December 10, 2023 Edition

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Happyisashappydoes Leads From Start to Finish to Win Gulfstream Feature

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Linda Martinez's Happyisashappydoes led from start to finish to win Sunday's featured ninth race at Gulfstream Park-a first level, $20,000 optional claiming for Florida-breds, 3-years-old and older.

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Inside This Issue



 Happyisashappydoes Wires Gulfstream Feature


Amid Daunting Issues, A Message to Industry Students: Don't Give Up


Breeders' Cup Stallion Nominations Reminder



• Florida-breds in Stakes


• 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.

E31 – Farmland Preservation Invasion


FTBOA's Lonny Powell and Bernie Little of Horse Farms Forever break down the proposed RaceTrac truck stop invasion of the Farmland Preservation Area.


FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell - Serita Hult©



Amid Daunting Industry Issues, A Message To Symposium Students: Don't Give Up

BY T.D. THORNTON

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS


A Dec. 6 panel discussion titled “From Data to Dollars: Understanding Horse Racing’s Economic Impact As Racing’s Future is Questioned” during the Global Symposium on Racing hosted by the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program led off with moderator Alan Foreman confronting “the elephant in the room that we dodge.”


Foreman, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, said racing is facing an “existential moment” at a time when industry stakeholders increasingly must make the case for the sport’s so-called social license to exist in the face of intense pressure from anti-racing activists and a younger generation of Americans who hold the belief that animal-based entertainment is more cruel than cool.

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North American Breeders’ Cup Stallion Nomination Deadline Closes Dec. 15



The Breeders’ Cup issued a reminder that all North American stallion nominations to the Breeders’ Cup program for the 2024 breeding season are due by Friday, Dec. 15 at 11:59 p.m. EST. A $100 (USD) initial payment must accompany the nomination form at the deadline. 



All stallions standing in North America are eligible to be nominated to the Breeders’ Cup program on an annual basis. The nomination fee is equal to the advertised stud fee, but not less than $1,000 (USD). Following the receipt of the initial $100 deposit, Breeders’ Cup will send quarterly invoices to the individual nominators through the remainder of the breeding season. New stallions have 90 days from their first cover to be nominated.

All foals sired by a nominated Breeders' Cup stallion are eligible for nomination to the Breeders' Cup program in their year of birth for a one-time fee of $400 by Oct. 15 or by payment of a $1,500 late fee by Feb. 28 of the following year.

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Milestone


Jockey Scott Spieth is approaching a personal milestone of 5,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through racing Sunday, Dec. 10, Spieth was at 4,994 wins. Spieth has two mounts Wednesday at Tampa Bay Downs.

Saturday, December 9

All Times Eastern

Gulfstream Park

$100,000 Wait A While S.

Won by Ozara (Ire)

2-year-old fillies, 7 ½ furlongs turf

........ Great Venezuela (#5) Third

........ Mist (#8) Tenth

 

Tampa Bay Downs

$100,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Marion County

Won by Shaq Diesel (Fla)

Eligible colts and geldings, 3-year-olds and older by registered Florida stallions, 7 furlongs

........ Zydeceaux (Cajun Breeze) (#1) Seventh

........ Khozeiress (Khozan) (#2) Sixth

........ The Skipper Too (Brethren) (#3) Fifth

........ Shaq Diesel (Khozan) (#4) Winner

........ Dean Delivers (Cajun Breeze) (#5) Second

........ Willy Boi (Uncaptured) (#6) Fourth

........ Big Martini (The Big Beast) (#7) Third


Tampa Bay Downs

$100,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes City of Ocala

Won by Bluefield (Fla)

Eligible Fillies and mares, 3-years-old and older by register Florida stallion, 7 furlongs

........ Hihellohowareyou (Awesome Slew) (#1) Sixth

........ Bluefield (Field Commission) (#2) Winner

........ Atomically (Girvin) (#3) Third

........ Charlie’s Wish (First Dude) (#4) Fifth

........ Delta Charm (Khozan) (#5) Seventh

........ Pacific Princess (Prospective) (#6) Fourth

........ Dream Concert (Jess’s Dream) (#7) Second


Gulfstream Park

$100,000 Pulpit S.

Won by Noted (Ky)

2-year-olds, 7 ½ furlongs turf

........ Prevent (#1) Sixth

........ Reminder (#4) Second

........ General Ledger (#7) Fourth


Friday, December 15

All Times Eastern

Remington Park

$75,000 Trapeze S.

[Race 7, 8:54 p.m.]

2-year-old fillies, one mile

........ Singsational (#6)


Saturday, December 16

All Times Eastern

Gulfstream Park

$100,000 H. Allen Jerkens H.

Plus $25,000 FTBOA Florida-bred win Bonus

[Race 11, 5:02 p.m.]

3-year-olds and older, 2 miles turf

........ Knox (#6)

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