ftboa.com • Thursday • February 6, 2020 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION FOR ADVERTISING information or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] In This Issue: First 2020 Foal for Valiant Minister Florida-breds Look for Easier Going Midcourt Carries Kobe’s Colors Tiz the Law, Independence Hall Among Betting Interests for Kentucky Derby Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard Pennsylvania Governor Seeks Casino Subsidies Thousand Words Wins Robert B. Lewis Awesome Slew/SERITA HULT PHOTO Gulfstream Park Charts Tampa Bay Downs Charts Multiple Graded Stakes Florida Stallion Progeny List Florida Breeders’ List Winner Awesome Slew Wire to Wire Business Place Represented by First Foals Featured Advertisers PRESS RELEASE __________________ and won or placed in 12 graded stakes over three seasons and over nine different race- Ocala Stud Ocala Stud stallion Awesome Slew, a tracks, recording five triple-digit Beyer Journeyman Stud multiple graded stakes-winning son of Speed Figures. He was a dominating win- Awesome Again, sired his first reported foals ner of the Smarty Jones Stakes (G3) at Double Diamond Farm on Jan. 18 when a bay colt was born in Ocala, Parx at age three in 2016. The following Fla., and a bay filly was foaled in Ohio. season he captured the Commonwealth FTBOA Bill Law bred the colt out of the multi- Stakes (G3) at Keeneland and the Ack Ack Florida Department of Agriculture ple stakes-winning Yesbyjimminy mare Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, earning Flay Mignon. Craig and Cindy Powell bred triple-digit Beyers in the latter two. Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply the filly who is produced from the Super Awesome Slew stands for $5,000 S&N. Saver mare Winnercoasttocoast. For more information or to schedule an Berrettini Feed A Live Oak Stud homebred, Awesome inspection, please contact David or Joe Newport Hay Slew won stakes ranging in distance from O’Farrell at (352) 237-2171 or seven furlongs to a mile-and-a-sixteenth visit www.OcalaStud.com. Seminole Feed Back to Top Page 3 Filly out of Jade Dee and by Valiant Minister/BAOMA CORP PHOTO First 2020 foal for Florida Sire Valiant Minister PRESS RELEASE FROM BAOMA CORP. ________________ OCALA, FLA. – Baoma Corp. sire Valiant Minister, standing at Bridlewood Farm, produced his first second crop foal on Jan. 30, a homebred filly out of Jade Dee. Valiant Minister (Candy Ride – Spooky Minister, by Deputy Minister) was a record-priced $680,000 OBS June 2015 2-year- old after breezing a bullet eighth of a mile in :09 4/5 seconds. He was trained by Bob Baffert, who stated, “Freaky. He’s prob- ably the fastest first-time starter I’ve ever trained.” Valiant Minister won his debut wire-to-wire, putting up frac- tions of :21.86, :44.95 and :56.87 enroute to a two-and-one-quar- ter length victory in 1:08.84. On Jan. 29 at the OBS Mixed Sale, a Valiant Minister yearling tied for the sixth highest priced sold. Hip #498, a filly consigned by Kelli Mitchell, Agent, went to de Meric Stables, Agent, for $30,000. The bay filly is out of Silent Triumph, by City Zip, a half-sister to grade one stakes winner Mind Control. Owner Susan Chu of Baoma Corp. states, “Many of our 2018 first-crop breeders have said they are so pleased with their Valiant Ministers. The quality of his first foal this year promises the same for returning breeders and our new, first-time breeders now booking.” Valiant Minister stands for $3,000 at Bridlewood Farm, located at 8318 NW 90th Terr., Ocala, Fla. 34482. Also standing at Bridlewood Farm are Chitu (Henny Hughes – Sea Gift) and Tunwoo (Medaglia d’Oro – Sea Gift). All three stal- lions are owned by Baoma Corp. For more information about Valiant Minister, Chitu and Tunwoo, please visit: www.baomacorp.com, www.bridlewood- farm.com or email [email protected]. Contact Christine Miller at 978-984-5666. Back to Top Distorted Humor – Delta Princess, by A.P. Indy One of the Most Exciting Young Sires in North America 3 Stakes Winners 10 Stakes Horses 20 Winners From 45 Runners (Through Dec. 30) Half-brother to Royal Delta By perennial leading sire Distorted Humor Also standing Fury Kapcori and St Patrick’s Day Brent & Crystal Fernung, Owners SERITA HULT PHOTO HULT SERITA 5571 NW 100th Street, Ocala, FL 34482 | Office: 352.629.1200 | Fax: 352.629.1201 • [email protected] | www.journeymanstallions.com 45756 Back to Top Page 5 Florida-breds Look For Easier Going in Gulfstream Feature BY BROCK SHERIDAN _____________ at the 2018 Ocala Breeders’ Sales April Sale where he was consigned by Bobby Florida-breds Last Judgment and Dodd. He is by Congrats out of Fantasy Running for Riz will be in search of easier Forest, by Forestry and was bred in Florida competition Friday at Gulfstream Park as by Woodford Thoroughbreds. He has won the two 4-year-olds exit stakes races to two of five career starts with a career enter a second level, $62,000 optional bankroll of $99,900. claiming race that will be feature of the 10- Last Judgment will break from post one race card. A field of eight 4-year-olds and and Pletcher has named John Velazquez as older will go six furlongs in the the jockey. Velazquez rode Last Judgment John Velazquez/COADY PHOTO The last time Last Judgment visited the in his first four career starts but was not from 13 starts. He has earned $98,760. winners’ circle was three starts back when he aboard in the Pegasus so he should be quite He too comes into Friday’s race off of a took a first level optional claiming race at familiar with the gelding. Velazquez will solid work having gone four furlongs in Oaklawn Park going a mile-and-one six- be wearing the colors of owners Madaket :48.08 at Gulfstream on Feb. 1 which was teenth on March 16 of last year. He then Stables LLC and Mathis Stable LLC. the second fastest of 28 works at that dis- graduated to the Grade 3 Pat Day Mile at Trainer Salvatore Santoro will saddle tance that day. Churchill Downs on May 4 but was unable to Running for Riz in hopes of improving on Edgard Zayas will be aboard Running overcome a wide trip around the far turn and a eighth-place performance behind winner for Riz, who has drawn post five. faded to ninth. Trainer Todd Pletcher then Extravagant Kid in the $100,000 Sunshine The Jorge Navarro-trained Cool Arrow tried the bay gelding in the $150,000 Pegasus Million Sprint on Jan. 18 at Gulfstream appears to be the one to beat Friday as he Stakes at Monmouth Park on June 16 but was Park after getting bumped at the start. He won under the same conditions but at six- third behind winner King for a Day and sec- had a better performance in his previous and-a-half furlongs on Dec. 27 at ond-place finisher Maximum Security in that start when fourth, again behind winner Gulfstream. This will be the first start under mile-and-one-sixteenth event. Extravagant Kid, in the $100,000 Janus Navarro’s training, however, as he was Friday’s race will be his first start since Stakes at Gulfstream Park going five fur- claimed out of that race from trainer Terri the Pegasus but a series of three bullet longs on the main track after that was Pompay and My Purple Haze Stables for works at Palm Beach Downs give the called off the turf. $62,500. In his previous start, Cool Arrow appearance that he is ready. He worked five Owned by Linda Reznick, who also bred was sixth in a second level, $62,500 claim- furlongs in 1:01.04 in his last breeze on the bay colt in partnership with Jody Veitch, ing race won by Fortune Cookie on Nov. 29. Jan. 31 which was the fastest of six works Running for Riz’s last win came in a six fur- Cool Arrow is by Into Mischief out of that day and completed the same distance in long, first-level allowance race at Gulfstream Phoenicia, by Mr. Purple and the 6-year- :59.40 on Jan. 25, which was the fastest of Park on May 9 so his connections are hoping old gelding has won seven of 17 starts with 20 works that morning at five panels. He for a similar performance Friday. earnings of $469,115, which also makes also worked the distance in 1:00.38 on Jan. Running for Riz is by the Pleasant Acres him the richest starter. 19, which was the fastest of 17 works. stallion Handsome Mike out of Thunder Cool Arrow is owned by Chris Oakes and Last Judgment was also a $300,000 pur- Jewel, by Thunder Gulch and will be look- Mac Nichol and will break from the outside chase by bloodstock agent Steve W. Young ing to improve his career record of two wins post eight. Luis Saez will be in the irons. Upcoming FSS & Fla-bred Bonus Races at Tampa Bay Downs Date Stake Purse Age/Sex Distance Feb. 8 Tampa Bay Stakes $175,000# 4 yo & older 1 1/16 miles (Turf) Feb. 8 Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes (G3) $175,000# 4 yo & older F&M 1 1/16 miles (Turf) Feb. 8 Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) $250,000^ 3 yo 1 1/16 miles Feb. 8 Suncoast Stakes $150,000^ 3 yo Fillies 1 mile 40 yards Feb. 15 Pelican Stakes $100,000# 4 yo & older 6 furlongs Feb.