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In This Issue: Extravagant Kid Probable for Dash Chance It Gears Up for Fountain of Youth Go Google Yourself Wins Bayakoa Strangles Found in Alachua and Marion Silver Prospector on Derby Trail Kentucky Derby Leaderboard Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard Cookie Dough Finally Gets Graded Win Florida-bred Warrior’s Charge/COADY PHOTO Firenze Fire Removes Nuisance Lady’s Island Wins Again in Minaret Warrior’s Charge Gulfstream Park Charts Tampa Bay Downs Charts Florida Stallion Progeny List Florida Breeders’ List Wins Razorback Wire to Wire Business Place BY BROCK SHERIDAN ______until starting in a second-tier optional claiming at Fair Grounds on Dec. 18 going Featured Advertisers Last year, Florida-bred Warrior’s a mile-and-one-sixteenth, but he won with Charge appeared in the Grade 1 Preakness ease by two lengths. Cox then used only a Ocala Stud Stakes as a somewhat anonymous new- few moderate works at Fair Grounds in Baoma Corp. comer on the Triple Crown scene having January and February, the last one going won only a maiden special weight and a five furlongs in 1:02.20 on Feb. 9, to pre- Journeyman Stud first level optional claiming race at pare for Monday’s $500,000 Razorback Double Diamond Farm Oaklawn in his previous two starts in Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn. FTBOA March and April respectively. Despite his Cox and owners Ten Strike Racing and moderate credentials, however, the Brad Madaket Stables LLC were rewarded for Florida Department of Agriculture Cox-trained Warrior’s Charge finished the strategy in the Razorback as Warrior’s Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply fourth in the Preakness and only two-and- Charge won the mile-and-one-sixteenth Newport Hay a-half lengths behind winner War of Will. race with tenacity. Warrior’s Charge did not race again See RAZORBACK on page 3 Seminole Feed Back to Top Page 3 Razorback
Continued from COVER Just as he had done in all of the above mentioned races, Warrior’s Charge went right to the front from the start of the Razorback and led by a length-and-a-half over high weight Pioneer Spirit under 120 pounds and Joevia together in second after going the first quarter-mile in :23.69. Warrior’s Charge and jockey Florent Geroux maintained a length advantage over those two through a moderate half-mile in :47.85 and six furlongs in 1:12.51 and he continued to lead by a length around the far turn. Pioneer Spirit and Joevia failed to maintain the pressure into the stretch but Bankit and Snapper Sinclair took up the challenge on the outside of Warrior’s Charge. With a furlong to the finish, Bankit ranged up on even terms with Warrior’s Charge and those two took their fight to the finish with Warrior’s Charge crossing under the wire a head in front in a time of 1:43 flat over the fast track. Bankit was four-and-a-quarter lengths ahead of third-place fin- isher Snapper Sinclair, who was followed in order by Pioneer Spirit, Campaign, Bravazo, Rated R Superstar, Math Wizard, Guest Suite, Exulting and Joevia. Warrior’s Charge went to the post as the 3-1 favorite under 118 pounds and paid $8 to win. “He’s a good gate horse. He always puts himself in a great position,” Geroux said. “I took advantage of it. We went to the lead and he relaxed nicely for me on the backside. When he saw that other horse [Bankit] coming down the lane, he fought very hard to the wire. It was great.” Cox noted that he felt Warrior’s Charge would put in a good effort based on his morning training. “The horse came out on top and I’m very proud of him,” Cox said. “He’s been training well and showed up today. Without a doubt, we’ll keep him here and look at the Essex Handicap [March 14] and Oaklawn Handicap [April 18] for his next start.” Warrior’s Charge earned $300,000 for the Razorback victory and increased his career revenues to $565,310 with four wins in eight starts. By Munnings out of Battling Brook, by Broken Vow, Warrior’s Charge was bred in Florida by Al Shaquab Racing. Warrior’s Charge is the first foal out of Battling Brook, who also has an unnamed 2-year-old filly and a yearling filly, both by Journeyman Stud stallion Khozan. She was bred to Munnings again in 2019.
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Back to Top Page 5 Extravagant Kid Probable for Tampa Bay’s Turf Dash BY BROCK SHERIDAN______Extravagant Kid will be trying to win his third straight added- money event Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs as the 7-year-old Florida-bred is the likely favorite for the $100,000 Turf Dash Stakes. The Turf Dash is for 4-year-olds and older who will go five furlongs on the turf and will share the spotlight with the $100,000 Lightning City Stakes for fillies and mares at the same distance. Trained by Brendan Walsh for DARRS Inc., Extravagant Kid will be making his first start at Tampa Bay Downs since winning the $115,000 Zaxby’s Sprint Stakes on Florida Cup Day, Mar. 31—a race in which he defeated multiple graded-stakes-winning Florida-bred Firenze Fire. That started a productive year in which he also won the $121,660 Mighty Beau Stakes at Churchill Downs on June 1, the $75,000 Da Hoss Stakes at Colonial Downs on Aug. 17 and the $100,000 Janus Stakes on Dec. 28 at Gulfstream Park. The dark bay or brown son of Kiss the Kid out of Pretty Extravagant, by With Distinction also had three second-place fin- ishes at Woodbine last year including when second to Canadian Florida-bred Extravagant Kid/COADY PHOTO juggernaut Pink Lloyd in the CAN$143,800 (US$107,148) Jacques Carter Stakes (Grade 3) on May 4; behind winner Wet Tamiami Handicap on Sept. 17, 2017 and the $50,000 Green Your Whistle in the CAN$304,800 (US$232,806) Highlander Parrot Handicap on Oct. 1, 2017, both at Gulfstream. Stakes (G1) on June 29 and again to Pink Llyody in the His last work came Friday at Palm Meadows Training Center CAN$198,100 (US$148,933) Kennedy Road Stakes (G2) on Nov. when he breezed four furlongs in :49.85 which was the 19th 23. fastest work of 28 at that distance that morning. However, he does His only off-the-board finish in 2019 came when fifth in the not typically work quickly as exemplified nine days earlier when Grade 2 Woodford Stakes presented by Keeneland Select Sales he went the same distance in :51.25 at Palm Meadows. won by Stubbins at Keeneland on Oct. 5. In his only start this year, Extravagant Kid won the Sunshine Millions Sprint by two- and-a-half lengths at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 18. Claimed by Walsh and DARRS, Inc. for $16,000 out of a winning effort in a Jan. 18, 2018 optional claiming event at Gufstream Park from owner-breeder Frank Vicino, Extravagant Kid has won 13 of 40 career races while banking $787,354. While racing in Vicino’s colors, Extravagant Kid also won the $50,000
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BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE______HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Shooting Star Thoroughbreds’ Chance It breezed five furlongs in :58.33 Monday morning at Gulfstream Park in preparation for a planned start in the $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (G3) Feb. 29 at Gulfstream. The workout, which produced the second fastest clocking of 37 recorded at the distance, was Chance It’s fourth since his tri- umph in the $100,000 Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream Jan. 4. Jockey Tyler Gaffalione was aboard the son of Currency Swap in his next-to-last breeze before the mile-and-one-sixteenth major prep for the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) March 28 at Saffie Joseph Jr. and Chance It/RYAN THOMPSON PHOTO Gulfstream. “He worked well. He sat off two horses from our barn – he sat third, went on to win the $200,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa between seven and nine lengths off them. He went by them well Bay. Smash Factor, who defeated Chance It in their respective and finished up good,” trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said. “Overall, debuts in June but finished far back in the Mucho Macho Man, we’re really happy with it.” won a stakes-quality allowance at Gulfstream last time out and is Chance It was the hero of the 2019 Florida Thoroughbred scheduled to run in Saturday’s $100,000 Hutcheson. Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Florida Sire Stakes series, in Chance It continues to mature, Joseph said. which he won the $100,000 Dr. Fager and the $400,000 In Reality. “Mentally, he’s a very strong horses – strong, in that nothing The Florida-bred colt made an impressive 3-year-old debut in the fazes him,” he said. “He handles his job well. He still has time to Mucho Macho Man, in which he rated off the pace before taking play, but he knows when it’s business. He’s relaxing great in his the lead in the stretch and fighting back to win by a head over fel- works, sitting off horses, like he did today, and finishes up and low Florida native As Seen On Tv. Sole Volante, who finished does his job.” Go Google Yourself Wins Bayakoa Stakes
BY OAKLAWN PRESS OFFICE ___ [Whoa Nellie], I was really proud of her. Although it was a six-horse field, HOT SPRINGS, AR—Making her first it was a tough six horses, I thought. A start since a runner-up effort in the lot of stakes experience among the Grade 2 Falls City Handicap at horses in there. Google, she’s just a Churchill Downs last November, Go classy, hard-trying filly. That’s all you Google Yourself broke on top but can ask for.” allowed Lady Suebee to take over “We had to run hard to wear down through early fractions of :23.91 and a nice filly,” jockey Brian Hernandez :47.70 for the first half-mile, while she Jr. said. “We had a lot of confidence in settled just off the pace. Pippin Stakes her. I got a little nervous inside the winner Whoa Nellie, who also raced eighth pole because [trainer] Larry near the front, gained the lead entering Jones horses can be tough to wear the stretch, but once the winner was down. Our filly is a multiple stakes angled out for the drive, she was able winner and she got the job done to wear down her rival for the victory today.” by a neck in a final time of 1:43.65 for Go Google Yourself, a 5-year-old the mile-and-one-sixteenth over a fast Into Mischief mare, improved her track. Cairenn finished third. record to seven wins in 19 starts and “It was a tough race,” trainer Paul has now earned $639,625.McGee said McGee said. “I didn’t get confident that the Fair Grounds-based mare will until she made the lead, actually, right either return for the $350,000 Azeri there at the wire. She’s a game, hard- Stakes (G2) March 14 or the $1 mil- trying filly and always has been. The lion Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) fact that we ran down that other filly April 18. Go Google Yourself/COADY PHOTO
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BY BROCK SHERIDAN______signs by 24-48 hours; abscesses in the mandibular lymph nodes (in the throatlatch and below the jaw), nasal discharge: often thick According the Equine Disease Communication Center and the white and yellow mucus; inflammation of the throat; difficulty Florida Department of Agriculture, premises in Alachua County swallowing, and wheezing and coughing. In rare cases with com- and Marion County, Fla., have been placed in quarantine by the plications, a horse may show signs of purpura hemorragagica— FDA due to horses found on the premises showing signs of bleeding from the capillaries and red spots on the mucous mem- Strangles. The horse in Alachua County is the only horse to have branes and swelling of the limbs and head and/or swelling of the shown signs of Strangles at one premise and was placed in quar- muscles. antine on Feb. 13. At another premise in Alachua County, three Diagnosis is made through culture of nasal wash, nasal swab, horses among 12 horses at the same location have been con- or pus aspirated from abscesses or through PCR testing. firmed. In Marion County, four horses have shown clinical signs Strangles is rarely fatal and horses usually make a full recovery of strangles and are among 20 horses on the premises that were in three to four weeks with few complications. Horses who have place in quarantine on Feb. 14. been infected with Strangles can maintain long-term immunity to The incubation period is between three to 14 days according to that strain. the EDCC. An intranasal vaccine is available but is not effective against Also known as Strep Equi, Strangles is a highly infectious bac- all infections. Any surfaces that are contaminated with mucus terial infection that is spread from horse to horse through direct or other nasal discharge from infected horses pose a threat of contact and by coming into contact with a contaminated surface. infection to healthy horses. Post outbreak, cleaning should It is extremely common and most horses are exposed and/or involve removal of all organic material from surfaces and sub- infected at a young age. sequent disinfection of water containers, feeders, fences, stalls, Clinical signs include fever, usually preceding other clinical tack and trailers. Silver Prospector On Derby Trail With Southwest Score
BY OAKLAWN PRESS OFFICE ______HOT SPRINGS, AR— Ed and Susie Orr’s Silver Prospector rebound- ed from a fourth-place finish in the opening day Smarty Jones Stakes to secure his position as a leading Kentucky Derby contender with a one-length victory in Monday’s $750,000 Southwest Stakes (Grade 3) before a crowd of 19,500. Silver Prospector broke near the back of the field, but was eager to run and moved into third through the first turn as Wells Bayou led through fractions of :22.89 and :46.60 for the first half-mile. The win- ner moved closer to the front entering the home stretch and wore the down the pace setter to win by one-length in 1:43.01 for the mile-and- one-sixteenth over a fast track. Answer In was third. He was followed by Shoplifted, Taishan, Villainous, American Butterfly, Chase Tracker, and Gold Street. Silver Prospector, who has now won three of eight starts, earned 10 points towards Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) eligibility to add to his other 12 points and is now ranked sixth on the list with 21 total points. He also won the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs last year in November. Silver Prospector is trained by Steve Asmussen and was ridden by Ricardo Santana. He is by Declaration of War out of Tap Softly, by Tapit and has career earnings of $713,051. Silver Prospector/COADY PHOTO
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Back to Top Page 14 Florida-bred Weekend Recap Cookie Dough Finally Gets Her Graded Stakes Win in Royal Delta
BY BROCK SHERIDAN ______After spending 2019 finishing in the money against some of the best sophomore fillies in South Florida and New York with- out a victory, Florida-bred Cookie Dough finally broke through to land a convincing win in the Grade 3 Royal Delta Stakes on a rainy afternoon at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Her 2019 past performance lines includ- ed second-place finishes in the Grade 2 Davona Dale, Grade 2 Victory Ride and Grade 3 Rampart with third-place finishes in both the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks and the Grade 2 Black Eyed Susan. That resume made the Arindel home- bred the 8-5 favorite in the $150,000 Royal Delta and she did not disappoint while winning by a length-and-a-half with jockey Paco Lopez aboard. It was also her first start under young rising star trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. Breaking from post six on the sloppy and sealed track, Cookie Dough impatient- ly fought Lopez and his attempt to keep her running at a reasonable pace around the clubhouse turn and down the backstretch while a few paths outside of longshot Tweeting, who led by half-length through honest fractions of :23.36 for the first two furlongs and the half-mile in :46.86. Florida-bred Cookie Dough (right)/RYAN THOMPSON PHOTO Passing the five-sixteenth pole, Lopez gave the 4-year-old dark bay filly her cue and could get her to run as good as Stan Susan’s Girl and My Girl divisions of the she cruised to the front as Tweeting regressed because Stan did a great job. Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and on the rail and Golden Award began to chal- “[Rating in second], that was Paco Owners’ Association Florida Sire Stakes as lenge from her three-wide position. Moving [Lopez]. He came into the paddock and a 2-year-old. By Arindel’s Florida-based into the stretch, Cooking Dough had a clear said he wanted to sit second. I said, ‘Paco, stallion Brethren out of Brooke’s Valentine, lead but drifted out a bit further as she raced don’t premeditate it. Play the break.’ That by Fusaichi Pegasus, Cookie Dough has past the three-eighths pole a length in front was a good place to sit. She got a little now earned $521,220 from 13 career starts. while Queen Nekia cut the corner and moved tough. She’s tough in the morning.” Brooke’s Valentine has also produced into contention on the inside. The Royal Delta was the third career Juvenile Sprint third-place finisher Poe Golden Award fought valiantly to make win for Cookie Dough, who won both and was bred to Brethren in 2019. up ground on the outside but Cookie Dough would not surrender and won by three-quarters-of-a-length. Golden Award Experienced Nightwatch Groom kept second, a nose better than Queen Nikia in third. They were followed by Experienced Exercise Rider Tweeting, Coach Rocks and Restless Rider Needed at Ocala area farm and the final time for the mile-and-one- sixteenth was 1:43.57. Must pass drug screen and background check. Cookie Dough paid $5.20 to win. Home of Grade 1 Winners Must have valid driver’s license/social security card. “I’m very proud of her,” said Joseph. SWEET RETURN, Medical benefits after 60 days. “She came from [trainer] Stan Gold. Her UNBRIDLED MO and form spoke for itself. We just hoped we MIND CONTROL Call: 352-804-6691
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Firenze Fire Removes Seven Furlong Nuisance With General George Score BY BROCK SHERIDAN ______In addition to jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., Florida-bred Firenze Fire also carried a metaphorical monkey on his back in the seven furlong General George Stakes (Grade 3) at Laurel Park Saturday. A graded stakes-winner at six fur- longs and at a mile, Firenze Fire was 0- for-3 at the seven furlong distance including a second-place finish to future champion sprinter Mitole in the Grade 1 Forego at Saratoga Race Course in August and a third-place finish behind winner Promises Fulfilled in the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkins at Saratoga in 2018. He was also fourth in the seven furlong Hopeful Stakes (G1) in his second career start. But it all came together in the $250,000 General George against six other 4-year-olds and older as Firenze Fire won his third straight stakes and the fourth graded stakes of his career with a Florida-bred Firenze Fire/JIM MCCUE PHOTO seemingly efforts four-length margin. “It’s a dream come true. It’s unbelievable. He got us to the Firenze Fire shot from post six and had a daylight on his rivals Kentucky Derby. We finished 11th but just to get to the Derby was running out of the seven furlong chute before Fire Plug Stakes- truly amazing. A lot of people questioned my desire to get there, winner Honor the Fleet and recent optional claiming-winner saying I was pushing the horse, but my feeling is anytime you can Factor It In took over on the inside after two furlongs in :23.58. As get to the Kentucky Derby you have to take it,” owner Ron they went around the turn, Honor the Fleet and Factor raced on the Lombardi said. “He’s been a great horse. He’s solid. He rebounds lead together through a :46.90 half-mile with Firenze Fire cruising well.” from just to their outside in third. Firenze Fire also won the Grade 2 Champagne Stakes and the Past the quarter-pole, Firenze Fire galloped to the lead with lit- Grade 3 Sanford Stakes as a 2-year-old before winning the Grade tle urging from Ortiz, who looked back with confidence to gauge 3 Dwyer, Grade 3 Gallant Bob and the Jerome Stakes as a sopho- potential challengers. However, by the time Ortiz again looked more. In addition to the Fabulous Strike and Gravesend, he also ahead, Firenze Fire was in full flight and kicking away from the won the Runhappy Stakes at Belmont last year. others, who were all six abreast in second. With only one right- By Poseidon’s Warrior, Firenze Fire is the first foal out of the handed urging from Ortiz inside the eighth-pole, Firenze Fire con- Langfuhr mare My Every Wish, who also has one other winner tinued to draw clear and galloped under the wire in 1:22.38 on the and an unraced yearling, who is a full-brother to Firenze Fire. She fast track as Threes Over Dueces finished second, a neck better was bred to Speightstown in 2019. than Still Having Fun in third. They were followed in order by Firenze Fire returned $3 for the General George victory as the Lone Rock, Tiz He the One, Factor In and Honor the Fleet. 1-2 favorite. Trained by Jason Servis for owner Ron Lombardi’s Mr. Amore Stable, who also bred Firenze Fire under that moniker, the 5-year- old horse now has 10 wins from 24 career starts and career rev- enues of $1,841,750. “He broke so good out of the gate like always, and we didn’t It pays to breed want to go to the lead, so I tried to stay away from there and tried to settle, and he relaxed so well. I just sat right there and relaxed and when I asked him, he just took off,” Ortiz said. “I was confi- Florida-breds dent the whole time, to be honest. He broke running and I felt like a winner all the time.”
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Page 16 Florida-bred Weekend Recap Lady’s Island Wins Again in Minaret at Tampa Bay BY BROCK SHERIDAN ______Duke and Paul Matties’ Matties Racing Stable LLC and Rick Averill’s Averill Racing LLC’s Lady’s Island returned to her winning ways right on cue as the 6-year-old mare won the $50,000 Minaret Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs Saturday. The six furlong Minaret featured a field of 10 older fil- lies and mares going six furlongs and provided the Florida-bred mare with her sixth win in her last seven tries. Just previous to the Minaret, Lady’s Island was second to Florida-bred Extravagant Kid in the $150,000 Sunshine Millions Sprint at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 18 to break a five-race win- ning streak. The streak had started with a nine-length romp in the $75,000 Nicole’s Dream Stakes at Gulfstream Park on June 9 and also included wins in the $75,000 Turf Sprint at Gulfstream on June 29 and the Grade 3 Sugar Swirl Stakes at Gulfstream on Dec. 14. She was claimed by Averill for $16,000 out of an optional claiming race third-place finish on June 22, 2018 at Gulfstream and has since won 10 of 13 starts. Florida-bred Lady’s Island/SV PHOTOGRAPHY Although Lady’s Island stumbled at the start of the Minaret in 21 3/5,” said Jaramillo’s 18-year-old son, Emisael, acting as an from post three, she and jockey Emisael Jaramillo left little doubt interpreter. “He couldn’t hold her because she’s so fast.” as to their intentions as they raced to the lead, two lengths in front “It was amazing,” said Bennett, who rarely uses that word. of Lovesick in second and Molto Bella in third through a blister- “She had to get started all over again. She’s a super nice filly and ing :21.60 two furlongs. Although they slowed just a bit around I’m just happy to win after such a bad start. She loves this race- the far turn to click-off a :44.17 half-mile, they were four lengths track and I’m happy for Rich [Averill] because he puts a lot of in front turning for home and six lengths ahead of Lovesick in money in the game. You need these kind of days.” mid-stretch. Lady’s Island is by Oakton Farm stallion Greatness and is out Lady’s Island began to tire in the final yards before the wire, of Broadway Martha, by Broad Brush. She was bred in Florida by but finished up in 1:09.97 and two lengths in front of 4-1 second Bailey Bolen. choice Into Chocolate in second with 77-1 longshot Caught Up In You third. Suzie’ssteppinout, Lovesick, Molto Bella, Sean’s Idea, Boujie Girl, Midtown Rose and Puntsville completed the order of finish. Lady’s Island paid $4.20 as the even-money favorite. Lady’s Island was trained by Gerald Bennet for the Minaret and has now won half of her 28 starts with earnings of $434,195. She has also been named the 2019 Claiming Horse of the Year by the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and will be recognized at a ceremony at Oaklawn Park in March. As for Jaramillo, he said despite the poor start, he was never in doubt. “He knows what she can do, and she did [the first quarter-mile]
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