ftboa.com • Thursday • December 17, 2020 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION FLORIDA’SDAILYRACINGDIGEST FOR ADVERTISING Charlatan, Nashville, INFORMATION Florida-breds Head Powerful or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or List of Malibu Probables email: [email protected] BY SANTA ANITA PRESS OFFICE _________ In This Issue: ARCADIA, CA—A pair of unbeaten contenders includ- Sara Powell-Fennessy Promoted as ing the Bob Baffert-trained Horse Farms Forever’s Executive Director Charlatan and Nashville, from the Steve Asmussen barn, OBS Winter Mixed Sale Catalog Online head a powerful group of probable starters in Santa Florida-breds Set to Meet Again in Anita’s $300,000 Runhappy Tampa Bay Feature Malibu Stakes (Grade 1) at seven furlongs on opening Centeno Nears Milestone day, Saturday, Dec. 26. Santa AAnita’s traditional opening Awesome Again Dead at 26 day headliner, the Malibu, the final Grade 1 of the year for FTC Awards Scholarships 3-year-olds, will be run for the 74th time. Gulfstream Park Charts Idle since taking a division of the Grade 1 Arkansas Charlatan/COADY PHOTO Derby by six lengths on May 2, Charlatan thus officially has two wins from three Tampa Bay Downs Charts was subsequently disqualified from purse starts. Including the Arkansas Derby, money due to a medication violation, so he Track Results & Entries SSee MALIBU on page 3 FTBOA Maintains Office Building Florida Stallion Progeny List Drop Box For Official Business Florida Breeders’ List While the FTBOA offices remain closed to visitors and members doing business Wire to Wire Business Place as a precaution due to the Coronavirus pandemic, be advised that all services pro- vided by the Association and its related com- Click for Holiday Hours panies remain on going. Most business can be conducted via mail, email or telephone and a drop box has been installed near our side entrance of the FTBOA Featured Advertisers building at 801 SW 60th Avenue, Ocala, Fla. Florida Department of Agriculture for members to use when dropping off time- FTBOA sensitive documents. Forms may be found at this location or on our website at Journeyman Stud www.ftboa.com. Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply Please call us at 352-629-2160 if you have Ocala Stud any questions or contact us at [email protected]. Seminole Feed Fred Burton Paving Back to Top Page 3 Malibu Continued from COVER Charlatan, who broke his maiden and took a first condition allowance at Santa Anita this past winter, has won his three starts by a combined 22 lengths. Charlatan is by Speightstown out of Authenticity, by Quiet American. In a performance that had the racing world abuzz in the second day of this year’s Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland Nov. 7, Nashville powered to a three-and-a-half-length victory in the $125,000 Perryville Stakes, stopping the clock at 1:07.80 for six furlongs and thus earning a solid 102 Beyer Speed figure—two points less than Whitmore’s 104 Beyer in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint over the same surface that day. Heavily favored in three starts, all sprints, Nashville, like Charlatan, is also a son of Speightstown out of Veronique, by Mizzen Mast. A first-out maiden special weight winner on Sept. 2 at Saratoga, he’s won all three of his races in gate to wire fashion by a combined 24 ¾ lengths. Baffert will also be represented in the Malibu by three-time stakes-win- Florida-bred Thousand Words/COADY PHOTO ning Florida-bred Thousand Words, who has been idle since well beaten in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes Oct. 3. By Pioneerof the Nile out of Pomeroy’s Pistol, by Pomeroy, Thousand Words counts among his victories the 2019 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2), the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita in February and the $100,000 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar on Aug. 1. Another Florida-bred expected for the Malibu is Grade 1 stakes-winning sprinter Collusion Illusion from the Mark Glatt barn. Although he was well beaten by Whitmore when shuffled back early in the Breeder’s Cup Sprint, he ran much better-than- what appeared in the race chart and should give a good account of himself back on his home ground. Collusion Illusion is a son of Twirling Candy out of Natalie Grace, by First Dude and was bred by Donald R. Dizney LLC. The bay colt’s graded victories include the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar in August, the Laz Barrera Stakes (G3) in June at Santa Anita and the 2019 Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar. Also among those also listed as probable for the Malibu are the John Shirreffs-trained Express Train, the Michael McCarthy- trained Independence Hall and Doug O’Neill’s Strongconstitution. Other opening day stakes set include the Grade 1 La Brea, the Grade 1 American Oaks, the Grade 2 Mathis Brothers Mile, the Grade 2 San Antonio and the Lady of Shamrock Stakes, will be taken Dec. 21. Although there is still no public admittance due to continuing restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Anita’s races can be viewed live at santaanita.com/live. Special early first post time on opening day is at 11 a.m. Back to Top Back to Top Page 5 Sara Powell-Fennessy Promoted as Horse Farms Forever’s Executive Director BY HORSE FARMS FOREVER PRESS OFFICE __________ passing, and her father is a lifelong member of the thoroughbred world and industry executive. Her mother was a saddlebred com- OCALA—The board of directors of Horse petitor and now spends much of her current time Farms Forever is excited to announce the promo- dedicated to her pleasure horses. tion of Sara Powell-Fennessy to executive direc- An honor’s graduate from the College of tor of the organization, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Central Florida, Sara’s educational background “Sara has the vision and passion to lead this is in paralegal studies. She recently served on the organization. She is keenly focused on advancing management team of Live Oak International and our mission to preserve the character and culture is the current chair of the Ocala CEP’s Equine that horse and horse farms make unique to Ocala Advocacy Committee. and Marion County. Throughout her tenure at “The last two years working for Horse Farms HFF as director of community affairs, Sara has Forever has been such an honor” Powell- proven herself to be a leader who knows how to Hennessy said. “I am truly and deeply passionate get things done. She brings a generational under- to my core about Horse Farms Forever’s mission standing of the equine industry and a true love for and purpose. Protecting this way of life and cul- the community,” HFF president Bernie Little said. ture here in Marion County means everything to Sara grew up in an equine centric household. me. I am so thankful to be a part of an organiza- A lifelong horse show and racing enthusiast, she tion that is dedicated to ensuring that our global Sara Powell-Fennessy/KATE WILSON PHOTO devoted much time as a hunter-jumper competi- brand as Horse Capital of the World® remains tor while she attended school in Lexington, Ky. During her almost for future generations. I am honored to take on the role as execu- 10 years in Marion County, Fla., she has devoted herself to a tive director for Horse Farms Forever and look forward to what the career of outreach, communication, management, and promotion future holds for this special organization and our valued mem- in the local community and equine industry. Today she now owns bers.” pleasure horses and is an avid trail rider. A Horseman’s Legacy THOROUGHBRED FARM IN WILDWOOD FLORIDA LOOKING FOR GROOMS AND RIDERS. A fifth-generation horsewoman, Sara has a lifelong family history focused pri- TEL: 352-282-1412 marily within the thoroughbred and show horse sectors. Her parents and grandpar- GRANJA DE PURA SANGRE EN WILDWOOD, FLORIDA EN ents owned and trained racehorses and BUSCA CUIDADOR DE CABALLOS Y JINETES. show horses. Sara’s grandfather was a thor- oughbred and quarter horse jockey and TEL: 352-282-1412 manager of the Jockey’s Guild until his Gulfstream Park Championship Meeting January Florida-bred and Florida Sire Stakes Bonuses Date Race Conditions Distance Purse 1-9 a Tropical Turf Stakes (G3) 4yo & older 1 mi. (Turf) $100,000* 1-16 b Sunshine Millions Classic 4yo & older (Fla-Bred) 1 1/8 mi. $100,000** 1-16 b Sunshine Millions Sprint 4yo & older (Fla-Bred) 6 fur. $100,000** 1-16 b Sunshine Millions Turf 4yo & older (Fla-Bred) 1 1/16 mi. (Turf) $100,000** 1-16 b Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf 4yo & older, F&M (Fla-Bred) 1 1/16 mi. (Turf) $100,000** 1-23 c Fred W. Hooper Stakes (G3) 4yo & older 1 mi. $150,000* 1-30 d Holy Bull Stakes (G3) 3 yo 1 1/16 mi. $200,000* 1-30 d Swale Stakes (G3) 3 yo 7 fur. $100,000* *Plus $25,000 “Win Only” Bonus for Florida-breds ** Plus $25,000 “Win Only” Bonus for Florida Sire Stakes eligible horses a = Nominations close Dec. 27 b = Nominations close Jan. 3 c = Nominations close Jan. 10 d = Nominations close Jan. 17 Back to Top Back to Top Page 7 OBS Winter Mixed Sale Catalog Now Online BY OBS PRESS OFFICE ______________________________ OCALA, FL—The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2021 Winter Mixed Sale is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com. The two-day sale is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan.