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In This Issue: Non-Compact Gaming Legislation Stalls, Could Be Pushed To Special Session
Hello Hot Rod Returns to Maryland
O Besos Works Half-Mile in :48
Jockey Club’s Academic Scholarship Recipients Announced for 2021-22
As Time Goes By Heads Santa Margarita
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Hip 830, a filly by Curlin/JUDIT SEIPERT PHOTO Tampa Bay Downs Charts Curlin Filly Tops Florida Stallion Progeny List OBS Spring Third Day Florida Breeders’ List Wire to Wire Business Place BY BROCK SHERIDAN ______35.7% increase. The median jumped from $40,000 a year ago to $50,000 Thursday. The third day of the Ocala Breeders’ Hip 830, a daughter of Curlin con- Featured Advertisers Sales Spring Sale produced the another signed by de Meric Sales as an agent went day of positive numbers as gross sales, for $670,000 to Bradley Thoroughbreds Baoma Corp. average and median all showed an increase LLC. Out of Grade 2-winner Funny Bloodstockauction USA compared to the third day of the Spring Proposition, by Medaglia d’Oro, the bay Sale last year. filly worked an eighth-mile in :10.20 at the Florida Department of Agriculture Gross sales totaled $14,491,000 from Thursday under tack session. Funny FTBOA 155 juveniles compared to the same day Proposition is a daughter of stakes-winner Journeyman Stud last year when 163 head sold for and stakes-producer Humorous Miss. $11,151,000 and increase of 29.9%. The Hip 644 went to Lauren Carlisle as an Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply average price went from $68,411 a year agent and Myracehorse.com for $625,000. Ocala Stud ago to $93,490 Thursday, amounting to a Seminole Feed See OBS SPRING on page 3
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Continued from COVER Consigned by de Meric Sales as an agent, the chestnut colt is by Flatter out of the stakes-place mare Co Cola, by Candy Ride (Arg). The colt is a half-brother to stakes-winner and Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1)-contender Search Results and Co Cola is a half-sister Kingdom Road, a Grade 1 placed-runner in Peru. The colt worked an eighth-mile in :10.20 at the Thursday under tack session. Hip 786 went for $575,000 to Gayle Van Leer as an agent. The dark bay or brown colt is by Pioneerof the Nile out of Fancy Day (Ire), by Shamardal. Fancy Day is out of the Grade 2 stakes-win- ner Tizdubai and a full sister to Horse of the Year Tiznow, Grade 2-winner Budroyale and stakes-winner Tizbud. The colt worked a bullet quarter-mile in :20.80 at the under tack session Thursday. Hip 744 sold for $425,000 to Mike Ryan as an agent from the consignment of de Meric Sales as an agent. The dark by or brown colt is by Curlin out of Eltimaas, by Ghostzapper and is a half- brother to Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) and multiple Grade 1-win- ner Defrong. Eltimaas is out of the multiple graded-placed mare Najecam and is a half-sister to Breeder’ Cup Juvenile (G1)-win- ner Action This Day. The colt worked a furlong in :10.40 at the under tack session Thursday. Hip 782 dropped the gavel at $375,000 on a final bid from John Ballantyne / N B S Stable. Consigned by Randy Miles as an agent, the chestnut filly is from the first crop by Lord Nelson out of the stakes-placed mare Fairy Star (Aus), by More Than Ready. Fairy Star is also a half-sister to Group 1-placed Lizard Island and Group 3-placed Marsannay. She worked an eighth-mile in :10 flat. Hip 905 sold for $360,000 on a final bid by Martin Anthony. The dark bay or brown filly is by Street Boss out of Hinder, by Stroll and was consigned by Mayberry Farm as an agent. Hender is a half-sister to graded-placed, stakes-winner Fashion Faux Pas; stakes-placed, stakes-producer Ire; stakes-placed, stakes-producer Flashy Campaign; and stakes-placed Shana Tova. She worked a furlong in :10 flat at the under tack session Friday. Hip 902 generated a final bid of $310,000 from Kaleem Shah Inc. Consigned by Eisaman Equine as an agent, the chestnut colt is from the first crop by Klimt out of Hey Little Sister, by Jump Start. Hey Little Sister is a half-sister to Smoke It Right. The filly worked an eighth-mile in :10 flat at the under tack session. Hip 684, in a post sale transaction, sold to Mike Ryan as an agent for $300,000 from the consignment of Dynasty Thoroughbreds. The colt, who worked an eighth-mile in :10 flat, is by Overanalyze, by Curlamorous, by Curlin, a half-sister to graded stakes-placed, stakes-winner Da Stoops. Hip 909 went for $300,000 in the auction ring. Purchased by D.J. Stable from the consignment of Paul Sharp as an agent, the bay colt is from the first crop by sire Nyquist out of multiple grad- ed stakes-placed Honey Chile, by Invisible Ink. Honey Chile is out of the stakes-winning mare Christmas Time and is a half-sister to stakes-winner Prince of Time and stakes-placed Clyde Park. She worked a furlong in :10 flat at the Friday under tack session.
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page 3 multiple graded stakes-producer Charming and Continued from stakes-producer Elarose. The colt was consigned by Hip 747 went to GMP Stable LLC / S B M Training and Sales as an agent and worked a Anthony for $285,000 from the consign- furlong in :10.40 at the under tack session. ment of Omar Ramirez Bloodstock as an Hip 679 went to Steven W. Young as an agent agent. The chestnut colt by Shackleford out from the Top Line Sales LLC as an agent consign- of Elusive Tara, by Elusive Quality is a ment. The gray or roan colt is by Quality Road out half-brother to stakes-placed Madrugador. of Crystal Grit, by Tapit, a half-sister to multiple Elusive Tara is out of the multiple graded- graded stakes-winner Blofeld out of the stakes- place mare Lenatareese, who has also pro- winning, stakes-producing mare Storm Minstrel. duced Grade 3-winner Big Bend, multiple The colt worked a furlong in :10.20 at the under graded stakes-placed Miss Chatelaine and tack session. graded stakes-placed Taralena. The worked Hip 648 went for $240,000 to J.A.S. The bay an eighth-mile in :10 flat. colt is from the first crop by Practical Joke out of Hip 697 is a bay colt who went for Colonel Dettwiller, by Colonel John. Colonel $280,000 to Lane’s End Bloodstock as an Dettwiller is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes-winner and successful sire Yes It’s True, agent. He is by Declaration of War out of stakes-winner and stakes-producer Honest Darby Blush, by Arch, a daughter of Nick DeMeric/FILE PHOTO Deceiver and graded stakes-producer Starring stakes-winner Doo Lang. Consigned by Monique. The colt was consigned by Randy Randy Miles as an agent, the colt worked an eighth-mile in :10.40 Miles as an agent and worked a furlong in :10.20. at the under tack show. Hip 834 left the auction ring with $240,000 on the money Hip 656 and Hip 679 were the ninth and tenth juveniles to sell board on a final bid from Wilson One Consulting LLC. Consigned for $250,000 since the sale began Tuesday. by Eisaman Equine LLC, the bay filly is by Ghostzapper out of Maverick Racing/COMNWLTH put in the final bid on Hip 656, multiple graded stakes-placed Gal About Town, by City Zip. The a dark bay or brown colt by Curlin out of Conquering, by War filly worked and eighth-mile in :10.1 at the Friday breeze show. Front. Conquering is out of the multiple Grade 1-winner Take The leading consignor was de Meric Sales with 12 head Charge Lady and is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1-winner Will $2,368,000 and Mike Ryan as agent led all buyers with the pur- Take Charge, multiple graded stakes-winner Take Charge Indy and chase of five 2-year-olds for $1,115,000. Non-Compact Gaming Legislation Stalls, Could Be Pushed To Special Session No Decoupling of Thoroughbreds BY HALEY BROWN ______Republished with permission from FloridaPolitics.com
A trio of gaming bills that had been flying through the Senate committee process has stalled on the Senate floor. The interruption came as murmurs swirl of a new gaming deal with the Seminole Tribe. Two of the bills would establish a gaming commis- sion, and the third removes the live racing requirement for certain gaming permit holders. House companion legislation is slightly behind the Senate bills in the process, but House Speaker Chris Sprowls said a compact agreement with the Tribe could affect the gaming bills. Florida Capitol/WFLA PHOTO “Should the Governor sign a Compact in the next Committee. Sen. Travis Hutson chairs that committee. several days, I think one of the discussion points that the While Hutson has said the bills could work with or without Chambers need to have is, well does it really make sense to deal an agreement with the Seminole Tribe, Hutson made that state- with these issues now,” Sprowls said. ment before recent reports that suggest a deal is imminent. Sprowls said a Special Session could be called to deal with Notably the reports say the deal could cover sports betting, the Compact and the gaming bills since there is not enough time which would mark an expansion of gaming in Florida and could left in the Session to take up a new agreement. make a regulatory commission, which one of the bills establish- “I anticipate there would be a Special Session to deal with es, more relevant. these issues,” Sprowls said. The Senate bills originated in the Regulated Industries See LEGISLATION on page 7
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Back to Top Page 7 Legislation page 5 Continued from bipartisan votes in past committee meetings. House compan- Marcellus Osceola Jr., Seminole Tribe Chairman, released a ion legislation similarly snaked its way through committees. statement on the assumed deal. Ones of the bills (SB 7076) establishes the Florida Gaming “The Seminole Tribe of Florida is committed to a mutually- Control Commission would reside within the Office of the beneficial gaming compact with the State of Florida and looks Attorney General. The five-member committee would have forward to its approval by the Florida Legislature, the Seminole law enforcement authority over gaming laws. Members would Tribe Council and the U.S. Department of the Interior,” Osceola be appointed to four-year terms by the Governor and con- said. firmed by the Senate. Details of the Gaming Control Commission’s criminal investigations would be kept out of the public eye under a pub- lic records exemption bill (SB 7078). The thoroughbred horse racing A third new piece of gaming legislation (SB 7080) removes parts of a law governing pari-mutuel permit holders, including community had the option to jai alai, harness, and quarter horse racing. Current Florida law requires a certain level of live racing or competition for pari- decouple but decided not to... mutuel wagering to take place. If the bill is passed, decoupling would be allowed, which means race tracks could still allow gaming like slot machines even if no live racing is taking The state and the Seminoles had been locked in a fight over place. “designated player” card games offered at many pari-mutuel The harness horse racing community testified during com- facilities throughout Florida. Those games led the Seminoles mittee meetings that decoupling makes live racing less impor- last year to stop making payments to the state that totaled at tant to race tracks and could have a negative impact on their least $350 million annually. The possible deal is rumored to industry. net the state $500 million a year from the Tribe. The thoroughbred horse racing community had the option The Senate bills were temporarily postponed Wednesday to decouple but decided not to in order to keep the thorough- and Thursday. All three pieces of the legislation have received bred horse racing industry from eroding.
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Back to Top Page 9 Hello Hot Rod Returns to Maryland in $125,000 Federico Tesio BY PIMLICO PRESS OFFICE ______BALTIMORE—It will be more than just a homecoming when stakes winner Hello Hot Rod returns to Maryland for only his second start of the year in Saturday’s $125,000 Federico Tesio at Pimlico Race Course. The Maryland-bred son of Mosler comes in off three consecutive victories, but has gone unraced since Jan. 31. He will be mak- ing his debut in the colors of owner George Sharp, who purchased Hello Hot Rod for $335,000 at auction in February from previ- ous co-owner and trainer Brittany Russell. Among his rivals will be former stablemate Maythehorsebwithu. And, there is a Triple Crown berth on the line. “We know he gets along well there,” train- er Shawn Davis said. “He’s had several thoughts and hopes but the way he’s trained and the way he’s worked up to it, this is the first time I thought he’d been ready for any race since we’ve had him. I think he’ll be coming in there pretty tough.” The 40th running of the mile-and-one- eighth Federico Tesio serves to headline a Spring Stakes Spectacular program of six Hello Hot Rod/CHELSEA DURAND PHOTO stakes worth $650,000 in purses. For the sixth straight year, it will serve as a ‘Win and In’ qualifier for Triple Feargal Lynch is named to ride Hello Hot Rod from post five Crown-nominated 3-year-olds to the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) in a field of eight. May 15 at Pimlico. Michael Dubb and Bethlehem Stables’ Maythehorsebwithu Hello Hot Rod, a younger half-brother to multiple stakes-win- was among nine Triple Crown nominees at the late March 29 ning filly Hello Beautiful out of the mare Hello Now, made each deadline. He will be making his ninth start, fourth straight in of his first three starts at Laurel. He lost his debut in a waiver stakes and fifth overall in the Tesio. He has progressively gone maiden claimer last October by a neck before back-to-back wins from five-and-a-half furlongs in his Delaware Park debut last in maiden and allowance company—the latter going a mile—by a summer to a mile-and-one-sixteenth in the March 13 Private combined six-and-a-half lengths. Terms at Laurel, his two-turn debut, where ran second by a half- Nine days following a victory in the seven-furlong Jimmy length to Shackled Love. Winkfield at Aqueduct, Hello Hot Rod was sold at Fasig-Tipton’s “There’s a little bit more of a run to the first turn over here, so Kentucky February mixed sale for more than 30 times the $10,000 you just hope that he gets a good spot and settles into that first that Russell and Dark Horse Farm paid for him as a yearling. turn and can just get comfortable,” Russell said. “Hopefully he Various circumstances kept Hello Hot Rod from returning to just keeps running like he has.” the races until now, but he has a string of six steady works since A dominant front-running winner of the one-mile Miracle March 9 in Kentucky at both Keeneland and The Thoroughbred Wood by four lengths Feb. 20 at Laurel, Maythehorsebwithu has Center, where his most recent drill of four furlongs in :47.60 came been second in his other two stakes attempts including a neck loss April 17, fifth-fastest of 49 horses. to multiple stakes winner Kenny Had a Notion in Laurel’s seven- Hello Hot Rod was already Triple Crown-nominated when he furlong Spectacular Bid Jan. 16. was purchased, and Davis said the Preakness bid did play a part Maythehorsebwithu had an easy five-furlong breeze in 1:01.80 both in the sale and choosing the Tesio, which will be his first Sunday at Pimlico, where he has joined Russell’s on-track string. attempt around two turns. Her husband, jockey Sheldon Russell, gets the return call from far “That does factor in. We’ll just have to see how he does and outside post eight. how he comes out of the race and everything,” Davis said. “What Completing the field are Private Terms-winner Shackled Love; I liked about the horse since we got him is when you look at his Tiz Mandate, whose lone victory came in his unveiling last Nov. form and everything, he’d never been trained really hard and he 22 at Laurel, a six-furlong maiden special weight sprint he won by looked like he had quite a bit of ability. As we’ve been working a neck; and Excellorator, Zertz and Royal Number, respectively with him, he seems like he’s got a lot of class. We know that he’s third, fifth and sixth in the Private Terms; and The Reds, exiting a done well so far and we’re hoping that he’s got the class he needs fifth in the one-mile Gotham (G3) March 5 at Aqueduct for New to go forward.” York-based trainer John Kimmel.
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Back to Top Page 11 O Besos Works Half-Mile in :48, Friday to Be Busy Day for Derby and Oaks Contenders
BY CHURCHILL DOWNS PRESS OFFICE ______LOUISVILLE, KY—Bernard Racing LLC, Tagg Team Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds and Terry L. Stephens’ O Besos was the lone Derby contender to breeze Thursday at Churchill Downs where he cruised a half-mile in :48. With jockey Marcelino Pedroza in the saddle, O Besos began his work at the three-furlong pole and worked through early frac- tions of :12 and :36.20. Pedroza shook the reins at the Orb colt at the wire where he picked up his tempo through a five-furlong gal- lop out of 1:00 and continued six furlongs in 1:12.60. “We’re really pleased with how the overall work went and how strong he galloped out,” trainer Greg Foley said. “Our horse has shown improvement in every start so far. We think leading up to the Derby he’s going to keep showing that improvement and run a big effort. He’ll be ready to make a run at the field at the top of the stretch. O Besos/COADY PHOTO “We had some distance questions when we ran in the Louisiana Saturday,” Pletcher said after his runners galloped mile-and-three- Derby but he was the only horse in the field that day who was eighths over a fast track Thursday morning. “Twenty-four hours making up any ground.” won’t make a difference.” Pletcher plans to work three of the Derby horses at 7:30 a.m. St. Elias Stable’s Known Agenda with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, Repole Stable, Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Dynamic One with jockey Jose Ortiz aboard, and WinStar Farm and CHC Inc.’s Sainthood with exercise rider Amelia Green aboard. Calumet Farm’s Bourbonic likely would work at 9:00 a.m. with exercise rider Hector Ramos aboard. Ramos was aboard Known Agenda Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. and 20 minutes later on Bourbonic while Green partnered Sainthood at 7:30 a.m. and Carlos Perez Quevedo was on Dynamic One at 7:30 a.m. D J Stable’s Helium and Live Oak Plantation’s Florida-bred homebred Soup and Sandwich stretched their legs Thursday morning on the eve of their planned final Derby preparations. Helium, with Paolo Levi aboard, and Soup and Sandwich, with Trainer Greg Foley Talks About O Besos Work Gilbert Hernandez, both galloped a mile-and-a-half for trainer Mark Casse. “They’ll both breeze tomorrow; Helium will go around 5:25 and Soup and Sandwich will go at 7:30,” Casse’s assistant David O Besos will have a scheduled walk day Friday when at least Carroll said. “They’ll just go an easy half-mile. They both had 16 Derby and Oaks contenders are scheduled to have their final works. They are: Ava’s Grace (Oaks), Bourbonic (Derby), Coach See DERBY WORKS on page 13 (Oaks), Competitive Speed (Oaks), Dynamic One (Derby), Helium (Derby), Highly Motivated (Derby), Keepmeinmind (Derby), Known Agenda (Derby), Malathaat (Oaks), Sainthood (Derby), Search Results (Oaks), Soup and Sandwich (Derby), Starrininmydreams (Derby), Travel Column (Oaks), Will’s Secret (Oaks). The National Weather Service is calling for a 90 percent change of precipitation Saturday morning in Louisville and Lexington. At Keeneland, Derby contenders Hidden Stash and Like the King could move their works to Friday, according to their respective trainers. At Santa Anita, Zedan Racing Stable’s Florida-bred Medina Spirit worked six furlongs in 1:12.20 and is slated to arrive at Churchill Downs Friday at 1 p.m. Friday will be the work day for trainer Todd Pletcher’s Kentucky Derby quartet. “The forecast keeps changing, but it is looking dicey for Soup and Sandwich Works at Churchill Downs Friday
Back to Top Back to Top Page 13 Derby Works page 11 Continued from their major works last week and came out of it extremely well. Tomorrow will just be a maintenance move. Normally we’d go Saturday but with the forecast we’ll back it up a day and play it on the safe side.” Helium, who is undefeated in three starts, and Soup and Sandwich, who is two-for-three, are both lightly raced and full of potential, though that’s where the similarities end. “They are two different types of horses to train,” Carroll said. “Helium is a really beautiful mover and gets over the ground and trains into the bridle while Soup and Sandwich has his own way of going, but when he breezes, he’s all business.” Klaravich Stables’ Highly Motivated came out onto the track under Peter Roman shortly after 7:30 a.m. and galloped then walked to the starting gate during the 15-minute training window for Derby and Kentucky Oaks horses. Trainer Chad Brown was pleased with what he saw and will keep an eye on the weather for the Toyota Blue Grass (G2) runner- up’s final work. “It went fine and it was good to get that out of the way,” Brown said. “I’m just trying to figure out now when I’m going to try and Florida-bred Soup and Sandwich/COADY PHOTO breeze. I’m going to watch the weather; I’d prefer to work him Saturday morning before the rain comes. I was speaking to the track superintendent and looking for a little guidance on that.” Probable Kentucky Derby 147 Starters Rebel Stakes (G2) runner-up Hozier galloped a mile and a half Horse Jockey Trainer at 9:15 a.m. under exercise rider Joel Osorio for trainer Bob Essential Quality Luis Saez Brad Cox Baffert. Hot Rod Charlie Flavien Prat Doug O’Neill Hozier is No. 21 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leader- Super Stock Ricardo Santana Jr. Steve Asmussen board. Like the King Drayden Van Dyke Wesley Ward Spendthrift Farm, Cypress Creek and Arnold Bennewith’s Known Agenda Irad Ortiz Todd Pletcher Keepmeinmind galloped a mile-and-a-half a little before 6:00 a.m. Rock Your World Joel Rosario John Sadler with Walter Davila aboard for trainer Robertino Diodoro. Bourbonic Kendrick Carmouche Todd Pletcher Winner of the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) here last fall, Medina Spirit* John Velazquez Bob Baffert Keepmeinmind is scheduled to work shortly before 6 o’clock Midnight Bourbon Mike Smith Steve Asmussen Friday morning. Mandaloun Florent Geroux Brad Cox “David Cohen is flying in tonight to work Ava’s Grace [for the Highly Motivated Javier Castellano Chad Brown Oaks] and Keepmeinmind and then fly back to ride that afternoon Helium Julien Leparoux Mark Casse at Oaklawn Park,” said Sean Williams, assistant to Diodoro. “We Soup and Sandwich* Tyler Gaffalione Mark Casse put Walter on him this morning to get a feel for him in case some- Dynamic One Jose Ortiz Todd Pletcher thing happens and David doesn’t get in.” Sainthood TBA Todd Pletcher Keepmeinmind is No. 23 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Hidden Stash Rafael Bejarano Vicki Oliver leaderboard. Dream Shake TBA Peter Eurton See DERBY WORKS on page 15 O Besos Marcelino Pedroza Greg Foley Get Her Number TBA Peter Miller Caddo River TBA Brad Cox *Florida-bred Next Up King Fury Brian Hernandez Jr. Kenneth McPeek Keepmeinmind David Cohen Robertino Diodoro Starrininmydreams TBA Dallas Stewart
Out of race: Rebel’s Romance (IRE) (June 5 Belmont Stakes); Greatest Honour (rest); Life Is Good (ankle chip); Weyburn (May 8 Peter Pan); Panadol; Crowded Trade (May 8 Peter Pan or May 15 Preakness); Concert Tour, Proxy; 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). Super Stock/COADY PHOTO
Back to Top Back to Top Page 15 Derby Works page 13 Continued from Robertino Diodoro. Fern Circle Stables and Three Chimney’s Runner-up in the Fantasy (G3) in Farm’s King Fury galloped a mile-and-a-half her most recent start, Ava’s Grace is during the reserved time for Kentucky Derby scheduled to work Friday morning and Oaks horses. The winner of the with jockey David Cohen slated to be Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland in his aboard. most recent start is expected to have his final Stonestreet Stables’ homebreds workout on Saturday, according to Greg Clairiere and Pauline’s Pearl both Geier, assistant to trainer Kenny McPeek. backed up to the wire and galloped a He’s at No. 21 on the Derby points leader- mile-and-a-quarter. Both fillies will board and needs a defection to make the have their final Oaks works Sunday. field of 20. TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Midnight (G2)-winner Travel Column and Fantasy Bourbon and Erv Woolsey’s and Keith (G3) third-place finisher Coach galloped Asmussen’s Super Stock each had an easy about a mile-and-one-half Thursday at Thursday morning as they readied for their Ava’s Grace/COADY PHOTO Churchill Downs. final Derby works in the coming days for trainer Steve Asmussen. Both fillies are scheduled to work Friday, according to Cox. “Midnight Bourbon stood in the starting gate and galloped a John Minchello’s Competitive Speed galloped two miles under mile and Super Stock backed up to the wire and galloped a mile- exercise rider Juan Vargas at 9:15 a.m. and-a-quarter,” Asmussen’s longtime assistant Scott Blasi said. Trainer Javier Gonzalez plans to work Competitive Speed five Blasi indicated that Super Stock will work Saturday, followed furlongs Friday morning during the 7:30-7:45 a.m. training win- by Midnight Bourbon on Monday dow for Derby and Oaks horses. Stewart Racing and WinStar Farm’s third-place Lexington Phoenix Thoroughbred’s Crazy Beautiful, sitting in third on Stakes (G3) finisher Starrininmydreams is scheduled to work the Oaks leaderboard, was out as the sun bathed the track on the early Friday morning, according to trainer Dallas Stewart. crisp, cold morning. The winner of the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) galloped a mile-and-a-half under exercise rider Danny Ramsey during the 7:30-7:45 a.m. training window reserved for Longines Kentucky Oaks Notes Kentucky Derby and Oaks hopefuls. She is expected to work Saturday morning, according to Greg Geier, assistant to trainer Three jockeys are expected to be aboard their Kentucky Oaks Kenny McPeek. mounts Friday morning for the final timed workouts before the Shadwell Stable’s undefeated Malathaat galloped a mile-and- 147th running of the $1.25 million race. a-half under Amelia Green at 7:30 a.m. for trainer Todd Pletcher. Florent Geroux is scheduled to be aboard Travel Column at Malathaat is scheduled to work Friday. 5:15 a.m., David Cohen on Ava’s Grace at 5:30 a.m. and John Juddmonte Farms’ Millefeuille visited the paddock then a Velazquez on Malathaat at 7:30 a.m. mile-and-three-eighths at 7:30 a.m. under Ailsa Morrison for Other scheduled workers are Coach (5:15), Competitive Speed trainer Bill Mott. (7:30) Search Results (7:30) and Will’s Secret (7:30). Klaravich Stables’ Search Results, undefeated in three starts Cypress Creek Equine’s Ava’s Grace galloped a mile-and-a for trainer Chad Brown, galloped and walked to the starting gate half-under exercise rider Walter Davila at 5:30 a.m. for trainer shortly after 7:30 a.m. under exercise rider Walter Malasquez. Brown indicated the daughter of Flatter will have her final work for the Oaks Friday morning. Probable Longines Kentucky Oaks Starters Willis Horton’s Honeybee (G3)-winner Will’s Secret is sched- uled to breeze at 7:30 a.m. Friday, according trainer Dallas Stewart Horse Jockey Trainer Search Results Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad Brown Travel Column Florent Geroux Brad Cox Crazy Beautiful Jose Ortiz Kenny McPeek Pauline’s Pearl Ricardo Santana Jr. Steve Asmussen Malathaat John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Clairiere Tyler Gaffalione Steve Asmussen Will’s Secret Jon Court Dallas Stewart Millefeuille Joel Rosario Bill Mott Moraz Umberto Rispoli Michael McCarthy Ava’s Grace David Cohen Robertino Diodoro Pass the Champagne Javier Castellano George Weaver Maracuja Kendrick Carmouche Rob Atras Competitive Speed TBA Javier Gonzalez Coach Luis Saez Brad Cox
Next up in order of preference: Moon Swag (TBA, Brendan Walsh); Army Wife (TBA, Mike Maker); Spritz (Chris Landeros, Rodolphe Brisset); Oliviaofthedesert (TBA, Kenny McPeek). Millefeuille/COADY PHOTO
Back to Top Page 16 The Jockey Club’s Academic Scholarship Recipients Announced for 2021-2022 THE JOCKEY CLUB PRESS RELEASE ______open to students from a minority racial or ethnic group who are pursuing a career in the thoroughbred industry. Mitchell is The Jockey Club announced the recipients of its five aca- working toward his master’s degree in veterinary science at the demic scholarships, which will be awarded for the 2021-2022 University of Kentucky and is a research assistant in the academic year. In November 2020, The Jockey Club announced Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center’s Reproductive the creation of three new scholarships to support individuals Health Laboratory. He aspires to become a veterinarian. from diverse backgrounds who are interested in pursuing a The Jockey Club Benevolence Scholarship ($15,000; $7,500 career in the thoroughbred industry: The Jockey Club per semester) is a need-based award to enable a student to Advancement of Women in Racing Scholarship, The Jockey attend a full-time program at a college, university, or trade pro- Club Vision Scholarship, and The Jockey Club Benevolence gram and gives preference to children of backstretch and farm Scholarship. These awards are in addition to The Jockey Club workers. The inaugural winner is Vanessa Sanchez, a student at Scholarship and The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarship. Pace University in New York, who is interested in equine mar- Julie Corral has been selected to receive The Jockey Club keting. Scholarship, which provides $15,000 ($7,500 per semester) to a “Our expanded scholarship offerings are part of The Jockey student who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher at any Club’s strategy to address diversity in the Thoroughbred indus- university and has demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in try, and we were heartened by the response to this initiative, the thoroughbred industry. Corral, a veterinary student at the with more than 150 applications submitted,” said James L. University of Pennsylvania, aims to become a racetrack veteri- Gagliano, president and chief operating officer of The Jockey narian. Club. “We are proud to support these five outstanding individ- Eric DeCoster has been selected for the second straight year uals and are confident that they will make a positive impact in for The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarship ($6,000; their areas of interest.” $3,000 per semester), which is awarded annually to a student Applications for the 2022-2023 academic year will open this enrolled in the University of Arizona Race Track Industry fall. Program (RTIP). DeCoster, a sophomore in the RTIP, is inter- ested in pursuing a career in bloodstock. The inaugural winner of The Jockey Club Advancement of Women in Racing Scholarship ($20,000; $10,000 per semester), which is open to women pursuing a career in the thoroughbred CLICK HERE for the latest industry, is Elizabeth Galletta. Galletta, a student at Midway University and farm manager of Daisy Acres, a breeding farm The Florida Horse in Paris, Ky., intends to make her career in the reproductive sec- ONLINE tor. Jeffrey Mitchell Jr. is the recipient of The Jockey Club Vision Scholarship ($20,000; $10,000 per semester), which is As Time Goes By Heads Santa Margarita BY SANTA ANITA PRESS OFFICE______A two-time graded stakes winner, Simon Callaghan’s Harvest Moon pressed the early pace and tired late to finish fourth, beaten ARCADIA, CA—Fresh off of a second place finish to the mighty seven lengths by Swiss Skydiver in the Beholder Mile and will be Swiss Skydiver, As Time Goes By looms the horse to beat going ridden for the seventh consecutive time by leading man Flavien a mile and one eighth in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Margarita Prat. Stakes (Grade 2) at Santa Anita. First run in 1935, the prestigious A close fourth two starts back to super mare Monomoy Girl in Santa Margarita, which was not offered last year due to a cessation the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff Nov. 7 at Keeneland, Harvest of racing caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, has attracted a field Moon, a 4-year-old filly by Uncle Mo out of the Shamardal mare of five older fillies and mares for what will be its 83rd running. Qaraaba, was bred by Alice Bamford and is owned by Bamford Trained by Bob Baffert, As Time Goes By was beaten two-and- and Michael Tabor. With four wins from seven starts, Harvest three-quarters lengths by Swiss Skydiver, last year’s Eclipse Moon will try a mile-and-one-eighth for the second time. Champion Dirt Female, in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile in a very impressive effort. A nine-length first condition allowance winner going one mile two starts back on Jan. 17, As Time Goes By fin- ished strongly in the Beholder Mile at odds of 9-5 and should be It’s FTBOA Membership Time! ready for her first test at a mile and one eighth. Owned by Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith, As Time Goes By, a 4-year-old daughter of 2015 Triple New to the Florida thoroughbred industry? Crown winner American Pharoah out of the multiple Grade 1 stakes Don’t have a Florida-bred yet? winning Dehere mare Take Charge Lady, has two wins, two seconds and a third from five starts and is seeking her first stakes victory. You can still join FTBOA at FTBOA Member Forms
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