Florida Horse October 2012

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VOL 55/ISSUE 8

FEATURES A conversation with FTBOA CEO and Executive Vice President Lonny T. Powell.

16 FAST IN FLORIDA

Gulfstream Park increases purses while hosting the Claiming Crown for the first time.

24 CLAIMING CROWN

By Michael Cusortelli

Doing your homework can increase your chances at the track.

28 HANDICAPPING

By Richard Linihan

Gulfstream Park’s Florida Derby has produced some memorable winners.

34 RUN FOR THE ORCHIDS

By JoAnn Guidry

50 NEW FLORIDA-BREDS AROUND THE COUNTRY

Statistics showing Florida-bred racing around the country.

Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach is a favorite winter racing destination for many of the industry’s biggest names

56 SARATOGA SOUTH

By Michael Compton

For the first time in recent history, Florida is seeing a large number of cases of pigeon fever in horses. By Amanda M. House

64 EQUINE CARE: Pigeon Fever

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A More National Scope capping tips specific to Gulfstream Park with the goal of increasing the return on your wagering inWelcome to a very special issue vestments this season while Michael Compton helps of The Florida Horse—special us remember why Gulfstream Park racing is so spefor a number of reasons. cial—particularly with regard to the world-class irst, we are very happy to announce that we horsemen who patronize the “Saratoga of the South.” have nearly doubled our circulation. In addi- And JoAnn Guidry takes a look back at the Florida tion to mailing our magazine to current Derby and some of the more acclaimed Florida-bred FTBOA members, we now mail The Florida Horse winners to take the Run for the Orchids.

Our Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Ownto every person with a current Florida horse racing owner or trainer license as of the end of July. Read- ers’ Association members will enjoy a question and ers will soon begin to notice that our columns, arti- answer session with FTBOA Chief Executive Officles and reports will begin to take on a more cer and Executive Vice President Lonny Powell.

Powell gives his thoughts on national scope in their subject matter. That does not mean that In addition to covering everything from his life as the son we will no longer focus on and the Florida-bred stakes of jockey and a former assistant starter and jockey valet in school, promote the success of Floridawinners and other to his visions of what the future breds in sale rings, on race tracks and in stallion barns as we notable achievements by may hold for the thoroughbred inalways have at The Florida those related to the Sun- dustry in Florida.

Florida breeders (large and Horse, but we will begin to shine State in Florida small in the size of their operacover more stories, topics and races with national implications. Focus, we now list every tion) should also enjoy a new feature we will be offering to help For advertisers, this change Florida-bred winner, will nearly double our circulation second and third-place recognize more of you and your thoroughbreds. In addition to to approximately 6,500 with a finisher of maiden covering the Florida-bred stakes great deal of our new readers located in states other than Florida special weight, allowance winners and other notable achievements by those related to (and even other countries). We are and stakes races the Sunshine State in Florida also excited that this creates an throughout North Focus, we now list every Floridaopportunity for advertisers outAmerica in Florida-breds bred winner, second and thirdside Florida to reach this new, place finisher of maiden special larger and very targeted audience.

Around the Country weight, allowance and stakes We are also proud of this issue in that we have made it a special “Gulfstream Park races throughout North America in Florida-breds preview” edition with several articles about the Hal- Around the Country which begins on page 50.

We hope you enjoy your new edition of The landale Beach, Fla., track and their upcoming season. Michael Cusortelli introduces you to the Florida Horse and we welcome your feedback as we Claiming Crown, to be run for the first time in continue to strive for excellence and maintain the Florida at Gulfstream Park on their opening day, standards that have made this a multi-award winning Dec. 1. Richard Linihan has given you some handi- publication for decades. ■

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Florida FOCUS Compiled by Brock Sheridan

Florida-bred Cash Rules

Larry Fugate’s Cash Rules bested a familiar field of foes when taking the $75,000 Darn That Alarm Stakes at Calder Casino & Race Course on Sept 1, although the 5-year-

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Cash Rules Resilient

old son of Peace Rules had to work a bit harder than he did in past triumphs to turn back a late two-horse challenge from Liberty Cap and Flatter This to win by a head.

“It was a little tougher today,” winning rider Luis Saez said following Cash Rules’ hard-fought victory over rivals he beat with ease in last month’s $55,000 Band Is Passing Stakes. “Right now, I’m just happy we won.”

Starting from post five, Cash Rules employed his customary race tactics in the Darn That Alarm when forwardly-placed to track pacesetter Sky Venture from second as that 19-1 outsider ran on the lead through reasonably modest splits of :25.20, :50.12, and 1:14.16.

“Nobody in the race had much speed,” Saez said. “Thankfully that horse (Sky Venture) went so I could take my horse and hold him back (in second) and wait all the way.”

Cash Rules nudged ahead of a tiring Sky Venture at the top of the stretch to open up a lead on the field, but unlike past races when Cash Rules ran away from rivals, the gelding

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second, just a head in front of Get Serious in third. Final time for the mile was 1:33.96.

Tune Me In is trained by Bruce Alexander for Patricia Generazio who resides with husband and former trainer Frank in Osterville, Mass., and Tequesta, Fla. And like many at Monmouth Park and those wagering on Monmouth races, even Alexander was a bit taken back by the victory.

“When you don’t expect it, it’s especially nice to win,” Alexander said. “In midstretch, you think you’re vulnerable and they’re going to close in, but in the last 50 Florida-bred yards he was actually Tune Me In getting a little space in between him and the contenders. Even though he was a nice, useful horse, he’s moved up to another level now.”

Like Alexander, Lopez was impressed by

Tune Me In shortly after the start. “They told me to just go out there and see what she wants to do,” Lopez said. “She broke well and we were on top quickly. That other horse (Singlet) went by us, but I still had horse and she fought back gamely on the rail.”

The 5-year-old grey/roan gelding earning $60,000 for his win in the Cliff Hanger and now has $349,845 in career earnings from five wins in 21 starts. By Concorde’s Tune and out of the Court Trial mare Pleasant Courtney, Tune Me In paid $15.40 to win, $5.20 to place and $2.20 to show.

Salto returned $3.40 and $2.20 while Get Serious also paid $2.20 to show.

He was bred in Florida by Joseph and Helen Barbizon of Morriston.

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Tune Me In made it two-in-a-row Sept. 1 at Monmouth Park when the Florida-bred gelding won the Grade 3 Cliff Hanger Stakes.

The $100,000 Cliff Hanger victory over one mile on the turf course follows a win by Tune Me In in the Grade 3 Oceanport Stakes, also over the Monmouth grass on Jul. 29. Despite the recent success however, Tune Me In was let go with the highest odds in the field of five as he went to the post at nearly 7-1.

Ridden by Paco Lopez, Tune Me In broke sharp and went to the front with 6-5 favorite Get Serious just to his outside. Those two separated from the pack down the backstretch as they led the compact group though fractions of :24.23 for the first quarter-mile and :47.65 for the half. Around the far turn Tune Me In began to pull away from Get Serious and had clear lead as they hit the top of the stretch. Down the lane, Tune Me In continued to the wire a length in front of Salto, who had rallied from last to get up for

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Cathy’s Crunches Fit in Adoration Win faced pressure throughout the final furlong, defiantly resisting the late two-horse challenge to hold sway at the wire.

“It was almost like he was asleep a little bit,” Saez explained. “Because when we came to the stretch and I asked him, he gave me something, but not really everything he has. But when he saw those other horses late, thankfully he responded.”

Trained by Dave Fawkes, Cash Rules returned $2.80, $2.10, and $2.10 for his popular victory. Liberty Cap paid $3.00 and $2.40 for second, while Flatter This, the 2011 winner of the Darn That Alarm, brought back $4.40 when third. Final time for the 11⁄16-mile race was 1:46.88.

With his Darn That Alarm victory, Cash Rules has visited the winner’s circle six times from 13 career starts and is a three-time

stakes winner at the meet having also prevailed in the $55,000 Sumter Stakes and the Band Is Passing. The 5-year-old gelding has lifetime earnings of $213,261. Cash Rules was bred in Florida by Fugate and Marshall and Suzanne Novak of Dade City, Fla. Two races after Cash Rules prevailed in the Darn That Alarm, Shadybrook Farm Inc. and William Lusky’s Tripski won for the second straight time when passing rivals in the shadow of the wire to win the five-furlong $55,000 Eillo Stakes by a half-length in :56.20.

Ridden to victory by Jesus Rios, the Michael Yates trainee saved ground while settling in mid-pack through the early stages of the Eillo before shaking free inside the final furlong and driving by his rivals for the win.

Pacesetter Uno Caliente held on to finish second while Classic Brook was third.

Florida-bred See Tobe

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First Stakes Win for Elder See Tobe

The racing career of See Tobe took a while to get going one might say. Making his first start at age four, the Floridabred gelding finished sixth in his first start but bounced back to win in his second try–defeating $35,000 maiden claimers at Gulfstream Park in February of 2011. Adversity made an appearance in his third race as the Gary Capuano trainee was steadied early and eventually finished tenth.

Since then, however, See Tobe has been nothing short of being a stalwart as

he has finished in the top three in each of his eight subsequent races save one. Saturday, Sept. 8 at Laurel Park near Baltimore, See Tobe picked up his first stakes win by taking the $102,250 Japan Racing Association Stakes against a field of nine 3-year-olds and older going a 11⁄16 miles on the grass.

Breaking from post six with jockey Julien Pimentel aboard, See Tobe settled in fifth, but was a somewhat closer than normal three and one-half lengths from early leaders El Commodore, Action Andy and Eighttofasttocatch after a quarter mile in :24.42. In most of his career races, See Tobe has been a legitimate closer, coming from as far back as nine lengths when his last race against optional claimers Jul. 8 at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa. But it was a much slower pace in the Japan Racing AssociSee First

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The racing career of Cathy’s Crunches got off to a fast start when she won five of her seven races as a juvenile including three stakes. While she has been productive in recent races while picking up paychecks against stakes competition, it has been since December of 2010 when she last won.

That all changed Sept. 2 at Del Mar as the 4-yearold filly by the late Florida stallion West Acre took advantage of a ground saving trip to win the $90,350

Florida-bred Cathy’s Crunches

Adoration Stakes for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. Bred in Florida by Gilbert Campbell of Tyngsboro, Mass., Cathy’s Crunches broke seventh in the field of nine and stayed back through fast early fractions of :22.05 for the first quarter and the half in :45.54. Around the far turn, jockey Joe Talamo began to move Cathy’s Crunches along the rail and looked to have the leaders in their sights when they Talamo steadied her to keep her off the heels of the tiring frontrunners. But Talamo was able to keep his cool and swung the bay filly to the outside where she ran down Graser to win a length and one-quarter with Great Hot another halflength back in third. Final time for the mile was 1:36.52 on the Del Mar Polytrack.

Cathy’s Crunches returned a healthy $20.60 to her supporters with $2 win tickets, $9.20 to place and $5.80 to show. Graser returned $9.00 to place and $5.40 to show while Great Hot paid $7.20. It was the sixth career win for Cathy’s Crunches from 17 career starts and she now a earnings of $284,660.

Her last victory had come in the Corte Madera Stakes at Golden Gate Fields some 20 months ago, but Cathy’s Crunches had shown she may be ready for a win after her last two starts. She was second in the $60,000 Alameda County Stakes at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, Cal., on Jun. 30 and third, beaten only a length in the $50,000 Luther Burbank at the Santa Rosa County Fair in Cal., Jul.29.

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First Stakes Win from page 9

Awesome Belle Stylish in Judy’s Red Shoes Wicked Night in second and another length and one-half on Redbud Road in third, Awesome Belle was able to take the field through honest fractions of :23.70 for the first quarter-mile and :49.57 for the first half-mile. Going into the far turn, Jara urged Awesome Belle for more speed and by the time they turned for home, they were in front by some five lengths with nobody coming to challenge.

At the wire, Jara was already slowing Awesome Belle who was still four and threequarters lengths in front of second-place finisher Jazz with Fine Silver another length and one-quarter back in third in a final time at 1:44.46 over a turf course rated good.

“Once [Awesome Belle] made the lead, she was very happy to relax,” Jara said. “And just like last time, there wasn’t a horse that really tried to come at us.

And once she got relaxed, I knew that she would finish the race strong.”

Bred in Florida and owned by Brei’s Jacks or Better Farm in Ocala, Awesome Belle Florida-bred Awesome Belle is by Awesome of experience that she enjoyed. After winning Course who stands at Journeyman Stud, the $68,200 Judy’s Red Shoes Stakes at also in Ocala. Awesome Belle earned Calder Sept. 15 and the Crystal Rail Stakes $45,000 for the victory which has increased there in August, Awesome Belle has now her career earnings to $398,387 and gave won three consecutive added-money races the filly her fifth win from 18 career starts.

Awesome Belle, who is out of the Bayou at the Miami Gardens, Fla., track and has secured her claim as the meet’s leading 3- Hebert mare Bayou Plans, paid $6.20 to win, $4.20 to place and $2.80 to show while year-old filly.

Sent to the post as the 2-1 favorite over the late running Jazz returned $7.40 and 5-2 second choice Frolic’s Revenge, Awe- $4.00. Fine Silver paid $3.40 to show. some Belle played the 11⁄16 mile race on the Frolic’s Revenge never fired and faded to Calder turf just as she had her last two wins. fifth while Redbud Road was seventh.

She broke well and took jockey Fernando Wicked Night took a bad step coming out Jara right to the lead. Putting a length on of the far turn and was eased.

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After winning the $300,000 My Dear Girl division of the Florida Stallion Stakes at Calder last October, one cannot blame trainer Stanley Gold and owner-breeder Fred Brei for taking a shot at the next level with Awesome Belle. Not only did the gamble to run the chestnut filly in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Churchill Downs not pay off as she finished 12th, but it also started a nine-race losing streak in which her best effort would be a third-place finish against optional claimers at Gulfstream Park back on Feb. 25.

Then Awesome Belle made it back to the winner’s circle on July 21 after winning the $67,000 Three Ring Stakes at Calder and there must have been something about the

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ation so See Tobe was closer, even when five lengths off the lead after a half-mile in :48.82.

Inside the three-eighths pole, Pimentel began to urge See Tobe and he began picking up horses around the far turn. The two then split leaders Eighttofasttocath and Action Andy inside the sixteenth pole and began to pull away, winning by a length and onequarter over Mr. Irons in second and Dannhauser in third. Eighttofasttrocatch finished fifth, favored Action Andy was seventh just ahead of El Commodore in eighth. The final time was 1:44.53.

“He was a little closer than he usually is but he made a big run,” said Pimentel. “We thought that with it being a little softer it would be more helpful for us. He ran great. Around the quarter pole I thought I had them.”

Bred in Florida by Wiest and Heathers 07, See Tobe now has four wins from 12 starts and the $60,000 payday in the JRA increases his bankroll to $150,461 for owner Non Stop Stable.

“We ran into some problems with him early and gave him plenty of time and did some surgery on him,” said Capuano. “He came back really good. He’s just been getting better. He’s a one run horse. He just keeps coming right at the end. You can’t give up on him. In the last forty yards he gives you an extra gear.”

See Tobe paid $17.80 and topped a $314.80 exacta and a $1,251 trifecta. He returned $9.60 to place and $5.20 to show. Mr. Irons paid $18.00 and $10.60 and Dannhauser paid $9.80 to show.

“Julian’s been on him a couple times and he thinks ‘I’m not going to get there, I’m not going to get there’ but if you keep after him the last forty yards he gives you another gear like he’s just taking off again,” added Capuano. “He can’t outrun me on the dirt. We’ll keep him on the turf.”

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Florida-bred Brave Dave

is,” Lopez, who rode four winners on the day, said. “He rebounded pretty quickly and was in front quickly. I was just sitting and waiting, and sitting and waiting, until the

quarter pole when I asked my horse. I saw the other horse [Special Jo] coming with his run and my horse responded nicely.”

Brave Dave was bred in Florida by Plesa of Plantation, David Melin of Sunny Isles Beach and Bea Oxenburg of Fort Lauderdale and the colt is owned by Melin and Laurie Plesa. In notching his first stakes win, he won the second of three starts and boosted his earnings to $91,100.

As the 8-5 favorite, Brave Dave paid $5.40, $3.20 and $2.20 and Special Jo paid $5.40 and $3.00. Srum Roll paid $2.20 to show.

Ruler of Kentucky Downs Juvenile Trainer Joan Scott took Florida-bred Ruler of Love from a victory against special weight maidens at Arlington Park near Chicago to stakes company at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky., and the move paid off as the 2-year-old son of Peace Rules won the $60,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Stakes Sept. 15.

Ridden by jockey Calvin Borel for the first time in only his fourth career start, Ruler of Love had finished fourth at Presque Isle Downs over Tapeta before going to Arlington to finish third in his next effort and first attempt on grass, both races coming against maiden special weight company. After winning his first race next time out, Scott must have seen something in the performance that she liked as the Kentucky Downs Juvenile was his next race.

Breaking from the eight post in the field of nine, Borel immediately took Ruler of Love to the rail and the lead, just where the 3-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey feels most comfortable. While looking relaxed on the lead and some two lengths in front of the pack that included 9-5 favorite Central Bank in second and 4-1 Midas Dancer in third, Ruler of Love took the young group through fairly quick fractions of :22.78 and :45.78 through the quarter-mile and half-mile splits. The further they went, the better Ruler of Love looked and by the time they hit the finish line, Ruler of Love was three lengths in front with the order of finish not changing among the next two as Central Banker held on for second, a head in front of Midas Dancer in third. The final time for the seven furlongs was 1:24.38 over the turf course rated firm.

Ruler of Love has now won $58,710 for owners Matthew N. Rebro Jr., Frank Coniglio and Sidney Ritman. He was bred in Florida by Faye W. Little of Ocala.

Ruler of Love returned $15.60 for a $2 win ticket, $5.40 to place and $3.00 to show.

Central Banker paid $4.00 and $3.20 while Midas Dancer returned $4.00 to show. Florida-

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After Florida-bred Brave Dave broke his maiden in wire-to-wire fashion at Calder Casino and Race Course June 30, trainer Edward Plesa Jr. suspected he had a colt with some talent. Not only did Brave Dave run the six furlongs that day in 1:11.94 to earn a 83 Beyer Speed Figure, but both Singanothersong and Saturday Special, who were second and third respectively in that maiden special weight, both won their next races. Saturday Special broke his maiden by nine lengths.

So Plesa shipped Brave Dave to Saratoga for his next start, the Grade 2 Sanford Stakes at six furlongs on Jul. 22. While he finished fourth beaten only three and one-half lengths by the Todd Pletcher-trained Bern Identity, most of Brave Dave’s problems that day were of his own fruition as he tried to get out while racing for the early lead. He then blew the turn slightly before lugging out down the stretch.

Plesa did not lose faith but rather corrected the problem and then entered him in the Grade 3 Sappling Stakes at Monmouth Park Sept 2.

The bad racing luck hit again as Brave Dave stumbled badly at the start of the six furlong Sapling and bumpred with Coach A.J. But Paco Lopez quickly gathered Brave Dave to his feet and before they could finish the quarter-mile in a rapid :21.66, Brave Dave was on the lead and had put a length and one-half between him and the rest of the field. A son of Put it Back, who stands at Bridlewood Farm in Ocala, Brave Dave kept his lead around the turn while going the first four furlongs in :44.85. Special Jo made a run at Brave Dave while going fourwide on the turn but could not catch him as Brave Dave went on to win by three-quarters of a length over Special Jo in second Drum Roll in third. Final time was 1:10.44.

Brave Dave is also tied to Marion County in that he received his early training at Dr. Barry Eisaman’s Eisaman Equine in Williston, Fla. “He took a really bad stumble out of the gate, but I know this horse and how fast he

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Florida FOCUS Florida-breds Sweep Penn National Stake but gave way to Gentlethose two hit the mans Code who had put a wire a half-length head in front by the time in front of a tenathey had run the first quarcious Wildcat ter in an active :22.68.

Creek and jockey Those two raced down the Matthew Rispoli backstretch in tandem but Florida-bred in second. It was Gentlemans Code around the turn and into the more than five stretch, Wildcat Creek forced Gentlemans lengths back to Golden Wheels in third and anCode a bit wide. Julio Garcia aboard Gentle- other length and one-quarter to Bull H in mans Code kept to the task however and fourth. The final time for the five furlongs was :56.18 over a turf course rated as firm.

It was the first stakes victory for the 3year-old gelded son of Proud Accolade and the Saint Ballado mare American Saint that Undefeated champion Awesome Feather Nasty Storm to her 5¾-length victory in Janbegan his racing career in Europe where he ran her record to 10-for-10 Sept. 20 at Bel- uary’s Sunshine Millions Distaff, her only broke his maiden in May of last year at Folkemont Park as she came off an eight-month lay- other start of 2012. stone Race Course in Westenhanger, United Purchased by Stronach for $2.3 million off to post a dominating 11¼-length victory Kingdom. He was then fourth in the Windsor in the $85,000 Nasty Storm overnight stakes. following her triumph in the 2010 Breeders’ Castle Stakes at Ascot before shipping to Revving up for a planned start in the Cup Juvenile Fillies and turned over to Brown, Monmouth Park in New Jersey where he was second in the $70,000 Tyro Stakes in his first Grade 1, $2 million Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Awesome Feather was off for 11 months with start stateside. Trained by Wesley Ward for Classic at Santa Anita on November 2, the tendon issues and returned last fall to win the owners David Reid and Geoff Stein’s Ice slightly built filly was away from the gate alertly, Le Slew overnight stakes at Belmont and the Wine Stable in Briarcliff, N.Y., Gentlemans and then settled in third as Daddy’s Honor and Grade 1 Gazelle at Aqueduct Racetrack in her Code was also fourth in the Affirmed division All Due Respect ripped through an opening two 2011 appearances. By Awesome of of the Florida Stallion Stakes behind winner quarter-mile in 22.63 seconds, with the half Course who stands at Journeyman Stud in Ocala, Awesome Feather was bred in Florida going in 44.96.

Fort Loudon last August at Calder. He rattled Given her cue by jockey Jeffrey Sanchez on by Fred Brei’s Jacks or Better Farm, also looff a series of three straight wins at Keeneland cated in Ocala. and Arlington Park this summer before finthe turn, Awesome Feather “Her other three wins, ishing third in the $100,000 Quick Call barreled past the pacesetshe was nice and sound, Stakes at Saratoga on Jul. 26 in his last race. ters and swept into the but we never had her lookGentlemans Code was bred in Florida by stretch with a sizeable lead ing weight-wise and coatBridlewood Farm of Ocala and he is also a and opened up under a wise the way we wanted,” graduate of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Comhand ride to hit the wire in a said Brown. “This race, pany 2010 August Yearling Sale where he sold swift 1:33.47 for the mile. coming in, was the best for $12,000. That has turned out well for Ice “Six weeks out from the she ever looked to me.

Wine who earned $30,000 for the win at Penn Breeders’ Cup, I think she We’re just fortunate the National and have seen Gentlemans Code needed a race, so I’m not at Florida-bred Awesome Feather bring home $140,112 in his short career. all upset about winning by that many and hav- race went here, that they had a race for us at Gentlemans Code returned $4.40 and ing a strong final time,” said Chad Brown, who Belmont, and it should be a good stepping$2.20 while Wildcat Creek, by Journeyman trains the 2010 juvenile filly champion for Frank stone to the Ladies’ Classic if she comes out of Stud stallion Wildcat Heir and bred in Florida Stronach. “I think she needed the race and we the race in good shape.”

It was a Sunshine State trifecta as Floridaby Hardacre Farm, also paid $2.20 to place. got the race we needed.”

There was no show wagering offered.

The 1-5 favorite, Awesome Feather re- breds All Due Respect and Daddy’s Honor turned $2.60 for a $2 win bet as she added the were second and third respectively. see Focus page 70 B&D PHOTOGRAPHY

Florida-breds Gentlemans Code and Wildcat Creek made up half of the abbreviated field of four in the Thomas S. Clifton Stakes at Penn National Sept. 15 and they ran like they were the better half, finishing first and second respectively in the five furlong turf sprint.

Wildcat Creek was the post time favorite going to the gate at even odds while Gentlemans Code had slightly less support at 6-5.

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Awesome Feather a Perfect “10” as Florida-breds Sweep Nasty Storm

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Q &A with LONNY T. POWELL Ventura is a friend plus worked at my side as my assistant when I was first hired to oversee the [University of Arizona] Race Track Industry academic and outreach program in the mid-80’s. As an aside, some of my best childhood memories center around the time my mom, dad and I lived in Hialeah while my father rode there and Tropical Park for a couple of winters.

As far as the leader of our board- “Dr. Phil” [Matthews] goes, he is truly “The Man” for these times. He has been key to this association embracing a forward-thinking vision. He is a humble yet confident leader with a strong moral and ethical compass. It is amazing how much we also share a common philosophy on FTBOA, the industry and life in general in so many ways (yet we never met ‘til last winter). Dedicated, wise, supportive, gracious with his valuable time and a stellar human being is the best way I can describe Phil.

TFH: Prior to your arrival in Florida earlier this year, did you have any experience with the Florida thoroughbred industry?

LP: Fortunately, yes. As the president of Racing Commissioners International, the State of Florida was one of my members.

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TFH: What was it like growing up on the track and as a jockey’s son? Do you care to share any childhood memories that still stand out in your mind?

LP: I was raised around all types of horses and a myriad of racetracks since early childhood. It was the world I grew up in that put food on the family table, as it still does today. During high school and college, I worked on the track maintenance crew (starting with working as the janitor in the Les Bois Park jockeys’ room and paddockthat was character-building) and eventually climbed the racing jobs ladder as a jockey valet and member of the One of my best childstarting gate crews on Kent [Stirling], Sammy hood memories was our the Idaho and Arizona [Gordon] and all of the family living in a trailer “bush circuit”.

[Florida Horsemen’s parked on the beach next One of my best Benevolent and Protective Association]. to Del Mar race track dur- childhood memories As the first head of ing the summers my Dad was our family living in a trailer parked on the racing operations for rode there. It was a kid’s beach next to Del Mar Magna Entertainment [Corporation], I was paradise. To this day I find race track during the summers my Dad rode involved in the purgoing to beaches to be there. It was a kid’s parchase and operation of magical experiences. adise. To this day I find Gulfstream Park whose going to beaches to be president at the time, Doug Donn, reported to me. I also was the magical experiences.

My low-point as a five or six year old one MEC dispatched to personally negotiate the experimental “Hialeah Lease” “backstretch brat” was getting in trouble with John Brunetti. Over the years I’ve with track security at the original Arlington spent time in meetings with other Florida Park after getting caught shooting my mail folks like Tampa’s Stella Thayer, FTBOA’s order Yahoo Mountain Dew pop gun off at Dick Hancock [then Calder’s] Ken Dunn exercise riders galloping around the training as well as many of the greyhound track track. It was a stupid kid thing to do, and I had no idea at that age it could be dangerous owners and operators.

[Ocala Breeders’ Sales] president Tom for others. Believe me, as much as uni-

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Q &A with LONNY T. POWELL formed track security and the [Thoroughbred Racing & Protective Bureau] scared me, my Dad was much harder on me at the end of that day after the races. So I think Arlington–knowing how “old-school” my Dad wa–cut me some slack knowing what I was in for at home. Let’s just say I never behaved too badly at the track from that point forward!

Florida is a huge agricultural state and the FTBOA and thor“ oughbred horse Industry has long been looked upon as one of the key and high-profile contributors to our state ag mix. With agriculture, you either know it or don’t. You can’t really fake it.

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PHOTOS COURTESY LONNY POWELL

Powell as an assistant starter at Tucson’s Rillito Downs. (Circa 1980-82)

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TFH: Your career path and experience are well known to many: president of numerous successful tracks and national associations, academic, regulator, [Advance Deposit Wagering] operator, corporate executive, a Cabinet member for a state governor among others. How have these experiences served you in your new FTBOA CEO position?

LP: I collectively rely on all of these experiences, situations, knowledge gained, contacts and relationships forged to best serve the FTBOA, our membership and industry. I must also say that I have enjoyed my career and I am blessed that this industry has been so good to me and afforded so many opportunities to work with great people and organizations while making a positive impact.

TFH: You mentioned that prior to your “responsible adult” years, you worked various jobs around the track ranging from track maintenance to jockey valet to assistant starter. How did those early years help mold your approach to the racing and breeding industry?

LP: Again, just as was the case with the previous question, I do not think I could be nearly as effective or empathetic in the various leadership positions I have held since without the benefit of having worked in the

trenches and on the frontlines, getting a little (actually a lot of) manure, sweat and blood on my clothes. In addition to representing a really fun time of my life, the experience was invaluable for the future and for building character.

TFH: In a nutshell, explain the role of the FTBOA within the Florida breeding and racing industries and how your position as CEO supports that role?

LP: FTBOA is a not-for-profit association which represents and provides a voice for thoroughbred breeders and owners who breed, raise, train and race horses born in Florida. We administer a popular awards program which encourages individuals to participate in the industry in our Sunshine State.

In conjunction with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the FTBOA also is charged with promoting and marketing the industry throughout the country and around the world.

As CEO I oversee the management, advocacy, public relations, development and strategic activities and initiatives of the Association. I make sure that we execute upon policy as directed by our board and its chair.

TFH: It seems your position is not only one of business, advocacy and public relations, it is very much a part of the Florida agriculture, animal science and ag business communities? Do you have any background or ties to agriculture?

LP: Fortunately, I come from an agriculture, in addition to horse, background while growing up in Idaho and California. During high school, I belonged to the FFA [Future Farmers of America] where I went on to win the state public speaking and poultry judging awards. Ultimately, I was elected state president. I attended the Colleges of Agriculture at the University of Arizona (UA) and Idaho, and later became a faculty member in the Department of Animal Sciences and Agriculture at UA. I am also a former trustee and officer for the state of Arizona 4-H. Florida is a huge agricultural state and the FTBOA and thoroughbred horse Industry has

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long been looked upon as one of the key and political and industry relations arenas as we athigh-profile contributors to our state ag mix. tempt to address - in the best interest of our With agriculture, you either know it or don’t. members - a whole host of potential issues.

You can’t really fake it. Currently, I have been These involve things as grand of a scale as destination casino-resorts legisnamed to four ag-related lation for South Florida, and state sponsored govOver the years I revisiting the economics of erning and/or advisory have been heavily in- ADWs and all the way to boards and committees the “bizarre”. Of all things, since my arrival this year. volved in transition we face the highly questionWe are fortunate that our related projects inFTBOA “brand” gets us cluding mergers and able quarter horse “parimutuel barrel racing” meets an empowered seat at acquisitions, restrucand related rogue facility those governance and polturing, start-ups or permits, which lack legitiicy-making tables. otherwise re-invigo- mate horsemen’s represenTFH: In addition to rating businesses and tation or participation.

In addition, much effort your FTBOA position as associations in need has been made in working CEO, what other capaciof a new spark or al- with the small, hard-workties do you currently serve ternative path. ing and dedicated FTBOA or volunteer? and FEP staff in modernizLP: I also serve as FEP [Florida Equine Publications] CEO & EVP [ex- ing and re-tooling our office operations, poliecutive vice president], Florida Thoroughbred cies, practices and procedures. We have also Charities executive director, OTR [Ocala Thor- spent considerable effort working with the oughbred Racing] CEO & EVP. I have recently board as well as newly launched advisory been appointed to serve on the boards of several member committees. Efforts are moving forFlorida entities including the state animal tech- ward with a small (but growing) band of memnical committee, the Florida Horse Park, the ber volunteers to do such things as review our Farm Bureau equine advisory committee, the Marion County Agriculture Alliance, the Ocala Marion County Chamber of Commerce equine/ agriculture committee. Nationally, I continue to serve on the advisory council for the University of Arizona and have returned to the racing committee of the American Horse Council.

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TFH: The pari-mutuel industry nationally and locally faces many challenges. Can you discuss a few of these that are “close to home”?

LP: There are many. Like virtually all of our peers throughout the country, we’re working to improve the economics and conditions while navigating the path for the future of the business. All while working to resist further decline in the interim. And our Members specifically are “job one”. Each and every day can involve a plethora of issues and initiatives (most planned, some spontaneous).

We also have remained ever-vigilant in the

by-laws, discuss certain stakes programs and undertake community outreach efforts. There has been progress made to one degree or another on all fronts with much more work still to do. As in many cases, certain challenges have the potential to be converted into opportunities.

I’d like to refer back to our staff one more time and clearly let the readers know that we have a great staff in our FTBOA building. I see their hard work and dedication each day-even in the face of sometimes thankless tasks and unnecessary distractions-though, again, they all get that this all goes with the territory. I am also excited about the management team I have working at my side –Becky [Robinson], Patrick [Vinzant], Caroline [Davis], Brock [Sheridan] and Tammy [Gantt] have risen to the challenges and opportunities like the firstround draft picks I was confident they had the potential of being. Though Team FTBOA/FEP may be modest in size, these folks move mountains of work trying to make this association and membership the best it can be. Their dedication and enthusiasm ranks up there with the very best management teams I have had the pleasure of being associated with. It is a priveledge to have them on my team.

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Q &A with LONNY T. POWELL Florida is too strong of a thoroughbred and horse state “ to ever become irrelevant. Just last month, the Jockey Club reported that only Florida stallions produced more foals this year compared to last year. Florida was the only one in the top ten states to have an increase - the others - Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, California, New Mexico, Texas, Ontario, etc. showed actual decreases in this area.

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TFH: You’ve used the word “transition” a couple of times during this interview regarding FTBOA. Can you expand upon what that means to you?

LP: Certainly, life in general and our industry specifically is fulI of transitions, especially if you are going to evolve, modernize and progress. I guess what we all pretty much mean in this case is that we as an association for the first time in over 20 years are no longer under the management of long-time former executive VP Dick Hancock. It’s a pretty big deal when an organization makes a change after that many years.

One of the things that I have spent a significant part of my career on and have been fortunate enough to have seen some great things happen under the umbrella of transition.

Over the years I have been heavily involved in transition related projects including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, start-ups or otherwise re-invigorating businesses and associations in need of a new spark or alternative path. Transitions can represent wonderful and exciting opportunities for an organization and its leadership provided the right people, vision and motivations are in place.

TFH: Can you share a few of the goals you are targeting?

LP: Florida is too strong of a thoroughbred and horse state to allow it to ever become irrelevant. Just last month, the Jockey Club reported that only Florida stallions produced more foals this year compared to last year. Florida was the only one in the top ten states to have an increase - the others - Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, California, New Mexico, Texas, Ontario, etc.

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showed actual decreases in this area. Our local marketplace is continuing to show signs of new life investment….mares and stallions are now coming in from other jurisdictions and helping fill-in some holes left in the past 5 years or so. Still, there is so much more work and improvement within our industry that must be focused on. We must continue to set our sights and progress and most of all lead - as is the case with the rogue and destructive quarter horse barrel racing movement. We defend and protect our thoroughbred industry. We are in a building and looking-forward mode at FTBOA. Accordingly, much of our effort has and will be aimed at doing our part in working

on continued increased awards and purses, growing membership, stabilizing the foal crop, facilitating demand for Florida-bred and Florida–owned horses in the hypercompetitive international marketplace and receiving our economic fair share from [Advance Deposit Wagering] and other track or gaming-driven revenues. Bottom line is we have in our fast, competitive and consistently performing Florida thoroughbreds, a proven, solid and highly regarded brand and product strengths with room to be enhanced and built upon. That’s what we plan to do. That’s what we will do with the support, unity and forward vision of our membership.■

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Gulfstream Gulfstream Park increases purses while hosting the Claiming Crown for the first time

By MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

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ulfstream Park will open its 69th season of Thoroughbred racing with a splash on Saturday, December 1, as the track will host the seven-race, $850,000 Claiming Crown.

A joint venture of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders’ Association and the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, the Claiming Crown races will be held in Florida for the first time. The

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previous host sites are Canterbury Park, which hosted the inaugural Claiming Crown in 1999 and again from 200001, 2003-06, and 2008-10, Philadelphia Park (2002), Ellis Park (‘07), and Fair Grounds Racecourse (2011).

According to TOBA director of industry relations and development Andy Schweigert, the decision to hold this year’s Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park was an easy one that was spearheaded by the track’s racing secretary, Dan Bork.

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Claims Crown “Dan approached us and expressed an interest in brought to the table, it was really an easy decision.”

Gulfstream holding the event,” Schweigert said. “He’s For the previous 13 Claiming Crown events, the minalso the racing secretary at Ellis Park, and he was at imum purse was $50,000 and the maximum was Ellis when it hosted the Claiming Crown five years $150,000. However, Gulfstream Park has doubled the ago. He had some familiarity with the event, and he purses for the 11⁄16-mile Iron Horse Stakes (claiming thought it might work at Gulfstream. level, $7,500) and 6-furlong Express Stakes (claiming “When Dan first approached us about it, he said he level, $7,500) from $50,000 to $100,000. had some ideas to make it an even bigger event, such Also, the purse for the 7-furlong Glass Slipper as adding a race, increasing the purses and holding it Stakes for fillies and mares (claiming level, $16,000) on opening day,” he added. “The horsemen in Florida has been increased from $75,000 to $100,000, and the were in favor of Gulfpurse for the 11⁄16-miles stream hosting it, so (turf) Emerald Stakes Having the Claiming Crown at Gulfgiven everything the will rise from $100,000 stream Park is going to help the event’s brand track and horsemen to $125,000. The richest tremendously. It’s opening day at Gulfstream, of the seven Claiming and it’s in December – who doesn’t want to Crown races, the 11⁄8mile Jewel Stakes, will be in south Florida in early December?

—Andy Schweigert be worth a program record $200,000, up from $150,000 for its previous 13 runnings.

The Claiming Crown Rapid Transit Stakes is scheduled to return this year after being canceled due to lack of entries in 2011. This year’s added Claiming Crown race, the $125,000 Tiara Stakes for fillies and mares (claiming level, $25,000), will be run at 11⁄16 miles on Gulfstream’s turf course.

Claiming horses are considered the bread-and-butter of any track’s race meet, Gulfstream Park included. When the idea for the Claiming Crown was hatched in the late 1990s by then TOBA president Drew Couto, the goal of the program was to become the Breeders’ Cup for claimers.

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CLAIMING CROWN ATTENDANCE AND HANDLE

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Year Date 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Site

Attendance

Handle

August 7 .....................Canterbury Park .....................11,380 ....................$2,229,815 August 6 .....................Canterbury Park....................*13,922 ....................$2,460,775 August 4 .....................Canterbury Park .......................8,078 ....................$3,159,868 August 31 ...................Philadelphia Park .........................N/A ....................$2,404,023 July 19 .......................Canterbury Park .....................10,420 ....................$3,241,926 July 17 .......................Canterbury Park .....................12,788 ....................$3,632,968 July 16 .......................Canterbury Park .....................10,515 ....................$2,321,941 July 15 .......................Canterbury Park .....................11,644 ....................$2,708,902 August 4 .....................Ellis Park ..................................6,611 ..................*$4,906,095 August 2 .....................Canterbury Park .....................10,188 ....................$2,771,947 July 25 .......................Canterbury Park .....................11,324 ....................$2,872,459 July 24 .......................Canterbury Park .....................11,473 ....................$2,180,220 December 3 ................Fair Grounds ................................N/A ....................$4,222,129 *Denotes Claiming Crown record THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2012 25

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My Irish Girl is the last Florida-bred to win in the Claiming Crown races by taking the Glass Slipper Stakes in 2010.

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Claiming Crown

And like the Breeders’ Cup, Claiming Crown competitors ship from throughout the United States – but anyone who thinks the Claiming Crown races are filled with just dyed-in-the-wool blue-collar claimers should think again.

Several one-time claimers have competed in Claiming Crown events and have had later success on a bigger stage. For example, Furthest Land, a Kentucky-bred Smart Strike gelding campaigned by Kenneth and Sarah

FLORIDA-BRED WINNERS OF PAST CLAIMING CROWN RACES Since its inception in 1999, a total of 16 Florida-breds have won Claiming Crown races.

Year Race

Winner

Breeder

2010 $75,000 Glass Slipper Stakes

My Irish Girl

Sienna Farms LLC

2009 $50,000 Iron Horse Stakes $75,000 Rapid Transit Stakes $75,000 Glass Slipper Stakes

Bright Hall You’re My Boy Blue Frisco Fox

Emory A. Hamilton Marty Hershe & Carol Hershe Kenneth H. Davis & Sherry R. Mansfield

2008 $75,000 Rapid Transit Stakes

Eagle Storm

Freddie Hyatt

2007 $100,000 Tiara Stakes $150,000 Jewel Stakes

Unplugged Miami Sunrise

Elsie W. O’Connor DJJ Racing

2006 $50,000 Iron Horse Stakes $100,000 Tiara Stakes $150,000 Jewel Stakes

Distinct Vision Tens Holy Spirit Me My Mine

Suzanne Snell Collins Myron Wilson MD Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

2005 $50,000 Iron Horse Stakes $100,000 Tiara Stakes

My Extolled Honor Inhonorofjohnnie

Mike Meeks Ron Skrumbellos & Lori Skrumbellos

2002 $50,000 Iron Horse Stakes

Ruskin

J.R. Cavanaugh

2000 $100,000 Emerald Stakes

P.D. Lucky

F.L. Maloy

1999 $50,000 Iron Horse Stakes $75,000 Glass Slipper Stakes

A Point Well Made You’re A Lady

F.W. Hooper Stanley Ersoff

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Ramsey, ran fourth in the 2009 Claiming Crown Jewel Stakes before he proceeded to win the Grade 2, $200,000 Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes at Turfway Park, and the Grade 1, $1-million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita later that season.

Another Claiming Crown alumnus, the Saint Ballado gelding Lord Of The Game, came off of graded stakes victories at Arlington Park and Prairie Meadows before he ran second to Desert Boom in the ‘05 Jewel Stakes.

And, Baryshnikov, a Kentucky-bred son of Empire Maker, was graded stakes placed at Saratoga, Churchill Downs, Monmouth Park, and Pimlico before he finished second to Compliance Officer in last year’s Emerald Stakes at Fair Grounds.

Gulfstream Park will be rolling out the red carpet for this year’s Claiming Crown; the track is planning parties and other special events around the races in an attempt to break the previous event attendance record (13,992 at Canterbury Park in 2000) and handle record ($4,906,095 at Ellis Park in ‘07). Gulfstream management has made a one-year commitment to host the Claiming Crown, but Bork indicated that the track will make future bids if everything goes well this year.

Also, the National HBPA and its Florida division are working with TOBA to help promote this year’s Claiming Crown.

“Having the Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park is going to help the event’s brand tremendously,” Schweigert said. “It’s opening day at Gulfstream, and it’s in December – who doesn’t want to be in south Florida in early December?

“Also, the pool of horses to draw from at that time of year at that location should be very good,” he added.

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By RICHARD LINIHAN s December draws closer with each day, two venues of anticipation have begun to grow like wildfire on the open prairie.

First, there’s Christmas and ponies for the very young.

Secondly, there’s the 2012-2013 racing schedule at Gulfstream Park for the young at heart who love their ponies of a different color, the kind that race in South Florida. And seriously, is there any better gift during the holidays, other than finding a pony under the tree, than solving the ponies at Gulfstream Park and taking a wheelbarrow of cash home with you from December to April? It isn’t the Rubik’s Cube. Nor is it rocket science. All it takes to unlock these treasures is to make sure you possess the right keys when you arrive at Gulfstream Park.

Some of these keys you can acquire with a minimal amount of research. The others are provided by Gulfstream Park itself on one of the most comprehensive websites provided by any track in the country – www.gulfstreampark.com.

Once you know what to look for and that lockbox opens before your very eyes with a payoff in the hundreds for exactas and thousands for trifectas, superfectas, pick 3s, pick 4s, pick 5s and the rainbow 6, you will experience a similar joy as those who have mastered the art of success. Whether it’s solving the Rubik’s Cube, working your first New York Times crossword to completion or selling a house in a down market, these endeavors when solved can be most satisfying. They don’t compare to opening the door to signing IRS tickets at this Florida track.

Have a plan supported by facts that revolve around the past.

Don’t go in hoping that today is your lucky day. Many a horse racing fan have gone to the track looking to bet their favorite color or the name of the horse only to find out these theories pan out about once or twice a millennium. This has been verified by numerous funny men who were racetrack regulars but not regular winners .

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A winning effort at the track can be broken down into a few simple tiers

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H A N D I C A P P I N G

“I bet on a horse at ten to one,” said comedian Henny Youngman. “He didn’t come in till half past five.”

“I met with an accident on the way to the track,” said another, Joe E. Lewis. “I arrived safely.”

And finally, “You know horses are smarter than people,” said Will Rogers. “You never heard of a horse losing his house betting on people.”

These are the voices of those who probably attended the track without that game plan. Winning is not that hard if you just take the time to handicap the Gulfstream Park races the correct way. There are so many outlets that lead to a well-thought out wager or two. It

Know how to use track biases information, understand where to look for information, and take into account the difference between best bets as opposed to most likely winners and make each of those meld into the kind of wagers that are available and the sort of payouts that each of them can bring compared to what your goals might be. can be done with a few simple tasks a day. These steps can be the epiphany you’ve been looking for in narrowing down your betting selections to true longshots rather than throwing possible longshots into a hat and hoping the gods of horse racing make the correct one stick to your fingers as you reach into that abyss of bad fortune.

A winning effort at Gulfstream Park can be broken down into a few simple tiers – track biases and how to use this information, understanding where to look for information, and taking into account the difference between best bets as opposed to most likely winners and making each of those meld into the kind of wagers that are available and the sort of payouts that each of them can bring compared to what your goals might be.

TRACK BIAS

This is information that can help you toss out horses that may appear to have a chance on paper, but because the way the track is playing favorably to front runners or to closers, you can eliminate from your tickets with strong confidence. The main track was speed-favoring for several years after the reconfiguration of Gulfstream Park, but this kind of noticeable favoritism to certain styles can change on a dime as it did at one point last year. The key is to recognize that change for what it is before the less inclined to studying such items catch on.

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At other times it was difficult for some horses, unless they were the best on paper, to close outside the 3- or 4path in the home stretch due to the new slightly banked turns which did not give those outside horses the old slingshot effect. Having that information in your vault is like possessing nuggets of gold that others may be not take the time to acquire. If they only knew how easy it was to obtain these treasures.

There are a couple of different places to gain this knowledge. Personal favorites are www.gulfstreampark.com and www.brisnet.com.

The uninitiated fans at tracks don’t understand that the track doesn’t win money when you lose. The track gets a portion of each wagering dollar whether you win or you lose, so it is in the best interest of Gulfstream Park and any track you may attend to give you the information you need to help you cash tickets so you will churn that money back through the windows. And to this end, Gulfstream Park provides some in-depth information that is not to be ignored. If you will go to the track’s website, for track bias information, click on “Racing.” That brings up a sub-category of “Handicapping.” Once you click on that, you would see a pull-down box that has several items that will help you in picking your horses. The one that is most helpful in understanding how the track is currently playing is “Equine Rewind.” You can easily track the biases at Gulfstream Park on a regular basis through this method as provided in a diary style. Last year, Bob “The Railbird” Roberts provided this information from the beginning of the meet through April.

How do you make this kind of information work in your favor and cause you to leave the track with so much money, you’re jamming it into your socks?

When there is a speed-favoring bias at Gulfstream Park, you can often find horses who have gotten easy leads at other tracks that weren’t speed favoring and surrendered that lead only to run eighth or ninth, making them look hopeless on form. Find a horse like that combined with a front-running track and you’ll find longshots in the 20-1 range or possibly longer that will hang on to win.

The other road to riches is when that speed-favoring bias goes away and closers begin to win, find those closers who flattened out to fourth and fifth place when they clearly had no chance against the bias and play them to the hilt now that the track has changed. It’s easy money when you can key these horses in your exotic wagers.

The website, www.brisnet.com, also provides track

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information that is invaluable on a regular basis. For instance if you check this site out, on its main page, there is a button to click called “Free Handicapper’s Edge.” If you click on that, you can peruse information from the top stories in horse racing to carryovers to what restaurants and ticket packages are available to pertinent facts necessary for the track you are betting that day. If it happens to be Gulfstream Park, you would know that the average winning odds for horses is about 6-1; the average payoffs for exotics are $101 for exactas; $100 for daily doubles; $425 for trifectas; $481 for Pick 3s; $3,367 for superfectas; $6,475.74 for Pick 4s; $11,876 for Pick 5s, and $4,734 for Super Hi 5s.

If you’ve done your homework, you will know just how much it costs to play each of these wagers on a minimum basis. If you haven’t, it all is provided on the www.gulfstreampark.com website. Recently, Gulfstream Park, in a fan-friendly step, reduced these minimums to go along with national trends. The Pick 6 wager, which is now called the Rainbow 6, can be played for a minimum of 10 cents rather than the $2 minimum of the past. It also has changed its payouts on the Rainbow 6 to allow for major carryover pools that are attractive to the average better. This is done by paying off the entire pool only if there is one customer with the correct ticket. This has led to such major payouts of $221,677.41; $414,166 and a recent new record of $791,364.73. That three-quarters of a million jackpot was won by someone who purchased a ticket of merely $2.40!

If no person hits the final six races of the day by themselves, 60 percent of the pool that day (minus the track’s take) is paid out and 40 percent goes into the

carryover. Fans who found themselves frustrated by not being able to play a $15,000 ticket with the big syndicates now find they can play that same ticket for $750 should they so choose to step in with the big boys. Some love it. Some don’t. But it does give the small bettor that opportunity to hit the gigantic jackpot at minimal cost.

The Pick 4s and Pick 5s also have been decreased to 50-cent plays, making them more accessible and have produced such payouts as $69,000 and $47,000 with the takeout also being cut back to a very reasonable 15 percent on each dollar bet in those pools.

Among other information that can be garnered at the click of a button at brisnet.com’s Free Handicapper’s Edge is track bias over the long haul of the meet and also on a weekly basis. This includes a breakdown at different distances, best styles of runners and best post positions, for dirt and grass.

It tells you what trainers and jockeys are hot and what trainers and jockeys are cold.

If you just don’t want to do the work required to keep up with this kind of minutiae, some of the top handicappers in the country can be found on the gulfstreampark.com website. Jessica Pacheco came up with seven long-shot winners to lead the pack for all you value players, Ron Nicoletti gave a race-by-race analysis last year that was unbeatable as he picked more winners than your local psychic, picking 54 more winners than his nearest competitor, Ed Gray had an average win payout of $6.16 on his winners, and assorted other prognosticators have their selections available FREE on the website daily.

It’s all there for the taking, including the bricks of cash that will be yours to keep. ■

If you’ve done your homework, you will know just how much it costs to play any wager on a minimum basis.

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Orchids Gulfstream Park’s Florida Derby has produced some memorable, if not legendary, Florida-bred champions

By JOANN GUIDRY

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hile Kentucky has its Run for the Roses, Florida has its Run for the Orchids. The Florida Derby name was actually first used at Tampa in 1926, then following a two-year hiatus was held at Hialeah Park. In 1937, Hialeah’s leading 3-year-old race was renamed the Flamingo Stakes. It wasn’t until 1952 that the Florida Derby found its new and current home at Gulfstream Park.

Since that time, a baker’s dozen, aka 13, of Florida-breds have won the prestigious race. Considered a key Kentucky Derby prep race, the Florida Derby has often been the gateway to racing greatness. That was most certainly the case for Floridabreds Needles, Carry Back, Unbridled and Holy Bull. Three of the quartet did indeed record the Florida Derby/Kentucky Derby exacta. And all four went on to be named national champions,as well as one even garnering Horse of the Year honors.

Here’s a look at Needles, Carry Back, Unbridled and Holy Bull—four Florida-breds who won the Run for the Orchids.

■ NEEDLES – 1956 Florida Derby Needles can lay claim to being the first Floridabred to score a long list of Florida thoroughbred industry racing accomplishments. Most know that he was the first Florida-bred to win the Kentucky Derby, as well as the Belmont Stakes, in 1956. But on the way to those historical feats, Needles was also the first Florida-bred to win the Florida Derby.

After being named the best juvenile in the country in 1955, making him the first Florida-bred national champion, Needles opened up his sophomore season in his home state. Carrying the orange and blue silks of Jack Dudley and Bonnie Heath’s D &H Stable, Needles made history again when he captured the $100,00 Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Park on February 25. Trained by Hugh Fontaine and ridden by Dave Erb, Needles broke 14th in the 15-horse field. Unhur-

ried, as was his nature, he galloped along before shifting gears at the top of the stretch to win by two and three-quarter lengths. Coming in second was Gold Ace with Fabius third. Needles’ winning time for the nine furlongs was 1:492⁄5. With the victory, Needles became the first Florida-bred to win a $100,000 stakes race and a major Kentucky Derby prep race.

A month later in the $145,400 Florida Derby on March 24 at Gulfstream Park, Needles didn’t disappoint his connections. Breaking last in the 14-horse field, Needles methodically worked his way through the field to win by threequarters of a length. Count Chic was the runner-up with Pinter Lea taking third. In the win, Needles set a track record time of 1:483⁄5 for the nine furlongs.

Needles would go into the 82nd running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5 off those two key prep victories. He was made the favorite of the 17horse field by the record crowd of more than 100,000 in attendance. Breaking from the number one position,it was no surprise that Needles dropped back into 16th place and let Fabius, Ben A. Jones and Terrang battle it out on the lead. Fabius had the lead going into the long Churchill Downs stretch, but Needles was eating up ground the fastest.

He powered past Fabius to win by three-quarters of a length in 2:032⁄5 for the mile and a quarter. What was most impressive was that Needles made up more than 20 lengths from the half-mile pole to the finish line.

Two weeks later, Needles finished second to Fabius in the Preakness Stakes. But three weeks later, Needles again asserted himself as the best of the 3-year-old crop. And, of course, Needles did it his way, settling in an estimated 25 lengths back in last place in the eight-

Florida-bred Needles graced the cover of Sports Illustrated prior to his Kentucky Derby win.

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RUN FOR THE ORCHIDS ■ NEEDLES 1953 bay colt by Ponder – Noodle Soup, by Jack High Breeder: William E. Leach (Dickey Stable) Owner: D & H Stable (Jackson C. Dudley & Bonnie M. Heath) Trainer: Hugh L. Fontaine Career Earnings: $600,355 Major Races Won: Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Florida Derby, Flamingo Stakes, Sapling Stakes, Hopeful Stakes, Fort Lauderdale Handicap Career Highlights: 1955 North American Champion 2-Year-Old Colt 1956 North American Champion 3-Year-Old Colt

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Florida-bred Carry Back won both the Florida and Kentucky Derby’s in 1961.

horse field. Fabius took a seven-length lead going into the stretch. But then Needles launched his remarkable drive. A tiring Fabius carried Needles out slightly in deep stretch, but he drove on to prevail by a neck over Career Boy. The time was 2:294⁄5. Unbelievably, Needles had made up more than 26 lengths from the half mile pole to home in the win.

Needles’ victories in the Flamingo Stakes, Florida Derby, Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes earned him his second national championship title. Named the 1956 champion 3-year-old colt, Needles finished the season as the leading money earner with a total of $440,850.

Following his championship sophomore season in 1956, Needles started only three times as a 4-year-old. He closed out his career as a winner, capturing the Ft. Laud-

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erdale Handicap at Gulfstream Park. Needles, who had been bought by Dudley and Heath for $20,000 as a two year old, retired with 11 wins, three seconds and three thirds in 21 starts with career earnings of $600,355.

Turning down offers to stand him in Kentucky, Dudley and Heath retired their champion to Ocala-based Bonnie Heath Farm in 1958. Needles went on to sire 20 crops, averaging but 15 foals a year. From 317 foals, 294 were starters, 233 were winners and 21 were stakes winners. In 1964, Needles was a leading juvenile sire by winners with 12 winners of 19 races. His best stakes winner was Irish Rebellion, who won the Pan American Handicap and was stakes-placed 15 times.

Pensioned in 1978, Needles lived out his years at Bonnie Heath Farm until his death on October 15, 1984. A monument marks where he was buried at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Complex. Needles was inducted into the National Museum Racing Hall of Fame in 2000.

■ CARRY BACK – 1961 Florida Derby Much like Needles, Carry Back can lay claim to notching significant Florida-bred firsts. Bred, owned and trained

by Jack Price, Carry Back was the first Florida-bred Preakness Stakes winner and first Florida-bred millionaire.

Carry Back, like Needles, also employed a last-to-first running style. And also like Needles, Carry Back used victories in the Flamingo Stakes and Florida Derby as springboards to a championship 3-year-old season.

After defeating Crozier by a head in Hialeah Park’s Flamingo Stakes, Carry Back took on that rival and six others in the $100,000-added Florida Derby on April 1 at Gulfstream Park. As was his custom, the John Sellers-ridden Carry Back broke slowly and settled in at seventh going down the backstretch. By the time he began to rally coming into the homestretch, Crozier had taken a halflength lead. The latter extended that lead to two lengths as Carry Back moved up to third in deep stretch. At the sixteenth pole, Crozier veered to the outside and brushed against a fast-closing Carry Back. But Carry Back recovered gamely and scored a thrilling head victory over Crozier. Finishing third was Beau Prince. Winning time over a very sloppy track was 1:484⁄5 for the nine furlongs.

Despite finishing second to Globemaster in the Wood Memorial, Carry Back went into the Kentucky Derby as the favorite in the 15-horse field. Included in the that number was rival Crozier, as well as Globemaster, Sherluck and Four-and-Twenty. Content to bide his time, Carry Back stayed at the back of the pack while Globemaster sprinted to the lead and held it for nearly a mile. Four-and-Twenty took the lead briefly in deep stretch before yielding to Crozier. But Carry Back staged his patented late rally and overtook Crozier to win by three-quarters of a length. The

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■ CARRY BACK 1958 bay colt by Saggy—Joppy, by Star Blen Breeder: Jack A. Price Owner: Dorchester Farm (Jack & Katherine Price) Trainer: Jack Price Career Earnings: $1,241,165 Major Races Won: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Flamingo Stakes, Florida Derby, Metropolitan Handicap, Whitney Stakes Career Highlights: 1961 North American Champion 3-Year-Old Colt Back in Paris, Rockem Back, Spire and Toter Back.

Carry Back was inducted into the National Museum Racing Hall of Fame in 1975.He died on March 24, 1983, at the age of 25.

■ UNBRIDLED – 1990 Florida Derby Bred by Tartan Farms, if ever there was a horse who was a Florida-bred through and through, it was Unbridled.

Through both his sire Fappiano and his dam Gana Facil, his breeding led back to Aspidistra—the Tartan Farms foundation broodmare given to farm founder William McKnight as a birthday gift by his employees. Fappiano, a Florida-bred son of Mr. Prospector, was bred by John Nerud and stood at Tartan Farms from 1983-87. Gana Facil, by *Le Fableux, was a Tartan-bred mare out of Charedi, by In Reality.

A member of the last full crop foaled at Tartan Farms, Unbridled was sold as a weanling as part of the operation’s dispersal at the 1987 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November sale.

Frances A. Genter, who had had ties to the Florida Thoroughbred industry for more than 30 years, bought both Gana Facil and her Fappiano weanling. Genter paid $275,000 for Gana Facil and $70,000 for the weanling she would name

Unbridled, a Florida-bred through and through, won his Derby exacta in 1990.

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winning time was 2:04 for the mile and a quarter.

Favored again two weeks later in the Preakness Stakes, Carry Back turned in another stellar winning performance.

Once again Globemaster set the pace, but gave way when Sellers put Carry Back into high gear in deep stretch. Carry Back scored another win by three-quarters of a length in 1:573⁄5 for mile and three-sixteenths. The victory also made Carry Back the first Florida-bred to win the Preakness Stakes.

Unfortunately, Carry Back was injured during the Belmont Stakes three weeks later and finished seventh. Given a two-month layoff, Carry Back returned to stakes-winning form by the end of the season with a victory in the Jerome Handicap. He closed out the season with nine wins, seven of them stakes wins, one second and three thirds to earn $565,349. Carry Back was named the 1961 North American champion 3-year-old colt, joining Needles (1955 &1956) and My Dear Girl (1959) as Florida-bred national champions.

As a four year old in 1962, Carry Back defeated twotime Horse of the Year Kelso in the Metropolitan Handicap. The win made him the first Florida-bred millionaire.

Carry Back also won the Whitney Stakes and Monmouth Handicap that season, setting a track record of 2:00.40 for the mile and a quarter in the latter. In 1963, Carry Back won the Trenton Handicap before retiring with career earnings of $1,241,165. He made an amazing 62 starts, posting 21,11 seconds and 11 thirds. He won 14 stakes and was stakes-placed 20 times.

Price retired Carry Back to his Dorchester Farm in Ocala, where he sired 238 foals of racing age, 188 of which were winners, and posted lifetime progeny earnings of $5,212,406.

Among his stakes winners were Sharp Gary, Taken Aback,

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Unbridled after her first stakes winner in 1949. Genter had also raced Rough’n Tumble, who later stood at Ocala Stud and became the first major Florida sire. She also raced Ocala Stud-bred My Dear Girl, who became only the second Florida-bred to be named a national champion in 1959; and she bred and raced Florida-bred Smile, the 1986 North American champion sprinter. Four years later, Unbridled, who was broken and trained at Ocala Stud, would become the third Florida-bred national champion raced by Genter.

Unbridled came into the 1990 Florida Derby (G1) off a third-place finish in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2). That earned him second-betting choice to favorite Slavic. Trained

by Carl Nafzger, Unbridled broke well under Pat Day and quickly moved into good position while Run Turn and Sunny Serve battled for the lead. In the stretch, Unbridled powered into third before taking the lead in the final eighth of a mile.

He cruised to a four-length win with Slavic taking second by a neck over Run Turn. His winning time for the nine furwas 1:52.

■ FLORIDA-BRED Florida Derby Winners longs After a third-place Needles – 1956 Ruthie’s Native (DH) – 1977 finish in the Blue Carry Back – 1961 Timely Writer – 1982 Grass Stakes (G2) at In Reality – 1967 Unbridled – 1990 Keeneland, Unbridled Top Knight – 1969 Holy Bull – 1994 My Dad George – 1970 Captain Bodgit – 1997 moved on to Churchill Royal and Regal – 1973 Hal’s Hope - 2000 Downs for the Kentucky Honest Pleasure – 1976 Derby (G1). Much like he had done in the Florida Derby, Unbridled kicked into high gear in the stretch and scored a 31⁄2-length victory over Summer Squall. His winning time was 2:02 for the mile and-aquarter. Unbridled became the fifth Florida-bred to win the Kentucky Derby and the first since Affirmed in 1978.

Unbridled’s Run for the Roses victory will also be remembered for Nafzger’s impromptu race call. Miked and with a television camera focused on him and the diminutive 92-year-old Genter, a joyful Nafzger told her as Unbridled crossed the finish line: “He won it, Mrs. Genter!

He won it! You’ve won the Kentucky Derby!”

Unbridled finished second to Summer Squall in the Preakness Stakes (G1), as well as posting seconds in both the Secretariat Stakes (G1) and Super Derby (G1). But when it mattered most, Unbridled delivered another major

■ UNBRIDLED 1987 bay colt by Fappiano—Gana Fancil, by *Le Fabuleux Breeder: Tartan Farms Owner: Frances A. Genter Stable Trainer: Carl Nafzger Career Earnings: $4,489,475 Major Races Won: Kentucky Derby (G1), Florida Derby (G1), Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Career Highlights: 1990 North American Champion 3-Year-Old Colt 38 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2012

victory. In the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Belmont Park, he won by a length over Ibn Bey in 2:02.20 for the mile and a quarter. On the season, Unbridled tallied four wins, including three Grade 1 stakes, three seconds and two thirds to bank $3,718,149. He was named the North American champion 3-year-old colt.

Unbridled raced but seven times in 1991, winning the Deputy Minister Handicap. He was also second in the Fayette Handicap (G2) with thirds in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and Pacific Classic. He retired to stud at Claiborne Farm with career earnings of $4,489,475.

To date, Unbridled has sired 49 stakes winners, including 26 graded stakes winners, and has progeny earnings of more than $48 million. Among his graded stakes winners are 1996 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Grindstone; 2000 Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Red Bullet; 2003 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Empire Maker; and 1995 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Unbridled’s Song. All of the aforementioned are also successful sires.

Champions sired by Unbridled include Banshee Breeze (1998 champion 3-year-old filly); Anees (1999 champion 2-year-old colt); Halfbridled (2003 champion 2-year-old filly); and Smuggler (2005 champion 3-year-old filly).

Unbridled was euthanized on October 18, 2001, following two unsuccessful colic surgeries.

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■ HOLY BULL – 1994 Florida Derby After going undefeated as a two year old, including winning the Futurity Stakes (G1), Holy Bull jumped on the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races trail quickly. Trained and owned

by Warren A. “Jimmy” Croll, Holy Bull won the Hutcheson Stakes (G2) on January 30 at Gulfstream Park. Next up was the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on February 19, where he lost for the first time and finished last after flipping his palate.

But Croll had his big gray horse fitted with a nose band and new bit for the Florida Derby (G1) on March 12. The results were impressive. Holy Bull led from gate to wire, winning by five and three-quarters length in 1:47.66 for the nine furlongs. Finishing second was Ride the Rails with Halo’s Image third.

The Holy Bull express moved on to Keeneland for the Blue Grass Stakes (G2) on April 16, where he rolled to

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another wire-to-wire victory. This one came by three and a half lengths in 1:50 for the nine furlongs. Holy Bull was immediately made the favorite for the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 7. But the Run for the Roses would turn out to be an enigma on Holy Bull’s sterling career record. He would finish 12th of 14, with the Daily Racing Form chart noting he was “off slow, in tight start, tired badly.”

Nowhere near a characteristic Holy Bull’s race.

Perhaps disenchanted with the Triple Crown trail, Croll sent Holy Bull down an unconventional route, one that proved to be astonishingly successful. On May 30 in the Metropolitan Mile (G1), Holy Bull ran away from the best older horses in the country. He was five lengths the best over Cherokee Run with Devil His Due third, covering the mile in 1:33.98. In the Dwyer Stakes (G2) on July 3, he won by six and three-quarters and in the Haskell Invitational Handicap (G1), it was a length and three-quarters victory.

Holy Bull showed his heart in the Travers Stakes (G1) on August 20 at Saratoga, besting Concern by a neck.

Preakness/Belmont Stakes winner Tabasco Cat was another 17 lengths back in third. On September 17 in the Woodward Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, Holy Bull rolled to a five-length win over Devil His Due with Colonial Affair in third. Ten lengths back in fourth was Kentucky Derby winner Go for Gin. Holy Bull closed out the 1994 season with eight wins, five of them Grade I, and earnings of $2,095,000. He was named the North American Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old colt.

By Great Above out of the Al Hattab mare Sharon Brown, Holy Bull was bred by Rachel Capenter’s Pelican Stable. He was foaled, raised, broken and trained at Bonnie

Heath Farm in Ocala. Carpenter died on August 14, 1993, and Holy Bull broke his maiden that afternoon at Monmouth Park. Three days later, Croll found out that Carpenter had willed him Holy Bull.

“As a youngster growing up on the farm, I can’t say that Holy Bull was a standout,” said Kim Heath. “But once we started breaking and training him, then we started to see a different horse. By his second breeze on the farm, he was showing his potential. He had an amazing stride and I thought he could be nice racehorse. Of course, I didn’t anticipate he’d turn into the kind of racehorse he did.”

Kim’s husband Bonnie Heath III remembered once Holy Bull did start racing that everyone’s opinion of him reached high standards.

“It wasn’t long before we knew ‘The Bull’ was a very special horse,” said Bonnie. “We definitely enjoyed the ride. It was a great time for all of us connected to him.”

Holy Bull only made two starts in 1995, winning the Olympic Handicap before unfortunately breaking down in the Donn Handicap (G1). He was retired to Jonabell Farm with career earnings of $2,481,760. As a sire, Holy Bull has to date recorded 46 stakes winners, including 14 graded stakes winners, and progeny earnings of more than $51 million. Among his Grade I winners to date are Macho Uno, 2000 North American champion 2-year-old colt; Giacomo, 2005 Kentucky Derby winner; Flashy Bull, Confessional, Bishop Court Hill and Pohave. Holy Bull was pensioned from stud duty in July, 2012.

“We go by to visit Holy Bull at Jonabell just about every time we’re in Lexington,” said Kim. “I bring him carrots and peppermints. He’s doing well and is always a happy horse.” ■

Florida-bred Holy Bull winning the Florida Derby.

■ HOLY BULL 1991 gray colt by Great Above—Sharon Brown, by Al Hattab Breeder: Pelican Stable Owner/Trainer: Warren A. Croll Jr. Career Earnings: $2,481,760 Major Races Won: Florida Derby (G1), Blue Grass Stakes (G2), Metropolitan Handicap (G1), Dwyer Stakes (G2), Haskell Invitational Handicap (G1), Travers Stakes (G1), Woodward Handicap (G1) Career Highlights: 1994 North American Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old colt THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2012 39

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By JO ANN GUIDRY _______________________1958 he first issue of The Florida Horse was published in 1958, thus beginning its historical recording of the Florida Thoroughbred industry. The magazine’s first editor, writer, advertising salesman, designer and production manager was Karl Koontz. During those early years, Koontz worked out of an office in the Ocala Stud barn where Needles had been foaled when it had been Dickey Stables.

Included in the magazine during that first year of publication was a map of “Marion County Race Horse Farms.” There were a total of 28 farms and the majority of those were in the Shady Road area between State Roads 200 and 475. Among those listed were Carl Rose’s Rosemere Farm, Ocala Stud Farm Nos. 1 & 2, D. F. Stewart’s Shady Lane Farm, William M. Lynch’s Meadowbrook Farm, Bonnie Heath Farm, J. C. Dudley Farm, Grant A. Dorland’s Roseland Farm, Dan Chappell’s Sunshine Stud, P.A.B. Widener II Farm, Castro Farm, and Elmer Heubeck ‘s Quail Roost Farm.

The first Florida Horse Stallion Register (October, 1958)

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had a roster of 59 stallions. It featured Alsab on the cover.

But the leading Florida sire that year was a stallion who was no longer stallion in the state. El Mono had stood at Dickey Stables, but had since moved on to Maryland in 1956. Nevertheless in 1958, his 14 Florida-bred winners had won 39 races and he was considered the leading sire. The leading resident Florida sire was Noble Hero (*Heliopolis—Boat,

by Man o’War), who had 13 winners that had won 36 races. Noble Hero stood at Rosemere Farm for $500.

In 1958, there were 186 Floridabred winners and 29 of those won in excess of $10,000. On the whole season, registered Florida-breds won $1,102,619.

The leading Florida-bred money earner was stakes winner Indian Maid, who earned $42,919. Bred by Elmer Heubeck while he served as Rosemere Farm manager, Indian Maid was sold by him as two year old for $8,000. Owned by Mrs. Mary Keim, Indian Maid won the inaugural running of the Florida Breeders’ Futurity at Sunshine Park. She won the stakes in track record time of :57 1/5 for the four and a half furlongs.

Four Florida-breds were placed on The Jockey Club’s Experimental Free Handicap: Indian Maid (108), Pryson (107), Coltrane (105) and Prybu (104).

Carl G. Rose was the leading breeder of the year, whose 29 Florida-breds won 60 races. His leading runner was Betty Linn, a 4-year-old filly who won $20,810.

The first crop of horses bred and raised by Ocala Stud— two year olds of 1958—included 12 winners of 27 races.

Also that year, Carry Back was foaled at Ocala Stud.

At the second-ever 2-year-olds in training sale at Hialeah Municipal Auditorium, a total of 60 head sold for $294,700.

The sales topper was Bonnie Heath’s County Amore, who fetched top price of $30,000.

By November of 1958, Gulfstream Park finished construction of a new turf course under the direction of Fred W. Hooper. The new turf track utilized a new hybrid grass called Bermuda, which had never been used before on a turf course. Gulfstream Park, which had been known as the “Track by the Sea,” was now given the name of the “Turf by the Surf.” ■

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he Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association announced in April an agreement with Calder/Churchill Downs Inc. and the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association for this year’s Florida Stallion Stakes Series at Calder.

The lucrative series for two-year-olds was created in 1982 to benefit the Florida Thoroughbred Breeding industry. The popular series features three legs—an open division and a fillies division—run in July, August and concluding in October for juveniles by Florida stallions registered with the FTBOA. The initial legs carry purses of $75,000 each for a total of $150,000. Purses are increased to $125,000 for the second legs, totaling $250,000. Purses for the series fi-

Rewarding Excellence The Florida Stallion Stakes at Calder Keeps on Rolling nale swell to $300,000 each for a $600,000 total. Including Nominator Awards and $5,000 FSS Supplements for fillies (15) and colts (15) totaling an estimated $85,000, the estimated purse payments total $1,160,000.

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The FTBOA, FHBPA and Calder each contributed to the program.

I believe all parties involved recognize the importance of the Florida Stallion Stakes to Florida’s owners and breeders,” said Lonny Powell, FTBOA CEO and executive vice president. “The juvenile program at Calder is one of the strongest in the country year in and year out, and we’re looking forward with great anticipation to this summer’s renewal of the Florida Stallion Stakes Series.

I’d like to thank the FHBPA, Calder and the members of my Racing Advisory Committee for assisting us in bringing some continuity and stability to the program.

“The Florida Stallion Stakes have long been a tradition here at Calder that showcases our two-year-olds for the whole country,” FHBPA president Phil Combest said.

“Many champions have come out of the series and we at the FHBPA are pleased that the track, breeders and horsemen came together to support an important cornerstone of South Florida racing.”

The first legs of the series are slated for July 28. The two $75,000 races are the Desert Vixen Division for fillies and the Dr. Fager Division for colts. Both races will be run at six furlongs. The second legs—the $125,000 Susan’s Girl Di42 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2012

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vision and the Affirmed Divisions will be run Aug. 25 during Calder’s Juvenile Showcase program. The races will be contested at seven furlongs. The FSS finales are set for the Festival of the Sun card on Oct. 13. The series concludes with the $300,000 My Dear Girl Division and the $300,000 In Reality Division. Both races are at 1 1/16 miles.

2012 FLORIDA STALLION STAKES SERIES SCHEDULE JULY 28

Florida Stallion Stakes-$75,000 estimated Desert Vixen Division Florida Stallion Stakes-$75,000 estimated Dr. Fager Division

Florida Stallion Stakes $125,000 estimated Susan’s Girl Division

AUG. 25

Florida Stallion Stakes $125,000 estimated Affirmed Division Florida Stallion Stakes $300,000 estimated My Dear Girl Division

OCT. 13

Florida Stallion Stakes $300,000 estimated In Reality Division

In recent years, Fred and Jane Brei’s Jacks or Better Farm has dominated FSS proceedings. Fort Loudon capped off a three-race win streak last year when he won the In Reality Division while stablemate Awesome Belle won the My Dear Girl Division the same day. Both of those runners are sired by Journeyman Stud stallion Awesome of Course, as is Redbud Road, who annexed the Desert Vixen Division last year.

The 2011 Florida Stallion Series also marked the third consecutive year that Jacks or Better Farm and trainer Stanley Gold swept either the open or fillies division of the series. They combined to win the fillies series in 2010 with Awesome Feather, also by Awesome of Course, and swept the open division in 2009 with Jackson Bend.

Another recent notable sweep was Harold Queen’s Big Drama, who swept the 2008 Florida Stallion Stakes Series. Big Drama was conditioned by David Fawkes.

In addition to the FSS and the lucrative purses for Florida-bred juveniles, there are plenty of other substantial earning opportunities for Florida-breds during the Calder meet which runs through Aug. 31. The Tropical continued on page 43

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FTBOA: THE VOICE OF FLORIDA’S THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY

Since its inception, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association has been responsible for Florida-bred registration and administration and distribution of the industry’s incentive awards program, which encourages individuals to breed, train and race Thoroughbreds in Florida.

The FTBOA is dedicated to ensuring a prosperous business climate for the industry. With Florida’s low taxes and smart growth policies, basing a Thoroughbred operation in the Sunshine State makes perfect business sense. For more information, contact the FTBOA at (352) 629-2160.

2012 FLORIDA-BRED STAKES PROGRAM AT CALDER Date 5/12 5/12

SEX Fillies Open

AGE 3 Yo’s 3 Yo’s

DISTANCE 6 fur.

6 fur.

SURFACE PURSE Dirt 75,000 Dirt 75,000

RACE French Village In Summation

6 fur.

6 fur.

6 fur.

6 fur.

5 1/2 fur.

5 1/2 fur.

5 fur.

1m 70 yds.

1m 70 yds.

6Fur 6Fur 7 1/2 fur.

7 1/2 fur.

Dirt Dirt Dirt Dirt Dirt Dirt Turf Dirt Dirt Dirt Dirt Turf Turf

75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 100,000 100,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 E. 75,000 E. 75,000 75,000 75,000

Unbridled Ponche Hdcp.

U Can Do It H. Leave Me Alone J J’s Dream Frank Gomez Mem. Bob Umphrey (T) Sprint Three Ring El Kaiser Desert Vixen Dr. Fager Crystal Rail Naked Greed

7 fur.

7 fur.

1 mile 1 mile 5 fur.

5 fur.

Dirt Dirt Dirt Dirt Turf Turf

E.125,000 E.125,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000

Definition FTBOA Supplement FSS 20,000 FTBOA FSS 20,000 FTBOA

Preview Summit of Speed 6/9 6/9 6/9 6/9 6/30 6/30 7/7 7/21 7/21 7/28 7/28 8/18 8/18

Open Open F&M Fillies Fillies Open Open Fillies Open Fillies Open Fillies Open

3 Yo’s 3 & Up 3 & Up 3 yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 3 & Up 3 Yo’s 3 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2Yo’s 3 Yo’s 3 Yo’s

FS Pref FS Pref FSS FSS FSS FSS FSS FSS

10,000 FTBOA 10,000 FTBOA 10,000 FTBOA 10,000 FTBOA 45,000 FTBOA 45,000 FTBOA 20,000 FTBOA 20,000 FTBOA 20,000 FTBOA 20,000 FTBOA

Juvenile Showcase 8/25 8/25 8/25 8/25 8/25 8/25

Fillies Open Fillies Open Fillies Open

2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s

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Susan’s Girl Affirmed Lindsay Frolic Seacliff Catcharisingstar Fasig Tipton (T) Dash

FSS FSS FS Pref FS Pref

20,000 FTBOA 20,000 FTBOA 20,000 FTBOA 20,000 FTBOA

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meet begins Sept. 1 and runs through Nov. 30 this year.

New at Calder this year is a Starter Series, which offers a combined $200,000 in purse money along with a $5,000 bonus to the trainer of the points-leader at the completion of the series. The four-race series began in April and runs through May 26. It attracted a total of 74 nominations.

“The Starter Series has generated a great deal of interest from our horsemen and we’re thrilled with the positive response we have received,” Racing Secretary Mike Anifantis said. “We expect large and competitive fields for each of the four races.”

The four-race series is restricted to 4-year-olds and up that have started for $20,000 or less in 2011 or 2012 and will be run at progressively longer distances while alternating between the main track and the turf course.

Bisnath Parbhoo, the top trainer at the 2010-2011 Tropical Meet, leads the way with seven horses nominated to the Starter Series, six of which run in the silks of the 2011 Calder Meet leading owner Sherry Parbhoo. Two-time leading owner Frank C. Calabrese, winner of the 2011 and the 2010-11 Tropical titles, has five horses nominated to the Starter Series, three for trainer Kirk Ziadie and two for Nick Canani.

Other trainers of note that have horses nominated to the Date

SEX

AGE

DISTANCE

Calder Starter Series include the northern-based outfits of Vickie Foley, Jamie Ness, Jason Servis, and Peter Walder, along with longtime Calder stalwarts Dave Fawkes, Bill Kaplan, and Stanley Gold.

A $5,000 bonus will be awarded to the trainer of the horse that accumulates the most points throughout the series, with points allocated to the first six finishers in each race.

THE CALDER STARTER SERIES SCHEDULE:

Seven Furlongs—Dirt

APRIL 14

One Mile—Turf

APRIL 28

One Mile and Seventy Yards—Dirt

MAY 12

One and One-Sixteenth Miles—Turf

MAY 26

FTBOA Racing/Stakes Committee: Brent Fernung, Chair, Phil Matthews, George Russell, Fred Brei, Lonny Powell

SURFACEPURSE

RACE

Definition

FTBOA Supplement

1 1/16 m.

1 1/16 m.

1m 70 yds.

1m 70 yds.

6 fur.

6 fur.

Turf Turf Dirt Dirt Dirt Dirt

Judy’s Red Shoes S. Needles Stakes Brave Raj Stakes Foolish Pleasure Stakes Cassidy S. Birdonthewire S.

FSS FSS FSS Pref FSS Pref FS Pref FS Pref

20,000 FTBOA 20,000 FTBOA 35,000 FTBOA 35,000 FTBOA 35,000 FTBOA 35,000 FTBOA

3 Yo’s 3 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s

1 1/8 m.

1 m.

1 1/16 m.

1 1/16 m.

Turf 75,000 Turf 75,000 Dirt E.350,000 Dirt E.350,000

Tropical Derby Francis A. Genter My Dear Girl In Reality

FSS FSS

2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 3 & Up 3 & Up 3 & Up 3 & Up

1 1/16 m.

1 1/16 m.

7 fur.

7 fur.

6 fur.

1 1/8 m.

1 1/16 m.

1 1/8 m.

Turf Turf Dirt Dirt Dirt Turf Dirt Dirt

John Franks Juvenile Fillies Turf Arthur I. Appleton Juvenile Turf Joe O Farrell Juvenile Fillies Jack Price Juvenile Jack Dudley Sprint H. Bonnie Heath Turf Cup Elmer Heubeck Distaff H. Carl G. Rose Classic

State State State State State State State State

Preview Festival of the Sun 9/15 9/15 9/15 9/15 9/29 9/29

Fillies Open Fillies Open Fillies Open

3 Yo’s 3 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s 2 Yo’s

75,000 75,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000

Festival of the Sun 10/13 10/13 10/13 10/13

Open Fillies Fillies Open

10,000 FTBOA 10,000 FTBOA

Florida Million 11/10 11/10 11/10 11/10 11/10 11/10 11/10 11/10

Fillies Open Fillies Open Open Open F&M Open

100,000 100,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 150,000 150,000

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Following are the “FTBOA Chase to the Championship ” Point Standings through September 25, 2012.

Horse

Breeder

Owner

Trainer

British Mist Racing and Breeding Gilbert G Campbell Michael Chamberlain

Arnold Zetcher LLC Gilbert G Campbell Klaravich Stables & William H Lawrence

Bob Baffert Kathleen O’Connell Richard Violette Jr

Carlos Rafael & Briggs & Cromartie “Southern Chase Farm Inc, Karen & Greg Dodd” Tanourin Stable Pedro Gonzalez & Jorge Herrera

Easton & Elsaida DeSouza Ione & Herbert J Elkins Tanourin Stable D Bernsen, M Bloom, L Kruse & Altamira Racing Stable

Easton DeSouza William Kaplan Rodolfo Garcia Peter Miller

Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Stonecliff Farm Glen Hill Farm

Jacks or Better Farm Inc Klaravich Stables Inc & William H Lawrence Glen Hill Farm

Stanley Gold Teresa Pompay Tom Proctor

Bridlewood Farm Equest Thoroughbreds Inc Juvenile Diaz

Kaleem Shah Inc. Brenda Mercer & Peter A Berglar Steven Ciccarone

Bob Baffert H Allen Jerkens Michelle Nihei

Brous Stable, Wachtel Stable & Jack T. Hammer Priscilla Vaccarezza Reeves Thoroughbred Racing

William Mott Dale Romans Katherine Ritvo

Adam Lazarus & William A Kaplan Eric Fein Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith

William A Kaplan Richard Dutrow Jr Todd Pletcher

Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Rolling Fog (Posse) - 15 Two T’s At Two B (Untuttable) - 6 Spurious Precision (High Cotton) - 5

Two-Year-Old Filly Candy Coded Kisses (Omega Code) - 5 Putyourdreamsaway (Put It Back) - 5 Salamera (Successful Appeal) - 5 Heir Kitty (Wildcat Heir) - 3

Three-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Fort Loudon (Awesome of Course) - 17 Currency Swap (High Cotton) - 10 Old Time Hockey (Smarty Jones) - 5

Three-Year-Old Filly Eden’s Moon (Malibu Moon) - 23 Emma’s Encore (Congrats) - 18 Regalo Mia (Sligo Bay) - 6

Older Male (Four-Year-Olds and up Colt/Gelding) Ron the Greek (Full Mandate) - 45 Little Mike (Spanish Steps) - 38 Mucho Macho Man - 25

Jack T. Hammer Carlo E Vaccarezza John D & Carole A Rio

Older Female (Four-Year-Olds and up Filly/Mare) Musical Romance (Concorde’s Tune) - 32 C C’s Pal (Alex’s Pal) - 18 Turbulent Descent (Congrats) - 15

Ocala Stud Beth Bayer Ocala Stud

Male Sprint (Three-Year-Olds and up, Colt/Gelding race distances one mile and less) Jackson Bend (Hear No Evil) - 20 Jeranimo (Congaree) - 19 Fort Loudon (Awesome of Course) - 17

Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Brylynn Farm Inc Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

Robert V. LaPenta & Fred J. Brei B J Wright Jacks or Better Farm Inc

Nicholas Zito Michael Pender Stanley Gold

Female Sprint (Three-Year-Olds and up, Filly/Mare, race distances one mile and less) Musical Romance (Concorde’s Tune) - 32 Eden’s Moon (Malibu Moon) - 20 Emma’s Encore (Congrats) - 18

Ocala Stud Bridlewood Farm Equest Thoroughbreds Inc

Adam Lazarus & William A Kaplan Kaleem Shah Inc. Brenda Mercer & Peter A Berglar

William A Kaplan Bob Baffert H Allen Jerkens

Priscilla Vaccarezza B J Wright P and G Stable & Off the Hook LLC

Dale Romans Michael Pender Todd Pletcher

Robert Smithen Rosemont Stud Syndicate Estate of Gail Gee, Mark Hoffman & Earl Trostrud, Jr. Steven Ciccarone

Brian Lynch Jerry Fanning Shirley K Girten-Drake/Michael L Reavis Michelle Nihei

Male Turf (Three-Year-Olds and up, Colt/Gelding, races run on the turf) Little Mike (Spanish Steps) - 38 Jeranimo (Congaree) - 22 Turbo Compressor (Halo’s Image) - 17

Carlo E Vaccarezza Brylynn Farm Inc Bridlewood Farm

Female Turf (Three-Year-Olds and up, Filly/Mare, races run on the turf) Bay to Bay (Sligo Bay) - 13 Wild Mia (Wildcat Heir) - 7 Hooh Why (Cloud Hopping) - 6 Regalo Mia (Sligo Bay) - 6

Adena Springs Montgomery Farm Gail Gee Juvenile Diaz

■ Selection Criteria for Florida-bred champions Year-end divisional champions will be determined using the “FTBOA Chase to the Championship” point system, a ranking that awards points for success in stakes races.

The “FTBOA Chase to the Championship” allocates points for stakes wins in graded races, open-company stakes and Florida’s signature racing days, with the number of points awarded based upon the classification of the race. International stakes race status is governed by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee. The first three finishers in all Group/Graded and listed races appearing in Part I of the International Cataloguing Standards and International Statistics Book printed by The Jockey Club receive “black-type” designation. Ten point bonus to be awarded to any 2-year-old colt or filly sweeping all three legs of the Florida Stallion Stakes in determining the Champion 2-year-old Florida-bred.

The Florida-bred with the most points in each division on December 31 is deemed champion of that division. Horse of the Year, Broodmare of the Year and Breeder of the Year will be voted on by the FTBOA Board of Directors and announced at the FTBOA’s annual awards dinner.

In the case of a year-end tie in points in any division, earnings will be used to decide the tiebreaker. — Points are assigned as follows: 46 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2012

■ World Thoroughbred Championship ■ Sunshine Millions (equivalent to a Grade 2 Stakes Race): Breeders’ Cup Race: Win: 20 points Place: 15 points Show: 10 points

■ Grade 1 Stakes Race: Win: 15 points Place: 10 points Show: 5 points

■ Grade 2 Stakes Race: Win: 5 points Place: 3 points Show: 2 points

■ Grade 3 Stakes Race: Win: 3 points Place: 2 points Show: 1 point

Win: 5 points Place: 3 points Show: 2 points

■ Other Florida-bred Signature Race Days (equivalent to a Grade 3 Stakes Race):

(The Florida Million, Florida Cup, Florida Stallion Stakes Series): Win: 3 points Place: 2 points Show: 1 point

■ Open-Company Stakes ($50,000 + Purse) Points for WIN ONLY: Win: 2 points

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Florida-bred Brave Dave rebounds from previ-

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ous bad racing luck and overcomes stumbling at the start, and being bumped soon after, to go on to capture his first stakes win in the Sapling (G3) in determined fashion. A son of Ocalabased Bridlewood Farm’s stallion Put It Back, Brave Dave held off a late run by Special Jo to finish the six furlongs in 1:10.44.

Brave Dave was bred by his trainer, Florida’s Edward Plesa Jr., and received his early training in Marion County as well at Eisaman Equine in Williston, Fla. In winning his second of three starts, Brave Dave’s earnings increased to $91,000.

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

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show Horse Name African Rose More Anon Two Violins Nena’’s Niner Spanish Ridge Spanish Ridge J Isle Megamove Westbound Train Sr. Quisqueyano Jewel in the Sky American Doe Dual Exhauzt Bahama Gold Gimmeanotherwink Tiger Magic Captain Genius Sharp Sarita Look Who’’s Ritzy Frankie Says Relax Midnight Medic Tacky Image Bluestarbaby Lavallee Twist Lotsa Noodles Change We Need L P’’s Tiger Grasshoppa Streakin’’ Mohican Julio Prince Kisses Royal Repast El Suri American Doe For the Luv of Lil Whining D’’nied Permission Fan Base Midnight Serenade Wild Gabriella Sweet Content Deadly Card A Tad Devine Preeminent High Native Fly Cape Cod Canal Make My Day Heywoods Dodging Hurricane Ike Jim the Dancer Snow Fair Queen Concerto Powerlope Lucky Dan Big Flirt Cajun Breeze Loveitorlooseit

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

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

Bwana Charlie Imperialism Three Wonders Roar Spanish Steps Spanish Steps J Town High Cotton Western Pride Exclusive Quality Circular Quay American Spirit Alke Concorde’s Tune Gimmeawink Tiger Ridge Simon Pure Forest Danger First Samurai Double Honor Dark Kestrel Halo’s Image Bachelor Blues Mongoose Mass Media Safe in the U S A Tiger Ridge Cloud Hopping Songandaprayer Macho Uno B L’s Appeal Chapel Royal Spanish Steps American Spirit Greatness Simon Pure D’wildcat Hat Trick (JPN) Bandini Wildcat Heir Congrats Scat Daddy Vicar Your Eminence High Fly Wildcat Heir Gulf Storm Unbridled’s Song Speightstown Graeme Hall Concorde’s Tune Snow Ridge Concerto Master Command Discreet Cat Macho Uno Congrats Officer

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Dam

Breeder

Darby Rose Roca Cherished Bid Voluptuous Lady D’s Secret Code D’s Secret Code Orchid Isle Miss Sabrina Joyful Jackie Royal Navy Sunny Again Doe River Starship Michelle Valid Pro Another Episode Malindi Shiny Happy Groovy Sharpbill (GB) So Ritzy B L’s Forest Siberian Mist Tackalac Aristar’s Prospect Lavender Twist Lotsa Pasta Timely Expression L P Ensign Slick Mountain Teak Totem Zip Zip Boom Princess Kisses Feijoada Victoria’s Wedding Doe River Pick of the Pack Sweeping Showers Sanctioned Bank Approval Eyepopnruby Lara Wants Merry Maiden Showmethegreencard Julie’s Prospect She’s Independent Native Gold Dancer Your Place Anytime Marmaros Feathers Scorching Parental Uproar Snakes Heather Their Serve Queen of Oz Arabic Dancer Be Happy My Love Queen St. West Cajun Dawn Our Lady Hennessy

Heiligbrodt Racing Stable Beth Bayer Hidden Point Farm Inc. & Laurie Silvera H & E Ranch Inc. BryLynn Farm BryLynn Farm K. David Schwartz & Golden Orb Farm Centaur Farms Inc. Peter David Knoll Do-Little Farm LLC Gilbert G. Campbell Donald R. Dizney Starship Stables & Laurence Leavy Ocala Stud Brian Everard Maria Camperlengo Gail Rice Joseph Barbazon & Helen Barbazon Mr. & Mrs. Leverett S. Miller Frank Bertolino University of FL Foundation Kenny H Davis & Sherry R Mansfield Peter David Knoll George Douglas Finora & Robin Finora Clare Silva Roy S. Lerman & Colts Neck Stables Charles Patton Philip Matthews & Karen Mathews Brylynn Farm Inc. Clover IV & Joe Orseno Sherry Mora & Jose Fernando Mora William P. Sorren Martin Stables Inc. Donald R. Dizney Lillian Durst & Murray Durst Barbara Rehbein Irish Eyes Stable & Verbarctic Farm Byran Hilliard LeAnne M. Robbins Ocala Stud Steven K Schriever Guilherme Bombonato & Angela Bombonato Sherman Family Tbs. LLC Glen Hill Farm McLaughlin Family Limited Partnership Patricia Generazio Debbie Cheston Eugene Melnyk Vegso Racing Stable Stanley Boileau Wiest - Heathers 09 Darcy Scudero & Center Stage Farm White Cross Farm Inc. B.P.N. Destiny Oaks of Ocala Adena Springs Curtis G Mikkelsen & Patricia J Horth A Francis Vanlangendonck Barbara Vanlangendonck & Ed Waltrip

Date

Off Track ID Pos

Race Type

Grade/ Value Earnings

8/12/12 8/16/12 8/18/12 8/19/12 8/4/12 8/15/12 8/2/12 8/4/12 8/10/12 8/11/12 8/12/12 8/24/12 8/30/12 8/3/12 8/13/12 8/3/12 8/20/12 8/25/12 8/28/12 8/1/12 8/8/12 8/21/12 8/24/12 8/25/12 8/4/12 8/20/12 8/18/12 8/25/12 8/18/12 8/4/12 8/4/12 8/12/12 8/15/12 8/2/12 8/4/12 8/10/12 8/11/12 8/24/12 8/30/12 8/3/12 8/9/12 8/16/12 8/19/12 8/20/12 8/28/12 8/4/12 8/1/12 8/9/12 8/10/12 8/15/12 8/24/12 8/28/12 8/14/12 8/20/12 8/19/12 8/24/12 8/5/12

ALB AP ARP ARP CMR CMR CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CT FL MD MNR MNR MNR PID PID PID PID PID PRX PRX SUF TDN ARP CLS CMR CMR CMR CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CT CT DEL GPR MNR MNR MTH PID PID PID PID PID PID PRX PRX RD RD SAR

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW

$13,800 $42,000 $17,500 $15,000 $7,497 $10,100 $27,700 $28,000 $27,700 $30,000 $29,000 $27,100 $29,000 $27,200 $17,800 $3,400 $20,200 $20,200 $20,200 $40,590 $44,775 $44,550 $43,400 $43,000 $51,760 $48,000 $18,620 $7,600 $17,500 $9,671 $7,497 $10,472 $10,100 $27,700 $28,000 $27,700 $30,000 $27,100 $29,000 $27,200 $28,200 $39,892 $3,300 $20,200 $20,200 $42,000 $40,590 $42,570 $43,860 $66,080 $43,400 $43,000 $48,000 $48,000 $6,500 $6,700 $82,000

$8,280 $25,200 $10,500 $9,000 $4,437 $6,657 $17,100 $17,100 $17,100 $18,500 $18,500 $17,100 $17,700 $16,200 $10,680 $2,040 $12,120 $12,524 $11,918 $24,600 $27,000 $27,000 $25,800 $25,800 $28,200 $28,200 $11,400 $4,712 $3,500 $1,900 $1,530 $2,380 $2,295 $6,100 $5,850 $5,850 $6,500 $5,250 $6,320 $5,400 $5,600 $8,740 $858 $4,040 $4,040 $8,400 $8,200 $8,600 $8,600 $11,200 $8,600 $8,600 $9,400 $9,400 $1,300 $1,340 $16,400

8/26/12

SDY

2

ALW

$1,350

$338

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Nesfield Straighttotheheart Gandolfo Marciane Direction to Pay Doc Hubbard S S Dessert First Truism Pomeroy Star Fan Base Van Citra Too Fast to Pass Anita’’s Comprise Winningisgood Righteous Again Time for Tutt Concorde Express Bad Debt Everybody’’s Daddy Pretty Heiress Reddick Township Hotkittyinthecity Gee Im Joe High Native Fly She Was Free Good Harbour Grand Macho Jim the Dancer Emma’’s Kiss Where’’s My Wife Bobs Pinup Girl Webster Superlook Winery Prayers At Mass Noble Tiger Carko Straighttotheheart Superlook

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

7 3 4 4 3 5 7 2 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 5 4 5 3 4 7 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 4 4 7 5 6 4 4 8 3 3 6

Paynes Bay Straight Man Aragorn (IRE) Marciano Pavarotti Wildcat Heir Slew the Slewor Circular Quay Pomeroy Hat Trick (JPN) Van Nistelrooy With Distinction Comprise Winninginexcess Repent Untuttable Concorde’s Tune Grand Reward The Daddy Wildcat Heir Delaware Township City Place Gimmeawink High Fly Mr. Livingston El Nino Macho Uno Concorde’s Tune Werblin Werblin Tiger Ridge City Place Double Honor Orchard Park Mass Media Tiger Ridge Wilko Straight Man Double Honor

Nabatina Miss Ardent Fact Or Fable Calgirl Amorous Amy Cool Gamba Secrado A True Star Gal From Ipanima Bank Approval Ahorita Absolute Madness Dr Rexsonshope Heart of a Fighter Silver Path Sunny Again Express Fashion Pleasant Ring Maiden Tour Love’s Island Lady Ironwood Honey Fritters Megalina Native Gold Dancer Then Today Always Makewayforwendy Bag Lady Jane Snakes Heather Raise a Kiss Pink Slip Polka Dot Miss Sendmesomeroses Super Popular Quit Complaining Redskin Rhumba Maple Sundae Carsomatic Miss Ardent Super Popular

Eugene Melnyk Wendy Ryan Thomas Ryan & Anthony Dincecco Red Oak Farm Inc. Kevin O’’Gorman Robert Susi Brent Fernung Elizabeth Mateo Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung Cashel Stud Inc. Byran Hilliard Woodsfield Farm Gilbert G. Campbell Rose Family Stable LTD Kathy Machesky Mr. & Mrs. Marty Hershe Gilbert G. Campbell Karen J. Silva Pennston Farms Inc. North Star Farms Vicki Poston & Bill Poston Millard Winterrowd Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds Dennis A. Meyers McLaughlin Family Limited Partnership David & Teresa Palmer Robert C. Roffey Jr. Adena Springs Wiest - Heathers 09 Ponder Hill Farm Inc Thoroughbred Management LLC Mr. & Mrs. William A. T. Rainbow Shamrock Thoroughbreds Wilfredo Agusti Jr. Vegso Racing Stable Alan Pesch & Second Wind Racing LLC C. Roger Verrier Gem Racing Inc. Wendy Ryan Thomas Ryan & Anthony Dincecco Wilfredo Agusti Jr.

8/4/12 8/13/12 8/14/12 8/18/12 8/29/12 8/5/12 8/5/12 8/12/12 8/15/12 8/2/12 8/4/12 8/11/12 8/12/12 8/30/12 8/23/12 8/22/12 8/29/12 8/30/12 8/21/12 8/18/12 8/7/12 8/4/12 8/24/12 8/18/12 8/20/12 8/20/12 8/25/12 8/7/12 8/18/12 8/21/12 8/14/12 8/10/12 8/1/12 8/11/12 8/13/12 8/22/12 8/27/12 8/27/12 8/29/12

SUF SUF SUF SUF SUF ABT CBY CMR CMR CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CT DEL DEL DEL FL FP HOO MD MD MNR MNR MNR PEN PID PID PID PRX RP SUF SUF SUF SUF SUF SUF SUF

2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW ALW

$18,620 $18,620 $18,620 $18,620 $18,620 $2,910 $21,000 $10,472 $10,100 $27,700 $28,000 $30,000 $29,000 $29,000 $28,200 $34,500 $35,270 $39,375 $19,200 $8,640 $38,000 $3,400 $3,400 $20,200 $20,200 $20,200 $40,320 $42,785 $50,740 $44,550 $48,000 $33,400 $18,620 $18,620 $18,620 $18,620 $18,620 $18,620 $18,620

$3,800 $3,800 $3,800 $3,800 $3,800 $360 $2,310 $1,190 $1,148 $2,750 $3,050 $3,250 $3,000 $3,160 $2,800 $3,740 $3,740 $4,290 $2,112 $800 $3,800 $306 $306 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $3,960 $4,300 $4,300 $4,500 $5,170 $3,290 $1,900 $1,900 $1,900 $1,900 $1,900 $1,900 $1,900

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

SexAgeSire

Dam

Breeder CLDelaplane & RGDelaplane Trust UA 6/1/92 & Shade Tree Thoroughbred Faye W. Little Frank Bertolino Dr. & Mrs. Cornelius A. Link & Signature Stallions Mark Lloyd & Mildred J. Martinez Peter Vegso Racing Stable Cheryl Janine McGuire & James P. McGuire Westbury Stables LLC & Alfonso Figliolia Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds Charlie Dobbs & Frank Berris Adam J. Parker & Suzette Parker Get Away Farm Eric J. Wirth Chris J Gabel Gilbert G. Campbell Dr. D. W. Frazier Strouds Lane Farm Crisostomo Cano Cifuentes Steve Tucker British Mist Racing and Breeding Glen Hill Farm Louie Rogers & Clint Rogers Gaye Swartz Soundview Farm Harold J. Plumley Richard E. Wilson Gene Cuevas & Monique Cuevas Westbury Stables LLC & Alfonso Figliolia

You Bought Her

F

2 Graeme Hall

Striking T

Ruler of Love Dighton Wholelotaroyalty Made in U. S. A. Mystic Strike Full Moon’’s Back Believe in Charlie Talent N Passion

C C F C C C F F

2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2

Peace Rules B L’s Appeal Chapel Royal Put It Back Smart Strike Put It Back Indian Charlie City Place

Lovmeaton Givonna S Wholelotasoldier Halo’s Geisha Mystic Rhythms Moonshot Zehoorr Anythingispossible

Trippin’’ Along Mr. Baker Crumb Sexy Boy Kanturk Kid Three Square Meals Ring and Run Quetzalito Alinator Rolling Fog Wishing Gate Pat’’s Back Den’’s Legacy D’’boldest Wide Right Coastal Sunrise Do You Like Money Unhedged

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

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

Trippi Imperialism Graeme Hall Bwana Charlie Act of Duty Three Wonders Into Mischief Untuttable Gaff Posse Indian Charlie Put It Back Medaglia d’Oro D’wildcat Trippi Congrats Bwana Charlie Broken Vow

Susie Smile No More Tax Legendary Hit Cinnamon Buns Cozzene Along Dinner With Kristi Above Average Commendable Lady Dreamy Dream Fog Dance Rich in Spirit Pat’s Sister Sunshine Song Boldest of All Four Point Play Kisses and Hugs Hors de La Loi Smart Wildcat

Date

Off Track ID Pos

Race Type

Grade/ Value Earnings

8/17/12 8/18/12 8/4/12 8/9/12 8/9/12 8/11/12 8/11/12 8/12/12

AP AP CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW

$40,000 $40,000 $34,000 $32,600 $34,000 $27,100 $39,000 $34,000

$24,000 $24,000 $21,100 $21,100 $21,100 $17,100 $26,100 $21,100

8/19/12 8/19/12 8/23/12 8/25/12 8/25/12 8/25/12 8/5/12 8/12/12 8/18/12 8/11/12 8/4/12 8/8/12 8/25/12 8/26/12 8/23/12 8/7/12 8/1/12 8/7/12 8/15/12

CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CT CT CT DEL DMR DMR DMR DMR EVD FE HOO HOO HOO

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW

$34,000 $27,400 $28,000 $34,000 $34,000 $34,300 $31,000 $26,200 $26,400 $36,250 $71,400 $71,400 $71,400 $71,050 $25,200 $14,579 $36,400 $35,000 $35,000

$21,100 $17,100 $17,100 $21,100 $21,100 $21,100 $18,600 $15,600 $15,600 $21,600 $42,000 $42,000 $42,000 $42,000 $14,400 $8,160 $21,000 $21,000 $21,000

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The Country und Road Agent Quixote’’s Lady Newtown Girl Burnt Coffee

C F F F

2 2 3 2

Rock Hard Ten Double Honor Pure Precision Exclusive Quality

Prairie Township Quixote’s Quest Cutlass Cat Stifled

Hot Shot Hank Speak Logistics Jewel of a Cat Kaufy Dreammachine My Pink Easterbaby Seasoned Warrior True Chick Windswept Summer Southside Molly Lil Nate’’s Date Mack Daddy Slade Hurdle Rate Bambazonki Andrea’’s Josie Winningdistinction Winningdistinction Dad’’z Laugh Dreamlicious Bama Rose L’’s Ticket to Ride Chongo Verdi Cotton Blend Rosie Red No Lift Shift

By My Side Dafreakinheat High Red Star Defend I’’m Wide Awake Imwiththeblonde Kinz Funky Monkey Bandolim Pure Loyalty Ondine Level Headed D’’boldest New Haven Line Your Move Quixote’’s Lady My Lucky Imp Jazillion Smiles Honorablegentlemen Alpha Zumba Heaven’’s Saint Indy’’s Magic Money Cocktails At Seven Cocktails At Seven Ask Simon Twentyseven Kisses Lm Precisions Time Form Fitting Honor Bright Great Rising Star Stand Up Stan Divine Protection Trippi’’s Wish Perfectly Gray Procurement Long Bay Boyfriend’’s Back Law Review Uptown Anthem Heiressofthecrown Naheelah Kaitlyndon’’tlisten French Concorde Hov Lane

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

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

Three Wonders High Cotton Wildcat Heir Montbrook Straight Man Majestic Warrior Yes It’s True Congrats Sweetsouthernsaint Imperialism Out of Place Proud Accolade Hard Spun Alke With Distinction With Distinction Black Mambo Ecclesiastic Pomeroy Mr. Livingston The Green Monkey Graeme Hall Exchange Rate Put It Back The Kaiser Wildcat Heir High Cotton Graeme Hall Exchange Rate Montbrook The Green Monkey Dynaformer Simon Pure Medaglia d’Oro Eddington D’wildcat Belgravia Mass Media Double Honor Imperialism Jazil Double Honor Omega Code Langfuhr Broken Vow Smarty Jones Smarty Jones Simon Pure Sligo Bay (IRE) Pure Precision Tapit Pleasant Tap Greatness Wiseman’s Ferry Pulpit Trippi Mr. Livingston Milwaukee Brew Forestry Put It Back Yes It’s True Gottcha Gold Wildcat Heir Mr. Livingston Cowtown Cat Concorde’s Tune Awesome of Course

Sparkling Spice Miss Sabrina Marbleous Routine Timeless Measure Lady in Pink Saoirse Cold Chick Pretty Imposing Molly McGee Miesque’s Abrojo I’m Proud Lake Victoria Clafoutis Mercedes Envoy Sand Trick Sand Trick Whispered Love Gratorious Fine Wine Silverous Tiz Spanish Cotton House Bay Restraining Order Vaguely Guilty Shaye Alone Unrepentant Red Ruffle Spring Maliziosa Silent Serenade Pretty Ready Mille Feville Bourbon Night Arrow in Flight Eversmile Boldest of All Cold Blooded Metro Girl Quixote’s Quest My Lucky Baby Smile Train Gold Factor Dancing Fool Saint Sammi She’s Indy Money Four Plus Four Four Plus Four Ashwin Twenty Two Smartes Convertida (ARG) Fashion Girl Kaluka Cat’s Evil I. Niblett’s Bluff Lorelei Legend Wishing Dixie Regally Perfect Free to Soar Pelican Island Mill Waki’s Best Scarlet Letter Strike the Harp Pitch a Penny Personal Truth Virtuous Lass Wa Ka Ridge Crimson and Roses

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Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung Solomon Garazi & J. Suchlicki Rustlewood Farm Inc. Brent Fernung Crystal Fernung & Casey Fernung-Bradford Susan Smith Stark Centaur Farms Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Marty Hershe Wiest - Heathers 07 Winchester Baye Acres Inc. Live Oak Stud Hobeau Farm Ltd. Patricia Generazio Dahl Farms LLC Paul DeVincentis Ron Woody & Laurie D. Hall Steve Tucker Bridlewood Farm Shelley Goss Huber Steppin’’ Out Farms Inc. Steppin’’ Out Farms Inc. Gilbert G. Campbell Hidden Point Farm Inc. Elbert Paul & Opal E. Paul David Palmer & Teresa Palmer Destiny Oaks of Ocala Jacalyn Menefee Bridlewood Farm Murray Stroud Frank Bertolino Sienna Farms LLC William F Murphy & Annabel Murphy Lloyd Carnes & Lisa Carnes Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A. Ocala Stud Hartley De Renzo Thoroughbreds Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A. Jacqueline Fleck Gilbert G. Campbell Glen Hill Farm Soundview Farm Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds Gary West & Mary West Stables Inc. Solomon Garazi & J. Suchlicki W. K. France & D. S. France Bathen Thoroughbreds LLC Special Effort Farm Red Oak Stable Chris J. Gabel Live Oak Stud Glen Hill Farm Glen Hill Farm Winning Spree Farm Adena Springs Lita L Mattke Donarra Thoroughbreds LLC Bonnie Heath Farm LLC Marilyn Seltzer & Beth Bayer LeAnne Robbins Live Oak Stud Kinsman Farm Dr. W. S. Karutz & Debbie Schnell Glen Hill Farm Eugene Melnyk Maurice Miller LLC Farm III Enterprises & Off The Hook Partners LLC Robert B Shoukry Roger Block Fitzgerald Oliver Ponder Hill Inc. Ocala Stud Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

8/30/12 8/24/12 8/6/12

HOO LAD MNR

1 1 1

MSW MSW MSW

$35,000 $21,000 $17,600

$21,000 $12,600 $10,384

8/24/12 8/28/12 8/12/12 8/18/12 8/2/12 8/11/12 8/12/12 8/4/12 8/8/12 8/11/12 8/29/12 8/18/12 8/25/12 8/30/12 8/17/12 8/1/12 8/22/12 8/4/12 8/5/12 8/9/12 8/9/12 8/11/12 8/12/12 8/19/12 8/23/12 8/25/12 8/25/12 8/25/12 8/25/12 8/4/12 8/10/12 8/11/12 8/11/12 8/18/12 8/25/12 8/26/12 8/8/12 8/26/12 8/1/12 8/4/12 8/24/12 8/27/12 8/27/12 8/3/12 8/12/12 8/18/12 8/3/12 8/15/12 8/2/12 8/3/12 8/5/12 8/6/12 8/26/12 8/4/12 8/8/12 8/11/12 8/15/12 8/17/12 8/11/12 8/24/12 8/4/12 8/9/12 8/11/12 8/12/12 8/12/12 8/19/12 8/19/12 8/23/12

MNR MNR MTH MTH PID PRX SAR SUF SUF SUF SUF TDN WO AP CBY CMR CMR CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC DMR DMR DMR DMR DMR DMR DMR EVD GG HOO LAD LAD MNR MNR MTH MTH MTH PID PID PRM RD RD SAR SAR SR SUF SUF SUF TDN AP CMR CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC

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

MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW

$17,600 $17,600 $40,000 $40,000 $38,810 $46,000 $80,000 $17,640 $17,640 $17,640 $17,640 $7,200 $57,900 $40,000 $20,840 $14,000 $9,500 $34,000 $28,400 $32,600 $34,000 $39,000 $34,000 $34,000 $28,000 $30,100 $34,000 $34,000 $34,300 $71,400 $71,050 $70,350 $71,750 $71,750 $71,400 $71,400 $24,540 $28,743 $36,400 $21,680 $21,000 $17,600 $17,600 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $38,610 $41,400 $27,000 $6,500 $6,200 $80,000 $80,000 $31,914 $17,640 $17,640 $17,640 $7,200 $40,000 $8,248 $34,000 $34,000 $39,000 $34,000 $25,000 $34,000 $27,400 $28,000

$10,208 $10,560 $24,000 $24,000 $23,400 $27,000 $48,000 $10,800 $10,800 $10,800 $10,800 $4,320 $33,540 $8,000 $4,000 $2,800 $1,900 $7,070 $7,070 $5,670 $7,070 $7,070 $7,340 $7,340 $5,850 $6,800 $6,800 $6,800 $6,800 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $4,800 $5,360 $7,000 $4,200 $4,200 $3,520 $3,520 $8,000 $7,600 $8,000 $7,800 $8,200 $5,340 $1,300 $1,240 $16,000 $16,000 $5,250 $3,600 $3,600 $3,600 $1,440 $4,000 $842 $3,670 $3,670 $3,400 $3,670 $2,500 $3,670 $3,050 $2,800

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Putitinmypocket Cupids Messenger Chongo Verdi Miscombobulated J T Max Distinctiv Passion Bwanadada Epitaph Key Point Red Ricochet Author Bob Mesa Mist Graeme Hall O Fame Clean Heir Cuppy Cake Alpha Zumba Media Groupie Take It Out Return It Gimme Honor Smokin Rascal Toasting It’’s Saturday Nite Damn Straight Peaceful Boundary Stand Up Stan Eyes of Love Burning Spirit Happy Marco Ellicottville Hurdle Rate Bear Fabulous Son

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

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

Put It Back Gottcha Gold The Green Monkey D’wildcat Trippi With Distinction Bwana Charlie Gimmeawink Keyed Entry Red Bullet Concerto Sky Mesa Graeme Hall Wildcat Heir Olmodavor Omega Code Purge Put It Back Put It Back Gimmeawink Burning Roma Congrats Put It Back Straight Man Peace Rules Wiseman’s Ferry Put It Back Burning Roma Marco Bay Rock Hard Ten Proud Accolade Harlan’s Holiday

Irish Drop Final Assault Tiz Spanish As Do I La Flamenco Dance Forthe Green K. O. Princess Your Song Oopsy Daisy Funky Fraulein Sequentially Quiet Mist Chestnut Game Rhythm in Shoes Cindy Woo Who Dancing Fool Foxey’s Last Key Dixieland Gulch Keri’s Snowman High Royal Honor Tri Lady Jet Ponderway Miz Betty Grace Witherbee Hall Hemline Niblett’s Bluff She Too Miss Havana Happy Roman So Much More Lake Victoria Fabulous Sun

Oak Lane Farm Robert A. Papania Destiny Oaks of Ocala Derby Daze Farm AbraCadabra Farms LTD Harold J. Plumley Sandra Dillon Santoro - Moos John Elder Tricia Zimmerman John David Zuidema Jr. Dahl Farms LLC Carl H. Johnson & Martha A. Johnson McLaughlin Family Limited Partnership New Farm Thomas L. Croley Red Oak Stable Janice Spence & Carolin Von Rosenberg Bridlewood Farm Bridlewood Farm Juliana C. Whittenburg & Gary A. Ellebracht Rafael Obeso L & D Farms Inc. Donarra Thoroughbreds LLC Diamond Oaks Farm John C. Rosselle & Dana L. Vacca LeAnne Robbins Thomas Bosch & Jean M. Bosch Shamrock Thoroughbreds Joseph C. Powers Jr. DVM William C. Schettine Steve Tucker Farm III Enterprises & Off The Hook Partners LLC

8/25/12 8/25/12 8/25/12 8/16/12 8/18/12 8/4/12 8/29/12 8/21/12 8/16/12 8/17/12 8/18/12 8/27/12 8/28/12 8/10/12 8/12/12 8/19/12 8/4/12 8/14/12 8/26/12 8/2/12 8/8/12 8/12/12 8/17/12 8/6/12 8/11/12 8/25/12 8/29/12 8/3/12 8/17/12 8/4/12 8/6/12 8/12/12

CRC CRC CRC CT CT DMR DMR FE HOO MNR MNR MNR MNR MTH MTH MTH PID PID PM RD RD SAR SAR SUF SUF SUF SUF TDN TDN WO WO WO

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW MSW

$30,100 $34,000 $34,000 $26,100 $26,400 $71,400 $72,100 $15,885 $35,000 $17,600 $17,600 $17,600 $17,600 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $39,210 $41,200 $5,400 $6,500 $6,500 $80,000 $80,000 $17,640 $17,640 $17,640 $17,640 $7,200 $7,200 $63,356 $63,692 $66,796

$3,400 $3,130 $3,400 $2,600 $2,600 $8,400 $8,400 $1,360 $3,500 $1,760 $1,760 $1,760 $1,760 $4,400 $4,400 $4,800 $3,900 $4,100 $810 $650 $650 $8,000 $8,000 $1,800 $1,800 $1,800 $1,800 $720 $720 $6,149 $6,149 $6,149

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—STAKES RACES Win/Place/Show SexAgeSire

Dam

Breeder Carlo E. Vaccarezza Larry Fugate Marshall Novak & Suzanne Novak Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Do-Little Farm LLC Irish Eyes Stable & Verbarctic Farm Southern Chase Farm Inc. Karen Dodd & Greg Dodd Thomas L Croley Glen Hill Farm Wesley Ward Beth Bayer Equest Thoroughbreds Inc. Michael Chamberlain Eugene Melnyk Ocala Stud Gail Rice Betty King Steve Tucker & Lynne Boutte Adena Springs Peter Vegso Racing Stable Ocala Stud Elbert Paul & Opal E. Paul

Little Mike Cash Rules

G 5 Spanish Steps G 5 Peace Rules

Hay Jude Cindys Sonnet

Awesome Belle Sr. Quisqueyano D’’nied Permission Putyourdreamsaway

F C G F

3 2 2 2

Awesome of Course Exclusive Quality D’wildcat Put It Back

Bayou Plans Royal Navy Sanctioned Beauty for Ashes

I’’m Steppin’’ It Up Old Time Hockey Rip Roarin Ritchie C C’’s Pal Emma’’s Encore Spurious Precision Bridgetown Turbulent Descent Triple Cross Dawn’’s Song Abdel’’s Ghost Indulgence Obrigeta C D Gold Bama Rose

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

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

Congrats Smarty Jones Bring the Heat Alex’s Pal Congrats High Cotton Speightstown Congrats Werblin Unbridled Time Black Mambo Macho Uno Include Gottcha Gold Pomeroy

Cindy Woo Who Grat Silently Mighty Roca French Opera Scarlet Combo Ellesmere Roger’s Sue Scoot On By American Dawn Baybrooke Forbidden Kiss Eyes Wide Open C D Player Fine Wine

Track Off Race ID Pos Type

Race Name

Grade/ Value Earnings 1/$1,000,000 $570,000

8/18/12

AP

1

STK

Arl Million S.

8/11/12 8/18/12 8/25/12 8/25/12

CRC CRC CRC CRC

1 1 1 1

STK STK STK STK

Band Is Passing S. Crystal Rail S. Seacliff S. FSS Affirmed

$53,500 $72,200 $73,800 $125,000

$33,880 $45,000 $45,000 $75,950

8/25/12 8/18/12 8/11/12 8/5/12 8/3/12 8/4/12 8/12/12 8/15/12 8/24/12 8/4/12 8/26/12 8/4/12 8/5/12 8/18/12 8/25/12 8/25/12

CRC DEL DMR MTH SAR SAR SAR SAR SAR AP CMR CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

STK STK STK STK STK STK STK STK STK STK STK STK STK STK STK STK

FSS Susan’s Girl $125,000 Eight Thirty S. $54,500 La Jolla H. 2/$147,000 Tyro S. $61,600 Honorable Miss H. 2/$200,000 Prioress S. 1/$300,000 Saratoga Special S. 2/$200,000 Troy S. $100,000 Ballerina S. 1/$500,000 Meadowlake S. $66,700 Roberto Clemente S. 2/$56,100 Giant Ryan S. $51,500 Barb’s Dancer S. $51,000 Crystal Rail S. $72,200 Seacliff S. $73,800 Lindsay Frolic S. $61,800

$75,175 $34,500 $90,000 $36,000 $120,000 $180,000 $120,000 $60,000 $300,000 $12,939 $11,220 $10,600 $10,900 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000

Turbulent Descent/Ballerina Stakes (G1)

COGLIANESE PHOTO

FOUR FOOTED FOTO

Little Mike/Arlington Million (G1)

Date

Emma’s Encore/Prioress Stakes (G1)

COGLIANESE PHOTO

Horse Name

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The Country und Too Fast to Pass Joshua’’s Comprise Candy Coded Kisses Dreamlicious Laila Baby Heir Kitty Coil Circle Unbroken Immortal Eyes Tamarind Hall Counterparty Ju Jitsu Jax I Am Discreet Toby’’s Corner Ron the Greek Salamera Derwin’’s Star Fort Loudon Close It Out Uptown Anthem Brown Eyed Sue Boyfriend’’s Back Two T’’s At Two B Capriccio Blue So Blessed Jeranimo D’’honorable One Sweetsouthernmoon Just Chillin Boss Star Channel Beat the Blues

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

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

With Distinction Comprise Omega Code Ecclesiastic Lewis Michael Wildcat Heir Point Given Broken Vow Greatness Graeme Hall Exchange Rate Tiger Ridge Discreet Cat Bellamy Road Full Mandate Successful Appeal Wildcat Heir Awesome of Course Closing Argument Gottcha Gold Sabre d’Argent Put It Back Untuttable With Distinction Chapel Royal Congaree D’wildcat Sweetsouthernsaint Sweetsouthernsaint English Channel Great Pyramid (IRE)

Absolute Madness Princess Alert Bewixed Gratorious Andoya (FR) Be Silver Eversmile Baldomera Private Eyes Turner’s Hall Passionate Bird Carol’s Amore Silk Concorde Brandon’s Ride Flambe’ Autumn Music Powerful Package Lottsa Talc Honeymoon Sweep Strike the Harp Brown Eyed Woman Mill Waki’s Best Seductive Lady Rocket Elaine Caveat Apt Jera Silver Shannon Amotelgirl Aleutian Gold Reach the Top Imtheblues

Flat Out Wekiva Wachee Brilliant Speed All Due Respect My Best Bet

H G C M R

6 7 4 5 2

Flatter Wekiva Springs Dynaformer Value Plus Best of the Rest

Cresta Lil Bud’s Golden Girl Speed Succeeds Aunt Due Mensa Mom

Gilbert G. Campbell Rose Family Stable Ltd Carlos Rafael & Briggs & Cromartie Hidden Point Farm Inc. Gary Seidler & Peter Vegso Pedro Gonzalez & Jorge Herrera Glen Hill Farm Brylynn Farm Inc. Adena Springs Eugene Melnyk Horses of Course Inc. West Point Thoroughbreds Inc. E Paul Robsham Stable LLC Dianne D. Cotter Jack T. Hammer Tanourin Stable Woodsfield Farm Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers Jr. Robert B Shoukry Gilbert G. Campbell Maurice Miller LLC Gilbert G. Campbell John B. Penn Maurleen Miller Brylynn Farm Inc. Don K. Love J. R. Wilson Ocala Stud Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers Jr. Edward Pendray B. K. Pendray William F. Murphy & Annabel Murphy Nikolaus Bock Mary Bonfili Live Oak Stud Lau-Mor Farms Bea Oxenberg

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With its ideal location, history of quality racing and a strong stakes program that promises to be better than ever this season, Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach is a favorite winter racing destination for many of the industry’s biggest names

By MICHAEL COMPTON

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ulfstream Park’s long and storied history of world-class Thoroughbred racing traces back to a four-day meeting held in February of 1939. While that planned 40-day meet lasted only four days, and the track went dark for nearly five years following the opening, a group headed by James Donn Sr., who had developed a love of horse racing, reopened Gulfstream Park for a 20-day stand five years later. The rest, as they say, is history.

For decades in the hands of the Donn family—following James Donn Sr. was James Donn Jr. and Doug Donn—Gulfstream Park competed 56 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2012

with Hialeah during its formative years. In the 1970s, however, the state ruled that Gulfstream could go head to head for prime dates with Hialeah and the complexion of racing in South Florida changed forever. With its ideal location for winter racing, Gulfstream became a highly anticipated race meet, often attracting the best horses and horsemen in the country despite playing second fiddle to Hialeah for so many years.

The latest era in Gulfstream Park’s history began in 1999 when Magna Entertainment Corporation purchased the track for $95 million. The ownership of the track was taken over by Magna parent MI Developments Inc.

in 2010. Today, owned by Frank Stronach’s The Stronach Group, Gulfstream Park, following more than $130 million in renovations and reinventions, continues to attract the best horses and horsemen in the industry.

“I think the biggest thing about Gulfstream Park these days is that the owner (Frank Stronach) is a racing guy,” said Tim Ritvo, Gulfstream Park’s president and general manager since June of 2011. “Frank wants a firstclass product. He surrounds himself with people who are just as passionate about the game as he is, and we’re allowed to operate with the mindset that racing is first. Every-

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thing is about the horse. Our biggest aim is to deliver as much quality to the racing product as we can. It’s a fan-friendly facility with quality racing. It’s Saratoga of the South.”

Count Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott as one of the legion of East Coast-based horsemen who look forward to winters at Gulfstream Park.

“The weather is always something to look forward to in South Florida,” said Mott from his summer and fall base in New York.

Mott has enjoyed his share of success at the Hallandale Beach oval. He saddled Cigar to back-to-back victories (1995 and 1996) in the prestigious Donn Handicap (G1). Like Cigar, Mott is also in the Gulfstream record books for saddling two winners of the Donn.

Only George Gianos in 1993 and 1994 sad-

dled consecutive winners of the race as Mott did with Cigar. Kiaran McLaughlin (2007 and 2009) and Todd Pletcher (2003 and 2010) have also saddled two winners of the race.

“We’ve had a lot of good wins at Gulfstream over the years” said Mott, who splits his horses between Gulfstream Park and nearby training center Payson Park while he is in Florida. “Cigar winning the Donn in back to back years will always be a special memory for me. I started his seasons down there when he was on his record run of stakes wins.”

Some other notable Gulfstream wins for Mott include saddling Fraise to a victory in the 1992 Breeders’ Cup Turf over the Gulfstream lawn for Allen Paulson. He also won the 2009 Orchid Stakes (G3) for fillies and

mares with Dress Rehearsal.

“Gulfstream’s stakes program is a big part of the track’s popularity,” Mott said. “The programs for three-year-old colts and fillies are strong. “Plus, Gulfstream offers an abundance of maiden races, and the first level allowance races always fill, so there is plenty of opportunity to run your horses.”

Some of racing’s immortal horses have graced the track at Gulfstream Park. Among them, Swaps, who at age four in 1956 set a new world record for 1 mile and 70 yards in winning the Broward Handicap, now the Skip Away Stakes, over the track while conceding at least 15 pounds to all his rivals.

Also in 1956, Florida-bred Needles captured the Florida Derby (G1) before going on to THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2012 57

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tle wonder why the likes of Nick Zito, H. Allen Jerkens, Todd Pletcher, Shug McGaughey, and Dale Romans, among many others, show up at become the first Sunshine State product to win Gulfstream each December armed with a the Kentucky Derby (G1). The list of Florida plethora of talented, young racehorses, many of Derby winners, alone, is quite impressive. In whom are destined for the classic races.

Gulfstream will offer 61 stakes, 33 of which addition to Needles, early winners of the race include Nashua (1955), Tim Tam (1958), are graded, valued at more than $10.1 million Florida-bred Carry Back (1961), Northern at the meet. The schedule will be highlighted Dancer (1964), and In Reality (1967). Spectac- by the $1 million, Grade 1 Florida Derby, a key ular Bid (1979), Swale (1984), Florida-bred Kentucky Derby prep, to be run on March 30 Holy Bull (1994), Empire Maker (2003) and as the main event on a stellar program that will Big Brown (2008) are also notable winners of include five other graded stakes.

The other stakes on the Florida Derby proGulfstream’s marquee race for 3-year-olds.

Barbaro won the 2006 Florida Derby (G1) be- gram include the $300,000 Gulfstream Park fore dominating the field in that year’s Kentucky Oaks (G2), the $150,000 Rampart (G3), the $150,000 Orchid Stakes Derby. He went on to We pride ourselves on good (G3), the $100,000 Skip make international headAway Stakes (G3) and lines and capture the communication with the horsethe $100,000 Appleton hearts of racing fans men. We reach out to the horseStakes (G3). everywhere with his brave men to understand how we can fight for life that followed better serve them. We have his injury suffered in the weekly meetings with them to Preakness Stakes. obtain input, and I believe that The great Cigar is one kind of communication goes a of only three horses in history to twice win the long way to bridge the gap beDonn Handicap (G1), tween track management and named for the Donn the backstretch. The result is a family and now a major quality racing product that we prep for the Dubai World all are proud of. —Tim Ritvo Cup (UAE-G1). The other two are Pistols and Roses (1993 and 1994) and One Eyed King (1959 and 1960).

Gulfstream Park played host to its first Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships in 1989, the year Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Sunday Silence squared off against Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Easy Goer in a memorable renewal of the Classic. Sunday Silence won the showdown in dramatic fashion by a neck.

Gulfstream hosted the Breeders’ Cup again in 1992, the year A.P. Indy won the Classic, and The Florida Derby (G1), which in 1953 beonce more in 1999 when Cat Thief surprised came the first $100,000 stakes race in the state, 13 rivals in that year’s Classic under Pat Day. has produced 56 Classic winners, the most reHistory is certain to be made once again as cent this past June when Union Rags won the Gulfstream Park prepares for its upcoming Belmont Stakes. A total of 21 Florida Derby stand. For the second consecutive season, Gulf- runners have won the Kentucky Derby (G1), stream Park will open in December. The meet, 19 the Preakness Stakes and 16 Florida Derby which will run through April 5, offers the rich- contestants have captured the Belmont Stakes. est stakes schedule in the track’s history. It is lit“We believe the stakes schedule for the

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2012-13 meeting is the most varied and valuable we have ever offered,” said Ritvo. “We have made some slight adjustments to our stakes schedule, but we believe our horsemen, who have been incredible partners of ours, will see the changes as beneficial and rewarding.”

The meet kicks off Dec. 1 with the 14th running of the Claiming Crown, an $850,000 day of seven stakes races designed to celebrate the industry’s competitive claiming horses. The $1.3 million Sunshine Millions, staged in conjunction with the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association and the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, has historically been run on the last weekend in January since its inception in 2002, but will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 and will serve as a prelude to that evening’s 42nd annual Eclipse Awards which will take place in the Sport of Kings Theatre at the track.

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going on this year,” said Ritvo. “We open up with the Claiming Crown, which is a great event and popular with the horsemen. That kicks things off for us this year. We have the Sunshine Millions, and that night we host the Eclipse Awards. We’re honored to host that special event at Gulfstream, as it gives us a chance to showcase what a tremendous facility we have. It is because of the com-

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mitment to the industry by our chairman (Stronach) that we have been able to work with our industry partners and bring the prestigious event to Gulfstream. I can’t wait to get things rolling. It’s rewarding to come to work every day and plan all of this.”

Cool ocean breezes, swaying palm trees, and high-rise condominiums with beach views are certainly part of the attraction to

wintering in South Florida, but it is the stakes program and the development of the 3-yearolds, often the industry’s stars, that attracts the interest of horsemen and fans, alike.

“Gulfstream is special because of our strong stakes program and it’s a key launching ground for the 3-year-olds,” said Ritvo. “It’s unique because of the unveiling of so many talented young horses. Our stakes program for the three year olds is designed around a huge development stage for them as individuals as they gear up for the Triple Crown. Recent history shows that you almost have to come through Gulfstream Park to get to the classics each year. Certainly, that is part of the mystique of Gulfstream Park.”

In addition to the 3-year-old set, older horses also have their day in the South Florida sunshine. The 55th running of the $500,000 Donn Handicap will headline four graded stakes on Feb. 9, 2013. The three others will be the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (G1) and the $150,000 Suwan-

nee River Stakes (G3) and the $150,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes (G2).

Pletcher and jockey Javier Castellano both are expected back to defend their respective trainer and jockey titles. Pletcher claimed an unprecedented 9th Gulfstream training title earlier this year. Castellano piloted a record 112 winners to notch his first Gulfstream riding crown.

The inaugural running of the Gulfstream Park Thoroughbred Aftercare Stallion Stakes for progeny of stallions whose fees are donated to an online auction to benefit retired Thoroughbred horses, will be run on closing day, April 5 for 3-year-olds and up at 7 ½ furlongs.

“We pride ourselves on good communication with the horsemen,” Ritvo said. “We reach out to the horsemen to understand how we can better serve them. We have weekly meetings with them to obtain input, and I believe that kind of communication goes a long way to bridge the gap between track management and the backstretch. The result is a quality racing product that we all are proud of.” ■ THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2012 59

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Leading Florida Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through September 28, 2012. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

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Name

Sire Name

Farm Name

CHAPEL ROYAL

PUT IT BACK

NA Earnings

Stk Gr Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's

Earnings

Leading Earner

Leading Yrlg Yrlg Earnings Sold Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

Wildcat Heir

Forest Wildcat

Journeyman Stud

$3,592,685

166

90

6

6

1

$3,604,519

Derwin’s Star

$233,000

21 $34,810

16 $47,813

Put It Back

Honour and Glory Bridlewood Farm

$3,106,815

185

88

8

11

5

$3,356,398

Yara

$292,250

13 $16,582

28 $42,679

Chapel Royal

Montbrook

Signature Stallions

$2,342,247

195

89

3

3

0

$2,267,494

Dolly Peach

$121,875

5

7

With Distinction

Storm Cat

Hartley/DeRenzo

$2,270,932

150

81

0

0

0

$2,221,024

Canuletmedowneasy

$138,930

23 $12,878

22 $25,432

Full Mandate

A.P. Indy

Hartley/DeRenzo

$2,179,662

88

51

1

2

1

$2,147,072

Ron the Greek

3

$1,567

3

$20,500

Repent

Louis Quatorze

Cloverleaf Farms II

$2,051,693

159

66

2

4

0

$1,966,543

Lotta Lovin

$125,414

7 $16,912

7

$20,386

Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Candy Stripes

Stonewall Farm Ocala $1,555,626

82

36

4

5

1

$1,694,586

Aquitania

$130,000

7 $55,143

5 $125,400

Halo’s Image

Halo

Deceased

$1,605,828

60

30

1

2

1

$1,587,728

Turbo Compressor

$677,180

3 $14,667

3

Graeme Hall

Dehere

Winding Oaks Farm $1,584,267

94

43

0

0

0

$1,502,124

Duke of Mischief

$212,000

19 $18,079

14 $29,464

Value Plus

Unbridled’s Song Stonewall Farm Ocala $1,400,073

102

49

0

0

0

$1,458,054

Sweet Jody

Concorde’s Tune

Concorde Bound Deceased

70

30

2

4

2

$1,443,022

Musical Romance

$1,478,162

$1,022,932

$67,904

$409,845

7

$9,000

$6,771

$15,500

$12,167

6

$33,750

3

$47,000

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Leading Florida Juvenile Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through September 28, 2012. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

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Sire Name

Farm Name

HIGH COTTON

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

Leading Earner

Leading Yrlg Earnings Sold

Put It Back

Honour and Glory Bridlewood Farm

$580,007

25

13

3

3

1

$566,199

Putyourdreamsaway

Wildcat Heir

Forest Wildcat

Journeyman Stud

$361,943

26

7

0

0

0

$356,003

Heir Kitty

High Cotton

Dixie Union

Ocala Stud

$318,752

17

5

1

1

1

$316,322

Spurious Precision

With Distinction

Storm Cat

Hartley/DeRenzo

$259,795

21

9

0

0

0

$253,770

Too Fast to Pass

Doneraile Court

Seattle Slew

Stonewall Farm Ocala $234,071

17

6

1

1

1

$226,878

Scherer Magic

Bring the Heat

In Excess (IRE)

Ward Ranch

$206,416

12

4

1

1

0

$205,716

Rip Roarin Ritchie

$70,645

Chapel Royal

Montbrook

Signature Stallions

$190,546

18

8

0

0

0

$202,667

Mr Rodriguez

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

$115,975

13

$16,582

28

$42,679

$66,000

21

$34,810

16

$47,813

$168,000

20

$30,275

19

$34,500

$51,420

23

$12,878

22

$25,432

$146,400

2

$10,000

1

$20,000

2

$40,000

$43,000

5

$9,000

7

$15,500 $20,019

Exclusive Quality

Elusive Quality

Journeyman Stud

$215,700

12

5

1

1

0

$190,350

Sr. Quisqueyano

$104,600

11

$10,409

21

Cowtown Cat

Distorted Humor Journeyman Stud

$197,334

18

5

0

0

0

$177,543

Calgary Cat

$49,499

14

$19,750

22

$43,068

Value Plus

Unbridled’s Song Stonewall Farm Ocala $173,419

15

4

0

0

0

$163,793

Baby Princess

$48,000

7

$6,771

6

$33,750

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Leading Florida Freshman Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through September 28, 2012. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

COWTOWN CAT Name

Sire Name

Farm Name

Cowtown Cat

Distorted Humor

Journeyman Stud

CIRCULAR QUAY

GOTCHA GOLD NA Stk Gr Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's Earnings $197,334

18

5

0

0

0

$177,543

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

Calgary Cat

$49,499

14

$19,750

22

$43,068

Gottcha Gold

Coronado’s Quest Ocala Stud

$115,309

12

3

0

0

0

$107,060

Uptown Anthem

$31,350

3

$4,000

13

$26,769

Circular Quay

Thunder Gulch

Journeyman Stud

$103,623

13

5

0

0

0

$101,403

Jewel in the Sky

$43,313

6

$7,167

19

$36,826

McKathan Brothers

$89,575

5

3

0

0

0

$89,035

Giggle Fit

$27,000

3

$11,500

4

$12,375

14

$10,957

16

$33,313

3

$48,667

Got the Last Laugh Distorted Humor Keyed Entry

$87,899

11

2

0

0

0

$85,299

Hyena

$50,000

The Green Monkey Forestry

Honour and Glory Bridlewood Farm Hartley/DeRenzo

$81,955

6

1

0

0

0

$81,765

Kinz Funky Monkey

$64,400

Belgravia

Mr. Greeley

Hartley/DeRenzo

$29,900

6

1

0

0

0

$28,290

Bel Dancing

$19,250

3

$4,233

13

$15,038

Indy Wind

A.P. Indy

Journeyman Stud

$7,440

6

0

0

0

0

$4,420

$2,040

1

$2,500

4

$12,500

Rose Indy

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2600 No. Military Trail • Boca Raton, FL 33431-6348 Phone: 1-800-741-1600•Cell: 561-818-0050•Fax: 561-241-3815 dmckibbin@rmlawyer.com • www.rmlawyer.com 66 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2012

Although no reports exist of humans being infected from horses, there are reports of humans being infected with the sheep strain of the disease. Infection in people has occurred from the consumption of infected unpasteurized milk or milk products, close contact with infected animals, handling contaminated equipment, or exposure of wounds with infected material are typically not required. However, antibiotics are appropriate in cases with severe disease or reoccurrence of infection. Long term systemic antibiotics are required for treatment of horses with internal abscesses. Fortunately, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is usually sensitive to most antibiotics (including penicillin), but culture and sensitivity of a sample of purulent material is recommended to direct therapy.

Unfortunately, no vaccine exists to prevent pigeon fever. It is recommended to isolate infected animals, especially if draining wounds/abscesses are present. Stalling affected horses will help reduce contamination of the pasture environment with infectious material. Horses should be treated in an area ideally with concrete or rubber flooring that can be disinfected. Although no reports exist of humans being infected from horses, there are reports of humans being infected with the sheep strain of the disease. Infection in people has occurred from the consumption of infected unpasteurized milk or milk products, close contact with infected animals, handling contaminated equipment, or exposure of wounds with infected material. Therefore, wearing gloves when handling infected horses is recommended. Fly sprays and feed through fly control may both be beneficial for insect control. If you suspect your horse is exhibiting signs of pigeon fever, contact your veterinarian for a thorough examination. ■

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FARM MANAGEMENT

Stocking rates, Rotational Grazing and other

Pasture Management Methods

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ello to all! As fall begins to set in, the shorter daylight hours will naturally stop the growth of the warm season pasture grasses. Careful steps will need to be taken now, even more than during the growing season, to maintain strong, healthy pastures, especially if there are no plans to seed with ryegrass this winter. A few different good management practices will go a long way to help stop denuding the pastures of all grass, keeping things healthy for the horses and good for the environment. Maintaining good grass is a great first step to help stop excess nitrogen from potentially leaching into the springs and aquifer because it’s and growing is grass that can “take up” and utilize the nutrients, stopping them from halted for the summer, spend going straight to our water. Certain some time devising good management practices, done now management strategies for and throughout the year, go a long way toward preserving and mainthe pastures. The horses, the taining pastures. Careful mowing, grass and the water will proper stocking rates of pastures, rotational grazing and limited thank you. Considering the turnout times are some steps that amount of money that may can be taken to help keep pastures be their best throughout the year. be saved from not having to First, let’s discuss one of my fareseed next year, your wallet vorite subjects: mowing height. It may thank you, too! is critical, especially at the end of the growing season, to not mow the pastures any shorter than five inches. Honestly, six to eight is preferable, so that the grass roots will not become compromised, causing the grass to pull out more easily, creating many bare spots in the field. Even if nothing else is done, this one step can go a long way to help preserve the integrity and health of the pastures.

Stocking rate is another important tool, although careful grazing of pastures and allowing for needed rest can circumvent strict stocking rate guidelines. In Florida, these rates can vary from 1½ acres per horse, to upwards of five acres per horse, depending on soil

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and grass type, grazing time and other pasture management practices. I’m hesitant to give a specific number, because management practices vary wildly, so using good judgment is the number one recommendation.

Going hand-in-hand with stocking grates is rotational grazing. Allowing horses to be moved from pasture to pasture at intervals of three to 21 days per area makes such a positive difference in pasture health that it is something I encourage all farms to utilize, where possible,. If there aren’t enough pastures to rotate, setting up inexpensive electric fencing in pastures will allow horses to eat only specific areas for specific times, causing more uniform grazing and giving “rest” periods for the grass.

If no rotation is possible for the paddocks, then limited turn-out time may become a “must” for certain farms. A “sacrifice” area may be a consideration on the farm, so that most of the paddocks can be saved and the animals can still have turnout time. Supplemental hay can be placed outside to give horses “grazing” and decrease boredom. To help eliminate erosion problems that can arise from having no grass, be sure to keep this sacrifice area well picked of manure, move the hay and water around often, try not to have it situated on a hill, or at least send the water that runs off of the bare ground to a rain garden or grassy area. This will help eliminate any ditches that stormwater may create.

As the seasons begin to change and growing is halted for the summer, spend some time devising good management strategies for the pastures. The horses, the grass and the water will thank you. Considering the amount of money that may be saved from not having to reseed next year, your wallet may thank you, too! As always, keep up the good management practices! ■ Jamie A. Cohen 352-671-8792 Farm Outreach Coordinator UF IFAS/Marion County Extension Service jamiecohen@ufl.edu

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Florida-bred Comma To The Top

they passed the quarter-pole after a half-mile in :44.37 while Courtside was tiring quickly with Bench Points also right there.

But Comma to the Top took the lead in upper stretch and never looked back, winning the $85,000 Pirate’s Bounty by a length and three-quarters ahead of Mensa Heat in second and Sequoia Warrior in third, stopping

the clock in 1:08.71. Bench Points faded to fifth while Courtside tired and finished last in the field of 11.

Sent off as the 2-1 favorite Comma to the Top returned $6.40 on a $2 win ticket, $3.60 to place and $3.00 show. Mensa Heat paid $4.00 and $3.20 while Sequoia Warrior returned $3.80 to show.

It was the ninth victory from 21 career starts for Comma to the Top, who was bred in Florida by Richard and Linda Thompson of Morriston, Fla., and it pushed his career earnings near the million dollar mark to $916,096.

Comma to the Top was sold at Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company 2010 April Sale of Two Year Olds in Training for a bargain price of $22,000 from the consignment of Indian Prairie Ranch.

Brilliant Speed to Stand at Three Chimneys Brilliant Speed, the champion 3-year-old Florida-bred colt or gelding of 2011 and a Grade 1winning son of Dynaformer, will stand at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Ky., upon retirement as a partnership between the farm and Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Stud, located in Ocala, Fla. “We’ve already had several inquiries from breeders interested in purchasing shares in him,” said Case Clay, president of Three Chimneys. “For years we’ve said that when Dynaformer’s reign has ended, filling his stall is going to be a tall order. With his pedigree, looks, and a Grade 1 win under his belt, Brilliant Speed is uniquely situated to pick up the torch.

“Dynaformer is one of the stallions we have been most proud of making, starting with a very reasonable stud fee to becoming one of the best stallions in the world. With a Grade 1-winning son of Dynaformer retiring to Three Chimneys, we’re going to try and do it again with the support of Live Oak as a partner, as well as a small group of shareholders.”

Aside from winning the $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes (G1), Brilliant Speed’s resume includes a win in the Saranac S. (G3) and placings in the Belmont Stakes (G1), Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), Jamaica H. (G1) and Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (G1), among others.

“I am very pleased that Brilliant Speed will be standing at Three Chimneys,” said Charlotte Weber, owner of Live Oak Stud in Ocala, Fla. “We are proud to be associated with the entire team and look forward ot the challenge of hopefully filling the void left by Dynaformer.”

By Dynaformer and out of a daughter of Gone West, Brilliant Speed is a product of the Hail to Reason affinity with Mr. Prospector. While he proved the stamina to go a mile and a half, some of his biggest performances came at 9 furlongs. He traces back to the powerful Happy Mood female line, the same line that produced With Approval, Touch Gold, Discretely Mine, Discreet Cat, and Awesome Maria.

A stud fee for Brilliant Speed will be announced upon completion of his racing career. A small number of shares in Brilliant Speed are available for purchase and will be available for a limited time.

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After becoming a Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (G1) starter last year after finishing second in the Santa Anita Derby (G1), Comma to the Top failed to make the grade in the Run for the Roses and finished 19th. Following that disappointment it was discovered by trainer Peter Miller that Comma to the Top had chipped a bone in his left ankle and the gelding was given some time off to recover while Miller and owners Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Kevin Tsujihara had time to reevaluate the next stages in the career of the son of Bwana Charlie.

Having never started in a race shorter than 1 1 ⁄16 miles to start his career, since the Kentucky Derby Comma to the Top has raced further than seven furlongs only once, finishing sixth in the one mile Sir Beauford Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita on turf in December. Having started only on dirt in his first three starts, Comma to the Top has since raced exclusively on turf and synthetic main tracks in the six races since the Derby.

And in his seventh start since Kentucky, Comma to the Top won his first stake race— taking the six furlong Pirates Bounty Stakes at Del Mar Race Course near San Diego on Sept. 5.

Ridden by Martin Pedroza, Comma to the Top broke on top from post position seven and went right into his customary stalking position, racing Florida-bred Brilliant Speed third, some four lengths behind early pacesetter Courtside. After the field went down the grass hill at Santa Anita in a quick :21.85 for the first quarter mile, Pedroza gave Comma to the Top free reign to run at the leaders while racing three-wide around the turn. At the top of the stretch, Comma to the Top was making a move as

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‘Fall’ing for The Horse Park Third Annual Florida Horse Park Farm Tour and more fun, fall events

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he evenings and mornings are cooler and there is a fresh crispness to the air. Days are getting shorter and so, Fall has arrived here in Central Florida. Of course that means that winter and all it brings us, including the hustle and bustle of the holidays, is just around the corner. But right here and now, at the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park, we are getting ready for our Third Annual Florida Horse Park Farm Tour!

This popular fundraiser provides 300 guests the opportunity to see many of Marion County’s most prestigious horse farms and facilities…from an insider’s view.

Attendees visit with farm owners, trainers, riders, and other professionals – a true opportunity to be immersed in the equine culture. Each farm gives custom presentations and close access to the equine industry that represents a $5 billion economic impact on the state of Florida. This event is always a sell-out and this year we are excited about the organizations who have volunteered to be a part of this wonderful experience. I want to say a great big thank you to all of our sponsors for this year’s event and a special thank you the farms who volunteered to be a part of this year’s tour, Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company, Live Oak Stud, and Longwood Farm.

We have a busy event schedule at the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park. If you get the chance, check out our website at http://flhorsepark.com/ and click on EVENTS. Just a few of the upcoming events include: Florida Peace Makers Mounted Shooting Practice, October 20th; Driving Schooling Day, October 20th; STRIDE Dressage, October 28th; Hero Rush – The Obstacle Race

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and Experience Created by Firefighters, November 3rd; and the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States National Specialty Luring Course, November 8th.

Bring your family or meet up with friends, at the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park. It is a fabulous time of the year to get outside and revel in the cooler weather. Spend an afternoon listening to the delighted voices of your kids as you ride your horses through the winding trails, experiencing nature at its best. Enjoy the gentle breezes and be seduced by the sighing of the wind as it rustles through the trees. Or if fast-paced action is more your thing, check out the polo ponies as they pound across the field racing for the goal posts. There is something for EVERYBODY here at the Park!

Fall is my favorite time of the year; it is a time of preparation and transition. Summer ending, school beginning; out go the shorts and in come the sweatshirts and sweaters; salads and cold drinks find themselves supplanted by fall veggies, fresh baked bread and warm, delicious soups.

So, as we bid farewell to the heat of Summer, I want to thank those who continue to support The Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park. Your sponsorships and donations keep this project sustainable and growing bigger and better every day.

Thanks for all you do!

Happy Trails, Connie Duff Wise President, Foundation for the Florida Horse Park

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Gulfstream: Great and Tumult C

asino gaming in Florida was an idea yet to take flight; inevitable but over the horizon. Opponents of gambling complained that already plentiful pari-mutuel enterprises – thoroughbred, standardbred,

by Paul Moran greyhound racing and jai-alai — would visit the unforgiving wages of sin upon South Florida and turn the Gold Coast into a modern Gomorrah. Summer racing was still pre-pubescent, introduced by the founders of Calder Race Course, which was at the time located beyond the edge of civilization, where alligators still outnumbered people, a swampy place known simply as “west.” A gigantic reptile known as “Frances Albert” ruled a pond alongside the toll barrier where racetrack-bound traffic exited the Florida Turnpike. The year was divided into “season,” and off season. There was no need to be more specific.

Season brought people; snowbirds, foreign tourists and American vacationers. It also brought horses and horseplayers, stables from New York, the mid-Atlantic and MidIt was an idyllic, west and since there were no professional sports franchises relatively uncom- in the state other then the Miami Dolphins, racing was durplicated time we ing prime time the only game in town. The period that thought would began immediately after the holidays and spanned the tenderloin of the tourist season was known as the “middle last forever. In dates,” once the exclusive province of Hialeah Park. some subtle ways, Gulfstream opened for its inaugural meet on February 1, 1939.

Time Magazine reported that nearly 15,000 attended when a memory if opening day but “the rest of the week, while the stables were followed by a filled to capacity, a comparative handful of customers ratsmile, it has. tled around in Gulfstream’s big steel grand stand.” The scheduled 40-day meet lasted only four. With $1.4 million invested by lead financier Jack Hornung – a Pittsburgh steel heir – the track would remain dark for almost five years.

Real estate magnate James Donn Sr., who leveraged debt from the original landscaping of the track and the purchase of other obligations in the settlement of bankruptcy, acquired control and reopened Gulfstream in 1944.

It remained a family-owned enterprise through three generations, each of which would face its own struggles to establish the upstart as Florida’s preeminent racetrack. The history of Gulfstream has two parallel stories, one of great horses, people and racing the other of tumult.

The battle over racing dates began in 1947, when the Legislature decreed that the top revenue producing track 74 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2012

would be permitted to choose its own racing dates. At the time there were three tracks in South Florida — Hialeah, which opened in 1925, Tropical Park, which began operating in 1931 and moved its dates to the infant Calder in 1972, and Gulfstream, There was never agreement between Gulfstream and Hialeah on which was the leader in producing revenue for the state and the Legislature had to deal with some aspect of the racing dates issue at nearly every session, specifically, which track would occupy the most lucrative winter dates.

The conflict lived on in hearing rooms, the corridors of politics in the newspapers and were epic, an almost allegorical, always acrimonious, perennial drama that at times rose to the level of blood sport, the Donn family versus a succession Hialeah Park’s owners, the same arguments made endlessly from polar opposites.

Usually, the war of words, charts, graphs, various testimony and opposed perspective resulted in stalemate. Gulfstream’s representatives almost always won the battle but an uneasy and fragile rotation of the prized dates, though often challenged in the courts, was seen by regulators as the the approach of least resistance. Finally, weary of mediating the issue, lawmakers deregulated he allocation of dates. In time, along with the demographic landscape of the region, the faces, interests and approaches changed on both sides of the regulatory bar, South Florida’s racetracks and Native American tribes were allowed to operate casinos and the gaming landscape evolved into its current form with a new incarnation of Gulfstream bearing almost no similarity to the racetrack remembered fondly by those of a certain vintage, who view the place through the lense of time and absence.

They remember Gulfstream past in a different context: Sunny afternoons; Woody Stephens holding court; Allen Jerkens, Pancho Martin and Jimmy Croll and other legends were part of the landscape; Dave Feldman doing battle with what passed for a computer in those days. Spectacular Bid’s Florida Derby; and Alydar’s; après races at Manero’s; John Veitch and Shug McGaughey across the bar. Burgers at Le Tub. It was an idyllic, relatively uncomplicated time we thought would last forever. In some subtle ways, when a memory if followed by a smile, it has. ■

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