Florida-Bred Trio Invade Del Mar's Best

Florida-Bred Trio Invade Del Mar's Best

Friday • August 6, 2021 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION www.wiretowire.net FLORIDA’SDAILYRACINGDIGEST FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION or to subscribe, please callAn- toinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] In This Issue: 2021 Conservation Summit Juvenile Fillies Assemble for Sorrento Bayerness Becomes Stakes Winner in Shine Again My Sister Nat, Orglandes Give Brown Two Shots in Glens Falls Thoroughbred Racing Economic Indicators For July 2021 Track Results & Entries Florida Stallion Progeny List Florida-bred Pappacap/RYAN THOMPSON PHOTO Florida Breeders’ List Florida-bred Trio Invade Wire to Wire Business Place Featured Del Mar’s Best Pal Advertisers BY BROCK SHERIDAN _____________ who will race six furlongs. The Florida-bred contingent is made up Big Lick LLC A field of seven 2-year-olds, including of Rustlewood Farm Inc.’s homebred Pap- three Florida-breds, are set to battle for pacap, James K. Chapman and Stuart Tsu- Florida Department of Agriculture early notoriety Saturday at Del Mar in the jimoto’s Our Empire and Gary Barber’s Bet FTBOA Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes, the traditional On Mookie. local prep for the seaside track’s main 2- Trained by Mark Casse, Pappacap trav- Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply year-old event, the Grade 1 Del Mar Futu- eled to Southern California from Florida rity set for closing day, Sept. 6. The Best Pal where the bay son of Gun Runner won a Seminole Feed offers a purse of $200,000 for the juveniles See FLORIDA-BRED on page 3 Stonehedge Farm South Wire to Wire August 6, 2021 Back to Top Page 3 Florida-bred Continued from COVER five furlong maiden special weight by two-and-three-quar- ters lengths at Gulfstream Park on May 14. Before shipping west, Casse sent Pappacap to his Casse Training Center in Ocala in June and early July where he had three published works be- fore sending him to Del Mar where he has worked a bullet five furlongs in 1:01.20 on July 21 and a five furlongs breeze in 1:00.40 on July 30 that was fifth fastest of 60 works that morning. Pappacat is out of Pappascat, by Scat Daddy and earned $38,000 for his Gulfstream Park victory. Joe Bravo will ride Pappacap Joe Bravo/BILL DENVER PHOTO for the first time from post three. Bet On Mookie won his first race in his second try for trainer Peter Miller which came against special weight maidens going five furlongs on turf at Santa Anita on June 11. In his debut, the son of Uncaptured out of Brown Glaze, by War Front finished second to Bochombo in a maiden special weight going four-and-a-half fur- longs on the main track on May 23. Bred by Ocala Stud, Bet On Mookie was a $125,000 purchase at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March Sale where Miller signed the ticket as an agent from the Ocala Stud consignment. In two starts, he has $48,800 in earnings and his most recent work was five fur- longs in 1:01.20, which was the seventh fastest of 25 works at San Luis Rey Training Center on July 24. Bet on Mookie has the inside post one and Abel Cedillo will ride. Our Empire is another who makes his second career start Saturday after winning his debut by nearly six lengths against special weight maidens at Belterra Park going four-and-a-half furlongs on June 8. Trained by James Chapman, Our Empire is by Empire Maker out of Her Sweet Saint, by Sweetsouthernsaint and was bred by Westbury Stables LLC. The bay colt earned $9,240 for his maiden score and Tyler Base will ride from post two. Among the horses to beat is Tom Beckerle, Saul Carillo and Terry C. Lovinger’s Thirsty Always, who is the lone stakes winner in the Best Pal having captured the Everett Nevin Stakes at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., by four-and- three-quarters lengths going five-and-a-half furlongs on June 10. The chestnut son of Stay Thirsty out of Angela’s Love, by Not for Love won his career debut by a neck going four-and-a-half furlongs at Santa Anita on May 16. He is also the wealthiest among the Best Pal entrants with career earnings of $81,600 from his two starts. Thirsty Always is trained by Walther Solis and will be ridden by Cesar Ortega from post five. See FLORIDA-BRED on page 5 CLICK HERE for the latest The Florida Horse ONLINE Wire to Wire August 6, 2021 Back to Top Wire to Wire August 6, 2021 Back to Top Page 5 2021 Conservation Summit: Conversations about Conservation presented by Brook Ledge Transportation PRESS RELEASE ____________________________________ Horse Farms Forever will hold the Second Annual Conservation Summit: Conversations about Conservation on Nov. 23 at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Arena from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT. Lunch will be served from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. The event will also be webcast. The Conservation Summit is a premier educational workshop County while also speaking to the importance of balancing growth. about how to balance growth with preserving Marion County’s Mr. Sheilley will also present the results of the county-wide 193,000-acre Farmland Preservation Area. The purpose of the Sum- Quality-of-Life Survey conducted by The Matrix Group this sum- mit is to inspire the preservation of the horse farms and agricultural mer. The Quality-of-Life Survey is a collaborative effort to under- lands that are fundamental to Marion County’s global brand as the stand the needs and desires of Marion County’s residents. It is Horse Capital of the World®. organized by Horse Farms Forever and is sponsored by the Ocala Gracing the stage as the Metro Chamber and Economic Partnership, College of Central Keynote Speaker of the Summit Florida, Ocala Horse Properties, the Florida Thoroughbred Breed- will be Liberty Media Chairman ers’ and Owners’ Association and Hotel Design and Management and businessman extraordinaire, Group. John C. Malone. Nicknamed the This survey is an important step in defining the issues facing “cable cowboy”, he is a larger- Marion County. Over the next 20 years, Marion County’s popula- than-life business executive, phi- tion is projected to grow by approximately 150,000 new residents. lanthropist, and conversationalist. By taking a step back to assess the County’s strengths and weak- With more than 2.2 million acres nesses, this survey is an opportunity to work together to strengthen to his name including Ocala’s the community and economy. historic Bridlewood Farm, Mal- Horse Farms Forever will also be honoring one of Marion one is the largest private County’s most prominent landowners with its first annual Acorn landowner in North America. Mr. Conservation Award. Malone is sure to delight the au- Tickets can be purchased for in-person or virtual attendance at dience with his remarkable story https://www.horsefarmsforever.com/conservation-summit/. In-per- and profound passion for land son registration will remain open until Nov. 9. Virtual registration conservation. will remain open until Nov. 22. John Malone/FILE PHOTO Kevin Sheilley, President and The Event hashtag is #ConversationsaboutConservation2021 CEO of the Ocala Metro Cham- Horse Farms Forever’s mission is to preserve the character and ber and Economic Partnership will be the featured Guest Speaker. culture that horses, horse farms and the 193,000 acre Farmland Mr. Sheilley is a well-respected leader in innovative regional de- Preservation Area bring to Marion County. The organization is fo- velopment and was instrumental in the Ocala CEP’s recognition as cused on raising awareness about protecting horse farms and ad- the 2020 National Chamber of the Year. He will shine a light on the vocating for the protection of the FPA from the threat of unplanned exciting economic and business development happenings in Marion growth and road development. Florida-bred Continued from page 3 Solis will also saddle Finneus, who won his first race in his second career start at Santa Anita on June 13 against state-bred maidens over five furlongs. Also by Stay Thirsty, Finneus is owned by Naseer Mohammed Fasihuddin, Terry C. Lovinger and Amanda Navarro for whom he has earned $48,116. Umberto Rispoli will be aboard Finneus when he departs from post four. The remainder of the field includes Aquitania Arrival, who will break from post six and is also trained by Peter Miller; and the Luis Mendez-trained Olympic Legend, who has the outside post seven. Pappacap, Our Empire and Bet On Mookie will also try to become the fourth Florida-bred to win the Best Pal. The Mark Glatt-trained Collusion Illusion won the Best Pal in 2019 and Flame Thrower won in 2000 from the barn of Bob Baffert. Florida-bred Spanish Way, who was trained by Laz Barrera, won the second running of the race in 1977 when it was the Balboa Stakes. Thirsty Always/SHANE MITCHELL PHOTO Wire to Wire August 6, 2021 Back to Top Wire to Wire August 6, 2021 Back to Top Page 7 Juvenile Fillies Assemble for Sorrento BY DEL MAR PRESS OFFICE__________________________ DEL MAR, CA—Eleven promising juvenile fillies will face the starter Friday at Del Mar and run six furlongs in the 53rd edition of the Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes . The $200,000 headliner will be the featured attraction on an eight-race card that has a seaside tradi- tional 4:00 pm PDT (7:00 pm EDT) Friday start. Nine of the 11 2-year-olds have already won a race and one of them—King, Kirby or Kirby’s Smash Ticket—did so in impressive fashion at Del Mar on July 17 in a straight maiden affair, drawing out to tally by five lengths in good time under Umberto Rispoli for New Mexico-based conditioner Todd Fincher.

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