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FEATURES 14 FOUNTAIN RUNS RED

Florida-bred Wildcat Red outlasts General a Rod, arrives on Derby Trail —By Dave Allen

20 2013 FTBOA AWARDS

Mucho Macho Man is named FTBOA Horse of the Year at the annual awards gala —By JoAnn Guidry

30 2014 AWARDS GALA

A Pictorial of the Gala’s Evening of Elegance —Photos by Serita Hult and L. DiMarco

40 OBS MARCH SALE

Prices up and records fall —By Brock Sheridan

48 WEEKEND RINGER

Ring Weekend springs Tampa Bay Derby upset for Motion, Centeno

54 10 UNORDINARY QUESTIONS

With Tim Ritvo —By Brock Sheridan

66 EQUINE CARE

Tip on leg wraps and bandages

—By Heather Smith Thomas

DEPARTMENTS COLUMNS 6 THE BROCK TALK 8 FLORIDA FOCUS 18 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Legislation relating to gaming receiving consideration

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance

28 FLORIDA NEWS

38 FTBOA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE —By Tammy A. Gantt

46 DOWN MEMORY LANE: 1975 56 RETIRED THOROUGHBRED

Programs create demand for retired thoroughbreds —By Tammy A. Gantt

70 FLORIDA-BREDS AROUND THE COUNTRY 76 FARM MANAGEMENT

Rotational Grazing Methods —By Jamie Cohen

78 YOUR FLORIDA HORSE PARK 78 GENE’S JARGON —By Gene Hershner 4 THE FLORIDA HORSE • APRIL/MAY 2014

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ast month as I sat in my office preparing for took your call and made sure you got your book. But all of this is just a small portion of Beverly’s the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company March Sale, my assistant, Beverly Kalberkamp came contributions to FEP and the members, staff and board into my office, accompanied by our CFO and Human of directors of the FTBOA. Beverly set the standard for employee enthusiasm. Resources manager. The two closed the door to my office behind them and sat down in front me, both with In recent years, very few stallion shows have been without Beverly in attendance, representing FEP and very serious looks on their faces. “This is not good,” I thought to myself. Any man- FTBOA. Beverly was often seen at the FTBOA ager in today’s politically correct business environment booth at the OBS sales held throughout the year. knows that one does not want an employee and an HR When she wasn’t at the sale, Beverly live streamed representative coming to you regarding a serious mat- the auction on her office computer to watch for high selling Florida-breds. Holiday events, open ter. Not many of those scenarios turn out positive. This one wasn’t all bad however as Ms. Kalberkamp houses, fund raisers and charity events—all Beverly was coming to tell me that she was ready to retire and was likely to not just attend, but usually assist, would be leaving Florida Equine Publications on Beverly set the standard for employee enthusiasm. In recent years, very few stallion shows have been without April 11. Don’t get me wrong. I, Beverly in attendance, representing FEP and FTBOA. and everybody here at Beverly was often seen at the FTBOA booth at the OBS sales FEP and the FTBOA ofheld throughout the year. When she wasn’t at the sale, fices in Ocala will sorely Beverly live streamed the auction on her office computer to miss Ms. Kalberkamp. We are all, however, very watch for high selling Florida-breds. Holiday events, open happy for Beverly and her houses, fund raisers and charity event—all Beverly was husband Mark on her im- likely to not just attend, but usually assist, making sure pending retirement. members and guests were taken care of. As a member, subscriber, casual reader of or advertiser in The Florida Horse, making sure members and guests were taken care of. Yes Beverly will be missed in the FEP offices. Wire to Wire, Horse Capital Digest or Wire to Wire.net But we congratulate her and her retired thoroughyou probably dealt with Beverly at some point. If you called to subscribe to any of our publica- bred, Salute the Count. For it will be Salute the tions over the last ten years, you probably spoke with Count or “Sparky” as she refers to him, who will be Beverly. If you called to place an advertisement in the big beneficiary of Beverly’s new found time. any of our publications in recent years, you probably Time that she says will be spent at the barn with the spoke with Beverly. If you received your Wire to horse she loves. Wire.net at your hotel or barn during an OBS sale, Her husband Mark will also enjoy having more you can thank Beverly for the early morning deliv- time with Beverly. Maybe they will be doing more ery. If you ever use the Farm and Service Directory things that they enjoy together like fishing, camping or or Stallion Register published annually by FEP, you driving cross country. Whatever your future holds Beverly, enjoy. And can thank Beverly. If you didn’t receive you Wire to Wire home delivery, it was Beverly who probably thank you. ■

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Florida FOCUS Compiled by Dave Allen & Brock Sheridan

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Florida-bred Sahara Sky

Just more than 24 hours before being named the Florida-bred Champion Sprinter of 2013 by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association at their annual

Awards Banquet and Gala, Sahara Sky stepped on the track at Santa Anita Park in Southern California to defend his title in the Grade 2 San Carlos Handicap on Mar. 9.

The San Carlos, one of three graded stakes victories for Sahara Sky last year, is run over seven furlongs on the main track and this year featured a field of 10 older horses including Malibu Stakes (G1) and Strub Stakes (G1) winner Shakin It Up, the 7-5 favorite; and fellow Florida-bred Wild Dude, a winner of three straight including the Palos Verdes Stakes (G2) in his last race. Ridden by Joel Rosario for trainer and co-owner Jerry Hollendorfer, Sahara Sky broke well from the rail but was allowed to settle far back in the pack while California Cup Sprint winner Big Macher went to the early lead with longshot Cyclometer and Wild Dude just off of them in third. After a quarter mile in :22.72, Big Macher continued to battle with Cyclometer and Wild Dude as Sahara raced in eighth while still saving ground. The three leaders kept at it around the far

Attractive Ride Cruises to Win in Ranson Handicap Settling a tie-breaker with rival Burnt Offering, Florida-bred Attractive Ride prevailed in wire-to-wire fashion when the 8year-old gelding won the $35,000 Ranson Handicap on Feb. 25. The six-and-a-half furlong long contest at Charles Town had a field of eight. Owned by Matthew T. Groff, Attractive Ride had split his last two races at Charles Town with fellow Florida-bred Burnt Offering. Trained by Hugh McMahon, Attractive Ride won their initial meeting by three-quarters of a length in a seven furlong, low-level 8 THE FLORIDA HORSE • APRIL/MAY 2014

allowance/optional claiming race on Jan. 9. Burnt Offering struck back on Feb. 11, defeating Attractive Ride by three-quarters of a length in a seven furlong, low-level allowance/optional claiming race. Bred by the McKathan Brothers of Citra, Fla., the dark-bay or brown gelding by Candy Ride (ARG) out of Valid Attraction, by Valid Appeal, was making his 65th career start when he was sent to the gate as the 2-1 post time favorite with J. D. Acosta in the irons. While Attractve Ride broke second best

of all at the start, Burnt Offering broke in air and found himself playing catch-up as the pack raced past the grandstand for the first time. Just off the rail, Attractive Ride was a head in front of British invader Marchwood when he reached the two-furlong mark in :22.95. Despite his troubled start, Burnt Offering rallied well and was in third place after a quarter mile, three-and-a-half-lengths behind Marchwood (GB). Running down the backstretch and going around the far turn, Attractive Ride was able to extend his lead over Marchwood (GB) to a full length when he reached the half in :46.40. Burnt Offering was still in third; however, the Florida-bred had gained three lengths on Marchwood (GB) and was only

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San Carlos Win hara Sky, Rosario said he was eventually pleased with the trip. “It was a really good ride,” Rosario said. “He was in a little bit of trouble turning for home. I had to try and find some room and as soon as someone gave me enough room, I tried to find my way through. When I asked him, he was good. He was good after all that.” Hollendorfer was also complementary of the job Rosario had done in the race. “Yes, the pace set up real well for him,” he said. “[The inside post position was of little concern] because he comes from out of it anyway. I just told Joel to help him away from there a little bit and not let him get 15 (lengths) out it. “My eyes were on Wild Dude because he was the one that was prevalent coming down the lane. I thought he was going to win, then I saw Sahara Sky come on the outside. I heard him call Zeewat and I was trying to

Florida-bred Attractive Ride

trailing by a half-length. The ground-saving trip by Acosta would give Attractive Ride the energy he would need late, as the gelding responded to pressure from late chargers Lightly Wound and Golden Set, who had been biding their time at the

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turn while Rosario was moving on Sahara Sky along the inside where traffic became an issue and he was forced to steady Sahara Sky. Now last with just more than a quarter-mile to run, Sahara Sky was steered to the outside in order to continue the rally. Cyclometer put a half-length lead on Big Macher around the turn but began to tire once the running began turning for home. Big Macher led for most of the way down the stretch as 38-1 Clubhouse Ride entered the fray with Sahara Sky making up ground with every stride on the outside and Wild Dude still right there as well. Approaching the wire, Sahara Sky got the lead and hit the finish in 1:20.84 and a halflength in front of Big Macher in second with Clubhouse Ride just a head farther back in the third. Wild Dude was just a nose away from the show spot in fourth. Although there was some trouble for Sa-

back of the pack. Digging in, Attractive Ride drew away from the field, opening up a three length lead over Lightly Wound, Marchwood (GB), and Golden Set when he reached the eighth-pole in 1:12.61. Despite their best efforts, the late closers

find where he was but I couldn’t find him... [Sahara Sky] won the Met Mile last year and probably that would be the point race for him this year.” The $150,000 first-place check was enough to make Sahara Sky the most recent Florida-bred millionaire, pushing his career bankroll to $1,040,680 for Hollendorfer and partner Sweetwater Stable, which is owned by Barretts Sales and Fairplex Racing general manager Kim Lloyd. Sahara Sky now has won eight of his 18 career starts with three seconds and four thirds. Sahara Sky is by Pleasant Tap and out of Seeking the Sky, by Storm Cat. He was bred in Florida by Martin Stables Inc., of Indianapolis, In. Sahara Sky paid $8.80 to win, $5 to place and $3.60 to show. Big Macher returned $9.40 and $7 while Clubhouse Ride paid $11.60 to show. ■

would only gain a length on the Florida-bred as he cruised the final furlong and stopped the clock in 1:19.49. Golden Set took second, a half-length in front of Lightly Wound in third. Completing the order of finish were Paco Smart, Son of a Bear, The Louisiana Kid, Marchwood (GB), and Burnt Offering. Peppi Knows was scratched. As the 2-1 favorite, Attractive Ride paid mutuels of $6.00 to win, $3.20 to place, and $2.60 to show. Golden Set paid $4.00 and $3.40, while Lightly Wound returned $4.20 to show. In addition to owning the tie-breaker over Burnt Offering, Attractive Ride boosted his career earnings to $374,820. His record is now 65-17-6-9. ■ THE FLORIDA HORSE • APRIL/MAY 2014 9

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Ribo Bobo Rolls On in Caixa Electronica would be up for sale through the claiming box. Ribo Bobo just a half-length back of the Since then, the son of Louis Quatorze out of leader through the early going. Mongolian Private Prom Party, by Private Terms, jumped Saturday was first to the two-furlong mark in through the allowance ranks and into stakes :22.01 while feeling the pressure of the oddscompany, winning the $72,000 Icecapade on favorite at his flank. Dad’z Laugh was Stakes at Monmouth Park by five lengths; the three lengths behind Ribo Bobo in third. Under a handride from $100,000 Maryland MilLopez, Ribo Bobo made lion Sprint Handicap at He’s such a nice horse. Laurel Park by almost six He tries really hard all the his move entering the far turn and was a half-length lengths; the $106,700 time and he’s so smart, and in front of Mongolian SatClaiming Crown Express Stakes at Gulfstream it really doesn’t have any- urday when he reached the quarter pole in :44.31, Park; and the $150,000 thing to do with the Sunshine Millions Sprint jockey. —jockey Paco Lopez Dad’z Laugh still ranged back in third. at Gulfstream Park in JanComing down the stretch, Ribo Bobo had uary. The one “blemish” on his impressive 2013 season was a second place defeat by opened up a length-and-a-half lead over half-a-length to Ben’s Cat in the $250,000 Javier Castellano and Dad’z Laugh when he Fabulous Strike Handicap at Penn National reached the eighth-pole in :56.17. The late run by Dad’z Laugh finally forced Lopez to go to in November. Bred by Rapputti Stables of Boca Raton, the whip in the deep stretch and it was enough Fla., Ribo Bobo was sent to the gate as the 1- to keep the Florida-bred to the task. Ribo 2 post time favorite for the Caixa Electronica. Bobo would stop the clock in 1:08.98, a halfWhen the gates sprung open, Mongolian length in front of Dad’z Laugh, who was Saturday and jockey Magomet Kappushev three-and-a-half lengths in front of Mongohad the best jump of all, but Paco Lopez had lian Saturday in third. Completing the order of finish were Hardened Wildcat and Songa. Emile was scratched. Rider Paco Lopez gave all the credit to his mount for the win in the Caixa Electronica. “He’s such a nice horse. He tries really hard all the time and he’s so smart, and it really doesn’t have anything to do with the jockey,” Lopez said. “I thought maybe I’d let someone go and I’d take second. I waited for Dad’z Laugh because I knew he was the horse to beat. I knew I had a lot of horse left [in the stretch].” Ribo Bobo returned mutuels of $3.00, $2.20, and $2.10. Dad’z Laugh paid $2.60 to place and $2.20 to show, while Mongolian Saturday returned $2.60 to show. Ribo Bobo earned $60,000 for his efforts, bringing his lifetime earnings to $719,655 Florida-bred Ribo Bobo from 50 starts. ■

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He is the dream of every horseman who ever dropped a slip into the claiming box: a sound horse entered into a dirt cheap race who then moves up in class all the way to stakes level and refuses to lose. Florida-bred Ribo Bobo did it again Mar. 2, scoring his 12th win in his last 13 starts when he held on for victory by a half-length in the $88,500 Caixa Electronica Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The six furlong stake for older horses had a field of five. Owned by Ron Lombardi’s Mr. Amore Stable of Mountain Lakes, N.J., Ribo Bobo has been dominant since he was claimed for $8,000 by trainer Jason Servis for the first time in January 2013. Dropped into a five-and-ahalf furlong, $6,250 claiming race in his next start, Ribo Bobo was claimed away from Mr. Amore Stables by owner Daniel C. Hurtak and trainer Donna Green. Back in for the $6,250 tag in a six furlong race at Gulfstream Park on March 8, Ribo Bobo returned to Servis and Mr. Amore Stables via the claiming box after crushing the field by over seven lengths. After three wins in three straight claiming races, it would be the last time that Ribo Bobo

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Wildcat Heir out of Tigress Express, by Polish Numbers, was looking for her third career win when she was sent to the gate with Jorge Carreno in the irons for the Arizona Oaks. One More Wild Ride only had to overcome four other competitors after Awesome Dama and Florida-bred Let Her Dance scratched from the race. She was the 7-5 second choice on the tote board, just behind 6-5 favorite Lazy Daisy May and Geovanni Franco. Despite a slight bump at the start, One More Wild Ride broke well and was hustled to the front of the pack to press Jet Set Kitten and jockey David Lopez. As Jet Set Kitten pounced her way to the rail, Carreno allowed his mount to settle just off the pace on the outside in second as they rounded the clubhouse turn. Jet Set Kitten reached the two-furlong mark in :23.84, with One More Wild Ride a length back in second and Afsana and rider Anne Von Rosen a further length-and-a-half back in third. Jet Set Kitten would continue to lead the way down the Turf Paradise backstretch, clearing the half-mile in :47.77, while One More

Florida-bred One More Wild Ride

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It only made sense: One More Wild Ride, a Florida-bred daughter of Wildcat Heir who made the trip from Southern California to Wildcat Country, dominated the mile-long, $35,000 Arizona Oaks at Turf Paradise on Feb. 23. The race for 3-year-old fillies at the Phoenix, Az., oval had a field of five. Making her first start off the claim for new owner/trainer Robertino Diodoro, One More Wild Ride came into the Arizona Oaks with two wins to her credit. After breaking her maiden for trainer David Vivian in a four-anda-half furlong, $32,000 claiming race at Calder Casino and Race Course on May 31, One More Wild Ride scored a two-and-aquarter length win for trainer Kristin Mulhall in a mile-long, $40,000 allowance race at Santa Anita Park on Oct. 31. Bred by Crane South, One More Wild Ride was claimed by Diodoro and Charles Garvey for $32,000 in a mile-long allowance/optional claiming race at Santa Anita on Valentine’s Day. The daughter of Brent and Crystal Fernung’s Journeyman Stud stallion

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One More Wild Ride Unstoppable in Arizona Oaks

Wild Ride was still ranging a length back in second, keeping Afsana two lengths behind her. One More Wild Ride started to creep up on the pace setter as they neared the end of the backstretch, and when it was time to bear down, the daughter of Wildcat Heir made a powerful move going around the turn to grab the lead from Jet Set Kitten. As they rounded the quarter pole in 1:12.56, One More Wild Ride was now a half-length in front of the tiring filly, while Afsana still held third a length-and-a-half back. While post time favorite Lazy Daisy May began to roll from fourth place and 11-1 longshot Idling started to make a five-wide sweep around the field from fifth place, One More Wild Ride was just getting ready to deliver her best kick. As they turned for home, Carreno and One More Wild Ride started to draw away from the pack, opening up a five length lead over Idling and Lazy Daisy May when she reached the eighth-pole in 1:25.19. From there, it was an easy hand ride for Carreno as she cruised the final furlong and stopped the clock in 1:39.10, three-and-a-quarter lengths ahead of Idling and Scott Stevens. Lazy Daisy May was third, three-and-a-half lengths behind Idling. Completing the order of finish were Afsana and early pace setter Jet Set Kitten. One More Wild Ride paid mutuels of $4.80 to win, $3.00 to place, and $2.10 to show. Idling returned $4.80 and $2.40, while Lazy Daisy May paid $2.10 to show. One More Wild Ride picked up $21,700 from the Arizona Oaks, bringing her lifetime earnings to $71,070 from 11 career starts. ■

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lorida-bred Wildcat Red rocketed himself into second place on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” point standings with a gutsy win by a head over rival General a Rod in the Grade 2, $415,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 22. The mile-and-a-sixteenth race for 3-year-olds was loaded with Triple Crown nominees seeking their ticket to Louisville. The win in the Fountain of Youth was sweet revenge for Wildcat Red, who was second by a head to General a Rod in the milelong, $100,000 Gulfstream Park Derby on New Year’s Day. Owned by Honors Stable Corp., Wildcat outlasts Red returned to the track a arrives on Derby Trail month later when he dominated the seven furlong, Grade 3 Hutcheson Stakes by four-and-three-quarter lengths. Trained by Jose Garoffalo, Wildcat Red was facing some of the most prominent 3-year-olds in the country in the Fountain of Youth, including Todd Pletcher’s We Miss Artie, who just missed in the mile-and-a-sixteenth, $100,000 Kitten’s Joy Stakes over the Gulfstream Park turf; WinStar Farm’s highly-touted Commissioner; General a Rod; and the top horse from Steve Haskin’s “Derby Dozen” list, Top Billing. Bred in Florida by Moreau Bloodstock International, Inc., and

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Winter Racing Enterprise I, the son of D’wildcat out of Racene, by Miner’s Mark, was facing 11 other colts and geldings to see who would punch their ticket to the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs in May. When the gates sprung open in the Fountain of Youth, 82-1 longshot Our Caravan and Corey Lanerie broke best of all, with Wildcat Red and Luis Saez just in behind; however, it wasn’t long before General a Rod and Javier Castellano would catch his rival as the pack made its way toward the clubhouse turn. Once General a Rod threw down the gauntlet to his Florida-bred rival, the Fountain of Youth evolved into a mile-long match race between the two. Nine other horses could only watch from three lengths back as the two colts duked it out for control, head to head. As they reached the first quarter-mile in :23.03, it

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was Wildcat Red in front of General a Rod by a head, with Fred Brei’s Jacks or Better Farm’s C. Zee three-anda-half lengths back in third. By the time they reached the half-mile in :46.25, it was General a Rod who was in front, with Medal Count and Joe S. Rocco, Jr., three-anda-half lengths behind in third. The two were still deadlocked when they reached the six-furlong mark in 1:10.13, but Wildcat Red was back in front by a head. We Miss Artie and Jersey Joe Bravo were now in third, three-and-a-half lengths behind the leaders. If it was a test of wills, it was clear that neither colt was going to relent. The match race would be fought over every yard of the homestretch, and it looked like it was going to come down to a mere head-bob to decide it; however, Wildcat Red’s rider Luis Saez seemed to know who would prevail. “At the top of the stretch, I knew I was going to win the race, because my horse, all the time he tries so hard,” Saez said. “When we came into the stretch, he fight, and

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he never let the other horse pass him. He’s a great horse.” him very early. When my horse feels another horse When the two reached the eighth-pole in 1:35.24, alongside, he runs harder,” Garoffalo said. “Now we can think seriously about the (Kentucky) 2-1 post time favorite Top Billing had come roaring from the back of the pack to gain third place, but he Derby. He never quits and he likes that - to feel the wouldn’t come any closer to the duelists up front. horse next to him. I was very confident at the wire. I A battle right to the very end, it was Wildcat Red who knew that he was going to beat him this time. Last stopped the clock in 1:41.85, just a head in front of his time, the post position wasn’t good, but now it was a vanquished foe General a Rod, while Top Billing fin- different story, thank God.” ished two lengths back in third. Completing the order of finish about the (Kentucky) Derby. He were East Hall, Medal Count, never quits and he likes that - to feel the horse next to him. I was Commissioner, Our Caravan, We very confident at the wire. —trainer Jose Garoffalo Miss Artie, Best Plan Yet, C. Zee, Almost Famous, and Hesinfront. Casiguapo was scratched. Sold for $30,000 at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales ComBelieving that his horse could get the extra distance, pany 2013 Open Sale, Wildcat Red has now earned Jose Garoffalo knew that his colt would benefit from the $490,850 from six career starts. added pressure of a challenger up front. For his efforts, Wildcat Red paid $11.00 to win, $5.00 “I was expecting him to be right next to or right be- to place, and $3.40 to show. General a Rod returned $4.60 hind me. Javier knows my horse, that’s why he went after and $3.20, while third-best Top Billing paid $2.60.■

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UPDATE Legislation relating to gaming will certainly receive consideration this session.

Game Consideration By FTBOA Lobbyist MATT BRYAN

he 2014 Legislative Session opened on March 4 and ends on May 2. Legislation relating to gaming has already received considerable discussion this session. Both the House and Senate have held a series of committee hearings regarding possible rewrites of Florida’s gaming laws while also attempting to determine whether the state should expand gambling in any way. S 7050 is a draft Senate committee bill that creates a new section of the Florida Constitution to require that additional gambling, other than gambling already authorized by the Constitution or a state statute must be authorized by constitutional amendment or by legislation approved by a statewide referendum of voters. In short, any gaming expansion in Florida after this session would have to be amended into the Florida Constitution or be approved by the legislature and then approved in a statewide referendum. However, the Senate bill has not been formally introduced. The House Gaming Committee has introduced a similar measure, H 7151. S 7052 is a 453-page revision and update of all pari-mutuel and gaming laws in Florida. The bill authorizes a destination resort in Miami Dade County and a destination resort in Broward County. The bill also creates a new Department of Gaming Control overseen by a five member Gaming Control Board. The new department and board would replace the state’s existing regulation of parimutuels and gaming. The Chair of the House Gaming Committee, Rob Schenk, has filed H 1383, a less comprehensive gambling rewrite. The bill currently does not contain expanded casino operations but it does allow slot machines at two new facilities in South Florida. It also opens the door to allowing the GTARP permit located at Gulfstream to move to downtown Miami. H 1383 has been approved by the House Gaming Committee and has two more committee stops before being available for debate before the full House. 18 THE FLORIDA HORSE • APRIL/MAY 2014

S 7054 provides an exemption from the state’s public records law for certain proprietary information submitted by applicants seeking destination resorts. We have been working diligently in Tallahassee and we continue to promote our three top issues: passage of the Genting/Gulfstream/FHBPA/FTBOA package that allows slots, cards, and simulcasting in Miami while the thoroughbred racing is run at Gulfstream; opposing decoupling for thoroughbreds; and refining the definition of horseracing. The integral piece of the Genting/Gulfstream/FHBPA/FTBOA partnership is the not-for-profit permit referenced earlier, known as GTARP. A substantial portion of the revenues generated from the racing and gaming allowed under this agreement will go into purses, breeder incentives, thoroughbred retirement, promotion of the industry, and facility improvement. The GPTARP language has not been introduced in the Senate at this time but we continue to discuss it with the Senate Gaming Committee members and expect to offer it as an amendment if the Senate bill moves forward. H 1383 does contain language that can be construed to allow the relocation of the GPTARP permit to downtown Miami. At this point in time, neither H 1383 nor S 7052 takes steps to decouple racing from gaming at thoroughbred tracks. We believe the Senate and the House recognize the negative effect this would have on our industry. Accordingly, we don’t believe decoupling will ultimately receive approval this session. Finally, H 1383 does contain a positive definition of horseracing. In the Senate, we continue to pursue a clear definition of horseracing to ensure there will only be legitimate horseracing in Florida today and in the future. I can assure you that the leadership of your organization understands the importance of shaping any potential gaming legislation favorably this session and has been engaged on these crucial issues on behalf of the industry. We will continue to keep you informed of the action in Tallahassee. ■

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Florida’s thoroughbred industry celebrated the best of the best at the 54th Annual FTBOA Awards Gala.

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Celebrating

Excellence By JOANN GUIDRY

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2013 Florida-bred Horse of the Year Mucho Macho Man after winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

ucho Macho Man had a mucho grande year that led to him being named the 2013 Florida-bred Horse of the Year. Big in stature as well as in name, the 17-hand plus Mucho Macho Man swept to a pair of Grade I victories in his championship season. He captured the Breeders' Cup Classic (Grade 1) and Awesome Again Stakes (G1), both at Santa Anita, on his way to banking $2,984,000. Mucho Macho Man's BC Classic win was the first Breeders' Cup race victory for breeders John and Carole Rio of Ocala, Fla., owner Reeves Thoroughbred Racing of Atlanta, Ga., and trainer Kathy Ritvo. A 2008 bay horse by Macho Uno out of the Ponche mare Ponche de Leona, Mucho Macho Man became only the third Floridabred to win the BC Classic. He joined the elite company of Unbridled (1990) and Skip Away (1997). At the 54th Annual FTBOA Awards Gala on March 9 at the Circle Square Cultural Center, Mucho Macho Man was officially honored as the 2013 Florida-bred Horse of the Year. Also celebrated for their outstanding accomplishments on the season were all the 2013 Florida-bred champions, as well as their breeders, owners and trainers. The 2013 Florida-bred champions article was published in the 2014 February issue of The Florida Horse magazine. Co-headliner on the year-end honor roll was Gilbert G. Campbell, who was named the 2013 Florida Breeder of the Year. Campbell was also recognized as the breeder/owner of Scandalous Act, who garnered the 2013 Floridabred champion 2-year-old filly title. Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, which raced Mucho Macho Man, was the 2013 Leading Owner by Florida-bred earnings. Ponche de Leona, the dam of Mucho Macho Man, was chosen as the 2013 Florida Broodmare of the Year. Wildcat Heir, who stands at Journeyman Stud, was the 2013 Florida Stallion of the Year. With Distinction, who stands at Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, was the 2013 Leading Florida Juvenile Sire. Two Step Salsa, who stands at Get Away Farm, was the 2013 Leading Florida Freshman Sire. The following is a look at all the 2013 FTBOA Awards: THE FLORIDA HORSE • APRIL/MAY 2014 21

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2013 FLORIDA STALLION OF THE YEAR

WILDCAT HEIR 2000 bay horse by Forest Wildcat – Penniless Heiress, by Pentelicus

2013 LEADING FLORIDA JUVENILE SIRE

WITH DISTINCTION 2001 bay horse by Storm Cat – Extravagant Woman, by Alydar With Distinction was the 2013 leading Florida juvenile sire by progeny earnings with a total of $984,784. He was represented by 18 juvenile winners, including two stakes winners and three stakes-placed runners. With Distinction's leading earner was Florida-bred My Brown Eyed Guy, who tallied $161,480 on the season. Out of the De Niro mare Brown Eyed Woman, the 2-year-old gelding was bred and raced by Gilbert G. Campbell. Trained by Kathleen O'Connell, My Brown Eyed Guy captured the Dr. Fager division and Affirmed division of the Florida Stallion Stakes at Calder. Also representing With Distinction was Florida-bred Jessethemarine, a bay colt out of the Mineshaft mare Greek Key. Bred by Dream Builder Racing LLC, Jessethemarine won the Whirling Ash Stakes at Delaware Park and James F. Lewis III Stakes at Laurel Park. Also second in the Marylander Stakes at Laurel Park, Jessethemarine earned $133,940 for owners Manfred Roos and John Rigattieri.

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Wildcat Heir claimed the 2013 Florida Stallion of the Year crown, winning the title for the third time in his stud career. He was also the leading Florida sire in 2010 and 2011. Wildcat Heir led all Florida-based stallions by 2013 progeny earnings with $4,616,832. He was also the leading Florida sire by number of winners (107), graded stakes winners (2) and was the only Floridabased sire to be represented by a Florida-bred Grade 1 stakes winner in 2013. All earnings, stakes winners, stakes wins and win totals for Florida stallions include North American and international progeny as provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. The leading 2013 earner for Wildcat Heir was Florida-bred Grade 1 stakes winner Heir Kitty, who banked $273,472 on the season. Bred by Pedro Gonzalez and Jorge Herrera, the 3-year-old filly out of Be Silver, by Silver Buck, captured the La Brea Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Raced by David Bernsen and Paul Makin, Heir Kitty was also second in the Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) and third in the Sweet Life Stakes. Wildcat Heir's second-leading earner was Floridabred Black Diamond Cat, who earned $213,050 on the season. The 6-year-old gelding out of Sweet Glory, by Miswaki, posted a trio of stakes wins for owner Bluestone Thoroughbreds LLC of Lexington, Ky. Black Diamond Cat won the Ponche Handicap at Calder, as well as the Housebuster Stakes and Montbrook Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Bred by Mike Eckman and Mark and Debbie Ravenscraft, Black Diamond Cat was also second in the Champali Stakes at Calder. Rounding out Wildcat Heir's quartet of 2013 stakes winners were graded stakes winner Rainbow Heir and Florida-bred stakes winner Jewel of a Cat. Rainbow Heir, a 3-year-old colt out of the Prospectors Gamble mare Rainbow Pride, captured the Jersey Shore Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park on his way to earning $173,460.

Jewel of a Cat, a 3-year-old filly out of the Pentelicus mare Marbleous Routine, won a pair of stakes. Raced by J and J Stables and GSP Stables, she scored victories in the Stormy Blues Stakes at Pimlico and Coronation Stakes at Saratoga. Bred by Marty and Carol Hershe of Ocala, Jewel of a Cat banked $115,155 on the season. Wildcat Heir was also represented by stakes-placed runners Angel's Glory, Sunset Silhouette, Sweet Alice Benbow, One More Wild Ride and Heir Joe. Wildcat Heir, a Florida-bred Grade 1 stakes winner of $424,460, was bred by New Farm. He won the Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G1), Icecapade Stakes and Drone Stakes. Wildcat Heir, who was also second in the Sanford Stakes (G2), is a full brother to graded stakes winner Forest Heiress and stakes winner Forest Heir. Wildcat Heir entered stud in 2006 at Journeyman Stud located in Ocala.

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2013 LEADING FLORIDA FRESHMAN SIRE

TWO STEP SALSA 2005 bay horse by Petionville â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Two to Waltz, by Seattle Slew Two Step Salsa was the leading Florida freshman sire by progeny earnings with a total of $620,716. He was represented by 10 winners, including three stakesplaced runners. Two Step Salsa's leading earner was Florida-bred, Grade 1 stakes-placed Dance With Fate, who banked $155,250 on the season. Dance With Fate posted seconds in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) at Del Mar and the Frontrunner Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. For those accomplishments, Dance With Fate was named the 2013 Florida-bred champion 2-year-old colt/gelding. He races for the partnership of Sharon Alesia, Bran Jam Stable and Ciaglia Racing Inc. Bred by Thomas and Lori Fackler's Best A Luck Farm LLC located in Reddick, Fla., the 2-year-old bay colt is out the Saint Ballado mare Flirting With Fate. Consigned by Best A Luck Farm to the 2013 OBS April juvenile sale, Dance With Fate was bought for $120,000 by Joseph Ciaglia Jr. Also representing Two Step Salsa were stakesplaced Purchango and Conquest Two Step. Purchango, out of the Eltish mare Pitch a Penny, earned $110,620 on a second in the In Reality division and a third in the Affirmed division of the Florida Stallion Stakes at Calder. Conquest Two Step, out of the Pioneering mare

Homesteader, earned $45,833 and was second in the Colin Stakes at Woodbine. Millionaire graded stakes winner Two Step Salsa earned $1,104,040, winning the Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes (G3), Affirmed Handicap (G3) and Etisalat Godolphin Mile (G2). Two Step Salsa entered stud in 2010 at Manuel Andrade's Get Away Farm located in Reddick, Fla. 2013 LEADING OWNER BY FLORIDA-BRED EARNINGS

REEVES THOROUGHBRED RACING Reeves Thoroughbred Racing (Dean & Patti Reeves) of Atlanta, GA, led all owners by Florida-bred earnings with $2,984,000. That entire bankroll was earned by Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's big horse, Florida-bred Grade 1 stakes winner Mucho Macho Man. The Reeves purchased Mucho Macho Man privately as a 2-year-old from his breeders John and Carole Rio of Ocala. It was a short, sweet and lucrative season for Mucho Macho Man, a 2008 bay horse by Macho Uno out of the Ponche mare Ponche de Leona. After thirds in the Whitney Invitational Handicap (G1) at Saratoga and Criminal Type Stakes at Belmont Park, trainer Kathy Ritvo shipped her charge to Santa Anita Park. Mucho Macho Man took to the West Coast well, scoring the initial Grade 1 victory of his career. On Sept. 28 at Santa Anita Park, the big 17-hand colt captured the Awesome Again Stakes (G1) by four-and-a-quarter lengths. From that win, Ritvo trained Mucho Macho Man to the biggest win of his career. On Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park, Mucho Macho Man won the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) in a thriller, besting Will Take Charge by a nose. He became the third Florida-bred to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, joining Unbridled (1990) and Skip Away (1997). With the winner's share of $2,750,000, Mucho Macho Man padded his seasonal earnings total to $2,984,000. Named the 2013 Florida-bred champion older male, Mucho Macho Man also garnered the 2013 Secretariat Vox Populi Award. Mucho Macho Man was also a 2013 Eclipse Award finalist for North American champion older male and Horse of the Year. He was also honored by the NTRA at the 2013 Eclipse Awards for providing the most exciting moment of the year in thoroughbred racing. BENOIT & ASSOCIATES

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With Distinction was also represented by juvenile stakes-placed runners We're All Set, Copa Del Rey and In Luv With Willie. Grade 3 stakes winner With Distinction banked $447,717 in three seasons of racing. By Storm Cat out of the Alydar mare Extravagant Woman, With Distinction won the El Conejo Handicap (G3) at Santa Anita Park. He was also stakes-placed six times, including a trio of seconds in graded stakes. With Distinction, who entered stud in 2007, stands as property of a syndicate at Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds in Ocala.

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KATHLEEN O'CONNELL Kathleen O'Connell was the leading Florida trainer of Florida-breds at Florida tracks by earnings ($1,623,507), wins (63) and stakes wins (7), tying with Martin D. Wolfson in the latter category. Leading the way for O'Connell was Florida-Bred Scandalous Act, who swept the fillies division of the 2013 Florida Stallion Stakes at Calder. Scandalous Act won the Desert Vixen Stakes, Susan's Girl Stakes and My Dear Girl Stakes by a combined winning total of 22 lengths. O'Connell became the first woman trainer to saddle a horse to sweep a division of the FSS. Scandalous Act, bred and raced by Gilbert G. Campbell, was named the 2013 Florida-bred champion 2-year-old filly. O'Connell came up just one race short of sweeping both divisions of the FSS. Florida-bred My Brown Eyed Guy won two legs of the open division, the Dr. Fager division and Affirmed division. O'Connell also saddled Florida-bred Secret Kitten to victories in the Cassidy Stakes and Catcharisingstar Stakes at Calder. Both My Brown Eyed Guy and Secret Kitten are also Campbell homebreds. BROCK SHERIDAN PHOTO

AWARDS

2013 LEADING FLORIDA TRAINER OF FLORIDA-BREDS By Earnings/Wins/Stakes Wins (tie)

2013 NEEDLES AWARD

JUVENAL DIAZ The 2013 Needles Award was presented to Juvenal Diaz, who as a breeder recorded Florida-bred earnings of $844,725. As a breeder, Diaz was represented by Florida-bred graded stakes winner Regalo Mia and Florida-bred stakes winner Gentlemen's Bet. The Needles Award was established by the FTBOA to honor Florida breeders who own small thoroughbred operations and have made outstanding contributions to the Florida thoroughbred industry. Regalo Mia, a 2009 filly by Sligo Bay (IRE) out of the Red Bullet mare Shake It Up, won the Orchid Stakes (G3) and Florida Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Raced by Steven Ciccarone, Regalo Mia was also second in the Bewitch Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. In but four starts on the season, she posted two wins and one second to bank $211,334. Gentlemen's Bet, a 2009 colt by Half Ours out of the Gentlemen (ARG) mare Lady of Sun, captured the Iowa Sprint Handicap at Prairie Meadows. The well-traveled Harry Rosenblum color-bearer was also graded-stakes placed three times at three different tracks. Gentlemen's

2013 LEADING FLORIDA TRAINER OF FLORIDA-BREDS By Stakes Wins (tie)

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Martin D. Wolfson recorded seven stakes wins with Florida-breds in 2013, tying with Kathleen O'Connell in that category. Wolfson saddled Florida-bred graded stakes winner Golden Mystery, as well as Florida-bred stakes winners Devil's Cave, My Pal Chrisy and E B Ryder. Owned by Farnsworth Stables, Golden Mystery won the Hurricane Bertie Stakes (G3) and Florida Sunshine Millions Fillies & Mare Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream Park. My Pal Chrisy, owned by Miller Racing LLC, scored wins in the Paseana Stakes, Musical Romance Stakes and Millions Distaff Preview Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Miller Racing-owned E B Ryder won the Frances A. Genter Stakes at Calder. Devil's Cave, owned by Alpha Delta Stables, won the Ocala Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

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Bet was third in the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita, Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1) at Saratoga and Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park. In eight starts, he tallied four wins and three thirds to earn $392,400. 2013 JOE O'FARRELL MEMORIAL AWARD

CONSIGNOR: OCALA STUD HORSE: ASIA EXPRESS The 2013 Joe O'Farrell Memorial Award was presented to Ocala Stud, as the original consignor of Florida-bred Grade 1 stakes winner Asia Express. Also bred by Ocala Stud, Asia Express was sold for $230,000 at the 2013 Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March 2year-olds in training sale. The 2011 colt by Henny Hughes out of Running Bobcat, by Running Stag, was purchased by Narvick International. Racing for Yukio

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Baba in Japan, Asia Express won the Asahi Hai Futurity (G1-JPN) at Nakayama Race Course. Undefeated in three starts on the season, Asia Express earned $858,940. The Joe O'Farrell Memorial Award is presented annually by OBS to the original consignor of the year's best Florida-bred racehorse offered at public auction in Florida. The award is named after Joe O'Farrell, who was part of the syndicate that founded Ocala Stud in 1956 and who was a pioneer in establishing public thoroughbred auctions in Florida. 2013 FLORIDA BROODMARE OF THE YEAR

PONCHE DE LEONA 1999 gr/ro, by Ponche –Perfect and Proud, by Nonparell

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Ponche de Leona, the dam of Florida-bred multiple Grade 1 stakes winner Mucho Macho Man, was named the 2013 Florida Broodmare of the Year. Ponche de Leona was also represented in 2013 by Florida-bred stakes-placed Mucho Mans Gold. Mucho Macho Man, bred by John and Carole Rio, won the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) and Awesome Again Stakes (G1) in 2013. The 2008 Macho Uno horse was also third in the Whitney Invitational Handicap (G1)

and Criminal Type Stakes to bank $2,984,000 on the season. Named the 2013 Florida-bred champion older male, Mucho Macho Man is owned by Dean and Patti Reeves’ Reeves Thoroughbred Racing. Mucho Mans Gold, also bred by the Rios, was second in the 2013 Sarah Lane's Oates Stakes at Fair Grounds. By Gottcha Gold, Mucho Mans Gold has earnings to date of $81,330. 2013 FLORIDA BREEDER OF THE YEAR

GILBERT G. CAMPBELL Gilbert G. Campbell was named the 2013 Florida Breeder of the Year, leading all Florida breeders in four key categories. Campbell was the leading Florida breeder by Florida-bred earnings ($3,477,482), stakes winners (8), stakes wins (13) and wins (130). Since he and wife Marilyn established their Williston, Fla.,-based Stonehedge Farm South in 1988, Campbell's 2013 Florida-bred earnings total was the most he has ever posted as a breeder. It was the third time he has recorded his all-time high of eight Florida-bred stakes winners. Scandalous Act headed Campbell's class of eight Florida-bred stakes winners in 2013. Scandalous Act became only the fourth filly to sweep all three races of the fillies division of the Florida Stallion Stakes at Calder. She joined the Nancy's Glitter (1997), Aclassysassylassy (2004) and Awesome Feather (2010) as fillies who accomplished that feat. A 2011 bay filly by Act of Duty out Seductive Lady, by Langfuhr, Scandalous Act won the Desert Vixen division, Susan's Girl division and My Dear Girl division by a combined record-setting 22 lengths. The latter bested Awesome Feather's combined winning margin of 17 lengths. Also raced by Campbell, Scandalous Act earned $328,000 on four wins in five starts. Scandalous Act was named the 2013 Florida-bred champion 2year-old filly. My Brown Eyed Guy, also bred and raced by Campbell, came up just one race short of sweeping the FSS open division. My Brown Eyed Guy won the Dr. Fager division and Affirmed division, but didn't hit the board in the In Reality division, the final leg of the FSS. A 2011 bay gelding by With Distinction out of Brown Eyed LOUISE REINAGEL PHOTO

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Woman, by De Niro, My Brown Eyed Guy tallied three wins and one second to earn $161,480 on the season. Secret Kitten, another Campbell homebred, won the Catcharisingstar Stakes and Cassidy Stakes at Calder. In addition, she was third in the Juvenile Filly Sprint Stakes and Sandpiper Stakes. The 2011 chestnut filly by Discreet Cat out of Mossy Bank, by Smoke Glacken, banked $135,850 on the season. Included in Campbell's 2013 group of Florida-bred stakes winners was Bolita Boyz (Juvenile Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream Park) and Do It For Don (Oh Say Stakes at Delaware Park). Ondine won the Beverly J. Lewis Stakes at Barretts Race Meet at Fairplex, as well as finishing third in the Hollywood Oaks (G2). Onepointthreekarats won the Winter Melody Stakes

and Unbridled Belle Stakes, both at Delaware Park. Watch Me Go captured the Free Spirit Handicap for the second consecutive year at Ruidoso Downs. Campbell, who was also named the 1997 Florida Breeder of the Year, has been a Top 10 Florida breeder by Florida-bred earnings annually since 1996. Through 2013, he has bred 66 Florida-bred stakes winners. Included in that number are graded stakes-winning millionaires Blazing Sword (1996 Florida-bred champion 2-year-old colt) and Marlin (1997 Florida-bred champion turf horse). Other Florida-bred graded stakes winners bred by Campbell include Ivanavinalot (2002 Florida-bred champion 2-year-old filly), Garemma, Friel's for Real, This Ones for Phil, Ryan's for Real and Watch Me Go. ■

2013 FLORIDA-BRED CHAMPIONS MUCHO MACHO MAN Florida-Bred Horse of the Year/Champion Older Male

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Breeders: John & Carole Rio Owner: Reeves Thoroughbred Racing Trainer: Kathy Ritvo

EGG DROP Florida-Bred Champion Older Female/Female Turf Horse

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Breeder: Centaur Farms Inc. Owners: Little Red Feather Racing Trainer: Mike Mitchell

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RULER OF LOVE Florida-Bred Champion 3-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Breeder: Faye W. Little Owner: Matthew N. Rebro Jr., Frank Coniglio, Sidney Ritman and Richard Rendina Trainer: Joan Scott

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DANCE WITH FATE Florida-Bred Champion 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding

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Breeder: Best A Luck Farm LLC Ownesr: Sharon Alesia, Bran Jam Stable & Ciaglia Racing LLC Trainer: Peter Eurton

WILDCAT LILY Florida-Bred Champion 3-Year-Old Filly/Female Sprinter Breedesr: Tara & Paul Helman Owner: Rontos Racing Stable Trainer: Manuel J. Azpurua BENOIT & ASSOCIATES PHOTO

SAHARA SKY Florida-Bred Champion Male Sprinter Breeder: Martin Stables Inc. Owner: Jerry Hollendorfer & Sweetwater Stable (Kim Lloyd) Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer

JERANIMO Florida-Bred Champion Male Turf Horse

SCANDALOUS ACT Florida-Bred Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Breeder/Owner: Gilbert G. Campbell Trainer: Kathleen O'Connell

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Breeder: Brylynn Farm Owner: B.J. Wright & Robert V. LaPenta Trainer: Michael Pender

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TAA Now Accepting Accreditation Applications From Aftercare Organizations Deadline to Apply is May 15 Lexington, KY he thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc. (TAA) announced that its 2014 application for accreditation has been published online and that qualified aftercare organizations are encouraged to submit an application before May 15, 2014. According to TAA’s Code of Standards (available on thoroughbredaftercare.org) accreditation status is determined after a complete review of five areas: operations, education, horse health care management, facility standards and services, adoption policies, and protocols.

At a minimum, organizations applying for TAA accreditation must fulfill the following six requirements: 1. The organization must be a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service or be a registered charity in Canada. 2. The organization must have been operational for a minimum of three years. 3. The organization must house a minimum of 50% and/or a minimum of five thoroughbreds. 4. The organization must have an official euthanasia policy consistent with that of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) as detailed on http://www.aaep.org/info/horse-health?publication=849 5. The organization’s principals have never been convicted of killing, abandoning, mistreating, neglecting, abusing or otherwise committing an act of cruelty against a horse. 6. The organization has no legal proceedings pending against it or against any principal of the organization and/or persons affiliated with the organization. TAA accreditation will be revoked and funding will be discontinued if an organization provides false information in application. All organizations have a duty to notify TAA if any of these 28 THE FLORIDA HORSE • APRIL/MAY 2014

conditions are no longer met after an application is submitted. “The American Association of Equine Practitioners and the American Humane Association, among many others, have helped the TAA create a rigorous and thorough accreditation process that prioritizes one thing above all else — the welfare of retired thoroughbreds,” said TAA Vice President Madeline Auerbach. “The American Association of Equine Practitioners strongly supports the efforts of the thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance,” said AAEP President Dr. Jeff Blea. “The AAEP has worked in partnership with the TAA on the development of its Code of Standards, best practices, its application, and its site inspector documents, and we support its efforts to improve the care of thoroughbreds at rescue and retirement facilities throughout North America.” “After a lifetime of work, our magnificent thoroughbreds deserve a great retirement,” said Dr. Robin Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane Association. “The thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance has been making significant strides in raising the level of care for these magnificent animals, accrediting nearly two dozen equine aftercare organizations in just the first two years. We encourage all those doing the important work of caring for retired thoroughbreds to apply and join the growing movement of organizations committed to the highest possible standards.” Based in Lexington, Kentucky, the TAA serves as both an accrediting body for aftercare facilities that care for thoroughbreds following the conclusion of their racing careers and a fundraising body to support these approved facilities. Funded initially by seed money from Breeders’ Cup Ltd., The Jockey Club, and Keeneland Association, the TAA is composed of and supported by owners, trainers, breeders, racetracks, jockeys, aftercare professionals, and other industry groups. Additional information about the TAA is available by visiting thoroughbredaftercare.org or by calling 859-224-2756. ■

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An enjoyable evening was had by all as the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association celebrated their 2013 awards. 1) Ian and Michele Hemingway with Stacey Rollins of Myocalatv.com 2) Karen Russell, Jackie Saide and Paula Saunders 3) Caylynne Charles and Jolane Weeks 4) George Russell, Karen Russell, Sean Powell, Karen Powell 5) Kathleen O’Connell 6) Gil Campbell, Marilyn Campbell, Lonny Powell 7) Faye Little 8) Dan Metzger, Larry King, Marilyn Campbell, Gilbert Campbell 9) Scholarship winners Carolina Caceres and Kayla Kurtz 10) Beverly and Mark Kalberkamp 11) Mike Weeks 12) Marette Farrell

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3 1) Helen Barbazon, Tania Heatherly, and Joe Barbazon 2) Mike and Lynda Weeks 3) Lonny Powell with Stacey Rollins of Myocalatv.com 4) Milan Kosanovich 5) Manuel Andrade, Larry and Debbie Anderson, Chris Walsh, Tony Lanz, Alan Hendricks and guests at the Two Step Salsa table 6) Lori and Tom Fackler 7) Jim and Debra Scott, Pamela Calero and Heath Scott 8) Manny Andrade and Larry Anderson bidding for charity 9) Kathleen O’ Connell celebrates her awards with her parents Joseph and Arlene 10) Robin Gray 11) Marilyn Campbell, Gilbert Campbell, Kathleen O’Connell 12) Scholarship winners greet guests at the Gala.

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1) Isabella, John and Carole Rio, Laura and Michael Sivo, Lonny Powell 2) Marilyn Campbell, Gilbert Campbell 3) Bonnie and Kim Heath and Donna and Greg Wheeler 4) Kimber DiMare, Greg and Donna Wheeler 5) Phil Matthews, Crystal and Brent Fernung 6) Front: Phyllis Bryant, Toni Jones, Matt Lyons, Dalyn Jones, Hannah Padget Back: John Gleason and Scott Kintz 7) Joe Bacigalupo, Carol and Patrick Vinzant 8) George Isaacs with John Malone 9) Bonnie and Kim Heath and Becky and Larry Robinson 10) Matt Lyons congratulates Kathleen O’Connell 11) Winsdell Langdale THE FLORIDA HORSE • APRIL/MAY 2014 37

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FTBOAMEMBERSHIP UPDATES

Keeping members informed

By TAMMY A. GANTT

The last chance deadline for the Florida Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds (foals of 2012) is May 17, 2014 (postmarked date). Horses that have been paid in full or partially paid and still have a final payment of $300 can be found at ftboa.com under the INFORMATION tab. Yearlings (foals of 2013) have their first payment of $250 due May 15, 2014 (postmarked date) to the FTBOA, 801 SW 60th Ave, Ocala FL 34474. Payments may also be made by credit card by calling 352-629-2160 during office hours Monday- Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed for lunch noon to 1 p.m. Horses must be by an FTBOA registered stallion (the year conceived) and must be an FTBOA registered Florida-bred.

nesses find opportunities to capture the horse industry market. RSVP to Tammy Gantt at tgantt@ftboa.com . Business leaders can buy lunch onsite or bring one. Meeting location details provided upon RSVP. This event is complimentary and is limited to 30. KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY TO BE HELD AT THE HILTON ON DERBY DAY, MAY 3

The FTBOA Charity committee is planning a 5K fundraising event on the first Saturday in May (May 3) in Ocala, Fla. Runners/walkers can e-mail Tammy Gantt at tgantt@ftboa.com for details. Check-in will be at the Hilton of Ocala the night before the event. Runners/walkers can also opt to stay for the Kentucky Derby party (see below) and will receive a discount for participating in both events.

The FTBOA has partnered with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the Hilton of Ocala and the Florida Parade of Retired Equine Champions charity (FECC) for the Biggest Central Florida Kentucky Derby party on Saturday, May 3 starting at 4 p.m. in Ocala, Fla. The event includes a Derby buffet, the full racing card, door prizes including hotel stays throughout Florida, a best hat contest, silent auction, mini handicapping session for novice horse racing fans and drink specials including mint juleps and Florida’s version of the julep – the mojito. Derby themed attire is suggested. Tickets are available for $40 per person, FTBOA members and their guests can purchase tickets for only $30 per person. Tickets can be purchased at the FTBOA offices by cash, check or credit card First 150 RSVPs pre-paid by April 30 receive a free collectible Derby glass.

BUSINESS LEADER POWER LUNCH TO PROMOTE INDUSTRY

FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED CHARITIES RAISES MORE THAN $23,000

FTBOA and the Ocala/Marion County Equine Alliance are hosting a Power Lunch for business leaders to learn more about the Ocala Breeders’ Sales (OBS) on April 23 from 12- 2 p.m. The Lunch assists business leaders in connecting with the horse community to create opportunities for business relationships. Leaders learn how to read a sales catalog, become familiar with top consignors and horse pedigrees, watch the auction and learn the lingo at one of the top 2-year-old sales in the world. The March sale brought in a record $37.8 million and knowing the ins and outs of the sales schedules can help busi-

On March 9, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ & Owners’ Association held a silent and live auction for the Florida Thoroughbred Charities at the annual Horse of the Year Awards Gala. The auction raised just over $23,000 for the charity. The top selling item for $5,400 was donated by the Yankees and Jessica Steinbrenner, which were World Series tickets to every American League game. Two other live auction items included a fishing trip in the Keys along with

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a vacation home stay donated by Kelly Tractor of South Florida and a VIP spot in a celebrity golf tournament held in April at Ocala National. The large silent auction also featured hospitality packages from restaurants across the state, attractions and hotels including the Westin Beach Resort in Ft Lauderdale and the Hollywood Beach Marriott. In addition there was limited edition, signed artwork by Thomas Kinkade and a photo of the great Preakness battle between Florida-bred Silver Charm, Free House and Florida-bred Captain Bodgit. Original Cocoa Beach artist Tina Powers donated three pieces featuring the faces of Native Americans and artist Robert Clark also generously donated a painting of Groupie Doll and a field of horses, all popular items amongst the bidders. Three of the auction donors, Gulfstream Park, Live Oak Stud and the Yankees/Jessica Steinbrenner, were also Platinum sponsors for the gala. “It went by far the best I've seen. We had great support from the community with donations pouring in. We also had a good mix of items to choose from. Bidding on the items was a popular part of the evening, “ said Greg Wheeler, chairman of the FTBOA charity and social committee. “I am so appreciative of our exceptional volunteers who really made this event happen. I also thank the valuable business partners and sponsors who also created this special moment.“ The Florida Thoroughbred Charities funds scholarships for college students and the Florida Thoroughbred Retirement Farm at the Lowell Correctional Institute, along with other industry and local community programs including the Marion Cultural Alliance, the Florida Fillies, Boys and Girls Club among others. Fifteen of the 27 scholarship students were on hand to assist with the event, the silent and live auctions. The students were invited so they could learn more about how funds are raised for the scholarships they received. ■ L. DIMARCO PHOTO

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at OBS March Sale By BROCK SHERIDAN s hands went up to bid on horses, records collapsed at the Ocala Breedersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sales Company March Sale of Selected 2-YearOlds in Training Mar. 11 in Ocala, Fla. The sale was rescheduled from a two-day event that was originally planned for Mar. 10-11 to a one-day auction due to rainy weather that postponed the Under Tack program on the previousThursday. After the Under Tack programs were conducted on Friday and Saturday, the sale was changed to sell all of the horses on Tuesday in order to give buyers more time to inspect potential purchases. For the first time in the history of the world renowned auction, three juvenile thoroughbreds brought more than $1 million each, with the top two bringing $1.6 million apiece while selling within minutes of each other. Hip No. 343 was the first to bring the top bid of $1.6 million.

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The sale grossed $37,817,500 from 198 horses passing Number 350 had also dropped the gavel at $1.6 milthrough the ring, breaking the old record of $33,380,000 lion from a final bid by Bradley Weisbord, racing set in 2008. That was also up from last year’s March sale manager for Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani’s Al when 185 horses sold for $28,794,000. The average price Shaqab Racing. He also sported an impeccable pediof this year was $190,997, up a whopping 22.7% from last gree as a son of the Mr. Greeley mare Rhumb Line, year’s record average of $155,643. The median price of making him a half-brother to multiple Grade 1 stakes $137,500 was also a sale record, eclipsing last year’s record winner Zazu and Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G2) winner of $125,000 by 10%. The buyback percentage was 24.1% and Santa Anita Derby (G1) second Flashback. Eddie Woods, Agent was the consignor. compared to 21.6% last year. “Certainly Tapit is one of the hottest sires in the in“We were thrilled by the results,” OBS President Tom Ventura said. “We were very excited coming into the dustry and this colt breezed very well,” Weisbord said sale by the quality of the horses the consignors brought of the :10 2/5 work on Saturday. “He has the best pedito us. There were an abundance of quality horses that gree in the sale and if he should go on and win a Grade we looked at in the inspection process and they made 1 stake, he would become a very attractive sire.” The million dollar ice breaker at the sale was Hip the catalogue. Those horses then showed themselves Number 230 who brought $1.3 million from Demi well on the track and the buyers responded. “We are thrilled to be able to We were thrilled by the results. We were very excited sell horses [for a million dollars or more]. But the depth of quality coming into the sale by the quality of the horses the confor this sale was tremendous. And signors brought to us. We are thrilled to be able to sell horses that is one of the reasons this sale [for a million dollars or more]. But the depth of quality for has taken the big steps forward this sale was tremendous. And that is one of the reasons this that we have.” sale has taken the big steps forward that we have. —Tom Ventura Selling as Hip Number 343 was a son of European Horse of the Year Giant’s Causeway O’Byrne. By Malibu Moon and out of the Tale of the and the Unbridled’s Song mare Rebridled Dreams who Cat mare Layreebelle, the bay colt worked :10 flat Satwas the first to reach the $1.6 million mark. Consigned urday for consignor Bobby Dodd. The top selling Florida-bred was Hip Number 285, by Northwest Stud of Ocala, Fla., the chestnut colt was purchased by Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Stables LLC Royal Squeeze. By Wildcat Heir, who stands at Jourafter working an eighth-of-a-mile in :10 1/5 at Friday’s neyman Stud in Ocala, and out of Mop Squeezer by Under Tack session. He also has the pedigree to go with Roanoke, the chestnut colt brought a final bid of the price being a half-brother to Dixiana Breeders’ Fu- $310,000 from Sallusto & Albina, Agent. He was conturity (G1) winner J.B.’s Thunder and Doncaster Rover, signed by Pleasant Acres Farm, Agent. ■ a winner of several Group 3 events in Great Britian. “I am very happy for Northwest Stud,” consignor Alfredo Lichoa said. “This is the kind of horse that we could be talking about before the Kentucky Derby next year. He has so much class. And we knew it from the first time we worked him.” Seven hips later, a grand looking Tapit colt entered the sale ring with anticipation for similar results. Before he was led away to applause from the crowd, Hip

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Florida’s tax-friendly, pro-business environment is poised and ready to attract new companies and create new employment opportunities. No tax on stallion seasons No personal state income tax No individual capital gains tax National leader in veterinary and equine research Ranks second in the U.S. for number of thoroughbred horses Feed and animal health items, along with other specific items, are also exempt Horses are exempt from sales tax when purchased from their original breeder Florida’s greenbelt exemption provides property tax breaks for Florida horse farms Physical climate allows for year-round training, racing, showing and business opportunities FLORIDA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner 850-617-7341 • Fax 850-617-7331 e-mail: Christopher.denmark@freshfromflorida.com 407 S. Calhoun • 416 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Florida...the Best State for Business

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t was a bountiful year for the Florida thoroughbred industry. Foolish Pleasure became the third Florida-bred to win the Kentucky Derby, a trio of Florida-breds garnered Eclipse Awards, and What a Pleasure became the first Florida-based stallion to top the national sire list. Foolish Pleasure, the 1974 Eclipse champion 2-year-old colt, was considered the early favorite for the 101st running of the Kentucky Derby. The Waldemar Farm-bred colt opened the season with a victory in the Flamingo Stakes, was third in the Florida Derby and then won the Wood Memorial Stakes. By What a Pleasure out of Fool-Me-Not, by Tom Fool, Foolish Pleasure lived up to high expectations and won the Kentucky Derby. With Jacinto Vasquez in the saddle, Foolish Pleasure won by nearly two lengths over Avatar with Diablo third in the 15-horse field. The Leroy Jolley trainee would finish second in both the Preakness Stakes to Master Derby and Belmont Stakes to Avatar. On July 6, Foolish Pleasure and Eclipse champion filly Ruffian met in what was billed as the Great Match Race at Belmont Park. Foolish Pleasure won, but it was an empty vicFlorida-bred tory as Ruffian broke down during the race and was later euFoolish Pleasure thanized. Foolish Pleasure closed out the season with a second in the Governor Stakes on his way to earning $716,278 on the season. Despite his stellar season, Foolish Pleasure was outvoted for champion 3-year-old colt by Wajima. It was a Florida-bred sweep of the juvenile divisions for the Eclipse Awards. Honest Pleasure was named the champion 2-year-old colt and Dearly Precious was tagged as the champion 2-year-old filly. Honest Pleasure, like Foolish Pleasure was also by What a Pleasure and bred by Waldemar Farms. Out of *Tularia, by Tulyar, Honest Pleasure was bought by Bertram Firestone for $45,000 at the 1974 Saratoga yearling sale and quickly earned back his purchase price by the end of the season. After early setbacks of bucked shins and illness, Honest Pleasure closed out the season strongly with four consecutive stakes wins. He won the Arlington-Washington Futurity at Ar46 THE FLORIDA HORSE • APRIL/MAY 2014

lington Park, Cowdin Stakes and Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park, and Laurel Futurity at Laurel Race Course. On six wins and two seconds in eight starts, he earned $370,227. Dearly Precious racked up seven consecutive stakes wins on the way to her championship title. By Dr. Fager out of Imsodear, by Chieftain, the precocious filly was bred by Jean R. Pancoast. The $22,000 Saratoga yearling purchase was raced by R. E. Bailey and trained by Steve DiMauro. Dearly Precious’ stakes-winning skein began with a victory in the Polly Drummond Stakes at Delaware Park on May 25. She followed that with two victories in June: Fashion Stakes at Belmont Park and Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park. It was more of the same in July with a win in the Astoria Stakes at Belmont Park and Sorority Stakes at Monmouth Park. She encored that with a tally in the Spinaway Stakes on Aug. 22 at Saratoga and closed out her season with a win in the Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes on Sept. 6 at Arlington Park. On eight wins in nine starts, she earned $250,989 on the year. Also earning her third Eclipse Award was Fred Hooper’s amazing Susan’s Girl, who already had claimed the title of 1972 champion 3-year-old filly and 1973 champion handicap mare. In 1974, she fractured a sesamoid in the early spring and was taken out of training. She came back in 1975 at age six to have a remarkable season, becoming the sport’s first distaff millionaire and was again named the champion handicap mare. Susan’s Girl won the Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park, Long Beach Handicap at Hollywood Park, Matchmaker Stakes at Atlantic City, Delaware Park Handicap at Delaware Park, Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park and Spinster Stakes at Keeneland. On the season, she posted seven wins, four seconds and four thirds to earn $361,951. By Quadrangle out of Quaze, by *Quibu, Susan’s Girl retired with career earnings of $1,251,667 on 29 wins, 14 seconds and 11 thirds in 63 starts. What a Pleasure, who stood at Waldemar Farms, was the leading national general sire and juvenile sire by progeny earnings. On the general sire list, What a Pleasure (Bold Ruler – Grey Flight, by *Mahmoud) posted progeny earnings of $2,011,878. He topped the national juvenile sire list with progeny earnings of $611,071. Florida-bred Carry Back, who won the 1961 Kentucky Derby, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York. ■

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Tampa Bay, Fla. t the start of the week prior to the Tampa Bay Derby, the connections of 3-year-old gelding Ring Weekend planned to enter him in the $100,000 Private Terms Stakes at Laurel Park, close to trainer H. Graham Motion’s Fair Hill base. What a difference five days can make. Having broken his maiden only four weeks ago at Gulfstream, Ring Weekend went wire-to-wire to win the Grade 2, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby by three lengths from the Sam F. Davis Stakes winner, Vinceremos at Tampa Bay Downs Mar. 8. Surfing U S A ran on well to be third and Conquest Titan was fourth, followed by Matador, Cousin Stephen and the others. Daniel Centeno rode Ring Weekend, who

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toured the mile-and-a-sixteenth in 1:43.71 and paid $30 as the third-longest shot in the 10-horse field. The winner, a son of Tapit-Free the Magic, by Cryptoclearance, is owned by West Point Thoroughbreds of Mount Laure,l N.J., and Vincent and Teresa Viola’s St. Elias Stable. “We were all set to go to Laurel, but Graham called me Monday – we have the kind of relationship where we both kind of test each other out – to see if either of us was strong either way,” said Terry Finley, President of West Point Thoroughbreds. “Then we got word Kiaran (McLaughlin’s) horse, Baratti, was running at Laurel, and on paper he has run faster than all these, so we decided to enter here. Funny how those things work out.” Indeed. From maiden-winner status before the race, Ring Weekend, who received his early training at Jim Crupi’s New Castle Farm in

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Ocala, Fla., has vaulted into Triple Crown consideration with the victory. Motion has no idea where he will run Ring Weekend next, but agreed it is a nice dilemma to face. “Really, I haven’t looked past today for him,” said the trainer of 2011 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Animal Kingdom. The victory was one of two on the Festival Day 34 card for Motion, who also trains 5-year-old mare Cloud Scapes, the winner of the Grade 3, $150,000 Hillsborough Stakes on the turf. She was ridden by Erick Rodriguez. French-bred Testa Rossi, a 3-year-old filly trained by Chad Brown and ridden by past Tampa Bay Downs leading jockey Jose Lezcano, won the Grade 3, $200,000 Florida Oaks on the turf in impressive fashion and will be headed to Keeneland, perhaps for the Grade 1 Ashland. But it was Ring Weekend and five-time Tampa Bay Downs leading jockey Daniel Centeno, who won the

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2009 Tampa Bay Derby on Musket Man, who stole the show before an overflow crowd of 10,359. Total allsources handle was $10,249,574.95. Ring Weekend opened up a six-length lead on the backstretch and had more than enough through the stretch to hold off Vinceremos, denying the runner-up a chance at the Tampa Bay Downs Million Dollar Derby Bonus (awarded to a horse that sweeps the Sam F. Davis, Tampa Bay Derby and Kentucky Derby). Ring Weekend earned 50 qualifying points on the road to the May 3 Kentucky Derby. “I wouldn’t say my confidence was high, but I really thought he was legit,” said Motion, who said Ring Weekend turned around after being gelded following his third start as a 2-year-old at Keeneland. “I took him to Saratoga to try to break his maiden (last August), that’s how much I liked him. “I think gelding him got his mind on the game. I just left the ride to Daniel. I knew he could take advantage of the post position because the inside was good today and told him to just make sure he broke well and to put him where he was comfortable. “I think the others kind of left him alone because they possibly didn’t consider him a legit horse and he got away with it,” Motion added. “When the jockey looks behind him that much, you feel like he has a lot left. I could never have anticipated him winning like that.” An emotional Centeno kept his composure as well as possible, but you could tell this victory was extra special. He had ridden Cousin Stephen to a third-place finish in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis, but when Javier Castellano came up to ride that one today, Centeno was left without a mount – until Ring Weekend entered his life. “Alan Garcia (who rode Ring Weekend in his maiden victory) is overseas today, and Daniel does a great job here at Tampa Bay Downs. When he was available, I thought we had to grab him,” Motion said. “Coming out of the inside post I had to get him to start well, but when I got to the first turn it was like he got mad at me for not letting him run,” Centeno said. “He wasn’t rank, he was just full of himself and I had to give him his head. I knew I was clear of the field and I didn’t want to get run down and I was able to get him to

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relax and save something for the stretch. “He was looking around getting into the stretch and I was getting concerned, but when he switched leads he just took off again.” Edgar Prado on Vinceremos was pleased with the Todd Pletcher-trained runner’s effort. “He did everything just right. We got good position tracking the group behind the leader,” Prado said. “He was relaxed running with other horses like he usually is and when I asked him to run, he ran past horses quickly. But the winner was gone.” FLORIDA OAKS

Testa Rossi put on a performance to marvel at in the Florida Oaks, despite starting from the extreme outside No. 12 post position. She won by three-and-a-half lengths from pace setter Istanford, with Interrupted rallying for third and Babe’s Ruler finishing fourth. Testa Rossi is owned by James Covello, Tom Coleman and Mike Doheny’s Doheny Racing Stable. She was picked out in France for the partners by bloodstock agent Nick Sallusto. Her winning time for the mile-anda-sixteenth on the lawn was 1:43.51. “Jose [Lezcano] rode a terrific race,” trainer Chad Brown said. “He was really prepared when he came to

the paddock and said he wanted to try to leave out of there and drop in a little closer this time – she’s capable of doing that now that she has run in this country a couple of times. “He said ‘If it doesn’t work out, I’ll tuck her in back, but let me try that.’ So he had a plan and it worked, and she has been training great up to the race,” Brown said. Testa Rossi finished second last fall in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in her second stateside start. “I didn’t think being in the 12 post would be a problem,” Lezcano said. “She has been working really well and even last year when we were coming from way out of it, I was sure she could stay with an honest pace. We broke really well and I was able to get over and get her to relax before we got to into the first turn. After that, it was just waiting on the leaders and keeping her out of trouble. She was very much on her own in the late run.”

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Testa Rossi ran down pace setter Istanford impressively, but the runner-up lost nothing by comparison. “This is a good filly and she showed that today,” said Istanford’s jockey, Joseph Rocco, Jr. “I got her to the front and she was going along easily without any pressure. When we hit the stretch, I didn’t think there was anything could run us down. When the winner came to us she dug in and did her best. It took a very good filly to beat us.” HILLSBOROUGH STAKES

Motion’s other stakes victory came with Cloud Scapes, who had also won the Grade 3, $150,000 Endeavour Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. This finish was even more exciting than that neck victory, as she ran down Waterway Run by a nose under jockey Erick Rodriguez, with favorite Riposte third. The time for the mile-and-an-eighth was 1:51.56. Cloud Scapes was bred and is owned by Josephine Abercrombie’s Pin Oak Stud.

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“She really has done well here, hasn’t she?” Abercrombie said. “We’re just delighted. We hoped a lot for her, but she’s done better than we thought she might.” “It was a tough race for her because there was no speed in here, and we knew it was going to be awkward for her,” Motion said. “We were lucky that filly (long shot Donna’s Fly Girl) slipped through on the inside so she had someone to follow, because when she is on the lead she starts looking around. “She ran a big race. Erick rides her great – she’s a little tricky to ride and he has her number now, I think. I really haven’t thought beyond this race for her, but we’ll probably step it up. I think this mare could really go on and have a big year,” Motion added. Rodriguez was ecstatic about winning another graded race on Cloud Scapes, but more so for her courageous response late when Waterway Run and Lezcano appeared to have enough to last after grabbing a brief lead. “This is really a wonderful horse; she just likes to race,” Rodriguez said. “Last time we had speed to run at and she came on when I asked. Today we were relaxed on the lead and then just off the lead, and like before she just came away when I asked. We thought there would be more speed in the race but she handles whatever they do up front.” ■

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An ongoing series where The Florida Horse editor Brock Sheridan poses 10 “away from ordinary” business

10“Unordinary” With Tim Ritvo President and General Manager of The Stronach Group Name: Tim Ritvo

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In a nutshell, describe your organization and your responsibilities? The Stronach Group is one of the world’s leading horse racetrack operators as well as one of the largest suppliers of parimutuel wagering technology. Along with Gulfstream Park racetrack properties include Santa Anita, Maryland Jockey Club, Golden Gate and Portland Meadows. Our media and technology companies include HRTV, Xpressbet, AmTote and Monarch Content Management. We’re a thoroughbred racing company. My responsibilities include overseeing The Stronach Group tracks and finding innovative ways to maximize income for owners and trainers, enhance the public’s experience at our facilities, and grow the sport of thoroughbred racing. What is one of your more fond memories to date in the Florida thoroughbred industry? I actually have several. Just recently, we handled $20 million on Fountain of Youth Day and that was quite memorable because we hadn’t done $20 million or more on any day other than Florida Derby. That told us we’re continuing to reach new fans and a wider audience. Certainly, Mucho Macho Man winning the Sunshine Millions was very memorable. And finally, I love when our

chairman, Frank Stronach, is here and the place is packed like on Fountain of Youth Day or, at this point, any Saturday. It’s just great to see his dream of making Gulfstream an entertainment destination for people of all ages realized. What specifically got you involved in the Florida thoroughbred industry? My family and I moved here in 1990. We want to settle somewhere and not move our family every year. Florida was the perfect spot. I believed then and I believe now that there’s great potential in Florida and in the Florida thoroughbred industry. I think the sport is growing and will continue to grow. What is your favorite sport outside horse racing? I’m originally from Boston so I keep track of the Red Sox, Patriots and Bruins. I actually got interested in curling during the Olympics What are your favorites songs or musical artists? I like the National Anthem before the first race...and the call to post. What’s your favorite movies or television programs? I work a lot, so I watch the replay show and HRTV. I’m not

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questions to a variety of Florida thoroughbred industry leaders

Questions much of a movie guy but I enjoyed Phar Lap, Boots Malone and Let It Ride. What are your favorite reads? The Daily Racing Form and The Paulick Report. What are your favorite foods? Honestly, I really enjoy the restaurants and food at Gulfstream. I think Ten Palms is great and it’s no secret the restaurants in The Village at Gulfstream Park are all excellent.

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Why do you think people should breed, own and race Florida-breds? I don’t think there’s any doubt there’s tremendous upside in Florida-breds. First of all, there’s no better place to breed and raise a thoroughbred than Florida. For six months out of the year you have the best racing in Florida. You have the best weather year-round. Floridabreds can compete anywhere in the world. We also see a huge upside in the business of thoroughbred racing and breeding Florida-breds. The program for Florida-breds is only going to get better this year at Gulfstream with the inaugural running of the Florida Sire Stakes and, for the second year, the Sunshine Millions Prep, here at Gulfstream. ■

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In Demand By TAMMY A GANTT he world of off-the track thoroughbred programs is growing and the connection to the hunter/jumper show circuit and other equine disciplines grows each year with these programs where it is evident that thoroughbreds are versatile and make solid performers and that the industry is promoting the sound retirement of racehorses. Here are highlights of these relatively new programs.

RETIRED RACEHORSE TRAINING PROJECT CREATES DEMAND IN SPORT HORSE MARKETPLACE

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The Retired Racehorse Training Project was created in 2010 in an effort to facilitate the placement of thoroughbred ex-racehorses in second careers by increasing demand for them in the sport and recreation marketplace. Retired thoroughbred race horses are showcased as pleasure and sport horses through public events, clinics, training publications, videos and internet tools. The mission is to facilitate the placement of retired thoroughbred racehorses in second careers by educating the public about the history, distinctive characteristics, versatility of use, and appropriate care and training of the iconic American thoroughbred. RRTP hosts benefit dinners and other fundraisers to create awareness and raise funds. RRTP held an event with assistance from FTBOA on March 8 in Ocala at the world class training center, Goldmark Farm. Goldmark owner Paul Bulmahn, General Manager Todd Quast and Assistant Manager Karl Keegan honor thoroughbreds before, during and after their days on the track. Steuart Pittman owns and operates Dodon Farm where he trains horses and riders for three-day eventing, dressage and jumping.

He stands Salute The Truth, the only retired racehorse stallion in America to have evented at the advanced level. Pittman is a popular instructor and clinician both locally and nationally and is the president of RRTP. The event hosted over 100 people who learned about RRTP, participated in a charity silent auction of Robert Clark artwork and celebrated the 75th birthday of Triple Crown winning jockey Jean Cruguet. Other celebrities on hand to promote the event included Jacinto Vasquez, LeRoy Jolley and Secretariat’s exercise rider Charlie Davis. Upcoming events include a booth at the Rolex 3-Day Event April 24 through 27 in Lexington, Ky., thoroughbreds for All, April 25 in Lexington and The thoroughbred Makeover”: A Marketplace & National Symposium on Oct. 4 through 5 at Pimlico Race Course. RRTP also hosts the thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium at Pimlico Race Course annually and has received

Goldmark owner Paul Bulmahn promotes the Retired Racehorse Retraining Project.

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Programs Create Demand for Off the Track Thoroughbreds the thoroughbred Charities of America Industry Service Award. Currently RRTP is publishing the first state-by-state Retired Racehorse Resource Directory. In November 2013, RRTP launched an online survey to determine how many OTTBs find new homes post racing, what they are used for in retirement, the level and age of riders who ride them, the average price of getting a retired thoroughbred and the increasing importance of non-profits who place exracehorses. The full report is available at retiredracehorsetraining.org. FIRST FLORIDA ALL THOROUGHBRED “RUN FOR THE RIBBONS HORSE SHOW SERIES” SHOWCASES OTTBS

The thoroughbred Horse Show Series, “Run for the Ribbons Horse Show” comes to Ocala, Fla., on Saturday, April 12 and May

17. The goal of the series is to create a meaningful, competitive environment for horse and rider/handler, raise the demand for offthe –track-thoroughbreds, and to help owners in expanding second career options for them. Run for the Ribbons showcases the talents and abilities of thoroughbred horses in the another stage of their careers with the world of hunter/jumper competition. The shows also include in-hand classes for thoroughbreds that are no longer able to compete under saddle. By offering a variety of classes, the series encourages and rewards those who have taken on the responsibility of caring for OTTB horses. The shows also provide a source for prospective horse buyers for their next horse by seeing what they can do.

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The program also hopes to encourage trainers and owners of current racehorses to retire their horses in sound condition, knowing that there is a market by way of the thoroughbred show series. The shows are an exclusive Hunter/Jumper series for all tattooed, registered, and identifiable thoroughbreds. The series also allows a way to further the industry’s current conscientious efforts to enhance thoroughbred retirement. For information on the series and sponsorships, contact Laurine Barreira at (774) 328-1760 or runfortheribbons@gmail.com and the event coordinators encourage you to like them on Facebook at Run for the Ribbons Horse Show. The Florida thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association is a sponsor for the show.

TAKE2 BOOSTS AWARDS FOR SECOND CAREER THOROUGHBREDS

The TAKE2 Second Career thoroughbred Program Inc., unveiled in 2012 at just eight horse shows in three states, expanded rapidly in the sport horse community. Offering prize money in hunter and jumper classes restricted to thoroughbreds, TAKE2 highlight the prize lists at more than 90 top-level shows in 20 states in 2014. The program added awards for the High-Point Hunter and High-Point Jumper in 2013, with increases, with the point leaders from each division earning $2,500, a dress sheet and a tri-color sash. The jumping industry used to be filled with great thoroughbred show The 2014 schedule kicked off at Horse Shows in the Sun (HITS) in horses, like Jet Run and Idle Dice,” Take2 director Rick Violette says. “The Ocala, Fla., and will be featured at thoroughbred was king, before they got squeezed out by the European sport horse shows in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, horse. Fifteen of the 20 horses in the Hall of Fame were thoroughbreds! Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. The TAKE2 classes in Florida were held Feb. 11-16, Feb. 18 to 23, March 4 to 9 and March 11 to 16. “HITS is very happy to be part of the TAKE2 thoroughbred program,” said HITS President and CEO Tom Struzzieri. “As a horseman, I am thrilled to see the thoroughbred returning to the show ring; as a show manager, I am pleased to be part of a program that embraces both the exhibitor and the horse show. This series is just what the exhibitors are looking for, with year-end awards that reward them for all their hard work throughout the season.” The Florida thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association is supporting the organization by promoting the classes held locally at HITS and in the horse community. This year, the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company joined the TAKE2 team, helping to fund the program at HITS. The program is designed to highlight the success of thoroughbreds as show horses, creating more opportunities for retiring racehorses in need of second careers. It is supported by thoroughbred organizations across the U.S. The thoroughbred horsemen’s associations in several states, as well as the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, sponsored TAKE2 classes last year. Schedules are available at take2tbreds.com. “Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company is delighted to support TAKE2 with their efforts to help showcase the versatility and talent of thoroughbreds in our own backyard,” said OBS President Tom Ventura.

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JOCKEY CLUB FUNDS ALL THOROUGHBRED CLASSES WITH T.I.P.

The Jockey Club developed the thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) to provide sponsorship for thoroughbred-only classes and divisions, high point thoroughbred awards at open horse shows and competitions, a thoroughbred of the Year Award and a Young Rider of the Year Award. The program was designed to encourage the retraining of thoroughbreds into other disciplines after careers in racing or breeding. Discipline awards include eventing and combined training at various levels, dressage from introductory to FEI levels, English pleasure, hunters both high and low, jumpers, western, in hand and polo and other classes as designed. For more information on the program, contact The Jockey Club thoroughbred Incentive Program, 821 Corporate Dr., Lexington, Kent, 40503 or e-mail tjctip@jockeyclub.com or visit tjctip.com. THOROUGHBRED AFTERCARE ALLIANCE WINS SPECIAL AWARD FOR EFFORTS

In 2012, the thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance was created with a mission to accredit thoroughbred aftercare facilities and fundraise to support the approved facilities. The efforts were so extraordinary that the program receive the Eclipse Special Awards. Funded initially by seed money from Breeders’ Cup Ltd., The Jockey Club and Keeneland Association, the TAA is comprised of and

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supported by owners, trainers, breeders, racetracks, jockeys, aftercare professionals and other industry groups. Seven-figures-worth of financial grants were awarded in 2013; the first since TAA was formed in February 2012. The achievement earned the creative program an Eclipse Special Award in January which honors the extraordinary service, individual achievements in, or contributions to the sport of thoroughbred racing. The TAA is the second aftercare-related recipient, following Monique Koehler, founder of the thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, in 2009. TAA Board President Jack Wolf said, “In under two years we have successfully assembled a top-notch team and signed on supporters from across the industry, enabling us to accredit 23 thoroughbred aftercare facilities and award $1 million in grants to support the great work they are doing to care for our retired racehorses.” “The TAA has made extraordinary progress in ensuring safe and stable adoption, retraining and retirement opportunities,” said Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA. Individual grant awards are based on a comprehensive review by the TAA Grants Committee and Board, grants are made for the ongoing care of retired thoroughbreds. For more information on the program, visit thoroughbredaftercare.org or contact the Jockey Club at 859-2242756 or info@thoroughbredaftercare.org. ■

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

Rewarding Excellence The Florida Sire Stakes Program Promotes Florida-breds The series runs summer through fall at a Florida race track.

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

2. The foal is a Florida-bred registered with the FTBOA 3. The foal is kept eligible with payment of eligibility fees by the deadline(s) required

2014 Florida Sire Stakes Program Deadlines & Payments (Foals of 2012) Includes eligibility in Florida Sire Stakes series, two-year old and 2015 threeyear old supplemental stakes

2011 – Stallion registration: Before/on June 1 - $1,000; June 2 through August 1 - $2,000

2012 - No weanling payment required

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2013 – No yearling payment required

2014 – Two-year-old payment required: Before/on January 15- $500; Before/on Jan. 15- $300 and another $300 by May 17; January 16 through February 28 - $1,000 2015 Florida Sire Stakes Program Deadlines & Payments (Foals of 2013) Includes eligibility in Florida Sire Stakes series, two-year old and 2016 threeyear old supplemental stakes 2012 – Stallion registration: Before/on February 15 $2,000; February 16 through August 1 - $3,000; August 2 through November 15 - $10,000 2013 - No weanling payment required

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

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

2015 - Yearling payment required: Before/on May 15 - $250; May 16 through November 15 - $500

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

2017 Florida Sire Stakes Program First Deadline

2014 – Stallion registration: Before/on February 15 - $2,000; February 16 through August 1 $3,000; August 2 through November 15 - $10,000

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JOE DIORIO PHOTO (TAMPA BAY DOWNS / COGLIANESE PHOTO (GULFSTREAM PARK) COADY PHOTO (CALDER CASINO & RACE COURSE)

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2013 FTBOA REGISTERED FLORIDA STALLIONS (for FTBOA registered foals of 2014) A.P. Warrior Adios Charlie American Spirit Awesome of Course Backtalk Belgravia Benny The Bull Big Bad Barnie Big Drama Biondetti BL's Appeal Brooks 'N Down Circular Quay City Place Cliff’s Catch Cool Coal Man Cowtown Cat Crown of Thorns Double Honor Exclusive Quality Factum Field Commission First Dude Flashstorm Forty Grams

General Quarters Get Rich Quick Gone Astray Gottcha Gold Graeme Hall Greatness Hal’s Image Hear No Evil High Cotton Imperialism In Summation Indy Wind Iqbaal J P's Gusto Kantharos Keyed Entry Kiss The Kid Leroidesanimaux Lifestyle Mach Ride Maltese Dog Mass Media Montbrook Motovato Overdriven

Personal Interest Pleasant Strike Put It Back Repent Revolving Saint Anddan Seeking Beauty Seeking the Dia Silver Tree Stratford Hill Sweet Return Telling Tequilazo The Green Monkey Threeandoh Thunder Moccasin Two Step Salsa United States Vineyard Haven Wagon Limit Wildcat Heir With Distinction Yesbyjimminy

2012 FTBOA REGISTERED FLORIDA STALLIONS (for FTBOA registered foals of 2013) A. P. WARRIOR ACT OF DUTY ADIOS CHARLIE AMERICAN SPIRIT AWESOME OF COURSE B L'S APPEAL B L'S A RUNNER BACK TALK BELGRAVIA BENNY THE BULL BIG BAD BARNIE

BIG DRAMA BRING THE HEAT BROOKS 'N DOWN BURNING ROMA CAUSEWAY'S KIN CHAPEL ROYAL CIRCULAR QUAY CITY PLACE COOL COAL MAN COWTOWN CAT CROWN OF THORNS

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SILVER TREE SIMON PURE SPELLBINDER STRAIGHT MAN STRONG CONTENDER SWEET RETURN TEUFLESBERG THE GREEN MONKEY THIS IS THAT THREEANDOH TWO STEP SALSA

UNFORGETTABLE MAX UNTUTTABLE VALUE PLUS VINEYARD HAVEN WAGON LIMIT WEKIVA SPRINGS WEST ACRE WILDCAT HEIR WITH DISTINCTION YESBYJIMMINY

2011 FTBOA REGISTERED FLORIDA STALLIONS (for FTBOA registered foals of 2012) A. P. WARRIOR ACT OF DUTY ADMIRAL'S CRUISE AMERICAN SPIRIT AWESOME OF COURSE B L'S A RUNNER B L'S APPEAL BELGRAVIA BENNY THE BULL BRING THE HEAT BURNING ROMA

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DONERAILE COURT EXCLUSIVE QUALITY EXPRESS TOUR FULL MANDATE GOTTCHA GOLD GRAEME HALL GREATNESS HAL'S IMAGE HE'S CRAFTY HEAR NO EVIL HIGH COTTON

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32 YEARS OF THE FLORIDA STALLION STAKES

Jackson Bend

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In its 32 years, the Florida Stallion Stakes hosted 1,532 total individual runners in 220 races and awarded over $38.9 million. Florida-breds won 217 of the races. Just like other racing triples, the Florida Stallion Stakes three race sweep is a difficult feat. In its 32 year history, only 12 horses have won all three, while 37 horses won two of three.

Fort Loudon

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Number of Runners/Races Won

Series Sweeps 2013 .................Scandalous Act 2011 ......................Fort Loudon 2010.............Awesome Feather 2009 ...................Jackson Bend

1997...................Nancy’s Glitter 1995............................. Seacliff 1991.....................Naked Greed 1984 ............................... Smile

2008........................ Big Drama 2004.............Aclassysassylassy 2003...........................Sir Oscar 2000 .................... Express Tour

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

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

Awesome Feather

Record Times

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

Big Drama

Top Owners Jacks or Better Farms, Inc. .....12 Gilbert Campbell ....................11 Frances Genter Stable...............7 Elkins, Herb J. & Ione ................6 Centaur Farms Inc.....................5 Bee Bee Stables Inc. .................4 F. & Garazi, S. Berens ................4 John Franks ..............................4 James Lewis, Jr. .......................4 Harry T Mangurian, Jr................4 Harold L. Queen.........................4 Dominic Vittese .........................4

Top Breeders of winners Farnsworth Farm .................*13 Jacks Or Better Farm, Inc. .....12 Ocala Stud Farm ....................11 Gilbert Campbell ....................11 Harry T Mangurian, Jr. ..............9 Arthur Appleton ........................9 Frances Genter Stable ..............7 Centaur Farms Inc. ...................6 John Franks .............................5 Lasater Farm ...........................5

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FSS historical data provided by Michele Blanco and Michael Costanzo of Calder Race Course.

Top Trainers of winners

Top Sires

Frank Gomez .........................14 Edward Plesa, Jr. ...................12 Stanley Gold ...........................12 Emanuel Tortora .....................11 Kathleen O’Connel ..................10 Luis Olivares ............................7

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

Top 5 Jockeys atop winners Jose Velez Jr. .........................14 Manoel Cruz ..........................12 Julio Garcia ..............................9 Gene St. Leon ..........................9 Gary Boulanger ........................7 THE FLORIDA HORSE • APRIL/MAY 2014 65

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It’s Equine Care

By HEATHER SMITH THOMAS eg wraps/bandages are often used on sport horses and show horses to give support and/or protection to the legs, and sometimes a farrier is asked to give a client advice on proper ways to wrap a leg. Dr. Jerry Black (Wagonhound Land and Livestock Chair, Equine Science, at Colorado State University) says some wraps are used for protection—such as shipping bandages—and others are often a combination of support and protection. . For support, you need a type of bandaging that applies a mild amount of pressure. This can help keep a leg from swelling. Many people bandage their horse in the evening if it tends to stock up after a ride. Horses hauled long distances are also prone to stocking up, due to lack of activity while standing in a trailer. Some type of bandaging that puts mild pressure on the legs will prevent swelling—as well as help protect the legs if the horse is jostled around in the trailer.

* IMPORTANCE OF PADDING

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“Make sure you have plenty of padding underneath the bandages, unless they are the big, fluffy type of polo wrap or some of the newer types of manufactured quilting (such as the No-Bow bandages). Bandages without some kind of quilting or leg cottons require more care in how much pressure you apply,” says Black. You can put a mild amount of

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aWrap Tips on Safe Leg Wraps and Bandages

pressure on the padded wraps because it is distributed again. I usually put the starting edge of the wrap right more evenly on the leg and there’s more cushion. below the knee or hock on the side of the cannon The quilted bandages or No-Bows are a fairly safe bone. Don’t start it at the back of the leg; you don’t type of bandage material. “The polo wraps are de- want it against the tendon. Apply the wrap around signed with a certain fluffiness to provide their own and around the leg, covering about half the width of cushion. We usually advise people who are wrapping the wrap as you go down, and then turn around and horses’ legs to haul, or wrapping in the evening after come back up, overlapping about half the width of a workout, to use something that won’t bunch up or the wrap itself with each turn. With most horses, if wrinkle under the bandage and create pressure you have some practice at it, you can end your wrap points,” he says. at the top again.” It comes out even. “I am partial to the No-Bow bandages that have ELASTIC WRAPS felting on the outside and a very thin layer of foam rubber sewn into the middle of them (not right next to “Proper use of elastic wraps is very important. Most the horse). There’s some padding between the wrap it- of these, like Vetrap or Elasticon are disposable, for oneself and the horse. The nice thing about these band- time use, and generally used for support. They are deages is that they come in two , get advice different lengths so you have the correct fit for front legs from someone who does. It helps to practice under the eye of and hind legs. This is a big experienced person who has done a lot of bandaging. advantage. If you use regular sheet cottons you usually have to take them apart signed to put some pressure on the leg, so there is always and fold them in thirds (for front legs) rather than fold some risk for putting these on too tight. With the Vetrap them in halves like they come in, or they will be too or Elasticon, make sure you have sufficient padding unlong,” explains Black. A good fit is crucial. derneath. With a wound, apply layers of bandaging before you put the stretchy material on,” says Black. Use a non-stick pad over the wound itself, then some SPREAD THE PRESSURE EVENLY “You also want even pressure up and down the leg. stretch gauze around the leg to hold the non-stick pad Typically, the wraps are of a length that you can start in place. “Then use a cushioning bandage material over at the top and work down, then come back up the leg that. One of my favorites is Specialist Cast Padding,

If you don’t know how to bandage a horse

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Equine Care made by J and J, that comes in big, fluffy rolls. It’s a roll-on cotton that’s elastic, so you can make a beautiful fit. Then you can put the Vetrap or Elasticon over the top, to hold everything in place,” he explains. This is a good way to layer a bandage onto the leg. “When using a pressure wrap, never end it right over a tendon. If your horse has a wound in the fetlock area, unless your veterinarian teaches you how to apply some very specialized wraps, you’d want to take that wrap all the way up to just below the knee or hock, and then take it back down under the ankle (pastern area) so you are not ending the wrap in the middle of the tendon—to avoid the potential for a bandage bow,” says Black.

* PROBLEMS CAUSED BY EXCESS PRESSURE

Pressure over a tendon can cause tendonitis and swelling. “We have seen the extreme of this problem when people don’t know how much pressure to put on those wraps (and have too much) or don’t have enough padding underneath. The horse may end up with ulcerations in the skin from lack of circulation.” The pressure cuts off blood circulation and the top layers of skin slough away—and these must be treated as wounds.

When these raw areas heal, the hair comes in white. “Horses with white hair on the back or front of the cannon region have probably at some point in their lives had a bandage too tight,” says Black. “When using any kind of stretchy bandage (and Vetrap is the one most commonly used), a good rule of thumb is that—with proper padding underneath it— you can safely stretch it about half of its maximum potential of stretch,” he explains. It should never be stretched any more than that. It’s also important that the bandages stay in place and never slide down the leg. “If they slide downward, they have the potential to bind/wrinkle and put too much pressure in certain spots, and can create pressure sores. For a nice bandage, use elastic Vetrap to hold it in place, and then use the Elasticon (adhesive stretchy material) top and bottom to help keep it in place,” says Black.

* HAVE SOMEONE SHOW YOU HOW

68 THE FLORIDA HORSE • APRIL/MAY 2014

If you don’t know how to bandage a horse, get advice from someone who does. It helps to practice under the eye of an experienced person who has done a lot of bandaging. “Some of the best bandagers I’ve ever seen are at the racetrack, and they always learn the proper techniques as an apprentice—with guidance from someone who knows how to do it. Your veterinarian or a knowledgeable horse person (such as a trainer who bandages horses all the time) can likely show you how to do it properly. Make sure you have the padding in place and that it doesn’t slip.” ■

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

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—STAKES RACES Win/Place/Show Wicked Tune Believe in Charlie Wildcat Red Sneaking Uponyou Boheme de Lavi Egg Drop Devil''s Cave Sweet N Discreet Dance With Fate Enterprising Wildcat Lily African Rose Parranda My Pal Chrisy R Free Roll Wild Dude Wicked Tune Wildcat Red Artemus Coalmine Nesso C. Zee Light Bringer Determinato Pablo Del Monte

H F C G F M F F C C F M M M F C H C C F C F G C

7 4 3 8 3 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 4 4 7 3 3 3 3 3 6 3

Concorde's Tune Indian Charlie D'wildcat Snuck In Graeme Hall Alphabet Soup Put It Back Discreet Cat Two Step Salsa Elusive Quality D'wildcat Bwana Charlie English Channel Alex's Pal Rockport Harbor Wildcat Heir Concorde's Tune D'wildcat Mineshaft Roman Ruler Elusive Bluff Northern Afleet Closing Argument Giant's Causeway

Breeder

Pretty Wicked Zehoorr Racene Chestnut Game Salty N Sassy Rehocracy Wabash Gal West Side Dancer Flirting With Fate Indy Blaze French Jubilee Darby Rose Dynamic Feature Strike South Jewels N Gems Courtly Choice Pretty Wicked Racene Hold Your Hush Devotedness Diamondaire Apt to Star Twilight Mirage One Hot Wish

Patricia Generazio 2/26/14 GP 3 Westbury Stables LLC & Alfonso Figliolia 2/23/14 GP 1 Moreau Bloodstock International Inc. & Winter Racing Enterprise I 2/22/14 GP 1 McLaughlin Family Limited Partnership 2/22/14 TAM 2 Farm III Enterprises LLC 2/22/14 CRC 3 Centaur Farms Inc. 2/17/14 SA 2 Circle S Ranch Inc 2/16/14 GP 1 E. Paul Robsham Stable LLC 2/16/14 GP 2 Best A Luck Farm LLC 2/15/14 GG 2 Glen Hill Farm 2/15/14 GG 3 Tara Helman & Paul Helman 2/9/14 GP 3 Heiligbrodt Racing Stable 2/8/14 SUN 1 Kinsman Farm 2/8/14 GP 1 Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc 2/6/14 GP 2 Richard Averill 2/6/14 GP 3 Versatile Thoroughbreds LLC 2/2/14 SA 1 Patricia Generazio 2/1/14 GP 1 Moreau Bloodstock International Inc. & Winter Racing Enterprise I 2/1/14 GP 1 James Kenneth Chapman 2/1/14 TP 2 Donald R. Dizney 2/1/14 TAM 2 Jacks or Better Farm Inc. 2/1/14 GP 2 Vegso Racing Stable 2/1/14 TAM 3 Frank Marano 2/1/14 GP 3 Wesley A. Ward 2/1/14 GP 3

Devil’s Cave/Sabin S.

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Wildcat Red/Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (G2)

Date

Track Off ID Pos Race Name

Dam

Grade/ Value

Silks Run S. $75,000 Ladies Turf Sprint S. $90,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth S. 2/415,000 Super S. $65,000 Pica Slew S. $65,000 Buena Vista S. 2/201,250 Sabin S. 2/215,000 Sabin S. 2/215,000 El Camino Real Derby 3/200,000 El Camino Real Derby 3/200,000 Hurricane Bertie S. 3/200,000 El Diario H. $50,160 Suwannee River S. 3/150,000 Awesome Feather S. $75,000 Awesome Feather S. $75,000 Palos Verdes S. 2/200,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint S. $90,000 Hutcheson S. 3/215,000 96ROCK S. $56,766 Suncoast S. $66,000 Hutcheson S. 3/215,000 Suncoast S. $66,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint S. $90,000 Hutcheson S. 3/215,000

Wild Dude/Palos Verdes S.

Earngs $7,500 $60,000 $255,000 $20,000 $6,110 $40,000 $135,000 $40,000 $40,000 $24,000 $20,000 $30,000 $90,000 $15,000 $7,500 $120,000 $60,000 $135,000 $9,800 $20,000 $40,000 $10,000 $7,500 $20,000

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Horse Name

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show Horse Name Smooth Decision Pantera With a Miracle Shesa Sweet Secret Apollo Sky Only Simon Webster Lucrecia Maravillosa Pena Special Congrats El Suri Stack the Storm At Large Gifted Crusader Alpha Slew Spanish Ridge Aquinnah

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

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

Smooth Jazz Sweet Return (GB) With Distinction Peace Rules Songandaprayer Simon Pure City Place Flower Alley Teuflesberg Congrats Spanish Steps Gulf Storm Orientate Pure Prize Alphabet Soup Spanish Steps City Place

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Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Sensible Decision Go Cats Expect Miracles Stalwart's Secret Tea Lady Only an Answer Sendmesomeroses Sweetness East Lake Classic Frisky Cheerleader Victoria's Wedding Stackal Catch Me Deputy Crusading Miss Cox Seattle Showers D's Secret Code Oglala Sue

Starting Gate Training Center Inc. & Briggs & Cromartie Red Oak Stable Ronald James Magnon Bathen Thoroughbreds LLC Alfonso N. Figliolia Mr. & Mrs. Richard V. Thompson Shamrock Thoroughbreds Jimmy Randolph Sherry R. Mansfield Kenneth H. Davis & Adele E. Mansfield Elizabeth H. Muirhead Martin Stables Inc. Magalen O. Bryant Oakleaf Farm Don Mattox & Pam Mattox Ruben Sierra BryLynn Farm Anthony Lenci

2/25/14 2/25/14 2/22/14 2/21/14 2/21/14 2/19/14 2/19/14 2/17/14 2/17/14 2/17/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/16/14

BEU PRX GG FON CRC CT DED CMR CMR PRX CMR TAM GP RIL GP CMR TAM

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

Grade/ Value $10,200 $61,180 $32,190 $8,500 $21,800 $26,200 $33,000 $10,901 $10,901 $48,500 $9,089 $24,200 $48,750 $2,400 $48,750 $9,089 $24,200

Earngs $1,040 $5,060 $18,000 $5,100 $5,186 $5,200 $3,630 $2,180 $1,090 $5,060 $5,990 $14,980 $30,100 $480 $10,153 $1,033 $2,500

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■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show Horse Name Sex Age Imperial Robyn Rightous Party Presenceofagenius Misszippityslewda Roar of Raul Condestable Tragedy''s Triumph Angie''s Prim Lady Monty Haul Seeking the Coach Dighton Plant City Red Green Money Ek Haseena Dream Glow Joe Pike Justa Little Evil Holy Day In Mid Heir Congrats Honey Brother Pete Diana''s Daisy As de Copas Speedy Girl Strawberrymartini Pretzel Logic Wynns Nighthawk

H G R F G G F F G G G G F F M C G F F F C F H F M F C

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

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Imperialism Officer Sky Mesa City Zip Roar of the Tiger Rock Hampton With Distinction With Distinction With Distinction El Prado (IRE) B L's Appeal Concerto The Green Monkey Songandaprayer Act of Duty Benny the Bull Hear No Evil Full Mandate Wildcat Heir Congrats Broken Vow Langfuhr With Distinction Benny the Bull Alex's Pal Cowtown Cat Northern Afleet

Truly Romantic Nola Mystical Woman Maggie O'Slew Miss Felicia Incontestable Apache Dancer Optime' Freddy Fenter Oxford Scholar Givonna S Invitetheblues Take Into Account Deed Triple Bright Allofeverything Spinning Jolie Disenfranchised Rhythm in Shoes Happy Honeymoon Andrea Gail Oglala Sue Ora Ora Glass Slipper Just Call Classy Daniela Jolie Hawk

Mrs. E. Norman Peterson Carolyn Wilson Vegso Racing Stable Sienna Farms LLC Heiligbrodt Racing Stable Luisa Degwitz & Ric-Deg Farm Charlie Dobbs Janet Erwin Jonnie Hall Adena Springs Frank Bertolino Kimberlite Race Farm LLC Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson Devil Eleven Stable A. Francis Vanlangendonck & Barbara Vanlangendonck Gilbert G. Campbell Joanna Reisler Equest Thoroughbreds Inc. Kris R. Del Giudice New Farm Mr. & Mrs. William A. T. Rainbow Craig L. Wheeler Anthony Lenci Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A. Greg James John McKibben Brenda K. Jones T. Wynn Jolley Mary Sue Jolley & Jake Scott

2/16/14 2/15/14 2/15/14 2/14/14 2/14/14 2/14/14 2/14/14 2/13/14 2/11/14 2/10/14 2/9/14 2/7/14 2/5/14 2/5/14 2/5/14 2/2/14 2/2/14 2/1/14 2/1/14 2/1/14 2/1/14 2/1/14 2/1/14 2/1/14 2/1/14 2/1/14 2/1/14

GP FG SA FG CRC CRC FG OP PRX BEU AQU TAM CMR LRL CMR CMR CMR CRC CT CRC SA TAM CRC CRC CT OP OP

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

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

$48,750 $41,150 $59,544 $41,000 $21,550 $21,550 $41,000 $58,000 $52,180 $5,200 $62,000 $21,400 $10,122 $46,190 $10,122 $7,573 $7,573 $23,800 $26,000 $23,800 $58,500 $21,400 $21,550 $23,800 $26,000 $56,500 $57,000

$4,875 $8,200 $11,600 $24,600 $4,686 $2,593 $4,510 $5,800 $27,600 $520 $12,400 $2,500 $5,990 $8,820 $1,033 $4,393 $1,515 $14,530 $15,600 $4,973 $11,600 $2,920 $2,380 $2,593 $2,600 $5,650 $5,700

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

Dam

Breeder

Date

Cutty Shark Atlantic Dream Evidently Opequon Creek Pink Nightie Erdenet Do Not Enter Delta Bluesman Kearney Square Broad Conviction Dirty Blonde Her Special Way Glacken Too Brewing Tuneintobow Yogi Berra On the River Mr Thunder Boy Scatcapade Brendan G Trust Me Derivativecontract Woelf Den Bull Account Pomeroy''s Package My Uncle Charlie I Will Cajun Sunrise Discreetly Elusive

A Sea Trippi Frosty Promise Supposedly Valid Pro Sultry Allure Going Away Blues My Favorite Rose Smoke Alarm Cozzene Along Aggressive Broad Run Like Martha Inaspecial Way Storm Prospect Fifty Mil Short Clara Bow Esperanza d'Oro Countess Kelly Unhurried Concorde Escapade Tobin's Fortune Picturemewithroses Infinitely Greedy Gorgeous Goose Take Into Account Il Vino Bianco Stan's Love Chacana Cajun Dawn Pretty Elusive

Bridlewood Farm Bridlewood Farm Lambholm Ocala Stud Dr. Robert H. Hathaway David Wylie Perkins Linda Schroetlin Denis A. Dwyer Gilbert G. Campbell Mary A. Hohensee Bridlewood Farm Mary George Sienna Farms LLC Zayat Stables LLC Shadybrook Farm Inc & William Lussky Bach Stables Versatile Thoroughbreds LLC Vegso Racing Stable Patricia Generazio Jorge Tabraue Marion G. Montanari Leslie Bailey & Philip Murrah Mary Anne Denes & Mary Ellen Woelfel Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson Patricia Generazio Joel W. Sainer Rustlewood Farm Inc. Helen Barbazon Joseph Barbazon Patricia Horth & Curtis Mikkelson E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC

2/27/14 2/27/14 2/26/14 2/26/14 2/26/14 2/26/14 2/23/14 2/23/14 2/23/14 2/23/14 2/23/14 2/22/14 2/22/14 2/22/14 2/22/14 2/21/14 2/21/14 2/21/14 2/21/14 2/21/14 2/20/14 2/20/14 2/20/14 2/20/14 2/20/14 2/20/14 2/19/14 2/17/14 2/17/14

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

3 4 3 4 4 6 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Old Fashioned Stormy Atlantic Smart Strike Concorde's Tune Giant's Causeway Pomeroy Keyed Entry Wagon Limit Act of Duty In Summation Dunkirk Put It Back Smoke Glacken Maimonides Concorde's Tune Majestic Warrior Montbrook First Defence Scat Daddy Chapel Royal Yes It's True Cowtown Cat Curlin Benny the Bull Pomeroy Exclusive Quality Yes It's True Northern Afleet Discreet Cat

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Track ID LRL GP TAM CT TAM CT HAW CRC CRC HAW GG CRC FG OP GP TAM TAM TAM GP AQU CMR GP LRL CMR GP GP TAM GP GP

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

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

$40,770 $39,800 $23,600 $26,100 $23,600 $26,100 $27,000 $21,800 $21,550 $27,000 $28,238 $23,050 $40,000 $57,000 $39,800 $24,000 $24,000 $24,000 $39,800 $60,000 $7,422 $38,000 $40,770 $7,422 $38,000 $38,000 $22,800 $38,000 $38,000

$22,800 $5,090 $14,600 $15,600 $4,800 $2,600 $16,200 $5,186 $2,593 $2,700 $3,120 $14,530 $24,000 $34,200 $4,700 $14,400 $4,800 $2,400 $4,700 $6,000 $4,393 $22,800 $22,800 $1,515 $8,360 $4,180 $14,400 $22,800 $7,600

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Continued Win/Place/Show

Horse Name Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earngs

Sushan Gimme a Reason Flirting Clara Trippicotton Double Secret Crucero Cowgirls in Heaven Money Game Facundo Harmony Tune Speedy Girl Time Jumper Quinnkat Cowtownmary Vengeful Vegas Strip Winning Scoop Faith Hope Love Ben Jacob Transpire Flash Sonday''s Countercyclical Amaluna Havanera Melora Gold Empire Master Blender Atlantic Dream Red Minx Bridled Heiress Nauset Beach Mr Thunder Boy

Unreal Tryst Relic's Hope Clarabella Trippistola Smart Secretary Saint Gal Glitter Lady Pop Pop's Hope Pulpit Baby Don't You Get It Glass Slipper Adorable Heidi Cry At My Wedding Post Marked Valliant Dancer Untamed Passion Scoop Defrills Nikki Kai Royal Inspiration Sonday's Cat City of Dreams Luckey Greeley Cheyennes Approval Halory Leigh In the Gold P. J.'s Eskimo Frosty Promise Gold Minx All Bridled Outstanding Info Unhurried

George Vires Gerald Colwell Louie Rogers Thoroughbreds LLC Richard Esquivel Southern Cross Farm Santa Cruz Ranch Inc. Ocala Stud Steve Tortora & Beverley Tortora St. George Stables LLC Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc Greg James Faraway Farm LynnDale Farm Jack Treadway Marion G. Montanari Craig L. Wheeler Live Oak Stud Sharon Biamonte & Al Milano Gary L. Aiken Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc Geoff Roy & Tom Fitzgerald Northwest Stud Nick de Meric Jaqui de Meric & Ralph Paticchio Manuel Estevez Briggs/Cromartie and Runners Dream Farm Arindel Farm LLC Live Oak Stud H & A Stables LLC & Annie D. Scott Bridlewood Farm Alan Braun & Ken English Purple Haze Stable Patricia Generazio Vegso Racing Stable

2/17/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/16/14 2/15/14 2/15/14 2/15/14 2/15/14 2/15/14 2/15/14 2/15/14 2/15/14 2/14/14 2/9/14 2/8/14 2/8/14 2/8/14 2/7/14 2/7/14 2/4/14 2/2/14 2/2/14 2/2/14 2/2/14 2/1/14 2/1/14 2/1/14 2/1/14

GP CRC TAM CRC TAM SA TAM GP TAM CRC CRC GG GP SA CRC SA OP SA CRC CRC FG FG CRC SUN TAM GP CRC GP AQU GP GP TAM

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

$38,000 $23,550 $24,000 $23,550 $24,000 $57,000 $24,000 $39,800 $22,800 $23,800 $23,800 $26,471 $40,600 $56,500 $23,800 $57,250 $57,000 $56,500 $22,050 $22,050 $40,000 $40,000 $21,800 $20,500 $22,800 $45,600 $21,300 $45,600 $60,000 $41,400 $41,400 $20,400

$3,420 $14,530 $14,600 $4,973 $4,800 $11,200 $2,400 $4,310 $14,600 $14,530 $5,186 $5,200 $9,790 $11,200 $2,593 $6,720 $5,700 $11,200 $4,973 $2,380 $4,400 $24,000 $4,973 $4,510 $14,600 $28,900 $4,473 $4,300 $36,000 $7,600 $9,400 $2,400

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Congrats Gimmeawink Exclusive Quality High Cotton Double Honor Admiral's Cruise Gottcha Gold Exclusive Quality Almuhathir Concorde's Tune Benny the Bull Denis of Cork D'wildcat Cowtown Cat Yesbyjimminy Harlan's Holiday Bernardini Chapel Royal Mizzen Mast Graeme Hall Flashstorm Circular Quay Congrats Graeme Hall Pulpit Empire Maker Pomeroy Stormy Atlantic Wildcat Heir Wildcat Heir Scat Daddy First Defence

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ello to all. This spring we’ve had a deluge of rain to keep the soils very moist and it’s making the grass grow so fast, it’s almost scary. Great growth is really fantastic for the horses, but grass also utilizes nutrients that might otherwise leach into the ground and surface waters. Unfortunately, keeping pastures thick and healthy can become a problem without proper management, no matter how fast the growth. Last month, I discussed some strong pasture management practices, like maintaining proper grass height, fertilization and the use of a sacrifice lot, each of which goes a long way to maintain the health and vitality of the pastures. Still, other skills, like rotational grazing, can be effectively utilized. This practice alone plays a key role in allowing grass to benefit the horse, the farm’s appearance and act as an essential protective barrier for nutrient leaching. Several methods of rotational grazing can be easily incorporated and be just one more tool to use in the pasture/farm management arsenal. Continuous grazing is the classic system that allows horses to be out on one pasture for extended periods of time. Often used more than any other practice, this system works well only if the acreage is overly sufficient to handle the number of grazing animals. Continuous grazing often leads to bare spots, or entirely stripped paddocks, with weedy, uneaten areas and diminished forage growth and grass root health. Rotational grazing, done by dividing pastures and/or moving horses off and on various grazing areas into different paddocks/pastures, can go a long way to help increase the pasture grass productivity. This involves moving horses between pastures (or dividing larger pastures into smaller segments), paddocks and even into a sacrifice paddock, enabling grass times of complete rest. These rest times allow growth of the shoot and root of the grass, both of which are essential to maintaining health and vigor. Advantages to rotational systems include the ability to manage more animals on less acreage and improve the availability and quality of grass/forage. If the property has only one or a few large fields, setting up rotational grazing can be easily and

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inexpensively done by simply using easy to move electric fencing. This way, larger pastures can be “spot grazed” in more complete areas, allowing the other areas of the pasture to get completely rested. Many methods can be effectively utilized and it is a bit of a learned practice, so try different schedules to determine what works best. Some options to try: rotating every month, or every week, or use a 3-day rotation, if there are enough paddocks to allow for enough benefit for the grass. Also, in some cases, horses need to be rotated before the pasture has been adequately grazed. Time on each pasture will depend largely upon the number of horses and pastures. The key to pasture productivity with any rotational grazing system is to allow for adequate rest periods so the pasture is able to recover (seven days or longer is ideal). Flexibility, depending on the season, is essential to ensure success. Resting the pasture allows forages the ability to store carbohydrates in their roots and regrow vigorously. Let’s not ever forget about the neighbors, either. When possible, utilizing a neighbor’s land for periods of time is another effective way to allow rest time for grass, especially good if your farm lacks needed acreage to effectively rotate. Regardless, rotational grazing need not be complicated. It can even be utilized if only two pastures are on the farm! Maintaining the pastures with rotational grazing is a Best Management Practice (BMPs) for farms which may work onto your property very nicely. You can contact me or your local Extension agent if you ever need any help with these, or other questions. As always, keep up the good management practices! ■

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

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What’s On Your Racing by Gene Kershner

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ith the 2014 racing year heating up, there’s not a better time to review your racing bucket list. For a racing fanatic like me who has been lucky enough to knock off several major bucket list items, there are still a few I’d love to cross off the list. As a turf writer who covers the both the U.S. and Canadian Triple Crowns, Saratoga and the Breeders’ Cup, you can imagine that some of the top races in North America are already covered on my list. Let’s take a look at an all-encompassing list for the average (or not-so-average) racing fan! We won’t limit the list just to track visits as there are a few accomplishments on the wagering side of the ledger we’d all like to accomplish….so here goes: 1) Attend a Triple Crown race - Sure it would be easy to list the Kentucky Derby first, but what fun would that be? The Preakness is just as fun with the infield rocking in the middle of the card with top-end acts and if you’re fortunate enough to sit in the , breeder, Turf Terrace, the views of owner or turf writer, knocking off the turf races are absolutely stupendous. A Belmont any of these items on the list would Stakes with the Triple make for a pretty good day. Crown on the line would absolutely be a must-see. 2) Attend the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe - You’ll have to brush up on your French, but there’s no bigger race in Europe than the Arc at Longchamp, just to the west of Paris. On Arc weekend alone, there are 13 Group races run, including nine Group 1’s. 3) Attend a thoroughbred auction sale - Just don’t raise your hand at the wrong time. I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun I had at the August Fasig-Tipton sale at Saratoga last summer. A fellow turf writer wagered on the selling prices all evening and had a blast. (Full disclosure: Mortimer won $1) 4) Cash a signer - Whether it’s a Pick-Six ticket or the Derby trifecta, cashing an IRS signer can be one of the best feelings in the world, until April 15, of course. Let’s make it at least four figures. 5) Dress up for the races at Ascot - Who doesn’t like

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to get dressed up for the races? For the men, it’s the top hat that would do the trick for me. Something I have to do at least once. For the ladies, wearing your finest dress or a hat like the queen will do just nicely. How many racing websites post an actual dress code for the races? This one does specifically for both regular Ascot racedays as well as the Royal Ascot meet in mid-June. 6) Stand in the Winner’s Circle with your winning horse - Of course you need to be a horse owner, or a friend of a horse owner to get into a winner’s circle photo with the winning connections. 7) Drink an oil can at the Melbourne Cup - Since we’re doing a bit of globe-trotting, why not head down under where they drink those big beers and bet big at the Melbourne Cup. You can wager on Gai Waterhouse’s horse, too. It isn’t called “The Race That Stops a Nation” for nothing. 8) Pull the Del Mar/Saratoga double - Both tracks run concurrently in the summer, hitting both of these marquee meetings up on back-to-back weekends would be racing nirvana. You’d also gather a few frequent flyer miles to boot in addition to the cool vibe each town gives off. 9) Arlington Million Day after a Cubs game Knock off two bucket list items in one (if you’ve never been to Wrigley) and catch some awesome turf racing at one of racing’s jewels in suburban Chicago. 10) Visit the Florida breeding farms - I hear the Ocala farms are tremendous and you really can’t beat the weather. When in Rome… Whether you’re a fan, breeder, owner or turf writer, knocking off any of the above items on the list would make for a pretty good day. So, what’s on your racing bucket list? Gene Kershner is the turf writer for The Buffalo News. He has been published in The Blood-horse, QueensPlate.com and the NTRA blog. He is a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association, and tweets @EquiSpace. He is the Treasurer of the Thoroughbred Racing Fan Association, Inc. (ThoroFan), a non-profit organization.

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