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Golden Pal continued his dominance at Saratoga as the 4-year-old colt won his third stakes there in three years with a head victory in the Grade 3 Troy on June 14 (full story on page 16).
While remaining undefeated at the upstate
Trained by Mark Casse, Our Flash Drive is a homebred, 4-year-old filly by Ghostzapper out of Dynamotor, by Dynaformer and was the first Florida-bred winner of the De La Rose in 19 runnings of the one mile test.
Other Florida-bred 2-year-olds who have the Saratoga Special to their credit include D’Funnybone (2009), Prime Directive (1998), To Freedom (1990), Victorious (1982), Conquistador Cielo (1981), Well Decorated (1980), J.P. Brother (1979), Our Talisman (1974), Three Martinis (1970), Sadair (1964) and Bronzerullah (1960).
New York track, Golden Pal is the third Floridabred winner of the 19-year-old Troy, joining Melnyk Racing’s Bridgetown, who twice conquered the five-and-a-half furlong turf test in 2011 and 2012.
T hroughout the years Florida-breds have won their fair share of stakes at Saratoga Race Course, North America’s most prestigious race meet in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. So far, 2022 has been no different with four winners through the first three weeks of August.
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The Wesley Ward-trained son of Uncle Mo broke his maiden in his third career start when winning the $85,000 Skimore in 2020 and last year won the Grade 3 Quick Call.
Our Flash Drive gave Charlotte Weber and her Live Oak Plantation a stakes-win in the $135,000 Fasig-Tipton De La Rose, prevailing by a length after a three-wide trip over one mile on the inner turf course (full story on page 12).
Damon’s Mound gave Florida-bred fans something to look forward to when the son of Girvin won the Grade 2 Saratoga Special on Aug. 13. (full story in Oct. issue)Trained by Michelle Lovell for Cliff and Michele Love, Damon’s Mound became the thirteenth Florida-bred to win the six-and-a-half furlong Saratoga Special and the first since Spurious Precision in 2012.
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Robert G. Dick remained on the grass, at the scheduled mile-and-three-eighths, on soft going conditions that appeared to favor Key Biscayne as the 5-year-old mare split horses
“Today, she surprised me a lot because she went pretty fast and challenged the other ones. But she proved she can really run,” Saez said. “She beat some nice fillies and I’m pretty happy with“Thisher. filly I’ve been following for a long time. She’s that kind of filly that always fights,” he added. “If she’s in a fight, she’s pretty tough to get by. She always gives you everything she has and she did that today.” Hot Peppers won her second straight stakes with Saez aboard after taking the $145,000 Jersey Girl at Belmont over six furlongs on June 12 and she has now earned $277,950.
Hot Peppers survived a three-strong battle for the early lead to win the Grade 3, $150,000 Victory Ride at Belmont Park on July 9. The :22.10 first quarter scrap with 7-5 favorite Pretty Birdie and multiple stakes-winner Happy Soul set up a three-quartersof-a-length victory for the Florida-bred. Besting a five-horse field of 3-year-old fillies gives Hot Peppers consecutive stakes wins at Belmont, and her fifth win in seven starts.
Hot Peppers paid $10.60 to win. “She shows a lot of class and that’s what you want to see in these kinds of races. I know most of the time there will be a lot of challenges, especially with her speed,” winning trainer Rudy Rodriguez said. “I was kind of worried about the dis tance a little, but she hung in there and she prevailed. She showed what she can do.” Saez said he too was impressed with her determination.
Owned by Michael Dubb and Michael J. Caruso, Hot Peppers is by Khozan out of Friends Pro, by Friends Lake and was bred in Florida by Brent and Crystal Fernung, who consigned her to the 2020 Ocala Breeders’ Sales October Sale under their Journeyman Bloodstock Services banner, where she was purchased by de Meric Sales for $40,000. Trainer Ronald Spatz then got her for $16,000 at the 2021 OBS Open Sale from the de Meric consignment. n
Hot Pressure, Hot Pace as Hot Peppers Wins Victory Ride
Hot Peppers eventually got the edge on Happy Soul in the stretch and sustained her lead ahead of a late-running Half is Enough. Sterling Silver was another two-and-a-half lengths back in third followed by Happy Soul and Pretty Birdie.
Prior to Key Biscayne’s victory in the Grade 3 Robert G. Dick Memorial at Delaware Park on July 9, the Florida-bred mare had one stakes victory in 23 previous starts—coming when last year’s $75,000 Monroe was taken off the turf at Gulfstream Park in July of lastTheyear.$200,500
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After the quick first two furlongs, Hot Peppers and jockey Luis Saez remained on even terms with her two rivals in the three path down the backstretch and around the turn, finishing the half-mile in :45.52 as Pretty Birdie surrendered.
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Key Biscayne Tops Florida-bred Exacta in Robert G. Dick Upset
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9THE FLORIDA HORSE n SEPTEMBER 2022 at the top of the stretch on her way to a length-and-a-quarter victo ry ahead of fellow Florida-bred Sister Otoole in second.
Officiating won his second Grade 3 victory of the year on July 9 as the Florida-bred son of Blame won the $300,000 Prairie Mead ows Cornhusker Handicap with Javier Castellano aboard. The Cornhusker was run at a mile-and-an-eighth for 3-year-olds and older at Prairie Meadows. Officiating, who also won the Grade 3 Tom Fool Handicap at Aqueduct on March 5, was let go at odds of 8-1 in the Cornhusker with the Brad Cox-trained Warrant the odds-on favorite at 3-5. Warrant was also the race high weight with a 121-pound assign ment based on his second-place finish in the Grade 2 Brooklyn lastTheout.30-1 longshot Fleetridge set the early pace in the Corn husker as he led Flash of Mischief through fractions of :23.70, :49.52 and 1:13.31 as Officiating raced about a length behind those two Castellanothroughout.gaveOfficiating his cue around the far turn and he
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It was the second consecutive victory for Key Biscayne, who had won a $62,500 optional claiming in a race taken off the turf and moved to a mile-and-one-eighth on the main track at Gulfstream Park on June 12. Key Biscayne is by Brethren, who stands at Arindel, and is the first foal out of the Florida-bred Lemon Drop Kid mare Boa Twelve. Key Biscayne has a winning full-sister, an unraced 2-year-old full-brother in Cabernet and an unnamed weanling full-sister. n
Officiating Presides Over Prairie Meadows Cornhusker
Florida-breds are vital to the success of Gulfstream Park during the Spring/Summer season.
But Key Biscayne accelerated to the lead at the top of the stretch and was much the best from there as she finished in 2:24.59. Sister Otoole was second, a length-and-three-quarters faster than Gladys in the show spot. They were followed by Flor ida-bred Treasure Tails, Belle Belisa, Lucky Money, Temple City Terror, Whimsical Muse and Stand Tall.
Breaking from the inside post with jockey Daniel Centeno aboard, Key Biscayne sat fifth of nine during the early stages as Gladys and Jaime Rodriquez galloped through the first half-mile with a length-and-a-half lead on longshot Whimsical Muse in sec ond. Gladys continued to show the way down the backstretch and began to fight off her challengers around the far turn as Key Bis cayne was making up ground with an inside trip and Belle Belisa (Ire) now beginning to threaten on the far outside.
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began to make up ground before swinging three-wide past the quarter-pole to challenge Fleetridge for the lead. Fleetridge held resolute until deep stretch when Officiating took over on his way to a length-and-a-quarter victory ahead of Fleetridge in second with Warrant never getting underway and finishing third. Flash of Mischief was fourth followed by Silver Prospector and Rated R Superstart.Under118 pounds, Officiating paid $18.80 to win.
Come a Callin has also produced Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1)-winner and Eclipse Award champion Caledonia Road; The Vid Stakes-winner One of a Kind, both Florida-breds; and 3-yearold Celestial, who is unplaced in one start. She also has an un named 2-year-old colt by Munnings and was bred to Quality Road in 2022. n
Jilted Bride Unveils Stakes Victor in Iowa Distaff
Third behind fellow Florida-bred Drafted in his previous start in the Grade 3 Runhappy at Belmont on May 14, Officiating also won the Grade 3 Mr. Prospector at Gulfstream in December and the $75,000 Bear’s Den at Gulfstream in September.
Jilted Bride tracked those leaders around the turn and began to wear down Graysonsmacho Gal in the stretch. Graysonsmacho Gal fought valiantly to the finish as Jilted Bride won by a head in 1:44.47 on the fast track. Graysonmacho Gal was five lengths ahead of third-place finisher Becca’s Rocket with 6-5 favorite Oliv iaofthedesert fourth. They were followed by Florida-bred All Good Times and Blessed Again.
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Jilted Bride, bred in Florida by Bobby Jones Equine, is by Wick ed Strong out of Cry At My Wedding, by Street Cry (Ire). She has now won five of 19 starts with earnings of $470,922. Cry At My Wedding also produced Quinnkat, a filly by D’wildcat. Quinnkat was a multiple-stakes winner who finished second to Scandalous Act in all three legs of the 2013 Florida Stallion Stakes filly divi sions. She also has an unraced yearling colt, Hard to Handle, by Uncaptured and a weanling colt by Khozan.
Jilted Bride did not sell as a yearling at the 2018 OBS October sale, but she matured to bring $150,000 when de Meric Sales sold her to Bradley Thoroughbreds at the OBS March Sale four months later. n
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A homebred for Peter Vegso’s Vegso Racing Stable, Officiating is out of Come a Callin, by Dixie Union and he was now won five of 19 career starts with four seconds and four thirds. Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Officiating has now earned $534,097.
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Jilted Bride sat mid-pack early in the Iowa Distaff as Graysons macho Gal took a length-and-a-half lead around the first turn with Becca’s Rocket giving chase in second and Blessed Again third. Graysonsmacho Gal set a first quarter-mile split in :23.49 as Bec ca’s Rocket moved up to pressure the leader for the run down the backstretch.Graysonsmacho Gal kept Becca’s Rocket at bay through a halfmile in :47.22 and three-quarters in 1:11.56 as she took a clear lead when they turned for home.
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Trained by Steve Asmussen for Bradley Thoroughbreds, Cam bron Equine LLC, Zane Carruth and Brady Carruth, Jilted Bride had finished third in two starts at the Grade 3 level with a show performance behind winner Gibberish in the Turnback the Alarm at Belmont Park in November and in the Bayakoa won by Miss Bigly at Oaklawn in February.
Jilted Bride, twice a graded stakes bridesmaid got her first black type victory Aug. 14 at Prairie Meadows with a determined effort in the $100,000 Iowa Distaff. The field featured six fillies and mares, 3-years-old and older who went a mile-and-a-sixteenth.
A misbehaving Naughty Gal traveled extremely wide through the turn as Janis Joplin, Apple Picker, and Sabra Tuff cut the cor ner and began to make up ground on the runaway pacesetter. Despite racing down the center of the track, Naughty Gal perse vered to the wire a two-and-a-half-length winner in a final time of 1:18.97.Janis
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Naughty Gal broke alertly from post two and took command through fractions of :22.46 and :46.15 over the fast main track with maiden winner Apple Pick er pressing along the rail under Hall of Famer John Velazquez and the Flavien Prat-piloted maiden Janis Joplin looming a threat into the turn.
The Hall of Famer’s past winners include Nervous Baba (1985), Sacahuista (1986), Over All (1987), Pat Copelan (1988), Salty Per fume (1997), and Folklore (2005).
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A $350,000 OBS March Sale of 2-Year-Olds In Training pur chase where she was consigned by Pick View, Naughty Gal is out of the stakes-winning Spanish Steps mare Conway Two Step. She pro vided Lukas a record-extending seventh score in the Adirondack.
Lukas, who also conditions Schuylerville (G3) runner-up Sum mer Promise, will look to keep the two fillies separated by hav ing Naughty Gal make her next start in Kentucky in either the $500,000 Alcibiades (G1) on Oct. 7 at Keeneland or the $300,000 Pocahontas (G3) on Sept. 17 at Churchill Downs.
“At the three-eighths, her ear was back-and-forth looking at something and got a little lost, but she kept running and going,” Saez said. “She gave me another gear and ran good.”
This demonstrates how vital Florida-breds of Bay Downs. Additional good news for Florida breeders—75% of those Florida-bred during Tampa Bay Meeting were sired by Florida stallions.
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Joplin, third last out in the Schuylerville (G3), completed the exacta by a head over Sabra Tuff with Apple Picker and Dama so rounding out the order of finish. Promise of Hope was pulled up through the turn by Jose Ortiz and vanned off.
BC Stables’ Summer Promise, by Uncle Mo, will target the $300,000 Spinaway (G1) on Sept. 4 at Saratoga. Naughty Gal had a trio of breezes over the Okla homa training track to pre pare for her Spa and stakes debut, which Lukas said was a result of seeing Sum mer Promise tire late in the Schuylerville.“Ididn’thave her tight enough and I underesti mated how this track is. I think I got her beat, but we’ll try to correct that in Florida-bred Naughty Gal n Janet Garaguso Photo
Naughty Gal Goes Wire to Wire for First Stakes Win in Adirondack Holy Cow Stable’s Florida-bred Naughty Gal made her stakes debut a winning one in the $200,000 Adirondack (Grade 3), a six-and-a-half-furlong sprint for juvenile fillies, at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 7. Trained by Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas and piloted by Luis Saez, the Into Mischief bay entered from a nine-and-a-quar ter-length romp in a six-furlong maiden special weight on July 4 at Churchill Downs.
It was the third stakes win of the meet for Saez, last year’s meet-leading rider, following scores with Fearless (in the Bird stone) and Art Collector (in the Alydar). He said Naughty Gal was a little green turning for home.
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Tom Amoss, trainer of Promise of Hope, reported via Twitter that the filly was in good order back at the barn.
Live Oak Plantation’s Our Flash Drive built off her recent pair of graded stakes-placings on grass with a one-length victory in the $135,000 Fasig-Tipton De La Rose for older fillies and mares going one mile over the inner turf at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 7.
Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, conditioner of Janis Joplin, said the oddly run stretch drive made it difficult to discern who was in command.
Bred in Florida by Loren Nichols, Naughty Gal banked $110,000 in victory while improving her record to two wins from three starts. She returned $4.90 for a $2 win bet. n
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“Happy to report that Promise Of Hope is completely sound at the barn,” Amoss tweeted. “Jose thought he felt something behind when she switched to her inside lead and wanted to be cautious. I am grateful he took care of my horse.”
“I thought we had a good shot, and then coming down [the stretch], I couldn’t tell whether we were in front or who was in front,” Casse said. “We were watching from the wire and when they got up close, I was like, ‘Oh well, second.’ I’m happy for Wayne [Lukas]. If we’re not going to win, I want Wayne.”
Davis Guides Our Flash Drive to Third Stakes Victory in De La Rose
Trained by Hall of Famer Mark Casse, the 4-year-old Florida-bred daughter of Ghostzapper entered off a third, beaten one length in the Nassau (G2) won by Lady Speightstown on July 2 at Woodbine and a second to Group 1-winner Rougir in the Beaugay (G3) on May 14 at Belmont Park. Never worse than fourth in all but one career start, Our Flash Drive added a third career stakes win to her resume. She was Freddie Hyatt Obituary Freddie Hyatt former NFL wide receiv er passed away unexpectedly on June 25, 2022. He was 75, just one day shy of his 76thHebirthday.wasabeloved husband to his wife of 25 years Dori Morgan Hyatt, who survives him. He attended Auburn University where he played football and became an All-Ameri can football player. This love for football con tinued with his professional career in the National Football League, playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Redskins. After his football career, he went on to train and breed quarter horses in Alabama before moving to Ocala where he then be gan his thoroughbred racing, training, and breeding career. He loved his horses and his yellow Lab rador retrievers. His love of the outdoors and hunting was shared also with his wife as well as a multiple friends. Freddie was a man loved by many and admired by his those both personally and professionally. A celebration of life will be held later in the fall. Robert’s Downtown chapel in Ocala is handling arrangements. In lieu of flow ers donations can be made to the following charities that he supported: Tomorrow’s Equestrian Center, 16510 County Rd 326, Morriston, Fla., 32668, Humane Society of Marion County, 701 NW 14th Rd, Ocala, Fla., 34475, and the Florida Thoroughbred Charities, 801 SW 60th Ave, Ocala, Fla., 34474. n Freddie Hyatt n Family Photo
Continued from page 11 the Spinaway,” Lukas said. “This one here [Naughty Gal], we pointed for and got a little smarter about what we were going to do. We put a couple of five-eighths [breezes] in her and it paid off.”
Plum Ali, who rode the rail throughout, launched a late ral ly to finish second a neck ahead of post time favorite Love And Thunder, who endured a troubled trip in the stretch when lacking racing room along the inside and fanning several paths wide in the final Completingfurlong.the order of finish were In Good Spirits, Assertive Style, Jouster, Nazuna, and Stunning Princess.
“Mark told me in the paddock, ‘Just ride your race. She’s the best horse and keep it simple,’” Davis said. “I broke well and she just came back a little bit, so I gave her a nice, clear trip and that’s all we needed. She ran really hard to the wire and down the stretch she was there for me. She ran really hard today and I was happy with Everythingthat.”went as planned according to Davis, who said he wanted to be in the clear the whole way around.
“I wasn’t comfortable but there wasn’t much I could do about it at that point in time,” he laughed. “You always want to save ground, but I did tell him, ‘I think she’s the best horse in the race–ride her that way.’ And he did.” Returning $10 for a $2 win wager, Our Flash Drive brought her lifetime earnings to $339,770 after banking $74,250 in victory. A Live Oak Plantation homebred, she is out of the unraced Dynafor mer mare Dynamotor. n
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The win was a first stakes victory of the meet for both Casse andCasseDavis.said Our Flash Drive appreciated the tighter turns at Saratoga after giving way late last out in the Nassau when piloted by Patrick Husbands over the Woodbine’s expansive E.P. Taylor turf“Woodbinecourse.
“I was maybe 2-3 wide, I was never planning on tucking her in too much,” Davis said. “If I didn’t want to go four-wide, I would have to tuck her after that, but it was basically being forwardly placed, laying second or third going into that first turn and that’s exactly what we got.” Casse admitted going wide wasn’t what he had in mind.
Ridden by Dylan Davis out of post six, Our Flash Drive was a wide fourth to the outside of multiple stakes-winner Plum Ali going into the first turn as In Good Spirits set the tempo with a headstrong Jouster tracking a close second through an opening quarter mile in :24.46 and a half-mile in :49.20 over the firm go ing.Around the far turn, Our Flash Drive came under calling from Davis with In Good Spirits and Jouster the ones to catch. Our Flash Drive was in control at the three-sixteenths pole and maintained her advantage to the wire, completing the one mile in 1:35.42.
“We all know how tough this turf course is to win on when you don’t save ground,” Casse added. “I think she broke okay, and then she took off with him a little. She’s been a project. She’s not an easy horse. Her last breeze was at Woodbine and it was all done by plan because she likes it there. I just brought her in for theDavis,race.” the pilot in three of her 11 starts, said he rode Our Flash Drive like the best filly in the race.
Local Author Guidry Publishes New Florida Thoroughbred Book
Ever wonder how Ocala came to be the “Horse Cap ital of the World®”? In her new book, Winner’s Circle: The Legacy of the Florida thoroughbred Industry, local author and longtime The Florida Horse magazine contributing writer JoAnn Guidry tells the stories of the Florida-bred racehors es and the people behind them who laid the founda tion for Ocala’s now signa tureThestatus.book features the 12 Florida-breds currently in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The tales include Needles, the first Florida-bred to win the Kentucky Derby in 1956, 1978 Tri ple Crown winner Affirmed and Silver Charm, who became the sixth Florida-bred to win the Kentucky Derby in 1997. The Florida Breeders of the Year from 1989 to 2021 are also included in this special limited edition book. Books can be purchased at the Florida Thoroughbred Breed ers’ and Owners’ Association (801 SW 60th Avenue/ 352-6292160). Hardbacks are $20-plus tax and softbacks are $14-plus tax. Winner’s Circle is also available at the Marion County pub lic Libraries. n
a Grade 3 winner twice last summer at Woodbine, taking the Se lene over the Tapeta before capturing the Ontario Collen on turf.
can be tough. I felt Patrick gave her a great ride,” said Casse, who won the 2019 De La Rose with Got Stormy en route to a win in the Fourstardave (G1) one week later. “It looked like she was a winner and she just—three-eighths of a mile down that stretch is tough to handle. I thought bringing her in and let ting her run around these sharp turns would help.
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“He’s got a brilliant mind this horse and takes everything in, but he knew it was race day,” Ward said. “The plan was, unless he broke super sharp, that I’d like him to come from be hind. Irad worked him from behind the last few times, so he knew he could do it. Julio Garcia, our main rider at home, works him from behind every week. I’m glad he showed a little versatility today.”
Golden Pal has never lost at stakes level in North America.
Sensational Turf Sprinter Golden Pal Prevails in Troy Turf sprint titan Golden Pal came into the $300,000 Troy (Grade 3) on Aug. 5 having secured all six of his lifetime victories leading from gate-to-wire. This time around, the Wesley Wardtrained colt displayed different dimensions, stalking the pace from a close third and outdueling a stubborn True Valour to cap ture the five-and-a-half-furlong Mellon turf dash for older horses at Saratoga Race Course.
Golden Pal made a three-wide move around the far turn and put himself on even terms with True Valour and Carotari. As Carotari retreated nearing the three-sixteenths, Golden Pal was fought tooth-and-nail by a persistent True Valour to his inside.
The new running style was by design, according to both Ward and“HeOrtiz.moved a step right when they opened the gates. When they opened the gate he was moving at the same time and they outbreak me,” Ortiz said. “They were in front of me and that’s not his style. He’s always in front of everyone the first couple of jumps. We’ve been working covered up in be hind horses, that was how Wesley wanted me to work the horse, and today when that happened I wasn’t afraid to take a hold or drop in and sit and wait because I was working with the horse.”
Golden Pal’s class and brilliance prevailed once again, fending off True Valour and a late-closing Thin White Duke to secure his sixth overall stakes victory by a head in a final time of 1:00.92.
True Valour finished a neck to the better of Thin White Duke, who rounded out the trifecta as the 30-1 longest shot in the sev en-horse field. Arzak, Yes and Yes, Spycraft and Carotari complet ed the order of finish.
A winner of the Grade 2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint in 2020 at Keeneland, he captured last year’s Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar, becoming only the sixth horse to win two different Breeders’ Cup events and the only Florida-bred to do so.
Bred in Florida by Randall E. Lowe, Golden Pal is out of 11time stakes winning turf sprinter Lady Shipman, who won the 2015 Coronation Cup and Smart N Fancy at the Spa en route to a second-place finish in that year’s Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at ReturningKeeneland.$2.60as the overwhelming 1-5 favorite, Golden Pal banked $165,000 in victory, enhancing his already millionaire status to $1,638,431. His lifetime record now stands at seven wins and two seconds in starts, with his only off-the-board finishes tak ing place overseas.
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Owned by Coolmore partners Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Mag nier, Derrick Smith and Westerberg, the Florida-bred Golden Pal has now won a stakes race at the Spa for three straight years. He broke his maiden in the Skidmore in August 2020 and won last year’s Grade 3 Quick Call with Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the irons on both occasions.Entering from an uncharacteristic last-of-16 in the Group 1 King’s Stand on June 14 at Royal Ascot—his third overseas engage ment—Golden Pal successfully sought amends when returning to familiarGoldenterritory.Palbroke awkwardly from post five under Ortiz Jr. and secured close position on the outside in third as 8-year-old veteran True Valour, who angled inward at the start, established control with Carotari tracking in second through an opening quarter-mile in a torrid :21.93 over the firm going.
Ward concurred, and credited his Keene land-based exercise rider Julio Garcia with be ing instrumental to 4-year-old son of Uncle Mo’s newfound style.
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“I’m pleased he fulfilled my expectations,” trainer Jorge Delgado said. “When you have a long layoff, you have a lot of doubts in your mind, but thank God he brought his ‘A’ Game. I’m hap py with the outcome.” Bred by John B. Penn at Pennston Farm in Oc ala, the colt is by Ocala Stud stallion Awesome Slew out of the Pleasant Tap mare Pleasant Ring.
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Childs used the Heritage sales in Okla homa over the decades to choose his quar ter horses during the era of Dash for Cash and Special Effort and went to the Fasig Tipton sale looking for the right thorough
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Delgado, who saddled the son of Awesome Strong for his debut score, was retained by the new owners following the sale and prepared him for the Dr. Fager while trying not to focus on the high price tag.
The group formed when they realized how much they may have to pay for the horse. Out of the 12 partners, ten are first-time horse owners, which led to jubilant selfies from the thirty-some things from the winner circle to the champagne room.Alex commented immediately after the race that words could not describe what he felt when winning a Florida Sire Stakes race.
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With just 90 days left until the Breeders’ Cup, Awesome Strong paid immediate dividends for CSLR Ranch Partners Aug. 6 at Gulfstream Park, capturing the $100,000 Dr. Fager in his first start since being privately purchased for $500,000.
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“I try to put that away from my mind and not have that pressure,” Delgado said. “I know it was big money. I’m trying to build my stable and $500,000 is good money for any horse, I’m hap py for them. They’re new in the game. They want to invest in the game. They’re off to a good start.”
“Something in the [May 9] first race. He had a move, he got in trouble, he came out of that move, and he just had a burst of speed, and I knew he had it. I’ve had horses for 50 years [you just know],” said partner Bill Childs.
Awesome Strong, who was sold after captur ing his May 9 debut by six lengths while running four-and-a-half furlongs in :51.62 seconds, was in complete control from the very start of the Dr. Fager, setting an uncontested pace and drawing away to a commanding four-and-three-quarterslength“Hevictory.kind of got pinned up, trapped, then came around the last turn and left everybody by a lot [in the May 9 performance]. He was a good fit for us,” said partner Alex Childs.
“He broke very well. The plan wasn’t to go to the front,” Vasquez said. “The plan was to stalk the pace, but he took the lead immediately.”
It was the performance in that race that led to CSLR Ranch Partners being formed, headed by Bill and his son Alex, with Gary Lamb and his son Clay owning 55% of the horse. Alex and Lamb’s son found the rest of the partnership par ticipants at their job while working in oil and gas deals.All except the Childs are new to the sport of racing. Going in on the pricey thoroughbred to gether made sense thanks to the elder Childs five decades in the quarter horse business and now his new foray into the thoroughbred racing scene.
Lives Up to His Name in $100K Dr. Fager Catch Ownership Bug Over Florida Sire Stakes Romp STRONG
Awesome Strong, the 5-2 second choice, ran six furlongs in 1:11 under Miguel Vasquez after setting fractions of 22:05 and 45.13 seconds for the first half-mile over the main course.
The elder Lamb said, “Awesome Strong won’t quit, he’s like a golden retriever fielding a ball.”
“The conformation characteristics of a quarter horse and a thoroughbred for racing are similar to me, “ Childs said.“My dad and I got a couple quarter horses and a thor oughbred, but this horse is kind of a different animal than we usually have,” Alex Childs said. “There’s about 10, 12 people in the group.” “He [Awesome Strong] got nominated the last day of the deadline for the Sire Stakes [May 1]. That’s how confi dent we were. We had to pay all the fees – the $10,000 to get nominated. Thank God it was worth it,” said Delgado. The lucrative, prestigious series is designed to show case stallions in the Sunshine State and their Florida-bred progeny. A yearling payment of $250 and a 2-year-old payment of $250 are required. If all previous second chance deadlines are missed, a $10,000 last chance pay ment may be made by May 1 of a horse’s 2-year-old year prior to the horse racing.
Turbo, who chased the pacesetter while saving ground un der Edgard Zayas, finished second, three-quarters of a length ahead of late-rallying Cajun Hope. This Run’s for You, the 2-1 favorite, tired to fifth after stalking the early pace. Knox was fourth. Completing the order of finish for the ten horse field was Commandant, Undalay, Zelenskyy Strong, Awesome Flay and Malcolms On the Run. Editor note: The Gulfstream Park press office contributed to this feature. TFH Awesome Strong Florida-bred Awesome Strong n Ryan Thompson Photo
“From the beginning, we’ve felt like he’s going to be a long-distance horse,” Delgado said.
The Florida Sire Stakes series will continue on Sept. 3 with the $200,000 Affirmed at seven furlongs and on Oct. 1 with the $400,000 In Reality at a mile-and-a-sixteenth. The Florida Sire Stakes series is perfectly positioned as 2-yearold preps on the road to the Breeders’ Cup with progressively longer distances each month.
20 THE FLORIDA HORSE n SEPTEMBER 2022 bred and ended up purchasing Awesome Strong private ly. The undefeated colt previously sold out of Sue Vacak’s consignment as a yearling at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Octo ber sale to Elena Racing for $30,000.
FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Lonny T. Powell, CEO • Tammy A. Gantt, Associate Vice President Membership Services & Events 352-629-2160 • Fax: 352-629-3603 • 801 SW 60th Ave. • Ocala, FL 34474 • www.ftboa.com • info@ftboa.com 46781 Octane/In Reality Photo by Lauren King Aug. 6 - $100K Dr. Fager - 2 YO - 6 FURLONGS Aug. 6 - $100K Desert Vixen - 2 YO FILLIES - 6 FURLONGS Sept. 3 - $200K Affirmed - 2 YO - 7 FURLONGS Sept. 3 - $200K Susan’s Girl - 2 YO FILLIES - 7 FURLONGS Oct. 1 - $400K In Reality - 2 YO - 1 1/16 MILES Oct. 1 - $400K My Dear Girl - 2 YO FILLIES - 1 1/16 MILES
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Filly Wins First Florida Sire Stakes of the Season
The six-furlong Desert Vixen co-headlined the Aug. 6 program with the $100,000 Dr. Fager, the six-furlong open division, while kicking off the 2022 series for 2-year-olds sired by accredited stal lions standing in Florida.
In the Desert Vixen, Lynx broke poorly and raced in sixth along the backstretch and around the far turn, taking kickback from the heated competition in front of her. Go Lil Lady raced head-to-head with Girl Bye while vying for pacesetting honors with Gemma’s Curls in close pursuit. Gemma’s Curls made a three-wide sweep under Luca Panici to take the lead turning for home and open a clear lead in midstretch, only to shorten stride in deep stretch. Meanwhile, Lynx racing completely out of the picture the whole race came out of nowhere. Angled five wide at the three eighths pole, she kicked in with an outside drive that seemed to hang at times under rider Edgard Zayas.
“First of all, I’m really grateful to have Arindel on my side. They’ve been great. I think [Brethren] is one of the top Florida stallions right now. I got the hang of training them [for the FSS],” said winning trainer Carlos A. David.
“A lot of horses went on by her, so yeah this is a surprise to me. It’s exciting and I’m happy for my son [Brian]. I’m always happy when he gets a win,” Karen Cohen said, “I’m just along for the“Iride.”think it worked out the way we wanted,” Zayas said. “Before the race, Carlos told me, ‘There is plenty of speed. Don’t rush out of there. Let the speed kill each other and when you’re ready to make a move, go to the outside and make one move.’ That’s what we did. She was there for us.”
“I didn’t want her to be that far back,” David said. “When she broke out of the gate she got in a little trouble and it cost us a little, Capture Desert Vixen Arindel
Breaking slowly Lynx lagged behind a contested pace during the early going of the $100,000 Desert Vixen on Aug. 6 before pouncing on her tiring rivals in the stretch to prevail by a lengthand-a-quarter in the first leg of the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series at Gulfstream Park.
David previously saddled Arindel’s Octane to victories in the $200,000 Affirmed and $400,000 In Reality during the 2021 Florida Sire Stakes series leading him to being named the FTBOA champion trainer of Florida-breds by earnings in 2021.
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An Arindel homebred Lynx is by Arindel stallion Brethren out of Darby Rose by Red Bullet. Brethren is a dual FTBOA Florida champion juvenile sire of the year (2018, 2021). Brethren stands at Alan Cohen’s Arindel where his son Brian also takes an active role in the business.
Her steady but inch-by-inch creeping drive ticked off one horse after another. As she neared the leaders in late stretch, she ap peared to hang for a second, switch gears like a much more sea soned racehorse, and then kicked free to a hand ride crossing the wire with her ears pricked.
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Lynx, overcame traffic to capture her May 19 debut by a lengthand-three-quarters.“Shebrokehermaiden so early (May 19), it’s been almost three months. We thought of sending her back home, but we agreed to keep her here and be easy on her. Just let her gallop, we’ll skip a few breezes now and then. I don’t have to breeze her every week, and I tightened up the last month before the race,” said David.
Gemma’s Curls, a daughter of Bucchero, held second, two-andthree-quarter lengths ahead of late-running Trust Me, a daughter of Big Beast who finished second behind Lynx in her debut before graduating impressively June 17. Lynx ran six furlongs in 1:12.53 after racing far back during the first half-mile run in :45.93. The first quarter was run in :22:09.
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The FSS series for fillies will continue on Sept. 3 with the $200,000 Susan’s Girl for fillies at seven furlongs and on Oct. 1 with the $400,000 My Dear Girl for fillies at a mile-and-a-sixteenth. “I think she’s going to love seven furlongs. I don’t think that’s going to be a problem. I look forward to that,” Zayas said. “She was getting all the kickback and she didn’t mind it at all. She was very professional on that end. That’s why I think she’ll love the seven furlongs. She won’t be as far back. She’ll be closer before she makes her move.”
Lynx returned $8.40, $4.40, and $3.00. Completing the order of finish in the nine-horse field was Go Lil Lady, Major Pryce, Val’s Gal, Princess Dakota, Girl Bye and Miss Aria. Arindel also won two legs of the FSS in 2018 with the Breth ren daughter Cookie Dough who won the My Dear Girl and Su san’s Girl. She was subsequently named 2-year-old filly champi on and Arindel was named FTBOA’s Florida Owner of the Year in 2018 by Florida-bred earnings. As of July 31, Arindel led all owners at the current Gulfstream meet with $417,363 in earnings and ranked fifth in the stand ings with a record of 7 wins, 6 seconds and 11 thirds out of 54 starts with a winning percentage of 13% and in the money 44%.
Editor’s note: The Gulfstream Park press office assisted with this feature. n Lynx Florida-bred Lynx (left) n Ryan Thompson Photo
24 THE FLORIDA HORSE n SEPTEMBER 2022 a couple lengths, but she finished up so good. I’m really excited about the next couple races.” “I got to give it to Zayas. He came to Palm Meadows to breeze her to get to know her a little bit because Paco [Lopez] rode her the first time.”
The following lists includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through Aug. 7,2022. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.
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The following lists includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through Aug. 7, 2022. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.
NA Stk Gr Leading Leading Yrlg Yrlg 2yo 2yo Stallion Farm Sire Name Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW’s Wins SW’s Earnings Earner Earnings Sold Avg Sold Avg 1 Khozan Journeyman Stud Distorted Humor $2,640,538 123 52 4 5 1 $2,738,099 Hot Peppers $366,500 26 $26,085 20 $29,300 2 Brethren Arindel Distorted Humor $1,658,552 91 39 3 3 1 $1,661,629 Key Biscayne $177,968 17 $5,106 4 $7,875 3 Jess’s Dream Ocala Stud Curlin $1,436,603 73 36 0 0 0 $1,436,603 Beth’s Dream $87,700 8 $11,388 7 $34,286 4 First Dude Double Diamond Farm Stephen Got Even $1,373,339 79 38 0 0 0 $1,376,068 Berks $86,435 11 $15,836 7 $35,214 5 The Big Beast Ocala Stud Yes It’s True $1,235,549 64 23 0 0 0 $1,236,444 Yes I’m a Beast $117,240 15 $8,995 12 $38,333 6 Gone Astray Pleasant Acres Stallions Dixie Union $1,160,575 68 32 1 1 0 $1,162,798 World Gone Wild $121,335 1 $4,000 1 $8,000 7 Field Commission Deceased Service Stripe $940,490 39 20 1 3 1 $947,757 Drafted $257,000 2 $6,500 8 Cajun Breeze Stonehedge Farm South Congrats $913,692 46 23 0 0 0 $914,619 Dean Delivers $75,400 1 $15,000 9 Bahamian Squall Double Diamond Farm Gone West $812,270 43 21 1 2 0 $836,677 Spirit Wind $189,010 2 $11,555 10 Adios Charlie Ocala Stud Indian Charlie $828,273 63 29 1 1 0 $828,648 You’re Killin Me $78,780 5 $12,200 14 $77,036 11 Social Inclusion Briardale Farm Pioneerof the Nile $758,101 40 17 1 1 0 $761,076 Markhamian $109,000 3 $9,333 12 Big Drama Deceased Montbrook $728,145 52 22 1 1 0 $729,241 Drama Chorus $89,995 13 Awesome of Course Private Awesome Again $713,176 33 17 1 1 0 $720,574 Awesome Indra $99,025 1 $20,000 14 Noble Bird Ocala Stud Birdstone $630,227 32 15 2 2 0 $630,227 King Cab $131,336 8 $14,063 8 $23,750 15 Handsome Mike Pleasant Acres Stallions Scat Daddy $572,131 54 16 0 0 0 $572,131 Handsome Prince $51,570 5 $12,000 2 $15,250 16 Greenpointcrusader Ocala Stud Bernardini $523,115 26 10 0 0 0 $523,115 Mia’s Crusade $129,581 4 $12,000 17 Songandaprayer Pensioned Unbridled’s Song $514,512 46 18 0 0 0 $515,129 Hammer Lane $91,310 1 $12,000 18 Neolithic Pleasant Acres Stallions Harlan’s Holiday $468,668 24 13 0 0 0 $468,668 Poiema $61,225 11 $13,409 8 $26,625 19 Chitu Bridlewood Farm Henny Hughes $460,403 45 16 0 0 0 $468,202 Bart’s Dream $48,000 6 $13,000 5 $32,000 20 Valiant Minister Bridlewood Farm Candy Ride (Arg) $454,582 21 11 1 1 0 $454,582 Outfoxed $125,554 10 $11,600 5 $23,000 21 J P’s Gusto Pensioned Successful Appeal $413,097 17 6 1 1 0 $413,097 Oil Money $97,850 22 Girvin Ocala Stud Tale of Ekati $385,420 15 7 1 1 0 $385,420 Devious Dame $118,060 42 $31,345 40 $91,925 23 Wildcat Heir Deceased Forest Wildcat $299,592 25 14 0 0 0 $310,212 Royal Squeeze $44,110 24 Fury Kapcori Pensioned Tiznow $249,210 14 6 0 0 0 $251,154 Handy Dandy $98,200 1 $3,200 1 $7,000 25 Amira’s Prince (Ire) Pleasant Acres Stallions Teofilo (Ire) $200,964 9 5 0 0 0 $200,964 Sister Otoole $65,973 1 $3,000 2 $5,250 26 Fort Loudon Private Awesome of Course $199,322 10 6 0 0 0 $199,322 Grainger County $83,820 27 Awesome Slew Ocala Stud Awesome Again $197,536 11 4 1 1 0 $197,536 Awesome Strong $98,000 15 $24,233 15 $72,600 28 Greatness Solera Farm Mr. Prospector $173,235 8 4 0 0 0 $173,235 Richies Great Girl $89,470 2 $2,100 1 $22,000 29 Backtalk Stormeborne Stallion Smarty Jones $161,398 11 8 0 0 0 $161,398 Nick the Cardshark $47,920 30 Bucchero Pleasant Acres Stallions Kantharos $157,590 10 3 0 0 0 $157,590 Gemma’s Curls $43,050 20 $26,200 20 $48,025 31 Global Response CoCo Ranch A.P. Indy $154,268 11 3 0 0 0 $154,268 Spanish Delight $64,861 32 High Cotton Pensioned Dixie Union $125,879 15 5 0 0 0 $125,879 High Five Cotton $27,995 33 Hear No Evil Private Carson City $120,674 7 3 0 0 0 $120,674 Friendly Fella $53,230 NA Stk Gr Leading Leading Yrlg Yrlg 2yo 2yo Stallion Farm Sire Name Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW’s Wins SW’s Earnings Earner Earnings Sold Avg Sold Avg 1 Brethren Arindel Distorted Humor $388,420 12 6 1 1 0 $388,420 Lynx $103,000 17 $5,106 4 $7,875 2 Girvin Ocala Stud Tale of Ekati $385,420 15 7 1 1 0 $385,420 Devious Dame $118,060 42 $31,345 40 $91,925 3 Cajun Breeze Stonehedge Farm South Congrats $263,240 12 5 0 0 0 $263,240 Cajun Hope $67,800 1 $15,000 4 Khozan Journeyman Stud Distorted Humor $210,325 24 2 0 0 0 $210,325 Valenzan Day $68,250 26 $26,085 20 $29,300 5 Awesome Slew Ocala Stud Awesome Again $197,536 11 4 1 1 0 $197,536 Awesome Strong $98,000 15 $24,233 15 $72,600 6 The Big Beast Ocala Stud Yes It’s True $188,470 14 3 0 0 0 $188,470 Trust Me $66,400 15 $8,995 12 $38,333 7 Bucchero Pleasant Acres Stallions Kantharos $157,590 10 3 0 0 0 $157,590 Gemma’s Curls $43,050 20 $26,200 20 $48,025 8 Adios Charlie Ocala Stud Indian Charlie $132,568 7 4 1 1 0 $132,568 Stone Silent $60,000 5 $12,200 14 $77,036 9 Gone Astray Pleasant Acres Stallions Dixie Union $110,160 4 2 0 0 0 $110,160 Putthepastbehind $60,360 1 $4,000 1 $8,000 10 Social Inclusion Briardale Farm Pioneerof the Nile $84,325 7 3 0 0 0 $87,300 Brumba Waffle Toes $29,380 3 $9,333 11 Chitu Bridlewood Farm Henny Hughes $85,296 9 2 0 0 0 $85,296 Bart’s Dream $48,000 6 $13,000 5 $32,000 12 No Never No More Pleasant Acres Stallions Scat Daddy $50,377 4 1 0 0 0 $50,377 Tiz No Clown $34,097 1 $10,000 13 First Dude Double Diamond Farm Stephen Got Even $34,507 6 1 0 0 0 $34,507 Kohaku $20,300 11 $15,836 7 $35,214 14 Jess’s Dream Ocala Stud Curlin $24,800 5 1 0 0 0 $24,800 Willowmygirl $18,000 8 $11,388 7 $34,286 15 Battalion Runner Ocala Stud Unbridled’s Song $19,351 1 1 0 0 0 $19,351 Lightnin Runner $19,351
“I’d also like to emphasize that it takes a team and then some to get things done and make some good things happen,” Powell continued. “Accordingly, I must share this award with all of our amazing staff and management in Ocala as well as advisors in Tallahassee. Combine them with a con sistently engaged board and officer team as well as members, friends and supporters and that’s how someone like myself gets such awesome, flattering and humbling accolades.
FTBOA executive staff, board president and the Powell family n Copeland Photo
BY BROCK SHERIDAN
The FSAE is the second largest state society with more than 1,100 members representing approximately 500 non-profit and member trade associations throughout Florida including leaders from the expansive hospitality industry, tourism and convention industries. Members include the Florida Bar, the Florida Home builders Association, the Florida Institute of CPAs, the Florida Institute of Auditors and the Florida Association of Colleges and Employees. Associate members include the Walt Disney Compa ny, Visit Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay Economic Development Council, Marriott International Inc., Hyatt Corporation and The Breakers Palm Beach. “I am very honored to be selected by the Florida Society of Association Executives as Florida Executive of the Year,” Powell said. “I extend my greatest appreciation to FSAE, their awards committee and salute the Association’s state-wide and diverse membership of leading executives and decision makers in our Sunshine State’s expansive non-profit, hospitality, member and trade association spaces. “I also extend my appreciation to the member or members who nominated me in the first place to be considered for this Associa tion’s highest honor.” Powell received his second major career achievements award after also being honored by the American Horse Council, who represent all breeds of horses in the nation’s capital, with their acclaimed Van Ness Award in Washington D.C. in June. He was presented the Van Ness Award for his outstanding contri butions to numerous State horse industries over the years including those in California, Washington, Arizona and particularly Florida.
The award, which was presented during the conference awards luncheon, honors the association executive who has displayed the highest commitment to professional growth and pride in associ ation management, with evident professionalism and leadership in both services to the association management profession and to theThecommunity.FSAEisthe state-wide resource for information, best-prac tices and innovations in the Florida association community by fostering peer to peer networking and association community en gagement. The FSAE offers professional development education that prepares the CEO and staff for their day-to-day jobs and offers cutting-edge knowledge with unique programming and new ideas in association management while personal growth and leadership opportunities through volunteer service, recognition, and com munity service.
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“It also helps when you represent such mag nificent, heritage steeped and accomplished Flor ida-bred thoroughbred industry that annually contributes billions of dollars in state economic impact while being strategically headquartered in the Horse Capital of the World®.
“I greatly appreciate being recognized by FSAE for my leadership, executive management, advoca
TAMPA, FL—Lonny Powell, the CEO and executive vice presi dent of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Associ ation based in Ocala, was recognized as the Executive of the Year by the Florida Society of Association Executives at their annual conference held July 20-22 in Tampa at the Marriott Water Street.
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell Honored With Prestigious FSAE
Suzanne Neve and Lonny Powell n Copeland Photo
Lonny Powell n Copeland Photo
27 THE FLORIDA HORSE n SEPTEMBER 2022 cy, promotional, public relations, strategic, commu nications and subject mastery abilities long demon strated.”Powell served eight consecutive years as an FSAE board member and past chair prior to con cluding his term of office at the conference. He has been elected by the FSAE board to every officer position including secretary, chair elect, treasurer and ultimately chair in 2021. He is the first person from Marion County or the agriculture and equine industries to either serve on the FSAE board, be elected chairman or be named the FSAE Executive of thePowellYear.and his FTBOA team were also recog nized in 2015 by the FSAE as their Association of the Year, just months before being recognized sim ilarly by the Ocala Metro Chamber and Economic Partnership that same year. “Wow! Two prestigious awards in one year. Con gratulations,” FTBOA president Valerie Dailey said. “It’s very nice to see Lonny receiving these awards for his dedication and hard work in the organiza tions he serves. It’s well deserved.” “For the past several years, Lonny has been an integral part of guiding the success of FSAE as Chair and Board Member,” FSAE president and CEO Frank Rudd said. “Our award winners set the standard for excellence in the association commu nity, and Lonny’s leadership in FSAE and his suc cess in FTBOA led to our highest recognition for his achievements.”“Lonny’sservice to FSAE has been exemplary,” FSAE chair Marsha Kiner said. “He served on the board in numerous capacities, led important com mittees, and has been a significant contributor to the major decisions impacting the organization for the last ten years. His leadership in 2020 during the onset of Covid-19 was exceptional. He is a phe nomenal human being and he is most deserving of this high honor.” TFH
“...it takes a team and then some to get things done and make some good things happen.”
–Lonny Powell
Editor’s Note: Becky Robinson, the longtime executive assistant and executive secretary at the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, retired in August after more than 15 years with the Association and more than 30 years in the thoroughbred business. The Florida Horse editor-in-chief Brock Sheridan had a chance to speak with Robinson about her time and memories at the FTBOA and plans for retirement.
In addition to spending more time with family, I have quite a few hobbies that I enjoy. Like most people who work and take care of their own maintenance at home, I have a lot of projects waiting for me. I love to read, but I always feel guilty because there is usually something else I should be doing. I plan to get to the gym and get outside more often. I was a group fitness instructor for 17 years and completed quite a few half marathons back in the day. Not that I plan to be doing any more of those, but I do plan to get in as much activity as possible. A goal of mine is to get back
FH – It’s hard to believe Becky, but after more than 15 years as a dedicated FTBOA staff member, your days in the office have come to a conclusion as you move on to an exciting and much deserved retirement. What are you looking forward to in retirement?
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With Becky Robinson
BR — Thank you! Yes, it is hard to believe for me, too! I’ve worked since I was 14 years old and retirement always felt like it was so far away. Although I planned for it, I didn’t really think about it much until I approached the age I had planned to retire—I don’t feel like I should be old enough to retire.
29THE FLORIDA HORSE n SEPTEMBER 2022 into Tai Chi, a really satisfying practice when you stick with it, something I started back in Oklahoma. In addition, I’ll be hitting the bike trails by my house, paddling the local rivers and going to the beach more often. Fishkeeping is another hobby I enjoy! Right now, I have two aquariums and plan to build an outdoor pond for my Koi that currently live in a 75-gallon tank. I also enjoy gardening and plan to become a master gardener within the next couple of years. My mom still lives in Duncan, Oklahoma, so we’re looking for ward to making a trip west. My mom is 92 and while she’s in awe some shape, she’s not getting any younger. Since [my husband] Larry and I both grew up [in Duncan], we have other family in Oklahoma and Texas to visit while we’re in the area. Probably the thing I look forward to the most about retirement from work is that I will be able to do what I want when I want to do it. I look forward to every single day and plan to make the most of each one. Even if I choose to spend five hours binging on TV shows, I will do it with no guilt!
One day early the following year, after my father-inlaw had died, Larry asked if I thought the offer might still be open to me in Florida. I asked and within a few months after making a trip to visit Summerfield and Ocala, I accepted a position and plans were confirmed to make the move after I finished up tax season. I was with Padua until after they shipped the last of the horses out in July of 2007.
BR — As soon as the press release on Padua closing their Flor ida operation came out, the first call I received was from [then FTBOA CEO] Dick Hancock wanting to know what I was going to do. He said he didn’t exactly have a position for me but asked if I could send an updated resume and keep in touch. I had only met Dick a few times, but having both grown up in Oklahoma, we knew some of the same people and our kids were friends. After receiving a couple of offers both here and in Kentucky, Larry and I looked at the options and decided we would prefer to stay in Ocala. Dick contacted me again and said he was always looking for good people and although he still didn’t exactly have a position for me there were enough special projects to keep me busy, if I was interested. We reached an agreement and I started in August 2007.Special projects at FTBOA was almost anything and every thing that needed to be done around the office. I started during a time when farms and the industry were under pressure to find a solution to the muck issues because of the Springs Protection Plan. Much of my time was spent talking to farm owners and training centers to find out how many horses they had, how much manure was produced, what they did with it, etc. All the informa tion went into a database and was used to determine how much energy could be generated by using the muck as its source. It was a huge effort and was an exercise that needed to be done in order to know if it was going to work or not. The economy and our industry were struggling, both on Continued on next page
Larry and Becky Robinson at Tampa Bay Downs n T. Gantt Photo
Back in 1987, I was working for Mel Hatley at his farm in Nor man when he was getting out of the horse industry. Our office was also the business office for his trainer, D. Wayne Lukas. The staff continued working for Wayne and later, when he moved his busi ness office to California in 1991, a few of those people relocated, but I did not. In 1998, after another of Wayne’s clients pur chased Silverleaf in Summerfield [Fla.,] and renamed it Padua, the operation was relocated to Florida to the new farm and training center. At that time, I was working as the office manager of a public accounting firm. Wayne and Padua were both clients of one of the CPAs and I was offered an opportunity to rejoin the Lukas operation at Padua. As appreciative as I was, the timing was not good, and I declined at that time due to family illness.
FH – Give us just a partial run down on some of the respon sibilities you’ve had or projects worked on during your employment with the FTBOA?
FH – Tell us more about your family. What brought you to Florida and the FTBOA? BR — My husband Larry and our three sons moved to Ocala from Norman, Okla., in 1999 after I accepted a job here. All three of our sons are married to wonderful women and all live in Ocala—Scott and Kelly; Sam and Erica; and Zach and Kayleigh. We have four grandchildren—Noah (15), Ryleigh (7), Michael (7) and Lila (2).
FH – After 15 years, what has it been like to work at the FTBOA and dealing with members, oth er staffers, board members and a myriad of others?
BR – Honestly, the time has flown by. When I came to work at FTBOA, I thought I basically knew what they did. But I really had no idea what all goes into what they do. I already knew many of the members/breeders since I had been sending out breeding contracts and booking mares the previous six years at Padua. It has been a wonderful experience to have had the opportunity to get to know and work with our board of directors who graciously give their time and support, and the staff and advisors at FTBOA are some of the best I have ever worked with, period, ever!
Becky and Silver Charm at Old Friends n T. Gantt Photo
I always really liked Silver Charm when he was racing and then I moved to Florida and met the Dudleys. I liked him even more af ter meeting the family that owned the farm where he was born and helped raise him. In 2019, I had the opportunity to go visit him at Old Friends while in Lexington. I first saw Magical Masquer ade’s foal a few hours after he was born in 2004. Magical Masquerade was one of my favorite Padua mares on the farm. Although there wasn’t much to follow as the colt grew up, but The Green Monkey had an in teresting sale story. Miss Adara, aka Khaleesi, a big black off-the-track Florida-bred filly was adopted by my daughter-in-law and son when they bought their farm. The trainer delivered her the day they moved in and she became a member of the family. She’s the one in the Farm City Week con test-winning photo that I took a few years ago with my grandson hold ing a feed bucket up for her!
FH – Can you name a few of your favorite Florida-breds?
30 FLORIDA HORSE n SEPTEMBER 2022 national and local levels, and like every other business we had to cut back on staff and double up on responsibilities as we worked to be more efficient. For several years, my job included member relations, events, community outreach, facilities maintenance co ordinator, part-time receptionist and executive assistant. During that time, I was responsible for coordinating the Flor ida Thoroughbred Charities annual stallion season auction, the FTC annual live and silent auctions, the annual awards dinner and the annual membership cock tail party, attending community meetings, OBS Sales, Ocala-Mar ion County/Newbridge [Ireland] Twinning Committee, FTC scholar ship committee, and maintaining Chase to the Championship points along with the daily office respon sibilities, including preparing for board meetings. Then in 2011, the president of the board asked me to start attending board meetings and taking minutes, which I have done since that time.
Lonny [Powell] joined FTBOA as CEO in January 2012 and hasn’t slowed down since he arrived. He’s one of the few people I know that was born into this industry and has lived it every single day of his life. I’m always amazed by his experience and knowledge and have learned so much from working with him the past decade. In the years since Lon ny arrived, he has hired several very talented and hard-working people to join the team and I have been able to concentrate on working as the ex ecutive assistant and assistant secre tary. Lonny works hard and expects his team to do the same, things nev er get boring or routine.
A few of my personal favorite Florida-breds have been Twilight Ridge, Silver Charm, The Green Monkey and Miss Adara. When I worked at the farm in Norman, we hung a big picture of Twilight Ridge winning the 1985 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies above my desk and I thought she was beautiful. A couple of years later, she arrived at the farm and was in the barn right outside my office, so I would see her every morning, along with the oth er mares in the barn at that time including my favorite Oklaho ma-bred, Lady’s Secret.
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BR — I have many favorite Florida-breds but a few stand out be cause of their significance in Florida history, including Needles, Carry Back, Dr. Fager, Susan’s Girl, Affirmed, Unbridled and Skip Away. And some of my favorite more recent Florida-breds include Awesome Feather, Starship Jubilee, Medina Spirit and Pappacap.
A couple of fond memories for those accomplishments include being honored as the 2015 Association of the Year by the Florida Society of Association Executives and as the 2015 Nonprofit Busi ness of the Year by the Ocala-Metro Chamber & Economic Partner ship at their awards of excellence program. Those awards carry special meaning when you realize that others think we are the best when compared to other associations in those categories. FH – Every one of your co-workers at FTBOA and FEC have appreciated you and will definitely miss you and congratulate you on your well-deserved retirement. Would you like to say a few words about your replacement, Elaine Ansbacher, FTBOA’s new executive as sistant and office manager whom you actually recommended to Lonny? Also, please feel free to say anything else we may have not covered.
TFH Grandson Michael Robinson and retired Thoroughbred Khaleesi
FH – Tell us some of your fondest memories and perhaps what you are most proud of in terms of FTBOA achievements.
When I first started at the FTBOA, the board room was never used except for board meetings and official board business. For several years, even when it was not in use, I never entered the room without getting permission first. The first time I was asked to come into a board meeting (years before I started attending the board meetings to take minutes), I had no idea why and really thought I must be in trouble. As it turned out, they asked Dick to have me come in because the board wanted to tell me know how much they appreciated the great job I had done in organizing a successful event on short notice. I don’t know how many boards do that. But I was impressed and it meant a great deal to me when I was simply doing my Probablyjob.one of my favorite memo ries came about in the summer of 2015 after the general manager at Calder [Race Course] called and asked me if I thought FTBOA would like to have any of the memorabilia from Calder before the grandstands were demolished. He said they had already gotten rid of most everything and what was left was not of value to most people, though some of the items were historical to racing and he hated to see it hauled off to the dump. After talking to Lonny, we decided that I would get Tammy [Gantt] and we could plan a trip to see what was there, but it had to be the next week. Tammy and I decided to rent a van instead of a car for the trip. We literally spent two entire days looking through what was left in the abandoned grandstand with no air conditioning in the middle of summer. What was left at Calder was not of value to most people, but for Tammy and for me it was like opening a time capsule of racing history. We left completely exhausted and had not even thought about taking a break for lunch. We ate dinner while we made plans for the next day, which included renting a moving truck to get all the priceless treasures back to the office. I will never forget that trip and all the history we saved.
BR – I have so many fond memories looking back it’s hard to name only a few. Over the years, I had some great times on Florida-bred signature race-day trips to Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park with other staff and members.
At times our individual jobs can be thankless, but together the FTBOA/FEC staff always works hard and strives to do the best for our members, breeders and industry. So, it’s always nice to be recognized as a group for our achievements.
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BR — When I realized that retire ment could be in my not-too-distant future, I knew that I wanted to help find and transition someone to fill my spot. I had been thinking about it for a few months and was creating a men tal short list of people I thought might be a good fit and Elaine came to mind. She had previously worked at one of the larger farms and although I did not personally know her, she was one of my main contacts when conducting business there. Everything aligned and Elaine started working at the FTBOA the first of June. She is already doing a great job and I have a great new friend. I will always be grateful to Lonny for keeping me around after he inherited me with his new job. I like to think it has worked out for all of us. I’m grateful for the many opportunities that have been provided to me during my career journey in this business that have brought me in contact with so many wonderful people and the great friendships developed along the way. But there is a be ginning and end to everything. So now, with mixed emotions, it’s time to pass the torch and to transition into retirement—It’s been a great trip, I will miss you all but will see you down the road!
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Nicole “Nikki” Fried, Commissioner Emily Hetherington • (850) 617 7291 (Office) Emily Hetherington@FDACS gov www FDACS gov From coast to coast, Florida’s tax-friendly, pro-business environment is poised ■ No tax on stallion seasons ■ No personal state income tax ■ No individual capital gains tax ■ Florida’s greenbelt exemption provides property tax breaks for Florida horse farms ■ Physical climate allows for year-round training, racing, showing and business opportunities
FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Lonny T. Powell, CEO Tammy A Gantt, Associate Vice President / Membership Services & Events 352 629 2160 • Fax: 352 629 3603 • 801 SW 60th Ave • Ocala, FL 34474 www ftboa com • info@ftboa com ■ Feed and animal health items, along with other specific items, are also exempt ■ Horses are exempt from sales tax when purchased from their original breeder ■ National leader in veterinary and equine research ■ Ranks second in the U.S. for number of thoroughbred horses and ready to attract new companies and create new employment opportunities.
Media/Horse Capital TV Announce New Partnership
This media delivery alliance was advocated by Powell as part of the stepping up of his vision for the future of the FTBOA and FEC and the Florida thoroughbred industry which was found to be shared by Kaplan.
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Florida Equine Communications
Responsibilities for the project in the interim are being han dled by administrative vice president and chief financial officer Peggy Yost from an operations perspective and FTBOA associate vice president member services and events and FEC contribut ing editor Tammy Gantt.
“FTBOA has a solid history of quality broadcast work with Sean and his Kaplan Media team ranging from our past virtual gala champion awards to our annual membership meeting to our & Kaplan
The FTBOA, FEC and Kaplan Media have entered into an agreement to produce additional programming specific to the Florida thoroughbred industry for the benefit of the FTBOA membership, Ocala and Marion County communities, the Florida horse industry and public in general.
Kaplan Media will be relocating their offices and will con struct new production studios and editing bays in the FTBOA office building located in Ocala. As part of the new partnership, Kaplan and FEC will produce a new Florida Horse podcast that will highlight and discuss Florida thoroughbreds, the people be hind them and other important and timely issues involved in the Florida thoroughbred industry.
Recently arrived FTBOA associate vice president operations and FEC assistant editor and operations and development Steve Koch will soon take over those responsibilities as lead coordina tor and show runner on the project moving forward. Gantt will support Koch as executive producer with Powell and FEC edi tor-in-chief Brock Sheridan participating as associate producers. Sheridan, Gantt, Koch and Powell as well as numerous guests from the industry will also provide a majority of the on-air talent for this specific media communications initiative.
OCALA, FL—Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association CEO and Florida Equine Communications CEO and publisher Lonny Powell and Kaplan Media’s Sean Kaplan recent ly announced the formalization of a previous business relation ship between the three companies.
VIDEO FTBOA YouTube STREAMING TV Horse Capital TV Network Amazon Fire AppleRoku TV FACEBOOK Horse Capital TV FloridaOcalaTVThoroughbred Breeders’ & Owners’ Assn Audio Only AppleSpotifyPodcast iTunes Overcast
“ FTBOA has a solid history of quality broadcast work with Sean and his Kaplan Media team...” — Lonny Powell the Florida thoroughbred industry,” FTBOA CFO Peggy Yost said. “This will be a useful tool that uniquely en hances our membership communica tions while also creating innovative opportunities to further strengthen our business models.” TFH
“Having access to a world-class profes sional studio housed in our offices gives the FTBOA the opportunity to produce relevant content on a moment’s notice and to continue ongoing media efforts by leveraging existing platforms while developing new ones. With the launch of The Florida Horse Video Podcast, our members and the public can enjoy learn ing more about our industry, the hors es, and the people that make an im pact,” Gantt said. “It is our con tinuous mission at FEC to expand our communications footprint in order to most efficiently and effectively tell the Florida thoroughbred story and promote the Florida thoroughbred industry,” FEC ed itor-in-chief Brock Sheridan said. “Our ex panded relationship with Kaplan Media will allow us to use additional communications and media in order to continue with that mis sion.”“This partnership continues our quest to develop new revenues for the FTBOA and FEC while it conveys our mission to promote
The podcast can be downloaded via your phone app or via quick link (https://www.buzzsprout. com/2023283) and is available at:
”The FTBOA has been a solid partner with us for many years. This long-term partnership has evolved into this new future-driven studio opportunity,” Kaplan said. “Kaplan Media has grown throughout the past 19 years and this is the perfect new studio home. Working with the FTBOA to deliver content for the indus try is exciting and we are very pleased with this new opportunity. Clients will be able to access broadcast quality production in a ded icated production space that’s built to deliver a great customer experience.”
35THE FLORIDA HORSE n SEPTEMBER 2022 renowned Horse Capital Television partner ship,” Powell said. “So it was a very natural and comfortable thing to grow that mutual ly beneficial relationship in order for FTBOA and our FEC products and platforms to be even more impactful and more able to swiftly reach our local and nationally located mem ber breeders and owners. We will produce video and podcasts ranging from educational, informational or even calls-to-action regard ing our industry, community and state devel opments. When necessary it will serve as a quick and targeted means of communicating while also address ing any disinfor mation or even facilitating enhancedorthecalls-to-actioncertainofmembershipcommunity.Thisbusiness relationship with Kaplan and his company will certainly be a big as sist in our statutory mandate to promote the Florida thoroughbred industry within and be yond the borders of our Sunshine State.”
“We need to make sure that horse racing in America and New York grows, thrives, and works fairly for all,” Schumer said. “This reform makes sure that the future of our industry is bright for years to come.”
Madsen referenced two surveys conducted by ATG, the Swedish horse racing totalisator board, in which 25% of respondents reported that they actively refrain from wagering on races from specific countries in which they feel horses are being treated badly. In addition, 30% of respondents said that they had noticed cases in the past
‘A Once in a Lifetime
Future plans also call for the development of advisory groups to enhance stakeholder engagement and to pro mote transparency through the addition of information such as the authority’s strategic goals and objectives, the work of its committees, budgets, and staffing responsibilities to its website.
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act: the BY THE JOCKEY CLUB PRESS OFFICE
Lazarus was introduced with a video message by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. “Chuck” Schumer (D-NY), a key supporter of HISA.
According to Lazarus, she and her team expect the Federal Trade Commission to finalize and approve the Anti-Doping and Medication Control program’s rules this fall, and a thor ough education effort is planned so that racing participants understand the rules, their application, and consequences for violations.
In the Aug. 14 keynote address of The Jockey Club’s 70th Annual Round Table Conference on Mat ters Pertaining to Racing, Lisa Lazarus, chief executive officer of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, called for the industry to rally around the authority as she provided an update on the authority’s first six weeks.
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Dennis Madsen, head of racing for the Swedish Horseracing Authority, presented on Scandinavia’s new crop rule, which prohibits the use of the crop. He described the history of crop regulations in Scandinavia and the rationale behind the new rule.
“We have one industry, and one chance,” said Lazarus. “Let’s have vigorous debates about the shoeing rule or riding crop guidelines. But let’s never forget the real adversaries are the bad actors who tarnish our sport, anyone who is cavalier about horse welfare, and those who want to shut down horse racing for good.” Returning to an in-person event for the first time since 2019, the con ference was held at the Saratoga Springs City Center in Sarato ga Springs, New York, and streamed on jockeyclub.com, The Jockey Club’s Facebook page, and through multiple industry outlets. Chairman Stuart S. Janney III presided over the con ference.Inresponse to Lazarus, Janney focused his closing re marks on the lawsuits regarding HISA and how these legal chal lenges are draining industry resources. Specifically, he took issue with the Jockeys’ Guild and other groups for filing lawsuits against HISA, espe cially given the benefits it will bring to jockeys, including medical directors at every racetrack and standardized concussion protocols. “HISA is a once in a lifetime chance to grow the sport through in creased integrity and enhanced safety for horse – and rider,” Janney said. “Folks, it is time to come together on this. HISA is good for our sport. HISA is legal. HISA is here to stay.”
The second recommendation is for all racetrack and breeder associations to appoint an aftercare liaison to facilitate the smooth transition of horses at the end of racing or breeding careers into second or third careers.
Focus of 70th Round Table Conference Chance’ for our Sport
As part of earlier remarks, Janney announced the two latest rec ommendations by the Thoroughbred Safety Committee:
James L. Gagliano, president and chief operating officer of The Jockey Club, interviewed John Penza, a director of International Investigations at 5 Stones intelligence and a former special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, about his experiences as an investigator and how the federal cases of horse doping compared to other sports investigations. The main similarity is the motivation behind the crimes.
“If horse racing is to continue to be successful in future years, the public needs to be assured that things like racetrack safety, uni form standards for anti-doping and medication, and a high degree of integrity are our highest priorities,” he said.
Dr. Lauren Stiroh, managing director of NERA Economic Con sulting, reviewed her findings from an analysis of economic trends in Thoroughbred racing and breeding over the last 30 years, specif ically how trends in areas such as stud fees, purses, and number of breeders have compared to fluctuations in the foal crop.
“All of you can be aware, when you see a violation, make a no tification. Once the industry begins to trust HISA, that’s the key to success.”Shannon Kelly, executive director of The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation, spoke on the daily struggles faced by the Thoroughbred industry’s workforce and how the Safety Net Foundation assists those in need. “We need our backstretch to be a place that people want to work, where they feel safe and welcome,” Kelly said. “Emergencies will always exist, and the Safety Net will be there to step in, but we need to make sure that our workers’ basic needs to live on a daily basis areCarlmet.”Hamilton, president of The Jockey Club Information Systems and chairman of BloodHorse, delivered the report on the activities of The Jockey Club, which included the multitude of ways that The Jockey Club is assisting HISA.
Since implementation of the crop rule this year, Swedish racing has seen fewer cases of minor interference, and leading trainers and jockeys in previous years have remained the same. There has also been an increase in wagering, and television outlets have reported that they feel they can broadcast to a wider audience.
A video replay and transcripts of the Round Table Conference are available on The Jockey Club website.
year in which horses were being mistreated; more than 90% of those answers referenced “too hard or too frequent use of the whip.”
“The money to be made is incredibly tempting,” Penza said.
The Jockey Club Round Table Conference was first held on July 1, 1953, in The Jockey Club office in New York City. The fol lowing year, it was moved to Saratoga Springs. The conference has featured discussions on myriad critical industry topics, including aftercare, equine safety, marketing, and national uniformity, as well as international perspectives and viewpoints from outside the Thor oughbred industry. TFH
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Tom Rooney, president and chief operating officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), talked about his goals for the organization and how he plans to leverage his political experi ence to benefit the Thoroughbred industry. Among recent changes are the opening of an NTRA office in Washington, D.C., and hiring internal lobbyists. The NTRA’s current focus is on tax incentive and depreciation laws and HISA.
“The handicapper estimates that the horses do not run slower,” Madsen said. “We see no changes in the results that would justify any other conclusions.”
To ensure the veracity of medication reporting that is disclosed to regulatory authorities, the committee calls for comparisons be tween out-of-competition samples and medical records. Discrepan cies should trigger investigations and sanctions for those responsi ble parties if appropriate.
According to her study, most of the variation in the foal crop over time can be explained by changes in handle, the number of races, and macroeconomic conditions, indicating that the decline in the foal crop is more related to changes in the demand of horse racing rather than changes in supply variables that affect the economics of buying, selling, and racing horses. The greatest parallel was seen between the foal crop trends and real handle, which is handle ad justed for Additionally,inflation.Stiroh found that other economic indications in the racing industry such as average purse earnings, average prices at auction, and average stud fees have not mirrored the declines seen in the foal crop. Her main takeaways from her analysis were a need to further examine the factors that have made horse racing vulnera ble to competition from other sports and forms of gambling.
Penza’s advice to the industry was to be a whistleblower when observing violations and to report them to HISA.
No tax on stallion seasons No personal state income tax No individual capital gains tax National leader in veterinary and equine research Ranks second in the U.S. for number of thoroughbred horses Feed and animal health items, along with other specific items, are also exempt Horses are exempt from sales tax when purchased from their original breeder Florida’s greenbelt exemption provides property taxbreaks for Florida horse farms Physical climate allows for year-round training, racing, showing and business opportunities FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Nicole “Nikki” Fried, Commissioner Emily Hetherington • (850) 617-7291 (Office) Emily.Hetherington@FDACS.gov • www.FDACS.gov
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“Everything is geared to the individual...we mainly have to ‘listen’ to the horse and see how he’s responding to the therapies and treatments.” Burge
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Keeping older horses going to the best of their abilities has always been one of Budge’s many goals. He gets them back to fitness and racing again after rehabbing following an injury.
“The training program to race again depends on what kind of rehab the horses need and this depends on what kind of surgery or injury they’ve had. Some merely need to be freshened up and become more ready to race again. A plan is developed for each of them,” Budge
“Some horses that we freshen up we run on turf, enabling them to exercise European style. It gives them something open and not as constricted as a race track. This can help freshen them mental ly along with the physical exercise. We can also do swimming and aqua-tread. It helps to have all these options,” Budge said. “The challenge at the racetrack is that you are unable to do that. At a private training facility, we can do many different things. An uphill track can be very beneficial. A person can take these horses up the hill and that provides a way to build fitness again [after an injury] without so much pounding and concussion—and in relatively straight lines with no turns. It gets the horses fitter without overstressing their legs,” he says. “Swimming is another good tool. The key is to develop a plan for each horse and follow it. If we need to go a little slower, we go a little slower. If that horse is able to pick it up a bit, we’ll pick up theAspace.”each horse progresses, knowing what the weak spots are and how to deal with those, a person can focus on certain things or make changes. It’s a day-to-day flexible program with an ulti mateSomegoal.of the older horses simply need some fine-tuning to opti mize their athletic ability.
BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS
Horses are great athletes. Keeping them fit and at peak perfor mance can be a challenge, however, since even a subtle or minor injury may result in an “off” day and the horse is unable to do his best. Racehorses are asked for their best effort in every race and it often takes a lot of dedication and care to keep a horse racing well for multiple years. Some horses continue a successful career for many years if they can stay sound.
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“We make an individual plan for each horse and do a very methodical step-by-step process. We can do different things and be in control of how these horses train. We may exercise the horses clockwise and then counter-clockwise—left-handed and right-handed—using different muscle groups, and develop the muscles on each side of the horse equally,” he explained.
It also helps to have various types of track surfaces—synthetic surface, dirt surface and turf.
Some successful racehorses are retired to stud or to the brood mare band after a year or two, while others have a relatively long racing career. Trainers try to keep those horses fit enough to continue a successful career.
Richard Budge, who joined Margaux Farm near Midway, Ky., as general manager in March 2019 after being a racetrack trainer for WinStar Farm since 2002, has been working with racehorses a long time. Born in England, he has worked with horses there and then in France before coming to the United States where he also worked for Steve DiMauro for many years in New York, California andAfterFlorida.getting his trainer’s license in 1997, Budge trained pri vately for Art Preston’s LOR Stables, winning many stakes races from a European-styled training center in Texas. While working at WinStar, he was responsible for the preparation and rehabili tation of the WinStar racehorses. He oversaw the early training of Triple Crown winner Justify and several other stakes winners.
“We cater to what the ultimate goal is for each horse. Some owners just want to freshen them up to race for the next three or Continued on next page
“Everythingsaid.isgeared to the individual and what each horse needs, and our plans are flexible. With a rehab case, some horses recuperate quicker than others; we mainly have to ‘listen’ to the horse and see how he’s responding to the therapies and treat ments. Some make it back to racing successfully and others un fortunately do not. Of those that don’t, most of them can go on to a second career that’s not as strenuous. We want the best for each horse, but we do our best to get them back to the track, if possible.”Horses that had surgery may need stall rest and hand walk ing and possibly some paddock turnout followed by exercise with aqua-tread and/or sessions with the saltwater spa, vibration plates, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, etc. depending on the injury they are coming back from. There are many options now to assist the rehabilitation process.
“They might need a little green grass and turnout, or maybe some hyperbaric oxygen. Many horses have been at the track rac ing for a year-and-a-half and never had a break. Now they need a break so they don’t burn out. We give the horse a break mental ly and physically that helps with bone remodeling and avoiding things like bone bruising,” Budge said. “When I was at WinStar, for instance, we gave many horses this kind of break from racing, with good success—horses like Su per Saver. We gave him a little break after his 2-year-old campaign and allowed him some turnout. And he went on to win the Ken tucky Derby (Grade 1). Those kinds of things can be important, to figure out what each individual horse needs,” he says.
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“That’s usually a good trainer’s perspective, to get the most out of each horse while keeping him sound, healthy and hap py. The horse will race longer that way.” Keeping them mentally healthy is just as important as physical fitness and soundness.
Budge says the key, especially in older horses, is patience.
Longevity in a racing career depends on many things.“In this country we have a very rigorous, yearround training regime for these horses. In earlier times they used to give racehorses the winter off, and it was similar in Eu rope. Now it’s changed and many horses are at it all year long— like going to school without a vacation. Sometimes a horse will need a break physically and sometimes they’ll need a break men tally, but if you give them that break most of them will come back stronger and better.”
“The racetrack environment—stabled at the track—can be hard on some horses. Some do well in that environment but others not as well. It’s good to know when to stop on a horse and give him a little break—to get the horse back in good shape, ready to come back strong and continue racing,” he says. “It’s very individual, and we try to accomplish this for each horse within the desired time frame, but it can be shortened or lengthened if necessary. If we can achieve it, using all the tools and therapies that we have at hand, it’s very beneficial.” The challenge of how best to do this for each horse can be very in teresting.Everyhorse is unique. They all respond differently.
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“We had Little Mike at WinStar quite a while; he was a gelding that had a solid racing career until he retired at age nine. You get attached to them. Some may not be top champions, but you remember them—and the challenges, such as a horse that must go through a long rehab and then gets to break a maiden and you feel a great sense of accomplishment. We are here to try to get the horse sound, healthy and happy and look forward to what he can do. It’s a lot of fun if it’s a really talented and famous horse, but we want them all to succeed and run to the best of their abil ity—whatever that level,” Budge says.
“In my opinion there is no point in forcing the issue with any horse. They will teach us patience. You really can’t cut corners and succeed at reaching your goal. You have to do everything right, and be very methodical. The horse will tell you when it’s right, and patience is key. It’s tough today in this business. It’s harder to find people with patience, in the ‘now’ generation. But racehorses will teach you patience if you want to succeed. Per sistence goes along with that. Sometimes this or that won’t work. But you don’t give up; you keep trying different things, trying to find the key for that particular horse. If the owner or client is willing to keep trying [and feels there is a future to it] it may eventually work out and everyone is happy,” he says.
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“We try to keep them sound, fit and healthy. It is amazing how some horses can keep running at age six, seven and eighth or even longer. In Europe, Dubai and other places, you see a lot of older stakes winners, with longer careers,” he says.
“I find that the top horses usually stand out right away. The middle horses, by the time they are older you know what you have, but when they are young they will often change, regarding performance [such as between the spring and fall of a 2-year-old, and the spring of a 3-year-old] because they go through growth spurts, but the top horses generally stand out from the begin ning. Some horses, however, need a little time to catch up.”
frame is important for fillies and mares, in terms of breeding season, or when talking about potential stallions going to stud. You want to make sure the time frame is correct for each horse,” he said.
four years and others have a specific goal for a certain race and we try to get them in the best shape possible to aim for that goal,” Budge“Thesaid.time
There are also a few exceptional geldings that continue racing for a longer career.
“A certain method may not work with one horse so we try something else,” he says. “Their talents are different, too. They are all talented but have their own way of expressing it. You want everything to be as per fect as possible for each horse.”
Officiating/Cornhuskers Handicap/Gr. 3 Key Biscayne/Robert G. Dick Memorial/Gr. 3 Hot Peppers/Victory Ride Stakes/Gr. 3 PHOTOCOADY PHOTOHOOFPRINTS PHOTORAISHERSUSIE Stakes, Allowance, Allowance Optional Claiming and Maiden Special Weight statistics below are listed for the month of July 2022 for win, place and show with the most recent race first. FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS STAKES RACES Horse Name Sex Age Sire Dam Breeder Date Track Finish Race Name Grade/Value Earnings Willy Boi G 4 Uncaptured Shining Moment Ocala Stud & William J. Terrell 7/30/22 SAR 3 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. 1/$350,000 $42,000 Bart’s Dream C 2 Chitu Gator Brew Dr. & Mrs. James Gamble 7/30/22 MTH 3 Tyro S. $102,000 $10,000 Alternate Rock F 2 Alternation Kitzys Rocket Julia Elizabeth Sears & David Gordon Hilborn 7/24/22 MTH 2 Colleen S. $104,000 $20,000 March to the Arch G 7 Arch Daveron (GER) Live Oak Stud 7/23/22 WO 2 Connaught Cup S. 2/$179,300 $35,000 Maryquitecontrary F 3 First Dude Mary Kate ‘n Kelly R. G. Lundock 7/16/22 GP 2 Azalea S. $75,000 $14,700 Officiating C 4 Blame Come a Callin Vegso Racing Stable 7/9/22 PRM 1 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H. 3/$300,000 $180,000 Key Biscayne M 5 Brethren Boa Twelve Arindel 7/9/22 DEL 1 Robert G. Dick Memorial S. 3/$200,500 $120,000 Sister Otoole M 5 Amira’s Prince (IRE) O’Toole Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon 7/9/22 DEL 2 Robert G. Dick Memorial S. 3/$200,500 $40,000 Hot Peppers F 3 Khozan Friends Pro Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung 7/9/22 BEL 1 Victory Ride S. 3/$145,500 $82,500 Toddchero C 2 Bucchero French Politics GDS Racing Stable 7/9/22 PRM 2 Prairie Gold Juvenile S. $122,200 $20,000 Clapton C 3 Brethren Alexandra Rylee Arindel 7/9/22 GP 3 Carry Back S. $75,000 $7,350 Jilted Bride M 5 Wicked Strong Cry At My Wedding Bobby Jones Equine LLC 7/8/22 PRM 1 Iowa Distaff S. $100,000 $60,000 Oil Money G 6 J P’s Gusto Cryptocandiac Brent & Crystal Fernung Mike Sebastian Sr. Daniel Flanigan & Eugene P. Cahalan 7/8/22 PRM 3 Iowa Sprint S. $100,000 $9,900 Roc’s Princess F 4 Ride On Curlin Holiday Honey Kris R. Del Giudice 7/3/22 CD 2 Anchorage Overnight S. $143,750 $19,000 The Virginian G 5 Prospective Pentelicus Gold Ocala Stud 7/3/22 GP 2 Bob Umphrey Sprint S. $100,000 $19,400 Tape to Tape G 4 Uncaptured Trippi Honor Honors Stable Corporation 7/3/22 GP 3 Bob Umphrey Sprint S. $100,000 $11,640 Spirit Wind F 3 Bahamian Squall Sacred Psalm Jacks or Better Farm Inc. 7/2/22 GP 2 Princess Rooney Invitational S. 2/$300,000 $58,000 Midnight Stroll F 3 Not This Time Midnight Magic Dr. Carolin Von Rosenberg DVM 7/2/22 DEL 1 Delaware Oaks 3/$295,000 $155,000 Fluid Situation C 3 Warrior’s Reward Volatile Vickie Hidden Point Farm Inc. 7/2/22 BEL 3 Dwyer S. 3/$250,000 $30,000 Our Flash Drive F 4 Ghostzapper Dynamotor Live Oak Stud 7/2/22 WO 3 Nassau S. 2/$176,550 $17,500 Willy Boi G 4 Uncaptured Shining Moment Ocala Stud & William J. Terrell 7/2/22 GP 1 Smile Sprint Invitational S. 3/$150,000 $109,400 Pudding G 7 Two Step Salsa Jozi’s Turn JSL Thoroughbreds 7/2/22 GP 2 Smile Sprint Invitational S. 3/$150,000 $19,800 Absolute Grit G 5 Kantharos Brown Glaze Ocala Stud 7/2/22 GP 3 Smile Sprint Invitational S. 3/150,000 $11,880 Drafted G 8 Field Commission Keep the Profit John Foster Barbara Hooker & Field Commission Partnership 7/2/22 DEL 2 Alapocas Run S. $100,250 $20,000 Old Homestead C 3 Overanalyze Pearl de Vere Marablue Farm LLC & Pegasus Stud LLC 7/2/22 LRL 1 Concern S. $99,000 $60,000 Horse Name Sex Age Sire Dam Breeder Date Track Finish Value Earnings Magic Moonstar M 5 Uncaptured Grazioso Christy Whitman 7/30/22 MTH 1 $56,350 $34,500 Band Sweetheart M 5 J P’s Gusto Great Chance Pine Branch Stable 7/30/22 MTH 3 $56,350 $5,750 Broadway Pete G 5 Hello Broadway Tchopitioulas Ups and Downs Farm & Ernest Cox 7/29/22 PRM 1 $33,601 $13,000 Scrappy Artie G 4 Uncaptured Smart N Lonely Montanari & Epstein 7/28/22 EVD 2 $23,510 $4,600 Cascade Park F 3 Medaglia d’Oro Cascading Cash Live Oak Stud 7/27/22 PID 3 $37,526 $3,750 Yerosilverbiz G 4 Fed Biz Street Sailing Destiny Oaks of Ocala 7/27/22 ASD 1 $19,110 $10,800 Cry Macho C 3 Goldencents Union Mettle Hardacre Farm LLC 7/25/22 TDN 3 $28,000 $2,800 Replete G 6 He’s Had Enough Discreet Chat Woodford Thoroughbreds 7/25/22 LAD 3 $21,000 $2,310 Bahamian Dude G 4 Bahamian Squall Diamond Dude Donald R. Dizney LLC 7/25/22 FE 1 $16,997 $9,840 Hoping for a Ring F 4 Speed Ring Hope Is Back Bruno Schickedanz 7/24/22 PRM 1 $34,454 $19,650 Heir Horse One G 7 Wildcat Heir Switchin Lanes Carl Walker 7/24/22 WYO 1 $9,000 $5,400 FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS ALLOWANCE Florida-breds Around The Country By Race Type/Grade July/2022 t 43THE FLORIDA HORSE n SEPTEMBER 2022
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Carismatica M 6 Flashstorm Bhangaloo
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Sky F 4 Brethren Nevelee
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Unsociable C 3 Social Inclusion Rebirther Ronald Sanchez 7/30/22 GP 1 $43,000 $25,800 Big Daddy Dave G 4 Khozan Alluring Lady Stonehedge LLC 7/30/22 GP 2 $43,000 $9,030
Florida Gator G 3 Lea Hardcore Candy John Ropes 7/23/22 HST 2 $26,320 $5,600
Due Vini C 3 Treasure
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Bee by the Sea G 5 With Distinction Come Out and Play Carol Kemp 7/30/22 GP 3 $43,000 $4,730 Comedy Town G 4 Speightstown Unbridled Humor Live Oak Stud 7/29/22 SAR 2 $120,000 $24,000
Horse Name Sex Age Sire Dam Breeder Date Track Finish Value Earnings
Mister K G 5 Kantharos Goodgollymissdolly Marie Bates 7/21/22 LS 2 $33,000 $6,480 Flat Out Pomeroy Angel Angela Ingenito 7/20/22 TDN 3 $32,500 $3,250 Kantharos Cajun Sunrise William Churly 7/20/22 BTP 2 $18,800 $3,760 Two Step Salsa Political Miss Larry Anderson 7/20/22 MNR 1 $18,612 $10,904 Amadeus Homer Afleet Memories Teamwork Racing Company 7/20/22 MNR 2 $18,612 $3,760 Trigz Forty Grams Sand Gal Ruben Valdes 7/20/22 MNR 3 $18,424 $1,880 Rattlesnake Bridge Field House Tierney Willoughby 7/20/22 ASD 3 $18,140 $1,800 Night Macho Uno Oasis At Midnight David L Rousso & Joseph Orseno 7/19/22 FL 3 $25,480 $2,519 Quality Laurasia Bonnie Heath Farm LLC & Godolphin 7/16/22 LAD 3 $21,090 $2,310 Gone Honorable Myron R. Wilson 7/15/22 CT 3 $34,285 $3,432 Realgoodlookin Rustlewood Farm Inc. 7/15/22 EVD 2 $21,340 $4,400 Right Special Manuel Azpurua 7/15/22 CMR 2 $11,000 $2,200 Dulzura Michael Miranda 7/14/22 IND 2 $36,000 $5,400 Ideal Breeze F 4 Cajun Breeze Idealism Shadybrook Farm Inc. 7/14/22 PID 1 $33,660 $20,400 Runaway Breeze F 3 Cajun Breeze Run Macy Run Stonehedge LLC 7/14/22 PID 3 $33,660 $3,400 Goodbyellowbrickrd C 3 Paynter A Day in Oz Jennifer Johnson & Gillian Johnson 7/13/22 TDN 3 $29,700 $2,970 M V Speed G 4 Speed Ring Madison V. Bruno Schickedanz 7/12/22 FE 1 $18,014 $9,840 Ruthyla M 5 Khozan Brightly Mine Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung 7/11/22 MNR 2 $20,140 $4,240 To a T F 4 Uncaptured Striking T Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc & Ruth Delaplane 7/9/22 BEL 3 $92,000 $11,040 Miz Chaplin M 5 Rattlesnake Bridge Don’tcallmecharley Joker Racing LLC 7/8/22 PEN 2 $28,616 $5,600 World Gone Wild F 4 Gone Astray Erin’s Wild World Dr. Myron R. Wilson 7/7/22 DEL 3 $42,840 $4,620 Hooked a Goodwin G 4 Morning Line Tinca’s Sky Farm III Enterprises LLC 7/7/22 TDN 2 $35,000 $5,600 Passionfortreasure M 5 Treasure Beach (GB) Exchangeable Joseph Barbazon & Helen Barbazon 7/7/22 TDN 1 $30,000 $16,800 Dilettante G 8 Unbridled’s Song Royal Ancestry Donald R. Dizney LLC & The Unbridled’s Song Syndicate 7/6/22 TDN 3 $37,000 $2,800 Prospective Forum F 4 Prospective Strict Forum WK France & Cheryl McGuire 7/6/22 TDN 2 $31,400 $6,280 Bankx Turbo G 6 Turbo Compressor Lady Untouchable Mighty White Stallion LLC 7/6/22 MNR 3 $22,848 $2,380 Cyberviking C 3 The Big Beast Wildcat Affair Wayne McFarland 7/4/22 MTH 2 $58,800 $12,000 Summer Neolithic Mommie’s Summer Patricia Generazio 7/4/22 IND 2 $36,000 $7,200 Two Step Salsa Hope Is a Winner Get Away Farm 7/4/22 TDN 3 $28,000 $2,800 Night Macho Uno Oasis At Midnight David L Rousso & Joseph Orseno 7/4/22 FL 2 $25,300 $4,580 Sweetheart J P’s Gusto Great Chance Pine Branch Stable 7/3/22 MTH 3 $57,500 $5,750 Marie Bates 7/3/22 LS 2 $33,000 $6,520 Ruby Inversiones FI LLC 7/3/22 MNR 2 $20,352 $4,240 Arindel 7/3/22 MNR 3 $20,352 $2,120 Beach (GB) Dobra Mr Amore Stables LLC 7/2/22 MTH 3 $57,500 $5,750 Stud LLC 7/2/22 DEL 2 $44,000 $8,800 Included Alex Lieblong & JoAnne Lieblong 7/2/22 CT 1 $34,285 $20,314 Milan Kosanovich & Machmer Hall 7/2/22 CPW 1 $4,000 $2,000 Flirt Stonehedge LLC 7/2/22 CPW 3 $4,000 $480
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Midnight Fire C 4 Midnight Lute Meili Pegasus
Runaway Hurricane G 4
Moon Lovin F 4 Malibu Moon Distorted Beauty
Splenda Gail F 3 Neolithic Frost Princess Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon 7/22/22 EVD 2 $23,000 $4,600
FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS ALLOWANCE
It’s Sizzling Time G 4 Not This Time Coolenoughtosizzle James W. Terdik 7/22/22 LRL 3 $59,760 $5,400
Mister K G 5 Kantharos Goodgollymissdolly
Political Riot G 4
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Cajun Delight M 5
Driven One C 3 Ride On Curlin
Include the Beast F 4 The Big Beast Spring
Distinct Flirt M 6 With Distinction Flashy
Mountain Spirit G 6 Point of Entry Fleet Goddess Larry Alan Wynn 7/24/22 WYO 2 $9,000 $1,800 Distinct Flirt M 6 With Distinction Flashy Flirt Stonehedge LLC 7/24/22 FAR 3 $3,200 $448 Dominate Themoment G 5 Street Boss Miss Loretta Lynn Four Horsemen’s Ranch 7/23/22 MTH 1 $57,500 $34,500 Souper Energizer G 5 Hat Trick (JPN) Earth Shaking Live Oak Stud 7/23/22 MTH 3 $57,500 $5,750
Lantau G 3 Flashstorm
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Gitana M 5 Poseidon’s Warrior Sasha’s Reward Just For Fun Stable Inc.
Khozan’s Success C 4 Khozan Miss Propitious
Sweet Souper Sweet F 4 First Samurai Our
Thinkaboutit G 4 Uncaptured
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Dem a Wonder F 4 Hello Broadway Aiden’s Lil Devil Rohan
Drama Run M 7 Big
GP 3 $51,000 $5,540 Dean Delivers G 3 Cajun Breeze Slick and True Stonehedge LLC 7/15/22 GP 1 $43,000 $25,800 Avant Glory C 3 Khozan Shes Got the Look Red Oak Stable 7/15/22 GP 2 $43,000 $9,460 Grainger County G 5 Fort Loudon Evil Dame Jacks or Better Farm Inc.
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W W Crazy G 4 Jess’s Dream Love You
Baby Yoda G 4 Prospective
$2,400 Restofthestory F 4 Jess’s Dream Holiday Flare
Quinto Sol G 4 Social Inclusion Launch a
Raise the Rent G 4 Malibu Moon Conquest
My Lovely Girl M 5 Poseidon’s Warrior Orlyana Queen Orlyana Farm 7/28/22 CT 3 $36,300 $3,603 Spirited Sol G 4 Soldat Spirited Storm Tag Stables 7/28/22 PID 3 $35,640 $3,600 Richies Great Girl M 5 Greatness Bay Point Countess Richard Ravin 7/27/22 CNL 2 $79,000 $16,000 Jalen Journey R 7 With Distinction Petunia Face Dennis Foster & Edward Pendray 7/27/22 CNL 1 $78,000 $48,000 Nimble Beast G 5 The Big Beast Cat Be Nimble Beth Bayer 7/27/22 PRX 1 $46,000 $27,600 Awesome Pal M 5 Awesome of Course Go Girlfriend Go Jacks or Better Farm Inc. 7/26/22 PRX 1 $51,954 $27,600 Candy Striper Live Oak Stud 7/25/22 PID 2 $39,600 $8,000 Midnight Lonnie Stokes 7/25/22 PID 3 $39,600 $4,000 Sweetride Westbury Stables LLC 7/24/22 MTH 2 $59,400 $9,000 Hostility Marion G. Montanari 7/24/22 GP 1 $51,300 $31,900 Woodland Park Ocala Stud 7/24/22 GP 2 $51,300 $10,850 Alex Lieblong & JoAnn Lieblong 7/24/22 PRM 2 $34,000 $6,650 Sarah Farm III Enterprises LLC 7/23/22 DMR 1 $86,512 $50,400 Golden Bucket Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung 7/23/22 DMR 2 $85,500 $16,400 Seeker Heatseeker (IRE) Helsingfors Donald R. Dizney LLC 7/23/22 WO 2 $72,901 $14,500 One to Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung 7/23/22 GP 1 $48,900 $31,300 Carl Bowling & Hallmarc Stallions LLC 7/23/22 GP 2 $45,050 $7,870 Crazy Maria M. Haire & Mary K. Haire 7/23/22 FAN 1 $14,000 $8,400 Double Jorge Diaz 7/22/22 CTM 2 $16,970 $3,400 Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews 7/22/22 FAN 1 $13,000 $7,800 Amalio Ruiz Lozano 7/21/22 DEL 3 $40,740 $4,620 St. Louie Arch M 5 Archarcharch Up for Grabs Courtney Lee Meagher 7/19/22 MNR 2 $18,048 $3,760 Hot Blooded G 4 Declaration of War Hot Cappucino Hallmarc Stallions LLC 7/18/22 CNL 1 $80,000 $48,000 Ragatagtag M 6 First Dude Elective Adam Parker & Suzette Parker 7/18/22 ASD 1 $18,630 $11,100 St. Louie Guy G 8 Kantharos Red Hot Jul Lucy Edwards and Randell Edwards 7/18/22 ASD 1 $18,130 $11,100 Holy Angel Adam Parker & Suzette Parker 7/18/22 ASD 2 $18,130 $3,700 Ride Bonnie Heath Farm LLC 7/18/22 ASD 2 $16,420 $3,300 Drama Eclectic Run Jocelyn Dickey McKathan 7/17/22 GF 2 $3,600 $792 More Than Speed Kathleen Amaya Alexandro Centofanti & Raffaele Centofanti 7/16/22 SAR 1 $120,000 $66,000 Randy Myers 7/16/22 FAN 2 $12,000 Ocala 7/15/22 GP 1 $51,000 $31,300 Crichton 7/15/22 GP 2 $51,000 $11,080 7/15/22 7/15/22
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Big Thorn G 4 The Big Beast Save a Rose
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45THE FLORIDA HORSE n SEPTEMBER 2022 Horse Name Sex Age Sire Dam Breeder Date Track Finish Value Earnings
Battle Cry F 4 Prospective Fort Carillon
Mr. Dazzle G 6 Adios Charlie
That Khenny G 4 Khozan Whaddayathinkathat
Majestic Street C 4 Street Sense Dream
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Handy Dandy G 3 Fury Kapcori
That Khenny G 4 Khozan Whaddayathinkathat Randy Myers 7/29/22 FAN 1 $12,000 $7,200 Include the Beast F 4 The Big Beast Spring Included Alex Lieblong & JoAnne Lieblong 7/28/22 CT 2 $36,300 $7,206
Mamba On Three G 4 Big Drama Miss Grandiose
Souper Catch G 8 Bernardini Cry and Catch Me Live Oak Stud 7/29/22 PEN 1 $29,189 $17,340
GP 3 $43,000 $4,730 Imagine Gold M 5 Broken Vow Came Through Hardacre Farm LLC 7/15/22 FAN 3 $14,040 $1,300 Valiant Virtue G 5 First Dude Laynes Road Edward Robert Schuster 7/14/22 DEL 3 $42,500 $4,620 Violent Turbulence G 5 Violence T’as d’Beaux Yeux Beckie K. Cantrell & Charles Kent Cantrell 7/13/22 PRX 1 $49,568 $28,200 Himelstein G 5 Adios Charlie Zorba Tommy Hutton’s Dream Stable LLC & Tom McCrocklin 7/13/22 ASD 1 $15,156 $8,820 Hammer Lane C 3 Songandaprayer Mimi’s Shot Farm III & Jesus Jaimes 7/11/22 CNL 1 $70,500 $42,000 Doctor Uptown G 6 Doctor Peach Rosiesuptown Sharon Biamonte 7/11/22 FE 2 $18,548 $3,280 Feast R 5 Twirling Candy Corinthian Luck Farm III Enterprises LLC 7/10/22 MTH 1 $60,625 $37,500 Princess Livia M 6 Drill Reigning Livia Gerald Bennett & Mary Bennett 7/10/22 CBY 3 $36,700 $3,000 PetersonSmith 3comO52.237.6151 cala, FL • Ambulatory Care • Internal Medicine • Reproduction • Sports Medicine • Surgery • 24/7 Emergency Services t
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Lady Emily F 4 First Dude Lady Mariah Donald R. Dizney LLC 7/8/22 GP 1 $43,000 $25,800
Giant Awakening C 2 Mor Spirit Hermione’s Magic English Range Farm 7/28/22 PID 3 $40,950 $3,500 Baby Luck F 3 Anchor Down Corinthian Luck Farm III Enterprises LLC 7/27/22 CNL 3 $62,000 $6,000 Duke of Fenway C 3 He’s Had Enough Changing Fortunes Steve Maccabee 7/27/22 TDN 2 $26,400 $5,280 Devra Warrior F 2 Malibu Moon Ultimata Angela M Ingenito & Spendthrift Stallions LLC 7/26/22 PID 1 $36,500 $21,000
Lady Jae F 4 Big Drama Lady Loushe JJ Brevan Stable LLC 7/8/22 GP 3 $43,000 $4,730
St. Louie Arch M 5 Archarcharch Up for Grabs Courtney Lee Meagher 7/5/22 MNR 2 $18,236 $3,760
Frosted Faith G 4 Frosted Flirting With Fate Best A Luck Farm LLC 7/30/22 MTH 2 $55,775 $11,500
Merlin C 3 Brethren Mystic Blue Arindel 7/9/22 GP 2 $43,000 $8,600
Horse Sex Dam
FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING
I Believe in Magic F 3 Noble Bird Magical Holiday John Oxley Living Trust 7/8/22 GP 2 $43,000 $9,030
Age Sire
Aunt Nadine M 5 Munnings Union Mettle Hardacre Farm LLC 7/8/22 GP 2 $43,000 $9,030
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It Beast All G 3 The Big Beast All Laced Up Alex Lieblong & JoAnn Lieblong 7/30/22 CT 3 $32,700 $3,216
The Great Kath M 7 Poseidon’s Warrior Going Low SJT Racing Stables LLC 7/8/22 GP 1 $43,000 $25,800
Breeder Date Track Finish Value Earnings
Wait a Sec F 3 Uncaptured Elegant Finish Cheryl Ann Curtin 7/30/22 PRM 3 $32,000 $3,840 Hallie’s Rainbow F 3 Rainbow Heir Ms Hallie Mary Ellen Coenen 7/30/22 FAN 1 $11,000 $6,600 Guardian Angel F 2 Jess’s Dream Sacred Psalm Jacks or Better Farm Inc. 7/29/22 GP 3 $41,000 $5,000
Havnameltdown C 2 Uncaptured Ashley’s Babe Katherine S. Devall 7/24/22 DMR 1 $82,500 $48,000
MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT
Venezuelan Triumph G 3 Social Inclusion Princess Zaima Orlyana Farm 7/9/22 GP 1 $43,000 $25,800
Mr. Dazzle G 6 Adios Charlie Holy Angel Adam Parker & Suzette Parker 7/5/22 ASD 2 $17,268 $3,320 Khozys Crown F 4 Khozan Crowninshield Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung 7/5/22 FAN 1 $13,000 $7,800 Sigiloso C 4 Khozan Ginablu Brent Fernung Crystal Fernung & Mike Sebastian Sr. 7/4/22 LRL 2 $56,840 $11,600 Flashndynamite M 7 Flashstorm Dynamite Jewel Rae Marie Smith 7/4/22 PRX 1 $53,418 $28,200 Roaring Forties G 6 Stormy Atlantic Sweet Tart Stroud Lane Farm 7/3/22 WO 2 $80,000 $15,000 Finalist G 5 Tonalist Val Marie Rustlewood Farm Inc. 7/3/22 WO 3 $71,515 $7,425 Space Runner G 3 Brody’s Cause Brilliant Humor Farm III Enterprises LLC 7/3/22 GP 3 $44,700 $5,100 Bion Magic M 5 Biondetti Margie’s Magic Verbarctic Farm & Lee Vinson 7/3/22 GP 1 $43,000 $25,800 Sea Art F 3 Klimt Mollie Merisa Wayne McFarland 7/3/22 GP 2 $43,000 $9,460 Anna’s Dream F 3 Fast Anna Charlie B Nicksar Farms 7/3/22 GP 3 $43,000 $4,730 Big Daddy Dave G 4 Khozan Alluring Lady Stonehedge LLC 7/2/22 GP 1 $43,000 $25,800 Grainger County G 5 Fort Loudon Evil Dame Jacks or Better Farm Inc. 7/2/22 GP 2 $43,000 $9,460 Hope in Him G 3 Chitu Satan’s Mistress Michael Frank 7/2/22 GP 3 $43,000 $4,730 Liaison Dakota Sis Y-Lo Racing Stables LLC 7/2/22 CTM 2 $16,610 $3,400 He’s Had Enough Need a Reason Anthony Robinson 7/1/22 GP 1 $43,000 $25,800 Starship Nugget M 5 Khozan Zale Mustang Farms Inc. 7/1/22 GP 2 $43,000 $9,030 Decaf 4 Khozan Mitasunke Philip M. Matthews & Karen Matthews 7/1/22 GP 3 $43,000 $4,300 Khozan’s Success C 4 Khozan Miss Propitious Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews 7/1/22 FAN 1 $12,000 $7,200
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Convince M 7
Hercules G 4 Brethren Darby Rose Arindel 7/9/22 GP 2 $43,000 $9,030
Dreaming of Audrey F 4 Field Commission Dash It Dreamer Hope Kurth & Garry Kurth 7/8/22 GP 3 $43,000 $4,730
FINISHERS
Name
W W Crazy G 4 Jess’s Dream Love You Crazy Maria M. Haire & Mary K. Haire 7/9/22 FAN 3 $17,000 $1,700 Glava G 3 He’s Had Enough Zenzelda Eric Reller & Michelle Reller 7/9/22 CTM 1 $16,850 $10,200 Witching F 4 Ghostzapper Speckledbird Carolyn M Wilson 7/9/22 FAN 2 $12,000 $2,400
The Skipper Too C 3 Brethren Katira Arindel 7/9/22 GP 3 $43,000 $4,730 Cashier Check R 3 Midnight Storm Givhans Ferry Kenneth D’Oyen 7/9/22 GP 3 $43,000 $4,300
Delightful Breeze F 3 Cajun Breeze Zoe’s Smile Stonehedge LLC 7/8/22 FAN 3 $17,360 $1,400 Wild Fox G 5 Uncaptured Royal Stimulus Kristine L Mitchell 7/8/22 FAN 2 $13,000 $2,600
F
Mega Charlie G 4 Cinco Charlie Fashion Bee Tonya Jurgens 7/25/22 PRM 3 $32,000 $3,810
Chess Master G 6 Overdriven Chesty Brenda K. Jones 7/10/22 CBY 2 $34,000 $6,400 Picking Up Pennies G 4 First Dude Dreaminofauntdiane Jesus Rodriguez 7/9/22 GP 1 $43,000 $25,800
Let’s Be Honest M 5
Gayelette F 3 He’s Had Enough My Michelda Eric Reller & Michelle Reller 7/30/22 WO 2 $90,666 $14,000
Horse Name Sex Age Sire Dam Breeder Date Track Finish Value Earnings
Mister Iceman C 2 Girvin Cherohala Ponder Hill Inc. 7/24/22 DMR 2 $82,500 $16,000
Megan Makin Money F 2 Kantharos Under Serviced Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon 7/26/22 PID 2 $36,500 $7,000
FLORIDA-BRED
Tap’er Light F 2 Mineshaft
My
Soldat Temptation M 5 Soldat Adelia
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Ripley F 2
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Ticking C 2 Bolt d’Oro Polyester
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Little Empire F 4 Temple City Fooled
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Dream Single N Lovin
Olga F 2
$5,430 Prudent Song F 4 Wicked Tune Kayla’s Song Patricia
Answer G 2
Dream Coach G 4 First
Bring Theband Home C 2 Into
Boris C 2 The
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Royal Quality C 3 Quality Road Surfside Tiara Bridlewood Farm
Fun
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for You G 2
Love Minister G 3 Valiant Minister Love in Bloom Janice
Eli’s
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Atthecrossroads F 2 Practical Joke
Don’t Uncaptured Who’s Calling Kathy Machesky 7/24/22 GP 2 $43,000 $10,800 Billeeboy Long On Value Cane Cat (IRE) Lavender Hill Stud LLC 7/24/22 GP 3 $43,000 $5,400 Mischief Tizatude Live Oak Stud 7/23/22 SAR 1 $105,000 $57,750 Money Mrazek Saudi Chroma Amy E. Dunne & Ciaran G. Dunne 7/23/22 DMR 2 $82,500 $16,000 Run’s Khozan Lu Lu Laura Stonehedge LLC 7/23/22 GP 1 $45,000 $29,000 Big Beast Sum Roar Force Of Nature Farms 7/23/22 GP 2 $45,000 $8,000 France Weiner Irwin Weiner Valery deMeric & Tristan deMeric 7/23/22 GP 3 $45,000 $3,600 Dude Keep On Burnin Ponder Hill Inc. 7/23/22 CTM 1 $16,730 $10,200 Brethren Sweet Khaleesi Arindel 7/22/22 GP 3 $41,000 $5,000 Ellewinkle Carol A. Reitman Susan Gannon & Warren Miller 7/22/22 GP 1 $40,000 $24,000 Midnight Magic Dr. Carolin Von Rosenberg DVM 7/22/22 GP 2 $40,000 $8,400 Brethren Miso Blue Arindel 7/22/22 GP 3 $40,000 $4,000 U Glow Girl 2 Girvin Mexican Miss Brad Grady & Misty Grady 7/20/22 SAR 3 $83,000 $9,960 3 Dominus C d’Cat Brad Grady Misty Grady & Mary Ellen Coenan 7/20/22 DEL 1 $40,250 $24,000 Spunky Zoey F 4 Storm Wolf Ms. Moscow Maria M. Haire 7/20/22 PEN 2 $27,100 $5,420 Wilma Mankiller 2 American Pharoah Julia Tutwiler Carolyn M. Wilson 7/19/22 CNL 3 $59,000 $6,000 Fanfare Well F 3 First Dude Bert’s Kitten John R. Cothran 7/19/22 MNR 2 $16,335 $3,300 Mini Star 3 Valiant Minister Starfromafar Chessmate Thoroughbreds International LLC & Peter Halsall 7/19/22 MNR 3 $16,335 $1,650 Soul Shakin It Up Free Slam Carlos Munoz 7/18/22 CNL 2 $62,000 $12,000 Girl Jess’s It Taylor Ochoa Bobby Ochoa & Karen Parsons 7/18/22 PRM 1 $32,000 $18,900 by Fools Loren Nichols 7/18/22 TDN 1 $26,400 $15,840 Good Beginnings Farm 7/18/22 TDN 2 $26,400 $5,280 Goose Dr. & Mrs. Cornelius A. Link 7/18/22 ASD 1 $20,100 $12,000 Woods 7/17/22 MTH 1 $54,450 $33,000 7/17/22 GP 1 $48,600 $30,700 7/17/22 GP 3 $48,600 Generazio 7/16/22 MTH 2 $56,650
F 2
Neophyte G 3 Neolithic Fazed SCF Inc.
Nymph F
$11,000 Dance Step F 2 Bucchero Heir Time Andy Cant & Susy Cant 7/16/22 MTH 2 $55,050 $9,000 Cajun Hope C 2 Cajun Breeze Pop Pop’s Hope Eduardo Araiza & Sergio Ledezma 7/16/22 GP 1 $54,000 $36,000 Keanu C 2 Brethren Tiz Boa Arindel 7/16/22 GP 2 $54,000 $10,000 Nice Baby F 2 The Big Beast La Concerto Janet Erwin 7/16/22 GP 2 $43,000 $10,400 My Cajun Lady F 2 Cajun Breeze My Ladies Choice Stonehedge LLC 7/16/22 GP 3 $43,000 $5,400 Better Call Mama F 3 Handsome Mike Pajama Mama Jeanne Clermont 7/16/22 DEL 2 $40,250 $8,000 Secret Holiday C 3 Neolithic Fond of Sarah Juan Rodriguez 7/16/22 LS 1 $33,000 $19,680 Summer All Year G 2 Chitu Summer Swing Tim Padilla & Pete Mattson 7/16/22 CBY 1 $30,000 $18,000 Cuban Cobra C 2 Flat Out A E Phi Sensation Moonshine Meadow Ranch 7/16/22 CTM 1 $16,490 $10,200 Well Played G 2 First Dude Indian Rain Donnini & Oakley Thoroughbred Racing LLC & Alan Benning Inc. 7/16/22 CTM 2 $16,490 $3,400 Saltina F 3 Two Step Salsa Cottina SCF Inc. 7/16/22 CMR 1 $11,000 $6,380 Bernardo’s Legacy C 2 Khozan Lago Mar Lady Teneri Farms Inc. & Bernardo Alvarez Calderon 7/15/22 MTH 3 $54,450 $5,500 Maximo C 2 Brethren Mystic Blue Arindel 7/15/22 GP 1 $53,000 $36,000 Ensign Skip G 2 Bucchero Madama Butterfly Crystal R. Lanum 7/15/22 GP 3 $53,000 $5,000 Tiz a Giant C 3 Tiznow Giant Crystal Live Oak Stud 7/14/22 SAR 2 $105,000 $21,000 Stormin’unclejack G 2 Uncle Vinny Miss Flaming Jack Treadway 7/14/22 TDN 2 $26,400 $5,280 Ghost of Khozan G 3 Khozan The Ghost Bride Al Shaqab Racing 7/13/22 DEL 3 $42,125 $4,400 I Know You Love Me C 2 The Big Beast Rowdy Stella Christy Whitman 7/13/22 DEL 3 $40,000 $4,400 Spirited Sol G 4 Soldat Spirited Storm Tag Stables 7/13/22 PID 1 $31,200 $19,200 Fortunata F 4 Anthony’s Cross Marabunta Jody Veitch 7/13/22 CBY 2 $30,000 $5,000 Pristine One-mile Dirt Track • Kraft Aquacizer • Vibrating Vitafloor Big Lick Stall Rental at Oak Ridge Training Center (352) 441-9401 https://biglick.com/ t
Miami Souvenirs F 3 Chitu Cool
Val’s Gal F 2 Cajun Breeze Vivacious Val Stonehedge LLC 7/8/22 GP 1 $45,000 $29,000
Continued from page 7 gave owner Himanshu Shukla and his Holy Cow Stable their first graded-stakes victory when the 2-year-old filly won the Grade 3 Adirondack by two-and-a-half lengths to earn the winner’s share of the $200,000 prize money.
The Big Calico C 3 The Big Beast Calico Bay Bobby Jones Equine LLC 7/1/22 TAM 2 $21,900 $4,380 the Brock talk
FLORIDA-BRED
MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT
Grand Escape G 2 Uncaptured Majestic Maria Sally J. Anderson 7/13/22 PEN 1 $27,696 $16,260
FINISHERS
Purdy Pumkin F 3 First Dude Cowgirl Spirit Jason DaCosta 7/11/22 TDN 3 $26,400 $2,640
London Ghost C 2 Shaman Ghost Eva London Ocala Stud Dr. William & Alice B. Russell & William J. Terrill 7/10/22 CMR 2 $13,500 $2,700 Khozy Tap F 2 Khozan Thanks to Life Gelfenstein Farm 7/9/22 LAD 2 $20,000 $4,000
Jazla F 4 Khozan Pretty Petal Al Shaqab Racing 7/11/22 LAD 2 $20,330 $4,000 D Coldest G 2 Gary D Jaggermama Don Ming 7/10/22 GP 1 $40,000 $24,000 Beast Market C 2 The Big Beast Market Price New Horizon Farm Inc 7/10/22 GP 2 $40,000 $8,400 Malcoms On the Run G 2 Khozan Moisture Lock Stonehedge LLC 7/10/22 GP 3 $40,000 $4,000
Mariana Forever F 2 Violence Lots of Chocolate Arindel 7/10/22 CMR 1 $13,500 $7,830
First Crowned G 3 Big Drama Premier Roma Harold L. Queen 7/12/22 IND 2 $34,000 $6,800
48 THE FLORIDA HORSE n SEPTEMBER 2022 Horse Name Sex Age Sire Dam Breeder Date Track Finish Value Earnings
Coach P C 4 Distorted Humor Eileen’s Dream CESA Farm 7/13/22 FL 1 $28,727 $15,960
Aaron C 2 Speightstown Fleet Dude Donald R. Dizney LLC 7/3/22 BEL 3 $90,000 $10,800 Java Buzz G 3 Mshawish Agasaya West Stables 7/3/22 BEL 3 $90,000 $10,800 B W P Spirit C 2 The Big Beast Lady of Long Ago Mr. & Mrs. Angel Lopez 7/3/22 LS 1 $33,000 $19,620 Summer All Year G 2 Chitu Summer Swing Tim Padilla & Pete Mattson 7/3/22 CBY 2 $30,000 $6,000
Bellavalencia F 3 Young Brian Talavista J D Farms 7/11/22 TDN 1 $26,400 $15,840
Prince Amadeus G 4 Winslow Homer Afleet Memories Teamwork Racing Company 7/3/22 MNR 1 $16,335 $9,570 Segoviana F 4 Speightster Day of Obligation SJT Racing Stable LLC 7/3/22 ARP 3 $9,700 $970 Gayelette F 3 He’s Had Enough My Michelda Eric Reller & Michelle Reller 7/2/22 WO 3 $96,080 $7,700 Damon’s Mound C 2 Girvin San Antonio Stroll Cliff Love 7/2/22 CD 1 $88,005 $35,560 Warwoman F 3 Munnings Little River Riley Mangum 7/2/22 WO 2 $71,200 $14,000 Gran Slash C 2 Uncaptured Gran Nighthawk Granpollo Stable 7/2/22 GP 3 $46,000 $5,500 Secret Holiday C 3 Neolithic Fond of Sarah Juan Rodriguez 7/2/22 LS 2 $33,000 $6,560 Wildwood’s Wildcat F 3 Tale of the Cat Dark Street Summerfield Sales Agency Inc. & Ashford Stud 7/2/22 FAN 2 $11,000 $2,200 Cajun Tease F 2 Cajun Breeze Silver Cub Stonehedge LLC 7/1/22 GP 1 $62,100 $42,300 Defended F 2 Khozan Crowninshield Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung 7/1/22 GP 2 $62,100 $11,800
Commissioner Dana F 3 Commissioner Lanida Stroud’s Lane Farm 7/11/22 LAD 1 $20,330 $12,000
Major Pryce F 2 Bucchero Groove Maker Judy Bassett & Debora Morgan 7/8/22 GP 2 $45,000 $8,400
Peace Nicker F 4 Air Force Blue Patience Drive Arindel 7/11/22 CNL 2 $43,000 $7,200
Lily of Wicklow F 2 Uncaptured Daytime Promise J. R. Cavanaugh 7/8/22 GP 3 $45,000 $4,000 Mega Charlie G 4 Cinco Charlie Fashion Bee Tonya Jurgens 7/8/22 PRM 2 $32,000 $6,200 Wildwoods Dream G 4 Jess’s Dream Leonia Lady Richard William Sacco & Gerard J Dreyer 7/8/22 FAN 2 $11,000 $2,200 Bluegrass Breeze G 3 Bluegrass Cat Acadia Breeze Donald R. Dizney LLC 7/5/22 FMT 1 $17,050 $10,122 Naughty Gal F 2 Into Mischief Conway Two Step Loren Nichols 7/4/22 CD 1 $88,002 $35,560 Funkhouser F 2 Maclean’s Music Dramatic Girl Pony World Farm 7/4/22 LRC 2 $51,000 $10,000 Quintecents G 3 Goldencents Seasonsoftheheart Anne K. Buxton 7/4/22 LRC 2 $50,000 $10,000 Legends Can’t Die G 3 Valiant Minister La Nonna Baoma Corp 7/3/22 BEL 1 $90,000 $49,500
Naughty Gal also gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas his record seventh win the Adirondack and she was the ninth Flori da-bred to win the six-and-a-half furlong event. The last to do was Worstcasescenario in 2009 who followed Regally Appealing in 1999, American Royale (1991), Pat Copelan (1988), Thrilled N Delighted (1981), Whisper Fleet (1978), Laughing Bridge (1974) and Process Shot (1968).
Bahamian Captain C 3 Bahamian Squall Lily Kai Donald R. Dizney LLC 7/1/22 TAM 1 $21,900 $12,100
At the time of this writing, there were still two weeks remaining in the Saratoga Meet with 18 stakes left on the schedule so there’s likely be more Florida-bred star power to come.We’re anticipating several Florida-bred winners to report on in the October issue of The Florida Horse. TFH
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Oct. 21 – The FTBOA annual membership meeting will be held in-person on Oct. 21 at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales pavilion. The meeting starts at 1 p.m. and a ca tered BBQ will be served prior to the meeting. Regular members will be emailed details in late September re garding the meeting agenda. No RSVP is required for the meeting, however, an RSVP will be necessary for the BBQ that is open to current, regular FTBOA mem bers.
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The podcast is available from your favorite podcast provider, the FTBOA YouTube Channel, Spotify, iTunes and Buzzsprout. Upcoming Events Sept. 22 - The UF/IFAS Extension Marion County presents the Florida Equine Institute & Allied Trade Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in an equine “edutainment” format combining seminars with hands-on demon strations from University of Florida equine science experts. The event includes a working trade show of equine businesses. Topics include equine nutrition with anatomy in mind, live gastric ulcer diagnostics and management, research updates on the use of artifi cial intelligence to detect equine lameness, live equine behavior demonstrations, an expert question and an swer panel, as well as breakout sessions regarding horse health and management. The event will be held in-person at the Southeast ern Livestock Pavilion, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road in Ocala. Tickets include refreshments, a BBQ lunch, and proceedings of the event. FTBOA members receive a discounted rate at https://bit.ly/equineinstitute.
Oct. 7 - The Florida Thoroughbred Charities golf tournament will be held at the Del Webb Stone Creek Golf Club in Ocala. The day’s activities include a brunch, co-hosted by the Florida Thoro-bred Fillies Club, with guest speakers including Dr. Dianne McFar lane, the new chair of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s department of large animal clinicalMid-daysciences.activities include an art show, charity silent auction, and a book signing by author Mary Perdue for her new book Landaluce. A shotgun start round of golf kicks off after lunch with many promotions held on the course. Sports celebrities will be playing for charity throughout the day. In addition, a cocktail reception and dinner will be held at the end of the tournament. For sponsorships, to donate auction items, purchase event tickets, or for tournament information, call 352639-2160 or email tgantt@ftboa.com.
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