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ftboa.com • Thursday • July 30, 2020 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] In This Issue: Bredenbury Carries Winning Form Reports of Mares Bred Due Aug. 1 Formidable Foes in Crosby Spectacular Gem a Diamond in the Rough for Bakers Florida-bred Unbridled/CHURCHILL DOWNS PHOTO Two Food Drive Drop Off Locations Essential Owners Can Attend Races Rich History of Florida Sire EEE Confirmed in Three Counties Stakes Continues Saturday Jockey Diaz Hopes for Breakout Year BY BROCK SHERIDAN ____________ joined on the card by the $150,000 Code of Honor Posts Final Breeze FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Wildcat Heir The lucrative Florida Thoroughbred for 3-year-olds and older at one mile. Track Results & Entries Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Started in 1982 at Calder Race Course Florida Sire Stakes resumes Saturday at near Miami and known then only as the Florida Stallion Progeny List Gulfstream Park with the $100,000 Dr Florida Stallion Stakes, the series was Fager for eligible 2-year-old colts and designed to showcase Florida’s thor- geldings and the $100,000 Desert Vixen oughbred stallion roster. The name was Florida Breeders’ List for eligible 2-year-old fillies—both to be changed to the Florida Sire Stakes and run at six furlongs. moved to crosstown Gulfstream Park in Wire to Wire Business Place The FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes is 2014 when administration for the race scheduled to continue Aug. 29 at switched from Calder to the FTBOA. Featured Advertisers Gulfstream with the $200,000 Affirmed Dan Lasater’s Crystal Rail won the division for 2-year-old eligible males at inaugural running for 2-year-old fillies Bloodstockauction USA seven furlongs and the $200,000 Susan’s at Calder before Ponyhorse Stable’s El Girl division for 2-year-old eligible fil- Kaiser took the first division for colts Florida Department of Agriculture lies, also at seven furlongs. The FTBOA and gelding a week later at the Miami FSS series concludes Sept. 26 with the Gardens, Fla., oval. Crystal Rail, a FTBOA $400,000 In Reality for 2-year-old eligi- daughter of Great Above, took the win- ble males and the $400,000 My Dear ner’s share of the $91,000 purse in the Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply Girl for 2-year-old eligible females. The filly division while El Kaiser got the best In Reality and My Dear Girl will also be See FSS on page 3 Seminole Feed Back to Top Page 3 FSS Continued from COVER of the $62,000 purse in the colts and geldings division. The initial presentations proved so popular with Florida horsemen that the female division, named for Desert Vixen in 1983, split in six of the next seven runnings; while the male division, coined for Dr. Fager that same year, split the next five years and in seven of the next nine. Several Florida Sire Stakes alumni have gone on to bigger and better things led by 1990 Kentucky Derby (G1)-winner and champion 3-year- old colt Unbridled, who was second to winner Shot Gun Scott in the 1989 FSS In Reality. Smile swept the series in 1984 before winning the Breeders’ Cup Holy Bull and Mike Smith/EQUIPHOTO Sprint and honors as the champion sprinter in 1986. Holy Bull, the 1994 Horse of the Year and champion 3-year- old colt, was in the winners’ circle at Calder the preceding October following his victory in the FSS In Reality. Brave Raj, who won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) in 1986, won a division of the FSS Susan’s Girl and the FSS My Dear Girl in the preceding months. Hollywood Wildcat won the 1993 Breeders’ Cup Distaff See FSS on page 5 FTBOA Document and Form Drop Box A drop box has been installed near our side entrance of the FTBOA building at 801 SW 60th Avenue, Ocala, Fla. for members to use when dropping off time-sensi- tive documents. Forms may be found on our web- site at www.ftboa.com. Timely payments must be in the drop box no later than 4:30 p.m. the day of a deadline. Back to Top FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Program** 2-Year-Old Payment* - $250 by Jan. 15 Late 2-Year-Old Payment* - $500 by Feb. 28 Yearling Payment - $250 by May 15 Yearling Payment Option 2020 - $275 (May 16-Aug. 15) Late Yearling Payment - $500 (Aug. 16-Nov. 15) Missed Nov. 15? – $5,000 by Jan. 15 Last chance payment option of $10,000 by May 1 of 2-year-old year (horse must not have started) *Yearling payment must have been paid. ** All terms of FSS races and FTBOA purse supplements, including number of races, purse levels, race conditions, racing dates and the host track may change from year to year and may change at any point after the FSS racing schedule for a particular year is announced FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION 801 SW 60th Ave. • Ocala, FL 34474 • 352-629-2160 • Fax: 352-629-3603 • Download form online at www.ftboa.com • E-mail: [email protected] Back to4 Top Page 5 FSS page 3 Continued from (G1) after finishing sixth in the 1992 FSS Susan’s Girl won by Boots ‘n Jackie. Not Surprising won the 1992 FSS Dr. Fager, was sixth in the FSS Affirmed won by Fiery Special and was seventh in Silver of Silver’s FSS In Reality. Three years later, he won an Eclipse Award as the champion sprinter. Big Drama swept the male divisions of the FSS in 2008 and won the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). Awesome Feather swept the filly divisions in 2010 before going on to become the second FSS graduate to win a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. There have been 13 horses that have swept their respective divisions of the Florida-bred Awesome Feather/JIM LISA PHOTO FSS. In addition to Awesome Feather, Big Drama and Smile they are Three Rules include Baldski’s Star, who won the 1986 FSS Affirmed (Div. (2016), Scandalous Act (2013), Fort Loudon (2011), Jackson 1) and the 1987 FSS Roman Brother; Sez Fourty, winner of the Bend (2009), Sir Oscar (2003), Express Tour (2000), Nancy’s 1988 FSS Susan’s Girl and 1988 FSS My Dear Girl and the Glitter (1997), Seacliff (1995) and Naked Greed (1991). 1989 FSS Convenience; Valid Space, who won the 1988 FSS Other accomplished FSS club members include Regal Affirmed and the 1989 FSS Roman Brother; and Princess, who in 1985 became the only horse to start in four Twotwentyfive A, who won the 2014 FSS Affirmed and the FSS races in one year. She won the second division of the 2015 FSS Prized. Desert Vixen on Aug. 24 before finishing fourth behind winner There have only been two winners who were not bred in Opera Diva in the second division of the Susan’s Girl on Oct. Florida. In 1990, Virginia-bred Doradoradora won the FSS My 3. She then won the first division of the FSS My Dear Girl on Dear Girl; and Kentucky-bred What a Cooker won a division of Oct. 12 before taking on her male counterparts a week later, the FSS Dr. Fager and the FSS Affirmed that year as well. only to finish 14th in the FSS In Reality won by Scat Dancer. The question remains as to whether 2020 will produce In 2006 Silkily became the only FSS starter to finish second another historically significant Florida Stallion Stakes per- in all three races of the filly division. She was second to Snow formance, a future Breeders’ Cup winner or Eclipse Award Lady in the Desert Vixen and second to Adhrhythm in both the champion. There may be a star juvenile now training at FSS Susan’s Girl and FSS My Dear Girl. Gulfstream, Calder, Palm Meadows or at a training center or Three years later, Bim Bam became the only horse in FSS farm in Ocala that is just waiting for an opportunity to show history to finish third in all three male divisions. Jackson Bend their talents over six furlongs this weekend, seven furlongs swept the series that year. later this month or at eight-and-a-half furlongs September. Horse who have won FSS races in two separate years We will learn more Saturday. FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes at Gulfstream Park Date Race Name Conditions Distance Purse 8-1 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes Dr. Fager 2yo* 6 fur. $100,000 8-1 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes Desert Vixen 2yo fillies* 6 fur. $100,000 8-29 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes Affirmed 2yo* 7 fur. $200,000 8-29 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes Susan’s Girl 2yo fillies* 7 fur. $200,000 9-26 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes In Reality 2yo* 1 1/16 mi. $400,000 9-26 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes My Dear Girl 2yo fillies* 1 1/16 mi. $400,000 9-26 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes Wildcat Heir 3yo & older* 1 mile $150,000 * FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes eligible horses Back to Top D Purse Age/Sex Distance M $750,000^ 3 yo 1 $200,000^^ 3 yo fillies 1 National Eclipse winners and Florida Sire Stakes winners are clockwise from left: BRAVE RAJ, National 2-Year-Old Filly Champion / BIG DRAMA, National Male Sprint Champion / AWESOME FEATHER, National 2-Year-Old Filly Champion / SMILE, National Sprint Champion / NOT SURPRISING, National Sprint Champion / HOLY BULL, National Horse of the Year FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ AND CONSUMER SERVICES AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Nicole “Nikki” Fried, Commissioner Lonny T.