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Brock Sheridan Editor-in-Chief Florida Equine Communications JOHN D. FILER PHOTO
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everal Florida owners and breeders are to be congratulated for taking advantage of money offered by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association this spring and summer at Gulfstream Park and the money went to horses who competed at levels from maiden claiming to stakes. Florida-breds Well Defined, Shifty She, Warrior’s Pride and Starship Bonita earned a total of $125,000 in bonus money for Florida-bred and Florida Sire Stakes runners added to selected stakes purses at Gulfstream this past season. Well Defined, who is owned and trained by Kathleen O’Connell, topped the list with $50,000 in bonus money while winning the $75,000 Big Drama on May 1 and the $75,000 Benny the Bull on Aug. 14. Both stakes were restricted to Florida-breds but each also offered a $25,000 win bonus because Well Defined is eligible for the Florida Sire Stakes. In addition to his $50,000 in bonus money, Well Defined also racked up $19,580 in Floridabred breeder awards from the two stakes victories, plus a third in the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Wildcat Heir and a win and a third in two starts against starter allowance company. Well Defined is by With Distinction out of Fru Fru, by Medaglia d’ Oro and was bred by Stonehedge LLC. Shifty She and Starship Bonita each also earned $25,000 Florida Sire Stakes win bonuses against Florida-bred rivals for taking the $75,000 Ginger Punch on June 12 and the $75,000 Sheer Drama on Sept. 11 respectively. Shifty She, who also won the Powder Break on May 15, is owned by Pedigree Partners LLC and trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. The 5-year-old daughter of Gone Astray out of Perilous Hope, by Strong Hope was bred in Florida by Chris Pallas and George Klein and also ranked eighth in Florida breeder awards for the meet with an additional $15,000. 6
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Starship Bonita is trained by and co-owned by Steven Dwoskin with Starship Stables and was bred by Mr. and Mrs. William A.T. Rainbow. Warrior’s Pride, a homebred for Just For Fun Stables Inc., won the $75,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint against open company and also banked a $25,000 win bonus as a Florida-bred. The 3-year-old son of Poseidon’s Warrior out of Sophia’s Pride, by Pleasant Tap is trained by Antonio Cioffi. Another big winner of FTBOA money during the Spring-Summer Meet at Gulfstream was Arindel homebred Octane, winner of the $200,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Affirmed on Aug. 28 and the $400,000 FTBOA In Reality on Sept. 25. The Carlos David trainee also won a $60,000 maiden special weight in July after finishing second at the same level in his first career start in June. By Arindel’s stallion Brethren out of Star Recruit, by Aldebaran, Octane took home $7,800 in Florida-bred awards from the two maiden races then $10,500 in Florida-bred awards for each victory in the Florida Sire Stakes for a total of $28,800 for the summer. Second on the list of leading Florida-bred Incentive Fund money earners was Stonehedge LLC homebred Cajun’s Magic with $23,800. The son of Stonehedge Farm South stallion Cajun Breeze out of Mollie’s Magic, by Factum was second in his first start in a $70,000 maiden special weight in May before winning a $60,000 maiden special weight on July 3—earning $7,800 in Florida-bred awards in those two starts. He then won the $100,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Dr. Fager for trainer Michael Yates on July 31 while banking a $10,000 Florida-bred award before finishing second to Octane in both the Affirmed and In Reality while adding $3,000 in Florida-bred awards in both. Outfoxed, who was a dual FTBOA Florida Sire Continued on page 41
