October 21, 2023 Edition

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Florida-bred Bentornato - Lauren King Photo

Bentornato Remains Unbeaten With Impressive FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Affirmed Score

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-Leon King Stable Corp.'s Bentornato continues to impress with each start as the Florida-bred colt is now a perfect four-for-four with another commanding victory Saturday at Gulfstream Park in the seven-furlong Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association Florida Sire Stakes Affirmed.

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Inside This Issue



Bentornato Remains Unbeaten With Affirmed Score


• Susan's Girl is All Roses


• Milestone Watch: Jockey Edgar Perez


• Florida-bred in Stakes


• Florida-breds Breeders' Cup Contenders


• Florida Stallion Progeny


• Florida Breeders' List



• W2W Business Place

The Florida Horse Podcast

Nick de Meric a thoroughbred consignor and member of the Florida Thoroughbred industry.

E28 – The New FTBOA Website and New Wire to Wire Format



Brock Sheridan, Editor-In-Chief of Florida Equine Communications and

Steve Koch, FTBOA Assoc. VP, Operations



Florida-bred R Harper Rose - Ryan Thompson Photo


FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Susan's Girl is All Roses

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


HALLENDALE BEACH, FL-Averill Racing LLC and Two Eight Racing LLC's R Harper Rose lived up to her 3-10 odds with a thoroughly dominating performance in the $200,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association Florida Sire Stakes Susan's Girl at Gulfstream Park Saturday.

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Florida-bred Octane - Lauren King Photo


Octane Makes Triumphant Return in Gil Campbell Memorial Handicap

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-Arindel homebred multiple stakes-winner Octane added to his resume with another big performance against fellow Florida-breds, surging past favored Dean Delivers turning for home and keeping Big and Classy at bay late to capture Saturday's $100,000 Gil Campbell Memorial Handicap at Gulfstream Park.

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Saturday, October 21

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Florida-bred R Harper Rose - Lauren King Photo

Gulfstream Park

$200,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Susan’s Girl Won by R Harper Rose (Fla)

2-year-old fillies by accredited Florida stallions, 7 furlongs

..... Bucchera (#1) Seventh

..... Mist (#2) Ninth

..... Reina Mar (#3) Fifth

..... Haunted (#4) Fourth

..... Kitty’s Pretty (#5) Scratched

..... Dancing N Dixie (#6) Scratched

..... Fields of Green (#7) Third

..... Unrelentless (#8) Sixth

..... Welcome Back (#9) Scratched

..... Jazzin (#10) Eighth

..... R Harper Rose (#11) Winner

..... Honey Dijon (#12) Second

OBS Notes: R Harper Rose is a two-time graduate of OBS. She sold for $16,000 to Pro Racing Stable at the 2022 OBS October Sale where she was consigned by Richard Kent’s Kaizen Sales. She then sold for $60,000 to Averill Racing at the 2023 OBS March Sale out of the GOP Racing Stable consignment.


Gulfstream Park

$100,000 Gil Campbell Memorial Handicap

Octane earned $30,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Top 3 Bonus

Big and Classy earned $15,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Top 3 Bonus

Big Daddy Dave earned $5,000 FTOBA Florida Srie Stakes Top 3 Bonus

Plus $50,000 Florida Sire Stakes Top 3 Bonus (60%-30%-10%)

Registered Florida-breds, 3-years-old and older, one mile

..... Khozeiress (#1) Scratched

..... Noble Drama (#2) Seventh

..... Slim Slow Slider (#3) Fifth

..... Handy Dandy (#4) Ninth

..... Big and Classy (#5) Second

..... Big Daddy Dave (#6) Third

..... Dean Delivers (#7) Sixth

..... Boca Boy (#8) Eighth

..... The Skipper Too (#9) Fourth

..... Octane (#10) Winner

 

Gulfstream Park

$200,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Affirmed Won by Bentornato (Fla)

2-year-old colts and geldings by accredited Florida stallions, 7 furlongs

..... Roar Ready (#1) Fourth

..... Esperon (#2) Eleventh

..... Rye’s My Guy (#3) Twelfth

..... Echo Lane (#4) Ninth

..... Lasso (#5) Tenth

..... Squints (#6) Seventh

..... Bentornato (#7) Winner

..... Seminole Chief (#8) Sixth

..... Hurricane Nelson (#9) Third

..... Mattingly (#10) Second

..... Secret Lover (#11) Eighth

..... Sound of the Beast (#12) Fifth

OBS Note: Bentornato is a two time graduate of OBS having first sold to Pro Racing Stable for $45,000 out of the Stuart Morris consignment. He then sold for $170,000 to Champion Equine from the consignment of Golden Rock Thoroughbreds.



Fair Hills

$100,000 John Forbes Memorial S. Results Not Available

4-year-olds and older, 2 miles turf

..... King Tsunami (#2)

 

Century Downs

CA$50,000 Don Getty H. Won by Decoy (Ky)

3-year-olds and older, 1 1/8 miles

..... Glava (#6) Sixth

..... Impacto (#7) Third

 

Woodbine

CA$150,000 Ontario Derby (Grade 3) Won by Touch'n Ride (Ont)

3-year-olds, 1 1/8 miles synthetic

..... Souper Blessing (#1) Scratched

 

Century Downs

CA$50,000 Lynn Chouinard Founders Distaff H. Won by Plum Blue (Alb)

Fillies and mares, 3-years-old and older, 1 1/8 miles

..... Orange Theory (#4) Thirdime only" or "only 7 remaining"!

Edgar Perez - Coady Photography


Milestone Watch


Jockey Edgar Perez is approaching a personal milestone of 1,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through racing on Saturday, October 21, Perez was at 997 wins.


He has five mounts at Gulfstream Park on Sunday.

Florida-bred Speed Boat Beach - Benoit Photo

Florida-bred 2023 Breeders’ Cup Contenders

 

Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade 1)

$6 million, 3-year-olds and older, 1 1/4 miles

Nov. 4 - Santa Anita Park

Clapton

By Brethren-Alexandra Rylee, by Afleet Alex

Breeder - Arindel

Owner - RRR Racing

Trainer - Chad Summers

Jockey - Cristian A. Torres

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Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint (Grade 1)

$2 million, 3-year-olds and older, 6 furlongs

Nov. 4 - Santa Anita Park

Speed Boat Beach

By Bayern-Sophia Mia, by Pioneerof the Nile

Breeder - Caperlane Farm

Owners - Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson, Paul Weitman

Trainer - Bob Baffert

Jockey - Victor Espinoza

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