Aside from half the field having received their early training at Ocala farms, here are the Kentucky Derby entrants who have current Marion County ties.

1. Citizen Bull (Into Mischief). Has 10 owners, one of them Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Stable, which owns a branch in Summerfield.

2. Neoequos (Florida-bred by Neolithic). Bred at Pleasant Acres Stallions by the farm's owners, Joe and Helen Barbazon, in partnership with Matalona Thoroughbreds.

4. (Scratched). Rodriguez (Not This Time). Same 10 owners as Citizen Bull, including Stonestreet Stables.

8. Journalism (3-1, by Curlin). Has 5 owners, including Ocala's Bridlewood Farm (John & Leslie Malone).

15. Render Judgment (Blame). Trained by Ken McPeek, owner of the Summerfield Training Center. 

17. Sandman (Tapit). Trained by Ocalan Mark Casse, owner of the Casse Training Center. 

 

 

 

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