. He then took the off the turf, $75,000 Armed Forces Stakes at Gulfstream Park on a sloppy track going seven furlongs on Sept. 26 before he defeated runner-up Gatsby in the Juvenile Sprint.

He paid $4.40 to win.

Although Yates was impressed with the effort, he was non-committal when asked if Poppy’s Pride would comeback for the seven furlong Pasco Stakes for 3-year-olds at Tampa Bay Downs on Jan. 16. The $125,000 purse for the Pasco includes another $50,000 “Win Only” bonus for Florida Sire Stakes runners and a $25,000 “Win Only” bonus for Florida-breds.

We’re going to let the horse tell us what we’re going to do with him,” Yates said. “I feel blessed to be part of the team and I want to thank the Campbells and Larry King, the [Stonehedge Farm South] farm manager, and all the guys at the farm who have done a great job.”

The Campbell’s Stonehedge Farm South is located in Williston, Fla. ■

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FTBOA, Gulfstream Offer $525,000 in Purse Bonuses for Florida-breds and Florida Sire Stakes Eligible Horses During Championship Season

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

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he Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association and Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., have recently announced a series of purse bonuses for registered Florida-breds and Florida Sire Stakes eligible horses on several stakes to be run during their 2020-21 Championship Meet.

Some of the most prestigious races of the season, including the Grade 1 Florida Derby, the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes, the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks and the Grade 3 Fred W. Hooper, will have additional money for Florida-bred entrants.

A total of $525,000 in bonus money will be available throughout the season beginning with the $100,000 Tropical Turf (G3) to be run on Jan. 9. The Tropical Turf will be offered to 4-year-olds and older who will race a mile on the turf and will offer a $25,000 Win Only bonus for Florida-breds.

“First of all, I would like to extend our appreciation to the leadership of both the FHBPA and Gulfstream for our continued partnership on another strong Florida-bred Summer Meet stakes schedule highlighted by our seven Florida Sire Stakes main events,” FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell said. “Together we have a strong working relationship in supporting and growing Gulfstream’s racing program and state’s thoroughbred breeding industry.

“FTBOA is also very proud to sponsor a strong package of Florida-bred and Florida Sire Stakes bonuses on a number of the Championship Meet’s top-level stakes races of national importance. Florida-breds traditionally are not shy in taking on all comers in both open and restricted company so we want to reward and incentivize our Florida-breds to compete and win at the highest Gulfstream race levels. It’s all about supporting and promoting some of the best racing in the country for the greater good of the entire Florida thoroughbred industry, including breeders, owners and trainers during these challenging and somewhat uncertain times in our world.”

“The Florida breeding program and the Florida Sire Stakes are important parts of the racing product at Gulfstream Park,” the track’s vice president of racing Mike Lakow said. “The FTBOA recognizes the national significance of the Championship Meet stakes schedule and we are delighted with their decision to supplement these purses and support the races through the entry box.”

Florida Sire Stakes horses will have additional money to run for when the track presents the Sunshine Classic, their annual showcase for Florida-breds during the Championship Meet on Jan. 16.

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The $100,000 Sunshine Classic, the $100,000 Sunshine Sprint, the $100,000 Sunshine Turf and the $100,000 Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf—all set for Jan. 16—will each offer a $25,000 Win Only bonus for horses eligible to run in the lucrative Florida Sire Stakes.

Several other stakes will have $25,000 “Win Bonuses” for registered Florida-breds including: • The $125,000 Fred W. Hooper Stakes (G3), to be run on the undercard of the Pegasus World Cup (G1) and Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) on Jan. 23, for 4-year-olds and older going a mile • The $200,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3), for 3-year-olds at a mileand-one-sixteenth on Jan. 30 • $100,000 Swale Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds going seven furlongs, also on Jan. 30

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• $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3) for 4-year-olds and older going six furlongs on Feb. 13 • The $300,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds going a mile-and-one-sixteenth on Feb. 27 • The $200,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) for 3-year-old fillies going a mile on Feb. 27 • And the $200,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks for 3-year-old fillies going on Mar. 27. The Gulfstream Park Oaks also has a $25,000 “Win Bonus” for Florida Sire Stakes eligible runners.

Florida-bred sophomores will also have an additional $100,000 to run at in the $750,000 Florida Derby (G1) which will see 3-yearolds at a mile-and-one-eighth on Mar. 27. The $100,000 bonus will be distributed on a 70%, 20%, 10% basis to the Florida-breds who finish in the top three respectively. In addition to the bonus for Florida-breds, the Florida Derby will also offer a $100,000 “Win

Only” bonus for Florida Sire Stakes eligible horses.

The Florida Derby is one of the major prep races for the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) with several recent victors going on to win the Run for the Roses including Always Dreaming (2017), Nyquist (2016) and Orb (2013). Hal’s Hope was the last Florida-bred to win the Florida Derby having done so in 2000.

Some of the most famous horses to compete at Gulfstream Park throughout their storied history have been Florida-breds including Kentucky Derby (G1)-winners Needles, Carry Back, Foolish Pleasure, and Unbridled. Other notable Florida-breds that have Gulfstream Park on their resumes include Hall of Famer and 2004 Horse of the Year Skip Away; Hall of Famer and 2001 Horse of the Year Holy Bull, 1982 Horse of the Year Conquistador Cielo, 2013 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1)-winner Mucho Macho Man and 1999 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1)-winner and 1999 Champion Older Mare

Some of the most prestigious races of the season

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will have additional money for Florida-bred entrants.

Beautiful Pleasure to name a few.

The FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes races at Gulfstream Park will be run during the Summer Meeting and are presented by the FTBOA, Gulfstream Park and the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association. They include: • $100,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Dr. Fager for 2-year-old colts and geldings going six furlongs in early August • $100,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Desert Vixen for 2-yearold fillies going six furlongs in early August • $200,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Affirmed for 2-year-old colts and geldings going seven furlongs in late August • $200,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Susan’s Girl for 2-yearold fillies going seven furlongs in late August • $350,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes In Reality for 2-year-old colts and geldings going a mile-and-one-sixteenth in late September.

• $350,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes My Dear Girl for 2-yearold fillies going a mile-and-one-sixteenth in late September • $125,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Wildcat Heir for 3-yearolds and older going a mile in late September There will also be as much as $600,000 offered in Florida-bred purse supplements for registered Florida-breds in certain overnight races for 2-year-olds during the Summer Season. These purse supplements will be paid on a 70%, 20%, 10% basis with a goal of Florida-breds running for $5,000-$10,000 more in each race than non-Florida-breds.

As many as twenty $5,000 “Win Only” purse supplements for Florida Sire Stakes eligible runners will also be offered for 2-yearold maiden special weight races during the Summer Season. ■

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By JOANN GUIDRY

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t takes both talent and long-term racing luck to be named a Florida-bred Old Warrior. The annual prestigious badge of honor is only awarded to a Florida-bred who is at least 7years-old and has won at least one black-type stakes race on the season. Thanks to the rigors of horse racing and fickle Lady Luck, this is not an easy task to accomplish. But year after year, a select few Floridabreds prove to be up to the challenge and garner their Old Warriors badge.

In 2020, the elite Old Warriors group included Grade 1 multi-millionaire stakes-winner Starship Jubilee and elder statesman stakes winner Pay Any Price, who made his fourth consecutive appearance in the club.

Those two were joined by stakes winners Extravagant Kid and Faction Cat, who were newcomers to the club. Here’s a look at their outstanding seasons, through Dec. 7, 2020.

It takes both talent and long-term racing luck to be named a Florida-bred Old Warrior.

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Florida-bred Starship Jubilee

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in the Suwannee River Stakes (Grade 3) at Gulfstream The aptly-named Starship Jubilee most certainly took Park. Runner-up was Magic Star with Tapit Today in the her connections on an out-of-this-world ride and gave show spot. Starship Jubilee’s winning time in that facile them plenty for which to be jubilant during her racing victory was 1:47.54 for the nine-furlong turf event. career. And 2020, despite its less-than-storybook endThe Starship Jubilee show then cruised over to Tampa ing, was Starship Jubilee’s best. In seven Bay Downs for the Hillsborough Stakes STARSHIP JUBILEE starts, she posted five wins, four of them (G2) on March 7. Different track—same re2013 bay mare by Indy Wind – graded victories with a Grade 1 tally in that Perfectly Wild, by Forest Wildcat sult. Starship Jubilee bested Beautiful Lover latter group. On the season, Starship Ju- Breeder: by a length-and-a-quarter with Kelsey’s William P. Sorren bilee banked $921,682.

Cross settling for third. Winning time for Owner: Raced by Blue Heaven Farm and trained Blue Heaven Farm the nine furlongs on the turf was 1:47.83.

Saratoga is the summer place to be, so

by Kevin Attard, Starship Jubilee opened up (Bonnie Baskin) Trainer: Starship Jubilee was there for the Ballston the season in winning fashion. She captured Kevin Attard the Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Spa Stakes (G2) on July 25. Proving her 2020 Race Record/Earnings Stakes by three-and-a-quarter lengths on 7-5-0-0/$921,682 racehorse grittiness, Starship Jubilee preJan. 18 at Gulfstream Park. It was her third 2020 Black-Type vailed by a neck over Call Me Love (GB) with Sistercharlie (Ire) third. She stopped consecutive win in that event. Coming in Stakes Record the clock at 1:41.76 for the mile-and-a-sixsecond to Starship Jubilee was Beautiful Wins Woodbine Mile Stakes (G1) teenth on the turf.

Lover with Vow to Recover third. Winning Ballston Spa Stakes (G2) After a puzzling fourth in the Diana time for the eight-and-a-half furlong turf Hillsborough Stakes (G2) Suwannee River (G3) Stakes (G1) on Aug. 23 at Saratoga, Starship test was 1:42.57.

Three weeks later, Starship Jubilee Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Jubilee headed north for the Woodbine Mile Turf Sprint Stakes Stakes (G1) on Sept. 19. It should be noted rolled to a four-and-a-quarter-length tally

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that Starship Jubilee, a multiple Florida-bred champion, Florida-bred raced so well at Woodbine over the years that she collected Pay Any Price several Sovereign Awards. The latter included 2017, 2018 and 2019 champion female turf horse. In 2019, she was also named the Canadian Horse of the Year.

Starship Jubilee proved once again that those accolades were well-deserved as she rallied five-wide to win the Ricoh Woodbine Mile Stakes (G1) by a length over fellow Florida-bred March to the Arch. War of Will, the 2019 Preakness Stakes (G1)-winner, was third. Starship Jubilee was the only mare in the race and became only the third mare to win the prestigious race. Her winning time of 1:32.06 was only .31 of a second off of 2012-13 Horse of the Year Wise Dan’s course record set in the 2013 Woodbine Mile.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and for Starship Jubilee’s racing career, it was a very unexpected ending. In the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) on Nov. 7 at Keeneland, Starship Jubilee stumbled out of her post position one, unseated jockey Florent Geroux and ran riderless until PAY ANY PRICE 2010 chestnut gelding caught by an outrider. While thankfully un- by Wildcat Heir – injured in the mishap, Starship Jubilee was One to Five, by Naevus immediately retired with career earnings of Breeders: Brent & Crystal Fernung $2,093,069.

Owners: A 2013 bay mare by Indy Wind out of Matties Racing Stable LLC & Averill Racing LLC Perfectly Wild, by Forest Wildcat, Starship Trainer: Jubilee was bred by William P. Sorren of Georgina Baxter Miami Beach, Fla. At the 2014 Ocala 2020 Race Record/Earnings Breeders’ Sales Company’s August year- 6-2-1-1/$93,600 ling sale, she was consigned by The Acorn 2020 Black-Type as an agent and sold for $6,500 to Lau- Stakes Record Wins rence F. Leavy. She also went through the Bob Umphrey 2015 OBS April juvenile sale, but was a Turf Sprint Stakes $34,000 RNA. Starship Jubilee, owned by Starship Stables and trained by Steve Dwoskin, broke her maiden in a $35,000 maiden claiming race on June 1, 2016, at Gulfstream Park. On Jan. 4, 2017, Starship Jubilee was claimed for $16,000 at Gulfstream Park by Jorge Navarro for JN Racing Stables Inc. On Feb. 12 at Gulfstream Park, she was claimed for $16,000 by Tino Attard and then raced for Kevin Attard and Soli Mehta. At the 2018 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, Starship Jubilee was a $425,000 RNA and before being sold privately to Bonnie Baskin’s Blue Heaven Farm.

Just call 10-year-old Pay Any Price the King of the Old Warriors club. He first earned membership in 2017 and has been on the roll call ever since. And in three of those seasons, winning the Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint

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Stakes at Gulfstream Park has been his admission ticket. nungs’ Ocala-based Journeyman Stallions.

Pay Any Price also won the 2017 listed Turf Dash In 2017, Pay Any Price won the five-furlong turf test by three-and-a-quarters lengths in a sizzling :54.30. He en- Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs and the 2017 listed Silk cored in 2018 with a length-and-a-quarter tally in :59.29. Run Stakes at Gulfstream Park. In the latter, he set a Pay Any Price skipped the Bob Umphrey Turf in 2019 track and North American record of :53.61 for the five but was back in its winner’s circle in 2020. furlongs. Pay Any Price captured the Crystal River On July 5, Pay Any Price scored a head victory over Stakes (2018 & 2019) and 2018 Tamiami Handicap, all Ambassador Luna with Krsto Skye third at Gulfstream Park. A true turf sprinter, all of to add another Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint Pay Any Price’s stakes victories have come FACTION CAT Stakes trophy to his collection. His win- 2013 chestnut gelding at five furlongs.

With the age restriction at his homebase ning time was a crisp :56.08. Raced by by Wildcat Heir – Zooming By,

by Cimarron Secret of Gulfstream Park of not allowing horses Matties Racing Stable LLC and Averill Breeder: Racing LLC, the Georgina Baxter-trained Ann Ferrentino older than 10 to compete, Pay Any Price Pay Any Price banked $84,600. In an in- Owner: made his final start on Dec. 11, 2020. He Asterace Group LLC teresting note, Baxter was Pay Any Price’s finished second in a five-furlong allowance Trainer: optional claiming on the turf. In his final exercise rider for six years prior to be- Georgina Baxter coming his trainer.

2020 Race Record/Earnings season at the age of 10, he earned $93,600.

In 34 career starts, Pay Any Price tallied 19 Bred by Brent and Crystal Fernung, 2-2-0-0/$76,200 wins, four seconds and three thirds for a caPay Any Price is a 2010 chestnut gelding 2020 Black-Type Stakes Record reer bankroll of $727,443. Pay Any Price

by Wildcat Heir out of One to Five, by Win will spend his retirement years at the FerNaevus. The late Wildcat Heir, a multi- Turf Dash Stakes (L) nungs’ Ocala-based Journeyman Stud. ple-leading Florida sire, stood at the Fer-

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Proving that things can get better with age, Extravagant Kid was a solid racehorse for his first three seasons but became a black-type stakes winner as a 5-year-old in 2018. He has won at least one stakes every subsequent season and in 2020 that earned him entry into the Old Warriors club as a 7-year-old.

Raced by DARRS Inc., who claimed him for $62,500 from owner Frank Vicino’s Vinco Racing Stables Inc., in January of 2018, Extravagant Kid posted his sixth career stakes win and first of the 2020 season in the Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes on Jan. 18 at Gulfstream Park. The Brendan Walsh trainee bested Lady’s Island by two-andthree-quarter lengths with Jackson third. Winning time for the six-furlongs was a handy 1:10.04.

Showing his versatility, Extravagant Kid would later be graded stakes-placed twice in turf events. On Sept. 4, the Kiss the Kid gelding was second to Diamond Oops in the Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs. Then on Oct. 3, he was second to Leinstar in the Woodford Stakes (G2) at Keeneland. Extravagant Kid wrapped up his season with a good fourth to Glass Slippers (GB) in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) on Nov. 7 at Keeneland. He banked $224,996 on the season.

Extravagant Kid is a 2013 bay gelding by Kiss the Kid out of Pretty Extravagant, by With Distinction and was bred by Vicino Racing Stables Inc., of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., who campaigned him in his first 23 starts before the claim by DARRS and Walsh on Jan. 18, 2018.

To date, he has made 46 starts, posted 14 wins, 13 seconds and six thirds to bank career earnings of $952,210.

FACTION CAT

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EXTRAVAGANT KID

Florida-bred Extravagant Kid

EXTRAVAGANT KID 2013 bay gelding by Kiss the Kid

In one of those odd horse racing twists – Pretty Extravagant, of fate, Faction Cat and the aforementioned by With Distinction Pay Any Price have several things in com- Breeder: Vicino Racing Stable mon besides the Old Warriors club. Both Owner: geldings are by Wildcat Heir, are trained by DARRS Inc. Trainer: Georgina Baxter and are wicked fast.

Brendan P. Walsh Faction Cat earned his first career blacktype stakes as a 7-year-old with a course- 2020 Race Record/Earnings 7-2-2-0/$224,996 record win in the listed Turf Dash on Feb. 22 2020 Black-Type at Tampa Bay Downs. He won by three-quar- Stakes Record ters-of-a-length over Justaholic with Mai Ty Wins Sunshine Millions One On in third. Faction Cat’s course record Sprint Stakes was a sizzling :53.97 for the five furlongs.

Seconds Bred by Ann Ferrentino and owned by Twin Spires Turf Asterace Group LLC, Faction Cat has to Sprint Stakes (G2T) Woodford Stakes (G2T) date banked $76,200 on the season.

Through Dec. 6, the chestnut speedster had 33 career starts with eight wins, 13 seconds and four thirds with career earnings of $334,634. ■

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Equine Care

Early discovery of problems along with proper treatment and monitoring are key

By HEATHER SMITH THOMAS

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ome mares develop problems during pregnancy that put the fetus at risk for abortion or premature delivery. Chances for foal survival can often be improved if the problem is discovered early and the mare given proper treatment and monitoring.

MARES AT RISK

Peter Sheerin, DVM (Nandi Veterinary Associates, New Freedom, Pennsylvania) says most of the mares that get monitored as a high risk pregnancy are mares that have placentitis or have had placentitis in the past. “If they’ve had this problem before, there is more than 50% likelihood they will have it again,” he says.

Other mares that should be monitored are mares that had uterine artery bleeds in the past, or surgery—whether colic surgery or something musculoskeletal. “They also need to be monitored because there is always some stress associated with surgery,” he says. The history of the mare would be a major factor.

If the mare had a uterine torsion during pregnancy that had to be corrected, she would become high risk and need monitoring because of potential damage to the uterus.

“When it’s twisted, the blood supply is compromised and the uterine tissues tend to get more edematous. After the torsion is corrected—either surgically or mechanically by rolling the mare—she would be in the high risk category and we’d want to monitor the fetus,” he explains.

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“If the mare had colic surgery, depending on how recently, we worry about the integrity of that abdominal incision. Stress and pressure during labor may compromise it. The main thing is how well healed it is. Obviously the

Older mares in their late teens or early 20’s that have never been bred before and are carrying their first foal, or any older mare, should also be monitored.

“Older mares are at higher risk to have uterine artery bleeds, even if they haven’t had a lot of foals. The arteries become more brittle, and may rupture easier,” says Sheerin.

Any mare that has had health problems or some chronic problem would also be high risk. “This would include mares that are currently foundered or having episodes with laminitis. The stress and pain from any health problem could be a risk factor.

“A foundered mare may be uncomfortable standing up and may be lying down all the time. We worry about the impact that might have on blood flow to the uterus, and how that might impact the fetus,” he says.

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Mare dripping milk

longer it’s been since the surgery, the less risk there might be. If surgery was recent, those mares would likely need to wear a belly band to help support that incision. There are commercial belly bands available, to try to hold everything together while she’s foaling,” says Sheerin.

Any mare with a musculoskeletal problem would also be considered high risk. “If she is unsound or has bad stifles, for instance, she may have trouble getting up and down, especially as she gets heavier in foal. She may not want to lie down to foal (and you’d need to be there in case she foals standing up) and if she does lie down she might not be able to get up,” he says.

MONITORING

“For basic monitoring, the most common method is ultrasound, either trans-rectal or transabdominal, and this will depend on the stage of pregnancy and what you are looking for,” he says. In some cases, especially with placentitis, the veterinarian will pull blood samples to look at progesterone levels and total estrogen and look for changes. If these are out of the normal range, and there’s a rise or fall in those values, depending on the hormones, this may be indicative of an impending problem. As the pregnancy gets farther along, the veterinarian can also check fetal heart rate.

“Some people also look at fetal activity, but this isn’t always a reliable indicator of the foal’s health and status. Some foals will be sleeping deeply when you are palpating, and they don’t move at all. Then you ultrasound them, and everything is as it should be, and the heart rate is in the normal range. But when that fetus isn’t moving at all, it can be worrisome to the person doing the examination,” says Sheerin.

Sometimes fetal fluid is checked, but this is not commonly done except in research. “Monitoring changes in the fluid, looking at cytokines and some of the changes in different hormones have been done in research with placentitis, for example, but it’s not something we do in horses on a regular basis, compared to what is done in humans.”

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“If the mare is being monitored, placental thickness can be measured. If it is excessive for her stage of pregnancy this tells us there is inflammation in the placental tissue. In that situation we’d need to treat the mare appropriately. The true measure of placentitis can’t be done

however until after she foals and then you can examine the placenta histologically,” says Sheerin.

“Many cases we’ve looked at and called placentitis may not be true placentitis but we know there is something abnormal going on because the placenta is abnormally thickened. In many of those cases, however, if we can get the mare to term and she foals and the foal is normal, people don’t worry about doing histology on the placenta. We have a live foal, and that’s the important thing,” he says.

Other signs of trouble would be vaginal discharge or the mare bagging up too soon. “If a mare is showing these signs, we’d do a physical exam. If there’s a discharge we culture the discharge and see what the appropriate antibiotic might be,” he explains.

“We would do a trans-rectal ultrasound, measure the placental thickness, and see if there is any separation of the placenta from the uterus, palpate the cervix and make sure it is still tight, etc.” If it isn’t, there is a chance the mare might foal prematurely or abort.

The ultrasound will also show whether fetal fluids are clear or if there is a lot of debris floating around.

“This will change over time, with a normal pregnancy.

As the mare gets later in pregnancy there will be more debris floating around; instead being clear (black on the ultrasound) there will be black with some gray flecks floating around. A certain amount of that is normal but an excessive amount would be abnormal,” he says.

The examination would also include pulling a blood sample. “We do a CBC (complete blood count) and potentially send the sample to a lab to check the levels of progesterone and total estrogens. Depending on the geographic area we might also check for a lepto titer,” says Sheerin. If the fetus is compromised because of disease, the mare may be at risk for abortion.

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mare does have twins and starts to foal too early, there’s not a lot that can be done to stop the process, but she can be closely monitored. “Then when she does abort or foal prematurely, there is someone there to make sure the birth can be TWINS , the accomplished. With twins “When we check a mare there may be dystocia bemost common method is ultrasound, cause we are dealing with and she doesn’t have a discharge and the placenta and either trans-rectal or transabdomi- eight legs and two heads that fluids look normal, the other nal, and this will depend on the may be trying to come concern we’d have, dependthrough a birth canal that is stage of pregnancy and what you not designed for more than ing on how far along she is in the pregnancy, is the possibilare looking for. —Dr. Peter Sheerin one foal,” says Sheerin. ity she might have twins.

Depending on the stage of We’d do a thorough trans-rectal and transabdominal pregnancy, a complicated birth may need to be assisted, ultrasound examination to see if there are two foals,” to correct malpresentation of the twins. “In early preghe says. In thoroughbred mares, instances of twins nancy, when the foals are not very big when the mare are usually resolved early on (by eliminating one of is aborting, it will be easier to manipulate them and rethem when the embryos are small) but sometimes solve the dystocia. By contrast, if they are at 10 months they get missed. it can be much more difficult because they are a lot Twins put the pregnancy and the mare at risk. If the bigger,” he says.

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Intern performing a transabdominal scan

“For basic monitoring ”

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Premature foal

Continued from page 31 TREATMENT

Equine Care

“If there is vaginal discharge and we do a culture, when we get the results we start the mare on the appropriate antibiotics. Things to keep in mind include what the organism is and what it would be susceptible to in terms of antibiotics. We also make sure that the antibiotics if there is too much we’re choosing are stress to the fetus, this will induce early ones that will cross the maturation. The thing we worry about, placental barrier. Some of the drugs we use do however, when a foal comes early, is the not cross the placenta lungs being mature enough when the and you won’t be able foal is born. —Dr. Peter Sheerin to reach the source of the infection.”

These mares are generally put on flunixin (Banamine) to decrease inflammation. “We also put them on a double dose of Regumate to help decrease uterine contractions. This might help prevent an abortion or premature foaling,” he explains.

If the foal has a chance to be born healthy and not

“In some cases

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too early, you want the mare to hang onto the pregnancy as long as possible. “The longer it stays in the oven, the better off it will be,” he says.

“In some cases if there is too much stress to the fetus, this will induce early maturation (the foal will speed up final development, to be more ready for birth). The thing we worry about, however, when a foal comes early, is the lungs being mature enough when the foal is born. In humans when it looks like the baby might be born a little too early, we can give the mother corticosteroids, which will cross the placenta and help induce maturation in the human fetus. In the horse, however, corticosteroids don’t cross the placenta as readily, so we can’t induce that maturity. This is why we want the foal to stay in the uterus as long as possible,” says Sheerin.

“If the foal does come early and has been stressed, the lung function (if we are fortunate) has been induced and somewhat mature, but the other thing we worry about is the bones, and whether they are mature enough to bear weight,” he says. ■

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

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—STAKES RACES Win/Place/Show Horse Name Big Thorn Thissmytime Fulmini Starship Nala Castle King R Prerogative Venezuelan Hug Inthewinnerscircle Souper Stonehenge Second Mate Yafa Scraps Double Blessed Uncle Boogie Quenane Shea D Summer Legal Deal Poppy’s Pride Tiz Possible Dear Noble Drama Briella Jackson Gatsby Sound Machine Lugamo Debbie’s Passion Sky Proposal With Verve The Distractor Ceci Valentina Isolate American Giant Monforte C Z Rocket Firenze Fire Peace Seeker Golden Pal Joy’s Rocket Wildwood’s Beauty Roc’s Princess

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

2 3 2 4 2 4 3 2 4 7 2 4 2 2 6 2 3 2 5 5 2 4 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 6 5 5 2 2 4 2

The Big Beast Carpe Diem Overdriven Capo Bastone Verrazano Drill Constitution Medaglia d'Oro Speightstown Mizzen Mast Handsome Mike Brethren Treasure Beach (GB) Ride On Curlin Algorithms Summer Front Khozan Khozan Prospective Gone Astray Cajun Breeze Kantharos Brethren Into Mischief Chitu First Dude Liam's Map Kantharos Exclusive Quality Prospective Mark Valeski More Than Ready Carpe Diem City Zip Poseidon's Warrior Heatseeker (Ire) Uncle Mo Anthony's Cross Kantharos Ride On Curlin

Dam

Breeder

Save a Rose Seraphic Too Gina's Kitten Perfectly Wild Joyful Wager Zarlanz Downtown Diva Sweet Bernardini Onepointhreekarats Second Offense Red Baroness Romin Robin Points of Grace Rated Xtreme Awesome Powers Empress of Gold Legal Laura Lovely Lexi Tiz Four Queen Drama Clara Bow Deposit Only Star Recruit Ava Pie Shegoestoeleven Bernie's Gold Siren Cove With Elan Wishful Melody Fort Carillon Tranquil Song Giant Crystal She's a Ketch Successful Sarah My Every Wish Helsingfors Lady Shipman Queenie's Pride Miss Propitious Holiday Honey

Alex Lieblong & JoAnn Lieblong Katherine S. Devall Gina D’Amato William P. Sorren Mary Ellen Coenen Get Away Farm Orlyana Farm Live Oak Stud Live Oak Stud El Batey Farm LLC Tropical Racing LLC Arindel Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon Pinky Mendoza P & G Stables LLC Ocala Stud Stonehedge LLC Stonehedge LLC Addison Clare Silva Jr. Harold L. Queen Shadybrook Farm Inc. Tracy Pinchin Arindel Farm III Tanma Corp.

Raymond Mamone John David O’Farrell, J. Michael O’Farrell Jr. & William J. Terrill Eric J. Wirth Charlie Runion Amalio Ruiz Lozano Woodford Thoroughbreds Live Oak Stud Westbury stables LLC Farm III Enterprises LLC Mr Amore Stables Donald R. Dizney LLC Randall E. Lowe Weston Thoroughbreds Training & Sales Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews Kris R. Del Giudice

Grade/ Value Earnings

Date Track Finish Race Name 11/22/20 11/22/20 11/22/20 11/22/20 11/22/20 11/22/20 11/21/20 11/21/20 11/21/20 11/21/20 11/21/20 11/21/20 11/21/20 11/15/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/14/20 11/8/20 11/7/20 11/7/20 11/7/20 11/7/20 11/7/20 11/6/20 11/6/20 11/6/20 11/6/20

GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW WO GPW GPW GPW GPW DMR GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW LRL GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW AQU GPW GPW KEE KEE WO KEE KEE KEE KEE

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

Juvenile Turf S. $60,000 $36,456 Millions Filly And Mare Turf Preview $60,000 $35,712 Juvenile Turf S. $60,000 $11,760 Millions Filly And Mare Turf Preview $60,000 $11,520 Juvenile Turf S. $60,000 $5,880 Millions Filly And Mare Turf Preview $60,000 $5,760 Millions Turf Preview S. $60,000 $35,340 Juvenile Fillies Turf S. $60,000 $35,340 Kennedy Road S. 2/$181,650 $35,000 Millions Turf Preview S. $60,000 $11,400 Juvenile Fillies Turf S. $60,000 $11,400 Millions Turf Preview S. $60,000 $5,700 Juvenile Fillies Turf S. $60,000 $5,700 Bob Hope S. 3/100,500 $20,000 Millions Classic Preview S. $60,000 $37,200 Juvenile Fillies Sprint S. $60,000 $36,828 Millions Sprint Preview S. $60,000 $36,828 Juvenile Sprint S. $60,000 $36,084 Millions Distaff S. $60,000 $37,200 Millions Classic Preview S. $60,000 $12,000 Juvenile Fillies Sprint S. $60,000 $11,880 Millions Sprint Preview S. $60,000 $11,880 Juvenile Sprint S. $60,000 $11,640 Millions Distaff S. $60,000 $12,000 James F. Lewis III S. $100,000 $10,000 Millions Classic Preview S. $60,000 $6,000 Juvenile Fillies Sprint S. $60,000 $5,940 Millions Sprint Preview S. $60,000 $5,940 Juvenile Sprint S. $60,000 $5,820 Millions Distaff S. $60,000 $6,000 Nashua S. 3/100,000 $12,000 Cellars Shiraz S. $60,000 $35,340 Showing Up S. $60,000 $34,968 Breeders' Cup Sprint 1/1,840,000 $340,000 Breeders' Cup Sprint 1/1,840,000 $180,000 Maple Leaf S. 3/126,300 $12,500 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint 2/920,000 $520,000 Songbird S. $125,000 $75,000 McConnell Springs S. $150,000 $15,000 Songbird S. $125,000 $12,500

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show F F F F

3 3 3 3

Treasure Beach (GB) Wicked Strong Graydar Race Day

Dam

Breeder

Raggle Taggle Cry At My Wedding Sexy Suzy Cash Reserve

Debora Corral Morgan Bobby Jones Equine LLC Destiny Oaks of Ocala John B. Penn

Joy’s Rocket/Songbird S.

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Golden Pal/Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint G2

Date

Track

11/28/20 11/27/20 11/23/20 11/21/20

TAM CD MNR CT

Finish Value

Monforte/Showing Up S.

3 2 3 1

$20,125 $77,195 $19,392 $29,000

Earnings $2,125 $9,800 $2,020 $17,250

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Ella’s Island Jilted Bride Kingston Time Campy Cash

Sex Age Sire

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Horse Name

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Florida-Breds Aro

The Country und

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show Horse Name Double Medal Ever So d’Wild I’mthetapitnow Sun Summers Striking Moon Royal Daaher My Lovely Girl Ahead of Plan A Bit of Both Ambassador Luna Ruben’s Empire Forevamo Cash Code Prince Blue Best Mover Brevet Officer Over Sensual Mi Amigo Pedro

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

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

Medaglia d'Oro D'wildcat Justin Phillip Broken Vow Palace Malice Daaher Poseidon's Warrior Big Drama Paynter Brethren Congrats Uncle Mo City Zip Soldat Wicked Strong Field Commission Overanalyze Forty Grams

Dam

Breeder

Double Tapped Eversolively Tapitsdontlie High Speed Access Roxie Fast Moon Royal Taat (NZ) Orlyana Queen Daisy Dukes Lizzie K Spanish Ambassador Empress of Gold Candlelightdinner Cascading Cash J. L.'s Princess Slim Shady's Lady Whatbaby La Chica Sensual Loveitorleaveit

Bridlewood Farm Bruno Schickedanz Northwind Thoroughbreds LLC Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon Southwind Stables Inc. Doubledown Stables Inc. Orlyana Farm EICO Ventures Darsan Inc. & WinStar Farm LLC Voodoomon Racing Ocala Stud Ocala Stud Live Oak Stud CESA Farm Loren Nichols Dennis Foster Murray Stroud Ruben Valdes

Date

Track

11/21/20 11/21/20 11/21/20 11/20/20 11/20/20 11/20/20 11/20/20 11/19/20 11/15/20 11/15/20 11/15/20 11/10/20 11/9/20 11/8/20 11/8/20 11/4/20 11/4/20 10/30/20

WO WO CT AQU WO CD CT AQU CD CD CMR MNR MNR CMR CMR MNR PRX CMR

Finish Value 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 2 1

$71,522 $71,522 $29,000 $82,000 $78,329 $62,730 $28,000 $82,000 $58,748 $58,748 $13,818 $21,888 $16,910 $14,896 $14,896 $17,622 $41,750 $10,780

Earnings $13,500 $7,425 $2,850 $45,100 $40,500 $27,440 $16,500 $9,840 $30,688 $10,960 $1,470 $2,280 $3,560 $3,040 $1,520 $10,324 $8,200 $6,380

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Win/Place/Show Horse Name Mia Martina Aizu Souper All Star Lucky Day Diva Ceviche Goodbye Gaby Last Investment My Ashleigh Little Empire Morality Clause Tape to Tape In All Alone Souper Watson Jirafales Souper Energizer Last Minute Deal The Red Man Dem a Wonder Khosea Romantical Note Harper’s in Charge Warrior’s Pride Catch On Emotional Minetta Enough Nonsense Moma Tiger Gran Edition Smarmy Infatuating Erawan Beach Bar Affable Battle Cry It’s My House Leme At Em Summer Returns Lionessofbrittany Bad Pay Renegade Bob Osmi Slew Catholic Girl Angel’s Fabi Lady Akirah Nakibeya

Sex Age F F F F F F C F F F G G G C G C C F F F F C G F C F C F F C F C F C G F F F C C F F F F

2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Not This Time Japan Union Rags Itsmyluckyday Brethren Adios Charlie Social Inclusion Field Commission Temple City Verrazano Uncaptured I Spent It Ghostzapper Social Inclusion Hat Trick (Jpn) Jess's Dream Chitu Hello Broadway Khozan Two Step Salsa Malibu Moon Poseidon's Warrior Uncaptured Khozan Quality Road Smiling Tiger First Dude Liam's Map Uncaptured Rock Hampton Field Commission Flatter Prospective Anthony's Cross He's Had Enough Summer Front Anchor Down Turbo Compressor Uncaptured Freud Chitu Prospective Exclusive Quality Bismarck Tullio

Proud and Charming Red Baroness Zo Zo Striking Sadie Villa Villa Coola Inpending Danger Sassy Harper Reva Ann Fooled by Fools Gran Pashita Trippi Honor Ennuhway Unbridled Humor Gran Pashita Earth Shaking Featured Item Miss Rhonda Aiden's Lil Devil Settling Seas Profile Azara Sophia's Pride Arrumosis Battling Brook Allseas Proposed Grey Appeal Ebony Moment Curlamorous Recompensa Bethany Beach Wildaboutshopping Fort Carillon Gerry's Reward Up for Grabs Shoppers Return Divine Vow Pyrite Smokin Billex Doux Pretty Squall Relentless Storm Flamingo Dancer Brandy Brandy Caughtnthemoment

CESA Farm Dr. Jerry Bilinski & Tropical Racing Live Oak Stud Marion G. Montanari Arindel Joanne Margaret Crowe Milton Hendry Beth Hendry & Norman Hendry Loretta Lynn Welch & Solera Farm Loren Nichols Off The Hook Partners LLC Honors Stable Corporation Ocala Stud Live Oak Stud Off The Hook Partners LLC Live Oak Stud Cheri Abner & Michael Bossio Craig L. Wheeler Rohan Crichton Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung Wilson Colindres & Dean Miller Bridlewood Farm Just For Fun Stable Inc. Dani Dougherty Al Shaqab Racing Farm III Enterprises LLC Mary K. Haire Ponder Hill Inc. Barry Berkelhammer & Rich Averill Hidden Point Farm Inc. Luisa Degwitz & Ric Deg Farm Inc. Edward Seltzer Beverley Anderson, Joseph & Helen Barbazon Craig Wheeler Amalio Ruiz Lozano Bryan Keith O’Steen & Caryl Carlisle O’Steen Courtney Meagher Craig L. Wheeler Farm III Enterprises LLC Ruben Valdes Southern Wives Partners Mary Ellen Coenen & Bobby Dodd Robert Dalton Red Oak Stable Carol Hershe Abdul Williams & Omani Williams

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Date

Track

11/27/20 11/27/20 11/27/20 11/25/20 11/23/20 11/22/20 11/22/20 11/22/20 11/22/20 11/21/20 11/20/20 11/20/20 11/19/20 11/19/20 11/19/20 11/19/20 11/19/20 11/18/20 11/18/20 11/18/20 11/15/20 11/15/20 11/15/20 11/14/20 11/13/20 11/13/20 11/10/20 11/10/20 11/10/20 11/8/20 11/8/20 11/8/20 11/7/20 11/7/20 11/7/20 11/6/20 11/4/20 11/3/20 11/2/20 11/2/20 11/1/20 11/1/20 11/1/20 10/16/20

GPW GPW GPW PEN MVR GPW LRL GPW MNR CT WO WO GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW AQU GPW GPW CD DMR LRL MNR IND PRX LRL HAW DMR GPW GG DMR GPW GPW MNR MNR MNR CMR CMR CMR CT

Finish Value 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 3

$44,000 $40,200 $44,000 $27,100 $20,000 $37,200 $50,800 $37,200 $15,345 $27,000 $108,578 $98,472 $41,400 $36,000 $41,400 $36,000 $36,000 $36,000 $36,000 $36,000 $80,000 $43,000 $35,640 $75,955 $58,000 $44,120 $15,035 $31,000 $40,250 $42,800 $22,060 $57,000 $43,000 $38,550 $57,500 $37,200 $43,000 $15,035 $15,500 $15,500 $11,000 $11,000 $11,000 $24,000

Earnings $28,600 $25,800 $4,600 $5,420 $4,000 $8,760 $4,400 $2,880 $1,550 $2,675 $7,920 $7,700 $25,800 $21,600 $8,760 $7,560 $3,600 $21,600 $7,920 $3,960 $44,000 $28,600 $7,920 $4,770 $11,400 $8,400 $8,990 $6,200 $4,400 $22,800 $13,200 $11,400 $28,600 $6,000 $6,840 $8,760 $28,600 $3,100 $8,990 $3,100 $6,380 $6,380 $1,100 $2,363

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LEADING FLORIDA SIRES

The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through December 6, 2020. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

Name

Farm Name

Sire Name

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

Khozan First Dude Brethren Adios Charlie Treasure Beach (GB) Big Drama The Big Beast Handsome Mike Wildcat Heir Field Commission Awesome of Course Overdriven Cajun Breeze Songandaprayer Chitu High Cotton Bahamian Squall Greatness Jess's Dream Fury Kapcori Amira's Prince (Ire) Backtalk Hear No Evil Iqbaal Ride On Curlin Young Brian Hello Broadway Brooks 'n Down Fort Loudon Finale In Summation The Big Mystery Yesbyjimminy Doctor Peach A. P. Warrior Global Response Beau Choix Thoreau Katz My Song Mach Ride

Journeyman Stud Double Diamond Farm Arindel Ocala Stud Pleasant Acres Stallions Stormborne Stallions Ocala Stud Pleasant Acres Stallions Deceased Deceased Ocala Stud Retired Stonehedge Farm South Pensioned Bridlewood Farm Pensioned Double Diamond Farm Solera Farm Ocala Stud Journeyman Stud Pleasant Acres Stallions Stormborne Stallions Private Ward Ranch Pleasant Acres Stallions Stormborne Stallions Ups and Downs Farm Private Ocala Stud Stormborne Stallions Ocala Stud Private Pensioned Private Deceased Private Deceased Ocala Jockey Club Private Retired

Distorted Humor Stephen Got Even Distorted Humor Indian Charlie Galileo (Ire) Montbrook Yes It's True Scat Daddy Forest Wildcat Service Stripe Awesome Again Tale of the Cat Congrats Unbridled's Song Henny Hughes Dixie Union Gone West Mr. Prospector Curlin Tiznow Teofilo (Ire) Smarty Jones Carson City Medaglia d'Oro Curlin Hard Spun Broken Vow Montbrook Awesome of Course Scat Daddy Put It Back Warrior's Reward Yes It's True Tiznow A.P. Indy A.P. Indy Elusive Quality Gone West Unbridled's Song Pentelicus

$3,305,112 $2,083,671 $2,008,494 $1,745,097 $1,503,542 $1,459,349 $1,347,236 $1,268,666 $1,260,547 $996,654 $1,043,071 $908,802 $911,760 $857,891 $518,869 $475,470 $365,056 $369,567 $332,076 $300,973 $263,449 $235,075 $227,951 $207,034 $144,690 $110,395 $107,279 $103,180 $98,842 $96,983 $95,268 $86,490 $79,176 $68,303 $67,510 $67,157 $60,645 $58,929 $43,714 $33,214

87 119 101 88 229 92 56 73 73 72 58 50 26 89 35 41 30 21 27 26 19 22 15 13 10 8 7 7 9 15 19 2 10 6 12 11 9 7 10 3

52 62 50 48 58 43 38 41 35 32 29 23 14 29 14 17 9 11 6 9 10 9 8 6 3 4 2 2 3 5 3 1 5 3 3 4 1 2 2 2

5 4 2 2 3 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 6 2 4 3 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LEADING FLORIDA 2ND CROP SIRES

$3,363,758 $2,106,207 $2,075,694 $1,746,465 $1,617,149 $1,462,244 $1,347,236 $1,273,500 $1,264,450 $1,056,654 $1,049,110 $919,410 $918,460 $858,310 $527,864 $476,652 $403,364 $375,754 $332,076 $300,973 $263,449 $235,075 $227,951 $207,034 $145,919 $110,395 $107,279 $103,180 $98,842 $96,983 $95,268 $86,490 $79,176 $68,303 $67,510 $67,157 $60,645 $58,929 $43,714 $33,214

Farm Name

Sire Name

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

Khozan The Big Beast Chitu Bahamian Squall Fury Kapcori Amira's Prince (Ire) Young Brian Katz My Song

Journeyman Stud Ocala Stud Bridlewood Farm Double Diamond Farm Journeyman Stud Plesant Acres Stallions Stormborne Stallions Private

Distorted Humor Yes It's True Henny Hughes Gone West Tiznow Teofilo (Ire) Hard Spun Unbridled's Song

$3,305,112 $1,347,236 $518,869 $365,056 $300,973 $263,449 $110,395 $43,714

52 38 14 9 9 10 4 2

5 3 0 0 1 0 0 0

8 3 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Farm Name

Jess's Dream Ride On Curlin

Ocala Stud Curlin Pleasant Acres Stallions Curlin

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Sire Name

$3,363,758 $1,347,236 $527,864 $403,364 $300,973 $263,449 $110,395 $43,714

NA Stk Gr Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's Earnings $332,076 $144,690

27 10

6 3

0 0

0 0

Princess Secret $434,300 Ready to Runaway $166,150 Key Biscayne $171,520 Jean Elizabeth $189,398 Sugar Fix $190,539 Inter Miami $100,780 Up in Smoke $173,318 Running for Riz $76,012 Heir Ball $134,380 Lil Commissioner $129,060 Shivaree $274,355 Red Crescent $87,002 Breeze On By $303,000 Boston Cadillac $76,655 Lugamo $65,140 High Five Cotton $68,150 Assertiko $69,490 Lady's Island $158,020 Restofthestory $135,400 Napa Rules $69,950 Our Fantasy $51,740 Nick the Cardshark $45,465 Toni Ann's Miracle $62,373 Johnny Cab $59,330 Sophisticurl $48,250 Heavenly Blessing $34,510 Dem a Wonder $54,160 Garter and Tie $56,155 Happy Loudon $43,660 Masterclass $29,360 Awsum Roar $48,465 Mystery Bank $85,690 Hot and Heavy $19,520 Precocious Peach $25,625 C C's Warrior $15,148 Richie Goes Global $17,750 Plenum $21,040 Jonathantoquick $27,001 Elite Song $13,469 Commander of Death$19,744

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

14 2 11 2 2

$23,786 $2,850 $3,082 $29,000 $2,750

7 1

$7,500 $12,000

16 6 8 3 3 1 7

$42,625 $20,083 $4,838 $10,500 $12,400 $45,000 $33,500

4

$3,675

5 1 1

$19,900 $16,000 $4,500

2

$5,250

7

$4,414

1

$4,000

8 1 5

$37,750 $17,000 $9,800

10 4

$9,820 $2,675

11 4

$25,455 $8,250

1

$8,500

3

$21,000

1

$7,000

1

$5,000

Leading Earner Princess Secret Up in Smoke Lugamo Assertiko Napa Rules Our Fantasy Heavenly Blessing Elite Song

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

$434,300 $173,318 $65,140 $69,490 $69,950 $51,740 $34,510 $13,469

14 7 7 1 4

$23,786 $7,500 $4,414 $4,000 $2,675

16 7 8 5 4

2yo Avg $42,625 $33,500 $37,750 $9,800 $8,250

The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through December 6, 2020. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

LEADING FLORIDA 1ST CROP SIRES Name

Leading Earnings

The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results December 6, 2020. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

Name

87 56 35 30 26 19 8 10

Leading Earner

0 0

$332,076 $145,919

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

Restofthestory Sophisticurl

$135,400 $48,250

10 1

$9,820 $8,500

11 3

2yo Avg $25,455 $21,000

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EL Potro

Fuertes incentivos y bonificaciones en el programa de Florida Sire Stakes y de ejemplares criados en Florida, abundan esta temporada en Gulfstream Park

L

a Asociación de Propietarios y Criadores de Purasangre de Florida y Gulfstream Park en Hallandale Beach, Fla., han anunciado recientemente una serie de incentivos en los premios para ejemplares registrados nacidos en Florida y para los caballos elegibles al Florida Sire Stakes y otros eventos de corte selectivo a ser disputados durante su Reunión del Campeonato, mejor conocido como Championship Meet 2020-21.

Algunas de las carreras más prestigiosas de la temporada, incluyendo el Florida Derby Grado 1, el Fountain of Youth Grado 2, Gulfstream Park Oaks Grado 2 y Fred W. Hooper Grado 3, ofrecerán premios adicionales para los ejemplares criados en Florida que allí participen.

Un total de $525,000 en bonos estarán disponibles durante toda la temporada, comenzando con el Tropical Turf (G3) de $100,000 que se llevará a cabo el 9 de enero. El Tropical Turf de una milla sobre césped para ejemplares de 4 y más años, ofrecerá un bono llamado Win Only de $25,000 (disponible para el ganador como su nombre lo indica) para los ejemplares nacidos y criados en Florida.

Los participantes en el Florida Sire Stakes tendrán bonificación adicional cuando el hipódromo presente la Sunshine Classics, el espectáculo anual durante el Championship Meet para los caballos criados de Florida, este se celebrará el 16 de enero.

El Sunshine Classic de $100,000, el Sunshine Sprint de $100,000, el Sunshine Turf $100,000 y el Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf $100,000, -todo listo para el 16 de enero-, cada una de estas carreras ofrecerá un bono “Win Only” de $25,000, solo para ejemplares elegibles en participar en el lucrativo Florida Sire Stakes.

Otros importantes Stakes tendrán bonos de $25,000 “Sólo para el ganador” o “Win Only” para los Florida bred registrados, estas carreras son: Fred W. Hooper Stakes (G3) $125,000 , que se correrá durante la cartelera de la Pegasus World Cup (G1) y Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) el 23 de enero, para ejemplares de 4 años en adelante recorriendo una milla.

Holy Bull Stakes (G3) $200,000, para potros de 3 años en una milla y un dieciseisavo el 30 de enero.

Swale Stakes (G3) $100,000, para potros de 3 años recorran siete furlongs (1,400 metros aprox.), también el 30 de enero.

Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3) $100,000, para caballos de 4 años en adelante en 1,200 metros el 13 de febrero.

Fountain of Youth (G2) de $300,000, para potros de 3 años en una milla y un dieciseisavo el 27 de febrero.

El Davona Dale Stakes (G2) $200,000 para potras de 3 años en una milla el 27 de febrero.

Y el Gulfstream Park Oaks para potrancas de 3 años que se llevará a cabo en marzo 27. El Gulfstream Park Oaks también tiene un bono “Sólo para el ganador” o “Win Only” de $25,000 para participantes elegibles del Florida Sire Stakes.

Los potros de 2 años criados en Florida también tendrán $100,000 adicionales en el Florida Derby (G1) $750,000, el cual reunirá a los mejores potros de 3 años en una milla y un octavo el 27 de marzo. El bono de $100,000 se distribuirá en un 70%, 20%, 10% a los ejemplares nacidos en Florida que finalicen entre los tres primeros respectivamente. Además del bono para los criados en Florida, el Florida Derby también ofrecerá un bono de $100,000 “Sólo para el ganador” o “Win Only” para aquellos ejemplares elegibles de Florida Sire Stakes.

El Florida Derby es una de las principales carreras de preparación para el Kentucky Derby presentado por Woodford Reserve (G1), este evento ha producido par de vencedores que luego ganaron la Carrera de las Rosas en los últimos cinco años: Always Dreaming (2017) y Nyquist (2016). Hal’s Hope fue el último ejemplar criado en Florida en ganar Florida Derby, lo hizo en el año 2000.

Algunos de los caballos más famosos que han competido en Gulfstream Park a lo largo de la historia han sido criados en Florida, incluyendo los ganadores del Kentucky Derby (G1) Needles, Carry Back, Foolish Pleasure, y Unbridled.

Otros notables ejemplares de Florida que tienen Gulfstream Park en sus hojas de vida incluyen al Hall of Famer y 2004 Horse of the Year (Caballo del Año) Skip Away; Salón de la Fama y Caballo del Año en el 2001 Holy Bull, Conquistador Cielo (Caballo del año en 1982), el ganador de la Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) 2013 Mucho Macho Man y la vencedora de la Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) 1999 y galardonada con el premio Eclipse Champion Older Mare de esa temporada, Beautiful Pleasure, por nombrar algunos. ■ Editor’s Note: If you would like an English translation of this column, please contact Brock Sheridan, Editor-in-Chief at 352.732.8858 or email at: bsheridan@ftboa.com

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

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Horses and the love for the scenic beauty of Marion County brought a diverse group of more than 100 large and small landowners, developers, realtors and elected officials to HFF’s first Conservation Summit on Nov. 19 at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club. The purpose of the summit was to inspire preservation of the horse farms and agricultural lands that are fundamental to Marion County’s global brand as the Horse Capital of the World®, a registered trademark of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ & Owners’ Association which befits the area. Summit speakers discussed practical ways to preserve farmland that benefits landowners and also made several suggestions on how to balance economic development and growth while retaining the sense of place that the iconic horse farms and agricultural lands bring to the area. HFF outlined next steps shortly after the Summit including: A conservation easement outreach project with land trust partner Alachua Conservation Trust; a quality of Life survey on a countywide basis with local partners; a follow-up workshop in the spring of 2021 about Conservation Easements, just for landowners; a meeting with elected officials to discuss how to add some new tools in the county’s comprehensive plan to protect the Farmland Preservation Area and setting a goal for permanent farmland conservation in the Farmland Preservation Area. HFF thanked sponsors including Brook Ledge Horse Transportation, FTBOA, Ocala Horse Properties, Showcase Properties of Central Florida, Tri-Eagle Sales, Newport Hay and Dillon Video among others. ■

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