ftboa.com • Friday • May 22, 2020 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] In This Issue: United vs Rockemperor in Shoemaker Mind Control Targets Runhappy Carter NMOR Cancels HOF Ceremony Woodbine Unveils Revised Schedule Maxfield Takes On Matt Winn Healthy Juarez Taking Advantage Florida-bred Extrordinary Jerry/LAUREN KING PHOTO Biancone Gearing Up Gulfstream Park Charts Florida-breds Extrordinary Tampa Bay Downs Charts Track Results & Entries Jerry, Discreet Lover Florida Stallion Progeny List Among 14 in Blame Stakes Florida Breeders’ List BY BROCK SHERIDAN _____________ 19 pandemic, many thoroughbreds are this weekend also scheduled to make their first Featured Advertisers As Churchill Downs resumes live rac- starts in some time. ing after being dormant due to the COVID- Churchill Downs was scheduled to Bloodstockauction USA begin their 2020 spring season April 25. 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Six K’s Training & Sales, LLC The shortage of thoroughbred racing Top Line Sales, LLC or call Antoinette at dates in recent months appears evident in Wavertree Stables 352-732-8858 See CHURCHILL on page 3 Back to Top Page 3 Churchill Continued from COVER the past performances of several of the older horses entered for the $100,000 Blame Stakes at Churchill Saturday. Among the 14 entered for the one mile Blame Stakes, eight have not raced in at least 60 days. Such is the case for the Florida-bred duo set for the Blame as Extrordinary Jerry will race for the first time since Sept. 28 and Discreet Lover makes his first start since April of 2019. While the pandemic is not responsible for their entire time away from the races, it is likely that the coronavirus extended their layoffs. Extrordinary Jerry was last seen winning the $150,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owner’s Association Florida Sire Stakes Wildcat Heir at one mile by more than 10 lengths at Gulfstream Park. In fact, Extrodinary Jerry was on a bit of a roll back then as he had also won a first level allowance race at a mile- and-one-eighth by seven lengths at Saratoga in his previous start on Aug. 25. Trained by Dermot Magner for Nice Guys Stable, Extrordinary Jerry has won four of 17 career starts with earnings of $260,106. He is by Overdriven out of Dismissal, by Successful Appeal and was bred in Florida by Darsan Inc. Magner has given the riding chores on Extrordinary Jerry to Julien Leparoux and they have drawn post nine. Discreet Lover makes his first start in more than a year with his last race coming when last of 10 in the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic won by Runnin’toluvya on April 20, 2019 with fellow Blame entrant Diamond Kind second. Prior to that, he had an equally dull performance in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic won by Accelerate at Churchill Downs in November of 2018. However, the bay son of Repent had his best career perform- ance when winning the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park three races back in September of 2018. Discreet Lover is trained by Uriah St. Lewis for Trin-Brook Stable Inc., is out of Discreet Chat, by Discreet Cat and he has won seven of 46 career starts while earning $1,449,685. He was bred in Florida by Woodford Thoroughbreds. Joe Bisono is set to ride Discreet Lover from post 12. Diamond King, who has not started since March 7 at Aqueduct when he won the one mile, $126,000 Stymie Stakes by a length- and-a-quarter over likely Blame foe American Anthem in second, appears to be among the top contenders in the Blame. See CHURCHILL on page 5 Discreet Lover/CHELSEA DURAND PHOTO Back to Top Back to Top Page 5 Churchill page 3 he was third, beaten five-and-a-half lengths by winner Senior Continued from Investment, in the $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial Trained by John Servis for Cash is King LLC and LC Racing, Stakes at Laurel Park on March 14 going a mile-and-an-eighth. Diamond King was fifth behind winner Maximum Security two The son of Stay Thirsty out of What Will Be, races ago in the Grade 3 Bold Ruler by Anees started 2020 with a bang having won Handicap going seven furlongs at Belmont the $75,000 Jennings Stakes by a length-and- Park on Oct. 26, showing he is not intimidat- three-quarters going a mile on Jan. 18 and the ed by stiff competition. In addition to his sec- $99,000 John B. Campbell Stakes by a neck ond-place finish in the Charles Town Classic, going a mile-and-one-sixteenth on Feb. 15, both last year he was also the runner-up in the at Laurel. Grade 3 Salvator Mile won by Sunny Ridge Alwaysmining sports a career record of nine at Monmouth Park in May of 2019 and sec- wins from 20 starts while banking $546,442. ond to Coal Front in the $153,000 Parx Dirt Manuel Franco gets the mount on Mile on Sept. 21. Alwaysmining and they will start from post The consistent Diamond King was also four. third in the Grade 3 Philip Iselin Stakes won Others entered for the Blame are Ohio Derby by Monongahela at Monmouth in June and (G3) and Oklahoma Derby (G3)-winner fifth in the Grade 3 Red Bank Stakes won by Owendale; the Steve Asmussen-trained Long Divisidero at Monmouth Park on Sept. 1. Range Toddy, who was third in the Ohio Derby Diamond King is by Quality Road out of and seventh in the Oklahoma Derby, 2019 Ben Akron Moon, by Malibu Moon and he has Ali Stakes-winner Bourbon Resolution, Peter won six of 18 career starts. He has $713,350 Pan Stakes (G3)-winner Global Campaign, to his credit and has drawn the outside post Kendrick Carmouche/COGLIANESE PHOTO Essex Handicap second-place-finisher Snapper 14 in the Blame. Sinclair, American Anthem, 2019 Preakness Kendrick Carmouche has been named to ride. Stakes (G1) second-place finisher Everfast, Backyard Heaven, Shipping in from Maryland for the Blame with trainer Kelly Mineshaft Stakes (G3)-winner Silver Dust, and West Virginia Rubley, Alwaysmining makes his first start since March 14 when Derby (G3)-winner Mr. Money. Brandon and Alexandra Rice Family OBS June Hip 1109, Super Saver–Greyciousness OBS June Hip 1096. We are extremely Not This Time–Grace is Gone excited to present our consignment for June and July Sales at OBS. We have a fine batch of horses we are offering at the upcoming sales. We are proud of the workmanship we have put into them, we encourage shoppers to take a good look, it will be a buyer’s market. 12110 N.E. 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Pending state approval 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 7 United Versus Invader Rockemperor in Shoemaker BY SANTA ANITA PRESS OFFICE arriving from Woodbine prior to his first local start nine starts back in ARCADIA, CA—A bicoastal show- February, 2019. down looms on Saturday at Santa A tough luck second, beaten a neck Anita, as the Richard Mandella-trained two starts back in the mile-and-one- United and Chad Brown trainee and half Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) at Del eastern-based Rockemperor head a Mar Dec. 1, the best race on his form field of six 3-three-year-olds and older came three starts back when he was in the $200,000 Charles Whittingham second, beaten a head by eventual Stakes (Grade 2) at a mile-and-one- Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar in quarter on turf. the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf here on A recent victor over the course and Nov. 2. distance on Feb. 1, United, a 5-year-old A recently minted millionaire with gelding by Giant’s Causeway out of earnings of $1,013,549 for owner LNJ Indy Punch, by Pulling, retains the Foxwoods, United has a win, a second services of leading rider Flavien Prat, and a third from three tries at a mile- while Rockemperor, who is based in and-a-quarter on turf and has won four New York, will be ridden for the first of 12 career races.