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December 2021

VOL 64 / ISSUE 10

DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS 6

THE BROCK TALK

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FLORIDA FOCUS

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FLORIDA-BREDS AROUND THE COUNTRY National Florida-bred statistics

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FLORIDA-BRED LEADING SIRES

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FLORIDA-BRED MILLIONAIRES

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FTBOA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE — By Tammy A. Gantt

FEATURES 20

GOLDEN PAL GETS SECOND BREEDERS’ CUP VICTORY WITH TURF SPRINT VICTORY — By Brock Sheridan

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VALERIE DAILEY ELECTED FTBOA PRESIDENT Isaacs Elected to Board — By Brock Sheridan

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FTC CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT PHOTOS

Cover Photo of Golden Pal by bill denver eCliPse sPrortswire breeders’ CuP Contents Photo florida-bred shifty she winninG the Grade 3 noble damsel at belmont Park with edwin Gonzalez aboard. Photo by Chelsea durand.

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Breeders’ Cup Brock Sheridan Editor-in-Chief Florida Equine Communications JOHN D. FILER PHOTO

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he Florida thoroughbred breeding and industry added to their prominent status among states and provinces at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships with Golden Pal becoming the first Florida-bred to win two Breeders’ Cup races when he took the $1 million Turf Sprint (Grade 1) on Nov. 6 for trainer Wesley Ward, owners Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg and breeder Randall E. Lowe of Las Vegas, Nev. (See full story on page 20).

Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., the 3-year-old colt launched from his post three and put daylight on the field of 12 almost immediately en route to a length-and-a-quarter victory in a time of :55.25, which is less than a half-second off the course record of :54.75 set by Fast Parade 15 years ago at Del Mar. The day before, Pappacap, a homebred for George and Karen Russell’s Rustlewood Farm Inc. located in Reddick, Fla., finished second to Corniche in the $2 million TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) and placed himself atop the standings on the Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), which will be run May 7 at Churchill Downs. Trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Joe Bravo, Pappacap now has earnings of $576,000.

Later on the Nov. 6 program at the seaside track, Medina Spirit ran second to Knicks Go in the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and pushed himself into the top 10 all-time Florida-bred money earners with $3,545,200 for owner Amr Zedan’s Zedan Racing Stables Inc. and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Bred in Florida

by Gail Rice, Medina Spirit also turned the spotlight on himself as a candidate to become the 2021 champion 3year-old as the winner of the Kentucky Derby, the Awesome Again (G1) against older horses, Robert B. Lewis (G3) and Shared Belief earlier in the year.

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himself in the Breeders’ Cup record books when he started in the $2 million Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) giving the Florida-bred star five Breeders’ Cup appearances, a distinction held only by Channel Maker, Better Talk Now, California Flag, Kona Gold, Obviously (Ire) and Perfect Drift.

Extravagant Kid (Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint) and C Z Rocket (Breeders’ Cup Sprint) also made their second starts in the Breeders’ Cup to help push the number of Florida-bred starters in the rich events to 380, more than any other state, province or country other than Kentucky.

To help put the Florida thoroughbred industry into Breeders’ Cup perspective, here is the Breeders’ Cup and more by the numbers: $45,733,538 – Earnings by Florida-breds in Breeders’ Cup history $3,545,200 – Career earnings for Medina Spirit $2,730,350 – Career earnings for Firenze Fire $1,930,000 – Earnings by the six Florida-bred starters in 2021 $1,684,733 – Career earnings for Extravagant Kid $1,299,056 – Career earnings for Golden Pal $1,045,000 – Total Breeders’ Cup earnings for Golden Pal 380 – Number of starts by Florida-bred starts in Breeders’ Cup history 309 – Number of individual Florida-breds who have started in a Breeders’ Cup. 57 – All-time earnings rank for Extravagant Kid among Floridabreds 30 – Number of Breeders’ Cup wins by Florida-breds 29 – Number of Florida-bred Breeders’ Cup winners 20 – All-Time Earnings Rank for Firenze Fire among Floridabreds 12 – Road to the Kentucky Derby points held by Pappacap 8 – All-Time Earnings Rank for Medina Spirit among Floridabreds 7 – Number of horses with five starts in the Breeders’ Cup 6 – Number of Florida-bred starters in the 2021 Breeders’ Cup 5 – Total number of Breeders’ Cup starts by Firenze Fire 4 – Florida-breds making repeat appearances in the 2021 Breeders’ Cup. 2 – Number of Breeders’ Cup victories by Golden Pal ■

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Golden Pal, Extravagant Kid Produce Florida-bred Exacta in Keeneland’s Woodford Any thoughts that Florida-breds Golden Pal and Extravagant Kid would run back to the off-form performances both produced in their most recent starts in Europe were dispelled Oct. 9 at Keeneland as

Florida-bred Golden Pal (inside) ■ Wendy Wooley/EquiSport Photo

they ran first and second respectively in the Grade 2 Woodford Stakes presented by TVG. The $200,000 Woodford featured a field of seven 3-year-olds and older going five-and-a-half furlongs on the turf.

Golden Pal came into the Woodford off of a seventh-place finish in the Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Aug. 20 when four-and-three-quarter lengths behind winner Winter Power; and Extravagant Kid was making his first start since finishing 14th in the Group 1 Darley July Cup won by Starman at Newmarket on July 10.

As expected, Golden Pal broke on top from post two with John Velazquez aboard and the 3-year-old colt went right to the lead followed

by Jim McKay Turf Sprint-winner Firecrow to his outside. Golden Pal cruised through the first quarter-mile in a quick :21.51 before Firecrow began to cut into his lead around the turn as 34-1 longshot Johnny Unleashed began to edge closer with an inside trip.

At the top of the stretch, Firecrow took a short lead on Golden Pal as Johnny Unleashed, although checked briefly on the turn, also looked as he might threaten on the rail. Extravagant Kid was behind those three and looking for running room in fourth.

Firecrow continued to have a short lead past the three-sixteenths pole as Golden Pal appeared spent from a fast half-mile in :44.53.

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Extravagant Kid to the outside for clear running.

Golden Pal continued to extend his lead to two-and-a-quarter lengths under the wire in 1:03.12 on the good turf while Extravagant Kid rallied to get second. County Final was a half-length farther back in third followed by Johnny Unleashed, Inhalation (GB), Firecrow and Charcoal.

“He was very game,” Velazquez said of Golden Pal. “I never rode him so I asked [Wesley Ward exercise rider and jockey] Julio [Garcia].

He said, ‘Just put your hands down and he’ll run for you; even if he gets passed he’ll run for you.’ I left him alone and when [Firecrow] came to him and put the head in front, I was like, ‘Hey, we got to come back and run.’ I got after him, and he gradually got away from the other horse. It took me two or three jumps to engage him back into the race, and after that he was pretty good.”

Golden Pal was the 1-2 favorite and paid $3 to win.

“We are delighted. We can never be disappointed with this horse,” Extravagant Kid trainer Brendan Walsh said. “He ran great again. The winner is a very, very good horse. Extravagant Kid is a model of consistency.”

It was the second win of 2021 for Golden Pal, who took the Grade 3 Quick Call at Saratoga by three lengths before traveling to Europe for the Nunthorpe. It was also his second victory at Keeneland after winning the $920,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) there last year in November. He also won the $85,000 Skidmore at Saratoga in August of last year just prior to his victory in the Breeders’ Cup. Golden Pal improved his record to four wins in seven starts with two seconds and the $120,000 first prize in the Woodford increased his career bankroll to $779,056.

Golden Pal is trained by Wesley Ward for Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg. He is by Uncle Mo and is the first foal out of the graded stakes-winner Lady Shipman, by Midshipman and was bred in Florida by Randall E. Lowe.

Most Breeders’ Cup Starts by Florida-bred Horses 1.

Firenze Fire ............................5

2. Precisionist.............................4 3. Pure Sensation.......................4 4. Aikenite ..................................3 5. Beautiful Pleasure ..................3 6. Bet On Sunshine ....................3 7. Bridgetown ............................3 8. Flat Out ..................................3 9. Forbidden Apple.....................3 10. Jeranimo ................................3

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Lady Shipman also has a weanling colt, Lieutenant General, by Omaha Beach, also bred by Lowe. She is currently back in foal to Uncle Mo.

Bellavia to Stand at Pleasant Acres Stallions Pleasant Acres Stallions is pleased to announce the arrival of Bellavia, who will stand in Florida for the 2022 breeding season for a $2,500 fee.

Bellavia is a son of Honor Code out of Glacken’s Gal, by Smoke Glacken.

Glacken’s Gal broke her maiden in her first attempt and two months later won the $100,000 Astoria Stakes at Belmont Park. She has also produced Live Lively who, after earning $280,300 racing, foaled Indian Miss—the dam of millionaire and champion male sprinter and multiple Grade 1-winner Mitole and upcoming Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1)-contender, millionaire and Grade 1-winner Hot Rod Charlie.

Bellavia’s second dam, Lady Diplomat, by Silver Deputy, produced nearly $1 million in progeny earnings with nine winners from 12 starters, including three black type winners. His third dam, Mercedes Miss, by Carr de Naskra, produced stakes-winner Missme and multiple black type-placed winners. His fourth dam, Kermis, by Graustark, produced 11 winners from 13 starters and more than $1.2 million in progeny earnings—including two black type winners and one black type placers.

“At Pleasant Acres Stallions, we are always searching for the most impressive sire lines to bring to our Florida breeders,” Pleasant Acres owner Joe Barbazon said. “Bellavia is by champion dual Grade 1-winning Honor Code and is not only the first Honor Code to stand in Florida, he is the second Honor Code to date to stand anywhere. His commanding presence and impressive build is just like his sire and his grandsire A.P. Indy.”

Out of the Royal Academy champion-producing mare Vassar, Leinster is half-brother to two-time Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1)-winner Stormy Liberal, the champion turf male of 2018. In 2019, Leinster handily beat Stormy Liberal in the six-furlong $700,000 Runhappy Turf Sprint (G3) at Kentucky Downs.

Leinster is a four-time graded stakes winner, including the 2020 Troy Stakes (G3) in Saratoga where he beat multiple graded stakes winner and world record holder Disco Partner, as well as multiple graded stakes winning Florida-bred Pure Sensation. Leinster set his first track record in the Troy when he covered five-and-a-half furlongs on the Mellon Turf in a time of 1:00.23, breaking the old track record of 1:00.46 set by Lady Shipman in 2015.

The Rusty Arnold trainee went on to set a Keeneland course record by racing five-and-a-half furlongs in 1:00.86 in the $150,000 Shakertown Stakes (G2), where he beat the multiple graded and Group 1 winning millionaire, Florida-bred Extravagant Kid. Leinster topped off his impressive career by winning the $150,000 Woodford Stakes (G2) at Keeneland after running second in the same race the previous year. He went on to finish third in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) where he beat the sensational multiple Grade 1-winner Got Stormy. In his final campaign, Leinster finished his career in style by winning the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Stakes (G3) this past February.

“Track record holder at Saratoga and Keeneland. You don’t get any faster than that and a beautiful individual to go with it,” trainer George “Rusty” Arnold said.

Bellavia and Leinster join stallions Amira’s Prince, Breaking Lucky, Bucchero, Curlin’s Honor, Gunnevera, Handsome Mike, Long On Value, Neolithic, No Never No More, Ride On Curlin, and Sweetontheladies at Pleasant Acres Stallions.

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Leinster Also Joins Pleasant Acres Roster Four-Time Graded Stakes Winner Leinster, a son of Majestic Warrior out of the Royal Academy mare Vassar, has arrived at Pleasant Acres Stallions and will stand for the 2022 breeding season for a $5,000 fee.

After earning $764,971 with a record of six wins, six seconds and five thirds from 24 starts, Leinster raced under Amy Dunne, Brenda Miley, Jean Wilkinson, and Westrock Stable.

“Leinster is an exceptional addition to the stallion barn at Pleasant Acres Stallions,” Joe Barbazon said. “A world class turf sprinter, he brings with him two blazing fast track records in graded events and four triple digit Beyers.”

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Florida Focus Gonzalez Guides Shifty She to Gate to Wire Win in Noble Damsel Chris Pallas, who co-bred and co-owns Florida-bred Shifty She, was not happy with his jockey when the 5-year-old mare finished fourth in the Grade 3 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf won by Princess Grace on Sept. 11.

So when trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. entered Shifty She for the $200,000 Noble Damsel (Grade 3) at Belmont Park Oct. 23, Pallas, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, decided to fly Gulfstream-based jockey Edwin Gonzalez to New York to ride. The strategy proved a success as Gonzalez guided her to a front-running victory over one mile on the Belmont turf against seven other fillies and mares.

Shifty She and Gonzalez burst from post four in the Noble Damsel and quickly established a lead they would never relinquish. For most of the run down the long backstretch, Shifty She had a length advantage on 2-1 favorite Tamahere (Fr) to her outside as they finished the first quarter-mile in :23.33. Tamahere would try to close the gap several times through a half-mile in :46.20, but Shifty She repeatedly repelled her Continued on page 12

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Florida-bred Shifty She ■ Chelsea Durand Photo

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challenger while continuing to show the way around the far turn.

Shifty She turned into the stretch more than a length in front and was never threatened thereafter as she widened her winning margin to a length-and-a-half ahead of High Opinion in second in a time of 1:33.34 on the firm turf.

“She’s a very nice filly and she was comfortable up front. She was nice and relaxed and I waited until the last eighth of a mile to run,” Gonzalez said.

Interviewed on the Fox Sports telecast of America’s Day at the Races following a gate-to-wire victory by Shifty She in the Noble Damsel, Pallas said Gonzalez, who earned his first win at a NYRA track, was one of the keys to the graded stakes victory.

“I was very disappointed in the ride at Kentucky Downs so I decided to fly my own jockey up this time and there you go,” Pallas told Maggie Wolfendale on the national telecast. “That [race at Kentucky Downs] actually legged her up for this race. The hills, the wide turn, a lot of horses coming out of Kentucky Downs are winning now.

“You don’t do anything in this business without a team,” Pallas said. “My team in Ocala, [Ryan and Rebecca] Barbazon, Art Fisher— we had to lay her up for a year. We waited and were very patient with her… and it’s proved to be the right thing. Just look at the time, she finished in 1:33 and change. That’s racehorse time.

“In this game, you’ve got to be very patient. The little guys like us, sometimes we can play in the big leagues.”

Flower Point was another half-length back in third with In a Hurry fourth. Love and Thunder (Ire), Tamahere, Risky Mischief and Marlborough Road (Ire) completed the order of finish.

It was the third stakes victory of the year for Shifty She, who won the $75,000 Powder Break going a mile on the grass at Gulfstream Park on May 15 against open fillies and mares before defeating fellow Florida-bred females in the $75,000 Ginger Punch at a mile-andone-sixteenth on the Gulfstream Park turf on June 12. She was then third in the Fasig-Tipton De La Rose won by Regal Glory going a mile on the turf at Saratoga on Aug. 8 before finishing fourth at Kentucky Downs.

Shifty She is by Gone Astray out of the unraced Strong Hope mare Perilous Hope and she was bred by Pallas in partnership with brotherin-law George Klein of Gilbert, Ariz. Pallas now co-owns Shifty She with Harvey E. Rothenberg.

Shifty She is the third foal produced by Perilous Hope, who also is the dam of winner Silver Sniper, by Value Plus; and unraced Fivejayz, a 5-year-old by Csaba who is currently a broodmare owned by Pallas.

Shifty She has now won six of 10 starts with a third while earning $317,395. She was let go at 6-1 in the Noble Damsel and returned $15.20 to win.

Pallas said Shifty She will now be pointed to the $500,000 Pegasus Filly and Mare Turf (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 29.

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Florida-bred Peter D ■ Ryan Thompson Photo

“She is based at Palm Meadows [with Joseph] and I live in Fort Lauderdale, which is a short jump to Gulfstream,” Pallas said. “She’s won a few stakes at Gulfstream and she has the class so the Pegasus is our goal with her.”

Peter D Gives Blanco First Career Stakes Victory Journeyman Stud Juvenile Peter D rallied three wide on the turn and overtook front-running Mr. Rum Runner at the top of the stretch to win the $60,000 Journeyman Stud Juvenile Stakes at Gulfstream Park Oct. 23 and give owner-trainer Andry G. Blanco the first stakes victory of his brief career as a conditioner. The Journeyman Stud Juvenile presented a field of eight 2-year-old Florida-breds who went about a mile-and70-yards on the new Tapeta course.

“A friend of mine offered him to me. The horse breezed pretty well over the Tapeta at [Ocala Breeders’ Sales]. He showed me the horse and I liked him and put an offer in and bought him,” Blanco said.

Peter D broke from post two with jockey Leonel Reyes as Mr. Rum Runner went for the lead right from the start from post four. Globes also showed early speed from post seven but was fanned four-wide on the clubhouse turn as Peter D saved ground on the rail in third.

Mr. Rum Runner showed the way down the backstretch after a quarter-mile in :24.97 as Globes was just to his outside in second with Peter D still tucked on rail behind those two. The Skipper Too and 2-1 favorite C My Meister were racing to the outside of Peter D as those three chased in joint third.

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Peter D and took aim at the two leaders to become a threat as they finished six furlongs in 1:40.69.

Mr. Rum Runner led briefly after they turned for home before Peter D made his move on the outside to win by a length-and-a-half in 1:44.67, setting a track record on the relatively new course that opened on Sept. 30.

Mr. Rum Runner held on for second and finished two-and-a-half lengths better than C My Meister in third. They were followed in order by Globes, Hey Porter, The Skipper Too, October Time and Chaotic Tempo.

Peter D paid $11 to win.

It was only the third career start for Peter D, who broke his maiden in his first career start, dominating a five-and-a-half furlong, $25,000 maiden claiming to win by eight-and-a-half lengths at Delaware Park on Aug. 26.

Blanco then sent the son of He’s Had Enough into stakes company on the turf in the $75,000 Hollywood Beach going five furlongs at Gulfstream on Sept. 25, but the grey or roan gelding finished fifth behind winner Last Leaf.

Peter D is Blanco’s fourth winner from the 40 starters he has saddled since launching his training career last year.

The 40-year-old Blanco arrived in the U.S. from Venezuela in 2003. He rode 49 winners from 381 mounts during a career that included a seven-year break between 2005 and 2013. He currently has a stable of four.

“I’ve been breaking babies at OBS and I’ve been pinhooking. I’m still doing it,” Blanco said. “I gallop. I break my horses. I do everything with the horses.”

Peter D was bred in Florida by Pamela Edel and is out of Super Trooper,

by Posse. He now has career earnings of $51,444 in three starts.

She’s So Beautiful Wins Khozan Juvenile Fillies She’s So Beautiful went into the Khozan Juvenile Fillies at Gulfstream Park on Oct. 23 with the most wins among seven 2-year-old fillies bred in Florida and added to her tally with a neck victory ahead of Sea Art in second for her third career win. The $60,000 Khozan was run at seven furlongs on the main track.

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Divine Connection broke best of all from post six but Emisael Jaramillo quickly had Sea Art on the lead from post one with She’s So Beautiful and jockey Samy Camacho also getting a good start from the outside post seven.

Sea Art, the 9-5 favorite, set the pace on the rail with Divine Connection a half-length back to her outside with She’s So Beautiful racing a length off of those two in third as they raced down the backstretch.

Sea Art completed the first quarter-mile in a controlled :23.41 as Divine Connection kept up the pressure on the outside while She’s So Beautiful kept in range three-wide around the turn.

Sea Art and Divine Connection finished the half-mile in :46.82 while finishing the bend together with She’s So Beautiful finding her best stride on the far outside.

Sea Art held the lead until the final furlong when She’s So Beautiful took over and held on for the win in a time of 1:25.28 on the fast track. Sea Art was second, a neck ahead of a late-running Demurely in third with Queen Camilla making a late run from last to get fourth.

Divine Connection, Violent Zap and Harper Be Good completed the order of finish.

She’s So Beautiful was let go at 51 odds and rewarded her backers with a $12.20 win payoff.

Trained by Carlos David, She’s So Beautiful was third to next-out winner and future Catch a Glimpse Stakeswinner Diabolic in her debut against special weight maidens going five furlongs on the turf at Gulfstream on May 20 before winning at the $50,000 maiden claiming level going the same distance but on the main track at Gulfstream on June 27. She then won a non-winners of two, $75,000 optional claiming allowance by three-and-aquarter lengths going six furlongs on Aug. 8 at Gulfstream before finishing second in a second condition, $75,000 optional claiming allowance over a sloppy six furlongs at Gulfstream on Sept. 4.

She’s So Beautiful is a Florida homebred for Palm Beach Racing by Air Force Blue out of Beautiful One,

by Medaglia d’Oro. She now has three wins in five starts with a second and a Florida-bred She’s So Beautiful Ryan Thompson Photo third and earnings of $121,356.

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Make It Big Caps Big Day for Saffie Joseph Jr, Edgard Zayas Red Oak Stable’s Make It Big overcame a slow start and traffic to capture the $60,000 Ocala Stud Juvenile Sprint on Oct. 30, capping a four-win day for both trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. and jockey Edgard Zayas at Gulfstream Park.

In addition, Make It Big, the 4-5 favorite in the seven-furlong sprint for Florida-bred 2-year-olds, was Joseph’s 12th winner from his last 21 starters, including two winners at Belmont Park and one at Keeneland.

Prior to scoring with Make It Big, Joseph and Zayas teamed for victories with Sister Lou Ann in race three, Jeha ($9.80) in race four and Fate of Ophelia ($17.40) in race seven.

“Edgard rides a lot for us, and he rides a good race,” Joseph said.

“He’s a big part of the team.”

Make It Big, who was coming off an eight-and-a-half length frontrunning debut victory at Gulfstream three weeks ago, broke a step slowly from his rail post position before assuming a stalking position along the rail behind pacesetter Just Leo, a full brother to multiple graded-stakes winner Firenze Fire, along the backstretch and into the far turn. Just Leo, who set half-mile fractions of :23.08 and :46.31 seconds, tired on the turn into the homestretch as Lightening Larry made a three-wide sweep to the lead entering the stretch with Make It Big still trapped behind horses.

Lightening Larry kicked in through the stretch under Romero Maragh but was unable to hold off Make It Big, who launched an outside rally after Zayas finally found running room at the top of the stretch.

“Last time he broke on the lead, and I didn’t expect him to be on the lead. Today was much different,” Joseph said. “He broke; he was behind; he had a tough trip; and he was able to overcome it. I think he’s a horse that’s going to progress. As the distances get longer, I think he’s going to get better.”

Make It Big, a son of Neolithic, ran seven furlongs in 1:25. Lightening Larry held second, two-and-a-quarter lengths ahead of Clapton.

Lemieux Runs Away from Field in Brethren Juvenile Fillies D J Stable’s Lemieux, a 2-year-old daughter of 2016 Florida Derby (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist, broke alertly from the gate, turned back some early pressure and opened up through the stretch to earn her first stakes victory the $60,000 Brethren Juvenile Fillies on Oct. 30 at Gulfstream Park.

Ridden by Edwin Gonzalez for Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, even-money favorite Lemieux ($4.20) ran one mile and 70 yards in

Florida-bred Make It Big ■ Ryan Thompson Photo

1:43.16 over the Tapeta. It was Gonzalez’s ninth win over Gulfstream’s newly installed all-weather surface, five of them coming for Casse.

Bred in Florida and sold for $100,000 as a yearling last fall at Keeneland, Lemieux was making her fifth career start and first since finishing off the board in the mile-and-one-sixteenth Pocahontas (G3) Sept. 18 at Churchill Downs. She had run first or second in her prior three runs, including a four-length maiden special weight triumph Aug. 18 at Saratoga.

Lemieux established command right from the gate and coasted through a quarter-mile in :24.06 seconds, chased by Brittiz and jockey Edgard Zayas. Brittiz turned up the pressure on the turn, drawing alongside the leader following a half in :48.28, but began to drop back as Lemieux approached the stretch in front and steadily drew clear to win by six-and-a-half lengths.

Casse-trained stablemate Fish Mooney made a late run to get second over Brittiz, followed by Runaway Breeze, Yes I’m Spiteful, Straight to Go and Science Fiction.

Shamrocket Gets First Stakes Victory in Point of Entry Donegal Racing’s Shamrocket became the second Florida-bred stakes winner at Belmont Park in two days as the 4-year-old gelding won the $97,000 Point of Entry Stakes by a half-length for trainer Todd Pletcher on Oct. 24. Florida-bred Shifty She won the Grade 3 Noble Damsel a day earlier.

The Point of Entry featured a field of five 3-year-olds and older who went a mile-and-one-half on the turf.

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Florida-bred Shamrocket ■ Chelsea Durand Photo

ter short of winner Channel Cat when fourth in the Grade 1 Man o’ War at a mile-and-three-eighths on the turf at Belmont Park in May. This summer, Shamrocket was third in both the $150,000 Grand Couturier won by Gufo over a mile-and-a-half on turf at Belmont on July 5 and in the Grade 2 Bowling Green won by Cross Border after a mile-and-three-eighths on grass on July 31 at Saratoga. He then finished fourth behind winner Serve the King (GB) in the $120,000 John’s Call at a mile-and-five-eighths at Saratoga on Aug. 25 before finishing third to Price Talk in a second condition, $80,000 optional claiming allowance at a mile-and-one-eighth on turf at Belmont on Sept. 25.

But Shamrocket put it all together in the Point of Entry with jockey Javier Castellano aboard.

Shamrocket broke well from post two before Castellano let him find a comfortable running position in fourth, about seven lengths off of 7-5 favorite Tide of the Sea and 5-2 third choice Beacon Hill as they headed for the clubhouse turn with longshot Mo Gotcha just off of them in third. Tide of the Sea set an agile quarter-mile fraction of :23.62 on the firm turf with Beacon Hill applying pressure from his outside flank. The front pair then slowed the pace with a :48.30 halfmile and six furlongs in 1:13.71 as they continued down the backstretch, still seven lengths ahead of Shamrocket in fourth. As they approached the far turn, the field became more compact as Shamrocket passed longshot Mo Gotcha to take third and get within three lengths of the front-running pair of Tide of the Sea and Beacon Hill, who finished the mile together in 1:38.44.

Beacon Hill took a short lead coming out of the turn with Tide of the Sea to his inside as Shamrocket and Bluegrass Parkway joined them to make it four across the track at the top of the stretch.

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As they passed the final furlong marker, Shamrocket and Beacon Hill drew clear and were heads apart until the final strides when Shamrocket took command to win in a final time of 2:26.70. Beacon Hill was second, three-and-three-quarters lengths ahead of Bluegrass Parkway in third. Tide of the Sea and Mo Gotcha completed the order of finish.

Shamrocket went off as the 9-5 second choice and paid $5.60 to win.

“He never gets tired. He keeps running and finished really well,” Castellano said. “He hooked up with two good horses at the top of the stretch and kept carrying himself. I didn’t think I would run out of horse.”

Pletcher commented that Shamrocket produces a solid effort in every race.

“By looking at his PPs, you can tell he’s a super-consistent horse,” Pletcher said. “He just hasn’t had as many wins as second and thirds, but he always shows up and runs hard every time. He benefitted from a good trip today with an honest pace to run at and everything fell into place, so I’m happy for him.”

Pletcher said Shamrocket will now target the 11-furlong $200,000 Red Smith (G2) on Nov. 20 at Aqueduct.

By Tonalist out of Zehoorr, by Storm Cat, Shamrocket was bred in Florida by George and Karen Russell’s Rustlewood Farm Inc. He has now won four of 20 career starts with six seconds and seven thirds while earning $411,660.

Shamrocket was a $130,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase for Donegal from the consignment of Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck.

Sweet Dani Girl Wins Myrtlewood J & J Stables and Nicholas Vaccarezza’s Florida-bred Sweet Dani Girl made a bold three-wide rally to win the $150,000 Myrtlewood Oct. 29 at Keeneland. Named for the Hall of Famer and influential broodmare who won three races during Keeneland’s nine-day opening meet in October 1936, in the race before the Rubicon Valley View, the Myrtlewood is for 2-year-old fillies going six furlongs.

Trained by Vaccarezza’s father, Carlo Vaccarezza, and ridden by Martin Garcia, Sweet Dani Girl covered the distance in 1:10.36 over the track rated fast.

“The position when everyone was going together, I couldn’t drop in a little, so I was playing how [the race] was coming,” Garcia said.

“She’s a good filly. She was just doing whatever I asked. I think she showed a lot first time out; she beat some good horses. And then today the same thing. She’s a really good filly. I was just making sure I didn’t get in trouble, like behind horses and stuff like that, and then she just did the rest.”

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Florida-bred Sweet Dani Girl ■ Keeneland Photo

Kant Believe It and Verylittlecents dueled on the lead throughout much of the Myrtlewood through a quarter-mile fraction of :22.16 and half-mile time of :46.14. Garcia and Sweet Dani Girl tracked just to the outside of the pacesetting duo and was able to surge to the lead in the final strides for a three-quarter-length victory.

Sweet Dani Girl, the 2-1 favorite, paid $6.

Kant Believe It held second while Verylittlecents finished third.

Chi Town Lady finished fourth and was followed by Jester Calls Nojoy, Jumeirah, Towser, Majestic d’Oro, She’s Pure Silver and You Look Cold. Blazing Summer was scratched.

With Sweet Dani Girl’s victory in the Myrtlewood, she earned $90,000 and remained perfect in two career starts after breaking her maiden at Churchill Downs in her first start against special weight maidens going six furlongs. The daughter of Ocala Stud stallion Jess’s Dream out of the Scat Daddy mare My Sweet Dani Girl was bred in Florida by her owners.

Mott said plans are to bring her back as a 3-year-old but definite plans have not been made.

“She can come back in the Demoiselle [G2, Dec. 4 at Aqueduct going a mile-and-one-eighth] so I’m not sure what I’m going to do.

That race is coming up, so I’d have to get serious about her training soon if we go there. But we have talked about a number of things for her.”

Outfoxed is from the first crop of Bridlewood Farm stallion Valiant Minister and out of Saving Time, by Kantharos. She was bred in Florida by Baoma Corp and races in the colors of Larry, Nanci and Jaime Roth’s LNJ Foxwoods for whom she has won two of three starts with a third and earning $372,000.

Outfoxed has passed through the OBS Auction ring twice including in the 2021 April Sale where Solis/Litt paid $360,000 to acquire her out of the Coast Equine consignment. She was also a $27,000 yearling at the 2020 October Sale where Jesse Hoppel purchased her from the Abbie Road consignment.

When asked if he has plans to return to the Florida Sire Stakes in the future Mott said simply, “If I have any that can run like she can, I’ll be back.” ■

Outfoxed Galloping at Payson Park Florida-bred Outfoxed, winner of the $200,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Susan’s Girl and $400,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes My Dear Girl at Gulfstream Park, is resuming light training at Payson Park training center in Florida.

“She’s back with us at Payson Park and she’s just galloping,” Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said. “She’s not been breezing yet. She got banged on in the [My Dear Girl] a little bit. I don’t know what happened, nothing serious. She had some stitches so she didn’t do much for a couple of weeks.”

With or without the minor cuts, Mott said Outfoxed deserves some time off after the two big summer victories.

“But she had a pretty good little run there. So she can have a little bit of a break.”

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Gets Second Breeders’ Cup Victory With Turf Sprint Domination

BY BROCK SHERIDAN DEL MAR, CA – Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg’s Golden Pal became the first Florida-bred to win two Breeders’ Cup races while also becoming the 177th Floridabred millionaire after winning the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Grade 1) for 3-year-olds and older at five furlongs on the turf at Del Mar Nov. 6.

Golden Pal, winner of last year’s Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) at Keeneland, becomes the fifth horse to win two different Breeders’ Cup races, joining Zenyatta (Classic and Distaff), Beholder (Juvenile Fillies, Distaff), Stephanie’s Kitten (Juvenile Fillies Turf and Filly & Mare Turf) and Secret Circle (Juvenile Sprint and Sprint).

Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., Golden Pal burst from post three in the five furlong turf event and immediately had daylight on the 12-horse field. Recent Green Flash (G3) and Eddie D. (G2)-winner Lieutenant Dan gave chase in second while a length faster than Caravel in third as Golden Pal flashed through the first quarter-mile in a quick :22.25 and the half-mile in :43.91, while extending his lead to a length-anda-half ahead of Lieutenant Dan as they turned for home.

But the race was never in doubt in the stretch as Golden Pal finished a length-and-a-quarter in front of Lieutenant Dan in second with Charmaine’s Mia closing to get third with Emaraaty Ana (GB) another neck farther back in fourth.

They were followed in order by A Case of You (Ire), Gear Jockey, Kimari, Glass Slippers (GB), Florida-bred Extravagant Kid, Chaos Theory, Fast Boat and Caravel.

Golden Pal finished the five furlongs on the firm turf in :55.22, just .47 off the course record of :54.75 set by Fast Parade set in 2006.

Golden Pal went off as the 5-2 favorite and paid $7 to win.

“I was happy to get the lead easily and he responded to me when I asked him for the run down the stretch,” Ortiz said. “I was confident coming for home and he still felt very strong. He was ready today.”

Trainer Wesley Ward has long said Golden Pal may be the best horse he has trained and reaffirmed that after the victory.

“He’s got the title—he’s the best horse [I’ve ever trained],” Ward said. “Bruce Headley, a great trainer, once told me when he had [2000 champion sprinter and 2000 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1)-winner] Kona Gold, ‘stay in there long enough and you’ll get one as good as this.’

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“I was confident coming for home and he I hope everyone in horse racing has a horse like this, as special as he is. He’s just fast. He’s mature and he has so much upstairs, as well. He has so much natural ability. What a horse.”

Golden Pal now has five wins in eight starts and the $520,000 first place check in the Turf Sprint increases his earnings of $1,299,056 as he joins the list of 176 other Florida-bred millionaires. With Golden Pal, there have been 29 Florida-breds who have won a Breeders’ Cup event.

Golden Pal was unsuccessful in his first two career starts last year when second to fellow Florida-bred and future multiple stakes-placed Gatsby in a four-and-a-half furlong maiden special weight at Gulfstream in April before going to Great Britain to take on stakes company and finish second to future multiple group stakes-winner The Lir Jet (Ire) in the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot going a straight five furlongs.

He then won the $85,000 Skidmore at Saratoga before winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint.

He began 2021 with a three-length romp in the Grade 3 Quick Call going five-and-a-half furlongs on the turf before returning to Europe, only to disappoint with a seventh-place finish behind winner Winter Power (Ire) in the Group 1 Wooten Bassett Nunthorpe going five furlongs on the turf at York.

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still felt very strong. He was ready today.”

–– Irad Ortiz, Jr.

“I have no idea what happened in York,” Ward said at Del Mar in the days leading up to the Breeders’ Cup this year. “No excuses.”

But Golden Pal rebounded with an impressive victory in the Grade 2 Woodford at Keeneland on Oct. 9 before shipping to Del Mar for the Turf Sprint.

Golden Pal is by Uncle Mo out of Lady Shipman, by Midshipman and was bred in Florida by Randall E. Lowe. Lady Shipman was a graded-stakes winner on the track and has one other foal, Lieutenant General, a weanling by Omaha Beach.

The victory is the second of the weekend for Ward and Ortiz, who teamed up to win Friday’s Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) with Twilight Gleaming (Ire).

It is the sixth Breeders’ Cup victory for Ward and 13th for Ortiz but first for both in the Turf Sprint.

Trainer Steven Miyadi said of Lieutenant Dan’s runner-up performance: “He ran great, probably the best race of his life. He just wasn’t ready to run against a rocket ship.”

of the Farm III Enterprises of Morriston, Fla… Extravagant Kid earned $10,000 for his ninth-place finish to increase his career bankroll to $1,684,733 which ranks him at 35th on the all-time list of Florida-bred money earners. Bred in Florida by Frank Vicino of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in the name of his Vicino Racing Stable, Extravagant Kid is by Kiss the Kid out of Pretty Extravagant, by With Distinction and is trained by Brendan Walsh for DARRS Inc… With Medina Spirit’s second-place finish in the $6 million Breeders Cup Classic to Knicks Go, the Bob Baffert trainee increased his career revenues by $1,020,000

Florida-bred Follow-Up Firenze Fire made a record fifth start in the Breeders’ Cup with his eighth-place finish in the Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at six furlongs. The 6-year-old son of Poseidon’s Warrior out of My Every Wish by Langfuhr was making the final start of his career before going to stand at Arrow Stud in Japan. Firenze Fire earned $20,000 in the Sprint to boost his lifetime earnings to $2,730,350 for owner and breeder Ron Lombardi’s Mr. Amore Stable of Mountain Lakes, N.J. He finished his career with 14 wins, seven seconds and three thirds and ranked 20th on the list of all-time leading Florida-bred money earners. Trained by Kelly Breen, Firenze Fire joins Better Talk Now, California Flag, Channel Marker, Kona Gold, Obviously (Ire) and Perfect Drift as the only horses with five appearances in the Breeders’ Cup… C Z Rocket finished seventh in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint for owners Altamira Racing Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, Gary Barber and Tom Kagele. He increased his career earnings to $1,511,641 to rank 51st all-time on the Florida-bred money list. C Z Rocket is by City Zip out of Successful Sarah, by Successful Appeal and is trained

by Peter Miller. He was bred in Florida by Vincent Perez in the name

to $3,545,200 and eighth on the list of all-time Florida-bred money earners. Medina Spirit was bred in Florida by Gail Rice and now races for Amr Zedan’s Zedan Racing Stables Inc. He is by Protonico out of Mongolian Changa, by Brilliant Speed… A homebred for George and Karen Russell’s Rustlewood Farm, TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) second-place finisher Pappacap earned $340,000 to increase his career earnings to $576,000 from two wins and two seconds from five starts. ■ PHOTO CREDITS Page 20: Golden Pal ■ Carolyn Simancik / Eclipse Sportswire Breeders’ Cup Page 21: Gate ■ Matt Wooley / Eclipse Sportswire Breeders’ Cup Page 22: Top ■ Carolyn Simancik / Eclipse Sportswire Breeders’ Cup Page 22: In the Stretch ■ Wendy Wooley / Eclipse Sportswire Breeders’ Cup Page 23: Wesley Ward & Irad Ortiz, Jr. ■ Bill Denver / Eclipse Sportswire Breeders’ Cup

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Dailey Named FTBOA President

BY BROCK SHERIDAN Brent Fernung will serve as treasurer. Joseph O’Farrell III has been elected as the secretary and Phil Matthews, D.V.M. remains an officer and director as immediate past president.

Dailey has a long history serving both the agriculture Valerie Dailey, President and business markets in central Florida.

She has a Bachelor of Science in Food and Resource Economics and a Masters of Science in Agricultural Operations Management, both from the University of Florida. She has been a Florida licensed realtor with Showcase Properties of Central Florida since 2005 where she specializes in listing and selling commercial and agricultural equine properties. Currently, she also serves as District VII vice president for Florida REALTORS, is a member of the Value Adjustment Board of Marion County and a representative for the Florida Association of Realtors. She is on the board of the University of Florida, College of Agricultural, Life Sciences Alumni and the State of Florida 4-H Foundation board. Valerie utilizes her agricultural background and leadership positions to protect the property rights of breeders in Ocala.

Together with husband Hugh and daughter Samantha, Dailey has been a small breeder under the banner of their 3D Farm since 1992 with multiple stakes winners and a Breeders’ Cup qualifier.

Dailey is also a member of the Ocala Metro Chamber and

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OCALA, FL – After a brief absence as a member on the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association board due to term limits, George Isaacs of Ocala returned to the board Friday while Laurine Fuller-Vargas of Morriston, George Russell of Reddick, T. Paul Bulmahn of Ocala and Nick de Meric of Ocala were re-elected to the board. They will each serve a three-year term that will run until October 2024.

Leaving the board because of term limits as outlined in the FTBOA by-laws was Richard Kent, who predominantly consigns yearlings under the name of his Kaizen Sales based in Ocala. He was commended for his strong commitment and service to the Association and industry.

Breeder, realtor, executive and most recently first vice president of the FTBOA, Valerie Dailey of Ocala was elected president of the Association at the board meeting that followed the Oct. 22 annual member meeting. She said she was grateful to be elected president by her fellow board members.

“What I bring to the table is my knowledge of agriculture and horses and I’m actively involved in that organization and trade. So I kind of bring a different viewpoint in wanting to protect the interests of all farm owners,” Dailey said.

She notes that she is looking forward to the opportunity of learning more about the industry and enhancing her own experience and knowledge as president of the FTBOA. “The more you learn, the more knowledgeable you are and the better resource you are to educate your members,” she said.

The board also selected the remaining executive committee officers for 2021-22 with Dailey as president while Isaacs was named first vice president. Russell was named second vice president and

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Economic Partnership and has been a member of the FTBOA for 30 years.

Isaacs is a past FTBOA board member and officer, who became stallion manager at Arthur Appleton’s Bridlewood Farm in Ocala in 1989 before becoming the George Isaacs, First Vice President general manager for Allen Paulson’s Brookside South Farm in 1992. In 1996, Isaacs returned to Bridlewood as general manager and currently manages operations there with John and Leslie Malone, who purchased the farm in 2013.

During his tenure at Bridlewood, more than 100 Florida-bred stakes winners and 12 Grade 1 winners have been bred by the farm.

Isaacs is the chair of the Equine Studies Program at the College of Central Florida, is a Horse Farms Forever board member and an AdventHealth Ocala Foundation board member. Isaacs is the chair for the FTBOA Ocala Downtown Thoroughbred Walk of Fame committee and serves on the FTBOA Farmland Preservation Work Group.

Isaacs will be serving his fifth term on the FTBOA board.

Fuller-Vargas is a third generation horsemen and today owns and operates the 65-acre Cedar Lock Farm with more than 25 thoroughbreds and is home to Run for the Ribbons Inc., a 501(c) 3 program. She also founded the Florida Thoroughbred Expo, which along with Run for the Ribbons, is dedicated to improving the lives of OTTBs and founded by Fuller-Vargas in 2014.

She will be serving her second term on the board. She has dedicated time to thoroughbred retirement programs and assisted the

FTBOA charity and social committees.

Russell is past president of the FTBOA and longtime director and officer. He and his wife Karen own the 158-acre Rustlewood Farm in Reddick. They have bred and or raced several graded stakes winners and currently campaign Best Pal (G2)-winner Pappacap.

Russell, who has been instrumental in the FTBOA’s legislative role, governance and racing program development, is past chair of the charity/social committee and is a strong advocate of Florida Thoroughbred Charities. He is currently the chair of the FTBOA Farmland Preservation Work Group.

Russell will be serving his fourth term on the FTBOA board.

Bulmahn is an entrepreneur in various industries and opened GoldMark Farm, a 2,600 acre commercial thoroughbred training center in 2006.

He serves on the Texas State University board of directors of the College of Business Foundation and is a member of the FTBOA Farmland Preservation Work Group.

Bulmahn will be serving his second term on the FTBOA board.

A native of England, de Meric currently operates with his wife Jaqui, the 240-acre Manuden Farm, de Meric Sales and Eclipse Training Center.

Currently serving on the FTBOA Farmland Preservation Work Group, de Meric is also on the board of Horse Farms Forever and dedicates time to the Ocala Farm Ministry where Jaqui serves on the board. He has also served on the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company board since 2001.

This will be the second term on the FTBOA board for de Meric.

Other FTBOA board members include Fred Brei, Marilyn Campbell, Bobby Jones, Milan Kosanovich, Francis Vanlangendonck and Dr. Fred Yutani. ■

Phil Matthews, DVM

SERITA HULT PHOTO

Joe O’Farrell

SERITA HULT PHOTO

Brent Fernung - Second VP

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Nicole “Nikki” Fried, Commissioner Emily Hetherington • (850) 617-7291 (Office) Emily.Hetherington@FDACS.gov www.FDACS.gov

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Florida-bred Breeders’ Cup Winners Eillo 1984 – Sprint Precisionist 1985 – Sprint Cozzene 1985 – Mile Tasso 1985 – Juvenile Twilight Ridge 1985 – Juvenile Fillies Smile 1986 – Sprint Brave Raj 1986 – Juvenile Fillies Prized 1989 – Turf Meadow Star 1990 – Juvenile Fillies Unbridled 1990 – Classic Gilded Time 1992 – Juvenile Brocco 1993 – Juvenile Hollywood Wildcat 1993 – Distaff Cherokee Run 1994 – Sprint One Dreamer 1994 – Distaff

Jewel Princess 1996 – Distaff Skip Away 1997 – Classic Beautiful Pleasure 1999 – Distaff Miesque’s Approval 2006 – Mile Ginger Punch 2007 – Distaff Big Drama 2010 – Sprint Awesome Feather 2010 – Juvenile Fillies Dubai Majesty 2010 – Filly and Mare Sprint Musical Romance 2011 – Filly and Mare Sprint Little Mike 2012 – Turf Mucho Macho Man 2013 – Classic Caledonia Road 2017 – Juvenile Fillies World Approval 2017 – Mile Golden Pal 2020 – Turf Sprint Golden Pal 2021 – Turf Sprint

Golden Pal (2021)

FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Lonny T. Powell, CEO Tammy A. Gantt, Associate Vice President Membership Services & Events 352-629-2160 • Fax: 352-629-3603 801 SW 60th Ave. • Ocala, FL 34474 • www.ftboa.com • info@ftboa.com GOLDEN PAL/JOHN VOORHEES-ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE BREEDERS’ CUP PHOTO

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CEO’s Corner I’d like to take time to have a brief and pretty candid conversation with you about just a few of the notable opportunities and challenges facing our Florida thoroughbred breeding and racing industry so far in 2021 and what we anticipate for 2022.

This past summer we were thrilled (as I’m sure you were too if you are a breeder) to increase breeder awards and stallion awards for the entire 2021 calendar year—which has not been a common trend around the country. Just as important, we will continue those same percentages into 2022 which is critical for industry stability going forward. And let’s not forget we did this without the important and long traditional contributions from slots at Churchill’s now decoupled Florida casino, formerly known as Calder Race Course.

This year, we also faced a historically high stakes, often contentious and very intense regular legislative session which prominently featured multiple initiatives to reshape the state’s gaming/pari-mutuel landscape including decoupling all pari-mutuels and breeds. Plus, the surprise, show-stealing development late in the session of a far-reaching new tribal gaming compact signed by the Seminole Tribe and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The convergence of all these gaming tidal waves then brought about a previously unplanned and almost immediate special legislative session just on gaming.

Though there were a host of issues of concern for our Florida thoroughbred industry, the FTBOA approached three particular challenges.

First, we wanted to keep thoroughbreds coupled even though all the other racing breeds and jai alai were on the decoupling chopping block.

We, the thoroughbreds, were included for probable extinction in the original draft language before the FTBOA went hard at this issue.

A simple way to understand this issue is to note that decoupled tracks are not required to race live. However, they are allowed to retain all current and future gaming products and revenues from those products and stop contributing to purses and breeder awards. For thoroughbred people, there is simply no “upside” to decoupling.

Second, we wanted to retain the non-profit racing permit held by the FTBOA and keep it from being forever eliminated.

And third, we wanted to create a Florida purse and awards pool with new purse revenue to be allocated to both Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs. This would keep purses competitive and continue with upward growth potential in Florida’s expanded and hypercompetitive gaming environment.

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from president pro-tem Kathleen Passidomo and our entire Marion County delegation and others too many to mention, the thoroughbred tracks were the only parimutuel facilities that remain coupled.

In my 10 years with FTBOA, we have consistently opposed decoupling and any material reduction in Florida’s vital and successful year-round racing circuit, often with little to no help from our industry partners. Our legislative education and outreach and the sheer scope of the economics and jobs associated with the Florida thoroughbred industry really have made a difference from Tallahassee to Miami.

While the new law requires the revocation of dormant parimutuel permits where racing or jai alai has not recently been conducted, it preserves the non-profit thoroughbred permits including the permit held here in Ocala.

We, the thoroughbred tracks and horsemen, were very disappointed that we were unable to pass legislation to create a new Florida purse and awards pool during the recent special session. I anticipate this will be a focused and united priority and message for the Florida thoroughbred industry in future legislative sessions.

The thoroughbred tracks were particularly unhappy and frustrated with the terms of the new Seminole Gaming Compact.

We and the horsemen understand that there are a number of unintended consequences that radiate from this incredibly large and complicated 30-year agreement that may create additional competitive burdens and makes it more challenging for the tracks’ popular racing programs to grow at the pace we all would like to see.

We are working with our horsemen partners and the tracks and facilitating and coordinating where and when we can as the next session nears—particularly on the purse and awards pool and/or other revenue enhancing initiatives and presenting a united thoroughbred industry front.

Looking ahead—and please don’t think I’m crazy—I have reason to believe that in the next several years, our Florida thoroughbred industry stakeholders and their leadership will make a herculean effort to work together for the common good of our industry.

In the last few months, we have been in meetings with horsemen and track leadership that we requested with the motivation being to do our part in making a viable future for the Florida thoroughbred breeding and racing industry. I believe we are currently in or near a unique industry cooperation zone.

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No doubt there are a number of good, intelligent and caring people trying hard and are committed to better cooperation, communication and moving forward.

This same group of leaders continues to join us in seeking ways to advance/explore/work on enhanced revenue opportunities for the Florida thoroughbred industry and its participants.

Very importantly, live racing dates at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs individually and collectively remain relatively the same, including Gulfstream racing more than 200 days once again with modest shrinkage of the dates formerly run at Calder.

Our vital year-round racing circuit continues, which is particularly important to so many Florida horsemen, owners, workers and their families and of course those who wager on our Florida product.

The Stronach Group continues to invest huge money in their facilities including the new, innovative and popular Tapeta racing surface, making Gulfstream the only track in North America with three distinct courses; and new barns at their Palm Meadows Training Center in Boynton Beach. These have been impressive improvements that have been very well received by the entire Sunshine State thoroughbred industry.

We are also always mindful and appreciative of the important and positive contributions of Tampa Bay Downs and the positive impact the track has on our Florida thoroughbred industry.

As an industry and as a community/state/country and world, we must never underestimate or forget the disruptive uncertainty, negative health impacts and economic instability that the COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted and will inflict on so many, our industry, people and Association included. At the FTBOA, we stepped-up early in the pandemic and began embracing and modeling robust practices to safeguard our staff, members, board of directors and guests. Our policies and procedures, starting sadly and shockingly almost two years ago, have become best practices adopted in many workplaces.

We are happy to say with gratitude and humble caution that none of our core FTBOA member programs and services, FEC operations or FTC’s support of retired thoroughbreds and student scholarships were materially disrupted or compromised during the very long stretch of this burdensome COVID road each of us still walks.

I think it is important to pass along some significant statistics that illustrate the importance of Florida-breds at both Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs.

An average of 96% of all thoroughbred foals that drop in Florida become registered Florida-breds.

Additionally, 2019 and 2020 produced even more registered Florida-breds than reported preliminarily by The Jockey Club for those years.

When it comes to our highly acclaimed and lucrative FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes program, data in recent years shows impressively that more than 60% of the FTBOA registered foal crop are made eligible for the Florida Sire Stakes program with approximately 50% of those advancing toward fully-paid status.

As far as how Florida-breds impact and contribute to the daily racing programs and seasons at the Gulfstream Park Winter Championship Meet and Tampa Bay Downs, as a breeder and/or owner of Florida-breds, I think that you may be very pleased to note the following statistics. It is clear that our fast and competitive horses, Association and Association programs, and the state’s breeding industry provides significant and irrefutable material and positive support to the Florida tracks and their horsemen, purses and incentives, viability and success.

Florida-breds at Gulfstream Park won a very solid 32% of all races run during the winter meet of 2020-21. Of those Florida-bred winners, an attention-getting 66% were sired by FTBOA registered Florida stallions. And we expect our impact on the current Spring/Summer and Fall Meets at Gulfstream to be even more dominating.

Finally, I would like to thank Dr. Phil Matthews for his phenomenal service as president and board member of the FTBOA. It is very easy to praise someone so deserving. I have had the honor to serve with Phil my first two years here at FTBOA with an added bonus of this past year to wrap up the three-year term limit of this volunteer office serving as president and board chair. I consider him a mentor, teammate and good friend. Nothing speaks more to his level of service and commitment to our Association and the Florida thoroughbred industry than his amazing 11 years of service with nine of those as an officer and executive committee member with three of those nine years serving as our president.

We are fortunate his voting term on the board continues where he will serve on the executive committee in addition to the board of directors as immediate past president.

We also look forward to continuing our good work under our new volunteer president Valerie Dailey along with our outstanding group of officers and directors.

On behalf of everyone involved with the FTBOA, I thank you for your support, investment and contributions to our Florida thoroughbred industry.

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FTC Charity Day Produces

Stonehedge Farm South Dedicates On Oct. 8, Florida Thoroughbred Charities raised more than $35,000 with a day of charity events including breakfast seminars, a luncheon with Kentucky Derby winning breeder Gail Rice, a silent auction, book signing, art show, a golf tournament and awards dinner/dance.

The golf tournament was won by Stonehedge Farm South and Ocala Equine Hospital finished second. When accepting prizes, Stonehedge Farm South golfer Paul Sharp said, “This one’s for you Gil,” as he pointed up to the sky, signifying the deep loss felt by many upon the passing of the farm’s owner Gil Campbell in September.

Phil Wright, the Chief Business Development Officer of the event’s title sponsor AdventHealth Ocala, spoke at the dinner highlighting the role their healthcare plays within the community and their mission. Marc Russell, general manager of Stone Creek Golf Club was key to the event’s success along with chair and FTBOA executive board member Valerie Dailey and golf co-chairs Debbie Green and Donna Delahunty.

A number of celebrities attended the event including Mike McBath (Buffalo Bills), Mike Reilly (LA Rams), Reggie Branch (Washington Redskins Super Bowl 1984), Bob Stinson (Seattle Mariners), PGA instructor Mark Werning, Larry Green (Porsche auto racing, Matt Storm (World League of American Football), Steve Pisarkiewicz (Cardinals, Packers), Jacinto Vasquez (jockey) and Gerri Polci of the Four Seasons band.

Florida Thoroughbred Charities is the charitable arm of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' & Owners' Association. Since 1990, FTC has strengthened and supported the community by raising more than $3.5 million for charitable organizations within the thoroughbred industry, the city of Ocala, Marion County and the state of Florida.

Showing the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association’s commitment to thoroughbred retirement, the charity primarily funds the only female inmate program partnering with retired thoroughbreds in the United States. The Second Chances Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) farm at the Lowell Correctional Institution gives women a chance to learn equine skills needed for gainful employment after release. In 2020, the farm celebrated its 20 year anniversary. FTC also funds youth education and other community programs.

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First place team Stonehedge Farm South

Gail Rice breeder of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit Florida Thoro-bred Fillies President Joan Dilibero

FTBOA Board member Laurine Fuller-Vargas (far right) with friends

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Strong Results

Win to the Late Gil Campbell

Beth Bayer

Title sponsor AdventHealth Ocala’s Phil Wright

Stone Creek Golf Club GM Marc Russell presents prizes to second place team Ocala Equine Hospital

Michael Gilliard from the Seminole Fence team

FFA students attend seminars and the luncheon presentation

Golf co-chair Debbie Green (center) with executive board member George Russell and Karen Russell

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Florida-breds Around The Country

October 2021

By Race Type/Grade

Stakes, Allowance, Allowance Optional Claiming and Maiden Special Weight statistics below are listed for the month of October 2021 for win, place and show with the most recent race first.

FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS — STAKES RACES Horse Name

Dam

Breeder

Date Track Finish

Lemieux

Sex Age Sire F

2

Nyquist

Polish a Diamond

Westbury Stables LLC

10/30/21 GP

1

Brethren Juvenile Fillies S.

Race Name

Grade/Value Earnings $60,000

$36,456

Fish Mooney

F

2

Lookin At Lucky

Gotham City Girl

Red Oak Stable

10/30/21 GP

2

Brethren Juvenile Fillies S.

$60,000

$11,760

Brittiz

F

2

Tiznow

Spiteful Gypsy

Hickstead Farm

10/30/21 GP

3

Brethren Juvenile Fillies S.

$60,000

$5,880

Make It Big

C

2

Neolithic

Ruby On My Mind

SHH Ventures

10/30/21 GP

1

Ocala Stud Juvenile Sprint S.

$60,000

$36,828 $11,880

Lightening Larry

C

2

Uncaptured

Moon and Sun

Michelle Redding

10/30/21 GP

2

Ocala Stud Juvenile Sprint S.

$60,000

Clapton

C

2

Brethren

Alexandra Rylee

Arindel

10/30/21 GP

3

Ocala Stud Juvenile Sprint S.

$60,000

$5,940

Sweet Dani Girl

F

2

Jess’s Dream

My Sweet Dani Girl J&J Stables, LLC & Carlo Vaccarezza

10/29/21 KEE

1

Myrtlewood S.

$150,000

$90,000

Shamrocket

C

4

Tonalist

Zehoorr

Rustlewood Farm, Inc.

10/24/21 BEL

1

Point of Entry S.

$97,000

$55,000

Joy’s Rocket

F

3

Anthony’s Cross

Queenie’s Pride

Weston Thoroughbreds Training & Sales

10/23/21 KEE

2

Lexus Raven Run S.

$250,000

$50,000

Shifty She

M

5

Gone Astray

Perilous Hope

Chris Pallas & George Klein

10/23/21 BEL

1

Noble Damsel S.

$200,000 $110,000

Peter D

G

2

He’s Had Enough

Super Trooper

Pamela Edel

10/23/21 GP

1

Journeyman Stud Juvenile S.

$60,000

$36,084

Mr Rum Runner

C

2

Uncaptured

Jitterbug Blues

J. F. Webb

10/23/21 GP

2

Journeyman Stud Juvenile S.

$60,000

$11,640

C My Meister

C

2

Bodemeister

C Note

Bridlewood Farm

10/23/21 GP

3

Journeyman Stud Juvenile S.

$60,000

$5,820

She’s So Beautiful

F

2

Air Force Blue

Beautiful One

Palm Beach Racing III, LLC

10/23/21 GP

1

Khozan Juvenile Fillies Sprint S.

$60,000

$36,456 $11,760

Sea Art

F

2

Klimt

Mollie Merisa

Wayne McFarland

10/23/21 GP

2

Khozan Juvenile Fillies Sprint S.

$60,000

Demurely

F

2

Uncaptured

Concert Country

Laurin Stable, Inc.

10/23/21 GP

3

Khozan Juvenile Fillies Sprint S.

$60,000

$5,880

Ambassador Luna M

5

Brethren

Spanish Ambassador Voodoomon Racing

10/15/21 KEE

2

Buffalo Trace Franklin County S.

3/$150,000

$30,000

3/%150,000

$18,000

Biz Biz Buzz

C

2

Fed Biz

Our Candy Striper

Live Oak Stud

10/10/21 BEL

3

Futurity S.

Brown Panther

F

2

Connect

On Golden Pawn

John Burton Penn

10/10/21 CMR

3

Clasico Dia de La Raza S.

Firenze Fire

H

6

Poseidon’s Warrior

My Every Wish

Mr Amore Stables

10/9/21 BEL

2

Vosburgh S.

Baby Yoda

G

3

Prospective

More Than Speed

Kathleen Amaya, Alexandro & Raffaele Centofanti

10/9/21 BEL

3

Golden Pal

C

3

Uncle Mo

Lady Shipman

Randall E. Lowe

10/9/21 KEE

1

2/$200,000

$40,000

$75,400

$7,500

2/$65,600

$6,560

2/$232,500

$50,000

Vosburgh S.

2/$232,500

$30,000

Woodford S. Presented by TVG

2/$200,000 $120,000

Extravagant Kid

G

8

Kiss the Kid

Pretty Extravagant

Vicino Racing Stable

10/9/21 KEE

2

Woodford S. Presented by TVG

Runaway Breeze

F

2

Cajun Breeze

Run Macy Run

Stonehedge LLC

10/4/21 PID

3

Presque Isle Debutante S.

Medina Spirit

C

3

Protonico

Mongolian Changa

Gail Rice

10/2/21

1

Awesome Again S.

C Z Rocket

G

7

City Zip

Successful Sarah

Farm III Enterprises LLC

10/2/21

SA

3

Santa Anita Sprint Championship S.2/$200,500

$24,000

Pappacap

C

2

Gun Runner

Pappascat

Rustlewood Farm, Inc.

10/1/21

SA

2

American Pharoah S.

1/$301,000

$60,000

SA

1/$301,500 $180,000

FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS — ALLOWANCE G M M C C M M G C F G F

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

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Ghostzapper Soldat Graydar Daddy Long Legs Songandaprayer Shackleford Mark Valeski Social Inclusion Chitu J P’s Gusto Adios Charlie Japan

Unbridled Humor Mighty Arrow Witch Princess Snow Fashion On Approval American Queen Naughty Lady Princess Zaima Golden Cities Midnight Popularafterschool Red Baroness

Live Oak Stud Glockenburg, LLC Dale Kalmar Jennifer A. Johnson & Gillian K. Johnson Marablue Farm LLC Ann Fostock Brereton C. Jones Ronald Sanchez Steve A. Dye & Kim Y. Dye Lonnie Stokes Helen Y. Painter & Shirley I. Gay Dr. Jerry Bilinski & Tropical Racing

10/30/21 10/30/21 10/30/21 10/29/21 10/29/21 10/28/21 10/28/21 10/28/21 10/28/21 10/27/21 10/27/21 10/24/21

Golden Pal/Woodford Stakes G2

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Track

Finish

Value

Earnings

WO DED DED LRL DED KEE KEE LRL CT FL MVR KEE

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

$71,306 $38,180 $38,180 $61,440 $36,660 $86,400 $86,400 $52,800 $30,800 $26,000 $23,500 $83,923

$7,425 $22,800 $7,600 $4,800 $21,600 $14,200 $7,100 $4,800 $6,134 $2,600 $4,700 $6,580

Shifty She/Noble Damsel Stakes

COGLIANESE PHOTO

Souper Watson Russian Roulette Four Princesses Montauk Daddy Dancin With Angels Honey I’m Good Lady of Luxury Big Venezuela Golden Hughes Night Cap Chaco Spirit Aizu

Sex Age

COADY PHOTO

Horse Name

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FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS — ALLOWANCE Horse Name Speed Salsa Tiz Showbiz Smash Feets of Feather Uncaptured Ruby Banyan Breeze My Lovely Girl Mamba On Three Hay Boy Prospective Forum Cold Snack Thirty Sun Summers Awesome Buzz Fast Loaded Profound One Valeroso Chicks Dig Munny Big Venezuela Bee by the Sea Dont Float the Ice Band Sweetheart Lady Noy Hasty Lady Pretty Stormy Passionfortreasure Canelita Hooked a Goodwin Actspectation Captain D Sky Frosty Star Gato Guapo Prince Blue Backchatter Baseline Drive Actspectation

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

4 10 4 5 4 5 4 3 6 3 7 5 5 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 5 4 3 5 6 4 4 4 5

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Two Step Salsa Hello Broadway Congrats Fort Larned Uncaptured Cajun Breeze Poseidon’s Warrior Big Drama Overdriven Prospective Backtalk Broken Vow Awesome of Course Gone Astray Gone Astray Uncaptured Munnings Social Inclusion With Distinction Can the Man J P’s Gusto Overdriven Hey Mister Flashstorm Treasure Beach (GB) In Summation Morning Line Cyber Secret Gary D Brethren Prospective Factum Soldat Backtalk Point of Entry Cyber Secret

Colombian Queen Valley Queen Lava Girl Jade’s Rainbow Proud Brush Expect a Check Orlyana Queen Miss Grandiose Plenty of Silver Strict Forum Passeporta High Speed Access C. C. d’Or Myconfederaterose Undefeated Mind The U Good Cause Princess Zaima Come Out and Play Stellar Strength Great Chance Dixie Image Kahneeta Pretty Patsy Exchangeable Kat of Kilkenny Tinca’s Sky Wise Marchesa Cope Lady Nevelee Trippocracy Run Macy Run J. L.’s Princess Intuition Corner Three Wise Marchesa

Harold L. Queen Porter Racing Stable, LLC Arindel Sunshine Thoroughbred Corp.

Sherry R. Mansfield & Kenneth H. Davis Shadybrook Farm Inc Orlyana Farm Carl Bowling & Hallmarc Stallions LLC McLaughlin Family Limited Partnership WK France & Cheryl McGuire Lynn Jones Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc Randall Mendonsa Miller Racing LLC Vegso Racing Stable Ronald Sanchez Carol Kemp Carolin A. Von Rosenberg DVM Pine Branch Stable H. J. Parra Racing Stable Harry D. Burns Good Beginnings Farm Joseph Barbazon & Helen Barbazon Joel Covarrubias Farm III Enterprises LLC J D Farms Don L. Ming Arindel Oakleaf Farm Stonehedge LLC CESA Farm GoldMark Farm Masters 2013 J D Farms

10/23/21 10/23/21 10/22/21 10/20/21 10/20/21 10/19/21 10/16/21 10/15/21 10/15/21 10/14/21 10/14/21 10/13/21 10/13/21 10/13/21 10/13/21 10/12/21 10/12/21 10/10/21 10/9/21 10/9/21 10/8/21 10/8/21 10/7/21 10/6/21 10/6/21 10/5/21 10/4/21 10/4/21 10/4/21 10/3/21 10/3/21 10/3/21 10/3/21 10/3/21 10/1/21 9/21/21

Track

Finish

Value

Earnings

MED RP MVR PID CT FL CT KEE LRL TDN ARP KEE CT CT MNR TDN MNR LRL MED RP MED MED TDN TDN TDN FE TDN MNR MNR MNR CMR CMR CMR FTP BEL MNR

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

$45,000 $34,001 $27,500 $38,040 $30,800 $25,200 $33,000 $87,679 $59,280 $30,000 $19,500 $81,169 $30,800 $30,800 $17,860 $27,000 $18,612 $53,280 $44,550 $34,000 $44,550 $44,550 $28,500 $32,500 $28,500 $15,744 $28,500 $20,140 $20,140 $18,236 $12,936 $11,000 $11,000 $4,920 $92,000 $20,140

$4,500 $3,703 $14,100 $3,200 $3,067 $14,520 $6,600 $6,890 $28,800 $16,200 $3,900 $6,730 $18,324 $6,108 $1,880 $16,200 $3,760 $4,800 $4,500 $6,715 $9,000 $4,500 $15,300 $2,550 $17,100 $1,640 $17,100 $12,296 $4,240 $10,904 $8,526 $6,380 $2,200 $517 $11,040 $4,240

Track

Finish

Value

Earnings

DEL HAW HAW CTM CTM GP DEL DEL CT MNR KEE WO GP SA GP GP GP GRM CTM GP GP HAW

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

$49,225 $24,816 $24,816 $16,365 $16,245 $45,700 $40,500 $40,000 $33,000 $18,236 $85,780 $73,300 $47,400 $65,646 $46,000 $46,000 $46,000 $25,000 $16,610 $48,100 $48,100 $24,620

$30,000 $14,400 $4,800 $1,650 $9,900 $5,650 $8,000 $24,000 $19,722 $3,760 $13,780 $14,500 $10,600 $37,800 $27,600 $9,660 $4,600 $2,500 $3,400 $11,060 $5,760 $4,600

FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS — ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMER Horse Name Twitty City Miz Blue Splash Cash Make Good Choices Orange Theory Full Disclosure Boss Lady Kim Defend Moma Tiger Kingston Time Warrior’s Charge Peace Seeker Lovely Luvy Lure Him In Freak Romantic Tale The Great Kath Boss Man Wye Cross Thissmytime Starship Nala Juju’s Specialgirl

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

3 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 5 6 5 4 3 4 6 11 5 4 5 6

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Honor Code Big Drama Uncaptured Gemologist First Dude Cajun Breeze Street Boss American Freedom Smiling Tiger Graydar Munnings Heatseeker (IRE) He’s Had Enough Khozan Brethren Kantharos Poseidon’s Warrior English Channel Cross Traffic Carpe Diem Capo Bastone Winslow Homer

Conway Two Step Blue Katana Siena’s Splash Pixie Devil Chippi Theladysaidno Ima Jersey Girl Fabiana’s Flash Proposed Sexy Suzy Battling Brook Helsingfors Realgoodlookin Alluring Lady Miso Blue Doc’s Stormy Girl Going Low Jenny Joy Heavenly Gift Seraphic Too Perfectly Wild Puzzle

Loren Nichols Jennifer Johnson, Gillian Johnson & Gem Racing Inc Verbarctic Farm Miller Racing LLC William P. Sorren Shadybrook Farm Inc. Red Oak Stable Cheryl McGuire, James McGuire, Richard Heysek & Catherine Perez Mary K. Haire Destiny Oaks of Ocala Al Shaquab Racing Donald R. Dizney, LLC Rustlewood Farm, Inc. Stonehedge LLC Arindel Kristine L. Mitchell SJT Racing Stables LLC Kinsman Farm Angela M. Ingenito Katherine S. Devall William P. Sorren Emily Goodell

10/30/21 10/30/21 10/30/21 10/30/21 10/29/21 10/28/21 10/28/21 10/27/21 10/27/21 10/25/21 10/24/21 10/24/21 10/24/21 10/23/21 10/23/21 10/23/21 10/23/21 10/23/21 10/23/21 10/22/21 10/22/21 10/22/21

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FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS — ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMER Horse Name Florist Society Boy Piece of My Heart Souper Catch Bankx Turbo Always Sunshine State Crown Papa’s Little Girl Tiz Possible Dear Race Day Speed Reagan’s Rose You’re Killin Me Manor House Flashing Diamond Celtic Treasure Royal Meghan Xy Time Gangly Man of Vision Handsome Prince Khozmore Corey Restofthestory Lightening Larry Yes I’m a Beast Beast Or Famine Cucina Sososubtle Tiger Ampersand Field Letters The Virginian Discreet Tune Olive Kat Proper Manners Mr. Dazzle Make Good Choices Mister Luigi Trevess Lovelorn Lady The Great Kath Sweetonthegents My Lovely Girl Bold Animaux Jilted Bride Proverb Gatsby Pudding Hercules Rookie Salsa Pool Boy Charlie

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

7 3 4 7 5 9 3 5 6 3 6 6 3 6 5 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 6 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 3 6 4 4 9 4 5 3 6 3 4 5

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

High Cotton Social Inclusion Flat Out Bernardini Turbo Compressor West Acre Blame King Tesa Prospective Race Day With Distinction Adios Charlie Upstart Corfu Treasure Beach (GB) Uncaptured The Big Mystery Khozan Fury Kapcori Handsome Mike Khozan First Samurai Jess’s Dream Uncaptured The Big Beast The Big Beast Northern Afleet Speightster Dialed In Speightster Field Commission Prospective Wicked Tune Drill Black Onyx Adios Charlie Gemologist Ghostzapper Kantharos Strong Mandate Poseidon’s Warrior Twirling Candy Poseidon’s Warrior Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Wicked Strong Flatter Brethren Two Step Salsa Brethren Two Step Salsa Adios Charlie

Promenade Road Perfect Maria Intheriver Cry and Catch Me Lady Untouchable Sunny Again Yourmajestyscrown Icanseeclearly Tiz Four Tiz Worldly Miss May I Am Sarah Cascina Genuine Diamond Irish Orchid Royal Sighting Pathos Starship Crystal Sophia Princess Biagi Foret Gospel Girl Holiday Flare Moon and Sun Inpending Danger Twocatsintheyard Il Mulino Subtle Livie Sally’s Song Majestic Maria Alphabet Star Pentelicus Gold Discreet Concorde Kalambaka Queen Usual Manner Holy Angel Pixie Devil Getback Time East Lake Classic Clever Dancer Going Low Double Fancy Orlyana Queen Bold Maiden Cry At My Wedding Peisinoe Star Recruit Jozi’s Turn Darby Rose Kalambaka Queen Island Style

Rustlewood Farm, Inc. Stanley Moles & Starr Stables LLC Hidden Point Farm Inc. Live Oak Stud Mighty White Stallion LLC Gilbert G. Campbell Live Oak Stud Risen Star Farm Addison Clare Silva Jr. Hardacre Farm R. C. Van Voorhees Dr. Kevin O’Gorman David Berman Oscar Martinez Irish Eyes Stable L.L.C Ocala Stud Gelfenstein Farm Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung Just For Fun Stable, Inc. Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung Rustlewood Farm, Inc. Ocala Stud Michelle Redding Joanne Margaret Crowe Jettany Thoroughbred Corp & J.A.G. Racing, Inc Donald R. Dizney, LLC David Palmer & Teresa Palmer Arindel Sally J. Anderson Edward A. Seltzer & Jayson Horner Ocala Stud Patricia Generazio Get Away Farm Sorrento Oaks Farm Inc Adam Parker & Suzette Parker Miller Racing LLC Arindel Sherry R. Mansfield & Kenneth H. Davis Beth Bayer SJT Racing Stables LLC Carolin Von Rosenberg, Brett Shine & Mary Shine Orlyana Farm Family Broodmares IV, LLC Bobby Jones Equine, LLC English Range Farm Arindel JSL Thoroughbreds Arindel Mikhail Yanakov Olympia Star, LLC Jeanne Mayberry

10/22/21 10/21/21 10/20/21 10/20/21 10/19/21 10/17/21 10/17/21 10/17/21 10/17/21 10/17/21 10/17/21 10/17/21 10/16/21 10/16/21 10/16/21 10/15/21 10/15/21 10/15/21 10/15/21 10/15/21 10/14/21 10/14/21 10/14/21 10/14/21 10/14/21 10/13/21 10/11/21 10/10/21 10/10/21 10/10/21 10/10/21 10/9/21 10/9/21 10/9/21 10/9/21 10/9/21 10/9/21 10/8/21 10/8/21 10/8/21 10/8/21 10/7/21 10/6/21 10/4/21 10/2/21 10/2/21 10/2/21 10/2/21 10/2/21 10/1/21 10/1/21

Track

Finish

Value

Earnings

CTM PID KEE PEN MNR LRL LRL GP GP GP GP HAW GP DEL DEL BEL LRL GP GP GP GP GP GP GP GP PRX SA GP GP GP HAW GP GP DEL DEL CTM CTM GP GP GP GP CT CT FE CD SA GP GP GP CT CT

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

$16,730 $32,870 $83,446 $28,900 $22,610 $67,200 $61,880 $46,000 $46,000 $46,000 $45,700 $23,000 $49,900 $42,125 $40,250 $91,180 $56,640 $46,000 $46,000 $46,000 $52,000 $52,000 $52,000 $50,600 $50,600 $42,500 $65,134 $46,000 $46,000 $46,000 $24,380 $51,300 $51,300 $42,000 $42,000 $16,850 $16,245 $49,900 $46,000 $46,000 $46,000 $27,000 $33,000 $17,285 $130,299 $63,700 $48,100 $48,100 $45,700 $27,000 $27,000

$3,400 $6,600 $13,460 $5,780 $2,380 $5,600 $10,400 $27,600 $9,660 $5,060 $5,650 $13,800 $31,900 $8,400 $8,000 $18,800 $28,800 $27,600 $9,660 $4,600 $31,900 $11,300 $5,650 $31,900 $6,100 $25,200 $12,600 $27,600 $9,660 $5,060 $13,800 $31,900 $10,850 $8,400 $4,620 $1,700 $3,300 $31,900 $27,600 $9,660 $5,060 $5,374 $6,600 $1,640 $16,280 $7,800 $11,520 $5,760 $5,650 $16,200 $2,700

FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS — MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Horse Name Castle Born Cajun Invasion Sassy Emma Hagler Don’t Tell Hydee

36

Sex Age F G F C F

2 2 2 2 2

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Vancouver (AUS) Cajun Breeze Cupid Tapiture Gormley

Grenobloise Fun for a Lady Gray Delta Ambitious Dancer My Catriona

Carolin Von Rosenberg DVM Stonehedge LLC Donarra Thoroughbreds, LLC EVS Corp Farm III Enterprises LLC

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Date 10/30/21 10/30/21 10/30/21 10/29/21 10/29/21

Track GP DEL DED BEL GG

Finish Value 3 1 1 1 2

$46,000 $38,375 $35,000 $90,000 $36,120

Earnings $5,950 $22,800 $21,000 $49,500 $6,000

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FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS — MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Horse Name

Sex Age

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track

Finish Value

Earnings

Unraptured

C

2

Uncaptured

Petunia Face

Dennis Edward Foster

10/29/21

GG

1

$32,970

$18,000

Hot Peppers

F

2

Khozan

Friends Pro

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

10/28/21

GP

2

$48,000

$11,450 $5,500

Boo Boo Kitty

F

2

Poseidon’s Warrior

Seductive Lady

Stonehedge LLC

10/28/21

GP

3

$48,000

Hey Sach

G

4

Soldat

First Run

James Thomas Socciarelli & Gino Thomas Socciarelli

10/27/21

MNR

2

$16,005

$3,300

Dr. Cerfolio

G

2

Uncaptured

Ameliaswildkitty

Jill Imperio, Pamela Weidel & Red Oak Stable

10/26/21

FL

2

$27,700

$5,320

Stormy Bella

F

2

Storm Wolf

Starsof the Nile

Maria Haire & Mary Haire

10/25/21

MVR

3

$22,100

$2,210

Princedreamcess

F

2

Jess’s Dream

Riviera Blue

Cherie M. Abner & Michael A. Bossio

10/24/21

HAW

2

$22,880

$4,400

Trinni Valantine

G

3

Trinniberg

B B Valantine

Sherry Racing, Inc.

10/24/21

MNR

3

$15,840

$1,650

Simplification

C

2

Not This Time

Simply Confection

France Weiner & Irwin Weiner

10/23/21

GP

1

$45,000

$27,000

Stormy Pattern

C

2

Gone Astray

From Top to Bottom

Ruben Valdes

10/23/21

GP

2

$45,000

$9,000

Hey Hombre

C

2

Khozan

Wontoo

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

10/23/21

GP

3

$45,000

$4,500

Sequin Lady

F

2

He’s Had Enough

Holiday Flare

Ocala Stud

10/22/21

GP

1

$45,000

$27,000

Hot Foot Susie

F

2

Chitu

Golden Galaxy

Michael Spielman

10/22/21

GP

2

$45,000

$9,000

Sheza Spitfire

F

2

He’s Had Enough

Bloodfire

Bloodfire 2019 LLC

10/22/21

GP

3

$45,000

$4,500

Life Is Great

C

2

Tapiture

Zucca

E.V.S Corp

10/21/21

BEL

3

$90,000

$10,800

Wintour

F

2

Uncaptured

Hug Me Tight

Richard E. Wilson

10/21/21

KEE

3

$82,020

$6,420

Florida Gator

G

2

Lea

Hardcore Candy

John Ropes

10/21/21

BEL

1

$70,000

$38,500

Speightharmony

F

3

Speightstown

Leslie’s Harmony

Bridlewood Farm

10/21/21

IND

1

$34,000

$20,400

Punx

G

3

J P’s Gusto

All Joya

Lance Stokes

10/21/21

PID

1

$31,050

$18,000

Running Roy

G

3

Brody’s Cause

Doctor Doctor

Keith C. Dickey & T. J. Dickey

10/21/21

CT

2

$29,700

$5,914

Liking It Twisted

F

2

Jess’s Dream

Likeuasafriend

Joseph Arboritanza

10/20/21

DEL

2

$43,700

$7,600

Smarten Up

C

2

American Freedom

Sarah Cataldo

A. Francis Vanlangendonck & Barbara Vanlangendonck

10/20/21

PRX

3

$42,500

$4,620

Grunder’s Call

G

2

Overanalyze

Romantic Surprise

Cherie M. Abner & Michael A. Bossio

10/20/21

DEL

1

$38,000

$22,800

Cajun Invasion

G

2

Cajun Breeze

Fun for a Lady

Stonehedge LLC

10/20/21

DEL

2

$38,000

$7,600

Brodie Baby

F

2

Brody’s Cause

Ederle

Farm III Enterprises LLC

10/20/21

RP

2

$33,000

$6,566

Goodbyellowbrickrd C

2

Paynter

A Day in Oz

Jennifer Johnson & Gillian Johnson

10/19/21

PID

3

$29,900

$3,000

Alittleloveandluck

F

2

Arrogate

Points of Grace

Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon

10/18/21

PRX

3

$43,250

$4,620

Rocks a Black Suit

G

2

Black Onyx

Seventyseven Herdy

Gary L. Lowell

10/18/21

ZIA

3

$31,000

$3,100

Clear Wonder

G

4

Clear the Bases

Key Wonder

Dan Paulk

10/17/21

MNR

1

$15,840

$9,570

Affable

C

3

Flatter

Wildaboutshopping

Craig Wheeler

10/15/21

SA

1

$61,500

$36,600 $32,000

Yes I’m Spiteful

F

2

The Big Beast

Hostility

Marion G. Montanari

10/15/21

GP

1

$50,000

Ukiyo

F

2

Noble Bird

Liberty Flag

Janet Erwin

10/15/21

GP

2

$50,000

$9,900

Straight to Go

F

2

Gone Astray

Flaring

Ramiro Rosas Medina

10/15/21

GP

3

$50,000

$4,950

Madeforsummer

F

2

Exaggerator

Maid in Heaven

Nature Coast Thoroughbreds

10/15/21

GP

3

$46,000

$5,950

Scrappy Artie

G

3

Uncaptured

Smart N Lonely

Montanari & Epstein

10/13/21

DED

1

$35,450

$21,000

Diamond Money

G

3

Brethren

My Outlet

George T. Gurrola

10/11/21

MNR

3

$16,170

$1,650

Baby Steps

F

2

Jimmy Creed

Competitivebalance

Summer Mayberry & Rick Rudman

10/10/21

SA

1

$62,000

$36,600

Sok Fury

F

3

Fury Kapcori

Ucanttakeitwithu

Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews

10/10/21

MNR

3

$16,005

$1,650

Make It Big

C

2

Neolithic

Ruby On My Mind

SHH Ventures

10/9/21

GP

1

$45,000

$27,000

Birdnote

C

2

Noble Bird

La Concerto

Janet Erwin

10/9/21

GP

2

$45,000

$9,450

K. C. Chief

C

2

Noble Bird

Ashley River

J D Farms

10/9/21

GP

3

$45,000

$4,950

Violent Zap

F

2

Violence

Zapoutofit

Westbury Stables LLC & Alfonso Figliolia

10/8/21

GP

1

$45,000

$27,000

Chasing Happiness

F

2

Gone Astray

Happy Honeymoon

Mr. & Mrs. William A. T. Rainbow

10/8/21

GP

2

$45,000

$9,900

Luli’s Dancer

F

2

Tapiture

Jubilant Vision

EVS Corp

10/8/21

GP

3

$45,000

$5,400

Raging Whirlwind

C

3

Baletmeister

Queen Bassa

Glockenburg LLC

10/6/21

CT

3

$30,700

$3,031

Globaltroublecoco

G

3

Global Response

Tayler’s Destiny

Guillermo Morales

10/4/21

FL

3

$31,550

$2,660

Dazzling Mist

F

3

Astrology

Midnight Angelus

Destiny Oaks of Ocala

10/4/21

TDN

1

$24,000

$14,400

Full Disclosure

G

2

Cajun Breeze

Theladysaidno

Shadybrook Farm Inc.

10/2/21

GP

1

$45,000

$27,000

So Determined

C

2

Into Mischief

Mimi’s Tiz

Loren Nichols

10/2/21

GP

2

$45,000

$9,450

Hey Hombre

C

2

Khozan

Wontoo

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

10/2/21

GP

3

$45,000

$4,950

Magical Marriage

G

4

Magician (IRE)

Sunnyridge Bride

Dennis A. Drazin

10/2/21

MED

2

$39,600

$8,000

Kitten Tales

F

3

Kitten’s Joy

Perfect Story

English Range Farm, Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey

10/2/21

DEL

3

$38,625

$4,180

Beef Winslow

C

2

Honor Code

Conquest Sweetride

Westbury Stables LLC

10/1/21

SA

3

$63,500

$7,320

Gone Nuts

C

2

Gone Astray

Daytime Promise

J. R. Cavanaugh

10/1/21

GP

1

$62,000

$40,000

Stare If You Must

F

2

Tapiture

I’m in Harlan

J. F. Webb

10/1/21

BTP

3

$23,200

$1,620

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Leading Florida Sires

The following lists includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through Nov. 1, 2021. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

Name

Farm Name

Sire Name

NA Earnings

Stk Gr Strtrs Wnrs SW’s Wins SW’s

Earnings

Leading Earner

Khozan

Journeyman Stud

Distorted Humor

$3,039,194

116

69

2

2

Brethren

Arindel

Distorted Humor

$2,796,722

105

51

2

First Dude

Double Diamond Farm

Stephen Got Even

$2,121,677

99

56

Adios Charlie

Ocala Stud

Indian Charlie

$1,997,777

75

Gone Astray

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Dixie Union

$1,878,928

99

The Big Beast

Ocala Stud

Yes It's True

$1,794,557

Jess's Dream

Ocala Stud

Curlin

Big Drama

Deceased

Field Commission

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

1

$3,203,068

Background

$208,536

26

$26,085

10

$38,040

3

0

$2,796,722

Octane

$410,000

17

$5,106

4

$13,250

1

2

0

$2,122,316

Ready to Runaway

$115,880

11

$15,836

3

$93,667

47

3

4

1

$2,002,825

R Adios Jersey

$347,700

5

$12,200

5

$24,300

49

2

4

1

$1,880,160

Shifty She

$234,195

1

$4,000

5

$32,000

69

40

2

2

0

$1,794,557

Livingmybestlife

$147,720

15

$8,995

6

$51,000

$1,376,492

69

28

3

3

1

$1,377,290

Sweet Dani Girl

$125,560

7

$12,157

10

$24,370

Montbrook

$1,041,617

64

29

1

1

1

$1,043,681

Drama Chorus

$85,920

1

$6,000

Deceased

Service Stripe

$1,030,947

62

31

0

0

0

$1,038,211

Before You

$77,755

2

$6,500

Handsome Mike

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Scat Daddy

$1,018,468

68

25

0

0

0

$1,029,498

Here Comes Jackie

$78,110

5

$12,000

2

$14,500

Cajun Breeze

Stonehedge Farm South

Congrats

$973,083

40

20

2

2

0

$983,567

Cajun's Magic

$232,900

1

$15,000

Awesome of Course

Private

Awesome Again

$959,712

44

24

0

0

0

$975,624

Awesome Annmarie

Songandaprayer

Pensioned

Unbridled's Song

$962,233

69

24

1

1

0

$970,029

Classy John

$110,360

1

$27,000

Bahamian Squall

Double Diamond Farm

Gone West

$784,263

42

21

1

1

0

$808,290

Running Memories

$128,475

Wildcat Heir

Deceased

Forest Wildcat

$749,377

47

28

1

1

0

$755,184

Wildly Good Lookin

$91,905

$76,580

$82,040

2

$11,555

6

$13,000

10

$49,600

Chitu

Bridlewood Farm

Henny Hughes

$668,538

53

18

1

1

0

$693,141

La Chica Lateral

Overdriven

Retired

Tale of the Cat

$568,159

31

12

0

0

0

$570,077

Fulmini

High Cotton

Pensioned

Dixie Union

$456,231

31

18

0

0

0

$456,231

High Five Cotton

$52,450

Fury Kapcori

Journeyman Stud

Tiznow

$415,718

26

11

1

1

0

$420,032

Man of Vision

$66,120

1

$3,200

5

$34,600

Valiant Minister

Bridlewood Farm

Candy Ride (ARG)

$403,555

10

1

1

2

0

$403,555

Outfoxed

$372,000

10

$11,600

11

$97,091

Greatness

Solera Farm

Mr. Prospector

$345,904

12

6

1

1

0

$351,151

Mr Manning

$77,238

2

$2,100

Amira's Prince (Ire)

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Teofilo (IRE)

$317,007

10

6

0

0

0

$317,007

Sister Otoole

$104,031

1

$3,000

Backtalk

Stormborne Stallions

Smarty Jones

$303,786

14

12

0

0

0

$303,786

Backsplash

$58,949

Noble Bird

Ocala Stud

Birdstone

$300,919

24

6

0

0

0

$300,919

Noble Dreamer

$58,900

8

$14,063

14

$58,571

Neolithic

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Harlan's Holiday

$257,586

14

5

1

1

0

$257,586

Cattin

$84,550

11

$13,409

12

$49,375

Hear No Evil

Private

Carson City

$244,039

11

6

0

0

0

$244,039

Friendly Fella

$72,320 5

$3,800

$111,843

Ride On Curlin

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Curlin

$206,998

15

7

0

0

0

$211,964

Where U B

$47,525

Greenpointcrusader

Ocala Stud

Bernardini

$204,742

18

4

0

0

0

$204,742

Mia's Crusade

$54,750

Fort Loudon

Private

Awesome of Course $171,312

10

7

0

0

0

$171,312

Grainger County

$44,660

Hello Broadway

Ups and Downs Farm

Broken Vow

$162,147

8

6

0

0

0

$162,147

Dem a Wonder

$50,840

West Acre

Deceased

Forty Niner

$153,900

1

1

0

0

0

$153,900

Always Sunshine

$153,900

Global Response

Coco Ranch

A.P. Indy

$147,084

18

4

0

0

0

$147,084

Jupi's Lightning

$39,510

Beau Choix

Deceased

Elusive Quality

$146,635

9

3

0

0

0

$146,635

Cuy

$69,790

Black Onyx

Oakton Farm Stallions

Rock Hard Ten

$142,502

7

4

0

0

0

$142,502

Proper Manners

$67,195

1

$2,500

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

5

$17,800

10

$14,190

Leading Florida First Crop Sires NA Earnings

Stk Gr Strtrs Wnrs SW’s Wins SW’s Earnings

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Name

Farm Name

Sire Name

Valiant Minister

Bridlewood Farm

Candy Ride (ARG)

$403,555

10

1

1

2

0

$403,555

Outfoxed

$372,000

Noble Bird

Ocala Stud

Birdstone

$300,919

24

6

0

0

0

$300,919

Noble Dreamer

Neolithic

Pleasant Acres

Harlan's Holiday

$257,586

14

5

1

1

0

$257,586

Cattin

Greenpointcrusader

Ocala Stud

Bernardini

$204,742

18

4

0

0

0

$204,742

Mia's Crusade

$54,750

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2yo Avg

10

$11,600

11

$97,091

$58,900

8

$14,063

14

$58,571

$84,550

11

$13,409

12

$49,375

10

$14,190

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Top 100 All-Time Florida-bred Money Earners Horse, YOB, Sex, Sire

Breeder

Earnings

Anna Marie Barnhart Mary Lou Wootton John D. Rio & Carole A. Rio Samuel H. Rogers, Jr. Tartan Farms Corp.

Arthur I. Appleton Nikolaus Bock Gail Rice Carlo E. Vaccarezza F. W. Hooper Didier Plasencia Newchance Farm Adena Springs Live Oak Stud Vegso Racing Stable Jack T. Hammer John Martin Silvertand Harold L. Queen Farnsworth Farm Mr Amore Stables Joseph & Helen Barbazon Live Oak Stud A. L. Smollin William R. Davis Pelican Stable Farnsworth Farm Gilbert G. Campbell Harbor View Farm Michael Crowe, Judy Crowe, Karen Perrone & Jim Perrone Benny the Bull / 2003 / H / Lucky Lionel Tomoka Farms, Inc. Prized / 1986 / H / Kris S. Meadowbrook Farms, Inc. Parranda / 2009 / M / English Channel Kinsman Farm Imperial Hint / 2013 / H / Imperialism Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc Val’s Prince / 1992 / G / Eternal Prince Four Horsemen’s Ranch Starship Jubilee / 2013 / M / Indy Wind William P. Sorren Lost Code / 1984 / H / Codex Mareinvest 83, Ltd. Zafolia / 1993 / H / Gone West Gilman Investment Co. Pure Sensation / 2011 / G / Zensational Patricia Generazio Itsallgreektome / 1987 / G / Sovereign Dancer Sugar Maple Farm Ladies Din / 1995 / G / Din’s Dancer Meadowbrook Farm, Inc. Rocky Appeal / 1998 / H / Valid Appeal Mockingbird Farm, Inc. Awesome Feather / 2008 / M / Awesome of Course Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Duke of Mischief / 2006 / H / Graeme Hall Marilyn McMaster Jewel Princess / 1992 / M / Key to the Mint Farnsworth Farms A Shin Wezen / 2007 / H / Trippi Helen Y. Painter Southern Image / 2000 / H / Halo’s Image Arthur I. Appleton Hi Friend Code / 1995 / M / Tunerup Norman E. Casse & Harry Katz Macho Again / 2005 / H / Macho Uno Milan Kosanovich Jackson Bend / 2007 / H / Hear No Evil Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Silver Tree / 2000 / H / Hennessy Vegso Racing Stable Express Tour / 1998 / H / Tour d’Or Karen Silva Stallwalkin’ Dude / 2010 / G / City Place Maria M. Haire

$9,616,360 $6,944,369 $5,625,410 $4,596,196 $4,489,475 $4,116,358 $3,645,383 $3,545,200 $3,543,392 $3,485,398 $3,096,513 $3,084,278 $3,065,603 $3,062,363 $2,908,880 $2,769,557 $2,765,800 $2,746,060 $2,734,078 $2,730,350 $2,694,599 $2,648,879 $2,538,422 $2,501,705 $2,481,760 $2,470,550 $2,448,880 $2,393,818

1. Skip Away / 1993 / H / Skip Trial 2. Silver Charm / 1994 / H / Silver Buck 3. Mucho Macho Man / 2008 / H / Macho Uno 4. South Vigorous / 1996 / H / End Sweep 5. Unbridled / 1987 / H / Fappiano 6. David Junior / 2002 / H / Pleasant Tap 7. Flat Out / 2006 / H / Flatter 8. Medina Spirit / 2018 / H / Protonico 9. Little Mike / 2007 / G / Spanish Steps 10. Precisionist / 1981 / H / Crozier 11. X Y Jet / 2012 / G / Kantharos 12. Peace Rules / 2000 / H / Jules 13. Ginger Punch / 2003 / M / Awesome Again 14. World Approval / 2012 / G / Northern Afleet 15. Go Between / 2003 / H / Point Given 16. Ron the Greek / 2007 / H / Full Mandate 17. Afleet Alex / 2002 / H / Northern Afleet 18. Big Drama / 2006 / H / Montbrook 19. Beautiful Pleasure / 1995 / M / Maudlin 20. Firenze Fire / 2015 / H / Poseidon’s Warrior 21. Presious Passion / 2003 / G / Royal Anthem 22. Miesque’s Approval / 1999 / H / Miesque’s Son 23. Sir Bear / 1993 / G / Sir Leon 24. Gate Dancer / 1981 / H / Sovereign Dancer 25. Holy Bull / 1991 / H / Great Above 26. Mecke / 1992 / H / Maudlin 27. Marlin / 1993 / H / Sword Dance (IRE) 28. Affirmed / 1975 / H / Exclusive Native 29. Gamdonguibada / 2009 / M / Werblin 30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

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40.

41.

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43.

44.

45.

46.

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52.

$2,357,640 $2,353,430 $2,262,555 $2,252,633 $2,209,055 $2,118,785 $2,093,069 $2,085,396 $2,029,028 $2,004,050 $1,994,618 $1,966,754 $1,942,217 $1,912,746 $1,905,747 $1,904,060 $1,849,668 $1,843,750 $1,836,186 $1,825,767 $1,806,750 $1,781,654 $1,767,515 $1,741,397

Thru Nov. 7, 2021

Horse, YOB, Sex, Sire

Breeder

53. Frisk Me Now / 1994 / H / Mister Frisky

Earnings

Farnsworth Farms

$1,727,707

Mrs. James A. Winn

$1,701,650

55. Sheer Drama / 2010 / M / Burning Roma

Harold L. Queen

$1,691,040

56. Asia Express / 2011 / H / Henny Hughes

Ocala Stud

$1,684,875

57. Extravagant Kid / 2013 / G / Kiss the Kid

Vincino Racing Stable

$1,684,733

Ocala Stud

$1,681,885

Arthur I. Appleton

$1,680,640

54. Proper Reality / 1985 / H / In Reality

58. Musical Romance / 2007 / M / Concorde’s Tune 59. Forbidden Apple / 1995 / H / Pleasant Colony 60. Pistols and Roses / 1989 / H / Darn That Alarm 61. Smile / 1982 / H / In Reality 62. Toyo Rainbow / 1994 / H / Deputy Minister 63. Kissin Kris / 1990 / H / Kris S. 64. Sultry Song / 1988 / H / Cox’s Ridge 65. Revved Up / 1998 / G / Sultry Song

Happy Alter

$1,680,506

Frances A. Genter Stable Inc.

$1,664,027

Stanley M. Ersoff

$1,626,700

John Franks

$1,616,936

Live Oak Stud

$1,616,276

Live Oak Stud

$1,548,653

66. Smok’n Frolic / 1999 / M / Smoke Glacken

Cherokee Farms Inc.

$1,534,720

67. Cherokee Run / 1990 / H / Runaway Groom

George C. Onett

$1,531,818

68. Jeranimo / 2006 / H / Congaree

Brylynn Farm, Inc.

$1,525,364

69. Soldier’s Dancer / 2004 / G / Lost Soldier

Franks Farm

$1,524,780

70. Big City Man / 2005 / H / Northern Afleet

Four Horsemen’s Ranch

$1,521,505

71. Cosmo Bell / 2004 / M / Formal Dinner

Dr. D. W. Frazier

$1,514,325

Donald R. Dizney

$1,512,575

Farm III Enterprises LLC

$1,511,641

Harold J Plumley

$1,509,243

Meadowbrook Farms Inc.

$1,487,872

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers Jr.

$1,478,014

John Franks

$1,460,992

Peggy S. & Norman Dellheim & The Roman Ruler Syndicate

$1,458,186

79. Equalize / 1982 / H / Northern Jove

Tartan Farms Corp.

$1,455,298

80. Discreet Lover / 2013 / H / Repent

Woodford Thoroughbreds

$1,452,735

Janet Gomez

$1,449,882

82. Meadow Star / 1988 / M / Meadowlake

Jaime S. Carrion

$1,445,740

83. First Dude / 2007 / H / Stephen Got Even

Donald R Dizney

$1,442,140

84. Shake You Down / 1998 / G / Montbrook

Ocala Stud Farm

$1,442,014

85. Hollywood Wildcat / 1990 / M / Kris S.

Irving Cowan & Marjorie Cowan

$1,432,160

86. Buzzards Bay / 2002 / H / Marco Bay

Jay Shaw

$1,428,141

87. A Shin Bullseye / 2011 / H / Belgravia

Elijah Bailey

$1,408,935

72. Wekiva Springs / 1991 / H / Runaway Groom 73. C Z Rocket / 2014 / G / City Zip 74. Dubai Majesty / 2005 / M / Essence of Dubai 75. Machikane Allegro / 1991 / H / Kris S. 76. Diamond Stripes / 2003 / G / Notebook 77. Halo America / 1990 / M / Waquoit 78. Sound Gaga / 2009 / M / Roman Ruler

81. Bet On Sunshine / 1992 / G / Bet Big

88. Best of the Rest / 1995 / H / Skip Trial

Bea Oxenberg

$1,407,796

Jaime S. Carrion

$1,405,660

90. Honor Glide / 1994 / H / Honor Grades

Bonnie Heath Farm

$1,397,187

91. Black Bar Spin / 2003 / H / Put It Back

Arthur I. Appleton

$1,391,999

Live Oak Stud

$1,386,468

89. Cutlass Reality / 1982 / H / Cutlass

92. Solar Splendor / 1987 / G / Majestic Light 93. Fatal Bullet / 2005 / G / Red Bullet

Adena Springs

$1,377,256

Harry T. Mangurian Jr.

$1,354,303

Richard & Linda Thompson

$1,349,406

Carol & Marty Hershe

$1,344,006

MGG Holdings

$1,338,683

Bee Bee Stables, Inc & Equitor, Inc

$1,324,330

Scott Savin

$1,314,360

Vegso Racing Stable

$1,307,800

94. Eishin Dansville / 1997 / H / Rizzi 95. Comma to the Top / 2008 / G / Bwana Charlie 96. Dry Martini / 2003 / G / Slew Gin Fizz 97. Surplus Singer / 2004 / H / Songandaprayer 98. Supah Blitz / 2000 / H / Mecke 99. Richman / 1988 / H / Bet Big 100. Caledonia Road / 2015 / M / Quality Road

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Membership Update

Tammy A. Gantt Associate Vice President, Director of Membership Services & Events, FEC Contributing Editor and FTC Industry & Community Affairs JOHN D. FILER PHOTO

Upcoming Events and Deadlines Florida Sire Stakes 2-year-old payment deadline Jan. 15 is the deadline for FSS 2-year-olds for $250. If missed, the next deadline is Feb. 28 for $500. The yearling payment must have been paid. If the yearling payment was missed, a $5,000 payment can be made by Jan. 15.

Membership Renewals Membership renewals for 2022 will begin in late December. The dues will increase by $25. The last time dues were increased was 2012. Regular members who are renewing will have an online payment option available at www.ftboa.com. All categories of members will receive a mailed renewal form and also a renewal form via e-mail.

Foal Registration deadline Foal registration fees for foals of 2022 have changed.

The fees have increased. The last increase was in 1996.

Please note the payment schedule and fees as follows: ■ Foal registration by Aug. 31 is $125 members, $300 non-members.

■ Foal registration Sept. 1 through Dec. 31 is $200 members, $500 non-members.

■ Yearling registration is $400 for members, $800 for non-members.

■ Two-year-old fees range from $2,500 to $7,500 depending on if the original breeder still owns the horse.

Florida Thoroughbred Transformation Expo Held Dec. 10 through 12, the 5th annual event at the Florida Horse Park, the expo features competition in eight disciplines including dressage, working ranch,

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show jumper, show hunter, cross-country, polo, freestyle and OTTB showmanship.

Each discipline is composed of off-track and unraced thoroughbreds.

Expo events include a parade of all thoroughbreds on the grounds and a group photo. The entry fee to the parade Laurine Fuller-Vargas File Photo will be donated to charity. Food trucks, a vendor fair and educational seminars will also take place.

The Florida Thoroughbred Transformation Exposition is presented by the charitable organization Run For The Ribbons Inc., founded by Laurine Fuller-Vargas, a breeder and FTBOA board member, who dedicates time to providing off- track thoroughbreds (OTTB) the foundation needed to ensure a smooth transition into their next career and home.

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Adios Charlie |

$4,000

Ami’s Flatter |

$2,500

Indian Charlie - Teak Totem, by Northern Afleet

Flatter - Galloping Ami, by Victory Gallop

Awesome Slew |

$4,000

Awesome Again - Slewfoundmoney, by Seeking the Gold

Battalion Runner |

$1,500

Unbridled’s Song - Tamboz, by Tapit

Dak Attack |

$2,500

Ghostzapper - Indian Spell, by Indian Charlie

Girvin |

$7,500

Tale of Ekati - Catch the Moon, by Malibu Moon

Greenpointcrusader |

$3,500

Bernardini - Ava Knowsthecode, by Cryptoclearance

Jess’s Dream |

$4,000

Curlin - Rachel Alexandra, by Medaglia d’Oro

Noble Bird |

$4,000

Birdstone - Anyhow, by Tiznow

Seeking the Soul |

$5,000

Perfect Soul (IRE) - Seeking the Title, by Seeking the Gold

The Big Beast |

$4,000

Win Win Win |

$5,000

Yes It’s True - V V S Flawless, by Deputy Minister

Hat Trick (JPN) - Miss Smarty Pants, by Smarty Jones

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