March 9, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Florida-bred Filly By Win Win Win Fires Quarter-Mile Bullet

Florida-bred Stone Silent Looks For Third Consecutive Stakes Score

This Day in Florida Thoroughbred History - Peace Rules

Day 4 of OBS March Under Tack Results

• Florida-breds in OBS March Sale

• Fully Eligible Florida Sires Stakes Horses in OBS March Sale

• Milestones

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Hip 788, a Florida-bred Filly by Win Win Win - Judit Seipert


Florida-bred Filly By Win Win Win Fires :20.20 Quarter-Mile Bullet

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Ocala Stud's first crop sire Win Win Win was well represented Saturday during the fourth and final day of the breeze shows previewing juveniles in the Ocala Breeders' Sales March Sale when a Florida-bred filly clocked a blazing :20.20 quarter-mile, the fastest among all works at that distance during the four under tack

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Equine are big business in Florida. Tammy Gantt & Steve Koch share new economic impact estimates.

The Florida Horse Podcast


E37 – Economic Impact Study



Equine are big business in Florida. FTBOA's Tammy A. Gantt and Steve Koch share all-new economic impact estimates for Florida horses, highlighting Florida Thoroughbreds.

Florida-bred Stone Silent - Lauren King Photo


Florida-bred Stone Silent Favored To Win Third Straight Stakes Win in Captiva Island

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Victoriam Farm LLC's Stone Silent is favored to win her third consecutive black-type test Saturday at Gulfstream Park as the Florida-bred filly is listed at 7-5 on the morning line for the $100,000 Captiva Island.

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Florida-bred Peace Rules (right) - Fair Grounds Photo


This Day in Florida Thoroughbred History - March 9

Peace Rules Wins the Louisiana Derby


BY BROCK SHERIDAN


2003 - Edmund A. Gann's Florida-bred Peace Rules and jockey Edgar Prado a length-and-half behind frontrunning Funny Cide and jockey Jose Santos through the early stages of the $750,000 Louisiana Derby (Grade 2) at Fair Grounds before taking over in the stretch to win by two-and-a-quarter lengths.

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This is a list of horses foaled in Florida. To verify FTBOA registered Florida-bred status, visit www.ftboa.com or call 352-629-2160 to check.

– Skip Dickstein Photos

Remembrance Celebration – Joanne McNamara



Please join us to celebrate the life of Joanne McNamara, “Exercise Rider to the Stars,” beloved horseman who would love to see all her friends gathered around to share stories and have a toast to her. The remembrance will be held at Elevations Restaurant located inside the Ocala Airport, directly across from the OBS facility. The date is March 11, from 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Drinks and good food will be served. Hope to see you there!!

Monday: FTBOA Member – Brad and Misty Grady

Wednesday: Board Member  Paul Bulmahn

This is a list of horses foaled in Florida. To verify FTBOA registered Florida-bred status, visit www.ftboa.com or call 352-629-2160 to check.

This is a list of horses foaled in Florida. To verify FTBOA registered Florida-bred status, visit www.ftboa.com or call 352-629-2160 to check.

Scott Spieth – SV Photography

Milestone Watch


Jockey Scott Spieth is approaching a personal milestone of 5,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through racing Saturday, March. 9, Spieth was at 4,998 wins. He has two mounts on Wednesday at Tampa Bay Downs.

Saturday, March 9

All Times Eastern

Tampa Bay Downs

$100,000 Challenger S. (Grade 3)

Won by Skippylongstocking (Ky)

4-year-olds and older, 1 1/16 miles

........ Impacto (#6) Fifth

 OBS Note: Skippylongstocking was purchased out of the Top Line Sales consignment at the 2021 OBS Spring Sale for $37,000 by Daniel Alonso.

Skippylongstocking is 2021 OBS Spring Sale Graduate

Tampa Bay Downs

$75,000 Columbia S.

Won by Full Nelson (Ky)

3-year-olds, one mile turf

........ Ninja Star (#5) Scratched

........ El Principito (#6) Sixth


Gulfstream Park

$100,000 Silks Run

Won by Coppola (Ky)

Yes I Am Free earns $6,000 FTBOA Florida-bred Top 3 Bonus

4-year-olds and older, 5 furlongs turf

........ Yes I Am Free (#7) Second (DH)

 

Gulfstream Park

$125,000 Hurricane Bertie S. (Grade 3)

Won by Red Carpet Ready (Ky)

Spirit Wind earns $4,000 FTBOA Florida-bred Top 3 Bonus

Fillies and mares, 4-years-old and older, 6 ½ furlongs

........ Dreamster (#3) Seventh

........ Spirit Wind (#4) Third

OBS Note: Red Carpet Ready is a graduate of the 2022 OBS Spring Sale

Red Carpet Ready is 2022 OBS Spring Sale Graduate

Tampa Bay Downs

$200,000 Florida Oaks (Grade 3)*

Won by Waskesiu (Ont)

Dancing N Dixie earns $5,000 FTBOA Florida-bred Top 6 Bonus

3-year-old fillies, 1 1/16 miles turf

........ Dancing N Dixie (#9) Third

 

Tampa Bay Downs

$400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (Grade 3)*

Won by Domestic Product (Ky)

Includes $50,000 FTBOA Florida-bred Top 6 Bonus

3-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles

........ Everdoit (#2) Unavailable as press time


* Unofficial Results due to East Coast tote malfunction

Sunday, March 10

All Times Eastern

Florida-bred Stone Silent – Lauren King Photo

Gulfstream Park

$100,000 Captiva Island S.

Plus $20,000 FTBOA Florida-bred Top 3 Bonus (50%-30%-20%)

[Race 8, 5:38 p.m.]

4-year-olds and older, 5 furlongs turf

........ Stone Silent (#1)

........ Fulminate (#3)

........ Sol Hope (#4)


Thursday, March 14

All Times Eastern

Turf Paradise

$60,000 Turf Paradise Derby

[Race 7, 7:05 p.m.]

3-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles

........ Norweigian Callum (#3)

 

Turf Paradise

$60,000 Phoenix Gold Cup

[Race 8, 7:36 p.m.]

3-year-olds and older, 6 furlongs

........ Kingdom Heart (#2)



Saturday, March 16

All Times Eastern

Gulfstream Park

$100,000 Hutcheson S.

Plus $20,000 FTBOA Florida-bred Top 3 Bonus (50%-30%-20%)

[Race 3, 2:08 p.m.]

3-year-olds, 6 furlongs

........... Improptude (#2)

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