ftboa.com • Thursday • August 30, 2018 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION In This Issue: Dallas Stewart Looks to End Meet on High Note Champion Caledonia Road to be Consigned at Fasig-Tipton Nov. Travers Hero Catholic Boy to Target Breeders’ Cup Classic In Memoriam: John Everett Stephens Travers Finisher Bravazo ‘in Great Shape’ After Mid-Summer Derby Mo Cash is Richest in Benny the Bull Axelrod Gets Second Straight in Smarty Jones Stakes Code Warrior Conquers Seaway Florida Stallion Progeny List Florida-bred Capture Your Dream/LAUREN KING PHOTO Florida Breeders’ List First-round Florida Sire Stakes Wire to Wire Business Place Featured Advertisers Winners Look to Double Up Ocala Stud BY MARTY MCGEE run at seven furlongs. Both horses were Double Diamond COURTESY DAILY RACING FORM___ victorious when the series, restricted to Florida-bred 2-year-olds sired by FTBOA Florida Department of Agriculture The winners of the opening legs of the registered stallions, opened Aug. 4 with FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes are both expected back six-furlong races: the Desert Vixen for fil- Saturday at Gulfstream Park when the lies and the Dr. Fager for colts and geld- Woodford Thoroughbreds series resumes at the South Florida track. ings. Seminole Feed Capture Your Dream and Cajun Capture Your Dream, trained by Mark Firecracker head the prospective fields for Casse, has had two easy breezes for assis- Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply tant Allen Zukowski at the Palm Meadows the $200,000 FTBOA FSS Susan’s Girl for Journeyman Stud fillies and $200,000 FTBOA FSS training center since capturing the Desert Affirmed for colts and geldings, both to be Vixen as an odds-on favorite. Tyler Florida Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation See GULFSTREAM on page 3 Back to Top Page 3 Dallas Stewart Looks to End Meet on High Note BY NYRA PRESS OFFICE __________ “It was just a mild injury, but when he came back at Indiana, I thought he ran SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—Classy well. They ran really fast and for his first John’s win in the first race on Travers Day, race back I thought he ran well. He’s had at odds of 12-1, gave trainer Dallas several positive works since then and I Stewart his first win of the Saratoga meet don’t think there was one bad work he’s in 12 starts, and the conditioner said he is put forth. Right now, the field looks open. hoping his barn continues to heat up dur- He likes a target, he likes to lay behind ing the final week of the meet. them. Castellano will ride him in the Stewart said he will enter stakes winner Woodward and he’s riding great right now, Seeking the Soul in the $750,000 so we’ll see how things go.” Woodward presented by NYRA Bets Cathedral Reader, a 3-year-old (Grade 1) and send Cathedral Reader to Shackleford filly for GMB Racing who the $250,000 Prioress (G2) on Sunday, and impressively won her debut by six and is confident in both of their prospects. one-half lengths on May 13 at Churchill, is A 5-year-old son of Perfect Soul owned expected to enter the Grade 2 Prioress. She and bred by Charles Fipke, Seeking the ran third in an allowance optional-claim- Soul kicked off his 2018 campaign with a ing race on June 21 at Churchill. fifth-place finish in the Grade 1 Pegasus at “She’s been here all summer and put Gulfstream Park and followed with a forth some solid works,” said Stewart. “We close-running second, by a nose, in the know it will be a very competitive race, Dallas Stewart/REED PALMER PHOTO Michel G. Schaefer Memorial on July 14 but we think she deserves a shot in there at Indiana Grand. With two previous starts and has been training forwardly since her at Saratoga, including an allowance win last race, so we’ll take our shot.” last year which propelled a fall campaign Gulfstream that included a victory in the Grade 1 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs, Continued from COVER Stewart said Seeking the Soul is returning Gaffalione has a return call in what is to top form. expected to be a mid-sized field when Stewart also confirmed Seeking the entries are taken Wednesday for the Soul will be ridden by Hall of Famer Javier Susan’s Girl. Castellano in the Woodward, and enters with momentum after breezing five fur- Cajun Firecracker, trained by Michael Yates, will be rematched with Fully longs in :59.37 last Friday at Saratoga’s Loaded in the Affirmed. Cajun Oklahoma training track. Firecracker won the Dr. Fager at 7-1, “He had a great workout here,” Stewart while Fully Loaded was disqualified from said. “He wasn’t blowing hard; it wasn’t a second to third for deep stretch interfer- very fast work, but he handled it good. ence as the 3-5 favorite. Both colts had He’s won here already, so we’re looking their final pre-race work Saturday at forward to running Saturday, and he’s Gulfstream, with Cajun Firecracker going doing great. He got banged up coming out CLICK HERE for the latest a half-mile in 49.40 seconds and Fully of the Pegasus and we had to give him a Loaded going five furlongs in a minute. little bit of a break. He continued training The Florida Horse ONLINE This is the 37th straight year for the but he just wasn’t working. Florida Sire Stakes, sponsored by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association. The third and final legs of the 2018 series, the $400,000 My Thoroughbred Farm Manager Needed Dear Girl and $400,000 In Reality, will be Live-in farm manager experienced in breeding, foaling, run at 1 1/16 miles on Sept. 29. Two $100,000 stakes also are on the breaking, training, etc. on Florida thoroughbred farm. schedule for Saturday. They are the Proud Man and Sharp Susan, both open races Income based on experience. for 2-year-olds at seven and one-half fur- longs on turf. 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Back to Top BahaminaSquall -HeritageHouse BahamianSquall-LadyMariah BENOIT & ASSOCIATES PHOTO ASSOCIATES & BENOIT G2 Winner Skye Diamonds FIRST DUDE by Stephen Got Even–Run Sarah Run by Smart Strike 2018 Leading Fourth-Crop Sires Dirt PHOTOS HULT SERITA Northern Hemisphere-Born Progeny i BahamianSquall-RoyalSepter BahamianSquall-AlbanyPark Year-to-Date- Standing NA- NA & EU Earnings- by Wins 2018 Yearlings TDN List For: Thursday August 23, 2018 Stallion – 2018 Location & Fee Wins BAHAMIAN SQUALL FIRST DUDE . .87 by Gone West–Midway Squall by Storm Bird FYR: 2013 Stands: Double Diamond Farm FL – Fee: ($10,000) Graded Stakes Winner TRAPPE SHOT . .83 FYR: 2013 Multiple Stakes Placed Stands: Claiborne Farm KY – Fee: ($7,500) UNCLE MO . .80 Speed Rating 117 FYR: 2013 Stands: Ashford Stud KY – Fee: ($125,000) 1st Crop are Yearlings Total 2018 Progeny Earnings More Than $3 Million Donald R.Dizney https://www.facebook.com/pages/First-Dude/130049330338431 Standing: First Dude & Bahamian Squall • Contact Roger Brand, Jimmy Alexander or Melissa Anthony for stallion inquiries 899 S.W.