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ftboa.com • Thursday • September 5, 2019 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] In This Issue: From the FTBOA Boardroom FSS Races Running at Gulfstream Abiding Star Breaks Streak Santa Anita Bolsters Vet Team Gulfstream Announces Championship Meet Stakes Bill Badgett to Resign Post as VP of Gulfstream Park Florida-bred Pure Sensation/EQUIPHOTO Five-Win Days Propel Prat, O’Neill to Jockey and Trainer Titles Souper Escape Draws Off To Win Pure Sensation Wins La Lorgnette Onyx Successful in Initial Stakes Try Fourth Turf Monster Liam’s Lucky Charm Wins FTBOA FSS Affirmed Battle BY BROCK SHERIDAN _____________ Hill stakes-winner Justaholic and Marshall Ceci Valentina Upsets FTBOA FSS Jenny Handicap winner Hollywood Talent, Susan’s Girl There are very few sure things in life. who were three across the track in a joint But just below death and taxes on the reli- second. Global Access wins Saranac ability chart is Florida-bred Pure Sensation Hollywood Talent moved up to chal- Florida Stallion Progeny List winning the Grade 3 Turf Monster Stakes lenge around the far turn and briefly had a Florida Breeders’ List at Parx. head in front of Pure Sensation turning for After winning the five furlong Turf home as Field and Justaholic could not Wire to Wire Business Place Monster Stakes in 2015, 2017-18, Pure keep up with the :45.66 half-mile. Sensation won the $300,000 event for the But Pure Sensation drew off down the Featured Advertisers fourth time Monday for owner and breeder stretch and went on to a three-length victo- Patricia Generazio of Tequesta, Fla., while ry in :57.80 over the yielding turf. Dubini Ocala Stud leading nearly the entire time. put in a late run to get second, a length- FTBOA Pure Sensation broke well from post 11 and-a-half ahead of Hollywood Talent in in the field of 12 3-year-olds and older in third. Fielder, Justaholic, Smokin Nitro, Journeyman Stud the Turf Monster and jockey Paco Lopez Nice Tune, Vision Perfect, Texas Wedge, Florida Department of Agriculture sent him right to the lead. By the time Pure Rocket Heat and Amblin Man completed Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply Sensation finished the first two furlongs in the order of finish. Liberty Law :22.48, he had managed to get to the rail and had a length on longshot Field, Wolf See TURF MONSTER on page 3 Seminole Feed Back to Top Page 3 From the FTBOA Boardroom August 22, 2019 part to address this potential. Calder began conducting jai alai in May 2019. (See previous From the Boardroom articles). The FTBOA Board of Directors met on August 22. The por- FTBOA will hold its annual meeting on Oct. 25 at the College tion of the meeting on the proposed 2020 Annual Awards Plan of Central Florida’s Webber Center at 1 p.m. For 2019, there are was open to the public. The proposed Plan under consideration five Director vacancies on the FTBOA Board to be filled, for by the Board would establish breeder awards at 15% of the three-year terms extending until October 2022. Pursuant to the purse, spread across first (10%), second (3%), and third place Association’s Bylaws, the current Board of Directors nominated (2%), and also would set stallion awards at 15%. The proposed the following five candidates for these vacancies: (1) Marilyn 2020 Annual Awards Plan was previously considered and rec- Campbell; (2) Joe O’Farrell; and incumbents (3) Valerie Dailey; ommended by the FTBOA Executive Committee on Aug. 21, at (4) Brent Fernung, current President; and (5) Phil Matthews. which time an opportunity for public comment was provided, Each candidate agreed to run and to serve as an FTBOA but no public comments were offered. Director. The FTBOA Bylaws also allow a candidate to self- After Board review and discussion, the Board voted to accept nominate by circulating a petition and obtaining 25 member sig- the proposed 2020 Annual Awards Plan as presented. The pro- natures. No such petitions were filed. As provided in the posed 2020 Annual Awards Plan, including the FTBOA’s Breeder Association’s Bylaws, because there are only five candidates for & Stallion Awards Policy (Appendix A) and Industry Promotion the five Director vacancies, members will not be required to cast Plan (Appendix B), are available on the FTBOA website at ballots and these five candidates will be deemed elected to www.ftboa.com (Select NEWS, then MEETING NOTICE). office upon the presiding officer calling the FTBOA’s Annual Warren Husband, General Counsel, provided a legal/regulato- Meeting to order. An official notice for the annual meeting will ry update focused on Calder’s efforts to stop thoroughbred rac- be sent out in September. The meeting has been noted previously ing and instead conduct jai alai as the pari-mutuel sport qualify- in trade publications and member communications. ing Calder to operate slot machines. FTBOA management has The Board also recognized outgoing Directors Milan long warned that if Calder is able to implement this strategy, Kosanovich and George Isaacs for their service to the then the economic impact on the thoroughbred industry will be Association. significant. Among other impacts, if thoroughbred racing ends at Highlighting future events, the Florida Thoroughbred some point under the Calder and Tropical permits, then revenue Charities golf tournament, dinner, and auctions will be held at for breeder and stallion awards from both Calder’s slots and from Ocala National at Golden Hills on Oct. 4. In addition, the Finals pari-mutuel wagering under those permits will likely be lost. of the Florida Sire Stakes are Sept. 28, and the FTBOA has FTBOA is engaged in litigation on numerous fronts to avoid this made a bus trip experience available for this event to interested outcome and has recently had to moderate awards rates, in large members of the local community. Turf Monster COVER came last out when third behind winner Leinster in the Grade 3 Continued from Troy Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 3. The riders aboard Dubini and Texas Wedge lodged a claim of Trained throughout his career by Christophe Clement, Pure foul against Pure Sensation for interference leaving the gate but the original order of finish remained. Sensation is by Zensational out of multiple-stakes-winning mare Pure Sensation now has 14 career wins from 35 starts and he Pure Disco, by Disco Rico. is just $31,450 short of $2 million with career earnings of Pure Disco has also produced stakes-winner Salute the $1,968,550. He started the year by winning an optional claiming Colonel by Macho Uno, and has an unnamed 3-year-old filly by race at Gulfstream on April 12 before winning the $97,000 Street Sense and an unraced 2-year-old filly by Bodemeister. Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup on July 6 and the Grade 3 Parx Pure Sensation returned $3.20 to win $2.80 to place and Dash for the third time on July 6. His only blemish this year $2.60 to show. 2019 Summer Meet - Gulfstream Park Date Stake Purse Sex Age Distance 9/7/19 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 C&G 2 YO 11/16 miles 9/28/19 FSS My Dear Girl Florida Sire Stakes Final $400,000 F 2 YO 11/16 miles 9/28/19 FSS Wildcat Heir Florida Sire Stakes $150,000 3 YO & Up 1 mile 9/28/19 Monroe $25,000 Fla-bred Top 3 Bonus $75,000 F&M 3 YO & Up 1 1/16 miles (T) 9/28/19 Hollywood Beach $25,000 Fla-bred Top 3 Bonus $75,000 2YO 5 fur. (T) Back to Top FOR LIAM’S LUCKY CHARM Wins the $200,000 FTBOA FSS Affirmed Stakes (Khozan - P.S. I Love You, by Stormy Atlantic) Owner and Breeder: Stonehedge LLC • Trainer: Ralph Nicks • Jockey: Reylu Gutierrez COGLIANESE PHOTO Brent & Crystal Fernung, Owners KHOZAN — Distorted Humor–Delta Princess, by A.P. Indy Also standing : Fury Kapcori and Winslow Homer 5571 NW 100th Street, Ocala, FL 34482 | Office: 352.629.1200 | Fax: 352.629.1201 | [email protected] | www.journeymanstallions.com Back to Top Page 5 Abiding Star Breaks Streak to Win Neshaminy BY BROCK SHERIDAN________________________________ backstretch as Paret (Aus) moved into third ahead of Wild About Deb with Dig Charlie Dig just off of him. Florida-bred Abiding Star snapped a three-race streak of run- Paret continued to advance toward Abiding Star around the far ner-up finishes Monday as the 6-year- turn and those two began to pull away old gelding won the $100,000 from the others when they turned for Neshaminy Stakes at Parx. The home. Neshaminy drew a field of nine 3-year- Abiding Star and Paret kept at each olds and older who went seven-and- other down the stretch with Abiding Star one-half furlongs on the turf. getting a neck advantage over Paret in The Edward Allard-trained Abiding second at the finish. Robin Hood was Star had finished second in a second- five lengths farther back in third with level optional claiming race at Belmont Wild About Deb, Dig Charlie Dig, Park on June 8, second behind winner Adventist, Gator Girl, Ruby Blue and Parlor in the $100,000 Glasgow Stakes Wise Jude finishing in that order. The at Delaware Park on July 13 and was in final time for the Neshaminy was 1:29.56 a dead-heat for second behind winner over the firm turf.