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In This Issue: Survey for Equine Education Now Open
Hozier Under Kentucky Derby Consideration
Proven Strategies Takes on Casa Creed, Therapist in Elusive Quality Stakes
Littlestitious Back for More in $125K Weber City Miss
Run for the Ribbons Showcases Winners
Hip 381, a colt by Quality Road/JUDIT SEIPERT PHOTO Gulfstream Park Charts $1.5 Million Quality Florida Stallion Progeny List Road Colt Tops Second Florida Breeders’ List Wire to Wire Business Place Day of OBS Spring Featured Advertisers BY BROCK SHERIDAN ______saw 181 2-year-olds generate $21,056,500 in gross sales. The figure compares favor- Bloodstockauction USA As good as Tuesday’s sales were during ably to 158 head selling for $15,990,000 Florida Department of Agriculture the first day at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales on the second day of the Spring Sale last FTBOA Spring Sale, action improved Wednesday year by 31.7%. The average of $116,334 during the second day of the four day auc- eclipsed last year’s second day average of Journeyman Stud tion. Although Wednesday was not a $101,203 by 14.9% but the median fell Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply record-setting day like Tuesday, the aver- from $55,000 a year ago to $47,000 Ocala Stud age and gross sales both increased. Wednesday. Wednesday numbers also RiceHorse Stables Just shy of the all-time record for the show that the average was the second- Seminole Feed second day’s gross sales of $22,902,500 highest all-time, behind only a $125,150 Six K’s Training & Sales set in the 2019 Spring Sale, Wednesday See OBS SPRING on page 3
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Continued from COVER average in 2019. Hip 381 brought the hammer down at $1,500,000 on a final bid from Speedway Stables LLC as the son of Quality Road topped the day’s action. Consigned by de Meric Sales as an agent, the bay colt is out of the multiple graded stakes-winning turf mare Wasted Tears, by the late stallion Najran. The colt is a half- brother to stakes-winner Coffee Crush and breezed an eighth- mile in :10 flat at the under tack session Tuesday. Wasted Tears is a half-sister to stakes-winners Wishingitwas and Almost Cream. Hip 463 lit up the money board at $1,000,000 when Japan’s Katsumi Yoshida outlasted all bidders to get the gray or roan filly from the first crop by champion Arrogate out of the multiple graded stakes-winning Florida-bred mare Amen Hallelujah, by the late Ocala Stud leading sire Montbrook. Consigned by Mayberry Farm as an agent, the filly worked a furlong in :10 flat. Hip 490 sold for $750,000 to Mike Talla, West Point Thoroughbreds, Lane’s End Bloodstock as an agent from the consignment of Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables as an agent. The gray or roan colt by first crop sire Arrogate is out of Ask the Question, by Silver Deputy, making him a half-brother to multi- ple Grade 1-winner Heart to Heart and Grade 3-placed Lady Traveler. Ask The Question is out of the stakes-placed-mare Fair Advice and is a half-sister to stakes-winner Do the Roar and Timely Tina. He worked an eighth-mile in :10 flat at the under tack show on Wednesday. Hip 605 was one of the final juveniles to pass through the ring and closed the day on an upswing with a $750,000 price tag. West Bloodstock as an agent for Repole Stable Inc., purchased the son of Union Rags out of the Top Line Sales LLC as an agent con- signment after an under tack clocking for a quarter-mile in :20.80, which was one of three with the second-fastest time Wednesday. The colt is out of Champagne Ice, a full sister to Belmont Stakes (G1)-winner Ruler on Ice and a half-sister to multiple Grade 1-winnr Champagne d’Oro and stakes-placed Lost on Champagne. Hip 594, a chestnut filly by Curlin went to Norman W. Casse for $600,000. The daughter of the A.P. Indy mare Catch the Flag, a full sister to stakes-winner and stakes-producer Catch the Bull, is half-sister to stakes-winner Checkered Past. Catch the Flag is also out of the stakes-winning and multiple-stakes-producing mare Catch the Ring, also making her a half-sister to stakes- placed runners Cognashare, Finn’s Jewel and Kitten’s Boy. The filly worked a :10 flat eighth-mile at the under tack show. Hip 512 left the auction ring with $575,000 on the money board on a final bid by Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal LLC. Consigned by Paul Sharp as an agent, the chestnut filly is by MacClean’s Music out of Beautified, by Congrats. Beautified is out of the Grade 3-winning mare Makeup Artist and the filly worked an eighth-mile Wednesday in :10 flat. Hip 365 sold post sale at $500,000 to Mike Ryan as an agent. Consigned by de Meric Sales as an agent, the filly is by Into Mischief out of Versalles Song, by Unbridled’s Song. Versailles Song is out of the multiple Grade 1-winning, multiple Grade 1 producer Versailles Treaty, making her a half-sister to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1)-winner George Vancouver, Grade 2-win- ner Saarland and stakes-producers Siren Serenade, Palais Versailles and Rhineland. She clocked an eighth-mile in :10 flat at the under tack show. Hip 530 was purchased by Donato Lanni as an agent for
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page 3 Continued from $490,000 from the consignment of Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stable Inc. The dark bay or brown colt is by Runhappy out of Bible Belt, by Pulpit and is a half-brother to graded-placed Hardworkcleanlivin and stake-placed Gospel Way. Bible Belt is also out of the graded stakes-placed, stakes-winning mare Buckey Search and is a half-sister to graded stakes-placed Angel On Watch and stakes-producer Dyanmite Eyes. She worked an eighth-mile in :10 flat at the under tack show Wednesday. Hip 394 sold to Spendthrift Farm LLC and Myracehorse.com for $450,000 from the consignment of Tom McCrocklin as an agent. The dark brown or bay filly is by Upstart out of Who’sbeeninmybed, by The Daddy and worked a quarter-mile in :20.80 at the under tack session Tuesday. Who’sbeeninmybed is also a half-sister to Grade 3-winner Mr. Bowling. Hip 576, daughter of first crop sire Cupid who worked a bullet :20.40 at the under tack show on Wednesday, brought $440,000 from Ben McElroy as an agent for M.V. Magnier. Out of Callipepla, by Yes It’s True, the bay filly was consigned by Q Bar J Thoroughbreds LLC. Hip 317 went for $410,000 to Donato Lanni as an agent. The chestnut filly is from the first crop of sire Classic Empire out of Tigress Tale, by Tale of the Cat. Tigress Tale is out of the multiple graded-stakes producing mare Double Jackpot, making her a half-sister to Grade 3-winner and multiple Grade 1-placed Stays in Vegas and stakes-winner Miss Technicality. Consigned by Hip 463, a filly by Arrogate/JUDIT SEIPERT PHOTO See OBS SPRING on page 7
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page 5 Continued from Golden Rock Thoroughbreds, worked a bullet :20.40 two fur- longs at Tuesday’s under tack session. Hip 429 dropped the gavel at $400,000 on a final bid from Myracehorse.com and Saratoga Seven. The bay colt was con- signed by Woodford Thoroughbreds as an agent and is by Maclean’s Music out of You Make Luvin Fun, by A.P. Indy. You Make Luvin Fun is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes-winner and multiple stakes-producer Classic Elegance, stakes-winner Contributing and stakes-producers El Fasto, Psychadelacized and Survey for Equine Education Bar Lazy J. The colt worked a quarter-mile in :20.80 at the under Now Open tack session Wednesday. Nick and Jaqui de Meric had another success through their de The Ocala Metro Chamber Equine Engagement Initiative Meric Sales as an agent consignment with Hip 392 selling for is asking industry professionals for feedback related to high $365,000 after working an eighth-mile in :10 flat. Purchased by school equine classes in Marion County. FTBOA encourages First Row Partners, BSW/Crow as an agent, the filly is by Candy industry professionals in the Marion County area to take a Ride (Arg) out of White Sangria, by Giant’s Causeway, a half-sis- moment to complete the brief survey related to equine educa- ter to stakes-place Lake Dancer and stakes-producer Piccola Isola tion in high schools. The Ocala Metro Chamber Equine and out of the stakes-winning mare Comacina. Engagement Initiative and the Marion County Public Schools Hip 521 went to Belladonna Racing LLC for $350,000 from value your input as they review their equine career paths and the consignment of Best A Luck Farm LLC as an agent. The bay curriculum for high school equestrian programs in Marion filly is by Empire Maker out of the multiple graded stakes-win- County. Please complete the short six question anonymous ning Belleski, by Polish Numbers and is a half-sister to Grade 3- survey that will give the new MCPS superintendent valuable winner Keri Belle. She worded a furlong in :10.40 at the under industry feedback as the schools look at enhancing existing tack session. programs. The top consignor on the day was de Meric Sales with seven head selling for $2,620,000 while Speedway Stables LLC led all Click here for survey buyers with the purchase of the top selling colt at $1.5 million.
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Back to Top Page 9 Hozier Under Kentucky Derby Consideration Light Training Activity Under Snowy Twin Spires
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LOUISVILLE, KY–Six-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert indicated via text Wednesday that Hozier, sixth in the Arkansas Derby (Grade 1) in his most recent start, is under con- sideration for Kentucky Derby 147. Owned by the partnership of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Golconda Stables, Siena Farm and Robert Masterson, Hozier is No. 21 on the Road to the Kentucky leaderboard. The maximum number of starters for the Derby is 20 although Baffert could enter Hozier and hope to scratch into the race off of the also eligible list. Hozier galloped a little bit more than a mile with Joel Osorio up over a sloppy track a little before 9:30 a.m. in which the news of the day was the snow-covered morning at Churchill. Overnight, Louisville picked up an April 21 record 1.8 inches of snow that left the Matt Winn Turf Course covered in a blanket of white inside the sloppy main track Wednesday. Trainer Todd Pletcher sent his quartet of Derby 147 hopefuls Hozier/COADY PHOTO out for mile-and-a-quarter gallops Wednesday morning. “We cut back a little bit today and sent them straight off [as opposed to backtracking to the front of the grandstand],” Pletcher said. “And got them back safe and sound.” First to go out for Pletcher at 7:30 was Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm at Xalapa (G1)-winner Known Agenda with Hector Ramos aboard and Wood Memorial present- ed by Resorts World Casino (G2) runner-up Dynamic One with Carlos Perez Quevedo aboard. At 7:50 a.m., Wood Memorial-winner Bourbonic was on the track with Ramos aboard along with Jeff Ruby Steaks (3) runner- up Sainthood with Amelia Green aboard. Pletcher is leaning toward working all four on Friday. “There is potential for rain all day Saturday and I would prefer Friday to pushing back to Monday,” Pletcher said. Pletcher, who won the Derby in 2010 with Super Saver and 2017 with Always Dreaming, has riders lined up for all but Sainthood. “We will wait until after the final breezes and monitor who is available,” Pletcher said. Bourbonic/CHELSEA DURAND PHOTO Live Oak Plantation’s Florida-bred Soup and Sandwich, along with D J Stable’s Helium, jogged two miles over the sloppy sur- face Wednesday at Churchill Downs. Helium, ridden by Paolo Levi and Soup and Sandwich, with Gilbert Hernandez in the saddle, were both accompanied by a sta- ble pony with Isabella Leslie aboard. Both horses are likely to gallop Thursday, according to trainer Mark Casse’s assistant David Carroll. Klaravich Stables’ Highly Motivated galloped a mile-and-a- half under Peter Roman during the 7:30-7:45 a.m. training win- dow for Derby and Kentucky Oaks horses. Trainer Chad Brown plans to work the Blue Grass Stakes (G2)- runner-up Saturday, a breeze that could be moved up a day because of weather. Keepmeinmind had a spirited mile-and-a-half gallop over the sloppy track with Enrique Benitez aboard at 5:45. Standing at No. 23 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leader- board, Keepmeinmind is scheduled to work Friday or Saturday for
See DERBY WORKS on page 11 O Besos/COADY PHOTO
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Back to Top Page 11 Derby Works page 9 Continued from Probable Kentucky Derby 147 Starters trainer Robertino Diodoro. Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (G3)-winner King Fury galloped Horse Jockey Trainer a mile-and-a-half under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. at 7:30 a.m.. Essential Quality Luis Saez Brad Cox Trained by Kenny McPeek, King Fury stands at No. 22 on the Hot Rod Charlie Flavien Prat Doug O’Neill Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with a work scheduled Super Stock Ricardo Santana Jr. Steve Asmussen for Saturday. Like the King Drayden Van Dyke Wesley Ward Winchell Thoroughbreds’ multiple graded stakes-placed colt Known Agenda Irad Ortiz Todd Pletcher Midnight Bourbon jogged one mile at 5:30 a.m. with Wilson Rock Your World Joel Rosario John Sadler Fabian aboard alongside Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. Bourbonic Kendrick Carmouche Todd Pletcher Erv Woolsey and Keith Asmussen’s upset Arkansas Derby (GI) Medina Spirit* John Velazquez Bob Baffert hero Super Stock galloped about mile-and-three-eighths with Juan Midnight Bourbon Mike Smith Steve Asmussen Vargas aboard at 6:30 a.m. Super Stock is scheduled to work Mandaloun Florent Geroux Brad Cox Saturday while Midnight Bourbon is slated to work Monday. Highly Motivated Javier Castellano Chad Brown Barrett Bernard, Tagg Team Racing and West Point Helium Julien Leparoux Mark Casse Thoroughbreds’ O Besos was tentatively scheduled to work Soup and Sandwich* Tyler Gaffalione Mark Casse Wednesday morning but trainer Greg Foley opted to move the Dynamic One Jose Ortiz Todd Pletcher work to Thursday because of track conditions. Sainthood TBA Todd Pletcher The Orb colt jogged one mile under rider Margarito Fierro. Hidden Stash Rafael Bejarano Vicki Oliver “Horses like this give me the motivation to keep going in life,” Dream Shake TBA Peter Eurton said Fierro, who’s worked for Foley for nearly 20 years. “He’s still O Besos Marcelino Pedroza Greg Foley a baby but what I’ve loved about his galloping is he does it with Get Her Number TBA Peter Miller class. He gets on the track with the pony, checks out his surround- Caddo River TBA Brad Cox ings and when he’s ready to start his gallop he’s all business.” *Florida-bred O Besos will work at 5:15 a.m., according to Foley. Stewart Racing and WinStar Farm’s Lexington Stakes third place-finisher Starrininmydreams galloped about a mile-and-a- Next Up half at 6:30 a.m. under exercise rider Emerson Chavez. King Fury Brian Hernandez Jr. Kenneth McPeek “We’re still waiting to see what shakes down,” trainer Dallas Keepmeinmind David Cohen Robertino Diodoro Stewart said. “He looks unbelievable out there training but you Starrininmydreams TBA Dallas Stewart never know what can happen with the horses in front of us. We’ll be ready.” Out of race: Rebel’s Romance (IRE) (June 5 Belmont Starrininmydreams sits No. 24 on the Road to the Kentucky Stakes); Greatest Honour (rest); Life Is Good (ankle chip); Derby leaderboard. Weyburn (May 8 Peter Pan); Panadol; Crowded Trade (May 8 Peter Pan or May 15 Preakness); Concert Tour, Proxy; Longines Kentucky Oaks Updates Rombauer (May 15 Preakness); Drain the Clock (shorter dis- tances); New Treasure (Ire); Hozier; Hockey Dad; Spielberg (rest); and Jackie’s Warrior (May 1 Pat Day Mile). OXO Equine’s Travel Column, winner of the TwinSpires.com Probable Longines Kentucky Oaks Starters Fair Grounds Oaks Horse Jockey Trainer (G2) in her most Search Results Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad Brown recent start, paid a Travel Column Florent Geroux Brad Cox visit to the starting Crazy Beautiful Jose Ortiz Kenny McPeek gate before gallop- Pauline’s Pearl Ricardo Santana Jr. Steve Asmussen ing a mile-and- Malathaat John Velazquez Todd Pletcher five-eighths on a Clairiere Tyler Gaffalione Steve Asmussen chilly and damp Will’s Secret Jon Court Dallas Stewart Wednesday morn- Millefeuille Joel Rosario Bill Mott ing. Moraz Umberto Rispoli Michael McCarthy Travel Column/COADY PHOTO Cypress Creek Ava’s Grace David Cohen Robertino Diodoro Equine’s Ava’s Grace galloped a mile and half at 5:45 a.m. under Pass the Champagne Javier Castellano George Weaver exercise rider Walter Davila for trainer Robertino Diodoro. Maracuja Kendrick Carmouche Rob Atras Ava’s Grace is scheduled to work Friday or Saturday. Competitive Speed TBA Javier Gonzalez Stonestreet Stable’s Clairiere and Pauline’s Pearl trained early Coach Luis Saez Brad Cox Wednesday morning for Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen. TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks (G2)-winner Travel Next up in order of preference: Moon Swag (TBA, Brendan Column had an adjusted position on trainer Brad Cox’s set list Walsh); Army Wife (TBA, Mike Maker); Spritz (Chris Landeros, Rodolphe Brisset); Oliviaofthedesert (TBA, Kenny McPeek). See DERBY WORKS on page 13
Back to Top Back to Top Page 13 Derby Works page 11 Continued from under Amelia Green at 7:30 a.m. for Wednesday when she galloped about a trainer Todd Pletcher. mile-and-five-eighths and visited the Malathaat is scheduled to work starting gate, which opened at 7:30 a.m. Friday. Typically, the gray filly would train Juddmonte Farms’ Millefeuille gal- before 6 a.m. loped a mile and a quarter at 7:30 under Keuber Racing’s Coach also galloped Ailsa Morrison for trainer Bill Mott. about a mile-and-five-eighths for Cox. Klaravich Stables’ undefeated Search Both fillies are scheduled to work Results galloped a mile-and-one-half at Friday, according to Cox. 7:30 a.m. under exercise rider Walter John Minchello’s Competitive Speed Malasquez for trainer Chad Brown. galloped nearly two miles under Juan Search Results is scheduled to work Vargas for trainer Javier Gonzalez at 8:20. Friday. Competitive Speed is scheduled to Willis Horton’s Honeybee (G3)-win- work Friday after which Gonzalez will ner Will’s Secret galloped about a mile- finalize the process of naming a rider for and-a-half Wednesday at Churchill the Oaks. Downs under trainer Dallas Stewart’s “We will wait until after the breeze exercise rider and longtime friend Lee and see who is available,” the 55-year- Guidry. old Gonzalez said. “I’ve known him since we were 5- Phoenix Thoroughbred’s Crazy years-old and we lived across the street Beautiful galloped a mile and a half from one another in New Orleans,” under Danny Ramsey at 7:30 for trainer Stewart said. “He’s a great hand on a Kenny McPeek. horse.” Winner of the Gulfstream Park Oaks Guidry had a 19-year career as a (G2) in her most recent start, Crazy jockey and tallied 915 victories in 9,596 Beautiful is scheduled to work Saturday. races. Shadwell Stable’s undefeated Will’s Secret is slated to work Friday,
Malathaat galloped a mile-and-a-half according to Stewart. Malathaat/COADY PHOTO
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Back to Top Page 15 Proven Strategies Takes On Casa Creed, Therapist in Elusive Quality Stakes
BY BROCK SHERIDAN______After finishing 2020 with two straight victories, D J Stable LLC and Jonathan I. Green and Empire Racing Club’s Proven Strategies is zero-for-two in 2021. The Mark Casse trainee will attempt to change course Saturday at Belmont Park when the Florida-bred colt goes in the $100,000 Elusive Quality Stakes against seven other 4-year-olds and older going seven furlongs. Proven Strategies started the year well when he led during the first mile of the Sunshine Turf at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 16. However, the race was at a mile- and-one sixteenth and the 4-year- old colt tired to finish fifth, although he was beaten only two- and-a-half lengths by winner Venezuelan Hug. Venezuelan Hug would win the Grade 3 Canadian Turf at Gulfstream in his next start, Florida-bred Proven Strategies/MICHAEL BURNS PHOTO making the fifth-place effort by Proven Strategies in the Sunshine Turf a credible effort for his He has three wins, three seconds and three thirds in 18 career first start since winning the $100,000 Toronto Cup at Woodbine starts with earnings of $480,408 and is by Jimmy Creed out of on Oct. 30. Achalaya, by Bellamy Road. In next start on Feb. 6 at Tampa Bay Downs, Proven Strategies He will break from post three with Junior Alvarado set to again led during the first six furlongs of mile-and-one-sixteenth ride. Tampa Bay Stakes (G3) on turf, but faded to tenth, seven-and- Therapist, who is the richest among the Elusive Quality three-quarters lengths behind winner Get Smokin. He also pro- entrants with $659,345, makes his first start of the year for train- duced an 80 Beyer Speed Figure, eight points below his er Christophe Clement and owner Oak Bluff Stables. Sunshine Turf number and nine points off his last two starts of His last start, the 6-year-old gelded son of Freud out of Lady 2021 that also included a length-and-three-quarters victory Renaissance, by Smart Strike was fourth in the $100,000 Turf against first condition allowance horses at Woodbine on grass on Sprint Championship won by Turned Aside going six furlongs at Sept. 7. Aqueduct. Two starts back he won the $100,000 Artie Schiller at By Sky Mesa out of Stormbeforethecalm, by Quiet American, Aqueduct going a mile on the grass and he won the 2019 version Proven Strategies again has a tall task in the Elusive Quality with of the Elusive Quality, so he appears to fit well in this spot. the likes of Casa Creed and Therapist also entered. He takes a Therapist has post four and Eric Cancel is set to ride. solid record of four wins, three seconds and a third in 15 starts The remainder of the field includes Value Proposition (GB) into Saturday’s race and his $232,886 shows he belongs with this for trainer Chad Brown; Olympic Runner, who is also trained by company. Casse; Front End Fred; Seismic Wave; and Tell Your Daddy. He was bred by Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck, has Front End Fred and Seismic Wave are both also trained by drawn post two and Manuel Franco will ride. Brown while Tell Your Daddy is trained by Thomas Morely. Trained by Bill Mott, Casa Creed drops down a few levels of competition into the Elusive Quality having finished sixth, a length-and-one-quarter behind winner Hit the Road in the Grade 1 Frank E. Kilroe Stakes at Santa Anita going a mile on the turf It’s FTBOA Membership Time! on March 6. He was also second to Ride a Comet in the Grade 3 Tropical Turf going a mile at Gulfstream on Jan. 9, so he took is New to the Florida thoroughbred industry? looking for his first win of 2021. Don’t have a Florida-bred yet? Casa Creed is owned by LRE Racing LLC and JEH Racing Stable and finished last year with an off the board performance in You can still join FTBOA at FTBOA Member Forms the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile won by Order of Australia (GB).
Back to Top Page 16 Littlestitious Back for More in $125,000 Weber City Miss BY PIMLICO PRESS OFFICE ______BALTIMORE—Her stop in Maryland already beyond the original plan, Joel Politi’s multiple stakes-winner Littlestitious may wind up extending her stay a bit longer depending on how she runs in Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss at Pimlico Race Course. The mile-and-one-sixteenth Weber City Miss for 3- year-old fillies serves as a co-headliner on an 11-race Spring Stakes Spectacular program featuring seven stakes worth $750,000 in purses including the $125,000 Federico Tesio, a ‘Win and In’ qualifier for Triple Crown-nominated 3-year-olds to the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 15. In its sixth year, the Weber City Miss is being con- tested for the first time at Pimlico after having its first five runnings at Laurel Park. It remains a ‘Win and In’ event for the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) on Preakness Eve, May 14. Though born in Kentucky and trained by Midwest- based Tom Amoss, who winters in Louisisana, Littlestitious/JIM MCCUE PHOTO Littlestitious has called Laurel Park home since mid- March, when horses were restricted to the grounds amid an another try. A six-and-a-quarter-length waiver maiden claiming equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) quarantine that was lifted April 18. winner on debut Nov. 12 at Laurel, she has been beaten a total of She remained in the barn of trainer Brittany Russell. ength-and-a-half in her three stakes seconds. “She was there longer than we anticipated,” Politi said. “She’s All four of her races at come at Laurel with jockey Johan been great. Really, she just settled in there and hasn’t turned a Rosado in the irons. Rosado, engaged to trainer and co-owner hair. She’s been under Brittany’s care and she’s worked a bunch Lacey Gaudet, was up for a bullet five-furlong breeze in 1:01.20 of times. She breezed the other day at Pimlico and did it well. All April 19 at Pimlico. systems are go.” Fraudulent Charge will carry 118 pounds including Rosado Littlestitious arrived at Laurel for the March 13 Beyond the from Post two. Wire, after having run fourth behind Clairiere and Travel Magic Oaks’ Hybrid Eclipse will look to stretch her win Column in the Feb. 13 Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds. streak to three races while making her stakes debut Saturday. Those horses respectively rank second and sixth in points for the New York-based trainer Linda Rice said the bay filly had been April 30 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1), a race Politi—an ortho- considered for the April 3 Gazelle (G2) at Aqueduct, won by pedic surgeon in Ohio—won in 2019 with Serengeti Empress. Kentucky Oaks points leader Search Result. A 10 ¼-length winner of the My Trusty Cat at Delta Downs Originally part of Laurel Park’s spring meet, the entire Spring in December to cap her juvenile season, Littlestitious ran fifth Stakes Spectacular program was shifted to Pimlico due to ongo- after setting the pace in her 3-year-old opener, the one-mile, 70- ing evaluation and renovation of Laurel’s main track. yard Silverbulletday Jan. 16 at Fair Grounds. A decided long Winless in three starts as a 2-year-old, Hybrid Eclipse broke shot in the Rachel Alexandra, she was third choice in the Beyond her maiden in her sophomore debut Jan. 23 at Aqueduct. She the Wire behind Street Lute – a winner of five straight stakes – stepped up and stretched out to about mile-and-a-sixteenth in an and Fraudulent Charge, second to Street Lute in two of those entry-level optional claiming allowance Feb. 25 at Laurel, romp- races. ing to a six-length victory under Horacio Karamanos, who rides Fraudulent Charge put Street Lute away and appeared on the back from post four. way to her first stakes victory before Littlestitious, always with- BB Horses’ Miss Leslie was a head winner of the about mile- in striking distance just off the pace, swept past in mid-stretch to and-a-sixteenth Anne Arundel County Dec. 26 at Laurel, her win by a half-length. Street Lute was third. second straight win after being claimed for $25,000 by leading In the Beyond the Wire, Littlestitious displayed a similar trainer Claudio Gonzalez. This year, the Paynter filly ran second stalk-and-pounce tactic under jockey Sheldon Russell that she to Street Lute in the six-furlong Xtra Heat Jan. 16 and most used to break her maiden going six furlongs at Keeneland last recently sixth in the seven-furlong Wide Country March 13, both fall prior to her romp in the My Trusty Cat. at Laurel. Russell rides Littlestitious back from far outside Post 7 at 120 Also entered are Exogen, beaten a head when second in the pounds, two fewer than stakes-winning topweight Miss Leslie. six-furlong Cicada March 20 at Aqueduct; Moonsafe, a 15 ¼- While Street Lute is sitting this weekend out to await the six- length waiver maiden claiming winner Feb. 27 at Laurel; and furlong Miss Preakness (G3) May 14 at Pimlico, Team Gaudet Oliviaofthedesert, the 2020 Trapeze Stakes winner trained by and Five Hellions Farm’s Fraudulent Charge will be back for Ken McPeek racing at her eighth track in 10 career starts.
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PRESS RELEASE ______“We hope to soon open our youth mentoring program, Full Strides with thoroughbreds, where we will provide under-privi- Run for the Ribbons, Inc., founded by Laurine Vargas, a breed- leged youth within our community with the opportunity to learn er and FTBOA board member, is hosting their annual awards ban- about, care for, ride and compete in events, and bond with the off- quet on April 24 at Ocala National at Golden Hills Country Club. track thoroughbreds in our program. The skills they will acquire The agenda is a cocktail hour from 5:30-6:30 pm, followed by din- will prepare them for employment opportunities within the equine ner, awards presentations and dancing. The 2021 dates include two industry. It will also help them develop a strong work ethic, build shows held in February and March along with the continuing self-esteem, trust, learn responsibility and show them the impor- Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show series on May 8, Oct. 16 and Nov. tance of teamwork at no cost to them. We hope to improve the 13. The Twilight Jumpers Show series is scheduled June 11-16 and lives of the youth both emotionally and physically through the Aug. 20. experiences they will have while improving the lives of the off- Run for the Ribbons is actively seeking sponsorships for the track thoroughbreds.” banquet and the show series. The Florida Thoroughbred Transformation Exposition is pre- “We are a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization dedicated sented by the charitable organization Run For The Ribbons Inc. to improving the lives of OTTBs (off-track thoroughbreds) after who dedicates themselves to providing off-track thoroughbreds their racing careers. RFTR was founded in 2014 as a thoroughbred the foundation needed to ensure a smooth transition into their next only show series. In 2015, we expanded our show series to a thor- career and home. oughbred retraining /retirement facility and networking program. The fourth annual Florida Thoroughbred Transformation Expo As of 2017, we have been providing Marion County with the was held at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala in late 2020. The Expo Florida Thoroughbred Transformation Expo at the Florida Horse features competition in nine disciplines including barrel racing, Park, which is a multi-disciplined event allowing thoroughbreds to dressage, working ranch, show jumper, show hunter, cross-coun- showcase their many diverse talents, offering a large amount of try, polo, freestyle and OTTB showmanship. prize money to winners of their divisions. Our retirement facility Each discipline is composed of Jockey Club registered/tat- and hunter/jumper show grounds are located at Cedar Lock Farm tooed off-track thoroughbreds. Any unraced thoroughbreds are in Morriston, where our focus is rehabilitation and retraining of allowed to compete as long as they are identifiable through mark- thoroughbreds to ensure successful transitions into their new ing description from legible Jockey Club registration papers. careers. We have had much success rehoming these beautiful ani- Expo events include a vendor fair/marketplace and educational mals and regularly seek new retraining prospects,” Vargas said. seminars.
Gulfstream Park Spring/Summer Florida-bred and Florida Sire Stakes Races and Bonuses Date Race Conditions Distance Purse May 1 Big Drama (Fla.) 3yo and older 6 fur. $75,000* April 18 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
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