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CONTENTS
January 2014 VOL 57/ ISSUE 1
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS 6 THE BROCK TALK 8 FLORIDA FOCUS 14 FTBOA MEMBER UPDATE 24 FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED
INDUSTRY NEWS
32 DOWN MEMORY LANE:
1969–TA WEE
44, 46 LEADING SIRES 48 FLORIDA-BREDS AROUND THE COUNTRY
Statistics of Florida-breds Around the Country
56 TEN “UNORDINARY” QUESTIONS With Tom Ventura / President Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company
62 FTBOA HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PICTORIAL 64 RETIRED THOROUGHBREDS —By Sally Moehring
72 FARM CITY WEEK PICTORIAL —By Tammy A. Gantt
74 FARM MANAGEMENT —By Jamie A. Cohen
76 PRACTICALLY SPEAKING —By Mark Shuffitt
78 YOUR FLORIDA HORSE PARK —By Anne Favre
88 WRITES OF DEROSA: TAKE ‘EM AGAIN —By Ed DeRosa
FEATURES 16 MATRIARCH: COMES WITH EGG DROP
Egg Drop battles back for G1 Matriarch win—By Dave Allen
20 CLAIMING CROWN: TAKE TWO
Florida-breds take two on Claiming Crown card —By Brock Sheridan
22 FLAT OUT SMOKIN’
Flat Out smokes the field in the G1 Cigar Mile —By Dave Allen
26 GOOD PARTNERS
Gilbert G. Campbell and Florida-breds made good business partners. —By JoAnn Guidry
34 AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP —By Jim Freer
40 ARE YOU READY TO RUSSELL?
Profile of FTBOA President George Russell —By Brock Sheridan 4 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2014
COVER PHOTO OF EGG DROP: BENOIT & ASSOCIATES CONTENTS PHOTO OF FLAT OUT: CHELSEA DURAND
66 MARION COUNTY’S STALLION SHOWS
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Important Dates for FTBOA Members
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Brock Sheridan
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It Was aVery Good Year ach new year brings with it a promise of bet- Marion County and is now moving into their third ter times ahead and resolutions made but often generation with FTBOA board member Joe O’Farnot fulfilled. The new year also allows us to rell and brother David O’Farrell now heavily inlook back on the previous year and the Florida thor- volved in the farm’s operation. Another 2013 high point for Florida thoroughbred oughbred scene had plenty of highlights in 2013. Prominent among those is Mucho Macho Man, the breeders’ and owners occurred throughout the year as Florida-bred son of Macho Uno and the Ponche mare the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company set record inPonche de Leona who took North America’s richest creases in average sales, total sales and just about every race, the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade 1) at other category that measures a public auction house. The prestigious March Select Two Year Old In Santa Anita on Nov. 2. Bred in Florida by John and Carole Rio of Ocala, Mucho Macho Man won the Classic Training Sale was up 15.4% compared to 2012 and over Travers Stakes (G1) winner Will Take Charge by a saw a Smart Strike colt sell for $1.8 million, tying the narrow nose and Declaration of War, a stakes winner in record for an OBS seller set in March of 2006. In the June OBS sale of 2-year-olds, another record was set Ireland, who was another head back in third. Owned by Dean and Patti Reeves’ Reeves Thor- when a Pioneerof the Nile colt dropped the gavel at oughbred Racing of Atlanta, Ga., Mucho Macho $525,000 to become the richest juvenile to ever pass Man is trained by Kathy Ritvo, who became the first through the OBS ring in June while the average price of the April auction skyrockwoman to saddle the winner of eted by 39.3% over 2012. the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Hall June prices increased 35% of Fame jockey Gary Stevens at OBS while the August Yearwas aboard Mucho Macho was up ling Sale went up by 23% in Man, also giving him his first 15.4% compared to 2012 the Selected Session and victory in the rich Breeders’ Cup Classic. and saw a Smart Strike colt 33.1% in the Open Session. Fall Mixed prices at OBS rose The $2,750,000 check for sell for $1.8 million, tying by 59.6% in the Consignor winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic pushed Mucho Macho the record for an OBS seller Preferred Session and went up 31% in the Open Session. Man’s bankroll to $5,340,410, set in March of 2006. Add to these highlights the placing him third on the list of all-time richest Florida-breds behind Skip Away fact that Florida is only one of two leading thoroughwith $9,616,360 and Silver Charm with $6,944,369. bred markets in North America to show an increase in However, it was announced by the Mucho Macho Man foals last year and only one of two in 2013 to do the team that the now 6-year-old has resumed training at same and it offers evidence for optimism and accomGulfstream Park and will have the opportunity to add plishment of course. There were plenty of other highlights during the to that bankroll in 2014. Also achieving national notoriety last year was year, but these made my list as the most prominent Michael O’Farrell’s Ocala Stud as they were named and as those that may have the biggest impact on the 2012 National Breeder of the Year at the Thor- 2014. Mucho Macho Man is back, Ocala Stud again oughbred Owners’ and Breeders’ Association National presents a solid stable of stallions with all indications of continued growth and OBS is also set for another Awards Dinner held in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 6. Founded in 1956 by a nine-member syndicate successful year. All said, 2014 could very well be another very good headed by Joe O’Farrell, Ocala Stud is the oldest continuously operated thoroughbred farm located in year. ■
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First Dude Weanlings Colt out of For Carole 7 Filly Hunter Grace out of Glittering Georgia 22 Colt out of Miss May 77 Filly out of New York Jessica 89 Colt out of She's Enough 146 Filly out of Double Martini 245 Filly out of Flareon 510 Colt out of Mimi's Tizzy 592 Filly out of Native Dasher 612 Colt Fire Fire Fire out of Tigress Express 723 Colt out of Valid Reward 736 Filly out of Alamotta 758 Colt out of Escaping 848
Mares in Foal to First Dude 621 40 28 58 651 141 143 201
Lovin Spoonful Silvislip Pyrite Grand Slam Libby's Indian Keda B Place Lady Smartybegone Song for Annie
January Ocala Breeders’ Sales January 22 -24 “First Dude is a strong imposing specimen with
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Stephen Got Even—Run Sarah Run, by Smart Strike
FOAL PHOTOS: SERITA HULT
tremendous bone, natural muscle, and substance. He has an aura of class and masculine presence which he is passing on to his offspring. Not only are his foals outstanding individuals with abundant leg and bone they have great minds and temperaments; the full package of elite athletes.” –Mike Ryan
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Florida FOCUS Compiled by Dave Allen & Brock Sheridan
Longshot Flutterby Upsets Cut The Charm Stakes
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Florida-bred Flutterby
Florida-bred Flutterby outran her longshot odds to win the $50,000 Cut The Charm Stakes at Calder Casino and Race Course on Nov. 16. The five-and-a-half furlong sprint for 2-year-old fillies had a field of 11 and was run over a dirt track rated as fast. Making her first start since a fourth place finish by 23 lengths in the six furlong, $81,000 Cassidy Stakes at Calder on Sept. 28, bettors
sent the Jerry Bozzo-trained chestnut filly to the gate with juicy odds of 18-1. Flutterby, a homebred owned by Jerry Bozzo, only had one win to her credit, a four length win in a six furlong, $28,000 maiden special weight contest at Calder on Sept. 13. The Florida-bred daughter of Congrats out of Zoobie, by First and Only, proved that she was fit and ready when the gates broke open.
At the sound of the bell, Flutterby and Florida-bred Pomeroy Angel broke best of all and jumped to the lead. Ridden by Abdiel Jaen, Pomeroy Angel was along the rail and a head in front of Flutterby as they reached the first quarter-mile in a respectable :21.97. Two lengths behind the leaders was the 5-2 favorite Side Street, ridden by Manoel Cruz, who was a head in front of Joe Bravo and Bella Traviata in fourth. Rounding the far turn, it was still a twohorse duel; however, Flutterby had gained the lead over Pomeroy Angel by a length on the outside. As Flutterby reached the half-mile in :45.78, Bella Traviata and Side Street began to draw closer to Pomeroy Angel to set up their late run at the leader. As they entered the stretch, Flutterby took over the race as Pomeroy Angel gave way. Jockey Luca Panici urged his mount forward, and they opened up a four-and-a-half length lead over Bella Traviata and Side Street as they reached the five-furlong mark in :58.61. Side Street and Cruz made a late charge down
Full Ransom Rallies Late for Upset Win Florida-bred Full Ransom made a fullthrottle charge late to upset the field by a head in the $100,000 Grade 3 Miesque Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park on Nov. 30. The 2year-old dark-bay or brown filly bred by Gregg James was the second longest shot in the mile-long turf race that had a field of six. When the gates sprung open in the Miesque, it was another Florida-bred, Nesso, who went to the front and challenged for the early lead. Nesso, bred by Donald R. Dizney of Ocala, broke best of all at the start but was overtaken by the early leader, Love In The Desert (GB). Ridden by Corey Nakatani, Love In The Desert (GB) set an easy pace as the field covered the 8 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2014
first quarter-mile in :24.55. Nesso, ridden by Martin Garcia, was a half-length behind the leader, while Sushi Garden, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, was two-and-a-half-lengths behind Nesso in third. After breaking on the far outside, Full Ransom was taken to the back by jockey Victor Espinoza, where he rated the field with 4-5 favorite Clenor (IRE). Love In The Desert (GB) continued to lead the race as they made their way down the backstretch. The 2-year-old bay filly reached the half-mile in :49.22, just a head in front of Nesso in second. Sushi Empire was still a length-and-a-half behind the pacesetters in third. Running along the rail, Clenor (IRE)
briefly moved up and grabbed fifth place from Full Ransom, who was sitting chilly at the back of the pack on the outside. Love In The Desert (GB) still held the top spot as she led the pack into the far turn. She reached the quarter pole in 1:13.80, still a head in front of Nesso. Sushi Empire moved forward to challenge Nesso for third, but was still behind by a head as they passed the six furlong mark. Meanwhile, at the back of the pack, Victor Espinoza had asked Full Ransom to begin making her run. Going around the far turn, Full Ransom left Clenor (IRE) in last and made a move on the outside to get within striking distance of the leaders.
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Trainer Stephen DiMauro Makes 1,000th Visit to Winner’s Circle
the stretch, but they couldn’t close the gap fast enough as Flutterby hit the wire first in 1:05.67. Side Street was second by a length, while Bella Traviata was in third, four-andthree-quarter lengths behind Side Street. The surprise performance by Flutterby rewarded her backers handsomely as she returned $38.60 for the win, $13.80 to place, and $8.20 to show. Post time favorite Side Street paid $5.80 and $3.20, while Bella Traviata paid $4.00 to show. The 10-9 exacta paid a generous $189.60 for a $2 bet, while the 10-9-12 trifecta paid a whopping $1,297.20. Completing the order of finish for the Cut The Charm Stakes were Scripture ‘n Verse, Red Brunette, White Pants Night, Bluesville, City in Sky, Proverbs Thirtyone, Joaqina, and Pomeroy Angel. Joann’s Wildcat was scratched from the race. With her win in the Cut The Charm stakes, Flutterby picked up $29,140 for her owners. She has now earned $51,910 from her five career starts.
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Trainer Stephen DiMauro saddled the 1,000th winner of his career at Gulfstream Park Nov. 23, sending out Florida-bred You Never Learn for a narrow victory in the first race. “I survived long enough in a game that I love,” DiMauro said with a chuckle. “I’ve had a good life. I’m in a game that I love and hopefully making money at it. I’ve had a lot of nice horses and good clients.” You Never Learn, a homebred owned by Murray Stroud, raced off the early pace before making a four-wide move around the turn into the homestretch and edging past pacesetter Belladini by three-quarters of a length at the finish of the six-furlong maiden special weight race. The 2-year-old daughter of Keyed Entry out of Baby Be good, by Distorted Humor, was clocked in 1:12.28 under jockey Joe Bravo. DiMauro, who saddled his first winner in 1978, followed in the footsteps of his father, Stephen A. DiMauro, who retired from training in 2002 with 1,159 career victories. The elder DiMauro won the Eclipse Award in 1975 when he trained champions Wajima and Dearly Precious. “If I could be half as good as him, I’d be fine,” DiMauro said. Two Item Limit, a multiple-stakes winning mare who earned more than $1 million, was among the prominent horses trained by DiMauro.
in G3 Miesque charge to pass her rivals in the last panel of the race, and when she crossed the wire in 1:37.51, she was in front of Savings Account by a head. Sushi Empire finished in third, a
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Coming out of the turn, Love In the Desert (GB) began to give way to Sushi Empire and Savings Account, who had held fourth place throughout the race. Full Ransom came out of the turn wide; however, this left her free and clear in the middle of the track as the pack came down the grandstand side. While Sushi Empire held a half-length lead over Love In The Desert (GB) and Savings Account when they passed the eighth-pole in 1:26 flat, Full Ransom was just hitting her topgear in the center of the track. She may have been in fifth place, but she was rolling strong and getting ready to fly by the competition. Full Ransom came on with a full-out
Florida-bred Full Ransom
length-and-a-half behind Savings Account. At 12-1 odds, Full Ransom paid a generous $26.80 to win, $10.80 to place, and $8.20 to show. Savings Account paid $8.80 and $7.60, while Sushi Empire returned $10.60 to show. The $2 exacta paid $112.40, while the $2 trifecta returned a whopping $1,190. Completing the order of finish in the Miesque were Nesso, Clenor (IRE), and early pacesetter Love In The Desert (GB). Owned by Deron Pearson and trained by James Cassidy, Full Ransom is the daughter of Full Mandate out of Retroesque, by Red Ransom. She now has two wins from three starts and has earned $93,300 from her career. THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2014 9
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FL-bred Ullapool Cruises to Garland of Roses Win
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J in third. Completing the order of finish were Miss Mischief, My Wandy’s Girl, and Crespano. Conkate was scratched from the race. For jockey Ortiz, the strategy for the Garland of Roses Stakes was simple. “[I had instructions] to try and put her on
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Florida-bred Ullapool got loose on the lead early in the $100,000 Garland of Roses Stakes and never looked back as she defeated a field of six by two lengths on Dec. 7. The Garland of Roses Stakes was a six-furlong contest for fillies and mares, 3-years-old and up, over the dirt at Aqueduct Racetrack. Ullapool was making only her second start in 2013 in the Garland of Roses Stakes, following a four-and-aquarter length win in a six-furlong, mid-level allowance/optional claiming race at Belmont Park on Oct. 17. The 4-year-old grey or roan filly had been laid-off for more than a year since her last start, a three-and-three-quarter length score in a six-furlong, $70,000 allowance race at Belmont Park in September 2012. Owned by trainer Eddie Kenneally and Marc Detampel, Ullapool was ready to show that she had shaken off whatever rust had accumulated in the year away from the track. Sent to post as the 3-2 favorite in the race, jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., was hoping that his mount would handle the muddy track when the gates finally sprung open. Ullapool broke best of all and wasted no time going to the front of the pack. Once she cleared Miss Mischief with Rajiv Maragh and Baby J with Cornelio Velasquez, Ullapool was on cruise-control as she set a respectable pace throughout the race. She cleared the quartermile in :22.36, a length-and-a-half ahead of Baby J and Miss Mischief. She kept it up after a half-mile in :46.14, lengthening her lead to two lengths over Baby J and Delightful Quality. Coming down the stretch, Delightful Quality made a late bid but she was still two lengths behind the leader, who was getting a hand-ride from Ortiz. Ullapool reached the eighth pole in :58.18 before stopping the clock in 1:11.03, two lengths ahead of Delightful Quality, who was three-quarters of a length ahead of Baby
Florida-bred Ullapool
the lead,” said Ortiz. “My horse relaxed pretty good, and she just picked it up, as you saw, at the quarter pole. I was just a passenger.” While Ullapool made the Garland of Roses Stakes look easy, it was actually the second choice for owner-trainer Eddie Kenneally. “She had been laid-off a little while,” said Leonard Dunne, assistant to Kenneally. “She
was in the [restricted Chip overnight stakes on Nov. 6 at Aqueduct] and she got sick, and we had to scratch her. This came up a little tougher, but the plan worked out good.” Ullapool paid $5.00 to win, $3.30 to place, and $2.60 to show. Delightful Quality paid $4.00 and $3.20, while Baby J paid $3.70 to show. With the $60,000 she picked up from the Garland of Roses Stakes, Ullapool has now earned $271,911 from 13 lifetime starts. Ullapool is the daughter of Langfuhr out of Grey Traffic, by Numerous. She was bred by Peachtree Stable of Palm Beach, Fla. Assistant Dunne says that his boss was still deciding whether to bring Ullapool home to Florida or to keep scoring wins in the Empire State. “Eddie had mentioned the Florida Millions,” Dunne said. “She’s a Florida-bred, but now that she has won a stake at Aqueduct, I’ll be lobbying to keep her here, of course. She likes Belmont and trains well there. She’s happy and she’s fit, so we’ll see what the boss draws up next.
IN MEMORIAM:
Karl D. Koontz Karl D. Koontz, passed away Nov. 22, 2013, at Hospice’s Legacy House after a short illness. Born in Westminster, Md., to Garry and Marie Kauffman Koontz, Karl married Bina Carbaugh, also of Westminster, in 1952. Karl and Bina moved to Ocala in 1958 where he joined Joe O’Farrell at the newly established Ocala Stud. Soon after, Karl became the first editor and sales manager of The Florida Horse. In 1962 Karl and Bina returned to Virginia where he worked as the Sales Manager for Spur Magazine with Paul Fout.; however, the lure of the warmer climes of Ocala drew them back in 1968 where they remained. Later, Karl became the farm manager of Lin-Drake Farm. After semi-retiring, Karl joined Mike O’Farrell, Joe’s son, at Ocala Stud where he assisted in the office. A member of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, Karl was an advocate for the Florida thoroughbred. Karl was preceded in death by his wife, Bina and his sister Dorothy Koontz Starner. Survivors include his daughter, Midge Koontz of Citra, his brother Gary Koontz, and niece Susan Starner Cooney and nephew William Starner, Jr. Donations in Karl’s memory may be made to The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Old Friends Equine for retired thoroughbreds, or your preferred dog or horse rescue organization.
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Florida FOCUS
FL-bred My Sweet Dove Wires Florida-bred My Sweet Dove and hot jock Fernando De La Cruz grabbed the lead early and battled late to win the $100,000 Sandpiper Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Dec. 7. The six furlong race over the dirt for 2-year-old fillies had a field of six. Going into the race, the wagering public made the Todd Pletcher-trained Enquete the 35 favorite based on her perfect 2-for-2 record. She had broken her maiden at first asking at Saratoga in a six furlong, $78,000 special weight contest in August. After that, Enquete had won a six furlong, $43,400 allowance over
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the sloppy track at Gulfstream Park on Sept. 22. Although the wagering public was convinced that the Sandpiper would be dominated by Pletcher’s filly, trainer Monte Thomas and jockey De La Cruz had other ideas. After My Sweet Dove got a good jump and found herself on the lead, jockey Willie Martinez took Enquete to the back and allowed his mount to rate the field. As they raced down the Tampa Bay Downs backstretch, De La Cruz set a hot pace for the first two furlongs as My Sweet Dove cleared the first quarter in :22.15. She was a half-length
ahead of White Pants Night, who was another half-length in front of Yes Mz Olga in third. Trainer Thomas was a little surprised that his filly was loose on the lead, setting such a sizzling pace. “That’s really not where I wanted to be, but I told [De La Cruz] if she outbroke them and that’s what they were giving him, to take it,” Thomas said. De La Cruz and My Sweet Dove found their rhythm going into the turn and they reached the quarter pole in :45.47. While My Sweet Dove was leading the pack around the
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turn off the rail, favorite Enquete was starting to make her run from the back around the outside. After a half-mile, My Sweet Dove was two lengths ahead of Secret Kitten, who held third by a half-length over White Pants Night. “When we got away from the other fillies early, I was able to get her to relax,” jockey De La Cruz said. “We weren’t pressured through the turn, so I was able to save something for the stretch.” De La Cruz would need every last bit of energy during My Sweet Dove’s stretch run because Enquete came on in a fury. Although My Sweet Dove was ahead of Enquete by a full three lengths at the eighth pole, jockey Martinez urged his mount forward for a late charge to the wire. Enquete moved from the middle of the track to the rail and started to run down the leader. The Florida-bred showed her class, fending off Enquete by a half-length when she hit the wire in 1:11.42. Secret Kitten and rider Antonio Gallardo were a distant third, ten lengths behind Enquete. Scripture ‘n Verse, White Pants Night, and Yes Mz Olga completed the order of finish. Golden
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Friendships was scratched. Owner and breeder Peter Lawson had full confidence that his filly was game enough to get the job done in the Sandpiper Stakes. “I am a very happy owner,” Lawson said. “I thought she had what it took to beat this field and I was actually surprised she was 51. It sounds a little cocky, but I knew she would keep going [in late stretch]. The jockey really didn’t ask her for much, so when Todd’s horse was coming, I felt she had enough to hold her at bay.” My Sweet Dove paid $13.00 to win, $3.80 to place, and $2.80 to show. Enquete paid $2.40 and $2.10, while Secret Kitten returned $2.40 to show. My Sweet Dove earned $60,000 for her victory in the Sandpiper Stakes, bringing her lifetime earnings to $92,800 from her three career starts. She is the daughter of Hello Broadway out of Lawson’s mare Royal Dove, by Dove Hunt. The Sandpiper Stakes was one of two stakes featured on Tampa Bay Downs’s Cotillion Festival Day, which was sponsored by Lambholm South of Reddick, Fla.
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peed, heart, and class. Florida-bred Egg Drop had all three of these virtues when she battled back to win the $250,000, Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park on Dec 1. The 4-year-old gray or roan filly defeated a field of nine fillies and mares over mile-long turf course that was rated as “firm”. Owned by Little Red Feather Racing Stable of Woodland Hills, Ca., Egg Drop has been outstanding during her fall campaign. After winning the mile-and-a-sixteenth, Grade 2 Yellow Ribbon Handicap over the Del Mar turf on Sept. 2, she won the mile-long, Grade 2 Goldikova Stakes over the turf at Santa Anita on Nov. 3. Despite her recent performances, bettors sent the Mike Mitchell-trained filly to the gate with juicy 10-1 odds
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Egg Drop for her first contest against Grade 1 company. While some horses loathe the rail, it is clear that Egg Drop relished it. After being the last to load, the Florida-bred filly broke well and went right to the front. Under jockey Martin Garcia, Egg Drop stayed two-to-three lengths ahead of Discreet Marq in second and Dayatthespa in third. The big grey filly bred by Centaur Farms of Cocoa, Fla., led the way down the backstretch and into the far turn. While it looked at points like Egg Drop might wire the field, Discreet Marq began to roll late and started to pressure her. As they came to the quarter pole, Egg Drop was still a length ahead of her rival, but the distance was closing fast. Discreet Marq was coming closer to Egg Drop with every
stride before pulling even just before the eighth pole. Discreet Marq actually pulled ahead of Egg Drop by a half-length; however, the Florida-bred filly was saving her best for last. Digging down, Egg Drop kicked into another gear after being headed by her rival. Instead of fading, she valiantly surged forward in the final strides and crossed the wire in a photo finish which revealed two grey horses separated by a scant nose, but it was Egg Drop’s nose that was in front. The daughter of Alphabet Soup out of Rehocracy, by Adhocracy, Egg Drop picked up $150,000 for her win in the Matriarch Stakes. Sold at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company for $12,000 in August 2010, Egg Drop has now earned $494,020 from 12 lifetime starts. ■
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Two By BROCK SHERIDAN Hallandale Beach, Fla.— lorida-breds started off the Claiming Crown card with a bang as the trifecta for the $110,000 Iron Lady Stakes was made up entirely of horses bred in the Sunshine State headed by 30-1 longshot Carolina Lizard. Daddys Jewel was second and Courtney Dan third in the first of eight stakes on the Claiming Crown card that was held at Gulfstream Park on Nov. 7 for the second consecutive year. Carolina Lizard broke best of all from post two but Courtney Ryan wrested that lead away from her by the time they made their way into the clubhouse turn. Winiliscious, the 4-5 favorite, moved up on the outside of those two as they went the first quarter-mile in :24.21. Courtney Ryan kept a short lead down the backstretch as Carolina Lizard and Pedro Monterrey Jr. stalked her from the inside as Winiliscious tracked them while racing three-wide. After a half-mile in :48.51, Courtney Ryan maintained a half-length lead on Carolina Lizard with Winiliscous still
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right there as they made their way into the second turn. Carolina Lizard began to shake loose from those two around the bend and turning for home looked to have an advantage. But Courtney Ryan came at her again from the outside. Meanwhile Daddys Jewel joined the fray from the outside as those three battled to the finish. Daddys Jewel appeared to have a head in front with less than a sixteenth-of-a-mile to go but Carolina Lizard fought back on the inside and eventually prevailed by a neck over Courtney Ryan with Daddys Jewel just a nose behind in third. The final time was 1:38.66 on a track rated as fast. Trained by Robert Posada for Mrs. J.W. Abernathy, Carolina Lizard was bred in Florida by her owner. She is a 4-year-old filly by the Journeyman Stud stallion Saint Anddan and out of the Way West mare Lizard Lick and the $60,500 first-place check increased her career earnings to $112,697. It was her fifth win from 22 lifetime starts. “I don’t always know how a race is going to unfold,” Posada said. “But I know when my horse is good. We’ve had her whole family and they’re all tough. And coming into this race, I really thought she was right. And I was a bit surprised at her odds. She has always been a very game filly. In that last race [an optional claiming victory at Calder on Nov. 9], Courtney Ryan put her head in front of this filly, but she fought back that day too. She did the same thing today when Daddys Jewel came up to her down the lane. She fights hard.” There was little doubt from the Claiming Crown punters in the six furlong Claiming Crown Express as they made Ribo Bobo the 4-5 favorite and the Florida-bred gelding did not disappoint. Ridden by Paco Lopez, Ribo Bobo broke a bit slow but went right to the lead in the $110,000 Sprint and led the field down the backstretch while racing the quartermile in :22.42 and keeping a half-length distance between himself and Bear’s Spirit in second and JB’s Unc in third. Around the far turn, Ribo Bobo began to draw clear as Lopez continued to sit comfortably and confident on the 5-year-old. As they turned for home, Ribo Bobo continued to draw off while Lopez kept him well in hand with little near to challenge. Ribo Bobo hit the wire in 1:10.02, two and one-half lengths ahead of Never Stopping in second, who was a half-length ahead of JB’s Unc in third. It was the 15th win from 48 starts for Ribo Bobo and the victory increased his earnings to $569,655. Trained by Jason Servis for Mr. Amore Stable, Ribo Bobo was
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Ken and Sarah Ramsey, who won four races on the Claiming Crown card last year, returned to the Gulfstream Park winners’ circle when their Deanaallen’skitten took the $125,000 Tiara Stakes for fillies and mares at a mile and one-sixteenth on the grass over Floridabreds Rock on Baby in second and Brandys Secret in third. The Ramseys again made it a multiple-win afternoon when Major Marvel won the $125,000 Claiming Crown Emerald at a mile and one-sixteenth on the grass. The $110,000 Claiming Crown Rapid Transit Stakes for older horses going seven furlongs was taken in come from behind fashion by Goodtimehadbyall for owner High Point Thoroughbred Partners. Point Finish cruised to an easy win in the $110,000 Claiming Crown Iron Horse for owner Larry M. Morse and Nevada Kid went wire to wire to take the $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel for owner Hurricane Boys and Richard C. Pell. ■
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bred in Florida by Rapputi Stables LLC. He is by Louis Quatorze and out of Private Prom Party, by Private Terms. And even though Ribo Bobo was odds-on at post time, Servis admitted to being a bit nervous before the race. “I’m always nervous,” Servis said. “I’ve run a lot of horses in a lot of big races but I really like this horse. I really wanted to win.” Servis also said that he will be looking to the Florida Sunshine Millions on Jan. 18 at Gulfstream Park for the next race for Ribo Bobo. “I think we’ve got to look at the Sunshine Millions,” Servis said. “Maybe another stakes, but I do think he’s that type of horse. In other stakes action on the Claiming Crown card, it was a Marty Wolfson exacta in the $110,000 Claiming Crown Glass Slipper Stakes as Centrique took the seven furlong stake over stablemate Lexington Pearl. Owners
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gainst a star-studded field of Breeders’ Cup champions and grade 1 winners, the old Florida-bred warrior Flat Out triumphed by a length-and-a-quarter in the $753,000, Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct on Nov. 30. The 7-year-old bay horse bred in Florida by Nikolaus Bock and trained by Bill Mott, used the change of venue and distance to his advantage. All he needed was a hot pace up front and a rider with a cool head to make it to the winner’s circle in the Cigar Mile. When the gates sprung open at the Big A, Private Zone, the winner of the Grade 1 Vosburgh Invitational, shot to the lead and began to set a sizzling pace. After a quarter-mile, Flat Out was sitting chilly back in sixth, just behind Laugh Track and Clearly Now. While the rest of the leaders jostled for position in the pack, Flat Out was free and clear, run-
ning easy while reserving his energy for when he would need it the most. Flat Out came around the far turn five-wide, leaving him in the middle of the track for his stretch run. Although he had set suicide-fractions throughout the race, Private Zone was still leading the race as they came down the stretch. Private Zone was holding off Clearly Now, Verrazano and Goldencents along the rail; however, Junior Al-
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varado had finally pushed the button on Flat Out and he was flying down the center of the track. Private Zone could not out-kick the hard charging Florida-bred who finished a length-and-a-quarter ahead of the rest of the pack. Owned by Preston Stables, LLC, Flat Out is the son of Flatter out of Cresta Lil, by Cresta Rider. With the $450,000 he earned from the Cigar Mile, the Florida-bred has now earned over $3.6 million from his 29 lifetime starts. ■
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Mangurian and Kunz Inducted into Marion County Agricultural Hall of Fame By TAMMY A. GANTT Braves for the Boston Celtics. He acquired sole ownership of griculture is a key driver in Marion County, Florida’s the Celtics after one season in Boston and was instrumental in economy, and two individuals who have made great signing the players who won the 1981 NBA championship. Durcontributions to this industry were inducted into the ing that period he also became the owner of the Memphis Marion County Agricultural Hall of Fame on Nov. 19 during Rogues soccer team, a franchise team of the North American Farm City Week. The late Harry Mangurian Jr. and Adolf “Al” Soccer League. Harry was also dedicated to philanthropy at the highest levels. Kunz join 29 others among individuals who have been inducted into the Marion County Agricultural Hall of Fame since 2003 for His initial million-dollar contribution to the “New York Heroes’ Fund” following the attacks of September 11 inspired others to their contributions to agriculture in Marion County. Mangurian was bestowed this honor for his achievements in contribute to that fund. In 1999, he and his wife of 62 years, the agriculture sector of thoroughbred horse breeding and racing, Dorothy, established a private foundation through which they have supported medical, educational, and envifor his leadership in Ocala Breeders’ Sales ronmental organizations both nationally and and the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and internationally. The foundation gifted $5 milOwners’ Association (FTBOA) and for his lion to Holy Cross Hospital in Florida for the philanthropic work at a national level. This combined purposes of providing the highest recognition includes his dedication to servquality care in surgical oncology and ice as a veteran and for the legacy he has left women’s health care. He was also dedicated within the charitable community. to service of his country. After the outbreak He was born on Oct. 1, 1926, in of WWII, he enlisted as soon as he reached Rochester, New York, the eldest son of legal age. He served in the Pacific Theater Harry and Ethel Mangurian. He entered the of Operations from 1943 through 1946. sport of thoroughbred racing in 1966, and Mangurian served on the FTBOA board during a 35-year involvement, acquired and of directors that was instrumental in purdeveloped the 1,100 acre Mockingbird chasing The Florida Horse magazine, now Farm in Ocala, Fla. The farm became one a staple in the industry. of the outstanding breeding and racing opKunz - a lifelong resident of Marion erations in North America. County - currently oversees a timber and Mangurian spent 30-plus years in Ocala Harry Mangurian cattle operation in Fort McCoy. He began playing an integral role in the thoroughbred industry. In 1973-74 he raced Eclipse champion Desert Vixen his career in 1955 in the local citrus industry and later joined and bred 1992 Eclipse Champion Gilded Time. He stood Florida the Florida Farm Bureau as coordinator of its citrus marketing sire Valid Appeal, the all-time leading stallion by progeny earn- program, where he worked until 1996. In addition to overseeings with over $36 million at the time. He received the Eclipse ing his farming operations, Kunz has served on the Marion Award for lifetime achievement in 2001, was the nation’s lead- County Farm Bureau Board and has been active in the highly ing breeder for four years and Florida breeder of the year six lauded Southeastern Youth Fair education programs. Permanent plaques of the inductees join existing plaques and times. He set world records in both the number of stakes winners bred as well as purses won, at the time over $13 million in one can be viewed in the Marion County Agricultural Hall of Fame year. He supported the industry in race starters with over 4,500 located in the Marion County Extension Service auditorium lostarts by his horses and 16% win rate with 104 stakes winners. cated on Jacksonville Road, in Ocala, Fla. Other Hall of Fame In 1977, he became a co-owner of the Buffalo Braves of the members from the thoroughbred industry include Elmer National Basketball Association. At the end of the 1978 season Heubeck, Joe O’Farrell, Mike O’ Farrell, Dr. William Brawner, in Buffalo, he and his partner negotiated a franchise swap of the Jack Dudley, Carl G. Rose and Bonnie M. Heath. ■ FILE PHOTO
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By JOANN GUIDRY ight from the start, Gilbert G. Campbell and Floridabreds made good business partners. The very first racehorse Campbell co-owned in 1982, a 25 percent share, was Florida-bred stakes winner Shananie. A Tyngsboro, Massachusetts-based real estate developer, Campbell has since parlayed that quarter-interest investment into three decades of Florida-bred success. was where we Campbell’s impressive spread sheet boasts at least 66 Florida- needed to be. All the pieces were in place bred stakes winners to date, inand we were ready to go. cluding eight graded stakes winners, two millionaires and three Florida-bred champions. Since 1996, Campbell has annually been a Top 10 Florida breeder by Florida-bred earnings, exceeding the $3-million mark on four occasions. And Campbell, who was named the 1997 Florida Breeder of the Year, continues to add blacktype numbers to his ledger. Through December 9, 2013, Campbell had posted Florida-bred earnings of more than $3.4 million on the season to rank as the 10th-leading breeder in North America for the year. He was also represented by eight Florida-bred
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It was very “ gratifying to win that first graded stakes race as a breeder and owner. This was exactly what I wanted to accomplish when I decided to become involved in the thoroughbred industry.
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stakes winners, which made him the leading Florida breeder and fourth-leading North American breeder by number of stakes winners on the season at that point. Campbell’s 2013 Florida-bred earnings total was the most he has ever recorded while it was the third time he has posted his all-time high of eight Florida-bred stakes winners. The reigning princess of Campbell’s 2013 Floridabred stakes winners’ court was homebred Scandalous Act, who became only the fourth filly to sweep all three divisions of the Florida Stallion Stakes. She joined the elite company of Nancy’s Glitter (1997), Aclassysassylassy (2004) and Awesome Feather (2010) as fillies who accomplished the feat. And Scandalous Act did it in recordsetting style. She captured the Desert Vixen Stakes, Susan’s Girl Stakes and My Dear Girl Stakes by a combined winning margin total of 22 lengths. And Campbell was just one win short of making more FSS history. Homebred My Brown Eyed Guy won the 2013 Dr. Fager Stakes and Affirmed Stakes, but faltered in the In Reality Stakes of the FSS open division. Had My Brown Eyed Guy won the In Reality Stakes, Campbell would’ve become the first breeder/owner to sweep both FSS divisions in the same year. Not that Campbell is a spoiled sport. “The whole Florida Stallion Stakes series was so exciting from beginning to end,” said Campbell, who with Marilyn, his wife of 30 years, established Williston, Florida-based Stonehedge Farm South in 1988. “Scandalous Act was unbelievable and I don’t think any horse will beat her record. My Brown Eyed Guy ran well and we’re very proud of him. We expect both of them to come back strong as 3-year-olds.” Cleverly-named Scandalous Act, a 2011 bay filly by Act of Duty out of the Langfuhr mare Seductive Lady, posted four wins in five starts to bank $328,000 in 2013. My Brown Eyed Guy, a 2011 bay gelding by With Distinction out of the De Niro mare Brown Eyed Woman, scored three wins and one second to earn $161,480 on the season. Kathleen O’Connell, who became the first woman trainer to score a FSS sweep, trains the duo as well as all of the Calder-based Stonehedge Farm South stable. In addition to Scandalous Act and My Brown Eyed Guy, Florida-bred stakes winner Secret Kitten also carried the distinctive forest green and white Stonehedge Farm silks in 2013. Also aptly-named, Secret Kitten is a 2011 chestnut filly by Discreet Cat out of the Smoke Glacken mare Mossy Bank. Secret Kitten won the Cassidy Stakes and Catcharisingstar Stakes at Calder; she was
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also third in the Juvenile Filly Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream Park. On the season, Secret Kitten earned $130,850. “Marilyn names our horses and she has a lot of fun doing it,” said Campbell. “She also does a great job. But I named Blue Eyed Sweetie, a stakes winner and half-sister to My Brown Eyed Guy, for Marilyn, who’s my blue-eyed sweetie. Then she named My Brown Eyed Guy after me.” Campbell’s 2013 Florida-bred stakes winners, who didn’t carry his silks, included: Onepointhreekarats (Winter Melody Stakes & Unbridled Belle Stakes); Do It for Don (Oh Say Stakes); Ondine (Beverly J. Lewis Stakes); Bolita Boyz (Juvenile Sprint Stakes) and Watch Me Go (Free Spirit Handicap). Campbell was also represented by multiple graded stakes-placed Reporting Star, as well as stakes-placed runners Union Cash and In Luv With Willie. While Campbell primarily breeds to race, he also sells bloodstock in the marketplace and privately. Onepointhreekarats, a 2008 mare by Medaglia d’Oro out of Beaties for Real, by Unreal Zeal, was sold by Campbell through Summerfield, agent, for $1.3 million at the 2009 Keeneland September yearling sale. Onepointhreekarats races for Charlotte Weber’s Ocala-based Live Oak Plantation. Do It for Don was claimed in his first start for Campbell while Bolita Boyz and Ondine were sold privately. In the case of Watch Me Go, he won the 2011 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) wearing Stonehedge Farm silks before being sold privately in 2012.
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Having enjoyed racing Shananie so much, Campbell decided he definitely wanted to be in the thoroughbred business on all levels. He and Marilyn established Stonehedge Farm in Tyngsboro while he began buying fillies to race with hopes of them becoming foundation broodmares. When Shananie retired, Campbell bought him outright and sent him to stand stud at a Florida farm. In a quick six years, Campbell had racehorses, broodmares and a stallion spread out from the East Coast to Kentucky to Florida. “We started thinking about buying a bigger farm where we could keep all our horses,” said Campbell. “We looked at farms in Kentucky because that’s where you were supposed to go if you wanted to be in the thoroughbred business. But we’d had a home in Boca Raton for years and enjoyed getting away to Florida in the winter. We thought a farm in Florida would be a good idea too.” As fate would have it, Campbell learned that Williston-based Waldemar Farm was for sale. This wasn’t just any old farm either. The Timothy Sams-owned Waldemar Farm had produced Florida-bred Eclipse champions Foolish Pleasure, Honest Pleasure and Tasso. The farm had also stood North American leading sire What a Pleasure. In a matter of days after first looking at the 176-acre property, the Campbells bought the farm in 1988. Shananie and a 12-member broodmare band soon arrived at what is now Stonehedge Farm South. When the Campbells bought the farm, longtime Waldemar farm manager Joe King decided it was time
to retire. His son Larry King, who had worked alongside his father since 1973, became and remains Stonehedge Farm South’s farm manager. “We felt like Florida was where we needed to be,” said Campbell. “All the pieces were in place and we were ready to go.” Shananie kickstarted Campbell’s deeper involvement in the thoroughbred industry. The 1979 chestnut horse by In Reality out of Mousam River, by Cohoes, would validate Campbell’s faith in him as a stallion. In 1989, Campbell was represented by his first homebred graded stakes winner when Florida-bred Garemma won the Sport Page Handicap (G3). By Shananie out of the Darby Creek Road mare Vincesca, Garemma was also stakes placed four times, including two graded stakesplacings, and banked career earnings of $395,583. Vincesca, the dam of Garemma, became one of Campbell’s early foundation broodmares. She also produced stakes winners Marilyn’s Madness, Shananie’s Wish, Vinnie’s Boy and Favalora, as well as stakesplaced Marilyn’s Magic. “It was very gratifying to win that first graded stakes race as a breeder and owner,” said Campbell. “This was exactly what I wanted to accomplish when I decided to become involved in the thoroughbred industry.” In nine crops, Shananie produced 14 stakes winners, seven stakes-placed runners and posted career progeny earnings of $6,555,285. Shananie died in 1992, but his legacy lived on through his stakes-producing daughters,
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including multiple stakes producer Marilyn’s Madness. The full sister to Garemma produced stakes winners Unreal Zeal, Sejm’s Madness, Magical Madness and Touched by Madness. DANCING INTO SUCCESS
complishments led to Campbell being named the 1997 Florida Breeder of the Year. Marlin captured the 1997 Arlington Million Stakes (G1), San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (G1), Sunset Handicap (G2) and San Luis Rey Stakes (G2). On the season, he earned $1,521,600 and retired at the end of the year with a career bankroll of $2,448,880. Marlin was named the 1997 Florida-bred champion turf horse. Blazing Sword also continued to do his breeder/owner proud, winning the 1997 Calder Derby (G3). He also posted seconds in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and Remington Park Derby, as well as thirds in the Hollywood Derby (G1), Super Derby (G1) and Hawthorne Derby (G3). Blazing Sword raced for three more seasons, winning two more graded stakes and retired with career earnings of $1,184,055. As for Sword Dance (IRE), he also sired graded stakes winners Friel’s for Real, Dance for Thee and Ryan’s for Real. Campbell bred and raced all but Dance for Thee of that trio. Sword Dance (IRE), who died in 2010,sired an additional 21 stakes winners, 28 stakes-placers and recorded lifetime progeny earnings of $26.5 million. Campbell, who by now definitely had a penchant for buying good stallions, would follow Sword Dance (IRE) with successful stallions West Acre and Untuttable. “I’ve always looked for stallions that first of all I would breed my mares to,” said Campbell. “If you don’t support the stallions you stand, you can’t expect anyone else to support him.”
With the death of Shananie, Campbell went shopping for a new stallion for his ever-growing and consistently stakes-producing broodmare band. He found what he was looking for in Sword Dance (IRE), a graded stakes winner by Nijinsky II out of the Secretariat mare Rosa Mundi. Campbell purchased Sword Dance (IRE) privately and he stood his first year at Stonehedge Farm South in 1992. “When I look at a stallion prospect, the most important thing is that the stallion has to have a strong, blacktype-producing female family. In my opinion, that’s where your stakes winners are going to come from,” said Campbell. “Well, I didn’t think we could go wrong with a stallion by Nijinsky out of a Secretariat mare. That’s was just one of the best breeding crosses there ever was.” And as with Shananie, Campbell’s belief in Sword Dance Top Horses Bred by (IRE) was rewarded. The milestone year was 1996 when Dance (IRE) was represented by Grade 1 stakes winGilbert G. Campbell Sword ner Marlin and Florida-bred champion Blazing Sword. GR. SW/Millionaire Marlin Marlin, a 1993 colt out of the Damascus mare Syrian (1997 Florida-bred champion turf horse) Summer, was sold by Campbell through Bedford Hills, GR. SW/Millionaire Blazing Sword agent, for $30,000 at the 1994 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Com(1996 Florida-bred pany’s August yearling sale. Racing for Michael Tabor, Marchampion 2-year-old colt) lin won the 1996 Secretariat Stakes (G1) and Hollywood GR. SW Ivanavinalot (2002 Florida-bred Derby (G1) on his way to bankchampion 2-year-old filly) We still love going to the races. And we’re always exing $854,500 for the season. GR. SW Garemma Blazing Sword, a 1994 colt cited to see each year’s new crop of babies. Every year GR. SW Friel’s for Real GR. SW This Ones for Phil out of Demetroula, by Singular, the farm crew tells me that this one is the best crop we’ve GR. SW Ryan’s for Real came close to giving Campbell had yet. How can you not be excited about that? GR. SW Watch Me Go a FSS sweep in 1996. Racing West Acre, a 1995 unraced son of Forty Niner out of for Campbell and trained by O’Connell, he won the Dr. Fager Stakes and Affirmed Stakes before finishing third in the Honest Pleasure mare Narrate, entered stud at Stonethe In Reality Stakes of the FSS. Blazing Sword also posted hedge Farm South in 1998. He sired numerous stakes a second in the Breeders’ Futurity (G2) to earn $246,710. winners for Campbell, most notably graded stakes winHe was named the 1996 Florida-bred champion 2-year-old ners Ivanavinalot and the previously mentioned Watch Me Go. Ivanavinalot, who was named the 2002 Floridacolt, giving Campbell his first homebred champion. In 1996, Sword Dance (IRE) was the leading Florida bred champion 2-year-old filly, won that season’s Susan’s juvenile sire with progeny earnings of $726,209. He was Girl Stakes and My Dear Girl Stakes of the FSS. In 2003, also the fourth-leading active general Florida sire with she won the Bonnie Miss Stakes (G2) and retired with career earnings of $647,300. West Acre died in 2012. total progeny earnings of $2,221,861. Untuttable, a 1996 chestnut horse by Unbridled out “That was an exceptional year for us,” said Campbell. of the In Reality mare Tutta, sired Florida-bred graded “It was one of those years you hope for as a breeder.” There were many more memorable moments for stakes winner This Ones for Phil. He is also repreCampbell to enjoy, thanks to Marlin and Blazing Sword. sented by such Florida-bred stakes winners Favalora, The duo was among eight Florida-bred stakes winners Dream On Dream On, Arealhotlover, Into Reality, bred by Campbell in 1997 on his way to recording Wave Me By and Two T’s At Two B. Untuttable died in Florida-bred progeny earnings of $3,227,781. Those ac- 2013.
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With the acquisition of adjacent property, Stonehedge Farm South has grown from that initial 176 acres to 510 acres. The broodmare band, which has fluctuated over the years between 50-100, now numbers 80. “We have 57 mares due to foal in 2014,” said Stonehedge farm manager Larry King, who has lived on the property since 1973. “We have 37 yearlings and 31 2-yearolds in training on the farm. We generally send the most advanced of the 2-year-olds to Kathleen O’Connell at Calder in the spring. At the racetrack, we usually have 15-20 in training there. Year after year, we couldn’t do it without the great team we have here on the farm and the racetrack. Of course, the Campbells are the quarterbacks of our team.” When it comes to planning the matings of the farm’s mares, it’s also a team effort. “The Campbells and I get together and plan every breeding mare by mare. We use all the technology available now mixed with good ol’ horseman’s common sense,” said King. “Of course, we support our farm stallions, but we also send mares to outside stallions, too. We try to do what’s best for the mare and the farm’s program.” Current stars among the Stonehedge broodmares are stakes producers Seductive Lady, Brown Eyed Woman, and Mossy Bank, the dams of Campbell’s 2013 homebred stakes winners Scandalous Act, My Brown Eyed Guy and Secret Kitten, respectively. Campbell bought Seductive Lady, a 2001 mare by Langfuhr out of the Valid Appeal mare You’ll Be Impressed, for $33,000 at the 2002 OBS August select yearling sale. On the racetrack, she won two races and earned $36,260. But her broodmare career is yielding much more success. In addition to Scandalous Act, she has also produced Florida-bred stakes winner Two T’s At Two B. Seductive Lady produced a 2012 West Acre colt, a 2013 Factum filly and is in foal for 2014 to Big Bad Barnie. Also bought as yearling for $40,000 by Campbell, Brown Eyed Woman was a stakes-placed winner of $57,650. As a broodmare, the 1997 mare by De Niro out of Marilyn’s Magic, by Shananie, has been a keeper. Not only has she produced My Brown Eyed Guy, but she is also the dam of stakes winner Blue Eyed Sweetie, as well as stakes-placed Domenick’s Done and Brown Eyed Sue. Brown Eyed Woman has a 2012 West Acre filly and is in foal for 2014 to Any Given Saturday.
Mossy Bank, a 2005 mare by Smoke Glacken out of the Greinton mare Greening, was purchased by Campbell for $50,000 at the 2009 Keeneland November mixed sale. She was in foal to Aragorn (IRE) at the time. The dam of Secret Kitten has a 2012 West Acre colt, a 2013 With Distinction filly and is in foal for 2014 to With Distinction. The Stonehedge Farm South stallion roster currently consists of Factum, Revolving and Big Bad Barnie. Revolving, a 2009 chestnut horse by A.P. Indy out of Circle of Life, by Belong to Me, entered stud in 2013 and will have his first crop in 2014. Big Bad Barnie, a 2009 bay horse by Trippi out of the Deputy Minister mare Barnie Fife, enters stud in 2014. Factum, a 2008 bay horse by Storm Cat out of the Rubiano mare Starry Dreamer, entered stud in 2012 and his first crop will be 2-year-olds of 2014. Factum is a half-brother to graded stakes winners War Front, Teammate and Ecclesiastic. “I loved the breeding on Factum and thought he had every right to be a good sire,” said Campbell. “We bred about a dozen of our mares to him that first year and his first crop has been outstanding. In fact, the word we use is ‘Wow!’ We were so pleased with those first babies that we sent 20 of our mares to him in 2013 and have 40 lined up for 2014.” Campbell, who served three terms as president on the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ board of directors, hasn’t lost his enthusiasm for the sport he became involved in three decades ago. “We still love going to the races,” said Campbell. “And we’re always excited to see each year’s new crop of babies. Every year the farm crew tells me that this one is the best crop we’ve had yet. How can you not be excited about that?” ■
Gilbert G. Campbell’s Florida-bred Earnings 1996-2013 1996 - $2,046,535 1997 - $3,227,781 1998 - $1,308,204 1999 - $1,709,580 2000 - $2,379,751 2001 - $2,538,716 2002 - $2,655,182 2003 - $3,011,397 2004 - $2,978,397 2005 - $2,599,769 2006 - $3,306,564 2007 - $2,986,371 2008 - $2,507,042 2009 - $2,569,816 2010 - $2,857,830 2011 - $2,666,468 2012 - $2,835,131 2013 - $3,425,339 *2013 Earnings through Dec.4, 2013
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a Wee carried on the family tradition when Dr. Fager’s half-sister captured the 1969 national title as champion sprinter. Florida-bred Dr. Fager had been the champion sprinter in 1967 and 1968. By Intentionally out of Aspidistra, by Better Self, 3-yearold Ta Wee posted eight stakes wins in 10 seasonal starts. The Tartan Farms homebred filly, trained by Flint “Scotty” Schulhofer, won the Jasmine Stakes (2nd Division), Prioress Stakes, Comely Stakes, Miss Woodford Stakes, Test Stakes, Fall Highweight Handicap, Interborough Stakes and Vosburgh Handicap. Unbeaten at six furlongs, she earned $170,663 on the season. In the Fall Highweight Handicap at Belmont Park, Ta Wee carried 130 pounds to a length victory and covered the six furlongs in 1:101⁄5. In the Miss Woodford Stakes, she blazed through three-quarters in 1:083⁄5. Going seven furlongs in the Vosburgh Handicap at Aqueduct, she clocked a winning time of 1:213⁄5. At the end of the season, Ta Wee (which is Sioux for “beautiful girl”) made it three times in-a-row that a Floridabred was named champion sprinter. Process Shot and Faneuil Hall also fared well in the 3-yearold filly ranks for the Sunshine State. Process Shot (Restless Wind – Possessed, by Determined) encored her outstanding juvenile season with an equally impressive sophomore one. Florida-bred Ta Wee after the 1969 She won the Flirtation Stakes, Betsy Ross Handicap, BlackComely Stakes Eyed Susan Stakes and the Bryn Mawr Stakes to earn $97,312.
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Faneuil Hall, a Bolina Boy filly bred by Farnsworth Farms, captured the Cinderella Stakes, Seashore Stakes and Princess Doreen Handicap to bank $72,164. The 3-year-old Florida-bred colts made headlines of their own. Top Knight, the previous year’s champion 2-year-old colt, was again in the news. He defeated Arts and Letters in both the Flamingo Stakes and Florida Derby. He would go on to finish fourth to Majestic Prince in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. On the season, the Vertex colt earned $194,854. Fast Hilarious (Hilarious – Fast Cookie, by Beau Gar) was the leading money-earner among the Florida-bred sophomore colts. With wins in the Hibiscus Stakes, Marshall Field Memorial Stakes, Curtains Up Handicap, Arlington Park Towers Handicap, American Derby Handicap and City of Coral Cables Handicap, he tallied a bankroll of $212,865. Other outstanding colts included Night Invader ($144,347), Red Reality ($99,038) and Noholme Jr. ($94,100). In the juvenile ranks, High Echelon (Native Charger – Luquillo, by Princequillo) won the Futurity Stakes and the Pimlico-Laurel Futurity on his way to earning $240,100. Two fillies, Clover Lane and Office Queen, were also standouts. Clover Lane (Tudor Way – Grass Shack, by Polynesian) won the Mademoiselle Stakes, Lassie Trial Stakes and ArlingtonWashington Lassie Stakes to earn $113,250. Office Queen, a daughter of Fair Ruler bred by Ocala Stud and owned by Steven Calder, won the Mermaid Stakes and earned $71,934. *Noholme II, who stood at Robin’s Nest Farm, was Florida’s leading sire and ranked third nationally with progeny earnings of $957,768. Intentional was ranked 10th nationally with progeny earnings of $789,627. Stallions standing their first year at stud in Florida included Dr. Fager, In Reality, What a Pleasure and Diplomat Way. Harbor View Farm repeated as Florida’s leading breeder and placed fourth nationally with a total of $1,062,789. Hobeau Farm was the state’s leading owner and third nationally with earnings of $1,038,294. Bzz-Bzz, a filly by Mr. Brick out of Call Anytime, by Royal Note, won the first Florida Stallion Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Diane Crump became the first female jockey to ride and win a race in Florida. The Florida Legislature approved the Calder Bill, opening the door for summer racing in South Florida. Steven Calder immediately announced plans for the construction of an $8-million facility in Dade County. ■
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n some big racing days you can find Carlo Vaccarezza and his family in an owner’s box at Churchill Downs, Santa Anita Park or Gulfstream Park cheering on their homebred turf star Little Mike. On many other days you can find him near the rail at Gulfstream. As a mentor to enthusiastic co-owners who are watching a 2011-born Florida-bred that they hope just might become a future Little Mike. Those co-owners, some with their first investment in a thoroughbred, are minority partners in horses owned by Little Dreams Racing LLC of which Vaccarezza is co-founder and managing partner. Little Dreams is one of the so-called “affordable racing partnerships” that have been formed around the country in recent years. Vaccarezza, 2012 Eclipse Award winning trainer Dale Romans and veteran owner John Williams, launched Little Dreams in Carlo Vaccarezza the spring of 2013. A minority owner can invest as little as 1 percent of the purchase price in a Little Dreams horse. All are 2year-olds or yearlings that Romans and Vaccarezza buy at major sales. Many of Little Dreams’ owners had considered investing in other partnerships but found the minimum purchase percentages and prices to be too high, Vaccarezza said. “We are doing something for the regular guy who
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are doing something for the regular guy who might have between maybe $20,000 “toWe$50,000 to invest and wants to diversify in several horses. ” —Carlo Vaccarezza, Little Dreams Racing
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Florida-bred Little Daniella
might have between maybe $20,000 to $50,000 to invest and wants to diversify in several horses,” he said. Spreading investment dollars among horses is a sound tactic because only a small percent of thoroughbreds earn a profit during their racing careers. That can be balanced out because several tax benefits are available to investors in racehorses. A Google search of “horse racing affordable partnerships” brings up more than a dozen names of partnerships or syndicates where ownership stakes can be 10 percent or less. Little Dreams Racing and Pinnacle Racing Stables, both stabled at Gulfstream, are two of the most prominent partly because of Breeders’ Cup connections. The Florida-bred Little Mike won the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Turf (Grade 1). Priscilla Vaccarezza, Carlo’s wife, owns Little Mike separately from Little Dreams Racing. Pinnacle was co-owner of the now-retired Musical Romance, the Florida-bred winner of the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) and was also that year’s Eclipse Award winner as the Champion Female Sprinter. The minimum investment in a Pinnacle horse is generally 3 percent of the purchase price, usually for 2-year-olds. Trainer Bill Kaplan picks out Pinnacle’s horses and usually makes purchases at sales in Ocala. He was the co-owner of Musical Romance and several other horses he trains for Pinnacle.
Most of his acquisitions are 2-year-olds at prices usually in the $25,000 to $30,000 range. LITTLE DREAMS RACING
Little Dreams began buying 2-year-olds last May. It has purchased 10 horses including five Florida-breds. Purchase prices have ranged from $70,000 to $340,000. Little Dreams retains ownership of at least 20 percent of each horse. As of mid-December, shares were still available in several horses. All of the horses are named after family and friends of the three founding partners. In many other partnerships, a minority owner will put money into a fund set up to buy a horse at a sale and become an owner of whatever horse the managing partner and his advisors buy. “At Little Dreams, Dale and I pick out and buy the horses with our money and then you get to come to the barn and see a horse before you put in money,” Vaccarezza said. “People like that,” added Vaccarezza, who lives in Broward County and is co-owner of Frank & Dino’s Restaurant in Deerfield Beach. Many of the owners of Little Dreams’ Florida-breds live in Florida. Reinaldo Gonzalez, who lives in Broward County, is a first-time owner. He has small stakes in Little Rocco, Little Daniella and Little Alexis and tries to get to Gulfstream for all of their races. Gonzalez learned about Little Dreams last spring when he found its web site while searching the Internet for low-cost ways to invest in quality horses, As of Dec. 11, the Little Dreams horses remained winless after several months of races at New York tracks and at Gulfstream. “We are hoping a win will come soon at Gulfstream, but we are realistic because we are facing some of the top outfits,” Vaccarezza said. “I think we will do well at Gulfstream’s next summer meet.’ Details on the expenses and other operations of Little Dreams and other partnerships can be found on their web sites.
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Pinnacle was formed in 2004. Managing partner Adam Lazarus, who lives in Aventura, brought in initial investors partly by putting flyers on windshields at Gulfstream and at Calder Casino & Race Course and taking out ads in Daily Racing Form.
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Eclipse Champion Florida-bred Musical Romance
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Musical Romance is an example of how “that one Musical Romance on a trip to Japan this January. “I think she will remember me, I hope so,” Badorf said, big horse” can produce a big profit for owners and proIf that happens, it will reinforce her view that every vide a stable with funds for future purchases of horses, Pinnacle horse is her horse—a feeling anyone has even Lazarus said. Kaplan and Pinnacle paid $22,000 for Musical Ro- when they a single digit stake in a racehorse. mance at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s April OTHER PARTNERSHIPS 2006 sale. West Point Thoroughbreds of Mt. Laurel, N.J., and She earned just under $1.7 million before Pinnacle and Kaplan sold her at the Fasig-Tipton November 2012 Dream Team Racing of Hickory, N.C., are among the sale, where Northern Farm of Japan paid $1.6 million best known partnerships that identify themselves as “affor Musical Romance, now a broodmare with a first foal fordable.” West Point has a large presence of horses at each due this January. winter’s Gulfstream meet. Florida is Pinnacle entered 2014 with a six-horse among states where Dream Team races its stable that includes stakes winners horses Putitinyourpocket and Holiday Magic. West Point buys 2-year-olds in training, Donna Badorf, a bookkeeper for a Broward County accounting firm, is one of and most of its horses are Kentucky-breds several Pinnacle members with an investor New York-breds. ment in each horse. Purchase prices are usually well above Badorf is a long-time fan whose first in$100,000. Investments are in units, usually vestment in a horse was in Musical Rowith five or more investors. A unit can inmance in 2009. She took that step after a vest as little as 10 percent in any West Point Adam Lazarus friend told her about Pinnacle’s low minihorse. mum investment. Dream Team purchase prices are usually in the Badorf also coordinates Pinnacle’s Facebook and $100,000 to $150,000 range. The minimum investment Twitter postings. She is among owners who are in the in each horse is 1 percent. ■ walking ring before every Gulfstream and Calder race when Pinnacle has a runner. She said one of the best parts of ownership is the inDream Team Racing Pinnacle Racing Stables West Point Thoroughbreds terplay with Pinnacle’s horses on mornings when she dreamteamracingstable.com pinnaclestable.com westpointtb.com visits Kaplan’s barn. Little Dreams Racing Shutts & Bowen “I give all of themn mints, so they all know me,” she said. littledreamsracing.com shutts.com Badorf is scheduled to stop by North Farm and visit
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our the home of Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association new president George Russell Sr. and his wife Karen, and one room will help you understand their relationship as husband and wife and as owners of Rustlewood Farm located in Ocala, Fla. Just off of the entryway is the home office with the walls filled with plaques and mementos earned by some of their Florida-bred stakes winners, George as the owner of Russell Engineering and as chairman and three-time board member of the Florida Transportation Builders Association; and various photos of politicians with which the two have known and worked. But the large desk set in the middle of the office perhaps best defines the Russells. It is a two-person desk with each large chair facing the other across the large workspace. “Don’t be fooled by that desk,” George said. “Karen runs the show.” Karen will say the same about George but spend any amount of time with the couple and it quickly becomes obvious that they are equal partners in nearly all of their ventures. That story goes back to 1968 when Karen was in the ninth grade and George a junior at Miami Central High School. While they attended the same school, they met at Westview Baptist Church in Miami and have not been apart since. Sometime later, George, like many high school boys, became interested in cars, especially drag racing. And Karen was right there by his side at the track and in the garage.
“I got involved with drag racing as a kid with a friend of mine,” George said. “We had a racetrack out in the Florida Everglades back in those days called Hollywood Speedway Park. Our first real race car, I mean strictly a race car and not street legal, was a ’57 Chevy. We got started there and just encountered a lot of people and made a lot of friends. “But I enjoyed it. I enjoyed driving and I liked the mechanical part. When we were kids, we could buy a car, pull the engine, rebuild it and put it back in about eight hours. Karen would be there. She would be inside the car and we’d tell her to tap it [start it] when we’d be setting the lifters or something like that. She would be the first one to crank the engine of our cars many times.” George eventually became rather prolific with the mechanics of a drag racing car but also honed his skills as a driver. “Everybody wanted George to drive their car,” Karen said. “Because he could shave time off. He just had a knack for driving a race car.” George also raced boats with his brothers, many times racing the courses behind the famous Carribbean Club in Key Largo, Fla. “These were just little V-hull boats with big engines,” George said. “That was more dangerous than the cars no doubt. [You could hit] waves and wakes from other boats. You just never knew what would happen.” George says that they didn’t make any money with their racing endeavors but did take home a lot of tro-
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phies. Trophies that he has since given away, said Karen. “We were just local boys playing at our own level,” George said. Eventually other things began to take over in the Russell’s life and they quit racing cars. The two married in 1971 while George was working with his father, George E. Russell Jr., who had a tree and landscaping business in Miami. While subcontracting many road construction sites, George began to think he could begin a business in that industry and in 1982, started Russell Engineering, Inc. a road construction company with an additional office in Ft. Lauderdale. Today Russell Engineering has an office in Bradenton, Fla., and today is a leader in Florida highway construction and bridges. While building and growing Russell Engineering, George and Karen had finished their racing career and had no aspiration to return to drag cars or boats. “We had a few tough years no doubt,” George said. “But we survived it. We were determined and just grew a little at a time and eventually became successful.” Once the business became a success, the Russells began looking for a place to “get away.” With family in Ocala, George and Karen would occasionally go to Marion County to
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visit and eventually decided to buy a second home in Ocala. Although they were not looking for a horse farm, they eventually settled on purchasing what was then Daisy Ron Farm, a 117-acre thoroughbred farm north of Ocala and renamed it Rustlewood Farm. “We didn’t intend to buy a horse farm,” Karen said. “But when we did, we decided ‘why not buy some horses?” They retained the services of Curtis Weller as their farm manager and met the legendary breeder Elmer Heubeck, who was a neighbor at that time. Heubeck offered them four yearlings for $20,000 and the Russells suddenly found themselves back in the racing game. But this time it was not horse power they were dealing with but real horses. “At the time, we didn’t know anything about horses,” George said. “My brother-in-law and I would go to Calder occasionally and I had ridden quarter horses as a kid, but that was it. But we brought them [to Rustlewood] and we just watched and learned what we could from Curtis. “When it came time to break them, Curtis introduced us to Marty Hershe. A great guy who we had a lot of fun with. So Marty broke and trained all four of them and all four turned out to be winners.” One of those yearlings was All Considered, a filly by Peace Corps out of Lanie, by Red Gar. All Considered went on to become a stakes winner after taking the 1989 I Guarantee It Stakes at Gulfstream Park. “The race was worth only $50,000, but you would have thought it was worth $5 million,” Karen said. After her race career, All Considered was brought home to Rustlewood where she became a broodmare for the Russells, eventually producing 13 foals, nine of which were winners including stakes winner Consider Thesource and stakes-placed All Milady. Consider Thesource won the My Dear Girl division of the 2005 Florida Stallion Stakes at Calder. All Considered recently died after being retired for many years at Rustlewood. Consider Thesource and All Milady also became a broodmare for the Russells. Today the Russells have 52 thoroughbreds at Rustlewood where they sell most of their young horses commercially. Others they keep to race with a “sell the best and keep the rest” business plan. They also bred and own Mach Ride who raced for the Russells and now stands at Bridlewood Farm in Ocala. Mach Ride won his first four races and was then second in the Grade 2 Carry Back Stakes at Calder in 2006. His next start would be in the Grade 1 King’s Bishop Stakes at Saratoga. But he stumbled badly at the start and had a second rally stopped when forced to check coming out of the turn but still finished fourth. He also
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placed in the Grade 3 Mr. Prospector Stakes at Gulf- his plans and goals as president of the FTBOA, he knows politics will be among his priorities. stream that year but better things came in 2007. “Like it or not, politics plays a big part in moving inThat year Mach Ride won the Champali Stakes at Calder before coming back to win the Grade 2 Smile Sprint dustries forward or having a voice at the table,” he said. Handicap. He would finish second in his next start, the Turf “There are so many industries and so many donations Sprint Championship also at Calder, before going to Bel- going to these politicians. Look, my experience in politics mont Park where he was fourth in the Grade 1 Vosburgh is that they don’t care about our industry. But they do care after again breaking poorly at the start. He was then sent to about jobs. They care about the environment and green California for stakes there, but again bad luck hit when a space. They care about votes. These are all political hot foot abscess forced him to scratch. He potatoes and these are all things we bring to the table. We just need to keep poundstill qualified for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint I feel that it is (G1), but another abscess forced him to part of my obligation ing it in their heads. “It’s more than just writing a check withdraw from that race as well. He evenas somebody who for $1,000 and going about our busitually retired with earnings of $640,050 benefits from an ness. We need to make sure they unwith six wins from 18 career starts. In 2012, George was named a board industry to give back derstand our industry. There are some great points we have.” member at the Florida Thoroughbred to that industry. Politics will be one of many things that Breeders’ and Owners’ Association and Russell says he will be working on in the coming months was recently elected president. “It seems like I’m more of a behind the scenes kind of as president of the FTBOA. And he is obligated and dedperson,” Russell said. “I’m not in the forefront. But it is icated to providing leadership for Florida thoroughbred extremely important to me to support the industry that I’m breeders and owners on a variety of other challenging issues in—whether it’s the transportation builders or the thor- from increasing revenues for breeders’ awards to facilitatoughbred breeders and owners. And I think I have a re- ing an end to overlapping race dates in South Florida. While he is sure to use his experiences serving the sponsibility to do everything I can to improve that industry. I feel that it is part of my obligation as somebody who ben- Florida Transportation Builders to further the causes of the FTBOA, it will also be his competitive drive that will efits from an industry to give back to that industry.” While Russell is still in the process of formulating serve the members of the FTBOA well. ■
George and Karen Russell at Rustlewood Farm
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Leading Florida Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through December 10, 2013. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.
WITH DISTINCTION Name
Sire Name
Farm Name
GRAEME HALL
WILDCAT HEIR NA Stk Gr Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's Earnings
Leading Earner
Leading Yrlg Yrlg Earnings Sold Avg
2yo Sold
2yo Avg
With Distinction
Storm Cat
Hartley/DeRenzo
$4,278,625
183
99
5
7
0
$4,324,475
Merit Man
$208,830
21
$19,929
34
Wildcat Heir
Forest Wildcat
Journeyman Stud
$3,886,543
174
102
3
6
1
$4,182,331
Black Diamond Cat $207,300
27
$36,556
21
$53,810
Graeme Hall
Dehere
Winding Oaks
$2,656,700
125
74
1
2
1
$2,667,451
Marathon Lady
$277,100
6
$17,000
16
$44,500
Exclusive Quality
Elusive Quality
Journeyman Stud
$2,470,767
88
61
3
5
0
$2,470,767
Sr. Quisqueyano
$346,050
22
$13,305
12
$25,250
Repent
Louis Quatorze
Woodford Thoroughbreds $2,295,756
125
61
3
3
0
$2,297,628
Crown Polis
$132,439
2
$5,850
4
$15,875
Value Plus
Unbridled's Song
Hallmarc Stallions
113
61
2
3
0
$2,132,295
Sweet Maxine
$122,470
5
$7,600
6
$29,000 $37,000
$2,021,044
$33,912
City Place
Storm Cat
Hartley/DeRenzo
$1,703,410
64
49
1
1
0
$1,723,691
Talent N Passion
$156,870
3
$13,333
9
A. P. Warrior
A.P. Indy
Hallmarc Stallions
$1,593,820
76
37
1
1
0
$1,599,379
Hallie Brooks
$164,880
9
$11,444
2 $108,500
Greatness
Mr. Prospector
Hallmarc Stallions
$1,495,083
52
33
3
8
0
$1,495,543
Immortal Eyes
$427,500
2
$8,750
Seeking the Dia
Storm Cat
Bridlewood Farm
$439,870
101
49
2
5
1
$1,340,133
Move Over
$70,848
Pollard's Vision
Carson City
Pleasant Acres Stallions
$1,275,838
86
37
2
3
0
$1,336,876
Got Shades
$134,123
18
High Cotton
Dixie Union
Ocala Stud
$1,260,884
73
31
0
0
0
$1,290,920
Speak Logistics
$210,650
16
Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’s Association •Lonny Powell – CEO, Executive Vice President •Brock Sheridan – Editor-in-Chief •Tammy Gantt – Membership Services, Events Director •Dave Allen – Associate Editor Calder Race Course •Bobby Neuman – Track Announcer •Sean Perl – Stakes Coordinator •David Osojnak – Placing Judge 44 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2014
Gulfstream Park •Michael Costanzo – Claims Clerk •Peter Aiello IV – Track Announcer Hialeah Park •R. Peter Aiello IV – Director of Simulcasting, Track Announcer •Scott Hinckley – Asst. Mutuel Manager Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park •Heather Belmonte – Executive Assistant
3
$27,667
2
$13,500
$8,130
13
$14,846
$22,281
25
$66,600
Ocala Breeders’ Sales •Tom Ventura – President Orlando Jai Alai •Kevin Honig – Asst. GM/Director ITW Tampa Bay Downs •Allison DeLuca – Racing Secretary •Doug Murray – TRPB Agent Trainer •Todd Pletcher
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Leading Florida Juvenile Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through December 10, 2013. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.
WITH DISTINCTION
GRAEME HALL
POLLARD’S VISION
Name
Sire Name
Farm Name
NA Stk Gr Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's Earnings
Leading Earner
Leading Yrlg Earnings Sold
Yrlg Avg
2yo Sold
$19,929
34
2yo Avg
With Distinction
Storm Cat
Hartley/DeRenzo
$870,521
39
15
2
4
0
$870,521
My Brown Eyed Guy $161,480
21
Pollard's Vision
Carson City
Pleasant Acres Stallions $678,376
34
13
2
3
0
$678,376
Got Shades
$134,123
18
$8,130
13
$14,846
Graeme Hall
Dehere
Winding Oaks
$616,551
27
13
1
2
1
$616,551
Designer Legs
$190,143
6
$17,000
16
$44,500
Two Step Salsa
Petionville
Get Away Farm
$573,451
20
9
0
0
0
$576,740
Dance With Fate
$155,250
11
$19,682
18
$56,750
Wildcat Heir
Forest Wildcat
Journeyman Stud
$541,172
31
13
0
0
0
$541,172
Sunset Silhouette
$72,900
27
$36,556
21
$53,810
Hear No Evil
Carson City
Journeyman Stud
$530,200
15
7
2
3
0
$530,200
Best Plan Yet
$300,960
1
$10,500
4
$99,500
In Summation
Put It Back
Ocala Stud
$352,817
22
8
0
0
0
$352,817
Fazed
Yesbyjimminy
Yes It's True
Bridleweood Farm
$250,168
13
5
1
2
0
$250,168
Flay Mignon
High Cotton
Dixie Union
Ocala Stud
Value Plus
Unbridled's Song Hallmarc Stallions
$33,912
$52,850
17
$16,412
30
$51,133
$112,400
6
$16,467
9
$22,078
$248,815
21
4
0
0
0
$248,815
Crazy Laura
$45,100
16
$22,281
25
$66,600
$241,856
12
6
2
3
0
$241,856
Long On Value
$85,300
5
$7,600
6
$29,000
Benny the Bull
Lucky Lionel
Winding Oaks Farm
$240,162
18
6
0
0
0
$240,162
Benny's Bullet
$43,000
2
$7,382
15
$30,800
A. P. Warrior
A.P. Indy
Hallmarc Stallions
$193,894
14
3
1
1
0
$193,894
Burning Warrior
$47,600
9
$11,444
2
$108,500
Leading Florida Freshman Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through December 10, 2013. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.
TWO STEP SALSA Name
Sire Name
YESBYJIMMINY
IN SUMMATION
Farm Name
NA Stk Gr Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's Earnings
Leading Earner
Two Step Salsa
Petionville
Get Away Farm
$573,451
20
9
0
0
0
$576,740
Dance With Fate
In Summation
Put It Back
Ocala Stud
$352,817
22
8
0
0
0
$352,817
Fazed
Yesbyjimminy
Yes It's True
Bridlewood Farm
$250,168
13
5
1
2
0
$250,168
Benny the Bull
Lucky Lionel
Winding Oaks Farm
$240,162
18
6
0
0
0
Hello Broadway
Broken Vow
Ups And Downs Farm
$62,972
4
2
0
0
0
Silver Tree
Hennessy
Ocala Stud
$10,008
5
0
0
0
Too Shy Will Fly
Wild Event
Dodie C. Duys
$8,555
1
0
0
0
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Leading Yrlg Earnings Sold
Yrlg Avg
2yo Sold
2yo Avg
$155,250
11
$19,682
18
$56,750
$52,850
17
$16,412
30
$51,133
Flay Mignon
$112,400
6
$16,467
9
$22,078
$240,162
Benny's Bullet
$43,000
2
$7,382
15
$30,800
$62,972
My Sweet Dove
$32,800
1
$1,000
1
$8,500
0
$10,008
Silver Armor
$3,255
2
$10,000
2
$16,500
0
$8,555
Shy's Aly
$8,555
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■FLORIDA-BREDS AROUND THE COUNTRY ————By Race Type/Grade ————
■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—STAKES RACES Win/Place/Show Majestic Stride G Flutterby F Jessethemarine C Courtesan F Notyouraveragejoe C Bolita Boyz C Bad Debt G Puddifoot F Parranda F My Pal Chrisy M Mordi’s Miracle C Egg Drop F Youcan’tcatchme F R Free Roll F Mucho Macho Man H A. P. Cino G Ribo Bobo G Indian Splendor F Escrow Kid G Pure Sensation C City Sage G For Emma F Lemon Point F Here’s Johnny G Wildcat Red C Blameshifter G Sunset Silhouette F Silsita F Awesome Belle F Souper Speedy C Guns Loaded C Tightend Touchdown G My Pal Chrisy M Juliet Dear M Mystical Myles C Cambiata F Gelfenstein C Super Chunky G City of Weston C Pachanga Party C Triple Cross G Secret Kitten F Millennia M Putyourdreamsaway F Sr. Quisqueyano C Good Lord G Gentlemen’s Bet C
4 2 2 2 2 2 6 2 4 5 4 4 4 3 5 3 5 3 6 2 5 2 2 2 2 5 2 3 4 4 2 4 5 5 2 2 2 7 3 2 3 2 6 3 3 6 4
Dam
Breeder
Trippi Great Looking Miss Congrats Zoobie With Distinction Greek Key Street Sense Lady Discreet Discreet Cat Jule Royale Act of Duty Starstruck Vicky Grand Reward Pleasant Ring Red Giant Theresa's Tizzy English Channel Dynamic Feature Alex's Pal Strike South Lawyer Ron Enchanted Woods Alphabet Soup Rehocracy The Daddy Poppy's Baby Girl (GB) Rockport Harbor Jewels N Gems Macho Uno Ponche de Leona Indy Wind Bring Me Luck Louis Quatorze Private Prom Party Indian Ocean Jeet City Place Free Strike Zensational Pure Disco City Place Mystical Susan D'wildcat Dandy Dulce Lemon Drop Kid Snug Harbour Colonel John Bon Caro D'wildcat Racene Your Eminence Sing for Joy Wildcat Heir Premier Peak Macho Uno Naturally Wild Awesome of Course Bayou Plans Indian Charlie Speed Succeeds D'wildcat One in the Chamber Pure Precision Starry Mark Alex's Pal Strike South Congrats Dearest Juliet Concorde's Tune Orchid Isle Concerto Striking T Mr. Sekiguchi Dixieland Event Put It Back Chunky Cheeks Holy Bull How About Dattt Indy Wind Dicey Cat Werblin Scoot On By Discreet Cat Mossy Bank Milwaukee Brew Sararegal Put It Back Beauty for Ashes Exclusive Quality Royal Navy Greatness Dowager Lady Half Ours Lady of Sun
BREEDERS’ CUP LIMITED PHOTO
Mucho Macho Man / Breeders’ Cup Classic
48 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2014
Date Track Fin
Harold J. Plumley 11/28/13 The Jerome G. Bozzo Trust 11/16/13 Dream Builder Racing LLC 11/16/13 Ocala Stud & Joseph M. O’Farrell III & John David O’Farrell et al. 11/9/13 Darsan Inc. & Darley 11/9/13 Gilbert G. Campbell 11/9/13 Pennston Farms Inc. 11/9/13 Peachtree Stable 11/9/13 Kinsman Farm 11/9/13 Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc 11/9/13 Zayat Stables LLC 11/9/13 Centaur Farms Inc. 11/3/13 Strouds Lane Farm 11/3/13 Richard Averill 11/2/13 John D Rio & Carole A Rio 11/2/13 Gary Lee Mahon & Jacqueline Diamond Mahon 11/27/13 Rapputi Stables LLC 11/27/13 Paul R. and Mary Anne Denes 11/20/13 Bathen Thoroughbreds LLC. 11/16/13 Patricia Generazio 11/16/13 Angela Ingenito 11/13/13 Michelle Redding & Ponder Hill 11/9/13 Vegso Racing Stable 11/9/13 Rick Sutherland 11/9/13 Moreau Bloodstock International Inc. & Winter Racing Enterprise I 11/9/13 Susy Cant 11/9/13 Debra Posgai 11/9/13 Tanourin Stable 11/9/13 Jacks or Better Farm Inc. 11/9/13 Live Oak Stud 11/9/13 Equest Thoroughbreds Inc. 11/8/13 Chad Stewart & Laurie Stewart 11/2/13 Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc 11/29/13 Dr. K. K. Jayaraman & Dr. Vilasini Jayaraman 11/23/13 Myles I. Neff 11/16/13 Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc & CLDelaplane & RGDelaplane Trust UA 6 11/9/13 Farm III Enterprises LLC and Off The Hook Partners LLC 11/9/13 Michael G Marks & Robert Werneth 11/9/13 Haras Gran Derby 11/9/13 Larry A. Bell 11/9/13 Gail Rice 11/9/13 Gilbert G. Campbell 11/9/13 Adena Springs 11/9/13 Southern Chase Farm Inc. Karen Dodd & Greg Dodd 11/9/13 Do-Little Farm LLC 11/9/13 Marilyn Fazo Seltzer 11/2/13 Juvenal Diaz 11/2/13
Egg Drop / Goldikova S.
BHP CRC LRL GP GP GP GP GP GP GP GP SA WO CRC SA PEN PEN AQU LRL LRL ZIA BHP GP GP GP GP GP GP GP GP RP SA AQU DED CRC GP GP LRL LRL GP GP GP GP GP GP MNR SA
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Race Name
Grade/ Value Earngs
Vernon O. Underwood S. 3/$100,000 $60,000 Cut The Charm S. $50,000 $29,140 James F. Lewis III S. $100,000 $60,000 Juvenile Filly Turf S. $100,000 $60,000 Juvenile Turf S. $100,000 $60,000 Juvenile Sprint S. $125,000 $75,000 Millions Turf Preview S. $125,000 $75,000 Juvenile Filly Sprint S. $125,000 $75,000 Millions Filly and Mare Turf Pr $125,000 $75,000 Millions Distaff Preview S. $150,000 $90,000 Millions Classic Preview S. $150,000 $90,000 Goldikova S. 2/$151,000 $90,000 Ontario Fashion S. 3/$152,700 $90,000 Bold World H. $50,000 $30,380 Breeders' Cup Classic 1/$4,600,000 $2,750,000 Swatara S. $150,000 $29,400 Fabulous Strike H. $250,000 $49,000 Pearl City S. $98,000 $20,000 Dave's Friend S. $100,000 $20,000 James F. Lewis III S. $100,000 $20,000 Lea County Sprint S. $55,000 $12,100 Moccasin S. $100,000 $20,000 Juvenile Filly Turf S. $100,000 $20,000 Juvenile Turf S. $100,000 $20,000 Juvenile Sprint S. $125,000 $25,000 Millions Turf Preview S. $125,000 $25,000 Juvenile Filly Sprint S. $125,000 $25,000 Millions Filly and Mare Turf Pr $125,000 $25,000 Millions Distaff Preview S. $150,000 $30,000 Millions Classic Preview S. $150,000 $30,000 Clever Trevor S. $100,000 $20,000 GEICO Breeders' Cup Turf Spri 1/$920,000 $140,000 Go for Wand H. 2/$300,000 $30,000 Treasure Chest S. $150,000 $15,000 Excellent Luck S. $50,000 $4,900 Juvenile Filly Turf S. $100,000 $11,000 Juvenile Turf S. $100,000 $11,000 Japan Racing Association S. $100,000 $10,000 City of Laurel S. $100,000 $10,000 Juvenile Sprint S. $125,000 $13,750 Millions Turf Preview S. $125,000 $13,750 Juvenile Filly Sprint S. $125,000 $13,750 Millions Filly and Mare Turf Pr $125,000 $13,750 Millions Distaff Preview S. $150,000 $16,500 Millions Classic Preview S. $150,000 $16,500 Mountaineer Mile S. $130,000 $13,000 Xpressbet Brders' Cup Sprt 1/$1,380,000 $150,000
Youcan’tcatchme / Ontario Fashion S.
BURNS PHOTO
Sex Age Sire
BENOIT & ASSOCIATES PHOTO
Horse Name
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■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show Horse Name Light Bringer Procurement Three Pearls Southern Rocket East Hall Wildcat Angie Joann’s Wildcat He’s Got to Run Diana’s Vendetta Take It Out Spanish Ridge Lady Haddassah Pleiadian Tapit’s World Blues and Silvers Melody Pomeroy Rico Suave True Marco Rockyshomerun Bloody Smart Northern Lion Golden Friendships Shankopotamus Professor Palmer Philfig Brother Pete No Lift Shift Signofaffection I’m Steppin’ It Up Quixote’s Lady Three Pearls Level Headed Seventh Son Subtle Signal Sky Skier Moon Over Parador Northern Lion Evolution Rocks Lucrecia I’m Crazy for You Den’s Legacy Take It Out Special Congrats Tipthetrolleygirl Gryvon Fazed Ring and Run Valdina Saint Miss Dayna Lee Going Back to Cali I’m Not a Baby Tanasi Bear’s Cowboy Christopher’s Joy Gourmet Dinner Mewannarose Clapping Miss Dayna Lee Aragorn’s Quest Pyrite On My Mind Dawn’s Song Won Fast Bullet Miss Pasco County Monty Haul Lack of Judgment
Sex Age Sire F C F G G F F G G F G F G F F F R H C F C F G G G C C F H F F F G F F M C G F F C F G F G F F G F F G F C G H G F F F M M G M G G
2 3 2 5 2 3 2 4 5 3 5 4 3 3 4 2 3 5 3 3 3 2 5 5 3 3 4 2 5 3 2 4 5 4 3 5 3 4 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 7 4 2 4 5 3 2 4 3 6 7 6 5 4 3
Northern Afleet Milwaukee Brew Graeme Hall Southern Image Graeme Hall Wildcat Heir Wildcat Heir Spanish Steps Marco Bay Put It Back Spanish Steps Whywhywhy Indy Wind Tapit Eurosilver Pomeroy Suave Marco Bay Mass Media Gaff Lion Heart With Distinction Greatness Mr. Livingston Alke Broken Vow Put It Back Imperialism Congrats Double Honor Graeme Hall Eddington Closing Argument Gimmeawink Sky Mesa Mass Media Lion Heart City Zip Flower Alley Circular Quay Medaglia d'Oro Put It Back Congrats Put It Back Spellbinder In Summation Into Mischief Tiz Wonderful Western Pride Albert the Great Mizzen Mast High Cotton Two Step Salsa Exclusive Quality Trippi Bwana Charlie Congrats Western Pride Aragorn (IRE) Seattle Fitz (ARG) Unbridled Time Red Bullet Gibson County With Distinction D'wildcat
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Dam
Breeder
Apt to Star Free to Soar Bucett Divine Rockette East Long Lake Sweeping Showers B L's One Like Mom Nubbins Lover's Vendetta Dixieland Gulch D's Secret Code Baby Lexi Prettyatthetable Higher World Notsingingtheblues Dancing Elaine Her Entourage True Laugh Crazyncrooked Ain't It Sweep Obligation North Golden Legacy Glory and Faith Drumsticks Elegant Fox Andrea Gail Vaguely Guilty Putnoutfires Cindy Woo Who Quixote's Quest Bucett Eversmile Abduckted Cherished Bid Uphill Skier Maiden Tour Obligation North The Final Toy Sweetness Drivemecrazy Sunshine Song Dixieland Gulch Frisky Cheerleader Keepondealing Divinatory Phaedra Above Average Witchful Saint Punkins Wild Cali Cali Organ Transplant Apache Pines Kats Golden Ways Tea Pot Joy Potluck Dinner Darby Rose Take the Rate Punkins Wild Mossy Bank Frame of Mind American Dawn Lil Punkindo Kiss n'Tell Freddy Fenter Lost Judgement
Vegso Racing Stable Glen Hill Farm Gordon W. Bredeson Norman Dellheim & Gary Mesnick Andy Cant Susy Cant & Southern Image Syndicate LLC Mary K. Haire Barbara Rehbein Frank Bertolino Terry Young Diana Garcia Bridlewood Farm BryLynn Farm Zayat Stables LLC Hardacre Farm LLC Sienna Farms LLC Cheryl Curtin Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson Wendy Christ & Carol Hershe Joseph C. Powers Jr. DVM John F. Canty Heiligbrodt Racing Stable Reata Thoroughbred Racing Bettina Gates Stevens Nathan Mitts & Mike Mareina David J. Palmer & Teresa C. Palmer Jolane McAlister Craig L. Wheeler Murray Stroud Shadybrook Farm Inc Thomas L Croley Solomon Garazi & J. Suchlicki Gordon W. Bredeson Norman Dellheim & Gary Mesnick Glen Hill Farm Jim Patten Hidden Point Farm Inc. & Laurie Silvera New Farm Fiorino A. Crispo Reata Thoroughbred Racing Charles Floyd Cantrell Beth Bayer Brett Brinkman & Dr. Kent Cantr Jimmy Randolph Gilbert G. Campbell Gaye Swartz Bridlewood Farm Elizabeth H. Muirhead Stonecliff Farm Joanna Reisler Southern Cross Farm Strouds Lane Farm Hickstead Farm Ben M. Myres & Mildred Thompson Rick Sutherland Mrs. Pia M. Kirkham Harold J. Plumley Vogt Farms Cheryl Janine McGuire & James Patrick McGuire Ocala Stud & WILLIAM J TERRILL Heiligbrodt Racing Stable Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Todd Schmid Ben M. Myres & Mildred Thompson Gilbert G. Campbell Dr. D. W. Frazier Betty King Adena Springs Deirdre M. Wulff Jonnie Hall Rustlewood Farm Inc.
Date
Track
Fin
Grade/ Value
Earngs
11/29/13 11/28/13 11/27/13 11/25/13 11/24/13 11/23/13 11/23/13 11/22/13 11/22/13 11/17/13 11/14/13 11/14/13 11/12/13 11/10/13 11/10/13 11/7/13 11/7/13 11/2/13 11/2/13 11/29/13 11/29/13 11/23/13 11/23/13 11/22/13 11/20/13 11/17/13 11/16/13 11/10/13 11/9/13 11/8/13 11/7/13 11/7/13 11/6/13 11/6/13 11/6/13 11/2/13 11/2/13 11/2/13 11/1/13 11/29/13 11/28/13 11/26/13 11/25/13 11/24/13 11/24/13 11/23/13 11/22/13 11/21/13 11/21/13 11/20/13 11/16/13 11/16/13 11/16/13 11/14/13 11/9/13 11/8/13 11/7/13 11/6/13 11/4/13 11/4/13 11/2/13 11/2/13 11/2/13 11/2/13 11/2/13
CRC BHP CT FL GP RP GP HAW LRL MNR CMR RP FL CD BHP CT HAW TDN CRC MNR CD GP AQU HAW FL BHP CRC CRC PRX CT CT BHP HAW LRL LRL SUF CD PRX CMR CRC BHP MNR PRX FG GP GP CT CD LRL RP CT PRX WO FL PRX LRL CT LRL BEU ZIA CMR TDN SUF PRX WO
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
$24,660 $56,500 $26,000 $16,900 $44,800 $30,000 $45,500 $30,276 $42,000 $28,400 $7,497 $40,000 $22,000 $39,508 $52,500 $28,000 $29,000 $15,000 $32,740 $25,300 $41,116 $45,500 $72,000 $30,276 $21,000 $60,270 $30,640 $22,140 $68,700 $26,400 $28,000 $59,118 $29,000 $42,000 $42,000 $17,150 $41,980 $48,500 $14,000 $24,660 $56,500 $37,100 $48,000 $41,000 $44,800 $45,500 $28,000 $41,786 $42,000 $32,025 $28,400 $57,040 $59,400 $16,900 $68,700 $42,000 $28,000 $42,000 $5,200 $40,000 $10,788 $15,000 $17,150 $48,500 $69,911
$15,720 $33,600 $15,600 $10,140 $27,650 $17,745 $27,650 $17,400 $23,940 $17,324 $4,437 $23,847 $13,200 $21,780 $31,200 $17,360 $17,400 $9,000 $20,820 $5,060 $7,260 $9,100 $14,400 $5,800 $4,200 $9,600 $6,800 $5,526 $11,000 $5,200 $5,600 $9,600 $5,800 $8,820 $8,820 $3,500 $7,260 $9,600 $2,800 $2,763 $6,720 $3,710 $5,060 $4,510 $4,130 $4,550 $2,800 $3,630 $4,620 $3,272 $2,800 $5,060 $6,446 $1,690 $6,050 $4,620 $2,800 $4,620 $520 $4,000 $1,148 $1,500 $1,750 $5,280 $6,446
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■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Win/Place/Show Horse Name
Sex Age Sire
Dam
Breeder
Date
Track
Fin
Grade/ Value
Earngs
Chocolate Chippi
F
2
D'wildcat
Chippi
William P. Sorren
11/26/13
PRX
1
$47,000
$27,000
My Secret Affair
C
2
Broken Vow
Mille Feville
Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A.
11/24/13
BHP
1
$48,450
$27,000
Razzle Dazzle Man
G
2
Parading
What a Lady
Gilbert G. Campbell
11/23/13
CRC
1
$27,200
$18,000
Highdixieibis
F
2
High Cotton
Scarlet Combo
Michael Blake Chamberlain
11/23/13
GP
1
$43,000
$26,100
Dream Come True
F
2
Congrats
Dreaminadream
Sunshine Thoroughbred Corp.
11/22/13
CRC
1
$27,800
$18,000
Fight the Tide
C
3
Majestic Warrior
Riptide
Kinsman Farm
11/22/13
CD
1
$36,987
$20,760 $18,000
Early Entry
C
2
Keyed Entry
Bright 'n Early
Kathryn Standard
11/17/13
CRC
1
$27,800
It’s Mariah
F
4
Put It Back
Wings of Mariah
Maurice Miller LLC
11/16/13
CRC
1
$23,300
$14,530
Enterprising
C
2
Elusive Quality
Indy Blaze
Glen Hill Farm
11/16/13
BHP
1
$46,250
$27,000
Callmeoldfashion
G
2
Old Fashioned
Star Operator
Linda Pastor
11/15/13
WO
1
$59,372
$33,540
Peace At Last
C
3
Peace Rules
Funky Fraulein
John David Zuidema Jr.
11/11/13
MNR
1
$19,400
$12,028
Prudhoe Bay
C
2
Songandaprayer
Cameron Crazies
Rustlewood Farm Inc.
11/10/13
GP
1
$42,400
$26,100
My Sweet Dove
F
2
Hello Broadway
Royal Dove
Peter Lawson
11/10/13
GP
1
$42,700
$26,100
Mysterious Circle
C
2
Circular Quay
Mysterious Truth
Dr. K. K. Jayaraman & Dr. Vilasini D. Jayaraman
11/8/13
CRC
1
$28,400
$18,000
Elle Starlight
F
2
Corinthian
Elle Runaway
Live Oak Stud
11/7/13
LRL
1
$40,000
$22,800
Amor Incondicional
F
2
With Distinction
Self Seeker
Janet Erwin
11/3/13
CRC
1
$29,000
$18,000
Valdina Saint
G
3
Tiz Wonderful
Witchful Saint
Hickstead Farm
11/3/13
CD
1
$37,020
$20,760
Steve
G
2
Halo's Image
Pleasant Quality
Bridlewood Farm
11/2/13
CRC
1
$27,800
$18,000
Cage Fighter
C
3
Closing Argument
Untamed Passion
Craig L. Wheeler
11/2/13
CD
1
$37,463
$20,760
Shenton Park
F
3
Speightstown
Ruby Park
Eugene Melnyk
11/2/13
LRL
1
$40,000
$22,800
Shanagarry
F
2
Greatness
Alphabet Star
Edward A. Seltzer Beverly Anderson & Jayson Horner
11/2/13
WO
1
$59,308
$33,540
Fullfaithandcredit
C
2
Colonel John
Diamant Lady
Rick Sutherland
11/1/13
DED
1
$29,100
$16,800 $20,760
Son of Dixie
C
2
Dixie Union
Jeanne's Honor
Sienna Farms LLC
11/1/13
CD
1
$37,487
Aunty Pam
F
2
Shakespeare
Comfortable
Morgan Miller
10/31/13
CMR
1
$9,500
$5,510
Drain Them Dry
G
4
Grand Reward
Suave and Pretty
Dr. R. D. Daniels Jr. Dr. C. B. Daniels Robert Brown & Nancy Brow
11/26/13
MNR
2
$19,400
$3,880
Jake’s Mandate
G
6
Full Mandate
Bold Glitter
Michael Crowe & Judy Crowe
11/23/13
CAM
2
$25,000
$4,500
He’s Mine
C
2
Strong Hope
Hit the Road
Marco Medina
11/23/13
CT
2
$26,200
$5,200
Perdido Brew
G
3
Milwaukee Brew
Buck Rose
Emerald Coast Farm
11/23/13
FG
2
$40,000
$8,000
Gaining Ground
C
2
Saint Anddan
Fair Lee Quiet
Virgilio Lopez
11/23/13
GP
2
$40,600
$8,600
Pomeroy’s Info
F
2
Pomeroy
Tiznow's Info
Patricia Generazio
11/23/13
GP
2
$43,000
$8,600 $9,000
Salsita
F
2
Two Step Salsa
Spanishcreek
Alfredo D. Gonzalez
11/23/13
BHP
2
$47,060
Shy’s Aly
F
2
Too Shy Will Fly
Miss Aly Pie
Dodie Duys
11/22/13
CRC
2
$27,800
$4,830
Hot Heir Skier
C
2
Wildcat Heir
Uphill Skier
New Farm
11/20/13
LRL
2
$40,000
$8,400
Speedy Girl
F
2
Benny the Bull
Glass Slipper
Greg James
11/15/13
CRC
2
$24,800
$5,800
Abide in Me
F
2
Tiz Wonderful
Scoot On By
Gail Rice
11/15/13
BHP
2
$46,250
$9,000
Tea Riffic
G
2
El Corredor
Chado
Lynne Boutte & Chris Boutte
11/13/13
LRL
2
$40,000
$8,400
A P Tigress
F
2
Roar of the Tiger
Million Dreams
Alan Benning & Ann Singer
11/10/13
GP
2
$42,700
$8,200
Chief Lion
C
3
Wildcat Heir
Pretty Indian
Harold J. Plumley
11/10/13
BHP
2
$45,750
$9,000
Forest Friends
C
2
Chatain
Go Girlfriend Go
Jacks or Better Farm Inc.
11/8/13
CRC
2
$28,400
$6,030
Phaniebdancing
F
2
Congrats
Phanie Slam
Cloverleaf Farms II LLC
11/7/13
HAW
2
$28,080
$5,400
Brendan G
G
2
Chapel Royal
Tobin's Fortune
Jorge Tabraue
11/7/13
PEN
2
$34,260
$6,000
Thundergram
C
2
Graeme Hall
Parental Uproar
Stanley Boileau
11/7/13
CD
2
$35,977
$6,920
Candy’s Lady
F
2
Candy Ride (ARG)
Lady Buckpasser
Northwest Stud
11/7/13
LRL
2
$40,000
$8,400
Perdido Brew
G
3
Milwaukee Brew
Buck Rose
Emerald Coast Farm
11/5/13
FL
2
$20,000
$4,000
Diamond Appeal
G
5
Diplomatic Jet
Native Appeal
George T. Gurrola
11/3/13
TDN
2
$14,000
$2,800
Old Wives Tale
F
2
Circular Quay
Folk Art
Brent Fernung Crystal Fernung & Dr. Phil Matthews
11/3/13
CRC
2
$29,000
$6,030
Jconstanza
C
3
The Daddy
Charm Hopping
Bella Inizio Farm LLC
11/1/13
TDN
2
$14,000
$2,800
Black Fire
F
2
Full Mandate
Infernal Dancer
Jorge Haddock
10/31/13
CMR
2
$9,500
$1,900
Elite Eight
F
2
Malibu Moon
Four Plus Four
Glen Hill Farm
11/29/13
BHP
3
$45,250
$5,400
Tyler Darling
G
3
Omega Code
Caught Kissing
Helen Marie Napolitano
11/26/13
ZIA
3
$25,600
$2,816
Tipsy Toes
F
3
Got the Last Laugh
Taylor's Choice
Virgilio Lopez
11/25/13
MNR
3
$19,400
$1,940
Phaniebdancing
F
2
Congrats
Phanie Slam
Cloverleaf Farms II LLC
11/24/13
HAW
3
$27,000
$2,700
Blueblend
C
2
Bluegrass Cat
Blended Beauty
Vegso Racing Stable
11/24/13
FG
3
$40,000
$4,400
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■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Continued Win/Place/Show Horse Name
Sex Age Sire
Dam
Breeder
Date
Track
Fin
Grade/ Value
Earngs
Polished Degree
C
2
Congrats
Polished Trick
Four Horsemen’s Ranch
11/23/13
GP
3
$40,300
$3,900
Bitters ‘n Bourbon
C
2
Old Fashioned
Flexible Princess
Farm III Enterprises LLC & Off The Hook Partners LLC
11/23/13
CD
3
$40,865
$3,460
Fantastic Voyage
F
2
Congrats
Tonight's All Mine
John C. Pereira
11/23/13
GP
3
$43,000
$4,300
V P My First Love
F
2
Silver Tree
Andoya (FR)
David Char
11/22/13
CRC
3
$27,800
$2,900
It’s a Bad Rapit
C
3
Tapit
Lady Grandeur
Sienna Farms LLC
11/20/13
CD
3
$36,488
$3,460
Diamond Appeal
G
5
Diplomatic Jet
Native Appeal
George T. Gurrola
11/17/13
TDN
3
$14,000
$1,400
Donegal Hall
C
2
Graeme Hall
Cedar Rose
Mary Robinson
11/17/13
CRC
3
$27,800
$3,130
Valid Concept
G
2
Congrats
Reprized Angel
Four Horsemen’s Ranch
11/17/13
GP
3
$40,300
$3,900
Secret Recipe
F
3
Graeme Hall
Town Secret
Michael F. Feriole
11/16/13
CRC
3
$23,300
$2,593
Starship Sassy
F
2
Circular Quay
Starship Diva
Starship Stables & Laurence Leavy
11/16/13
GP
3
$40,300
$3,900
Miraglo
C
2
Indygo Shiner
Allseas
Farm III Enterprises
11/16/13
BHP
3
$46,250
$5,400
Woelf Den
C
2
Curlin
Gorgeous Goose
Mary Anne Denes & Mary Ellen Woelfel
11/16/13
AQU
3
$75,000
$7,500
Her Special Way
F
2
Put It Back
Inaspecial Way
Mary George
11/15/13
CRC
3
$23,600
$2,900
Tough to Stop
F
2
Pomeroy
Recapture
Lambholm
11/15/13
CRC
3
$24,800
$2,670
Whiskey Runner
C
3
Graeme Hall
Toss the Bouquet
Adam Parker & Suzette Parker
11/14/13
RP
3
$28,000
$3,071
Crucero
C
3
Admiral's Cruise
Saint Gal
Santa Cruz Ranch Inc.
11/11/13
BHP
3
$46,250
$5,400
Coro Coro
C
2
Wildcat Heir
Orinoquia
Caroni Stable
11/10/13
GP
3
$42,400
$3,900
Tyler Darling
G
3
Omega Code
Caught Kissing
Helen Marie Napolitano
11/9/13
ZIA
3
$25,685
$2,560
Exotic Behavior
F
2
Giant's Causeway
Shesasurething
Arindel Farm LLC
11/8/13
BHP
3
$45,750
$5,400
Passion for Money
F
2
Circular Quay
Avenging Passion
Jolane McAlister & Joseph Arboritanza
11/6/13
CT
3
$26,100
$2,600
Gourmet Delight
C
2
Gottcha Gold
Western Tornado
Ocala Stud
11/5/13
PRX
3
$49,680
$5,060
Concord Park
F
2
Consolidator
Lottsa Talc
Jacks or Better Farm Inc.
11/3/13
CRC
3
$29,000
$3,130
Laura Golightly
F
2
Indian Charlie
Chasenthebluesaway Seclusive Farm LLC Prince Farm LLC & Dr. Carolin von Rosenberg 11/3/13
AQU
3
$70,000
$7,000
Mr. Lickety
G
3
Powerscourt (GB)
Sugah Sugah
Cathy Rountree
11/2/13
PMT
3
$25,000
$2,500
Silver Armor
G
2
Silver Tree
Romantica
James Dodge
11/2/13
CRC
3
$27,800
$2,900
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The leading weekly recap show for 18 years dedicated to featuring top stakes races and racing events throughout the country Debuts in Central Florida January 5, 2014 on WOGX-TV Airs Sundays at 8:30 a.m. on WOGX-TV (FOX 51) Replays online at www.ftboa.com and in the FTBOA offices Brought to you by
with added Florida-bred highlights
THE FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ & OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
Thoroughbred Week’s John Henderson and Caton Bredar
Viewer note: WOGX-TV also FOX 51 is available in Gainesville on Cox Channel 13 and HD 1013. Dish Gainesville carries Fox WOGX 51 and Channel 51 in the Ocala area. Dish Channel 7793 covers Ocala, Waldo, Alachua, Chiefland, Melrose, Archer, Silver Springs, Starke, Orange Springs, Fort White, Micanopy, Lake Butler, Bell, Trenton, Hawthorne, Williston, High Springs, Bronson, Lulu, Interlachen, Keystone Heights, Grandin and Newberry. Dish Ocala and DirecTV carry the Orlando’s Fox WOFL 35 on Channel 51. Interested viewers should contact their provider on specific details.
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An ongoing series where The Florida Horse editor Brock Sheridan poses 10 “away from ordinary” business
Unordinary “ ” 10 With Tom Ventura / President Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company
Name: Tom Ventura
Title: President
Organization: Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company
Previous Position: General Manager, Kinsman Farm
Education: University of Arizona
Place of Birth: Hackensack, NJ
Family: Wife – Jackie, Sons – James and Jeremy
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In a nutshell, describe your organization & your responsibilities: Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company was founded in 1975 by a group of horsemen to provide a viable option to market local horses. OBS founders pioneered the 2-year-old in training sale concept to help market horses with moderate pedigrees by allowing potential purchasers the opportunity to view the horses on the racetrack. Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company consists of a Sales Division, a Feed Division, Inter-Track Wagering, Ocala Jai- Alai, and owns a quarter horse Permit. In 2013, the Sales Division accounted for over $100 million in sales with solid increases for each sale as it continues to rebound from the 2008 financial downturn. OBS holds six sales during the year: Mixed sales in January and October, a Yearling sale in August, and 2-Year-Old sales in March, April, and June. OBS is the leader in the 2-year-old market with more than 60% of the North American juvenile sales. OBS includes a sales and training facility encompassing over 200 acres with 1,200 stalls, a one-mile oval with a Safetrack all-weather surface and a three furlong dirt training track. The Feed Division operates a feed mill that manufactures a line
of high performance equine feed. A large selection of grains, hay and specialty feeds complement the manufactured feed as well as tack, equipment and animal health supplies. In addition to an extensive local delivery network, the Feed Division has two retail outlets to serve the Ocala area. Simulcast wagering on thoroughbred, harness, and greyhound racing throughout the nation is available at the OBS Inter-Track Wagering facility. Wagering at OBS ITW annually generates over $1 million dollars for thoroughbred purses and breeders’ awards for Florida breeders and owners. The OBS Championship Stakes restricted to OBS Sales Graduates is entering its 25th year and will be held on January 21, 2014, with $300,000 in purses. Ocala Jai-Alai is currently leased to a third party and includes a poker room in addition to the availability of simulcast wagering. How did you get involved in the thoroughbred industry? My interest in thoroughbreds began as a fan by attending the races as a teenager at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, Saratoga and Monmouth Park with my father, brother and uncles. The incomparable Secretariat was the first of three Triple Crown winners in the
1970’s followed by Seattle Slew and Affirmed. Other superstars racing during that period included the ill-fated Ruffian, arguably the best filly to ever set foot on a racetrack; Spectacular Bid, who nearly became the fourth Triple Crown winner of the decade and ended his career with a rare walkover in the Woodward; and the mighty Forego with his breathtaking and powerful come-from-behind victories while carrying weight that will never be seen again. After spending a year as an engineering student at Rutgers University, I transferred to the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program to further explore my interest in horses and the thoroughbred business. After an internship with the Jockey Club and NYRA prior to graduation, I returned to NYRA as a member of the racing office. Since horse racing was in my blood but not my bloodlines, the University of Arizona opened some doors in a rather closed industry. What specifically got you involved in the Florida thoroughbred industry? In 1981, I was presented an opportunity to work for the Steinbrenner family’s Kinsman Farm in Tampa. In addition to the racing stable that was expanding with horses
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questions to a variety of Florida thoroughbred industry personalities
Questions on both coasts and the breeding and sales based in Ocala, the Steinbrenner family owned 50% of Tampa Bay Downs, which allowed me to gain exposure in various aspects of the industry. I worked side by side with Hank Steinbrenner and not only furthered my knowledge and broadened my experience, but forged a lifelong friendship with him and his family that remains special to this day. What are your favorite sports (outside of horse racing)? I was born and raised a New York Yankees fan and it has nothing to do with my relationship with the Steinbrenner family. The Yankees have a long, great history and many enjoy rooting against them. However, my allegiance cannot be questioned as I suffered through some of their dismal years when I was growing up before they turned around under the Steinbrenner regime. Ruth, Gehrig, and Mantle are the baseball equivalent to Man O’ War, Citation, and Secretariat.
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What is one of your more fond memories to date in the Florida thoroughbred industry? While the fact that Affirmed was a Florida-bred did not factor into my passionate support of him, his rivalry with Alydar became the thoroughbred version of Ali-Frazier. The Belmont Stakes was as thrilling a race I ever witnessed in person with the young Steve Cauthen
squeezing every last inch out of Affirmed after a 1 ½ mile duel. His next race was equally impressive as he looked hopelessly beaten a furlong out in the Jim Dandy before catching Sensitive Prince in the shadow of the wire with a furious finish. Ocala Stud being honored by TOBA as the 2012 National Breeder of the Year is an award that is well deserved and gratifies me on both a personal and professional level. The O’Farrell family has survived and thrived through some trying times with a long and storied history in the Florida thoroughbred
industry and has been instrumental to the success of OBS since its inception. What are your favorite songs or musical artists? I am an old Rock ‘n’ Roller at heart – The Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and the Grateful Dead. My age is starting to show as I now listen to more talk and sports radio. What are your favorite movies or television shows? My favorite part of watching television is fast forwarding between commercials. I enjoy shows that do not require concentration. The Honeymooners is
still a “go-to” show for me with Ralph Kramden providing life’s lessons and humor that has stood the test of time. Favorite “reads”? Most of my reading involves some aspect of the horse business, so my leisurely reading is very limited. Favorite food(s)? Not being politically correct as confirmed by my growing waistline: Anything my wife makes, my mother’s Italian specialties, and my brother’s grilled chicken. Why do you think people should breed, own and race Florida-breds? In my opinion, Florida is the best place to raise a horse. The conditions and pool of talent are second to none. Over the years, Florida-breds have consistently outperformed their pedigrees and win at the highest level of our sport. The more time a horse can spend in Florida, the more time it has to flourish especially during the winter months which can be harsh in other regions. I believe this also applies while the horses are in utero so breeding and foaling in Florida is an advantage. Regarding racing in Florida, purses remain the driving force and I am hopeful that the future is bright for stable (pun intended) racing dates and positive legislative in support of an industry critical to Florida. ■ THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2014 57
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he Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association supplements annually the stakes schedules at each of the Florida race tracks in an effort to further promote the Florida thoroughbred. The Florida Sire Stakes Program is part of this overall promotion. The Sire Stakes program is open to horses registered with the FTBOA and by Florida stallions registered with the FTBOA who have met all eligibility requirements and made all required payments. The program consists of more than $2.2 million in purse awards supplemented by FTBOA for two-year old and three-year old races and includes the lucrative Florida SIRE Stakes – a six race series for two-year olds. In 2013, the program represents $640,000 in purses at Gulfstream Park and $150,000 at Tampa Bay Downs. In 2012, it represented the $1 million Florida Stallion Stakes and $430,000 in purses at Calder Race Course. The $1 million Florida Sire Stakes consists of six 2-year-old races for Florida-bred colts and fillies. The races are: two 6 furlong races, two 7 furlong races, and two races at 1 1/16th.
Rewarding Excellence The Florida Sire Stakes Program Promotes Florida-breds The series runs summer through fall at a Florida race track.
Starting with foals of 2012 that are eligible for the 2014 Florida Sire Stakes, the FTBOA will serve as the administrator for the Florida Sire Stakes series. Foals are eligible for the Florida Sire Stakes series and twoyear old and three-year old supplemental stakes program if: 1. The foal’s sire was an FTBOA-registered stallion standing in Florida when the foal was conceived, AND,
2. The foal is a Florida-bred registered with the FTBOA 3. The foal is kept eligible with payment of eligibility fees by the deadline(s) required
2014 Florida Sire Stakes Program Deadlines & Payments (Foals of 2012) Includes eligibility in Florida Sire Stakes series, two-year old and 2015 threeyear old supplemental stakes
2011 – Stallion registration: Before/on June 1 - $1,000; June 2 through August 1 - $2,000
2012 - No weanling payment required
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2013 – No yearling payment required
2014 – Two-year-old payment required: Before/on January 15- $500; Before/on Jan. 15- $300 and another $300 by May 17; January 16 through February 28 - $1,000 2015 Florida Sire Stakes Program Deadlines & Payments (Foals of 2013) Includes eligibility in Florida Sire Stakes series, two-year old and 2016 threeyear old supplemental stakes 2012 – Stallion registration: Before/on February 15 $2,000; February 16 through August 1 - $3,000; August 2 through November 15 - $10,000 2013 - No weanling payment required
2014 - Yearling payment required: Before/on May 15 - $250; May 16 through November 15 - $500
2015 – Two-year-old payment required: Before/on January 15- $250; January 16 through February 28 $500 If the yearling payment or supplemental yearling payment was not paid in 2014, a one-time payment of $5,000 can be made by January 15, 2015 to maintain eligibility. 2016 Florida Sire Stakes Program Deadlines & Payments (Foals of 2014) Includes eligibility in Florida Sire Stakes series, two-year old and 2017 threeyear old supplemental stakes 2013 – Stallion registration: Before/on February 15 - $2,000; February 16 through August 1 $3,000; August 2 through November 15 - $10,000 2014 – No weanling payment required
2015 - Yearling payment required: Before/on May 15 - $250; May 16 through November 15 - $500
2016 – Two-year-old payment required: Before/on January 15- $250; January 16 through February 28 - $500 If the yearling payment or supplemental yearling payment was not paid in 2015, a one-time payment of $5,000 can be made by January 15, 2016 to maintain eligibility.
2017 Florida Sire Stakes Program First Deadline
2014 – Stallion registration: Before/on February 15 - $2,000; February 16 through August 1 $3,000; August 2 through November 15 - $10,000
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32 YEARS OF THE FLORIDA STALLION STAKES
Jackson Bend
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In its 32 years, the Florida Stallion Stakes hosted 1,532 total individual runners in 220 races and awarded over $38.9 million. Florida-breds won 217 of the races. Just like other racing triples, the Florida Stallion Stakes three race sweep is a difficult feat. In its 32 year history, only 12 horses have won all three, while 37 horses won two of three.
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Number of Runners/Races Won
Series Sweeps 2013 .................Scandalous Act 2011 ......................Fort Loudon 2010.............Awesome Feather 2009 ...................Jackson Bend
1997...................Nancy’s Glitter 1995............................. Seacliff 1991.....................Naked Greed 1984 ............................... Smile
2008........................ Big Drama 2004.............Aclassysassylassy 2003...........................Sir Oscar 2000 .................... Express Tour
Eclipse Awards and Florida Stallion Stakes Winners Awesome Feather: swept 2010 FSS series; named 2-Year-Old Filly Champion Big Drama: swept 2008 FSS series; named 2010 Male Sprint Champion Holy Bull: won 1993 In Reality; named 1994 3-Year-Old Champion and Horse of the Year Not Surprising: won 1992 Dr. Fager; named 1995 Sprint Champion Brave Raj: won 1986 Susan’s Girl and My Dear Girl; named 1986 2-Year-Old Filly Champion Smile: swept 1984 FSS series; named 1986 Sprint Champion
Keeping it in the Family PALMER PHOTO
•My Nichole (1986 Desert Vixen winner) is the dam of Three Ring, who won the 1998 Susan’s Girl and My Dear Girl. •Smile (swept the 1984 series) sired What A Cooker, who went on to win two-thirds of the 1990 series, the Dr. Fager (2nd div.) and the Affirmed. •My Sweet Baby (1982 My Dear Girl winner) is the dam of 1987 Dr. Fager winner Break Par. •Lightning Forbes is the dam of Valid Forbes (2000 Desert Vixen and My Dear Girl) and Pharmstar (2001 Desert Vixen). •Rive Gauche is the dam of French Gold (1984 Desert Vixen) and American Dreamer (1989 Dr. Fager). •Riveting Drama is the dam of Big Drama (2008 In Reality, Affirmed, and Dr. Fager) and Queen Drama (2011 Susan’s Girl).
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Dr. Fager Division – 6 furlongs - 2005 - In Summation 1:10.90 Desert Vixen Division – 6 furlongs - 2000 - Valid Forbes 1:11.26 Affirmed Division – 7 furlongs- 2000 - Express Tour 1:23.95 Susan’s Girl Division – 7 furlongs - 2000 - Silk Concorde 1:23.49 In Reality Division – 1 1/16 miles - 2000 - Kiss a Native 1:44.52 My Dear Girl Division – 1 1/16 miles - 2002 - Ivanavinalot 1:45.92
Big Drama
Top Owners Jacks or Better Farms, Inc. .....12 Gilbert Campbell ....................11 Frances Genter Stable...............7 Elkins, Herb J. & Ione ................6 Centaur Farms Inc.....................5 Bee Bee Stables Inc. .................4 F. & Garazi, S. Berens ................4 John Franks ..............................4 James Lewis, Jr. .......................4 Harry T Mangurian, Jr................4 Harold L. Queen.........................4 Dominic Vittese .........................4
Top Breeders of winners Farnsworth Farm .................*13 Jacks Or Better Farm, Inc. .....12 Ocala Stud Farm ....................11 Gilbert Campbell ....................11 Harry T Mangurian, Jr. ..............9 Arthur Appleton ........................9 Frances Genter Stable ..............7 Centaur Farms Inc. ...................6 John Franks .............................5 Lasater Farm ...........................5
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FSS historical data provided by Michele Blanco and Michael Costanzo of Calder Race Course.
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Frank Gomez .........................14 Edward Plesa, Jr. ...................12 Stanley Gold ...........................12 Emanuel Tortora .....................11 Kathleen O’Connel ..................10 Luis Olivares ............................7
Valid Appeal ...........................10 Awesome of Course .................8 Baldski .....................................8 Notebook .................................7 Montbrook ...............................6
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Holiday Charity Open House Members Enjoy FTBOA Open House for a Good Cause FTBOA held its first annual Member Charity Open House on December 4 raising over $1,400 for the Boys and Girls Club and collecting a John Deere Gator full of canned goods, toys and sporting equipment for the club and Ocala Farm Ministries. Donations were also made to the Florida Thoroughbred Charities for the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm at the Lowell Correctional Institute and the Marion Cultural Alliance. About 150 members and guests attended the festive evening complete with holiday fare, an abundance of door prizes and delectable desserts by Sheila DiMare. Sponsors included Tri-Eagle Sales, John Deere, NTRA Advantage, Wells Fargo, Ocala and National, Horse Carriage Company, Bobby Deuell artist, Winning Edge Tack, Sneak-e-Snacks, Farms Tours of Ocala, Visitors & Convention Bureau, and Farm Credit. Volunteers from the membership, On Top of the World and the College of Central Florida also helped make the event a success.
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wanted to bring Act Cool back. It was not an ideal time for Williams to take on another horse but Cool would always have a home at Half Track Farm. Cool had been gone a long time, he was now 9years-old with an upside down, pencil neck, huge flat feet, and had been living out most of his time outside. He moved back easily enough, with only one incident as he bolted out of the halter, leaving Williams with a huge black eye. A few days later Williams took the plunge and got on him. She later found out he had not been ridden in four years. It could have been a train wreck but Cool lived up to his name and gave little protest. Roles were also reversed, as Cool was now 100% sound and post-surgery but Williams was lame and still nursing her new knee. Day after day, the pair worked together to achieve a partnership, get stronger and push themselves back into shape. They became a team. Not only did Cool help rehabilitate Williams, but he was showing a lot of promise for dressage! The journey into the world of dressage was a slow one, rebuilding muscle memory and balance. They worked diligently and a year later they were ready to go into the ring. The hard work paid off and they earned Reserve Champion Adult Amateur Champion in their first show. Champion or reserve would be their title in every subsequent show. “He is an absolute pleasure to own, he brought back the joy of riding and we have forged a forever bond” says Williams. ■ Noactor – sire of Act Cool
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By SALLY MOEHRING eb Williams is a former hunter rider that changed disciplines to dressage after knee replacement surgery on her right knee. Her personal horses, however, were hunters and not suitable for serious dressage work. Then along came Cool, Jockey Club registered as Act Cool, a chestnut colt by Randy Mills’ Noactor out of Conference Champ, by Expoldent. The 3-year-old Florida-bred would be the first of many rehabilitation projects that Williams would take on. The fancy mover was friendly, he was pretty, but he had obstacles to overcome. Williams had bought the good looking horse knowing he had an issue in his left knee. Although the colt had been in training and made the haul down south to the racetrack, his unsoundness had prevented him from racing. First things first, he was gelded and then put on stall rest, but after several weeks he still had head-bobbing pain. X-rays of the left knee revealed multiple bone chips and after further consultation surgery was suggested. Although the chips were successfully removed, the prognosis was grim and Cool would probably never be sound enough to ride. Ever the optimist, his owner made a post-operative plan, to give Cool the best chance to succeed. He was put back on stall rest for the required six weeks while his owner waited patiently for his recovery. Many more weeks went by and the surgeon’s prediction seemed to be correct. Now about 90% sound after three months, the decision was made to put him up for adoption for a companion horse or for light trail riding. Potential adopters came and tried him several times. One couple, satisfied that he would fit the bill as a trail horse offered him a home. Good reports came in from Cool’s new home, he continued doing well and was sound. In 2010, five years after Cool’s adoption, the couple
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Stallion Ocala/Marion County thoroughbred farms opened their doors to prospective breeders last month as the area’s popular stallion shows got underway. More shows are slated for this month, and they will be featured in future issues.
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Winslow Homer stands $5,000 Kiss The Kid stands for $3,500 Cool Coal Man stands for $3,500 Indy Wind stands for $2,500 Brethren stands for $6,000
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ello to all! As I write this article I’m shocked to realize one year has ended and another has begun. Lots happened in 2013, setting up 2014 to be busy, but hopefully positive and productive for the industry. Let’s review topics covered to start a good frame-work for the New Year. Bedding alternatives have been discussed which are good for the horse, environment and pocketbook. Cardboard, although not the prettiest, is one such bedding; it can save money, decreases dust in stalls and also decrease the farm’s carbon footprint. Made from corrugated cardboard chips, done by shredding large sheets coming from cardboard manufacturers, it’s often surplus cardboard stock. Reported to be five to six times more absorbent than wood or straw bedding, it’s comfortable for the animal, especially with allergies, composts beautifully and is a fairly inexpensive bedding choice. The food and fiber plant called Kenaf is another possible bedding alternative. A relative of cotton and okra, it shows promise for its absorptive capacities and cushioning capabilities for sore-footed horses. Foundered horses seem to lie Hopefully, this refresher course down longer in stalls bedded on Kenaf. It is extremely abgives ideas about legislation, sorbent and acts like cat litcomposting, bedding types and ter, making clean-up of the other subjects that can keep your wet areas easier, leading to farm ahead of the curve and be less product loss (saving money). Other benefits with managed more effectively. Kenaf bedding are the low dust content, being lighter than traditional bedding and in its ability to compost and break down nicely. But, what is to be done with any of the stall waste/used bedding? Composting is always something promoted for waste reduction, improved soil health, weed seed reduction, etc. Like all things, unfortunately, it has positives and negatives. Farms composting manure should keep records on any herbicides used in the pastures because certain types remain active in fully composted material. For example, any grower of potatoes, tomatoes or other broadleaf crops can be negatively affected using compost coming from a farm using the broadleaf herbicide containing pyridine carboxylic acids, like GrazonNext and PastureGard HL. Careful record-keeping can eliminate confusion for growers who use this compost. 74 THE FLORIDA HORSE • JANUARY 2014
Composting is a BMP that’s heavily promoted, especially for areas in Florida that have Basin Management Action Plans, or BMAP legislation. A BMAP, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, “is a “blueprint” for restoring impaired waters by reducing pollutant loadings to meet the allowable loadings established in a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). It represents a comprehensive set of strategies designed to implement pollutant reductions.” That means that nutrients, found in manures and also found to be in excess in many of Florida’s waterways, can be harmful to fish and wildlife and potentially make the water undrinkable for humans and animals. As a result, the FDEP, other government agencies and several stakeholders have come together to go through the largely public process of establishing BMAPs in an effort to reduce nutrient loads to help protect those water bodies. The link below specifically discusses FDEP BMAPs. Rainbow Springs and Silver Springs (both in Marion County) are each currently going through the process of having BMAPS developed and adopted. It’s a slow process, meant to try and get many sides of the story. Determinations of activities taking place in an area are made so that efforts can then be put forth to establish reduction of the nutrient loads. Once adopted, the BMPs in the Equine BMP Manual (developed by FDACS-Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) are enforceable and NO LONGER VOLUNTARY. FDEP BMAPs can be found at dep.state.fl.us/water/watersheds/bmap.htm. Hopefully, this refresher course gives ideas about legislation, composting, bedding types and other subjects that can keep your farm ahead of the curve and be managed more effectively. Please don’t hesitate to contact me regarding these, or any other topics. To schedule a FREE, non-regulatory farm visit, please contact me or your local Extension agent. As always, keep up the good management practices! ■ Jamie A. Cohen • 352-671-8792 Farm Outreach Coordinator UF IFAS/Marion County Extension Service • jamiecohen@ufl.edu
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mported fire ants are a major pest problem through- are particularly vulnerable to attack by imported fire ants, out the southeastern United States, including live- although reported cases of injury are not common. Treatments for livestock pastures or rangelands instock production operations. Their stings are painful and can cause allergic reactions and even death of live- clude those products registered for hay pastures as well as others. For instance, Award (fenoxycarb) Fire Ant stock and humans. No methods have been developed to successfully Bait is registered for use in horse pastures. Extinguish eradicate fire ants, but research may ultimately provide Plus can be used in animal holding pens. Other proda method to eliminate this pest. Biological control can ucts are available for use in nonagricultural land that is potentially suppress fire ant populations, but will never not being used for animal or plant production. Some achieve absolute control. The appropriate fire ant con- insecticide product labels for fire ant control, particutrol methods should be determined by the problem the larly those considered to be organic, do not list all approved use sites. When in doubt, contact the fire ants cause in a particular area. This article provides information to help farm/ranch manufacturer for clarification. First, is it worth treating your pasture at all? If the anmanagers develop integrated pest management (IPM) plans to address imported fire ant problems. The goal of swer is yes, there are several baits that can be broadcast integrated pest management is to control a pest only for fire ant control in pastures. These baits cost about when the potential cost of the problem meets or exceeds $10-15 per acre. The cost of labor and equipment needed to apply the bait must also be considered. the cost of the solution. Baits containing hydramethylnon (Amdro Pro), Two species of imported fire ants were accidentally introduced into the southern United States from South pyriproxyfen (Esteem), (s)-methoprene (Extinguish), or a America in the early 1900s. The red imported fire ant, mixture of hydramethylnon and (s)-methoprene (ExtinSolenopsis invicta, and the black imported fire ant, guish Plus) are currently labeled for use in cattle pastures. In addition to the above materials, Award Solenopsis richteri, interbred and produced sexually active hybrid ants in areas Purchase your fire Fire Ant Bait (containing fenoxycarb) can ant control material be applied to pastures grazed by horses. where they occurred together. in the state where Fire ant baits can be used as individual Imported fire ants have two colony types: the single queen or monogyne type you live, and make mound treatments but may take longer to and the multiple queen or polygyne type. sure you find “fire work than other available treatments. It Workers in ant colonies with a single eggants” on the label of would not be economical to treat many mounds individually because of the cost laying queen are very territorial and will the pesticide. of the materials and labor. A mound fight with fire ants from other colonies. Worker ants in colonies with two or more egg-laying drench containing carbaryl (such as Sevin 4F, Sevin queens do not have this territorial behavior. Therefore, XLR, and Sevin 80S, that are labeled for use in pastures) these polygyne fire ants occur in much higher densities can also be applied to individual mounds. Note: Not every fire ant control product is registered because the mounds they build can be closer together. More mounds and ants mean more problems in areas in- (legal to use) in every state. Product availability may be fested with the polygyne colonies. The single queen limited, especially in western states with very few fire colony is predominant throughout most of the south- ants. Purchase your fire ant control material in the state eastern United States while the multiple queen colony is where you live, and make sure you find “fire ants” on predominant throughout the eastern two-thirds of Texas. the label of the pesticide. My source for most of this information was: Imported fire ant foragers can quickly recruit other ants to food and moisture resources. Newborn livestock and Xtension.org Follow this link for more Imported Fire Ant wildlife, birds hatching from eggs, and confined animals information. ■
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Tuesday, January 22, 2014 Following the conclusion of the opening session of the OBS Winter Mixed Sale Ocala Breeders’ Sales Pavilion Pre-register to bid at the FTBOA Booth at the OBS Sales
Adios Charlie Anthony's Cross Archwarrior Awesome of Course Backtalk Beau Choix Benny The Bull Biondetti Brethren Circular Quay City Place Cool Coal Man Cowtown Cat Darrin's Dilemma
Daunting Doctor Chit Double Honor Exclusive Quality Fappie's Clown Field Commission First Dude Get Rich Quick Graeme Hall Harlington Hear No Evil Hello Broadway High Cotton Imperialism
In Summation Indy Wind J P's Gusto Kantharos Kiss The Kid Korona Kid Mach Ride Maltese Dog Overdriven Passion for Gold Pollard's Vision Poseidon's Warrior Prospective Proud Day Indeed
Rattlesnake Bridge Repent Saint Anddan Stratford Hill Sweet Return Tequilazo The Green Monkey Treasure Beach Two Step Salsa Wagon Limit Wildcat Heir Winslow Homer With Distinction YesbyJimminy
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We look forward to the grand opening of our new arena this spring, the possibly new barn construction, and even more exciting events!
appy New Year! Such a simple phrase, but one that causes each of us to pause for a moment, to consider not only what we accomplished during this past year, but what we hope to achieve in the next. This reflection brings to mind the spirit of the horse. In mythology, the horse symbolizes drive, passion and an appetite for freedom. Among all the spirit animals, it embodies the spirit of strong motivation that carries one through life. We are reminded that the Florida Agricultural Center and Horse Park, not unlike the spirit of the horse, is the product of our collective drive, passion, and strong motivation to build the Park into a showcase for our community; that we have found much success in 2013, despite past challenges. We are proud of our accomplishments in 2013 and thankful for your generous support. We believe this year will be remembered as the one where the Park firmly established a new beginning – one where we set the stage for future success. This was only possible because of the strong motivation and selfless contributions of many. First and foremost, our heartfelt thanks to past Chairwomen of the Foundation and the Park, Connie Duff Wise and Nan Bonfield, respectively. Their tireless leadership and hard work served to move the Park forward to enjoy its new found success. Welcome to our new Board Chairs! Jim Payton was selected as the Chairman for the Park following Nan Bonfield’s resignation. We look forward to much success in 2014 under this new leadership! Our sincere thanks to Commissioner Adam Putnam for his leadership and the generous support by his staff. This support helped to make the Park even more successful! In particular, the Commissioner made several important new appointments to the Park Board in December of 2013. Welcome new Park Board members! ■ Dr. Carol K. Clark, DVM, Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital; ■ Joseph M. O’Farrell, III, Ocala Stud Farms, LLP; ■ Becky Schatt, Schatt Realty; ■ Randy Coates, Chief Operating Officer, Central Maintenance and Welding; and,
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■ Ellen Witterstaeter, Chief Executive Officer, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Ocala. And, none of this would be possible without the tireless efforts of both the Park and Foundation Boards. Thank you all! It is not always an easy task, but your diligence and hard work are appreciated. In 2013, we received a record breaking $2 million from the state providing the Park with a much needed infusion of funds. This money enables us to begin the build out of the long term vision of the Park as a focal point for tourism in the region. Although most of this year’s money will be used to build a covered arena and even more will be needed to fulfill our long term vision, private efforts are already underway to fund barns, to upgrade outdoor arenas, and to provide critical equipment to maintain the grounds. We are excited by this renewed commitment by the Ocala-Marion county citizens and business community. Similarly, our thanks to the City of Ocala and Marion County who have supported the Park by building turn lanes at the Park entrance and by ensuring a prompt approval of construction permits. We look forward to the grand opening of our new arena this spring, the possibly new barn construction, and even more exciting events! Our busy, fun filled January calendar of events includes: ■ Jan. 3 – 5: Southeastern Distance Trail Riders Association Trail Ride ■ Jan. 11-12: Equiventures Horse Trials ■ Jan. 15: POP XC Schooling ■ Jan. 18: Sunshine State Jack Russell Terrier Trials ■ Jan. 18 – 19: SOCA Obstacle Challenge ■ Jan. 25 – 26: Central Florida Regional SCCA Rallycross ■ Jan. 30 – Feb. 2: Sunshine State Combined Driving Events Happy New Year and May the Horse be With You!, Anne Rathbun Favre / Executive Director Foundation for the Florida Horse Park Foundation@FLHorsepark.com
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Take‘em Again! W by Ed DeRosa
Director of marketing for Brisnet.com, the official data source of the Kentucky Derby and TwinSpires.com. Ed joined Brisnet.com in July 2011 following nine years as a writer and editor with Thoroughbred Times. He grew up in Cleveland and learned to love horse racing while going to Thistledown with his grandfather. Ed is a diehard Indians fan, leaving him to wonder which--if either--will come first: A Triple Crown winner or an Indians world championship. Ed's favorite horses are Real Quiet, Ghostzapper, and Rachel Alexandra.
hat’s even more important to racing’s sur- likely winner, so you have a good chance to cash.” ■ Having ownership of a bet makes it that much vival than taking someone to the track for more exciting when it hits. A person is far more likely the first time? Taking them again. In 2013, racing did a good job raising the profile to bet again (and tell people about the experience) of how much fun a day at the races is. Among The after cashing his/her own ticket than if they had just Jockey Club’s America’s Best Racing initiative, given me money to bet. ■ Watch the races from the areas where the crowd Saratoga Race Course’s 150th anniversary celebration, and existing marketing efforts at prestigious race is loudest. Depending on the track, this might entail meetings such as the Kentucky Derby presented by watching some races on TV in the grandstand rather Yum! Brands, Breeders’ Cup World Championships, than live on the track. Beulah, Turfway, or MounKeeneland Race Course, Gulfstream Park and Del taineer in the dead of winter, for example, might have Mar Thoroughbred Club, the racing industry and its more people huddled around the TVs near the bar stakeholders did their part to give people a reason to than watching on the track. The excitement of cheering a horse home (even if you’re all cheering different go to the track. So if 2013 was the year of taking them there, then horses) is contagious, so make sure you hang out where the action is. let’s make 2014 the year of bringing them back. ■ See the horses and jockeys before AND after the People in the racing and breeding industries—myrace. Going to the paddock is a no self included—often say that we do what we do so fervently and with such So if 2013 was the brainer, but watching the horses and jockeys come off the track can be passion because racing is “in our just as exciting for new fans who blood.” That’s very much true but not year of taking them because we were born into it but be- there, then let’s make may not have realized how much energy horses and riders expend cause someone put it there, and one 2014 the year of during a 1-2-minute race. Veins visit is rarely a strong enough dose. I didn’t become a lifelong fan of bringing them back. popping and jockeys panting is a great way to show the Sport of racing because my grandfather took me to the track that one time. It happened because he Kings is no walk in the park. Fire up TwinSpires.com mobile when you’re at a took me many times, and while getting someone to the track is an important first step, it’s with each sub- bar with friends. OK, that’s a plug since I work for TwinSpires, but sequent visit that racing benefits. Here are some guidelines I try to follow when any ADW will do, and because of geography or timing, not everyone can bring friends to the track, so bringing new or inexperienced people to the races: ■ Encourage them to make their own selections, why not bring the excitement of gambling on horses but don’t pressure them into feeling they have to to them? Being at the bar for Monday Night Football handicap the race. If your kid or buddy wants to play and playing numbers at Mountaineer is a great way his birthday or her favorite name then that’s okay. If to introduce people to racing as well as how safe, he/she asks what you think of the horse, then even if legal, and easy it is to bet it online. A colleague who works for a competitor comyou hate its chances, come up with a reason for them to stick with their selection. For example, if it’s an im- mented to me that racing does too much to attract possible longshot “I wouldn’t talk anyone off a horse people who aren’t fans, anyway, and not enough to at that price” or “you’ll get paid if you win” works; if keep the fans we have. If people aren’t staying, then it’s a favorite you don’t like, “You’re on the most it’s up to us to bring them back. ■
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