Meal Ticket Looks for Opportunity in Wilshire Stakes
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ftboa.com • Thursday • June 20, 2019 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION Meal Ticket Looks For FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION Opportunity in Wilshire Stakes or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or BY BROCK SHERIDAN _____________ Rainbow’s Song, by Unbridled’s Song. She has won three of 16 career starts with earn- email: [email protected] Florida-bred Meal Ticket will try for ings of $197,901 and will be ridden by her first stakes victory Saturday at Santa Mike Smith from post five. Anita as she is among 11 fillies and mares The apparent horse to beat in the In This Issue: entered to run in the Wilshire is Storm the $100,000 Wilshire Hill from the barn of EEE Confirmed in Five Florida Counties Stakes (Grade 3) at one trainer Philip D’Amato. mile on the turf. The 5-year-old mare is FSS Races at Gulfstream Park Trained by Matthew coming off of a nearly Top Sprinter Covfefe Takes On Mia Chew for Chris Aulds, eight-month layoff after Mischief in Roxelana Stakes Peter Jeong and Keith winning the Grade 3 Johnston, Meal Ticket Senator Ken Maddy Ellis Park Sold to New Mexico gets a relief in class Stakes at Santa Anita at Company from her last start when six-and-a-half furlongs she finished fifth, but down the hillside turf at March to the Arch Upset Victor of defeated by less than Santa Anita on Nov. 3. Wise Dan Stakes three lengths by winner She is also the defending Supercommittee Dominates Ginger Vasilika, in the Grade 1 champion in the Wilshire Gamely Stakes at Santa having won the race by a Punch Stakes Anita on May 27 at a length-and-a-half last A Bit of Both Continues Streak With mile-and-one-eighth on year. Honey Bee Win the grass. Although she The 5-year-old had a strong effort in daughter of Get Stormy Record Filly by Into Mischief Tops June the Gamely, she did is owned by Alastar Sale’s Final Session have a bit of a chal- Thoroughbred Company lenge when jockey Florida Stallion Progeny List Matthew Chew/BENOIT PHOTO LLC and Michael Valdes Florent Geroux had a and will break from post Florida Breeders’ List difficult time finding a clear path for her at two with jockey Rafael Bejarano set to the top of the stretch after she made a ride. She has won five of 23 career races Wire to Wire Business Place notable move on the rail on the second with earnings of $338,735. turn. Featured Advertisers The 5-year-old dark bay or brown mare Starr of Quality Looks to has shown she belongs among graded company after she was second to Valilika Rebound in Dream Summer Ocala Stud by the same margin in the Grade 2 Royal Stakes Heroine Stakes going a mile on turf at Florida Department of Agriculture Santa Anita on April 6. Between those two Earlier on the Santa Anita card, Tom FTBOA races, she had a disappointing effort how- Acker and Jon Lindo’s Starr of Quality, a ever, when eighth in a second level option- 5-year-old daughter of Double Diamond Liberty Law al claiming race going a mile on grass at Farm leading sire First Dude, also hopes to Santa Anita on May 5. Ippodamias Girl take advantage of a drop in class in the Seminole Feed won that event and is also entered for the $100,000 Dream Summer Stakes going a Wilshire. mile against state-bred fillies and mares. Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply Bred in Florida by Glen Hill Farm, Journeyman Stud Meal Ticket is by Malibu Moon out of See WILSHIRE on page 3 Back to Top Page 3 EEE Confirmed in Five Florida Counties BY BROCK SHEIDAN _________________________________ fever in the range of 102.5-104.5 degrees, lack of appetite, lethar- gy and/or drowsiness and several neurological signs that can be According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and sudden and progressive including hyperexcitability, apprehension Consumer Services and the Equine Disease Communication or drowsiness, fine tremors and fasiculations of the face and neck Center, six horses in five Florida coun- muscles, convulsions, cranial nerve ties have been confirmed with Eastern paralysis, head tilt, droopy lip, muzzle Equine Encephalitis. deviation, weakness, ataxia and incoordi- EEE is a vector borne virus that is nation in one or all limbs, colic and the transmitted only by mosquitoes or other inability to stand. biting insects. Birds act as reservoirs for Recommended prevention of EEE the virus; mosquitoes and other biting includes keeping horses up to date on vac- insects then carry the pathogen from cinations. Initial vaccination is followed by infected birds and transmit it to horses four to six weeks with a booster and annual when they bite. A horse affected with vaccination is recommended. More fre- EEE is not contagious and poses no risk quent boosters twice a year are recommend- to other horses, humans or birds. ed in areas with year-round mosquito sea- Since June 7, there have been two con- sons and in endemic areas. It is also recom- firmed cases of horses infected with EEE mended to use insect repellents frequently in Holmes County, two cases confirmed in and re-applied after rain and to keep horses Suwanee County and one each confirmed in at night when possible. Eliminate or min- in Washington and Osceola Counties. imize standing water. Horsemen can also There was also a horse confirmed with stock tanks or ponds with mosquito-feeding EEE in Polk County on May 6. None were fish, eliminate brush piles, gutters, old tires thoroughbreds and five of the six have and litter and remove all equipment in been humanely euthanized due to poor which standing water can collect. prognosis. One, a 12-year-old Arab gelding in Holmes County con- There is no cure for EEE and the mortality rate is 75-95%. firmed on June 7, is currently recovering with supportive care. Death usually occurs within 2-3 days of onset signs. Diagnosis is Clinical signs and symptoms of EEE include depression and made by a veterinarian by measuring titers in serum, a component anorexia without fever when initially infected, moderate to high of whole blood. Wilshire COVER level optional claiming race going a mile at Santa Anita on Feb. 7. Continued from Out of the Gone West mare Gator Blitz, Starr of Quality is Bred by Donald R. Dizney, Starr of Quality finished sixth behind looking to add to her five career wins from 22 starts with winner and multiple graded-stakes-winner Paradise Woods in the $230,659 in earnings. Jockey Tiago Pereira will ride Starr of Grade 2 Santa Margarita Stakes at Santa Anita going nine furlongs Quality from post two in the field of four. on April 27 in her last effort for trainer Bill Spawr. Prior to that, Bella Luna, a 5-year-old stakes winner from the barn of Brian Starr of Quality was second to winner Just a Smidge is a second- Koriner, looks to be the one to beat in the Dream Summer. 2019 Summer Meet - Gulfstream Park Date Stake Incentive Purse Sex Age Distance 8/3/19 FSS Dr. Fager Florida Sire Stakes Leg #1 $100,000 2 YO 6 fur. Dirt 8/3/19 FSS Desert Vixen Florida Sire Stakes Leg #1 $100,000 F 2 YO 6 fur. Dirt 8/5/19 Eight Miles East (Florida-bred) $75,000 3 YO & Up 1 mile (T) 8/5/19 Panama City (Florida-bred) $75,000 F&M 3 YO & Up 1 mile (T) 8/5/19 Benny the Bull (Florida-bred) $100,000 3 YO & Up 7 fur. 8/31/19 FSS Affirmed Florida Sire Stakes Leg #2 $200,000 2 YO 7 fur. Dirt 8/31/19 FSS Susan’s Girl Florida Sire Stakes Leg #2 $200,000 F 2 YO 7 fur. Dirt 9/8/19 Sheer Drama (Florida-bred) $100,000 F&M 3 YO & Up 7 fur. 9/28/19 FSS In Reality Florida Sire Stakes Final $400,000 2 YO 11/16 miles Dirt 9/28/19 FSS My Dear Girl Florida Sire Stakes Final $400,000 F 2 YO 11/16 miles Dirt 9/28/19 FSS Wildcat Heir Florida Sire Stakes $150,000 3 & up 1 mile Dirt In Addition to above: 1. Up to $100,000 will be offered as “Win-Only” supplements in select maiden special weight races to properly registered Florida-breds who are also FSS eligible. 2. Up to $1 million will be offered as Florida-bred purse supplements for FTBOA-registered Florida-breds in certain open and overnight races. Back to Top Florida-bred Champion & FSS Winner WORLD OF TROUBLE 2019 SUMMER MEET - GULFSTREAM PARK DATE STAKE INCENTIVE PURSE SEX AGE DISTANCE 8/3/19 FSS Dr. Fager Florida Sire Stakes Leg #1 $100,000 2 YO 6 fur. Dirt 8/3/19 FSS Desert Vixen Florida Sire Stakes Leg #1 $100,000 F 2 YO 6 fur. Dirt 8/5/19 Eight Miles East (Florida-bred) $75,000 3 YO & Up 1 mile (T) 8/5/19 Panama City (Florida-bred) $75,000 F&M 3 YO & Up 1 mile (T) 8/5/19 Benny the Bull (Florida-bred) $100,000 3 YO & Up 7 fur. 8/31/19 FSS Affirmed Florida Sire Stakes Leg #2 $200,000 2 YO 7 fur. Dirt 8/31/19 FSS Susan’s Girl Florida Sire Stakes Leg #2 $200,000 F 2 YO 7 fur. Dirt 9/8/19 Sheer Drama (Florida-bred) $100,000 F&M 3 YO & Up 7 fur.