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CONTENTS October 2017 VOL 60/ISSUE 8

DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS 6 8 45 60

THE BROCK TALK FLORIDA FOCUS LEADING FLORIDA SIRES FLORIDA-BREDS AROUND THE COUNTRY

Country-wide Florida-bred statistics

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FEATURES 32

Florida-bred World Approval proved much the best in Saratoga’s G1 Fourstardave — By Mike Mullaney

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Florida-bred Soutache puts in record performance to win Affirmed

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FLORIDA SIRE STAKES

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Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ & Owners’ Association President Brent Fernung sat down with The Florida Horse editor-in-chief Brock Sheridan to reflect on his tenure as the Association President and discuss what he feels may be in the future for the Florida thoroughbred industry.

Q&A WITH BRENT FERNUNG

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Brock Sheridan

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Competitive Race T

he late Wildcat Heir continues to dominate the Florida general sires list through Sept. 6 with JOHN D. FILER PHOTO more than $4.339 million in progeny earnings but what a race it is between our two active stallions standing in Florida in First Dude and High Cotton.

High Cotton, who stands at Ocala Stud, held the advantage over Double Diamond Farm’s First Dude in the standings published in August issue of The Florida Horse which reflected racing through July 5. At that time, High Cotton had progeny earnings of $1,837,483 which was just $6,417 more than First Dude’s progeny earnings of $1,830,966.

Looking at page 45 of this issue, we see that First Dude has taken over the top spot among active Florida sires as his progeny earnings have excelled to $2,645,232 compared to the $2,543,926 that progeny of High Cotton have compiled.

But the race between these two seems far from over with three months left in the year.

Adios Charlie is the fourth leading sire in the state with $1,907,651 in the standings but if his daughter Shane’s Girlfriend adds to her July stakes victory in the Iowa Oaks (G3) or his Mo Cash can put in a big race on a after finishing fourth in the world class level on the track, Amsterdam (G2) and second in the Carry Back other races in stallion statistics (G3), he might make a late and trainer standings here in run. Adios Charlie stands at Ocala Stud.

Florida are also providing plenty Don’t discount Gone Astray, who pulls into the of thrills for observers. top five of the Florida general sire list with $1,821,867. His Go Astray won the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Desert Vixen and Starlight Bonita won the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Susan’s Girl so a good showing by either filly in the My Dear Girl division of the FSS would further boost his progeny scorecard.

Meanwhile, Treasure Beach continues to lead the first

While the Florida-breds continue to compete

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crop sire list for Floridians with $316,067 with fellow Pleasant Acres stallion Brethren second with $227,473.

Poseidon’s Warrior helps Pleasant Acres complete the trifecta so far in the freshman sire standings with just more than $191,000 in progeny earnings.

As mentioned before in this column, Florida breeders should be elated with this year’s freshman crop of stallions as Woodford Thoroughbred Soldat ($184,337) and Ocala Stud’s Prospective ($149,594) round out the top five.

Speaking of the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes: One has to have taken note of the strong year that trainer Ralph Nicks is having in South Florida, especially in the illustrious series.

Nicks, who is a former assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and son of longtime Midwest horseman Morris Nicks, has had a big impact on the Florida Sire Stakes Series this year.

Prior to this season, Nicks was one-for-eight in the Florida Sire Stakes with Dude Fantasy’s victory in the 2016 My Dear Girl providing his only win. This year however, Nicks has more than doubled his number of FSS starters as he has saddled ten Florida-breds in the first four races and has won two.

He sent out Phantom Ro and won the $100,000 Dr. Fager in August then came back to win the $200,000 Affirmed with Soutache. While his three wins in the illustrious series do not yet threaten Stanley Gold and his 20 career tallies in the FSS, Nicks looks as if he may be a force to be reckoned with in the future.

“I think the Florida Sire Stakes is a great program,” Nicks said after the Soutache win in Affirmed. “I call it the Florida Sire Triple Crown. I mean these horses in general won’t get the opportunity to run for this much money again and with that being said, there have been some really good horses who started their careers here.”

While the Florida-breds continue to compete on a world class level on the track, other races in stallion statistics and trainer standings here in Florida are also providing plenty of thrills for observers. ■

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Florida FOCUS by Mike Mullaney Joe Bravo could barely contain his exuberance, and wasn’t really trying, in the immediate aftermath of Stallwalkin’ Dude’s third consecutive victory in Saratoga’s $100,000 Tale of the Cat Stakes.

“This horse is all class! That’s what this horse is, all class,” said the veteran rider after the Florida-bred millionaire added another $60,000 to his earnings, almost all of which came after trainer and co-owner David Jacobson claimed the now 7-year-old gelding for $16,000 out of a turf race at Gulfstream in September of 2014.

With the same style and flourish with which he won the 2015 renewal of the Tale of the Cat, Stallwalkin’ Dude broke slowly in the six-furlong stakes, launched a wide rally on the turn and eked out victory after a gritty display of determination and purpose.

“To be able to knock a race out three years in a row, and here like this … He just keeps

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going,” Bravo said. “He’s 7 years old and you wouldn’t think he’s older than 3. He’s out there fighting and doing great.”

In 2014, Stallwalkin’ Dude’s winning margin was a nose; this time around it was a head.

For the record keepers, it was a relatively comfortable length and a half last year over stablemate Chief Lion, who accompanied the gelding once again to the paddock for Friday’s installment.

Chief Lion, another Florida-bred that Jacobson claimed for $62,000 from a winning race at Santa Anita early last year, led rounding the bend in last year’s renewal and there he was again this year, setting heady fractions of :21.96 and :44.79.

Sixth after a quarter-mile, then fifth, four lengths behind as the field of seven straightened for the stretch run, Bravo had Stallwalkin’ Dude in high gear but Javier Castellano got the jump with Loose on the Lead, who had stalked Chief Lion and had taken a lead.

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Drifted wide by Cadeyrn and bumped by the tiring Chief Lion, Loose on the Lead remained a game challenger and it was only in the last jump that Stallwalkin’ Dude nailed his rival on the wire.

“He likes to make it exciting sometimes, and he sure did that this time,” Jacobson said.

“When I saw the fractions, he was a little farther back than what we had planned, but I knew he’d be right there.”

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son of Distorted Humor out of the Doneraile Court mare Horah for Bailey.

He opened his career with a two-length tally over the immensely talented XY Jet in a maiden for state-breds in August of 2014, then scored the next month in a $75,000 optional claimer.

Injuries interrupted what was seen as a bright Florida-bred Richard the Great future and he made only two more starts – one a fourth in Barbados’ Park’s $50,000 Trinniberg Stakes.

Disappointing in two previous tries at seven-furlong Grade 3 Hutcheson – before seven furlongs, the 5-year-old gelding had being sidelined until this April, when he ran everything his own way in the Trinniberg, third in a $62,000 optional claimer in which open to horses who had never won a stakes French Quarter ran second, beating him by 1½ lengths. Richard the Great and French against open company.

Toting co-highweight with nemesis and Quarter kept company through the spring and favored French Quarter, Richard the Great summer, with the latter outfinishing him – but grabbed the lead from post 6 under Emisael not winning – twice more before Richard the Jaramillo; led by a length after an opening Great turned the tables on his rival at 6-1 on quarter-mile in :23.20, and a half-length after July 22, another $62,000 claimer which he a half-mile in :45.50 before coming away won by a half-length.

All of his races this year have been at from the field in the stretch with a spurt of energy that had Jaramillo putting away the Gulfstream.

The Trinniberg was the third win of the stick barely inside the sixteenth pole.

“I didn’t give him any instructions. I train, day for Jaramillo, who also took the fifth with he rides,” Gold said of Jaramillo. “At first I Shakakan, $10.20, and the ninth with Renaiwasn’t happy he was in front because I sance Frolic, $7. ■ thought, ‘Oh, no. He isn’t going to finish,’ but he had a snug hold on him. He let him go The Florida Horse Wins Florida Magwhen they came at him [and] when he drew azine Association Awards away I knew it was over.”

The Florida Horse magazine was reIndian Guide rallied for second, 1¾ cently recognized by the Florida Magazine lengths ahead of Dream Saturday, who had a Association at their length on the 9-5 French Quarter. annual Charlie Awards Very Very Stella was a neck farther back, banquet held at the followed by Ranger in Paradise, Harryhee Ritz-Carlton Resort in and Wild Mongolia.

Naples, Fla., Aug. 11.

The final time for the race was a very John Filer, the art quick 1:21.06 – less than a half-second off the director for Florida track record – and the winner, the second Equine Communicachoice at 3-1, paid $8.60. tions that publishes Arindel Farm bred Richard the Great, a The Florida Horse, hit John Filer

‘Richard’ in 7½-length Tally The third time proved a charm for trainer Stanley Gold and Arindel Farm Aug. 12 when their comebacking Richard the Great romped by 7½ lengths Gulfstream

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Weekend Hideaway was 3¼ lengths behind Loose on the Lead in third, followed by Candid Desire, Candip, Chief Lion and Cadeyrn.

Time for the race was 1:09.75. Off at 9-10, the favorite paid $3.80 while toting co-highweight of 124 pounds.

This year’s Tale of the Cat was Stallwalkin’ Dude’s 19th win in 55 starts; for Jacobson, he has made 40 starts, winning 15. Included among his victories, in addition to the trio of Tale of the Cats – which is limited to horses who had not won a graded stakes in the calendar year up to the day in which the stakes is run – Jacobson and his stable star won last year’s Grade 3 Bold Ruler, the 2017 and 2015 runnings of the Diablo, the last year’s Gravesend and the 2015 Claiming Crown Rapid Transit.

He’s run well in Grade 1 company, losing two runnings of the Vosburgh by a combined 1¼ lengths, and he was a better-than-lookson-paper sixth in this year’s $2 million Golden Shaheen.

That trip can take a toll on a horse, but Jacobson said Stallwalkin’ Dude hasn’t missed a beat since then, noting he has run four times with two stakes victories, a second in the True North (G2) and a fourth in the Belmont Sprint (G2).

“He’s a real pleasure to train, and he’s very easy to train. He’s run so much with so little breaks and he’s so fit that you really don’t have to do much with him,” he said. “He’s a special horse … and he makes it exciting.”

And, Jacobson said, “He’s got a lot more races left.”

He’s earned $1,482,852 thus far.

“This horse is a fighter and he’s feeling great,” added Bravo. “You have to love the old man. He’s a warrior.”

The son of City Place-Chelle Spendabuck,

by Dare and Go, was bred by Maria Haire. ■

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Florida FOCUS the exacta in the category of Design Excellence, Best Advertisement: Self-Promotion for two advertisements he created for the Florida Department of Agriculture.

Filer won the Charlie Award for First Place for his advertisement entitled “Impact” and won a Silver Award for advertising design of “Get A Move On.” Both advertisements were created for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and promote the thoroughbred breeding and ownership industries in Florida.

Mike Mullaney was recognized for Writing Excellence, Best Writing: Column.

Mullaney won the the Charlie Award for first place for his column “Drifting Out” that appears each month in The Florida Horse.

Founded in 1953, Florida Magazine Association, Inc. creates a professional community for publishing professionals throughout the state. ■

Bonita gave owner Mario Silva his first stakes victory and completed a great weekend for Arindel Farms, breeder of the Aug. 13 Panama City Stakes winner as well as owner and breeder of the previous day’s Trinniberg Stakes winner Richard the Great.

While the seven-furlong Trinniberg was open to older horses who had never won a stakes, the Panama City was at a mile on the turf for

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Bonita Runs to Her Pedigree Florida-bred Bonita

older fillies and mares bred in Florida. Both Gulfstream races carried $50,000 purses.

The 4-year-old Bonita, who is based at Ocala’s Hunter Farm, completed her part of the deal with a fabulous stretch drive that brought her from last in the field of eight to win by three-quarters of a length over the Panama City’s defending champion, the multiple stakes winner and second-choice Josdesanimaux.

The eventual winner dawdled early as Justa Jill, Majestic Maiara and Pancake led the way early through a quarter-mile in :24.80, the half in :49.15 and three quarters in 1:12.60 over a course listed as “firm.”

None of the top three would be around at the finish.

Majestic Maiara took a brief lead from a fading Justa Jill near the quarter pole, then Josdesanimaux rolled up from fifth to edge in front only to have a bobbing and weaving Bonita, under a brilliant ride from Edgard Zayas, fly past to win going away, completing the distance in 1:36.26.

Josdesanimaux held the place by three-quarters over 18-1 Imperial Secret, with 2-1 favorite My Girl Corey fourth, followed by Majestic Maiara, Bitacora, Pancake and Justa Jill. Winning for Sarah was scratched.

Sent away at better than 9-1, Bonita paid $21.20, and the $30,070 first prize from her fourth win in 15 starts boosted her career earnings to $128,465.

“I thought she’d run well … she’s been training really well,” said winning trainer Chad Stewart. “We always thought she’d be a decent filly. She had a nice little pedigree.”

Silva purchased Bonita, a daughter of Bluegrass Cat out of the

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Florida FOCUS racing with blinkers for the first time while earning a career-best 90 Beyer Speed Figure.

Kroy Delivers for Papieses Hooded again for the Just a few days before his $2.15 million 7½-furlong Tortugas, he earner The Pizza Man was sent to their was sent off the evenThunder Ranch Farm in Anthony, Fla., to re- money favorite against a cover from a career-ending ankle chip, own- field of seven other 3ers Richard and Karen Papiese received year-olds with Emisael some good news with Kroy’s victory in the Jaramillo up for trainer $75,000 Tortugas Stakes at Gulfstream Park Armando De la cerda.

Kroy winning the Tortugas Stakes on Aug. 19.

The 16-1 Racings My All seven of the 4-year-old gray gelding’s Game took the field through an opening quar- Conquers threatened with a rally that had starts have come this year, all at Gulfstream ter-mile in :23.23 and a half in :45.97 before taken him from last place. Jaramillo’s move and all on the grass, and he signaled his retreating under He’s the One’s challenge on was well-judged, however, and Kroy hit the readiness for stakes company last out on the far turn. Kroy moved with He’s the One, wire three-quarters of a length ahead of the July 29 when he routed $16,000 optional- hooking him early in the stretch, but no late comer. claimer company by an eased-up 7¼ lengths, sooner had he put that one away than Love “I’ve had to keep working and working with him – put him on the dirt, put him on the grass,” De la Cerda said. “I knew he was going to need blinkers, but I gave him some Thomas E. Kindred time. I put the blinkers on him and he’s been Thomas Kindred of Ocala, Florida, 82, passed away Tuesday August 15th due to complicafocused. This horse has changed.” tions of Alzheimer’s disease. Tom founded TT Distributors in Ocala in 1985, offering tack, horseThe final time over a firm turf course was shoes, farrier supplies, supplements, and basically everything you need for your racehorse. Tom 1:28.21 and the winner paid $4.20. worked hard to provide great value to the horse community in Ocala, searching far and wide for Durocher was fourth, followed by Colethe right products, and negotiating the best deals with suppliers. He would often take the big truck man Rocky, Diddley, Prince Tito and an exand gooseneck trailer and head off across the country to buy tack, horseshoes, and supplements, hausted Racings My Game. etc. to get better deals for the customers back home.

Kroy is a special horse for Milan Tom raced quarter horses in South Alabama, North Florida, Mississippi and Texas in the 1970s.

Kosanovich, who co-bred the son of The FacHe was blessed to have three excellent horses; one a grandson of The Ole Man, and the two aptor with Machmer Hall: He checked off a pendix horses that were grandsons of the great Three Bars. Tom won a lot bucket-list item by being the first horse he of races, always playing it smart and conservative. He found the tack, horsehad bred to be sold at Saratoga’s August sale, shoes and equipment to be pricey and hard to find, so he started finding going to the Papieses’ Midwest Thoroughmanufacturers, buying direct for his own use and to sell to the other horsebreds for $185,000 in 2015. men. Tom and his wife Judy Kindred, founded, built and grew the business, A half-brother to multiple stakes winner through hard work, determination, and providing good value and service to One Smokin’ Lady, Kroy is out of the Atticus the racehorse industry in Ocala. They initially started the business in their mare Pieria, a half-sister to graded-stakes home, and selling and delivering to the farms from an old bread delivery winner Surprising Fact and stakes winner truck. They eventually grew the business to its present store location on U.S. Deputy.

Hwy 40 with 10 employees and over 2000 products. TT Distributors is now the largest distribuStakes winner Linda Summers is the third tor of horseshoes in Florida. Tom’s daughter Debra and son-in-law Dana, have worked in the busidam and this is the family of Santa Margarita ness for over 20 years and took the helm in 2008. Two of Tom’s grandchildren Shelby and Devin (G1) winner Lovlier Linda, the dam of Barber also work at the company. Tom is survived by his wife Judy, daughter Debra Barber, and graded winner Old Trieste and three other son Doug Kindred, all of Ocala, and his son Rodney of Pipe Creek, Texas, and adopted daughter stakes winners.

Debbie Poiroux of Kirksey, Kentucky. Tom had nine grandchildren. He lived a full life, and will be The Tortugas’ winner’s prize of $45,105 greatly missed. ■ boosted Kroy’s earnings to $96,975. He’s won MARTIN PHOTO

stakes-placed Broad Brush mare Broad Picture, for $25,000 out of the April, 2015 OBS sale. ■

In Memoriam

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Florida FOCUS three of seven starts and has De la cerda looking for more, and possibly elsewhere, but not until the Sept. 23 Bear’s Den, a restricted race for 3-year-old state-breds at Gulfstream.

“This is a nice horse. He can run anywhere in the United States, not just Florida,” De la cerda said. ■

O’Farrell Appointed to TOBA Executive Committee

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David O’Farrell, farm manager at Ocala Stud, was recently appointed by the board of trustees to serve on the executive committee of the Thoroughbred Owners’ and Breeders’ Association at their annual meeting held in Saratoga, N.Y. O’Farrell is currently serving his second year in a three-year term as a board member of TOBA and will serve one year on the Executive Committee.

“I am extremely humbled and honored to be on the executive committee with such a wonderful group of respected professionals in our industry,” O’Farrell said. “I am very much looking forward to serving and am going to put my full effort into contributing in the best way I can.”

O’Farrell joins other Floridians serving in prominent positions at TOBA. O’Farrell’s father, J. Michael O’Farrell, serves on the Graded Stakes Committee while Glen Hill Farms’ Craig Bernick was reappointed to the Graded Stakes Committee at the anDavid O’Farrell nual meeting.

TOBA, based in Lexington, Ky., is a national trade organization for thoroughbred owners and breeders. TOBA was created in 1961 as a result of a merger between the American Thoroughbred Breeders Association and the American Thoroughbred Owners Association. TOBA’s mission is to improve the economics, integrity and pleasure of the sport on behalf of Thoroughbred owners and breeders.

Programs managed by TOBA include the American Graded Stakes Committee, Claiming Crown, Ownership Seminars, Breeding, Conformation & Pedigree Clinics, TOBA Owners Concierge and the Sales Integrity Program. TOBA, in collaboration with The Jockey Club, has also created a free information resource called OwnerView to provide pertinent information to new, prospective and current Thoroughbred owners. TOBA provides international representation for U.S. owners and breeders on the International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee, International Cataloguing Standards Committee and International Breeders Federation. ■ 14 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2017

Sir Bronx Wins Ruckus Providing further proof that the influence of Florida-breds stretches to all four corners of the continent, Sunshine Staters went 1,2 in the $50,000 Timely Ruckus at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta on Aug. 19.

With Shamaree Muir in the boot, Sir Bronx led all the way to beat five other older horses in the 6½-furlong race, scoring by three-quarters of a length over Private Money Game.

The winner dueled with Capitalism through the first half-mile (:22.69 and :46.16) then had to withstand the challenge of Private Money Game, who emerged from a box and came running late.

The latter had 2¾ lengths on Annie’s Candy with Capitalism tiring to fourth, followed by 8-5 favorite Hemlock Channel and Conquest Hot Humor.

Sir Bronx ran the distance in 1:17.48 and paid $10.70 as the cothird choice in the tight field.

Rick Hedge trains Sir Bronx, who has a 4-3-2 from 15 career starts.

Previously based at Woodbine with trainer Josie Carroll, Sir Bronx is undefeated in three starts since coming west this year.

Victory was worth $29,400 to Sir Bronx’s owner, Alma Racing Stable, and his career earnings are $87,990.

The winner is a 4-year-old gelded son of Bellamy Road out of Tiz de Mayo, by Tiznow and he was bred by the partnership of Kinsman Farm and John Murrell. He was sold for $50,000 at Keeneland’s September sale in 2014.

Sir Bronx’s second dam is the stakes winner Drexel Monorail, a full sister to the multiple Grade 3 stakes winner Champali, winner of Calder’s Smile, Churchill’s Aristides and Iroquois, and Keeneland’s Phoenix. ■

‘Sweet’ Ride by Jaramillo Reunited with Emisael Jaramillo, Sweet Khaleesi was on her toes for the Sugarloaf Key Stakes at Gulfstream on Aug. 26.

Jaramillo had ridden the 4-year-old Florida-bred filly twice during the summer of 2016 when she was trained by Ronny Werner, winning an optional claimer before running second to R Kinsley Doll in the Three Ring division of the Florida Sire Stakes.

Jaramillo was replaced after that FSS race and his absence may have been a factor as she slumped with three out-of-the-money finishes before being eased and taken out of contention in a fourth, her only try on turf.

Gold took over the training chores this year and she has shown improvement in each successive outing, leading to her victory in the Sugarloaf.

On June 15 she was second in a $30,000 claimer, with no takers, then beat the good R Girls a Charmer in a $62,000 optional-claimer, on July 16, followed by a fast-closing second, beaten a neck, as the favorite, by the multiple stakes winner Money or Love in the seven-furlong Added Elegance Stakes July 29.

The Aug. 26 rematch, and reunion with Jaramillo, resulted in a

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change of tactics as Jaramillo put his mount right into the six-furlong Sugarloaf Key, dogging the pacemaker, Arty’sbourbongirl, through an opening quarter-mile in :22.25.

Sweet Khaleesi took the lead at the half-mile pole while Money or Love ran off the pace until making her move at the five-sixteenths pole. She had little difficulty picking off opponents and was in second, only 1½ lengths behind Sweet Khaleesi, when the field straightened for the run to the wire.

With Jaramillo offering encouragement, Sweet Khaleesi fought on and came under the wire the winner by a neck in the sloppy going.

“I was a little concerned about the six furlongs, because I don’t think she wants to be rushed to the front, but on this kind of track you don’t want to sit off of it,” Gold said. “She’d preferred to stalk and press the issue and come on, but it worked out.”

Money or Love had 4½ lengths on third-place Sweet Tooth Haven with Lirica fourth, followed by Baby I’m Worth It and Arty’sbourbongirl. More Than a Party and Last Kiss were scratched.

Sweet Khaleesi was once again favored, at 6-5, while Money or Love went off the 9-2 fourth choice.

Sweet Khaleesi got the half-mile in :45.65 and finished the race in 1:10.34. The second highweight at 121 pounds, she was receiving a pound from Money or Love.

Sweet Khaleesi’s victory in the $50,000 Sugarloaf Key was worth $30,690, raising her career earnings to $188,740.

Sweet Khaleesi is an Arindel Farm homebred and a daughter of Maimonides out of Calorie, by Yes It’s True. ■

year-old fillies but it was not the photo finish camera that determined the winner of the one mile event. As Zapperkat zipped through fractions of :22.66 and :47.45, Munny Spunt was coasting through the race from the back of the pack in the seven horse field. Turning for home, Zapperkat began to pull away from challenger Chocolate Coated with Munny Spunt now making her run at the leaders while racing three wide.

Approaching the eighth pole, Munny Spunt moved up to challenge Zapperkat from the outside when the latter began to drift out and bumped Munny Spunt twice as they raced to the finish. Zapperkat had a head in front at the wire but he steward’s inquiry sign quickly went up on the infield tote board.

The stewards ruled that Zapperkat and jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr. had impeded Munny Spunt and disqualified her and placed her second behind new winner Munny Spunt.

The final time was 1:37.20 over the fast track.

It was the first stakes victory for Munny Spunt, who had finished fourth behind winner Skye Diamonds in the Rancho Bernardo Stakes (G3) in her previous race at Del Mar on Aug. 13. It was also the fourth start under trainer Doug O’Neill, who had claimed Munny Spunt for $25,000 at Santa Anita on June 30.

“She has got such a big heart,” O’Neill said of Munny Spunt. “We knew that Paradise Woods was a super good filly, but it was in our

Munny Spunt Awarded Torrey Pines Florida-bred Munny Spunt needed a little help from the judges to make her way into the winners’ circle at Del Mar Aug. 27 following the Grade 3 Torrey Pines Stakes.

And she got it.

Zapperkat led from start to finish in the $100,000 Torrey Pines for 3-

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own backyard, we knew our filly loved the track and we thought we’d take the chance.”

O’Neill had decided late to nominate Munny Spunt and therefore had to pay the $1,000 supplemental nomination fee.

“I hate to win on a DQ like that but our filly never got to run the last sixteenth of a mile,” O’Neill continued. “We hate to win like that, but we’ll take it.”

Jockey Drayden Van Dyke was also pleased with the filly’s effort, both before and after the bumping incident. “[Munny Spunt] broke OK and I just let her get comfortable,” Van Dyke said. “She was taking me where I wanted to be. About the three-eighths [pole] we got serious. When we got into the stretch, I got hit [by Zapperkat] once; then I got hit again. When that happened I knew I might have a chance to be given this one. When they knock you off balance, then usually something happens. This is the first time I’ve won a graded stakes on a disqualification.”

Munny Spunt proved to be a good investment for new owners ERJ Racing LLC, John Fuller, Richie Robershaw, S. Rothblum and O’Neill as she earned $60,000 for the win which pushes her career bankroll to $141,235. This was her fifth win in 13 career starts and she paid $38.60 for a $2 win ticket.

Bred in Florida by Harriet Finklestien and Hartley DeRenzo, Munny Spunt is by

The winner of 19 Group 1 stakes in Europe, jockey Darryll Holland notched his first success in the U.S., scoring aboard Justa Jill in the fifth race at Gulfstream Park on Sept. 1.

The 45-year-old scored his first win on his 32nd mount in the U.S. since joining the Rios Rides 2,000th Winner Gulfstream jockey colony this summer.

His most high-profile ride in the U.S. was Jesus Rios rode the 2,000th winner of his aboard the Luca Cumani-trained Falbrav, who career Sept. 3, guiding Miss Americain into the finished a head behind dead-heat winners winner’s circle following a victory in the eighth High Chaparral and Johar in race at Gulfstream Park. the 2003 Breeders’ Cup Turf Rios rode more than (G1) at Santa Anita.

1,500 winners in his native “I’ve had a couple of placPuerto Rico before venturing ings, going back to Falbrav to South Florida in 2011. finishing behind Johar and Sent to post at 7-2, the High Chaparral. You could Kathleen O’Connell-trained say this is unfinished business Miss Americain rated off the why I’m coming here permapace before launching a bid nently now,” Holland said. on the turn into the stretch “It’s nice to get the first one.” and drawing away to victory.

Holland rode Falbrav to In Puerto Rico, Rios rode Group 1 victories in the the winners of 26 Grade 1 Coral-Eclipse, International winners, including D’WildStakes and Queen Elizabeth cat Speed, whom he guided Jesus Rios II Stakes. to 14 straight victories in 2002-2003.

Holland, who was Britain’s 1991 apprenThe multiple Grade 1 winner would ventice champion, most recently has ridden in ture to South Florida to win two stakes, inSouth Korea, where he rode Indian King, at cluding the 2005 Rampart (G2) at 74-1, to victory in the KRA Cup Mile, the Gulfstream, as well as produce Lady Aurelia, who captured the King’s Stand (G1) at Royal Ascot this year for trainer Wesley Ward.

“D’Wildcat Speed was the best,” he said.

“She was a great horse.”

Rios has scored graded-stakes victories in this year’s Skip Away (G3) aboard Fear the Cowboy and 2015 Azalea (G3) aboard Dogwood Trail at Gulfstream. ■

Galleon Mast an Easy Winner Darryll Holland

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first leg of South Korea’s Triple Crown.

The native of Manchester, England, rode 66 winners from 350 mounts in South Korea between February 2013 and June 2014. He went back to England for a year before returning to ride in South Korea, Singapore and Mauritius.

“It’s taken me a few rides to get used to things. It’s a different environment,” Holland said. ■

Galleon Mast has moved to the upper level of Florida’s middle-distance turf horses and his latest success, against open company

in the $50,000 The Vid Handicap at Gulfstream Sept 4, indicates that the 4-year-old Florida-bred is still improving.

A model of consistency since David Fawkes took over the training of the Anne Scott homebred – a son of Mizzen Mast, who is by turf champion Cozzene – Galleon Mast had run 18 times going into The Vid with five wins, five seconds and four thirds.

Fawkes has had him for all but four of those races; in seven of those 14 starts, and in nine overall, victory or defeat for Galleon Mast had been decided by a length or less.

Heading into The Vid, he was coming out of a victory in the Aug. 6 Eight Miles East Stakes at a mile, beating My Point Exactly by a head.

Favored at 7-5 in the Eight Miles East, the gray gelding was sent off at 4-5 for the 1 1/16-mile The Vid, facing six other older horses and, assigned highweight of 122 pounds, conceding from two to six pounds to the opposition.

Diamond Bachelor, second highweight at 120 pounds, set the pace early. Although he was able to get the quarter-mile in an excruciatingly slow :25.51 over the firm going, he retreated quickly when challenged by Blue Harbor, who posted a :49.78 half and 1:13.06 clocking for six furlongs.

Galleon Mast, who had only a sullen Little Baltar beaten early, began his move under

a patient Tyler Gaffalione after the first halfmile and was well within range of the leader while racing between horses coming off the final bend.

Gaffalione tilted wide, shook the reins and Galleon Mast responded readily, hitting the wire 2¼ lengths ahead of Blue Harbor – who is also trained by Fawkes – with JR’s Holiday third, 1¼ lengths farther back.

Galleon Mast’s previous widest margin of victory had been a length against $25,000 optional claimers earlier this year and it was the third time that Blue Harbor had played bridesmaid to his stablemate, whose final time was 1:42.58.

“It was a pretty uneventful race,” Fawkes said. “[Galleon Mast] sat in a perfect spot.

The only thing that scared me a little was how slow they were going. He ran big.”

Galleon Mast is out of stakes-placed P.J.’s Eskimo, a daughter of Eskimo.

Diamond Bachelor, He’s the One, Keepthedreamalive and Little Baltar completed the order of finish.

Galleon Mast paid $3.60 and earned $30,380 for his victory, boosting the bankroll to $252,780. A horse for the course, he has a 4-4-3 record from 11 Gulfstream turf starts. ■

Imperial Performance Raymond Mamone’s Parx-based Imperial Hint thrashed three other sprinters in the $100,000 Donald LeVine Memorial a bit more than an hour before Patricia Generazio’s homebred millionaire Pure Sensation won his second edition of the Grade 3, $300,000 Turf Monster Stakes, emerging on top after five horses hit the wire lapped on one another.

Imperial Hint, who was bred by Bert Pilcher’s Shade Tree Thoroughbreds, is threefor-three at Parx while Pure Sensation improved his record there to four-for-four.

In December, Imperial Hint launched what has grown into a five-race winning streak with a six-length victory against $25,000 optional-claiming company at Parx.

He opened this year with wins in Laurel’s Fire

Plug and Gen. George (G3) before returning home to take the Smile (G3) July 1, Summit of Speed Day at Gulfstream.

The Smile put grins on the faces of his owner as well as his trainer, Luis Carvajal, as the 4-year-old son of Imperialism had been derailed by a case of pneumonia contracted when he shipped to Dubai for the $2 million Golden Shaheen.

His 4¾-length victory in the Smile – for which he received an all-expenses-paid trip to Del Mar for the Nov. 4 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) – proved he had fully recovered from that experience and he came into the LeVine heavily favored with Saratoga-based Javier Castellano making the trip for what he hopes will be his BC Sprint mount.

Imperial Hint indicated his willingness for that assignment with a series of brilliant works leading up to Monday’s race, and with his effortless dismantling of those lined up against him.

Off at 1-5, he spotted Lewys Vaporizer an early lead before taking over at Castellano’s command, passing the opening half-mile in :43.81, getting five furlongs in :55.61 and coming home, under wraps, with six furlongs in 1:07.55. The final time was .04 seconds off Royal Currier’s six-year-old track mark.

Life in Shambles was second, 6¾ lengths behind the winner, with Fast Friar third and Lewys Vaporizer retreating to last.

The 124-pound highweight, Imperial Hint spotted the field from five to seven pounds.

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Closing 2016 with a close third to Californians Obviously and Om in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita, the 6year-old Pure Sensation had a little trouble regaining his form this year, offering little in the stretch when finishing out of the money in the Turf Sprint (G3) at Churchill, the Jaipur (G3) at Belmont and the Troy at Saratoga. His only bright spot this campaign came in his repeat victory in the July 8 Parx Dash (G3), which he took by 5¾ lengths from 2015 BC Turf Sprint winner Mongolian Saturday.

The latter had also been a nose behind Pure Sensation in the 2015 Turf Monster, and he, joined by eight other rivals, were on hand to argue the issue with Pure Sensation in this year’s renewal.

Kendrick Carmouche, who has ridden Pure Sensation in six of the gelding’s last eight starts, changed tactics a bit in this race, using his mount’s speed to get early position before drifting back to midpack. Meanwhile, Bold Thunder led the procession through an opening quarter-mile in :21.99 and the half in :45.01 before getting engulfed by the field in the final eighth-mile.

In Memoriam Kent Stirling The state’s racing community lost an articulate, passionate and respected spokesman with Wednesday’s passing of Kent Stirling, former Executive Director of the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association.

Battling cancer the past several years, he was 72.

Lonny Powell, Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, issued the following statement: “The passing of Kent Stirling is a great loss on both an industry and personal level.

“From a professional basis he has been sorely missed terribly by so many in the Florida thoroughbred industry. His passing is a very sad thing.

“He was a great communicator with a sincere desire to build the Florida thoroughbred industry and work with others – including the breeders and owners – with respect and a big heart. We, including the FTBOA, have been missing him badly and now his death brings even more significant loss. His numerous contributions will be his legacy.

“On a personal note, Kent and I have been very close industry friends – and he had many admiring close friends in the business – for 17 years. We didn’t always agree on certain industry issues but never disrespected where each other was coming from. I was blessed to spend one of his final mornings with him. He was brave and still had his patented sense of humor and industry wisdom. He was a great human being and will be impossible to replace as a Florida thoroughbred executive.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Sheri, and his family as they mourn the loss of such a great husband, father and grandfather.”

Stirling had been the only executive director that the Florida HBPA had ever known until he left the organization at the expiration of his most-recent term Dec. 31, 2015.

He had been the state’s HBPA president for three years prior to assuming the newly created director’s post in 1995.

The son of showhorse riders Jean and William Stirling, he followed his father into a career as a racehorse trainer, taking over the conditioning of Nijinsky’s Secret to win two runnings of the then-Grade 1 Hialeah Turf Cup with the horse.

His tenure at the FHBPA’s leadership level came at a tumultuous time in the state’s racing history as it dealt with a variety of issues, including the frequent sales of both Gulfstream Park and Calder Race Course; dates deregulation; medication controversies, and the advent of casino-style gaming at the tracks.

His grasp and articulation of complicated medication disputes gave him a national voice in policy making, leading him to a longtime role on the national HBPA’s Medication Committee and as a representative on the national HBPA’s Racing Medication and Testing Consortium.

Just prior to leaving the state’s HBPA in 2015, he had played an instrumental role in the State of Florida’s acceptance of national uniform-medication rules, leading to Gov. Rick Scott signature, putting them into law.

In addition to his leadership in racetrack issues, he was a passionate supporter of aftercare programs for thoroughbreds, and he often flashed his talents as the author of always informative, often provocative and at times humorous reports that brightened the Florida HBPA website.

His contributions led to the respect of fellow horsemen, including Phil Combest, former president of the HBPA, who referred to him as the organization’s “heart and soul for 25 years.” ■ GONZALO PHOTO

He paid $2.40 and earned $60,000, pushing his career bankroll to $560,155. He has won eight of his 12 career starts with one second.

Carvajal indicated that he would train his horse up to the Breeders’ Cup without starting him again.

Imperial Hint is out of Royal Hint, who is

by Lahint. ■

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Carmouche saving ground The announcement came throughout, found room late, in conjunction with TOBA’s got the jump on Mongolian naming of Juddmonte Saturday and outfinished the Farms, John Oxley, SpendBC winner – who was in rethrift Farm and Klaravich ceipt of five pounds – by a Stables & William H. half-length, finishing the five Lawrence as its Regional furlongs in :57.13.

Owners of the Year.

Other TOBA winners Carmouche later told the were Beholder’s dam, media that he was confident Leslie’s Lady, who has been that Pure Sensation “would named as the National get big hearted” if a hole Broodmare of the Year, and opened on the rail in the Royal Posse, who was honstretch drive.

Gilbert Campbell ored with Claiming Crown The placing judges were busy sorting out the minor awards: Mongo- Horse of the Year.

The Rood & Riddle Sport Horse of the lian Saturday had a nose on third-place Snowday, who was a similar margin in front of Year went to Zine Dine, owned by Hailey Rainbow Heir, who outfinished Bold Thun- Rogge, and the Heubeck Family received the Robert N. Clay Award, which recognizes a der by a head.

Holding Gold, Uncle Leo, Two Notch member of the thoroughbred community who Road, Dubini and Swell completed the order has made an outstanding contribution to preserving land for equine use. of finish.

“The winners of the TOBA awards reprePure Sensation, favored at 7-5, returned $4.80 and earned $180,000, boosting his ca- sent extraordinary achievements in our sport,” reer earnings to $1,256,040. His overall said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA. ■ record is nine wins, four seconds and three thirds from 24 starts.

State and regional winners Trained by Christophe Clement, Pure Sen- are as follows: sation joined 2010 BC Turf Sprint winner Chamberlain Bridge (2009-10) and the pop- Regional Owners of the Year: ular Ben’s Cat (2011-12) as the only two-time East Region: Juddmonte Farms Midwest Region: John Oxley winners of the Turf Monster.

Pure Sensation’s connections may opt to South Region: Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence wait to make a third attempt in the $1 million, five-furlong Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint – in West Region: Spendthrift Farm addition to his third last year he was fifth in the 2015 renewal – or they may prep for that race in the six-furlong, $150,000 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Oct. 7.

Pure Sensation is by Zensational out of Pure Disco, by Disco Rico. ■

Campbell Honored by TOBA The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association has announced that Gilbert Campbell has won its award as Florida’s top breeder.

State Breeders of the Year: Arkansas: Bill McDowell California: Heinz Steinmann Canadian: Adrian and David Munro Florida: Gilbert Campbell Illinois: Barney and Anne Gallagher Indiana: Michael and Penny Lauer Iowa: Allen Poindexter Kansas: Lance and Valerie Gabriel Kentucky: WinStar Farm Louisiana: Irwin Olian

Maryland: Robert Manfuso Massachusetts: Ken Posco Michigan: Lisa Campbell Minnesota: Rick Bremer and Cheryl Sprick New Jersey: Daniel Lopez New York: Chester and Mary Broman North Carolina: Nancy Shuford Ohio: Tim Hamm Oregon: Neil Knapp South Carolina: Franklin Smith Sr. Texas: Craig Upham Virginia: Mrs. William Backer Washington: Jean and Jeff Harris

GP Auction Florida Derby Week Fasig-Tipton will hold its selected 2year-olds in-training sale at Gulfstream Wednesday, March 28 in the lead up to its Grade 1 Florida Derby on Saturday, March 31.

The under-tack show will be conducted on Monday, March 26.

“Moving our 2018 Gulfstream sale three weeks later allows us to be a part of the excitement of Florida Derby Week,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “Positioning the sale around the Florida Derby should bring the auction added exposure, and the timing should work well for both buyers and sellers.” ■

Purses Boosted 30% for Fall Meet Gulfstream Park will increase purses an average of 30% from last year when the Fall Turf Festival at Gulfstream Park West begins Wednesday, Oct. 4.

P.J. Campo, Vice President of Racing for the Stronach Group and General Manager of Gulfstream Park, said the increases are due to summer handle being up 15% to an average of nearly $6 million.

“We want to thank the bettors and horsemen for supporting our summer program.”

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Florida FOCUS During the Fall Turf Festival at Gulfstream Park West, Gulfstream will prepare its main facility for the winter meet, which begins Saturday, Dec. 2, with the $1.1 million Claiming Crown.

The following Saturday Gulfstream will become the first facility outside Latin America or the Caribbean to play host to the Clasico del Caribe, a five-race stakes program featuring horses from eight Latin American and Caribbean countries. The Saturday, Dec. 9 program will also have six stakes races for 2-year-olds. ■

China Horse Club Nabs Keeneland Florida-bred Just weeks after Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association CEO Lonny Powell and Associate VP Member Services and Events Tammy Gantt completed their sponsored trade mission to China on behalf of the state of Florida to promote Florida thoroughbreds, China Horse Club officials were buying a $250,000 Florida-bred yearling at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale on Tuesday.

Powell and Gantt jointly attended with Ocala Breeders’ Sales President Tom Ventura and Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski.

The Florida sales and breeding executives were guests of China Horse Club founder Teo Ah Khing for the China Equine Cultural Festival in Inner Mongolia on Aug. 24, where they discussed the prolificacy of the Marion County thoroughbred market and how Florida is and can be further positioned for sale and investment in local bloodstock and runners.

China Horse Club officials must have liked what they learned from the Florida contingent as they, in partnership with Maverick Racing, went to $250,000 to purchase Hip 377, a Florida-bred colt by Curlin out of Kappa Gama, by Orientate. Kappa Gama is a halfsister to multiple Grade 1-placed Without Connexion and stakes-placed Elafonissos (Fr).

The colt was consigned by Lane’s End, agent.

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Randy Hartley and Dean DeRenzo were the top bidders on the final horse to pass through the illustrious first session of the Keeneland sale Monday when they went to $500,000 to bring home a Florida-bred colt

by More than Ready.

Consigned by Craig and Holly Bandoroff’s Denali Stud as an agent, the dark bay or brown colt is out of the Canadian champion mare Embur’s Song, by Unbridled’s Song and sold as Hip 166A. Embur’s Song is a multiple Grade 3 winner and is a half-sister to stakes winner Ten Flat and stakes-placed Dawn Raid, who is the dam of Preakness (G1), Santa Anita Derby (G1) and Haskell Invitational (G1) winner Exaggerator.

The colt was bred in Florida by Bridlewood Farm.

Other Florida-breds to sell well during the first three days of the 12-day sale that runs through Sept. 23 include Hip 592, who brought $375,000 Wednesday from Shadai Farm, of Abira, on the island of Hokkaido in Japan.

The bay filly is by Into Mischief out of Pashimira, by Pentelicus. Pashmina has already produced multiple stakes winner Pachito The Che and stakes-placed Bling plus she is a half-sister to stakes winner and stakes producer Chasseresse.

The filly was consigned by Gainesway, agent and was bred in Florida by Off the Hook Partners LLC & Farm III Enterprises LLC. A few minutes later, the Denali Stud consignment presented another attractive Floridabred in Hip 598, who garnered a bid of $350,000 from Godolphin.

The dark bay or brown Speightstown colt is out of the War Front mare Peace Preserver, a Grade 3 winner during her racing days and a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Jack Milton and stakes-placed runners Stake, My Rachel and Dig Alittle Deeper.

He was also bred in Florida by Bridlewood Farm.

During Tuesday’s session, another Florida-

bred pushed the bidding passed the quartermillion dollar mark West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc. and Lane’s End Bloodstock partnered up to get Hip 475, a Florida-bred son of Into Mischief for $255,000. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent, the bay colt is out of the stakes-placed mare Marie’s Rose, by Swiss Yodeler. Marie’s Rose has also produced stakes winner Go West Marie.

He was bred by Summer Mayberry.

During the first three days, the top seller was a Tapit filly out of the stakes-placed and multiple Graded producer Pretty ‘n Smart, by Beau Genious. The gray or roan yearling is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Cupid, Grade 3 winner Heart Ashley, Grade 3 winner Ashley’s Kitty and stakes winner Indianapolis.

Consigned by VanMeter-Gentry Sales, agent, the filly was purchased for $2.7 million by M.V. Magnier. ■

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Triplete para ’Dude’ de Florida Joe Bravo apenas pudo contener su euforia, y tampoco lo intentó, después de que Stallwalkin’ Dude se llevó su tercera victoria consecutiva en el clásico Tale of the Cat Stakes de $100,000 que tuvo lugar en Saratoga. “¡Este caballo es pura clase! Sin dudas, es pura clase”, afirmó el veterano jinete después de que el millonario criado en Florida sumara $60,000 a sus ganancias. Casi todo lo ha acumulado después de que su entrenador y copropietario David Jacobson reclamara al capón, de ahora 7 años, por $16,000 en una carrera sobre hierba en Gulfstream, en septiembre de 2014.

Con el mismo estilo y gracia con los que ganó la renovación de 2015 de Tale of the Cat, Stallwalkin’ Dude salió lentamente en el clásico de seis furlongs, se dio a una carrera abierta en la curva y ganó a duras penas, después de una valiente demostración de determinación.

“Pudo ganar una carrera tres años seguidos, y sigue adelante”, declaró Bravo.

“Tiene 7 años, pero nadie diría que tiene más de 3. Sale a luchar y lo hace de manera espectacular”.

En 2014, el margen de triunfo para Stallwalkin’ Dude fue de un hocico; esta vez, ganó por una cabeza. En el pasado, el año anterior le sacó un cómodo cuerpo y medio a su compañero de establo Chief Lion, que acompañó al capón una vez más a los potreros para el episodio del viernes.

Chief Lion, otro criado en Florida que Jacobson reclamó por $62,000 en una carrera que ganó en Santa Anita a principios del año pasado, iba a la cabeza al tomar la curva en la renovación del año pasado, y allí estaba otra vez este año, con estimulantes marcas temporales de 0:21.96 y 0:44.79.

Bravo, que venía sexto después del cuarto de milla y luego quinto, cuatro cuerpos detrás, mientras los siete corredores se preparaban para la recta, obligó a Stallwalkin’ Dude a ir a toda velocidad, pero Javier Castellano se adelantó con Loose on the Lead, que le 22 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2017

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había marcado el paso a Chief Lion y había tomado la delantera.

A pesar de Cadeyrn y del ajetreado Chief Lion, Loose on the Lead siguió dando pelea, y fue solo en el último momento cuando Stallwalkin’ Dude puedo vencer a su rival en la línea de llegada.

“A veces le gusta hacerlo emocionante, y sin Florida-bred Stallwalkin’ Dude dudas lo hizo esta vez”, dijo Jacobson. “Cuando vi las marcas parciales, True North (G2) y un cuarto puesto en la Belestaba un poco más atrás de lo que habíamos mont Sprint (G2).

“Es un placer entrenarlo; es muy fácil planificado, pero yo sabía que llegaría”.

Weekend Hideaway quedó 3¼ cuerpos de- hacerlo. Ha corrido tanto con breves destrás de Loose on the Lead, en tercer lugar, cansos, y está en tan buen estado físico, que seguido por Candid Desire, Candip, Chief no hace falta hacer demasiado con él”, explicó. “Es un caballo especial y le aporta Lion y Cadeyrn.

El tiempo de la carrera fue de 1:09.75. El emoción al deporte”.

Por su parte, Jacobson anunció: “Le favorito, que salió con 9-10, pagó $3.80 y quedan muchas más carreras por delante”. cargó un peso de 124 libras.

Hasta ahora, ha ganado $1,482,852.

La Tale of the Cat de este año fue la victo“Este caballo es un luchador y se siente de ria n.o 19 de 55 carreras para Stallwalkin’ Dude; en el caso de Jacobson, participó en 40 maravilla”, añadió Bravo. “Es imposible no carreras, de las cuales ganó 15. Entre sus tri- quererlo al viejo. Es un guerrero”.

Hijo de City Place y Chelle Spendabuck, unfos, además de las tres Tale of the Cats — que están limitadas a caballos que no hija de Dare and Go, fue criado por Maria hubieran ganado un clásico de grado en ese Haire. ■ año calendario hasta el día en que se corre esta carrera—, Jacobson y la estrella de su es- ‘Richard’ logra victoria por tablo ganaron la Bold Ruler de Grado 3 del 7½ cuerpos año pasado, las ediciones de la Diablo de La tercera fue la vencida para el entre2017 y 2015, la Gravesend del año pasado y nador Stanley Gold y Arindel Farm el 12 de la Crown Rapid Transit de reclamo de 2015. agosto, cuando Richard the Great, con su reHa tenido un buen desempeño al compe- greso, se llevó la Trinniberg Stakes de tir con ejemplares de grado 1; perdió dos car- $50,000, en Gulfstream Park, por 7½ cuerreras de la Vosburgh por un total de 1¼ pos. cuerpos, y tuvo un sexto puesto (mejor de lo Aunque había decepcionado en sus dos inque parece) en la Golden Shaheen, de $2 mil- tentos anteriores en los siete furlongs, este lones, este año. capón de 5 años hizo todo a su manera en la Este resbalón puede perjudicar a un ca- Trinniberg, abierta a caballos que nunca ballo, pero Jacobson dijo que, desde entonces, habían ganado un clásico con compañía Stallwalkin’ Dude no ha defraudado, y abierta. destacó que corrió cuatro veces con dos vicCon el mismo peso que su némesis y fatorias en clásicos, un segundo puesto en la vorito, French Quarter, Richard the Great DURAND PHOTO

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Primer Puesto por su publicidad, titulada “Impact”, y ganó un Silver Award por el diseño publicitario de “Get A Move On”. Ambas publicidades fueron creadas para el Departamento de Agricultura y Servicios al Consumidor de la Florida, y promueven las industrias de crianza y tenencia de purasangres en el estado.

Mike Mullaney, fue reconocido por Excelencia en RedacJohn Filer ción, Mejor Redacción: Columna.

Mullaney ganó el Charlie Award con un Primer Puesto por su columna Drifting Out, que aparece todos los meses en The Florida Horse.

Fundada en 1953, Florida Magazine Association, Inc. crea una comunidad profesional para profesionales del mundo editorial de todo el estado. ■

Recientemente, la revista The Florida Horse fue reconocida por la Florida Magazine Association en su banquete anual Charlie Awards, celebrado en el Ritz-Carlton Resort en Naples, Florida, el 11 de agosto.

John Filer, el director de arte de Florida Equine Communications que publica The Florida Horse, obtuvo la exacta en la categoría de Excelencia al Diseño, Mejor Publicidad: Autodifusión, por dos avisos publicitarios que creó para el Departamento de Agricultura de la Florida.

Filer ganó el premio Florida-bred Richard the Great Charlie Award con un

primera victoria en clásicos y coronó un gran fin de semana para Arindel Farms, criador del ganador de la Panama City Stakes del 13 de agosto, y dueño y criador del ganador de la Trinniberg Stakes del día anterior, Richard the Great.

Mientras que la Trinniberg de siete furlongs estaba abierta a caballos de más edad que nunca hubieran ganado un clásico, la Panama City era de una milla sobre hierba y estaba destinada a potras y yeguas mayores, criadas en Florida. Ambas carreras, en Gulfstream, tenían un premio de $50,000.

Bonita, de 4 años, con base en Hunter Farm de Ocala, hizo su actuación con una fabulosa corrida en la recta que la llevó de estar última entre los ochos corredores a ganar por tres cuartos de cuerpo y a destronar a la campeona anterior de la Panama City, Josdesanimaux, ganadora de múltiples clási-

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en una máiden para criados en Florida, en agosto de 2014. Luego, volvió a ganar al mes siguiente en una carrera de reclamo opcional por $75,000.

Algunas lesiones interrumpieron su brillante futuro, y corrió solo dos carreras más — en la Hutcheson de Grado 3 y siete furlongs de Barbados salió cuarto— antes de quedar afuera; hasta abril de este año, cuando salió tercero en una carrera de reclamo opcional por $62,000, donde French Quarter quedó segundo y lo superó por 1½ cuerpos. Richard the Great y French Quarter se midieron durante la primavera y el verano; este último lo superó – aunque no ganó – dos veces más antes de que Richard the Great diera vuelta el tablero con 6-1 el 22 de julio, con otra carrera de reclamo por $62,000 en la que ganó por medio cuerpo.

Todas sus carreras de este año fueron en Gulfstream.

La Trinniberg fue la tercera victoria del día para Jaramillo, que también obtuvo el quinto puesto con Shakakan, $10.20, y el noveno con Renaisance Frolic, $7. ■

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llevó la delantera desde el poste 6 con Emisael Jaramillo en la montura; lideró por un cuerpo después del cuarto de milla en 0:23.20 y por medio cuerpo después de la media milla en 0:45.50; luego, se separó de los competidores en la recta con un incremento repentino en la energía, con lo cual Jaramillo no tuvo que fustigarlo a la altura del poste dieciséis.

“No le di ninguna instrucción. Yo soy el entrenador, él es el jinete”, dijo Gold acerca de Jaramillo. “Al principio, no me ponía feliz que estuviera a la cabeza, porque pensaba que no iba a terminar, pero lo tenía bien dominado. Lo dejó avanzar cuando se le acercaron y, cuando tomó distancia, supe que ganaba”.

Indian Guide quedó segundo, 1¾ cuerpos delante de Dream Saturday, que le sacaba un cuerpo a French Quarter (9-5).

Very Very Stella estaba un cuello más atrás, seguido de Ranger in Paradise, Harryhee y Wild Mongolia.

La marca final de la carrera fue de unos breves 1:21.06, a menos de medio segundo del récord, y el ganador, la segunda opción con 3-1, pagó $8.60.

Arindel Farm crió a Richard the Great, hijo de Distorted Humor y de la yegua Horah for Bailey, hija de Doneraile Court.

Comenzó su carrera con una victoria por dos cuerpos frente al talentosísimo XY Jet

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cos y segunda opción.

Al principio, la ganadora perdió el tiempo mientras Justa Jill, Majestic Maiara y Pancake iban a la cabeza; se marcó el cuarto de milla en 0:24.80, la media milla en 0:49.15 y los tres cuartos en 1:12.60, en una pista descrita como “firme”.

Ninguna de estas tres se posicionó en la llegada.

Majestic Maiara tomó la posta brevemente ante una Justa Jill, que cedía cerca del poste del cuarto; luego, Josdesanimaux pasó de estar quinta a ponerse al frente, pero la escurridiza Bonita, con la brillante montura de Edgard Zayas, la superó a gran velocidad y ganó la carrera, cubriendo la distancia en 1:36.26.

Josdesanimaux le sacó tres cuartos a Imperial Secret (18-1), mientras que la favorita con 2-1 My Girl Corey quedó cuarta, seguida de Majestic Maiara, Bitacora, Pancake y Justa Jill. Winning for Sarah fue descalificada.

Bonita, que salió mejor que 9-1, pagó $21.20. El primer premio de $30,070 obtenido gracias a su cuarta victoria en 15 carreras elevó sus ganancias totales a $128,465.

“Pensé que correría bien... ha tenido muy buenos resultados durante su entrenamiento”, declaró su entrenador, Chad Stewart. “Siempre pensamos que sería una buena potra.

Tenía un pedigrí muy interesante”.

Silva compró a Bonita, hija de Bluegrass Cat y de la yegua Broad Picture —hija de Broad Brush, clasificado en clásicos—, por $25,000 en la venta de OBS de abril de 2015. ■

Kroy les cumple a los Papiese Unos pocos días antes de que su ganador de $2.15 millones, The Pizza Man, fuera enviado a su Thunder Ranch Farm en Anthony, Florida, para recuperarse de una fractura de tobillo que puso fin a su carrera, sus dueños, Richard y Karen Papiese recibieron una buena noticia con la victoria de Kroy en el clásico Tortugas Stakes de $75,000 en Gulfstream Park el 19 de agosto.

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Las siete carreras del capón gris de 4 años se corrieron este año, todas en Gulfstream y sobre hierba. Demostró estar preparado para competir en clásicos el 29 de julio, cuando derrotó a sus competidores en una carrera de reclamo opcional de $16,000 por unos cómodos 7¼ cuerpos, donde corrió con anteojeras por primera vez. Allí, ganó un 90 Beyer Speed Figure.

De nuevo con los ojos cubiertos para la Tortugas de 7½ furlongs, salió como favorito con dinero parejo con otros siete ejemplares de 3 años, con Emisael Jaramillo como jinete y Armando de la Cerda como entrenador.

Racings My Game (16-1) se apoderó de la pista en el primer cuarto de milla en 0:23.23 y la media milla en 0:45.97, antes de ceder ante He’s the One en la curva más alejada. Kroy se movió con He’s the One y lo alcanzó en el principio de MARTIN PHOTO

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la recta pero, apenas lo había sacado de combate, Love Conquers amenazó con un repunte que lo había sacado del último lugar. Sin embargo, el movimiento de Jaramillo fue criterioso, y Kroy llegó a la meta tres cuartos de un cuerpo por delante del segundo.

“No pude dejar de esforzarme ni un segundo con él; lo hice practicar sobre tierra, también sobre hierba”, relató de la Cerda.

“Sabía que necesitaría anteojeras, pero le concedí un tiempo. Le puse las anteojeras y ha logrado concentrarse. Este caballo, ahora, es otro”.

La marca final para esta carrera sobre hierba firme fue de 1:28.21, y el ganador pagó $4.20.

Durocher quedó cuarto, seguido por Coleman Rocky, Diddley, Prince Tito y un exhausto Racings My Game.

Kroy es una caballo especial para Milan Kosanovich, que co-crió al hijo de The Factor con Machmer Hall: cumplió uno de sus deseos cuando este caballo se convirtió en el primer ejemplar criado por él en ser vendido en la venta de agosto de Saratoga, donde, por $185,000, quedó en manos de Midwest Thoroughbreds, de los Papiese, en 2015.

Medio hermano de la ganadora de múltiples clásicos One Smokin’ Lady, Kroy es hijo de la yegua Pieria (hija de Atticus y

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medio hermana del ganador de clásicos de grado Surprising Fact y del ganador de clásicos U.S. Deputy).

Su tercera madre es la ganadora de clásicos Linda Summers. Esta es también la familia de la ganadora de Santa Margarita (G1) Lovlier Linda, madre del ganador de clásicos de grado Old Trieste y de otros tres ganadores de clásicos.

El premio de $45,105 de la Tortugas incrementó las ganancias de Kroy a $96,975.

Ha ganado tres de siete carreras, y de la Cerda quiere más, posiblemente en otros lugares, pero no hasta la Bear’s Den del 23 de septiembre, una carrera restringida para ejemplares de 3 años criados en Florida que tendrá lugar en Gulfstream.

“Este es un buen caballo. Puede correr en cualquier lugar de los Estados Unidos, no solo en Florida”, afirmó de la Cerda. ■

Bronx, que antes tenía base en Woodbine con el entrenador Josie Carroll, está invicto en tres carreras desde su traslado de este año.

La victoria le valió $29,400 al dueño de Sir Bronx, Alma Racing Stable, y las ganancias de su trayectoria ascienden a $87,990.

El ganador es un capón de 4 años, hijo de Bellamy Road y de Tiz de Mayo —hija de Tiznow—, y fue criado por la sociedad de Kinsman Farm y John Murrell. Fue vendido por $50,000 en la venta de Keeneland de septiembre de 2014.

La segunda madre de Sir Bronx es la ganadora de clásicos Drexel Monorail, hermana del múltiple ganador de clásicos de Grado 3 Champali: ganó la Smile en Calder, la Aristides y la Iroquois de Churchill, y la Phoenix de Keeneland. ■

O’Farrell designado en el Comité Ejecutivo de TOBA Hace poco, David O’Farrell, gerente de establo en Ocala Stud, fue designado por la junta para desempeñarse en el Comité Ejecutivo de la Thoroughbred Owners’ and Breeders’ Association en su reunión anual, que tendrá lugar en Saratoga, N.Y. Actualmente, O’Farrell está cumpliendo su segundo año en un mandato de tres años como miembro de la junta de TOBA, y se desempeñará un año en el Comité Ejecutivo.

“Es un honor para mí formar parte del Comité Ejecutivo junto a un maravilloso grupo de profesionales respetados de nuestra industria”, declaró O’Farrell. “Estoy ansioso por cumplir ese rol. Voy a hacer el mayor esfuerzo por dar lo mejor de mí”.

In Memoriam

Sir Bronx gana la Ruckus

Thomas E. Kindred

Para demostrar aún mejor que la influencia de los criados en la Florida se extiende a los cuatro rincones del continente, ejemplares de este estado quedaron primero y segundo en la Timely Ruckus de $50,000 de Northlands Park en Edmonton, Alberta, el 19 de agosto.

Con Shamaree Muir como jinete, Sir Bronx lideró todo el recorrido y venció a otros cinco caballos mayores en la carrera de 6½ furlongs, donde le ganó por tres cuartos de cuerpo a Private Money Game.

El ganador se batió a duelo con Capitalism durante la primera media milla (0:22.69 y 0:46.16), y luego tuvo que enfrentar el desafío de Private Money Game que, tarde y de la nada, comenzó a correr.

Este último le sacaba 2¾ cuerpos a Annie’s Candy, con Capitalism en cuarto lugar, seguido del favorito Hemlock Channel (con 8-5) y de Hot Humor.

Sir Bronx cubrió la distancia en 1:17.48 y pagó $10.70 como co-tercera opción en una carrera disputada.

Rick Hedge entrena a Sir Bronx, que tiene 4-3-2 de un total de 15 carreras. Sir

Thomas Kindred de Ocala, Florida, falleció el martes 15 de agosto a los 82 años, debido a complicaciones derivadas de la enfermedad de Alzheimer que padecía. Tom fundó TT Distributors en Ocala en 1985, que ofrecía arreos, herraduras, elementos para herradores, suplementos y todo lo que necesita un caballo de carrera. Tom se esforzaba mucho para ofrecer un gran servicio a la comunidad de Ocala: buscaba sin cesar los productos adecuados y negociaba los mejores arreglos con los proveedores. Solía conducir un gran camión con acoplado y recorría el país para comprar arreos, herraduras y suplementos, para conseguir mejores precios para sus clientes domésticos.

Tom corrió con caballos en cuarto de milla en South Alabama, North Florida, Misisipi y Texas en la década de 1970. Tuvo la fortuna de contar con tres caballos excelentes; uno era nieto de The Ole Man, y los otros dos eran nietos del gran Three Bars. Tom ganó muchas carreras, siempre con una actitud inteligente y conservadora. Para él, los arreos, las herraduras y los equipos eran costosos y difíciles de obtener, por lo cual comenzó a contactarse con fabricantes y a comprar directamente para uso propio y para revender a otros caballistas. Tom y su esposa, Judy Kindred, fundaron, impulsaron y consolidaron la empresa a fuerza de trabajo, determinación y de la buena calidad de sus productos y servicios para la industria de los caballos de carreras de Ocala. Al principio, la empresa funcionaba en su hogar, y usaban un viejo camión para repartir pan para vender y entregar los productos a los establos. Con el tiempo, la empresa creció y se mudó a su tienda actual, en Hwy 40, donde tienen 10 empleados y más de 2000 productos. TT Distributors es, actualmente, el mayor distribuidor de herraduras en Florida.

La hija de Tom, Debra, y su yerno Dana, han trabajado en la empresa más de 20 años, y tomaron las riendas en 2008. Dos de los nietos de Tom, Shelby y Devin Barber, también trabajan en la empresa.

A Tom lo sobreviven su esposa Judy, su hija Debra Barber y su hijo Doug Kindred, todos de Ocala; su hijo Rodney de Pipe Creek, Texas; y su hija adoptiva Debbie Poiroux de Kirksey, Kentucky. Tom tenía nueve nietos. Vivió una vida plena, y lo extrañaremos mucho. ■ THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2017 25

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O’Farrell se une a otros floridianos que desempeñan puestos prominentes en TOBA. El padre de O’Farrell, J. Michael O’Farrell, forma parte del Comité de Clásicos de Grado, mientras que Craig Bernick, de Glen Hill Farms, fue designado nuevamente en el Comité de Clásicos de Grado en la reunión anual.

TOBA, con sede en Lexington, Kentucky, es una organización comercial nacional para dueños y criadores de purasangres. TOBA se creó en 1961, como resultado de una fusión entre la American Thoroughbred Breeders Association y la American Thoroughbred Owners Associa-

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tion. La misión de TOBA es mejorar la economía, la integridad y el placer del deporte en representación de los dueños y los criadores de purasangres.

Algunos de los programas dirigidos por TOBA son: American Graded Stakes Committee (Comité de Clásicos de Grado de los Estados Unidos); Claiming Crown; Seminarios para Propietarios; Clínicas de Crianza, Conformación y Pedigrí; TOBA Owners Concierge (Conserjería para Propietarios de TOBA), y el Sales Integrity Program (Programa de Integridad de Ventas).

TOBA, en colaboración con The Jockey Club, también ha creado un recurso informativo gratuito llamado OwnerView, que ofrece información pertinente a propietarios nuevos, futuros y actuales de purasangres.

TOBA representa a los dueños y criadores estadounidenses a nivel internacional en el International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee, el International Cataloguing Standards Committee y la International Breeders Federation. ■

‘Sweet’ y Jaramillo, un gran equipo Al reunirse con Emisael Jaramillo, Sweet Khaleesi estaba concentrada para la Sugarloaf Key Stakes de Gulfstream el 26 de agosto.

Jaramillo había montado a la potra de 4 años dos veces durante el verano de 2016,

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cuando era entrenada por Ronny Werner, y ganó una carrera de reclamo opcional antes de quedar segunda ante R Kinsley Doll en la división Three Ring de la Florida Sire Stakes.

Jaramillo fue reemplazado después de esa carrera de la FSS, y puede que su ausencia se haya hecho notar, ya que la potra quedó fuera del círculo tres veces antes de quedar fuera de competencia en una cuarta, su único intento sobre hierba.

Gold comenzó a ocuparse del entrenamiento este año, y la potra ha demostrado mejoras sucesivas en cada evento, hasta llegar a la victoria en la Sugarloaf.

El 15 de junio, quedó segunda en una carrera de reclamo de $30,000, sin tomadores, y luego venció a R Girls a Charmer en una carrera de reclamo opcional de $62,000, el 16 de julio. Más tarde, como favorita, obtuvo un ajustado segundo lugar, vencida por un cuello por la ganadora de múltiples clásicos Money or Love, en la Added Elegance Stakes de siete furlongs del 29 de julio.

La revancha y la reunión con Jaramillo del 26 de agosto produjeron un cambio de táctica, ya que Jaramillo puso su montura justo en los seis furlongs de la Sugarloaf Key, siguiendo de cerca a la que marcaba el ritmo, Arty’sbourbongirl, en un cuarto de milla inicial de 0:22.25.

Sweet Khaleesi se puso a la cabeza en el poste de media milla, mientras Money or Love perdió el ritmo hasta que logró ponerse a la par en el poste de 5/16. No le costó vencer a los oponentes y quedaba segunda, solo 1½ cuerpos detrás de Sweet Khaleesi, mientras las demás se aproximaban a la meta.

Con el estímulo de Jaramillo, Sweet Khaleesi se impuso y llegó primero a la línea con una ventaja de un cuello en la pista fangosa.

“Me preocupaban un poco los seis furlongs, porque no creo que le guste que la apuren para ponerse al frente, pero en este tipo de pistas no es conveniente alejarse”, explicó Gold. “A ella le hubiera gustado ir al acecho, pero igual funcionó”.

Money or Love le sacó 4½ cuerpos a

Sweet Tooth Haven, en tercer lugar, con Lirica cuarta, seguida por Baby I’m Worth It y Arty’sbourbongirl. More Than a Party y Last Kiss fueron descalificadas.

Sweet Khaleesi fue la favorita nuevamente, con 6-5, mientras que Money or Love salió como cuarta opción, con 9-2.

Sweet Khaleesi cubrió la media milla en 0:45.65 y terminó la carrera en 1:10.34. Con el segundo peso, de 121 libras, recibió una libra de Money or Love.

La victoria de Sweet Khaleesi en la Sugarloaf Key de $50,000 le valió $30,690, con lo que sus ganancias totales ascendieron a $188,740.

Sweet Khaleesi fue criada en Arindel Farm y es hija de Maimonides y de la yegua Calorie, hija de Yes It’s True. ■

Munny Spunt recibe el Torrey Pines Munny Spunt, criada en Florida, necesitó algo de ayuda de los jueces para quedar en el círculo de ganadores en Del Mar el 27 de agosto, después de la Torrey Pines Stakes de grado 3.

Y la obtuvo.

Zapperkat lideró de principio a fin en la Torrey Pines de $100,000 para potras de 3 años, pero no fue la cámara de la llegada lo que determinó quién sería la ganadora del evento de una milla. Mientras Zapperkat marcaba las fracciones de 0:22.66 y 0:47.45, Munny Spunt iba a la zaga en el campo de

siete caballos. Al tomar la curva, Zapperkat comenzó a alejarse de la desafiante Chocolate Coated, mientras Munny Spunt ahora corría con los líderes en tres hileras.

Al acercarse al octavo poste, Munny Spunt avanzó para desafiar a Zapperkat desde el exterior, cuando esta última comenzó a abrirse y golpeó a Munny Spunt dos veces mientras corrían hacia la llegada. Zapperkat le sacó una cabeza en la meta, pero el signo de pregunta del comisario apareció rápidamente en el marcador del campo.

Los comisarios determinaron que Zapperkat y el jinete Norberto Arroyo Jr. habían obstaculizado a Munny Spunt, por lo que la descalificaron. La ubicaron en segundo lugar, detrás de la nueva ganadora, Munny Spunt.

El tiempo final fue 1:37.20 en la pista rápida.

Fue la primera victoria en clásicos para Munny Spunt, que había terminado cuarta detrás de la ganadora Skye Diamonds en la Rancho Bernardo Stakes (G3) en su carrera anterior en Del Mar, el 13 de agosto. También fue la cuarta carrera con el entrenador Doug O’Neill, que había adquirido a Munny Spunt por $25,000 en Santa Anita el 30 de junio.

“Tiene un corazón enorme”, dijo O’Neill sobre Munny Spunt. “Sabíamos que Paradise Woods era una potra excelente, pero la teníamos guardada... sabíamos que nuestra potra amaba la pista y pensamos que sería bueno arriesgarnos”. O’Neill decidió nominar a Munny Spunt a último momento, por lo cual tuvo que pagar un cargo de nominación adicional de $1,000.

“Odio ganar por una descalificación, como sucedió, pero nuestra potra no pudo correr el último dieciseisavo de la milla”, continuó O’Neill. “No nos gusta ganar así, pero lo aceptamos”.

El jinete Drayden Van Dyke también se mostró complacido con los esfuerzos de la potra, tanto antes como después del incidente. “[Munny Spunt] salió bien, y la dejé ponerse cómoda”, relató Van Dyke. “Me estaba llevando donde quería estar. Alrededor del poste de tres octavos, nos pusimos serios.

Cuando llegamos a la recta, me golpeó [Zap-

perkat] una vez; luego, volvió a golpearme.

Cuando sucedió eso, supe que podrían tenerlo en cuenta. Cuando te hacen perder el equilibrio, suele suceder algo. Esta es la primera vez que he ganado un clásico de grado a raíz de una descalificación”.

Munny Spunt demostró ser una buena inversión para sus nuevos propietarios, ERJ Racing LLC, John Fuller, Richie Robershaw, S. Rothblum y O’Neill, ya que ganó $60,000 por el triunfo. Así, sus ganancias totales ascienden a $141,235. Esta fue su quinta victoria en 13 carreras, y pagó $38.60 por un boleto de $2.

Criada en Florida por Harriet Finklestien y Hartley DeRenzo, Munny Spunt es hija de Munnings y de la yegua Spin the Blues, hija de Hard Spun. Spin the Blues es medio hermana del ganador de múltiples carreras de grado Blues Street. ■

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Jesus Rios

Rios monta a su duomilésimo ganador Jesus Rios montó al ganador número 2000 de su trayectoria el 3 de septiembre, cuando llevó a Miss Americain al círculo de ganadores tras salir victorioso en la octava carrera de Gulfstream Park.

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Darryll Holland

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South Florida en 2011.

Enviada al poste con 7-2, Miss Americain, entrenada por Kathleen O’Connell, no marcaba un buen ritmo, pero se lanzó en la curva llegando a la recta y se hizo con la victoria.

En Puerto Rico, Rios montó a ganadores de 26 carreras de Grado 1, entre ellos, D’Wildcat Speed, con quien consiguió 14 victorias entre 2002 y 2003.

El ganador de múltiples carreras de grado 1 se aventuró a South Florida para ganar dos clásicos, entre ellos, la Rampart (G2) de 2005 en Gulfstream, así como para producir a Lady Aurelia, que ganó la King’s Stand (G1) en Royal Ascot este año para el entrenador Wesley Ward.

“La velocidad de D’Wildcat Speed fue lo mejor”, afirmó. “Una yegua estupenda”.

Rios ha logrado victorias de clásicos de grado en la Skip Away (G3) de este año a bordo de Fear the Cowboy y en la Azalea (G3) de 2015, montando a Dogwood Trail en Gulfstream. ■

unió a la colonia de jinetes de Gulfstream este verano.

Su montura de más alto perfil en los Estados Unidos fue con Falbrav, entrenado por Luca Cumani, que terminó una cabeza detrás de los ganadores empatados High Chaparral y Johar en la Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) de 2003 en Santa Anita.

“He logrado algunos puestos interesantes, por ejemplo, con Falbrav, cuanto terminamos detrás de Johar y High Chaparral. Se podría decir que vuelvo aquí de forma permanente porque tengo asuntos pendientes. Se siente bien lograr el primer puesto”.

Holland montó a Falbrav y consiguió victorias de Group 1 en los clásicos CoralEclipse, International Stakes y Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

Holland, que fue campeón aprendiz del Reino Unido en 1991, se desempeñó en Corea del Sur recientemente, donde montó a Indian King, a 74-1, con una victoria en la KRA Cup Mile, la primera etapa de la Triple Crown de Corea del Sur. Nacido en Manchester, Inglaterra, montó a 66 ganadores en 350 monturas en Corea del Sur entre febrero de 2013 y junio de 2014. Volvió a Inglaterra durante un año antes de regresar a Corea del Sur, Singa-

El ganador de 19 clásicos Group 1 en Europa, el jinete Darryll Holland, logró su primer éxito en los Estados Unidos al correr con Justa Jill en la quinta carrera de Gulfstream Park el 1 de septiembre.

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Holland gana su primera carrera en los Estados Unidos

pur y Mauricio.

“Fueron necesarias algunas monturas para acostumbrarme. Es un entorno diferente”, explicó Holland. ■

Galleon Mast, un cómodo ganador Galleon Mast se ha posicionado entre los mejores caballos de carreras de distancia media sobre hierba de Florida. Su último triunfo contra competencia abierta en The Vid Handicap de $50,000, en Gulfstream el 4 de septiembre, indica que este ejemplar de 4 años, criado en Florida, sigue mejorando.

Modelo de perseverancia desde que David Fawkes se encargó de su entrenamiento —fue criado por Anne Scott y es hijo de Mizzen Mast, hijo del campeón sobre hierba Cozzene—, Galleon Mast había corrido 18 veces en The Vid con cinco victorias, cinco segundos puestos y cuatro terceros puestos.

Fawkes fue su entrenador en todas estas carreras, salvo en cuatro; en siete de estas 14 carreras, y en nueve en total, la victoria o la derrota de Galleon Mast se decidió por un cuerpo o menos.

Al participar de The Vid, venía de cosechar una victoria en el clásico Eight Miles East Stakes del 6 de agosto, donde venció a My Point Exactly por una cabeza.

Con 7-5 en la Eight Miles East, el capón gris salió con 4-5 en The Vid, de 1 milla y 1/16, donde se enfrentó a otros seis caballos mayores y, con un peso de 122 libras, se le concedieron de dos a seis libras a los oponentes.

Diamond Bachelor, con el segundo peso en 120 libras, marcó el ritmo desde el principio. Aunque pudo cubrir el cuarto de milla en unos lentísimos 0:25.51 en la pista firme, se apuró cuando lo desafío Blue Harbor, que marcó la media milla en 0:49.78 y los seis furlongs en 1:13.06.

Galleon Mast, que antes solo había vencido a un silencioso Little Baltar, comenzó a actuar debajo de un paciente Tyler Gaffalione después de la media milla, y se encontraba muy cerca del líder mientras corría entre los

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Una performance “Imperial” Con base en Parx, Imperial Hint, de Raymond Mamone, derribó a otros tres corredores en la Donald LeVine Memorial de $100,000 en un poco más de una hora antes de que el millonario Pure Sensation, criado por Patricia Generazio, ganara su segunda edición de la Turf Monster Stakes de grado 3 por $300,000 al salir victorioso después de que cinco caballos llegaran a la meta casi al mismo tiempo.

Imperial Hint, que fue criado por Shade Tree Thoroughbreds, de Bert Pilcher, tiene tres sobre tres en Parx, mientras que Pure Sensation mejoró su récord a cuatro sobre cuatro.

En diciembre, Imperial Hint comenzó lo que terminó convirtiéndose en una racha ganadora de cinco carreras, con una victoria

por seis cuerpos contra compañía de reclamo opcional por $25,000 en Parx. Este año, comenzó con victorias en la Fire Plug de Laurel y en Gen. George (G3), antes de regresar a casa para triunfar en la Smile (G3) de Summit of Speed Day el 1 de julio en Gulfstream.

La Smile hizo muy feliz a su propietario y a su entrenador, Luis Carvajal, ya que el hijo de cuatro años de Imperialism se había estropeado a causa de una neumonía contraída cuando fue enviado a Dubai para la Golden Shaheen de $2 millones.

Su victoria por 4¾ cuerpos en la Smile —por la cual recibió un viaje con todo pago a Del Mar para la Breeders’ Cup Sprint del 4 de noviembre— demostró que se había recuperado totalmente de esa experiencia, y participó de la LeVine con una gran ventaja; Javier Castellano, basado en Saratoga, cree que esta será su montura en la BC Sprint.

Imperial Hint indicó su disposición para esta tarea con una serie de brillantes trabajos hasta la carrera del lunes y, sin esfuerzo, se impuso frente a los demás competidores que llegaron casi a la par.

Con 1-5, Lewys Vaporizer lideró al principio, antes de que, con Castellano, pudieran ponerse a la cabeza. Marcaron la media milla en 0:43.81, los cinco furlongs es 0:55.61 y volvieron a la meta, sin inconvenientes, con seis furlongs en 1:07.55. El tiempo final tuvo una diferencia de 0.04 segundos con la marca de hace seis años de Royal Currier.

Life in Shambles quedó segundo, 6¾ cuerpos detrás del ganador, con Fast Friar tercero y Lewys Vaporizer en último puesto.

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caballos al salir de la curva final.

Gaffalione se abrió, sacudió las riendas y Galleon Mast respondió con prontitud.

Llegó a la meta 2¼ cuerpos adelante de Blue Harbor —también entrenado por Fawkes—, con JR’s Holiday en tercer lugar, 1¼ cuerpos más atrás.

Anteriormente, el margen de victoria más amplio para Galleon Mast había sido de un cuerpo contra reclamadores opcionales por $25,000 a principios de este año, y fue la tercera vez que Blue Harbor siguió de cerca a su compañero de establo, cuya marca final fue de 1:42.58.

“Fue una carrera bastante tranquila”, ponderó Fawkes. “[Galleon Mast] quedó en el lugar perfecto. Lo único que me asustó un poco fue lo lento que iban. Corrió bien”.

Galleon Mast es hijo de P.J.’s Eskimo, clasificada en clásicos e hija de Eskimo.

Diamond Bachelor, He’s the One, Keepthedreamalive y Little Baltar completaron el orden de llegada.

Galleon Mast pagó $3.60 y ganó $30,380 por su victoria, con lo cual sus ganancias ascienden a $252,780. Un caballo hecho para la pista, tiene un récord de 4-4-3 en 11 carreras sobre hierba en Gulfstream. ■

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ascienden a $560,155. Ha ganado ocho de sus doce carreras y un segundo puesto.

Carvajal señaló que entrenaría a este caballo hasta la Breeders’ Cup, sin hacerlo correr de nuevo.

Imperial Hint es hijo de Royal Hint, que es hija de Lahint. ■

Pure Sensation vuelve a ganar Tras haber terminado el 2016 con un tercer puesto ajustado ante los californianios Obviously y Om en la Cup Turf Sprint (G1) de Breeders en Santa Anita, Pure Sensation, de 6 años, tuvo algunos problemas para recuperar su forma este año: no hizo demasiado en la recta y terminó fuera del círculo en la Turf Sprint (G3) de Churchill, la Jaipur (G3) de Belmont y la Troy de Saratoga. Su único momento de esplendor en esta campaña fue cuando repitió su victoria el 8 de julio en Parx Dash (G3), donde le ganó por 5¾ cuerpos al ganador de la BC Turf Sprint 2015, Mongolian Saturday.

Este último también había estado un hocico detrás de Pure Sensation en la Turf Monster de 2015, y él, junto con otros ocho rivales, tuvieron su revancha con Pure Sensation en la edición de este año.

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temprano, antes de volver a correr en el medio. Mientras tanto, Bold Thunder lideró la procesión en un cuarto de milla de 0:21.99 y una media de 0:45.01, antes de quedar envuelto por los demás en el último octavo de milla.

Carmouche encontró su lugar tarde, se lanzó sobre Mongolian Saturday y venció al ganador de BC —que llevaba cinco libras— por medio cuerpo. Terminó los cinco furlongs en 0:57.13.

Luego, Camouche les dijo a los medios que estaba seguro de que Pure Sensation “se mostraría tenaz” si se abría un claro en el barandal durante la recta.

Los jueces tuvieron bastante trabajo a la hora de definir los premios menores: Mongolian Saturday le sacó un hocico al tercero, Snowday, que quedó adelante de Rainbow Heir por un margen similar; este último le ganó a Bold Thunder por una cabeza.

Holding Gold, Uncle Leo, Two Notch Road, Dubini y Swell completaron el orden de llegada.

Pure Sensation, favorito con 7-5, pagó $4.80 y ganó $180,000, con lo cual sus ganancias totales ascienden a $1,256,040.

Su récord total es de nueve victorias, cuatro segundos puestos y tres terceros puestos en un total de 24 carreras.

Entrenado por Christophe Clement, Pure Sensation se convirtió, junto con el ganador de la BC Turf Sprint de 2010 Chamberlain Bridge (2009-’10) y el popular Ben’s Cat (2011-12), en el único doble ganador de la Turf Monster.

Tal vez los seguidores de Pure Sensation quieran esperar a que haga un tercer intento en la Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint de cinco furlongs por 1 millón —además de haber salido tercero el año pasado, quedó quinto en la edición de 2015— o quieran prepararse para esa carrera en la Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational de seis furlongs, por $150,000, que tendrá lugar el 7 de octubre.

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Coming into the stretch, World Approval takes the lead enroute to his Grade 1 victory

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Florida-bred World Approval proved much the best in Saratoga’s G1 Fourstardave

By MIKE MULLANEY —SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.

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gloomy, stormy afternoon gave way to rainbows and waterfalls Aug. 12 for trainer Mark Casse and his boss at Live Oak Plantation, Charlotte Weber, after their Florida-bred turf champion World Approval trounced a talented field in the Grade 1, $500,000 Fourstardave Stakes.

Casse told The Florida Horse that the striking gray came out of the race “Super!” enjoying the morning by eating mints and taking a nip at inattentive passersby.

The Fourstardave was the striking gray’s second career Grade 1 tally, following last year’s victory in Monmouth’s United Nations; his second graded victory of 2017, following his score in Pimlico’s Dixie (G2) on May 20, and his third win in four starts this year.

For a time, midway through Saturday’s card, it looked like he wouldn’t get a chance in his first try at a mile on grass: A series of storm cells swept through the region with a

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violence reminiscent of last year’s Fourstardave Day, in which a similar series of storms wiped out the last six races on the program, including the main event.

This year, however, after a few delayed post times, the card held together, although Casse later confessed there were second thoughts in the camp.

“When we saw the rain was coming, Ms. [Charlotte] Weber was concerned and we talked about it a few times, but I thought his race was so good in the Dixie, that I thought the rain, it wasn't going to hurt.”

He couldn’t have been more right.

Sassy Little Lila, the only female in the field, led the six-pack of older horses through the first six furlongs, posting fractions of :24.64, :49.86 and 1:14.46 along the way as Ballagh Rocks kept her company in front and World Approval, breaking widest in the field of six, raced third under Manny Franco.

That rider, who has been very hot of late, was riding the gelding for the first time as regular pilot Julien Leparoux was busy participating in the Turf Festival races at Arlington.

“The only instruction I gave Manny was

that World Approval likes a target," Casse said. “That was one of the reasons we cut him back to a mile, because we thought he could win the Breeders’ Cup Mile [as had his half-brother, Miesque’s Approval]. When you run him farther, he doesn’t get a target. [If it’s] shorter, there’s more speed, and he has a target, and [in the Fourstardave] it looked like he loved it.”

Ballagh Rocks was the first to grab the lead that the tiring Sassy Little Lila had relinquished, but Franco had World Approval rolling wide. They eased past Ballagh Rocks with a furlong remaining and came away to a 2¼-length victory.

The British import and 2-1 favorite Time Test came on to gain his third runner-up finish in as many stakes starts since crossing the Atlantic, finishing a length in front of Ballagh Rocks.

Disco Partner, second choice at 11-5, was a disinterested fourth, followed by Sassy Little Lila and American Patriot, the longest shot in the competitive field at 7-1.

Weekend Hideaway was entered but withdrawn after running third in Friday’s Tale of

I sensed the pace was good enough because they “ were fighting for the lead on the first turn. I knew the pace, and they were going fast. And he handled the ground really well. –—jockey Manny Franco Jockey Manny Franco and World Approval after their victory in the Fourstardave

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the Cat Stakes, won by Florida-bred Stallwalkin’ Dude.

World Approval went off a generous 5-1 and returned $12.60 after getting the mile in 1:37.65 over yielding going.

Casse joked with the media that, with Leparoux in Chicagoland, he had a hard time figuring out who to give the mount to until he saw Franco on the basketball court in a game that benefited the Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund.

“I said to [his son and assistant] Norman, ‘We’re going to win the Fourstardave and I’m not sure who’s going to ride him.’ It turned out to be Manny. We were having fun and I told Norman, ‘If he rides as good as he plays basketball, we’ll win.’

“Seriously, we’ve had some luck with Manny before. We knew he could ride, and you couldn’t have asked him to ride a horse any better.”

About a half-hour after his remarks, a rainbow appeared, running north and south in front of the grandstand.

Meanwhile, Leparoux’s best showing in seven races at Arlington was a third on 9-5 favorite Keystoneforvictory in the American St. Leger.

“I just tried to stay out of trouble and I think that was the key,” Franco said of his ride on World Approval, who gave him his first Grade 1 win at Saratoga.

“I sensed the pace was good enough because they were fighting for the lead on the first turn. I knew the pace, and they were going fast.

“And he handled the ground really well.”

A son of Northern Afleet out of Weber’s marvelous mare Win Approval, World Approval posted his ninth career victory in 22 starts. He began this year with a victory in Tampa’s Turf Classic against state-breds April 2.

The $300,000 winner’s share of the Fourstardave purse increased his lifetime earnings to $1,443,763 placing him between Meadow Star and First Dude on the list of alltime leading Florida-bred money earners.

World Approval picked up a career-best 107 Beyer Speed Figure for his Fourstardave performance. His previous bests were 106 for the U.N. and the Dixie, and a 105 for running third in last year’s Manhattan at Belmont. ■

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Florida-bred Soutache puts in record performance to win Affirmed

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Prior to the start, Phantom Ro, who was the 6-5 favorite, broke through the front of the starting gate but was reloaded after being cleared to run by the track veterinarian.

Capital S. broke best of all and went straight for the lead with Phantom Ro rushing up to join him from the inside.

Meanwhile, Soutache was biding his time in sixth as the frontrunners made the first quarter-mile in a rapid :22.16.

Capital S. could not keep up with the quick pace and World of Trouble took over after a half-mile in :44.84 with

rainer Ralph Nicks knew that anything short of a four-horse dead heat in the $200,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Affirmed would result in some disappointment. The formidable conditioner saddled four horses in the second leg of the FTBOA FSS series and was hoping one would come through with a victory.

Nicks had entered into the Affirmed FTBOA FSS Dr. Fager winner Phantom Ro, Dr. Fager third Soutache, Dr. Fager fifth Kingson Pike and maiden I think the Florida Sire Stakes is a great program. I call it special weight winner Capital S. In the end, Soutache not only the Florida Sire Triple Crown. I mean these horses in general came through with the victory, but won’t get the opportunity to run for this much money again and did so in dramatic fashion win- with that being said, there have been some really good horses ning by six lengths in stakes who started their careers here. – trianer Ralph Nicks record time of 1:22.46 for the seven furlongs. Phantom Ro was third after breaking Phantom Ro chasing in second. Those two continued to lead through the front of the starting gate prior to the start of the as the field made their way around the far turn when race while Kingston Pike was seventh with Capital S. eighth. Soutache began to make his move from the back of the pack.

The Affirmed is for 2-year-old FTBOA registered As they straightened away for home, Soutache came colts and geldings sired by FTBOA registered Florida up to challenge World of Trouble as they went at each stallions nominated to the program. other down the stretch. But Soutache began to pull away

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Jockey Eric Cancel flew to South Florida from inside the final furlong and went on to win by six lengths over World of Trouble in second with Phantom Saratoga to ride Soutache.

“This was worth the trip,” said Cancel, who captured Ro holding on for third.

“I thought Phantom Ro would run well but in 28 his first U.S. win at Gulfstream in 2015. “Ralph just said years as a trainer and as an assistant with Bill Mott, to sit behind, stalk the pace. At the half-mile pole I knew I’ve never had a horse win a race after breaking I had a lot of horse. so I just waited. As soon as I saw through the starting gate,” Nicks said. “He got stirred them start moving I just moved with them. My horse up a bit being in the post parade for a while and got a kept trying until the end.” bit keyed up loading. I was surprised with [Capital S’s] effort. I expected him to be back and come running FSS SUSAN’S GIRL late, and he did things the wrong way today, so we’ll It took an ancient form of medicine to make a differreevaluate with him.” ence with Starship Bonita, who won the $200,000 FTBOA Nicks also said that he thought Soutache would run Florida Sire Stakes Susan’s Girl at Gulfstream Saturday. a big race in the Affirmed based on how he trained comThe Susan’s Girl is for FTBOA registered 2-year-old ing into the race. fillies sired by FTBOA regis“His morning workouts have It’s a great series. If you race tered Florida stallions nomitold me more about him than nated to the program. They ran in Florida, you can go to the his breeding or anything else, over seven furlongs on the main [OBS] March or April sale [of and Backtalk was a very briltrack.

2-year-olds in training] and a few liant 2-year-old himself,” said After finishing second in a Nicks, whose winner breezed months later you can run forthese maiden special weight at Gulffive-eighths of a mile in 59 4/5 big purses. You can’t do that any- stream Park in July and fourth seconds Aug. 23 in preparation where else. – trainer Steven Dwoskin in the $100,000 Dr. Fager divifor the Affirmed. sion of the FTBOA Florida Sire Soutache was bred in Florida by his owner, T. Paul Stakes Aug. 5, also at Gulfstream, the daughter of Bulmahn, in the name of his GoldMark Farm. Northwest Stud stallion Gone Astray received three Soutache is by Bulmahn’s stallion Backtalk and out of acupuncture sessions to help with a problem she was Granrunanbleu, by Affleet Alex. Soutache earned having with her back. $120,000 for the win which increased his career earn“We had a little problem with her after the last race ings to $165,000 from two wins in three starts. He also and we got that corrected. I thought she was going to won a maiden special weight in his first race on July run well but did I think she would win, no,” trainer 2 at Gulfstream Park.

Steven Dwoskin said.

Starship Bonita broke well from the inside post before jockey Carlos Montalvo was content to sit in fourth, about three lengths behind the early speed being provided by favored Go Astray and Reagan’s Rose with Dessert Honeys in third behind those two.

After the first two furlongs in :24.06, Go Astray and Reagan’s Rose kept at each other until they finished a half-mile in :46.72. Go Astray shook free from Reagan’s Rose and Dessert Honeys midway around the turn and looked to be on her way to winning her second FSS race after winning the Susan’s Girl. However, Starship Bonita was starting to make a late run in the middle of the track.

As they raced into the final sixteenth of a mile, Starship Bonita went past Go Astray when Dessert Honeys also began her late run on the far outside. Starship Bonita hit the wire in 1:25.43 and a head in front of Dessert Honeys in second with Go Astray third.

Starship Bonita races for Laurence Leavy’s Starship Stables of Miami. Leavy is best known as “Marlin Man” and can be seen sitting behind home plate in his bright

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orange Miami Marlin’s jersey at most of the Miami baseball games. An avid sports fan, Leavy hesitantly did not attend the races Saturday, instead electing to travel to Atlanta to watch the Florida State – Alabama football game. However, Leavy still watched the Susan’s Girl on his cellphone.

“I’m screaming at my phone, ‘No, no, she’s moving too soon! Wait! She’s stopping! No, wait! She’s coming again! Oh, it’s a photo! Oh, she won!” said Leavy from Atlanta minutes after Starship Bonita prevailed Starship Bonita earned $120,000 for Leavy and pushed her lifetime bankroll to $134,400. She paid $31 to her backers.

Bred in Florida by Mr. and Mrs. William A. T. Rainbow, Starship Bonita was purchased at the Ocala Breeders’ Sale March auction for $72,000.

“When I went to the sale, she was my pick of the litter,” Dwoskin said. “So I told Mr. Leavy to buy this horse no matter what she cost.”

The 2017 FSS Series concluded Sept. 30 at Gulfstream Park with the renewals of the $400,000 In Reality for colts and geldings and the $400,000 My Dear Girl for fillies, both contested around two turns at 1 1/16 miles. Results were not available at press time.

“I think the Florida Sire Stakes is a great program. I call it the Florida Sire Triple Crown,” Nicks said. “I mean these horses in general won’t get the opportunity to run for this much money again and with that being said, there have been some really good horses who started their careers here.”

Eclipse Award winners that have been graduates of the FSS include Smile, Brave Raj, Unbridled, Big Drama and Awesome Feather. Other star winners of FSS races include Mecke, In Summation, Jackson Bend and Three Rules.

Dwoskin also talked about how much he enjoys the Florida Sire Stakes.

“It’s a great series,” Dwoskin said. “If you race in Florida, you can go to the [OBS] March or April sale [of 2-year-olds in training] and a few months later you can run for these big purses. You can’t do that anywhere else.”

WASTED TEARS

Jockey Emisael Jaramillo got off to a fast start Saturday at Gulfstream Park winning three of the first four races but it wasn’t as fast a start as Florida-breds.

On a day in which the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes was set to take the main stage with the Affirmed and Susan’s Girl Stakes making up the second legs of the three-leg series, Florida-breds won the first five races including the $75,000 Wasted Tears.

Florida-breds Cowtown Spirit, Grand Venezuelan,

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On Cruise Control and Blonde Bomber won the first four races before Bonita took the Wasted Tears.

Florida-breds continued to win with Hold on Emma winning the eighth race while Flying Liberty won the 11th race. Jaramillo rode both Hold on Emma and Flying Liberty to win five races on the day.

The Wasted Tears featured fillies and mares going 1 1 ⁄16 miles on grass.

Bred in Florida by Arindel Farm, Bonita was content to race in last in the seven-horse field as Josdesanimaux led the field through a first quarter-mile in :24.24 with Mizz Money giving chase in second with Temple Fur third.

After a half-mile in :48.53, Mizz Money moved up to challenge Josdesanimaux from the outside and made the lead easily before they reached midway on the turn. Meanwhile Edgard Zayas on Bonita began to inch closer to front from her position further back.

Mizz Money began to pull away at the top of the stretch but Bonita was moving best of all from the four path. At the eighth pole, Bonita made the lead and went on to win ahead of Mizz Money in second with Temple Fur third.

The final time was 1:43.24 over the firm course.

Bonita is trained by Chad Stewart for owner Mario Silva. She is a 4-year-old filly by Bluegrass Cat out of Broad Picture, by Broad Brush. She picked up $46,500 for the win to increase her career earnings to $173,985.

It was her fifth win in 16 career races and she paid $11 to win. It was her second consecutive stakes victory after winning the $50,000 Panama City Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Aug. 13. ■

On a day in which the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes was set to take the main stage with the Affirmed and Susan’s Girl Stakes making up the second legs of the three-leg series, Florida-breds won the first five races including the $75,000 Wasted Tears.

Florida-breds Cowtown Spirit, Grand Venezuelan, On Cruise Control and Blonde Bomber won the first four races before Bonita (above) took the Wasted Tears.

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with FTBOA President

BRENT FERNUNG

When it comes to making a living and competing in the Florida thoroughbred industry, you are widely acknowledged as being “all-in.” In your personal opinion, why is Florida such a great place to breed, own, condition, and race?

A: Except for a short while as a teenager, my entire experience as a horseman has been in Ocala.

The weather is perfect for raising racehorses.

They’re never stuck in their stalls for long periods of time due to the climate, and, frankly, I think the summer heat in Ocala makes them tougher and better able to handle the kind of stress they experience in racing. It is also, without question, the best place in the world to prepare a young horse to race!

You have long been passionate — even “bullish” — on Florida-Breds, why?

A: I arrived here in Ocala the year before Florida-bred Affirmed won the Triple Crown. His rivalry with Alydar is the classic tale of Florida vs.

Kentucky. Alydar had the fancy pedigree and the Calumet mystique. Affirmed had a working class pedigree and was born, raised, and prepared to race here in Florida. Yet Affirmed defeated Alydar repeatedly! That, in a nutshell, is what Florida thor-

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J. FILER PHOTOS

Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association President Brent Fernung sat down with The Florida Horse editor-in-chief Brock Sheridan to reflect on his tenure as the Association President and discuss what he feels may be in the future for the Florida thoroughbred industry.

You have been an FTBOA member and served as a director for quite some time. Now, as you near the end of your first term as FTBOA President, have your perspectives changed or evolved? How will you remember your first year as President?

A: It has been an interesting year. I’ve had a large learning curve in my efforts to fill the shoes of my immediate predecessors. Fortunately I’ve had George Russell and Phil Matthews to turn to for advice, something that I’ve done often. Also, I didn’t realize how much more high profile you are as President. I’ve been deeply gratified by the outpouring of support I’ve received from members, whether it was at the horse sales, down south at the race track, or even in the grocery store.

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oughbreds are all about. Tough, talented, and excelling beyond expectations. Just imagine the possibilities if the playing field was actually level!

Shortly upon his arrival in Ocala about six years ago, CEO Lonny Powell advised the Board of Directors, and later the membership, that his top two economic goals for FTBOA members were: (1) To increase Breeders’ Awards, with the aim of achieving the maximum 20% level set by statute; and (2) To bring back Stallion Awards. Now, for the second straight year, the FTBOA will be offering the highest Breeders’ and Stallion Awards in the history of the Florida thoroughbred industry, with both awards set at the maximum level — 20% of the announced gross purse, with Breeders’ Awards distributed across first, second, and third place.

What are your feelings in the wake of such positive economic progress for FTBOA members and the industry?

A: I am so proud of what Lonny, our staff, and the Board have accomplished in the past six years. In those dreary days after the economic catastrophe of 2008, it would have been impossible to believe that we would be in a position to increase Breeders’ Awards to the maximum 20% level and to reinstate Stallion Awards in such a short amount of time. With that said, none of us are willing to rest on our laurels. We’re constantly striving to further promote and develop the Florida thoroughbred industry!

Building on the success of the Florida Sire Stakes in 2016, the FTBOA proposed a stakes agreement for 2017 that would have reached a record purse level of $4.35 million. In exchange for an investment from the purse account of $1.1 million, horsemen would have run for an extra $3.2 million in purses — $2.2 million from breeders’ awards funds and $1 million THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2017 43

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The FTBOA management and staff work very hard every day to promote and protect the Florida thoroughbred industry, despite many trials and tribulations.

Their persistence and vigilance is something we should all be grateful for, and it demands that we all put our collective shoulders to the wheel in lending them all the support we possibly can.

”

—Brent Fernung

from Gulfstream. While Gulfstream was initially willing to commit to this proposal, they ultimately pulled out when the FHBPA refused to participate. All of this transpired while the FHBPA and Gulfstream were embroiled in unrelated negotiations over a reported $3 million overpayment in purses arising from past contracts between the FHBPA and Gulfstream. Ultimately, without matching funds from its racing partners, the FTBOA Board simply could not justify devoting as much in breeders’ award funds to the Florida-Bred stakes program for 2017. The FHBPA then turned around and tried to have its own “series” which, to put it mildly, has not exactly set the Florida racing world on fire. In the wake of these unfortunate events, where does the FTBOA Florida-Bred stakes program at Gulfstream stand for 2018?

A: The decision by FHBPA’s management to abandon our previously successful partnership with Gulfstream has never been adequately explained. As a result, Florida horsemen lost out on the opportunity to compete in 2017 for an extra $1 million from Gulfstream and $700,000 from the FTBOA. Surprisingly, the FHBPA’s management seemed unfazed by this loss to the summer stakes program. They said they put the horsemen’s $1 million into a new summer stakes program, but, as far as I can tell, what has happened is that Gulfstream’s prior stakes program has just been replaced by the FHBPA’s races. With that said, it is still the FTBOA’s desire to reinstate this very successful partnership and bring the Florida-Bred stakes program back to full strength in 2018, and the FTBOA has already put such a proposal on the table. That ball is now squarely in the court of the track and the FHBPA. In terms of “moving forward,” the FTBOA will be sponsoring its first-ever Florida Sire Stakes (FSS) races at Tampa Bay Downs on December 16 of this year. Can you tell us more about that exciting new venture?

A: We’re obviously pumped about extending the FSS races to Tampa! Hopefully, these two races for 3year-olds can be the foundation of an extended yearround FSS series. Think about how exciting it would

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be if we could run FSS races throughout the entire year—perhaps even run an older horse division.

We know you are particularly enthusiastic about this year’s slate of new Board members. Can you tell us a little more about why each one was nominated by the Board, and what they bring to the table for our membership and industry?

A: We’re extremely fortunate that we continue to find a wealth of talent and experience to serve on the FTBOA’s Board of Directors.

Dr. Fred Yutani and his wife, Sara, have owned a farm and have bred thoroughbreds for decades here in Ocala, and Fred brings that experience and a keen mind to the Board.

Bobby Jones is a successful horseman and farm owner and served on the FTBOA board back in the 1990’s.

Gil Campbell is a past president of the FTBOA and a continued source of wisdom for all of us to rely on.

Barry Berklehammer is one of the most successful bloodstock agents in the country, as well as a Florida breeder.

Greg Wheeler is proud to say that he represents the interests of the small Florida breeders, and he has been a valuable contributor to the Executive Committee.

I would also be remiss if I did not mention the important contributions of Diane Parks and George Russell, whose terms on the Board have ended. Diane has served on the FTBOA Board off and on for years.

George, as the immediate past president, will continue to be available to provide us with good counsel.

In closing, is there anything we haven’t covered that you would like to share with our hardworking and dedicated Florida members, breeders, owners, and industry?

A: The FTBOA management and staff work very hard every day to promote and protect the Florida thoroughbred industry, despite many trials and tribulations. Their persistence and vigilance is something we should all be grateful for, and it demands that we all put our collective shoulders to the wheel in lending them all the support we possibly can. Whether it is combatting sham horse racing, fraudulent lawsuits, or decoupling legislation, every FTBOA member needs to join together and work collaboratively for the greater good of our industry. n

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The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through September 6, 2017. 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

2yo Avg

Wildcat Heir

Deceased

Forest Wildcat

$4,294,717

212

120

7

9

0

$4,339,597

Pay Any Price

First Dude

Double Diamond Farm

Stephen Got Even

$2,645,232

127

65

1

3

1

$2,645,232

Skye Diamonds

$146,758

11

$26,727

16

$45,219

$348,920

12

$5,233

16

$71,500

High Cotton

Ocala Stud

Dixie Union

$2,539,310

152

66

3

5

0

$2,543,926

R Angel Katelyn

$169,700

10

$11,270

12

$35,167

Adios Charlie

Ocala Stud

Indian Charlie

$1,907,651

67

43

3

4

1

$2,047,899

Gone Astray

Northwest Stud

Dixie Union

$1,821,867

97

45

4

4

1

$1,821,867

Mo Cash

$170,684

15

$5,907

6

$45,833

Three Rules

$238,520

9

$7,311

4

$32,750

With Distinction

Hartley DeRenzo Tbreds

Storm Cat

$1,407,574

99

50

2

2

0

$1,408,137

Distinctiv Passion

In Summation

Ocala Stud

Put It Back

$1,271,091

93

49

1

1

0

$1,276,742

Calculator

$81,860

9

$5,189

8

$10,875

$127,020

1

$10,000

Two Step Salsa

Get Away Farm

Petionville

$1,189,438

108

42

1

1

0

$1,195,006

Salsita

$63,115

20

$8,600

13

$43,769

Overdriven

Ocala Stud

Tale of the Cat

$979,915

53

25

2

2

0

$1,139,516

Overnegotiate

$115,700

10

$8,400

13

$25,615

Big Drama

Prestige Stallions

Montbrook

$1,105,372

73

38

3

3

0

$1,119,894

Smile Big

$125,147

5

$14,480

6

$33,533

Awesome of Course

Ocala Stud

Awesome Again

$1,073,998

81

39

0

0

0

$1,076,548

Awesome Banner

$162,275

Greatness

Prestige Stallions

Mr. Prospector

$800,949

45

29

0

0

0

$817,129

Mr Manning

$108,850

Exclusive Quality

Journeyman Stud

Elusive Quality

$803,390

78

34

0

0

0

$807,036

Dreaming of Neno

$83,400

1

$2,000

3

$19,167

Biondetti

Woodford Thoroughbred

Bernardini

$662,339

52

23

0

0

0

$662,339

Bet On Mike

$67,253

6

$8,333

8

$29,125

Yesbyjimminy

Bridlewood Farm

Yes It's True

$641,207

37

20

0

0

0

$649,537

Clowney

$81,420

1

$1,000

1

$10,000

$165,000

2

$5,500

$77,440

5

$7,220

4

$18,750

Backtalk

Bridlewood Farm

Smarty Jones

$534,304

27

15

2

2

0

$534,304

Soutache

Flashstorm

Northwest Stud

Storm Cat

$529,934

38

23

0

0

0

$532,129

Cinderela El Crom

J P's Gusto

Bridlewood Farm

Successful Appeal

$443,176

30

16

1

1

0

$443,176

Remember Willy

$56,242

4

$3,000

2

$32,500

Field Commission

Solera Farm

Service Stripe

$396,215

26

12

0

0

0

$396,215

Ten Hut

$71,350

6

$5,100

3

$22,000

Montbrook

Deceased

Buckaroo

$387,182

33

18

0

0

0

$393,805

Schivarelli

$46,698

Hear No Evil

Ocala Stud

Carson City

$349,995

28

11

0

0

0

$349,995

Diamonds R Trum

$58,800

2

$6,750

Crown of Thorns

Woodford Thoroughbred

Repent

$326,359

25

11

0

0

0

$326,359

Major Key

$59,390

4

$26,500

2

$32,000

Treasure Beach (GB)

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Galileo (IRE)

$316,067

24

7

0

0

0

$316,067

Paradise Island

$49,800

12

$14,042

11

$37,818

Silver Tree

Vegso Racing Stables

Hennessy

$290,207

19

11

0

0

0

$290,207

Tree Fire

$43,356

Iqbaal

Ward Ranch

Medaglia d'Oro

$289,277

11

7

0

0

0

$289,277

Gorgeous George

$53,915

Telling

Prestige Stallions

A.P. Indy

$282,125

28

13

0

0

0

$282,125

Peggy N Judy

$26,530

1

$2,500

1

$7,500

Factum

Stonehedge Farm South

Storm Cat

$243,345

41

11

0

0

0

$243,345

Jockey Jills Dream

$25,760

2

$4,000

Brethren

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Distorted Humor

$227,473

14

5

0

0

0

$227,473

Awesome Mass

$68,400

Hello Broadway

Ups and Downs Farm

Broken Vow

$216,866

9

7

0

0

0

$219,238

U and Tequila

$56,405

Burning Roma

Prestige Stallions

Rubiano

$202,718

16

10

0

0

0

$202,718

One Buck Roma

Poseidon's Warrior

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Speightstown

$191,284

15

3

1

1

1

$191,284

Firenze Fire

Soldat

Woodford Thoroughbred

War Front

$184,337

26

5

0

0

0

$184,337

Wagon Limit

Bridlewood Farm

Conquistador Cielo

$180,700

12

4

0

0

0

$180,700

Rock Hampton

Ric Deg Farm

Storm Cat

$156,353

17

6

0

0

0

$156,353

Stone Heart

$51,310

Prospective

Ocala Stud

Malibu Moon

$149,594

15

4

0

0

0

$149,594

Piven

$45,008

The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through September 6, 2017. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.

$38,191

1

$2,000

7

$11,486

13

$30,615

Pete Marwick

$37,350

39

$24,708

20

$58,775

Delta Bluesman

$58,625 4

$8,750

18

$16,328

21

$45,500

LEADING FLORIDA FRESHMAN SIRES

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

Treasure Beach (GB) Pleasant Acres Stallions

Galileo (IRE)

$316,067

24

7

0

0

0

$316,067

Paradise Island

$49,800

Brethren

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Distorted Humor

$227,473

14

5

0

0

0

$227,473

Awesome Mass

$68,400

Poseidon's Warrior

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Speightstown

$191,284

15

3

1

1

1

$191,284

Firenze Fire

$129,100

7

Soldat

Woodford Thoroughbreds

War Front

$184,337

26

5

0

0

0

$184,337

Pete Marwick

$37,350

39

Prospective

Ocala Stud

Malibu Moon

$149,594

15

4

0

0

0

$149,594

Piven

$45,008

Rattlesnake Bridge

Hartley DeRenzo Tbreds

Tapit

$62,285

12

2

0

0

0

$62,285

Little Bridge

$34,000

Anthony's Cross

Pleasant Acres Stallions

Indian Charlie

$43,762

5

1

0

0

0

$43,762

Crossed

Farm Name

$7,850 $1,000

$129,100

Sire Name

Name

4 1

Leading Earner

Leading Earnings

Yrlg Sold

Yrlg Avg

2yo Sold

2yo Avg

12

$14,042

11

$37,818

1

$1,000

$11,486

13

$30,615

$24,708

20

$58,775

18

$16,328

21

$45,500

9

$21,489

17

$33,941

$20,550

5

$13,740

4

$25,125

Currency Swap

Woodford Thoroughbreds

High Cotton

$43,035

7

1

0

0

0

$43,035

R Paper Chaser

$20,850

11

$15,655

8

$30,500

Corfu

Bridlewood Farm

Malibu Moon

$37,152

6

1

0

0

0

$37,152

I'm Corfu

$27,282

5

$31,000

5

$38,300

Winslow Homer

Journeyman Stud

Unbridled's Song

$29,410

3

1

0

0

0

$29,410

Chloe Raven

$25,500

3

$6,333

6

$38,583

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ow does it feel to be a part of the future?

Trade missions are just that. Today’s decisions to seek out emerging markets can affect the industry immediately and for many years to come as they provide opportunities for economic development and growth of the industry. In the past year, Florida thoroughbred industry trade missions to South Korea, Japan and China proved no different.

CHINA EXPLODES ON THE SCENE

Ocala Breeders’ Sales President Tom Ventura was an early adopter for seeing opportunities in China. As a previous visitor to the country he shared his insight with Florida Thoroughbred 46 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2017

Breeders’ and Owners’ Association CEO Lonny Powell who saw it too, and they in turn tuned in the Florida Department of Agriculture and national export representatives from the United States Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. and sought their sponsorship and participation. During the last few years, each watched carefully as China quickly began to develop as an emerging thoroughbred marketplace thanks to cultural shifts, the building of racetracks for horse racing on the mainland, China’s connection with horse racing-rich Hong Kong, and one of the newest worldwide ventures, the China Horse Club.

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While all of these factors play a role in the explosion of mainland China, and other Asian countries, onto the international thoroughbred scene, one, more than any other development, has catapulted the Chinese horse industry fast-forward establishing in mere years what typically takes decades. That is the China Horse Club.

“A complex trade mission such as China requires the deployment of multiple strategies, timelines and expectations. We

were obviously there to show respect and interest toward a number of the horse-centric Chinese business and government leaders who want to build a thoroughbred breeding and racing industry, without gambling, for the forseeable future, and are stepping up that message,” said Powell. “We had our own “buy from and invest in Florida” message and offer of assistance to deliver to them.

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MISSIONS

KRA PHOTO

(at right) KRA Executive Director of Racing Yang Tae Park and FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell, are reconnected in Seoul, South Korea at the racetrack. (below) Korean racing officials join OBS Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski (second from left), OBS President Tom Ventura, Powell and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Development Representative Paul Balthrop (far right).

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Harrington’s statement “promoting grassroots racing to acquire new owners” seems like a relatively simple task done daily in regions and tracks across the world. However, the China Horse Club takes it to another level by making every single participant from owner, jockey, trainer, sponsor or even visitor feel like they are the most important part of the show. To accomplish this, they employ many traditions found at the racetrack – VIP seating for owners, winners circle presentations, postrace celebrations, and jockey and trainer interviews for starters – but make them feel fresh and remind us why we all love the sport so much.

Paparazzi photographers abound.

Live coverage records every minute detail of every moment and is streamed to over two million people live and meticulous care and time is taken to present participants in carefully choreographed ceremonies with even the smallest touches having gone unnoticed.

Owners sit paddock-side in their own VIP cabanas much like fancy Miami-style poolside cabanas at private clubs.

These are complete with top notch food and drink, giving them a front row seat to their horses and to the dramatic and somewhat chaotic scene that unfolds from the comings and goings of industry leaders and celebrities from around the world. To top it off, there are also the entertainment shows rich with culture and flair. A red carpet links the owners to their horses, the winners circle and the champagne toasting room. Instead of sponsors TOM VENTURA PHOTO

TRADE

Most Americans know the China Horse Club as a high profile ownership purchasing top dollar horses for major races globally, buying blue hen broodmares and for acquiring shares in the best stallions in the world.

The timing of Abel Tasman’s Kentucky Oaks win aligned perfectly - heightening mainland China’s interest in CHC just as it has begun to emerge on the North American racing scene.

While this is the case, behindthe-scenes the Club is much more than that. In 2013, the China Horse Club founded the China Equine Cultural Festival (CECF). This year’s CECF Ordos is the sixth edition of the lifestyle, business and thoroughbred racing festival organized by the innovative company. It offers new thoroughbred opportunities in the region, the Inner Mongolia Titai Desert Star Horse Industries. Eden Harrington, vice president in the China Horse Club’s chairman’s office and spokesman for the organizing committee of the festival, noted that the festival is a platform for the promotion of grassroots racing and introduces new owners to the sport.

Harrington is a graduate of Darley Flying Start. His classmates include local Florida connections Bo Rainbow whose family are prominent thoroughbred breeders Bill and Lyn Rainbow of Acorn Farm and Brandon Rice who is part of RiceHorse Stables and the Rice family legacy to the industry. RiceHorse trains and consigns top horses for the sales.

simply holding a trophy in the winners circle for a photo opportunity, sponsors are treated like royalty presenting winners’ medals ala Olympic-style around the necks of winning jockeys and trainers on sponsor logo-adorned platforms. They are joined by many other VIPs who connect symbolically with long presentation ribbons all while on live HD-reality style TV streamed to over 2 million viewers live throughout Asia. The backdrop for this performance of five races with no wagering is a state-ofthe-art grandstand that arises out of the desert-like region like an “oasis of sorts,” said Ventura of OBS. The trade mission is not the first time FTBOA has connected with CHC. In 2016, FTBOA and the Barbados Thoroughbred Breeders Association partnered to further commerce with breeding, sales and educational opportunities. Top jockeys from China were in Barbados apprenticing as part of the China Horse Dream Project, in which Chinese industry participants are supported in exchanges worldwide to further their craft.

OBS had been selling horses to the region for some time – a horse to Mongolia last year and eight to Hong Kong over several years – but not mainland China. OBS sales graduate Parranda, originally sold for a bargain $13,000 by top sales conditioner Niall Brennan at the 2011 OBS April sale, campaigned for the China Horse Club. She was popular for them and the wagering public, going off even money favorite in an international field for the 2015 inaugural running of the $3.05 million CECF Singapore Cup at Kranji Racecourse. The win made her yet another OBS millionaire graduate. In addition, the 6year-old is a Florida-bred by perennial top Florida breeder Jessica Steinbrenner’s Kinsman Farm in Ocala.

In August 2017, figuratively and literally, Florida trade mission representatives Ventura and Powell along with Tammy Gantt, FTBOA’s associate vice president/member services and events, and Tod Wojciechowski, director of sales at OBS, were in the future a day connecting with China Horse Club chairman Teo Ah Khing, his buyer Michael Wallace and Harrington.

The officials saw the prolificacy of the Marion County thoroughbred market and how Florida is and can be positioned for sale and investment with local bloodstock and runners for their worldwide campaigns.

After the China trade mission, Powell said, “What amazes me is the overall awareness of the Florida-bred, OBS, Florida and Ocala you run into around the world.

There is also a huge amount of curiosity and questions about how the Florida thoroughbred industry works and how they might do business here. It provides a great platform and opportunity-especially when all parties are literally human sponges, soaking up all the information, data and contact sharing.”

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The “future meeting” paid off only weeks later. China Ventura awards a Horse Club officials were buying a $250,000 Florida- winning trainer a trophy in a ceremony during the bred yearling at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. China trade mission.

In partnership with Maverick Racing, they purchased a Florida-bred colt by Curlin out of Kappa Gama, by Orientate. Kappa Gama is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1placed Without Connexion and stakes-placed Elafonissos (Fr). The colt was consigned As the thoroughbred industry beby Lane’s End, Agent.

“Our amazingly gracious comes more global, it is important to exand accessible hosts in China plore opportunities in new markets and - the China Racing Club - are reinforce relationships with the existing already in the international customer base. Since 2010, buyers from market including the U.S. 38 different countries have purchased with some very early success more than 2,600 horses for $111 million and they have an interest in at OBS Sales and have already spent $22 stepping up their business in million in 2017.

Florida. That possible oppor- — OBS Sales President Tom Ventura tunity could have some short to mid-term benefits to Florida breeders, owners and sales participants. And finally, within that backdrop, we had ample opportunity to compare notes and open additional relationships with representatives from other countries like Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and Ireland among others. Some are starting to seek new pedigrees with more of an emphasis on dirt and even sprint racing. Many are interested in adding Ocala to their global sales strategies, “ said Powell.

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KOREA – MARKET CHANGES LEAD TO GROWTH

The relationship between Florida and South Korea has developed so much in recent years thanks to trade missions and inbound efforts by OBS and FTBOA that a prominent trainer there, Kim YangSun, is working with public broadcasting in Korea to make an in-depth program on the horse industry in Florida. The program introduces viewers to the overall horse industry in Florida

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and its economic impact, and takes viewers behind the scenes of a breeder’s daily life on a horse farm. It also profiles how some are carrying on family businesses. In addition, South Koreans take great interest in how horses are bred and trained, so the show focuses on the entire process for the horse in various stages of training — from weanlings to yearlings, to schooling, prepping for sales, to works before the 2-year old sales until the actual sale of a horse through the OBS sales ring. The program focuses on the important role OBS plays in the sale of thoroughbreds in Florida.

The dollars generated through the One segment focuses on sales ring is easy to track but the overall the economic success for economic impact and exposure to the both the State of Florida and Ocala area, a that brings widespread South Korea and the analybenefits throughout Florida, is often sis of the process of purunderappreciated. While OBS Sales chasing horses from OBS may initially bring them here, they often for South Koreans from the expand their involvement through training, early beginnings when racing, breeding, farm ownership, and newly developed trade misfacility development as they become sions nurtured the opportuaware of the advantages of Ocala and the nities until present time. state of Florida.

Another segment fo— OBS Sales President Tom Ventura cuses on successful horses, people considered Florida celebrities in the industry by industry Koreans including Ventura, Powell, top trainers, and state and national officials tied to Agriculture.

The last segment ties in how Ocala/Marion County is the “Horse Capital of the World” by showcasing the horse farms, training centers, retired thoroughbreds in second careers, equine providers such as equine hospiGuests to the island of tals, the local horse show culture and community proHokkaido are greeted by grams including therapy riding. mountainside signage It’s clear Korea sees the value in the Florida marketwelcoming them to Japan’s breeding region. place. Since 2010, South Korea has purchased more horses

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than all other U.S. states except Florida, Kentucky, California, and New York. They’ve purchased more horses at OBS than any other country. This accounts for almost 5% of all horses sold at OBS with over 1,700 head for more than $37 million. Through 2016 roughly 90% of horses purchased were 2-year-olds, the rest were breeding stock and yearlings. In 2017, they bought 97 2-year-olds for over $4.6 million including 11 horses over $100,000. They spent more than any other year after a successful trade mission in 2016, and as restrictions were lifted on the limits on the dollars and number of imported horses.

This included 22 Florida-breds for just over $1 million with the average price an all new high of $45,864.

At the June sale alone, buyers purchased from Journeyman ($55k) and Mayberry Farm ($35k).

“Most of the Korean trainers, owners, breeders automatically think Florida is the best place, where they find and buy good 2-year-olds in the U.S. Many owners know that there are many top runners from the OBS April, June Sale. In this perspective, I believe Florida plays a very important role in Korea,” said Jun H. Park, a Korean representative who coordinates with OBS. In addition to media that will focus on Florida’s role in growing the industry in South Korea, buyers from the country are able to find the types of horses they are looking for in abundance. In addition, successful racehorses have also paved the way for Florida-breds and OBS placing in the history books record purchases for the country.

In fact, YangSun trained one of the most successful racehorses in South Korea to a championship last year, OBS sales graduate DongBanEui GangJa. This summer, U.S. connected horses went on to win all the races on the first night American horseplayers could watch races from LetsRun Park in Busan, referred to as South Korea’s Second City. The horses had American sires. Its two grandstands, HappyVille and LuckyVille, hold up to 77,000 people. And not unlike China, South Korea looks for ways to attract new people to the sport.

Their theme park “Whinny World” opened a year ago at the Seoul Race Park with musical acts popular with teens, pony rides and racing simulation machines with the goals of creating inspirational experiences with interaction that educates families about the country’s horse racing history.

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Pomeroy, winner of the SBS Sports Korea/Japan Cup (G3) at Seoul Race Course. The colt was from a 2015 OBS June sale consigned by DreamCatcher Farms (Tashaunda L. Amador) for $22,000.

Perdido Pomeroy beat another champion and Korean Grand Prix winner Gamdonguibada in that race.

The Park Kwang Soon’s OBS April graduate’s wins include the Busan Ilbo Cup, the first leg of the Korean Spring Series. In that race, Gamodongyibada beat Success Story.

Success Story ran third to California Chrome at the Dubai World Cup Carnival weeks earlier showing the caliber of competition these horses provide. To add to her accomplishments, the filly was the first in 12 years, and only one of four, to win the Grand Prix Stakes at Seoul. The Grand Prix is considered Korea’s most prestigious race. She also was acclaimed Korea’s best filly and mare of 2012 after her win in the Gyeongnam Governor’s Cup. Another OBS grad millionaire, she was originally sold for $31,000 to KOID Co. Ltd. for Park Kwang Soon by The Team at the 2011 OBS April sale.

Fly Top Queen became the most expensive horse ever exported to Korea in 2013. She is the winner of the Singapore Turf Club Trophy. The filly sold for $225,000 by Best A Luck Farm, Agent at the 2012 OBS April Sale.

In addition, they follow a similar internationalization model to China. According to a CNN.com in-depth report on the industry, the nation is in a two-way process of internationalization by inviting jockeys and trainers to work in South Korea and by sending out

their runners to overseas races. According to Yang Tae Park, the executive director for the Korea Racing Authority, the goal is to change the perception of horse racing to a sport – not just gambling.

JAPAN – A PERENNIAL LEADER

Japan has been steadily involved with the Florida industry longer than many international participants spending over $24 million since 2012 at OBS while purchasing 114 horses, and was the leading overseas spender in 2016 with over $3.48 million. While only purchasing 20 head, Japan accounted for over 2.5% of the dollars spent at the sale in 2016.

Over the course of several years, OBS and FTBOA executives and representatives from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have made several well planned and fully-packed agended, sponsored trade missions to the country’s racetracks, training centers and breeding farms promoting commerce. While Japanese interests do not purchase in large quantities, they have enjoyed considerable success with Florida’s exports of both breeding stock and performing racehorses.

For example, from 2012 to 2015, the 44 horses sent to Japan amassed more than $5.9 million in earnings at the races and include top racehorses like Yukio Baba’s Moanin, a 2014 OBS March Sale purchase out of Eddie Woods consignment for $335,000 on behalf of Baba by Emmanuel de Seroux’s Narvick International. The horse won the $1,683,428 February Stakes (G1) at Toyko Race Course in a track record of 1:34

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The China Equine Cultural Festival held in Ordos, Inner Mongolia featured five races and large ceremonies recognizing sponsors and participants from around the globe. (above) A trainer at the Korean Racing Authority training center, Jeju, enjoys a Florida industry guide featuring Florida-breds and the OBS sales. (below)

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Ventura with Korean representative Kim Yang Sun at a recent OBS sale.

Ventura notes that thanks to outbound trade missions, it’s always comforting for international visitors to see a familiar face and know who to turn to for assistance when they come here.

OBS’ Ventura and Wojciechowski along with Balthrop of FDACS meet with leading trainer Yoshitaka Ninomiya in Japan.

for 1600 meters. Trained by Sei Ishizaka, the horse is yet another OBS graduate millionaire.

It’s hard to keep up with the many winners Japan has plucked from Florida, but here’s a few. Yukio Baba’s millionaire Best Warrior is yet another success story as multiple stakes winner and twice winner of the Procyon Stakes (G3) at Chukyo Racecourse in Japan. A 2012 OBS April sales grad, he was purchased for $400,000 out of the Harris Training Center consignment by Narvick International.

With continued success with Florida purchases including Ocala Stud-bred noted Japanese champion 2-year old colt Asia Express, Baba awaits anxiously each sales catalog to look for horses that can repeat that success. In 2014, he found Okhotsk and Asian Taste.

Okhotsk was selected for Baba by Narvick International and Dr. Riki Takahashi at the March sale, the top 2-year old in training sale in the world. The horse also had sold as a weanling and yearling at OBS and the final price was $190,000. Asian Taste sold for $390,000 and was consigned by Halcyon Hammock Farm, Agent.

Kazuko Yoshida’s Florida-bred filly Elfin Cove, a winner on the Hanshin Race Course, is by Ocala Stud’s Adios Charlie, and was a consignment in the 2015 OBS March Sale, and sold to Narvick International for $675,000 after breezing a quarter in :20 3/5 at the Under Tack Show.

Baba is not the only Japanese owner enjoying the benefit of buying at OBS, with Silk Racing Company campaigning two winning 2014 OBS March Sale graduates. Wonderful Luster, a winning $140,000 purchase and trained by Hidetaka Otonashi, was a King’s Equine consignment and Landing Birth, trained for Silk Racing by Yukihiro Kato, was a winner at first asking by

five lengths. The colt sold for $95,000 to Narvick out of the Inside Move consignment.

Japan’s Green Fields Company’s $400,000 purchase

by Narvick from Cary Frommer, Agent, at the 2014 OBS April Sale, Dashing Blaze, also a winner for trainer Keiji Yoshimura. Polo Green Stable, Agent, went to $340,000 for Henny Swift in March 2014 on behalf of Yasushi Kubota and the colt by Henny Hughes won his first start under the care of trainer Yoshitaka Ninomiya. The horse was consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent.

Japanese breeding stock now includes champion racemare Musical Romance, a Florida-bred by Ocala Stud.

For two years in a row, two-time OBS graduate Weemissfrankie made headlines after her breeding to Sunriver and Deep Impact, the country’s top sires. Her weanlings topped the Japan Racing Horse Association Select Sales of yearlings and foals, selling for $1,372,550 in 2014 and $1,458,000 in 2015. Weemissfrankie was consigned first

by Summerfield, agent, to the 2010 August sale and later was sold for $175,000 by top consignor Eddie Woods, Agent, to Joe Ciaglia at the 2011 April Sale before going on to be a successful Grade 1 winning racemare.

A weanling colt by Deep Impact out of graded stakes winning OBS graduate May Day Rose was sold to David Redvers for $647,039. In the colors of Kaleem Shah and trained by Bob Baffert, the Florida-bred daughter of Rockport Harbor won the Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita and Hollywood’s Railbird Stakes (G3) en route to earnings of early $400,000. Consigned by her breeder Bridlewood Farm to the 2010 OBS March Sale, she failed to meet her reserve but was purchased by trainer Bob Baffert on Shah’s behalf for $220,000 at the OBS June Sale three months later.

A colt out of three time OBS graduate Two Item Limit, also by Deep Impact, was sold to Hajime Satomi for $647,059. Two Item Limit was sold first by Beth Bayer to R. Schweiger and Coastable as a weanling at the 1998 Fall Mixed Sale before she was resold to Jockey Club Farm at the 1999 August Yearling Sale. After she was purchased by Joseph Graffeo from Jockey Club Farm for $50,000 at the 2000 March Sale, she was trained by Stephen L. DiMauro and carried Graffeo’s silks to four graded stakes wins and earnings of $1,060,585.

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Thanks to the sale of thoroughbreds via Florida’s auction house, the fastest growing agriculture commodity in Florida has been the export of purebred horses. In 2015 a state report released by Fresh from Florida showed that purebred horses as the fastest growing commodity above and beyond all the other 80 commodities, even outperforming fruits and vegetables.

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OBS exports from 2010 through 2016 accounted for over $89.5 million of the state’s export numbers alone and included 38 countries. In 2016, 19 of those countries were active in the sales.

FTBOA executive Powell highlights the importance of the trade missions, “ With today’s aggressive emphasis on increased globalization of thoroughbred breeding and ownership throughout the world, it is very important to be at the international commerce table. OBS and FTBOA combine our efforts with major support and backing from United States Livestock Genetics Export, Inc and FDACS to promote and educate about our Florida-bred, Florida sales and Florida thoroughbred and agri-businesses.

Tom and Todd with OBS not only bring their globally well respected expertise in the sales and auction business, they also do an incredible job of handling the “ground game” logistics in these select thoroughbred markets around the world, with FTBOA coordinating things on the domestic side. It truly ‘takes a village’ to plan and undertake successful, culturally sensitive and well organized trade missions.”

The changes in South Korea’s purchasing program and the success of racing Florida-breds and purchases from OBS in Japan are key to commerce developed by current trade missions. The first trade mission to mainland China only tapped the surface of what ABC.net reports as “China the sleeping giant as far as horse breeding and racing.”

“From South Korea to South America to Japan and China, our Florida FTBOA/OBS international presence

KRA officials honor the OBS-FTBOA-FDACS trade mission delegation’s visit to the country with an official cutting of the cake and toast.

and efforts have shown encouraging returns for our Florida industry in business and global relationship building,” said Powell.

The goal is for these positive international trends and developing connections to continue. But there is one caveat, which is not to rest on previous success as Powell distinctly points out.

OBS continues to grow as an “Though FTBOA’s primary focus will always be international marketplace and I have no the business development of doubt it is because of the trade missions. our local Florida market, it is Each time we visit a new country, we see critical for any major thor- an uptick in participation, not only in oughbred breeding and sales numbers but dollars as well. This is not industry to embrace the im- only good for OBS, but local horsemen portance of the international and businesses benefit from the extra marketplace as an ongoing foot traffic and money that is spent in and growing priority–not the community. only for opportunity but for —Tod Wojciechowski, OBS director of sales

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economic relevance. To that end, competition of message and product can be fierce. Kentucky and Florida remain heavily engaged as leaders in the international relationship building arena, but numerous other pro-active–and understandably economic opportunity– driven breeding and sales jurisdictions and entities are now also actively and effectively pursuing the same international commerce objectives on behalf of their states and members. FTBOA, OBS and the Florida Department of Agriculture are up to the work, energy and focus needed to keep Florida thoroughbred as a major part of international spotlight.” ■

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Gulfstream Park Taking 2017-2018 Championship Meet to New Level HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – he second running of the $16 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) – the world’s richest race – and the 67th running of the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) highlight a 2017-2018 Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park with a stakes purse total of $28.6 million.

The Pegasus World Cup Invitational will be contested Saturday, Jan. 27. The inaugural running of the world’s most innovative and unique race was won last year by Longines World’s Best Racehorse Arrogate and featured many of the country’s top older horses, including twotime Horse of the Year California Chrome. Celebrities attending the race included Usher and Vanessa Hudgens, and the entertainment was provided by Thomas Rhett and Trombone Shorty.

The Florida Derby, to be contested Saturday, March 31, has been a leading producer of classic winners. In the first 66 runnings of the Florida Derby, 44 starters have gone on to win 59 Triple Crown events. Three of the last five Florida Derby winners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby (G1).

The Florida Derby will be one of seven stakes races on Derby Day including four Grade 2 events – the $300,000 Gulfstream Mile, $250,000 Gulfstream Oaks, $250,000 Honey Fox and $250,000 Pan American.

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ing, dining, and events throughout the winter. Along with the Florida Derby and Pegasus World Cup Invitational, Gulfstream will roll out the red carpet when it hosts the prestigious Eclipse Awards for the sixth consecutive year Jan. 25. It will also become the first facility outside Latin America or the Caribbean to host the Clasico del Caribe, five of the region’s most prestigious races contested by horses from eight Latin American and Caribbean countries. The popular Sunshine Millions will be held Jan. 20 and the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be held Wednesday, March 28.

Gulfstream will open the Championship Meet Saturday, Dec. 2 with the $1.1 million Claiming Crown.

During the Championship Meet’s 18 weekends, 13 of them will be Super Saturdays featuring between three and 12 stakes races.

“The Championship Meet at Gulfstream has evolved into one of the world’s most spectacular sporting events,” said P.J. Campo, Vice President of Racing for The Stronach Group and General Manager of Gulfstream. “The Stronach Group continues to reinvent the sport of thoroughbred racing for all generations with great races, exceptional facilities, the finest in dining options and world-class events. Beginning in December, Gulfstream will be the place to be. We are proud to once again host the Pegasus World Cup Invitational, Florida Derby, Clasico del Caribe, and excited to have the Eclipse Awards back.

“We look forward to bringing fans the best in racing and world-class entertainment, and look forward to the great support of horsemen throughout the world that have truly made our Championship Meet so special.”

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The country’s top 3-year-old fillies will also be featured at Gulfstream with the $75,000 Glitter Woman Jan. 6, the $200,000 Forward Gal (G2) Feb. 3, $200,000 Davona Dale (G2) March 3 and the $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) March 31.

The Pegasus will be part of a robust program for older horses on the main track which includes the $100,000 Harlan’s Holiday (G3) Dec. 16, the $100,000 Skip Away (G3) Jan. 13, the $125,000 Fred Hooper (G3) Jan. 27, $100,000 Hal’s Hope (G3) Feb. 24, and the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Mile (G2) March 31. Fans will get to see older females on the main track Dec. 16 in the $100,000 Rampart (G3), Feb. 19 in the $200,000 Royal Delta (G2), and March 17 in the $200,000 Inside Information (G2).

Older turf horses will begin the Championship Meet Dec. 16 with the $100,000 Tropical Turf (G3). The turf schedule also includes the $200,000 Fort Lauderdale (G2) Jan. 13, $200,000 W.L. McKnight (G3) Jan. 27, $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf (G1) Feb. 10, $150,000 Canadian Turf (G3) March 3, and $250,000 Pan American (G2) March 31. Races for older females on the turf kick off with the $100,000 My Charmer (G3) Dec. 16 and continue with the $75,000 Via Borghese Dec. 30, $150,000 Marshua’s River (G3) Jan. 13, $200,000 La Prevoyante (G3) Jan. 27, $150,000 Suwannee River (G3) Feb. 10, $150,000 The Very One (G3) and $100,000 Sand Springs March 3, and the $250,000 Honey Fox (G2) March 31.

Gulfstream’s world-class turf course will also host a number of 3-year-old stakes, including the $75,000 Tropical Park Derby and $75,000 Tropical Park Oaks March 30, the $100,000 Dania Beach (G3) and Sweetest Chant (G3) Feb. 3, $75,000 Texas Glitter and $75,000 Melody of Colors Feb. 24, $100,000 Palm Beach (G3) and $100,000 Herecomesthebride (G3) March 3, and $75,000 Captiva Island and $75,000 Silks Run March 10.

There will also be plenty of opportunities for sprinters of all ages on the main track and turf course. Highlights include the $100,000 Sugar Swirl (G3) Dec. 16, $125,000 Hurricane Bertie (G3), $125,000 Ladies’ Turf Sprint, and $125,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint Jan. 27, $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3) March 3 and $75,000 Any Limit March 24. ■

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

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

Sex Age Sire

Pure Lemon Munny Spunt Calculator Awesome Slew Mr. Jordan Kroy He''s the One Writer''s Almanac World Approval Overture Stallwalkin’ Dude Galleon Mast My Point Exactly Front Loaded Holding Gold Keepthedreamalive Manolete Big Changes Go Astray Phantom Ro Awesome Mass Dunk Faypien Pantyhose Soutache Matt King Coal Deland Tiger of Wales

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Eskendereya Munnings In Summation Awesome Again Kantharos The Factor General Quarters Mineshaft Northern Afleet Congrats City Place Mizzen Mast Concord Point Kantharos Lonhro (AUS) Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Mineshaft Midshipman Gone Astray Wildcat Heir Brethren Brethren Ghostzapper Awesome of Course Backtalk Cool Coal Man Gottcha Gold D'wildcat

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Breeder

Unicorn Kid Spin the Blues Back to Basics Slewfoundmoney Miss Skeetd Pieria Thunder Jewel Lillian Gish Win Approval Toccet Over Chelle Spendabuck P. J.'s Eskimo My Golden Quest Frontier Franny In the Gold Just Livin a Dream Forest Legacy Colorama Soi Disant Phantom Girl Horah for Bailey Feline Story Mighty Eros Garter Belt Granrubanbleu Donna Marie Star Brook Cuckoo Sue

Sally J. Andersen L. Richard Kent & John Waterman Harriet Finkelstein & Hartley de Renzo Thoroughbreds Ocala Stud Live Oak Stud Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews Machmer Hall & Milan Kosanovich JSL Thoroughbreds Haras Buen Borincano Inc. Live Oak Stud Hickstead Farm Maria M. Haire H & A Stables LLC Quarter Pole Enterprises LLC Arboritanza Racing LLC Jolane Weeks Live Oak Stud Patricia Generazio Farm III Enterprises LLC Joanne Crowe & Joe Pickerrell Ramiro Rosas Medina Raroma Stable Robert Dedovic & Martha Fisher Arindel Arindel Off The Hook LLC Jacks or Better Farm Inc. GoldMark Farm LLC John E. Shaw Sherry R. Mansfield & Kenneth H. Davis Carol Kemp

Track Off ID Pos Race Name

Date 8/27/17 8/27/17 8/26/17 8/26/17 8/26/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/13/17 8/12/17 8/12/17 8/11/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 7/30/17 7/30/17

CMR DMR DMR SAR MTH GP GP CMR SAR MTH SAR GP GP GP SAR GP GP LAD GP GP GP GP SAR GP GP MNR CMR CMR

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

Roberto Clemente S. Torrey Pines S. Pat O'Brien S. Forego S. Philip H. Iselin S. Tortugas S. Tortugas S. Eduardo Cautino Insua S. Fourstardave H. Monmouth Oaks Tale of the Cat S. Eight Miles East S. Eight Miles East S. Tangelo S. Troy H. Eight Miles East S. Tangelo S. John Henry S. at Louisiana Downs FTBOA Florida Sire Desert Vixen FTBOA Florida Sire Dr. Fager S. FTBOA Florida Sire Desert Vixen FTBOA Florida Sire Dr. Fager S. Longines Test S. FTBOA Florida Sire Desert Vixen FTBOA Florida Sire Dr. Fager S. West Virginia Governor's S. Jose Celso Barbosa S. Jose Celso Barbosa S.

Grade/ Value

Earnings

1/$40,102 3/$100,690 2/$201,725 1/$600,000 3/$96,000 $75,000 $75,000 3/$41,040 1/$500,000 3/$107,000 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $107,500 $250,000 $75,000 $107,500 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 1/$500,000 $100,000 $100,000 $200,000 1/$41,740 1/$41,740

$23,734 $60,000 $40,000 $112,000 $10,000 $45,105 $7,275 $23,803 $300,000 $10,000 $60,000 $46,500 $15,000 $25,000 $50,000 $7,500 $12,500 $30,000 $60,000 $60,000 $20,000 $20,000 $100,000 $11,000 $11,000 $20,000 $8,348 $4,174

■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show F G C C F G F F H M F G

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

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Midshipman Wildcat Heir A. P. Warrior Adios Charlie Rock Hampton Distorted Humor Flatter Freud Mineshaft D'wildcat Mass Media Exchange Rate

Simonetta Tchopitioulas Allen's Ms Almost a Valentine Hit the Top Quite a Bride Storm Prospect Sport Racer Hold Your Hush Perfect Marriage Pearl Esque Twinkle Twinkle

Rick Sutherland Harold J. Plumley William Crigler & Beth Bayer Ocala Stud Luisa Degwitz & Ric-Deg Farm Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A. & Winstar Farm LLC Sienna Farms LLC Bar None Ranches Ltd. James Kenneth Chapman Irish Eyes Stable LLC & Verbarctic Farm Rachel Kimbell Sienna Farms LLC

8/30/17 8/30/17 8/30/17 8/30/17 8/30/17 8/28/17 8/28/17 8/27/17 8/26/17 8/25/17 8/25/17 8/23/17

PEN PID DEL SAR MNR PID LAD GPR HP TDN TDN LAD

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

$31,329 $28,520 $36,720 $85,000 $15,552 $32,175 $21,490 $4,100 $9,000 $25,000 $25,000 $19,180

Munny Spunt/Torrey Pines S. G3

COGLIANESE PHOTO

World Approval/Fourstardave H. G1

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Earnings

Stallwalkin’ Dude/Tale of the Cat S. G1

$17,700 $5,600 $9,000 $17,000 $1,620 $6,600 $2,090 $2,173 $900 $14,400 $4,800 $2,090

COGLIANESE PHOTO

Penelopes Best Wild Winter C C''s Warrior Patternrecognition Legend Moon Black Tie Event Vanter Cosmic Dreams Artemus Coalmine Mama Splash Catchumdenae Dontwishfortrouble

Sex Age

BENOIT & ASSOCIATES PHOTO

Horse Name

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■FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS—ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show Horse Name Giagiajoe Christmas Dinner A Great Vice Bow Town Cat High Applause Thanks God Kantune Baba Tobi McFly It''s a Factum Total Joint Gottcha My Dear Kyle Unauthorized Use Muggsamatic Union Grace Chloe Raven Scotland Bay American Proud Ad Lutem Bellamy Torch Forever Wandy Gingermore Mr Changue So Obvious Toss the Tub Elnath Vickies Drama Mischievousdennis Elsie Cole Crimson Hayes Chilito Piquin Masterofthehouse Christmas Dinner Market High Pure Lemon Bootscutenboge Salsa Bay Way to Versailles Golden Bayers Tell a Friend It''s a Factum The Cookie Man The Cookie Man Doll Face Mr Changue Little Lawyer Hardrock Eleven

Sex Age M F F F F C H C G F G G C G C C F F M F F F M C F G M F G F G G G F F F G G F F C F G G F C C G

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

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track ID

Off Pos

Grade/ Value

Earnings

Wildcat Heir Wildcat Heir Greatness Cowtown Cat High Cotton Tiznow Kantharos Field Commission Maimonides Factum Tiz Wonderful Gottcha Gold Saint Anddan Big Drama Any Given Saturday In Summation Winslow Homer Gone Astray Western Pride Midnight Lute Bellamy Road Hold Me Back Two Step Salsa Gottcha Gold Bold Warrior The Factor Stephen Got Even Big Drama Into Mischief Flashstorm Red Giant Awesome of Course Backtalk Wildcat Heir High Cotton Eskendereya Two Step Salsa Two Step Salsa Tizway With Distinction Telling Factum Wildcat Heir Wildcat Heir Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Gottcha Gold New Year's Day Rock Hard Ten

B T Delite Christmas Lights Small Vices Clara Bow Mrs. M Groundswell Our Tune Ok Let's Rock Alachua Really Appealing Major's Girl Definitely Dear Kitty Kitty Kitty Tut's Treasure Brown Eyed Woman Eva's Way Alemona Saint Barbara How to Splash Ad Litem Candle Maker Advance Glory Native Talk Glory Mountain Up for Grabs Bet On the Blue Moralap Volatile Vickie Magnificentaproval Pick Me Please Wild Bubbles Missmil Smart Exchange Christmas Lights Market Research Unicorn Kid Cadillac Mountain Franconia Belle a Versailles Holiday Ashley Cabinet Post Really Appealing Mamma Lina Mamma Lina Baby Doll Glory Mountain Born to Jazz Stark Beauty

Jorge Tabraue Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung Edward A. Seltzer Beverly Anderson & Marc Haisfield Shadybrook Farm Inc Moreau Bloodstock International Inc. Pauleeanna Thoroughbreds LLC Susan Kahn Pat Bosley & Field Commission Partnership Arindel Farm William F. Murphy & Annabel Murphy Kinsman Farm Seven Diamond B Holdings Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Guadalupe Olvera Champion Equine LLC Gilbert G. Campbell Buddy Jones Darsan Inc. Freddie Hyatt Briar Lane Farm GoldMark Farm LLC Kinsman Farm Pamela Edel Katherine Devall Ocala Stud & J. Michael O’Farrell Jr. Courtney Meagher Hal Snowden Jr. Tanourin Stable Hidden Point Farm Bridlewood Farm Twin Mineral Land LLC C & G Thoroughbreds Tanourin Stable Amaury Piedra Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung Cheryl Janine McGuire & James Patrick McGuire Sally J. Andersen L. Richard Kent & John Waterman Darryl Epting Michael Vincent Laurato Farm III Enterprises LLC Deborah A Silveira Alex Lieblong & JoAnn Lieblong William F. Murphy & Annabel Murphy John Santina John Santina Edward Seltzer Beverly Anderson Joseph & Helen Barbazon Ocala Stud & J. Michael O’Farrell Jr. Wayne McFarland Farm III Enterprises & Off The Hook Partners LLC

8/22/17 8/22/17 8/22/17 8/21/17 8/21/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/17/17 8/16/17 8/16/17 8/16/17 8/14/17 8/14/17 8/14/17 8/12/17 8/12/17 8/12/17 8/11/17 8/11/17 8/11/17 8/10/17 8/9/17 8/9/17 8/8/17 8/7/17 8/7/17 8/7/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/4/17 8/2/17 8/2/17 8/1/17 8/1/17 7/28/17 7/8/17

LAD FL LAD SAR HST GP SAR GP GP MD MTH ELY TDN IND MTH CT EVD PEN ALB TDN CMR CMR BTP FE BTP CT PEN CLS PRM TDN DEL IND PID FL PRX CMR MNR WO WO GPR CLS MD PID PID IND FE CMR PRX

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

$19,510 $16,900 $19,510 $85,000 $28,200 $37,000 $85,000 $37,000 $37,000 $3,800 $39,600 $4,500 $27,000 $32,500 $39,600 $24,500 $25,800 $31,329 $18,900 $26,500 $10,340 $10,340 $15,500 $16,120 $15,500 $24,500 $31,329 $6,500 $24,174 $24,000 $36,250 $32,500 $29,780 $16,900 $51,260 $14,406 $15,714 $84,827 $62,200 $4,500 $6,500 $3,800 $31,280 $31,280 $32,500 $19,034 $14,288 $25,000

$11,400 $3,380 $3,800 $17,000 $3,000 $22,200 $51,000 $7,770 $4,070 $722 $8,000 $450 $2,700 $3,250 $4,000 $2,450 $14,700 $17,700 $1,890 $15,300 $2,200 $1,100 $3,100 $3,100 $1,550 $14,580 $17,700 $780 $3,975 $14,400 $21,600 $3,250 $17,400 $3,380 $5,170 $8,526 $1,620 $6,710 $36,600 $1,170 $1,300 $342 $11,200 $11,200 $19,500 $1,550 $1,520 $2,500

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

Dam

Breeder

Off Date Track ID Pos

Grade/ Value

Earnings

My Man Jax Catching Emma Station Wagon Artillero Two Pops Beautiful Shot Dead Broke True Royalty Paradise Island Empirically Real de Jalpa Catchashootingstar Tomater Gator Little Bridge Souper Echo Galileo''s Affair Family Crest Gary Who Queen Nekia Taylor''s Princess Exotic Princess

Caitrionell Seductive Look Midnite Mower Noisette Razzleberry Beauty for Ashes Amazer High Wire Raggle Taggle Supposedly Mons Meg Deherewego Miss Aberdeen Successful Verdict Seasoned Warrior Permanent Makeup Miss Impressive Grinch All Night Labor Queen of Scots Exotic Tap

Get Away Farm Becky Boyd Kimberlite Race Farm LLC Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A. Robert Adleta Southern Chase Farm Inc. Karen Dodd & Greg Dodd Ocala Stud SJT Racing Stable LLC Debora Corral Morgan Lambholm George & Tania Heatherly GT Farms LLC & Heather Ruebel-Du Carolin Von Rosenberg & Mike Yovankin Bill Scherer Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds LLC Live Oak Stud Joe Carroll & Kris Carroll Peras International Don L. Ming Porter Racing Stable LLC Tim Stewart San Basilio LLC

8/30/17 8/30/17 8/30/17 8/28/17 8/27/17 8/27/17 8/27/17 8/26/17 8/26/17 8/26/17 8/26/17 8/26/17 8/26/17 8/25/17 8/25/17 8/25/17 8/24/17 8/23/17 8/23/17 8/21/17 8/20/17

$31,000 $26,000 $34,250 $18,180 $14,800 $61,380 $43,000 $61,380 $83,000 $83,000 $28,840 $33,000 $35,000 $50,000 $35,000 $50,000 $30,267 $13,677 $33,915 $18,870 $11,000

$6,200 $1,900 $3,740 $1,980 $8,880 $36,000 $4,730 $36,000 $49,800 $16,600 $3,080 $3,561 $3,850 $34,000 $7,350 $4,400 $17,100 $2,820 $4,675 $10,800 $6,380

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

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

Midshipman Corfu Wagon Limit Broken Vow First Samurai Trappe Shot Prospective Yes It's True Treasure Beach (GB) Point of Entry Tequilazo Wilburn Two Step Salsa Rattlesnake Bridge Macho Uno Treasure Beach (GB) Flashstorm Gary D Harlington First Dude Overanalyze

IND FL DEL LAD BTP DMR GP DMR SAR SAR AP RP TIM GP TIM GP PEN MNR DEL LAD CMR

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

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

Dam

Breeder

Off Date Track ID Pos

Grade/ Value

Earnings

Red Angry Bird Cowboy Bob Reagan''s Rose Pareja Blue Sky''s Above Archer Road Nonsuch Colonel Don Maranatha Scotuscare Lil B Quick Pure Shot Remarqued Shesonamission Sol Dat Sugar Midnight Soiree Dubull For the Gipper Gemstone Linda Traum''s Dream Denver Galileo''s Gold K Wave Big Island Survive Time Rock Patton''s Girl Vena Damoris Wild Notorious Red Lightning Piven Oldfashioned Style Selling Out Gary Who Gift of Glory Frenchmen Street Mother of Dragons Take Charge Dude Highborn Ardor Boston Breeze Fine Cat Dawn Lightning Our Precious Who''s Calling Dance D'' Platinum Surf Ride Mr Vargas Judah Smash and Dash Lady Joy For U Ruth High Applause Tamarack Peaka Ballerina Stickman Buck Honey Graeme Twice the Drama Quickluckycoco Chasenthisdream Wild and Funny Reed Kan Trumpi Draco Rosie Appeal The X Homemade Salsa Cuchito Reagan''s Rose Baby I''m Perfect Toni Ann''s Miracle West Coast Bias Deal With It Dude Blue Sky''s Above Red Starlet

Awanda Settling Seas Miss May Demetra's Love Make Note of Me Baggio Truly Loved Forest Princess Sacred Psalm Double Seven Aiden's Lil Devil Darn That Girl Citizen Advocate Elocution Tapitsdontlie Casanova Striker Rainbow Wish Super Girlie Saltnvinegar Traum Ditch the Act David's Grand Girl Seaside Escape Exclusive Chic Star Anna Time in the Sun Catchy Patton Arlene's Wildevent Vaca Sagrada She Too Her Entourage Smartybegone Romantic Surprise Grinch Glencoe Church Onenightin Beijing Lets Dance Charlie Gospel Girl Nicole Kathryn Catomaria Sherrie Belle Fine Fashion Vicarious Won Now My Precious Morethanamiracle Fiery Dancer Plenty of Silver Perennial Song Play It Back Final Assault Meteor Wells (IRE) Our Royal Lady Lovely Lucille Mrs. M Wild Meggie Meg Peakaboo Irish Put It Down Howaboutrightnow Twiceasbeautiful Bay Street Gal Chasenthebluesaway Unbridled Humor Proud Trippi Happiness Is Bring Me Luck Tax Day Slew Ardara Homesteader La Catira Jatar Miss May Image of Mom Baliwink Closeout Miss Madeleine Make Note of Me Pisane Hills

Christy Whitman Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung R. C. Van Voorhees Kirk Laneve University of Florida Foundation Arindel Farm Elizabeth P. Whelan & David J. Whelan Connie M. Schider & Michael Trent Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Joel W. Sainer Rohan Crichton McKathan Bros.

Whitehall Lane Farm Milan Kosanovich Northwind Thoroughbreds LLC Brereton C. Jones Peter David Knoll Carol Knoll & Hammond Pat Pedro Gonzalez & P. J. Gonzalez John D. Rio & Carole A. Rio Donald R. Dizney LLC Arindel Chris Pallas & George Klein Pauleeanna Thoroughbreds LLC & Wickham Equine Holdings L GotWonRunnin Farm & Sal Ruggiero Sherry R. Mansfield & Kenneth H. Davis Luisa Degwitz & Ric-Deg Farm Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc Bruno Schickedanz Phil Matthews & Karen Matthews Susan M. Green Wendy Christ & Carol Hershe Angela M. Ingenito Cherie M. Abner & Michael A. Bossio Don L. Ming Maxxam Alliance LLC Glen Hill Farm Classic Oaks Farm Rustlewood Farm Inc. Darsan Inc. Steve Tucker Robert C. Roffey Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Cornelius A. Link Centaur Farms Inc. J J Brevan Stable LLC Kathy Machesky Centaur Farms Inc. Mclaughlin Family Limited Partnership Westbury Stables LLC & Alfonso Figliolia Carl Johnson & Martha Johnson Dr. Michael Rotstein M. Ezcurra Glen Hill Farm Trish G. Martin Moreau Bloodstock International Inc. Sherry R. Mansfield & Kenneth H. Davis Arboritanza Racing LLC Odalie Arnold Sebreth Norman Casse & Mark Casse Linda S. Rosenblatt & Emmy Gaffney Guillermo Morales Seclusive Farm LLC and Chester Prince Live Oak Stud Gem Racing Inc & Phil Combest Vegso Racing Stable Rick Sutherland Ernesto Leon Scarpetta & Kathy Anne Beam Woodford Thoroughbreds Manuel Andrade P & G Stables LLC R. C. Van Voorhees Happy Alter Carol Hershe Glen Hill Farm Mary A. Hohensee University of Florida Foundation Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon

8/20/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/20/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/19/17 8/18/17 8/18/17 8/18/17 8/17/17 8/17/17 8/16/17 8/16/17 8/16/17 8/16/17 8/15/17 8/15/17 8/15/17 8/15/17 8/13/17 8/13/17 8/13/17 8/13/17 8/13/17 8/13/17 8/13/17 8/12/17 8/12/17 8/12/17 8/12/17 8/12/17 8/11/17 8/11/17 8/10/17 8/10/17 8/10/17 8/10/17 8/9/17 8/9/17 8/8/17 8/8/17 8/8/17 8/8/17 8/7/17 8/7/17 8/7/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/6/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/5/17 8/4/17 8/4/17 8/4/17 8/4/17 8/4/17 8/4/17 8/4/17 8/3/17 8/2/17 8/1/17 8/1/17

$27,130 $40,000 $50,000 $11,000 $27,130 $36,000 $40,000 $36,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $83,000 $83,000 $23,000 $40,000 $40,000 $36,000 $36,000 $36,000 $31,000 $50,000 $13,959 $31,000 $31,000 $34,250 $14,100 $14,361 $15,041 $27,330 $61,380 $66,520 $83,000 $13,113 $13,113 $40,000 $61,725 $28,225 $30,240 $50,000 $62,600 $50,000 $14,800 $35,280 $42,000 $42,000 $31,000 $61,380 $31,000 $61,740 $14,100 $26,000 $10,260 $14,100 $25,920 $14,100 $35,185 $13,959 $83,000 $13,959 $40,000 $31,000 $83,000 $50,000 $83,000 $50,000 $8,500 $28,640 $40,000 $36,000 $40,000 $36,000 $40,000 $61,035 $60,690 $26,050 $27,130

$16,200 $24,000 $34,000 $2,200 $5,400 $7,560 $8,000 $3,960 $4,400 $4,000 $24,000 $49,800 $49,800 $4,580 $8,000 $3,600 $21,600 $7,560 $3,600 $18,600 $34,000 $8,178 $18,600 $6,200 $3,740 $8,178 $8,160 $8,160 $16,200 $36,000 $36,600 $49,800 $2,820 $1,410 $4,000 $7,200 $15,000 $16,800 $34,000 $36,600 $4,400 $1,480 $3,600 $27,600 $7,920 $3,100 $7,200 $18,600 $12,000 $8,178 $3,800 $950 $1,410 $5,400 $1,410 $4,675 $8,178 $49,800 $2,820 $8,000 $3,690 $8,300 $34,000 $49,800 $8,400 $5,100 $14,400 $24,000 $7,920 $8,400 $3,960 $4,000 $36,000 $36,000 $5,400 $5,400

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

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

Overdriven Wildcat Heir With Distinction Soldat Adios Charlie Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Kantharos General Quarters Hear No Evil Kantharos Graeme Hall Fast Bullet Arch Mission Impazible Soldat Include Benny the Bull Wildcat Heir Gemologist Tale of the Cat Awesome Again Consolidator Blame Repent Redding Colliery Rock Hampton General Quarters Speed Ring Wildcat Heir Midshipman Prospective Old Fashioned Soldat Gary D Lookin At Lucky Malibu Moon First Dude Take Charge Indy High Cotton Prospective Overdriven Cowtown Cat The Factor Kantharos Dialed In High Cotton D'wildcat Scat Daddy Midshipman Reward the Cat Hard Spun Kitten's Joy Two Step Salsa High Cotton Giant Oak Passion for Gold Straight Man Graeme Hall Big Drama Get Rich Quick Tale of the Cat Kitten's Joy Kantharos Majestic Warrior Astrology J P's Gusto Soldat Two Step Salsa Biondetti With Distinction Flower Alley Hear No Evil Unbridled's Song First Dude Adios Charlie Leroidesanimaux (BRZ)

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PID GP GP CMR PID GP GP GP GP GP GP SAR SAR CT GP GP GP GP GP IND GP MNR IND IND DEL MNR FE FE PID DMR WO SAR MNR MNR GP DMR SR AP GP WO GP BTP MTH GP GP IND DMR PRM DMR MNR FL FP MNR HST MNR DEL MNR SAR MNR GP PRM SAR GP SAR GP HP ELP GP GP GP GP GP DMR DMR PID PID

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

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La Influencia de los Jinetes Latinos

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lo largo de la historia de las carreras de caballos en suelo norteamericano, diferentes grupos raciales y étnicos han disfrutado de períodos de ascenso. Durante el siglo 19 y a principios del siglo 20, alrededor de una tercera parte de los jinetes eran de descendencia afroamericana.

Sin embargo, fueron víctimas y puestos a un lado debido a la discriminación racial, entonces los jinetes angloamericanos e irlandeses dominaron esta disciplina deportiva, sin embargo, en las últimas cinco o seis décadas la raza latina ha pasado a ser la de mayor influencia en lo que ha jinetes respecta.

Desde el Kentucky Derby celebrado en el año 1958 por vez primera dos jinetes latinos formaron parte de la carrera de caballos de mayor jerarquía a nivel mundial, se trata de Ismael Valenzuela (ganador con el caballo Tim Tam del Calumet Farm y primer jinete hispano en hacerlo) y Manuel Ycaza, las puertas del deporte de los reyes se abrieron de par en par para una generación conocida hoy día como una de las mejores del mundo.

Esa misma temporada (1958) Valenzuela ganó el Preakness Stakes también con el ejemplar Tim Tam y terminó segundo en el Belmont detrás de Cavan. Anterior a “Milo” Valenzuela, el chileno Ruperto Donoso había ganado el Belmont Stakes con Phalanx en 1947, un ejemplar propiedad de la familia Whitney. Tendríamos que ir hasta el año de 1920, donde Joseph Rodriguez abordo de Upset finalizara segundo ante Man o’ War en el Preakness Stakes en 1920, temporada en la cual Rodriguez se convirtió en el primer jinete latino en la historia en competir en alguna de las 3 gemas que conforman la triple corona de la hípica de los Estados Unidos.

El panameño Braulio Baeza ganó la doble corona (Kentuck Derby y Belmont Stakes) con Chateaugay en 1963, anteriormente había ganado el conocido test de los campeones en 1961 con el ejemplar Sheluck. Tanto Valenzuela, como Ycaza y Baeza continuaron haciendo historia época de los 60 sobresaliendo entre los grandes en la mayoría de los eventos de mayor relevancia. Los famosos 70, era recordada por los triplecoronados Secretariat (73), Seattle Slew (77) y Affirmed (78), también ha jugado un papel importante a través de los años en lo que a jinetes latinos se refiere, el “invasor” venezolano Gustavo Ávila ganó el Kentucky Derby y Preakness Stakes de 1971 con Canonero II, mientras que el boricua Eddie Belmonte se llevó el Preakness del 70 con Personality. Para los fanáticos hípicos de habla hispana no fue solo una época llena de anécdotas e historias de proezas que contar, los años 70 así como los 80 también fueron los espacios del tiempo donde jinetes como Ángel Cordero Jr., Jacinto Vázquez, Jorge Velázquez y Laffit Pincay Jr. bril-

laran con luz propia fortaleciendo una escuela que hoy día continúa produciendo grandes atletas del sillín.

A pesar de que los jinetes latinos ganaron 7 de los 10 premios Eclipse entregados en los años 70, las cosas cambiaron en años posteriores, con la excepción de Ángel Cordero Jr. (1982-83), José Santos (1988) y Jorge Chávez (1999), el anhelado galardón correspondió a jinetes americanos entre los años 1980 y 1999 (20 temporadas), Chris McCarron (1980), Bill Shoemaker (1981), Pat Day (1984, 1986, 1987, 1991), Kent Desormeaux (1989 y 1992), Craig Perret (1990), Mike Smith (1993-94), Jerry Bailey (1995-97) y Gary Stevens en 1998. Sin embargo, desde el nuevo milenio, solo Jerry Bailey (2000-03) y el desaparecido Garrett Gomez (2007-08) han sido los representantes de Estados Unidos en ganar el premio Eclipse, el resto, ya sabemos esta parte de la historia.

Comenzando con el “maestro” John Velázquez hasta el nuevo miembro del salón del fama Javier Castellano, los jinetes latinos han tomado posesión de la gran mayoría de las estadísticas a nivel nacional, “JohnnyV” ganó el premio Eclipse en el 2004 y repitió en el 2005, luego el legendario jinete peruano Edgar Prado lo hizo en el 2006, solo el francés Julien Leparoux en el 2009 ha sido el único en ganar este importante trofeo representando al viejo continente, a partir de ese momento, un país conocido como la cuna de los grandes jinetes, me refiero a Venezuela, ha estado representada por dos extraordinarios profesionales quienes juntos han ganado los últimos siete campeonatos de forma consecutiva, el ya retirado Ramón Domínguez (2010-12) y Javier Castellano (2013-16), quien de paso tiene mucha oportunidad de repetir en este 2017.

Otro miembro del salón de la fama y jinete activo a quien podemos resaltar es Víctor Espinoza, el mexicano es hasta el momento el único latino en ganar la triple corona y también se convirtió en el primer jinete en la historia en triunfar en el Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes y Breeders’ Cup Classic del mismo año cortesía de American Pharoah.

Continuando con las carreras de la Triple Corona, desde el 2011 se han celebrado 21 de estas competencias (7 ediciones cada una), en 18 de ellas los jinetes ganadores son latinos.

Comenzando con Joseph Rodriguez en 1920, pasando por las temporadas de Baeza, Cordero Jr., Pincay Jr., Velázquez (Jorge y Johnny), siguiendo por la de Domínguez, Castellano, Rosario, Lezcano, Gutiérrez, Valdivia Jr., Alvarado, entre muchos otros, hasta los días de los hermanos Ortíz (Irad Jr. y José), Manuel Franco, Evin Román, Luis Sáez y las próximas generaciones, los jinetes latinos siguen estableciéndose en la cúspide mundial como los mejores dentro del deporte de los reyes. ■

por Roberto Rodriguez Apasionado con los caballos de carreras Editor de la plataforma informativa de los hípicos de habla hispana Sirviendo como puente para que nuestras culturas conozcan más del hipismo en los Estados Unidos

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FTBOA MEMBER UPDATE

Keeping members informed FTC GOLF TOURNAMENT AT CANDLER HILLS

Thanks to the very generous support from the thoroughbred industry, the annual golf tournament in Ocala on Oct. 6 is filling up fast.

Sponsorships are still available. Gold sponsorships include 6 x 3 onsite signage and two luncheon tickets and silver sponsorships include a tee sign. For a sponsorship packet or a team, visit www.ftboa.com or call 352-629-2160.

ANNUAL MEETING

Be reminded that the Annual Membership Meeting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19 is at the Marion County Ag Extension Auditorium 2232 NE Jacksonville Rd., Ocala. FTBOA encourages Regular Members to attend the meeting.

FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED CHARITIES AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS

Florida Thoroughbred Charities awarded $26,750 in scholarships to outstanding college students for the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 school year. The scholarships range from $ 1,750 to $ 2,250 each.

Recipients include: Cheyenne Fringes,

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Cara Bryan, Charis Bryan, Mary Hennessy, Jade Robinson, Luis Guitierrez, Celine Fringes, and Edyzbelly Flores. All are from Ocala. Additional recipients include Francesca Kirshy from Belleview, Khloe Berg from St. Augustine, Teig Hennessy from Lowell, and Mary Hennessy from Tallahassee.

The scholarship recipients will be attending College of Central Florida, Duke University, Florida State University, Grinell College, University of Alabama, University of Central Florida, University of Florida and University of South Florida.

In order to be eligible, students must have been FTBOA members, a child of an FTBOA member, an employee of or a child of members’ employees. In addition, students completed a scholarship application, met academic standards and must maintain enrollment minimums.

FTC scholarships are made possible by a number of donors including the Quail Roost Foundation established in memory of Harriet and Elmer Heubeck, Jr., important contributors to the Florida thoroughbred industry. They were recent winners of the Robert N. Clay Award honoring conservation.

Additional funding comes from an endowment through the College of Central Florida, individual donations and fundraising charity events including the Gala silent auction in March, and the Fall golf tournament at Candler Hills on October 6. The program’s success depends on community participation. In addition to student scholar-

A previous scholarship winner Kate Shuffitt recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and minor in Ag Management and Sales. She is VP of Sales and Product Management at the Florida Cattle Ranchers.

ships, the Florida Thoroughbred Charities also contributes to the Florida Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Marion County Lowell correctional facility farm, Second Chances. For more information on making a donation or setting up an endowment, please contact Florida Thoroughbred Charities at 352-629-2160 or e-mail info@ftboa.com. ■

Tammy Gantt, Associate Vice President, Director of Membership Services & Events, FEC Contributing Editor and FTC Industry & Community Affairs

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Post Irma Lonny T. Powell, CEO/COPELAND

Thoughts U

Thoroughbred people are a resilient lot.

In Florida that is one constant that we can, fortunately, count on, admire and respect.

nfortunately, this hurricane season has been active, and as of this writing, this hurricane season continues to be of concern to our state. Many Floridians felt the impact of a short supply of basics such as power, water or fuel. Many gas stations experienced supply issues and grocery and hardware stores were sporadically short on goods and supplies before, during and after Irma passed. In addition, almost everyone is dealing with massive clean-up and debris removal that will take months, and in some cases years. For those of us in the Marion County area, the tall stately trees which are synonymous with Central Florida have shown their downside during the storms, as many people living in the area have experienced. For those in the coastal regions and those with low-lying pasturelands, flooding presented problems for homes and ultimately horses.

The Florida industry got some great news that our two state thoroughbred tracks survived Hurricane Irma in good fashion and brought normal operations back online as quickly as they could, thus impacting very few racing days. Major damage to either could have had a dramatic negative impact on our industry. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to all the owners, trainers, jockeys, and employees as well as the South Florida and Tampa-based horses as all try to return to some state of normality.

I imagine most of us are evaluating, on both a professional and personal level, how we can prepare even better or change some current practices if a major storm comes our way again. At the Association, we have planned a post-hurricane season survey. The results of the survey will be shared and used in future planning for equines in our state.

While we maintained contact with many official agencies within the state, the county and locally

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through the entire storm preparation and recovery process, there is still much more discussion that will result from feedback from the surveys with the appropriate officials, agencies, businesses and farm service providers to establish priorities, practices and procedures of importance to members’ farms, breeders and owners in Marion County and the surrounding areas and, in some cases, statewide.

It sounds like many also have been inspired and moved by numerous instances of kindness and support extended by friends, neighbors and strangers pre, during and post Irma. Horse people during time of need or crisis are amazing and generous. In a period of one week, the Florida horse industry went from helping the Texas horses and people to now trying to help our own closer to home. Horse people, in general, have an inner instinct to do what is right by their horses and neighbors - even if their own personal needs may suffer.

That’s what horse people are all about and one of the many reasons why so many are proud to be part of this way of life.

A collective thank you also goes out to all of those from all over the world who have given many offers of support and expressed concern for our breeders, owners, trainers, employees, horses, tracks and the Association.

Thoroughbred people are a resilient lot. In Florida that is one constant that we can, fortunately, count on, admire and respect. ■

Lonny T. Powell CEO & Publisher Florida Equine Communications CEO Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association

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