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ftboa.com • Thursday • February 20, 2020 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION FOR ADVERTISING information or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] 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. CLICK HERE for the latest The Florida Horse ONLINE Back to Top Tunwoo Medaglia d’Oro – Sea Gift, by A.P. Indy 2020 Fee: $2,500 | S & N $775,000 Fasig-Tipton select yearling; first foals in 2020. Chitu Henny Hughes–Sea Gift, by A.P. Indy 2020 Fee: $4,500 | S & N Winner of $800,000 Sunland Derby 2 Y.O.’s sold for $200,000 and $150,000 at 2019 OBS April Valiant Minister Candy Ride (Arg)–Spooky Minister by Deputy Minister 2020 Fee: $3,000 | S & N Freaky Talented Son of Candy Ride (Arg) “Probably the fastest first-time starter Standing at Bridlewood Farm I ever trained.” –Bob Baffert 8318 NW 90th Terrace, Ocala, Fla. 34482 | George Isaacs, General Manager 352-622-5319 Office | 352-804-5568 Cell | A BAOMA Corp. Stallion | www.baomacorp.com SERITA HULT PHOTOS HULT SERITA 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 Upcoming Florida Sire Stakes & Florida-Bred Bonuses Date Stake Purse Age/Sex Distance Feb. 22 Lightning City Stakes $100,000* 4 yo & older, F&M 5 furlongs (turf) Feb. 22 Turf Dash $100,000* 4 yo & older 5 furlongs (turf) Mar. 7 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) $400,000** 3 yo 1 1/16 miles Mar. 7 Hillsborough Stakes (G2) $225,000# 4 yo & older, F&M 1 1/8 miles (turf) Mar. 7 Florida Oaks (G3) $200,000** 3 yo fillies 1 1/16 miles (turf) Mar. 29 Florida Cup Day, six stakes worth $120,000 each for Florida-breds # Includes $25,000 Win Supplement for Florida-breds * Includes $25,000 60/20/10/5/3/2 Top Six Supplement for Florida-breds ** Includes $50,000 60/20/10/5/3/2 Top Six Supplement for Florida-breds Back to Top D Purse Age/Sex Distance F Lightning City Stakes $100,000* 4 yo & older, F&M 5 furlongs (turf) F Turf Dash $100,000* 4 yo & older 5 furlongs (turf) M Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2)$400,000** 3 yo 1 1/16 miles M Hillsborough Stakes (G2) $225,000# 4 yo & older, F&M 1 1/8 miles (turf) M Florida Oaks (G3) $200,000** 3 yo fillies 1 1/16 miles (turf) M Florida Cup Day, six stakes worth $120,000 each for Florida-breds # Includes $25,000 Win Supplement for Florida-breds * Includes $25,000 60/20/10/5/3/2 Top Six Supplement for Florida-breds * Distorted Humor – Delta Princess, by A.P.