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FLORIDA’S DAILY SALES DIGEST • MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 SALE HEADLINES Published by Florida Equine Publications Inc. WWW.FTBOA.COM Racing Returns to Ocala Image, bred by Bill and Debra Backlinie, has run in Rounding out the field are Tapilu, an Illinois- OBS Day of Champions a pair of tough races this year. bred son of Tapit; Strike Oil, an Ontario-bred Forest Features Four Stakes In his 2011 debut, he finished last in the Sam F. Wildcat colt; Powerman, a Kentucky-bred colt by Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 12. Lemon Drop Kid; and Pick Four, a Kentucky-bred BY NICK FORTUNA He returned Sunday and set the pace in that 1 1/8- Pure Prize colt. Reprized Halo is one of the rare horses who can mile optional claimer before fading to last in a field Strike Oil, trained by Mark Casse for owner John expect to have an easier time in a stakes race than in of five. That race was C. Oxley, won the an optional claimer. That’s because when the 3-year- won by the 4-year-old $250,000 Coronation old Florida-bred made his most recent start in a Equestrio, with Kentucky Futurity at Woodbine in $62,500 optional claimer at , he was Derby hopeful Dialed In November to conclude running in a field that included three 4-year-olds. finishing second. his juvenile season. He Reprized Halo will be back against his own age “The horse is doing made his 2011 debut group today in the $100,000 colts-and-geldings great,” Azpurua said. “He Feb. 5 at Gulfstream division of the OBS Championship Stakes in Ocala. ran a nice race the other Park, finishing last in his The 1 1/16-mile contest drew a field of eight, and day against 4-year-olds only start on dirt. He’s Reprized Halo leads the field with $256,579 in because I wanted to give earned $159,754 earnings. him a race. He ran a through four starts. Ocala’s annual day of racing features four stakes beautiful race and was in Florida-bred Ribo Bobo The fillies’ division of races for 3-year-olds who have passed through the front all the way until the final sixteenth, and it was the OBS Championship Stakes marks the return of OBS sales ring. There is the $50,000 fillies’ division a mile and an eighth. He’s doing great, and I hope he Delightful Mary, who will be making her first start of the OBS Sprint Stakes, runs a good race.” since finishing third behind fellow Florida-bred Awe- which covers six fur- Reprized Halo has some Feather in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies longs, and the $50,000 won two of his 12 starts (G1) at Churchill Downs in November. Delightful division for colts and for owner Roger Urbina. Mary sold for $500,000 to top last April’s OBS sale geldings at the same dis- He drew the No. 5 post of 2-year-olds in training. tance. There’s also the under Jose L. Alvarez. Bred by Hobeau Farm Ltd., Delightful Mary is $100,000 fillies’ division The field also in- trained by Casse for Oxley. The daughter of Lime- of the OBS Champi- cludes Florida-breds Ex- house began her career with a pair of wins at onship Stakes, which tended Family, a Stephen Woodbine, taking a $66,553 maiden special covers 1 1/16 miles. Got Even colt bred by weight race by 3 ¾ lengths in August and a Trainer Manny Azpu- Emerald Pastures Corp.; $71,600 allowance by eight lengths in September. JIM LISA PHOTOS rua is looking for a big Florida-bred Reprized Halo Andysun, a son of Lamb- In her final start before the Breeders’ Cup, she fin- race from Reprized Halo, the winner of the holm South stallion Leading the Parade bred by Cyn- ished second to Wyomia in the Mazarine Stakes $365,000 In Reality division of the Florida Stallion thia Marie Kowall; and Picaroo, a Pico Central Stakes at Calder in October. The son of Halo’s gelding bred by Wilfredo Agusti Jr. see OBS Champions Day from page 2 WWW.FTBOA.COM • MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 • 2

OBS Champions Day 25. She’s earned 72,947. Silent Moon drew the Alke colt bred by Starship Stables and Laurence from page 1 No. 2 post under Bridgmohan. Leavy; and Great Aztec, a son of Randolph Thor- (G3) at the Toronto track in October. “She’s an exceptional filly as well, and it will be oughbreds stallion Greatness bred by Edward Last Friday, Delightful Mary turned in a sharp interesting to see who’s best,” Casse said. “I think Seltzer and Murray Durst. workout at OBS, breezing five furlongs in 59 4/5 sec- she’ll give Delightful Mary a run for her money.” Also entered in the race are Legacy Wildcat, a onds. She drew the outside post in a field of seven Snow Trial captured a $41,700 maiden special Kentucky-bred son of Forest Wildcat, and Gangs- and will have Shaun Bridgmohan aboard. weight race in her first start at Calder last June, her terontherun, a Kentucky-bred City Zip gelding. “She’s ready,” Casse said. “I’m not concerned lone win in eight career outings. She was the runner- Motin, trained by Azpurua for Urbina, owns just about (the layoff). It was always the plan right after up in her two most recent tries, including a $50,000 one win from 14 starts but has been in the money an the Breeders’ Cup to run in this race. We train the optional claimer on the Gulfstream Park lawn March additional nine times and has earned $71,383. majority of our horses at OBS, and it seemed like a 3. She’s trained by Azpurua for A & V Investments Dual Exhauzt was the runner-up in the $100,000 natural first step for her. She’s trained really well for Inc. Fasig-Tipton Turf Dash at Calder last August and has his race, and we’re hoping for a big race from her. Bandola won a $38,000 maiden special weight two wins from nine starts for $75,650. He’s trained We need her to run a really big race.” race in her career debut at Delaware Park last Octo- by Bill White for owner GZS Stable LLC. Casse has big plans this year for Delightful Mary, ber before finishing second in a pair of $47,000 al- Gangsterontherun was fourth in the $100,000 who likely will be pointed to the $400,000 Ashland lowances at Philadelphia Park in November. Trained Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 8 Stakes (G1) at Keeneland on April 9 and the $1 mil- by Pablo Andrade for Paula C Racing Stable, the filly and wired a $50,000 optional claimer in the slop at lion Kentucky Oaks (G1) at has earned $42,250 from the Hallandale Beach oval last out Jan. 26. He’s Churchill Downs on May 6 four starts. Bandola most earned $80,100 through four starts for trainer Wes- if she performs well Mon- recently was sixth in the ley Ward. day. $65,000 Busanda Stakes at The fillies’ division of the OBS Sprint Stakes drew “We trained her ag- Aqueduct in January. a field of 10, including Florida-bred Cristal Jak, who gressively for his race be- The colts-and-geldings has earned a field-leading $46,755 for trainer Anto- cause for her to make the division of the OBS Sprint nio Sano and owner Doble Jak Investment. The Oaks, she can’t miss a Stakes drew a field of eight, daughter of Drewman was bred by Helen Y.Painter. beat,” Casse said. “I’m very including Florida-bred Ribo Cristal Jak romped to a seven-length score in a

confident in her. She’s very PALMER PHOTO Bobo, who leads the field $40,000 maiden claimer at Calder last August, her laidback, really doesn’t give Florida-bred Delightful Mary (outside) with $129,336 in earnings. lone win from 10 starts. The filly has three additional a hoot about much, and when you ask her to go, she Ribo Bobo, a Louis Quatorze gelding bred and co- finishes in the money, including a second-place runs really fast.” owned by Rapputi Stables, is trained by Azpurua. He showing behind Awesome Feather in the $100,000 The field also includes Florida-breds Be My drew the No. 5 post under Ariel Smith. Susan’s Girl division of the Florida Stallion Stakes at Candy, a daughter of Candy Ride bred by Steve Ribo Bobo won the $85,000 Foolish Pleasure Calder last August. Most recently, she was fifth in a Schriever; Take Me to Zuber, a daughter of Toccet Stakes at Calder in September prior to runner-up ef- $75,000 claimer at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 23. bred by Ocala Stud Farm; Wild Penny, a Congrats forts in the Iroquois Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs Cristal Jak Drew the No. 8 Post Under Luis Saez. filly bred by Off the Hook Partners LLC; Bandola, a in October and the $125,000 Jack Price Juvenile at The field also includes Florida-breds Be My daughter of Vinery stallion Pomeroy bred by Calder in November. He’s finished off the board in Candy; Shan’s River, a Saint Afleet filly bred by Michelle Redding; and Snow Trial, a Trippi filly bred four subsequent starts, however, and has two vic- Agape Enterprises Worldwide LLC; Holiday Flare, a by Bowling & Dodd Inc. Rounding out the field is tories from 10 career outings. Harlan’s Holiday filly bred by Ocala Stud Farm; Ban- Silent Moon, a Kentucky-bred Malibu Moon filly. The field also includes Florida-breds Silver dola; Wild Penny; and Take Me to Zuber. Rounding Silent Moon, trained by Casse for Oxley, made Cloud, a Rahy colt bred by Alfonso N. Figliolia; out the field are Prize Doll, a New York-bred daugh- all three of her starts at Woodbine last year and Motin, a Congrats colt bred by Beverly Tortora and ter of Pure Prize; Groundswell, a Kentucky-bred For- won her final two – a $68,379 maiden special Dr. Alice Russell; Megalith, a Trippi gelding and a est Wildcat filly; and One Star, a Kentucky-bred filly weight race Nov. 6 and a $71,600 allowance Nov. homebred for Centaur Farms Inc.; Dual Exhauzt, an by Include. WWW.FTBOA.COM • MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 • 3

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freshman sire, and she went in 21 and 3 but gal- loped out 47 and 1. So, I have a couple of fast fil- lies and a two-turn filly. ROUNDS “It’s been pretty solid here (Sunday). We’ve had plenty of people coming by. We’ve just got to Nick de Meric, consignor with some gray spots and just a bit more steady hope there’s a middle market because I think “The horses that have impressed me and that than what we saw down South, which has al- everybody’s on pins and needles after the last I’ll be selling Tuesday include hip No. 3, the High ways been the case.” sale. We’re just hoping there’s more money for Cotton colt out of Echo Bluff. I really like him a lot. this sale, especially in that $100,000-and-less I love the Indian Charlie filly out of Nesselrode, Steven Venosa, SGV range.” hip No. 176. She’s an outstanding filly. Hip No. “We have a really strong bunch of horses. 188, the Congrats colt out of Our Secretary, is a We came here with 10 solid horses, and they Niall Brennan, consignor all worked really well at the breeze show, so wonderful animal as well. In the case of the colts, “We’ve got a couple that worked very well, we’re excited to lead them they’re big, rugged, strong, including the Tapit filly, hip No. 41. She’s by Tapit, up there and sell them.We sound horses that have a hot sire, and she worked very well. She’s a big, have a nice Flashy Bull shown the kind of talent stout filly, for a Tapit especially, because they can filly, a nice Tiznow filly, and movement on the race- tend to be a little more refined sometimes, but and we’ve got a couple of track that we look for, and she’s got a lot of substance solid colts – just the way they’re uncomplicated, and strength about her and they’re showing and the zero-maintenance, easy has gone over very well. way they performed over horses to have in the barn The Scat Daddy filly, hip No. the racetrack. And then we and easy to like. In the case 83, worked very well. She’s

NICK FORTUNA PHOTOS have a nice Cuvee colt and of the filly, besides the fact a very sharp filly. She’s a a nice Badge of Silver colt. that she’s by Indian Charlie, which is obviously a real 2-year-old type. She’s “We’re going to be positive (heading into the huge plus, she’s just a very athletic filly who had a very sound, elegant, racy sale). There are people here looking at the barns, a tremendous breeze and an outstanding gallop- type that has gone over and we’ll see what happens.” out and looks to be cut from the same cloth as so very well. The Malibu Moon many of these Indian Charlies.” filly, hip No. 128, has been Justin Casse, Casse Sales quite popular. She went nice on the track and is a Eddie Woods, consignor “I have a Medaglia d’Oro filly, hip No. 299, lovely, big, strong filly. “I have an Empire Maker colt, hip No. 223, with a hell of a pedigree. She worked really solid “(OBS) is our home base, and it’s been a that’s very nice, and the Medaglia d’Oro, hip No. and galloped out in 34 and 2. She’s a half to Mal- great sale the last couple of years. I think all of 329, is an exceptional filly. abar Gold and another our expectations are that hopefully it’s a solid Also, hip No. 362, by Con- horse, Critical Factor, that sale across the board. We seem to draw more grats, is a beautiful colt. ran third in the Breeders’ buyers to this sale because of the bigger catalog. They have a lot of quality Cup, so she’s got a great It’s worth people traveling here because they’ve and class – the whole, family and should be a nice got more to choose from. OBS has done a really overall look of them and the two-turn filly. I have a cou- good job of ramping up their marketing this year, way they move. ple of other fillies that and I think that’s been very well received. Hope- “The sale looks pretty worked fairly quick. One’s fully, that will translate to a broader sale. We good to this point. I expect by Consolidator, and she know that the good horses in every sale will take that it’ll be the usual worked in 20 and 4, and the care of themselves, but what we’re all looking for March sale – very solid other one is by Istan, a is a little broader selling base.” WWW.FTBOA.COM • MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 • 4 Fasig-Tipton’s Florida Sale Kicked Off Juvenile Sale Season By MICHAEL COMPTON agent, for $370,000. The filly was bred by of W.D. North Thoroughbreds, SGV Thoroughbreds, Fasig-Tipton’s Florida Sale of selected BryLynn Farm and was sold at OBS August agent, brought $300,000 from Stonestreet Stable two-year-olds in training at Palm Meadows in last year for $50,000 to Inlander Stable. and George Bolton. The half-brother to Florida-bred Boynton Beach kicked off the The second-highest price Florida-bred was hip graded stakes winner Graeme Six, was bred by juvenile sale season March No. 12. The Dixie Union colt, who sold as property William and Annabel Murphy and W.S. Farish. 3 and saw 81 horses sell for $19.8 million. The av- erage sale price was Only a Phone Call Away $244,840. The numbers were down compared to last By MICHAEL COMPTON “The NTRA Advantage program is some- year’s offering, which saw 91 In more ways than one, Susan Parks has thing that everyone in the industry should horses change hands for $23.4 million and spent much of her life preparing for her role with know about,” she said. “If you are a member of an average of $257,473. NTRA Advantage, a branch of NTRA that provides just about any equine association, including Topping the sale at $1,350,000 was hip discounts to members of qualifying equine asso- the FTBOA, you qualify for savings from our No. 182, an Empire Maker filly from the con- ciations (FTBOA members are eligible) on equip- partners such as John Deere, Sherwin signment of Murray Smith, agent. John Fer- ment and supplies from select partners. Williams and Office Depot. I save the people I guson, agent, signed the ticket on the day’s Based in Ocala, Parks joined NTRA Advan- care about money, and in today’s world that’s highest-price juvenile. tage, headed by Joe Morris in Lexington, Ky., as pretty important.” Two horses, hip No. 64 and hip No. 186, a representative last October prior to When she’s not working, Parks en- brought the day’s co-second-highest price at the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs. joys spending time with her daughter, $750,000. Hip No. 64, a daughter of Tapit who She says she learned about the horse Ashley, her son-in-law Brian Butcher sold as property of Vision Racing and Sales, business growing up from being at- and her two grandsons. “Outside of Stephen Thoroughbreds, agent, was signed tached to her father’s hip at racetracks work, they are my life,” she said. for by Ferguson. The filly is out of the stakes- and her professional career in sales Although Parks has been on the job placed Editor’s Note mare Tempting Note. provided the perfect experience for her for only five months, she feels she is Hip No. 186, a son of Empire Maker and a current role. home. half-brother to Grade 1 stakes winner Cash “Before my father passed away in “I feel like everyone at NTRA has Included, was purchased by Robert and 1999, he was a trainer for Mike Sher- been a part of my entire life,” she said. Lawana Low. The dark bay or brown colt was man’s Farnsworth Farm,” Parks said. Susan Parks “I knew the minute I walked into the of- consigned by Scanlon Training Center, agent. “That is where I found a love for horses, horse fice that I had found a home.” A total of six Florida-breds sold at the sale, people and farms. I’ve been in sales my entire life FTBOA members with questions about the grossing $990,000 and averaging $165,000. and this job is perfect for me.” NTRA Advantage program can contact Parks at The top-selling Sunshine State product was Through her work with NTRA Advantage, (866) 678-4289 or (352) 362-2633. To learn hip No. 111. Consigned by Niall Brennan Sta- Parks helps FTBOA members realize substantial more about the program and partners, check out bles, agent, the daughter of former Florida savings through the program. the website at NTRAadvantage.com. sire Congrats was bought by Steve Young,

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1) Jay Friedman and J. Michael O’Farrell Jr. 2) Harold Queen 3) Crystal and Brent Fernung 4) Jeanine Best Edwards and the Jacks or Better Farm team 5) Harold Plumley Of the Best 6) Yvonne Cordova and Florida’s 2010 champions were honored last night Bonnie Heath during the FTBOA’s 51st annual awards dinner. 2 By MICHAEL COMPTON 1 Florida’s stars of 2010 were honored last night during a cer- emony at the Hilton Ocala. Awesome Feather was recognized as Florida-bred Horse of the Year, as well as champion juvenile filly. The Jacks or Better Farm homebred captured last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) to cap off her undefeated 2-year-old sea- son. In January, she was honored with an as last year’s champion juvenile filly. BreederoftheyearwenttoJ.MichaelO’FarrellJr.’sOcalaStud.The family-owned farm, founded in 1956, recorded one of the best years in its 55-year history last season. The farm was represented by eight Florida-bred stakes winners in 2010, five of them graded winners. O’Farrell received a standing ovation following his moving acceptance 3 speech in which he shared some of the struggles his family endured to keep going through the years. 4 Florida’s stallion of the year and leading juvenile sire was Jour- neyman Stud’s Wildcat Heir. He led all Florida-based sires in 2010 with progeny earnings of $4,584,404. It was the second consecu- tive year that Wildcat Heir claimed dual titles. In 2009, he was Florida’s leading juvenile and freshman sire. Leading freshman sire of 2010 was Hartley/De Renzo Thor- oughbreds’ With Distinction. The son of Storm Cat was repre- sented by 19 winners in his initial crop with a total of $794,889 in progeny earnings last year. Riveting Drama, dam of Florida-bred stakes winners Little Drama and Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner and Eclipse cham- pion Big Drama, was honored as broodmare of the year. The 2010 Needles Award, established to honor Florida breed- ers who own small operations, went to Y-Lo Racing Stables, which is comprised of partners Lolita Raquiza and Yvonne Cordova. Y- 5 Lo was represented last year by Florida-bred Grade 1 winner Wickedly Perfect. Y-Lo was established in Ocala in 2003 and has a breeding and training division. The 2010 Joe O’Farrell Memorial Award went to Ocala Stud, con- signor of Florida-bred Turbulent Descent. The Joe O’Farrell Memorial Award is presented annually by the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company to the original consignor of the year’sbest Florida-bred racehorse offered atpublicauctioninFlorida.TurbulentDescentwontheHollywoodStar- let Stakes (G1) and Moccasin Stakes at Hollywood Park last year and earned $328,350 on the season. In other awards; Martin Wolfson was the leading trainer of Florida-breds by earnings ($1,457,600) and stakes wins (11); Kathleen O’Connell was the leading trainer of Florida-breds by races won (56); and Jacks or Better Farm was the 2010 leading owner of Florida-breds by earnings ($2,090,319). For profiles of divisional champions, see the digital version of The Florida Horse magazine (January issue) online at www.ftboa.com. PHOTOS BY ELEANOR HANCOCK 6 WWW.FTBOA.COM • MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 • 6 Watch Me Go Wins Tampa Bay Derby BY NICK FORTUNA Me Go would fight to the wire. nine career starts. Watch Me Go, out of the Watch Me Go had finished a creditable third “I was sure he’d dig in,” she said. “He’s ex- Deputy Minister mare Sabbath Song, has behind the undefeated Brethren in the Sam F. hibited a great amount of heart, and he really earned $311,345. Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs in Febru- tried hard. His last race was his first time going After the race, Larry King, the manager of ary, but racing fans thought there was essentially two turns, and it was a graded race. He’s just Stonehedge Farm South, said Watch Me Go will no chance that the Florida-bred colt could turn the fulfilled a lot for the owner and myself. I loved be pointed toward the (G1) at tables on that rival in my horse, and I felt that Churchill Downs on May 7. He’ll likely get one Florida-bred Saturday’s $350,000 Watch Me Go we had the home-court more prep race in the $1 million Arkansas Derby Tampa Bay Derby (G2). advantage. You’re sta- (G1) at Oaklawn Park or the $750,000 Blue Grass Watch Me Go was bled here, you walk right Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, both on April 16. dismissed at 44-1 in the out of the barn into the “We definitely have the Kentucky Derby as a Tampa Bay Derby, the race, which is good. In- goal,” King said. third-longest odds in the stead of just trying to Crimson Knight, a son of Stonewall Farm field of nine 3-year-olds, find an easy spot, which Ocala stallion Leroidesanimaux, was making his but he ran as though he there really aren’t in this stakes debut for trainer Gerald Bennett. He’s won type of competition, I three of his six starts for $91,206. Brethren, expected to win. Watch COOLEY PHOTO Me Go prevailed by a neck after a stretch duel with just thought it would be best to walk right out of trained by Todd Pletcher, had won all three of his 86-1 long shot Crimson Knight, with 1-2 favorite our stable and over here.” prior starts and has earned $222,368. Brethren settling for third, 3 ¼ lengths farther Watch Me Go is a son of Stonehedge Farm back, and suffering his first loss. South stallion West Acre and a homebred for R Holiday Mood Wins As the Tampa Bay Derby evolved into a two- Gilbert Campbell, the owner of the Williston- horse race down the stretch, winning trainer based farm. The Tampa Bay Derby marked his Out Ruled Stakes Kathleen O’Connell was confident that Watch first stakes victory and was his fourth win from BY NICK FORTUNA Florida-bred R Holiday Mood gave her connections a reason to be merry Tackleberry Wires Gulfstream Handicap Sunday at Aqueduct, where she wired BY NICK FORTUNA the $57,000 Out Ruled Stakes and Florida-bred Tackleberry solidified his status as the star of the Gulfstream Park meet Sat- earned her second consecutive victory urday, wiring the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2) by a neck for his third stakes vic- by a neck. tory of the meet. R Holiday Mood, a homebred for E. Tackleberry, a son of Ocala Stud Farm stallion Montbrook, has won seven of his last eight Paul Robsham Stables, faced only a trio starts, all in front-running fashion, for of 3-year-old fillies in the Out Ruled, trainer and owner Luis Olivares. The 4- which covered one mile and 70 yards on year-old gelding was bred by Ocala Stud a fast inner dirt track. With Cornelio Ve- Farm and is out of the Concerto mare Box lasquez aboard for the first time, she led of Joy. For his career, he’s won eight of his those rivals by a length through an 12 starts and $757,225. opening quarter-mile in 24.53 seconds On Saturday, Tackleberry once again and a half-mile in a leisurely 49.72. got little respect from racing fans, who For the final 3 ½ furlongs, Florida- sent him off as the 9-2 fourth choice in a bred Portside gave R Holiday Mood all field of eight 4-year-olds and up. With reg- she could handle, going head-to-head ular rider Javier Santiago aboard, he with the leader under regular rider Jun- Florida-bred Tackleberry flashed his usual speed from the starting ior Alvarado. R Holiday Mood led by just COGLIANESE PHOTO gate, carving out fractions of 24.59 sec- a head at the top of the stretch, and as onds for a quarter-mile and 47.68 for a half-mile while building a one-length lead. Velasquez gave her left-handed encour- Soaring Empire and Tizway moved up to engage the leader on the turn of the one-mile race, agement, she drifted out a bit, pushing but Tackleberry once again had saved fuel for the stretch drive. With his rivals chasing him on Portside out slightly. The two continued the outside, he dug in gamely and stopped the clock in 1:35.23 on a fast track. to battle to the wire, with R Holiday “The trainer told me to go to the lead, no matter what,” Santiago said. “He said, ‘If you need Mood clinging to a slight advantage and to use him in the beginning, use him. I want to see him in the front.’ He’s very special. My stopping the clock in 1:44.90. horse, when he goes in front, he likes to fight. My horse saw the horse on the outside, and that R Holiday Mood, a daughter of Trippi was it. He continued to run.” out of the Danzig mare Polish Holiday, Tackleberry is 3-for-4 at Gulfstream, having won the $500,000 Sunshine Millions Classic on has won two of her three starts and Jan. 29 and the Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship (G2) on Feb. 12. earned $66,300 for trainer Todd Olivares said he might start Tackleberry in the $1 million Charles Town Classic on April 16. Pletcher. WWW.FTBOA.COM • MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 • 7 Uncle Mo Favored Over All Others in Derby Future Wager

Uncle Mo the 43-1 longshot who Wager Pool of 2011 is set for April 1-3, and upset KDFW wagering in- the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, terest Brethren (#4) in the America’s greatest race, is set for Saturday, $350,000 Tampa Bay May 7. Derby (GIII). While most of the betting action was fo- Total betting during cused on favored Uncle Mo and the “All Oth- the three-day Pool 2 was ers” option, there was significant Pool 2 $376,699, which included support for several well-regarded 3-year-old $97,165 wagered in the Thoroughbreds. exacta pool. Total betting Holy Bull (G3) winner Dialed In (#6), was the sixth-highest trained by two-time Kentucky Derby winner Pool 2 figure in the Nick Zito, closed as the overall third choice Derby Future bet’s 13- in Pool 2 at 11-1. Soldat (#17), the impres- year history. Combined sive winner of the Fountain of Youth (G2) for wagering in the first trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, closed at odds o two Derby Future pools 13-1, just ahead of Remsen (GII) winner To of 2011 stands at Honor and Serve (#22), who finished third to

GUSTAFSON PHOTO $969,191. KDFW Pool 2 Soldat in the Fountain of Youth and was a 14- Repole Stable’s unbeaten champion mutuel payouts on Kentucky Derby Day will 1 risk at the conclusion of Sunday’s Pool 2 Uncle Mo (#23), an easy winner in his 2011 be determined by the odds that were in betting. The Bob Baffert-trained Jaycito was debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Timely Writer place at Sunday’s close of betting. 16-1 and San Vicente (GII) runner-up Sway Stakes at Gulfstream Park, emerged as the The third and final Kentucky Derby Future Away (#19) at 18-1. favorite in the second of three pools of Churchill Downs’ 2011 Kentucky Derby Fu- ture Wager (“KDFW”) – but not by much. The results of the pool validated the ac- Dynamic Holiday Takes knowledged status of America’s reigning 2- year-old champion as winner of last fall’s $2 million Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Herecomesthebride (G1) as the favorite for this year’s 137th run- Dynamic Holiday won her fourth straight race over her fourth different racetrack in Sun- ning of the $2 million guaranteed Kentucky day’s $150,000 Herecomesthebride Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), on The Graham Motion-trained, 3-year-old filly, who had won at Keeneland, Calder and Tampa Saturday, May 7. Bay Downs in her three previous starts, received a dream trip under Ramon Dominguez to win The Todd Pletcher-trained son of Indian her first graded stakes after collecting the Florida Oaks and Tropical Park Oaks. Charlie, who has yet to be seriously chal- “I think that was her best race yet, and lenged in his four career races, was the nar- Dynamic Holiday she’s run some good ones,” said David row 3-1 favorite when Kentucky Derby Future Rock, an assistant to Motion, who viewed Wager Pool 2 betting closed Sunday at 6 p.m. the 1 1/8-mile turf race at his Fair Hill, Md., at racetracks and off-track betting centers, headquarters. along with TwinSpires.com and other ad- Dynamic Holiday advanced along the vance deposit wagering platforms. But close inside on the turn and into the home- behind was the Mutuel Field, or “All Others” stretch before being swung to the outside (#24), at 7-2. The ‘all others’ bet includes all for the drive. The daughter of Harlan’s Hol- 3-year-old Thoroughbreds other than the 23 iday quickly accelerated and surged to the individual horses in the pool – a massive wire to finish two lengths clear of runner- group that included weekend Kentucky Derby up Mystical Star and jockey Joe Bravo. Ex- prep race winners Premier Pegasus – who cited held third under John Velazquez, knocked off KDFW stars Jaycito (#10), another 1 ¼ lengths back. Florida-bred Comma to the Top (#5) and Dynamic Holiday, who earned $90,000 Runflatout (#14) in the San Felipe (GII) at for her efforts, ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:46 3/5. COGLIANESE PHOTO Santa Anita – and Florida-bred Watch Me Go, WWW.FTBOA.COM • MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 • 8