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2017 FLORIDA-BRED CHAMPIONS FLORIDA INDUSTRY ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

CALEDONIA ROAD WORLD APPROVAL Horse of the Year 2-Year-Old Older Male/Turf Horse/Male Sprinter ECLIPSE SPORTWIRE PHOTO COGLIANESE PHOTO

FIRENZE FIRE FAYPIEN 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding 3-Year-Old Filly/Female Sprinter BENOIT & ASSOCIATES PHOTO SUSIE RASHER PHOTO

THREE RULES STARSHIP JUBILEE 3-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Older Female/Female Turf Horse MICHAEL BURNS PHOTO KENNY MARTIN PHOTO 2 • 2017 Review & Update FTBOA_AwardsProgram.2018_REDO.qxp_Layout 1 2/27/18 12:55 PM Page 3 Promote the Florida Equine Industry by sharing our success!

I Ocala/Marion County is Horse Capital of the World® because we have more horses and ponies than any other county inthe United States. I Total economic impact of the equine industry in the county is $2.62 billion. I Equines attribute to $1.6 billion of the county’s GDP total of $8.7 billion. I Most recent Derby and Breeders’ Cup contenders have had their early training in Central Florida. I OBS consistently brings in over $140 million in revenue annually from the sale of , buyers from 48 states and 19 countries. I Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest is published in Marion County to promote the thoroughbred industry – the only printed daily of any breeding region in the world. I The racing industry creates over 12,000 in-state jobs with a payroll of over $400 million in wages and benefits annually. I Over 20,000 thoroughbreds are engaged in racing in Florida and 15,000 thoroughbreds from across the country are trained here annually. I Florida consistently ranks number two as a breeding region in the U.S. for thoroughbreds. I Marion County is one of the top five breeding regions in the world.

FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED FLORIDA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE BREEDERS’ AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION AND CONSUMER SERVICES Lonny T. Powell, CEO and Executive Vice President Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner 801 SW 60th Ave.• Ocala, FL 34474 407 S. Calhoun • 416 Mayo Building, 352-629-2160 Tallahassee, FL 32399

Since 1945, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association (FTBOA) represents Thoroughbred breeders and owners who breed, raise, train, sell and race horses born in the state of Florida with the mission of promoting the Florida thoroughbred worldwide. FTBOA coined the moniker Ocala/Marion County Horse Capital of the World to promote the economy of the entire equine industry, the industries that serve equine and the community that benefits from the robust industry. FTBOA supported the creation of Horse Fever and the Florida Horse Park, among many other community initiatives. FTBOA was recognized by the business and leadership communities with the 2015 CEP Non-profit of The Year for best practices, programs, services, promotion and advocacy. FTBOA_AwardsProgram.2018_REDO.qxp_Layout 1 2/27/18 11:02 AM Page 4

2-YEAR-OLD FILLY ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE PHOTO ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE CALEDONIA ROAD 2015 bay filly by Quality Road – Come a Callin, by Dixie Union

Breeder: Vegso Racing Stable (Peter Vegso) Owners: Zoom and Fish Racing Stable Inc., Charlie Spiring & Newtown Anner Stud Trainer: Ralph Nicks

2017 Race Record/Earnings 3-2-1-0/$1,229,800

2017 Blacktype Stakes Record 1st – Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) 2nd – (G1)

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2-YEAR-OLD COLT/GELDING ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE PHOTO ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE SUSIE RASHER PHOTO FIRENZE FIRE 2015 bay colt by Poseidon's Warrior – My Every Wish, by Langfuhr

Breeder/Owner: Mr Amore Stables (Ron Lombardi) Trainer: Jason Servis

2017 Race Record/Earnings 5-3-0-0/$449,100

2017 Blacktype Stakes Record 1st – Champagne Stakes (G1) 1st – Sanford Stakes (G3)

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3-YEAR-OLD FILLY/FEMALE SPRINTER BENOIT & ASSOCIATES PHOTO ASSOCIATES & BENOIT FAYPIEN 2014 bay filly by – Mighty Eros, by Freud

Breeder: Off The Hook LLC (Carlos Morales & Joe Appelbaum) Owner: Baoma Corporation (Charles & Susan Chu) Trainer:

2017 Race Record/Earnings 7-3-2-1/$320,275

2017 Blacktype Stakes Record 1st – (G2) 1st – Angels Flight Stakes 2nd – (G1) 2nd – Beverly J. Lewis Stakes

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3-YEAR-OLD COLT/GELDING KENNY MARTIN PHOTO MARTIN KENNY THREE RULES 2014 bay colt by Gone Astray – Joy Rules, by Full Mandate

Breeders/Owners: Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc., Roy Geoff & Tom Fitzgerald Trainer: Jose Pinchin

2017 Race Record/Earnings 6-1-2-2/$263,520

2017 Blacktype Stakes Record 1st – Stakes (G3) 2nd – Stakes (G2) 2nd – FTBOA Marion County Florida Sire Stakes 3rd – XPressbet (G2) 3rd – Chick Lang Stakes

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OLDER FEMALE/FEMALE TURF HORSE MICHAEL BURN PHOTO MICHAEL STARSHIP JUBILEE 2013 bay filly by Indy Wind – Perfectly Wild, by Forest Wildcat

Breeder: Sorren Owners: Kevin Attard & Soli Mehta Trainer: Kevin Attard

2017 Race Record/Earnings 10-6-1-2/$262,311

2017 Blacktype Stakes Record 1st – (G2) 1st – Stakes (G2) 3rd – Canadian Stakes (G2)

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OLDER MALE/TURF HORSE/MALE SPRINTER MICHAEL BURNS PHOTO MICHAEL WORLD APPROVAL 2012 gray/roan gelding by – Win Approval, by

Breeder: Live Oak Stud ( Weber) Owner: Live Oak Plantation (Charlotte Weber) Trainer: Mark E. Casse

2017 Race Record/Earnings 6-5-0-0/$2,043,600

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2017 LEADING FLORIDA FRESHMAN SIRE SERITA HULT PHOTO HULT SERITA POSEIDON’S WARRIOR

2008 bay horse by – Poised to Pounce, by

Poseidon’s Warrior was the 2017 leading winner, first graded stakes winner and first Florida freshman sire by progeny earnings with a Grade 1 stakes winner. total of $598,466. He was represented by 30 run- Bred and raced by Ron Lombardi's Mr. Amore ners, six winners and one graded-stakes winner. Stable, Firenze Fire is out of the Langfuhr Poseidon's Warrior's leading earner was My Every Wish. Trained by Jason Servis, Firenze Florida-bred, Grade 1 stakes winner Firenze Fire, Fire was named the 2017 Florida-bred who banked $449,100 on the season. The pre- 2-year-old colt. cocious colt broke his maiden at first asking by By Speightstown out of the Smarten mare three and a half lengths on June 18 at Mon- Poised to Pounce, Poseidon's Warrior is a Grade mouth Park. In his very next start, he became a 1 stakes winner of $701,147. He captured the graded stakes winner in capturing the Sanford 2012 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1), as well Stakes (G3) by a length on July 22 at Saratoga. as three other stakes. Poseidon's Warrior was After a fourth place finish in the Hopeful also stakes placed five times, including a third Stakes (G1), Firenze Fire bounced back to win in the 2012 Vosburgh Invitational Stakes (G1). the Champagne Stakes (G1) by half a length on Poseidon's Warrior entered stud in 2014 and Oct. 7 at . In quick succession, stands as property of a syndicate at Morriston- Firenze Fire became Poseidon's Warrior's first based Pleasant Acres Stallions.

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2017 LEADING FLORIDA JUVENILE SIRE SERITA HULT PHOTO HULT SERITA GONE ASTRAY

2003 bay horse by Dixie Union – Illicit, by Mr. Prospector

Gone Astray was the 2017 leading Florida ju- bred stakes winner Go Astray, who won the venile sire by progeny earnings with a total of Desert Vixen Stakes (FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes) $719,657. He was represented by six juvenile on Aug. 5 at . Bred by Ramiro winners, including two Florida-bred juvenile Rosas Medina, Go Astray was third in the Susan's stakes winners. Girl Stakes (FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes). She Gone Astray's leading juvenile earner was earned $135,470. Starship Bonita, who collected $389,100 on two By Dixie Union out of the Mr. Prospector mare wins and two seconds in five starts. She won the Ilicit, multiple graded stakes winner Gone Astray Susan's Girl Stakes (FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes) earned $1,125,162. He won the Pennsylvania on Sept. 2 at Gulfstream Park. The Mr. and Mrs. Derby (G2), (G2) and Salvator Mile William Rainbow homebred encored that with a (G3). He was also graded stakes placed three victory in the Stakes (FTBOA Florida times, including thirds in the Withers Stakes (G3) Sire Stakes) on Sept. 30 at Gulfstream Park. and Handicap (G3). Gone Astray, who She was also second in the Juvenile Fillies entered stud in 2012, was also the 2016 leading Sprint Stakes at Gulftream Park West. Florida juvenile sire. He stands as property of a Gone Astray was also represented by Florida- syndicate at Ocala-based Northwest Stud.

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2017 FLORIDA STALLION OF THE YEAR SERITA HULT PHOTO HULT SERITA

2007 bay horse by Stephen Got Even – Run Sarah Run, by

First Dude was named the 2017 Florida The 4-year-old filly scored a trio of stakes Stallion of the Year. He was the leading active wins, including two graded stakes. She won Florida sire with total progeny earnings of the Great Lady M Stakes (G2) at Laurel Race $3,653,163. First Dude was represented by Course and the 79 winners, including one graded-stakes win- (G3) at Del Mar. Skye Diamonds also won the ner and three blacktype stakes-placed run- Dream of at Santa Anita. ners. All earnings, wins, stakes winners and First Dude was also represented by stakes stakes wins totals for Florida leading sires in- winner Shamrock Rose, who won the Ontario clude North American and international prog- Debutante Stakes at Woodbine. The 2-year- eny earnings as provided by The Club old filly was also second in the Mazarine Information Systems. Inc. Stakes (G3) at Woodbine on her way to earn- The leading earner for First Dude was ing $69,611. graded-stakes winner Skye Diamonds, who He stands, was bred and is owned by banked $378,920 on five wins in seven starts. Donald Dizney’s Double Diamond Farm.

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2017 JOE O’FARRELL MEMORIAL AWARD TWO SHARP HATS Consignor LAUREN KING PHOTO Horse X Y JET

THE 2017 JOE O'FARRELL MEMORIAL AWARD was presented to Two Sharp Hats, the original consignor of Florida-bred graded-stakes winner X Y Jet. Bred by Didier Plasencia, X Y Jet was consigned by Two Sharp Hats to the 2013 OBS August Yearling Sale. By Kantharos out of the Lost Soldier mare Soldiersingsblues, the gray/roan gelding was sold for $56,000 to Anto- nio Sanos. Raced by Ranch and Gelfenstein Farm, X Y Jet won the 2017 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. On the season, X Y Jet earned $58,900. The Joe O'Farrell Memorial Award is presented annually by the Ocala Breed- ers' Sales Company to the original consignor of the year's best Florida-bred racehorse offered at an OBS public auction. The award is named after Joe O'- Farrell, who was part of the syndicate that founded Ocala Stud in 1956 and who was a pioneer in establishing public thoroughbred auctions in Florida.

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2017 LEADING FLORIDA TRAINER OF FLORIDA-BREDS (By Earnings) RALPH E. NICKS RALPH E. NICKS was the 2017 leading Florida trainer of Florida- breds at Florida tracks by earnings with $1,924,765. With Florida-bred blacktype stakes winners Soutache and Phan- tom Ro, Nicks swept the open division of the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Soutache, a GoldMark Farm homebred, won the Stakes and Stakes. Raroma Stable col- orbearer Ro, bred by his owner, Robert Dedovie and Martha Fisher, captured the Dr. Fager Stakes. Nicks also saddled Wildcat's Legacy, a homebred for Kenneth English and Alan Braun, to victory in the Juvenile Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream Park West. Nicks was also the trainer of record when Royal Squeeze, bred by Gary Aiken and owned by Doyle Williams, won the Jeblar Stakes at Gulfstream Park. LAUREN KING PHOTO

2017 LEADING FLORIDA TRAINER OF FLORIDA-BREDS (By Blacktype Stakes Wins) 2017 LEADING FLORIDA TRAINER OF FLORIDA-BREDS (By Wins) KATHLEEN O’CONNELL KATHLEEN O’CONNELL was the 2017 leading Florida trainer of Florida-breds at Florida tracks by blacktype stakes wins (6) and wins (52). It was the 10th time that O'Connell has been the leading Florida trainer by wins. O'Connell saddled Florida-bred blacktype stakes winners Who's the Lady, Early Entry, Wildcat Kate, Muggsamatic and Spanish Concert to those six stakes wins. Darsan Inc. homebred Who's the Lady won the Any Limit Stakes and Azalea Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Early Entry, bred by Kathryn Standard and owned by Tommy Roberts Racing Stable Inc., captured the Sun- SHERIDAN PHOTO shine Millions Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Wildcat Kate, bred by El Batey Farm Inc. and raced by San Basilio, won the Old Hat Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Muggsamatic, bred by Gilbert G. Campbell and owned by Stonehedge Inc., was victorious in the 14 Hands Winery Sophomore Turf Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. Also at the Oldsmar track, Spanish Concert, bred by Carlos Geraldo and raced by James Chicklo, won the Minaret Stakes.

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2017 BROODMARE OF THE YEAR

WIN APPROVAL 1992 gray mare by With Approval – Negotiator, by Hoist the Flag

WIN APPROVAL, the dam of 2017 Eclipse champion male turf horse, multiple Florida-bred champion and Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) champion World Approval, was named the 2017 Florida Broodmare of the Year. World Approval posted a stellar season that included five stakes wins at five different tracks, including three Grade 1s and a Grade 2. The 5-year-old turf specialist rolled to graded stakes wins in the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) at Del Mar, Wood- bine Mile Stakes (G1), Fourstardave Handicap (G1) at Saratoga, Dixie Stakes (G2) at Pimlico and Turf Classic Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. In winning the BC Mile, World Approval joined half- brother 's Approval in capturing the prestigious event. On the season, the Live Oak Stud-bred and Live Oak Plan- tation-raced World Approval earned $2,043,600. World Ap- proval was named the 2017 Florida-bred Horse of the Year, champion older male, male turf horse and male sprinter. Bred by Live Oak Stud, Win Approval has produced 10 foals, nine starters, eight winners, four graded-stakes winning mil- lionaires, two Breeders’ Cup Mile winners and two Eclipse FILE PHOTO champions. She has total progeny earnings to date of $8,811,808. In addition to World Approval, she is also the dam of Florida-bred Grade 1 millionaire Miesque's Approval, who won the as 2006 champion male turf horse. Win Approval is also the dam of Florida-bred millionaire and multiple graded stakes winner Revved Up and millionaire graded stakes winner Za Approval. She is also one of only four broodmares in history to produce two Breeders’ Cup Mile winners. Win Approval was also named the 2006 and 2016 Florida Broodmare of the Year. 2017 AWARD

MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM A. T. RAINBOW THE ACORN

THE 2017 NEEDLES AWARD was presented to Bill and Lyn Rainbow, who as breeders posted Florida-bred earnings of $592,849. As breeders, the Rainbows, who own and operate The Acorn, had five starters who recorded 12 wins, five seconds and three thirds. They were represented by Florida-bred blacktype stakes win- ners Starship Bonita and Surprise Wedding, who won a combined three stakes. Both Starship Bonita and Sur- prise Wedding are out of the Honour and Glory mare Happy Honeymoon. Starship Bonita, a 2-year-old filly by Gone Astray, won both the Susan's Girl Stakes and My Dear Girl Stakes of the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes at Gulfstream Park. She was also second in the Juvenile Fillies Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream Park West. Owned by Starship Sta- bles and trained by Steven Dwoskin, Starship Bonita banked $389,100 on the season. Consigned by The Acorn, agent, to the 2016 OBS August yearling sale, she FILE PHOTO Bill & Lyn Rainbow was sold for $25,000 to Equid Consulting. Then con- signed by Whitman Sales, agent, to the 2017 OBS March juvenile sale, the filly was bought for $72,000 by Starship Stables and Steven Dwoskin. Surprise Wedding, a Rainbow homebred, captured the City of Ocala Stakes (FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes) at Tampa Bay Downs. The 3-year-old High Cotton filly was also second in the Miss Gracie Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Trained by David Fawkes, Surprise Wedding earned $120,700 on the season. The Needles Award was established by the FTBOA to honor Florida breeders who own small thoroughbred operations and have made outstanding contributions to the Florida thoroughbred industry.

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2017 BRUCE CAMPBELL AWARD LAUREN KING PHOTO RALPH E. NICKS

THE 2017 BRUCE CAMPBELL AWARD was the Grade 1 Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park. presented to trainer Ralph Nicks, as the news- Nicks also swept the colt and geldings division maker of the year as presented by The Florida of the Florida Sire Stakes this year with Dr. Fager Horse magazine. Stakes winner Phantom Ro and Affirmed and In Nicks had a banner year as the trainer of Cale- Reality Stakes winner Soutache. donia Road, the Eclipse Award winning champion Nicks led all trainers in earnings by Florida- 2-year-old filly and Florida-bred champion 2-year- breds with $1,924,765 from 49 winners and five old filly. Bred by Peter Vegso’s Vegso Racing Stable black-type winners. In addition to his accom- and owned by Zoom and Fish Stable Inc., Charlie plishments and statistics, Nicks and his team are Spiring and Newtown Anner Stud, Caledonia Road recognized for promoting the thoroughbred rac- won the $2 million 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup ing and breeding industry with positive and im- Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar and was second in pactful quotes and actions. 16 • 2017 Review & Update FTBOA_AwardsProgram.2018_REDO.qxp_Layout 1 2/27/18 12:55 PM Page 17

2017 FLORIDA BREEDER OF THE YEAR AND 2017 FLORIDA OWNER OF THE YEAR By Florida-bred Earnings

MATT GOINS PHOTO MATT LIVE OAK STUD/LIVE OAK PLANTATION (Charlotte Weber) CHARLOTTE WEBER'S LIVE OAK STUD was named the at Belmont Park. He banked $217,500 on the season. 2017 Florida Breeder of the Year. Live Oak Stud was the Awesome Slew won a pair of Grade 3 stakes and was leading Florida breeder by Florida-bred earnings graded stakes placed five times on his way to becoming a ($4,092,225) and blacktype Florida-bred stakes winners (5). millionaire. The 4-year-old colt won the Commonwealth Live Oak Stud was also the 11th-ranked breeder in North Stakes (G3) at and the Ack Ack Stakes (G3) at America by earnings. Weber's Live Oak Plantation also led . He was also second in the Stakes all owners by Florida-bred earnings with $3,789,680. (G1), (G2), Gulfstream Park Handi- Of the five Live Oak Stud Florida-bred blacktype stakes cap (G2) and Belmont Sprint Championship Stakes (G2). winners, four were graded stakes winners. As a group they Awesome Slew also posted thirds in the Breeders' Cup Dirt posted 10 blacktype stakes wins, including eight graded Mile (G1) and Sunshine Millions Classic Stakes. By Awesome stakes victories. The quintet included multiple Grade 1 Again out of Slewfoundmoney, by , Awe- stakes winner World Approval, Grade 2 stakes winner Hold- some Slew earned a seasonal bankroll of $739,820. That ing Gold, Grade 3 stakes winners Awesome Slew and total boosted his career earnings to date to $1,042,940. Souper , and stakes winner We Deer You. All five were Souper Tapit, a 3-year-old colt by Tapit out of Zo Impres- also raced by Weber's Live Oak Plantation. sive, by Hard Spun, became a graded stakes winner in his The grand marshal of the Live Oak Stud 2017 stakes win- first season of racing. He captured the Marine Stakes (G3) ners parade was Grade 1 multi-millionaire World Approval. at Woodbine. On the season, he earned $90,713. The 5-year-old gray/roan Northern Afleet gelding was a force We Deer You won the Lucky Coin Stakes at Saratoga and to be reckoned with, rolling to four graded stakes wins at four was also second in the Vigil Stakes (G3) at Woodbine. By Hat different tracks, including three Grade 1s. World Approval cap- Trick (JPN) out of the Running Stag mare Winning Doe, the tured the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) at Del Mar, Woodbine Mile 4-year-old gelding banked $193,577 on the season. Stakes (G1) at Woodbine, Fourstardave Handicap (G1) at In 1968, Weber acquired 1,000 acres of what had previ- Saratoga, Dixie Stakes (G2) and Turf Classic Stakes at Tampa ously been the Ocala farm of P.A.B. Widener III. Renamed Live Bay Downs. On the season, he earned $2,043,600. World Ap- Oak Stud, the farm has grown to 4,500 acres. Live Oak Stud proval collected the 2017 Eclipse Award as champion male has produced many outstanding Florida-bred racehorses in turf horse. He was also named the Florida-bred Horse of the the ensuing five decades, including millionaires Miesque's Year, champion older male, turf male and male sprinter. Approval (2006 Eclipse champion turf male), World Approval Holding Gold, by Lonhro (AUS) out of the Golden Missile mare (2017 Eclipse champion turf male), Awesome Slew, Sultry In the Gold, captured the Shakertown Stakes (G2) at Keeneland. Song, Revved Up, Solar Splendor and Brilliant Speed. The 4-year-old gelding was also second in the listed Troy Hand- Live Oak Stud was the 2006 Florida Breeder of the Year and icap at Saratoga and third in the Invitational Stakes (G3) Live Oak Plantation was the 2016 Florida Owner of the Year. 2017 Review & Update • 17 FTBOA_AwardsProgram.2018_REDO.qxp_Layout 1 2/27/18 11:03 AM Page 18

2017 LEADING FLORIDA BREEDERS

By Florida-bred Earnings By Florida-bred Blacktype Stakes Winners continued Darsan Inc. 2 Live Oak Stud $4,092,225 Harold J. Plumley 2 Ocala Stud $2,646,197 El Batey Farm LLC 2 Vegso Racing Stable $2,012,072 Philip Matthews & Karen Matthews 2 Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung $1,702,569 Rosas Medina Ramiro 2 Glen Hill Farm $1,558,305 Gilbert G. Campbell $1,554,534 By Florida-bred Wins Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC. $1,517,934 Ocala Stud 94 Jacks or Better Farm Inc. $1,208,836 Gilbert G.Campbell 91

Patricia Generazio $1,140,420 Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung 76 GoldMark Farm $1,111,617 Northwest Stud 56 Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC. 54 By Florida-bred Blacktype Bridlewood Farm 52 Tanourin Stable 48 Stakes Winners Live Oak Stud 46 Live Oak Stud 5 Bruno Schickedanz 43 Ocala Stud 3 Rustlewood Farm, Inc. 41 Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung 3 Vegso Racing Stable 36

Arindel Farm 3 Glen Hill Farm 36 Vegso Racing Stable 2 Red Oak Stable 33 Glen Hill Farm 2 Patricia Generazio 31 John E. Shaw 2 GoldMark Farm 31 Mr. & Mrs. William A.T. Rainbow 2 Arindel Farm 30

2017 LEADING FLORIDA SIRES – TOP 15 (Includes stallions who stood in Florida in 2017 & are scheduled to stand in Florida in 2018)

Stallion Farm Earnings Stallion Farm Earnings First Dude Double Diamond Farm $3,653,163 Awesome of Course Ocala Stud $1,510,355

Adios Charlie Ocala Stud $2,890,226 Exclusive Quality Journeyman Stud $1,243,725

Gone Astray Northwest Stud $2,608,810 Greatness Prestige Stallions $1,150,289 Two Step Salsa Get Away Farm $1,909,980 Biondetti Woodford Thoroughbreds $945,322 In Summation Ocala Stud $1,803,638 Backtalk GoldMark Farm $943,270 Big Drama Prestige Stallions $1,543,070 Flashstorm Northwest Stud $749,335

2017 LEADING FLORIDA 2017 LEADING FLORIDA

JUVENILE SIRES – TOP 5 FRESHMAN SIRES – TOP 5

Includes stallions who stood in Florida in Includes stallions who stood in Florida in 2017 & are scheduled to stand in Florida in 2018 2017 & are scheduled to stand in Florida in 2018 Stallion Farm Earnings Stallion Farm Earnings

Gone Astray Northwest Stud $719,657 Poseidon's Warrior Pleasant Acres $598,466 Poseidon's Warrior Pleasant Acres $598,466 Treasure Beach (GB) Pleasant Acres $588,439 Two Step Salsa Get Away Farm $590,398 Brethren Arindel Farm $483,056 Treasure Beach (GB) Pleasant Acres $588,439 Soldat Woodford Thoroughbreds $453,269 Brethren Arindale Farm $483,056 Prospective Ocala Stud $338,914 Statistics are for Florida-bred runners only; provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc., and FTBOA. Includes North American & Foreign Earnings. 18 • 2017 Review & Update FTBOA_AwardsProgram.2018_REDO.qxp_Layout 1 2/27/18 11:03 AM Page 19

NEW ADDITION EAST HALL LAUREN KING PHOTO FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED CHARITIES is a non-profit organization and the charitable arm of the FTBOA. FTC is committed to strengthening both the industry and community through events raising funds for educational organizations in the community, groups that benefit area families, and organizations that benefit the equine industry. The FTC also provides scholarships and support to the Florida Thoroughbred Retirement Farm at the Marion/Lowell Correctional Institutions.

The farm provides character- building training for inmates and prepares horses for sec- ond careers or adoption. The farm is home to celebrities Carterista and millionaire Shake You Down, both multiple graded-stakes winners, and Hemingway’s Key, third-place finisher in the 2006 . The Florida farm opened in 2001 and is home to over 40 horses in- cluding 2001 Florida Horse of the Year Forbidden Apple. The Lowell Facility is the only women’s unit in the nation.

Helping Horses, Changing Lives

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FLORIDA-BRED NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Horse Breeder Owner NEEDLES ...... Dickey Stables ...... D & H Stables Champion 2-Year-Old Colt – 1955 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt – 1956 MY DEAR GIRL ...... Ocala Stud Farm ...... Frances A. Genter Champion 2-Year-Old Filly – 1959 CARRY BACK ...... Jack Price ...... Katherine Price Champion 3-Year-Old Colt – 1961 ROMAN BROTHER ...... Ocala Stud Farm ...... Harbor View Farm Horse of the Year – 1965 Champion Handicap Horse – 1965 TOP KNIGHT ...... Steven B. Wilson ...... Steven B. Wilson Champion 2-Year-Old Colt – 1968 DR. FAGER ...... Tartan Farms Corp...... Tartan Stables Horse of the Year – 1968 Champion Sprinter – 1967 & 1968 Champion Handicap Horse – 1968 Champion Grass Horse – 1968 ...... Mrs. M.E. Tippett ...... Elberon Farm Champion 2-Year-Old Filly – 1968 TA WEE ...... Tartan Farms Corp...... Tartan Stables Champion Sprinter – 1969 & 1970 OFFICE QUEEN ...... Ocala Stud Farm ...... Steven A. Calder Champion 3-Year-Old Filly – 1970 ...... Aisco Farm ...... A.I. Savin Champion 2-Year-Old Filly – 1970 SUSAN’S GIRL ...... Fred W. Hooper ...... Fred W. Hooper Champion 3-Year-Old Filly – 1972 Champion Handicap Mare – 1973 & 1975 DESERT VIXEN ...... Mrs. Vanderbilt Adams ...... Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Champion 3-Year-Old Filly – 1973 Champion Handicap Mare – 1974 SHECKY GREENE ...... Joseph A. Kellman ...... Joseph A. Kellman Champion Sprinter – 1973 ...... Waldemar Farms Inc...... John L. Greer Champion 2-Year-Old Colt – 1974 DEARLY PRECIOUS ...... Jean R. Pancoast ...... R. E. Bailey Champion 2-Year-Old Filly – 1975 ...... Waldemar Farms Inc...... Bertram R. Firestone Champion 2-Year-Old Colt – 1975 AFFIRMED ...... Harbor View Farm ...... Harbor View Farm Horse of the Year – 1978 & 1979 Champion 2-Year-Old Colt – 1977 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt – 1978 Champion Older Horse – 1979 IT’S IN THE AIR ...... Happy Valley Farm ...... Harbor View Farm Champion 2-Year-Old Filly – 1978 MAC DIARMIDA ...... John H. Hartigan ...... Dr. J.M. Torsney Champion Grass Horse – 1978 DR. PATCHES ...... Tartan Farms Corp...... Tartan Stables Champion Sprinter – 1978 ...... Horatio A. Luro ...... Flying Zee Stable Champion 3-Year-Old Filly – 1981 CONQUISTADOR CIELO ...... Lewis E. Landoli ...... Henry de Kwiatowski Horse of the Year – 1982 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt – 1982 GOLD BEAUTY ...... M/M Philip B. Hoffman ...... M/M Philip B. Hoffman Champion Sprinter – 1982 EILLO ...... Ollie A. Cohen ...... Crown Stables Champion Sprinter – 1984 20 • 2017 Review & Update FTBOA_AwardsProgram.2018_REDO.qxp_Layout 1 2/27/18 11:03 AM Page 21

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Horse Breeder Owner ...... Gerald Robins & ...... Gerald Robins & Champion 2-Year-Old Colt – 1985 Timothy S. Sams Waldemar Farms Inc. COZZENE ...... John A. Nerud ...... John A. Nerud Champion Turf Male – 1985 PRECISIONIST ...... Fred W. Hooper ...... Fred W. Hooper Champion Sprinter – 1985 BRAVE RAJ ...... Dr. Wallace S. Karutz ...... Dolly Green Champion 2-Year-Old Filly – 1986 SMILE ...... Frances A. Genter ...... Frances A. Genter Champion Sprinter – 1986 ...... Tartan Farms ...... Frances A. Genter Champion 3-Year-Old Colt – 1990 ...... Jaime S. Carrion ...... Champion 2-Year-Old Filly – 1990 ...... Sugar Maple Farm ...... Jhayare Stables Champion Turf Male – 1990 GILDED TIME ...... Harry T. Mangurian Jr...... & Jack Champion 2-Year-Old Colt – 1992 & Mark Silverman ...... Irving & Marjorie Cowan ...... Irving & Marjorie Cowan Champion 3-Year-Old Filly – 1993 ...... Pelican Stable ...... Warren A. Croll Jr. Horse of the Year – 1994 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt – 1994 CHEROKEE RUN ...... George C. Onett ...... Jill Robinson Champion Sprinter – 1994 NOT SURPRISING ...... Ravenbrook Farm ...... Robert Van Worp Jr. Champion Sprinter – 1995 JEWEL PRINCESS ...... Farnsworth Farms ...... Richard & Martha Stephen Champion Older Female – 1996 & Thoroughbred Corp. ...... Mary Lou Wootton ...... Robert & Beverly Lewis Champion 3-Year-Old Colt – 1997 SKIP AWAY ...... Anna Marie Barnhart ...... Carolyn Hine Horse of the Year – 1998 Champion Older Male – 1997 & 1998 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt – 1996 BEAUTIFUL PLEASURE ...... Farnsworth Farms ...... John Oxley Champion Older Female – 1999 ...... John Martin Silvertand ...... Cash Is King Stable Champion 3-Year-Old Colt – 2005 ...... Susan Seper ...... Harry Aleo Champion Sprinter – 2005 MIESQUE’S APPROVAL ...... Live Oak Stud ...... Live Oak Plantation Champion Male Turf Horse – 2006 ...... ...... Champion Older Female – 2007 ...... Tomoka Farms, Inc...... IEAH Stables, Greg James, Champion Male Sprinter – 2008 Andrew Cohen, Sanford Robbins & Pegasus Holding Group AWESOME FEATHER ...... Jacks or Better Farm Inc...... Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Champion 2-Year-Old Filly – 2010 BIG DRAMA ...... Harold L. Queen ...... Harold L. Queen Champion Male Sprinter – 2010 DUBAI MAJESTY ...... Harold J. Plumley ...... Martin Racing Stable LLC & Champion Female Sprinter – 2010 Dan Morgan MUSICAL ROMANCE ...... Ocala Stud ...... Pinnacle Racing Stable Champion Female Sprinter – 2011 & William A. Kaplan WORLD APPROVAL ...... Live Oak Stud ...... Live Oak Plantation Champion Turf Male - 2017 CALEDONIA ROAD ...... Vegso Racing Stable ...... Zoom & Fish Stable Inc. Champion 2-Year-Old Filly – 2017 Charlie Spiring and Newtown Anner Stud 2017 Review & Update • 21 FTBOA_AwardsProgram.2018_REDO.qxp_Layout 1 2/27/18 11:03 AM Page 22

FLORIDA-BRED CLASSIC WINNERS

Needles (Ponder - Noodle Soup, by Jack High) 1956 and Breeder: W. E. Leach Owner: D & H Stable Trainer: Hugh L. Fontaine Jockey:

Carry Back (Saggy - Joppy, by Star Bien) 1961 Kentucky Derby and Breeder: Jack A. Price Owner: Mrs. Katherine Price Trainer: Jack A. Price Jockey: John Sellers

Hail To All ( - Ellen's Best, by ) 1965 Belmont Stakes Breeder: Mrs. Ben Cohen Owner: Mrs. Ben Cohen Trainer: Eddie Yowell Jockey: John Sellers

High Echelon (Native Charger - Luquillo, by ) 1970 Belmont Stakes Breeder: Bieber - Jacobs Stable Owner: Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Trainer: John W. Jacobs Jockey: John Rotz

Foolish Pleasure (What a Pleasure - Fool-Me-Not, by ) 1975 Kentucky Derby Breeder: Waldemar Farms, Inc. Owner: John L. Greer Trainer: LeRoy Jolley Jockey: Jacinto Vasquez

Affirmed (Exclusive Native - Won't Tell You, by Crafty Admiral) Triple Crown Winner 1978 Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes Breeder: Harbor View Farm Owner: Harbor View Farm Trainer: Lazaro Barrera Jockey:

Codex (Arts And Letters - Roundup Rose, by Minnesota Mac) 1980 Preakness Stakes Breeder: Tartan Farms Owner: Tartan Stable Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas Jockey: Angel Cordero Jr.

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FLORIDA-BRED CLASSIC WINNERS

Aloma's Ruler (Iron Ruler - Aloma, by Native Charger) Breeder: Silk Willoughby Farm Owner: Nathan Scherr Trainer: John J. Lenzini Jr. Jockey: Jack Kaenel

Conquistador Cielo (Mr. Prospector - K D Princess, by Bold Commander) 1982 Belmont Stakes Breeder: Lewis E. Landoli Owner: Henryk de Kwiatkowski Trainer: W. C. Stephens Jockey: Laffit Pincay Jr.

Gate Dancer ( - Sun Gate, by Bull Lea) Breeder: William R. Davis Owner: Kenneth Opstein Trainer: Jockey: Angel Cordero Jr.

Unbridled ( - Gana Facil, by Le Fabuleux) 1990 Kentucky Derby Breeder: Tartan Farms Corp. Owner: Frances A. Genter Stable, Inc. Trainer: Carl Nafzger Jockey:

Silver Charm (Silver Buck - Bonnie's Poker, by Poker) 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes Breeder: Mary L. Wootton Owner: Robert and Beverly Lewis Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey:

Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet - Maggy Hawk, by Hawkster) 2005 Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes Breeder: John Martin Silvertand Owner: Cash Is King Stable LLC Trainer: Tim Ritchey Jockey: Jeremy Rose NYRA PHOTO NYRA

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FLORIDA-BRED BREEDERS’ CUP WINNERS

Eillo Brave Raj (Mr. Prospector - Barbs Dancer, by ) (Rajab - Bravest Yet, by Bravo) 1984 – Breeders' Cup Sprint 1986 – Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Breeder: W S Karutz Breeder: O A Cohen Owner: Dolly Green Owner: Crown Stable Trainer: Melvin Stute Trainer: Budd Lepman Jockey: Patrick Valenzuela Jockey: Craig Perret Precisionist (Kris S - My Turbulent Miss, by My Dad George) (Crozier - Excellently, by Forli) 1989 – Breeders' Cup Turf 1985 – Breeders' Cup Sprint Breeder: Meadowbrook Farm Inc. Breeder / Owner: F W Hooper Owner: Clover Racing Stable & Meadowbrook Farm Trainer: L R Fenstermaker Trainer: Neil Drysdale Jockey: Eddie Delahoussaye Jockey: Chris McCarron Meadow Star (Meadowlake - Inreality Star, by In Reality) 1990 – Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Breeder: Jaime S Carrion Owner: Carl Icahn Trainer: Leroy Jolley Jockey: Jose Santos Unbridled (Fappiano - Gana Facil, by Le Fabuleux) 1990 – Breeders' Cup Classic STRAUS PHOTO Breeder: Tartan Farm Owner: F A Genter Cozzene Trainer: Carl Nafzger ( - Ride The Trails, by ) Jockey: 1985 – Breeders' Cup Mile Breeder / Owner: J A Nerud Trainer: Jan Nerud Jockey: W A Guerra Tasso (Fappiano - Ecstacism, by What A Pleasure) 1985 – Breeders' Cup Juvenile Breeder: G W Robbins & T H Sams Owner: G Robbins Trainer: Neil Drysdale Jockey: Laffit Pincay Jr. Twilight Ridge (Cox's Ridge - Waving Sky, by Quibu) 1985 – Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Breeder: T E Burrow Owner: E V Klein Trainer: D Wayne Lukas STRAUS PHOTO Jockey: Jorge Velasquez Gilded Time Smile (Timeless Moment - Gilded Lilly, by What A Pleasure) (In Reality - Sunny Smile, by Boldnesian) 1992 – Breeder's Cup Juvenile 1986 – Breeders' Cup Sprint Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. Harry T Mangurian Jr. Breeder / Owner: Frances A Genter Stable Owner: Milch & Silverman & Silverman Trainer: Flint Schulhofer Trainer: Darrell Vienna Jockey: Jacinto Vasquez Jockey: Chris McCarron

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FLORIDA-BRED BREEDERS’ CUP WINNERS

Brocco (Kris S - Anytime Ms, by Aurelius II) 1993 – Breeders' Cup Juvenile Breeder: Meadowbrook Farm, Inc. Owner: Mr. & Mrs. Albert Broccoli Trainer: Randy Winick Jockey: Gary Stevens Hollywood Wildcat (Kris S - Miss Wildcatter, by Mr. Prospector) 1993 – Breeders' Cup Distaff Breeder / Owner: Irving & Marjorie Cowan Trainer: Neil Drysdale Jockey: Eddie Delahoussaye PALMER PHOTO PALMER Cherokee Run (Runaway Groom - Cherokee Dame, by Silver Saber) Miesque's Approval 1994 – Breeders' Cup Sprint (Miesque's Son - Win Approval, by With Approval) Breeder: G Onett 2006 – Breeders' Cup Mile Owner: Jill Robinson Breeder: Live Oak Stud Trainer: Frank Alexander Owner: Live Oak Plantation Jockey: Mike Smith Trainer: Martin Wolfson Jockey: Eddie Castro One Dreamer ( - Creatively, by Pretense) Ginger Punch 1994 – Breeders' Cup Distaff ( - Nappelon, by Bold Revenue) Breeder / Owner: Glen Hill Farm 2007 – Breeders' Cup Distaff Trainer: Thomas Proctor Breeder: Adena Springs Jockey: Gary Stevens Owner: Stronach Stables Trainer: Robert J. Frankel Jewel Princess Jockey: (Key to the Mint - Jewell Ridge, by Melyno) 1996 – Breeders' Cup Distaff Breeder: Farnsworth Farms Owner: Mr. & Mrs. R. Stephens Trainer: Jockey: Skip Away (Skip Trial - Ingot Way, by Diplomat Way) 1997 – Breeders' Cup Classic Breeder: Anna Marie Barnhart Owner: Carolyn Hine Trainer: Hubert "Sonny" Hine Jockey: Mike Smith Beautiful Pleasure (Maudlin - Beautiful Bid, by Baldski) 1999 – Breeders' Cup Distaff Breeder: Farnsworth Farms Owner: John Oxley Trainer: John Ward Jockey: Jorge Chavez BENSON PHOTO

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FLORIDA-BRED BREEDERS’ CUP WINNERS

Big Drama (Montbrook – Riveting Drama, by Notebook) 2010 – Breeders’ Cup Sprint Breeder: Harold L. Queen Owner: Harold L. Queen Trainer: David Fawkes Jockey: Eibar Coa PALMER PHOTO PALMER

Awesome Feather (Awesome of Course – Precious Feather, by ) 2010 – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Breeder: Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Owner: Jacks or Better Farm Inc. Trainer: Stanley Gold • Jockey: Jeffrey Sanchez PALMER PHOTO PALMER

Dubai Majesty (Essence of Dubai – Great Majesty, by Great Above) 2010 – Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Breeder: Harold J. Plumley Owner: Martin Racing Stable LLC & Dan Morgan Trainer: W. Bret Calhoun Jockey: Jamie Theriot PALMER PHOTO PALMER

Musical Romance (Concorde’s Tune – Candlelightdinner, by Slew Gin Fizz) 2011 – Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Breeder: Ocala Stud Owner: Pinnacle Racing Stable & William A. Kaplan Trainer: William A. Kaplan • Jockey: Juan Levya BREEDERS’ CUP LIMITED PHOTO CUP BREEDERS’

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FLORIDA-BRED BREEDERS’ CUP WINNERS

Little Mike (Spanish Steps – Hay Jude, by Wavering Monarch) 2012 – Breeders’ Cup Turf Breeder: Carlo E. Vaccarezza Owner: Priscilla Vaccarezza Trainer: Jockey: Ramon Dominguez BENOIT & ASSOCIATES PHOTO ASSOCIATES & BENOIT

Mucho Macho Man ( – Ponche de Leona, by Ponche) 2013 – Breeders’ Cup Classic Breeder: John & Carole Rio Owner: Reeves Trainer: Kathy Ritvo Jockey: Gary Stevens BREEDERS’ CUP LIMITED PHOTO CUP BREEDERS’

Caledonia Road (Quality Road – Come a Callin, by Dixie Union) 2017 – Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Breeder: Vegso Racing Stable (Peter Vegso) Owners: Zoom and Fish Racing Stable Inc., Charlie Spiring & Newtown Anner Stud Trainer: Ralph Nicks Jockey: Mike Smith ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE PHOTO ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE

World Approval (Northern Afleet – Win Approval, by With Approval) 2017 – Breeders' Cup Mile Breeder: Live Oak Stud (Charlotte Weber) Owner: Live Oak Plantation (Charlotte Weber) Trainer: Mark E. Casse Jockey: John Velazquez MICHAEL BURNS PHOTO MICHAEL

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FLORIDA-BRED MILLIONAIRES (as of December 31, 2017)

Horse Breeder Earnings Horse Breeder Earnings SKIP AWAY Anna Marie Barnhart $9,616,360 PARRANDA Kinsman Farm $2,252,633

SILVER CHARM Mary Lou Wooton $6,944,369 VAL’S PRINCE Four Horsemen’s Ranch $2,118,785

MUCHO MACHO MAN John & Carole Rio $5,625,410 LOST CODE Mareinvest 83 Ltd. $2,085,396

SOUTH VIGOROUS Samuel H. Rogers, Jr. $4,596,196 ZAFOLIA Gilman Investment Co. $2,029,028

UNBRIDLED Tartan Farm Corp. $4,489,475 ITSALLGREEKTOME Sugar Maple Farm $1,994,618

DAVID JUNIOR Arthur I. Appleton $4,116,358 LADIES DIN Meadowbrook Farms Inc. $1,966,754

FLAT OUT Nikolaus Bock $3,645,383 ROCKY APPEAL Mockingbird Farms Inc. $1,942,217

LITTLE MIKE Carlo E. Vazzarezza $3,543,012 AWESOME FEATHER Jacks or Better Farm Inc. $1,912,746

PRECISIONIST Fred W. Hooper $3,485,398 DUKE OF MISCHIEF Marilyn McMaster $1,905,747 PEACE RULES Newchance Farm $3,084,278 JEWEL PRINCESS Farnsworth Farms $1,904,060 GINGER PUNCH Adena Springs $3,065,603 A SHIN WEZEN Helen Y. Painter $1,849,668 WORLD APPROVAL Live Oak Stud $2,937,363 Arthur I. Appleton $1,843,750 GO BETWEEN Vegso Racing Stable $2,908,880 HI FRIEND CODE Norman E. Casse & Harry Katz $1,836,186 AFLEET ALEX John Martin Silvertand $2,765,800 Milan Kosanovich $1,825,767 RON THE GREEK Jack T. Hammer $2,763,694 Jacks or Better Farm Inc. $1,806,750 BIG DRAMA Harold L. Queen $2,746,060 SILVER TREE Vegso Racing Stable $1,781,654 BEAUTIFUL PLEASURE Farnsworth Farms $2,734,078 EXPRESS TOUR Karen Silva $1,767,515 PRESIOUS PASSION Joseph and Helen Barbazon $2,694,599 FRISK ME NOW Farnsworth Farms $1,727,707 MIESQUE’S APPROVAL Live Oak Stud $2,648,879 PROPER REALITY Mrs. James A. Winn $1,701,650 SIR BEAR A. L. Smollin $2,538,422 SHEER DRAMA Harold L. Queen $1,691,040 William R. Davis $2,501,705 STALLWALKIN’ DUDE Maria M. Haire $1,688,852 HOLY BULL Pelican Stable $2,481,760 ASIA EXPRESS Ocala Stud $1,684,875 MECKE Farnsworth Farms $2,470,550 MUSICAL ROMANCE Ocala Stud $1,681,885 MARLIN Gilbert G. Campbell $2,448,880 FORBIDDEN APPLE Arthur I. Appleton $1,680,640 AFFIRMED Harbor View Farm $2,393,818 PISTOLS AND ROSES Happy Alter $1,680,506 GAMDONGUIBADA Michael Crowe, Judy Crowe, Karen Perrone $2,357,640 SMILE Frances A. Genter Stable Inc. $1,664,027

BENNY THE BULL Tomoka Farm Inc. $2,353,430 TOYO RAINBOW Stanley M. Ersoff $1,626,700

PRIZED Meadowbrook Farms Inc. $2,262,555 KISSIN KRIS John Franks $1,616,936 28 • 2017 Review & Update FTBOA_AwardsProgram.2018_REDO.qxp_Layout 1 2/27/18 11:03 AM Page 29

FLORIDA-BRED MILLIONAIRES (as of December 31, 2017)

Horse Breeder Earnings Horse Breeder Earnings SULTRY SONG Live Oak Stud $1,616,276 EISHIN DANSVILLE Harry T. Mangurian Jr. $1,354,303

REVVED UP Live Oak Stud $1,548,653 COMMA TO THE TOP Richard & Linda Thompson $1,349,406

SMOK’N FROLIC Cherokee Farms Inc. $1,534,720 DRY MARTINI Carol & Marty Hershe $1,344,006

CHEROKEE RUN George C. Onett $1,531,818 SURPLUS SINGER MGG Holdings $1,338,683

JERANIMO Brylynn Farm, Inc. $1,525,364 SUPAH BLITZ Bee Bee Stables Inc. & Equitor Inc. $1,324,330

SOLDIER’S DANCER Franks Farms $1,524,780 RICHMAN Scott Savin $1,314,360

BIG CITY MAN Four Horsemen’s Ranch $1,521,505 TAPPIANO Frances A. Genter Stable Inc. $1,305,522

COSMO BELL Dr. D. W. Frazier $1,514,325 CAPTAIN SQUIRE J D Farms $1,304,271

WEKIVA SPRINGS Donald R. Dizney $1,512,575 LITTLEBITLIVELY John Franks $1,303,343

DUBAI MAJESTY Harold J. Plumley $1,509,243 TEAKS NORTH Brylynn Farm, Inc. $1,302,174

MACHIKANE ALLEGRO Meadowbrook Farms Inc. $1,487,872 WESTERN PRIDE Carl Bowling & Charles Thompson $1,289,929 DIAMOND STRIPES Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers Jr. $1,478,014 PURE SENSATION Patricia Generazio $1,286,040 HALO AMERICA John Franks $1,460,992 DIPLOMATIC JET Fred W. Hooper $1,267,202 SOUND GAGA Peggy S. Dellheim, Norman Dellheim, & ONE DREAMER Glen Hill Farm $1,266,067 The Roman Ruler Syndicate $1,458,186 GLITTER WOMAN Golden Farm & K. David Schwartz $1,256,805 EQUALIZE Tartan Farm Corp. $1,455,298 SUSAN’S GIRL Fred W. Hooper $1,251,668 BET ON SUNSHINE Janet Gomez $1,449,882 HOOH WHY Gail Gee $1,244,809 MEADOW STAR Jaime S. Carrion $1,445,740

FIRST DUDE Donald R. Dizney $1,442,140 CARRY BACK J. A. Price $1,241,165

SHAKE YOU DOWN Ocala Stud Farm $1,442,014 SUPER NAKAYAMA Arthur I. Appleton $1,231,306

HOLLYWOOD WILDCAT Irving & Marjorie Cowan $1,432,160 CALENDONIA ROAD Vegso Racing Stable $1,229,800

BUZZARDS BAY Jay Shaw $1,428,141 IN SUMMATION Arthur I. Appleton $1,226,166

A SHIN BULLSEYE Elijah Bailey $1,408,935 ISITINGOOD Harry Katz & Norman Casse $1,219,430

BEST OF THE REST Bea Oxenberg $1,407,796 JOLIE’S HALO Arthur I. Appleton $1,218,120

CUTLASS REALITY Jaime S. Carrion $1,405,660 BLUES AND ROYALS Cheryl A. Curtin $1,216,980

HONOR GLIDE Bonnie Heath Farm $1,397,187 FOOLISH PLEASURE Waldemar Farms Inc. $1,216,705

BLACK BAR SPIN Arthur I. Appleton $1,391,999 TURBULENT DESCENT Ocala Stud $1,211,640

SOLAR SPLENDOR Live Oak Stud $1,386,468 PRIMAL Tartan Farm Corp. $1,209,530

FATAL BULLET Adena Springs $1,377,256 TASSO Gerald Robins & Timothy H. Sams $1,207,884 2017 Review & Update • 29 FTBOA_AwardsProgram.2018_REDO.qxp_Layout 1 2/27/18 11:03 AM Page 30

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Contined from page 29 Horse Breeder Earnings Horse Breeder Earnings KISS A NATIVE John Franks $1,109,022 WALLENDA Haras Santa Maria de Araras & Peter M. Brant $1,205,929 WILDCAT RED Moreau Bloodstock International Inc. & Winter Racing Enterprise $1,108,975 BRILLIANT SPEED Live Oak Stud $1,203,531 TOUR OF THE CAT CVS Sales Company $1,106,955 AGNES WING Becky Thomas, Agent $1,203,110 HAL’S HOPE Harold Rose $1,098,422 GOING BALLISTIC Adena Springs $1,195,567 DELIGHTFUL KISS Hobeau Farm Ltd. $1,096,263 GOURMET DINNER Ocala Stud & William J. Terrill $1,191,230 GRASS VENTURE Harry T. Mangurian Jr. $1,095,683 ANET D. W. Frazier $1,189,873 WILD DUDE Versatile Thoroughbreds LLC $1,095,232 CENTRAL COAST J. V. Shields Jr. & Robert N. Clay $1,188,008 JUDY’S RED SHOES Vivian J. & Cleo Hall $1,085,668 BLAZING SWORD Gilbert G. Campbell $1,184,055

SAHARA SKY Martin Stables Inc. $1,179,578 PALLADIO Haras Santa Maria de Araras $1,075,656

IT’S A BIRD White Cross Farm $1,176,985 TAKE D’ TOUR Paul Muller $1,047,740

TRUE METROPOLITAN Frank Bertolino $1,173,605 BOLSHOI BOY Ocala Stud Inc. $1,039,702

IMMORTAL EYES Adena Springs $1,172,846 SILENT ESKIMO John Franks $1,039,485

SILVER WAGON Mr. & Mrs. Leverett S. Miller $1,162,193 LITE THE FUSE Richard Dutrow $1,036,882

LADY TAK John Franks $1,160,782 PROUD MAN Max Hugel $1,034,520

LEAH’S SECRET Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds $1,158,805 FINALLYMADEIT Rolando Rodriguez & Rolbea Stables $1,026,640 Hobeau Farm $1,157,142 J J’S DREAM Kathleen D. Standridge $1,022,217 COIL Glen Hill Farm $1,154,360 GRAND CANYON Lin-Drake Farm $1,019,540 FLYING PIDGEON Constance Daparma & Flying M Acres $1,154,337 MY COUSIN MATT Donald Marino $1,017,024 MALTESE SUPERB Irwin & France Weiner $1,145,491 CAPTAIN BODGIT Edward Wiest $1,014,849 ISLAND WHIRL Elcee-H Stable & Breeding Farms Inc. $1,144,010 WEIGELIA Shelley Huber $1,007,708 SWEPT OVERBOARD Harry T. Mangurian Jr. $1,137,767 CLABBER GIRL John A. Nerud $1,006,261 MISS SHOP Hobeau Farm Ltd. $1,126,038 KIRI’S CLOWN Gardner F. Landon & Mary A. Sullivan $1,005,469 ON THE LINE International Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. $1,125,810 Meadowbrook Farms Inc. $1,003,550 SMOOTH AIR Mount Joy Stables $1,117,200

NIGHTMARE AFFAIR Sandra McKinney $1,113,464 SHADOWBDANCING Ocala Stud Farm $1,003,530

NOT SURPRISING Raven Brook Farm Inc. $1,112,301 DR. FAGER Tartan Farm Corp. $1,002,642

LIMEHOUSE Cheryl A. Curtin $1,110,433 FOREVER SILVER Samara Farm & DMD Properties $1,001,974 30 • 2017 Review & Update CoverForm.2018.qxp_Layout 1 2/27/18 1:02 PM Page 31

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Directors BARRY BERKELHAMMER, FRED BREI, GILBERT CAMPBELL, MARK CASSE, VALERIE DAILEY, SHEILA DiMARE, BOBBY JONES, RICHARD KENT, MILAN KOSANOVICH, DR. FRED YUTANI

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