ftboa.com • Saturday & Sunday • April 24 & 25, 2021 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION FLORIDA’SDAILYRACINGDIGEST FSS Yearling Deadline Reminder May 15 - $250 Click here for form Click here to check eligibility 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 Gulfstream Park Charts 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 Back to Top Page 3 OBS Spring 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. See OBS SPRING on page 5 For OBS Sale Results CLICK HERE Back to Top Back to Top Page 5 OBS Spring 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.