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ftboa.com • Thursday • May 27, 2021 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION FLORIDA’SDAILYRACINGDIGEST FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] In This Issue: Mandella Hopes for Memorable Memorial Day Gonzales Back Where He Belongs in Gulfstream Winner’s Circle Strangles Found in Marion and Okaloosa Bound for Nowhere Targeting Jaipur Hard Love Faces Ultimate Test in Florida-bred Heiressall/LAUREN KING PHOTO Pennine Ridge Heiressall Heads Field of Track Entries and Results 10 Florida-bred Fillies and Florida Stallion Progeny List Mares in Musical Romance Florida Breeders’ List $25,000 Florida Sire Stakes Win Bonus Also Offered by FTBOA Wire to Wire Business Place BY BROCK SHERIDAN _____________ Meghan and Starship Bonita are all eligi- ble for the Florida Sire Stakes win bonus. Featured Advertisers My Purple Haze Stable LLC’s home- Heiressall also appears to be the one to bred Heiressall looks to be the one to beat beat in the Musical Romance having won Berrettini Feed in the $75,000 Musical Romance Stakes two of her last four races going back to a Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Heiressall is length victory in the $100,000 Sheer Florida Department of Agriculture one of 10 Florida-bred fillies and mares Drama Stakes against Florida-bred FTBOA who will go six-and-a-half furlongs in the females going seven furlongs at Journeyman Stud Musical Romance, which also offers a Gulfstream on Sept. 6. She also won the $25,000 win bonus presented by the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes City of Ocala Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Stakes by three-and-a-quarter lengths Ocala Stud Owners’ Association to any runners eligi- going seven furlongs at Tampa Bay Downs Seminole Feed ble for the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes. on Dec. 12. Bramble Berry, Heiressall, Royal Woodford Thoroughbreds See MUSICAL ROMANCE on page 3 Back to Top Page 3 Musical Romance Continued from COVER Her only losses in that span came when fifth in the $60,000 Millions Distaff Preview won by Tiz Possible Dear over a sloppy and sealed seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park West on Nov. 14 against fellow Florida-bred fillies and mares; and when fourth in the $50,000 Minaret Stakes won by Florida-bred The Goddess Lyssa at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 13 in her last start going six furlongs. Heiressall is trained by Terri Pompay and the 6-year-old daughter of Wildcat Heir out of All Bridled, by Unbridled’s Song has won seven of 21 career starts with four seconds and two thirds. She has banked $380,538 during her career. Miquel Vasquez will ride Heiressall from post the outside post 10. Our Fantasy will be trying to extend her three-race winning Terri Pompay/COGLIANESE PHOTO streak in the Musical Romance for owner Stein Racing LLC. Trained by Kathleen O’Connell, Our Fantasy has actually won four of her last five races going back to November when she defeated a field of $25,000 claimers going a mile on the sloppy and sealed track at Gulfstream Park West on Nov. 12. She then had a dull effort when eighth at the $20,000 claiming level going a mile on the turf at Gulfstream on Dec. 2 before win- ning her last three starting with a five-length win against $12,500 claimers gong a mile on Jan. 22. The 4-year-old filly then won a first condition, $12,500 optional claiming allowance on Feb. 12 See MUSICAL ROMANCE on page 5 Florida-breds Make Florida Racing Did you know Florida-bred thoroughbreds won 31.5% of races run at the recent Gulfstream Park Championship Meet? This demonstrates how vital Florida-breds are to the success of Gulfstream Park throughout the year—not just during the Spring/Summer season. Additional good news for Florida breeders—66% of those Florida-bred winners during the Gulfstream Park Championship Meet were sired by Florida stallions. Florida-breds: Race ‘Em or Chase ‘Em! Back to Top Back to Top Page 5 Musical Romance Continued from page 3 and a first condition, $25,000 optional claiming allowance on April 10, both at Gulfstream going a mile. Our Fantasy is by Pleasant Acres Stallions’ Amira’s Prince out of Starship Fantasy, by Yes It’s True and she has won five of 15 career starts with three seconds and a third while earning $131,210 and she was bred in Florida by Helen and Joseph Barbazon. Our Fantasy is also a graduate of the 2019 Ocala Breeders’ Sales April Sale where Stein Racing purchased her for $50,000 from the Golden Noquez consignment. Luca Panici will ride Our Fantasy from post five. While Heiressall and Our Fantasy have plenty of recent wins, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is hoping Sound Machine gets her first victories since winning the $75,000 Glitter Woman Stakes at Gulfstream in January of 2020. While unable to make the winner’s circle after recent races, Sound Machine has been competitive against more accomplished fields having finished second to Pacific Gale two starts back in the Grade 3 Hurricane Bertie Stakes at Gulfstream on March 20 going six-and-a-half furlongs and fourth in the Grade 3 Sugar Swirl Stakes won by Florida-bred Lady’s Island on December. In her last start, Sound Machine was fourth in a second level, $62,500 optional claiming allowance won by Compensate at Gulfstream on April 25. Sound Machine is by Into Mischief out of Ava Pie, by Distorted Humor and she is owned by e Five Racing Thoroughbreds. Bred Florida-bred Sound Machine/LAUREN KING PHOTO in Florida by Farm III, Sound Machine has won two of 18 starts The remainder of the field includes A Bit of Both, Merseyside, with four seconds and two thirds while earning $173,034. Royal Meghan, Ms Meshak, Loriloupies, Bramble Berry and Edgard Zayas will ride Sound Machine from post two. Starship Bonita. Back to Top Back to Top Page 7 Mandella Hopes for Memorable Memorial Day BY SANTA ANITA PRESS OFFICE __ Saturday’s Grade 3 Daytona Stakes at six-and-a-half fur- ARCADIA, CA—Memorial Day weekend longs on turf. at Santa Anita could remind Richard “I hope we do the best we Mandella of a Breeders’ Cup in miniature. can,” Mandella said in antic- The Hall of Fame trainer, winner of ipation of a successful and nine Breeders’ Cup races including four prosperous holiday. of the eight championship races at Santa Santa Anita presents Anita on Oct. 25, 2003, has 11 nomina- seven graded stakes on tions to stakes races this holiday weekend Memorial Day weekend, starting this Saturday through Memorial three of them Grade 1’s on Day, Monday, May 31. May 31: the Hollywood Gold He plans to run most of them, includ- Cup for 3-year-olds and ing two in Grade 1 events on Memorial older at a mile-and-a-quar- Day with Royal Ship set for the ter; the Shoemaker Mile, a Hollywood Gold Cup with jockey Mike Royal Ship (outside)/BENOIT PHOTO Breeders’ Cup ‘Win and Smith and Dogtag in the Gamely under rider Umberto Rispoli. You’re In’ Challenge Race on turf; and the Gamely for fillies and Multiple graded turf stakes-winner United goes in the Grade 2 mares at a mile-and-one-eighth on turf. Charles Whittingham on Saturday with regular rider Flavien Prat. Saturday’s features are the aforementioned Whittingham for 3- “He’s doing great,” Mandella said of United, who won the year-olds and older at a mile-and-a-quarter on turf, the Grade 2 Whittingham by a nose last May. Triple Bend Stakes for 4-year-olds and older at seven furlongs, and Winner of eight races with a bankroll surpassing $1.5 million, the Grade 3 Daytona Stakes for 4-year-olds and older at six-and-a- Mandella refers to the six-year-old Giant’s Causeway gelding as “a half furlongs on turf. big pet” around the barn. Next Sunday’s headliner is the Grade 2 Summertime Oaks at a Soothsay, unbeaten in two starts including the Grade 2 Santa mile-and-one-sixteenth. In all, seven lucrative stakes will be decid- Anita Oaks, goes in Sunday’s Summertime Oaks (G2). “She’s ed over the holiday weekend offering $1.6 million in purse money. doing real well,” Mandella said of the bay daughter of Distorted Mandella’s four Breeders’ Cup winners in 2003 were Action Humor. This Day (Juvenile), Halfbridled (Juvenile Fillies), Johar (dead- Last but not least, Bombard seeks his first graded stakes win in heat in Turf) and Pleasantly Perfect (Classic). Gulfstream Park Spring/Summer Florida-bred and Florida Sire Stakes Races and Bonuses Date Race Conditions Distance Purse May 29 Musical Romance (Fla.) 3yo and older, fillies and mares 6 ½ fur. $75,000* Closed May 31 Soldier's Dancer (Fla.) 3yo and older 1 1/16 mi. turf $75,000* Closed June 12 Ginger Punch (Fla.) 3yo and older, fillies and mares 1 1/16 mi. turf $75,000* May 30 July 3 Princess Rooney Invitational (G2) 3yo and older, fillies and mares 7 fur. $350,000** Invite July 3 Smile Sprint Invitational (G3) 3yo and older 6 fur. $200,000** Invite July 4 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint 3yo and older 5 fur. turf $75,000** June 20 July 31 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Dr. Fager 2yo colts and geldings 6 fur. $100,000 Closed July 31 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Desert Vixen 2yo fillies 6 fur. $100,000 Closed Aug.

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