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FLORIDA’SDAILYRACINGDIGEST FOR ADVERTISING Sound Machine Heard INFORMATION or to subscribe, in Musical Romance please call Antoinette BY BROCK SHERIDAN ______at 352-732-8858 Second to Pacific Gale two starts back in the or email: Grade 3 Hurricane Bertie at Gulfstream on [email protected] March 20 going six-and-a-half furlongs, Sound Machine relished the easier competition to win Saturday’s $75,000 Musical Romance Stakes at the same distance. The Musical Romance is for Florida- In This Issue: bred fillies and mares, 3-years-old and older and also offered a $25,000 win Improving Fulsome Defeates O Besos bonus for Florida Sire Stakes eligible run- in Matt Winn ners as presented by the Florida Sainthood Wins First Stakes by Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Capturing Pennine Ridge Association. Sound Machine is not eligi- ble for the bonus. Award Winner Springs Upset in Charles Breaking from post one with Edgard Whittingham Zayas aboard, Sound Machine broke well and was hustled into contention Wind of Change Splashes to Easy along the rail as recent allowance-win- Mr. Prospector Win ner Bramble Berry and longshot Gulfstream Park Charts Starship Bonita sprinted to the lead to her outside. Track Results & Entries Moving into the turn after a quarter- mile in :22.49, Loriloupies moved up Florida Stallion Progeny List to join the top two in the fight for the Florida Breeders’ List lead as Sound Machine raced patiently behind them while saving ground and Wire to Wire Business Place Heiressall took up a striking position on the outside in fourth. After a half-mile in :45.14, Bramble Featured Advertisers Berry continued to show the way before Sound Machine and Zayas cut the corner Berrettini Feed and shot to the front as they hit the top of Equus Inn Ocala the stretch. Bramble Berry gave chase in Florida Department of Agriculture second with Heiressall making a four-wide FTBOA move in the middle of the track but Sound Journeyman Stud Machine remained in control in the run for home to finish two-and-three-quarter lengths Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply in front of Bramble Berry in second with Ocala Stud Merseyside third. The final time on the fast RiceHorse Stable track was 1:17.74. Seminole Feed Completing the order of finish were Six K’s Training & Sales Woodford Thoroughbreds Florida-bred Sound Machine/RYAN THOMPSON PHOTO See SOUND MACHINE on page 3
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Continued from COVER Heiressall, Starship Bonita, Our Fantasy, Ms Meshak and Loriloupies. Sound Machine paid $6.40 to win as the 2-1 favorite. “She had a little trouble in her last race, but she didn’t fire her best race either. Today, we had her back in form. Early on it looked like she would get beat, but Edgard found room,” trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said. “Today, she showed a new dimen- sion. She kicked in and showed a lot of determina- Edgard Zayas/COGLIANESE PHOTO tion. Normally, she’s a lit- tle fragile, mentally, she can’t handle that adversity. I was proud to see could handle it today.” It was the second career stakes victory for Sound Machine, who won the $75,000 Glitter Woman Stakes in January of 2020. Most recently, she was fourth, beaten two lengths by winner Compensate in a second condition, $62,500 optional claiming allowance race going six furlongs at Gulfstream on April 26. She has now won three of 14 career starts with four seconds and two thirds while earning $218,139 for owner e Five Racing Thoroughbreds. Sound Machine is out of Ava Pie, by Distorted Humor and she was bred in Florida by Vincent Perez in the name of his Farm III
See SOUND MACHINE 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!
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Back to Top Page 5 Sound Machine page 3 Continued from located in Morriston, Fla. She was a $500,000 yearling at Keeneland September in 2018 where she was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency and purchased by Mike Ryan as an agent. Jesus’ Team Back on Work Tab with ‘Nice, Easy Breeze’ Grupo 7C Racing Stable’s Jesus’ Team returned to the worktab at Palm Meadows, Gulfstream Park’s satellite training facility in Palm Beach Country, Saturday morn- ing for the first time since finishing a troubled sixth in the March 27 Dubai World Cup (Grade 1). The multiple Grade 1 stakes-placed 4-year-old breezed three furlongs in :35.40. “It was a nice easy breeze,” trainer Jose D’Angelo said. “I’m very happy with him. We’ll take our time with him. Maybe he will run in July.” Prior to the Dubai World Cup, Jesus’ Team finished second behind Knicks Go in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Jan. 23 in his 2021 debut. During an eventful 2020 campaign, the son of Tapiture captured a $25,000 claiming race before finishing fourth in the Haskell (G1), third in the Peter Pan (G3) and Jesus’ Team/SCOTT SERIO / ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE PHOTO Preakness Stakes (G1), and second in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) behind Knicks Go. He tuned up for the Pegasus with a victory in the Claiming Crown Jewel. It pays to breed Florida-breds! — Gulfstream Park Press Office
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Back to Top Page 7 Improving Fulsome Defeates O Besos in Matt Winn
BY CHURCHILL DOWNS PRESS OFFICE ______LOUISVILLE, KY—Juddmonte’s rapidly-improving homebred Fulsome collected his second straight stakes win as he overcame a sluggish start and rallied to defeat Kentucky Derby fifth-place finisher O Besos by three-and-three-quarters lengths in Saturday’s 24th running of the $150,000 Matt Winn Stakes (Grade 3) for 3- year-olds at Churchill Downs. Fulsome clocked the mile-and-one-sixteenth over a fast track in 1:42.88 under Florent Geroux, who rode the winner for trainer Brad Cox. Fulsome broke slow in the field of seven and was rated in last down the backstretch as Tampa Bay Derby (G2)-winner Helium dictated the terms through fractions of :23.75, :48.69 and 1:13.26. O Besos tracked from fourth and pulled himself into contention with the leader around the final turn. When O Besos made his move, Fulsome quickly followed from the outside. The two appeared to be poised for a competitive stretch run but when they passed the final furlong marker together Fulsome took off and drew well clear for the win. “I was pretty confident he could take some dirt in his face and got him to relax early,” Geroux said. “I was just hoping they were going fast up front after the slow break. He was able to go past CHURCHILL See on page 9 Fulsome/COADY PHOTO
# 9 C. Khozan o/o Verso a Verso # 355 F. Lookin at Lucky o/o Giant’s Accent # 17 F. American Freedom o/o Visions of Candy F. Maclean’s Music o/o Ginza # 75 F. Karakonite (JPN) o/o Alexandrite # 356 C. Flat Out o/o Million Gift ( JPN) # 137 F. Valiant Minister o/o Birthday Suit # 546 F. Tonalist o/o Rapid Rhythm # 246 C. American Freedom o/o Deep in December # 683
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Back to Top Page 9 Churchill page 7 Continued from those horses easily to win.” The victory was worth $91,140 and improved Fulsome’s over- all record to four wins and a second in seven starts with earnings of $373,854. The 3-year-old is now perfect in three starts on dirt after run- ning on turf in the first four starts of his career. Previously, Fulsome won the $300,000 Oaklawn Stakes in Arkansas on May 1 by a length-and-a-quarter. “He had two solid works here at Churchill after winning the Oaklawn Stakes,” Cox said. “We were very confident in him by the way he was training. He got off a step slow but he really fin- ished up fast today and was impressive doing so.” Fulsome returned $5.40 as the 8-5 favorite. O Besos finished a length-and-a-quarter in front of Helium. Southern Passage was another half-length back in fourth, and was followed by Ready to Pounce, Game Day Play and Sittin On Go. Hello Hot Rod was scratched. Fulsome, a son of Into Mischief out of the Distorted Humor mare Flourish, was bred in Kentucky by his owners. Gam’s Mission/COADY PHOTO The Matt Winn is named in honor of the famed Churchill Downs president that served as the driving force in the develop- Trained by Cherie DeVaux and ridden by Adam Beschizza, ment of the Downs and his beloved Kentucky Derby. Gam’s Mission covered the mile-and-one-eighth on the Matt Winn Turf Course rated “good” in 1:51.02. Gam’s Mission Wins Regret In the early stages of the race, Gam’s Mission’s stablemate Lazy F Ranch’s homebred Gam’s Mission rallied to defeat Postnup and Spanish Loveaffair led the field of eight 3-year-old favored Spanish Loveaffair by three-quarters of a length in the fillies through opening fractions of :24.55 and :49.56 with Gam’s $150,000 Regret Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Mission rating in fifth. Spanish Loveaffair put away Postnup on Downs. See CHURCHILL on page 11
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Back to Top Page 11 Churchill page 9 Continued from War Pass mare Auntie Martha and the final turn after six furlongs in was bred in Kentucky by her owner 1:14.27. Cornelia G. Corbett, who races as In the stretch, Flown drew even Lazy F Ranch. with Spanish Loveaffair as Gam’s Bango Swoops Field Mission ranged into contention from the outside with a furlong to to Win Aristides run. The eventual winner caught Tamaroak Partners’ homebred Spanish Loveaffair with her resolute colt Bango made a gallant stretch rally inside the final yards and run after breaking slow to win the edged clear late. $150,000 Aristides at Churchill “I was pretty confident with her Downs. stepping up to this distance,” Trained by Greg Foley and rid- Beschizza said. “She seems to have den by Marcelino Pedroza, Bango a very nice kick. Since she broke completed the six-furlong Aristides her maiden she’s really started to in 1:09.65. put things together. We didn’t go Bango/COADY PHOTO Edgemont Road set a swift early quite fast but the pace was a little quarter-mile fraction in :21.53. testing.” Bango, who battled on the lead in the $500,000 Churchill Downs Gam’s Mission, the 6-1 fourth betting choice, rewarded her (G1) in his previous start, was ninth early after breaking slow. backers with win payouts of $14.20. Spanish Loveaffair was sec- Following a half-mile in :44.97, Bango began his charge at the ond with Flown third. leaders. In deep stretch, Bango was able to hold off the fast-clos- Oyster Box was fourth and was followed by Barista, Munnyfor ing Long Range Toddy to win by a half-length. Ro, Line Dancing and Postnup. Saranya was scratched. Bango was the 4-1 third choice in the Aristides and paid With her victory worth $90,210 in the Regret, Gam’s Mission $10.60. boosted her career earnings to $201,258 from a record of three Long Range Toddy was second with Sir Alfred James third. wins and a second in four starts. They were followed in order by Mojo Man, Tough Love, Royal Gam’s Mission is a daughter of Noble Mission (GB) out of the See CHURCHILL on page 13
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Back to Top Page 13 Churchill Continued from page 11 Envoutante was the heavy 2-5 post Daaher, Empire of Gold, Haunt, 5-2 time favorite and returned $2.80. favorite and Florida-bred Tap It to Miss Bigly was second followed Win and Edgemont Road completed by Paris Lights, High Regard, the running order. Microcap, Istan Council, La Bango improved his record to six Renoleta (Arg) and Goodbye Earl wins with a second and a third in 17 rounded out the order of finish. starts with stout purse earnings of Envoutante is a 4-year-old filly by $393,557. Saturday’s Aristides win Uncle Mo out of the Bluegrass Cat was his fifth from eight starts at mare Enchante. She was bred in Churchill Downs. Kentucky by Jumping Jack Racing. Mighty Heart Prevails With her victory in Saturday’s in Blame Thriller Shawnee, Envoutante improved her record to five wins with two seconds Lawrence Cordes’ homebred and two thirds in 12 efforts with Mighty Heart, the second longest earnings of $541,738. shot in the field of six older horses at Mighty Heart (center)/COADY PHOTO odds of 9-1, emerged as the nose Cellist Wires Audubon winner in a three-horse photo with 3- In a race devoid of early speed, 2 favorite Night Ops and 9-5 second Calumet Farm’s homebred Cellist led choice Sprawl in Saturday’s $150,000 every step of the way to win Saturday’s Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs. $150,000 Audubon Stakes for 3-year- Trained by Josie Carroll and rid- olds at Churchill Downs by three- den by James Graham, Mighty Heart quarters of a length over Palazzi. covered the mile-and-an-eighth on a Cellist, ridden by Julien Leparoux fast track in 1:50.00. and trained by Rusty Arnold, ran the The victory was worth $92,070 mile-and-an-eighth over good turf in and increased Mighty Heart’s 1:51.53. bankroll to $797,759 with a record of Breaking from post five in the field four wins and two thirds in 10 starts. of seven, Cellist set dawdling early Last year as a 3-year-old, Mighty fractions of :25.54, :51.20 and 1:16.12. Heart won the $760,633 Queen’s Royal Prince drew within a length at Plate at Woodbine and $299,163 Envoutante/COADY PHOTO the top of the stretch but Cellist Prince of Wales at Fort Erie, the first widened his lead in the stretch and with- two legs of the Canadian Triple Crown. stood a late charge from Palazzi. Mighty Heart returned $21.40, “In his last start he didn’t get away Night Ops was second with Spawl from the gate that well,” Arnold said. third. After American Dubai in fourth, “Today, he got away great and settled South Bend and Guest Suite completed into a nice rhythm the entire way around the order of finish. Silver Dust was there. I thought he ran great races in all scratched after acting up in the gate prior three of his prior starts. He had trouble to the start. in his first start and his last race. He put Mighty Heart is a 4-year-old Ontario- it all together today.” bred son of Dramedy out of the City Sent to post as the 5-2 second choice, Place mare Emma’s Bullseye. Cellist paid $7.60. Palazzi finished sec- Envoutante Scores as ond while Royal Prince was another two- and-a-half lengths back in third. Heavy Favorite in Shawnee “I knew we were in trouble when I Three Chimenys Farm and Walking L saw the half-mile time,” said Palazzi’s Thoroughbreds’ Envoutante powered assistant trainer David Carroll. “[Cellist] past Miss Bigly in deep stretch to win had a pretty easy lead up front and we Saturday’s $150,000 Shawnee Stakes at ran a good effort but just too much to do Churchill Downs. with the soft pace.”
Trained by Kenny McPeek, Cellist/COADY PHOTO Hidden Enemy (Ire), 2-1 favorite Envoutante covered a mile-and-one-six- Like the King, Holy Vow and Cave Hill teenth in 1:42.59 under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. completed the order of finish. Haddassah was scratched. Envoutante was relegated just off of Miss Bigly’s early pace Cellist earned $91,140 for the win and improved his career fractions of :24.14, :48.20 and 1:12.15. Hernandez and record to to two wins in four starts with a second and earnings of Envoutante overtook Miss Bigly at the eighth pole for a four-and- $131,740. a-half-length victory. Cellist, a son of Big Blue Kitten out of the English Channel There was a trainer’s objection by Miss Bigly’s conditioner Phil mare Cello, was bred in Kentucky by his owner Brad Kelley, who D’Amato for interference in the stretch but it was disallowed. heads Calumet Farm.
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BY BRIAN BOHL, great to have one as versatile as NYRA PRESS OFFICE _____ he is who can run on just about anything.” ELMONT, NY—Grade 1 Sainthood, the 4-5 favorite, Kentucky Derby presented by returned $3.80 on a $2 win Woodford Reserve-participant wager. Sainthood was expected to make Pletcher said the effort could his turf debut on Saturday, but facilitate a start in the Grade 1, instead the Mshawish colt capi- $1 million Belmont Derby talized on a race moved to the going a mile-and-a-quarter on main track. Sainthood earned turf in the opener of the Turf his first stakes win by besting Triple series for sophomores on The Reds in a stretch duel for a July 10 at Belmont. one-length score in the Flanagan Racing’s The Reds $200,000 Pennine Ridge (G2) at traveled wide throughout after a mile-and-one-eighth for soph- exiting from the outermost post omores at Belmont Park. five. Trained by John Kimmel, The seventh running of the The Reds finished five lengths Pennine Ridge, originally slated clear of Shawdyshawdyshawdy for two turns on the inner turf in his first start since being ele- Sainthood/COGLIANESE PHOTO course, was moved to a one-turn vated from second to first in the dirt contest due to heavy rain earlier in the day. Federico Tesio in April at Pimlico Race Course after Excellorator’s Winstar Farm and CHC’s Sainthood, making his first start since disqualification. running 11th in the “Run for the Roses” for Hall of Fame trainer “The post didn’t cost him, the best horse won the race,” Todd Pletcher, broke sharp under jockey Joel Rosario, leading the Carmouche said. “Just no pace. My horse ran well, if we had a lit- pared-down five-horse field through the opening quarter-mile in tle more pace it would have been better for him.” :24.75 on the sloppy and sealed track. Safe Conduct and Minuteman completed the order of finish. Shawdyshawdyshawdy, who tracked in second position, chal- Step Dancer, Shaftesbury, Hard Love and Public Sector all lenged the pacesetter under Hall of Fame rider John Velazquez scratched. from the rail and earned the lead, posting a half-mile in :48.56. Rosario urged Sainthood up approaching the far turn, overtak- ing Shawdyshawdyshawdy from the outside. But The Reds, under Florida-breds Kendrick Carmouche, kept pressing from the outside, with the duo linking up at the top of the stretch and challenging eye-to-eye Make Florida Racing into the last furlong. Sainthood responded to Rosario’s left-handed Did you know Florida-bred thoroughbreds encouragement, gaining separation near the final sixteenth and repelling The Reds’ re-rally attempt to complete the course in won 36.8% of races run at the recent Tampa 1:50.57. Bay Downs season? “He handled it [the slop] well. He broke on top and I was just looking to follow somebody,” Rosario said. “He was moving real- ly well and I know the other horse [The Reds] had the jump on me, This demonstrates but I kept riding and I was hoping he would fight back and he did. how vital Florida-breds “I thought maybe he got me, but I knew I hadn’t asked him for are to the success of everything he got, so I knew he’d have a little more in the end,” he Tampa Bay Downs. added. Sainthood, who broke his maiden at second asking in February Additional good news for on dirt at Fair Grounds before running second in the Grade 3 Jack Florida breeders—72% of those Ruby Steaks on Tapeta in March at Turfway Park in his Derby Florida-bred winners during the prep, improved to two wins and two seconds in five starts and more than doubled his bankroll to $201,900. Tampa Bay Meeting were sired “I think he’s a versatile colt, much like his sire Mshawish, who by Florida stallions. we trained and won graded stakes on dirt and turf for us,” Pletcher said. “This horse has run well on dirt and synthetic and slop today. Florida-breds: I thought he actually ran a solid race in the Derby. He didn’t dis- grace himself by any means for a colt as lightly raced as he was. Race ‘Em or His two works here on the turf I thought were pretty impressive. Chase ‘Em! We came into today hoping to get him on the turf, but it’s also
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BY SANTA ANITA PRESS OFFICE ______ARCADIA, CA—With heavily favored United in deep water turning for home, Saturday’s $200,000 Charles Whittingham Stakes (Grade 2) boiled down to a pair of longshots—front-running Acclimate and up and coming Award Winner. With Juan Hernandez at the controls, it was the John and Jerry Amerman homebred Award Winner who gradually overhauled the pacesetter and registered huge head upset. Trained by David Hofmans, Award Winner got a mile-and-one-quarter over Santa Anita’s Camino Real Turf Course in 1:59.27. Breaking from the rail in a field of four with a hillside start, jockey Ricky Gonzalez sent Acclimate to the lead out of the gate and was run- ning strongly throughout, with a restrained Award Winner about three lengths off the lead heading into the far turn. With United laboring in third posi- tion, Award Winner set his sights on Acclimate and he gradually gained the advantage late. “This was a really big win for us,” Hernandez said. “I knew that [Acclimate] had a lot of speed, so I let him go and my horse relaxed. I waited until Award Winner/BENOIT PHOTO See AWARD WINNER on page 16
Gulfstream Park Spring/Summer Florida-bred and Florida Sire Stakes Races and Bonuses Date Race Conditions Distance Purse June 12 Ginger Punch (Fla.) 3yo and older, fillies and mares 1 1/16 mi. turf $75,000* Closed 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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Page 16 Award Winner Continued from page 15 first time by Juan Hernandez, the quarter pole and asked him who collected his second con- one time and he really picked it secutive stakes win on the day, up and made a huge move in the Magic On Tap got seven fur- stretch. I was worried about the longs in 1:23.54. other horses, but they never As expected, Baffert’s Eight touched us.” Rings, a Grade 1 winner at age A second condition two and idle since Aug. 1, rock- allowance winner at a mile-and- eted out of the gate under one-quarter on turf March 27, Flavien Prat, but was soon head- Award Winner, a 5-year-old ed by Lambeau, who broke from gelding by Ghostzapper out of post two with Edwin the Theatrical mare Devine Maldonado. Actress, was off at 6-1 and paid This pair raced as a team $15.40. into and around the far turn, Based in the Midwest with Magic On Tap sitting third, through last summer, Award about a length off the lead a Winner made his first start for quarter mile out. From there, Hofmans on Jan. 8, a second Magic On Tap/BENOIT PHOTO Lambeau dropped back at the place finish in a one mile turf allowance. Owned by Perry Bass II, Ramona Bass, rail and despite the fact he remained on his With two wins from four starts at the cur- Adele Dilschneider and Waddell Hancock left lead, Magic On Tap gained the advan- rent meeting, Award Winner now has four II, Bombard, who is out of the Distorted tage in mid-stretch and went on to an wins, four seconds and a third in 17 races Humor mare Witty, was making his second impressive win in his sixth career start. and with today’s winner’s purse of start of the year and now has six wins, six “My horse, he helped me a lot, he $120,000, he increased his earnings to seconds and two thirds in 18 starts. With broke really sharp and I was behind the $328,474. the winner’s share of $60,000, he increased speed all the race then when I hit the quar- “When he first got here, I didn’t think his earnings to $459,771. ter pole, I asked him to go and he respond- he was gonna like it here,” Hofmans said. Majestic Edge was second, a head faster ed really well,” Hernandez said. “It looked “But apparently, he liked it here better than than Commander (Fr) in third followed by like he was playing, he was looking he did back east. Something with the cli- Law Abidin Citizen and Jamming Eddy. around. He never changed leads. I asked mate here. Maybe he likes the warm Magic On Tap Pounces him a couple of times and he didn’t want to weather, I don’t know. From day-one, he do it, so I let him alone because he kept just started blossoming.” to Take Triple Bend running. It didn’t matter if he changed Acclimate finished second, two and a With his well-fancied stablemate empty leads or not, he just kept going.” half lengths in front of Red King in third. a furlong from home, the Bob Baffert- A 5-year-old full horse by Tapit, out of The prohibitive 1-5 favorite, United never trained Magic On Tap rallied three-deep to the Street Sense mare Aubby K, Magic On got untracked and checked in last of the take Saturday’s $200,000 Triple Bend Tap, who was owned and bred in Kentucky four starters. Stakes (G2) by two lengths. Ridden for the See MAGIC ON TAP on page 17 Bombard Tough As Expected in Daytona OFFICE MANAGER NEEDED Quick from the gate and head and head For Busy Thoroughbred Horse Farm in Reddick, Florida to deep stretch with speedy Law Abidin M-F • 8a-4p • Full Time Citizen, heavily favored Bombard simply wouldn’t be denied in Saturday’s $100,000 Benefits include: Health, Dental and Life Insurance, 401K, paid holidays & vacation. Daytona Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita, as he Must understand the Registered Thoroughbred Industry (The registration process, nominations prevailed by a length-and-a-quarter under and digital certs), know how to use Horse Farm management, Excel and Word Flavien Prat. Trained by Richard Mandella, the 8-year-old gelding by War Front got Responsibilities include but are not limited to: six-and-a-half furlongs on turf in 1:14.47. Daily office operations: email, fax, processing mail, answering phones. Most recently second in a tough classi- Human resources: Payroll, hiring, workers Comp. fied allowance going six furlongs on turf here April 25 and only beaten three-and-a- Billing: Sale, Farm and vendor for accounts payable and receivable. quarter lengths two starts back in the Record keeping: Employees, owned livestock and their health records, Investments, Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint won by equipment, sales figures and virtual stable statistics. Glass Slippers (GB), Bombard added Communications: With Executive Team, Clients, Maintenance, Housekeeper, vendors, blinkers for the first time in this his 18th employees, veterinarians and guests to the farm. career start and notched his first-ever grad- MUST BE HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND RESOURCEFUL ed stakes victory. Off as the 3-5 favorite in a field of five older horses, Bombard paid $3.40. Please submit resume to: [email protected]
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Friday Charts Magic
! "!##$ %& %' % !'() "*+,- (. / 0' /% / 0' /1*-%2+ 2-$/% % 3 34'& 3& &%(% % 3 % 0 3 %& On Tap % & &% &% % ' ()! 5%-6!7 %-86!1+2*++% , *%%9*+,/6: 12-6! **+;'*, ()" ,&5+-/1(% 1 1+*-- + 12+,$"*-+ ,1 Continued from page 16 1+*--*+ 12+,$" +15:1-+-1-2*;52*916!$! 1 ,< (=>>&*++(#>7 ,1+-(>>7 5*-(=>)7 15()7 *5(=)7 *?5(=)!'11(=>8.! ?,'11 by Summer Wind Equine, cut back in (>)).! *,'11 (8#=! @,'11 (=#! A*+'11 (.)#! distance following a 23 ¾ length defeat ! "#$% & '( by winner Royal Ship (Brz) in the !"#$"%!$&' ( ( ) "*$* Grade 2 Californian Stakes going a + , -#%.'"% ( / 0&12$*34 mile-and-one-eighth here on April 17 5 6$7&89:"; / /) <*=> and paid $13.20, $6.00 and $3.00 while 5?@ $$'A2. B ( C D 6. off at 5-1 in a field of five older horses. E 2%" F G H 2'.$"#6 With his first stakes win in-hand, Magic On Tap banked $120,000 for his !"# $%' ''#' !(#' !%() !*'# $%+*#' '' $#' !$ #' !%$', 8 =!8 #! ! efforts and improved his overall mark #& 3 & =! != to winning half of his six starts with ) 3 != two seconds while boosting his earn- ( B 8# ' 3 (>!) / 8#) ' 3 (>! ings to $228,800. 4' / 8#) ' 3 (!.#( A4 #8 ' 3 (>!= 3C!616! ; " @$ 6: D+51*,5 6: !:! *+ D*9! 0- 6: *+- "/$! “I was afraid of a speed duel, where we would wear each other out,” Baffert !" #$ % #& #% %& '( )*+ , '- ./& said. “Eight Rings was coming off a .# ./& .0), #1* 1, .# .2 %3 2 2 #3 %3 layoff, so with fractions like that, it was 4&$ 3$ 5%5 $#%'#% # % 3% %2 # 2 / 3 #$ % # $ 5%5 $#% $# 2# %& crazy. I threw [Magic On Tap] in '( 6#,78#,97%0*1)**# + )##:#* 6 there. I was looking for an allowance 2)*+.7 ; 01,7 ))*<&)+'( +$6*,.0'#%0 0*),,* 01*+ ),* +%0 0*),,)* 01*+ 0*,))0*)<)7)); *0 race for the horse and then I decided to 6;0,*,0,1)<61):07 ,,)*,:)70 *6)+ 0:6 +0 )1)7 *0*6)*+=#*) )> throw him into the stakes race. 5 0 +? '>9>$)**'-8 +0*,'!8 6),'>@(8 0 6'(8 )6'>(8 )A6'>( &00'-9>> A+&00 “He is bred to be a good one. It was '@(- )+&00 '(!-9 2 B+&00 '!-! C )*&00 '! ! "#$% & '( good to get a stakes win for him after he disappointed in the Californian. He is !"# $ % & ' ( ( ' ( #) * + , - still a little green, but he has been work- !". /0/102 & ' ( /%31 45 ing really well. I was disappointed for 67"8 9: ;39:4:<13 & ' ' ' ' ) ;+;/ Eight Rings, but you gotta get the trip. I 8 =3 > < 3?: & ( ( # 5 @1/ - thought we could run one-two today.” -A B"C D%444E ( ( ' , : ' Shooters Shoot rallied from last to !" #$%& $'%&( (()&( # *&( + #$,#& $''$&( (( &( # #-&( (#. finish second, a length-and-three-quar- (3 &2 @ ( ! ters to the good of Exaulted in third. 4% 4% Eight Rings was fourth and Lambeau 92%#$2#$ / was fifth and last. ' D ( & 3 '!( % . (9 & 3 '(9 % 24& . (9- & 3 '(' C4% ( & 3 '! / E* 7; )+*&606070, 7; &* B )* &0+0 60. /, 7; )F*F3 G )*0,)*<*+H *). I; !" #$ %$& ' ! $() " ' # !! # ' # #"!' ' (* '$+",-$.",/-$ 0012(03)4% 15+65,1,5,702+7085-$&$ 9 5 3: );*011). 351, )/<. +0, ). 5+ );. 0+ ). 0=+ ). 81+ )$ (55 )>4/<$ =3(55)><;$ 03(55 )<4>;$ #?3(55 )>>$ @01(55 )/>$ #?02+ 08(55 )<44$ !"#$ % &' ! "## #$%# &'( ) *+ + " , , ,- ,- ,. / 0 "## $# ' ( 123+45 6 7 , 8509 "## ,$# &'( ( :: 6 , , " ; ,<= > ?@ "## $%# A33 + % % % % " "= B 1+ "## $ A// 7 7) "( 7( 7) ?5 "## %$7# CD 1// + 6 " "; 7 % % /90 "## %$%# !"! #$%&' ( )* + ,* -.,* /0 ++* + 1.* -. * 23 /A# "# ' <$/ $/ $ # <$ $ # ! B $ ) C / ( ' )/$/4 / ( ' )/$/4 # ( /> ( ' )$<4) @ !! / ( ' )>$/) # ( 9 />; ( ' )/$ 'D$-5-$% ?&-6 5,E+2-6 0F51$01 G-5E9035H$G, -6 < < 3012!! %B6&$ Continued on next page Back to Top
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Saturday Charts
!" # $ % $#&'% ( " " # ) *& $+,-. *& /0) ! /0) 1+.!2, 2.%! ( " "( / ! ( "( )3 (# 4!.56#7!.86# ++,9)+-*:$,14;1. ,.1.2+942+<16#%#$..+,.<+61,4+-1<4-1 +2+6,1,4+,-=+<1,9%$+85%#$ #5>#% ? 1 -@ *&3+,,*7 -1,. *87 4+. *&7 14 *57 +4 *7 +A4 *7 <,4 *7 +944 *7 ,+,4 *7 ,4 *# )11 *55>5# A- )11 *>8># +- )11 *>8# B- )11 *>># C+, )11 *>5# B/+94+<)11 *&8# !"#$ % &' !!! "#! !$! %& ' ( ) * +,-- !!! ")! ./ '( 0 ) # 1 ( !!! 2"! )34 5 678'+, 0 9 2 9* 9& : ;;6 !!! #"9! Wind of Change/XXXX PHOTO 3< = (8' 0> # # # * #1 -? !!! 2"! = @ %8A (%8A 0 ) ! ( !!! 2"! & BC 0 2 # #* 9 .7 ,6 !!! )"#! Wind of Change 88'(>C ) 2 9* 2 )* ) ( !!! )")! 9D& E/F 8 0 # 9 ) ! ! 2 2=: +,- !!! 9"! Splashes to Easy >'8 ( 0 ) ! ) )* ! ! FA- !!! #2"! ! "#"!$ %&'"( Mr. Prospector Win ) *+ ,,-+ . /0 . + ,, 1+ . 12 8 # #8 0 )" 8#: : BY MONMOUTH PARK : ) " 8#8 PRESS OFFICE______* D 8 ) ( *# " 8: ) ( *&# " ) 8: ) ( *#:>* C " 8 ) ( ** ) / /? 8:5 ) ( *5 OCEANPORT, NJ—Since Saffie 0# $ B% 6; .0+E34431. 6; 1--# +, <+F, # 0. 6; 1261;6 $!=%# Joseph Jr. took over the training for Wind of Change (Brz) two starts ago, ! " #"$%& ' (' !)' *+"(,- #./01, *2( *2( 3.14/ 41&#' ! (+,21& ' +) he was convinced the 6-year-old was ! ").5678"+43106138.68901" better sprinting six furlongs than going :3 0; ,<).//,-= 03/1,>= 6.1,<= 36,= .6,<= .?6,<"(33,>" ?0(33 longer, as the horse had been doing. ," +.0(33 ,$7" @0(33 ,7$" A./(33 ,>$" Saturday’s $100,000 Mr. Prospector ! "# Stakes at Monmouth Park validated !" #$%& ' ( ( ) * $ that belief. + # , -% . . ) (/ !0&1 2 Wind of Change, with jockey J. C. Diaz Jr. making his Monmouth Park + - - ( .3 .) .)/ 4 ! 56 7 6-5 2 debut, splashed to an easy six-and-a- 8-59 5& .* ( ( :; <$= > quarter-length victory in the 16th run- ning of the Mr. Prospector Stakes, cov- !" #$!" %&' ($" #$(#" %$ ) ering the six furlongs over a sloppy $ :! +' >"< "7 " > B C ' <"7 >" track in a sharp 1:09.60. < C+B + "$ It marked the first stakes victory in , D + $> ( ' ," + + ' + $><