Thoroughbred Training Centers of Florida

THOROUGHBRED TRAINING CENTERS OF FLORIDA

Flightline Mayberry Farm, Ocala, Fla

Welcome to the Florida Thoroughbred Training Centers guidebook published by Florida Equine Communications on behalf of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ & Owners’ Association.

When it comes to developing world class Thoroughbred athletes, Ocala/Marion County, Florida has a well-earned reputation as the premier location in the country thanks to its optimal climate, mineral-rich limestone soil, vast acreage, unparalleled concentration of equine expertise and investment opportunities. Horse Capital of the World® is more than a trademark to those who ply their trade at Ocala/Marion County’s training centers. The area is also home to the world’s leading 2-year-olds in training auction house, Ocala Breeders’ Sales, where 74% of the world’s race-ready juveniles pass through annually in front of buyers from more than 44 countries and almost every state.

Florida is home to two world class racetracks, Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park. Several renowned training centers of champions reside in the West Palm Beach area.

From Kentucky Derby winners to Breeders’ Cup victors and national Eclipse award-winning champions, the horses trained in Florida consistently rise to the pinnacle of the sport.

We hope your introduction to our training centers is only the beginning as you come to know Florida’s far-reaching impact on the national Thoroughbred industry and learn about the state’s unprecedented incentives for breeding, stallions, racehorse ownership, the lucrative Florida Sire Stakes and enhanced purses at Florida racetracks. Additionally, the state’s pro-business stance means no state income tax and a myriad of industry tax incentives, making Florida a prime location for investment.

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CCENTRAL FLORIDA’S WINNING RACEHORSE FORMULA

For a young Thoroughbred prospect embarking on a racing career, there’s no better place to begin than at one of Florida’s bustling training centers. Located in the heart of Central Florida, Ocala/Marion County, trademarked the Horse Capital of the World® in 1997, is home to a thriving community of Thoroughbred training centers, a world-class Thoroughbred auction house and numerous breeding operations.

Ocala offers the ideal conditions for nurturing young racehorses. Coupled with a deep-rooted culture of horsemanship and a network of well-respected professionals, the equine haven stands tall as a premier location for schooling the Thoroughbred industry’s stars of tomorrow.

The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company is a pioneer in the concept of selling 2-year-olds in training and the worldwide leader with 74% of the race ready juvenile market. OBS annually attracts buyers from 44 countries and nearly every state in March, April and June. More than 75% of the nation’s 2-year-old crop passes through the state at some point for early training, sales or racing, along with foals dropped in the state to become Florida-breds. Overall, equines number 75,000 in the county with half being Thoroughbreds.

Marion County is a magnet for top trainers, attracting many of the industry’s best who sought out the area to practice their craft.

“Ocala has always been a place to train your horse in the wintertime,” Donato Lanni, a prominent buyer of two-year-olds said. “Over the years, it’s become a place that has seen a lot of good horsemen migrate to from all over. And that’s because Ocala is the capital of 2-year-olds, whether you are readying to

race or to go to a sale. There are so many good horsemen and women in Ocala, and so many of them do a great job. And it’s hard to do, too. It’s not easy what they do. It’s a lot of work and it requires keen horsemanship.”

THE BEST START

Central Florida’s natural amenities, coupled with mild winters and warm, sunny days, provide an optimal environment for yearround training, reducing weather-related interruptions. Ocala’s lush pastures and ample open spaces allow for plenty of turnout time, which is crucial for the physical and mental well-being of young horses.

“Most of Ocala’s training centers have enough paddocks to turn horses out and they’ve got great racetracks,” Lanni said. “There are tracks everywhere. When you fly over Ocala, you look down and it’s just amazing the number of racetracks you see in the area. The turnout time [the horses] get in Ocala is important for their development and growth.”

All horses instinctively know how to run, but teaching future racehorses the many essential skills needed to become productive athletes is an art form. They must learn to stand in and leave the starting gate, ration their speed and to change leads on command during a race. Routine jogs and gallops during morning training sessions help condition these equine athletes in the early stages of development. As conditioning improves, the

Donato Lanni

exercise regimen gradually intensifies until horses are ready to breeze at a stronger pace for the stopwatch.

SILVERLEAF HILLS TRAINING CENTER

Veteran trainer Kenny McPeek has been coming to Ocala since he was 12 years old. He acquired his Silverleaf Hills Training Center in Summerfield in 2019. Among the key team members at Silverleaf Hills is lead assistant trainer Dominic Brennan.

“My first Kentucky Derby horse, Tejano Run, runner-up in the 1995 Derby, was trained in Ocala,” McPeek shared. “In general, Ocala has the weather, the ground and the consolidation of good horsemen. Ocala has surpassed Camden and Aiken, South Carolina, where a lot of the horses used to go to train. But now, most of the horses go to Ocala.”

Prior to his 2019 purchase, he had horses at training centers across the state. Consolidation to Ocala just made sense. As his yearlings grow into 2-year-olds, they are transferred to Silverleaf Hills to be saddle-broken, started under tack and trained to use the starting gate.

This year’s G1 Kentucky Derby winner and Grade 1 Preakness

Stakes runner-up Mystik Dan and Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks and Grade 1 Acorn winner Thorpedo Anna, both trained by McPeek, received their early training at Silverleaf Hills before proving themselves amongst the finest of their crop.

“Having the training center has taken our program to another

level,” McPeek said. “It’s been great. We’re proud to be part of the Ocala/Marion County community.”

CASSE RACING TRAINING CENTER

Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse owns and operates Casse Racing Training Center in Ocala. Casse, who has lived in Ocala for more than 50 years and managed Harry T. Mangurian’s historic Mockingbird Farm early in his career, is one of North America’s leading trainers. His training exploits, which include Classic winners and Breeders’ Cup champions, earned him an induction in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2020 and Canadian Horse racing Hall of Fame 2016. Few, if any, know Ocala as well as Casse, who has witnessed Marion County’s growth first-hand over the last half-century.

“There are a lot of things that make Ocala what it is,” said Casse, who estimates that he trains between 75 and 100 head at his training center each season. “In the beginning, I think most people came here for the weather. You’re able to train year-round here unlike our Northern friends. We don’t have that type of restriction, which is great. And look at great golfers and other great athletes. There are so many great athletes that come out of the South. A lot of it has to do with the climate and being able to avoid brutal weather. Ice and snow can hinder training.

“What happened with the concentration of all these farms, training centers and all these horses is that great veterinarian

Mark Casse

Ken McPeek

hospitals came to the area, some of the best veterinarian hospitals anywhere in the world,” Casse continued. “[Veterinary care] is always a concern when you’re dealing with living animals. There are a million things that can go wrong. That’s a key factor, too.

“And OBS has become the premier place for 2-year-old sales in the world, which also brings horses here. A lot of times, horses that are bought at OBS are left here in Ocala to continue their training. Plus, we have a wonderful racing program in South Florida and in Tampa. Horsemen from all over absolutely recognize Ocala’s importance to the industry. It’s a great place to live, and it’s a great place to train horses.”

BRIDLEWOOD FARM

John and Leslie Malone’s Bridlewood Farm boasts a bevy of Grade 1-winning training graduates. Among them is back-to-back Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile G1 winner and Eclipse Champion Horse of the Year Cody’s Wish. Founded by Arthur and Martha Appleton in 1976 and under the ownership of the Malones since 2013, the operation completely revitalized their training program to have world-class amenities second to none.

“And, more importantly, [we] let our equine graduates and our team be our best form of advertising and rebranding the new and improved Bridlewood,” longtime general manager George Isaacs said.

“It’s our job to nurture a horse’s natural athletic ability properly,” Isaacs said. “Key advantages for our program are the perfect soil profile and an abundance of sunshine, so we’re able to train all winter long. Because we train horses for a very exclusive clientele, our success is only as good as their success. They’re competing at the highest level and winning big races all over the globe. Our Thoroughbred training graduates represent that very high level of success.”

Farm trainer Joan “Meda” Murphy, said, “I love the challenge of working with juvenile horses. They are all different and I enjoy implementing an individual training program for them to develop organically to their full potential. There is a lot of pride and satisfaction for our team to watch a young horse thrive on the farm and go on to the racetrack to become a winner or top racehorse.”

HOBEAU FARM TRAINING CIRCA 1960’s

George Isaacs

OCALA STUD

The O’Farrell family’s historic Ocala Stud, started by Joe O’Farrell and partners in the mid-1950s, has churned out winners at the top level of the industry since selling its first crop of 2-year-olds in 1958. Rich in heritage, Ocala Stud was the first farm outside of Kentucky to land on the national lists of leading breeders and owners. Many of racing’s top horses learned their early lessons over Ocala Stud’s famed training track.

“Number one, we have the climate. Our weather is conducive to training during the core months of starting yearlings early in their training careers,” Ocala Stud’s David O’Farrell said. “From late fall through the wintertime, we’re able to train horses daily and get them out of their stalls. With young horses, it’s imperative that they get outside and train every day. We might get one odd, bad weather day, but we don’t get week-long snowstorms. We might miss one day of training, but we don’t miss consecutive days. And that’s very important, especially for young horses to be in a regular routine.

“Then Ocala attracted quality people who have honed their trade over the years,” O’Farrell continued. “We have world-class horsemen that know what they are doing. With that, it has brought the infrastructure that has helped support it. Not only do we have unbelievable horsemen in the way of trainers, but we also have top veterinarians, leading vet clinics, farriers, and

so on that are very specialized. Now, we have all the available resources needed to produce top-class racehorses.”

“It’s super gratifying for us,” O’Farrell shared. “It’s something we live for. We train horses of our own, but we train a lot of horses for other people. It’s very rewarding when you have a program that can produce champions back-to-back. It’s something we all dream about and get up every day hoping to achieve.”

HORSEOLOGY

Trainer Jena Antonucci made headlines in 2023, sending out Arcangelo to win the G1 Belmont Stakes. In the process, she became the first woman to train a Belmont winner in the race’s 155-year history, the first female trainer to win any of the historic Triple Crown races. Based in Ocala, Antonucci owns and operates HorseOlogy with Katie Miranda. The operation, established in 2022 and located at Paul Bulmahn’s GoldMark Farm, offers training in addition to a host of other services.

“Katie and I were looking to merge and expand what we each were doing,” Antonucci said, “We call it a conception-toretirement operation. We handle everything related to raising, training, and racing Thoroughbreds.”

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David O’Farrell

Jena Antonucci

“We take pride in being a public training program with a private feel.”

BRIDLEWOOD FARM B

With more than 2,200 acres Bridlewood Farm was founded in 1976 by Arthur and Martha Appleton. Under the direction of general manager George Isaacs, they represent more than 100 stakes winners including Grade 1 winners such as Florida champions Jolie’s Halo, Wild Event, Forbidden Apple, Southern Image, and David Junior, along with countless equine millionaires.

In 2013, John and Leslie Malone continued the tradition with Grade 1 winners Moonshine Memories and Tapwrit, in partnership, and have added to facilities and services to provide quality and excellence.

AABBIE ROAD FARM

14841 NE Jacksonville Rd. Citra, FL 32113

PO Box 923, Sparr FL 32192

Lisa McGreevy (352) 895-6118

Acreage: 18

Track: Half mile training track

Services: Training, lay ups, sales prep

History: Established more than 30 years ago

Notable horses: Smarty Jones

ABRACADABRA FARMS

510 SE Highway 484, Ocala, FL 34480

Barry Berkelhammer (352) 347-1115 Fax: (352) 347-5000

abracadabrafarm@gmail.com www.abracadabrafarm.com (352) 804-3000

Acreage: 250

Track: 3/4 mile dirt training track, 5/8 mile turf track, European turf gallop, and four stall padded starting gate, long straight away viewing stand

Services: Boarding, breaking, training, lay ups , turnouts, 118 large stalls, wide shedrows, six well-ventilated barns, full mare care, swimming facility, Equiciser and hot walker

Notable horses: Ashado, Caledonia Road, Fantasy Lake, and Oscar Performance, Harlan’s Holiday, Octave, Mo Donegal, Purge, Nothing to Lose, Monba, Swap Fliparoo, Take The Points, Joyful Victory, Free Drop Billy, Dance to Bristol, Bradester, Aubby K, Brody’s Cause, Acey Deucey, Daddy’s Lil Darling, Rosalind, and Restless Rider.

ANOTHER EPISODE FARM

11296 NW 39th St, Ocala, FL 34482

Joann Everard

(352) 351-4017

Acreage: 25

Track: 5/8 mile track

Services: Personalized care and attention to detail, training, and boarding

History: Established 1971

Notable horses: Curlin, Fourstardave, Fourstarallstar, Irish Linnett

ARINDEL FARM

8250 SW 27th Ave, Ocala, FL 34476

Alan Cohen/Brian Cohen

Farm Manager: Cody Richardson

Owner notes: Former co-owner of the NHL

Florida Panthers

(352) 854-7753

Acreage: 500

Track: Training at Payton Training Center Services: Stands stallions,

History: Established in 2004, the farm is a leader in the Florida Sire Stakes and stands champion stallion Brethren

Notable Horses: Wait A While, Safari Queen, Clapton, Octane, Key Biscayne, Cookie Dough

AZPURUA STABLES

Office: 5385 NW 80th Ave Rd, Ocala, FL 34482

Eduardo Azpurua Jr.

352-895-3611; 352-528-9877; fax: 352-528-5448

Acreage: 21

Track: Training at Starting Point Horse Complex, 21150 SE 42nd St, Morriston, Florida, 32668, 5/8 mile irrigated track, four stall gate, horse traffic ontrack gives horses a real sense of what they experience in a race

Services: Schooling, training, consigning and bloodstock agent, bilingual team, two barns, 60 stalls

History: A legacy of three generations of Azpuruas in Florida

Notable horses: Two consecutive Kentucky Derby winners purchased, schooled and consigned by the family

FLORIDA-BRED OCTANE

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BELLA INIZIO FARM

Jena Antonucci (352) 266-6555

HorsinJena@aol.com

Co-Owners of horseOlogy: Katie Miranda, Fiona Goodwin, Tiona Rodriguez 1-855-467-7437; 855-HORSIES info@horseologyinc.com

jenaantonucci.com/bella-inizio-farm/ Track: Training at GoldMark Farm

Services: Open door policy, family environment, advisor, schooling, training, rehab and lay up, sales preparation

Notable horses: Arcangelo, Belmont Stakes winner

BEST A LUCK FARM

12200 W Hwy 318, Reddick, FL 32686

Thomas and Lori Fackler (352) 591-2068; (352) 812-5501; (352) 812-5500 Sales@bestaluck.com

Acreage: 45

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track

Services: Full service from mares to training horses, ample turnout paddocks, three training barns, round pens, owners reside on property, 24-hour supervision, lay ups, rehab, sales prep History: Founded in 2000, named 2014 FTBOA Needles Small Breeder of the Year, 2019 TOBA National Small Breeder of the Year

Notable horses: Shamrock Rose, Florida-bred Dance with Fate, Lear’s Princess, Fly Top Queen, Effinex, Sir Whimsey, Uptowncharlybrown, My Snookies Boy, Moms on Strike, Carienn

BIG LICK FARM

3890 SE 148th Ter, Morriston, FL 32668

Sarah Nagle (352) 441-9401

biglick.com

Track: Oak Ridge Training Center

Notable horses: Homebred Cavalier Cupid, Slipping Jimmy, Puppymonkeybaby

BRICK CITY THOROUGHBREDS

4750 SE 216 Ave, Morriston, FL 32668-4124

J.R. and Katie Boyd (352) 282-9190

Jrboyd.bcf@gmail.com

Track: Rafael Celis’s Global Thoroughbred History: Founded in 2012, stepfather Robert Harris has Harris Training Center and cousin Jimbo Gladwell has Top Line Sales.

Notable horses: Bodexpress, Gunmetal Gray and Caracaro

BRITTON PEAK

3890 SE 148th Terrace, Morriston, FL 32668

Greg Martin/ Gloria Martin

Gloria@BrittonPeak.com

Acreage: 330 (14 lots of 20 acres each)

Track: Oak Ridge Training Center

Services: Full-service bloodstock company, consulting, sales, training and racing, traditional “old school” horsemanship excellence with a disciplined fiscal approach and cutting-edge technology through exclusive “big data” bloodstock analytics modeling

History: In 1951, Racing Hall of Fame inductee

Frank “Pancho” Martin created a legacy, now in its third generation with grandson Greg

BRIDLEWOOD FARM

8318 NW 90th Terrace, Ocala, FL 34482

General: Manager George Isaacs (352) 804-5568

Owners: John and Leslie Malone (352) 622-5319 Fax: (352) 622-2069

bridlewood@att.net

www.bridlewoodfarm.com

Acreage: 2,200

Track: 7/8 mile track with two starting gates, 5/8 mile turf course, 5/8 mile all-weather uphill gallop beneficial for helping horses develop stronger muscles, improve their cardiovascular fitness, and build up endurance, clocker’s stand and observation building

BServices: Schooling, training, sales prep, lay ups/ rehab boarding, breeding, 13 barns with 346 stalls, including paddocks and fields, round pens, hot walkers, equine cold saltwater spa, Eurocisers and a natural equine swimming pond

History: The Appleton’s Bridlewood Farm since 1976, the largest private landowners in the U.S., the Malones purchased and expanded the farm in 2013

Notable horses: Catholic Boy, Jolie’s Halo, Wild Event, Forbidden Apple, Southern Image, David Junior and Eden’s Moon, along with countless equine millionaires.

BRYLYNN FARM

17305 N HWY 441, Reddick FL 32686

Joe and Phillis Bryant (352) 591-2718

Dalyn Jones (352) 299-6738

Toni Jones (352) 804-9998

Brylynn@mindspring.com

Acreage: 100

Notable horses: Jeranimo, Aikenite

“Training horses — and I’ve said this many times — it’s putting a puzzle together.”

CASSE TRAINING CENTER C

Born on Valentine’s Day, it’s clear Mark Casse indeed has a love, for training young horses to success. From Moonshadow Farm nestled idyllically in the midst of the surprisingly urban Ocala, dual Racing Hall of Famer Casse has trained horses since he was 17. His late father Norm ran Cardinal Hill Farm and was one of the founders of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales. Mark’s brothers John and Justin Casse, along with son Norm are likewise in the racing business.

CCITRA OAKS TRAINING CENTER

Debbie and Brad Donaldson’s passion for horses combined in 2018 when they bought Citra Oaks Farm.

Debbie’s older cousin, Lynn Whiting, made a name for himself with 1992 Kentucky Derby-winner Lil E Tee. The family connection led them to invest in Florida and in technology with the first of its kind training data device, Equimetre in 2019.

The only all-in-one tool on the market tracks GPS, heart rate, electrocardiograms (ECG), locomotion and stride analysis for equine athletes during training.

The farm offers appointments for outside horses so they can showcase the innovative use of he Equimetre technology.

“Improving the performance and health of the horses, are values that are close to our hearts.”

CCARDINAL TRAINING CENTER

580 NW 114th St, Ocala, FL 34475 (352) 351-5533

João Marcos de Arruda Pires

Acreage: 170 acres

Track: 5/8 mile irrigated dirt track, published works

Services: Training, breeding, and foaling operation, seven barns, 97 stalls, and a 150-foot by 275-foot indoor riding arena.

History: The facility was built in 1982 by prominent Thoroughbred industry leader, the late Norman Casse, later owned by Janelle Mertins until 2011

Notable horses: Multiple graded stakes winner Carterista, and Cherokee Dame, the dam of 1994 Eclipse Award-winning sprinter Cherokee Run.

CASSE RACING TRAINING CENTER

In the Ocala Horse Complex

6851 SW 66th Street, Ocala, FL 34476

Mark Casse (352) 622-6401

Casseracing@aol.com or Casseoffice@aol.com

Acreage: 135 acres

Track: 3/4 mile dirt track

Services: Published workouts

History: Farm began as 10 acres Casse purchased a quarter century ago

Notable horses: Catch A Glimpse, Lexie Lou, Sealy Hill, Uncaptured, Wonder Gadot, Wonder Wheel, Tepin, Classic Empire, World Approval, Shamrock Rose, Fev Rover, Got Stormy, War Of Will, Gretzky The Great, Sir Winston, Perfect Alibi, Salty, La Coronel, Heavenly Love, Dream Dancing, Pretty City Dancer, Victory To Victory and Noble Bird

CASTLEBROOK THOROUGHBREDS, LLC

13418 NW Highway 225, Reddick, FL 32686

Bruce M. Davidson, Sandra Emeis

Track: Published works at training track

CESAR LOYA TRAINING AND SALES

340 NW 113th Cir Ocala, FL 34482

Cesar Loya-Rodriguez and Renee Loya

Services: Training and sales operation

CHAMPAGNE FARM

346 County Road 231, Wildwood, FL 34785

Bruno Schickedanz

Acreage: 230 acres

Track: Published works

Notable horses: War Bomber (Ire), Wake At Noon and Yummy With Butter

CITRA OAKS FARM

13800 NE Jacksonville Road, Citra, FL 32113

Brad and Debbie Donaldson (352) 414-5585

info@citraoaks.com

Acreage: 42

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track, published works, uses Equimetre, an all-in-one sensor dedicated to racehorse tracking, starting gate, gate cards

Services: Training center, sales preparation, breeze and go

History: Purchased in 2022

CLASSIC MILE PARK/CLASSIC MILE

TRAINING

CENTER

13750 W Highway 40, Ocala, FL 34481 (352) 854-0066

Dominic Martelli/Lucy Johnson classicmile@classicmile.com

Acreage: 703

Track: Full mile, wire to wire dirt track, 7/8 turf track, starting crew, gate crew, published works (clocker), three-furlong training track

Services: Year-round and seasonal training, boarding 20-50 stall barns and individual stalls with or without paddocks, 122 paddocks, 17 round pens, open facility, 776 stalls

History: Originally owned by Fred Hooper, renowned innovator, breeder and Derbywinning owner with Hoop Jr, it was purchased in 1985 with plans for a pari-mutuel racetrack, but became one of the first public training facilities in the area. Many renowned Thoroughbreds have trained on the grounds including those with Lucien Laurin, Angel Penna Sr and Jr. Currently on the market for $37 million, it might be sold by press time.

Notable horses: White Abarrio

CLEMENT RACING STABLE/ CHRISTOPHE CLEMENT RACING

9700 SW Kanner Highway, Indiantown, FL 34956

Christophe Clement (772) 597-5123

Track: Payson Park

Notable horses: Pizza Bianca, Gufo, Lull, Disco

Partner, Tonalist, Discreet Marq, Summer Front, Gio Ponti, Winchester

COASTAL EQUINE

3200 NE 92nd Place, Anthony, FL 32617

Jesse E Hoppel, Samantha Hoppel

History: Hoppel is a fourth-generation horseman—his grandfather and great-grandfather were trainers

Notable horses: Mongolian Groom

COLLINS TRAINING STABLES

3850 SE 148th Terrace, Morriston, FL 32668

Johnny Collins (352) 354-0020

johnnycollins492@gmail.com

Track: Oak Ridge Training Center

Services: Training only

COPPER CITY EQUINE

5436 NW 100th Street, Ocala, FL 34482

Jessica Brady (352) 351-4600

JessicaB@CopperCityEquineLLC.com

Acreage: 100+

Track: 3/4 mile

Services: Irrigated track, starting gate, dry stalls, round pen, turnout

History: Formerly owned by Trudy Ann Robinson Gisbert as Starting Gate Training Center

CROWN’S WAY SOUTH TRAINING CENTER

9400 NW 160th St, Reddick, FL 32686

Brian Lusk (352) 547-6520

Brianlusk10@msn.com

Acreage: 87

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track, maintained daily, high and dry to handle summer rains, published works

CRUPI’S NEW CASTLE FARM

10010 North US Hwy 27, Ocala, FL 34482

Trainer: Randy Miles (352) 817-1124

Acreage: 200

Track: 3/4 mile dirt track, published works

Services: Full service state-of-the-art facility for preparing thoroughbreds for the track

History: The late Jimmy “JJ” Crupi was a ubiquitous figure at North American sales for more than 30 years. In 2019, he sold a Curlin colt for $3.65 million. In 1995, he purchased the site of the former Happy Valley Farm in Fellowship. Triple Crown winning Florida-bred champion Affirmed was born/raised/trained here.

CNotable horses: Always Dreaming, Uncle Mo, Florida-bred Triple Crown Champion Affirmed

Founded in 1983 by Donald R. Dizney, Double Diamond Farm is situated in the heart of Ocala’s scenic horse country upon fertile, mineral-rich land steeped in history. The former Robin’s Nest Farm once stood Noholme II, Bold Reason and Your Alibi, all influential stallions that helped shape the rich history of Florida’s Thoroughbred industry.

A picturesque farm, Double Diamond gives horses every opportunity to reach their potential on the racetrack. The premier training center offers attention to detail, plentiful paddocks, infrastructure and a philosophy of delivering flexible, high-quality training programs. Standouts include Grade 1 winner Collusion Illusion and multiple graded stakes-winner Skye Diamonds, both bred and raised by Double Diamond Farm.

“Our goal is always to create a balanced equine athlete.”

D DOUBLE DIAMOND FARM

DDARK STAR THOROUGHBREDS

3101 SW 34th Ave, Ste 103, Ocala FL 34474

Stori Atchison (330) 592-9320

DJ MANNING RACING STABLES

PO Box 92, 14850 SE 30th St. Morriston, FL 32668

Dennis Manning (352) 362-0935; Fax (352) 867-8621

Acreage: 20

Track: Big Lick at Oak Ridge Training Center

Services: Trainer, his strengths are rejuvenating horses that require time to heal from mental and/or physical problems. He cares deeply about the welfare of his horses even after their careers have ended, places former racehorses into caring hands, daily therapeutic work electro-pulse magnetic therapy

Notable horses: Valid Video, Grand Hombre, Key Lory, Roman Tiger and Victory Alleged

DOUBLE DIAMOND FARM

899 SW 85th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34481

Owner: Donald R. Dizney

Manager: Roger Brand (352) 237-3834

info@doublediamondfarm.com www.doublediamondfarm.com

Acreage: 550

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track, 1/2 mile turf, starting gate, published works

Services: Boarding, training, sales prep, private training facility, walkers, round pen, paddocks History: Founded in 1983, rmerly famed Robin’s Nest Farm that stood foundation sires Noholme II, Bold Reason, and Your Alibi, all influential stallions that helped shape the rich history of Florida’s Thoroughbred industry.

Notable horses: Grade 1 winners First Dude, Collusion Illusion and multiple graded stakes winner Skye Diamonds

EAGLE VIEW FARM

17485 NW 120th Terrace

Reddick, FL 32686

Chris and Lynne Boutte (352)266-7841

trobredlady@aol.com

Acreage: 35

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track, 1/2 mile grass gallop

Services: Lay up, training, sales

ECLIPSE TRAINING CENTER & MANUDEN FARM

4001 130th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34482

5133 NW 130th Ave, Ocala, FL

Nick & Jaqui de Meric

Manager: Craig Munro (352) 351-8380, Fax: (352) 351-9290 manudenfarms@aol.com office@demeric.com www.demeric.com (352) 816-1684

Acreage: 240

Track: 3/4 mile with 7/8 chute, irrigated, PVS rail, two stall starting gates

Services: Full-service training center, swimming, sales prep and representation of 2-year-olds

History: Began in 1982, perennially one of the top consignors in North America

Notable horses: Belgravia, Ways and Means, Johannes, Gun Song, She Feels Pretty, Chaposa Springs, Dream Rush and Wallenda.

FLORIDA-BRED FIRST DUDE

EDDIE WOODS STABLES

14840 W Highway 40, Ocala, FL 34481

Eddie Woods (352) 489-8915

Cell (352) 427-9995

info@eddiewoods.com

www.eddiewoods.com

Acreage: 240

Track: 1 mile dirt track with starting gate, 7/8mile turf course

Services: Breaking, boarding and sales, 41 paddocks six barns, 196 stalls, and multiple round pens.

Notable horses: Big Brown, Left Bank, Lady Eli, Midnight Lute, Spring in the Air, Café Pharoah, Eda, Harmony Lodge, Klimt, Moanin, Pure Temptation, Union Rags, Abscond, Buy the Sport, Executiveprivilege, Haynesfield, My Great Love, Secret Compass,Weemissfrankie, Borrego, Bayern, Danon Legend, Firing Line, Jack Milton, Line of David, Nonsuch Bay, Stephanie’s Kitten, Declassify, Gomo, Jeranimo, Mandy’s Gold, Noted and Quoted and V.E. Day.

EQUELS TRAINING CENTER

11900 S Highway 475, Ocala, FL 34480

Thomas Equels

Acreage: 110

Track: 5/8 mile

Services: Full service training center

History: Former site of Cashel Stud Farm, Equels, an avid Paso Fino rider, is CEO of AIM ImmunoTech for research and development of therapeutics to treat multiple cancers

EISAMAN EQUINE

15749 W Highway 316, Williston, FL 32696

Dr. Barry & Shari Eisaman

Manager: Robert Robertson (352) 529-0060

Fax: (352) 529-0061

(352) 843-5084

barry@eisamanequine.com

www.eisamanequine.com

Acreage: 420

Track: 5/8 mile

EServices: Training, lay ups and consignments

Notable horses: I’ll Have Another, Blue Prize, Cathryn Sophia, Drefong, Plum Pretty, Ruler on Ice, Uni, Vahva, Vequist, Fourstar Crook, Lion

Tamer, On Fire Baby, Red Giant

CATHRYN SOPHIA

EEDDIE WOODS

At least five times in the past 15 years, Eddie Woods consignments were responsible for producing the most graded stakes winners purchased at 2-year-old sales. It’s Woods’ belief that you can’t make a horse run any faster than it’s capable of running. The horse either has the ability, or it doesn’t. The goal is trying to get a horse ready to perform to its maximum potential. The horse should be ready to perform at that level when it reaches the track.

“I never envisioned owning my own training facility. This is a dream come true.”

EI’ll Have Another

EISAMAN EQUINE

Dr. Barry and his wife Shari Eisaman came to Ocala in 1982 and have 420 acres of Central Florida’s fertile and tradition-rich training grounds near Williston.

For more than 30 years, they have worked with the Thoroughbred athlete for many of America’s leading owners, trainers and racing syndicates. They have produced more than 75 Grade 1 winning graduates including Kentucky Oaks, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes and Breeders’ Cup winners, more than 275 stakes winners overall and 59 stakes winners in 2023. Reigning Florida Horse of the Year Speed Boat Beach is among the many Florida-breds that the farm schooled.

“You build a racehorse little by little.”

GABRIEL DIXON TRAINING & SALES AGENCY

5169 NW 130th Avenue, Ocala FL 34482

Gabriel Dixon (352) 207-5063; (352) 401-3500 gabrieldixon23@hotmail.com

GAYLE

WOODS THOROUGHBRED SALES & TRAINING

2500 SW 125th Avenue, Ocala, FL 33481

Mailing: 8302 NW 43rd Lane Ocala, FL 34482

Gayle Woods (352) 804-0470 Fax: (352) 620-0878 thisisgayle@hotmail.com www.gaylewoods.com

Acreage: 18.3

Track: Nelson Jones complex, 1 mile dirt, 7/8 turf, starting gate, lighted track, gate card

Services: Boarding, schooling, sales prep, representation, rehab., swimming, full body vibrating plate, magnawave laser, walkers, equine pool, 70 foot round pen, paddocks, Equiciser. History: Historic Fred Hooper Farm

Notable horses: Subtle Aly, Deputy Glitters, Slews Tizzy, Game On Dude, Kiss The Kid, and Excaper

GELFENSTEIN FARM

3825 NW 130th Ave, Ocala, FL 34482

Owner: Ivan Rodriguez Gelfenstein

General Manager: Vidal Martinez

COO Juan Arnaldo Pacanins

Acreage: 70

Track: 1/2 mile dirt track with teletimer Services: 22 large paddocks, three barns, 72 stalls, training swimming pool with highpressure stream and mechanical treadmill, video cameras monitor daily activities of care and training, accessible to clients, detailed database on each horse accessible by clients

History: Opened in 2013 at the site of Leprechaun Farm. A native of Venezuela, Gelfenstein’s parents bred horses in Chile.

Notable horses: Bon Accord, X Y Jet, Sharp Azteca

GOOD CHANCE FARM & RED OAK FARM 1

899 SW Highway 484, Ocala, FL 34473

Operations & Racing Manager: Richard W. Sacco

Farm Manager: Michael Sacco (352) 266-7156

Training Division Manager: Barry Dolan (352) 804-6691 (352) 245-2171

goodchancefarm@embarqmail.com

redoakfarm1@embarqmail.com

Acreage: 250

Track: 5/8 mile track with starting gate

Services: Training division: breaking, lay ups, yearling/2-year-old sales prep & training with automatic walkers and Theraplate, rolling land with multiple lakes, abundant pastures, large and individual paddocks. A full-service thoroughbred facility with mare care, foaling, weanling sale preparation

History: Established in 1957

GOLDMARK FARM

5290 NW 130th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34482

Owner: T. Paul Bulmahn

Office Manager – Mary Manske

Phone: (352) 369-3377 Fax: (352) 369-3375

E-Mail: info@goldmarkfarm.com

www.goldmarkfarm.com

Acreage: 2,600

Track: 3/4 mile Safetrack surface, a synthetic wax covered sand base footing which adorns the entire training complex including the three-quarter mile, fifty-foot-wide race track in order to maintain a safe, dry, dust-free walking and training surface at all times. starting gate, clocker for published works, air-conditioned viewing stand

Services: Schooling, training, sales prep, lay up care/rehab, security, walkers, round pen, six barns, 160 stalls, separate therapy barn, four enclosed and covered hot walkers, two enclosed and covered round pens, 20 wash racks equipped with hot and cold water, a six furlong training track, 27 individual paddocks, and ten large pastures, individualized training and rehabilitation services. Use of therapeutic devices including ECB Cold Salt Water Spa, EquiVibe Vibration plates, the Centurion Transpirator, the Centurion Electromagnetic Pulse blanket and foot plate, and the Niagra Massager.

History: Established in 2006

Notable horses: Backtalk, Arcangelo, Mylute, Cross Traffic, Florida-bred Elusive Lady, General Maximus, Double Expresso, Vexor, Moontime Missy, Shackleford, Battle Plan, Dullahan, Timber Reserve. Chesoria, Karlovy Vary, It’s Tea Time, Pluck, Gypsy’s Warning, Mr. Sidney

GRACE FULL OAKS TRAINING CENTER

12366 NW 35th St, Ocala, FL 34482

Dr. Laurie Stewart, and Chad Stewart

Acreage: 320 at Hunter Farm Training Center. In 2022, Dennis Diaz divided the farm selling tracts for operators with access to the track. Chad and Laurie Stewart have 94 acres.

Track: ¾ mile dirt track and one mile turf course

Services: Full-service facility

History: Formerly owned by Donald G. (Bud) Wilmot’s Kinghaven Farm, the Canadian Thoroughbred breeding and training operation that owned and raced Canadian Triple Crown winners With Approval 1989, Izvestia in 1990, and the 1981 champion 2-year-old colt Deputy Minister in partnership

Notable horses: Spend a Buck, Volponi, Summer Bird

GRADE ONE INVESTMENTS

Two Springs Farm

10909 NW 198th St, Micanopy, FL 32667

Chetley and Nellie Breeden

352-598-7518; 352-494-8365

Track: 5/8 mile dirt Track and 1/2 mile turf track

owned by Dean and Patti Reeves

Services: Full-service Thoroughbred training operation, specializing in schooling/training, sales preparation, lay up/rehab and boarding, equine swimming, extra-tall turnouts, large paddocks, ventilated free walker, oversize stalls

Notable horses: Society Man

HALYCON HAMMOCK FARM

6553 US-27 ALT, Bronson, FL 32621

Hal Hatch (352) 817-6489

E-Mail: halcyonhammock@bellsouth.net

Track: ½ mile dirt track and barn at Williston Mile

Services: Swimming, training, 85 stalls

History: Galloped for Fred Hooper, founded farm in 1991

Notable horses: Starship Jubilee, Power Squeeze

HARRIS TRAINING CENTER

18151 SE 30th St, Morriston, FL 32668

Robert Harris (352) 246-6628, (352) 528-0202

Geiger_41@hotmail.com

Acreage: 170

Track: 1 mile track

Services: Training and breaking, swimming pool

History: Purchased the former Kindergarten Farm from Mary’s brother Jimmy and sisterin-law Martha Gladwell

Notable horses: Giacomo, Annapolis, Elate

HOPPEL’S HORSE & CATTLE CO

3551 NE 86th Lane, Anthony, FL 32617

Pat Hoppel (352) 368-2857

Cody Hoppel (352) 207-0706

codyhoppel@gmail.com

Acreage: 200

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track

Services: Dedicated to the acquisition, development, preparation, training, & care of Thoroughbred horses throughout their athletic career.

HFiltered horse swimming pool, Priefert horse walker, training track

History: Established 1989

HIDDEN BROOK FARM FLORIDA

19433 NE 17 Place, Williston, FL 32696

Partners Mark Roberts, Dan Hall, Kevin Latta and Jack Brothers (352) 812-6724

mark@hiddenbrookfarmky.com

https://www.hiddenbrookfarmky.com/

Acreage: 125 acres

Track: 3/4 mile dirt track, turf track added in 2015

Services: Offers top-class breaking & training program, 100 stalls and abundant turnout space.

History: Established in 1999, formerly the Robert Scanlon Training Center, David Scanlon sold the property in 2015, Coolmore and Darley horses trained here.

Notable horses: Oscar Eclipse, Program Trading, Arabian Lion, Jaywalk, Sail By, Nay Lady Nay (Ire)

Notable trainers who have used facility: Chad Brown, Bret Calhoun, Brad Cox, Neil Drysdale, Mark Hennig, Brian Lynch, Graham Motion, John Servis, Ian Wilkes.

SPEND A BUCK

GGRADE ONE INVESTMENTS

“Each encounter with the Thoroughbreds is used as a teaching experience to move forward to success at the race track.”

Immersed in the industry since birth, Nellie Breeden and her husband Chetley pay homage to her parents, Jimmy and Martha Gladwell of Kindergarten Farm, by continuing the tradition of developing top-quality juveniles at Two Springs Farm in Micanopy.

They view each horse as an individual and have keen skills for identifying athletic prospects. They have managed multiple stakes winning horses, Breeders Cup contenders and place former racehorses into their future elite sport horse careers.

The track is owned by Dean and Patti Reeves, who’ve had their own Florida-bred success with Florida Horse of the Year Mucho Macho Man, Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner.

IINNFIELDS TRAINING CENTER

11550 Innfields Dr, Odessa, FL 33556 (860) 705-2625

Acreage: 85

Track: Yes, with published works and clocker

Services: Thoroughbred and pleasure horse training and boarding, five minutes from Tampa Bay Downs, track abuts up to Smeltzer’s Training Center, Soaring Eagle Training Center, Whispering Oaks Training Center

JC THOROUGHBREDS

9127 NW 150th Ave, Morriston, FL 32668

Juan and son Jose Chavez (352) 207-6361

jcthoroughbreds@aol.com

Acreage: 50

Track: Derby Dreams Equine Training Center, 3/4 mile track

Services: Training, racing and sales

Notable horses: Miss Marissa, Kazmike, Fly Fly Away

J-V RANCH

6205 SW Gator Trail, Indiantown, Florida, 34990

Vicki Rosado

History: Founded in 2010, the late Monkees band member Davy Jones kept Thoroughbreds there and was a former jockey

JKING’S EQUINE

11375 NW 21st Street, Ocala, Florida 34482

Raul Reyes

kingsequine@yahoo.com or questions@kingsequine.com (352) 351-1856, Fax:(352) 351-9322

Acreage: 84

Track: 3/4 mile, 50’ dirt track with wide, sweeping turns with five stall starting gate, gate card

Services: Enclosed shed rows for safety, open acres for young horses to gallop, 110 12’x12’, or larger, stalls, and round pen

History: Formerly True South Training Center, known for fertile soil

Notable horses: Beholder, Dornoch

KINSMAN FARM

3727 SW 95th Avenue Rd, Ocala, FL 34481

Phone: (352) 237-3303

Owner: Jessica Steinbrenner

Farm Manager: Andrew Paramore Trainer: Emily Dawson kinsmanfarm@gmail.com

https://kinsmanfarmocala.com/ (352) 816-0013; (352) 266-1057

Acreage: 800

Track: 3 /4 mile dirt track

Services: Boarding, schooling, training, lay ups, two-year-old sales prep and yearling prep, swimming

History: Prior to Steinbrenner’s purchase in 1969, the farm was owned by the Vanderbilt Family

Notable horses: Grade 1 graduates Dancing Rags, Eternal Prince, Image of Greatness, Dream Supreme, Bellamy Road, Sweet Symphony, Strapping Groom, Majestic Warrior, Big Whippendeal, Steve’s Friend, and Spinning Round

LAMBHOLM SOUTH

13400 NW Highway 225, Reddick, FL 32686 (352) 591-0603, Fax: (352) 591-2690

Owner: Roy S. Lerman

Trainer: Jacob Palacios

Senior Advisor: Junior Serna info@lambholmsouth.com www.lambholmsouth.com

Acreage: 1830

Track: 1 mile dirt track with two 2 furlong chutes, sweeping turns and long straightaways, 5/8 furlong turf, starting gate, gate crew, clocker, published works

Services: Breeding, boarding, schooling, training, quarantine, lay-up care/rehab, security, round pen, paddocks, Equiciser, 112 stalls, two European-style hot walkers, figure-eight round pen. Barns have adjacent spacious turnout paddocks.

History: Formerly Jack J. Dreyfus’s Hobeau Farm until 2005. Lambholm also has another 420 acres formerly Wooden Horse Stud and later Allen Paulson’s Brookside South Farm. Under the Hobeau era, Onion and Prove Out, who each beat Secretariat, and Beau Purple, defeated five-time Horse of the Year Kelso thrice.

Notable horses: Affluent, Ajina, Astra, Azeri, Cadillacing, City of Light, Cry and Catch Me, Cupecoy’s Joy, Dahlia’s Dreamer, Dancing All Night, Dr. Root, Duda, Epitome, Escena, Farda Amiga, Five Star Flight, Flawlessly, Fluke, Force the Pass, Fort Larned, Geri, It’s the One, Listening, Mining, Mizdirection, Only Queens, Palladio, Personal Ensign, Personal Flag, Polish Navy, Ron the Greek, Saint Liam, Slew City Slew, Slew o’Gold, Slew the Dragon, Slewpy, Speightstown, Tizway, Tweedside, Wildcat Heir and Yagli.

LIVE OAK STUD

9275 SW 9th St Rd, Ocala, FL 34481

Owner: Charlotte Weber

Phone: (352) 854-2691

Acreage: 4,500

Track: 3/4 mile, starting gate

Services: Training operation, jogging in the woods, European style grass gallops, rehab, two exercisers, pair of 32 stall barns

History: Founded in 1995, it is a breeding and racing operation, along with famed Live Oak Invitational driving and show jumping event. Weber is the granddaughter of Campbell Soup founder John T. Dorrance. The property was formerly the P.A.B. Widener III estate, grandson of Hialeah Park Race Course owner.

Notable horses: Brilliant Speed, High Fly, In the Gold, Laser Light, Miesque’s Approval, My Typhoon (Ire), Revved Up, Solar Splendor, Sultry Song, To Honor and Serve, Victory to Victory, Win Win Win, World Approval, and Zo Impressive.

LONGSTRIDE TRAINING CENTER

P.O. Box 407, 3191 SE 148th Terrace, Morriston, FL 32668

Bill & Kim Deaton (859) 333-8161

LongstrideTC@gmail.com

www.longstridetrainingcenter.com

Acreage: 40

Track: Oak Ridge Training Center

Services: Full service equine boarding and training operation using a modified training program based on New Bolton Center research to progressively remodel bone density. Handson, customized training programs, fit to run with gate card when shipped to racetrack.

History: Relocated to Florida in 2008, Bill’s first track build was in 1968 where he innovated with the first swimming pool for horses in Central, Kentucky, rehab for post surgery patients and uphill strength training and water therapy walking regimes.

LUCAN BLOODSTOCK

3890 SE 148th Terrace, Morriston, FL 32668

Karl Keegan

Acreage: 20

Track: Oak Ridge Training Center

MAKE MINE A DRAFT

19350 SE 52nd Place, Morriston, FL 32668

Dori Morgan Hyatt (352) 816-2373; Fax: (352) 528-9171

hyattfarm@yahoo.com

www.hyattfarm.com

Acreage: 110

Track: 5/8 mile

Services: Training, schooling, sales and lay ups

MAYBERRY FARM

9500 N US Hwy 27, Ocala FL 34482

Jeanne, April, Summer Mayberry (352) 352-1000

summermayberry@yahoo.com

Track: Former Hartley/DeZenzo track, 6500 NW Hwy 225A, Ocala, FL 34482

Services: A fourth-generation family-owned business that dates back a century. Specializing in the selection and development of young Thoroughbreds. Consistently developing champions year after year

LHistory: The late patriarch Brian won the Kentucky Oaks in 1994 with Sardula for his primary owners Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moss and trained Giacomo’s dam, multiple stakes winner

Set Them Free. His father, John Mayberry, won the Kentucky Derby as a trainer in 1903 with Judge Himes.

Notable horses: Flightline, G1 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike (2022), Zenyatta, Exaggerator, Accelerator, Honor AP, Express Train, Texas Red

RICH STRIKE

WIN WIN WIN

McKATHAN BROTHERS TRAINING CENTER

“One of the best classrooms for 2-year-olds.”

MThe late J.B. McKathan and his brother Kevin got put on the map when Florida-bred legend Silver Charm ran to victory in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Staskes in 1997 and the Dubai World Cup the following year.

Since then, the training center in Citra, FL has churned out many more champions including Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.

After that 2015 success, the McKathan’s barns swelled to more than 150 horses in training.

MMCKATHAN BROTHERS TRAINING CENTER

McKathan Brothers Farm

14140 US Hwy 301, Citra, FL 32113

Keven McKathan

Farm Manager: Chris Alexander (352) 857-5059

Mckathanbrothers@windstream.net

Acreage: 200

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track with starting gate

History: Kevin with his late brother JB have trained young horses since 1980 and built the center in 1999. Their father Luke helped shape the 2-year-olds in training market in the 1980’s.

Notable horses: Silver Charm, American Pharoah, Real Quiet, Captain Steve and Silverbulletday, Pioneerof the Nile and Forever Unbridled.

MIDDLEGROUND FARM

12665 NW HWY 225, Reddick, FL 32686

Sherri Boland (352) 547-9450

Aikenmitch@aol.com

Acreage: 15

Track: 6 furlongs

Services: Training and racing

History: Daughter of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame member Bill Boland, who won the 1950 Kentucky Oaks on Ari’s Mona and the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes on Middleground as a 16year-old.

NMOGIN STABLES

14550 SW 16th St, Ocala, FL 34481

Owner: Carol McGinn

Manager: Michael Schade (352) 812-4844

Kerryann_mcginn@hotmail.com

www.mcginnstablesofocala.com

Acreage: 60

Track: 5/8 mile with starting gate at Ocala West

Training Facility

Services: 100’ Eurosizer, under water treadmill, 7 barns, walkers, training and racing

NELSON JONES FARMS AND TRAINING CENTER, INC

2500 SW 125th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34481

HMR International, The Big Stable Elsa Maestre

Manager: Giuseppe Iadisernia www.nelsonjonestraining.com

Acreage: 450

Track: Lighted one-mile dirt training track and seven-furlong turf course, published works

Services: Barn, 600 stall leasing and rental, three swimming pools, stables for rent

History: Formerly part of the 915-acre farm of the late two-time Eclipse Award-winning owner and industry legend Fred Hooper. Hooper, who won the 1945 Kentucky Derby with Hoop Jr. and campaigned such horses as homebred national champions Susan’s Girl and Precisionist, developed his Florida farm in 1965. He died in 2000 at the age of 102, and the farm was sold in 2001 to development groups in separate transactions. A gravestone for Hoop Jr stands there, and Hall of Famer’s Susan’s Girl, Copelan, Crozier and Olympia are buried there.

Notable horses: Susan’s Girl, Hoop Jr, Copelan, Crozier. Nelson Jones was the founder of the United Church Directories photography company. In 2005, he sold off about 160 acres or property that included the former Hooper barn/stallion area to Amy Tarrant’s Hardacre Farm which sold again but the barns and original farm remain intact.

NEW EPISODE TRAINING CENTER, INC

2001 NW 110th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34482

Tony & Elizabeth Everard (352) 690-9566, Fax: (352) 690-9567 newep2@embarqmail.com www.newepisodetraining.com

Acreage: 40

Track: 3/4 mile training track with automatic sprinkler system. four horse starting gate, gate crew, clocker, published works, we work sets of 2 to 5 horses to teach horses to relax in company

Services: Training, boarding, lay up care, rehab, security, round pen, paddocks, schooled with the pony, gate card and published works, 86 stalls

Notable horses: Funny Cide, Yanks Music, Instant Friendship, Richter Scale, Leealanau, Gun Salute, Very Vegas, Cayuoga’s Waters

NIALL BRENNAN STABLES

Main Barn: 7505 W Hwy 326 Ocala, FL 34482

Niall and Stephanie Brennan

Farm Manager: Alvaro Romo (352) 629-3994; Fax: (352) 629-3619

Office: 9119 NW Hwy 225A Ocala, FL 34482 (352) 732-7459; Fax: (352) 732-2838

https://www.niallbrennan.com/

Acreage: 100+ acres

Track: 3/4 mile dirt track with a padded 4 stall starting gate, a six furlong rolling turf course and a jogging track.

Services: Aquaciser. turn out paddocks, 3 European walkers, 6 round pens, and 4 barns accommodating up to 130 horses.

Notable horses: Hard to Justify, Search Results, Essential Quality, Gun Runner, Nyquist, Dayatthespa, Palace Malice, Orb, Mystic Guide, Early Voting, Bleeker Street, Snap Decision and Varda.

NICE AND EASY THOROUGHBREDS

Owner: Eddie Herrera-Ordonez Phone: (352) 895-5520

Services: Breaking, training, race and sales horses

Notable horses: White Abarrio

O’CONNELL RACING STABLES, INC.

4611 S University Drive Suite 208, Davie, FL 33328

Kathleen O’Connell (305) 389-2589

Services: Sales and training

Notable: Winningest female trainer of all time primarily with Florida-breds

OAKLEAF

FARM

9382 NW 30th Ave, Ocala, FL 34475

Liz and Norman Wilson (352) 843-2211

facebook.com/OakleafFarm/

Acreage: 45

Track: 5/8 mile

OServices: Full-service facility offering schooling and training, broodmare, and foal services

OAK RIDGE TRAINING CENTER

14850 SE 30th Avenue, Morriston, FL 32668

Manager: Dennis Manning (352) 362-0935, Fax: (352) 867-8621 www.oakridgetrainingcenter.com

Acreage: 220

Track: 7/8 turf course maintained and fertilized twice yearly to ensure soil composition is perfect for new growth, open Wednesdays. One mile dirt track built on a 12-14” white powdered limestone base, with 6” of sand and red clay mix compacted, and a further 2-3” cushion pad when harrowed and cut, The sandy limestone base and six-inch clay-sand cushion allow the track to drain quickly and provide the flexibility to adjust the surface depth by harrowing. The track is checked, and re-graded quarterly to maintain a consistent and level training surface. Track has lighting.

FUNNY CIDE

GUN RUNNER

OAK RIDGE TRAINING CENTER

O“Training racehorses continues to evolve and requires innovation, hunger, and passion.”

Set in the heart of Florida’s renowned horse country, Reid and Sara Nagle’s 330 acre training center was established in 2010. The center is divided into 14 lots of 20 acres to form a professional equine community, with 37 acres dedicated to two training tracks.

Blind Luck, 2010 Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks winner, Stardom Bound, Roman Tiger, Decisive Moment and Florida-bred champion Chance It all trained at Oak Ridge.

OOAK RIDGE TRAINING CENTER continued

Each day, the track is harrowed, sealed, and watered to preserve moisture. Track groomed daily, every year stripped, checked thoroughly, and re-graded, wider than many training tracks in the Ocala area, measuring a generous 60 feet. Regulation size six horse starting gate, outrider on track for safety of horses and riders. Track lighting for early morning training in cooler temperatures. Published works.

Services: 440 stalls, 22 barns, rental, swimming ponds, Eurociser, therapeutic treatments for equine rehabilitation and therapy, all-weather climate controlled viewing stands, open for training 5 am to 10 am/11 am, numerous trainer/ operators onsite including David Scanlon, Karl Keegan, Greg Martin, Mary Lightner, Johnny Collins, Scooter Davis, Pat McBurney, Dennis Manning and Sarah Nagle.

History: Founded by Robert Nelson, Dennis Manning is one of the original owners.

Notable horses: Blind Luck, Stardom Bound and Chance It

OCALA HORSE FARM COMPLEX

6851 SW 66th St., Ocala, FL 34476

Mark Casse (352) 622 6401

Services: Published works

History: Complex has numerous trainers including Hall of Famer Mark Casse

Notable horses: Preakness and Derby winners, Grade 1 winners and Eclipse honorees

OCALA STUD

4400 SW 27th Ave., Ocala, FL 34471

J. Michael O’Farrell, Jr. (352) 237-2171; Fax (352) 873-3223

Joe O’Farrell

joe@ocalastud.com

David O’Farrell

david@ocalastud.com

Acreage: 500

Track: A state-of-the-art 5/8 mile training track complete with six stall starting gate

Services: Training, breeding, sales

History: Oldest active Thoroughbred farm in the state with generations of successful runners. Formerly Jack Price’s Dorchester Farm where Carry Back stood and prior to that Dickey Stables.

Notable horses: Musical Romance, Asia Express,

Shake You Down, Turbulent Descent, Bolshoi

Boy, Shadowbdancing and Gourmet Dinner

Queen Alexandra, Office Queen, My Dear Girl, Roman Brother.

OCALA TRAINING CENTER

OCALA BREEDER SALES TRAINING TRACK

1701 SW 60th Ave., Ocala, FL 34474

Track: Safetrack surface, published works

Acreage: 100

Track: One mile, all-weather Safetrack surface Services: Public training track availability determined by the sales. Peak residency comes between November and March, when about 300 of the 1,200 stalls are occupied. Clientele is horsemen using the property as a winter base to ship to Gulfstream Park and to Tampa Bay Downs. It is popular for local farms to put the finishing touches on their horses before going to the races.

History: Previously part of Meadowbrook Farm owned by Barbara LaCroix

Notable horses: Favorite Trick, Countess Diana

FLORIDA-BRED MUSICAL ROMANCE

CARRY BACK

PALM BEACH DOWNS

10317 W Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33446 (561) 496-0044; (561)-495-1455

delrayequinemarketing@gmail.com

Acreage: 85

Track: Main exercise track is a full mile wire to wire and 65 feet wide, with a quarter-mile starting chute, watered and conditioned daily, it is open from sunup to 2 p.m. each day. The seven furlong turf course is available Tuesdays and Thursdays after 10 a.m. Four Stall electric starting gate

Services: Thoroughbred training facility, open seasonally, hacking trails, 192 stalls in six barns, office or living quarters, tack and feed rooms in each barn, grassy paddocks, hot and cold water wash racks, automatic walking ring, dormitories for barn staff, elevated viewing area above restaurant, trailer/van parking

Notable horses: Always Dreaming, Malathaat

PALM MEADOWS THOROUGHBRED TRAINING CENTER

8898 Lyons Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33472

Owner/Operator: The Stronach Group/1/ST Properties

General Manager Gary Van den Broek (561) 731-3890, Fax: (561) 731-3905

Acreage: 286

Track: 1 1/8-mile main dirt track (100’ wide), a 7/8-mile turf track (176’ wide) and a one-mile, L-shaped jogging track (80’ wide), which borders the main track. The surfaces of the tracks are similar to Gulfstream Park. Starting gate, gate crew, clocker (published workouts)

Services: For backside employees there are four three-story dorm buildings with amenities. Stall applications via Gulfstream Park required, 1,440 stalls expanded to 1,720 in 2020

History: Built in 2002 to be a training facility for Gulfstream Park

Notable horses: Funny Cide, Birdstone, Ghostzapper, Saint Liam, Barbaro, Invasor and Street Sense.

Notable trainers: Carl Nafzger, Dale Romans, Nick Zito, Jim Bond, Dominic Galluscio, Stanley Hough, Jimmy Jerkens, Steve Klesaris, Michael Matz, Kiaran McLaughlin, Kenny McPeek, Graham Motion, Angel Penna Jr., Linda Rice, Tom Skiffington, Barclay Tagg, John Terranova, Jimmy Toner, Rick Violette, John Ward and Marty Wolfson.

PATRICK MCBURNEY RACING

Pat McBurney (732) 219-0179

Track: Oak Ridge Training Center

Services: Training

Notable horses: Golden Brown and Just Call Kenny

PAUL SHARP STABLES

E Noble Ave., Williston, FL 32696

Paul and Sarah Sharp (352) 528-3612

Ppaulsharpstables@gmail.com

Acreage: 90

Track: 5/8 mile

Services: Schooling, boarding, training, sales, 130 stalls

Notable horses: British Idiom, Aunt Pearl, Monomoy Girl, Catch a Glimpse, Goodnight Olive, Pizza Bianca, Pine Bluff and Black Seventeen

MALATHAAT

MONOMOY GIRL

OBS TRAINING CENTER O

In 2007, Ocala Breeder Sales converted its training track from dirt to the allweather synthetic Safetrack surface, made of blended multi-washed fine silica sand with synthetic fibers, rubber chips and a coating of wax to give a cushioned, yet stable surface.

Since then, the surface has proven durable, consistent and has a key ability to Florida’s summer rainstorms and withstand tropical heat.

Like other synthetic tracks, horses bound across the gentle surface.

According to the manufacturer, the surface has reduced kickback and has excellent shock absorbing properties. The fibers create a ‘root structure’ replicating a good turf course, giving maximum stability.

“Surface gets high marks.”

O OCALA STUD

Given as a gift from Hall of Fame trainer Carl Nafzger, a small sign dangles near the quarter pole on the Ocala Stud training track rail that reads ‘Dreamer’s Point.’ He was standing there in 1990 when he foresaw Unbridled winning the Kentucky Derby. Also trained at Ocala Stud Florida-bred Carry Back (1961) and Street Sense (2007) bookend Unbridled with their Derby wins.

Founded in 1956, the oldest active Thoroughbred farm in the state, under three generations of the O’Farrell family, has bred and sold more than 155 stakes winners, most by Ocala Stud sires, including Horse of the Year Roman Brother and four divisional champions. Since 2000, more than 50 horses bred by Ocala Stud have earned at least $200,000; 27 have earned at least $300,000; and 17 have earned more than $600,000 at the racetrack.

“Horses come and go, but the relationships you have with people are really what get you through life.”

PPAYSON PARK LLC

9700 SW Kanner Highway, Indiantown, FL 34956

Owner: Peter Brant

Manager: Gwenn Pierce (772) 597-3555, Fax: (772) 597-4723 paysonpk@yahoo.com

facebook.com/PaysonParkOfficial/ twitter.com/payson_park

Acreage: 400

Track: 1 mile dirt and 1 mile turf course, starting gate, gate crew, clocker, published works Services: 560 stalls, 23 barns, turnout paddocks adjacent to barns, Euro-style gallops, open gallops, trails, two dorm buildings, soccer field, café, chaplain, 24-hour security, vets onsite, veterinarian trailers, and feed store on premises, bedding, van services 90 minutes to Gulfstream Park, 45 minutes to equine hospitals, licensed & accredited by Florida

History: Built in 1957 by a partnership of racing luminaries Michael Phipps, Bull Hancock and C.T. Chenery. In 1980, Payson Park was refurbished and renamed for Virginia Kraft Payson. Notable recent horses: Cody’s Wish, Elite Power, Goodnight Olive, Just F Y I, Sierra Leone and Carson’s Run

Notable trainers (2023-24): Phillip Antonacci, Canadian Horse racing Hall of Famer Roger Attfield, Chad Brown, Christophe Clement, Gail Cox, Rachel Haldan, Bill Harrigan, Claude (“Shug”) McGaughey, Bill Mott, Victoria Oliver and Wesley Ward

PAYTON TRAINING CENTER

13373 S Magnolia Avenue, Ocala, FL 34473

J.J. Pletcher

Phone: (352) 347-7000; Fax: (352) 347-7008

E-Mail: paytontc@aol.com

https://paytontrainingcenter.com/

Acreage: 80

Track: 5/8 mile with 3/4 turns

Services: Schooling, training, and rehab

History: J.J. Pletcher works closely with his son, 8-time Eclipse Champion trainer Todd Pletcher and breaks many of the horses Todd later trains.

Notable horses: English Channel, More than Ready

PENINSULA RACING CENTER

12020 N. US HWY 441, Ocala, FL 34475

Ron Hall

352-694-5300

ronhallmngt@yahoo.com

info@peninsularacingcenter.com

http://www.peninsularacingcenter.com/

Acreage: 316 at Peninsula Farm

Track: 5/8 mile track, published works, track irrigated and maintained daily, reworked twice annually to maintain optimum footing and slope

Services: 200 stalls and training, three hot walkers, USDA approved quarantine location, paddocks, pastures, housing onsite, lay ups, vet and farrier on call, professional trainers and riders available

Notable horses: Florida-bred Silver Charm

PERSAUD LEGACY FARMS

5201 NW 144th Place, Reddick, FL 32686

Danny Persaud

CFO Maura Welsh maura@persaudlegacy.com (352) 591-1745

Acreage: 1,000

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track, training facility, starting gate

Services: Lay ups, rehab, equine pool, paddocks, round pens

History: Originally purchased as Clover Leaf Farms II in 1997, it was John Sykes’ Woodford Thoroughbreds until 2023

Notable horses: Midnight Bisou, Discreet Lover, Independence Hall, Miss Marissa, Tizamagician, Last Judgment

ENGLISH CHANNEL

PREMIER THOROUGHBREDS TRAINING CENTER

11250 SW 140th Ave, Ocala, FL 34432

Elizabeth Mateo (404) 680-0941

premierracehorses@gmail.com

www.premierracehorses.com

Acreage: 30

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track irrigated with starting gates. Half mile turf course, gate cards

Services: Breaking, boarding, sales prep, lay ups, free walker, turn outs

History: Founded in 1988, Mateo also has sport horses. Thoroughbred Breeder of the Year in Georgia twice. Alchaasibiyeh , who set a world record when she sold for $3.75 million at the 1984 Keeneland July selected yearling sale, lived until age 32 at the farm.

Notable horses: Slew the Slewor

RKB RANDY BRADSHAW BREAKING AND TRAINING

19431 NE 17th Pl, Williston, FL 32696

Randy and Sandra Bradshaw (352)-441-0126

info@randykbradshaw.com

https://randykbradshaw.com/ (352) 216-0242

Acreage: 125

Track: 3/4 mile dirt track, starting gates

Services: Schooling and training services, daily turnout and lay ups , 130 stall barn, TheraPlate stall, ample turnout for rest and relaxation, and Pegasus Laser Therapy

History: Previously part of the Robert N. Scanlon Training Center. Bradshaw’s work

includes Satish and Anne Sanan’s Padua Stables and Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs

Notable horses: Animal Kingdom, Artax, Cajun

Beat, Fatal Bullet, Ginger Brew, Ginger Punch, Vindication, Birdstone, Citronade, Dame

Dorothy, Eurosilver, Hedonist, I’m the Tiger, Mastery, Out for A Spin, Society Selection, Sporting Chance, Strong Mandate, Urbane, Silver Wagon, Spun Sugar, Sugar Swirl

RICEHORSE STABLES THOROUGHBRED TRAINING CENTER

12110 N.E. Highway 315, Fort McCoy, FL 32134

Owner/Manager: Brandon and Alexandra Rice

Brandon Rice: (352) 817-0943

Alexandra de Meric Rice: (352) 572-5404

Phone: (352) 817-0943

Email: brandon@ricehorse.com

alexandra@ricehorse.com

Acreage: 120+ acres

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track, four horse starting gate, gate schooling, gate card, racing tattoos

Services: 60 stalls, 8 round pens, lay-up care/ rehab, European free-walking machine, equine pool, 120 acres of ample turnout paddocks, international quarantine services, swimming/ Equiciser, enclosed riding arena, open gallops, wooded trails, purchasing, training and sales

History: Both come from prominent industry families -Bryan and Holley Rice and Nick and Jacqui de Meric.

RNotable Graduates: The Rice family has had Hollywood Wildcat, French Deputy, Folklore, War Chant, Consolidator, Rail Trip, Dublin, Conveyance, Include Me Out, and Acting Happy

ROLLING MEADOWS FARM

14850 SE 30th Ave., Morriston, FL 32668

Buck & Desiree Barbazon (352) 207-3239, Fax: (352) 401-0082

ocalahorsefarms@aol.com

Acreage: 26.5

Track: Oak Ridge Training Center Services: Training, board, mare care and sales

RONDON STABLES

2970 SE 150th Ave A, Morriston, FL 32668

Carlos A. Rondon-Mora

Track: Oak Ridge Training Center Services: Training

PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTERP

“This

major Thoroughbred training center expands and diversifies the equestrian industry.”

Near Boynton Beach in South Florida, the center was a brainchild of Frank Stronach, prominent breeder, racehorse owner and former track owner. The expanded stall capacity allows Gulfstream Park, to maximize horses available with the goal of increasing field sizes. Trainers who use the facility enjoy the peacefulness of the location and its top-notch amenities.

Built in 2002, the track generates $50 million in economic impact and more than 2,000 total jobs for the county.

P PAYSON PARK

“Showcasing our love for the sport.”

Originally built as the St. Lucie Training Center in the 1950’s by racing luminaries Michael Phipps, Bull Hancock and C.T. Chenery and once the most prominent training center in Florida, it was purchased in 1980 by Virginia Payson and given her name.

Payson raced Carr De Naskra, winner of the 1984 Travers and Group 1 winner St. Jovite.

In 2019, Peter Brant purchased the facility which is utilized by high profile trainers including Phillip Antonacci, Roger Attfield, Chad Brown, Christophe Clement, Gail Cox, Rachel Haldan, Bill Harrigan, Claude (“Shug”) McGaughey, Bill Mott, Victoria Oliver and Wesley Ward.

Cody’s Wish

S & C RACING

Scooter Davis

Acreage: 20

Track: Oak Ridge Training Center

Services: Training

SABINE FARM

S10909 NW 198th St. Micanopy, FL 32667

Joseph and Winnie Greeley (352) 591-4665

History: In 1994, purchased the former Ravenbrook Farm from Willard Rhodes, one-time chairman of Ocean Spray Cranberries

Notable horses: Lion Heart, Harmony Lodge Graeme Hall, French Satin

SAM SON FARM

Ocala Training Center, 2400 S.W. 107th Place, Ocala, FL, 34476

Farm Manager: Dave Whitford

Racing Manager: Tom Zwiesler

Farm President: Rick Balaz, and CEO: Mark Samuel. (352) 817-5900 tom.zwiesler@samsonfarm.com https://samsonfarm.com/

Track: Private track

History: Sam Son Canadian racers winter in Florida, not open to the public, but occasionally tours can be arranged as a special request.

Notable horses: Dance Smartly, Chief Bearhart, Sky Classic, Dance Smartly.

SBM TRAINING & SALES LLC

4451 NW 130th Ave, Ocala, FL 34482

Owner: Susan Montanye (352) 804-4885

Acreage: 224

Track: 1 ½ mile track

Services: Schooling, training, all sales prep with a top-of-the-line facility and staff

History: Former show jumper and exercise rider now sells racehorses at auction

Notable horses: Candied

SCANLON TRAINING AND SALES

14850 SE 30th Avenue, Morriston, FL 32668

David Scanlon

352-528-2329; 352-895-2032

Track: At Oak Ridge Training Center, Morriston

Notable horses: Sierra Leone, Just A Touch, Bernardini, Rags to Riches, Lion Heart and Afleet Alex

FLORIDA-BRED AFLEET ALEX

SEQUEL AT WINDING OAKS

5850 SW College Road, Ocala, FL 34474

Becky Thomas (352) 620-9006

paige@sequelnewyork.com

Acreage: 240

Track: One mile dirt racetrack with an interior turf track at 7/8 of a mile, the main track is a replica of the Delaware Park track

Services: Sequel WO is a top breaking and training facility for Thoroughbreds, sells 2-yearolds at all major juvenile auctions.

History: A portion of the former 1,000 acre farm led by the famed John Nerud, James Binger’s Tartan Farm, then Harry Mangurian of the Boston Celtics Mockingbird Farm, and lastly NHL Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk’s Winding Oaks Farm (Speightsown G1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint-G1 winner) Famed horses include Dr. Fager, Ta Wee, Intentionally, Codex, Minnesota Mac, My Dear Girl, and influential Florida sire, Valid Appeal.

Notable horses: Sequel’s Mage, The Wine Steward, Hard To Stay Notgo, Morello, Classy Edition, Arctic Arrogance, Hejazi.

SGV THOROUGHBREDS

11330 NW 110th Ave Reddick FL 32686

Steve Venosa (352) 427-4600

svenosa@aol.com

Track: Eclipse Training Center, Track: 3/4 mile with 7/8 chute

Services: Training and pinhooking Thoroughbreds for more than 30 years

SHADYBROOK FARM, INC & TRAINING CENTER

15455 W Highway 326, Morriston, FL 32668

Michael & Georgie Yates (352) 529-0599, Fax: (352) 529-0599 michaelyates@centurylink.net (352) 239-4326

Acreage: 50

Track: 5/8 mile track

Services: Training and lay ups

Notable horses: Dorth Vader, Fiona’s Magic, Dean Delivers, Cajun Breeze

SHOOTING STAR THOROUGHBREDS

PO Box 687 Williston, FL 32696

Mary Lightner, Lisa Goodin, Mike Lightner (859) 312-9609

https://www.shootingstartb.com/

Acreage: 20

Track: Oak Ridge Training Center

Services: Syndicates, ownership opportunities, early racehorse development by purchasing, training and preparing racehorses for race day

Notable horses: Chance It, Dreamster and Sol Hope

SILVERLEAF HILLS TRAINING CENTER

Div of McPeek racing, 15920 US-301, Summerfield, FL 34491

Ken McPeek

Lead Assistant Trainer Dominic Brennan (859) 254-9969

office@mcpeekracing.com; kenny@mcpeekracing.com

Acreage: 115

Track: Six-furlong training track, schooling, started under tack, gate training, improvements that directly benefited the two-year-olds’ training have been having the track graded and adding a fully operational starting gate Services: 20 stalls/turnouts with paddock, four 24-stall barns, four turnout paddocks, six covered round pens, five stall quarantine barn, highest quality feed and hay, bandaged prior to training and following workouts ensures legs seen daily, temperature chart, deeply bedded stalls, unlimited hay, weighing weekly, specialized personnel mean optimum efficient management and care of horses daily

History: Purchased in 2019, formerly Padua Training Center

Notable horses: Mystik Dan, Thorpedo Anna, Swiss Skydiver

SIX K’S TRAINING & SALES, LLC

2999 NW 165th St., Citra, FL 32113

Scott Kintz (352) 789-1754

Scottkintz68@gmail.com

Track: Woodford TB

History: Founded in 2019 as a family business, Kintz previously worked for Taylor Made Farm, Whisper Hill Farm and Woodford TB

SOLERA FARM

290 US-41, Williston, FL 32696

Edward A. Seltzer

Krista Seltzer, DVM (352) 528-9811

solerafarm@gmail.com

Acreage: 300

Track: 5/8 mile track

SServices: Stallions at stud, racing, training

History: Since 1965, Seltzer has been in the industry, and had the farm since 2005

Notable horses: Field Commission. Rogueish

STONEHEDGE FARM SOUTH

4451 NE 180th Ave, Williston, FL 32696 (352) 528-4951; Fax 352-528-4952

Marilyn Campbell

Farm Manager: Larry King

Acreage: 500

Track: Training track, published works, starting gate

Services: Breeds, sells, trains, and rehabs horses

History: Formerly Waldemar Farms, the birthplace of 1975 Kentucky Derby winner Foolish

Pleasure, the farm was purchased in 1988 by the late Gil Campbell and his wife Marilyn

Notable horses: Watch Me Go, Well Defined, Always Sunshine, Friel’s For Real, Blazing Sword, Ivanavinalot, Fiona’s Magic and Dean Delivers

MYSTIK DAN

STONEHEDGE FARM SOUTH S

The birthplace of 1975 Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure and What a Pleasure, the Waldemar Farms nursery became Stonehedge Farm South in 1988.

Since then, Marilyn Campbell and her late husband Gil have been a perennial leader in the lucrative FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes program and as Florida Breeder of the Year on four occasions.

Dozens of stakes winners have graced the training track in Williston, Fla. where farm manager Larry King continues his father’s work from when he managed Waldemar.

The training track differs than most in that there are no rails.

“It’s probably the best farm in Florida for growing a horse.’”

SSTONESTREET TRAINING CENTER & REHABILITATION

2415 SE 145th St., Summerfield, FL 34491 (352) 307-8485; Fax: (352) 307-8477

Barbara Banke

Manager: Ian Brennan (352) 307-8477

www.stonestreetfarms.com

Acreage: 220

Track: 7/8 mile dirt track and 3/4 turf track

Services: Schooling, training, lay ups and rehab

History: Founded by the late Jess Stonestreet Jackson, he left a legacy of sportsmanship, integrity, and the pursuit of excellence in the Thoroughbred world. The Florida property was previously Vinery Farm where Brennan trained 2013 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow.

Notable horses: Curlin, Rachel Alexandra, My Miss Aurelia

STUTTS STABLE

432 High Point Lane, Tallahassee, FL 32301 (352) 361-6724

Owner: Tommy Stutts

Acreage: 10

Track: 1/2 mile track

Services: Racing, schooling, training

SUPERFINE FARMS

1950 SW 100th St, Ocala, FL 34476 (352) 854-3304

Susanne and Ronald Fein

superfinefarms@aol.com

Acreage: 42

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track, with starting gate

Services: Training, boarding, sales prep, swimming

THE GALLOPS TRAINING CENTER

17520 NW 120th Terrace Rd, Reddick, FL 32686 (352) 895-3930

Track 5/8 dirt track, published works

Services: Round pen, paddocks, 27 stall barn

THE SUMMIT FARM

Gary Mesnick (352) 629-2403

gary@thoroughstock.com

Services: Full service boarding, breeding and training facility to its clients and their current and prospective racehorses

History: He worked at Happy Valley Farm

Notable Horses: Light The Fuse, Frisk Me Now

THE WILLISTON MILE

12451 NE 20th St., Williston, FL 32696

Property Manager Ron Waker (937) 609-0007

ron_waker@yahoo.com

Acreage: 377

Track: One mile dirt track, 56’ wide by J. D. Wright, starting gate, clocker (published works). White clay 8” base with a 5” sand & red clay cushion, 56-foot width for extra wide turns., viewing stand, ownership in track

Services: Lay up care/rehab, walkers, round pen, paddocks, thirteen 15-20 acre lots available

History: Prior to 2008, it was one of the many peanut farms in Williston, world leader in peanut production

TOP LINES SALES

12137 W. Hwy 318, Reddick, FL 32686

James and Torie Gladwell (352) 620-5261, (352) 598-7525, Fax: (352) 591-4617

toplinesalesllc@gmail.com jtoplinesales@aol.com

Acreage: 26

Track: 3/4 Mile dirt track at Scanlons in Williston, starting gate

SUGAR OAKS FARM

16335 NW 27th Avenue, Reddick, FL 32686

Owner Carolyn Hulber

Manager: D. Hulber

Acreage: 30 acres

Track: Uses OBS Training Center

Services: Full Service

TServices: Prepping facility is at Kindergarten Farms includes 24 well ventilated stalls, a covered European walker, swimming pond, round pen, turnout paddocks and lush green pastures for the horses to enjoy. Training center includes 32 stalls, 15 turnout paddocks, three round pens.

Notable horses: Princess Noor, No Parole, Core Beliefs, Arabian Night, Saudi Crown, Muth

History: Established in 1981, Kindergarten Farms overflows some of the more than 100 horses they prep for the sale with Jimbo’s sister Nelly Breeden and past farm manager Omar Ramirez

THUNDER RANCH TRAINING CENTER

Home of Midwest Thoroughbreds

4695 NE 112th Lane, Anthony FL 32617

Richard and Karen Papiese

Trainer Carlos Gonzalez

Assistant trainer Ricardo Quinones

www.mw-tb.com

Acreage: 170 acres

Track: 6 ½ furlong, lighted training track with great surface, a starting gate where horses jog, gallop and work daily

Services: State-of-the-Art training and rehabilitation center features a cold-water spa, expansive swim circle under roof, 3 barns with 120 stalls, round pens, five European walkers and lush paddocks, 120 horses within its stalls along with providing 24 outdoor paddocks to turn out horses that need a rest or have been retired to the farm.

History: Since 2008, Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. has raced and joined the industry in support of many racing and non-racing charities.

Notable horses: Sue’s April Fool, My Beau Genius, The Pizza Man and Work All Week

TRACKSIDE FARM

551 Ne 200th Ave, Williston, FL 32696 (352) 266-6066

Loren Nichols

tracksidefarm@gmail.com

Acreage: 137

Track: Well-maintained, the 5/8 mile dirt track includes an irrigation system

Services: Thoroughbred training center, the farm features three barns with a total of 84

stalls, each equipped with new LED lighting, fully gated, tack room, feed room, and additional barn office are located within the main barn, four-board fenced paddocks, Eurociser, equine pool, USDA quarantine History: Nichols has been in the industry for more than 35 years

Notable horses: Naughty Gal

VEGSO RACING STABLE/ RACING EDGE TRAINING CENTER

2113 SW 100th St, Ocala, FL 34476

2295 SW 97th Place, Ocala, FL 34476

Peter Vegso (352) 266-4602 (352) 237-2130

Acreage: 140

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track, published works Services: Breeding, sales, training and racing, specialization in training and swimming History: Purchased farm in 1993.

Notable horses: Splendid Blended, Caledonia Road, Go Between Unrivaled Belle, Silver Tree, Officiating

WAVERTREE STABLES, INC

14850 West Highway 40, Ocala, FL 34481 (352) 489-8440, Fax: (352) 489-8498

Ciaran & Amy Dunne wavertree@bellsouth.net

Acreage: 180

Track: 1 mile dirt track, 7/8 turf track, 3/4-mile European gallop

Services: Full-service schooling, training and sales representation, round pens, swimming after fast work, European style walkers, aqua tread,cold therapy spa, Magnawave and laser treatments, TheraPlate, work for peak fitness, principal focus on yearlings to two-year-oldsin-training

History: Founded 1995

Notable horses: Accurate, Bellafina, Careless Jewel, Colonial Liam, Country Grammer, Devil May Care, Dream Tree, Get Her Number, Honey Rider, Hot Rod Charlie, Mor Spirit, Roy H, Run Away, Seize the Grey, Shakespeare, Stormy Liberal, Tom’s Tribute, Zoftig and Hightail

SEIZE THE GREY W T

WWEBSTER TRAINING CENTER

3825 NW 160th St., Reddick, FL 32686 (352) 843-2141; Fax: (352) 591-1161

Caroline and Rob Webster carolinewebster@windstream.net

info@webstertrainingcenter.com

webstertrainingcenter.com

Acreage: 70 acres

Track: 3/4 mile track, 5/8 mile turf course

Services: Breaking, training, lay ups, Sales prep, Lay up, surgery rehab, guest housing for clients, 40 paddocks, smaller surgery recovery paddocks, 80 stalls, quarantine barn

History: Formerly Marablue Farm

Notable horses: Sadler’s Joy, Sword Dancer, Get Stormy, Showing Up and Bit of Whimsy

WESLEY WARD RACING

P.O. Box 85220 Hallandale, FL 33008

Wesley Ward (352) 286-4306

Track: Payson Park, 9700 SW Kanner Highway, Indiantown, FL 34956

Notable horses: Golden Pal, Judy the Beauty, Bound for Nowhere, Shrinking Violet, Final Mesa

WHISPER HILL FARM

2999 NW 165th St, Citra, FL 32113

Mandy Pope

Acreage: 400

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track

Notable horses: Leslie’s Rose, Tizway, Tapit Trice, Mylute, Charge It, Shedaresthedevil, Grand Sonata, Graceful Princess.

Notable purchases: Havre De Grace, Plum Pretty, Groupie Doll, Songbird, and Stopchargingmaria.

History: Her 2019 training facility was originally developed by the late Norman Casse, the father of trainer Mark Casse and bloodstock agent Justin Casse.

WINNER’S CIRCLE THOROUGHBREDS

6694 NW 150th Avenue, Morriston, FL 32668 (352) 369-6400

teresa@wcirclet.com www.wcirclet.com

David & Teresa Palmer

Acreage: 580

Track: 6 furlongs

Services: Training, schooling, broodmare and sales preparation

WOODSIDE RANCH THOROUGHBRED TRAINING CENTER

11580 NE Highway 315, Ft. McCoy, FL 32134

Bryan and Holley Rice (352) 620-4005; 352-804-9340; fax 352-236-2681

woodsideranch@gmail.com

https://www.ricewoodside.com/

Acreage: 300

Track: 5/8 mile dirt track, starting gate, published works, race preparation, gate

schooling with gate cards

Services: Walkers, equine pool, round pen, paddocks, Equiciser, open gallops, buying, training, racing and selling of two-year olds, rehab, rest, reconditioning, sales prep, swimming

History: Founded in 1989

Notable horses: Taris, Giant Run, Mo d’amour, By the Moon, By the Light, Folklore, Include Me Out, Redeemed, Rail Trip, Fed Biz, Den’s Legacy, Capital Account, Acting Happy, Believe in AP, Sky Girl, Dublin, French Deputy, War Chant, Consolidator, Title Town Five, Wildcat, Logan’s Mist, Cat Be Nimble

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First Dude – Serita Hult

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Golden Pal – Coady Photography

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Malathaat – Coady Photography

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