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November 2016 VOL 59/ISSUE 9

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—By Brock Sheridan

BROCK TALK

FTBOA ELECTION RESULTS 14 FLORIDA FOCUS FTBOA OUTDOOR CAMPAIGN 83 LEADING SIRE LISTS 84 FSS BUS TRIP

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—By Tammy A. Gantt

Country-wide Florida-bred statistics

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AROUND THE COUNTRY

—By Tammy A. Gantt

FTBOA MEMBER UPDATE —By Mike Mullaney

96 DRIFTING OUT

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—By Caton Bredar

CATON’S CALL

FEATURES & COLUMNS 8

Noted and Quoted among the best in southern California —By Mike Mullaney

NOTED, QUOTED AND PROMOTED

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Victory to Victory breaks maiden in G1 Natalma —By Brock Sheridan

VICTORY LEAP

32 FLORIDA SIRE STAKES RECAP 40 NO MORE OFF-SEASON IN FLA. Figures prove that state can boast top-class racing all year

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What makes Ocala/Marion County Ideal for equine endeavors —By Cynthia McFarland

THE HEART OF HORSE COUNTRY

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Tampa Bay Downs announces richest stakes schedule in track history

UNPRECEDENTED HISTORY

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Bill and Lynn Recio’s Lynwood Stable —By JoAnn Guidry

TEAM SUCCESS

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Nutrition for the young racehorse —By Heather Smith Thomas

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EQUINE CARE

Erik and Pavla Nygaard’s Ocala Jockey Club —By Ben Baugh

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COVER CARTOON: REM CONTENTS PHOTO OF VICTORY TO VICTORY: MICHAEL BURNS

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TRIED AND TRUE

2 OLD FRIENDS, 2 UNBEATEN COLTS

Two Marion County 2-Y-O’s are a combined ten for ten —By Mike Mullaney

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Florida-breds look to pad their numbers with eight additional Breeders’ Cup starters expected on Nov. 4 and 5 at Santa Anita, again more than any other state outside Kentucky and more than any other foreign country except Ireland.

ooking through the Breeders’ Cup media guide while preparing to cover and wager on the annual two days of championship racing, it again becomes apparent just how dominant Florida breeders have been in producing runners and winners in comparison to their counterparts doing business in other states outside of Kentucky and in foreign countries.

From the very beginning when Crown Stable’s 4-yearold, Florida-bred Eillo won the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Sprint in 1984 at Hollywood Park, Florida-breds have stamped themselves as a force in the then new international series of championship races.

In fact, in the second running of the Breeders’ Cup at Aqueduct, another Florida-bred in Fred Hooper’s homebred Precisionist took the Sprint after fellow Floridians Tasso, bred by G.W. Robbins, and the T.E. Burrow-bred Twilight Ridge started the day with wins in the Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies respectively. As an accent, Jan Nerud’s homebred Cozzene won the Mile giving Florida-breds four wins on a day when the Breeders’ Cup was made up of just seven races.

During Breeders’ Cup III in 1986, Frances Genter’s homebred Smile gave Florida-breds a three-peat in the first three runnings of the Sprint while Dolly Green’s Brave Raj won the Juvenile Fillies awarding Florida two of the first three versions of that race.

In total, there have been 332 Florida-bred starters in the Breeders’ Cup of which 26 have been winners.

No other state outside of Kentucky or foreign country is close to producing those numbers except Ireland who also has 26 winners from their 259 starters. Great Britain has 15 winners from 196 starters and Canada is six for 104 entrants.

California is second among states with 113 runners and six winners. New York has been represented by 66 starters but only Pennsylvania with 35 starters and Maryland with 34 runners have produced as many as three winners. New York, Illinois and Oklahoma have two Breedes’ Cup winners each.

And the success has been often and in all the races.

Florida-breds have won each of the original seven Breeders’ Cup races at least twice, having won the Sprint and Distaff five times each and the Classic three times.

The Sprint was won by Cherokee Run, who was bred by G. Onett, in 1994; and Harold Queen’s homebred Big Drama repeated the feat again in 2010 to give Florida-breds five versions of that race along with the three mentioned above.

Beginning in 1993, Florida-breds won three of the next four Distaffs as Irving and Marjorie Cowan’s homebred Hollywood Wildcat won in 1993 followed by Glen Hill

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Farm’s victory with One Dreamer in the 1994 Distaff. Two years later the Farnsworth Farm-bred Jewel Princess took the 1996 Distaff.

Just three years after Jewel Princess, Farnsworth Farm produced another Distaff victress when Beautiful Pleasure won the 1996 Distaff. Frank Stronach picked up his fifth Breeders’ Cup win but the first with a horse bred at his Adena Springs South farm when Ginger Punch won the 2007 running of the Distaff.

Following the Distaff and the Sprint, the Classic and the Juvenile have been the next most productive races for Florida-breds with three winners in each event.

Gilded Time, bred by Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Mangurian Jr., and the Meadowbrook Farm-bred Brocco won consecutive Juveniles in 1992 and 1993 respectively to accompany Tasso’s win in that race.

Frances Genter won her second Breeders’ Cup with perhaps her most popular horse when the Tartan Farm-bred Unbridled won the Classic at Belmont Park in 1990. Like Sunday Silence the year before, Unbridled had won the Kentucky Derby earlier in the year and both won Eclipse Awards as the top 3-year-old male and as Horse of the Year.

In 1997, Skip Away won the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Hollywood Park on his way to becoming the richest Floridabred of all-time with more than $9.6 million in earnings.

Bred by Anna Marie Barnhart and trained by the popular Hubert “Sonny” Hine for his wife Carolyn, Skip Away romped to win by 6 lengths in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which was the second of his nine-race win streak that culminated with him being named Horse of the Year in 1998.

Reeves’Thoroughbred Racing’s Mucho Macho Man was another fan favorite on the national stage who had competed in all three of the Triple Crown races and had finished second to Fort Larned in the Classic during his 3-year-old campaign in 2012. But the John and Carole Rio-bred would not be denied the following year when he won the 2013 Classic at Santa Anita and eventually became the third richest Floridabred of all-time with more than $5.6 million in the bank.

At the time of this writing, Florida-breds look to pad their numbers with eight additional Breeders’ Cup starters expected on Nov. 4 and 5 at Santa Anita, again more than any other state outside Kentucky and more than any other foreign country except Ireland with their expected 23 starters.

France, Great Britain, New York and California all may have six each according to most early lists of contenders.

Only time and furlongs will tell if any will be added to the list of Florida-bred winners. ■

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oted and Quoted became the premier 2-year-old filly in the Bob Baffert barn and among the best in Southern California when she took the $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (G1) Sept. 3 over With Honors in second and favorite Zapperkat in third. Also in the race was the well regarded stablemate American Cleopatra, the full sister to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, who finished a disappointing eighth.

Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Noted and Quoted earned $180,000 for Peter Flour’s Speedway Stable LLC and an expense paid trip into the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Santa Anita. Bred in Florida by Gilbert G. Campbell of Tyngsboro, Mass., Noted and Quoted is by The Factor and out of Silver Cub, by City Zip. (See full story on page 23)

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ot many thoroughbreds win Grade 1 races as a maiden but that is just what Floridabred Victory to Victory accomplished in the $250,000 Natalma Stakes over fellow 2-year-old fillies on the grass at Woodbine on Sept. 18.

Trained by Mark Casse for Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Plantation, the homebred daughter of Exchange Rate out of the Point Given mare Points of Grace earned an all-expense fees paid berth into the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Santa Anita in addition to her $113,520 first-place check.

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Brent Fernung

alerie Dailey, Brent Fernung and Phil Matthews, DVM have been named to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association board of directors while George Isaacs and Milan Kosanovich return to the board, it was announced at the FTBOA annual meeting Thursday. Each of them will serve three-year terms that will run through 2019.

Leaving the board because of term limits outlined in the FTBOA by-laws were Charlotte Weber and Roy Lerman while Jessica Steinbrenner is also completing her term.

Fernung was also elected as the new president of the Association at the board meeting that followed. He said he was grateful to return to the board and welcomed the other two new members.

“I am very happy to return to the board and very honored to be elected president. We are also proud to welcome to the board Ms. Dailey and welcome back Dr. Matthews. I’d also like to congratulate Mr. Isaacs and Mr. Kosanovich on their re-elections.

“While the FTBOA has had many significant accomplishments in recent years, such as increasing breeder and stallion awards to all-time high levels, and has seen record handles on the Florida Sire Stakes, we will be looking for the leadership skills, fore-

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thought and other assets from all board members in order to meet the challenges that face our Florida thoroughbred industry, in particular decoupling.”

The board also named the executive committee for 2016 with Fernung as president Valerie while Matthews was Dailey named first vice president and George Russell was named second vice president. Joseph M. O’Farrell III will serve as treasurer and Greg Wheeler as secretary. Fred Brei will also serve on the executive committee as immediate past president.

Fernung and his wife, Crystal, own and operate Journeyman Stud, which was home to the late Wildcat Heir, Florida’s leading sire. Journeyman Stud now stands Exclusive Quality, Fury Kapcori, Khozan and Winslow Homer. Fernung began his career at Lasater Farm during its heyday in the late 1970s and was there through 1984. Fernung also served as farm manager at Franks Farm/Southland Division and was the general manager at Cloverleaf. The Fernungs established JourPhil Matthews neyman Bloodstock in SERITA HULT PHOTO

Fernung Takes Helm; Dailey, Matthews, Isaacs and Kosanovich also on Board

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President Dailey has a long history of serving both the agriculture and business markets in Central Florida. She has been a Florida Licensed Realtor with Showcase Properties of Central Florida since 2005 where she specializes in listing and selling commercial and agricultural equine properties. She has been a small breeder since 1985 with husband, Hugh, and daughter, Samantha, and has been represented by several stakes winners and a Breeders’ Cup starter.

Matthews is immediate FTBOA board past president and has been a practicing veterinarian in Marion County for more than 30 years. He arrived in Ocala in 1981 as an associate veterinarian at Peterson and Smith Equine Hospital. He became a partner in that practice in 1984 and his veterinary affiliations include the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Equine Practitioners. As the owner of Cedar Grove Farm in Ocala, Matthews has raised several stakes winners including last year’s Grade 3 Pegasus Stakes winner Mr. Jordan and has been involved in all facets of the industry including sales and racing.

Isaacs grew up with livestock on his grandparents’ Kentucky farms. He is currently the general manager at Bridlewood Farm where he has served in that capacity since 1996.

During that time, the farm bred and raised Milan more than 100 stakes Kosanovich winners and 12 Grade 1 winners including Florida-bred champions Jolie’s Halo, Wild Event, Forbidden Apple, Southern Image, David Junior and Eden’s Moon. He also helped manage the career of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones for Roy and Pat Chapman. Leading Florida stallions Skip Trial, Stormy Atlantic, Halo’s Image, Put It Back and Big Drama have all stood at Bridlewood under his tenure.

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1989. Fernung also serves on the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company board, is immediate past FTBOA first vice president, racing committee chair and is currently a racing committee member.

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Kosanovich is a retired Pennsylvania steel executive. He got involved with thoroughbreds 30 years ago, purchasing his first broodmare as a graduate school business project. He owns a 40-acre farm in Ocala and eight mares. His Go Donna Go is the dam of Macho Again, a Grade 1 winner of more than $1.8 million, and Be Fair. He was presented for small Breeder of the Year the 2009 Needles Award when his Floridabreds earned more than $1.6 million from 18 wins, 27 seconds and 21 thirds. Kosanovich has experience serving on nearly a dozen corporate and charity boards and is on the FTBOA governance and audit committees.

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Florida-bred Diadura

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She may have been a ruffian in doing so, but the 2-year-old filly Diadura – winner of $75,000 Arlington-Washington Lassie at Arlington International Sept. 10 – added her

name to a glorious list of champions that includes fellow Florida-bred Dearly Precious.

Drawing off to win the seven-furlong Polytrack event by 5½ lengths, she did it in a manner that conjured memories for those lucky enough to have witnessed Secretariat’s victory in the 1972 Sanford: In each case a super-talented youngster barged their way between horses to reach the front, then drew off to win as the rider wished.

Favored at 3-2, Diadura broke ninth in the field of 11 and was unhurried under Carlos Marquez Jr. as third-choice Royalty Princess flew out of the gate, opening a three-length lead with an opening quarter-mile in a brilliant :22.07, and maintaining a four-length lead after a half-mile in :44.95.

Royalty Princess’ energies were expended midway on the turn as the field bunched quickly, with seven fillies racing across the track.

Diadura wasn’t yet one of them, and with that wall in front of her, and with no room available, like a fixated Black Friday shopper, she simply made room in a spectacular display of determination and courage by horse and rider.

“The outside horses started to come over, and that’s when it got really tight,” Marquez said, “but it didn’t bother her at all. She’s a really nice filly.”

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La Quinta] into the outside one [Lisa’s Premier] and stumbling at that juncture, nevertheless took command by the three-sixteenths and drew clear under some right-handed urging.”

Benner Island was second, three-quarters of a length ahead of another Florida-bred, R Naja.

Neither stewards nor competing jockeys contested the result.

The winds that helped carry Royalty Princess through the early fractions were there to confront Diadura head-on in the run to the wire: She had a three-length lead when she hit the six furlongs in 1:11.70 and she completed the contest in 1:25.10. Her backers were rewarded with a $5 payout.

“You see these horses all coming from [races going] five-eighths of a mile, and to go seven-eighths they’ll all be sending,” Marquez said. “They went 22 and 44 [seconds], and my filly is very versatile – you can do whatever you want with her – so I just saved all the ground, and when I hit the trigger she was there.”

Diadura came into the race off a pair of bullet, one-minute breezes at Arlington after breaking her maiden by a half-length at Arlington Aug. 5.

Bred by Inversiones FI, Diadura is a daughter of Hard Spun out of the Five Star Day mare Daytime Promise, who is owned by Empyrean Stables and Two Princesses. She was purchased for $50,000 at last year’s OBS August sale.

Diadura is the sixth named foal of Daytime Promise, herself a stakes winner and gradedstakes earner of $215,511. The 10-year-old Daytime Promise has an unnamed yearling filly by Northwest Stud stallion Gone Astray and she gave birth earlier this year to a colt by the Irish stallion Wrote. Second dam Roan Promise was also a stakes winner.

Michael Stidham, as the trainer of both Diadura and R Naja, had a great day. He was especially effusive in his praise of Diadura.

“I think the sky’s the limit for her. She’s very, very talented,” he said. “She’s shown that in the mornings and she shows up in the afternoon, so we’re hoping for big things.”

The $42,300 first prize boosted her earnings to $57,660. ■

Laurel Futurity Goes to Glen Hill Colt Trainer Tom Proctor was in the mood for experimentation Sept. 10, if a trainer with his lengthy experience and list of accomplishments can be said to be experimenting.

For the $75,000 Laurel Futurity, he equipped Glen Hill’s still-maiden Florida homebred 2-year-old colt Caribou Club with blinkers for the first time, and with a rider who never before had won a stakes race.

The result was a $6.60 payoff for those confident in Proctor’s reasoning and yet another win for Glen Hill in another one of the nation’s storied stakes races.

Greatbullsoffire was sent off the 4-5 favorite and he was sent out on a mission from the start, setting a workable pace with an opening quarter-mile in :23.01 for the 5½-furlong turf race over a firm course. The field closed with Greatbullsoffire clinging to a narrow lead after a halfmile, but Undulated and Caribou Club were closing. Those two left the tiring pacemaker behind and dueled to the wire with Caribou Club, under good handling from his young rider Ashley Castrenze, eking out a nose victory.

“Turning for home he just exploded and went right on next to [Undulated],” Castrenze said. “[Galloping back] I wasn’t sure if I got it. I was looking at the screen and the outrider told me to come over [to the winner’s circle] and I was like, ‘Ok, cool.’”

Greatbullsoffire, who had beaten Caribou Club over the course and distance by a neck in their prior meeting, was 1½ lengths behind the top pair.

“It’s my first stakes win and second-ever stakes ride,” Castrenze noted. “He was a little bit green the first time that I rode him, so I

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kind of had a little a little bit more hold of his head a little more than I did the first time.”

Caribou Club came into the Laurel Futurity off a third-place finish at Saratoga under New York-based rider Manny Franco.

He ran the Laurel Futurity distance in 1:02.59.

A son of City Zip out of the Broken Vow mare Broken Dreams, Caribou Club won his first race in three career starts, boosting his earnings to $61,700.

The 10-year-old Broken Dreams – a granddaughter of Glen Hill’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner of $1.2 million One Dreamer – has had two named foals, with Caribou Club being the first. She also has a yearling colt by More Than Ready and a weanling by Ghostzapper. ■

‘Jersey Joe’ Aboard as ‘Gale’ Gets ‘Ticket’ With “Jersey” Joe Bravo making the trip to Cajun country, Florida-bred Majestic Gale swept to an easy victory in the $75,000 Happy Ticket Stakes for 2-year-old fillies over the Louisiana Downs turf course on Sept. 10.

The Happy Ticket was a supporting feature to a card highlighted by the $400,000 Super Derby (G3), which Florida-bred Dalmore narrowly missed winning by a half-length.

In the Happy Ticket, Majestic Gale was sent off slim favorite over Senora Acero, both being held at 2-1 in the field of seven.

Senora Acero flew out to a lengthy lead with comfortable fractions early in the one-mile race, getting the first quarter in :24.28 and the halfmile in :48.63 while nursing a five-length lead.

Her advantage was still three lengths after six furlongs in 1:12.21, but Bravo had a strong wind blowing in Majestic Gale and they collared the leader when they straightened for home. Quickly getting away from Senora Acero, Majestic Gale hit the wire 4½ lengths in the clear, getting the distance over a firm course in 1:36.58.

Senor Acero held second, 1¼ lengths ahead of Big Game Baby.

Majestic Gale paid $6.20.

The winner’s purse was worth $45,000 to owner Allan Peterson. A daughter of Majestic Warrior out of Crystal Minuet, by Theatrical, bred by Kinsman Stud, Majestic Gale is trained by Joe Sharp.

Sold at OBS this March for $75,000, Majestic Gale has won her last two races and has career earnings of $62,096.

All four of the 12-year-old Crystal Minuet’s foals to race have won. Majestic Gale’s second mare, Crystal Symphony, was a

graded- and multiple stakes winner in South Florida and she’s a half-sister to the gradedstakes placed Adverse. The female line traces back to the crack Rokeby mare of the ‘60s Amerigo Lady, winner of major events on both coasts and herself the dam of the multiple graded-stakes winner Pass the Glass. ■

Sorryaboutnothing: No mea culpa With nine minutes to post, no one was apologizing for pounding Florida-bred Sorryaboutnothing from a 14-1 longshot to a 92 third choice in the Sept 10 British Columbia Derby (G3) at Hastings.

Their only regret a few minutes later, after he won and paid $11.70, would have been that they didn’t have more time and money to put on the Woodford Thoroughbred product.

Taking the lead from the start under Antonio Reyes, Sorryaboutnothing tripped all the markers and did it easily, coasting on a comfortable lead through fractions of :23.54, :46.68, 1:11.47 and 1:37.04 en route to a final time of 1:50.45 for nine furlongs, winning Vancouver’s most important race by 2½ lengths.

A couple of longshots followed Sorryaboutnothing across the wire: 15-1 Crazy Prophet was second and 7-1 Stanz in Command was third, a length ahead of the 6-5, fourth-place favorite Opportunist.

Up until the British Columbia Derby, Sorryaboutnothing had been in a prolonged slump. Racing out of Doug O’Neill’s Southern California barn through most of his career, his only victory came via a stewards’ disqualification, in a maiden race at Del Mar in November. He was third to the well-regarded Dressed in Hermes in the listed Pasadena Stakes at Santa Anita in March, his first start on turf, then swooned, finishing off the board in his next five races, on and off turf, often against modest company.

Troy Taylor took over the Repent gelding’s training when he was sent north to Edmonton and Northlands Park, where he was sixth in his Canadian debut, the Grade 3 Canadian Derby going 1 3/8 miles on the main track Aug. 20.

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With renewed focus, Sorryaboutnothing was sharp from the start, easily beating back all challenges while providing Taylor and owner Glen Todd with their first BC Derby victory.

The race carried a Canadian value of $150,000 ($114,959 American), and his second win in 11 starts was worth $63,220 (American).

He has earned $109,891 in his career.

Sorryaboutnothing is out of the 10-yearold, stakes-placed Chapel Royal mare Royal Card. Her second dam, Pigeon Pea, produced the multiple graded-stakes winning mare DeBertie. ■

Keeneland Sale Topper Has Florida Flair

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The top selling yearling at the second day of the Keeneland September Yearling sale held Sept. 12-25 had distinctive connections to the Florida thoroughbred industry through both the buyer and the bottom side of the pedigree.

Selling as Hip 399 on the second day, the

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son of Tapit garnered a bid of $1.2 million from J.J. Crupi as an agent, who has his Crupi New Castle Farm in Ocala.

“First, he is by Tapit. We had Sweet Loretta and several others by Tapit that could really run so we just went back to the well,” Crupi said.

“He has a big walk and is just a beautiful colt.

We did not want to leave the sale without him.”

Sweet Loretta just finished in a dead heat win with Pretty City Dancer, who is also by Tapit, in the Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga on Sept. 3. Sweet Loretta races for Vincent Viola’s St. Elias Stable and is trained

by Todd Pletcher. Crupi counts St. Elias among his many clients and has also conditioned many top Pletcher trainees at his New Castle Farm including champion and now leading sire Uncle Mo, Stopchargingmaria and Stay Thirsty.

Crupi said the Tapit colt will eventually be sent to Pletcher to race but did not disclose the client for whom he purchased the yearling.

The gray or roan colt that was consigned

by Baccari Bloodstock, Agent is out of the Florida-bred mare Hooh Why, by Cloud Hopping. Hooh Why now resides at SF Bloodstock in Kentucky, the breeder of the rich Tapit colt.

Hooh Why was a Grade 1 winner of the Ashland Stakes during her career and was bred by Gail Gee of Ocala. She won 12 of 54 starts and earned $1,244,809 while racing for Mark Hoffman and Earl J. Trostrud Jr. She has a Speightstown weanling and was bred to Pioneerofthe Nile this year for SF Bloodstock.

Also selling well on the second day of the auction was Hip 326, a Florida-bred colt by the late leading sire Street Cry (IRE) out of Elusive Lady, by Van Nistlerooy that dropped the hammer at $500,000. Elusive Lady, who is half-sister to stakes-placed Sir Silver Fox, won the Grade 3 Tempted Stakes and was placed in several other graded events during her racing career.

The gray or roan colt was consigned by Peter O’Callaghan’s Woods Edge Farm and Shadwell Estate Company put in the final bid.

He was bred in Florida by GoldMark Farm, LLC of Ocala in partnership with Sheikh Mo-

hammed bin Rashind Al Maktoum’s Darley of Lexington, Ky. Elusive Lady has a weanling filly by Cross Traffic and was bred back to Cross Traffic this year. ■

Fla.’s Royal Jewely Wins Winter Melody The 4-year-old Florida-bred filly Royal Jewely found the company facing her in her second career start at Delaware Park Sept 14 much more pleasant than she did the first time round.

Facing four other fillies in the $50,000 Winter Melody Stakes, and none of them named “I’m a Chatterbox,” she led from start to finish, tallying a front-running, 5¾-length success in the 11⁄16-mile event.

The longest price on the board at better than 6-1, Royal Jewely appeared to be keen to make amends for her only previous daytime appearance at Delaware, which resulted in a last-ofFlorida-bred Royal Jewely

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In his first start for Taylor, Sorryaboutnothing never showed any interest during the Canadian Derby, when he was ridden by D.G. Lopez. Taylor, one of the leading trainers in the Pacific Northwest, decided to work the horse with blinkers in preparation for the British Columbia Derby, and he put Reyes in the saddle.

The two were startled when Sorryaboutnothing – a $220,000 OBS March of 2015 purchase – turned in a bullet blowout breeze of :58 3/5 six days before the race.

five showing against the multiple Grade 1 winner I’m a Chatterbox in the June 11 Obeah Handicap.

She took a short trip to the Shore July 3 and bounced back with a convincing win in a 1 1/16-mile turf race under optional-claiming conditions at Monmouth, and came into the Winter Melody off a three-furlong breeze in :37 four days before the race.

Gerald Bennett, who knows something about developing top-class talent, having provided Catalina Red with his early training, said he had trouble find a spot to run his filly, hence the two-month layoff between races.

“The right conditions just weren’t available for her, she’s in between the top class and $35,000 claimers,” he told Wire to Wire. “She’s a strong galloper and she kept herself in shape,

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by Formal Dinner. Sheila’s Outback never won on the racetrack but she produced two winners, including Royal Jewely’s full brother My Place or Yours. Royal Jewely’s fifth dam, Moment of Truth, produced Glen Hill’s Grade 1 winner Convenience, the very-fast Indulto and the graded-stakes-placed turf horse Quick Decision.

Prior to the Winter Melody, Royal Jewely had been third in the Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies.

Bennet said after moving back to his cold-weather quarters in Tampa in November, will be considering the Sunshine Millions and Claiming Crown at Gulfstream this winter. ■

Bridlewood Joins Coolmore on $2 million Colt George Isaacs of Bridlewood Farm of Ocala and Coolmore went to $2 million to purchase Hip 561, a son of leading sire Tapit out of Ponche de Leona, by Ponche on Sept.

14, on the the third day of the Keeneland September Yearling sale. The gray or roan colt that was consigned by Eaton Sales, Agent is a halfbrother to 2013 Florida-bred Hip 561 Horse of the Year and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Mucho Macho Man and stakes-placed Mucho Mans Gold.

“He was, in my opinion, the best Tapit of the sale,” Isaacs told The Florida Horse. “I had looked at several others but he was just a top physical and we are trying to purchase potential stallions. I had valued him at $1.5 to $1.75 million but like most at that level, it took an extra bid to get him. We were the under, under bidder on the Scat Daddy colt that went for $3 million but when Coolmore asked us to consider a partnership on this colt, we were able to spread the risk a little and take him home.”

Earlier this year, Bridlewood also joined forces with Coolmore to purchase Moonshine Memories, a bay filly that sold as Hip 179 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale for $650,000. She is a daughter of Malibu Moon out of Unenchantedevening, by Unbridled’s Song, making her a half-sister to stakes winner Indian Evening.

Isaacs also said the colt would be headed to Ocala and that plans are to race him under the Bridlewood name. Bridlewood Farm is owned by Liberty Media chairman John Malone of Parker, Co. “He will be broke and trained at Bridlewood,” Isaacs said. “Once we have a chance to break him and test drive him a little, we’ll determine which trainer we will send him to.”

The gray or roan yearling was bred by Betty Moran’s Brushwood Stable. Moran purchased her from the Blake-Albina ThorREINAGEL PHOTO

so that wasn’t a concern, and her last few races were pretty good.”

Prior to that meeting with I’m a Chatterbox, which Bennett puts a line through, Royal Jewely was second, beaten a neck, at Parx June 5.

“She was barely beaten in that race and there’s a reason for that: She was in the gate and the horse next to her acted up, stepped over on her and tore off her shoe before they came out of the gate. The vet told me about it, she brought the shoe over for me after the race,” he said.

“Why she went off at 6-1 in this race? I can’t tell ya.”

Erick Rodriguez, who was aboard in the Obeah and had ridden her to a seventh-place finish at Presque Isle in August of 2015, followed Bennett’s instructions to a “T”, taking her straight to the front in the Winter Melody.

“He had ridden her the way that some other trainers prefer him to ride their horses, taking his horse back and saving the horse for one big run, but I told him Wednesday, ‘Get her to the front,’ and that’s just what he did,” Bennett said.

Co-owned by co-breeder Michael Reynolds, Royal Jewely paid $14.80 and has now won eight of her 20 starts and the Winter Melody first prize of $30,000 boosted her career earnings to $166,530. Helen Reynolds and Shamrock Thoroughbreds are also listed as breeders; Anthony Piarulli co-owns.

Royal Jewely is a daughter of City Place out of Sheila’s Outback,

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oughbred Services consignment at the 2014 Keeneland January sale in foal to Distorted Humor for $650,000.

The rich Tapit colt is the second yearling purchased thus far by Bridlewood Farm at the Keeneland September auction. Bridlewood purchased Hip 226 Sept. 13, a filly by Medaglia d’Oro out of the stakes winning and gradedstakes-placed mare Bubbler, by Distorted Humor. The dark bay or brown filly was from the Clearsky Farms, Agent consignment.

Mandy Pope’s of Citra was also busy at the Keeneland sale Sept. 14 as she purchased two Tapit fillies that sold back-to-back for a combined $2.5 million under the name of her Whisper Hill Farm.

The first was Hip 581, a bay filly out of Quiet Flight, a full sister to Quiet Dance, the dam of Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) St. Liam; graded winners Quiet Giant and Congressional Honor and three other stakes horses.

Quiet Giant is also the dam of Grade 2 winner Gun Runner. Quiet Flight and Quiet Dance are both by Quiet American. The yearling filly was consigned by Lane’s End, acting as an agent for Mt. Brilliant Farm.

Navarro’s Sprinter Impresses With Hall of Fame Victory Talk about walls! Although confronted with only four opponents in the $100,000 Hall of Fame Stakes at Parx Sept 17, Delta Bluesman, the heavy favorite at 4-5, had a very difficult time finding a path turning for home.

Once an opening appeared on the rail, however, the 6-year-old Florida-bred son of Wagon Limit came through for his connections and for those who made him the 4-5 favorite, scoring by a length over the highweighted fellow Florida-bred Pomeroy’s Package.

The runner-up, the 33-1 longshot in the race, toted 124 pounds, giving four to his rivals. He was resurgent in winning a photo by a neck over second-choice Rainbow Heir.

Another Florida-bred, Always Sunshine, was just a head back in a tight finish, 22 lengths clear of last-place Trouble Kid. The field was reduced by three late scratches.

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Florida-bred Delta Bluesman

Delta Bluesman, who was bred by Denis Dwyer and is owned by Monster Racing Stables, is trained by Jorge Navarro, who has picked up a lengthy roster of fleet Floridabreds that, in addition to the graded-stakeswinning Hall of Fame winner, includes this year’s graded-stakes-winning sprinters XY Jet and Catalina Red. Through late spring and early summer, Delta Bluesman had finished first in four straight races, although he was disqualified in one, the Decathlon Stakes at Monmouth.

The streak culminated in his win in the Grade 2 Smile at Gulfstream July 2 and it ended with his first start in Saratoga, against Grade 1 company in the A.G. Vanderbilt July 30, when the roan gelding finished a troubled fourth to A.P. Indian, Holy Boss and Catalina Red. In the five-furlong Hall of Fame, Delta Bluesman was outsprinted at the break for the first time since his career turned the corner this spring, but he recovered to run up along the rail approaching the turn, racing fourth but in close attendance to the pace set by Pomeroy’s Package.

Boxed in by the pacemaking Pomeroy’s Package in front, with Abiding Star to his outside, jockey Emisael Jaramillo desperately searched inside and outside looking for room to run. It was getting late, but a break came about 100 yards from the wire when the leader slightly drifted out in the stretch run, opening the way for Delta Bluesman’s winning drive.

Fractions for the race were :22.03 and :45.27 with a final over a fast track of :57.45.

The winner, who paid $3.60, does not come from a female family overburdened with stakes winners.

His dam, Smoke Alarm, was a winning daughter of Darn That Alarm who earned $149,380. In addition to Delta Bluesman, she produced Alarming Fleet, by Northern Afleet, who made 80 starts, winning 15, while earning $238,151.

Delta Bluesman’s third dam, the British mare Rhinestone II, produced the very good American steeplechaser Census, who earned $406,754, a substantial total, especially in that discipline.

Overall Delta Bluesman has won 10 of his 45 starts. In his 22 starts since Navarro claimed him out of a $30,000 claimer in October of 2014, Delta Bluesman was first to finish in nine races. Saturday’s $60,000 check boosted his earnings to $511,437. ■

Dominating the Dominion Although winless in two prior efforts, Live Oak Plantation’s Victory to Victory had all the right connections to succeed in the Natalma Stakes at Woodbine Sept 18.

One of four starters sent out by eight-time Sovereign Award winner Mark Casse, who had won six previous runnings of the Grade 1 turf race for 2-year-old fillies, Victory to Victory was produced by the 11-year-old Points of Grace, Canada’s champion turf filly of 2009.

But players were focused on the past performances that detailed her two losses in maiden turf events: a fifth going 5½ furlongs at Saratoga and a half-length defeat as the runner-up in a seven-furlong prep for the Natalma, won by Tapa Tapa Tapa, who started but didn’t impact Sunday’s main event. In each race she was 7-2 and in each race she closed well, but for the Natalma, 72 favoritism went to Wesley Ward’s Red Lodge, who had won two of her previous four starts, which included a victory in Monmouth’s Colleen Stakes in August, her first start since running ninth in June’s Group 2 Norfolk at Ascot.

Red Lodge played an active role early in the Natalma. After bumping at the break with Will She, she tracked that rival through the first three-quarters of a mile, for which Will She

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made a big difference. We knew she was a talented horse, and she’s finally starting to figure things out.”

The third dam of Points of Grace was the talented northeastern sprinter Cast the Die, who raced for Hickory Tree Stable and who was part of a trio of stakes winners completed by her full brothers Hagley and Dr. Riddick.

The family traces back to Flambino, a Gazelle Stakes winner who was third to males in the 1927 Belmont and more importantly, along with 1930 Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox, produced 1935 Triple Crown winner Omaha; major British stakes winner Flares and the classy runners Fleam and Anaflame. ■

Sensational Showing Pure Sensation’s popularity can’t get much higher at Christophe Clement’s New York barn, or at Joe and Helen Barbazon’s Pleasant Acres Farm in Morriston, or at JC Thoroughbreds in Williston, but the regard with which the 5-year-old Florida-bred is held by everyday horseplayers and chroniclers of the sport continues to grow, especially after his most recent, gritty – and winning – performance in the Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational on Oct. 8.

The $150,000 event hasn’t earned a grade yet, but the field assembled for the six-furlong inaugural running will make an argument for its qualification next year.

The list of stakes winners (Disco Partner, Long on Value, Green Mask, Long on Value, Pool Winner, Power Alert and Ready for Rye) facing Patricia Generazio’s homebred

gray was as long on quality as it was on quantity. In fact, it was Pure Sensation’s stablemate, the Generazio-owned Disco Partner, who was only a neck away in the Grade 3 Jaipur on June 11.

Favored at 2-1 in a contentious field of nine, Pure Sensation was expected to extend his winning streak to three with a front-running victory – a tactic he employed in his two most-recent victories – but the old campaigner showed a new dimension in the Turf Sprint, displaying the patience and professionalism that Helen Barbazon said distinguished him at an early age when he was broken and received his early training at Pleasant Acres.

“When there are 10, 12, 15 other babies in the field, you will have one that seems to always excel, to always be in front of the others,” she said. “He was like that. He showed us he had a great deal of power and stamina, and he showed us that he had sensibility.”

A surprise in the Turf Sprint came when Mike Smith hustled the typically late-running Power Alert out of the gate to get the early lead, an unexpected development for Pure Sensation’s trainer, Clement, and his rider, Kendrick Carmouche.

Power Alert kept a body length in front of his nearest pursuer through an opening quarter-mile in :21.86, when he was chased

by Pool Winner, and through the first half in :44.49, when Pure Sensation took up pursuit.

Power Alert held a one-length advantage turning for home, but Pure Sensation ground down his determined rival to win by a head.

Power Alert had three-quarters of a length on third-place Green Mask, with Disco Partner fourth, a length farther back.

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posted fractions of :22.69, :45.37 and 1:10.42.

The two frontrunners hooked up again in early stretch for a short-lived duel, then dropped back as Victory to Victory, never very far off the pace and showing improved focus with the addition of blinkers, rallied six-wide, took command in midstretch and won going away by 2½ length under Florent Geroux.

Stormy Perfection launched a staunch threat from far back, closing to within a halflength of Victory to Victory in midstretch before being repelled by the winner. Stormy Perfection was 1 ½ lengths in front of thirdplace Beat Thebenchmark, with another Casse charge, Thora Barber, finishing fourth. Red Lodge and Will She fell back to 12th and 13th in the field of 14.

Time for the mile over a firm course was 1:35.24.

Monetarily, victory in the $253,400 race was worth $17.70 to her backers and $150,000 to Live Oak, with another reward coming to the Charlotte Weber enterprise in the form of an all-expenses paid to the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) at Santa Anota on Nov.4 The Mark Casse-trained Catch a Glimpse, with Geroux aboard, scored in both events last year en route to her title as Canada’s Horse of the Year.

In speaking of Victory to Victory, Geroux said: “It helps to know when your horse is pretty much push-button. She broke very sharply from the gate. From there, I took a nice position, without taking any bumping.

She settled very nicely, and turning for home, she gave me a very nice kick. The blinkers helped. It made the difference. She [ran] spotty in her first two races.”

That spottiness had prevented the daughter of Exchange Rate from showing her best form until the Natalma, according to her assistant trainer, Casse’s son Norm.

“We think she’s a really talented horse,” he said. “She was well-meant from the very beginning. We thought enough of her to send her to Saratoga. As Florent alluded to, she was spotty early on, and I think the blinkers

Florida-bred Pure Sensation

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Florida-bred Noted and Quoted Shines in Chandelier Before the $302,070 Chandelier Stakes (G1) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita, American Cleopatra was the 2-year-old starlett in the Bob Baffert barn. Although she was second in the Sept. 3 Del Mar Debutante (G1) behind winner Union Strike, she had defeated Chandelier entrants Champagne Room and stablemate Noted and Quoted, who were third and fourth respectively in the Debutante. And American Cleopatra is, by the way, the full-sister to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.

In fact, jockey Rafael Bejarano, who had previously ridden both American Cleopatra and Florida-bred Noted and Quoted, was inclined to ride American Cleopatra in the Chandelier and leave the mount on Noted and Quoted to some other rider.

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“Mike Smith wanted the lead and [Clement] just wanted me to let the horse be comfortable in whatever position he was in,” Carmouche said. “I was sitting in the perfect spot. I just had to wait on the opening and the horse pretty much did the rest.

The final time over a firm course was a mind-boggling 1:07.10. The Turf Sprint was just the most recent display of staggering speed: He set a course record in winning the Jaipur, getting six furlongs over the turf in 1:06.76.

Pure Sensation paid $6.30 and earned $90,000, boosting his career bankroll to $838,415 from a 7-4-2 record from 18 starts.

It was the seventh time he won or lost by a half-length or less, and he’s come out on top in the last four such races.

“He’s very game,” said Carmouche, who rode Pure Sensation twice before, both of which were winning efforts in Grade 3 races at Parx. “He’s really not a good closer from way out of it, but he closed with me in the Turf Monster [G3] last year. I had faith in him that he could do it again and he did.”

The two combined for a wire-to-wire win in the gelding’s most recent race, the July 9 Parx Dash [G3].

Clement, who has expressed a special admiration for Pure Sensation several times in the past, said: “I was surprised not to be on the lead but [Carmouche] rode a great race, never panicked. He just sat there near the pace. Mike Smith is always dangerous on the lead, so I was worried about him because he never goes too fast. Watching the race I thought, ‘OK, we’re having a great trip, saving ground.’”

“The funny thing about that horse is that he is very good and he just keeps overcoming me.”

Pure Sensation is a son of Zensational out of the Disco Rico mare Pure Disco. An expected start in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at 6½ furlongs on Nov. 5 at Santa Anita is on the table, after which, if form from the past few years holds up, he will winter at JC Thoroughbreds. ■

Florida-bred Note and Quoted

“I had ridden both and I started off wanting to ride American Cleopatra,” Bejarano said after the Chandelier. “Baffert told me that he thought I might want to stay on Noted and Quoted because she was going to be prepared to run the mile and a sixteenth. And he was right.”

Noted and Quoted did not disappoint her Hall of Fame trainer and made her jockey look smart as well in the Chandelier as she took the 1 1/16 mile final prep for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) by a halflength.

Bred by Gil Campbell of Tyngsboro, Mass., Noted and Quoted Kept close to frontrunner With Honors in the Chandelier as they carved up fractions of :23.29, :47.10 and 1:11.81. Although she could not keep up with

the leaders in the seven furlong Del Mar Debutante, the daughter of The Factor had plenty of fight at the top of the stretch in the Chandelier as she and With Honors fought each other down to the wire while not allowing eventual third place Zapperkat to get close with her late run.

At the wire, Noted and Quoted was a halflength in front of a stubborn With Honors while Zapperkat was another 3 ¾ lengths back in third. Champagne Room was fourth with American Cleopatra unable to keep pace and eventually tired to eighth.

The final time on the fast track was 1:44.88.

Baffert said that Noted and Quoted answered what questions he may have had about her and was also quick to praise the runnerup.

“When they turned for home,” Baffert said. “I thought [With Honors] is a good filly that ran second. I have a lot of respect for her. “[Noted and Quoted] is a very slight filly.

I don’t have to do a lot with her. But the fact that she’s already proved she can go two turns, that’s what we were trying to find out with her. I’m pretty proud of her effort because she ran against a really great filly.”

Noted and Quoted races for Peter Flour of Houston, Texas under the name of his Speedway Stable LLC. Flour acquired Noted and Quoted at the 2016 Ocala Breeders’ Sales March sale for $375,000 where she was consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent of Ocala.

Noted and Quoted is the third foal out of the stakes-winning mare Silver Cub, by City Zip. Silver Cub is out of the Holy Bull mare Holy Princess making her a half-sister to stakes winners Silver Heart and the stakes-winner and graded stakes-placed Aspenglow.

A gray or roan filly, Noted and Quoted paid $16.80 as the fifth wagering choice in the field of 11 fillies. She earned $180,000 which pushed her career bankroll to $239,580. She has now won two of four starts with her only other victory coming when she defeated special weight maidens by nine and one-half lengths at Del Mar in July. ■ THE FLORIDA HORSE • NOVEMBER 2016 23

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Con una determinación devastadora Si bien puede haber sido una rufiana al hacerlo, Diadura, una potra de 2 años, ganadora de $75,000 en la carrera ArlingtonWashington Lassie en Arlington International el 10 de septiembre, añadió su nombre a la gloriosa lista de campeones que incluye a Dearly Precious, también criada en Florida.

Lanzada a ganar el evento Polytrack de siete furlongs por 5 cuerpos y medio, lo hizo de una manera que evocó recuerdos para aquellos afortunados que fueron testigos de la victoria de Secretariat en el Sanford de 1972: en cada caso, una joven súper talentosa se abrió camino entre los caballos para llegar al frente y luego se lanzó a ganar, tal como el jinete deseaba.

Favorecida con un 3 a 2, Diadura salió novena en el campo de once caballos y corrió sin prisa montada por Carlos Marquez Jr., mientras la tercera opción, Royalty Princess, salió volando de la largada y logró una ventaja de tres cuerpos con un primer cuarto de milla en un brillante 0:22.07, y mantuvo una ventaja de cuatro cuerpos después de una media milla en 0:44.95.

Las energías de Royalty Princess se consumieron a mitad de camino en la curva cuando el campo se amontonaba rápidamente, y siete potras la pasaron en la pista.

Diadura todavía no era parte del grupo y,

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con esa pared delante de ella y sin espacio disponible, simplemente se lanzó a abrirse camino, como un comprador obsesionado en un Black Friday, en una espectacular exhibición de determinación y coraje por parte del caballo y del jinete.

"Los caballos en el exterior comenzaron a meterse, y fue ahí cuando quedamos muy apretados", dijo Marquez, "pero eso no la molestó para nada. Es auténticamente una buena potra".

El registro oficial de la carrera dice que Diadura "avanzó alrededor de la segunda línea por la curva, se abrió camino entre las rivales por tres hileras, donde la rival interior [54-1 Princess La Quinta] la empujó contra la exterior [Lisa’s Premier] y, aunque tropezó en ese momento, tomó el mando en los tresdieciseisavos y avanzó claramente con un poco de presión del lado derecho".

Benner Island salió segunda, tres cuartos de cuerpo delante de R Naja, también de Florida.

Los comisarios de la carrera y los jinetes que competían no impugnaron el resultado.

Los vientos que impulsaron a Royalty Princess en las primeras fracciones estuvieron para confrontar a Diadura en su carrera hacia la meta: llevaba una ventaja de tres cuerpos cuando alcanzó los seis furlongs en 1:11.70, y terminó la competencia en

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1:25.10. Sus apostadores fueron recompensados con un pago de $5.

"Ves a todos estos caballos que vienen de [carreras de] cinco octavos de milla, y cuando van a las de siete octavos, enloquecen", dijo Marquez. "Pasaron 22 y 44 [segundos], y mi potra es muy versátil... puedes hacer lo que quieras con ella... por eso ahorré terreno y, cuando pulsé el gatillo, ella respondió".

Diadura llegó a la carrera después de un par de desempeños de un minuto, sencillos e implacables, el 5 de agosto en Arlington, donde ganó por primera vez por medio cuerpo.

Criada por Inversiones FI, Diadura es hija de Hard Spun y de Daytime Promise, la yegua de Five Star Day que pertenece a Empyrean Stables y a Two Princesses. Fue comprada por $50,000 en la venta de OBS de agosto del año pasado.

Diadura es la sexta de los potrillos con nombre de Daytime Promise, que también es ganadora de clásicos y de premios por $215,511. Daytime Promise, de 10 años, tiene una potra de un año sin nombre con Gone Astray, y dio a luz a comienzos de este año a un potro, hijo del semental irlandés Wrote. La segunda madre, Roan Promise, también fue ganadora de clásicos.

Michael Stidham, el entrenador de Diadura y de R Naja, tuvo un gran día. Fue especialmente efusivo en sus elogios a Diadura.

"Creo que no hay límites para ella. Es muy, muy talentosa", dijo. "Lo ha demostrado en las mañanas y lo muestra por la tarde, por eso esperamos cosas importantes".

El primer premio, de $42,300, subió sus ganancias a $57,660. ■

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El 10 de septiembre, el entrenador Tom Proctor estaba de humor para experimentar, si puede decirse que un entrenador con su larga experiencia y lista de logros está experimentando.

Florida-bred Caribou Club (#3)

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Para el Laurel Futurity, con $75,000 en premios, le puso anteojeras por primera vez a Caribou Club (un potro de Glen Hill de dos años, criado en Florida y que no contaba con triunfos), y le eligió un jinete que nunca había ganado una carrera clásica.

El resultado fue una recompensa de $6.60 para los que confiaron en el razonamiento de Proctor y una nueva victoria para Glen Hill en otro de los clásicos legendarios de la nación.

Greatbullsoffire, el favorito 4 a 5, salió a una misión desde el principio, marcando un ritmo viable con un primer cuarto de milla en 0:23.01 para la carrera en hierba de 5½ furlongs a lo largo de un hipódromo firme. El campo se cerraba con Greatbullsoffire aferrándose a una ligera ventaja después de media milla, pero Undulated y Caribou Club se acercaban. Estos dos dejaron atrás al cansado

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marcapasos y entablaron un ajustado duelo: Caribou Club, con el buen manejo de su joven jinete, Ashley Castrenze, ganó por el hocico.

"En la recta final, simplemente explotó y se puso a la par de [Undulated]", dijo Castrenze. "[Cuando galopábamos de vuelta] no estaba seguro de haberlo logrado. Estaba mirando la pantalla y el escolta me indicó que fuera [al círculo del ganador] y yo dije «Ah, bien»".

Greatbullsoffire, que había derrotado a Caribou Club en su encuentro anterior por un cuello, quedó a 1½ cuerpos detrás del par ganador.

"Es la segunda vez en la vida que corro un clásico, y la primera que gano uno", señaló Castrenze. "Estaba un poco inmaduro la primera vez que lo monté, así que tuve que retenerle un poco más la cabeza".

Caribou Club llegó al Laurel Futurity después de un tercer puesto en Saratoga, con el jinete de Nueva York Manny Franco.

Completó la distancia de Laurel Futurity en 1:02.59.

Hijo de City Zip y de la yegua de Broken Vow, Broken Dreams, Caribou Club ganó la primera de sus tres carreras y aumentó sus ganancias a $61,700.

Broken Dreams tiene 10 años y es nieta de One Dreamer, la yegua de Glen Hill ganadora de $1.2 millones en la Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Tuvo dos crías con nombre, de las cuales Caribou Club es la primera. También tiene un potro de un año con More Than Ready y uno destetado con Ghostzapper.

‘Jersey Joe’ a bordo cuando ‘Gale’ gana el ‘Ticket’ Con "Jersey" Joe Bravo viajando al país cajún, Majestic Gale (criada en Florida) se alzó con una sencilla victoria en el clásico Happy Ticket que repartió $75,000 para potras de dos años en el hipódromo Louisiana Downs, el 10 de septiembre.

El Happy Ticket fue un evento secundario en un calendario donde se destacaba el Super Derby de $400,000, que Dalmore (criado en Florida) perdió por apenas medio cuerpo.

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Senora Acero; ambas con un 2 a 1 entre siete. dinero para apostar por el producto de Senora Acero largó con una amplia ven- Woodford Thoroughbred.

Montado por Antonio Reyes, Sorryabouttaja, cómoda en las primeras fracciones de la carrera de una milla, consiguiendo el primer nothing tomó la delantera desde el principio y cuarto en 0:24.28 y la media milla en 0:48.63, derribó todas las marcas con facilidad, con una ventaja de cinco cuerpos. Seguía to- pasando sin esfuerzo con una cómoda ventaja davía tres cuerpos adelante después de seis a través de fracciones de 0:23.54, 0:46.68, furlongs en 1:12.21, pero Bravo impulsó a 1:11.47 y 1:37.04, de camino a un tiempo Majestic Gale y alcanzaron a la líder en la final de 1:50.45 para nueve furlongs, ganando recta final. Rápidamente pasaron a Senora la carrera más importante de Vancouver, Acero, y Majestic Gale cruzó la meta con 4½ grado 3, por 2½ cuerpos.

Un par de improbables ganadores cuerpos en el claro y un tiempo en la pista cruzaron la meta después de Sorryaboutfirme de 1:36.58.

Senora Acero llegó en segundo puesto, nothing: Crazy Prophet (15 a 1) llegó segundo y Stanz in Command (7 a 1) fue sacándole 1¼ cuerpos a Big Game Baby. tercero, a un cuerpo de distancia del favorito Majestic Gale pagó $6.20.

El premio del ganador significó $45,000 Opportunist (6 a 5), que cruzó en cuarto lugar.

Hasta el British Columbia Derby, Sorpara el propietario, Allan Peterson. Majestic Gale es hija de Majestic Warrior y Crystal Min- ryaboutnothing había estado en una caída prouet, de Theatrical, criada por Kinsman Stud y longada. Pasó la mayor parte de su vida en los establos de Doug O’Neill en el Sur de Calientrenada por Joe Sharp.

Fue vendida a OBS en marzo por $75,000; fornia, y su única victoria había llegado por ha ganado sus últimas dos carreras y la ganan- una descalificación del comisario en una carrera Maiden en Del Mar, en noviembre. Salió cia de su trayectoria es de $62,096.

Crystal Minuet tiene 12 años, y sus cuatro tercero en Dressed in Hermes, el bien considpotrillos que corren han ganado. Crystal Sym- erado clásico de Pasadena en Santa Anita, en phony, la segunda yegua de Majestic Gale, fue marzo; esta fue su primera carrera en la hierba, ganadora de varios clásicos en Florida del Sur, y es medio hermana de Adverse, clasificada para carreras clásicas. La línea materna se remonta a Amerigo Lady, la yegua de Rokeby de la década de 1960, ganadora de importantes eventos en ambas costas y madre de Pass the Glass, ganadora de Florida-bred Sorryaboutnothing varios clásicos. ■ pero luego se esfumó, terminando fuera del Sorryaboutnothing: sin mea culpa tablero en sus siguientes cinco carreras, denCon nueve minutos para la largada, nadie tro y fuera del césped, a menudo contra comse disculpaba por batir a Sorryaboutnothing, petidores poco destacados.

Troy Taylor se hizo cargo del entrenamiento criado en Florida, de improbable ganador 14 a 1 a tercera opción 9 a 2 en el British Columbia de Repent, un caballo castrado, cuando fue enDerby (G3) en Hastings, el 10 de septiembre. viado al norte, a Edmonton y Northlands Park, Minutos más tarde, después de que ga- donde quedó sexto en su debut canadiense, el nara y pagara $11.70, lo único que lamen- Canadian Derby grado 3, corriendo 1 3/8 miltaron fue no haber tenido más tiempo o más las en la pista principal el 20 de agosto.

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En la primera carrera con Taylor, Sorryaboutnothing jamás mostró interés durante el Canadian Derby, cuando su jinete era D. G. Lopez. Taylor, uno de los principales entrenadores en el noroeste del Pacífico, decidió ponerle anteojeras al caballo en preparación para el British Columbia Derby, y designó a Reyes para la silla de montar.

Ambos se sorprendieron cuando Sorryaboutnothing -que OBS compró en marzo de 2015 por $220,000- se convirtió en la brisa de un disparo con 0:58 3/5 seis días antes de la carrera.

Con enfoque renovado, Sorryaboutnothing estuvo afilado desde el principio, superando fácilmente todos los desafíos al tiempo ofreció a Taylor y a su propietario, Glen Todd, su primera victoria en el BC Derby.

La carrera tenía un premio de 150,000 dólares canadienses ($114,959 estadounidenses), y su segundo triunfo en 11 carreras le valió $63,220 (estadounidenses). Ha ganado 109,891 dólares en su historial.

Sorryaboutnothing es hijo de Royal Card, una yegua de 10 años clasificada para el clásico, de Chapel Royal. Su segunda madre, Pigeon Pea, produjo a De Bertie, la yegua ganadora de varios clásicos de grado. ■

El potro de un año mejor pagado en la venta de septiembre de Keeneland, acontecida del 12 al 25 de septiembre, tenía conexiones características con la industria de los pura sangre en Florida, tanto a través del comprador como de la base de su pedigrí.

El hijo de Tapit se vendió como Hip 399 durante el segundo día. Como agente, J. J. Crupi, que tiene su Crupi New Castle Farm en Ocala, ofreció $1.2 millones.

"En primer lugar, es hijo de Tapit. Tuvimos a Sweet Loretta y a varios otros de Tapit que podían correr de verdad, así que volvimos a la fuente", dijo Crupi. "Es un hermoso potro con un andar grandioso. No queríamos irnos de la subasta sin él".

El 3 de septiembre, Sweet Loretta terminó en un empate con Pretty City Dancer, que

también es de Tapit, en la carrera grado 1 Spinaway en Saratoga. Sweet Loretta corre para St. Elias Stable de Vincent Viola y la entrena Todd Pletcher. Crupi cuenta a St. Elias entre sus muchos clientes, y también ha acondicionado a muchos de los mejores caballos que entrena Pletcher en su New Castle Farm, como el campeón y ahora importante padrillo Uncle Mo, Stopchargingmaria y Stay Thirsty.

Crupi dijo que el potro de Tapit finalmente será enviado a Pletcher para correr, pero no reveló el nombre del cliente para el que compró este ejemplar de un año.

El potro tordo o ruano consignado por Baccari Bloodstock (agente) desciende de Hooh Why, la yegua de Cloud Hopping criada en Florida. Ahora Hooh Why reside en SF Bloodstock en Kentucky, el criador del costoso potro de Tapit.

Durante su carrera, Hooh Why resultó ganadora de grado 1 del clásico Ashland y fue criada por Gail Gee de Ocala. Ganó 12 de sus Florida-bred 54 carreras y embolsó Royal Jewely $1,244,809 mientras corría para Mark Hoffman y Earl J. Trostrud Jr. Tiene una cría destetada de Speightstown y fue cruzada con Pioneerofthe Nile este año para SF Bloodstock.

En el segundo día de la subasta, también se vendió bien Hip 326, un

Royal Jewely, de Florida, gana Winter Melody Para Royal Jewely, la potra de 4 años criada en Florida, la compañía que encontró en su segunda largada en Delaware Park, el 14 de septiembre, resultó mucho más agradable que la de la primera vez.

En el clásico Winter Melody, de $50,000, ninguna de las cuatro potras rivales se llamaba "I’m a Chatterbox". Royal Jewely llevó la delantera desde la largada hasta la meta, marcando un éxito de 5¾ cuerpos en este evento de 1 1/16 millas.

Royal Jewely, el mayor precio en el tablero a mejor que 6 a 1, parecía dispuesta a enmendar su única aparición diurna en Delaware, el

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Hip 399

potro criado en Florida, hijo del difunto padrillo líder irlandés Street Cry con Elusive Lady, de Van Nistlerooy, que fue adquirido por $500,000. Elusive Lady, medio hermana del clasificado para los clásicos Sir Silver Fox, ganó el clásico Tempted de grado 3 y tuvo lugar en otros eventos de grado durante su carrera en las pistas.

El potro tordo o ruano fue consignado por Woods Edge Farm de Peter O’Callaghan, y Shadwell Estate Company hizo la oferta final.

Fue criado en Florida por GoldMark Farm, LLC de Ocala, en sociedad con Darley, el stud del jeque Mohammed bin Rashind Al Maktoum en Lexington, Kentucky.

Elusive Lady tiene una potra destetada con Cross Traffic, y fue cruzada nuevamente con Cross Traffic este año. ■

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11 de junio en Obeah Handicap, cuando salió última de cinco frente a I’m a Chatterbox, ganadora de varios premios de grado 1.

Hizo un viaje corto a la Shore el 3 de julio y se recuperó con una convincente victoria en una carrera sobre hierba de 1 1/16-millas en condiciones de reclamo opcionales en Monmouth, y entró en el Melody Winter como una brisa, completando tres furlongs en 0:37, cuatro días antes de la carrera.

Gerald Bennett, que algo sabe sobre el desarrollo de talentos de primera clase después de haber entrenado a Catalina Red en sus comienzos, dijo que había tenido problemas para encontrar un lugar donde su potra corriera, y que a eso se debía la suspensión de dos meses entre carreras.

"No estaban dadas las condiciones adecuadas para ella, que está entre la clase superior y un precio de reclamo de $35,000", contó a Wire to Wire. "Ella galopa fuerte y se mantuvo en forma, así que eso no me preocupaba, y sus últimas carreras fueron bastante buenas".

Antes de ese encuentro con I’m a Chatterbox, que Bennett marca como un hito, Royal Jewely había salido segunda por un cuello en Parx, el 5 de junio.

"En esa carrera apenas le ganaron, y hay un motivo para ello: estaba en el cajón de largada y el caballo de al lado se encabritó, la pisó y le arrancó la herradura antes de que largaran. La veterinaria me lo contó; me trajo la herradura después de la carrera", dijo. "¿Por qué salió con 6 a 1 en esta carrera?

No te puedo decir".

Erick Rodriguez, que fue su jinete en el Obeah y la había llevado al séptimo lugar en Presque Isle en agosto de 2015, siguió las instrucciones de Bennett al pie de la letra y la llevó directo al frente en el Winter Melody.

"Antes la había montado como algunos otros entrenadores prefieren que monte a sus caballos, dejando el caballo atrás y ahorrando energía para una carrera rápida, pero el miércoles le dije «Llévala al frente» y eso es precisamente lo que hizo", afirmó Bennett.

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Michael Reynolds es copropietario y cocriador de Royal Jewely, que pagó $14.80 y lleva ganadas ocho de sus 20 competencias.

El primer premio del Winter Melody, de $30,000, hizo ascender las ganancias de su carrera a $166,530. Helen Reynolds y Shamrock Thoroughbreds también aparecen en la lista de criadores, y Anthony Piarulli, como copropietario.

Royal Jewely es hija de City Place con Sheila’s Outback, de Formal Dinner. Sheila’s Outback nunca ganó en las pistas pero produjo a dos ganadores, como My Place or Yours, hermano directo de Royal Jewely. La quinta madre de Royal Jewely, Moment of Truth, produjo a Convenience (ganadora de Glen Hill grado 1), al rapidísimo Indulto y a Quick Decision, clasificado para carreras clásicas en hierba.

Antes de Winter Melody, Royal Jewely había salido tercera en la Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies.

Bennett dijo que tenía en mente el clásico HBPA, de $100,000, del 6 de octubre en Presque Isle, como la próxima carrera para Royal Jewely. En el largo plazo, después de regresar a sus cuarteles de frío en Tampa en noviembre, consideraría las carreras Sunshine Millions y Claiming Crown en Gulfstream este invierno. ■

Bridlewood se une a Coolmore por un potro de $2 millones George Isaacs, de la Bridlewood Farm de Ocala, y Coolmore reunieron $2 millones para comprar a Hip 561, hijo de Tapit, un

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padrillo líder, con Ponche de Leona, de Ponche. Sucedió el 14 de septiembre, el tercer día de la venta de potros de un año de Keeneland. El potro tordo o ruano consignado por Eaton Sales (agente) es medio hermano de Mucho Macho Man, Caballo del Año criado en Florida en 2013 y ganador de la Breeders’ Cup Classic (grado 1), y del clasificado Mucho Mans Gold.

"En mi opinión, era el mejor Tapit de la subasta", le dijo Isaacs a Wire to Wire. "Había mirado a varios otros, pero este tenía un físico superior, y nosotros estamos tratando de adquirir potenciales sementales. Lo había cotizado entre $1.5 y $1.75 millones pero, como pasa con la mayoría de los que están en este nivel, tuvimos que subir la apuesta para conseguirlo. Habíamos hecho la oferta más baja por el potro Scat Daddy, que se vendió por $3 millones, pero cuando Coolmore nos pidió que consideráramos asociarnos para este potro, pudimos repartir un poco el riesgo y llevarlo a casa".

A comienzos de este año, Bridlewood también unió fuerzas con Coolmore para comprar a Moonshine Memories, una yegua baya que se vendió como Hip 179 por $650,000 en la venta de potros de un año de Fasig-Tipton Saratoga. Es hija de Malibu Moon con Unenchantedevening, de Unbridled’s Song, lo que la convierte en medio hermana de Indian Evening, un ganador de clásicos.

Isaacs también afirmó que llevarían al potro a Ocala, y que los planes son que corra con el nombre de Bridlewood. La Bridlewood Farm es propiedad del presidente de Liberty Media, John Malone de Parker, Colorado.

"Será domado y entrenado en Bridlewood", dijo Isaacs. "Cuando hayamos podido domarlo y probarlo un poco, decidiremos a qué entrenador lo enviamos".

El potro tordo o ruano de un año fue criado en el Brushwood Stable de Betty Moran.

Moran la compró a una consignación de Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services en la venta de Keeneland de 2014, preñada de Distorted Humor, por $650,000.

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que Bridlewood Farm compra en la subasta de Keeneland en septiembre. El jueves, Bridlewood compró a Hip 226, una potra de Medaglia d’Oro, hija de Bubbler, la yegua clasificada y ganadora de clásicos, y de Distorted Humor. La potra baya oscura o marrón provenía de la consignación del agente Clearsky Farms.

Mandy Pope, de Citra, también estuvo ocupada en la venta de Keeneland del 14 de septiembre: compró dos potras de Tapit que se vendieron consecutivamente, por un total de $2.5 millones, a nombre de su Whisper Hill Farm.

La primera fue Hip 581, una potra baya hija de Quiet Flight, que es hermana directa de Quiet Dance. Esta, a su vez, es madre de St. Liam de la Breeders’ Cup Classic (grado 1), de los ganadores de carreras de grado Quiet Giant y Congressional Honor, y de otros tres caballos de carreras clásicas. Quiet Giant también es madre de Gun Runner, ganador de segundo grado. Tanto Quiet Flight como Quiet Dance son hijas de Quiet American. La potra de un año fue consignada por Lane’s End, que actuó como agente de Mt. Brilliant Farm. ■

El elegante velocista de Navarro, criado en Florida, impacta con una victoria en el Hall of Fame

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El 17 de septiembre, aunque solo se enfrentaba a cuatro contrincantes en la carrera de $100,000, el clásico Hall of Fame en Parx, a Delta Bluesman le resultó difícil encontrar el camino para llegar a la meta. Y eso que era un favorito importante por 4 a 5.

Sin embargo, cuando encontró un espacio en el barandal, el hijo de 6 años de Wagon Limit criado en Florida logró una conexión.

Para aquellos que lo hicieron favorito por 4 a 5, llegó un cuerpo antes que Pomeroy’s Package, otro caballo criado en Florida.

El segundo en la carrera, un improbable ganador con 33 a 1, portaba un total de 124 libras, dándole cuatro a sus rivales. Pero volvió a aparecer en la foto un cuello adelante del segundo favorito, Rainbow Heir. También cri-

ado en Florida, Always Sunshine quedó a solo una cabeza en un final ajustado, y a 22 cuerpos de Trouble Kid, en el último lugar. El campo estaba reducido por tres rasguños tardíos.

Delta Bluesman, criado por Denis Dwyer y propiedad de Monster Racing Stables, está entrenado por Jorge Navarro, que ha recogido una larga lista de veloces animales de Florida que, además del ganador del Hall of Fame clasificado, incluye este año a las velocistas ganadoras de clásicos, XY Jet y Catalina Red. Entre finales de la primavera y principios del verano, Delta Bluesman había ganado cuatro carreras consecutivas, aunque fue desclasificado en el clásico Decathlon de Monmouth. La racha tuvo su cima en la victoria en Smile, de grado 2, en Gulfstream el 2 de julio y terminó con su primera carrera en Saratoga, en contra de adversarios de grado 1 en la A. G. Vanderbilt del 30 de julio, cuando el castrado ruano terminó en un cuarto lugar problemático después de A. P. Indian, Holy Boss y Catalina Red. En el Hall of Fame de cinco furlongs, Delta Bluesman fue derrotado por primera vez en la largada desde que su carrera dio un vuelco en primavera, pero se recuperó para correr junto al barandal antes de la curva, corriendo cuarto pero atento al ritmo marcado

por Pomeroy’s Package.

Encajonado entre Pomeroy’s Package, que marcaba el ritmo por delante, y con Abiding Star por el exterior, el jinete Emisael Jaramillo buscó desesperadamente un espacio para avanzar, por adentro o por afuera. Se estaba haciendo tarde, pero se produjo una brecha alrededor de las 100 yardas antes de la meta cuando el líder se desvió un poco en la recta final, abriendo paso al final ganador de Delta Bluesman.

Los tiempos de las fracciones de la carrera en pista rápida fueron 0:22.03 y 0:45.27, con un final de 0:57.45.

El ganador, que pagó $3.60, no proviene de una línea materna repleta de ganadores de carreras clásicas.

Su madre, Smoke Alarm, fue una hija ganadora de Darn That Alarm que ganó $149,380. Además de Delta Bluesman, produjo a Alarming Fleet con Northern Afleet, que corrió 80 carreras y ganó 15, y un total de $238,151.

La tercera madre de Delta Bluesman, la yegua británica Rhinestone II, produjo a Census, un muy buen corredor de carreras de obstáculos que ganó $406,754, un monto considerable en esa disciplina.

En total, Delta Bluesman ha ganado 10 de las 45 carreras en las que participó. En octubre de 2014, Navarro lo compró por

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$30,000 en una carrera de reclamo. Desde entonces, Delta Bluesman salió primero en nueve de las 22 carreras que corrió. La paga de $60,000 del sábado llevó sus ganancias a $511,437. ■

Dominar el Dominio Victory to Victory, de Live Oak Plantation, no salió ganadora en sus primeros dos intentos, pero el 18 de septiembre tuvo todas las conexiones necesarias para el éxito en el clásico Natalma en Woodbine.

Wesley Ward, que había ganado sus cuatro carreras anteriores, incluso el clásico Monmouth’s Colleen en agosto, después de haber salido novena en junio, en el grupo 2 de Norfolk en Ascot.

Red Lodge desempeñó un papel importante al comienzo de la Natalma. Después de tropezar en la largada con Will She, siguió a su rival durante los primeros tres cuartos de milla, en los que Will She hizo tiempos de fracciones de 0:22.69, 0:45.37 y 1:10.42.

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Florida-bred Victory to Victory

Victory to Victory era una de las cuatro corredoras puestas por Mark Casse, ocho veces ganador del Sovereign Award, que ganó otras seis carreras sobre hierba de grado 1 para potras de dos años. Es hija de Points of Grace, la yegua de 11 años, campeona sobre hierba en 2009.

Pero los apostadores estaban concentrados en los desempeños anteriores, que indicaban sus dos fracasos en eventos Maiden: un quinto lugar después de 5½ furlongs en Saratoga, y una derrota por medio cuerpo en la preparación de siete furlongs para Natalma, que finalmente ganó Tapa Tapa Tapa, aunque no impactó mucho en el evento del domingo.

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en un duelo corto en una recta, que luego abandonaron cuando Victory to Victory, no muy lejos de la cabeza y mostrando una mejor concentración gracias a las anteojeras, recuperó seis hileras, se puso a la cabeza en el tramo medio y ganó lejos, por 2½ cuerpos, montada por Florent Geroux.

Stormy Perfection fue una amenaza clara desde muy atrás y se puso a medio cuerpo de Victory to Victory en el tramo medio, antes de que la ganadora la rechazara. Stormy Perfection quedó 1 ½ cuerpos delante de la tercera, Beat Thebenchmark, con Thora Barber, otra responsabilidad de Casse, en cuarto lugar. Red Lodge y Will She quedaron en los puestos 12 y 13 respectivamente, de un total de 14.

El tiempo para la milla en una pista firme fue de 1:35.24.

En términos monetarios, el triunfo en la carrera de $253,400 le valió $17.70 a sus apostadores y $150,000 a Live Oak, con otra recompensa para la empresa Charlotte Weber en forma de todos los gastos pagados a la Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, de $1 millón, el 4 de noviembre en Santa Anita.

Catch a Glimpse, entrenada por Mark Casse y montada por Geroux, consiguió puntos en ambos eventos antes de ganar el título de Caballo del Año en Canadá.

Al hablar de Victory to Victory, Geroux dijo: "Es muy útil saber si tu caballo reacciona rápidamente. Salió de inmediato del cajón de largada. A partir de ahí, tomé una buena posición, sin sacudidas. Ella se acomodó muy bien y, al girar hacia la meta, me dio una patada muy agradable. Las anteojeras ayudaron. Fue la gran diferencia. Había [corrido] de manera irregular en las dos primeras carreras".

Según Norm, entrenador asistente e hijo de Casse, esa irregularidad había hecho que la hija de Exchange Rate no mostrara su mejor forma hasta la Natalma.

"Creemos que es una yegua muy talentosa", dijo. "Desde el principio fue bienintencionada. La valoramos lo suficiente como para enviarla a Saratoga. Tal como Florent mencionó, al principio era irregular. Creo que las anteojeras fueron la gran diferencia.

Sabíamos que era una yegua talentosa, y finalmente está comenzando a entender".

La tercera madre de Points of Grace fue Cast the Die, la talentosa velocista del noreste que corrió para el Hickory Tree Stable y formó parte de un trío de ganadores de clásicos, junto a sus dos hermanos directos: Hagley y Dr. Riddick.

La familia se remonta a Flambino, una ganadora del clásico Gazelle que salió tercera después de los machos en la carrera de Belmont en 1927 y, lo que es más importante, que junto al ganador de Triple Crown de 1930, Gallant Fox, produjo a Omaha (ganador de Triple Crown en 1935), a Flares (ganador de clásicos británicos) y a las elegantes corredoras Fleam y Anaflame. ■

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By MIKE MULLANEY & BROCK SHERIDAN

trainer Jose Pinchin, who, while confident, has admitted to feeling some heat lately as well.

HALLANDALE BEACH – “An unbelievable race! The thing that’s freaky about ringing wet from a warm and muggy South Florida day, nearly exhausted from expend- this horse is, he puts his competition away at the head of ing energies in the lead-up to a half-million lane and Cornelio has a tough time keeping him endollar race, the In Reality winner was clearly relieved gaged,” Pilcher said. “You watch him go to the front, slow the pace down. This horse ran a 44 [second quarter-mile] when he entered the winner’s circle.

Then Gulfstream Park photographer Leslie Martin, last time and he just went out there and rated in 48 … 2sensing a great photo op, asked Bert Pilcher to back out, year-olds don’t do that kind of stuff. This horse has the most unbelievable mind to do that. I call him ‘Einstein.’” then re-enter while leading his colt into the enclosure.

Meanwhile, the 48-year-old Velasquez is enjoying “He’s a lot more tired than the horse,” one of Pilcher’s friends called out moments after Three Rules had laid the ride of his life.

“The horse won easy,” he said. “I wanted to go easy down the law Oct. 1 against 11 other 2-year-olds in the finale of the Florida Sire Stakes. If all goes as well as on the lead and wait until the last quarter to ask him a lithoped and he makes it to Santa Anita for the $2 million tle bit, but when I saw [on the infield TV] that I had it Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on Nov. 5, juveniles from won, I decided to save him for next time.”

A national championship likely will be on the line other precincts are going to need to beat this brilliant “next time.”

Florida-bred who gets more and Three Rules became the ninth more impressive as the distances . colt to sweep the male division of get longer and the competition I wanted to go easy on the lead the Florida Sire Stakes, his previgets steeper.

It might be a day that can’t and wait until the last quarter to ous victories in the $200,000 Dr. come and go fast enough for ask him a little bit, but when I Fager Aug. 6 and the $300,000 Affirmed on Sept. 3 placing him Pilcher of Ocala, Fla., who saw [on the infield TV] that on a roster that includes Eclipse about an hour before the In Reality confided to The Florida I had it won, I decided to save champions Smile and Big Drama. The newest FSS Triple Horse that the pressure of camhim for next time.

Crown winner won the three paigning an undefeated star-on—Jockey Cornelio Velasquez races by a combined 22½ lengths. the-rise has been taking a toll.

Three Rules tripped the timer “I’m really nervous,” he said, momentarily excusing himself from a table of support- at every call in the In Reality – :23.68, :48.12, 1:12.79 ers. “I’ve never been ‘here’ before, never had a horse this and 1:37.81 – and completed the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.63 over a “good” track. Thegreatcollection had 8¼ lengths good, never ran my own horse in a race like this.”

When all was said and done, those documenting the on the third-place, 103-1 Don’t Come Knockin, with In Reality will say Three Rules hit the wire 10 lengths second-choice Front Loaded checking in fourth, threeahead of Thegreatcollection; those who witnessed the quarter lengths farther back.

Under the name of his Shade Tree Thoroughbreds, race will be quick to add that all was said and done long Pilcher bred Three Rules – a son of Northwest Stud stalbefore the winner reached the wire.

Cordially entertaining the 60-1 He’s the One through lion Gone Astray out of Joy Rules, by Full Mandate – in the first half-mile, Three Rules – making his first start partnership with Geoff Roy of Stouffville, Ont., and Tom around two turns – opened a three-length lead that, al- Fitzgerald of Toronto.

He paid $2.60 and earned $300,000, boosting his camost alarmingly, quickly grew to nine on the turn. The stretch run was little more than a public gallop under reer bankroll to $680,640. That total could be substanCornelio Velasquez, much to the relief of Pilcher and tially higher next month.

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“It’s always been the goal that we’d give it a shot. This horse is something. I’d like a Florida-bred to win the Breeders’ Cup [Juvenile],” said Pilcher, who certainly was feeling the love while surrounded by media and supporters after the race.

“I want to thank Jose Pinchin, he’s done a super job. I want to thank Cornelio, who has been super and has schooled him in every race.”

If successful in the Juvenile, Three Rules would join previous Florida-bred winners Gilded Time and Brocco, who scored in 1992 and ’93, respectively.

Florida-bred Three Rules capturing the In Reality.

MY DEAR GIRL

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Cajun Delta Dawn was the second horse on the day going for a Florida Sire Stakes sweep having won the $200,000 Desert Vixen on Aug. 6 and the $300,000 Susan’s Girl on Sept. 3, the first two legs of the 2-year-old filly division. However, like R Kinsley Doll in the Meadow Star, Cajun Delta Dawn did not pick up a win in the third leg as she could not overcome the 13 post position, a hot jockey in Tyler Gaffalione and the up and coming Dude Fantasy.

Gaffalione, who rode Dude Fantasy to victory in the My Dear Girl, had earlier on the day won the Foolish Pleasure division of the Florida Sire Stakes with Awesome Banner, the Our Dear Peggy Stakes with Silver Diva and a maiden special weight with Union Brass.

It took a smart ride by Gaffalione to win his fourth race of the day, the $500,000 My Dear Girl, as Dude Fantasy hit the finish line three-quarters of a length in front of Surprise Wedding in second with Fleet Dude third. The My Dear Girl featured a field of 13 2-yearold fillies that went 1 1/16 miles on the main track.

Bet down to 9-5, Cajun Delta Dawn broke alertly from the 13 post position and managed to get just to the outside of frontrunner Sweet Tooth Haven as they went around the clubhouse turn and then onto the backstretch.

Meanwhile, Dude Fantasy was content to race further back in eighth after a first quarter in :23.92. But

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Dude Fantasy started picking up horses as the field went opened up, I just went on. I’d really like to thank Donald down the back straight. By the time they passed the half- Dizney for letting me ride this filly and Ralph Nicks and mile point in :48.59, Dude Fantasy was fourth behind his crew did a terrific job getting her ready for this race.”

Dude Fantasy is a homebred product of Donald Sweet Tooth Haven, Cajun Delta Dawn and Hello Juliet.

Dude Fantasy continued to move up around the turn Dizney and is trained by Ralph Nicks. Nicks said she has shown promise from the as stablemate Fleet Dude made when she first arrived from the lead momentarily before Cajun Delta Dawn found her . I just waited and Dizney’s Double Diamond Farm in Ocala. best stride and took over turning waited and when a hole opened “She was in the sale, she for home. By then Dude Fantasy up, I just went on. wasn’t sold so she went back was looking for racing room in an effort to get around Cajun —Jockey Tyler Gaffalione home.” Nicks said. “They did a great job with her at Double DiDelta Dawn.

A hole opened between Cajun Delta Dawn and Fleet amond. She came in here like an old horse – she’s never Dude and Dude Fantasy shot through the gap and took made any mistakes and that wins a lot of baby races. She up the challenge with the favorite. Dude Fantasy put ran like the first time. She settled and came through beaway the Cajun Delta Dawn and raced to the finish a tween horses that day. Everything we’ve ever done with half-length in front of a late running Surprise Wedding her has been easy to accomplish. [In the stretch] I was in second with Fleet Dude third and Cajun Delta Dawn hoping Cornelio [Velasquez, on Fleet Dude] on Mr. Dizney’s other horse would give her a break. He was tryfourth. The final time was 1:46.39.

“The race set up beautifully for me,” Gafflione said. ing to keep her pinned down behind David’s filly [Cajun “The speed on the outside went and I just followed Cajun Delta Dawn]. But fortunately, Tyler was aggressive Delta Dawn the whole way. Around the turn, I knew I enough and pushed her out and she prevailed at the end.”

Dude Fantasy is by First Dude, who stands at Double had a lot of horse even though I had a horse to the outside of me. But I just waited and waited and when a hole Diamond Farm, and is out of Dixieland Fantasy, by Dix-

The race set up beauti“ fully for me

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Florida-bred Dude Fantasy triumphs in the My Dear Girl

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neck behind R Kinsley Doll in the Jewel Princess.

R Quick Temper got out of the gate first from the one post with R Kinsley Doll also breaking well from post five. As they began to settle into stride, Ballet Diva went MEADOW STAR for the lead with R Kinsley Doll just to her outside with She’s Incredible, who was a maiden coming into the R Quick Temper another length back in third with Silent $150,000 Meadow Star division of the Florida Sire Prayer running a comfortable fourth as they went the Stakes, started the day with an first quarter-mile in :23.78. upset over her fellow 3-year-old Meanwhile, jockey Jose Rios on fillies. The Meadow Star went a She’s Incredible was comfort. She didn’t get too much able in fifth. mile on the main track that was listed as muddy and sealed.

Down the backstretch, Ballet dirt in her face although she did R Kinsley Doll and jockey Diva tried to put some distance go a little bit wide. I felt real Tyler Gaffalione went to the gate between her and the others but good [at the quarter pole] be- as they approached the far turn, as the heavy favorite at 4-5 after winning the $150,000 Three cause around the turn, you think R Kinsley Doll moved up to Ring Aug. 6 and the $150,000 she is going to fall back. But as challenge with She’s Incredible Jewel Princess Sept. 3, the first soon as she switched to her right also moving closer after a halftwo legs of the 3-year-old filly dimile in :47.24. lead she kicks on again, so I vision of the Florida Sire Stakes.

Ballet Diva and R Kinsley She’s Incredible had chased R was pretty confident around the Doll went head and head until Kinsley Doll in both but was only quarter pole. —Fernando Abreu midway on the far turn when R Kinsley Doll went to the lead able to finish fifth in the six furlong Three Ring and third in seven furlong Jewel from between horses. But She’s Incredible was still a Princess. Therefore she was let go as the third choice at threat on the outside as those three turned for home in 6-1 as Ballet Diva was 7-5 based on finishing just a tandem. R Kinsley Doll kept a slight edge until they hit ieland Band. She earned $300,000 in the My Dear Girl which increased her bankroll to $331,000. She is now undefeated in two starts. She paid $9.60.—By Brock Sheridan

Florida-bred She’s Incredible takes the Meadow Star

Jockey Jose Rios rode her “good

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Florida-bred Awesome Banner wins the Foolish Pleasure

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Breeders’ Sales April sale of 2015 where she brought $20,000 from the consignment of Ocala Stud, agent.

Abreu signed the ticket on the filly that day.

—By Brock Sheridan FOOLISH PLEASURE

Few things stir the soul like a stretch-long duel between two closely matched horses, and the $150,000 Foolish Pleasure provided the second consecutive such finish between Jacks or Better Farm’s Awesome Banner and Champion equine’s Mr. Kisses.

As the case in their previous meeting, the verdict went to Awesome Banner. Having beaten Mr. Kisses by a neck in the Sept. 3 Prized, the second leg of the FSS series for 3-year-olds, Awesome Banner nosed his rival in the Foolish Pleasure.

You know it’s funny,” winning trainer Mark Casse told The Florida Horse later. “We won the Foolish Pleasure at Gulfstream by a nose, then about 15 seconds later we lost by a nose [with Conquest Tsunamai] at Woodbine.”

All in all, not a bad day for the far-flung Casse operation, which won the Foolish Pleasure with Awesome Banner for Jacks or Better Farm; won the $175,000 Lukas Classic with John Oxley’s Noble Bird at Churchill, then later in the day at Gulfstream took

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the eighth pole when She’s Incredible kicked into high gear and ran past her two rivals, eventually crossing under the wire in 1:37.77.

She’s Incredible is trained by Fernando Abreu, who had started the day by saddling the winner of the first race, so the Meadow Star, which was run as the second race, gave him a training daily double. After the Meadow Star, Abreu said that he was feeling confident coming into the day.

“I had confidence today because [She’s Incredible] was closing last time going [seven furlongs], so it looked like the two favorites didn’t want to go [a mile],” Abreu said. “[Jockey Jose Rios] rode her good today. She didn’t get too much dirt in her face although she did go a little bit wide. I felt real good [at the quarter-pole] because around the turn, you think she is going to fall back. But as soon as she switched to her right lead she kicks on again, so I was pretty confident around the quarter pole.”

She’s Incredible earned $90,000 for William J. Terrill’s Our Sugar Bear Stable LLC and pushed her career earnings to $149,590. It was the first victory from 12 starts for She’s Incredible who is by the Ocala Stud stallion High Cotton and is out of the Distorted Humor mare Undistorted. She was bred in Florida by Vern Heath’s Centaur Farms Inc. of Ocala.

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the $75,000 Panama City with Palm Beach Racing’s Florida-bred Josdesanimaux.

Winning rider Tyler Gaffalione described the contentious pace in the one-mile Foolish Pleasure as a “dogfight” as Mr. Kisses, Danbury and Awesome Banner battled for the lead, with Mr. Kisses posting fractions of :24.01 and :46.46 before Danbury bowed out. Awesome Banner was outside throughout, battling on with Mr. Kisses through an entertaining stretch run. He didn’t reach the front until a couple of strides from the wire.

“He just kept grinding away,” Gaffalione said. “My horse kept digging in, digging in. When he gets in that fight, he does everything he can to get in front.”

Awesome Banner completed the mile in 1:36.84 and paid $3.40. His record now reads 6-2-0 from 10 starts – nine of which came this year – with earnings of $512,335.

“It was quite the horse race,” said Fred Brei, owner of Jacks or Better Farm. “I was expecting that he’d be on the lead by the stretch, but he’s changing, he’s maturing, and it’s really starting to show.

“He’ll go home [to Brei’s Ocala farm] for now and be back for the Mr. Prospector in December.”

Brei bred Awesome Banner, a son of Ocala Stud stallion Awesome of Course out of the Zamindar mare Miranda Stands.

—By Mike Mullaney

PANAMA CITY

There’s no place like home for Josdesanimaux. The 4-year-old Palm Beach Racing homebred daughter of Leroidesanimaux hadn’t fared so well outside of Florida in her last four starts, three of which were in graded company, but back in her native state she swept past the competition to beat open company and win the $75,000 Panama City by 1½ lengths under Luca Panici.

“I can’t say that it was a surprise to me,” trainer Mark Casse said., “But what was a surprise was her odds.”

At the heavy end of 7-1, making her the sixth choice in the field of 10 older fillies and mares, she paid $17.80.

The graded-stakes-winning Florida-bred Daring Kathy set the early pace, getting the opening quarter-mile in :23.25 and the half in :47.17 over a “good” turf course, but the exertions proved too much and the field closed quickly. Another Florida-bred, Pink Poppy, winner of the Wasted Tears Stakes at Gulfstream in her last start, took over, but Panici had Josdesanimaux rolling and they went past with little struggle. Dad’s Princess rallied for second, 2¾ lengths ahead of third-place Pink Poppy.

The winner, who got the mile in 1:36.29, was produced by the Medaglia d’Oro mare Jost d’Oro. She has five wins from 14 starts and she boosted her earnings to $248,726. She is out of Jost d’ Oro by Medalgia d’Oro. —By Mike Mullaney

Florida-bred Josdesanimaux captures the Panama City

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Florida-bred Silver Diva takes the Our Dear Peggy

OUR DEAR PEGGY

Florida-bred Silver Diva officially won her first race last time out when she was placed first through the disqualification of Backstage in a $50,000 maiden claiming in August. But she was almost a victim of the stewards’ decision in the $75,000 Our Dear Peggy Stakes for 2-year-old fillies going a mile on the turf.

However, after a short deliberation, the judges declared Silver Diva a winner giving the gray or roan filly her first stakes victory.

With Tyler Gaffalione aboard, Silver Diva broke sharply from post 10 but not well enough to avoid getting caught four wide going into the first turn.

Gaffalione then took Silver Diva back off the pace of two furlongs in :23.28 set by longshot Creative Talent and eventually settled into eighth of 10 for the run down the backstretch.

Three furlongs from the finish, Silver Diva began to move closer to Creative Talent, who was still on the lead and made the half-mile in :48.42. Around the turn Silver Diva was passing horses with ease and had moved into

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contention at the top of the stretch as Devilish Romance had moved to the front. But Devilish Romance could not hold off Silver Diva who went on to win by a halflength in a final time of 1:38.64. Devilish Romance held on for second with Bahama Halo holding third.

Silver Diva was making her first start for trainer Ronny Werner who praised the filly for her professionalism.

“She had been trending the right way. She breezed really well the only time I breezed her,” Werner said.

“She got checked a little just before the half-mile pole and I didn’t know how bad that hurt her. But she seemed to handle it well and Tyler [Gaffalione] did a great job keeping her in a position. We got hung a little bit wide, but it worked out. She is really a sweetheart and is very professional in everything she does. She makes my job look easy.”

Silver Diva is by Circular Quay out of Chippi, by Trippi. She was bred in Florida by William P. Sorren of Miami Beach and is owned by Arindel of Ocala, Fla. —By Brock Sheridan ■

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Figures prove that the state can boast of top-class racing all year HALLANDALE BEACH – sensational day of racing on the Oct. 1 Florida Sire Stakes program contributed significantly to the growing realization within the thoroughbred industry that Gulfstream Park no longer has an offseason.

Tour de force performances by undefeated Three Rules in the $500,000 In Reality and Dude Fantasy in the $500,000 My Dear Girl graced a program of eight stakes that generated a handle of $9.4 million – an increase of more than 53 percent compared to betting on the third leg of the FSS program in 2015.

Young Florida-bred superstars highlighted the Aug. 6 opening leg of the FSS as well; with Three Rules winning the Dr. Fager and Cajun Delta Dawn taking the Desert Vixen, total handle on the 12-race card reached $7.768 million, a 24.41 percent rise from the 2015 number of $6.244 million. The numbers are especially impressive in that the 12-race card was in competition for the betting dollar with a competitive slate of national races, including Saratoga’s four-stakes Whitney Day program.

The second leg of the FSS series saw Three Rules win the $300,000 Affirmed and Cajun Delta Dawn take the $300,000 Susan’s Girl on a program that generated a handle of $8.1 million – an increase of 46 percent compared to the day of the second leg of the FSS in 2015.

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The Three-leg series had a total handle of $25.3 million compared to $17.9 million in 2015.

While Gulfstream’s winter meet spotlights established stars, the spring and summer meets showcase future stars in a lucrative, comprehensive program for juveniles that has strengthened with each passing year since 2013.

Along with a change in seasons comes a change in focus. Since April 21, more than 100 races for 2-yearolds, including maiden events, allowances and stakes, have been run, providing racing opportunities for all ability levels on the main track and turf, as well as offering attractive handicapping opportunities for bettors, whose support for Gulfstream Park’s product during the spring and summer continues to grow.

“I think there’s definitely a change for the better the past three years when it comes to the 2-year-old program in Florida,” said P.J. Campo, General Man-

ager of Gulfstream Park and Vice President of Racing for The Stronach Group. “Honestly, I think the 2-yearold program in Florida in the summer was beginning to fall apart. Purse money for the Sire Stakes was shrinking and so were opportunities for all ability levels. But we’ve seen a dramatic turnaround. I believe the Sire Stakes is being revitalized, not only in the number of races and purses but also in the amount of money wagered on these races. The public is clearly enjoying wagering on these competitive races, and horsemen throughout North America have supported these positive changes.

“The Stronach Group is committed to growing the summer program in Florida, and I think there’s still significant room to grow the program, as well as summer racing.”

the Sire Stakes is being revitalized, not only in the number of races “I believe and purses but also in the amount of money wagered on these races. ” —P.J. Campo, General Manager of Gulfstream Park and Vice President of Racing for The Stronach Group

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Stakes,” Powell added. “The FSS success has created the highest purses ever achieved for runners, more and more horses being nominated for the Florida Sire Stakes, and great wagering opportunities for bettors that the full fields are producing. The results this year are three huge wagering days on- and off-track at Gulfstream Park for the Florida Sires Stakes and Three Rules heading to the Breeders’ Cup. “We also look forward to growing the FSS 3-yearold program and a continued and very positive working relationship with our partners at Gulfstream and with The Stronach Group.”

The revitalization of the $2.9 million Florida Sire Stakes series since moving to Gulf-

We look forward to growing the FSS 3-year“ old program and a continued and very positive working relationship with our partners at Gulfstream and with The Stronach Group.

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Bill White, president of the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, said the Florida Sire Stakes, formerly the Florida Stallion Stakes when contested as Calder, has been “revived.

“You can go back 25 years ago and Florida was always known for developing 2-year-olds who often times outran their pedigree,” White said, “so this continuation of good 2-year-olds is what South Florida was all about.”

Lonny Powell, CEO of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, said “concerted efforts were put forth particularly by both the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association and Gulfstream Park with enthusiastic participation from owners and trainers to increase opportunities and purses for Florida 2-year olds in the last couple years.

“Those plans and efforts have paid off with the efforts to card more daily overnight races for Florida-breds, more stakes races for state-breds and the explosive growth of the Florida Sire

—Lonny Powell, CEO of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association

stream Park in 2014 further underscores the burgeoning success of the track’s 2-year-old program while providing a dramatic boost to the Sunshine State’s breeding industry.

Shade Tree Thoroughbreds’ Three Rules has carried the banner for Florida-bred thoroughbreds with distinction, romping to victory in all five of his starts at Gulfstream by a total of 31 lengths. The Jose Pinchin-trained son of Gone Astray, who captured the $500,000 FSS In Reality, will be among the favorites in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) to be run Nov. 5 at Santa Anita.

Three Rules’ status as a rising star was reinforced significantly when Gunnevera shipped from South Florida to capture the Grade 2 Saratoga Special Aug. 14. The Antonio Sano-trained Gunnevera had previously finished a solid second behind Three Rules in his debut June 10 and finished fourth behind the victorious Pinchin-trainee after encountering early trouble in the Birdonthewire Stakes July 2. The son of 2011 Florida Derby winner Dialed In graduated July 16 before venturing to Saratoga, where he rallied from last to score by a length in the Special.

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What Makes Ocala/Marion County Ideal for Equine Endeavors

By CYNTHIA MCFARLAND

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nder a wide blue sky the color of a robin’s egg, gently rolling hills stretch to the distant tree line. Lacey veils of Spanish moss drift from the limbs of statuesque oaks—some of which are hundreds of years old—that provide generous shade in pastures where horses graze contentedly.

For those of us fortunate enough to live in Ocala/Mar-

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ion County, Fla., such sights are so much a part of our everyday world that we're at risk of taking them for granted. Perhaps we should take a clue from those many awestruck visitors, who routinely pull off the road to take photos when driving through our horse country.

There are multiple reasons why Ocala/Marion County has earned the moniker, “Horse Capital of the World,” and it's not just about beauty.

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING

It all began nearly a century ago when a Hoosier by the name of Carl Rose arrived in the Ocala area. Although he's now acknowledged as the father of Florida's thoroughbred industry, horses aren't the reason he ended up in the Sunshine State.

In 1916, Rose came south to supervise the building of Florida's first asphalt road. It didn't take this astute

businessman long to realize that the wide swath of soilenriching limestone that ran through much of Marion County had value far beyond road building material.

Rose moved to Ocala in 1918. At the time, land was selling for $5 to $10 an acre. Recognizing a good thing when he saw it, Rose bought up thousands of acres, some of which he would later resell for as much as $200 an acre.

In 1936, he established Rosemere Farm, the first

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HEART OF

Over the years, those farms and training centers have produced: • • • • • • •

50 National Champions 6 Kentucky Derby winners 7 Preakness Stakes winners 6 Belmont Stakes winners 26 Breeders’ Cup champions 6 Horses of the Year 1 Triple Crown winner

The 2015 Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah, might not be a Florida-bred, but, like so many other top racehorses, he was broken and trained here and his bloodline is rich with prominent Florida-breds.

The thoroughbred industry may have put Ocala/Marion County on the equine map, but it didn't stop there.

Today, some 1,500 farms and 57 different breeds of horses can be found here. Those breeds run the gamut of both popular and rare breeds, literally from A to Z, including everything from the Akhal-Teke (a hardy, athletic breed originating in Turkmenistan) to the Zweibrücker, (an elegant German sport horse).

“Everything related to the equine is integrated into who we are as a community,” notes says Kevin Sheilley, president & CEO of Ocala/Marion County Chamber & Economic Partnership. “Because the horse industry is so important, the business community understands what that means. Everything from developers and builders to bankers all understand the unique things that go into a horse property.”

Of course, one of the things horse owners value about this area is that everything you need to breed, raise and train is right here. Literally.

Ocala/Marion County is blessed with an abundance of equine services, from vetOcala/Marion County is widely erinarians and equine hospitals to blacksmiths, equine regarded as one of the world’s dentists, trainers, feed, tack four major sites for thoroughbred and supply stores, horse pact on his home state that breeding and training. transportation companies, is felt to this present day.

It wouldn't be a stretch to say that Needles caused horse trailer manufacturers, and a prominent thoroughbred horsemen to look at Marion County with new insight, as auction company in Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, not the number of the area's thoroughbred farms grew by to mention all the venues for equine activities, whether the proverbial leaps and bounds after his success. By the you're into serious competition or leisurely trail riding.

Just looking at 2013, more than 3,100 horses sold at time of Carl Rose's death in 1963, his dream of Marion County becoming a thriving center of breeding and Ocala Breeders' Sales Company auctions for a gross of over $142 million. In addition to U.S. residents, buyers training centers was evolving into a vibrant reality.

Today, Ocala/Marion County is widely regarded as routinely include those from outside the country, inone of the world's four major sites for thoroughbred cluding Japan, South Korea, and Qatar.

HITS (Horse Shows in the Sun) Ocala Winter Cirbreeding and training. It's home to 431 thoroughbred farms and training centers, nourishing an industry that cuit, an enormously popular annual hunter/jumper comcovers more than 86,000 acres and has an economic im- petition, draws contestants from across North America.

Figures from 2014 reveal that the event had a total inpact on the county of more than $1.3 billion.

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thoroughbred operation in Ocala, where Marion County's first registered thoroughbred—a filly named Rosemere Rose—was foaled in 1939.

Rose was quickly followed by other savvy breeders who realized the benefits of raising horses in the area, and the cornerstone of Marion County's early thoroughbred industry was laid with such operations as Bonnie Heath Farm, Dudley Farm, Ocala Stud and Tartan Farms.

Partners Bonnie Heath and Jack Dudley significantly furthered the fledgling industry with their purchase of Needles, a promising 2-year-old colt who had survived a serious bout of pneumonia as a foal. Needles became Florida’s first national champion and was named Champion 2-Year-Old Colt of 1955. He went on to make history the following year, winning both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes, en route to becoming Champion 3-Year-Old Colt of 1956.

Before Needles, no Florida-bred had even run in the Kentucky Derby, let alone walked away with the coveted blanket of roses. Needles changed the way the world looked at Florida-bred horses and made an im-

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Horse Capital of the World ®

Ocala/Marion County was trademarked in 2007 as The Horse Capital of the World® after an American Horse Council Study detailed the county accounted for more horses and ponies than any other in the United States.

dustry output (revenue) impact of $94 million to the area, while the total value added impact was $60.4 million. During its duration, HITS also contributes to the economy in employment, providing some 1,300 jobs.

Overall, Marion County's horse industry provides 19,209 full-time and part-time jobs.

Another international event attracting widespread

Narrow it Down

Do your realtor and yourself a favor by narrowing down the choices beforehand and determining some of the basics. Only you know if you're flexible on the following details: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Acreage Preferred location in county How many horses you have Discipline you ride Barn type Number of stalls needed Pastures/turnout areas needed Run-in sheds/shelters needed Training track possibilities and size Free walker or other exercise machine Room for cattle or other livestock, if needed Size and construction style of house Bedrooms/bathrooms Nearby school districts

MORE THAN DIRT

People often look at the soil here as compared to, say, the rich, dark soil in farming areas of the Midwest, and think it's nothing but sand. That's not the complete story.

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contestants is CAI Live Oak, a prominent combined driving event held each March. The Florida Horse Park also hosts events throughout the year.

It's also worth mentioning that one advantage to buying a farm in Marion County is the agricultural exemption Florida offers. This can result in a substantial tax break for those using their property for

good drainage in the soil overall, but soil in Marion County can vary--sometimes significantly--depending on the area. Some sections have a much higher clay content, while other spots contain a “heavier” soil and will produce better grass, and still others are predominantly sand. This is another reason you want to use a realtor who specializes in horse farms and knows the area well.

Don't overlook the advantages of the local agriculture extension office. Experts there can help you with soil testing recommendations, seeding, fertilizer and herbicide recommendations, as well as weed identification.

“Often, the people who come to Marion County have had horses a long time, but have never owned land and had to manage it. They're not farmers,” observes Mark Shuffitt, University of Florida/IFAS Marion County extension agent in Ocala.

A prime reason for buying a farm in this area is the ability to have horses on pasture year-round, and raising good grass is farming, whether you think of it that way or not.

“Sometimes people will call when they get it narrowed down to a couple pieces (farms) and ask me to

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“We have a plethora of industry-specific businesses that support the horse industry and not just thoroughbreds, notes Dailey, who specializes in horse properties, as well as commercial and agricultural properties. “We have two feed mills in town, many different vet clinics, tack and supply stores, and inWe have a plethora of industry-specific businesses surance agents who deal dithat support the horse industry and not just thorough- rectly with horse farms.”

Many of those equine busibreds. We have two feed mills in town, many different vet nesses are locally owned by clinics, tack and supply stores, and insurance agents who horse people who have been deal directly with horse farms. —Valerie Dailey closely involved in the industry for many years.

“We have the highest concentration of horse farms here and there's more money generated with horses in this area than any other place in Florida,” says Jay Vina, who has owned Quality Hay Sales in Williston since 2003.

“The feed industry has developed so much in Ocala because we're Horse Capital of the World®. Because “bona fide agricultural purposes.” that's the case, we have a lot of feed stores and a lot of “We all know about the soil and climate here, but competition,” he adds. there are other things that make Marion County so spe“If you have performance or racehorses, you want to cial,” says Valerie Dailey, a realtor with Showcase get the best out of them and you have to feed them accordProperties of Central Florida, who is herself a thor- ingly,” remarks Vina, who encourages owners to share their oughbred owner and breeder in Ocala and an specific needs when trying to find the best hay and feed FTBOA board member. for their horses. “I always ask

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go out with them to see if there are any advantages of one over the other,” says Shuffitt. “Typically, people will call me after they've bought a farm and I go out and can tell them how much it's going to cost per acre to get their pastures in the best condition.”

When shopping for a horse farm, Shuffitt recommends asking several key questions, as these will reveal important things about the quality of the land/pasture: •

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What was it most recently used for? (grazing? horses, cattle, both?)

Has it been vacant and if so, for how long?

When was it last fertilized?

He strongly encourages potential buyers to get their feet dirty, as in, get out there and walk the pastures of the farm you're considering.

“Driving by the pasture you can think it looks good, but getting out and walking the pastures will tell you how much is grass and how much is weed,” he notes. “You can also see the condition of the fences.”

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Shuffitt says a common problem is that people move to the area and overstock their horse pastures. The new farm owner underestimates how hard horses are on land, especially if they've bought property that hasn't been used recently.

“A person can look at a farm and it has knee-deep grass in the middle of growing season, so they buy it and put 10 to 15 horses on a 10-acre field. Those horses eat the grass down and when it goes dormant in the winter, it’s really hard on the pasture. Then five years later they call me because they have no more grass. They overstocked it and didn't replace any nutrients because they never fertilized,” he explains.

“Here, with improved pasture, you should have at least two acres per horse. That way if you do run into drought, you have some margin and you’re not against the wall with overstocking. You can prevent a lot of headaches based on what can happen outside your control weather-wise.”

Shuffitt recommends taking soil samples upon buying a farm, as this will give you a good baseline as to soil condition and needs.

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what kind of operation the person has and what they are doing with their horses. I help people set up a feeding plan according to their budget and what they're trying to accomplish. You shouldn't hesitate to ask questions.”

STATE OF THE MARKET

Things are definitely looking up when it comes to the state of the market for Marion County horse farms.

“The market for horse property is improving.

Marketing a Large Farm

Buying a farm is one thing. Marketing a farm is another, and when that farm is of substantial size, it can be daunting.

George Isaacs, longtime general manager of Bridlewood Farm faced that arduous task when farm owner Arthur I. Appleton died in 2008, the same year the economy collapsed. Isaacs was left looking at an 800-acre farm with significant infrastructure, which would require just the right buyer to step up to the plate.

“Selling a large Thoroughbred farm is not easy, whether you're in Florida or Kentucky. There's a reason you see those pretty pictures in the magazine ads for a long time before the farm sells,” says Isaacs.

Isaacs' first approach in marketing the farm was to sit down and formulate a list of everyone he thought could afford and possibly use a facility like Bridlewood. He then reached out to those individuals via a strategic mailing effort.

“You have to identify your target buyer and design your approach around that,” he notes. “Owning a big horse farm is like buying a large yacht: buying it is the easiest and cheapest event. The fuel, staff, and maintenance costs are the more expensive part of the equation. A person who buys a farm like this must have a real passion for land, horses or whatever purpose they're going to use it for.”

Isaacs eventually chose to hire realtor/broker Valerie Dailey to work with him in selling the farm.

“Valerie was invaluable to me in giving the added expertise on how to market this farm. We designed some very nice ads that I put in strategic publications to put the word out that we were for sale. I think this was the start--to put the word out, and then it was just going to be timing for the right person to come along,” recalls Isaacs, who began marketing the farm in 2008, noting that it took five years to sell.

“You don't sell this type of property overnight,” says Isaacs of the relatively long period of time the farm was on the market. “The Desino brothers (Rob and Chris Desino of Ocala Horse Properties) ended up bringing the Malones to the table.”

John and Leslie Malone purchased the property in August 2013, and are pleased to have the opportunity to continue the farm's history and success that has spanned five decades.

Isaacs' advice on selling a large operation, such as Bridlewood?

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Lately, I've been getting more calls and more interest in larger properties, but the 7- to 20-acre farm is the best seller and has been for quite a while,” notes Joan Pletcher, a longtime Marion County realtor who has lived in Ocala since 1985 and maintains strong ties to the thoroughbred industry.

“Our inventory is getting low, so I think it's kind of right in the middle of a buyer's and seller's market now, however, buyers are very savvy,” Pletcher remarks.

“We're very active in showing properties, and the number of sales has increased from first to second quarter, not just the number, but also the dollar volume,” says Dailey.

“The big commercial properties with tracks are still tough to sell. Most of the properties currently selling are 20 acres or less,” she says, noting that the 20-acre farm is popular because of its flexibility: it works well for people with a few broodmares, as well as those in disciplines such as dressage, driving, and eventing.

Another reason the 20-acre or less farm is so desirable is that it's easier to maintain, and an owner who isn't in the business commercially doesn't necessarily have to hire employees.

“We have listings for a wide variety of farms that would suit any discipline, not just racing. It's trending toward a seller's market, but it's not full-blown yet,” Dailey adds. “We're still not where we were before the meltdown in 2008, when things bottomed out. We're seeing it trends upwards, but properties aren't flying off the shelves yet. Back in 2005 people were buying farms here sight unseen. Not now.”

There was a time when raw land in this area was a hot ticket, since it allowed the buyer to build a farm to their exact specifications. Lately, Dailey finds that most buyers are looking for a “turnkey” farm. “Our society is so fast paced and results-oriented,” she remarks. “People want to find what they need, renovate if necessary, and just get in, rather than take the time to build.”

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“A lot of potential buyers have been in the horse business a long time; they've heard of Ocala and the benefits of this area,” says Pletcher. “We're seeing a good mixture of buyers from South Florida, other states and countries. A lot of this is due to word of mouth and having friends here, plus they see nice properties on the Internet and then they call.”

“What often happens is that people come here for an event or show, come a second time, and the next

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thing you know they're renting a farm. Then they want to buy one because they realize what a great place this is to be,” says Sheilley.

Pletcher finds that more of the competitors and people associated with HITS, along with eventers, are becoming buyers every year. “They realize they get more for their money here, so every year some of these horse people are buying properties,” she notes, adding that breeds other than thoroughbreds have become more prevalent over the last few years.

“We are truly blessed because we have so many different options for the equine person: the upcoming Ocala Jockey Club events, HITS, the Florida Horse Park, our Greenway trails, plus, with all the other breeds that are here we are very diverse,” says Pletcher. “Sometimes a husband likes one discipline and the wife participates in another, and even if the wife is a horse person, while the husband is a golfer, we're covered!”

available than in the past,” Pletcher notes. “I find that people are more prepared when they come to me.

Horse Country They've looked on different websites and pretty well narrowed it down to what they want. That is a good thing. But you still don't get the complete feel for Ocala/Marion County and what it offers by just looking on the Internet.”

For example, Pletcher explains that someone coming here for the first time might not realize the differences in the soil across the county.

“Being in real estate as long as I have been here, you learn the differences in soils in the different areas,” she says. “Soil is a consideration because the soil with more loam grows better grass with deeper roots, and some soils drain better than others. I do try to educate my buyers because I want them to get the right kind of property for what they want to do.”

Another small, but important, detail is how the barn is situated. “You want your barn on an elevated part of the property to take advantage of air movement and avoid water coming into the barn from low areas,” notes Pletcher. “I've also found that when a barn is situated so the openings face East and West, that barn is often 10 to 15 degrees cooler than one with the openings facing North and South.”

Dailey says finding the right farm is all about the “big picture details.” For example, you don't have to know what color barn you want, but you should know the number of stalls you We are truly blessed because we have so many different options for need and if you prefer conthe equine person: the upcoming Ocala Jockey Club events, HITS, crete block, wood or metal.

“Some people are more the Florida Horse Park, our Greenway trails, plus, with all the other interested in the barn set-up, breeds that are here we are very diverse. —Joan Pletcher while others want a nice DO YOUR HOMEWORK house and the barn is secondary,” notes Dailey. “You So what steps should a prospective buyer take to also should decide what big ticket items you'd really like to have versus the things you can live without.” streamline their search for the right property?

For example, if you plan to prep and sell a few year“Do your research online,” Dailey urges. “Look at websites and use the tools on those websites. Ask ques- lings, do you absolutely need a free walker exercise mations. Use a realtor who knows the horse industry. We're chine? If you want to rehabilitate and condition horses, in this to help you find the best place and we know the is it vital that you have a training track and a pond for swimming? None of these amenities are a necessity to business.”

“The Internet has made it convenient for people to the average horse owner, but you may find them invaluJoan Pletcher do their research and there is more information easily able because of your specific plans. ■ SERITA HULT PHOTO

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is the centerpiece of the track’s March 11 Festival Day card, which includes the Grade 2, $200,000 Hillsborough Stakes on the turf course and the Grade 3, $200,000 Florida Oaks, also on the turf. Other Festival Day stakes are the $100,000 Challenger Stakes and the $75,000 Columbia Stakes, which is being renewed as a 1-mile turf event for 3-yearolds (it was last contested as the Chris Thomas Turf Classic in 2009 at a distance of a mileand-an-eighth).

“The increase in stakes purses for the upcoming season reflects the ongoing interest in our racing program throughout the thoroughbred industry,” said Peter Berube, the track’s Vice President and General Manager. “While our graded stakes, especially the 3-year-old races, garner most of the attention, our stakes schedule offers tremendous value for horses in all categories.”

Purse money for the April 2 Florida Cup, consisting of six races for registered Floridabred horses, has been increased 33 percent, with each of the races now worth $100,000 thanks to a collaborative effort by track management, horsemen and the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association to raise the pots.

“We congratulate Tampa Bay and their horsemen for having the vision and desire to keep upgrading their already respectable racing program, said FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell.” When the FTBOA approached track GM Peter Berube about increasing the purses on Florida Cup day he never hesitated and was all-in. Tampa is so beloved and appreciated by our breeders and owners of Florida-breds.

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OLDSMAR, FL. – pair of “Road to the Kentucky Derby” points races and a Festival Day card featuring the 37th edition of the Grade 2, $350,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby highlight a 2016-2017 stakes schedule that is the richest in Tampa Bay Downs history.

The lineup includes 24 stakes races offering almost $3-million in purses. (see advertisement on page 9). Opening Day for the 2016-2017 meeting is Saturday, Nov. 26.

The Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, a mile-and-a-sixteenth race on the main dirt track for 3-year-old Triple Crown candidates, and the Grade 3, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes will award points to the top four finishers toward qualifying for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on May 6 at Churchill Downs. The Kentucky Derby field is limited to 20 horses.

The Sam F. Davis was recently reinstated as an official prep race on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” and will award the first four 3year-olds across the wire 10, 4, 2 and 1 points toward qualifying for the Run for the Roses starting gate. The Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G1), which is part of the “Kentucky Derby Championship Series,” offers 50-20-105 qualifying points to the top four finishers.

Destin, the winner of both the Sam F. Davis and Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby last season, finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby and second by a nose to Creator in the Belmont Stakes (G1) Presented by NYRA Bets.

Two horses have used the Tampa Bay Derby as a springboard to Kentucky Derby glory: Street Sense, winner of both races in 2007, and Super Saver, the third-place finisher in the Tampa Bay Derby before his classic score.

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work closely with the track ownership and management to improve and grow their business along with racing and breeding throughout the Sun Shine State.”

The 2016-2017 stakes schedule begins Saturday, Dec. 3 with the Inaugural Stakes and the Sandpiper Stakes, a pair of

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History $100,000, 6-furlong sprint races for 2-yearolds soon to turn 3.

The second-biggest day on the Tampa Bay Downs stakes schedule is Festival Preview Day Presented by Lambholm South on Feb. 11, featuring the Sam F. Davis. Other stakes on the Feb. 11 card are the Grade 3, $150,000

Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes on the turf; the Grade 3, $150,000 Tampa Bay Stakes, also on the turf; and the $100,000 Suncoast Stakes on the main track.

The Lambholm South Endeavour and the Hillsborough, both for older fillies and mares, have welcomed several of the nation’s top fe-

male turf runners in recent years. Tepin, who won the 2015 Eclipse Award as Outstanding Turf Female, won both races last season. Other Eclipse winners to flash their brilliant form on the Tampa Bay Downs turf course were 2015 Hillsborough winner Stephanie’s Kitten and Zagora, winner of both races in 2012. ■

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Launches Outdoor Campaign OCALA, FLA.— he Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, in conjunction with the Florida Department of Agriculture, has launched a new outdoor campaign promoting ownership of thoroughbreds born and raised in the Sunshine State.

The billboard caption reads “Join the Winner’s Circle!

Own a Florida Thoroughbred” and features an image of 2013, $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Mucho Macho Man, who was also named that year’s Florida-bred Horse of the Year. Owned by Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Dream Team One Racing Stables during most of his career, Mucho Macho Man was trained by Floridian Kathy Ritvo and retired with earnings of $5,625,410.

The billboards also feature the FTBOA logo and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services “Fresh From Florida” logo as well as the address for the FTBOA website www.ftboa.com.

The campaign is yet another example of the FTBOA exercising their statutory mandate to promote the Florida thoroughbred both inside and outside of the state of Florida.

“One of the greatest responsibilities the FTBOA has under legislative mandate for many years is to promote the Florida thoroughbred industry throughout our state, across our country and globally,” said Lonny Powell, the FTBOA CEO and Executive Vice President. “We are proud of that weighty responsibility, with these eye-catching billboards being yet another example of the countless promotional

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activities we undertake on behalf of our members and their breeding and owning interests. The FTBOA urges all horsemen's groups and race tracks in Florida to promote and recruit horse owners who in turn will buy our Florida horses to breed and/or race. The FTBOA clearly has heard owners wanting a greater voice and more consideration in terms of their unquestionable value to the whole of our industry. We need to make sure they are truly having their interests heard and priorities understood while we also reach out to those new to the sport and business who might be interested in becoming new owners.”

FTBOA Associate Vice President Membership Services and Events Tammy Gantt also said that the campaign will be seen in other locations.

“The campaign spans several months with billboard locations staggered throughout the state and once that awareness has begun, visitors to our state and potential thoroughbred owners will also notice the campaign at airports of all sizes and locations in the state,” Gantt said. “The goal is to grow our base of owners focusing on those who come to Florida during the winter season.”

Billboards can now be seen from the eastbound lane of Interstate Highway 10 just before it connects to I-75 South and on I-75 South, just south of the Hwy 326 exit in Marion County north of Ocala. There is also a billboard leading into Florida from Georgia along I-95 South. Each billboard will be up for approximately three months.

The campaign will also be supported through the FTBOA’s social media network on Facebook and Twitter.

The FTOBA Facebook page can be found at facebook.com/FloridaThoroughbredBreedersAndOwnersAssociation. Its Twitter account can be found at twitter.com/@florida_horse. ■

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(left to right) Bill Recio, Lalo Aquirre, (Bo the dog), Gene Recio, Lunn Recio (with Rocky the cat).

Bill and Lynn Recio’s Ocala-based Lynwood Stable was the early training ground for Songbird, the undefeated superstar filly headed into the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1).

By JOANN GUIDRY

sk Bill Recio about Lynwood Stables successful racehorse graduates and he's quick to credit just about everyone but himself.

“I've been very fortunate to have learned from so many outstanding horsemen who taught me well,” said Recio. “And since establishing our operation in Ocala

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almost 30 years ago, I've been blessed to have good owners who send us good horses. Good owners are everything. Plus we have the best crew there is in the business. All of our success is absolutely a team effort.”

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Recio grew up in the Miami area, not far from the old Tropical Park and spent a lot of time on the Hialeah Park backside as well.

“My father owned racehorses and my uncle was a trainer,” recalled Recio. “I loved being around the horses and on the track backside. I knew early on that being a trainer was what I wanted to do with my life.

Right out of high school, I went to work for trainer Tommie Heard and I've been at it ever since.”

But before he embarked on a lifelong career as a trainer, Recio met wife Lynn while they were still in high school;

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good horses they have sent to Recio for their early training include graded stakes winners Songbird, Eagle, Isotherm, Honor Code, Unbridled Belle and Fleet Indian. And of that elite group, Grade I stakes winners Songbird, Honor Code and Fleet Indian each collected Eclipse Awards as North American champions.

“When you're dealing with good horses like I'm fortunate to be, the best thing you can do is stay out of their way,” said Recio. “My job is just to make sure they learn things the right way and don't get into trouble. You don't need to over think training. Just use common sense and it'll all work out just fine.”

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he was 18 and she was 16. Two years later they were married and have been now for 48 years and counting. They have three children: Michael (40), Kate (35) and Gene (26).

In those early years when Recio and Lynn were newlyweds, they were always on the move. Recio's resume includes working for such operations as Darby Dan Farm, Calumet Farm and Harbor View Farm. He first came to Ocala as an assistant trainer to Arnold Winnick at Marablue Farm, later becoming the trainer and then farm manager for that Ocala-based operation from 1981-85.

“It was great working for Marablue Farm, but I missed the racetrack,” said Recio. “So we headed back to the racetrack circuit for a little while. But we had kids and Lynn really wanted to settle down somewhere to raise our family.”

That somewhere was back in Ocala in 1987 when Recio finally retired from being a trainer on the racetrack circuit. He set up a public training operation at Post Time Training Center until 2002 when Lynwood Stable moved to Classic Mile Training Center.

Bill & Lynn Recio

Mile is a great facility.

“It hasClassic everything you need in one place and in the winter time, it’s like a racetrack with lots of horses and plenty of activity. I really like that because it exposes young horses to the hustle and bustle they're going to encounter at the racetrack. By the time we ship them out in the spring as 2- year-olds, they’ve pretty much —Bill Recio seen everything.

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ON THE FARM

Lynwood Stable is located on 20 acres, which includes five 20-stall barns and turnout paddocks. The operation has access to the training center's two communal tracks, a mile dirt one and a seven-furlong turf course, and its starting gates.

“Classic Mile is a great facility. It has everything you need in one place,” sayd Recio. “And in the winter time, it's like a racetrack with lots of horses and plenty of activity. I really like that because it exposes

be racehorses and older racehorses who need some R&R. That's our business.”

It's a business that Recio repeatedly asserts that he couldn't do without Lynn and an outstanding staff. Smart husband that he is, Recio called Lynn “the heart of the operation who keeps everything running smoothly.”

Then Recio quickly added, “We have great people working for us. And many have been with us for a long time. Assistant trainer Lalo Aquirre has been with us for 15 years. We have grooms and riders who have been

young horses to the hustle and bustle they're going to encounter at the racetrack. By the time we ship them out in the spring as two year olds, they've pretty much seen everything.”

The Lynwood Stable operation is focused on preparing young horses for the racetrack and serving as a layup facility for older racehorses.

“We don't sell in the two-year-old sales or any of the sales,” said Recio. “We don't breed horses. We don't race horses. We concentrate on our clients' young-to-

with us for many years. That consistency and dedication are a big part of our success.”

And with a nod to the old adage of 'no foot, no horse,' Recio described longtime farrier Dusty Gardner as “the best blacksmith we could ever have.”

A more recent addition to the staff is the Recios' son Gene, who for the best two years has served as an assistant trainer. While his father oversees the whole operation, Gene and Aquirre are each in charge of two and a half barns.

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“Like my father, I grew up in the racehorse business,” said Gene. “The horses grabbed my interest right away and I grew up spending as much time as I could at the barn. I knew early on that I wanted to be a trainer.”

Gene starting grooming when he was 15 and that summer worked for Todd Pletcher at Saratoga. After graduating from high school, he did try going to college, but said, “When I was sitting in the classroom, all I could think about was being outside and at the barn.”

Soon Gene, like his father before him, was off to the racetrack. At 19, he worked as a shedrow foreman for

and realized how tough it is “I lookedto around make a good living as a racetrack trainer.

Lucky for me, I had another option and decided to come back to Ocala. I decided that working with my —Gene Recio Dad was a great opportunity.

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Chad Brown at Saratoga. That was followed by a stint with trainer Neil Howard at Churchill Downs and Fair Grounds. Then he put in three years as an assistant trainer with Shug McGaughey, putting in time at Belmont Park, Saratoga, Keeneland, Gulfstream Park and Fair Hill Training Center.

“Those years on the racetrack were great years. I learned so much from so many great trainers,” said Gene.

“But when I started thinking of going out on my own, I looked around and realized how tough it is to make a good living as a racetrack trainer. Lucky for me, I had

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another option and decided to come back to Ocala. I decided that working with my dad was a great opportunity.”

Almost two years back on the farm, Gene said, “I've settled back in well, but I still do miss the excitement of the racetrack life. But my dad is a great horseman and we have a good working relationship too. We discuss everything; I don't hold back my opinion and he respects that.”

Recio is happy that Gene has come aboard.

“I'm really glad Gene decided to come back to the farm,” he said. “I'm 68, so I'm starting to think about

retirement. I know the operation will be in good hands with Gene.”

As for being the heir apparent for taking over the operation, Gene said, “Well at some point, I guess that will happen. But I don't see my dad retiring anytime soon.

He loves what he does and it's still his passion.”

GETTING THEM STARTED

Early training begins in October at Lynwood Stable, following the arrival of the August and September yearlings. Some 100-120 head are broken each season.

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“We start them the old school way,” said Recio. “We put the bridle, saddle and get a rider on them for the first time in the stalls. Then we take them out into the shedrow, round pen, fields, training track and then racetrack.”

During that eight-week process, Recio said, “We're just going nice and easy with them. We don't want to stress out a young horse. We want to develop good minds and I like to say that I want to see them smiling when we take them out.”

Recio likes to take his time with the youngsters and each horse usually has a rider on it for 45 minutes to an hour a day.

“Our barns are about three-quarters of a mile from the racetrack, so it's a good time for the horses to get see a lot of what's going on,” he said. “All of our riders have racetrack experience too, so that is really important as

I always look forward to the fall and a new bunch of “yearlings.

My clients send us such nice horses that you can't help but get excited. I feel like a high school teacher who's getting a new class of high achievers. And with that kind of quality you can't help but hope that you might —Bill Recio have the next Songbird.

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well in getting the young horses ready.”

The youngsters start out jogging, then galloping with the goal of being able to breeze three-eighths to a half out of the gates, generally into April. Typically, the horses begin to ship out to racetrack trainers after the Kentucky Derby.

“We have very patient owners who are looking at longterm success,” said Recio. “And our owners all have excellent racetrack trainers. I know the horses are going to good barns and are going to have a great opportunity to become good racehorses.”

A RARE BIRD

In October 2014, Rick Porter of Fox Hill Farm sent Recio a yearling filly by Medaglia d'Oro out of Floridabred Ivanavinalot, by West Acre. Ivanavinalot, out of the Deputy Minister mare Beaty Sark, was bred and raced

by Gilbert G. Campbell, who owns Williston-based Stonehedge South. Graded stakes winner Ivanvinalot earned $647,300 and was named the 2002 Florida-bred

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champion 2-year-old filly. Campbell later sold Ivanavinalot privately as a broodmare prospect.

At the 2014 Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga yearling sale, Porter bought Ivanavinalot's 2013 Medaglia d'Oro filly, bred by John Antonelli, for $400,000.

Named Songbird after the late Eva Cassidy's version of the title song of her CD, the filly soon became a standout on the farm and on the racetrack.

“Songbird was a very well-balanced yearling with a great mind. She never had any kind of physical issue,” said Recio. “When we got her under tack, she always moved very well and easily covered ground. She was always willing to go and had good energy.”

It was when Songbird progressed to the track and especially when she started breezing in company that Recio knew she was likely something special.

“When we start working them, I like to match up horses by ability,” said Recio. “I'm always looking to keep a young horse confident. By April of her 2-year-old year, Songbird really blossomed and made you take notice. No matter who I paired her with, she just kept running away from them, and doing it with ease.”

After being shipped in May 2015 to Jerry Hollendorfer, Songbird wasted little time in making a name for herself. After breaking her maiden by six and a half lengths on July 26 at Del Mar, Songbird jumped right into Grade 1 stakes competition. In 2015, she won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1) and Chandelier Stakes (G1). Songbird collected the Eclipse Award as the champion 2-year-old filly.

At this writing in 2016, Songbird has won the Alabama Stakes (G1) Coaching Club America Oaks (G1), Santa Anita Oaks (G1), Las Virgenes Stakes (G2), Summertime Oaks (G2) and Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3). To date, she has banked more than $2.7 million in career earnings. And Songbird's 10 victories have all come in dominating fashion, winning by a collective margin of 54 ¾ lengths.

“There is no doubt that Songbird breathes rare air,” said Recio, who traveled to Saratoga to see her race. “We consider ourselves blessed to be associated with her and thank Rick Porter for making that possible.”

ENJOYING LIFE

Like most thoroughbred horsemen, the Recios' time away from the farm generally involve horses. They are regulars at Saratoga and the September Kentucky yearling sales. But this past July, they ventured a little bit outside their comfort zone, although it was still horse oriented.

“Lynn and I took a 15-day vacation to England and Ireland,” said Recio. “We went to Newmarket, saw

Galileo (Ire) at Coolmore Stud in Ireland, and I even wore a top hat at Royal Ascot. Of course, Lynn wore a hat too. It was a wonderful experience. We had a great time.”

Of course, back home at Lynwood Stables, the fall means a new crop of yearlings.

“I always look forward to the fall and a new bunch of yearlings,” said Recio. “My clients send us such nice horses that you can't help but get excited. I feel like a high school teacher who's getting a new class of high achievers. And with that kind of quality you can't help but hope that you might have the next Songbird.” ■

Gene Recio with Florida-bred Mexikoma and dog Bo.

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oung horses in race training have special needs for nutrition because they are working, becoming fit, and still trying to grow. Dr. Stephen Duren, Performance Horse Nutrition, is an equine nutritionist who travels around the world consulting with horse breeders and trainers. He says most thoroughbred yearlings starting the breaking and training process have recently gone through a sale. “They have been sales-prepped which usually includes a high level of nutrition and some basic exercise. They’ve been

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hand walked or exercised on a mechanical walker to get them fit and looking good.”

After the sale there is often a period when they are backed off on energy-dense feed.

“When they go from the sale to a training facility, there is a tendency to not feed them quite as well during the initial stages of breaking.

Trainers are trying to get hold of their minds and make sure they don’t hurt themselves,” he explains. The trainers don’t want these young horses overly exuberant and bursting with energy from a lot of “hot” feed. Most trainers feel that a lower level of nutrition will help keep youngsters more calm and tractable during this early training process.

“If you take a young horse that has a very basic early level of fitness and start him in a training program, he is remodeling bone and trying to keep growing. If you back off on the nutrition very much, he will tend to fall apart or not stay sound. Many of the early injuries we see in young racehorses are due to some of the feeding programs during the initial stage of training,” says Duren.

“Some trainers are not feeding an adequate diet; it’s not fortified as much as these young horses need,” he explains. The demands on their bodies are suddenly increased but the feed is not increased along with it.

“There’s an easy way to fix this problem.

Trainers can feed a concentrated pellet con-

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ion taining protein, vitamins and minerals rather than a concentrated grain mix. Then these horses won’t be trying to jump out of their skins, but will still have enough nutritional building blocks to keep growing and repair the skeleton as it remodels.”

The 2007 NRC update addresses this. “It now lists the nutrient requirements for a longyearling in training. The nutrition scientists realized this was a big blank in our earlier nutrition wisdom. We know how to feed the broodmare properly, get the foal started on feed, prep it as a yearling, but then we went through a 60-day void for feed recommendations while the yearling is being broken and started in training,” says Duren.

“The other thing that’s important to realize is that when a horse is in training, the cardiovascular system becomes fit first—much quicker than the body becomes structurally fit,” he says. The horse develops a strong heart and lungs, and strong muscles, before the bones become stronger.

“These horses are ready to run fast before their skeleton can handle it. By not feeding them properly, we predispose them to bucked shins, many types of fractures and micro-fractures of the cannon bone, etc. because their nutrition in some cases is sub-par,” he says.

“I am still surprised at the number of people who make this mistake. Yet it is easy to prevent this problem if people use supplement pellets or balancer pellets to make sure the important nutrients are there.”

If a person is trying to get the young horse

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The trace minerals are important, but calcium is especially important because it is the major component of bones. You don’t want used to eating a larger volume of feed without overdoing the carbo- to shortchange these growing horses on calcium at that stage of their hydrates, you can mix the supplement pellets with something like beet training.

“If the trainer makes a nutrition mistake and the horse doesn’t hold pulp. “This makes a larger feeding and the horse feels like he’s getting up and goes lame or is injured, the subsequent laya more satisfying stomach fill,” says Duren. He’s off results in wasted days. It takes longer for the also getting the balanced diet he needs. horse to recover, become sound again and get back For young horses in training, he personally to the track,” says Duren. That horse will have a likes to feed a small amount of alfalfa as well. longer training period and you’ll have more money About two pounds of alfalfa hay per day is helpinvested in him before he can start to race. ful, providing additional protein and calcium. The “The supplement pellets may cost about $1 per young horse needs a lot of calcium when building day and are cheap considering their value for the and remodeling bones. The protein is also imporhorse, since they are not grain based. They are tant for muscle growth, development and rebuildmostly just mineral and protein,” he says. The suping. Bone also needs a significant amount of plement pellets along with a little alfalfa create a protein to grow and remodel. very good diet for young horses.

“The other thing we need to address is that “As they get farther into training and need a most of the early training diets utilize some grain—which typically is high in phosphorus. bigger meal, you can gradually decrease the This needs to be balanced with more calcium, amount of supplement pellets and put these horses on a diet that would be more adequate for a young which can be provided by alfalfa. Another thing Stephen Duren horse that’s doing more galloping. By then they can alfalfa is beneficial for is the buffering effect of calcium in the stomach, to help prevent or give relief from ulcers. It utilize the type of diet you would feed a 2-year-old in training. The just makes sense to start these young horses on a supplement pellet trainer isn’t as worried now about the young horse’s mind and can feed and a little alfalfa (for its high mineral content) when they come into him enough to handle more exercise, using some of the feeds created for 2-year-olds. You can make the transition from the supplement pelthe breaking process,” he explains. let to the 2-year-old feed, but keep feeding the alfalfa,” says Duren.

“I am a big fan of alfalfa. It’s coming into more standard use worldwide for racehorses. We see a lot more of it being used in Japan, Australia and other racing areas,” he says. A lot of high quality alfalfa is shipped from the western U.S. to Japan.

For winter feeding of 2-year-olds in training, the energy level of diet should be increased. “There are several types of race diet at the track. Most trainers are feeding higher protein levels, adequate amounts of energy, but also a higher level of trace mineral/vitamin package for these young horses. Exercise stimulates these horses to grow. Most people think racehorses are done growing by the time they are 2-year-olds but they are not. The 2-year-old racehorse needs to be on a higher plane of nutrition than a 3 or 4-year-old.”

They are also working harder than they were in their early training, and still growing.

As these horses advance into maturity they can be fed a typical race diet. “This has changed from the traditional oats to a feed fortified with multiple categories of energy. These diets contain some of the soluble carbohydrates from grains and starchy products and some from the super-fibers like beet pulp and soy hulls that are highly fermentable. These fibers can be digested in the hindgut while producing the same energy as an equal dry weight of oats,” Duren says. These high fiber feeds can supply the needed energy without the risks of colic and laminitis with extensive grain feeding.

The use of fats in these feeds can also provide more calories without the risk. “Feed companies are making race diets much safer than

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they were before. We don’t see as much digestive upset and other problems. Trainers can make the transition from a supplement pellet/alfalfa for young horses that are just starting the breaking process to a diet that is higher protein, and add some energy back into it for the 2year-olds. Then as they mature we can add more fat when they get into a full racing campaign—especially if they have difficulty maintaining their weight,” says Duren. Racehorse diets today are more effective and a lot safer than they were 20 years ago.

“Regarding yearlings in training during winter, a person should not be afraid to feed them according to body condition. We want to keep them in a high enough body condition that they can train and grow without losing weight. They are expending more calories and you don’t want a yearling or 2-year-old to be thin. They need some body reserves to help overcome the stress of shipping to different places. If they have a bit of cushion in terms of body weight they are less apt to become sick and will do much better,” he says.

As they get closer to racing, their condition will pull down a little just because they are very fit, but you still want to keep some extra condition so they’ll have a little reserve to help them cope with some of the stress. With a little buffer they are not right on the edge and can bounce back quicker.

“If they are on the edge, it’s all too easy for stress to knock them back and it’s harder for them to come back. You have to regroup and start over if they miss some training days. This costs in many ways, with a delay in when the horse can actually get to the races and realize his potential and become profitable.” ■

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t’s a model that’s been tried and true.The aphorism resonates powerfully. Patience and a learning process that’s ongoing have provided Thor-bred Stable, LLC’s Erik and Pavla Nygaard with success as thoroughbred owners and breeders. It’s their patient approach, willingness to learn and understanding the complexities and vagaries associated with the industry that has enabled them to achieve success.

They are the owners of the 924-acre Ocala Jockey Club. A venue with a rich history on the Marion County landscape, and one that will continue to add to its legacy as the property evolves. It’s the Nygaards commitment to the land’s character, making sure it stays a thoroughbred farm, something on which they’re placing a great emphasis, said Pavla Nygaard.

The Nygaards initially had intended to race fillies, hoping they would achieve success and then eventually retire them, developing a broodmare band, and starting a breeding operation. But a propitious conversation, one that proved to be enlightening, with veteran horseman J.J. Pletcher, provided the Nygaards with a great deal of insight.

“He said, ‘When you first We’re not a typical horse farm. get involved in the industry, There are town homes on the back of the it’s a good idea to try all of the property, and then there is the clubhouse on facets, and see what sticks the property that we rent out for weddings and doesn’t,’” Pavla said. “I and special events, holiday parties and cor- wouldn’t say that we are 100 porate functions, more so than other horse percent finished with that, but we are sharpening the focus.” farms. It’s more suited to having a semi-pubAnd even though Thorlic component. —Pavla Nygaard bred Stable has enjoyed success on the racetrack, it’s those runners who’ve achieved optimal results from the Nygaards breeding program that which Pavla is most proud. Runners like Grade 1 winner Klimt and Grade 3 winner Ocean Knight, validate their involvement in the thoroughbred industry.

“We work at it very hard,” said Pavla, whose model for breeding thoroughbreds was influenced by Frederico Tesio

and John Nerud. “The people who didn’t have the means to buy the best and breed to the best, but people who knew their stock inside-and-out, both on the pedigrees and personalities as well as their strengths and their weaknesses.”

The Nygaards were living in New York when they purchased The Ocala Jockey Club, but a transfer to the west coast because of Erik’s work, had them relocate to Del Mar, Calif., a move that came unexpectedly, creating complications regarding travel. But the Nygaards have been able to make things work. Their interest in developing the facilities came about as the result of multiple perspectives.

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“We have 924-acres of land, and the thoroughbred training operations as they are, take up 200-acres,” Pavla said. “We’re not a typical horse farm. There are town homes on the back of the property, and then there is the clubhouse on the property that we rent out for weddings and special events, holiday parties and corporate functions, more so than other horse farms. It’s more suited to having a semi-public component.”

Veteran horseman Benny Betts is in charge of the Nygaards’ training program at The Ocala Jockey Club.

“He’s a very conscientious and positive oriented

horseman, and I very much appreciate having him on board,” Nygaard said.

The Ocala Jockey Club will be the host venue for the EquiVentures Three-Day Event Horse Trials, a three-star event featuring many of eventing’s best human and equine athletes this coming Thanksgiving Day weekend, offering unprecedented prize money of $100,000, helping even more to cement Ocala’s place as the Horse Capital of the World. Video of the event will be streamed live, allowing event access to an international audience. The Ocala Jockey Club is serving as the event’s title sponsor,

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with the Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau and Ocala Ranches also sponsoring the competition.

The event was the brainchild of Equiventures CEO Richard Trayford, and it was the aforementioned who acted in concert with event director Alex Lochore, cross country course designer Mike Etherington-Smith and the Nygaards, in seeing the idea develop from its nascent stages into what will be the most anticipated eventing competition on the fall calendar.

“We look forward to bringing a major eventing competition with top sport, hospitality, and retail to the Horse Capital over the Thanksgiving weekend,” Trayford said.

The other perspective was promoting the thoroughbred, showcasing their talents in another equestrian sport discipline, Nygaard said. The event itself will allow the public access to the facility, in much the same way, the Live Oak International combined driving and show jumping events, provides people with an opportunity to watch elite level competition on one of Marion County’s premier thoroughbred farms, that they wouldn’t necessarily have a means of entry to at other times of the year.

However, the Nygaards’ main focus is on their thoroughbred operation and the farm, where Pavla serves as the president of both entities. Erik places his emphasis on the financial aspects, concentrating on the numbers and statistics, Pavla said. Erik spent 23 years on Wall Street before making the transition to the thoroughbred business.

“We complement each other quite well,” said Pavla, who earned degrees in genetics, molecular biology and law. “I look at the horses as individuals. I know each one of them. On the other hand, my husband takes the very logical, numbers oriented approach. Most of the time it works wonderfully well, and we complement each other, and sometimes we have very different opinions.”

However, keeping the property a thoroughbred farm has been a priority. It’s that character that the Nygaards wish to maintain.

“It works for the people who live on the back of the farm,” Pavla said. “They’re not necessarily horse people, but they’re people who love horses or are at least looking at them. They just love the character of the place. “ It’s The Ocala Jockey Club’s charm, open space and depth of natural beauty that makes it appealing and an attractive alternative to other options that have become mundane and plebian. The facility is idyllic and offers the potential to create an atmosphere combining horses, art and culture, making it a beneficial asset for the community, said Pavla.

“I see the facility as a great place for corporate retreats, instead of going on a cruise ship, renting a beach house or hunkering down in a hotel somewhere,” Pavla said. “[It’s an ideal place] for a company that needs to have their team melding or board meeting, or anything where it gets them out of their corporate boardroom, and allows them to go to a place where you’re out in the open. I think the brain functions a little bit different in that environment.”

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However, it’s the Nygaards’ racing and breeding success, with horses they’ve purchased and bred, that’s a cause for celebration. One of those horses is Grade 1 winner Rigoletta, a daughter of Concerto, the winner of the 2010 Oak Leaf Stakes (G1), was conditioned by Dan Hendricks, and was purchased at the 2010 OBS April 2Year-Olds in Training Sale from the consignment of Ocala Stud.

“It’s great that she came from Florida, the OBS Sale and Ocala Stud,” Nygaard said of Rigoletta, who is a full sister to stakes-placed Evening Concerto.

The Nygaards do breed to a number of Kentucky-based stallions, working closely with Drew Nardiello at Chesapeake Farm in Lexington, Ky. Many of their foals are Kentucky-breds.

Irish Surf, a son of Giant’s Causeway was nothing short of spectacular in leaving the field in his wake, winning the 2014 Cougar II Handicap (G3) by 8 ¼-lengths at Del Mar, and in the process setting a track record for the 1 ½-mile distance, covering the ground in 2:29:01. Irish Surf was campaigned by the partnership of Thor-Bred Stable and Gainesway Farm and conditioned by Dan Hendricks.

Thor-Bred, LLC also campaigned Grade 1 placed fillies Reforestation and Ginger Pop, the former a Keeneland yearling purchase, and the latter coming from the 2007 Adena Springs Two Year Olds in Training Sale. Reforestation was trained by Billy Turner and placed third in the 2009 Prioress Stakes (G1). Ginger Pop, a chestnut daughter of El Prado (Ire), placed second in the 2008 Flawlessly Stakes and again in the La Brea Stakes (G1). Ginger Pop, like Rigoletta and Irish Surf, was conditioned by Hendricks.

Ocean Knight, the winner of the 2015 Sam Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, was briefly on the trail to the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (G1), before getting some much needed time off. The son of Curlin, out of the Stormy Atlantic mare Ocean Goddess, was bred by Thor-bred Stable, and eventually was purchased by Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Stable at the 2014 OBS March Two Year Olds in Training Sale from the consignment of Nick De Meric. The bay colt just placed third in last month’s Kelso Handicap (G2) at Belmont Park. Kiaran McLaughlin conditions Ocean Knight.

“This summer Ocean Knight’s half-brother by Pioneerof the Nile, shopped the very first day at Saratoga.” said Pavla.”It was very heartwarming to see because of all of the people who love the colt, how much they thought of him and that was nice from a breeders perspective.”

Ocean Goddess was bred by Bridlewood Farm, and it was George Isaacs who designed the mating, said Pavla.

“We bought her at the 2-year-old sale and then raced her in our program,” Pavla said. “I remarked to George, nine years after having that initial success, is how long it takes in the industry, from the vision of the dream to when it actually comes true.”

More recently, another horse bred by the Nygaards is enjoying great success in California. Florida-bred Klimt, a juvenile colt trained by Bob Baffert, already has the Best Pal (G2) and Del Mar Futurity (G1) on his resume, and placed second in the FrontRunner Stakes (G1). The son of Quality Road was bred by the Nygaards, purchased

by Bradley Thoroughbreds at the 2015 Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale, and then was consigned to the 2016 OBS March Two Year Olds in Training Sale, with Baf- Florida-bred Kimpt fert signing the ticket for $435,000 for owner Kaleem Shah.

However, bringing the public closer to the horses, providing a venue where they can get a more in-depth look at the sport and athletes makes for an encounter that’s sure to leave an indelible imprint.

“We find that when we bring friends to Del Mar during the summer season and there’s racing going on, it’s like going back stage to a rock concert,” she said. “When people have the opportunity to go to the backside and meet the horsemen, get to know them, feed the horses and pet them, it’s a life changing experience.” ■

New Event Showcases the Versatility of Thoroughbreds

On Thanksgiving weekend, November 24-27, the new $100,000 International Three-Day Eventing competition at the Ocala Jockey Club will showcase many thoroughbreds and their versatility in dressage, cross-country and show jumping. Of the $100,000, 15% is strictly for thoroughbreds. Special awards will also be offered to the highest placing thoroughbreds, and the Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP) is sponsoring ribbons, prizes and prize money to the top placing thoroughbred at each level.

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ & Owners’ Association and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation will be onsite during the event promoting retired thoroughbreds as an option for other sports disciplines. Thoroughbreds are popular among eventers and event organizers have seen interest in thoroughbreds growing and ensured thoroughbreds were provided incentives to participate.

Dressage tests the gaits, suppleness and obedience of the horse through a series of prescribed movements. Cross-Country is where horses and riders gallop over four miles of challenging terrain, at speeds up to 25 miles per hour, while negotiating formidable obstacles, water hazards and ditches. Show jumping is a timed event in an arena where faults are issued for missed or fallen jumps so precision, agility and technique is needed.

The event features top hospitality for visitors, families and businesses who want to entertain clients. Admission to the event is free and offers activities and shopping in addition to the horse competition. Tailgating VIP hospitality tickets are also available at www.OJC3DE.com. ■

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2016 THREE-YEAR-OLD COLT DIVISION August 6 - Unbridled Stakes - 6 furlongs-Dirt - $150,000 September 3 - Prized Stakes - 7 furlongs-Dirt - $150,000 October 1 - Foolish Pleasure Stakes - 1 mile-Dirt - $150,000

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By MIKE MULLANEY couple of longtime, modest, hard-working horsemen – friends for going on 40 years — are reveling in the fruits of their labors through the exploits of two unbeaten 2-year-old colts they bred in Florida’s horse country.

While Bert Pilcher’s Three Rules excited fans beyond Gulfstream Park after his sweep of the Florida Sire Stakes races there for juveniles, the Dennis Foster-bred Derek Adrian has been performing so impressively in Puerto Rico that he’s conjured memories of superstars Bold Forbes and Mister Frisky, both of whom made American racing history after beginning their careers on the island.

Perfect after a combined 10 starts, the first weekend of November was to bring Three Rules and Derek Adrian the sternest challenges of their young careers: Three Rules was prepared for a cross-country contest at Santa Anita in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Nov. 5 while Derek Adrian was set to start in the $36,000 Clasico Angel Cordero at Camarero Race Track the day before.

“People that I have known for a long time, in and out of the state, have told me that, regardless of what happens in those races, these two horses have helped remind people that Florida still produces really, really good horses,” Pilcher said.

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Florida-bred Derek Adrian / Meagan, Dennis, Roxie and Conn Foster

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Happenstance and coincidence abound when discussing sales, then he told me, “‘This horse is perfect.’

Bert and Martha Pilcher and Florida“And Jose never gets excited about anything.” the stories of Three Rules and Derek Adrian, beginning bred Three Rules As for Martha? with the fact that both were born in the same barn at “One morning he asked me to come over to the track Pilcher’s 57-acre Shade Tree Farm in Reddick, Fla. Three Rules – who hit the ground Feb. 1, 2014, 41 days and I was thinking, ‘Oh, I get to watch another horse go before Derek Adrian – was the apple of Pilcher’s eye al- around and around in circles?’ It’s not like I had never most immediately. The co-breeder, with his Canadian seen that before, but there was something about this friends Geoff Roy and Tom Fitzgerald, had difficulty con- horse. He does things so easily.”

Meanwhile, in Morriston, Foster began work with his taining his enthusiasm and talked up the son of Gone Astray to anyone who would listen, most often bending the young horse, thinking that he, too, had something special. ears of his right-hand man at the a pair of undefeated juveniles, have farm, Gene Corbin; his trainer, Jose Pinchin, and his wife, Martha. reminded the racing world that Florida still produces great thoroughbreds.

Corbin has spent the last 21 A full-time farrier and a native Virginian, he came to years with Shade Tree, a one-time tomato and watermelon operation that shares a fence with property that Florida early in life and, like Corbin, had the benefit of was once known as Hobeau Farm. A product of the Elmer furthering his education under the tutelage of a brilliant Heubeck finishing school there, having begun his career teacher, John Pendray, an inductee of the International with that master horseman 30 years prior to signing on at Horseshoeing Hall of Fame.

Along with his wife Roxie he raised and put through Shade Tree, Corbin had put his eyes and hands on plenty of talented horses, and he knew he had another one in the college their son Conn and daughter Meagan. He had young foal, who Pilcher would name after his three rules brought his young colt back home to their 24-acre Morriston property, which he enjoys referring to as “El Ranin racing: “Win, win and win.”

In the colloquialism that speaks to their mutual re- cho Broke-O,” and he was liking what he saw.

“He was handsome and tough, real tough,” he said of spect, Corbin said, “I knew Mr. Bert was excited about this horse, and he had good reason,” to which Pilcher the In Summation colt. “He took some schoolin’ and I liked added, “Mr. Gene wouldn’t say, never a word, but he knew him a lot, but economics dictate what small farms like us do, … and I had Jose come up here and I asked him to look and with the cost of things like workmen’s compensation at the horse. I asked him to give him a good look and to it’s getting tighter and tighter. About five years ago I decided find something wrong with him. He looked him over, that ‘training season’ was over. I had made up my mind that, looked him over the way you would if you were at the from then on, we would sell every horse that we bred.”

Three Rules and Derek Adrian,

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Pilcher had the same thoughts about Three Rules, but decided at the last minute not to sell his horse at auction in the OBS pavilion. “There was just no way this horse would bring what I thought he was worth,” he said.

Foster, however, had made up his mind and the colt he had named “Face In” went into the sales ring as a yearling in the 2015 August auction, leaving it after the hammer fell at $14,000.

Eric Aquino, a pinhooker and house flipper from Puerto Rico who was in Ocala for the sale, purchased the horse after sending photos of the youngster to Samuel Diaz, his trainer back in Puerto Rico.

When he saw pictures of Foster’s colt, he told Aquino, “That’s the one I want!”

In remembering that day, Diaz said: “I loved his conformation. He wasn’t too big and he wasn’t too small. And when he came to us he was very educated.”

A flattering assessment for Foster.

Aquino, in recognition of Diaz’ grandson, changed Face In’s name to “Derek Adrian.”

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“He’s a beautiful horse,” Aquino said. “Very strong, very Mares Petunia Face (left) and Joy Rules eager, very playful. He’s excellent, and we think he has the potential to be like Mister Frisky and Bold Forbes.”

Those two were both trained by Laz Barerra and both were bred in the U.S., Bold Forbes in Kentucky and Mister Frisky in Florida.

Prior to coming to New York in the summer of his campaign as a 2-year-old in 1975, Bold Forbes had won his first five starts by a combined 51½ lengths at El Comandante.

He won his first two starts in New York, the Tremont and Saratoga Special, by a combined 13 lengths, then bucked shins and was laid up for the rest of the year. He won the championship of his generation at 3 after taking the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.

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Mister Frisky was 12-12 at El Comandante as a 2-year-old, and after winning his bow there at 3 he was sent to California where he won the San Vicente by one length, the San Rafael by 2½ and the Santa Anita Derby by four to match Citation’s 20th century record of 16 straight victories.

Opposition obliteration has been the calling card of Derek Adrian and Three Rules as well: Derek Adrian’s five victories, which include the Grade 3 Jose Coll Vidal Stakes, have been by a combined 71½ lengths. All of his races have been at Camarero Race Track, the course formerly known as El Comandante, and he’s been ridden by Javier Santiago in all his starts.

Three Rules has won his five races, which includes the Birdonthewire Stakes as well as the FSS series consisting of the Dr. Fager, Affirmed and In Reality stakes, by a combined 31 lengths. All of his races have been at Gulfstream Park, and he’s been ridden by Cornelio Velazquez in all his starts.

Fate smiled upon the 48-year-old Velasquez: The mount on Three Rules had belonged to Edgard Zayas but when that rider broke a rib and strained a knee ligament in a spill about two weeks before Three Rules’ debut, Velasquez, who had just relocated to Florida from New York, picked up the ride.

While Three Rules has earned $680,640, compared to $50,124 for Derek Adrian, Pilcher is quick to say that the accomplishments of his friend’s horse should be respected as well.

“Let me tell you something, and I don’t care what level you’re playing at, if you’re in five races and you win them all, you’re doing something very special,” he said. “I couldn’t be happier for him.”

Pilcher entered Three Rules’ dam, the 11-year-old Joy Rules, by Full Mandate, into the Fasig-Tipton’s November sale of breeding stock on Nov. 7. Carrying Three Rules’ full sibling, she has a yearling filly by Soldat and a weanling colt by Fort Larned.

Petunia Face, the 8-year-old dam of Derek Adrian, is one of three mares at the Foster farm. Her yearling colt by With Distinction, Jaylen Journey – who was named after a young cancer victim that the family had befriended – was purchased by Randy Bradshaw, also for $14,000, and he is at Bradshaw’s Morriston farm.

A half-sister to the Grade 2 Davona Dale Stakes winner Yara, Petunia Face lost her Rattlesnake Bridge foal shortly after giving birth this year but found a temporary home at Ocala Stud where she served as a nurse mare to Florida champion Calculator’s weanling half-sister. ■

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The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through October 11, 2016.

Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

LEADING FLORIDA SIRES

HIGH COTTON

WILDCAT HEIR

FIRST DUDE

Farm Name

Sire Name

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

Wildcat Heir

Deceased

Forest Wildcat

$4,522,954

214

121

3

3

1

$4,720,013

Chief Lion

$159,935

11

$26,727

32

$44,906

High Cotton

Ocala Stud

Dixie Union

$2,690,655

162

77

4

4

0

$2,713,173

She's Incredible

$132,740

9

$12,356

35

$47,886

First Dude

Double Diamond Farm

Stephen Got Even

$2,466,250

92

49

2

2

0

$2,466,250

Dude Fantasy

$331,000

10

$3,580

30

$47,400

Name

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg 2yo Avg Sold

2yo Avg

With Distinction

Hartley/DeRenzo T'Breds

Storm Cat

$2,104,362

124

62

2

2

0

$2,128,604

We're All Set

$145,280

9

$5,189

3

$36,667

Gone Astray

Northwest Stud

Dixie Union

$1,972,986

86

35

2

6

0

$1,972,986

Three Rules

$680,640

9

$7,311

24

$39,800

In Summation

Ocala Stud

Put It Back

$1,897,202

100

51

3

3

1

$1,904,596

Calculator

$254,960

1

$10,000

14

$17,300

Awesome Again

$1,663,807

80

40

2

6

1

$1,664,898

Awesome Banner

$480,835

11

$32,545

11

$37,364

Awesome of Course Ocala Stud Big Drama

Bridlewood Farm

Montbrook

$1,408,331

60

33

1

2

0

$1,420,442

R Kinsley Doll

$210,660

A. P. Warrior

Prestige Stallions

A.P. Indy

$1,387,193

85

45

2

2

0

$1,407,795

Annie Rocks

$81,225

4

$11,100

Exclusive Quality

Journeyman Stud

Elusive Quality

$1,337,744

101

50

0

0

0

$1,341,826

Dreaming of Neno

$70,260

1

$2,000

Two Step Salsa

Get Away Farm

Petionville

$1,296,745

83

37

2

2

0

$1,303,427

Two Step Time

$107,935

19

Adios Charlie

Ocala Stud

Indian Charlie

$887,297

43

20

1

1

0

$976,339

R Luckey Charlie

$152,479

13

Greatness

Prestige Stallions

Mr. Prospector

$942,866

60

31

0

0

0

$966,424

Great Smoke

$105,510

Montbrook

Deceased

Buckaroo

$918,259

62

35

0

0

0

$926,347

Schivarelli

3

$8,167

9

$12,000

$8,895

8

$23,250

$4,531

24

$42,571

3

$75,000

$92,810

Yesbyjimminy

Bridlewood Farm

Yes It's True

$716,323

37

22

1

1

1

$720,026

Coppa

$123,345

Burning Roma

Prestige Stallions

Rubiano

$692,293

30

19

1

1

1

$692,293

Sheer Drama

$252,200

1

$1,000

4

$25,250

West Acre

Deceased

Forty Niner

$658,931

19

12

2

2

1

$658,931

Always Sunshine

$179,900

Hear No Evil

Ocala Stud

Carson City

$550,513

30

13

1

1

0

$550,513

Ballet Diva

Flashstorm

Northwest Stud

Storm Cat

$466,610

33

17

1

1

0

$474,114

Abounding Legacy

$143,270

2

$6,750

1

$8,000

$95,255

5

$7,220

2

Wagon Limit

Bridlewood Farm

Conquistador Cielo

$432,761

10

7

1

2

1

$432,761

Delta Bluesman

$6,700

J P's Gusto

Bridlewood Farm

Successful Appeal

$418,281

17

12

0

0

0

$418,281

Epic Journey

$59,510

Silver Tree

Vegso Racing Stable

Hennessy

$351,930

24

12

0

0

0

$351,930

Tree Shaker

$75,515

Crown of Thorns

Woodford Thoroughbreds

Repent

$271,454

22

8

0

0

0

$271,454

Atara

$40,594

Concorde's Tune

Deceased

Concorde Bound

$230,787

20

9

1

1

0

$234,589

Grey by You

$91,810

Senor Swinger

La Mancha Farm

El Prado (IRE)

$232,542

24

11

0

0

0

$232,542

Sally Pollock High

$34,265

Rock Hampton

Ric Deg Farm

Storm Cat

$230,935

19

10

0

0

0

$230,935

Love Flute

$41,600

Factum

Stonehedge Farm South

Storm Cat

$226,018

21

9

0

0

0

$226,018

I'm a Factum

Telling

Prestige Stallions

A.P. Indy

$196,252

15

5

0

0

0

$196,633

Forty Grams

Vales Farm

Distorted Humor

$189,145

10

5

0

0

0

$189,145

Iqbaal

Ward Ranch

Medaglia d'Oro

$180,782

11

4

0

0

0

Backtalk

Bridlewood Farm

Smarty Jones

$176,668

16

4

0

0

0

Biondetti

Woodford Thoroughbreds

Bernardini

$174,833

20

4

0

0

Three Wonders

Deceased

Storm Cat

$170,935

9

4

0

The Green Monkey

Hartley/DeRenzo T'Breds

Forestry

$170,132

13

6

0

Overdriven

Ocala Stud

Tale of the Cat

$163,756

17

4

Hal's Image

Get Away Farm

Halo's Image

$144,348

8

Mach Ride

Bridlewood Farm

Pentelicus

$126,941

11

Straight Man

Signature Stallions

Saint Ballado

$124,933

Hello Broadway

Ups and Downs Farm

Broken Vow

$122,324

Proud Accolade

Deceased

Yes It's True

$119,852

9

4

0

0

0

Dark Kestrel

University of Florida

Stormy Atlantic

$112,472

3

1

1

1

0

$296,600

1

$5,000

2

$4,000

3

$14,333

3

$3,667

3

$78,400

1

$15,000

$43,670

2

$4,000

1

$20,000

Telling Tony

$62,490

1

$2,500

2

$45,000

Chloe's White Soxs

$66,576

$180,782

Big City Dreamin

$44,400

1

$285,140

$176,668

Cold Snack Thirty

$43,716

2

$5,500

3

$10,933

0

$174,833

Bella Vincenza

$53,800

5

$7,800

29

$42,917

0

0

$170,935

Two Wonders

$83,195

0

0

$170,132

Green Doctor

$58,101

1

$14,000

0

0

0

$164,890

Red Crescent

$40,370

10

$8,400

17

$60,500

5

1

1

0

$144,348

Jamie's Dancer

$70,800

1

$3,000

1

$3,000

4

0

0

0

$126,941

Mach My Day

$55,640

1

$5,000

10

6

0

0

0

$124,933

Unflinching

$50,230

14

8

0

0

0

$124,037

Harryhee

$26,765

$119,852

Brezno

$54,745

$112,472

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Scenes From the Florida Sire Stakes Finals 1

6 2 1) Onlookers in the paddock 2) Jockey Tyler Gaffalione is greeted by jock's agent Walter Blum, Jr. 3) Small breeders: the Evans, the Bonos and the Tenneys from the bus trip toast to the event 4) Gulfstream Park's Nancy Berry and Mike Nyman stop by bus group reception 5) Bus trip guests who aspire to be owners one day 6) Hall of Fame jockey Bobby Ussery, Nancy Moffatt and son Robert Ussery 7) Audry and Bob Tenney with Norma McKathan 8) Herb McCauley and Abby Fuller (right) meet Norma McKathan, whose sons Kevin & J.B. McKathan schooled American Pharoah 9) Mini goat greets backside visitors 10) Crowds of connections gather in the paddock for each race 11) The ladies of the bus group meet track announcer Pete Aiello

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12) All eyes are on the race from the announcer's booth during the VIP experience 13) Guests went behind the scenes to the jockeys’ silks room 14) Three Rules sweeps the Florida Sire Stakes and his connections are jubilant in the winner's circle

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he Annual Florida Thoroughbred Charities golf tournament was held for its second year at Adena Golf & Country Club on Monday, Oct. 10. The event included 29 teams and a luncheon of 175 golfers along with community and business leaders.

Three teams were tied for first place with the same final scores after coming off the course from afternoon play. The teams went back out for a three hole play-off. The resulting winner of the play-off was Tanner Wingo’s Magnolia Point Thoroughbreds team, second was the Brook Ledge Horse Transportation team 1, and third went to the Journeyman Stud team. Each took home gift certificates for the Adena Golf and 86 THE FLORIDA HORSE • NOVEMBER 2016

Country Club Pro Shop with first receiving $400, second $200 and third $100.

The closest to the pin winner was Brian Cohen of Brook Ledge who received a $100 gift certificate. The longest drive went to Tanner Wingo who also received a $100 gift certificate. There was no putting contest winner this year so the $175 raised went to the charity. The generous teams also contributed $480 for mulligans.

The Hole-in-One for a 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster was sponsored by Porsche of Ocala and

by Paul Sharp. Sharp has been an annual sponsor of the hole-in-ones. One player came within yards of the hole, but no Hole-in-One was completed on the windy day.

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MOEHRING PHOTOS

(background) Three teams vie for the victory after a play-off. (left) The Tanner WingoTeam with the trophy after winning the days event.

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FTC Golf Tournament 1

1) Team Double Diamond having some fun.

2) Rick Stilwell and Mark Shuffitt 3) Beautiful Adena Springs Golf Cub 4) David Fisher & Team Fisher Racing 5) Porsche of Ocala showcases a 2017 Porcshe 718 for the hole-in-one contest

Golfers received complimentary gifts from Eddie Woods Stable who provided a sleeve of Titleist golf balls to each player; Showcase Properties and Valerie Dailey who provided pens for players; the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and Susan Parks who provided NTRA luggage tags, Go Baby Go golf pencils, Valvoline keychains and was a sponsor at the Middle House bar. Beth Bayer provided logoed divot picks and Golf Central provided $10 off discount coupons. In addition, the Community Blood Foundation donated oversized carry bags.

Title sponsors for the event were the Stronach Group, Gulfstream Park, Adena South and Adena Meats. Stone Hedge Farm served again as top sponsor with their Diamond level sponsorship. Platinum sponsors included: AllIn Removal, Brook Ledge Horse Transportation, Double

Diamond Farm, Eddie Woods Stable, Florida Equine Communications, Jerry Parks Insurance, Journeyman Stud, Live Oak Stud, Ocala Breeders’ Sales, Ocala Equine Hospital, Ocala Stud, Peterson & Smith, Rustlewood Farm, Scanlon Training Center, Seminole Feed, Sparr Building Supply & Buckeye Nutrition and SunTrust.

Gold Sponsors were Double Diamond Farm, Journeyman Stud and Showcase Properties. Silver sponsors were The Jockey Club, Newport Hay, Niall Brennan Stables, Roma Italian Restaurant, Tanner Wingo, and Woodford Thoroughbreds.

“The Florida Thoroughbred Charities has been fortunate to have such great support from the equine industry. Each year the tournament has grown with more business and community members becoming involved.

Adena Golf and Country Club provides a great backdrop for this fantas2 tic event for the worthwhile cause of thoroughbred retirement and student scholarships, “ said Greg Wheeler, FTBOA Charity, Social and Events committee chairman.

Committee members who assisted with the event in-

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cluded: Melissa Anthony, Beth Bayer, Andrew Fernung, Bill Murphy, George Russell and Greg Wheeler, along with volunteers Nancy Baroudy, Carla Carter and Renee Ross. The charity also recognized Adena Golf and Country Club’s General Manager Mike Moss, Director of Golf Daren Johnson, Course Superintendent Asa High and Special Events Coordinator Nicole Dupler for their contribution to the successful event.

Johnson noted, “ This has been a great experience for us, a great opportunity to showcase the facility.”

The annual golf tournament is one of the largest fundraisers for the charity which funds the Florida Thoroughbred Retirement Farm “Second Chances” at the Low-

ell Correctional Institute. Additional funding comes from individual donations and fundraising charity events including an annual Florida Stallion Season Auction (FSSA) held each January at Ocala Breeders’ Sales, both silent auction and live auctions throughout the year, and a recent Memorabilia Sale. The event also raises funds for student scholarships.

5 The program’s success depends upon community participation. For more information on becoming a sponsor for golf next year or for additional upcoming events, please contact the Florida Thoroughbred Charities at 352-629-2160 or e-mail info@ftboa.com. ■

6) Adena Director of Golf Daren Johnson 7) NTRA Sponsor Susan Parks showcases a John Deere Gator 8) Marion County Commissionerelect Michelle Stone with team Sparr/Buckeye

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

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

Sex Age

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track Off ID Pos Race Name

Grade/ Value

Earngs

G

4

Kantharos

Miss Skeetd

Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews

9/24/16 PRX

3

Pa Derby Champion S.

$150,000 $16,500

Victory to Victory

F

2

Exchange Rate

Points of Grace

Live Oak Stud

9/18/16 WO

1

Natalma S.

Grande Shores

H

8

Black Mambo

Sexy Stockings

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

9/17/16 CT

2

Wild and Wonderful S.

100,000 $20,000

Delta Bluesman

G

6

Wagon Limit

Smoke Alarm

Denis A. Dwyer

9/17/16 PRX

1

Hall of Fame S.

100,000 $60,000

Pomeroy''s Package G

5

Pomeroy

Il Vino Bianco

Patricia Generazio

9/17/16 PRX

2

Hall of Fame S.

100,000 $20,000

World Approval

G

4

Northern Afleet

Win Approval

Live Oak Stud

9/17/16 WO

3

Nthrn Dacr Trf S. Prtd by HPIB 1/$301,800 $30,000

Mia Torri

F

3

General Quarters

Flip the Stone

Shadybrook Farm Inc

9/17/16 CT

2

Charles Town Oaks

Royal Jewely

F

4

City Place

Sheila's Outback

Shamrock Thoroughbreds Helen Reynolds & Michael Reyno

9/14/16 DEL

1

Winter Melody S.

Puntrooskie

G

5

In Summation

Siren Cove

John David O''Farrell J. Michael O''Farrell Jr. & Our Sugar B

9/11/16 WO

2

Ontario Jockey Club S.

1/$253,400 $150,000

3/$350,000 $70,000 50,000 $30,000 102,600 $20,000

Diadura

F

2

Hard Spun

Daytime Promise

Inversiones FI LLC

9/10/16 AP

1

Arlington-Washington Lassie S. 75,000 $42,300

R Naja

F

2

Exchange Rate

Chirimoya

El Batey Farm LLC

9/10/16 AP

3

Arlington-Washington Lassie S. 75,000

$7,755 $7,500

Square Dancer

G

6

Circular Quay

Dance Special

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

9/10/16 HST

3

S. W. Randall Plate H.

75,000

Majestic Gale

F

2

Majestic Warrior

Crystal Minuet

Kinsman Farm

9/10/16 LAD

1

Happy Ticket S.

75,000 $45,000

Caribou Club

C

2

City Zip

Broken Dreams

Glen Hill Farm

9/10/16 LRL

1

Laurel Futurity

75,000 $45,000

Boheme de Lavi

M

5

Graeme Hall

Salty N Sassy

Farm III Enterprises LLC

9/10/16 LRL

2

Shine Again S.

Sorryaboutnothing

G

3

Repent

Royal Card

Woodford Thoroughbreds

9/10/16 HST

1

British Columbia Derby

3/$150,000 $82,500

Dalmore

C

3

Colonel John

Silver Breeze

Sally J. Andersen

9/10/16 LAD

2

Super Derby

3/$392,000 $72,000

Sunnysammi

F

4

First Defence

In Awe

Rick Sutherland

9/5/16

PRX

3

Turf Amazon S.

Awesome Slew

C

3

Awesome Again

Slewfoundmoney

Live Oak Stud

9/5/16

PRX

1

Smarty Jones S.

3/$300,000 $180,000

Pretty Boy Flash

C

2

Gone Astray

Honour Isabel

Craig Wheeler Thoroughbreds

9/5/16

SAR

3

Hopeful S.

1/$350,000 $35,000

Enterprising

G

5

Elusive Quality

Indy Blaze

Glen Hill Farm

9/3/16

GP

2

The Vid S.

75,000 $14,850

Pink Poppy

M

5

Tiznow

Boa

Arindel Farm LLC

9/3/16

GP

1

Wasted Tears S.

75,000 $44,640

R Kinsley Doll

F

3

Big Drama

Honest Gold

Palm Beach Racing

9/3/16

GP

1

Florida Sire Jewel Princess S. 150,000 $90,000

Ballet Diva

F

3

Hear No Evil

Dame Sylvieguilhem Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

9/3/16

GP

2

Florida Sire Jewel Princess S. 150,000 $30,000

75,000 $15,000

200,000 $22,000

She''s Incredible

F

3

High Cotton

Undistorted

Centaur Farms Inc.

9/3/16

GP

3

Florida Sire Jewel Princess S. 150,000 $16,500

Mr. Kisses

G

3

Big Drama

Tut's Treasure

Champion Equine LLC

9/3/16

GP

2

Florida Sire Prized S.

150,000 $30,000

Awesome Banner

C

3

Awesome of Course Miranda Stands

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

9/3/16

GP

1

Florida Sire Prized S.

150,000 $90,000

Dream of Me

C

3

High Cotton

Darn That Girl

McKathan Bros.

9/3/16

GP

3

Florida Sire Prized S.

150,000 $15,000

Stormy Embrace

F

2

Circular Quay

Stormy Allure

Matalona Thoroughbreds LLC

9/3/16

GP

2

Florida Sire Susan's Girl S.

300,000 $60,000

Cajun Delta Dawn

F

2

Kantharos

Cajun Dawn

Curtis Mikkelsen & Patricia Horth

9/3/16

GP

1

Florida Sire Susan's Girl S.

300,000 $180,000

U S Diva

F

2

United States

Destiny's Diva

Northwest Stud

9/3/16

GP

3

Florida Sire Susan's Girl S.

300,000 $33,000

Front Loaded

G

2

Kantharos

Frontier Franny

Arboritanza Racing LLC Jolane Weeks

9/3/16

GP

2

Florida Sire Affirmed S.

300,000 $60,000

Three Rules

C

2

Gone Astray

Joy Rules

Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc Geoff Roy & Tom Fitzgerald

9/3/16

GP

1

Florida Sire Affirmed S.

300,000 $180,000

Legacy Azteca

C

2

High Cotton

Sailin Cailin

Michael Chamberlain

9/3/16

GP

3

Florida Sire Affirmed S.

300,000 $33,000

In Summation

Petunia Face

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Awesome Slew/Smarty Jonee S. (G3) Dennis E Foster

9/2/16

Sorryaboutnothing/British Columbia Derby (G3) CMR

1

Clasico Jose Coll Vidal S.

3/$31,752 $18,792

FOURFOOTED PHOTO

2

BURN PHOTO

C

EQUIPHOTO

Victory to Victory/Natalma S. (G1) Derek Adrian

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

Dam

Breeder

Date

Lulu''s Pride

Unbridled Time

Fightin' Lulu

Briar Lane Farm

9/29/16

M

6

Track ID

Pos

Off Value

Grade/ Earngs

PID

3

$33,160

$2,800 $3,240

Brilliantbydesign

G

3

First Dude

Royal Fudge

Kathleen Amaya Alexandro Centofanti & Raffaele Centofan

9/26/16

MNR

2

$15,876

Plenty of Chrome

F

3

Big Drama

Miss Kneehigh

Patricia Generazio

9/26/16

FL

3

$17,000

$1,700

Montauk Cove

G

3

Circular Quay

Awanda

Janet Erwin

9/26/16

MNR

1

$17,664

$10,672

Enterprising Lady

F

3

First Dude

Sassy Harper

Milton Hendry Beth Hendry & Norman Hendry

9/26/16

TDN

1

$23,000

$13,800

Heat Road

C

3

Bellamy Road

Heat Exposure

Woodford Thoroughbreds

9/25/16

PID

2

$28,710

$5,800 $5,600

Masterofthehouse

C

3

Backtalk

Smart Exchange

Amaury Piedra

9/25/16

PID

2

$32,960

Map Room

G

3

Artie Schiller

Holidaysatthefarm

Glen Hill Farm

9/25/16

LRL

3

$49,182

$4,620

Dreaming of Gold

R

4

Unbridled's Song

Zehoorr

Rustlewood Farm Inc.

9/24/16

GP

1

$41,200

$26,400 $25,620

Expected Ruler

C

3

Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Expected Pleasures Liam Benson

9/24/16

CD

1

$43,780

Rick''s Boy

G

4

Flashstorm

Repentina

Northwest Stud

9/24/16

PEN

2

$44,251

$8,850

Imperial Hint

C

3

Imperialism

Royal Hint

Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc

9/24/16

PRX

1

$88,344

$45,600

Sr. Quisqueyano

G

6

Exclusive Quality

Royal Navy

Do-Little Farm LLC

9/23/16

TDN

3

$29,000

$2,700

Prima Star

F

4

Exclusive Quality

Dreamy Dream

Steve Tucker

9/22/16

CT

3

$24,500

$2,450

Mothernaturespell

F

4

Spellbinder

Mothernaturegirl

Jeanne Mayberry

9/22/16

CT

2

$24,500

$4,900 $7,700

Littlemissbusiness

F

3

Mass Media

Princess Chispa

William P. Sorren

9/22/16

BEL

3

$75,460

Lynn Won''t Tell

F

3

Telling

Twice Lucky

Alex Lirblong & Joann Lirblong

9/21/16

LAD

3

$20,590

$2,255

Screaming Back

G

2

Backtalk

Songandaflash

C & A Racing

9/21/16

TDN

1

$27,000

$13,800 $5,600

Heza Fast Cat

G

6

Double Honor

Kitty Cat Wins

Kimberly DePasquale

9/21/16

PID

2

$33,800

Poppy''s Two Step

G

4

Two Step Salsa

Poppycop

Mrs. E. Norman Peterson

9/19/16

DEL

3

$36,125

$3,960

Yo Soy El Lobo

G

3

Telling

Shear Attitude

Valerie B. Dailey Suzanne Sharra-Maxwell & Maria Cardiaro

9/19/16

DEL

2

$36,125

$7,200

Charming Cotton

G

2

High Cotton

Charming Paige

Angela M. Ingenito

9/19/16

PID

3

$38,610

$3,300

Fast Karma

C

3

High Cotton

West Acre Waltz

Mr. & Mrs. Marty Hershe

9/18/16

BTP

2

$16,000

$3,200

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

Adena Springs South •Declan Doyle – Director of Stallion Seasons & Sales Gulfstream Park •Michael Costanzo – Claims Clerk •Peter Aiello IV – Track Announcer Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park •Heather Belmonte – Executive Assistant

Ocala Breeders’ Sales •Tom Ventura – President •Kevin Honig – Mutuels Tampa Bay Downs •Allison DeLuca – Racing Secretary Breeder •Rick Heatter Trainers •Todd Pletcher •Chuck Simon THE FLORIDA HORSE • NOVEMBER 2016 91

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Florida-Breds Aro

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

Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

Crown of Ambition

C

3

Crown of Thorns

Ambition Unbridled

Woodford Thoroughbreds

9/18/16

ALB

2

$18,300

$3,660

Salsa Dog

G

4

Two Step Salsa

Homesteader

Manuel Andrade

9/18/16

PID

2

$27,920

$5,600

Nopalito

G

4

Two Step Salsa

Haut Monde

Get Away Farm

9/18/16

PID

1

$27,920

$16,800

Conquest Harlequin C

3

Harlan's Holiday

Time for a Crown

Prince Farm

9/18/16

PRX

2

$52,000

$10,200

Itsbeenonmymind

G

2

Bold Warrior

Quality Affair

Hal Snowden Jr.

9/17/16

MNR

3

$15,552

$1,620

American Luxury

G

3

United States

Tips On Tipping

Northwest Stud

9/17/16

CT

3

$24,500

$2,440

Alpha Slew

G

6

Alphabet Soup

Seattle Showers

Ruben Sierra

9/17/16

PEN

1

$35,365

$19,980

No See Um

F

3

Greatness

Eyes a Fox

Bailey Bolen

9/17/16

DEL

1

$37,490

$21,600

Total Joint

G

4

Tiz Wonderful

Major's Girl

Kinsman Farm

9/17/16

MTH

2

$39,600

$8,000

Dancing Lucy

F

4

Northern Afleet

River Forest

Glen Hill Farm

9/17/16

LRL

1

$42,000

$23,940

Distinct Diva

M

5

With Distinction

Capdiva

John Penn

9/17/16

PRX

3

$51,500

$5,610

Belgravia''s Hope

G

5

Belgravia

No On Saturday

The Big Stable

9/16/16

TDN

2

$23,000

$4,600

Charleston Pier

C

4

Circular Quay

Perfectly Wild

William P Sorren

9/16/16

TDN

3

$23,000

$2,300

Wildwood Dancer

G

4

Pomeroy

Dancing Elaine

Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

9/16/16

AP

2

$24,800

$4,960

Sierra Squall

F

4

Grand Slam

Midway Squall

Donald R. Dizney

9/16/16

CD

3

$45,218

$4,110

Bill''s Passion

G

3

Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Premier Roma

Harold L. Queen

9/16/16

LRL

2

$49,182

$8,820

Merry Lady

F

4

Keyed Entry

Seemein Seattle

Mari George

9/15/16

PID

1

$29,400

$16,800

Leombruno

C

4

Discreetly Mine

Miss Pine Top Az.

John A. DeVault & Sue S. DeVault

9/14/16

TDN

1

$23,000

$13,800

Gasparilla Float

M

5

Wagon Limit

Gasparilla Parade

Stella Thayer

9/14/16

TDN

3

$24,500

$2,450

Wild Aspen Flower

M

8

Aspen Ridge

Buckflower

University of Flordia Foundation & Brett St. Amand

9/13/16

MNR

2

$20,079

$4,140

Performance Bonus C

4

Discreetly Mine

Unlimited Pleasure

Ocala Stud

9/11/16

BEL

1

$77,000

$46,200

Bye Bye Bella

4

Bellamy Road

Dixie Kid

Kinsman Farm

9/9/16

CMR

3

$8,830

$901

F

Light the Night

C

3

Street Cry (IRE)

Namaste's Wish

Live Oak Stud

9/9/16

BEL

1

$77,000

$46,200

Heat Road

C

3

Bellamy Road

Heat Exposure

Woodford Thoroughbreds

9/8/16

PID

1

$27,920

$16,800

Sugar Cane Girl

F

3

Sweet Return (GB)

Precocious Pet

Red Oak Stable

9/8/16

PEN

3

$34,220

$3,245

The Long Walk

G

3

With Distinction

Statute

Gordon Reiss & Lindie Reiss

9/7/16

MNR

1

$15,390

$9,396

Brilliantbydesign

G

3

First Dude

Royal Fudge

Kathleen Amaya Alexandro Centofanti & Raffaele Centofan

9/7/16

MNR

2

$15,390

$3,240

Oldstone Farmhouse G

4

Forestry

Onenightin Beijing

Glen Hill Farm

9/7/16

TDN

1

$24,000

$13,800

Appealing Julia

F

4

With Distinction

Successful Verdict

Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds LLC

9/7/16

PID

1

$28,120

$16,800

Man About Town

G

4

Montbrook

Atticus's Woman

Big C Farm

9/6/16

PID

3

$28,320

$2,800

Arch in the Park

G

4

Arch

Century Park

Donald R. Dizney

9/6/16

PID

1

$30,640

$16,800

Vacanzie Inn

F

3

Greatness

Whitepark Bay

The Big Mares LLC

9/6/16

IND

3

$36,000

$3,600

Ciaran''s Prize

M

5

Yes It's True

Think Fast

John B. Penn

9/5/16

CBY

2

$40,000

$8,000

Double the Cheers

G

4

Concerto

Frisky Cheerleader

Elizabeth H. Muirhead

9/5/16

PRX

1

$58,824

$30,600

Screaming Back

G

2

Backtalk

Songandaflash

C & A Racing

9/4/16

MNR

3

$15,552

$1,620

Drive Sandy Drive

G

2

Overdriven

Sweep Machine

Gail Rice

9/4/16

MNR

1

$15,552

$9,396

Gray Satellite

G

5

Senor Eduardo

Sassy Vic

Eduardo Soto

9/4/16

CBY

3

$30,000

$3,000

Warrior Song

F

3

Harlan's Holiday

More Oats Please

Sally J. Andersen

9/3/16

MNR

1

$15,552

$9,396

It''s a Factum

F

3

Factum

Really Appealing

William F. Murphy & Annabel Murphy

9/2/16

MD

2

$3,800

$722

Alphabets Tuff Gal

M

7

Alphabet Soup

Peppermint Bay

Kenneth E. Proctor & Barbara Proctor

9/2/16

CLS

2

$6,500

$1,300

Macho Oro

G

3

Macho Uno

Vicky

Dale Kalmar & Lynn Kalmar

9/2/16

HP

1

$9,310

$5,700

Mischievousdennis G

6

Into Mischief

Magnificentaproval

Bridlewood Farm

9/2/16

CBY

1

$34,000

$20,400

Wildcat Moon

G

6

D'wildcat

Moonshine Girl

Silver Oaks Farm

9/2/16

CBY

2

$34,000

$6,800

Distinction Bird

F

2

With Distinction

Dare I Dream

Dr. Rick Erwin & Janet Erwin

9/1/16

CMR

1

$8,828

$5,447

Regal Sabellina

F

2

Regal Ransom

Sabellina

Woodford Thoroughbreds

9/1/16

CMR

3

$8,828

$939

Hey Jabber Jaw

G

4

Mineshaft

Storm Prospect

Sienna Farms LLC

9/1/16

FL

1

$16,900

$10,140

Rick''s Boy

G

4

Flashstorm

Repentina

Northwest Stud

9/1/16

PEN

3

$33,040

$3,245

Forge Ahead Franki G

4

Mass Media

Sanctioned

Verbarctic Farm

9/1/16

ELP

2

$35,750

$5,200

Hardrock Eleven

6

Rock Hard Ten

Stark Beauty

Farm III Enterprises & Off The Hook Partners LLC

9/1/16

SAR

1

$65,000

$39,000

G

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Sex Age

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

Baliwink

Carol Hershe

9/29/16

BTP

1

$14,300

$8,580

City Without Pity

F

3

City Place

Hosway

G

2

Adios Charlie

Lady Discreet

Ocala Stud Joseph M. O''Farrell III David O''Farrell et al.

9/29/16

CT

1

$23,000

$13,620

Rock Solid Lady

F

3

Rock Hard Ten

Lady Tropicana

Alan Benning Inc.

9/29/16

GP

2

$37,200

$8,400

Shore Thing

F

2

Majesticperfection

Conway Two Step

Loren Nichols

9/29/16

CD

2

$42,244

$7,880

Elsie Cole

F

2

Flashstorm

Pick Me Please

Twin Mineral Land LLC

9/28/16

MNR

1

$13,395

$8,178

Waddy

G

3

Cowtown Cat

Lily's Hope

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

9/27/16

MNR

2

$13,818

$2,820

Cullasaja Drive

G

2

Proud Citizen

Miss Pine Top Az.

John A. DeVault & Sue S. DeVault

9/27/16

PID

3

$27,330

$2,700

Tres Huevos

G

2

Gary D

Run the Flag

Don L Ming

9/27/16

PID

1

$27,330

$16,200

Remember Willy

G

2

J P's Gusto

From Behind

Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews

9/26/16

CMR

1

$9,204

$5,447

Abar Caterpillar

G

2

Gone Astray

My Gift to You

Diomar Iadisernia

9/26/16

CMR

2

$9,204

$1,878

Habilidoso

C

2

Greatness

Southern Dance

Seymour Cohen

9/26/16

CMR

3

$9,204

$939

Heart Astray

F

2

Gone Astray

Disperse a Star

Marcial Galan

9/26/16

PID

1

$27,930

$16,200

Enterate

F

2

Flashstorm

Nola Tip

Northwest Stud

9/25/16

CMR

3

$9,392

$939

Awesome Bay

C

2

With Distinction

Awesome Medicine

Just For Fun Stable

9/25/16

GP

2

$40,000

$8,400

Squadron

G

2

Midshipman

Skip the Storm

Angela M. Ingenito

9/25/16

GP

1

$40,000

$24,000

Sal''s Jet

G

2

Kantharos

Holiday Tune

Ocala Stud

9/25/16

GP

3

$40,000

$4,400

Discreet Deceit

F

2

Discreetly Mine

Take Me to Zuber

Ocala Stud

9/25/16

LRL

2

$40,000

$8,400

Matanzas Inlet

C

4

Kitalpha

She's Stacked

Phyllis Booth Godwin & Harry Jackson Godwin

9/25/16

GP

1

$40,200

$25,800

Starr Bear

F

2

Broken Vow

Aidan

Donald R. Dizney LLC

9/25/16

BEL

1

$75,000

$45,000

Bahama Benny

F

3

Benny the Bull

Acallabove

Michael F. Feriole

9/24/16

BTP

3

$14,300

$1,430

Brahms Cat

F

2

Wildcat Heir

Brahms Affair

Louie Rogers Thoroughbreds LLC

9/24/16

GP

1

$40,000

$24,000

Where''s Kate

F

2

Gone Astray

Kate's Sweetheart

Northwest Stud

9/24/16

GP

2

$40,000

$8,400

Procuradora

F

2

Bodemeister

Real Clever Trick

Carlos Rafael

9/24/16

GP

3

$40,000

$4,000

Hot and Heavy

G

2

Yesbyjimminy

Miss Kenai

Thomas L. Croley

9/23/16

LRL

1

$41,320

$22,800

R Angel Katelyn

F

2

High Cotton

Send for an Angel

Craig Lawrence Wheeler

9/22/16

DEL

1

$34,375

$20,400

Magalie

F

2

Maltese Dog

Bernadette's Song

Morgan Miller

9/22/16

GP

2

$49,000

$10,400

Gran Cherry

F

2

First Dude

Poppy's Baby Girl (GB)

Murray Stroud

9/22/16

GP

1

$49,000

$31,000

Neo Vibrant

C

3

High Cotton

Boxing Day

Sally J. Andersen

9/21/16

IND

3

$32,000

$3,200

Risk Reversal

G

4

Old Fashioned

Sailing Free

Destiny Oaks of Ocala

9/21/16

DEL

3

$34,500

$3,740

Midnight Haven

F

2

Vineyard Haven

Bear Prayer

Gator Island Racing LLC

9/19/16

MNR

3

$13,818

$1,410

Conquest Nitro

G

3

High Cotton

Dream Storm

Janet Erwin

9/19/16

ZIA

1

$23,000

$13,800

Waddy

G

3

Cowtown Cat

Lily's Hope

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

9/18/16

MNR

3

$13,536

$1,410

Flashtour

G

3

Flashstorm

Dream Tour

Northwest Stud

9/18/16

MNR

1

$13,536

$8,178

Love Tree

C

4

Silver Tree

Love First

Janet Erwin

9/18/16

MNR

2

$13,818

$2,820

Sinner Or Saint

C

3

Saint Anddan

Haleyclaire

Mr. & Mrs. Marty Hershe

9/18/16

MNR

3

$13,818

$1,410

Cats Serenade

C

2

Overdriven

Silent Serenade

Ocala Stud

9/18/16

LRL

3

$40,000

$4,400

All Summed Up

F

3

In Summation

Load Up

Oakleaf Farm

9/18/16

PRX

1

$52,500

$30,000

Loveyou Likethat

F

3

Crown of Thorns

Whirlwind Charlott

Woodford Thoroughbreds

9/17/16

MNR

3

$13,818

$1,410

Carson Kan

G

2

Kantharos

Carsomatic

Gem Racing Inc.

9/17/16

AP

1

$24,000

$14,400

We''ve Got to Talk

F

2

Backtalk

Wee Bit of Heaven

Didier Plasencia

9/17/16

CBY

2

$28,000

$5,600

Souper Catch

C

2

Bernardini

Cry and Catch Me

Live Oak Stud

9/17/16

CD

2

$42,779

$7,800

General Obvious

C

2

Dialed In

Sally's Song

Arindel Farm

9/17/16

GP

1

$49,000

$31,000

Unbridled Holiday

C

2

Harlan's Holiday

Song of Royalty

Don L. Ming

9/17/16

GP

2

$49,000

$10,400

Dupree

C

2

Caleb's Posse

Readybdancing

Fernung Sebastian Flanigan & Cahalan

9/17/16

BEL

2

$75,000

$15,000

Heir Ball

F

2

Wildcat Heir

Stifled

Robert Bahi Shoukry

9/16/16

AP

3

$24,000

$2,640

Later

F

2

Put It Back

Wolf N Hen

Whitehall Lane Farm

9/16/16

GP

3

$48,000

$5,400

Touch of Quality

F

2

Exclusive Quality

Perfect Swain

Juvenal Diaz

9/16/16

GP

1

$48,000

$31,000

Kickback

G

2

Put It Back

Tiara

Allen Iwinski

9/15/16

FL

2

$22,160

$3,800

Wild Idea

F

2

Wildcat Heir

Reveal

Matalona Thoroughbreds LLC

9/15/16

PID

2

$26,930

$5,400

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■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Win/Place/Show continued Horse Name

Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

El Vedado

F

3

Big Brown

Franscat

Miller Racing LLC

9/15/16

GP

2

$37,200

$8,760

Mrs. Guty

F

3

Pomeroy

La Catira Jatar

P & G Stables LLC

9/13/16

ALB

2

$15,390

$3,000

Garava

G

3

Sarava

Snake Driver

Karen Gilliam

9/13/16

PID

2

$26,325

$5,400

Fleet Dude

F

2

First Dude

Awesome Fleet

Donald R. Dizney LLC

9/13/16

IND

1

$34,560

$19,200

Joe Cain

G

2

Wildcat Heir

Ministrel Lisa

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

9/11/16

MNR

1

$13,677

$8,178

Mistake

C

2

Two Step Salsa

Candleinthedark

Nichole C Ford

9/11/16

MNR

3

$13,677

$1,410

Citizen Cesar

G

2

Proud Citizen

Tiz Twentyfour K

Destiny Oaks of Ocala

9/11/16

BTP

3

$14,300

$1,430

Spintalk

G

3

Backtalk

Intuition

GoldMark Farm LLC

9/11/16

GP

3

$36,600

$4,560 $4,400

Awesome Bay

C

2

With Distinction

Awesome Medicine

Just For Fun Stable

9/11/16

GP

3

$40,000

Illmatic

C

2

Kantharos

Granny's Kat

Ben-D Farm South LLC

9/11/16

GP

2

$40,000

$8,400

Sunshine N Shadow

C

2

Wildcat Heir

Folk Art

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

9/11/16

GP

1

$40,000

$24,000

Slot Player

G

2

Cowtown Cat

Bal Harbour Baby

Red Oak Stable

9/11/16

GP

3

$41,000

$5,000

High Roller

C

2

High Cotton

Elective

Adam Parker & Suzette Parker

9/11/16

LRL

1

$41,320

$22,800

Compelled

F

2

War Front

Mutually Benefit

Glen Hill Farm

9/11/16

BEL

3

$75,000

$7,500

Meal Ticket

F

2

Malibu Moon

Rainbow's Song

Glen Hill Farm

9/10/16

MTH

2

$35,220

$7,200

Shezawave

F

2

Salty Sea

Bigcuz

Andrew Dion

9/10/16

GP

3

$50,000

$5,000

Ivy Lovely

F

2

Dialed In

Dat You Miz Blue

Arindel Farm

9/10/16

GP

2

$50,000

$10,000

Fallen Leaf

F

2

A. P. Warrior

Perfectly Wild

William P. Sorren

9/10/16

GP

1

$50,000

$31,000

Golden Treasury

F

2

Brilliant Speed

She's Indy Money

Live Oak Stud

9/9/16

LRL

3

$40,000

$4,400

Discreet Deceit

F

2

Discreetly Mine

Take Me to Zuber

Ocala Stud

9/9/16

LRL

2

$40,000

$8,400

City Without Pity

F

3

City Place

Baliwink

Carol Hershe

9/8/16

BTP

3

$16,300

$1,430

Nightengale Miss

F

2

High Cotton

Potluck Dinner

Ocala Stud

9/8/16

LRC

3

$46,380

$5,400

Loveyou Likethat

F

3

Crown of Thorns

Whirlwind Charlott

Woodford Thoroughbreds

9/7/16

MNR

2

$13,395

$2,820

Passionate Talk

F

2

Backtalk

Icanseeclearly

Risen Star Farm

9/7/16

CT

3

$23,000

$2,300

Red Hot Looks

G

3

Bring the Heat

Take a Look

Jared Cheeks

9/7/16

PID

1

$29,160

$16,200

Volatile Vickie

Vickies Drama

F

3

Big Drama

Hidden Point Farm

9/7/16

IND

3

$32,000

$3,200

Heavenly Body

F

3

Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Body Talk

Lonnie Stokes

9/6/16

PID

3

$28,750

$2,700

Daisy Creek

F

3

Montbrook

Alan Amato & Mike Galinski

9/6/16

PID

1

$28,750

$16,200

Note d'Amour

Chilito Piquin

C

2

Awesome of Course

Missmil

Tanourin Stable

9/6/16

IND

2

$32,000

$6,400

Awesome Choice

C

2

Awesome of Course

Courtly Choice

Versatile Thoroughbreds LLC Michael Crowe & Judy Crowe

9/6/16

IND

1

$32,000

$19,200

Cullasaja Drive

G

2

Proud Citizen

Miss Pine Top Az.

John A. DeVault & Sue S. DeVault

9/5/16

PID

3

$31,990

$2,700

Starr Bear

F

2

Broken Vow

Aidan

Donald R. Dizney LLC

9/5/16

SAR

3

$83,000

$8,300

Santos Symphony

M

5

Concerto

Durga

Seven Diamond B Holdings Inc.

9/4/16

MNR

2

$13,959

$2,820

Southern Sea

C

2

Kantharos

Yasinisi (IRE)

David Romanik

9/4/16

GP

2

$49,000

$10,800

Mr. Pinocchio

C

2

Gone Astray

Bungalow Eight

Dr. & Mrs. Fred Yutani

9/4/16

GP

1

$49,000

$31,000

Backstage

F

2

Put It Back

At a Stage

Laurin Stable Inc.

9/4/16

GP

1

$50,000

$31,000

Brahms Cat

F

2

Wildcat Heir

Brahms Affair

Louie Rogers Thoroughbreds LLC

9/4/16

GP

3

$50,000

$5,400

Bella Vincenza

F

2

Biondetti

Cascina

David Berman

9/4/16

GP

2

$50,000

$10,800 $16,600

True Pleasure

F

3

Yes It's True

Pleasant Ring

John B. Penn

9/4/16

SAR

2

$83,000

Grace Appeal

F

2

With Distinction

Successful Verdict

Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds LLC

9/3/16

IND

1

$32,000

$19,200

Yo Soy El Lobo

G

3

Telling

Shear Attitude

Valerie B. Dailey Suzanne Sharra-Maxwell & Maria Cardiaro

9/3/16

DEL

1

$34,250

$20,400

Storming My Way

C

2

High Cotton

Picturemewithroses

Marion G. Montanari

9/3/16

MTH

2

$35,120

$7,200

Dance Around

C

2

Biondetti

Royal Card

Woodford Thoroughbreds

9/3/16

GP

3

$48,000

$5,400

Two Steps Before

C

2

Two Step Salsa

Desirable Moment

Fulgencio Prado

9/3/16

GP

1

$48,000

$31,000

Keep Your Head Up

F

2

In Summation

Pentelicus Gold

Ocala Stud

9/3/16

WO

1

$56,236

$33,540

Super Woman

F

4

Super Saver

Oral Argument

Bacarri Bloodstock Carolin Von Rosenberg DVM & Prince Fa

9/2/16

RET

3

$14,500

$1,540

Mrs Sport

F

2

Kantharos

Brandy Brandy

Carol Hershe

9/2/16

HST

1

$18,000

$9,900

Lozen

F

2

Field Commission

Total Wonder

Mary Beth Stanton DVM & Edward Seltzer

9/2/16

IND

3

$32,000

$3,200

Pretend

F

2

Graeme Hall

Home in Time

Tom McCrocklin & Frank Mermenstein

9/2/16

IND

2

$32,000

$6,400

Katinka

F

2

Kantharos

Classy City Lady

Wendy Christ & Kathie Haines

9/2/16

GP

2

$50,000

$10,800

Dude Fantasy

F

2

First Dude

Dixieland Fantasy

Donald R. Dizney LLC

9/2/16

GP

1

$50,000

$31,000

Star Gala

F

2

Wildcat Heir

Joni Gala

Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon

9/2/16

GP

3

$50,000

$5,400

Qualifying

F

3

Quality Road

Good Cause

Vegso Racing Stable

9/1/16

PID

2

$26,730

$5,400

Fancy Pinstripes

F

2

Harlan's Holiday

Fancy Fusaichi

Kinsman Farm

9/1/16

GP

2

$42,000

$10,400

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Keeping members informed FSS WEEKEND AND BUS TRIP A SUCCESS

Thank you to the many members and future members who converged on Gulfstream Park for the finals of the Florida Sire Stakes to watch history in the making with three sweeps on the line. The day produced a record handle up 53 percent, and a 41 percent increase for the series over 2015. Handle was $9.4 million compared to $6.1 million in 2015 with series handle of $25.3 million compared to $17.9 million in 2015. The $1.6 million Florida Sire Stakes card was highlighted by undefeated Three Rules, who won the $500,000 In Reality by 10 effortless lengths, and Dude Fantasy, who won the $500,000 My Dear Girl in just her second career start. Thanks goes to the Gulfstream Park management team and staff including PJ Campo, Michael Nyman, David Joseph, Nancy Berry, Pete Aiello, Raina Gunderson, and Christine Lees’ Mary Lee for hosting the bus trip group again this year.

If no yearling payment was made, a one-time payment of $5,000 by Jan 15 of 2-year old year Last chance payment is $10,000 postmarked by May 1 of 2-year old year (horse must not have started, no previous payment required) UPCOMING EVENTS Member Holiday Charity Open House

Santa’s Western Bonanza December 2 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The annual toy and food drive is underway, please bring a new toy (wrapped or unwrapped) or non-perishables to FTBOA at 801 SW 60th Avenue.

Stallion Season Charity Auction

FLORIDA SIRE STAKES UPCOMING DEADLINES

November 15 - Yearling payment of $500 For those who did not pay the May 15 deadline January 15 – 2-year old payment deadline - $250 * If not met, a $500 payment may be made by Feb 28 * * Prior yearling payment required

January 25 immediately following the opening session of the OBS sale Supports the Florida Thoroughbred Charities Please donate your stallion season as soon as you can so we can promote him!

Tammy Gantt, Associate Vice President, Director of Membership Services & Events, Contributing Editor and Industry & Community Affairs

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The Florida Thoroughbred Charities thanks each sponsor for their support of golf on Oct. 10.

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Special Thanks Silver sponsors

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DRIFTING Out

What to Do

by Mike Mullaney

Managing Editor for Florida Equine Communications

E

Averill Racing and Silver Oak Stable’s R Kinsley Doll ven by Florida standards, October was an eventful month, the fright brought by Hurricane and Jacks or Better Farm’s Awesome Banner won two of the three races for their respective division among the 3Matthew’s near-hit being the least impactful.

Certainly the highlight was the Florida Sire Stakes year-olds. R Kinsley Doll took the first two legs for fillies but lost to Our Sugar Bear Stable’s She’s Incredible in the sweep of Bert Pilcher’s Three Rules.

His victories in the Dr. Fager, Affirmed and In Reality finale, the Meadow Star, and Awesome Banner bounced stakes catapulted the colt and his owner to national promi- back from defeat at odds of 1-20 in the opener to win the nence, sending the Shade Tree Thoroughbreds’ homebred final two legs of his division.

Kathy Machesky’s Dream of Me stunned Awesome toward the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G2) at Banner in the Unbridled, which, after winning last year’s Santa Anita on Nov. 5.

As an aside, Three Rules went into the In Reality Dr. Fager, made the McKathan Brothers-bred the only about as strong a favorite as any horse in any race in horse to win FSS races in different years. Incidentally, Gulfstream Park history. As there was little doubt of the Dream of Me’s owner is the office manager at the outcome, a frequent topic of conversation, before and McKathan Brothers’ training facility in Citra. Interruptafter the In Reality, centered not on the colt’s chances of ing the colt’s trip to the OBS sales ring, she said she saw success but instead on whether or not Pilcher – a famil- something in the crooked-legged Dream of Me and she iar name locally but not so well-known outside Marion purchased him from her boss in a private transaction.

Hurricane Matthew wasn’t the only big wind blowing County – should sell.

To these ears, the response was unanimous: Take the from the south last month. Hialeah Park owner John Brunetti said he might join the farcical fraternity of money, all seven figures of it, and run.

Gretna, Hamilton and Oxford Downs, which he has As of this writing, Pilcher remained steadfast.

Well versed in the ups and downs of the business, he from the south last month. Hialeah Park owner knows that one bad step curtails the bidding, but he also knows John Brunetti said he might join the farcical fraternity of he’s on the ride of a lifetime.

Gretna, Hamilton and Oxford Downs, which he has called He knows that good and “the Mickey Mouse circuit.” bad things can happen regardless of who owns the horse, but he also knows that any called “the Mickey Mouse circuit,” due to his ongoing prospective buy-in from a wealthier individual or entity, as spats with the recognized leaders of the state’s quarter history has taught, could lead to power plays, acrimony horse industry.

In rattling that sword, Brunetti waxed nostalgic of the and litigation.

Ultimately he knows that it’s his horse, and it’s his de- days of friendlier relations with fans and horsemen of the thoroughbred variety – evidently forgetting the uproar of cision. Bless him for whatever he eventually decides.

Also noteworthy from this year’s FSS was the gallant a 28% exotic-bet takeout, locked gates, years of dormancy, attempt of Curtis Mikkelsen’s chronically underrated restraining orders, threatened barn-area closures, etc. His Cajun Delta Dawn for a sweep in the filly division. The rationalizing of this recent flirtation with the rhetorical My Dear Girl winner was Donald Dizney’s Dude Fantasy, question “What else do people want me to do?” could be who vindicated the lofty confidence of her camp and interpreted as an unwillingness to recognize Hialeah’s sad stamped herself as a top-class filly. But while Dude’s Fan- but rapidly fading relevance, and, as a consequence, its intasy grabbed the spotlight, Cajun Delta Dawn, who was ability to leverage policy and public opinion.

Here’s hoping such blustery winds are replaced by beaten barely a length after breaking from Post 13 in a race that had a short run to the first turn, won’t be a will- pleasant breezes carrying fame and fortune for Florida’s ing understudy. It will be great fun following their careers. promising young thoroughbreds. ■

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CATON’S Call

by Caton Bredar

Something Special I

f Florida-bred Three Rules’ October win in the $500,000 In Reality division of the Florida Sire Series (FSS) at Gulfstream Park served as the solution to a mystery for long time trainer Jose Pinchin: “If it wasn’t for 2-year-olds I wouldn’t be here…with a 2-year-old there’s mystery”, for owner-breeder Bert Pilcher the colt’s sweep of the 3-race series was more a foregone conclusion, something special from the very beginning, which could certainly be said of the series itself.

For Pilcher, who races under the name of Shade Tree Thoroughbreds, there was little mystery to the magic; he recognized greatness from the moment his colt was born.

“When I pulled him out of his mother and he stood up,” Pilcher offered to Gulfstream’s PR staff after the colt’s win in the first leg of the series, the $200,000 Dr. Fager. “He’s been a different kind of horse since day one. The night he was make born, he got up and played you wake up in the morning; all night long in his stall without lying down.” the 2-year-olds are the future.

Pinchin and Pilcher —trainer Jose Pinchin would be forgiven if they played all night long after the win, as with his romp in the In Reality, Three Rules’ record swelled to five wins in five starts with earnings topping $680,000. Only the tenth horse in the 30-plus year history of the series to sweep all three races in the colt & gelding division, Three Rules joins an elite group of outstanding race horses and, perhaps more importantly, shows all signs of continuing a legacy of Florida Sire Stakes graduates that have gone on to play starring roles on the national stage.

Champion Sprinter Smile, first trained to victory at Calder by the late great horseman Frank Gomez, gave the series validity in its infancy when he was first to sweep the trio of races in 1984. The Francis A. Genter homebred closed out his 2-year-old season undefeated through his first seven starts. Moved to Carl Nafzger’s barn and then Hall of Famer Scottie Schulhofer’s, he went on to win the then grade 1 Arlington Classic and

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was second to Florida-bred Precisionist in the 1985 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Aqueduct. The son of In Reality travelled to Santa Anita the following year, won the Sprint and was named Champion Sprinter.

The 1990’s were marked by the creation of The Festival of the Sun, a stakes showcase day designed around the final legs of the FSS, and the emergence in 1993 of perhaps the greatest In Reality winner in the history of the race, Holy Bull. Undefeated in four starts as a 2-yearold for Jimmy Croll and Rachel Carpenter’s Pelican Stables, the trusty grey put together one of the more impressive sophomore resumes of the decade with eight of ten wins including five Grade 1’s. The Florida-bred son of Great Above was named 1995 Champion ThreeYear-old as well as Horse of the Year.

In the 2000’s, it was Big Drama who swept the FSS in addition to capturing the Grade 3 Delta Jackpot for Harold Queen and trainer David Fawkes. While 2009 was a tumultuous year for the son of Montbrook—a track record 1:20.88 at Gulfstream Park for seven furlongs in the Swale (G2) mitigated by a disqualification—he made up for it with a win in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Sprint after which he was eventually named Eclipse Award Winning Sprinter.

While never a champion, 2009 FSS sweeper Jackson Bend followed up on the success of his 2-year-old season, with seconds in the Holy Bull (G3), Fountain of Youth (G2) and Wood Memorial *G1) before finishing third to Lookin at Lucky in the 2010 Preakness (G1). In 2011, the diminutive colt whose training was shared between Stanley Gold and Nick Zito won the Grade 1 Forego and 2012 saw him victorious in the grade 1 Carter.

With top horses emerging every decade from the FSS, it would hardly be shocking to see Three Rules go on to even greater glory in races and years to come. As Pinchin so aptly put it, “the 2-year-olds make you wake up in the morning; the 2-year-olds are the future.” Even after a late night partying, and especially in Florida. ■

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Thoroughbred Racing!

2016 — 2017

Tentative Stakes Schedule Saturday, December 3, 2016 $100,000 Guaranteed (Includes $50,000 from FTBOA Stakes Funds)

Closing Saturday, November 19, 2016 For Two Year Olds Six Furlongs

The Inaugural Stakes

Saturday, December 3, 2016 $100,000 Guaranteed (Includes $50,000 from FTBOA Stakes Funds)

Closing Saturday, November 19, 2016

For Fillies Two Year Olds Six Furlongs

The Sandpiper Stakes

Saturday, December 17, 2016 $100,000 Guaranteed (Includes $25,000 from FTBOA Stakes Funds)

Closing Saturday, December 3, 2016

For Fillies And Mares Three Year Olds and Upward Five Furlongs (Turf)

The Lightning City Stakes - Listed

Saturday, December 31, 2016 $100,000 Guaranteed (Includes $25,000 from FTBOA Stakes Funds)

Closing Saturday, December 17, 2016 For Three Year Olds and Upward Five Furlongs (Turf)

The Turf Dash - Listed

Saturday, January 21, 2017 $50,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, January 7, 2017

For Fillies And Mares Four Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Sixteenth

The Wayward Lass Stakes

Saturday, January 21, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed (Includes $50,000 from FTBOA Stakes Funds)

Closing Saturday, January 7, 2017

For Three Year Olds

Seven Furlongs

The Pasco Stakes

Saturday, January 21, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed (Includes $50,000 from FTBOA Stakes Funds)

Closing Saturday, January 7, 2017

For Fillies Three Year Olds Seven Furlongs

The Gasparilla Stakes

Saturday, February 11, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed (Includes $50,000 from FTBOA Stakes Funds)

Closing Saturday, January 28, 2017

For Fillies Three Year Olds

One Mile And Forty Yards

The Suncoast Stakes

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Saturday, February 11, 2017 $250,000 Guaranteed (Includes $50,000 from FTBOA Stakes Funds)

Closing Saturday, January 28, 2017 First Four Finishers Earn Points For The Road To The Kentucky Derby

The Sam F. Davis Stakes - Grade III For Three Year Olds One Mile And One Sixteenth

Saturday, February 11, 2017 $150,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, January 28, 2017 For Four Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Sixteenth (Turf)

The Tampa Bay Stakes - Grade III

Saturday, February 11, 2017 $150,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, January 28, 2017

The Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes - Grade III

For Fillies And Mares Four Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Sixteenth (Turf) Saturday, February 18, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed (Includes $40,000 from FTBOA Stakes Funds)

Closing Saturday, February 4, 2017 For Four Year Olds and Upward Six Furlongs

The Pelican Stakes

Saturday, February 18, 2017 $50,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, February 4, 2017

For Fillies And Mares Four Year Olds and Upward Six Furlongs

The Minaret Stakes

Saturday, March 11, 2017 $350,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, February 25, 2017

Saturday, March 11, 2017 $200,000 Guaranteed (Includes $50,000 from FTBOA Stakes Funds)

Closing Saturday, February 25, 2017 For Fillies Three Year Olds One Mile And One Sixteenth (Turf)

The Florida Oaks - Grade III

Saturday, March 11, 2017 $200,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, February 25, 2017

For Fillies And Mares Four Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Eighth (Turf)

The Hillsborough Stakes - Grade II

Sunday, April 2, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, March 18, 2017

The Hilton Garden Inn/ Hampton Inn & Suites Sprint For Four Year Olds and Upward Six Furlongs

Sunday, April 2, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, March 18, 2017

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Sophomore For Three Year Olds Seven Furlongs

Sunday, April 2, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, March 18, 2017

The Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies For Fillies Three Year Olds Seven Furlongs

Sunday, April 2, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, March 18, 2017

The Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby Grade II

For Three Year Olds One Mile And One Sixteenth (Turf)

For Three Year Olds One Mile And One Sixteenth

Sunday, April 2, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed

First Four Finishers Earn Points For The Road To The Kentucky Derby

Saturday, March 11, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, February 25, 2017 For Four Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Sixteenth

The Challenger Stakes

Saturday, March 11, 2017 $75,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, February 25, 2017 For Three Year Olds One Mile (Turf)

The Columbia Stakes

The Sophomore Turf

Closing Saturday, March 18, 2017

The Pleasant Acres Stallions Distaff Turf

For Fillies And Mares Three Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Sixteenth (Turf) Sunday, April 2, 2017 $100,000 Guaranteed

Closing Saturday, March 18, 2017 For Four Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Eighth (Turf)

The Tampa Turf Classic