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CONTENTS JANUARY 2019 VOL 62/ISSUE 1

DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS 8 THE BROCK TALK 14 FLORIDA FOCUS 44 FLORIDA-BREDS AROUND THE COUNTRY Country-wide Florida-bred statistics

47 LEADING SIRES 48 EL POTRO —By Roberto Rodriguez

50 WAYS OF THE WEST —By Gary West

54 FTBOA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE —By Tammy A. Gantt

FEATURES 10

A RECOGNIZED CIGAR

Florida-bred Patternrecognition won the G1 Cigar Mile while increasing his earnings to $812,325 —By Brock Sheridan

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PLEASANT ACRES STALLION SHOW

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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FOCUS ON EXCELLENCE

A close look at John & Susan Sykes farm and training center at Woodford Thoroughbreds —By Heather Smith Thomas

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FTBOA HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

A pictorial of the annual holiday event —Photos by ESI Photography

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EQUINE CARE

Cribbing and other stereotypies in horses —By Heather Smith Thomas COVER PHOTO OF PATTERNRECOGNITION: COGLIANESE CONTENTS PHOTO OF AWESOME SLEW: COADY

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G2 Winner Skye Diamonds

G1 Breeders’ Cup Winner Shamrock Rose

C. Bahamian Squall out of Albany Park

C. Bahamian Squall out of Rexson’s Tour

FIRST DUDE & RACE SHOT OF SKYE DIAMONDS : BENOIT & ASSOCIATES / BAHAMIAN SQUALL: COADY PHOTO / FOAL PHOTOS: SERITA HULT / SHAMROCK ROSE COURTESY KEENELAND

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FIRST DUDE

by Stephen Got Even–Run Sarah Run by Smart Strike

by Gone West–Midway Squall by Storm Bird

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G2 Winner

G1 Sire of Breeders’ Cup Winner Annual Earnings of Approximately $5 Million

Graded Sprint Champion G1 Placed 117 Speed Rating

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Older Florida-breds Best Bunch in Five Years Imperial Hint looks to be the captain of the 2018 class of older Florida-breds as he will likely be on the Eclipse Award ballot for champion sprinter.

Owned by Raymond Mamone of Summerville, N.J. and trained by Luis Carvajal Jr., Imperial Hint counts the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga and Belmont’s Vosburgh Stakes among his Grade 1 wins during the year. He also won the Grade 2 True North at Belmont, the Horse Races Now Sprint Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs and was third as the favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). Bred by Bert and Martha Pilcher’s Shade Tree Thoroughbreds of Reddick, Fla., the son of Imperialism out of Royal Hint, by Lahint won four of six starts and earned $767,500 during 2018.

Owned by Seth Klarman of Brookline, Mass., and William Lawrence of New York City, Patternrecognition was the late bloomer in the group having won the Grade 2 Kelso Handicap at Belmont in September and became the first Florida-bred since Flat Out to take the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap presented by NYRA Bets at Aqueduct on Dec. 1.

By Ocala Stud’s Adios Charlie out of Almost a Valentine,

by High Cotton, and bred in 2018 may have been the best crop of Florida-bred older horses since 2013 when Mucho Macho Florida by Ocala Stud, PatMan, Flat Out and Ron the Greek were terrorizing the older horse ranks throughout North America. ternrecognition won three of Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park over Belmont Stakes five starts and $668,725 during the year.

Discreet Lover was the surprise member of the group in (G1) winner Palace Malice, Flat Out, and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Orb among the eight runners. He also finished fourth in more ways than one.

Prior to 2018, Discreet Lover’s most notable win came in both the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes and again fourth in the same the $100,000 Swatara Stakes at Penn National in late NoGrade 1 Whitney in which Mucho Macho Man was third.

Ron the Greek also racked up six figures in money in 2013 vember of 2017.

But in 2018, Discreet Lover, who is a son of Repent out of as he won two of seven starts and $1,138,094 for owners Nils Brous’ Brous Stable of New York City, Adam Wachtel’s Wach- Discreet Chat, by Discreet Cat, won the Grade 3 Excelsior, a tel Stable of Briarcliff, N.Y., Gary Barber of Los Angeles and race in which he was fifth in 2017. But his biggest career win breeder Jack T. Hammer of Miami Beach, Fla. He was trained came on Sept. 29, 2018 when he won the Grade 1 Jockey Club

by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, who also conditioned Flat Out Gold Cup at odds of 45-1 while giving owner-trainer Uriah St. Lewis his first Grade 1 win. during the year.

Bred in Florida by Woodford Thoroughbreds, Discreet Bred by Nikolaus Bock and raced by the late Art Preston under his Prestonwood Stable LLC of Houston, Flat Out counted Lover finished the year with two wins from 10 starts and earnthe Grade 1 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct, Grade 2 Suburban Handi- ings of $903,825 which pushed his career bankroll to more cap at Belmont and the Grade 3 Westchester Stakes, also a Bel- than $1.4 million.

Looking back, 2012 was also a good year for the above mont, among his 2013 victories. He was also second in the Woodward and third in both the Jockey Club Gold Cup and mentioned Mucho Macho Man, Flat Out and Ron the Greek Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap to score a record of three wins as all three ran in the Breeders’ Cup Classic that year finishing second, third, and fourth respectively. At press time, Imfrom nine starts and earnings of $1,108,000 during the year.

Between the Florida-bred trio in 2013, they won five perial Hint, Patternrecognition and Discreet Lover were all Graded stakes, of which four were Grade 1 and they racked up headed back to the races in 2019, so perhaps they can have put together two consecutive years of note. Regardless, here’s more than $5.2 million that year.

This year, Florida was represented in older horse category by a toast to their continued success and another great year for all Florida-breds at the races. ■ Imperial Hint, Patternrecognition and Discreet Lover.

By BROCK SHERIDAN hile there were no Florida-bred Breeders’ Cup winners this year to add to the long list of 28 previous Breeders’ Cup champs born in the Sunshine State, 2018 may have been the best crop of Florida-bred older horses since 2013 when Mucho Macho Man, Flat Out and Ron the Greek were terrorizBrock Sheridan ing the older horse ranks throughout North America.

Editor-in-Chief It was in 2013 that Mucho Macho Man finished off his Florida Equine Communications JOHN D. FILER PHOTO year with two Grade 1 victories having taken the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita in late September and the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 2, also at The Great Race Place. He also had a third in the Grade 1 Whitney and was third in the $90,000 Criminal Type Stakes.

Bred in Florida by the late John D. Rio and his wife Carole A. Rio and owned by Dean and Patti Reeves of Sugar Hill, Ga., under the name of their Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Mucho Macho Man finished 2013 with two wins from five starts and earnings of $2,984,000 while being trained by Kathy Ritvo.

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t is now easy to recognize the pattern of improvement that Florida-bred Patternrecognition has shown in his recent form as the 5-year-old bay won the $794,125 Cigar Mile presented by NYRA Bets (Grade 1) at Aqueduct on Saturday. It was the second consecutive stakes win and the third straight trip to the winners’ circle for Patternrecognition, who also gave his sire, Ocala Stud’s Adios Charlie, his first Grade 1 winner.

Also bred by Ocala Stud and now owned by Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables Inc. of Brookline, Mass., and William Lawrence of New York City, Patternrecognition has been a late bloomer having made his first start as a 4-yearold when he won a maiden special weight at Aqueduct in April of 2017. He showed immense promise with that four and one-half-length score, however, as he earned a 94 Beyer Speed Figure.

While his Beyer numbers never dipped below 91 in four subsequent second-place finishes against allowance horses at Saratoga and Belmont Park, he finished 2017 with a six and one-quarter-length romp against allowance horses on Nov. 4 while clicking off a 103 Beyer.

Florida-bred Patternrecognition

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won the G1 Cigar Mile, increasing his earnings to $812,325

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A Patterned Cigar

He began 2018 with disappointment as he did not threatened as he hit the finish three-quarters of a length finish first or second for the first and only time in his ca- in front of True Timber in second with Sunny Ridge anreer, coming in fourth against second level optional other length back in third. The final time for the mile claimers at Belmont in May. He returned to finish sec- was 1:34.88 over the fast track.

"Ultimately, he showed the talent that we thought he had ond behind winner and fellow Cigar entrant True Timber in a June 10 optional claiming race before winning when they bought him what seems like forever ago as a 2against a similar group on Aug. 11. He then took the year-old,” said trainer Chad Brown, who captured the 2016 Grade 2 Kelso at Belmont on Sept. 22 before winning Cigar Mile with Connect. “This is really a great moment for this horse. He deserves it. the Cigar Mile.

This horse is a rare horse.

"I was always trying to Just as he had done in his bridge him to a longer race off previous wins, PatternrecogniHe's got that speed and he can carry a sprint and it was always hard tion broke on top in the Cigar it. I'm very proud of the judgment to get there because he always Mile, this time from post eight with jockey Jose Ortiz Jr., and Jose used today. I left it up to him had a setback," continued Brown. "Finally, he got to where immediately put a length on and the fractions concerned me a I could train him consistently the seven other 3-year-olds and older. Mendelssohn, the 8touch, but this horse showed his and get him out to that mile distance where his father [Adios 5 favorite, and Pat On the heart. —Chad Brown Charlie] was very effective, as Back chased as a couple in second as they went the first quarter-mile in :22.88 and well. This horse is a rare horse. He's got that speed and he can carry it. I'm very proud of the judgment Jose the half-mile in :45.68.

Patternrecognition took them around the far turn used today. I left it up to him and the fractions conwith Pat On the Back moving up to challenge while cerned me a touch, but this horse showed his heart."

Ortiz, who was winning the Cigar Mile for the first Mendelssohn came under urging while racing along time, said he made a snap judgment to take the lead the rail.

At the top of the stretch, Patternrecognition came with Patternrecognition.

"He broke out of there very sharply. The way he away with a clear lead as Pat On the Back began to tire and True Timber was making a late run on the outside. broke, I didn't want to give the lead away, so I used my Patternrecognition remained resilient and was never own judgment and took a shot and went straight to the rail and took the lead," said Ortiz. "He got pressured pretty good. I took a big risk because those weren't the instructions, but it worked out."

Patternrecognition is the first Florida-bred to win the Cigar Mile since Flat Out in 2013.

Patternrecognition won for the fifth time in 11 career starts and the $433,125 check for the Cigar Mile pushed him to $812,325.

The Aqueduct punters let him go a 5-1 on the odds board so he returned $12.80 to win, $6.80 to place and $4.40 to show with favored Mendelssohn finishing out of the top three in fourth.

Patternrecognition is out of the High Cotton mare Almost a Valentine. ■

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by Brock Sheridan

Southern Sis, Lookin to Strike Give Casse OBS Double

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Ocala native Mark Casse had a pleasant homecoming Nov. 20 at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Championship Day at the Ocala Training Center having taken a stakes double by winning the OBS Filly and Mare Sprint with Southern Sis and the OBS Sprint with Lookin to Strike.

After finishing second in her last two races, Florida-bred Southern Sis put it all together to win the $125,000 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Filly and Mare Sprint in a field of eight fillies and mares, 3-years-old and older going six furlongs on the Safetrack surface at OBS. The Filly and Mare Sprint was the co-feature on a 10-race card that also included the $125,000 OBS Sprint Stakes for 3-year-olds and older at six furlongs. Both stakes were Florida-bred Southern Sis non-wagering events and were restricted to horses that had passed through the auction ring at OBS. Ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, Southern Sis raced in a stalking position early in the Filly and Mare Sprint as stablemate Sierra Aleone set the fractions of :23 for the first quarter-mile and :46 for the half-mile with Rich Mommy second and R Happy Ending Third.

Gaffalione saved ground with Southern Sis racing on the rail in

third on the turn behind leader Sierra Aleone and R Happy Ending challenging just to her inside.

R Happy Ending and Sierra Aleone turned for home on even terms as Southern Sis swung out for a clear run to the wire.

Southern Sis took her momentum past the two front runners in deep stretch and drew away to a two length victory over R Happy Ending in second with Sierra Aleone third in a running time of 1:09.40 over the fast track.

Southern Sis won for the fourth time in 12 career starts and earned $63,000 for owners Bill and Vicki Poston Racing Inc. She now has career earnings of $194,092. She was bred in Florida by Pedro Gonzalez and Ibrahim Arce and is by Kantharos out of Countess Proud, by Proud Citizen.

She is a two-time graduate of OBS auctions having sold for $35,000 as a yearling at the Lookin To Strike 2015 August Yearling Sale where Grassroots Training & Sales bought her from the Southern Cyress consignment. Grassroots then sold her for $50,000 at the 2016 OBS April Sale.

In the OBS Sprint, Gary Barber’s Lookin to Strike came from off the pace to nab Star Juancho at the wire to win over a field of 13 3-year-olds and older.

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My Chinumado and jockey Aby Medina went to the early lead from competitive field that included subsequent Grade 1 winners Seekthe start and clicked off a first quarter-mile in :22.40 while two lengths ing the Soul and Discreet Lover.

Awesome Slew won the 2017 Commonwealth Stakes by a length in front of Star Juancho in second and Quijote third while Lookin to and one-half over Grade 1 winner A.P. Indian and multiple graded Strike and jockey Declan Carroll continued to race in mid-pack.

Star Juancho took the lead from My Chinumado around the far stakes winner Limousine Liberal, circling rivals eight wide around the turn. He stopped the clock for seven furlongs in a lively 1:22.31, less turn as Lookin to Strike began to advance from between horses.

At the top of the stretch, Star Juncho had a length on a late-run- than a second off Keeneland's track record, earning a 102 Beyer.

Awesome Slew also won the Ack Ack Stakes, again demonstrating an ning Lookin to Strike with Yummy Bear also emerging from the pack impressive turn of foot to run down graded stakes winner The Player to in the run for home. win the one-mile test by a length with a 101 Beyer.

Star Juancho remained resilient until they hit In addition to his graded stakes victories, the shadow of the wire when Lookin to Strike Awesome Slew finished second to eventual stuck a nose in front to win in a time of 1:09.

Eclipse champion Drefong in the Grade 1 Forego Those two finished a length and one-half in front and was also runner-up in both the Grade 1 of Yummy Bear in third.

Carter Handicap and Grade 1 Belmont Sprint Lookin to Strike is by Lookin at Lucky out of Championship and was third behind Battle of Miss Bonnie, by Officer and won his fifth race in Midway and Sharp Azteca in the 2017 Breeders' 10 lifetime starts. He earned $48,000 to increase Florida-bred Awesome Slew Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar. A debut winner at two, his bankroll to $195,644. It was his third consecutive win and second straight stakes after he won the Grade 3 Ontario Awesome Slew earned $1,223,310 in a superb career.

“We appreciate the opportunity to partner with Live Oak to stand Derby at Woodbine on Oct. 13 prior to the OBS Sprint.

Lookin to Strike is also a two-time graduate of OBS having gone this exciting stallion prospect,” said Ocala Stud's David O'Farrell. through their auction ring for the first time at the 2016 August Year- “We're proud to be able to offer him to Florida's breeders.”

By elite sire Awesome Again, the sire of 14 Grade 1 winners, Aweling Sale where he did not meet his reserve with a final bid of $32,000. The decision not to sell wound up as a good one as Lookin to Strike brought $210,000 on a final bid by Lookin At Lucky Partnership at the 2017 OBS April Sale where he was consigned by SBM Training & Sales. ■

Awesome Slew To Stand at Ocala Stud Multiple graded stakes winner Awesome Slew has been retired and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Ocala Stud for $5,000 S&N. A versatile Florida-bred son of Awesome Again, Awesome Slew won stakes ranging in distance from seven furlongs to a mile and onesixteenth and won or placed in 12 graded stakes over three seasons and over nine different racetracks, recording five triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures. The Live Oak Stud homebred was a dominating winner of the Grade 3 Smarty Jones Stakes at Parx at age three in 2016 and the Grade 3 Commonwealth Stakes at Keeneland and the Grade 3 Ack Ack Stakes at Churchill Downs at four in 2017, earning tripledigit Beyers in the latter two.

“We held high expectations for this horse from the start and he delivered on the racetrack,” said Live Oak Stud's general manager Bruce Hill. “He is immensely talented, and we have always loved his family. We are thrilled to be able to stand Awesome Slew in Florida and especially excited to stand him at Ocala Stud. We have the utmost respect for the O'Farrell family and their entire staff and they do a tremendous job of developing top stallions.”

In winning the Smarty Jones by seven lengths, Awesome Slew controlled the pace in a commanding performance, defeating a

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Florida FOCUS

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Caribou Club Triumphs in Seabiscuit Handicap Glen Hill Farm’s Florida-bred Caribou Club, benefitting from a trouble-free trip under the expert guidance of jockey Joe Talamo, asserted himself in the stretch to win the $200,000 Seabiscuit Handicap (Grade 2) in decisive fashion on Nov. 24.

Able to save ground for most of the mile and one-sixteenth journey over the infield Jimmy

Florida-bred Caribou Club

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title. Victor Barboza Jr., who saddled a pair of winners Sunday, finished second with 13 wins.

Zayas, who finished second behind Emisael Jaramillo, 50-44, last Saffie Joseph Jr. season, captured the Gulfstream Park West meet in 2016 with 47 victories.

Bruno Schickedanz and Thoroughbred Champions Training Center tied for the owner’s title with eight winners each. ■ LAUREN KING PHOTO

earnings of $937,936 to date. He is currently the richest Indiana-bred to have raced. Bucchero has won stakes long (one and one-sixteenth miles) and short (six furlongs) on dirt, at five and one-half furlongs on turf and he has been stakes-placed on a Bucchero To Stand At synthetic surface. Throughout Pleasant Acres Stallions his career he defeated 20 different graded stakes winners Pleasant Acres Stallions is including Grade 1 winners pleased to announce that BucLady Aurelia, Marsha, Breedchero – the impressive repeat ers' Cup champion Mongolian winner of the $200,000 Saturday, and Undrafted as Woodford Stakes (Grade 2) at well as Grade 2 and Grade 3 Keeneland—will stand in winners including Disco PartFlorida for the 2019 breeding Bucchero ner, Pure Sensation, Hogy, season with a $5,000 fee. and Holding Gold.

Bucchero is the first son of He was raced by Ironhorse Racing Starising star Kantharos to enter stud, and his next start is at the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint on his ble, LLC. As a precocious 2-year-old, Bucchero made his career debut in the Hillsdale home track, Churchill Downs, Nov. 3, 2018.

“We could not be more excited to have Stakes, where he finished second, before Bucchero join our expanding stallion roster graduating in his next start by a dominating for 2019,” said Joe Barbazon, owner of six lengths. The effort earned him both a Pleasant Acres Stallions. “Kantharos was a four Thorograph number and the confivery successful stallion in Florida. The op- dence of trainer Michael Trombetta to nomportunity to offer his son to the many breed- inate him for the Triple Crown. While a ers in Florida, who were successful with his minor setback took him out of his spring sire, is exciting! Pleasant Acres Farm and campaign, Bucchero returned in the sumBucchero's ownership will be supporting him mer and finished his 3-year-old season with a victory against older horses in the with some of our best mares.”

Bucchero bears a striking resemblance to $150,000 To Much Coffee Stakes at Indiana Hill ‘n Dale Farm's rising star Kantharos, Grand. In his 4-year-old campaign he added whose 2019 fee was just increased to the six-furlong Brickyard S. – winning by $20,000. Kantharos has produced more than seven and one-half-lengths and stopping the 70 percent winners from five crops of rac- clock at 1:08.77 – before stretching out ing age – 155 winners to date from 220 again to successfully defend his title in the starters. His progeny includes 17 stakes win- To Much Coffee Stakes. ■ ners, four at the graded level, including Bucchero and Breeders' Cup Sprint contender Zayas, Joseph Jr. Take Fall Turf XY Jet. Kantharos is also sire of World of Festival Titles Trouble, a 3-time stakes-winning and Edgard Zayas capgraded-stakes placed 3-year-old who is out tured his second riding of a Valid Expectations half-sister to Buctitle in three years at chero, Meets Expectations. She is also the Gulfstream Park West dam of a full brother to World of Trouble that Nov. 25, prevailing over sold at the recent September Keeneland Sale Paco Lopez, 47-45. for $285,000.

In the trainer’s race, With a record of 11-6-3 in 30 starts Saffie Joseph Jr. saddled Edgard Zayas through four seasons, Bucchero has career 15 winners to claim the some Slew is out of the stakes-winning and graded stakes-placed Seeking the Gold mare Slewfoundmoney. The first four dams in his female family were all stakes winners and each has produced at least two stakes horses. ■

Durante Turf Course, Caribou Club surged into contention from between horses entering the stretch and went on to score by a length and one-quarter in 1:41.38 for the distance.

Second was the longest shot in the field of a dozen, 70-1 Secretary At War and jockey Ruben Fuentes, a head in front of the rapidlyclosing 8-5 favorite, Synchrony. Fourth was Big Score.

“Good trip all the way,” Talamo said. “He was a lot closer up this time; they weren’t running any :42 and 3 like last time [down the hill at Santa Anita]. When I asked him, he had a great turn of foot. I used a saddle

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Yorkiepoo Princess Strolls in Autumn Days

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Danny J. Chen's Florida-bred Yorkiepoo Princess dueled Jean Elizabeth for the early lead before kicking away in the stretch for a five and three-quarter-length win in the $125,000 Autumn Days for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up on Nov. 25 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The second running of the Autumn Days, originally scheduled to be run at six furlongs on the outer turf, maintained the same

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distance in being moved to the main track ond. She has never finished off the board in 11 career starts, posting a record of 6-3-2. labeled good.

Friend of Liberty, Bloody Point, Jc's A main-track only entrant, Yorkiepoo Princess broke sharp with jockey Dylan Shooting Star, Lezendary and Sounds DeliDavis from post seven, tracking Jean Eliza- cious completed the order of finish. Always beth with the opening quarter-mile going in Thinking, Fire Key, Misericordia, Epping Forest, Tap Tap Taparoo, Florida-bred Broad:22.86 and the half in :46.23.

At the quarter-pole, Davis asked way Run and Compelled were scratched. ■ Yorkiepoo Princess for more, and the 4-yearold Kantharos filly responded by command- Forevamo Takes Zia Park Championship ing the lead and then opening up a wide Forevamo fought down the stretch to win advantage, hitting the wire in 1:11.41. by a head over Pinson in the $150,000 Zia "I just wanted to get her a nice clean Park Championship at Zia Park in New break. I got her out there and she really Mexico on Nov. 21. The Zia Park Champiwanted to take command early, but I just onship featured a field of six 3-year-olds and sort of kept her together a little bit, and she older going a mile and one-eighth on the wanted to take command at the main track. three-eighths pole," Davis said.

Odds-on favorite and Grade 3 "I kind of just let her do her Lone Star Park Handicap winner thing, and she just went on from Shotgun Kowboy showed early there. She was pretty sharp speed in the Championship as he today." battled with Pinson through a Off at 6-1, the Edward Barker first quarter in :24.11 and the trainee paid $14.60 on a $2 win half in :48.15 as Forevamo and bet. She notched her second jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. straight win and successfully stalked the top two from about a made the step up in class, runlength and one-half back. ning in her first stakes since a Pinson took over in the far third-place effort in the Roamin turn but began to race wide Florida-bred Forevamo Rachael on Sept. 15 at Parx. She while carrying Forevamo out has four wins in five career starts at the Big into the eight-path with him as A, improving her career earnings to Shotgun Kowboy faded. Pinson and Fore$435,627. vamo battled down the stretch as Deputy’s "The Princess loves Aqueduct. She's back, Echo began to also rally and those three hit she ran big," Barker said. "What a giant race the finish together in a time of 1:49.38. for her today. I was praying it was going to The photo finish had Forevamo a head come off the grass today and she really infront of Pinson in second with Deputy’s showed her ability.

Echo another head back in third. Right Lane "She's been touting herself since her last Lukasz, Shotgun Kowboy and Patriots Rule race and it really gave her a lot of confidence. completed the order of finish.

I'm really proud of her," he added. "This puts Trained by Steven Asmussen for Evelyn her almost close to $400,000 in earnings, and Maurice Benoit’s Brittlyn Stable, Inc. of which isn't bad for a horse they paid $10,000 New Orleans, La., Forevamo picked up his for. She loves Aqueduct and she loves the third win in 23 career starts and a check for winter time, so we'll look forward to running $90,000. That pushed his career earnings to her again here in the future." $504,955.

The ultra-consistent Jean Elizabeth, Forevamo was bred in Florida by Ocala trained by Larry Rivelli, finished a length Stud and is by Uncle Mo out of Candleand one-half ahead of Fear No Evil for sec- lightdinner, by Slew Gin Fizz.

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Gary Stevens gave me today. When he retired, he gave me one of his saddles, and one to Mike Smith and one to Drayden Van Dyke. Now I know why he won all those stakes races.”

Caribou Club, a 4-year-old gelded son of City Zip out of Broken Dreams, by Broken Vow trained by Tom Proctor, went to the gate at 7-1 and returned $16.20, $10.20 and $4.80 after his sixth win in 16 starts. First money of $120,000 increased his earnings to $444,744.

“I hot-walked this horse’s seventh (generations removed) dam for my dad and trained from about the fifth dam on,” Proctor said.

“It’s nice to win one. This is a good horse, I think he’ll run well down the hill [at Santa Anita].”

Proctor passed his father, Willard, for stakes wins at Del Mar on Friday when Chicago Style took the Hollywood Turf Cup for No. 18 for Tom. “I told him I would,” Proctor said. Caribou Club was No. 19.

On the previous day, Glen Hill Farm and Proctor also won $200,000 Hollywood Turf Cup with Chicago Style who was piloted by Drayden Van Dyke. ■

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Also on Nov. 21 at Zia Park, sprinting Florida-bred Anyportinastorm won the $100,000 Zia Park Sprint gate to wire, defeating a field six other 3-year-olds and older going six furlongs.

Ridden by Juan Hernandez for owner Peter Redekip B.C. Ltd., and trainer Blaine Wright, Anyportinastorm broke best of all from post two and went straight to the lead ahead of fellow Florida-bred Stallwalkin’ Dude and Record Year.

Anyportinastorm continued to show the way through a quarter-mile in :22.46 and began to extend his lead around the far turn as Stallwalkin’ Dude and Record Year continued to give chase in second and third.

Down the stretch, Anyportinastorm continued to draw off before running under the finish line in 1:07.92 and nearly four lengths ahead of Record Year in second with Stallwalkin’ Dude another length and one-half further back in third.

Anyportinastorm picked up his fourth win in nine career starts and the $60,000 firstplace check from the Zia Sprint increased his career bankroll to $133,225. He was bred in Florida by Sally J. Andersen of Ocala and is

by City Zip out of La Defense, by Wild Again.

Anyportinastorm is also a graduate of Ocala Breeders’ Sales having sold for $320,000 to Alistair Roden Bloodstock at the 2016 April sale of 2-year-olds in training. He was consigned by De Meric Sales. ■

Miz Mayhem Resumes Winning Ways in Lightning City After snapping a five-race winning streak in her last race when eighth in the $100,000 Christiecat Stakes at Belmont on Sept. 7, Florida-bred Miz Mayhem rebounded with a powerful win in the $100,000 Lightning City

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Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Dec. 1, winning by a length and one-half. The Lightning City featured a field of 12 fillies and mares going five furlongs on the grass.

Prior to the Christiecat, Miz Mayhem had won two optional claiming races at Gulfstream Park in February and March before winning the $75,000 Cedar Key Stakes in April and the $75,000 Nicole’s Dream Stakes in June, both at Gulfstream Park. She then went on to win the $100,000 Stormy Blues Stakes at Laurel in September before her clunker in the Christiecat.

“That was a soggy, wet racetrack she did not like at all, and I just threw [the Christiecat Stakes] out,” trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. said.

In the Lightning City Miz Mayhem broke midpack from post one with jockey Edgard Zayas Jr. but stayed close to the rapid pace set

by Dominance and 107-1 longshot Tarawa as they went the first two furlongs in a furious :20.99. Dominance and Tarawa continued to lead around the far turn while Miz Mayhem rallied two wide and was up to challenge in the run for home.

Miz Mayhem took over in the stretch as the two leaders dropped back and Smiling Causeway began to make a run on the outside after some traffic problems while passing the quarter-pole.

But Miz Mayhem was too much for Smiling Causeway as she won in a time of :55.37 with the latter another length and one-half ahead of Florida-bred Broadway Run in third.

Even money favorite Morticia was third.

“She was feeling awesome before the race, and once she got in the clear she kicked on,” Zayas said. “I knew they would have to

run very fast to beat her.”

Miz Mayhem was bred in Florida by owner Laurie Plesa, who also picked up the winners’ check of $60,000. It was the seventh win in 15 career starts for Miz Mayhem, a daughter of Bridlewood Farm stallion Yesbyjimminy and Forest Retreat, by Forest Gump. She now has career earnings of $324,575.

Miz Mayhem was dismissed at odds of 81 and returned a nice $19 to win, $8.80 to place and $5.20 to show.

Plesa had also trained Yesbyjimminy, a Grade 3 winner who won four consecutive stakes in 2008. “(Zayas) did an excellent job today,” Plesa said. “She has a ton of speed but she has learned how to rate, and she was forced to rate today until it opened up for her and she went on. We’ve been pointing to this race for a while.” ■

Long On Value To Stand at Pleasant Acres Stallions Pleasant Acres Stallions is pleased to announce that multiple graded stakes winner and millionaire Long On Value will stand in Florida for the 2019 breeding season with a $2,500 fee. With 32 starts, Long On Value finished in the top four in 22 races, including in 12 graded races.

“Helen and I are excited to have the millionaire, Long On Value, join our roster here at Pleasant Acres Stallions,” said Joe Barbazon, owner of Pleasant Acres Stallions. “He brings stamina and resilience on dirt or turf – going short or long. Breeders should find a lot to like about Long On Value.”

Long On Value won eight stakes, includ-

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Forevamo sold in the April 2015 Ocala Breeders’ Sale of two-year-olds in training where Lane’s End Bloodstock purchased him for $320,000 from the Ocala Stud consignment. ■

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will stand in 2019 for Helen and Joe Barbazon’s Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston, Fla. His fee is $2,500 Live Foal. ■ For more information on Pleasant Acres Stallions, visit www.pleasantacresstallions.com.

mile in :46.58, Arrivederla and Souper Jackpot led into the far turn as Garter and Tie began to advance on the outside and Juvenile Sprint runner-up Maddy’s Last Dance made up ground on the rail.

Maddy’s Last Dance put a head in front Garter and Tie Wins Smooth Air Souper Jackpot as they turned for home as Jacks or Better Farm’s Florida-bred Garter Garter in Tie had the leaders in his sights and Tie may have wrapped-up year-end hon- while racing three-wide.

Souper Jackpot and Garter and Tie locked ors as the FTBOA champion 2-year-old colt or gelding as he took the $75,000 Smooth Air up in deep stretch and battled to the finish Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The with Garter and Tie putting a neck in front at Smooth Air featured a field of seven 2-year- the finish in a time of 1:38.44 over the fast olds going one mile on the main track and the track. Souper Jackpot completed the Floridabred excacta while win gave Garter and finishing two and Tie a three-point lead three-quarter lengths ahead of Big Drink of ahead of Union’s DesWater in his division of tiny in third. Maddy’s the Florida ThoroughLast Dance, Kentucky bred Breeders’ and Allstar, Homeboy and Owners’ Association Arrivederia comChase to the Champipleted the order of onship standings with finish. three weeks left in the “[Garter and Tie] year. had to work today,” Trained by Ralph Nicks said. “He’s a Nicks, Garter and Tie Florida-bred Garter and Tie grinder and a hard is the only juvenile this year to finish in the top three in each of trying horse. There were a little issues in the the Florida Sire Stakes races for 2-year-old gate today. He made a few mistakes, as he’s colts and geldings this year including a win kind of got that in him, but at the end of the in the $200,000 FTBOA FSS Affirmed at day he tries every time. He’ll settle as we go seven furlongs on Sept. 1. He was also third along, but he’s fresh in between races and behind winner Cajun Firecracker in the tough. He works well on the track, the main $100,000 FTBOA FSS Dr. Fager at six fur- thing is that the track stays safe and consislongs on Aug. 4 and second to winner Well tent and that’s all that matters to me. From Defined in the $400,000 FTBOA FSS In Re- here we’ll see how long we need to rest in beality at a mile and one-sixteenth on Sept. 29. tween and continue to move forward. When In the Smooth Air, Garter and Tie and he’s ready we’ll pick out a race for him.”

Garter and Tie was also bred by Fred jockey Tyler Gaffalione broke well from post five as 34-1 longshot Arrivederla and recent Brei’s Jacks or Better Farm located in RedChurchill Down maiden special weight win- dick, Fla., and he won for the second time in ner Souper Jackpot went to the front with six career starts. He earned $45,570 and inUnion’s Destiny just off their flanks in third creased his career bankroll to $273,570. He on the rail. Garter and Tie had but one horse is by Brei’s Brooks ‘n Down, who stands at beat in the run down the backstretch but was Ocala Stud, and is out of Garter Belt, by less than two lengths off the lead while racing Anashered.

As the odds-on favorite, Garter and Tie five-wide.

After a quarter-mile in :23.73 and the half- paid $3.60 to win, $2.20 and $2.10. ■ DERBY GLASS PHOTO

ing the $300,000 Highlander Stakes (G1) at Woodbine at age seven, the $200,000 Twilight Derby (G3) at Santa Anita at age three and the $150,000 Canadian Turf Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park at age four. He was second by a nose in the $1,000,000 Al Quoz Sprint (Group 1) in Dubai in 2017 at age six and third in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile Stakes (G1) and Maker’s 46 Mile Stakes (G1) at Keeneland.

Campaigning at 15 tracks in four countries (US, Canada, England, Dubai), Long On Value won on dirt and turf, while going short and long, and earning more than $1.13 million. In a racing career that spanned seven seasons under four trainers, including Bill Mott and finally Bradley Cox, Long On Value tallied seven triple digit Beyer ratings and was 60 percent in the money.

Long On Value began his career undefeated at age two, where he won $35,000 in his maiden special weight going four and onehalf furlongs at Delaware Park, $50,000 in his second race in the Jamestown Stakes going five and one-half furlongs on the dirt, and $50,000 in his third race – by six lengths – in the Strike Your Colors Stakes at Delaware Park. Long On Value finished his career undefeated at age seven, where he won the $300,000 Highlander Stakes (G1) at Woodbine – going six furlongs on the turf and earning a 102 Beyer.

Long On Value was originally purchased as a yearling at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale at Timonium, by Patrick Morell as agent for Richard Hessee. Part way through his juvenile season, he was purchased by George Kerr and Wachtel Stables, for whom he ran through his 6-year-old season (with partners).

He was sold at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in 2017 and went to the barn of Bradley Cox where he finished his racing career.

After Long On Value’s retirement from the track, Morell brokered the deal for George Kerr to buy back Long On Value as a stallion prospect.

The son of Value Plus (by Unbridled’s Song) out of Long Message, by Orientate,

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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. —Photos by Serita Hult

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1) Amira’s Prince / $2,500 2) Neolithic / $5,000 3) As De Trebol / $4,000 4) Ride On Curlin / $5,000 5) Beau Choix / $2,500 6) Handsome Mike / $4,000 7) Learn / $5,000 8) Long On Value / $2,500 9) Too Discreet / Private 10) Bucchero / $5,000 11) Treasure Beach / $7,500

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By HEATHER SMITH THOMAS ohn and Susan Sykes purchased their Ocala horse farm in 1997. They have been breeding and training topnotch racehorses—utilizing a Kentucky breeding farm along with their Florida farm’s state-of-the-art training facility. The Ocala farm has an excellent team of dedicated horsemen, working at a great facility and providing an exceptional training program for young thoroughbreds.

The Kentucky farm is currently being sold. Shannon Castagnola, Director of Marketing and Client Relations, says half of the mares from that farm are being sent to a boarding farm in Kentucky and the other half to the Florida farm.

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“For the past two years we’ve been sending all our weanlings (50 to 60 each year) to the Florida farm in the fall, because there is more room; the Florida farm is about 1,000 acres and situated conveniently for us to have weanlings there for part of the year, to take care of there. We were limited in space at the Kentucky farm and we were set up to take better care of the horses in Florida–with so much more land,” she says.

“We will continue that process. Any of our horses foaled in Kentucky will be sent to the Florida farm after weaning; we decided that since we already have that space, we might as well use it. Our training center is in the mid-

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dle of the Florida farm and was being utilized for eight take care of. We are able to maintain a more consistent months of the year—the time it takes to get young horses staff, and quality staff,” she says. in, broke, and sent back out again. This left four months The training facility consists of 80 stalls, a five-eighths that this facility was sitting empty. So we are moving our mile dirt track, two walkers, a covered round pen, and a yearlings into those training foaled in Kentucky will be sent to the barns during that time, and they have access to fields and pad- Florida farm after weaning; we decided that since we already docks from those barns; we can have that space, we might as well use it.

—Susan Sykes now use the training center 12 months of the year. This is more efficient; we can maintain swim dock. “The swim dock is situated in a pond, and our staff year-round, whereas most training centers drop we can swim all the horses and not have to take them off staff for part of the year when there are not many horses to site to do it.” The pond is also a safer situation than the typ-

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ical swim facility for horses, because there are no concrete walls. There’s no risk for skin scrapes and subsequent infections. The Woodford swim facility was designed for safety and utility.

The track is also super safe, with an excellent surface.

“We maintain it diligently, but decided to invest more into it this past year. We removed the old surface, all the way down to its base, and redid the whole thing. We had a company come in and level it with lasers, to make sure there were no dips or undulations. Then we resurfaced it and are now starting with a completely new racetrack.

Our goal is to continue to provide safe facilities and produce great results with our horses,” says Castagnola.

The original training center in earlier years was rented out to several different trainers. Then a few years ago John Gleason was hired as a trainer for Woodford. “We stopped leasing it out and started using it ourselves; John Gleason became our fulltime trainer. He breaks and trains the yearlings, and we also send some horses to the 2-year-old sales,” she says.

Woodford purchases yearlings from yearling sales, specifically to break, train and take to various 2-year-old sales, and provides that same service to outside clients who want to bring yearlings to be prepared for 2year-old sales. “We have wonderful success with the horses that have come out of this program. They can start racing early because they have such a good foundation. They have been swimming, putting in many training miles, and are well prepared for racing,” she explains.

Results at the sales have been excellent. “We sold the second highest-priced 2-year-old that Ocala Breeders Sale has ever sold, when we sold a Tapit filly at the 2015 sale for $1.9 million for a client. In March 2018, we sold a Bodemeister colt that we owned in partnership with WinStar Farm for $725,000. The first horse that really established our reputation, showing we could provide horses of quality coming out of our program, was Stopchargingmaria.

She sold at the OBS in March 2013, and earned more than $3 million when she started racing; she’s a multiple Grade 1 winner, including the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

Woodford bought her as a yearling and she went through our breaking and training process and was sold as a 2year-old. She showed that we could develop and sell a quality horse,” says Castagnola.

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“This past year we’ve seen incredible success with horses that came out of our program.

We’ve had two Grade 1 winners that are both million-dollar earners, and a multiple graded stakes winner that’s earned just shy of $800,000 this year,” she says.

One of these winners is Midnight Bisou, a filly that Woodford bred. “We took her to the Keeneland September sale and she failed to meet her reserve so we kept her. When we put her through the ring we knew we really liked her and liked the way she moved. We thought she would make a nice training horse for us. So we brought her home, put her through our training process, and at the 2-year-old sale she sold to Bloom Racing for $80,000. Now she’s a multiple Grade 1 winner, and placed in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) and placed in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) this year. She has earned more than $1.5 million—and she’s only 3years old,” says Castagnola.

“She has been a lot of fun for us. To be able to breed, raise and sell through the 2-year-old sales is very satisfy-

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ing, because we know the horses so well and have such a connection to them. We sold her dam (Diva Delight) in the 2018 Fasig-Tipton November sale for $750,000, in foal to Pioneerof the Nile. We knew she was carrying a colt, so her new owners might be looking at a future Derby horse.”

Another horse that did well, a rags-to-riches story, was a Woodford-bred colt named Discreet Lover, by Repent.

“As a yearling he went through the OBS yearling sale, and at that time there was no repository (for x-rays) but they did have a bone guarantee. The person who bought him through the ring x-rayed the colt and returned him to us. So we put him through our training process and took him to the Maryland May 2-year-old-in-training sale and he still did not have perfect x-rays, so he only brought $10,000. The buyer was owner/trainer Uriah St. Lewis.

Currently that horse has earned $1.4 million. In 2018 he won the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), which is a Grade 1 race, participated in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and has dramatically changed the lives of his owner’s family.

It’s been gratifying to see their joy over what this horse has done. Theoretically he wasn’t supposed to do that well, yet he succeeded beyond all expectations,” she says.

“It’s been fun for us to see this horse’s success and

watch his connections enjoy success. It’s a simple family operation. The dad is a trainer who owns all the horses under his care, his wife is a nurse, and their grown children (in their 20s) help out around the barns. It was life-changing for them to have a horse like this,” says Castagnola.

“We’ve consistently found that horses coming out of our 2-year-old program are ready to go to the racetrack, ready to perform. We spend a lot of time to prepare them.

All of our yearlings go through our training barn. When someone buys a yearling from us, that youngster is already broke to pony. When they wind up back in our program (to get ready for a 2-year-old sale) or go to someone else’s breaking and training program, that’s one less thing that has to be done with these young horses,” she explains.

Every horse from Woodford that goes to a 2-year-old sale has also already been introduced to the starting gate.

“Our young horses walk through our starting gate every day as part of their daily routine and they are totally at ease with it. They are much calmer than the horses that don’t see a starting gate until they arrive at a racetrack.

In our program, it’s very simple; they just walk through it, though sometimes we’ll stand them in the gate and shut the doors so they get used to that, too. They don’t

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fear it, and this makes for fewer challenges. When train- talking with him, is that he really thinks about each horse. ers get horses from us, it’s evident right away that they If he’s having some sort of challenge with a horse, he sits won’t have starting issues, because they are so much back and thinks about that horse and how he can change the program or do something different to help that horse calmer,” says Castagnola.

This makes a huge difference. Many training facili- succeed, and move past any stumbling block. It is really ties don’t have time to make this a part of their daily pro- neat watching him go through that process.”

Gleason is in tune with each horse. His program is not gram, but the more you can get these young horses used to, the better—and then they are less stressed when they a cookie-cutter production where every horse is treated the start racing. “Minimizing stress really pays off. Novel same. He can bring out the best in each individual, whatthings are not an issue because these experiences have ever it takes. “When you are around him, you can sense already become part of what they do every day. This re- this. He has the ease and knowledge, doing it hands-on, ally helps them mentally; they don’t develop any fear, with the ability to consider innovative things to come up and when they transition to the racetrack they are well the next step.” The desired ultimate outcome is envisioned, and he figures out a way to get there with that horse. educated and ready to progress without any setbacks.”

It helps to have a good team. “His assistant trainer is There are several well-established facilities in Florida that train horses, but Castagnola feels strongly that Quincy Hoppel, whose father runs Hoppel’s Horse and Woodford is competing with the best of them. “We are Cattle Company, another training facility. Even though very proud of the quality of horses that come through Quincy is young, in his twenties, he comes from a famour program, and believe in what we are doing. We do ily and background that is thoroughbred-centered,” says Castagnola. The horses at Woodford are in good hands. our best to do it very well,” she says.

The breeding end is also being fine-tuned. “We de“John Gleason, our trainer, came to us from Bryan Rice’s Woodside Ranch, and is very knowledgeable. cided a couple years ago to buy into some good stalHe’d done a phenomenal job there, and had worked with lions, and bought into several Grade 1 stallions. This is just part of the process of upgrading Overbrook horses. He came with a our program, only dealing in toplot of experience and is such a good horseman–in a day and age where , quality horses--building our brand of Woodford Thoroughbreds. The those skills tend to be lacking. His they get to work with the market is heavily focused on quality skills were learned on the job, from the ground up. His natural sense, and same team from the time and we must adjust if we want to rethe way the thinks about the horses, is that horse is a yearling main in the business,” she says.

“What sets us apart, aside from fine-tuned. What I’ve noticed, until it goes through the our attention to detail (hands-on, watching John, listening to him and

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2-year-old process.

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giving each horse the best opportunity), is that we are one of the very few consignors of yearlings, 2-yearolds, mares and weanlings. Most people in Kentucky only sell yearlings and mares at the big sales, and most people in Florida focus on selling 2-year-olds, but very few people work with all ages, especially at the level that we are doing. We have a broad, well-rounded program,” Castagnola says.

“When people bring a horse to Woodford, they get to work with the same team from the time that horse is a yearling until it goes through the 2-year-old process.

At any point we can assist the owner with selling that horse or recommending where we think the best value is, with that horse, regarding when it should be sold. Or, if the owner is only interested in breaking and training and wants to keep the horse, we can do that. We don’t just sell horses out of our training facility and program. We also get some horses ready to go straight to the racetrack for their owners.” The consistency in handling these horses from yearling to race-ready can give those horses the best chance to be successful.

“We know the horses very well,” she says. The consistency and individual attention really helps; they don’t have glitches along the way that might give them a setback. This team follows their development and is responsible for all their care—the feed program, veterinary care, handling and training.

Woodford also stands two stallions (He’s Had Enough and Soldat) but these stallions are not the main focus of their program. “Our breeding, training and sales are what we choose to focus on. We’ve added five

really top-quality mares during each of the last two years, trying to get to the point where we have 40 really top broodmares that produce yearlings we can take to the premier sales. We want them to be good enough that if we don’t think we are getting fair value as a yearling, we have confidence in our option to take them to the 2year-old sales. This is part of our process—just believing in the horses,” she says.

“We can see their potential. It’s okay if someone else doesn’t see it, at a particular point in time, because we know we have a second path we can take—and we are very comfortable taking that path,” says Castagnola.

Woodford generally doesn’t race any horses themselves, and just prepares horses for racing, but currently has a couple of coming 3-year-olds of their own getting ready to race. They will both be with Kathleen O’Connell, both Florida-bred, by Woodford stallions. “These are horses that for one reason or another didn’t make it to the 2-year-old sales and we saw a lot of potential in them. We just decided to race them ourselves and see how they do. We are looking forward to having horses racing that we can cheer for and enjoy—horses that we own part of,” she says. Why not enjoy the end result of their efforts? ■

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By HEATHER SMITH THOMAS omestic horses exhibit a number of behavioral problems that are never seen in wild, freeroaming horses. This is generally because we keep them in an artificial environment and don’t allow them to live normal lives. The horse is a herd animal; he functions best when living with a group, with room to roam and graze. Emotional stress of confinement and/or isolation from other horses can lead to cribbing, weaving, head bobbing, stall walking, stall kicking, self-biting and other repetitive actions called stereotypies.

These rhythmic actions by a confined or frustrated animal develop in response to stress (physical or psychological--with physical stress leading to psychological stress). Other examples of stereotypical behavior include paw-licking in confined dogs, cage pacing in zoo animals, feather plucking in caged birds, etc.

In horses, repetitive actions have been called stable vices, but this is an inappropriate term. Vices are undesirable behaviors such as bucking or biting that can generally be corrected through proper handling and training. Stereotypies are obsessive-compulsive behaviors that are much more difficult to correct.

When a horse develops a compulsion, it’s a clue that something is seriously wrong with his environment; his needs for social interaction and security, mobility, or natural feeding behavior are not being met. Isolation,

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confinement, insufficient exercise or monotony can lead to compulsive behavior.

Once established, however, a stereotypic behavior can become a need in itself and the horse insists on continuing it.

Underfeeding, restricted feeding or insufficient roughage (feeding concentrated feeds and limited hay or grazing) can be triggers for oral compulsions like cribbing-that later become preferred pastimes no matter how much feed the horse gets. Confinement is the usual trigger for locomotor stereotypies like weaving or fence pacing.

Most horses can withstand the frustration of a single social or physical deprivation if everything else in their lives is normal, but when several frustrating factors in the daily routine or stabling conditions converge (such as being kept in a stall and fed concentrated feeds that are eaten quickly, without enough roughage to nibble on through the day), he may go over the edge and begin a stereotypic behavior as a way to cope with the stress.

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WHAT IS A STEREOTYPY

By definition, a stereotypy is a ritualistic and repetitive behavior that serves no known purpose. Stereotypical behavior is seen in about 15% of domestic horses and can be classified into two types--locomotion and oral. The amount of time a horse spends in these activities varies from horse to horse and may be random, or associated with a trigger such as feeding time; many

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Some horses may bite or chew on themselves

horses paw or kick their stalls or become more intense weight from one foreleg to the other, usually standing in the same place in his stall (or fence corner in a padin their cribbing or weaving activities.

One of the main needs (and comforts) of any animal or dock) every time he does it.

He may just shift his weight, rocking from side to side human is food. When stressed psychologically, many individuals resort to some kind of replacement behavior that on his front feet, or may shift his whole forehand back takes the form of an oral habit/compulsion, since eating is and forth--almost pivoting in place. Some horses just a way of coping with stress. Cribbing is may develop orig- bob their heads back and forth continually. Weaving usuinally from the horse’s compulsion to eat--chewing wood ally begins because of frustration at being confined or if nothing else is available--to ease his stress. Simple wood separated from other horses, or from inability to graze. chewing can progress to cribbing (the horse pressing a Weaving becomes the horse’s way of coping, especially wooden surface with his top incisors, letting his lower jaw when he discovers it can relieve stress and frustration through the release of endorphins in hang slack, flexing his neck, opening One of the main needs his brain. his throat and pulling back with his Endorphin levels in his bloodmouth open--swallowing air with a (and comforts) of any animal or human is food. When stream rise when he performs stereogrunting sound). stressed psychologically, typic behavior. When these levels Once a horse starts cribbing, it quickly becomes an addiction. This many individuals resort to become high, he seems satisfied and compulsion can sometimes be trigsome kind of replacement stops weaving. When endorphins gered by eating sweet feed. Rebehavior that takes the form drop to a low level he starts up again and becomes very intense in his weavsearchers feel that some types of food of an oral habit/compulsion, ing until the endorphin levels rise. may be involved in development of since eating is a way of Similarly, a stall walker constereotypies. Most of the oral stereocoping with stress. stantly circles his stall or paces back typies are related to a desire to eat, and restricted feed intake (the artificial high-energy diet and forth in a certain pattern. A fence walker may pace we feed confined horses, with very little roughage) may in front of a gate or along one side of his paddock--usually the fence nearest other horses. be as much a cause as is the confinement and isolation.

The abnormal behavior develops over time and then becomes a pattern. If a horse does not feel full, he tries SELF-MUTILATION SYNDROME to go through the motions that normally would lead to One of the most detrimental stereotypies in horses is eating--such as chewing on something--which may then self-mutilation. The horse bites at himself, often spindevelop into cribbing. Most cribbers do their most in- ning around and grabbing his flanks. He may pin his tensive cribbing around mealtime, while impatiently ears back, gesture toward his flank, then suddenly lunge waiting to be fed or when watching other horses eat. and squeal as he circles and nips at himself. Or he may make biting movements aimed at his legs, flanks or tail LOCOMOTOR STEREOTYPIES without actually making contact. Some horses take Stall or fence walking and weaving are the most chunks of skin off with their teeth. Some make gruntcommon ambulatory patterns of stereotypies; the horse ing or barking noises while nipping themselves. moves in a constant repetitive rhythm. A weaver reThis destructive activity occurs most often in male mains stationary but sways back and forth, shifting horses, especially confined stallions (perhaps because they are kept isolated from other horses). Early research on this problem was done at Tufts University, led by Dr. Nicholas Dodman in the 1980s while doing research on cribbing. Self-mutilation in horses may have a genetic tendency, but does not occur in horses under natural conditions; it seems to be brought on by stress and then the habitual behavior becomes addictive due to the involvement of body-produced opioids/endorphins.

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open his throat, and swallows air with a grunting sound and a backward pull of the head.

A horse that’s been cribbing for several years tends to wear down the upper incisors and develops thicker muscles under the neck. Some cribbers lose weight because they’d rather crib than eat. Many horses that crib will keep cribbing even when turned out to pasture.

Horse owners try various ways to halt this activity, such as covering stall surfaces with rounded metal edges that are harder to grab, or use cribbing straps or collars. The strap is fastened around the throatlatch, with just enough tightness to cause discomfort when the horse cribs—making it painful to tense the muscles that retract the larynx.

Some straps are fitted with a piece of metal or stiff leather under the throatlatch. When the horse arches his neck to suck in air, the strap tightens and the metal point or stiff leather jabs him; the pain makes him put his head forward.

These straps are not a long-term solution; horses resume cribbing whenever the strap or collars are removed. A cribbing strap may wear hair off the throatlatch, and create sores if it is not frequently checked and adjusted. Wearing a strap all the time can pose risk if it catches on something.

Surgery to remove portions of muscles on the underside of the neck that are used in cribbing is sometimes done to keep a horse from retracting the larynx to suck air, along with neurectomy to remove a small portion of the nerves on both sides that innervate the largest of these muscles. These “fixes” may be temporary, however, if the muscles or nerves regenerate.

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

The best remedy for stereotypic behaviors is preventative management, so a horse never learns to do them. Allowing horses more room for natural activities, feeding more roughage and less grain, or feeding smaller amounts more often so the horse spends more time eating and less time inactive, can help. Pasture time is best, but if this is impossible, devise ways to increase eating time, and give him a larger paddock or more time out of his stall. Provide ways for horses to be near other horses. Visual contact between stalls will often cut down on abnormal behavior. A companion animal may help some horses feel less isolated.

Young horses are more apt to develop stereotypies when brought into an unnatural environment than are older horses. Often a youngster that starts a compulsive behavior continues it throughout life, even if his circumstances change, since it has already become ingrained. Older horses are less apt to develop these behaviors when put into a confined situation, if they had a normal environment during their growing up years.

Any long-term confinement for a young horse pres-

ents higher risk for developing stereotypies. The best solution is to give young horses a more natural environment at pasture or in large paddocks, and with groups of their peers, rather than confined in stalls.

Treatment is generally not nearly as successful as prevention. Castration helps alleviate self-mutilation behavior in some stallions, but not others. Change in stabling, or allowing a horse to be at pasture with herdmates rather than confined in a stall or isolated in a separate paddock, may keep some horses from weaving or stall walking but they usually start it again if they are again confined. Change in environment generally won’t stop a cribber; he will find something to crib on out in the pasture. Treatment with narcotic blocking drugs that neutralize substances like endorphins is often effective, but the horse generally ceases his stereotypic behavior only as long as the drugs are in effect. The benefit is only temporary, and not a cure. ■

Cribbing Research Led to Understanding Stereotypies

During the 1980s, a team of scientists at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine (Massachusetts) discovered why horses crib and why this behavior is so persistent. It was found that horses given morphine showed an increase in stereotypic behavior such as cribbing. Sweet feed in the diet also increased these activities; very palatable feeds have been shown to increase release of endorphins in the horse, raising the pain threshold. Whenever an animal or human is stressed and engages in some type of repetitive activity as an outlet for pent-up energy, chemicals called endorphins are released in the brain. The constant activity triggers endorphin release.

Thus when a horse starts a continual repetitive action such as stall walking, weaving or cribbing in response to confinement or stress, he may keep up the habit even when not confined or stressed, because he finds that repeating the pattern triggers release of calming morphine-like proteins (called opioids) which suppress pain and create a pleasurable sensation. Horses seem to relax and be “spaced out” after a cribbing or weaving session.

The act of cribbing or weaving causes a temporary sedating effect; the horse becomes addicted to his internal chemicals. The horse gets his fix by going through the repetitive behavior, and he craves the endorphins. This explains why many horses will actually stop eating and crib during the middle of a meal.

In experiments, cribbers were given narcotic blocking drugs that neutralize endorphins, and they ceased cribbing--as long as the drugs remained in effect. Since the endorphins were no longer released to give the horses a feeling of pleasure, they lost the desire to crib.

The researchers felt that frustration of isolation and confinement (or waiting for food) and the horse’s attempt to escape the frustrations were the cause of stereotypic behavior. As the stress increases, his escape attempts (which might at first be kicking the stall, walking around looking for a way out, pawing the door or biting it) become increasingly frantic. Then he discovers that his frenzied actions are rewarded by a feeling of calm and well-being, brought on by release of endorphins. So he repeats the action. Eventually the behavior becomes a habit pattern even if the stress is alleviated. The stall walker keeps pacing, the weaver keeps bobbing, and the cribber keeps cribbing. The behavior is an addiction, and difficult to halt once it begins. ■

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Breeder A. Francis Vanlangendonck & Barbara Vanlangendonck David Berman Glen Hill Farm Live Oak Stud Edward Seltzer, Beverly Anderson, Joseph & Helen Barbazon Weeks M Weeks Gilbert G. Campbell A. Francis & Barbara H. Vanlangendonck & Haras Bue Ocala Stud Sally J. Andersen Brent & Crystal Fernung, Mike Sebastian Sr., Daniel Flanigan & Eugen Bonnie Heath Farm LLC Gail Rice Maria M. Haire Pedro Gonzalez & Ibrahim Arce Tim James Mawhinney & Karen Faye Mawhinney Big C Farm Joanne Crowe & Joe Pickerrell Pedro Gonzalez & P. J. Gonzalez Sally J. Andersen, L. Richard Kent & John Waterman Matalona Thoroughbreds LLC Woodford Thoroughbreds H & A Stables LLC Machmer Hall & Milan Kosanovich P & G Stables LLC Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews Ocala Stud Tracy Pinchin Rustlewood Farm Inc. Carlos Rafael Farm III Enterprises LLC Peter Berglar Sally J. Andersen Live Oak Stud River Run Farm Pedro Gonzalez & Ibrahim Arce Sherry R. Mansfield & Kenneth H. Davis William P. Sorren D. J. Federico Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon Dr. K. K. Jayaraman & Dr. V. Devi Jayaraman Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon Arindel Farm Four Horsemen Stable Inc. Craig L. Wheeler Harold L. Queen SJT Racing Stable LLC

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1/$42,480 $150,000 $100,000

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Capable Argument Comacina Trojan Victory Just Say Hey She's Sensational Sophie's Meatball Pretty Extravagant Via Pavion Lost Springs Flashy Flirt Red Orchestra Valley Queen Zehoorr Ski Sky Current Event Pyramyst Circuit Breaker Good Dancing Cheeky Monkey Aunt Augusta

Michael Meeks Our Sugar Bear Stable, Ocala Stud & White Owl Stable Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc. Machmer Hall & Milan Kosanavich Farm III Enterprices LLC George J. Kerr Vicino Racing Stable John B. Penn Cuvette Racing Stonehedge LLC Edward A. Seltzer, Beverly Anderson, Joseph & Helen Barbazon Porter Racing Stable LLC Rustlewood Farm Inc. D. Michelle Landry Sinatra Thoroughbred Racing & Breeding LLC McCauley Farms LLC Isidro Centeno Rose Family Stables LTD Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung Northwind Thoroughbreds LLC

11/28/18 11/27/18 11/27/18 11/27/18 11/25/18 11/24/18 11/22/18 11/22/18 11/21/18 11/21/18 11/21/18 11/21/18 11/19/18 11/18/18 11/18/18 11/17/18 11/16/18 11/15/18 11/11/18 11/11/18

Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association • Lonny Powell – CEO, Executive Vice President • Brock Sheridan – Editor-in-Chief • Taammy Gantt – Associate Vice President, Membership Services, Events Director, Contributing Editor, Industry and Community Affairs • E. Jane Murray – Assistant Vice President, Administration & Operations

Gulfstream Park • Michael Costanzo – Stakes Coordinator • Peter Aiello IV – Track Announcer

Ocala Breeders’ Sales • Tom Ventura–President • Kevin Honig–Mutuels

Track Off ID Pos RP PRX MVR TUP PM DED CD LRL WO DED WO MVR CMR PRX LRL MVR LRL FL PRX CMR

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

Grade/ Value Earnings $34,000 $62,500 $24,000 $20,000 $6,700 $37,000 $86,672 $51,660 $68,600 $37,000 $68,600 $36,000 $12,936 $47,000 $49,980 $25,500 $44,940 $18,000 $47,500 $11,000

$20,247 $10,000 $2,400 $1,940 $1,340 $7,400 $15,540 $4,620 $12,200 $7,400 $6,710 $2,350 $2,940 $27,600 $8,820 $2,350 $4,620 $3,600 $9,200 $1,100

Tampa Bay Downs • Allison DeLuca – Racing Secretary • Autumn Charley – Racing Office

Trainers • Toodd Pletcher • Chuck Simon

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■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show Horse Name Over Exposed Birthday Letter Bow and Arrow Golly G by Jiminee Southern Spirit Wicked Kisser Tiz Showbiz Sunset Paula Jo Seminara Patton’s Girl Shes a Bullet Fire the Nurse Analyze Your Life Forever Wandy

Sex Age F F G F G F G F F F F M F M

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

Sire

Dam

Breeder

It's No Joke Atreides Archarcharch Yesbyjimminy Southern Success With Distinction Hello Broadway First Dude Kantharos General Quarters Brethren Misremembered Overanalyze Hold Me Back

Photo Session By the Shore Capable Argument Sea Witch Trojan Victory Queen of Swords Valley Queen Long Legged Girl Bella Giorno Catchy Patton Boston Maggie River Forest Smok'n Revel Advance Glory

Burnham Stable & Linda Lowe A. Francis Vanlangendonck, Barbara H. Vanlangendonck & Haras Bue Michael Meeks Marion G. Montanari Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc. Stonehedge LLC Porter Racing Stable LLC Maria Montez Haire Barry Kirkham & Copper Water Thoroughbred Co. Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc Weeks M Weeks Glen Hill Farm Matalona Thoroughbreds LLC Pamela Edel

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

11/9/18 11/8/18 11/8/18 11/8/18 11/7/18 11/7/18 11/7/18 11/6/18 11/6/18 11/4/18 11/2/18 11/2/18 11/1/18 11/1/18

PEN CMR DED GG MVR MVR MVR MVR MVR WO CMR TUP CMR CMR

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

Grade/ Value Earnings $29,120 $10,780 $37,000 $32,472 $23,500 $23,500 $23,500 $24,000 $24,000 $83,209 $14,896 $15,000 $10,340 $10,340

$16,800 $6,380 $7,400 $3,240 $14,100 $2,350 $2,350 $14,400 $2,400 $6,710 $3,040 $1,485 $6,380 $2,200

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

Dam

Breeder

Saint Tropez Biondetti’s Choice Warrior’s Charge W W Springtime Naughty Me Classic Butch Miss Auramet Justabreathaway Souper Wish Pool Boy Charlie Tellbuffy Silver Springs Perspire Zeroed In Souper Riptide Serious Steam Grenadier Souper Escape Winning Quality Dubrovsky Gray Owl Whyisshesoolucky Freedom Matters Azm Objective Majestic Bella Yes Factor La Parota My Black Beauty My Sun and Stars Valley Date Filly Holiday Marynmike Dynatown Oceans of Love Mercusio Wildwood’s Beauty He’s Smokin Hot Brunette Princess Followhisfootsteps Mertz High Francesco Lady Grace Naughty Me Papa’s Little Girl Rhythmia Souper Jackpot Myrrh How Sweep It Is Neon Gator Blue Sky Venezuela Win Win Win Fortunate Friends Hello Annie Olympic Village Viola’s Legacy

That's So Funny Scott's Choice Battling Brook Love in Bloom Naughty Matilda A Splash of Class Hello Rosie Justanoceanaway Namaste's Wish Island Style Buffy Bluegrazz Silver Shannon Jesse's Song La Catira Jatar My Typhoon (IRE) Poppy's Baby Girl (GB) Bon Jolie Cry and Catch Me Winning Star Hausen Weoka Gran Pashita Merryvale Marketing Mix Atrea Flashy Prize Yes She Is Astruggleforbeauty Grand Kisses Amelia Island Fairy Valley Against the Sky Red Mary Dynaslew Tsunami of Love Vita Vittoria Miss Propitious Smokin Again Giant's Princess Give Glory to God Vitameta My Friend Melini Smart Sis Naughty Matilda Icanseeclearly Mystic Rhythms Slewfoundmoney Proverbs Thirtyone Ain't It Sweep Floating Cloud Indelible Rouge Miss Smarty Pants Broad Issue Annie's Double City Empress Chandeleur

Lybby F. Gay & Ronald B. Gay Mr. & Mrs. Harvey A. Clarke Al Shaquab Racing Janice Woods Beth Bayer Stonehedge LLC Marion G. Montanari Green Key Farm Live Oak Stud Jeanne Mayberry Sharon Treadway Don K. Love Arindel P & G Stables LLC Live Oak Stud Stroud Lane Farm & Distorted Humor Syndicate Marablue Farm LLC Live Oak Stud John Santina Glockenburg LLC Carolyn Wilson Off The Hook Partners LLC Four Horsemen’s Ranch Glen Hill Farm Glen Hill Farm H & E Ranch Craig L. Wheeler & Barry Berkelhammer Stonehedge LLC Loren Nichols Red Oak Stable Harvey Diamond & Kevin Warner Arindel Cedar Gate Farm LLC Live Oak Stud Live Oak Stud Southwind Stables Inc. Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews Woodford Thoroughbreds John David Zuidema Jr. Pamela Edel Arindel Marion G. Montanari William C. Schettine & William B. Haines Beth Bayer Risen Star Farm Vegso Racing Stable Live Oak Stud Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Tonya K Jurgens Joe Shulthise & Janet Shulthise Orlyana Farm Live Oak Stud Nicholas J. Downes Carolin Von Rosenberg & Donald Wilson Live Oak Stud Green Key Farm

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

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

Midshipman Biondetti Munnings Kantharos Handsome Mike With Distinction Uncaptured Corfu Speightstown Adios Charlie Telling High Cotton Brethren Kantharos Tapit Distorted Humor Soldat Medaglia d'Oro Exclusive Quality Soldat City Zip Lookin At Lucky Stroll Tapit Super Saver Majestic Warrior The Factor Factum Flashpoint Kantharos Drosselmeyer Brethren Handsome Mike Speightstown More Than Ready Elusive Quality Kantharos He's Had Enough Bodemeister Field Commission Ghostzapper High Cotton Kantharos Handsome Mike King Tesa Majestic Warrior Ghostzapper Brooks 'n Down Flat Out Iqbaal Sky Mesa Hat Trick (JPN) J P's Gusto Exclusive Quality Congrats Corfu

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Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earnings

11/29/18 11/28/18 11/25/18 11/24/18 11/24/18 11/23/18 11/22/18 11/22/18 11/21/18 11/21/18 11/20/18 11/20/18 11/18/18 11/18/18 11/18/18 11/18/18 11/18/18 11/17/18 11/17/18 11/17/18 11/17/18 11/16/18 11/15/18 11/15/18 11/15/18 11/15/18 11/14/18 11/13/18 11/13/18 11/12/18 11/11/18 11/11/18 11/11/18 11/10/18 11/10/18 11/10/18 11/10/18 11/10/18 11/10/18 11/10/18 11/10/18 11/10/18 11/9/18 11/9/18 11/9/18 11/9/18 11/7/18 11/4/18 11/4/18 11/4/18 11/4/18 11/3/18 11/3/18 11/2/18 11/1/18 11/1/18

CT WO CD GPW DED MVR GPW GPW CD CT OTC OTC GPW CD WO FG CD LRL HAW PRX HAW AQU GPW AQU DMR GG GPW MVR MVR FL GPW GPW GPW WO WO GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW GPW MVR AQU DED CT HAW CD GPW GPW CD GPW LRL GPW WO LRL CT

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

$23,000 $63,480 $75,213 $56,450 $35,420 $22,100 $60,450 $60,450 $73,927 $23,000 $5,000 $5,000 $54,700 $73,677 $64,749 $38,000 $73,677 $44,400 $19,000 $45,500 $19,000 $70,000 $42,100 $65,100 $54,035 $33,089 $45,600 $22,100 $22,100 $19,000 $46,050 $46,050 $46,050 $64,880 $64,240 $47,850 $46,750 $47,850 $46,750 $47,850 $46,750 $22,100 $70,000 $35,420 $23,000 $20,000 $67,718 $46,050 $46,050 $74,040 $46,050 $58,704 $43,050 $28,464 $41,200 $23,000

$13,680 $12,200 $6,510 $38,000 $21,000 $4,420 $38,000 $12,000 $13,020 $4,600 $2,900 $500 $38,000 $13,020 $12,200 $7,600 $6,510 $22,800 $3,800 $4,950 $1,900 $14,000 $10,200 $8,400 $6,360 $3,120 $28,900 $4,420 $2,210 $11,400 $27,500 $9,400 $4,900 $36,600 $36,600 $27,500 $27,500 $9,000 $9,000 $4,500 $4,500 $2,210 $14,000 $3,850 $2,290 $2,000 $39,060 $27,500 $9,400 $6,510 $4,900 $27,360 $6,400 $4,340 $22,800 $2,270

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The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through December 10, 2018.

Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

LEADING FLORIDA SIRES

Name

Farm Name

Sire Name

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

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

First Dude

Double Diamond Farm

Stephen Got Even

$4,741,221

154

85

8

13

3

$4,741,221

Wildcat Heir

Deceased

Forest Wildcat

$3,654,965

180

95

4

6

0

$3,801,701

Shamrock Rose

$848,076

9

$12,167

5

$17,100

Pay Any Price

$186,640

Adios Charlie

Ocala Stud

Indian Charlie

$3,444,380

101

60

6

8

1

$3,470,276

Patternrecognition $668,725

High Cotton

Pentioned

Dixie Union

$2,174,779

121

71

0

0

0

$2,234,357

Very Very Stella

4

$7,625

19

$26,289

1

$1,000

Brethren

Arindel Farm

Distorted Humor

$2,056,119

62

27

3

6

0

$2,063,157

Cookie Dough

$372,500

1

$27,000

5

$10,100

Songandaprayer

Journeyman Stud

Unbridled's Song

$2,008,760

127

62

1

1

0

$2,032,144

Abbaa

$132,982

5

$17,500

5

$18,200

Soldat

Woodford Thoroughbreds

War Front

$1,530,998

85

46

1

3

0

$1,543,950

Big Drink of Water $204,490

19

$3,906

7

$30,786

Big Drama

Prestige Stallions

Montbrook

$1,446,379

84

43

1

1

0

$1,453,639

Mr. Kisses

$99,490

9

$5,222

10

$77,900

Treasure Beach (GB) Pleasant Acres Stallions

Galileo (IRE)

$1,209,056

139

43

4

4

2

$1,401,205

Treasure for Gold

$94,850

6

$4,616

16

$12,156

Awesome of Course Ocala Stud

Awesome Again

$1,371,015

73

42

2

2

0

$1,372,424

Awesome Anywhere $131,420

8

$10,063

Prospective

Ocala Stud

Malibu Moon

$1,341,808

50

30

3

3

0

$1,341,808

Broadway Run

$145,400

5

$7,940

9

$36,333

Overdriven

Retired

Tale of the Cat

$1,288,196

74

29

0

0

0

$1,291,038

Driven by Thunder $129,230

3

$6,500

5

$29,400

Biondetti

Woodford Thoroughbreds

Bernardini

$1,198,654

63

31

1

1

0

$1,203,902

Bella Vincenza

$152,520

17

$6,241

1

$47,000

Field Commission

Solera

Service Stripe

$1,054,541

52

27

1

1

0

$1,165,883

Drafted

$111,342

5

$2,320

1

$4,500

Exclusive Quality

Journeyman Stud

Elusive Quality

$1,018,484

81

37

0

0

0

$1,018,484

Qualifly

$76,687

1

$2,000

2

$9,750

Greatness

Prestige Stallions

Mr. Prospector

$853,661

38

27

1

1

0

$875,848

Red Shelby

$69,450

In Summation

Ocala Stud

Put It Back

$845,969

61

26

1

1

0

$854,725

Calculator

J P's Gusto

Bridlewood Farm

Successful Appeal

$795,801

38

20

1

1

0

$795,801

La Key

$106,110

10

$20,150

Yesbyjimminy

Bridlewood Farm

Yes It's True

$570,999

19

12

1

4

0

$583,595

Miz Mayhem

$272,975

Backtalk

GoldMark Farm

Smarty Jones

$547,867

28

12

1

1

0

$547,867

Starcloud

$140,665

Uncaptured

Ocala Stud

Lion Heart

$495,179

17

7

2

2

1

$496,466

Catherinethegreat

$138,939

Winslow Homer

Journeyman Stud

Unbridled's Song

$477,937

24

14

0

0

0

$477,937

Blazing Brooke

$97,800

He's Had Enough

Woodford Thoroughbreds

Tapit

$431,070

42

10

0

0

0

$458,730

Elgin Escape

$51,250

Telling

Prestige Stallions

A.P. Indy

$453,948

25

16

0

0

0

$454,188

Telling You Twice

$54,035

Hear No Evil

Ocala Stud

Carson City

$411,332

28

10

1

1

0

$411,332

Brighton Lane

$93,550

2

$3,850

Drill

Get Away Farm

Lawyer Ron

$397,444

21

7

1

2

0

$397,444

Drillit

$175,500

6

Brooks 'n Down

Ocala Stud

Montbrook

$387,147

9

6

1

1

0

$387,147

Garter and Tie

$228,000

Cajun Breeze

Stonhedge Farm South

Congrats

$332,020

6

3

1

1

0

$332,020

Cajun Firecracker

$145,000

Handsome Mike

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Scat Daddy

$320,730

24

8

0

0

0

$320,730

Running for Riz

5

Iqbaal

Ward Ranch

Medaglia d'Oro

$304,068

14

9

0

0

0

$304,068

Riv

Wagon Limit

Bridlewood Farm

Conquistador Cielo

$262,106

11

5

1

2

0

$262,106

Delta Bluesman

Dark Kestrel

University of Florida

Stormy Atlantic

$247,678

6

5

1

1

0

$247,678

Midnight Mikey

Hello Broadway

Ups and Downs Farm

Broken Vow

$224,110

8

5

0

0

0

$224,110

Harryhee

The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through December 10, 2018. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

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

Leading Earner

$45,000

2

$6,000

32

$38,838

28

$114,500

5

$14,400

25

$10,996

24

$83,583

$7,867

16

$44,844

1

$50,000

$12,560

13

$23,038

1

$20,000

$89,520 $140,896 $71,465 $107,570

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

$138,939

32

$38,838

28

$114,500

$51,250

25

$10,996

24

$83,583

Drillit

$175,500

6

$7,867

16

$44,844

$332,020

Cajun Firecracker

$145,000

$320,730

Running for Riz

Farm Name

Sire Name

Uncaptured

Ocala Stud

Lion Heart

$495,179

17

7

2

2

1

$496,466

Catherinethegreat

He's Had Enough

Woodford Thoroughbreds

Tapit

$431,070

42

10

0

0

0

$458,730

Elgin Escape

Drill

Get Away Farm

Lawyer Ron

$397,444

21

7

1

2

0

$397,444

Cajun Breeze

Stonehedge Farm South

Congrats

$332,020

6

3

1

1

0

Handsome Mike

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Scat Daddy

$320,730

24

8

0

0

0

$45,000

5

$12,560

2yo Avg

1

$50,000

13

$23,038

LEADING FLORIDA 2ND CROP SIRES

Farm Name

Sire Name

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

Brethren

Arindel Farm

Distorted Humor

$2,056,119

62

27

3

6

0

$2,063,157

Cookie Dough

Soldat

Woodford Thoroughbreds

War Front

$1,530,998

85

46

1

3

0

$1,543,950

Big Drink of Water

Name

$88,080

LEADING FLORIDA 1ST CROP SIRES

Name

The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through December 10, 2018. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

$124,495

2yo Avg

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

$372,500

1

$27,000

5

$10,100

$204,490

19

$3,906

7

$30,786

Treasure Beach (GB)

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Galileo (IRE)

$1,209,056

139

43

4

4

2

$1,401,205

Treasure for Gold

$94,850

6

$4,616

16

$12,156

Prospective

Ocala Stud

Malibu Moon

$1,341,808

50

30

3

3

0

$1,341,808

Broadway Run

$145,400

5

$7,940

9

$36,333

Winslow Homer

Journeyman Stud

Unbridled's Song

$477,937

24

14

0

0

0

$477,937

Blazing Brooke

$97,800

5

$14,400

Anthony's Cross

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Indian Charlie

$267,643

16

8

0

0

0

$267,643

Yeehaw

$46,890

1

$1,500

Currency Swap

Woodford Thoroughbreds

High Cotton

$192,398

19

5

0

0

0

$192,943

Sharp Money

$32,116

7

$5,643

Beau Choix

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Elusive Quality

$152,182

7

3

0

0

0

$152,182

Spicy Nelly

$103,420

3

$37,500

1

$155,000

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in lugar a dudas el centro de atracción de la Serie Hípica del Caribe 2018 fue el invicto Kukulkán, gran favorito del Clásico Internacional del Caribe.

Los aficionados plenaron las instalaciones de Gulfstream Park para presenciar la segunda versión del evento en el óvalo de Hallandale Beach, FL, pero más allá de ello la gente quería ver correr al hijo de Point Determined, que con su campaña de 13-13 lucía muy por encima de sus rivales del sábado 8. Así las cosas, el imponente tresañero complació a propios y extraños con una soberbia demostración bajo la guía del estelar Irad Ortiz Jr., quien en ningún momento se apresuró, dejando correr a voluntad al campeón durante la primera mitad de la carrera para luego desplazar sin problemas en la curva lejana y desprenderse de sus enemigos, cruzando la meta con casi once cuerpos de ventaja sobre Bukowski. Para el entrenador Fausto Gutiérrez y la Cuadra San Jorge el Internacional del Caribe fue un éxito tremendo, ya que Kandinsky, su otro presentado en la carrera, arribó en el tercer lugar. Kukulkán pasó de ser un ídolo local a uno de carácter internacional, y desde ya toda la afición de la cuenca del Caribe espera su retorno a Gulfstream Park para buscar la Copa Confraternidad de 2019.

Por otro lado, luego de haber ganado por amplio margen el Internacional del Caribe de 2018, era lógico pensar que la cuatroañera Jala Jala pudiera hacer historia como la primera yegua en ganar tanto el Clásico del Caribe como la Copa Confraternidad. La defensora de las sedas de la Cuadra San Jorge se sintió muy a gusto el año pasado en la pista mojada de Gulfstream Park, por lo que su victoria en el mismo escenario era por demás predecible. La alazana, ahora más madura y con una excelente campaña en el Hipódromo de las Américas, corrió a la expectativa en los primeros tramos de la carrera, y cuando el jinete Irad Ortiz Jr. le dio la orden pasó a dominar antes del giro final y se vino hasta la meta con sólida ventaja sobre el panameño Fray Angélico, que de igual manera fue escolta de Jala Jala en el Internacional del Caribe de 2018. Aunque no se sabe cuál será el futuro inmediato de la nieta materna de Unbridled’s Song, no es descabellado pensar en un posible enfrentamiento entre Jala Jala y Kukulkán en la Copa Confraternidad de 2019.

Un ejemplar que captivó a mucho fue Big Boris One, un zaino con apenas dos presentaciones en su haber, ambas victoriosas. El hijo de Jupiter Pluvius nunca ha sido un caballo fácil de llevar, mostrando indocilidad en el aparato de partidas y con tendencia a buscar hacia afuera en carrera, razones que han influido en lo corto de su campaña previa al compromiso internacional en la Copa Velocidad. El entrenador Juan Carlos Avila, con escaso margen de tiempo, se dedicó a

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corregir los problemas que presentaba el tresañero, llevándolo varias veces al aparato y atendiendo de igual manera las recomendaciones del estelar jinete Javier Castellano. Mientras tanto, Paco López, pareció entenderse a la perfección con Big Boris One, que no dio ningún problema antes de la carrera y luego pudo venir desde el cuarto lugar para tomar el comando de la prueba en la recta final y repeler el insistente ataque del mexicano Magno, que venía a la sorpresa pagando 43-1 a ganador. Cabe destacar que Venezuela ha logrado una victoria en cada una de las dos ediciones de la Serie Hípica del Caribe disputadas en Gulfstream Park, y esa victoria ha sido en la misma competencia, la Copa Velocidad.

Brigantia y Rosa Salvaje lograron una si se quiere sorpresiva exacta para Panamá en la Copa Dama del Caribe, mientras que la otra representante panameña La Coronada arribó en el cuarto lugar. Entrenada por el legendario Alberto “Droopy” Paz Rodríguez, la hija de Concerto estuvo cerca de la vanguardia en una carrera accidentada debido a la rodada del jinete de la mexicana Salmiana a pocos metros de la partida. Brigantia se vino acercando poco a poco, amparada en una magnífica conducción del también panameño Luis Sáez, y pasó a dominar poco antes de la recta decisiva cuando la mexicana Kutzamala inesperadamente cedió la vanguardia.

Pegada al riel, Brigantia no cedió ni un centímetro y pudo mantenerse hasta la meta, neutralizando la embestida final de Rosa Salvaje, conducida por Angel Rodríguez en sustitución de Javier Castellano, quien no pudo regresar a tiempo desde Hong Kong para participar en el evento caribeño. Etruska, de México, arribó en el tercer lugar, mientras que la favorita y Triplecoronada mexicana Kutzamala decepcionó con un opaco quinto lugar. Un eufórico Alberto Paz Rodríguez quien no había ganado la Copa Dama del Caribe - encabezaba la bulliciosa celebración en el Recinto de Ganadores, donde los allegados a la ganadora cantaban y gritaban consignas de alegría por la victoria obtenida.

La Copa Invitacional se redujo lamentablemente a solo cinco participantes, debido al retiro de última hora de los panameños Coltimus Prime y California Music, dos de los principales aspirantes. En una carrera de muy pocas alternativas, el norteamericano Mishegas, un hijo de Include, se dedicó a perseguir a El Kurdo, único representante de Ecuador en el evento, y cuando lo quiso su jinete Irad Ortiz Jr. dio fácil cuenta de su rival para despegarse en la recta decisiva y lograr una cómoda victoria de poco más de diez cuerpos sobre El Kurdo, que mantuvo el segundo lugar. Quizás esta competencia no fue el mejor inicio para la Serie Hípica del Caribe, pero de igual manera sirvió para una animada celebración por parte de la delegación boricua a la hora de la foto de rigor. ■

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Justified Perspective?

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by Gary West Gary West is an award winning turf writer who has covered horse racing for more than 30 years in many publications including The Dallas Morning News and Ft. Worth StarTelegram. He currently writes for ESPN.com and several other publications on a freelance basis.

hile the fame of the Triple Crown blazes, the moths gather ‘round. And moths aren’t known for their sagacity. Dazzled and dizzy, many could even insist that Justify is 2018’s Horse of the Year. But from a clear-eyed perspective, Accelerate is more deserving of the golden Eclipse Award. Moreover, anybody whose attachment to horse racing goes beyond affection to include a solicitous interest in the sport’s future should earnestly hope Accelerate is named Horse of the Year. It’s important.

The purpose here is not to defame or denigrate Justify.

What he accomplished in four months, progressing from a maiden victory to a sweep of the Triple Crown, was historic, and his trainer, Bob Baffert, deserves an Eclipse Award for pulling it off. Most years, Justify would deserve the golden Eclipse, even though the brevity of his career meant he was, more than anything, the enigma, not the Horse, of the Year. Either he was a great horse who simply didn’t have a sufficient opportunity to prove his greatness convincingly (no, three jewels didn’t do it), or he was the most overrated horse of our time.

His victory in the Kentucky Derby provides the most eloquent argument for possible greatness. It was one of the fastest-paced Derbies of recent memory, and after pressing the opening half-mile of :45.77, Justify moved to the lead in the second turn, where most Derbies are won, turned back the challenge of Good Magic in the stretch and drew clear in the slop to win by two and onehalf lengths. It wasn’t a particularly fast Derby (2:04.20), but it sparkled with promise and style. But dig beyond the style, and you strike enigma.

In the Triple Crown series, Justify defeated a total of 26 horses. And for the remainder of the year, even with Justify retired, those 26 horses won a total of 10 races.

From their 65 starts, they also had seven seconds and 15 thirds. Only one of the 26, Promises Fulfilled, won a stakes against older horses, albeit only four of them, in the six-furlong Phoenix at Keeneland. Only one of the 26 contributed so much as a chirp to the end-of-the-season, Breeders’ Cup finale, where Bravazo finished third in the Dirt Mile. And so in a broadly historical context, to call the horses that converged on the 2018 Triple Crown mediocre would be an act of kindness. Catholic Boy and McKinzie, the season’s most talented 3-yearolds not named Justify, skipped the famed series altogether. Justify didn’t seize the Triple Crown; he just

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happened to be in the right spot when it fell from the sky so that it landed on his head. Should that suffice for Horse of the Year?

During the many years the sport produced no Triple Crown winner, a feebleminded media, with increasing volume and passion, argued that modern horses weren’t up to the demands of the series and that there weren’t enough good horses anymore. The opposite was true: No horse could dominate the Triple Crown because there were too many good horses, not too few. For example, from a North American foal crop of 51,296, the largest ever, in 1986, came two horses capable of sweeping a Triple Crown, which, of course, meant neither would do so. Sunday Silence won the Derby and Preakness; Easy Goer the Belmont.

The correlation is striking. The foal crop surpassed 30,000 in 1977 (30,036) and remained above that level until 2010 (28,419), when it basically returned to the level of the early-to-mid 1970s (24,361 in 1970; 27,586 in 1974; 28,271 in 1975), which produced three Triple Crown winners. The 2012 foal crop of 23,538 produced American Pharoah; a foal crop of 22,936 produced the 13th Triple Crown winner.

Silver Charm, Real Quiet, Sunday Silence, Smarty Jones and many others didn’t sweep the Triple Crown largely because of the quality of their competition, not the limit of their talent. But emerging from a small foal crop, Justify had no such competition, no Touch Gold, Victory Gallop, Easy Goer or Birdstone.

During the drought, the Triple Crown took on the allure of the Holy Grail. By 2015, a majority of Americans had not seen in their lifetimes a horse sweep the series. Only a super horse, it was assumed, a mythological one with wings preferably, could accomplish such a feat. Many even said it would never be done again. Pure flapdoodle, of course.

Excluding the years for foal crops that exceeded 30,000 and starting with Sir Barton (1919), a Triple Crown winner has emerged, on average, every five years. Yes, Justify’s achievement, even given his modest competition, was exceptional. But the Triple Crown isn’t the Holy Grail, and it doesn’t require a super horse. An enigma can sometimes get it done.

But there was nothing enigmatic about Accelerate in 2018. Quite the opposite, in fact, he was emphatic. He Continued on page 52

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Continued won six of his seven races, including the Santa Anita Handicap by five and one-half lengths and the Pacific Classic by 12 and one-half lengths. He became only the ninth horse since 1938 (with the running of the inaugural Hollywood Gold Cup) to win the Big ‘Cap and the Gold Cup in the same year. (During the same period, by the way, 30 horses won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.) Accelerate became only the third horse, Lava Man and Game On Dude being the others, to sweep all three of California’s most prestigious races for older horses in the same year. And he’s the only horse ever to sweep the Santa Anita Handicap, the Gold Cup, the Pacific Classic and the Breeders’ Cup Classic in the same season. Flapdoodle and dazzle aside, Accelerate’s was clearly and emphatically the superior campaign.

And it’s important for the sport that he be Horse of the Year.

Justify was retired in July because of ankle inflammation. It was said at the time that he needed 60-90 days off, which meant he couldn’t have a fall campaign aimed at the Breeders’ Cup. And so, his breeding rights already sold for a reported $75 million, he was retired prematurely, without ever having raced against older horses or even against the best horses of his generation.

He could have raced, presumably, in 2019, but he was retired as an enigma.

Horse racing routinely chastens and disciplines people whose behavior runs contrary to the sport’s best interests. (Remember Richard Dutrow Jr.) So how can it encourage the premature retirement of its stars by awarding the golden Eclipse Award to people — and, make no mistake, it’ll go in somebody’s trophy case, not Justify’s stall — who swept a superstar off the track after a four-month campaign? It can’t. It shouldn’t. The owners have $75 million; they don’t need a golden Eclipse, too. This is an award for racing, not cashing in.

Justify’s premature retirement insults the sport and suggests its relationship to the breeding industry has become that of a host to a parasite. Justify’s retirement also insults the sport’s fans, who search for stars relentlessly and faithfully only to watch them, once discovered, forced prematurely off the stage. And inevitably the premature retirement insults Justify because it denies him the opportunity to prove his greatness, leaving him forever cast in the role of an enigma.

Accelerate, on the other hand, with his historic campaign in 2018, argued for racing and for allowing a horse to race into maturity. He was good at age three, better at age four and Horse of the Year at five. ■

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FTBOA members please watch your mail for renewals in upcoming weeks. The dues of $100 remain the same for regular members, and additional discounts have been added for 2019, along with current benefits and discounts. The member application is auto-filled for your convenience, but you check your membership category.

Be sure to note any change in your status on the form.

Also, for your convenience, the form is now available in auto-fill format online at www.ftboa.com. Members can complete the form and print it from online. Members can also mail their renewal payment or send by fax by providing a credit card number or call, whichever method is most convenient. Prompt payment ensures uninterrupted services. Those who send in renewals by the end of February will also be entered in drawings.

Each year, there are a few members who do not receive their full benefits of membership because they wait to renew at foal registration time in August. This means they miss the April/May issue of The Florida Horse and also the June/July issue of the Farm/Service Directory in addition to not being able to participate in the member discount program for farm services, hotels, restaurants and other business partnerships.

Lapsed members also miss key communications regarding pertinent deadlines and industry updates. Payment by March 1 ensures uninterrupted services.

During our membership renewals, we also encourage our existing members to talk to their clients, interested friends and family about joining as regular members if they have a Florida thoroughbred or as associate members so they can learn more about the industry. We have been growing membership with new breeders, owners and also associate memberships. We want to spread the word about our industry here in Florida and encouraging new members is one way to do so.

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new members did this in 2018 and it was very valuable since each was able to ask questions and learn about the programs and services that most interested them.

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Special thanks to Showcase Properties of Central Florida, The Zone Fitness Center, and DeLuca Toyota for sponsoring the toy drive with FTBOA. A huge amount of toys were given to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Marion County.

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