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Firenze Fire

and His Unique Place in Sports History

Brock Sheridan Editor-in-Chief Florida Equine Communications

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hile the 2021 Saratoga Race Course season came to a conclusion with another array of notable performances by some of thoroughbred racing’s biggest stars, it was a runnerup performance by Florida-bred Firenze Fire that may have sparked as much conversation as any. On Aug. 28, Mr. Amore Stables’ Firenze Fire was trying to join a long list of 12 other Florida-breds who have won the Grade 1 Forego and become the second Sunshine State victor in three years after Win Win Win toook thhe prestigious event in 2020. Ridden by his regular jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., Firenze Fire was in a strretch-long battle withh Yaupon and rideer Ricardo Santana Jr. for the winner’s share of the $600,000 Forego. With Yaupon on the rail and Firenze Fire to his outside, thhe two passed the sixteentth pole noses apart when Firenze Fire suddenly tuurned his head toward Yaupon and began to savage his rival. So fast and strong was Firenze Fire in his snapping attttack, that he pulled thhe right rein from Ortiz’s grip and continued to strike at Yaupon f irst with f ive attempted chhomps at Yaupon’s nose and mouth before resolving to tug at his white bridle a few times—before Ortiz regained control and pulled Firenze Fire off of his inside thhe f inal 100 yards. Yaupon and Firenze Fire resumed their normal strides to the wire withh Yaupon prevailing by a head. Just past the f inish line, Santana reached over and grabbed at Ortiz’s silks in apparent jest as the two rid-

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ers rode arounnd thhe clubhouse turn while pulling up their respective mounts. While rare, Firenze Fire is not alone in his assault against Yaupon. NYRA photographer Bob Coglianese won an Eclipse Award for photography for captuuring Great Prospector savaging Golden Derby in the 1980 Tremont Stakes at Belmont Park. In August of 2012 at Del Mar, Woodman’ss Luck tried to take a bite out of eventual winner Romeo Royale as those tw wo approached the f inish linne in a $25,000 optional claiming allowance race, withh Romeo Royale prevailing to win by a head. Like Firenze Fire, because Woodman’s Luck f inished second, no action was taken by the stewards, but horses have been disqualif ied if they happened to cross thhe f inish line f irst. Such was the case at Churchill Downs on Aug. 11, 2012 when Chilled and jockey Corey Lanerie won by a nose ahead of Zimmer and Calvin Borel, after Chilled had savaged his rival approaching thhe f inish. Chilled was disqualif ied and placed second. What makes Firenze Fire unique is that he was once a victim in a biting incident. In the Gallant Bob Stakes (G3) at Parx on Sept. 22, 2018, Whereshetoldmetogo and jockey Jeremy Rose were locked in a head bobbing battle to the wire with Ortiz and Firenze Fire. With Firenze Fire gettinng an edge while racing on thhe rail, Whereshetoldmetogo att ttempted to bite his Florida-bred foe nearing the wire before Firenze Fire eventually won by a neck ahead of Whereshetoldmetogo in second, and again, no action was taken by the stewards. Whether Firenze Fire and his two biting incidents can compare with sports mishaps such as a fly ball bouncing off the head of Texas Rangers outf ielder Jose Canseco in May of 1993; or when Minnnesota Vikings defensive line Jim Marshall ran the wrong way with a fumble to score safetyy for thhe opposing San Francisco 49ers in 1964; is debatable. But it is without a doubt unnique in the world of sports. ■

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Souper Stonehenge Denies Pink Lloyd Fifth Straight Vigil Victory

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Live Oak Plantation continued its tear through Woodbine Racecourse thhis year as their Florida homebred Souper Stonehenge won the Aug. 1 US$125,343 Vigil Stakes (Grade 3) while snapping a f iv ive-race win strreak held by Pink Lloyd in the six furlong event. It was the f ifth stakes victory of the Woodbine Season for Livve Oak Plantation and the 11th win overall at the Toronto oval. It was also the second stakes at Woodbine for Souper Stonehenge, who defeated Pink Lloyd in the Grade 3 Jacques Cartier there on June 20. Souper Stonehenge led from start to f inish in winning the Vigil as he and jockeey Patrick Husbands had a length on Green Light Go in second with Pink Lloyd another two lengths back in f ifth through the fiirst quarter mile in :22.96. Souper Stonehenge maintained a daylight advantage around thhe turn as Green Light Go dropped back and Not So Quiet took over in second. At the threeeighths pole, jockey Rafael Hernandez was forced to check Pink Lloyd and they dropped back to last in the f ield of six before restarting once they made thhe top of the stretch. Not So Quiet ranged up to chhallenge Souper Stonehenge at the top of thhe stretch but could not muster a real thhreat as Souper Stonehenge began to draw clear. Souper Stonehenge extended his lead to two lengths in mid-stretcch before Pink Lloyd found his best stride and began to make up ground in-

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side the f inal sixteenth only to fall short by three-quarters of a length. Not So Quiet was anothher three-quarters of a length farther back in third followed by Cash Dividend, Embolden, and Green Light Go. The f inal time on the fast Tapeta track was 1:09.52 and Souper Stonehenge paid $2.70 to win as the 1-5 favorite. “It’s good to sit on light horses and good to sit on good horses,” Husbands said. I’ve ridden probably 180 big races for Mark [Casse]; he never gave me instructions. I have the conf idence in this horse. “He left thhere — what he wanted to do — [and I] just left him alone. It worked out good today. He’s ’s one of my little favorites. We kid around, we play around. He’s just a horse you want to be around.” The Vigil was the sixth stakes score of the he meet for Casse and the f ifth for jockey Patrick Husbands. Casse has also won two previous runnings of the Vigil with Florida-bred Exciting Story for Harry T. Mangurian in 2001 and Laugh Track in 2013. Husbands had recorded back-to-back Vigil scores with One Way Love in 2000 and Excitiing Story in 2001. Earlier in the day, Casse and Husbands teamed to win the second race with th First Empire. Souper Stonehenge is by Speightstown out of Onepointhreekarats, by Medaglia d’Oro and has now won f ive career races with four seconds and a thirrd from 16 starts while earning $343,705. Souper Stonehenge is thhee f irst foal for Onepointhreekarats, who has also produced graded stakes-placed stakes-winner 4-year-old Tap It to Win, who was also breed by Live Oak Stud and races in the prominent white, red and black colors of Live Oak Plantation. She also has Tapthespeedofsound, an unraced 2-year-old colt by Tapit. Souper Stonehenge was also the second Florida-bred winner on the day at Woodbine after Sir Seamus won a f irst condition allowance in the fourth race for owner Network Stable and trainer Alexander McPherson. Sir Seamus is by Pleasant Acres Stallions resident Handsome Mike out of Gold Diggin Dixie by Dixie Union and was bred by Helen and Joseph Barbazon. ■ Floriidda Focus continues on next page

rJaramillo gave Well Def ined a strrong ride in the f inal furlong while keeping his crop in hand and they were able to hold off Shivaree in second while f inishing in 1:23.47 on thhe track labeled good. Shivaree was three-quarters of a lengthh to the good of Pro Quality in third, who was a half-length ahead of a tough Travy Boy in fourth. Silverly Enough, With Verve and Untitled completed the order of f inish. Garter and Tie was scratched. Well Def ined paid $4.40 on a $2 win ticket. “I think he’s better loose on the lead, but I think Jaramillo [Emisael] made a great decision sittting off a horse that was sharp coming off a layoff,” O’Connell said. Well Def ined won for the sixth time in nine starts for O’Connell, who purchased him off of a layoff late in 2020 from Gil and Marilyyn Campbell’s Stonehedge LLC, who also bred the dark bay or brown winner of the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs and $400,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes In Reality at Gulfsttrream earlier in his career.. “[Well Def ined] needed some time off and Mr. Campbell has a lot of horses. I was willing to give him some tiime off,” O’Connell said of the private sale after Well Def ined f inished fourth Well Defined Stubborn in Benny the Bull Victory in a $16,000 optional claiming starter allowance won by Painter at The $75,000 Benny the Bull Stakes did not go as planned early for Monmouthh Park in September. “It’s a gamble. Sometimes, they come Well Def in ined, nor was it an easy time for the 5-year-old gelding late back and sometim mes they don’t. I have ones come inn the seven furlong test, as he endured to win back that have never been half of what they were. Well Defined is by a shortening neck against six other older I’m just glad he made a whole recovery and Mr. Florida-breds Aug. 14 at Gulfstream Park. Well Def ined also took Campbell still reaps the benef its because he’s the down a $25,000 win bonus for Florida Sire Stakes runners presented breeder. It’s a win, win, win.” by thhe Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association. In his f irst two starts under O’Connell’s yellow and black silks, Owned by trainer Katthhleen O’Connell in the name of her Kath- Well Def ined won a $25,000 claiming race at Gulfstream Park West leen O’Connell Racing Stable Inc., Well Def ined and jockey Emisael on Nov. 18 then a $35,000 claiming on Jan. 3 at Gulfstream before Jaramillo did not get thheir customary early lead while breaking from f inishing f ifth behind winner Quenane in a $30,000 starter alpost f ive in the Benny the Bull, as 38-1 longshot Travy Boy shot to a lowance on Jan. 28, also at Gulfstream. That was his last poor effort clear lead from post six. Jaramillo conf idently kept Well Def ined as he has since won four of six with two seconds, over the Hallanclose, however, as he tipped out the 6-5 favorite to sit just off the hip dale Beach oval, including a four-and-a-half-length romp in the of thhe frontrunner who cruised through a mild f irst quarter-mile in $75,000 Big Drama against Florida-breds at Gulfstream thhree starts :22.75. back on May 1. Travy Boy maintained a length advantage around the tuurn with Well Def ined is by With Distinction out of Fru Fru, by Medaglia Well Def ined edgging closer as they passed the three-eighths pole after d’Oro and has won nine of 24 career starts with thrree seconds and a :45.03 half-mile and tw wo-and-half lengths faster than Pro Qualityy thhree thirds while earning $759,217. Well Def ined is thhe third runner and Untitled together in third. for Fru Fru who also produced a f illy and a winning gelding, both by Well Def ined took a short lead turning for home but was unable to Revolving; and the 3-year-old winning f illyy Fru Fru Zan, by Jourshake free from the resilient Travy Boy, who continnued his f ight on the neyman Stud leading sire Khozan. She also has an unraced 2-yearrail. Well Def ined f inally put away that rival as they raced past thhe old f illy in Seabrook Summer, by Ocala Stud stallion eighth-pole when thhe multiple stakes-winner Shivaree suddenly ap- Greenpointcrusader, a yearling colt and a weanling f illy, both by peared on the far outside after making a late run from f ive lengthhs off Khhozan. She was bred again to Khozan in 2021. ■ Coontinued on next page thhe pace out of the turn. ■

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F Real Talk Goes Gate to Wire to Win Jersey Shore

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A few jumps out of the starting gate, jockey Paco Lopez knew he was a winner in the $100,000 Jersey Shore Stakes on Aug. 15 at Monmouthh Park. With a pair of speedsters—Mighty Mischief and Moonlite Stroke— to his inside, Lopez and Florida-bred Real Talk got the jump on both from the start of the six-furlong feature and cruised to a front-running fourand-a-half-length victory, with the 3-year-old son of Gemologist notching the f irst staakes win of his 10-race career. Mighty Mischief, in post position three, and Moonlight Strike, in post position one, both looked to have superior early speed on paper. But

Florida-bred Background Rallies to Win Longacres Mile Giddyup Stables LLC’s Florida-bred Background came from off thhe pace to win the $100,000 Longacres Mile Handicap (Grade 3) on Aug. 15, the premier event at Emerald Downs and became the f irst graded stakes-winner for his sire Khozan, who staands in Florida at Journeyman Stuud. Trained by Michael Puhich and ridden by Rocco Bowen, Background also earned his f iirrst stakes win after f in inishinng second too Guest Suite in his previous start in the $100,000 Hanshin Stakes at Arlington Park. Background broke from post seven in the 11-horse f ield of oldeer horses going a mile on the main track and settled into a comfortable position mid-pack, about four lengths off of early leaders Papa’s Golden Boy and fellow Florida-bred Anyportinastorm, who went the f irst two furlongs in :22.94 on the fast trrack. Papa’s Golden Boy, who was coming off of three straight wins including victories in the $50,000 Budweiser Stakes going six furlongs on June 17 and the $50,000 Governor’s Stakes at six ix-and-a-half furlongs on July 11, both at Emerald Downs, was able to get a half-lengthh lead on Anyportinastorm after a half-mile in :45.34 as those two had three lengths on Windribbon in third. Windribbon began to make up ground around the second tuurn as Background also began to advance while racing four-wide. Windribbon drew clear down the stretch and had two-and-a-half lengths on Papa’s Golden Boy in second as they raced thhrough the f inal furlong when Background began his assault on the far outside. Background made a big run in the f inal sixteenth and nabbed Windribbon to win by a head in 1:36.67. Windribbon was two lengths faster than Five Star General in thhird followed by Papa’s 10

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Golden Boy, Unmachable, Anyportinastorm, Reelfoot, Hard to Deny, Muncey, Forest Fire and Sir Bregovic. Background went off as the 2-1 favorite and paid $6.60 to win. Giddyup Stables is owned by Bob and Mollyy Rondeau of Normandy Park, Wash., and Puhich won the Longacres Mile for the second time after winning in 2012 with Taylor Said. Bob Rondeau, who is best known as the voice of the Universityy of Washington Huskies football and basketball teams, was elatteed withh the victory. “Unbelievable, I have no voice left at all,” Rondeau said. “[In mid-stretch] there’s no way in the world he wins thhat race, but [Background] had the wherewithal to pull it off. This is an unimaginable thrill.” Bowen, who won tittles at Emerald Downs in 2016, ’17 and ’18, resumed his riding career inn the Midwest last year after missing some 18 months with injuries. Returning to Emerald Downs to win thhe track’s biggest race had the 32-year-old native of Barrbbados in tears. “I can’t believe it… f inally,” Bowen said. “I knew Background wasn’t done, we fought together out there.” Background was bred inn Florida by Brent and Crystal Fernung and is out of Ephyra, by Corinthian. Ephyra has also produced winner Dark rk Ages, by J P’s Gusto; Make History, an unraced 3-yearold f illyy by Fury Kapcori; Aztec, an unraced 2-year-old full-brother to Background; anothher yearling full-brother in Esoteric and a unnnamed weanling full-brother. She was bred to Khozan again in 2021. Background has now won four of 14 career starts with two seconds and four thirds with earnings of $287,532. ■ ■

Lopez never let either get close to the lead, opening up on the f ield a few jumps out of the gate. “I’m not surprised he made thhe lead even with all of the speed inside of him,” winning trainer Carlos David said. “I had Paco Lopez. I called Paco’s agent and said `I need him for this race.’ He said ‘We have to wait for nominations.’ I told him `I don’t care. I need Paco on this horse.’ “Paco was the key. The horse is nice and he’ss fast but Paco getting him out there on the lead was the difference. He rode him great. I was worried about Mighty Mischief but I was also worried about Moonlite Strike because he had the one post and I was thinking he was going to go. I felt I needed to beat both to the spot to get thhe rail and we got it and he got the job done.” After breaking on top, Lopez rolled through fracttions of :22 flat for thhe opening quarter and :44.44 for the half. Withh yet another speedster, Fire Sword, backing out after being frustrated from chasing thhe leader, Mighty Mischief made a thhreewide bid coming around thhe f inal turn. But he found himself in the uncomfortable position of chasing instead of being chased. It was another length back to Moonlite Strike in third. “Sometimes you have to be luckky,” Lopez said. “Sometimes you have to come outt there f iring, sometimes not. He just broke out of the gate so fast. He was right on top after the gate opened. It reminded me of when I rode quarter horses. “I knew Mighty Mischief was the horse to beat and that we would probably have to get the jump on him to win. I let him go and he was able to get comfortable.” The winning time for the six furlongs was 1:10.02, with Real Talk retuurrning $6.40 to win. Owned by Bell Racing LLC, Real Talk now has four wins and three seconds from 10 career starts. David, Gulfstream-based but with a division at Monmouth Park rk the past three years, notched his f irst stakes win at the track withh the victory. Bred in Florida by Ocala Stud, Real Talk is out of the Bernardini mare Woodland Park. Ocala Stud also consigned Real Talk to the 2020 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Open Sale held in July where Bell Racing put in thhe f inal bid of $50,000. ■

Chacalosa Wins Arlington-Washington Lassie at 36-1 Earl W. Hughes’ Chacalosa was unsuccessful in two starts prior to the $75,000 Arlington-Washington Lassie at Arlington Park Aug. 28 but the Florida-bred daughter of Ocala Stud stallion Jess’s Dream found the right time to put it all together and produce her f irst career victory. Let go at odds of 36-1 in the f ield of nine 2-yearr--old f illies goinng seven furlongs on thhe synthetic Polytrack main courrse at Arlington, Chacalosa was in no hurry to prove herself as she trailed the f ield

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down the backstretcch, more than 10 lengths off of frontrunners Shez Reckkless, Princedreamcess and Purr Sea, who were in a three-horse battl tle for the lead while racing through the f irst two furlongs in :22.61. But jockey Javier Tavares remained patient and guided Chacalosa through a ground saving trip around the tuurn as she began to pick up horses, althhough she was still f ive lengths off of the three leaders after a half-mile in :45.56. With a quuarter-mile to the f inish Chacalosa found a narrow openinng on the rail and took advantage of the opportunity too suddenly f ind herself in a f ight for the lead with a stubborn Purr Sea as Shez Reckless and Princedreamcess fell out of contention. Withh a furlong to run, Chacalosa began to draw clear and raced under thhe wire a length-and-a-half in front of Queens Up in second in a f inal time of 1:25.53. Purr Sea was another length-and-a-half back in third followed by Plus Chic, Wonderstrruck, Tone It Up, Princedreamcess, Shez Reckless and Upside Down. Chacalosa paid $75.20 on a $2 win ticket. Chacalosa was fourth to Plus Chic in her career debut going f ivve furlongs on the turf at Arlington on Aug. 1 but improved in a runner-up performance behind Dressed in an off-the-turf maiden special weight over a mile-and-one-sixteenth at Arlington on Aug. 18. Also trainned by Hughes, Chacalosa has now earned $51,000 in her three races. She is out of Silver Prism, by Eurosilver and was bred in Florida by Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc. Chacalosa is the fourthh foal out of Silver Prism, who has produced ttw wo other winners. ■ Florida Focus contin inues on next page THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2021

Medina Spirit Strong in Return with Shared Belief Victory Medina Spirit left no doubt as to how dangerous his front-running weapon can be Aug. 29 at Del Mar when the Florida-bred sophomore impressively won the $100,500 Shared Belief Stakes while leading f ive sophomore rivals from start to f inish in the one mile test for 3year-olds. In his f irst start since f inishing third to winnnner Rombauer in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 15, the Bob Baffert-trained Mediinna Spiritt and jockey John Velazquez used the same gattee to wire strategy that took them to a front-running victory in the Grade 1 Keentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs on May 1. Breaking from post one, Medina Spirit responded to an immediate

and strong cue from Velazquez to sprint to the front. “[Baffert and I] talked about it before the race and [Medina Spirit] had the insidee post position and all the speed was outside of us. And you know [the othher speed horses] are going to try to get to the turn [in front],” Velazquez said on the air to TVG analyst Britney Eurton. “But I’m going for it to the turn. If they are going to get to that turn, they are going to have to really run faster to get in front of me. [Medina Spirit] agreed with me and went really fast and didn’t ask permission from me.” Rock Your World, who won the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby while leading from gate to wire withh Medina Spirit thirrd on April 3, was this Continued on page 14

Our Flash Drive Keeps Win Streak Alive in Ontario Colleen Live Oak Plantation’s Our Flash Drive won her thhird consecutivve race and second straight graded stakes Aug. 22 at Woodbine as the 3-year-old Florida-bred f illy won the US$116,989 Ontario Colleen Stakes (Gradee 3) by a length-and-a-half against six other sophomore f illies going a mile on the tuurf. After two unsuccessful starts against special weightt maidens at Saratoga last year to begin her career, Our Flash Drive came back in June of this year to win a maiden special weight by thhree-and-threequarter lengthhs going seven furlongs on Woodbine’s Tapeta for trainer Marrkk Casse and jockey Patrick Husbands. She and Husbands then won the Grade 3 Selene Stakes at Woodbine on Julyy 10 going a mile-and-one-sixxteenth before taking the Ontario Colleen. Husbands returned to ride Our Flash Drivve in Ontario Colleen and used the same stalking strategy thhaat had been successful in Selene. After breaking from post two, Our Flash Drive sat a length-anda-half behind stablemate Sweet Souper Sweet, who led through easy quarter-mile splits of :24.42 and :48.35. Our Flash Drive began to pick up the pace and close thhe gap on Sweet Souper Sweet as they raced around the far turn and stuck a head in front after six furlongs in 1:11.84. From there, Our Flash Drivve drew clear in the stretch and went on to win by a length-and-a-half inn 1:34.76 on the f irm turf. Seasons 12

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made a late run to get second, a length-and-a-half ahead of Speightstown Shirl in third. They were followed by Perseverancia, Misspell, I Get It and Sweet Souper Sweet. Salty as Can Be was scratched. “I breezed her on Sunday [Aug. 15]... when I got back to the barn, my head was bigger than Woodbine,” Husbands said. “I said ‘Mark, this is a Breeders’ Cup horse.’ She just loved it [the tuurf]. “She’s a relaxed horse,” Husbands continued. “We had a couple of horses we worked—I was behind them about 10, 15 lengths and she was just wanting the green light. I said, ‘No baby, no baby, no baby’ and that was on [thhe previous] Sunday. She’s thhe type of f illy that, what you want to do, she’ll let you do. But she’s pretty savvy racing and you can decide what to do with her. She’ss the type of f illyy that has a very serious streak in there. She doesn’t like horses running withh her; she doesn’t like horses at all.” Our Flash Drive was bred by Live Oak Stud and now sports a record of three wins in f ive starts with earnings of $180,937. She is by Ghostzapper out of Dynamotoor, by Dynaformer and paid $6.90 to win. Our Flash Drive is thhe second foal from Dynamotor, who also produced Gearhead, a winning gelding by City Zip. She also has an unraced, 2-year-old colt named Engine’s Ready by Hard Spun, an unnamed yearlinng f illyy who is a full-sister to Our Flash Drive and a weanling f illy by Omaha Beach. ■

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time unable to beat Medina Spirit to the f irst turn and was forced to sit second and just to his outside as they negotiated the f ir irst quartermile in :22.52. Team Merchants was caught three-wide in third while The Great One and Willy the Cobbler pursued in fourth and f ifth. Medina Spirit throttled down into a more relaxed pace down the backkstretch while maintaining a half-length advantage on Rock Your World to his outside as Team Merchants chased from a length back in third through a half-mile split in :46.92. As they raced around the turn, Medina Spirit kept a short lead while racing on thhe rail but Rock Your World, Team Merchants and longshot Stilleto Boy all began their assaults on his outtside while The Great One got within range with an inside trip. It appeared for a moment that Medina Spirit was in jeopardy against the four-pronged attttackk but he suddenly quickened at the top of the stretch and was a length in front with an eighth of a mile to the f inish. Rock Your World remained determined through the f in inal fur-

long but Medina Spirit remained persistent and won by a length in 1:37.29 on the fast trrack. Rock Your World was second, two-and-aquarter lengths faster than Stilleto Boy in third. They were followed by Team Merchants and Willy the Cobbler. Medin ina Spirrit was sent to the post as the 4-5 favoritte and paid $3.80 to win. “[Running down the] backstretcch, [Mediinna Spirrit] threw his ears up and began to run very comfortable,” Velazquez continued. “Those othher horses came to him and he picked it up on his own so I didn’t have to ask him to do anything until the quarter pole when I said ‘okay buddy. We gottta go.’ I had to pat him a few times, but that’ss him. He’s a f ighter and he wanted to f ight that’s for sure. “I think we got a really good race out of him. I don’t think we got to the botttom of him because down the stretch, he just kinda waited and waited and the gallop out was really good. So I’m happy the way he did it. Bob had him ready for today obviously.” Baffert said he had concerns coming off of the three-and-a-half monthh layoff but felt Medina Spirit would produce another solid performance. “I was a little nervous today. I talked to [owner Amr Zedan] who asked me how he’s doing and I said ‘I think he’s doing really well,” Baffert said on TVG. “He looked great in thhe paddock and he’s starting to mature. “We were hoping for something like thhis. You never know off the layoff. I actually threw him in the deep end of the pool here but this horse really shows his class. “I brought him back and he had to run well—you know f irst or second and get somethinng out of it. But now he’s giving me options. I can go to [thhe Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Sept. 25] or wait and run him in the Awesome Again (G1) [at Santa Anita on Oct. 2]. But we know he likes thhis track and thhat is so important with the Breeders’ Cup coming here.” Medina Spirit is by Protonico and is out of Mongolian Changa, by Brilliant Speed and was bred in Florida by Gail Rice. He has now won half of his eight career races with three seconds and a third while earning $2,345,200. Amr Zedan purchhased Medina Spirit in the name of his Zedan Racing Stables at the 2020 OBS Open Sale in July out of the Whitman Sales consignment for $35,000. Christy Whitman purchased him at OBS as a yearling at the 2019 Winter Mixed Sale for a barrggainn $1,000. ■

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Florida-bred Trust Our Journey led from start to f inish to win the $100,000 Exacta Systems Rosie Stakes by a neck ahead of Tejano Twist inn second with Wish Me Home thirrd at Colonial Downs Aug. 31. A f ield of six 2-year-olds went f iv ive-and-a-half furlongs on the outter

turf in the Rosie Stakes which was one of four stakes on the Virginia Derbby card at the New Kent, Va., track. Ridden by Julian Pim mentteel from post four, Trust Our Journey broke evenly but was quickly sent to the front with Baytown Frosty to his inside. As they raced toward thhe turn, Trust Our Journey widened thhe margin to a length with Baytown Frosty in second, who was a lengthh faster thhan Big Boss Ben in third. Trust Our Journey began to draw clear turning for home and had a three-length margin in deep stretch as Tejano Twist moved into second and was making up ground. Tejano Twist made a valiant effort in the run to the f inish only to

fall short of Trust Our Journey by a neck as they completed the course in 1:02.80 on the f irm turf. It was thhree-and-a-quarter lengths back to Wish Me Home in third followed by Mr. Mox, Baytown Frostyy and Big Boss Ben. Trust Our Journey was the the 2-1 second choice behind the favored Big Boss Ben and paid $6.60 to win. Trust Our Journey is trained by Carlos David, who three days earr-lier had won the $200,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Aff irmed with Florida-bred Octane at Gulfstream Continued on page 18

R Adios Jersey Stays Undefeated With Charles Town Oaks Score Averill Racing LLC and ATM Racing’s R Adios Jersey remained undefeated in f ive starts Aug. 27 at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races with a three-and-one-quarter-length victory in the $400,000 Charles Town Oaks (Grade 3). Sent to thhe post at 5-1 in the f ield of ten 3-year-old f illies competing at seven furlongs around two turns, R Adios Jer-sey and jockey Paco Lopez sprinnted to the lead from post eight and had a short lead on Goldf inch Stakes-winner Inject as they passed the f inish line for the f irst time. R Adios Jersey extended her lead to a length around the clubhouse tuurn as recent Saratoga allowance-winner and 3-5 favorite Caramel Swirl moved up to to join the chase with Inject in a joint second as thhe f illies f inished the f irst quarter-mile in :23.24 on the fast track. R Adios Jersey began to increase thhe pace down the backstrretch with a halfmile in :46.27 and continued to lead Caramel Swirl by a length going into thhe far turn as those two began to separate from Inject and the rest. Then Pauline’s Pearl, who won the Grade 3 Fantasy at Oaklawn in March, began to inch closer from mid-pack with a ground-saving trip around the tuurn and was on even terms with Caramel Swirl in second as they tried to catch the frontt-running R Adios Jersey turning for home. Pauline’s Pearl left Caramel Swirl at the eightthh-pole and tried to challenge, but R Adios Jersey hit another gear and extended her lead under a strong ride from Lopez. Racing under thhe wire, R Adios Jersey competed the course in 1:24.37 as Pauline’s Peearl f inished second, a lengthh and three-quarr--

ters ahead of a late-running Allworthy in third. They were followed in order by Miss Leslie, Fabricate, Strreet Lute, Competitive Speed, Moon Swag and Inject. R Adios Jersey paid $12.80 to win. It was thhe f irst start in nearlyy f ive months for R Adios Jersey, who inn her previous race won the $110,000 Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies with Lopez against fellow Florida-breds on March 28 at Tampa Bay Downs on Florida Cup Day. She won her f irst career start by nearlyy 13 lengths against $35,000 maiden claiming f illies at Gulfstrream Park in December before winning a f irst level allowance going f ive-and-a-half furlongs at Gulfstream on Feb. 3. She thhen took a $50,000 optional claiming starter allowance at Gulfstream on Feb. 28 before trraveling to Tampa to win the Sophomore Fillies. Trained by Georgina Baxter, R Adios Jersey is by Ocala Stud stallion Adios Charlie out of the unraced mare Marion Theatre, by the late Florida sire Montbrook. Marion Theatre is also a full-sister to stakes-winner Royal Lad and stakes-producer Velvet Charm and is a half-sister to staakes-producer Royal Mecke. Marion Theatre has produced four other runners, who are all winnners; and an unraced 2-year-old coltt, October Time, by Uncaptured. She also has a yearling colt by Greenpoinntcrusader and a weanling f illy by The Big Beast. She was bred to Win Win Win in 2021. R Adios Jersey was bred inn Florida by Ocala Stud and J. Michael O’Farrell Jr. and consigned by Ocala Stud to the 2020 OBS March Sale where she was purchased by Richard Averill for $12,000. In her f ive career starts, she has earned $367,400. ■ ■

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From coast to coast, Florida’s tax-friendly,, pro-business environment is poised No tax on stallion seasons No personal state income tax No individual capital gains tax Florida’s greenbelt exemption provides property tax breaks for Florida horse farms Physical climate allows for year-round training, racing, showing and business opportunities

FLORIDA DEPA PARTMENT OF AGRICULLTTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Nicole “Nikki” Fried, Commissioner Emily Hetherington • (850) 617-7291 (Office) Emily.Hetherington@FDACS.gov www.FDACS.gov

and ready to attract new companies and create new employment opportunities. Feed and animal health items, along with other specific items, are also exempt Horses are exempt from sales tax when purchased from their original breeder National leader in veterinary and equine research Ranks second in the U.S. for number of thoroughbred horses

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Park for Arindel. Trust Our Journey is owned by Palm m Beach Racing. It was the f iirrst win for Trust Our Journey since the 2-year-old brokee his maiden on debut against special weight maidens at Gulfstream Park going four-and-a-half furlongs on May 1. In two starts since, the chestnut son of American Pharoah was third in the $139,000 Tremont Stakes won by Overbore at Belmont Park on a muddy f ive-and-a-half furlongs and was seventthh in the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes taken by Wit going six furlongs on a good main surface at Saratoga on July 17. Trust Our Journey is out of the A.P. Warrior mare Tribbal Music and was bred in Florida by Hallmarc Stalllions LLC and R Star Stallions. The chestnut colt has now won two of f ive starts with a second and a third while banking $136,750. ■

Florida Broodmare of the Year Hay Jude Dies Hay Jude, the 2012 Broodmare of the Year as named by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association died Monday, Aug. 30 according to Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm. By Wavering Monarch out of Double Norm, by Relaunch, Hay Jude won f ive of 30 career starts withh seven seconds and one thhird while earning $113,152 and racing exclusively in her native Illinois. Her f irst foal was Little Nick, a Florida-bred multiple stakes-winning son of Tiger Ridge who won thhe $150,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint at Calder Race Course in 2009, the $70,000 Basket Weave Stakes at Belmont Park in 2010 and the $55,000 Champion Stakes in 2011 at Calder. But her second foal was the most accomplished and was most responsible for her FTBOA Broodmare of the Year title. Florida-bred Little Mike was a multiple graded-stakes winning son of Spanish Steps who in 2012 won the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita (G1), the Arlington Million at Arlington International (G1), the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill (G1) and the Florida Sunshine Millions Turf at Gulfstream Park. In 2011, Little Mike won three Grade 3 stakes at Gulfstream including thhe Ft. Lauderdale, the Canadian Turf and the Emirates Airrlines Appleton. He also won the 2013 Joe Hirsch 18

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Turf Classic Invitational at Belmont Park before retiring with 14 wins with two seconds and a third from 30 career starts and earnings of $3,543,392. Hay Jude also produced winners Priscilla Mari, by Bustin Stones; Redheads Rule, by Big Brown; Litttle Scotty, by Paddy O’Prado; Parkland, by Midnight Lute; Militarist, by Liam’s Map; and Little Jewel, by Liam’s Map. Little Nick, Little Mike and the aforementioned winners were all bred by Carlo Vaccarezza.

Editor’s Note: On Thursday, Sept. 16, thhe thoroughbred industry suffered a monumental loss with thhe passing of Gilbert G. Campbell at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Mass. Campbell was 91. At the time of Campbell’ss unexpected passing, The Florida Horse was going to press and will thherefore be appropriately memorialized in the November issue. However, we would like to express our condolences to his familyy and friends and all of those who worked with Mr. Campbell at his Stonehedge Farm Soutth in Williston, Fla. Mr. Campbell, a past president and longtime board member for the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, was a titan of industrry and sport and will be greatly missed by all. ■

) p p consisting of the following, each subject too prescribed doollar caps: (a) breeder awards at 15% of the purse, with a 10% award for f ir irst place, a 3% award for second place, and a 2% award for third place; (b) stallion awards at 15% of the purse for f irst place f inishes in certain black-type stakes races. The board unanimously approved the proposal. This portion of the board meeting was open to the public. 2) The board heard reemarks from FTBOA president Phil Matthews, DVM, regarding a proposal to increase membership dues for regular and associate members by $25. The last such increase was inn 2012. The inncreased dues would still be in the mid-range when compared too breeder associations across the country. The board unanimously approved the proposal, increasing regular member dues to $125 and associate member dues too $100, beginning with 2022 memberships. 3) The board received a brief ing from CEO Lonny Powell. Powell discussed upcoming meetings with the tracks and horsemen surrounding the 2022 Florida-Bred racing program. He thanked outgoing boarrdd member Richard Kent for his service, as did president Matthews. Powell announced the he 2021 annual meetinng will be held via Zoom rather than inn-person, as was the case inn 2020. He noteed that the Zoom format enhanced member participation at the 2020 meeting. 4) The board unanimouslyy approved a motion for the CEO and president, inn consultation with the Treasurer, to begin the process of negotiating thhe 2022 Florida-bred racing program with: (a) the FHBPA and Gulfstream Park; and (b) the Tampa HBPA and Tampa Bay Downs. These negotiations will focus on the 2022 Florida-bred Stakes Program, including the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakkees, as well as the 2022 Florida-bred Incentiive Fund bonus program. The executive committtee will review and approve any f inal stakes agreement on behalf of the board, after an opportunity for public comment, with thhe board receivving a full brief ing at its next scheduled meeting. 5) The board received brief ings from Matt Bryan and Warren Husband on the political and legal climate following the state’ss entry into a new Gaming Compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida and thhe accompanying 2021 legislation, which would expand gaming at trribal facilities and allow on-line and in-person sports betting, in-

g p longer conducting thoroughbred races. 6) For Fall 2021, there are f iv ive director vacancies on the FTBOA board to be f illed for three-year terms running until October 2024. Pursuant to the FTBOA Bylaws, the board nominated the following f ive candidates for these vacancies: (a) Laurine Fuller-Varg rgas; (b) George Russell; (c) T. Paul Bulmahn; (d) Nick de Meric; and (e) Georgge Isaacs. Each candidate has agreed to run and to serve as an FTBOA director. The FTBOA bylaws also allow a candidate to selfnominate by petition, but no such petition was f iled. As provided in the bylaws, because there are only f ive candidates for the f ive director vacancies, members will not be required to cast ballots and these f ive candidates will be deemed elected to off ice upon the presiding off icer calling the FTBOA’ss annual meeting to order on Oct. 22. 7) The board received a brief ing from charity committee chair Valerie Dailey regarding the Florida Thoroughbred Charities golf tournament planned for Oct. 8 at Stone Creek Golf Club. The title sponsor is AdventHealth Ocala. Mini-seminars on thoroughbred retirement, farmland preservation and additional educational topics have been added in partnership with FTC and the Florida Thoroughbred Farm Managers. A luncheon honoring Gail Rice, Florida breeder of 2021 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1)-winner Medina Spirit, will also be held jointlly with FTC and thhe Florida Thorobred Fillies on Oct 8. The funds raised will benef it FTC programs. 8) The board received a brief ing from Becky Robinson on the FTC scholarship program. Five students were awarded scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $3,200 for the academic year. The scholarships are funded by Florida Thoroughbred Charities, Quail Roost Foundation, and a College of Central Florida endowmentt. 9) Important dates and deadlines were provided to the board from Tammy Gantt, including thhe Aug. 28 Florida Sire Stakes races at Gulfstrream, the Aug. 31 Florida-bred foal registration deadline, the Aug. 27 virtual awards gala show at https://www.horsecapitaltv.com/ episodes, the Sept. 29 UF/IFAS Equine Institute, and thhe Nov. 23 Horse Farms Forever Conservation Summit at OBS. ■ THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2021

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BY BROCK SHERIDAN HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - LNJ Foxwoods’ Outfoxed dominated the $200,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Florida Sire Stakes Susan’s Girl Aug. 28 at Gulfstream Park while Arindel homebred Octane led from start to f inish to win thhe $200,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Aff irmed two races later at the Hallandale Beach oval. Outfoxed produced a record-setting effort with a commanding 13 1/2 –length victoryy ahead of runner-up Devilette. The Susan’s Girrl featured 11 2-year-old f illies by FTBOA registered Florida stallions going seven furlongs on the fast track and is the second leg of the thhree-race series that began July 31 with the $100,000 Florida Sire Stakes Desert Vixen at six furlongs. The f illy division of the series concluded Sept. 25 with the $400,000 Florida Sire Stakes My Dear Girl at a mile-and-one-sixteenth.

Outfoxed ‘Em All The winning margin was the largest in the 40-year-history of the Susan’s Girl, eclipsing the 10-length victory by Ivanavinalot inn 2002. Conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mottt and riddeen by Edgard Zayas, Outfoxed was sent to the post as the 7-5 favorite after shipping to Gulfstream from Saratoga where she was thhird behind winner Echo Zulu in her f irst career start going f iv ive-and-a-half furlongs on July 15. Dear Mama Mia broke best of all from post 11 in the Susan’s Girl and was quickly joined by Devilettte from post eight as Outfoxed was in no hurry early from post seven. Recent maiden special weight-winnner Devilettte sprinted to thhe lead down the backstretch and was a length in front of Noble Dreamer in second as they f inished the f irst quarter-mile in a hand-timed :23.06. Devilettte took thhem into the turn as Noble Dreamer edged closer in second while Outfoxed began to make a big run while racing f ive-wide. Midway on the turn, Outfoxed was able to maneuver into the three patthh and took the lead with f ive-sixteenths of a mile to the f inish. Devilette remained in second but was no match for Outfoxed, who was suddenly f ive lengths in front with a furlong to run while continuing to pull away with every stride. Outfoxed f inished in 1:23.81 on thhe fast track with Devilette anothher 13 ½ lengths ahead of Desert Vixen-winner My Sassenach in third. They were followed in order by Sequuin Lady, Veiled Prophet, Noble Dreamer, Demurelyy, Spectacular Gal, Dear Mama Mia, Rachel’s Rock and Lluvvia. Outfoxed returned $4.80 on a $2 win ticket. “She broke good out of the gate. She dropped back a little bit. There was plenttyy of pace. A seven-furlong race can be very hard on 2-yearr--old f illies, so I let her sit a little,” Zayas said. “At the half-mile [pole], I didn’t want to go too wide, so I tuucked her in a little bit. After that she was taking me very nice. She was very impressive. Continued on next page THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2021

m t m to load into the starting gate, but Zayas nc r e . r e ore the race. It was just getting into thhe t s . s to he gatte, she got a little nervous. After w ct, cl s .” to the ifth ner in thhe Florida Sire Stakes for Zayas, t i thhe 2017 Dr. Fager, Chance It in the 2018 , w y i e 01 My Dear ar Girl and with Boca Boy in n . r o ,0 0 t thh Ocala Breeders’ Sales Spring Sale in b d age s x olis anndd Jason Litt for LNJ Foxwoods, t ne b Coa tal Equuine. She is thhe f irst winner for w o r rst p lli n Va Val alian ant Minister and is the f irst foal e s n i r avvingtiime, by Kantth haros. Savingtime rli fii y ridllewood Farm resident Tunwoo and a - t r Outfo e i thhe r i nam me of Larry, Nanci and Jaime Roth, r - u t m fr oral Gables, Fla., that jumped into thhor-y s nd Littt with th a focus on female horses. t 0 Oc o r Salle whhere Jesse Hoppel purchased e t in t ox t Gul s e m foor thhe Florida Sire Stakes Susan’ss

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. ain y C rlos Davvid, who won a Florida Sire r th t fi f r t ti e while Jaramillo won the Aff irmed m i foo r e rs aftter riding winners Garter and Tie e e last yearr. It was the third Florida Sire o Ar el, ho won the 2018 Susan’s Girl and the ithh C k Dough. vid] ery confiide dent coming in and [Octane] mi lo n j st diidnn’t stop,” Arindel’s Brian Cohen h . lk sup o t thhe Florida Sire Stakes program and h h e thh .” a at a ir ti tion o ctaanne because of the gelding’s teenacity. r ” D v d saiid. “He was a litttle bit nervous prior t . t put lot o gatte work into him and teach him t hi ’ go n to b all right. . t a fiive fuurr ongs, galloping out three-quarters i t n e. I a very confiident coming into this race,”

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By JooA Ann Guidrryy Peerfeectlly y nam med,, Mucho Macho Mann was a lot of horse in evvery wayy.. At 17 hannds, mayybe even a smidgen abovve, he was big even foor a thoroughbred. On thhe racetrrack, the multiple Gradee 1 winnnner was a big-time racehorse, earrning $5,625,410. His carreer bannkkrroll rannkks him m as thhe thhird--leadiing Floridaa-bred earrner, behind Skip Aw wayy ($9,616,360) annd Silver Charrm ($6,944,369). Of Mucho Macho Mann’s lifeetime earrnings, $3,650,000 was collecteed frrom Breedeers’ Cupp races annd makkes him m too daatte, thhe leadiinng Floridaa--bred by Breedeers’ Cupp earrninngs. Not bad foor a Juune 15 fooal whho was sold privvattelyy via email pictuurres. Bred by Johnn annd Carrole Rio, thhe 2008 bayy coltt by Macho Uno outt of Ponche dee Leona, by Ponche, was like a gaw wkyy teenager as a juvenile. Defiinitelyy not a good prospectt foor thhe 2-yearr-olds in trraining sales. The Rios emailed photos of thhe big colt too longtim me clientt Dr. Jim Culver,, whho promptlyy boughtt him. The Rios retained a small sharre. Nam med prophetiicalllyy Mucho Mac acho Mann, thhe colt madee his innitiall carreer starrtt foor Culver annd his parrtnners in Dream m Teeam m One Raacing Stable on July ly 17, 2010, att Calde der Rac ace Courrse. He fiinished second too Floridaa-bred Gourrmet Dinnner, whho would go on to become a millionaiire, annd soon gaiined a new ow wner. Follow wing thhatt racce, Deann annd Patttti Reeves purrchased a majorityy sharre in the colt. He would now race foor Reeves Thoroughbbred Racing, Dream m Teeam m One Racing withh thhe Rios retainning thheir small sharre. Withh th he new ownership came trrainer Kathhyy Ritvvo, who brought some new story lines into thhe devveloping Mucho Maccho Mann saga. In 2008 att onlyy 38, Ritvvo had a hearrt trrannsplanntt annd butt six montthhs latter was back training horses. The exceptionallyy tall Mucho Macho Mann posed a bit of a sadddling challenge foor Ritvo. Barrely fi f ive-fe feet tall, Ritvo once noted th that she had to wear her highest high heels and then stannd on her tiptoes to sadd ddlle Mucho Macho Mann in thhe paddoock. Mucho Macho Mann broke his maiden by foour lengthhs on Sept. 19, 2010, att Monmoutthh Parrkk annd his connnections wasted little time movving him intto graded stak kes compannyy. He respondeed withh seconds inn thhe Nashu hua Stakkes (G2) annd Remsen Stak akes (G2), bothh att Aqueduuct annd bothh times behind Livve Oakk Plan anttattion’s Too Honor annd Serve. Mucho Macho Mann earrned $110,643 in his fiirst yearr of racing butt thhatt fiigure would grow w exponenttiallyy in thhe next foourr seasons.

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As a 3-yearr-old,, Muchho Macho Mann begann thhe yearr withh a foourthh-place fiinish in the Holyy Bull (G3) behind thhatt yearr’s eventtuual Florida Derby (G1)-winn nner Dialed In, thhen won his fiirst black-tyype stakkees racce annd gradeed stakkes race on Feb. 19, 2011, when he capptuured thhe Risen Starr Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounnds, winnning by a lengthh-annd--a-half ahhead of Sannttivva in second withh Rogue Romannce thhird. His winnning time foor thhe eightt-annd--a-half fuurrlongs was 1:43.98. Mucho Macho Mann woould encore thhatt withh thhirds in bothh thhe Louisianna Derby (G2) annd Kent ntuuckyy Derby (G1). In thhe lattteer,, hee was a good thhirrd by thhrreee lengtthhs to winn ner Aniimal Kinngdom withh Nehro second. Aftter disapppointing fiinishes when sixth h behind winnner Shacklefoord in the Preakknness (G1) annd when seventhh in the Belmontt Stakkees (G1) won by Ruuler On Ice, Mucho Maccho Mann was givven some tim me offf.. He closed outt his sophomore season withh a confiideencce-boostinng win by fiivve annd thhrreee-quuarrtter lengtthhs inn a thhirrd level, $35,000 optionall claiming allowannce on Novv.. 9 att Aquueduuct too increase his bannkkrroll foor thhe yearr too $533,000. In 2012, Muchho Maccho ho Mann had grow wn intto his big frram me annd uppped his gam me on thhe racetrrack as well. He opened thhe season att Gulfsstrream m Parrkk on Jann. 28 withh a lengthh-anndhalf win in thhe Floridaa Millions Classic Staakkes ahheeadd of Floriidaa--breed Ron thhe Greek in a winnning tiime foor thhe nine fuurrlongs in 1:47.91. On Marrch 10, he won the Gulfsstrream m Parrkk Hanndiicapp (G2) by tw wo lengthhs ahhead of Floridaa--bred Taaccklleberry in 1:35.50 foor thhe mile. Aftter a thhird to Successfuul Dann in thhe Alyysheba Stakkes (G2) on Mayy 4 att Chuurrchhill Dow wns, Mucho Maccho Mann was shippped to Belmontt Parrkk annd by thhe time he enttered thhe gattes foor thhe Suburbann Hanndiicapp (G2) on July 7, he was solelyy owned by Reeves Thoroughhbbred Racing. Mucho Machho Mann won by a rousing tw wo-annd--a--hallf lengthhs ahhead of Graddee 1-winnner Hymn Book withh a winnning time of 1:46.58 foor thhe nine fuurrlongs. Next upp was a second by a mere neck in thhe Wooodw warrd Staakkees (G1) to old rivval Too Honor an and Servve att Sarrattooga on Sept. 1 befoore going too Sannttaa Anitaa Parrkk foor thhe Breedeers’ Cupp Classic (G1) on Novv.. 3. Muchho Maccho Mann hadd to setttlle foor second by a half--lengthh to Fort Larrned witthh Floridaa-bred Flatt Outt in thhird. In his most lucrattiivve yearr ever,, Mucho Machho Mann had earrned $1,712,767, includiing $900,000 fo for his BC Classic runnnner--upp fiinish. His carreer bannkkrroll grew too more thhann $2.3 million. ■

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AL LL GROW WN N UP P Muchho Macho Mann’s 2013 season begann badllyy,, givving no hintt of itts glorious endi ding. Aftter drriftting outt badllyy annd being pulled upp, he was a DNF F inn thhe Sunnshinne Millions Classic Stak akes won by Ron thhe Greek on Jann. 19. Ritvvo’s charrge woould not starrt againn un nt Juunne 14 att Belmontt Parrkk in thhe Criminal Tyype Stakkes, where he fiinished thhird to Sann Pablo. Mucho Macho Mann thhen signaled he was retuurrning to foorm in thhe Whitney Invvitational Hanndiicapp (G1) on Aug. 3 at Sarratoga whhen he fiinished a solid thhirrd too Cross Trafffiic withh Successfuul Dann second. Shipped cross coun ntrry back to Sannta Anita, Mucho Macho Man fi f inalllyy scored the Grade 1 victory thhatt had eluudeed him. He rolled to a dominnattinng foourr-annd--half--length h score ahhead of Payynter in thhe Aw wesome Again Stakkees (G1) on Sept 28 withh a winnning time of 1:48.30 foor thhe nine fuurrlongs. Ritvo stayyed att Sannta Anita and trrained Mucho Macho Mann up to the Breeders’ Cupp Classic (G1) on Novv.. 2 which proved to be a wise tactic. Ridddeen by 50-yearr-old Garry Stevens, who hadd just retuurrned to racing aftter a seven-yearr retirementt, Mucho Macho Mann broke well annd setttled back to trrack earrlyy leadeers Gam me On Dudee annd Moreno as thhey clicked offf quarrtermile frraacttions in a comfoortaable :23.39 anndd :46.36. Thrree widee coming into thhe strretch, he surged past Fort Larrned att thhe quuarrter pole to takke thhe lead buutt nearring th the eigh htth th-pole was challenged fiirst by Declarrattion of Waar annd then by Will Taakke Charrge. The trrio hiit thhe wiree as a teeam m withh Mucho Macho Mann prevailing by a nose over Will Taakke Charrge. The latttter was a headd bettter thhann Declarrattion of Waarr. The winnnning time foor thhe mile-annd--a-qu quaarrter was a sizzling 2:00.72 as Ritvvo becam me onlyy thhe fiiftthh womann to sadddlle a Breedeers’ Cupp ch cham mppion. The victtory was wortthh a hefttyy $2,750,000, boosting Mucho Macho Mann’s seas earrnings to $2,984,000. Mucho Macho Mann was a 2013 Eclipse Aw warrd fii foor Older Male an and Horse of thhe Yeearr,, bothh cattegories won by Wise Dann. Butt Mucho Macho Mann’s popularrity with racing faanns diid garrner him m thhe 2013 Secretarriatt Vo Vox Populi (“Vooice of thhe Peeople”) Aw warrd. Vooted on by racing faanns, thhe annnnuual aw warrd honors thhe horse whhose popularrityy annd racing excellence best resonatted withh the Americann public annd gaiined recogniittion foor th th thoroughbred racing in a givven yearr. Mucho Machho Mann was allso nam med thhe 2013 Floridaabred Oldeer Male annd Horse of thhe Yeearr. 28

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For thhe thhird time, Mucho Macho Mann kicked offf a season withh thhe Florida Sunnshine Millions Classic Stakkees on Jann. 18, 2014, att Gulfsstr tream m Parrk. He had won thhe 2012 ediition annd had thhen recordeed thatt DNF in 2013. The lattter seemed like an aberrattion, especially aftter Muchho Macho Mann’s 14-lengthh romp in thhe 2014 race. On Feb. 21, it was an announced by Reeves Thoroughbbred Raccing thhatt Frannk Strronach had boughtt ann intterest in Mucho Maccho Mann foor racing annd breediing purrposes. Mucho Macho Man’s sire, Macho Uno, st od att Frannkk Strronacch’s Adeena Springs Farrm in Parris, Kyy. His dam am, Florida-bred stak akes winner Ponche de Leona had been residiing att Adena Springs when she had been bred to Macho Uno prior to being sold carrrying Mucho Macho Mann. Consigned by Hidddeen Brook as ann agentt, to thhe 2007 Keeenelannd November Breeding Stock Sale, Ponche de Leona, in fooal to Macho Uno, was purchased by John Rio foor $33,000. Then att thhe 2009 Ocala Breeders’ Sales October Fall Mixed Sale, thhe Rios in thheir Caballo Granndee, as ann agentt, nam me sold Ponche dee Leona in fooal to Gotttchha Gold foor $5,000 to Fannlew Farrms as ann agentt. But in the summer of 2010, thhe Rios privvattelyy re-purrchased Ponche de Leona annd she rewarrded them with stakes-placed fiillyy Mucho Manns Gold,, by Gotttchha Gold. In 2011, Ponche dee Leona, in fooal to Macho Uno, was consigned by Thrree Chimnneys Sales to thhe Keeenelannd November Breediing Stock Sale. She sold foor $300,000 to Blackk Rock Stables. At thhe 2014 Keenelannd Jannuuarry Horses of All Ages, Ponche dee Leona, in fooal to Distorted Humor, was consigned by Blakke-Albina Thoroughbbred Services annd sold foor $775,000 to Brushw wood Stable. As foor Muchoo Maccho Mann, he would makke butt one starrt foor thhe partnnership of Reeves Thoroughbbred Racing annd Stronach Stables. On Marrch 8, 2014, he f inished a carreer--ending o tentthh too Gam me On Dudee in thhe Sanntta Anita Hanndiicapp (G1) annd was retired to stuud. Withh carreer earrnings of $5,625, 410, Muchho Macho Mann begann his stuud carreer in 2015 att Adeena Springs where he has sired Gradee 1 stakkes winnners Mucho Gusto annd Mucho Unuusual, befoore movving to Hill ‘n’ Dale Farrms in Parris, K Kyy., foor th the 2021 breediing season. But Mucho Macho Mann will alw wayys be remembered as thhe big Florida--bred who livved upp to his nam me. ■

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For August 2021 By Race Type/Grade

FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS — STAKES RACES Win/Placee/Show Horse Name Sex Age Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date Track Finish Race Name

Grade/Value

Earnings $60,000

Trust Our Journey C

American Pharoah Tribal Music

Hallmarc Stallions LLC & R Star Stallions

8/31/21

CNL

Rosie’s Stakes

$100,000

Medina Spirit

Protonico

Gail Rice

8/29/21

DMR

Shared Belief S.

$100,500

$60,000

Firenze Fire

Poseidon’s Warrior My Every Wish

Mr Amore Stables

8/28/21

SAR

Forego S.

1/$600,000

$112,000

Mongolian Changa

Chance It

Currencyy Swap

Vaagabon Diva

Bett Usher

8/28/21

SAR

Forego S.

1/$600,000

$60,000

C Z Rocket

City Zip

Successful Sarah

Farm III Enterprises LLC

8/28/21

DMR

Pat O’Brien S.

2/$202,000

$40,000

Octane

Brethren

Star Recruit

Arindel

8/28/21

FTBOA Florida Sire Affirmed S.

$200,000

$120,000

Cajjun’s Magic

Cajun Breeze

Mollie’s Magic

Stonehedge LLC

8/28/21

FTBOA Florida Sire Affirmed S.

$200,000

$40,000

Big and Classy

The Big Beast

I’mclassyandsassy

Alex Lieblong & JoAnn Lieblong

8/28/21

FTBOA Florida Sire Affirmed S.

$200,000

$22,000

Outfoxed

Valiant Minister

Savingtime

Baoma Corp

8/28/21

FTBOA Florida Sire Susan’s Girl S. $200,000

$120,000

Devilette

Khozan

Devilinareddress

Stephanie D. Link & Santiago Mendoza

8/28/21

FTBOA Florida Sire Susan’s Girl S. $200,000

$40,000

My Sassenach

Uncaptured

Cynthia’s Fury

Craig L. Wheeler

8/28/21

FTBOA Florida Sire Susan’s Girl S. $200,000

$22,000

Chacalosa

Jess’s Dream

Silver Prism

Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc

8/28/21

Arlington-Washington Lassie S.

$75,000

$43,200

Rushie

Liam’s Map

Conquest Angel

Ocala Stud

8/27/21

Charles Town Classic S.

2/$800,000

$76,000

3/$400,000

$230,400

$150,000

$14,700

R Adios Jersey

Adios Charlie

Marion Theatre

Ocala Stud & J. Michael O’Farrell Jr..

8/27/21

Charles Town Oaks

Queen Nekia

Harlington

All Night Labor

Porter Racing Stable, LLC

8/27/21

Misty Bennett Pink Ribbon S.

Alonzo

Brethren

Tizmetizyou

Arindel

8/24/21

PRX

Smarty Jones S.

3/$300,000

$58,500

3/$150,000

$90,000

$75,000

$14,700

Our Flash Drive

Ghostzapper

Dynamotor

Live Oak Stud

8/22/21

Ontario Colleen S.

Winging It

Into Mischief

Campionessa

Hickstead Farm

8/21/21

Proud Man S.

Fulton Street

First Dude

Omi’s Vindication

Flying Finish Farm

8/21/21

Proud Man S.

$75,000

$7,350

March to the Arch G

Arch

Daveron (Ger)

Live Oak Stud

8/15/21

King Edward S.

2/$183,750

$17,500

Background

Khozan

Ephyra

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

8/15/21

EMD

Longacres Mile H.

3/$100,000

$55,000

Real Talk

Gemologist

Woodland Park

Ocala Stud

8/15/21

MTH

Jersey Shore S.

$100,000

$60,000

Galileta

Amira’s Prince (Ire) Dreamingofleta

Charles Weston & Maritza Weston

8/15/21

EMD

Emerald Distaff H.

$50,000

$6,000

Running Memories F

Bahamian Squall

Up for Grabs

Courtney L. Meagher

8/14/21

MTH

Incredible Revenge S.

$102,000

$20,000

No Mercy Percy

Put It Back

Ariel Actress

Endsley Oaks Farm, Inc

8/14/21

MTH

Incredible Revenge S.

$102,000

$10,000

Well Defined

With Distinction

Fru Fru

Stonehedge, LLC

8/14/21

Benny The Bull S.

$100,000

$70,570

Shivaree

Awesome of Course Garter Belt

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

8/14/21

Benny The Bull S.

$100,000

$14,700

Pro Quality

Exclusive Quality

Arabella’s Tune

R. G. Lundock DVM

8/14/21

Benny The Bull S.

$100,000

$7,350

Shifty She

$120,000

$14,400

Gone Astray

Perilous Hope

Chris Pallas & George Klein

8/8/21

SAR

Fasig-Tipton De La Rose S.

Crown and Sugar M

Crown of Thorns

Sugarlick

Woodford Thoroughbreds

8/8/21

MTH

Oceanport S.

Pappacap

Gun Runner

Pappascat

Rustlewood Farm, Inc.

8/7/21

DMR

Bet On Mookie

Brown Glaze

$95,000

$20,000

Best Pal S.

2/$200,500

$120,000

2/$200,500

$24,000

$104,000

$20,000

Uncaptured

Ocala Stud

8/7/21

DMR

Best Pal S.

Trust Our Journey C

American Pharoah Tribal Music

Hallmarc Stallions LLC & R Star Stallions

8/7/21

MTH

Tyro S.

Shea D Summer

Summer Front

Empress of Gold

Ocala Stud

8/7/21

Azalea S.

$75,000

$46,035

Holidayy Flare

Jess’s Dream

Poseidon’s Warrior Awesome Thrill

Souper Stonehenge G

Speightstown

8/7/21

Azalea S.

$75,000

$14,850

8/7/21

MNR

W. Va. Legislature Chairman’s Cup S. $75,000

$7,500

8/1/21

Vigil S.

Onepointhreekarats Live Oak Stud

Souper Stonehenge/Vigil Stakes G3

BENOIT PHOTO

Pappacap/B Best Pal Stakes G2

Ocala Stud Ponder Hill, Inc.

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3/$159,300

$90,000

R Adios Jersey/Charles Town Oaks G3

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FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS — ALLOWANCE Win/Place/Show Horse Name

Sex Age

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track

Finish

Value

Earnings

Drill’s Li’l Man

Drill

Sister Nan

Gerald Bennett & Mary Bennett

8/30/21

PRM

$31,500

$18,600

Scared Warior

Poseidon’s Warrior

Sasha’s Fierce

Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon

8/30/21

MNR

$22,848

$4,760 $12,600

My Lovely Girl

Poseidon’s Warrior

Orlyana Queen

Orlyana Farm

8/29/21

TIM

$65,836

Tiz Showbiz

Hello Broadway

Valley Queen

Porter Racing Stable, LLC

8/29/21

LAD

$20,000

$4,000

Shoo Shine

Gemologist

Morning Rush

Rustlewood Farm, Inc.

8/28/21

MTH

$58,000

$36,000

Lady Phyllis

Gone Astray

Phyllis

Northwest Stud

8/27/21

$34,000

$6,766

Daddy’s Warrior

Poseidon’s Warrior

Daddy’s Pride

DeLuca and Son’s Stables Inc.

8/27/21

CMR

$13,230

$2,700

Doheny Beach

Treasure Beach (GB)

Escape From Home

Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon

8/27/21

FER

$9,225

$1,350

Ride Em

Kantharos

Cuppy Cake

Thomas L. Croley

8/26/21

DEL

$40,375

$4,400

Swamp Souffle

Bodemeister

Yes She Is

Craig L. Wheeler & Barry Berkelhammer

8/26/21

EMD

$24,960

$3,713

Over Sensual

Overanalyze

La Chica Sensual

Murray Stroud

8/25/21

PRX

$46,000

$9,000

Turn On the Magic G

Khozan

Mollie’s Magic

Stonehedge LLC

8/25/21

EVD

$32,040

$3,410

Passionfortreasure F

Treasure Beach (GB)

Exchangeable

Joseph Barbazon & Helen Barbazon

8/25/21

TDN

$28,500

$5,700

Snow Forecast

Prospective

Snow Fashion

Jennifer A. Johnson & Gillian K. Johnson

8/25/21

PEN

$28,000

$5,600

Banyan Breeze

Cajun Breeze

Expect a Check

Shadybrook Farm Inc

8/25/21

$24,100

$13,740

Butyoucalledme

Twirling Candy

Bold Pegasus

Farm III Enterprises LLC

8/25/21

ARP

$14,100

$1,410

Mister K

Kantharos

Goodgollymissdolly

Marie Bates

8/24/21

CBY

$38,600

$3,000

Benny’s Girlfriend

Benny the Bull

Over the Top K

Mario Zacco & Karon Zacco

8/21/21

GPR

$3,900

$2,067

My Uncle Titan

Bahamian Squall

Silk Ridge

Maura R. Welsh & Cedar Gate Farm, LLC

8/18/21

CMR

$14,288

$8,816

Ribbons and Medals G

To Honor and Serve

Our Candy Striper

Live Oak Stud

8/17/21

PID

$30,400

$3,200

Passionfortreasure F

Treasure Beach (GB)

Exchangeable

Joseph Barbazon & Helen Barbazon

8/17/21

TDN

$27,000

$16,740

Prospective Forum F

Prospective

Strict Forum

WK France & Cheryl McGuire

8/16/21

TDN

$25,500

$16,575

Diamond Lydiamarie F

You Luckie Mann

Suzanne

George T Gurrola

8/16/21

TDN

$25,500

$5,100

She’s Divine

Creative Cause

Divine County

Brereton C. Jones

8/15/21

CTM

$22,430

$4,600

Bankx Turbo

Turbo Compressor

Lady Untouchable

Mighty White Stallion LLC

8/15/21

MNR

$19,716

$12,296

Preacher

Fury Kapcori

Religious Type

Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung

8/15/21

GIL

$11,500

$6,720

Souper Watson

Ghostzapper

Unbridled Humor

Live Oak Stud

8/14/21

$69,510

$13,500

Finalist

Tonalist

Val Marie

Rustlewood Farm, Inc.

8/14/21

$69,510

$7,425

Gato Guapo

Factum

Run Macy Run

Stonehedge LLC

8/13/21

CMR

$10,780

$1,100

Pepper

Tapiture

Doctor Doctor

Keith C. Dickey & T. J. Dickey

8/11/21

PID

$31,680

$19,200

Montauk Cove

Circular Quay

Awanda

Janet Erwin

8/11/21

TDN

$28,500

$16,200

Making Me Crazy

Winslow Homer

Make Note of Me

University of Florida Foundation

8/11/21

TDN

$27,000

$5,400

Scared Warior

Poseidon’s Warrior

Sasha’s Fierce

Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon

8/9/21

TDN

$28,500

$2,850

Midtown Rose

Gary D

Uno Royale

Dynasty Thoroughbreds

8/8/21

SAR

$103,000

$20,600

Awesome Indra

Awesome of Course

Darjeeling

Sue’s Farm II, LLC & Richard Nancarrow

8/8/21

SAR

$103,000

$12,360

Sky

Brethren

Nevelee

Arindel

8/8/21

MNR

$17,860

$1,880

Ampersand

Speightster

Majestic Maria

Sally J. Anderson

8/7/21

SAR

$99,910

$20,600

Doc Meeks

Hat Trick (JPN)

Susan Elaine

Mary K. Haire

8/6/21

PEN

$29,120

$16,800

Curtin’s Up

Big Drama

She Tiz Bold

Frank C. Calabrese

8/6/21

EVD

$29,000

$17,400

Rileys Dude

First Dude

Galabella

The Jerome G. Bozzo Trust

8/5/21

DEL

$48,000

$30,000

Centerfoldprospect G

Prospective

Centerfold

Antonia Noonan

8/5/21

DEL

$40,625

$8,000

Ride Em

Kantharos

Cuppy Cake

Thomas L. Croley

8/5/21

DEL

$40,625

$4,400

Pretty Stormy

Flashstorm

Pretty Patsy

Good Beginnings Farm

8/5/21

TDN

$35,500

$2,550

Lights Down Low

Cross Traffic

Slammingpartygirl

Off The Hook Partners LLC

8/5/21

CMR

$14,406

$1,470

Mister K

Kantharos

Goodgollymissdolly

Marie Bates

8/4/21

CBY

$32,045

$5,600

Our Little Jewel

Hat Trick (JPN)

Yourmajestyscrown

Live Oak Stud

8/3/21

PID

$32,080

$19,200

Snow Forecast

Prospective

Snow Fashion

Jennifer A. Johnson & Gillian K. Johnson

8/3/21

PEN

$28,000

$3,080

Sir Seamus

Handsome Mike

Gold Diggin Dixie

Helen Barbazon & Joseph Barbazon

8/1/21

$76,712

$40,500

Gran Edition

First Dude

Grey Appeal

Ponder Hill, Inc.

8/1/21

MNR

$20,352

$2,120 $2,400

Herecitykitty

City Wolf

Kit Kats Luck

Elissa Christine Roberts

8/1/21

FAR

$12,000

Epic Drama

Put It Back

Queen Drama

Harold L. Queen

8/1/21

FAR

$9,000

$900

Wild Drive

Corfu

Wild Plum Circle

Julian Serna, Jr. & Marie Serna

8/1/21

GPR

$4,100

$2,173

THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2021

FLORIDA-BRED FINISHERS — MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Win/Place/Show Horse Name

Sex Age

Sire

Dam

Breeder

Date

Track

Finish

Value

Earnings

8/30/21

PID

$29,900

$18,000

Souper Fortune

Kantharos

Sweet Fortune

Live Oak Stud

Souper Legacy

Hard Spun

Sweet Fortune

Live Oak Stud

8/29/21

$73,330

$43,200

Nerve

Rainbow Heir

Ennuhway

Ocala Stud

8/29/21

$61,000

$41,000

Gone Nuts

Gone Astray

Daytime Promise

J. R. Cavanaugh

8/29/21

$61,000

$6,050

Opalina

Optimizer

Go Kitten Go

Teneri Farms Inc. & Bernardo Alvarez Calderon

8/28/21

$49,000

$13,000

Eli’s Girl

Jess’s Dream

Single N Lovin It

Taylor Ochoa, Bobby Ochoa & Karen Parsons

8/28/21

LAD

$20,800

$3,800

Lt. Junior Grade

Field Commission

Shanagarry

Edward A. Seltzer, Beverly Anderson & Jayson Horner

8/28/21

FAN

$10,000

$6,000

Charging Aero

Will Take Charge

Aerospace

Carol A. Reitman, Susan Gannon & Warren Miller

8/27/21

MTH

$54,750

$5,500

Magical Marriage

Magician (IRE)

Sunnyridge Bride

Dennis A. Drazin

8/27/21

MTH

$54,250

$11,000

Romantic Tale

Kantharos

Doc’s Stormy Girl

Kristine L. Mitchell

8/27/21

$49,900

$31,900

Solar Reflection

Creative Cause

Solar Echo

Wind Hill Farm

8/27/21

$33,000

$6,481

Sun Striker

Reward the Cat

Broadway Dreamer

Dr. Michael Rotstein

8/27/21

EVD

$28,920

$16,800

Golden Hughes

Chitu

Golden Cities

Steve A. Dye & Kim Y. Dye

8/26/21

$29,700

$17,820

Hatshepsut

$1,600

Cairo Prince

Pyrite Storm

Dion Atchison & Stori D. Atchison

8/25/21

ASD

$15,930

Goodbyellowbrickrd C

Paynter

A Day in Oz

Jennifer Johnson & Gillian Johnson

8/24/21

PID

$29,700

$3,000

Queen’s Mission

Noble Mission (GB)

Evil Queen

Janet Erwin

8/24/21

FAN

$10,000

$6,000

Paynt by Number

Paynter

Mays Treasuretrove

Bryan R. Baker

8/23/21

DEL

$38,000

$22,800

Liking It Twisted

Jess’s Dream

Likeuasafriend

Joseph Arboritanza

8/23/21

DEL

$38,000

$7,600

Globaltroublecoco

Global Response

Tayler’s Destiny

Guillermo Morales

8/23/21

$27,966

$5,320

The Skipper Too

Brethren

Katira

Arindel

8/22/21

$55,000

$34,000

Hoorayhoorayhooray G

Bahamian Squall

Awesome Rekha

Milton W Wolfson

8/22/21

$55,000

$11,450

The Twins Sneakers C

Tonalist

My Awesome Mom

Happy Alter

8/22/21

$55,000

$5,500

Illusions of Love

Uncaptured

Test My Love

Tim E. O’Donohue

8/22/21

MNR

$15,675

$1,650

Harper Be Good

Social Inclusion

Harper’s Halo

Joseph Imbesi

8/21/21

$55,000

$34,000

Rufa Red Knot

Noble Bird

Moonshot

Cheryl Janine McGuire & James P McGuire

8/21/21

$55,000

$10,550

Luli’s Dancer

Tapiture

Jubilant Vision

EVS Corp

8/21/21

$55,000

$5,050

Magic Moonstar

Uncaptured

Grazioso

Christy Whitman

8/21/21

MTH

$54,250

$33,000

Prudent Song

Wicked Tune

Kayla’s Song

Patricia Generazio

8/21/21

MTH

$54,250

$11,000

Globes

Brethren

Pink Poppy

Arindel

8/21/21

$47,000

$6,500

I Love Maria

Runhappy

Olga Payne

Milan Kosanovich

8/21/21

DEL

$38,125

$7,600

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