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Medina Spirit Becomes Seventh Florida-Bred Kentucky Derby Winner ftboa.com • Monday • May 3, 2021 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION FSS Yearling Deadline Reminder May 15 - $250 Click here for form Click here to check eligibility In This Issue: Well Defined Wins Big Drama Colonel Liam, Domestic Spending Dead Heat in Turf Classic Tribhuvan Returns in Style to Take G2 Fort Marcy Gulfstream Park Charts Tampa Bay Charts Track Results & Entries Florida Stallion Progeny List Florida Breeders’ List Wire to Wire Business Place Featured Advertisers Florida Department of Agriculture Medina Spirit Becomes Seventh FTBOA Journeyman Stud Florida-bred Kentucky Derby Winner Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply Ocala Stud Gives Hall of Trainer Bob Baffert His Record Seventh Kentucky Winner Pete Smith Equine Hospital BY BROCK SHERIDAN See DERBY SPIRIT on page 3 COADY PHOTO Seminole Feed Back to Top Page 3 Derby Spirit Continued from COVER BY BROCK SHERIDAN_ Florida-bred Medina Spirit broke from post eight and in the span of 2:01.02 became the sev- enth Kentucky Derby pre- sented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) winner bred in the Sunshine State and a record seventh win- ner of the Run for the Roses for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Baffert passed trainer Ben “Plain Ben” Jones who saddled six Kentucky Derby winners between 1938-1952. Medina Spirit is also the second Florida- Gail Rice/TAYLOR OTIZ PHOTO bred Derby winner for Baffert, who won his first blanket of Medina Spirit roses with Florida-native Silver Charm was raised on in 1997. Medina Spirit was bred in Ocala, Fla., by Gail Rice, who sold him as a year- ling at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales 2019 Winter Mixed Sale for $1,000 through the consignment of Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck’s Summerfield Sales located in Williston, Fla. He was purchased by Christy Whitman of Ocala, who later sold him at the 2020 OBS See DERBY SPIRIT on page 5 Florida-breds Make Florida Racing Did you know Florida-bred thoroughbreds won 31.5% of races run at the recent Gulfstream Park Championship Meet? This demonstrates how vital Florida-breds are to the success of Gulfstream Park throughout the year—not just during the Spring/Summer season. Additional good news for Florida breeders—66% of those Florida-bred winners during the Gulfstream Park Championship Meet were sired by Florida stallions. Florida-breds: Race ‘Em or Chase ‘Em! Back to Top Back to Top Page 5 Derby Spirit page 3 Continued from anced, great hip on him, great top line on him and nobody was July Sale of Two Year Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age looking at him. Nobody—because of his white page. I didn’t even for $35,000 to current owner Amr Zedan’s Zedan Racing Stables know who Protonico was so I had to look him up. I was actually after the colt had worked three furlongs in :33 flat at the under DERBY SPIRIT tack session. See on page 7 Medina Spirit is from the first crop of the sire Protonico out of Mongolian Changa, by the Florida-bred sire Brilliant Speed. Medina Spirit is the first foal out of Mongolian Changa, who won a maiden special weight at Presque Isle Downs in 2016 with earn- ings of $25,970 and she was bred to Rivers Run Deep in 2020. Mongolian Changra, who currently resides at Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky where she was recently bred to Not This Time accord- ing to Rice, who no longer owns the mare. “When I bought [Mongolian Changa], I didn’t think she would produce marketable foals but I thought she would produce run- ners,” Rice said. “It hurt to get rid of [Medina Spirit and the mare] because I liked them both so much. But I had to pair down my horses. I’m just a small breeder. I lost money on him. I had to pay the stud fee. I had to pay the vet. I had to pay the commission. I did well at the sale because of others, but I thought because Medina Spirit was so good looking surely somebody would pay $10,000 for him.” Christy Whitman put in the only bid on Medina Spirit at the Winter Mixed Sale and she said she chose him on looks alone when she spotted him in the walking area in the back of OBS just before Medina Spirit entered the ring. “I was the only person who bid on this horse,” Whitman said of the 2019 purchase. “When I buy horses I sit in the back room and see every horse that goes by and I pick them out. I just don’t have the kind of money to buy the big dollar horses. “This colt came up and he’s really good looking. Very well bal- Bob Baffert and Amr Zendan/COADY PHOTO Back to Top Back to Top Page 7 Derby Spirit Continued from page 5 trying to find something for one of my breeze riders, Jose Gallego, that was cheap. I opened him up at $1,000 and I was the only one to bid on him. “So I took him to the farm and [Gallego] took care of him and he was always a beautiful mover, really good, really professional. “Because of his purchase price and his light pedigree page, we couldn’t get him in any of the earlier 2-year-old sales at OBS,” Whitman continued. “So that’s how he wound up in the Open sale and because of the pandemic, that was even pushed back to July. But he worked a wonderful three-eighths and had a really good video and a $35,000 price on a $1,000 yearling is a pretty good turn around. We were happy and it was great that he went to Bob [Baffert], although I didn’t know he went to Baffert until after his first start at Los Alamitos. He keeps surprising people, even Baffert.” Zedan spoke of how he acquired Medina Spirit in at the OBS July Sale during a fluke series of events from Ocala to his home in Saudi Arabia. “Mr. Aboughazale, who is a dear friend…owns Protonico,” Zedan said. “We were done shopping per se during the [2020 OBS July Sale] and [Aboughazale calls me] and says there’s this horse by Protonico and would [I] want to check him out? So I checked him out and I liked him.” Zedan then called bloodstock agent Gary Young for his opinion and he suggested they consult Baffert. Baffert gave his okay and they decided to pursue the purchase.” “I was back home [in Saudi Arabia]. So Gary called me and Florida-bred Medina Spirit and John Velazquez (left)/WENDY WOODY / EQUISPORT PHOTO See DERBY SPIRIT on page 9 Gulfstream Park Spring/Summer Florida-bred and Florida Sire Stakes Races and Bonuses Date Race Conditions Distance Purse May 29 Musical Romance (Fla.) 3yo and older, fillies and mares 6 ½ fur. $75,000* May 16 May 31 Soldier's Dancer (Fla.) 3yo and older 1 1/16 mi. turf $75,000* May 16 June 12 Ginger Punch (Fla.) 3yo and older, fillies and mares 1 1/16 mi. turf $75,000* May 30 July 3 Princess Rooney Invitational (G2) 3yo and older, fillies and mares 7 fur. $350,000** Invite July 3 Smile Sprint Invitational (G3) 3yo and older 6 fur. $200,000** Invite July 4 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint 3yo and older 5 fur. turf $75,000** June 20 July 31 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Dr. Fager 2yo colts and geldings 6 fur. $100,000 Closed July 31 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Desert Vixen 2yo fillies 6 fur. $100,000 Closed Aug. 14 Benny the Bull (Fla.) 3yo and older 7 fur. $75,000* Aug. 1 Aug. 21 Proud Man 2yo 7 ½ fur. turf $75,000** Aug. 8 Aug. 21 Sharp Susan 2yo fillies 7 ½ fur. turf $75,000** Aug. 8 Aug. 28 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Affirmed 2yo colt and geldings 7 fur. $200,000 Closed Aug. 28 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Susan's Girl 2yo fillies 7 fur. $200,000 Closed Sept. 11 Sheer Drama (Fla.) 3yo and older, fillies and mares 7 fur. $75,000* Aug. 29 Sept. 18 Armed Forces 2yo 1 mi. turf $100,000** Sept. 5 Sept. 18 Our Dear Peggy 2yo fillies 1 mi. turf $100,000** Sept. 5 Sept. 25 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes In Reality 2yo colts and gelding 1 1/16 mi. $400,000 Closed Sept. 25 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes My Dear Girl 2yo fillies 1 1/16 mi. $400,000 Closed Sept. 25 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Wildcat Heir 3yo and older 1 mi. $125,000 Closed Sept. 25 Hollywood Beach 2yo 5 fur. turf $100,000** Sept. 12 (Fla.) = Restricted to Florida-breds * Plus $25,000 Florida Sire Stakes Win Bonus ** Plus $25,000 Florida-bred Win Bonus Back to Top Back to Top Page 9 Derby Spirit page 7 Continued from says, do you want us to go for this horse? I said, well, Bob said yes, you say yes, let’s do it,” Zedan continued. “I told Gary to call me in an hour when he goes in the ring. I miscalcu- lated and I was going to go in the shower.” Young called back a few minutes later as Zedan was stepping in the shower and Medina was stepping into the auction ring. Luckily, Young was able to contact Zedan. As the bidding process continued, Zendan said to Young, “yes let’s do this. And the rest is history. We just bought him and here we are.” Baffert then sent Medina Spirit to his train- ing division at Los Alamitos and months later, Baffert’s Los Alamitos assistant Mike Marlow informed him that Medina Spirit may have some talent.
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