BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Strategically navigated through traffic in the far turn by jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., Ninja Star quickened in the stretch to run down Anamnestic and win the $75,000 Sunshine Turf at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Moved off the grass to the synthetic course, the Sunshine Turf featured eight Florida-bred 4-year-olds and older going a mile-and-a-sixteenth.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Making his first start in more than a year, Cliff and Michele Love's Damon's Mound produced a resilient victory in the $75,000 Sunshine Sprint at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Making his first start for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, Damon's Mound bested four other Florida-breds, 4-years-old and older over six furlongs.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Florida-bred Ms. Bucchero led the entire way under jockey Xavier Perez then held off a late-running St. Benedicts Prep to win the $100,000 What A Summer at Laurel Park Saturday.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

JANUARY 18, 1969—On her way to being named the champion sprinter of 1969, Florida-bred Ta Wee won the second division of the $27,050 Jasmine Stakes against 11 rivals at Hialeah in her first start of the year. Ridden to victory by John Rotz, the half-sister to Dr. Fager led from the start through fractions of :22 1/5, :45 1/5 before drawing off in the stretch to win by three lengths “with complete authority” according to the Daily Racing Form chart.

According to a Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority statement, HISA announced today that jockey Paco Lopez will be reinstated on a conditional basis effective Jan. 23. Lopez was suspended indefinitely on Dec. 4 for striking a horse with a riding crop in a manner in violation of HISA’s rules.