HALLANDALE BEACH - Ironhorse Racing Stable and Harlow Stables’s Mattingly went yard Saturday at Gulfstream Park, scoring a 1 ¾-length victory in the $90,000 Hollywood Beach.

    The 3-2 favorite for the five-furlong stakes for juveniles on Tapeta provided jockey Samy Camacho with his fourth victory on Saturday’s 10-race program.

    Mattingly, twice stakes-placed in his three previous starts, rated off a fast early pace set by Esperon before advancing on the turn into the homestretch and outrunning Okiro in the stretch while completing five furlongs in 56.67 seconds. Esperon held on for third, a length back.

    Mattingly finished second behind multiple-stakes winner No Nay Mets while making his debut in the $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile on turf at Gulfstream May 13 before scoring an impressive 5 ¾-length victory on Tapeta six weeks later. The son of Bucchero most recently finished second after setting a pressured pace in the Victoria Stakes at Woodbine at 5 ½-furlongs on Tapeta.

    “I learned a lot in that Woodbine race. When it scratched down to four horses, we thought, ‘Just go. He’s fast.’ He got stuck in a speed duel to set it up for the horse coming off of it. I said, ‘That’s not going to happen again,” trainer Joe Orseno said. “I know the ‘one’ is a very fast horse. I used to train his brother. I said, ‘We’ve got to let the ‘one’ and ‘three’ go.’ That was the plan we took, and it worked.”

    Mattingly, whose $64,000 winner’s purse includes a $25,000 bonus available to a registered Florida-bred winner, will race on more time this year, Orseno said. “We think he’s a very talented 2-year-old with a bright future.

    In the co-featured $60,000 Starfish Bay, Baby Steps ($18.20) led throughout the 5 ½ furlongs of the overnight handicap for fillies and mares to score by 1 ¾ lengths.

    The Jorge Delgado-trained 4-year-old daughter of Jimmy Creed provided jockey Samy Camacho his third of four winning rides Saturday afternoon while completing 5 ½ furlongs on Tapeta in 1:03.35. Choose Joy, the 123-pound highweight, finished second, a neck ahead of Sol Hope.

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    The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $225.000 on today’s program. The multi-race wager has gone unsolved for nine days following back-to-back jackpot hits.

    The Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 3-8, featuring the $65,000 Aventura, a mile stakes for 2-year-olds carded as Race 6.

    Roderick Rodriguez-trained Secret Chat, a homebred son of Union Rags owned by Gelfenstein Farm LLC, has been installed at 8-5 in the morning line. The Florida-bred colt is coming off a sparkling seven-length debut victory, in which he closed from last following a troubled start.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - Graded stakes-winners Caramel Swirl and Maryquitecontrary and R Adios Jersey, a four-time stakes winner in her native Florida, top a dozen horses on the main list for the $200,000 Princess Rooney Invitational (G3) Saturday, Oct. 7 at Gulfstream Park.

    The seven-furlong Princess Rooney for fillies and mares 3 and up is a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) Saturday, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita.

    Godolphin homebred Caramel Swirl, trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, won the 6 ½-furlong Vagrancy (G3) May 14 at Belmont Park in just her second start in nearly nine months. The 5-year-old Union Rags mare won the Raven Run (G2) in 2021 and was second to champion Goodnight Olive in the Ballerina (G1) last summer, a race where she had her most recent start, finishing fourth behind another champion in Echo Zulu Aug. 26.

    Rodney Lundock’s Florida homebred Maryquitecontrary, seventh in the Ballerina, has been right at home at Gulfstream with six wins and a second from seven career tries. The 4-year-old First Dude filly put together a five-race win streak starting last summer that included wins in the one-mile Rampart on the final day of 2022 and the seven-furlong Inside Information (G2) Jan. 28. Her streak was snapped when she ran second to Goodnight Olive in the April 8 Madison (G1) at Keeneland.

    Averill Racing, ATM Racing and Jayson Werth’s R Adios Jersey, also bred in Florida, exits a front-running 6 ½-length triumph in the seven-furlong Sheer Drama Aug. 19 at Gulfstream, where she has a record of 4-2-2 from 10 starts. Fourth in the Inside Information, the 5-year-old Adios Charlie mare has also registered three state-bred stakes wins at Tampa Bay Downs, the most recent coming in the seven-furlong FTBOA City of Ocala last December.

    Also among the main invitees are Beth’s Dream, winner of the one-mile Heavenly Cause April 15 at Laurel Park that is 4-for-7 lifetime at Gulfstream; Flakes, winner of Gulfstream’s 6 ½-furlong Game Face June 17; stakes winner Funny How, second in the April 7 Distaff Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct; Last Leaf, a four-time stakes winner at Gulfstream that is twice Grade 3-placed; and Chilean Group 2 winner Yuki.

    Four horses are on the reserve list of invitations including Flag Woman and Into Happiness, both riding three-race win streaks, and Miss New York, winner of the July 2 Boiling Springs at Monmouth Park.

    The Princess Rooney was won the past two years by Ce Ce, who used her 2021 victory as a springboard to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint and the Eclipse Award as champion female sprinter.

    Run at Calder Race Course from 1983 to 2013 before being relocated to Gulfstream, the Princess Rooney honors the 1984 champion older female and 1991 inductee into the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame that won 17 of 21 career starts and more than $1.3 million in purses from 1982-84. Five of her wins came in Grade 1 stakes – the 1982 Frizette, 1983 Kentucky Oaks and 1984 Vanity, Spinster and Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

$200,000 Princess Rooney Invitational (G3) List

Beth’s Dream

Bluefield

Caramel Swirl

Dr B

Flakes

Funny How

Last Leaf

Maryquitecontrary

Olivia Darling

Poiema

R Adios Jersey

Yuki 
 

    West Point Thoroughbreds and Steven Bouchey’s Carson’s Run (Cupid – Hot N Hectic) is a Gr. I stakes-winner with a berth in the gate at the upcoming Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita after a 2 1/4-length victory in the $522,500, Gr. I Summer Stakes at Woodbine.

    Trailing going to the turn, the 2-year-old colt by Cupid circled the field to reach contention turning for home, took command on the far outside a furlong out and drew away from there. Fellow OBS Spring graduate Go With Gusto (Medaglia d’Oro – Itsagiantcauseway) rallied wide for third.

    Second last time out in Saratoga’s Gr. III With Anticipation Stakes, Carson’s Run is now 3-2-1-0 for trainer Christophe Clement and has earned $314,529. At the 2023 OBS Spring Sale, he turned in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5 and was purchased for $170,000 out of the Randy Mills consignment.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - Gulfstream Park’s Championship Meet – featuring the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) and $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) on Jan. 27 and $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) on March 30 – will offer 68 stakes in 2023-2024 with total purses of $14.875 million.

            The Championship Meet, which includes racing over a new turf course, will begin Friday, Dec. 1 and conclude on Sunday, March 31.  

            The Pegasus World Cup Day program, a celebration of World Class racing, entertainment, fashion, food and fun, will feature eight stakes, seven of which have been granted graded status. The Pegasus World Cup, a 1 1/8-mile invitational for 4-year-olds and up, has established itself as the first major target of the new racing season for the classic division. The Pegasus World Cup Turf, a 1 1/8-mile invitational that will be contested by 4-year-olds and up, will be renewed over Gulfstream Park’s newly installed turf course. The $500,000 Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf (G3), a 1 1/16-mile invitational for fillies and mares 4-years old and up, will also be contested on Jan. 27 on the turf course that is scheduled to host 38 stakes during the Championship Meet.

    The three Pegasus Day invitational races will be supported by the $200,000 Inside Information (G2), a seven-furlong test for older fillies and mares; the $200,000 William L. McKnight (G3), a 1 ½-mile turf stakes for older horses; the $150,000 Fred Hooper (G3), a mile stakes for older horses; the $150,000 La Prevoyante (G3), a 1 ½-mile event for older fillies and mares on turf; and the $100,000 Carousel Club, a mile-and-70-yard overnight handicap on Tapeta for older horses.

    The Curlin Florida Derby, a 1 1/8-mile stakes for 3-year-olds that has established itself as the premier Triple Crown prep with 25 winners going on to victory in the Kentucky Derby, will headline the March 30 program that will offer 10 stakes, five graded. The $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2), a 1 1/16-mile stakes for 3-year-old fillies, will also be featured on the Curlin Florida Derby undercard that will include the $200,000 Pan American (G2), a 1 ½-mile turf stakes for older horses; and the $150,000 Orchid (G3), a 1 ½-mile turf stakes for older fillies and mares.

    The $150,000 Ghostzapper (G3), a 1 1/16-mile race for older horses, will round out the graded-stakes action on the Curlin Florida Derby program, which will be supported by the $150,000 Appleton, a mile turf event for older horses; $150,000 Sand Springs, a 1 1/16-mile stakes for older fillies and mares; the $125,000 Sir Shackleton, a seven-furlong sprint for older horses; the $125,000 Cutler Bay, a 7 ½-furlong turf stakes for 3-year-olds; and the $125,000 Sanibel Island, a 7 ½-furlong race on turf for 3-year-old fillies.

    The $150,000 Mucho Macho Man, a mile stakes for newly turned 3-year-olds, will kick off the Road to the 73rd running of the Curlin Florida Derby on the New Year’s Day program Jan. 1, followed by the $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) on Feb. 3 and the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) on March 2.

    The Holy Bull, a 1 1/16-mile stakes for 3-year-olds, will headline the Feb. 1 program that will also offer the $150,000 Kitten’s Joy (G3), a 1 1/16-mile turf stakes for 3-year-olds; the $150,000 Sweetest Chant (G3), a 1 1/16-mile turf stakes for sophomore fillies; the $125,000 Claiborne Swale (G3), a seven-furlong test for 3-year-olds; and the $125,000 Forward Gal (G3), at seven furlongs for 3-year-old fillies.

    The Fountain of Youth, the 1 1/16-mile key prep for the Curlin Florida Derby, will top a blockbuster program that will feature nine stakes, eight of which are graded, including the $200,000 Davona Dale (G2), a mile stakes for 3-year-old fillies that serves as the major prep for the Gulfstream Park Oaks. The $200,000 WinStar Gulfstream Park Mile (G2), an historic mile event for older horses, and the $200,000 Mac Diarmida (G2), a 1 3/8-mile turf stakes for older horses, will round out the Grade 2-stakes action on the program.

    The Fountain of Youth Day undercard will also offer the $150,000 Canadian Turf (G3), a 1 1/16-mile grass stakes for older horses; the $150,000 Honey Fox (G3), a mile turf stakes for older fillies and mares; the $150,000 The Very One (G3), a 1 3/8-mile turf race for older fillies and mares; the $175,000 Herecomesthebride (G3), a mile turf stakes for 3-year-old fillies; and the $175,000 Colonel Liam, a mile turf race for 3-year-olds.

    The $200,000 Fort Lauderdale (G2), the $150,000 Harlan’s Holiday (G3) and the $150,000 Suwannee River (G3) will be renewed on the Dec. 30 program, on which many entrants will be auditioning for invitations to the Pegasus World Cup, Pegasus World Cup Turf and Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf, respectively.

    The 2023-2024 Championship Meet stakes schedule will be kicked off Dec. 2 by the finals of the Florida Sire Stakes series for 2-year-olds sired by nominated Florida stallions – the $300,000 In Reality and the $300,000 My Dear Girl for fillies, both at 1 1/16 miles on the main track.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - After Welcome Back barely prevailed in the $100,000 Desert Vixen for fillies, Bentornato proved much the best in the $100,000 Dr. Fager, giving trainer Jose D’Angelo a sweep of Saturday’s Florida Sire Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

    In the first leg of the series for 2-year-olds sired by accredited Florida stallions, Soldi Stable’s Welcome Back eked out victory by a nose following a troubled trip, while Leon King Stable Corp.’s Bentornato never gave D’Angelo an anxious moment while scoring by 7 ½ lengths.

  “I’m very happy,” D’Angelo said. “Last year, it was my goal to pick up and train horses for the Florida Sire Stakes. We worked hard at the sales. Thank God, we won both races.” Bentornato, it should be noted, is Italian for WelcomeBack. Bentornato, who was purchased for $170,000 at the OBS March sale of 2-year-olds in training, remained undefeated in three starts while following up a 4 ¼-length triumph in the six-furlong Proud Man at Gulfstream on Aug. 12.

    “I was very confident in him today. In his last stake he wasn’t really ready because he had a fever before the race and missed a couple of very important workouts,” D’Angelo said. “For this race, I just worked him two times, easy for him, without company. Last race I had to push him to get ready.”

    The son of Valiant Minister, the 2-5 favorite in a field of nine, broke alertly from his outside post position and advanced along the backstretch to hook up with Dickens approaching the far turn without pressure from jockey Emisael Jaramillo. Asked to pick up the pace on the far turn, Bentornato quickly opened up a clear lead on the turn into the homestretch and drew off with authority. Bentornato ran six furlongs in 1:11. 44 off half-mile fractions of :22.33 and :45.51 seconds.

    Dickens, who was coming off a third-place finish in the Gr. III Sanford at Saratoga, held gamely to finish second, 1 ½ lengths ahead of Jive.

    Bentornato will be pointed toward the next two legs of the Florida Sire Stakes, the $200,000 Affirmed at seven furlongs on Oct. 21 and the $300,000 In Reality at 1 1/16 miles on Dec. 2. “I think he will go longer, because of the way he trains,” D’Angelo said.

    Welcome Back, who inherited the role of favorite when 7-5 morning-line favorite R Harper Rose was scratched Saturday morning due to a fever, was coming off an impressive debut victory that came against winners on Tapeta in a July 29 optional claiming allowance.

    The strapping, long-striding daughter of Adios Charlie, got away from the gate well to chase pacesetter Field of Greens along the backstretch with Epona’s Hope to her outside. Jockey Edwin Gonzalez was forced to check Welcome Back on the far turn when Epona’s Hope made an outside move to the lead, allowing Mist to get the jump on her with an outside move of her own. Gonzalez made a four-wide move on the turn into the homestretch as Mist set her sights on Epona’s Hope. It took Welcome Back time to get untracked and employ her huge stride, but she was able to prevail over Mist by a nose at the wire.

    “My filly was a little green, between horses, she’d never run between horses. So today she was between horses and she’s so big, so I have to check a little when the 8 [Epona’s Hope] comes down. She almost clipped heels,” Gonzalez said. “When I take her out, she grabbed her spot, and she came running.”

    Welcome Back ($3.60) ran six furlongs in 1:14.28 after fractions of :23.46 and :46.68 seconds. Mist finished second under Emisael Jaramillo, a half-length ahead of Epona’s Hope and jockey Edgar Perez.

    The Soldi Stable homebred sported an equipment change that may well have meant the difference between victory and defeat.

    “We put on her today a new bit. She looked much better today because when Edwin wants to move her, she responds very well,” D’Angelo said. “I’m very happy with the race.”

            Welcome Back will be pointed toward the $200,000 Susan’s Girl, the seven-furlong second leg of the Florida Sire Stakes series on Oct.21. The $300,000 My Dear Girl, the 1 1/16-mile series final, is scheduled for Dec. 2.

    “I think the hard race for her is going to be this one because she’s perfect to go long,” D’Angelo said. “I was afraid this race was going to be too short for her, so I’m happy she won the race."

    HALLANDALE BEACH - The Florida Sire Stakes will be featured on Saturday’s program at Gulfstream Park, where the tradition-rich annual series for 2-year-olds sired by accredited Florida stallions will get under way a little later than usual.

    Traditionally scheduled for the last Saturday of July or first Saturday in August, the $100,000 Dr. Fager and the $100,000 Desert Vixen for fillies will launch a revamped schedule that is designed to benefit horses, owners and breeders by a later start and more time between races.

    “We thought as a horseman’s group that it was important, and the breeders got on board,” said trainer Joe Orseno, president of the Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association. “I think we’ll see in the long run that horses will stay sounder and compete longer in life.”

    The six-furlong Dr. Fager and Desert Vixen will be followed on the new spread-out schedule by the $200,000 Affirmed and the $200,000 Susan’s Girl for fillies at seven furlongs on Oct. 21 and the $300,000 In Reality and the $300,000 My Dear Girl for fillies at 1 1/16 miles on Dec. 2.

    The new FSS schedule provides greater opportunity for late-developing 2-year-olds.

     “The horses that were bought out of the June sale, those horses had no chance to compete in the first leg. Now, they have the opportunity just like the March and April babies,” Orseno said.

    The revamped schedule is expected to make the long-standing juvenile series even better.

    “It’s a very important program. No 1, for the stallions. It gives them a chance to showcase their babies while running against the offspring of other Florida stallions,” Orseno said. “It’s a good program for people who want to race Florida-breds and run them in South Florida.”

    The FSS series has produced national stars in the past, including two Jacks or Better Farm home-breds -- Awesome Feather, who swept the 2010 FSS series before winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and an Eclipse Award, and Jackson Bend, who swept the FSS series in 2009 before going on to become a Gr. 1 stakes-winning millionaire. Harold Queen’s Big Drama, who swept the 2008 FSS series, went on to capture the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Sprint and an Eclipse Award as North America’s champion sprinter.

    A field of 10 colts and geldings has been assembled for the Dr. Fager, including Leon King Stable Corp.’s undefeated Bentornato, who is coming off a sparkling 4 ½-length victory in the six-furlong Proud Man at Gulfstream, and BC Racing’s Dickens, a first-out winner who finished third in the Gr. III Sanford at Saratoga after setting a pressured pace.

    Averill Racing and Two Eight Racing’s R Harper Rose, who produced a dazzling a 6 ¼-length debut victory, will need to outrun seven other talented fillies to capture her stakes debut in the Desert Vixen.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot was hit for a $102,221 payoff Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
The multi-race wager had gone unsolved for five days following a mandatory payout.

    The winning combination on the single unique ticket with all six winners was 1-6-6-3-4-10.

     The Rainbow 6 will start anew today, when the sequence will span Races 3-8, including a pair of well-stocked maiden special weight races for 2-year-olds in Races 5 and 7.

     Eddie Plesa Jr.-trained Next On Stage, a daughter of Liam’s Map who finished third and second in his first two starts, and Jose D’Angelo-trained Ale’s Gift, a daughter of Girvin who has finished third, second and fourth in three starts, bring experience into Race 5, a six-furlong test for Florida-bred fillies. Juan Alvarado-trained Dreamy, a daughter of Brethren who has been working sharply, and David Fawkes-trained Unrelentless, a son of The Big Beast whose three siblings are all multi-race winners, will debut today.

    Mark Casse-trained Seat At the Table is one of several first-time starters in Race 7, a 5 ½-furlong maiden special weight race for fillies on Tapeta. The daughter of The Factor is a half-sister to Casse-trained Dear Dad, a 3-year-old son of Khozan who broke his maiden and finished second twice in optional claiming allowance company in his last three starts during the Royal Palm Meet. Trainer Jose D’Angelo has two entrants, Classic Ballad, a debuting daughter of Classic Empire, and Iron Shield, who finished second last time out.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - Leonel Reyes collected his first riding title in the U.S. and Saffie Joseph Jr. captured his seventh consecutive training championship at Gulfstream Park, where the Royal Palm Meet came to a close Sunday.

    Reyes had ridden more than 1,400 winners in Venezuela before venturing to South Florida in 2016 and steadily gaining the respect of trainers and racing fans with each passing year. The 37-year-old riding veteran got off to a quick start for the meet that kicked off April 4 and never looked back, finishing with 93 victories, 18 more than runner-up Edwin Gonzalez.

    “It’s amazing. It’s been a lot of hard work,” Reyes said. “I’ve been riding new horses every day. I work hard every morning. I’m very happy for this.”

    Reyes, who rode 30 winners during the Championship Meet, has surpassed the 100-win mark in 2023 for the second year in a row.

    After being locked in a tight race with Jose D’Angelo for much of the meet, Joseph finished strongly to add another title at Gulfstream, where he has won the Championship Meet title the past two years. Joseph sent out 66 winners, 11 more than D’Angelo.

    “This meet means a lot after what we went through in May and having to go through that experience,” Joseph said. “To keep the ball rolling and having our name cleared, which should have been done in the beginning, it means a lot. The title means a lot. They all mean something but this one is right up there with the Championship Meet ones.”

    Michael Yates-trained Dean Delivers was the equine star of the Royal Palm Meet, during which he scored a 2 ¾-length triumph in the $100,000 Smile Sprint (G3) July 1 before going on to finish third in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1) at Saratoga. Smile Sprint runner-up Big and Classy was the winningest for the meeting that kicked off April 4 with five victories for trainer Bobby Dibona.

    The Sunshine Meet gets under way Friday and will run through Nov. 26 leading up to the Championship Meet opener Dec. 1.

    The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $75,000 Friday after the multi-race wager went unsolved Sunday for the fourth consecutive racing day following a mandatory payout. The Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 3-8, featuring a first-level optional claiming allowance for 2-year-olds going 5 ½ furlongs on Tapeta. Victor Barboza Jr.-trained Grand Mo the First, a son of Uncle Mo, returns after graduating at first asking by 2 ¼ lengths on Tapeta. Eddie Plesa Jr.-trained Big Effect, who finished off the board in the Proud Man on the main track last time out, is also entered. The son of The Big Beast lost a photo finish to highly regarded Bentornato in his debut on Tapeta before graduating by nearly seven lengths on dirt.

    Danny A. Eplin’s Dreamfyre (Flameaway – Appreciating) took the lead at the start of the $201,000, Gr. III Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar on Saturday, set the pace, the drew away to score by 3 1/2 lengths over OBS 2023 March graduate Benedetta (City of Light – Tessie Flip), who rallied to be second. O. J. Jauregui trains the 2-year-old filly by Flameaway, a stakes-winner in her debut and now 2-for-2 with $165,000 in earnings. Consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds LLC (Steven Venosa), Agent to the 2023 OBS Spring Sale, she was sold for $140,000 after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :9 4/5. 

    Leon King Stable Corp.’s Bentornato (Valiant Minister – Her Special Way) is 2-f-r2 and a stakes-winner after leading from wire-to-wire and taking the $90,000 Proud Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park by 4 1/4 lengths. A two-time OBS graduate, the 2-year-old Florida-bred son of Valiant Minister was sold by Stuart Morris at the 2022 October Yearling Sale and then purchased for $170,000 out of the Golden Rock Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2023 March Sale. Trained by Jose Francisco D’Angelo he has earned $98,830. 

    Orpen Horses, Jack Hardin Towell Jr., and Alan Griffin’s Grannys Connection (Connect – Granny’s Drink) got the weekend off to a good start, going right to the lead in Friday’s $215,000 Union Avenue Handicap at Saratoga and never looking back en route to a 1 1/2 length victory. It’s the first stakes win for the 4-year-old daughter of Connect, trained by Thomas Morley, now 7-5-2-0 with $268,050 in earnings. At the 2021 OBS March Sale, she was purchased for $57,000 out of the Eddie Woods consignment after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. 




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  C Two Racing Stable and Antonio Pagnano’s White Abarrio (Race Day – Catching Diamonds) sat just off the lead in Saturday’s $1-million, Gr. I Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, moved to take command at the quarter pole and drew away in the stretch to score by 6 1/4 lengths.

    It’s the second Gr. I stakes victory for the 4-year-old colt, winner of the Florida Derby at three. A two-time OBS graduate, he was sold by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent, at the 2020 Winter Mixed Sale and then purchased for $40,000 out of the Nice and Easy Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2021 March Sale after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5. Now trained by Richard E. Dutrow Jr., he has compiled a 14-6-1-3 career record and earned $1,826,350.
   

    Earlier in the Whitney undercard, Clark O. Brewster, L. William Heiligbrodt and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Cogburn (Not This Time – In A Jif) overcame a stumbling start in the $300,000, Gr. III Troy Stakes, rallied down the lane and was up in deep stretch by win by three-quarters of a length. Coming in on the heels of consecutive stakes victories at Lone Star, the 4-year-old colt by Not This Time is now 11-6-2-0 with earnings $591,710 for trainer Steve Asmussen. Consigned to the 2021 OBS Spring Sale by Pick View LLC, Agent, he was sold for $150,000 after turning in an Under Tack quarter in :20 3/5. 

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    HALLANDALE BEACH - Owner/trainer David Fawkes’ Noble Drama will seek to continue carrying on a family tradition Saturday at Gulfstream Park when the fan-favorite gelding returns to action in a stakes-quality allowance feature. 

    Bred and formerly owned by Harold Queen, Noble Drama has admirably faced a huge challenge while racing in the shadows of a couple of older family members, but the 8-year-old son of Gone Astray has managed to earn $821,582 during a 40-race career that has produced 10 victories, including seven wins in stakes and overnight handicaps.

    Not too shabby, but hardly up to the standards set by his Gr. 1 stakes-winning kin.

    The Florida-bred gelding is out of Queen Drama, a stakes-winning half-sister to champion Big Drama and a full sister to multiple Gr. 1 stakes-winning Sheer Drama, both trained by Fawkes for owner/breeder Queen. Riveting Drama, an unraced daughter of Notebook whom Queen purchased for $36,000 at the 1996 OBS March sale, produced Queen Drama, Big Drama and Sheer Drama.

    “When Mr. Queen bought Riveting Drama from the sale, he intended on running her. She bucked her shins, and he brought her home, never sent her back, and just bred her,” Fawkes said, “I would call her a blue hen mare.”

    Noble Drama, a son of Montbrook who earned nearly $2.75 million, was honored with the 2010 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Sprinter after capturing the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs. His talent was obvious right from the start when he swept the 2008 Florida Sire Stakes Series before capturing the $750,000 Delta Jackpot.

    Sheer Drama earned nearly $1.7 million during a 24-race career that included Gr. 1 successes in the 2015 Personal Ensign at Belmont, 2015 Delaware Handicap and the 2016 Madison at Keeneland, excelling at distances from seven furlongs to 1 ¼ miles.

    Noble Drama, whose favorite distance has been a one-turn mile, will cut back to seven furlongs for Saturday’s Race 9 feature for 3-year-olds and up, which drew a deep field of nine. Bobby DiBona-trained Big and Classy, whose six-race winning streak was broken in a second-place finish in the Gr. III Smile Sprint on July 1, is rated at 2-1 in the morning line.

    Ny Traffic and Mish, rated second and third on the morning line, were entered in Saturday’s race, but trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. doesn’t expect either horse will run.

    Noble Drama will seek revenge on Michael Yates-trained Cajun’s Magic, against whom he came up a half-length short in a one-turn mile allowance two starts back.

    “It’s not the right distance for him, really, but the horse is training good and doing good,” Fawkes said. “There seems to be plenty of speed to set it up for him.”

  Emisael Jaramillo has the call on Noble Drama.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - The 20-cent Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Pool will be guaranteed at $300,000 Friday at Gulfstream Park, where the multi-race wager went unsolved today for the 13th day following a mandatory payout.

    Friday’s Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 3-8, featuring a 5 ½-furlong optional claiming allowance for Florida-bred older fillies and mares on Tapeta in Race 7. Fernando Abreu-trained Gitana holds a wide edge on experience over her seven rivals in the race for non-winners of a race other than maiden, claiming or starter and for horses entered for a claiming price of $20,000. The 6-year-old mare has been first or second in 15 of her 33 career starts.

     A mile-and-70-yard maiden special weight event for older fillies and mares on Tapeta precedes the feature. The seven-horse field includes a Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained first-time starter, Applause. The 3-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo, bred and owned by Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, has been training forwardly at Palm Meadows, Gulfstream’s satellite training facility in Palm Beach County. Kara and Colleen, a Joseph stablemate, enters the race after finishing second and third on Tapeta in her two most recent starts. Christopher Duncan-trained To Thyself B True is expected to receive attention at the betting windows off her third-place finish in the Powder Break Stakes in her last start.

    Larry S. Buckendorf, Jeffrey Lambert, Lawrence A. Rodriguez, Paul G. Schneider, Peter Stotland and Matthew. D. White’s Order and Law (Violence – Poetic Kid) rated off the pace in the early going of the $126,000, Gr. III Cougar II Stakes at Del Mar, rallied on the turn, took command passing the eighth pole and drew off to win by 2 1/4 lengths.

   It’s the second stakes win for the 7-year-old ridgling trained by Robert B. Hess Jr., who has compiled a 42-8-6-2 career record and earned $456,804. At the 2018 OBS Spring Sale, he sped an Under Tack quarter in :21 2/5 and was purchased for $30,000 out of the Eddie Woods consignment.

    Omar Aldabbagh and Jeff Ganje’s Shotgun Hottie (Gun Runner – Re Entry) stalked the leaders from the outside in the $500,000, Gr. III Molly Pitcher Stakes at Monmouth Park, circled horses on the turn, took the lead a sixteenth out and eased away to win by half a length. It’s the first graded stakes win and third stakes victory for the 4-year-old filly, consigned to the 2021 OBS Spring Sale by Gene Recio, Agent, and sold for $45,000 after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 3/5.  Trained by Cherie DeVaux, she’s now 15-5-4-2 and has earned $770,607.  

    Exline-Border Racing LLC, Peter Eurton, Richard Hausman and Stonestreet Stables LLC’s Dream Shake (Twirling Candy – Even Song) picked a nice spot for his first stakes victory, capturing the $179,000, Gr. II Connaught Cup Stakes by a length at Woodbine, with fellow OBS graduate Lucky Score (Lookin At Lucky – Miss Matzo) (June ‘20) checking in third. 

    Michael Stidham trains the 5-year-old gelding, now 12-4-1-2 with $469,265 in earnings. Consigned by Cary Frommer, Agent, to the 2020 OBS Spring Sale, he was purchased for $75,000 by Marette Farrell, Agent for Exline-Border Racing, after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. 

    Jill Baffert and Debbie Lanni’s Du Jour (Temple City – Guiltless) scored his second stakes victory in the $134,000 Wickerr Stakes at Del Mar, rallying from far back, finding room late and getting up in the final yards to win by half a length. The 5-year-old gelding was purchased for $280,000 by Donato Lanni, Agent, out of the Off the Hook consignment at the 2020 OBS Spring Sale after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. Trained by Bob Baffert, he’s now 14-4-3-2 and has earned $738,220. 

    Team Valor International and Gary Barber’s Elysian Field, (Hard Spun – Elysian) off the pace early in the $503,000 Woodbine Oaks, swung out for the drive, took charge a furlong from home and eased away to score by 2 1/4 lengths. It’s the first stakes victory for the 3-year-old filly, trained by Mark Casse, now 6-2-2-0 with $306,692 in earnings. After breezing an Under Tack quarter in :21 3/5 at the 2020 OBS June Sale, she was purchased for $70,000 by Bruce Brown, Agent, out of the Ocala Stud consignment. 

    HALLANDALE BEACH – With main stable rider Edgard Zayas at Saratoga Saturday, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. had to look for a replacement jockey for Transient for the $75,000 Powder Break at Gulfstream Park.

    The Royal Palm Meet’s leading trainer looked as far as Penn National, calling on Tyler Conner to guide the 6-5 favorite in the mile and 70-yard stakes for fillies and mares on Tapeta.

    What did the 29-year-old Pennsylvania native get for his efforts aboard e Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ daughter of Sea the Stars? A thrilling victory and a fat lip.

    Conner, a winner of more than 1,100 races, showed why Joseph has such confidence in his riding skills, crafting a brilliant journey aboard the 5-year-old mare. After tossing her head leaving the gate and splitting her jockey’s lip, Transient settled nicely for Conner far off the early pace set by Empress Ellie. Conner elected to save ground along the backstretch before finding room along the rail on the far turn. Transient advanced quickly to loom boldly at the top of the stretch, where her jockey eased her to the outside for the stretch run. The multiple graded stakes-winner exerted her class while splitting horses in mid-stretch to score by two lengths.

     "It was a top-class ride. She’s very difficult to rate. Right out of the gate she raised her head and split Tyler’s lip. But he gave her some ride, because she’s not easy to switch off. Her hardest thing is to relax,” Joseph said. “This was a great steppingstone for her, hopefully back to graded stakes.”

    Transient ran a mile and 70 yards on the all-weather surface in 1:41.40 to win her first career stakes following three graded stakes-placings during the Championship Meet.

    “She settled really nice. I was a little worried I was that far back but when I asked her to do anything, she responded really well. The trip opened up really great,” Conner said.

    Joseph had called on Conner in the past. Last June, Conner finished second aboard Joseph-trained Treasure King in the Not Surprising Stakes at Gulfstream, where he won a race for Joseph earlier on the card.

    “I really appreciate it. It doesn’t happen to me a lot where I come from. For a guy like him to call me out of the blue when he needs a rider, it means a lot,” said Conner, who also rode Joseph-trained Mish to victory in Saturday’s Race 3. Race-long stalker Chick’s Shadow finished second, 1 ¾ lengths ahead of To Thyself B True.

Apprentice Rides First U.S. Winner

    Kenedy Berrugate notched his first success in the U.S. Saturday, guiding Pluma Roja ($38.60) to an upset victory in Race 4. The 22-year-old Panama native is a 5-pound apprentice, having won 43 races, including stakes, in his homeland before venturing to South Florida in June.

    Berrugate had several close calls on his first 33 mounts before breaking through aboard Pluma Roja in the 1 1/16-mile $8,000 claiming race on Tapeta for owner/trainer Frank Santillana.

    Berrugate graduated at the top of his class at the Laffit Pincay Jr. Technical Jockey Training Academy in Panama and was highly recommended to agent Cliff Hopmans by the Hall of Fame jockey.

    Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher’s Me and Mr. C captured the $100,000 Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial Stakes on Saturday, coming from off the pace and getting up in the final strides to win by a nose. The 6-year-old Florida-bred son of Khozan, trained by Mike Maker, is now 32-9-6-5, with three stakes victories and earnings of $457,619. Consigned by Paul Sharp, Agent, to the 2019 OBS March Sale, he went through the ring after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5.  

    Lael Stables’ Love and Money was best by a head in Friday’s $100,000 Clarksville Handicap, swinging out for the drive and getting up in the final yards. It’s the first stakes win for the 5-year-old mare by More Than Ready, consigned by McKee Bloodstock, Agent, to the 2020 OBS June Stakes where she went through the ring after an Under Tack in eighth :10 flat. Trained by Cherie DeVaux, she has compiled a 10-4-2-0 record and earned $220,430. 

    Matt Kwiatkowski, Jason Kaylor and Roger D. Browning’s Nobody Listens successfully defended his title in the $100,000 Brickyard Stakes on Wednesday, setting the pace, opening daylight in the stretch and holding on gamely to win by a head. That’s three stakes victories for the 6-year-old son of Conveyance, purchased for $40,000 out of the Southern Chase Farm consignment at the 2020 OBS Spring Sale after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. Now 23-11-7-1 for trainer Tim Eggleston, he has earned $490,630. 

    Brian Lynch’s Hot Little Thing picked up her second stakes win in Wednesday’s $100,000 Checkered Flag Handicap, charging on the outside down the stretch and proving best by a neck at the wire. Trained by her owner, she’s now 8-5-1-1 with $225,730 in earnings. Consigned to the 2022 OBS March Sale by Bold Arrow Thoroughbreds, the 3-year-old daughter of Army Mule was sold for $80,000 after working an eighth in :10 flat at the Under Tack Show.  

   Lucky Score was last after a poor start in Woodbine’s $240,900 Gr. II Highlander Stakes, but rallied on the outside down the stretch and was best by half a length at the wire. It’s the second graded stakes victory for the 5-year-old son of Lookin At Lucky, trained by Mark Casse, leaving him with a 15-6-3-2 career record and $430,079 in earnings. Consigned by All In Sales (Tony Bowling), Agent, to the 2020 OBS June Sale, he was sold for $35,000 after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5. 

   Wise Racing’s Turf King (IRE) charged from off the pace in the $180,000, Gr. III Marine Stakes at Woodbine, overcoming a rough stretch run and proving best by half a length at the wire. It’s the first stakes win for the 3-year-old colt by Kingman (GB), purchased for $180,000 out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment at the 2022 OBS March Sale after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. Now 4-3-0-1 for trainer Chad Brown, he has earned $161,805. 

    Kazuo Kato’s Jasper Krone scored his first graded stakes win on Sunday with a front-running half-ength victory in the $538,000, Gr. III CBC Cho Stakes at Chukyo Racecourse. It’s the second stakes win for the 4-year-old colt by Frosted, trained by Hideyuki Mori, now 13-5-1-2 with $769,955 in earnings. Consigned by Kings Equine, Agent, to the 2021 OBS March Sale, he was purchased for $90,000 after turning in an Under Tack eighth in:10 1/5. 

    Foggy Night sat just off the pace in Saturday’s $300,000, Gr. III Delaware Oaks, came around the leaders into the stretch, took charge a furlong out and eased away late to score by a length and three quarters. It’s the first stakes win for the 3-year-old Florida-bred filly by Khozan, now 8-3-4-0 for trainer Robert E. Reid, Jr. with $278,550 in earnings. Consigned by Journeyman Bloodstock Services to the 2022 OBS Spring Sale, she breezed and Under Tack eighth in :10 35 and was purchased by Pine Brook for $20,000.

    Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher’s The Wine Steward is two for two and a stakes-winner after coming from off the pace and drawing off to a 2 3/4-length victory in Sunday’s $225,000 Bashford Manor Stakes at Ellis Park. The first stakes-winner for sire Vino Rosso, the 2-year-old colt was sold by Sequel Bloodstock, Agent, for $340,000 at the 2023 OBS March Sale after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5. Trained by Mike Maker, he has earned $164,010. 
   

    Indigo Racing’s Texas Ascot Queen posted her first stakes victory in Lone Star’s $81,375 Valor Farm Stakes on Saturday, tracking the leader, taking charge after turning for home and scoring by half a length. The 4-year-old daughter of Fast Anna, trained by J. R. Caldwell, is now 18-7-3-0 and has earned $190,100. A two-time OBS graduate, she was sold by KP Sales at the 2020 October Yearling Sale and brought $30,000 when purchased out of the Fabian Sales consignment at the 2021 Spring Sale after an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. 

    Pocket Aces Racing and S B Stables LLC’s Takntothecleaners captured her first stakes win in the Opelousas Stakes on Saturday at Evangeline Downs, coming from behind and romping to a 4 1/2-length victory. Consigned by Fabian Sales to the 2020 OBS June Sale, she was sold for $15,000 after speeding a quarter in :21 2/5 aa the Under Tack Show. Trained by Ethan W. West, the 5-year-old mare by OBS graduate Secret Circle is now 14-6-1-3 and has earned $84,195.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - A mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 pool Friday at Gulfstream Park yielded multiple $3,061 payoffs.

    The multi-race wager had gone unsolved for nine consecutive days, producing a carryover jackpot of $149,053 heading into Friday’s mandatory payout. A total of S1,448,892 was wagered into the Rainbow 6 pool Friday.

    The Rainbow 6 sequence spanned Races 3-8. The winning combination was 5-2-7-1-7-1.

    On mandatory-payout days, the entire Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is paid out to the bettor or bettors with the most winners in the wager’s six-race sequence. The carryover jackpot is usually only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day’s pool usually goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winner, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

    The Rainbow 6 will start anew on today’s 11-race program. The Rainbow 6 sequence will span races 6-11, headlined by the $100,000, Gr. II Smile Sprint in Race 10.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - A mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 pool is scheduled for Friday’s program at Gulfstream Park, where the multi-race wager went unsolved Sunday for the seventh day following a jackpot hit for $263,655 on June 4.

    The carryover jackpot pool stands a $149,053.69 heading into Friday’s card.

    The Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 3-8, featuring an optional claiming allowance with a likely favorite that may well be a popular ‘single’ in Race 5. Terri Pompay-trained Smart Striker will make his first start since finishing second in the Not Surprising Stakes in Friday’s mile-and-70-yard race on Tapeta for Florida-bred 3-year-olds.

    Trainer Peter Walder, who notched his 999th career victory with Royal Kitten in Sunday’s Race 6, will have his next shot at the 1,000-win milestone with two entries in Friday’s Race 7, a mile optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds and up on the main track. Slim Slow Slider, a winner two starts back in a mile optional claiming allowance, and Big Daddy Dave, who finished second at a mile in his most recent start, will represent Walder in an eight-horse field.

    LAUREL, MD – In the days since announcing his retirement earlier this week, Edgar Prado has spent time reading, listening and answering a seemingly endless number of texts, phone calls and social media posts and tributes to his long and successful Hall of Fame riding career.

    The thanks and well wishes came, and are still coming, from around the racing world including Maryland, where the recently turned 56-year-old native of Peru rose to national prominence in the 1990s and still considers home.

    “It really touched my heart. I have a lot of friends still in Maryland. The phone was ringing off the hook. I’m sorry that I couldn’t answer everyone,” Prado said. “It was a great feeling that I had some people that took the time to wish me happy retirement. I really enjoy the good memories together, either as a fan, as a trainer, groom, hotwalker. They still text me, so that was a great feeling. It’s not only the cream of the crop, it was all the way from top to bottom. That makes me feel good.”

Though Prado launched his career in South Florida, debuting in April 1986 at Hialeah and bagging his first U.S. winner that June at Calder Race Course, then spent a short but successful time at Suffolk Downs in Boston, it was Maryland where his career took off and catapulted him to stardom.

Riding first call for trainer Bob Klesaris, who initially brought him from Florida to Massachusetts, Prado scored his first Maryland victory aboard $42 long shot Long Allure May 14, 1989 at Laurel Park. Equibase statistics show he would go on to win 2,098 more races at Laurel, another 1,241 at historic Pimlico Race Course and three at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.

His 3,343 Maryland wins account for 46.9 percent of his career total of 7,119, which ranks him eighth all-time among North American riders and makes him one of just 10 to reach the 7,000 mark. He is ninth overall in purse earnings at $272,008,849, with $58,808,451 (21.6 percent) earned in Maryland, according to Equibase.

“Definitely, Maryland was my starting ground. It launched my career forward. The people received me so well over there and I was able to accomplish a lot and get to win a lot of races and put my name on the map,” Prado said. “It wasn’t only one year or two years. I did it for 10 years, 11 years, and I’m proud of that.

“I’ll always be so thankful that Maryland opened the door and gave me the opportunity. They made me their adopted son from Peru, and I was able to do my job and we did it great,” he added. “It was very sad to leave Maryland to test the waters and try something different, but by the same token if I wanted to go to the next level I had to do it when I did. This sport is getting younger and younger so I decided to try and see if I could do it in New York.”

    Prado won 33 graded stakes in Maryland including his first of 83 lifetime Grade 1s in the 1991 Washington D.C. International at Laurel aboard Leariva. He would add another Grade 1 Maryland triumph in the 2007 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash, also at Laurel, on 2008 male sprint champion Benny the Bull.

    In addition, Prado won multiple editions of races such as the Dixie (G2), General George (G2), Selima (G3), Laurel Turf Cup (G3), Gallorette (G3), Carousel (G3), Laurel Futurity (G3) and Martha Washington (G3), and also captured the 2007 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) with Panty Raid and 2005 Barbara Fritchie (G2) on Cativa.

    During his time in Maryland, Prado led the state in wins six times and topped all North American jockeys in wins from 1997-99, recording more than 400 victories each year including an incredible 535 in 1997. He captured 14 riding titles at Pimlico and another 10 at Laurel before moving his tack to New York starting in the summer of 1999 at Saratoga.

    A winner of 343 career graded stakes, Prado is best known for his success with 2006 Florida Derby (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Barbaro, chronicling their journey together in the best-selling book My Guy Barbaro. Prado won five Breeders’ Cup races and two other Triple Crown events, ending the Triple Crown bids of War Emblem on 70-1 long shot Sarava in 2002 and Smarty Jones with 24-1 Birdstone in 2004.

    The Eclipse Award champion jockey of 2006, when he earned a career-best $19.76 million in purses, Prado was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2008, choosing Klesaris to present him his plaque. He was also selected for the George Woolf (2003) and Mike Venezia (2006) memorial awards in voting by his peers.

    “I think the biggest day or the highlight of my career is winning the Kentucky Derby with Barbaro. I’ve known [trainer] Michael Matz for a long time. I had been riding for him. I think every jockey’s dream is winning the Derby. The Kentucky Derby is global. It’s an international race. If you’re from Peru and you don’t have a chance to travel everywhere, that’s going to be your dream.

    “It’s the same thing for jockeys all over the world. It was a blessing. It was one of the greatest experiences of my career, to ride that kind of horse in front of so many people and be so impressive. I had part of my family there,” he added. “And the things that he horse went through after that, it shows you that this game can take you to the highest level and make you humble the next day. I had to continue and make the best out of that. You can’t let the lows keep you low. The sun is bright out there.”

    Prado returned to the Mid-Atlantic circuit with Maryland as his home base in May 2016, winning the Laurel Dash and Safely Kept that year. In 2018, he became the all-time winningest jockey in Maryland Million history with his 18th victory, breaking a tie with fellow Hall of Famer Ramon Dominguez in the Classic aboard Saratoga Bob.

    Nearly two decades after he left, Prado was touched by the reception he received from everyone upon his return to Maryland.

    “Especially the fans,” he said. “All the trainers and owners, they give me the opportunity. Sometimes you’re feeling great, you want to do great things and you’re working hard, but a lot of the owners and trainers that I used to ride were gone, so you have to prove yourself. You have to be on top of that every day. I was lucky to win a couple stakes for [trainers John] Salzman and Katy Voss in the Maryland Million. It’s my record for now, until someone else breaks it.”

    Ultimately, Prado ended his career where it began, in South Florida. He had fewer than 100 mounts for the first time in 2022 and only two starts this year, finishing seventh on maiden Miss McBride Jan. 6 in his final mount.

    “It was a tough decision to make in the beginning. My son just graduated from school, that’s another accomplishment in my career as a father and a family. He’s the last one out of three. I turned 56 June 12, so that was two reasons,” Prado said. “The older I get the less chance I will have to ride. If I go down, I have more of a chance to get hurt, too. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not afraid to ride, but my kids are afraid I’ll get hurt.

    “I plan to spend some time with my wife, the grandkids. The family’s getting big. Take care of the things I couldn’t do when I was riding,” he added. “I see my family come for my birthday and we have fun and laugh and all that. I said, ‘Look at all these things that I missed because I was trying to accomplish something.’ That’s the price you have to pay to be successful, I guess. The territory is not easy. It comes with ups and downs, and you have to just continue to go.”

    Prado is on the go this weekend, taking part in Saturday’s Jockeys and Jeans, a fundraiser for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund in its ninth year and first in Las Vegas. After that he plans to head to California to visit his son, and he’s been getting inquiries about visiting Old Friends in Kentucky.

    “It’s where Sarava and Birdstone are. I went to see them last year,” Prado said. “Sarava’s getting old; they’re both getting up there. They want to make it a big retirement party.”

    As for the future, Prado plans to sit back and enjoy the ride – for now.

    “I’m trying to take it easy, travel a little bit, me and my wife, go see my kids here and there, and I’ll go from there. We’ll see what happens,” he said. “Maybe something will show up. Maybe a steward or a bloodstock agent or a jockey agent. It’s a very competitive world out there now.”

    R. A.Hill/Swinbank/Black Ridge/Black Type’s Crimson Advocate made the most of the trip to Ascot she earned by winning Gulfstream’s Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Stakes in May.

    The 2-year-old daughter of Nyquist used her early speed to good advantage, then held on to win the Gr. II Queen Mary Stakes by a nose. Now 3-2-0-1 with earnings of $138,047 for trainer George Weaver, she was purchased for $100,000 out of the Beth Bayer consignment at the 2022 October Selected Yearling Sale. 

    HALLANDALE BEACH - Flakes, who set the pace before finishing third in the April 1 Gr. II Gulfstream Park Oaks, captured her first stakes victory Saturday in the $75,000 Game Face while cutting back in distance.

    The daughter of Brethren, who earned a $25,000 bonus offered for a Florida-bred winner in addition to the winner’s share of the purse, rated off the pace in the 6 ½-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies before taking over the lead at the top of the stretch and holding off a tenacious Charlie’s Wish to win by a neck.

    Flakes was coming off a second-place finish in a mile optional claiming race in her return from a game runner-up finish in the 1 1/16-mile Gulfstream Park Oaks.

    Juan Alvarado-trained Flakes, the 9-5 second choice ridden by Edgard Zayas, ran 6 ½ furlongs in 1:17.26 over Gulfstream’s sealed muddy track for Brian Cohen’s BC Racing.

  “We always thought seven-eighths would be her best distance, but she was training well, and we just figured we’d try [the Gulfstream Park Oaks],” Cohen said. “I think 6 ½ or seven furlongs, especially if she gets an outside post so she can stalk the pace, is nice for her.”

    Royalight Racing’s Charlie’s Wish, by First Dude, the 8-5 favorite, finished 4 ¾ lengths clear of Pachuca.

In Race 10, the $60,000 Biscayne Park, Talkin Tipsy took full advantage of sitting behind a four-abreast pace duel to capture the 5 ½-furlong overnight handicap for fillies and mares on Tapeta with a late stretch rally. The James Gulick-trained 4-year-old filly ($14.40) raced the distance in 1:03.51 under Edgar Perez while receiving seven pounds from 125-pound high-weight and favorite Choose Joy, who faded to finish off the board after contesting the pace between horses. Moor Strength also rallied to finish second, 2 ¼ lengths behind Talkin Tipsy and a half-length ahead of Sassy Beast.

Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed 

  The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved Saturday for the fourth day following a jackpot hit for $263,655, producing a $100,000 gross jackpot guarantee for today's Father’s Day program.

The Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 4- 9, featuring a highly competitive starter allowance for 3-year-olds and up at a mile and 70 yards on Tapeta in Race 8. Marc Casse-trained Volcanic, who romped to a 4 ½-length victory in his first start on Tapeta last time out, is rated as the 5-2 morning-line favorite. Jose D’Angelo-trained Mo Vanishing, who graduated by 3 ½ lengths in a two-turn maiden special weight race on Tapeta last out; and the Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained duo of Stride, who scored on turf in his first start for the Royal Palm Meet’s leading trainer, and Empire Attraction, who finished second in his last two starts against tougher; are also prominent entrants.

Gabriel Maldonado Notches First Win 

    Gabriel Maldonado registered the first victory of his career Saturday while guiding Sir Kahn, a 29-1 outsider, to a last-to-first win.
    The 10-pound  apprentice saved ground aboard Sir Kahn in Race 4, a seven-furlong claiming race that was contested on a sloppy track, sending the Daniel Pita inside leader Moped Dennis on the turn into the homestretch on his way to victory. The 24-year-old native of Puerto Rico had 14 previous mounts, all this year at Gulfstream.

     Hip No. 430, a son of Blame consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, was sold to Clay Scherer, Agent, for $485,000 to top session two of the 2023 OBS June Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age. The dark bay or brown colt, whose quarter in :20 3/5 was the co-fastest at the distance at Wednesday’s Under Tack session, is out of Soul Spirit, by A. P. Indy, a half-sister to graded stakes-winner Journey Home.

    Robert B. Hess Jr. went to $250,000 for Hip No. 519, a son of Nyquist consigned by Britton Peak, Agent. Out of stakes- placed Tough Irma, by Stormy Atlantic, a half-sister to Gr. I stakes-winning OBS graduate Turbo Compressor, the dark bay or brown colt turned in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5 on Wednesday.

    Hip No. 494, Morethantaleclass, a daughter of More Than Ready consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, was purchased for $220,000 by Boardshorts Racing Stables. The dark bay or brown filly, who turned in an Under Tack quarter on Wednesday in :20 4/5, is out of Tale of Class, by Tale of Ekati, from the family of champion Sky Classic.

    Hip No. 570, a son of City of Light also consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, was sold to Mike Maker for $200,000. The bay colt, whose eighth in :9 4/5 was the fastest at the distance at Thursday’s Under Tack Session, is a half brother to graded stakes placed stakes winner Jessica Krupnick out of Wear Red, by Henny Hughes, a half sister to grade one stakes winner Eskendereya.

    Hip No. 554, a daughter of Gun Runner consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, was sold to Ben Gase for $180,000. The bay filly, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Thursday, is out of Vickie Wins, by Unbridled’s Song, a daughter of Gr. I stakes- winner Mistical Plan.

    Hip No. 462, a son of Demarchelier (GB) consigned by Woodside Ranch, Agent, was purchased by 30 Year Farm & Team Hanley for $140,000. The dark bay or brown colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Wednesday, is a half- brother to stakes-placed Circle Back Jack out of Sucat, by Medaglia d’Oro, a half-sister to graded stakes-placed stakes-winning OBS graduate The Reds.

    Repole Stable Inc. paid $140,000 for Hip No. 564, a son of Arrogate who turned in an Under Tack eighth on Thursday in :10 2/5. Consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, the bay colt is out of graded stakes-placed Wall of Compassion, by Jimmy Creed, a half-sister to graded stakes-placed stakes-winner Ladyecho.

    Hip No 571, a son of Midshipman consigned by McKathan Bros. Sales, Agent, was purchased by J. R. Boyd, Agent for Equine Breeders, for $140,000. The chestnut colt, who worked a quarter in :21 1/5 on Thursday, is a half-brother to stakes- placed Weekend Rags out of Weekend, by Henny Hughes, from the family of Gr. I stakes-winner Winchester.

    Hip No. 394, a son of OBS graduate Collected consigned by Really and Truly Thoroughbreds, was sold to Madaket Stables for $120,000. The chestnut colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Wednesday, is a half-brother to stakes- placed Night Time out of Silent Joy, by Kitten’s Joy, a full sister to graded stakes-winner Emotional Kitten.

    The buyback percentage 21.9%; it was 13.6% last year. For the session, 200 horses brought $7,207,700 compared with 234 sellins for $9,831,600 at last year’s second session. The average price was $36,039, compared with $42,015 in 2022 while the median price was $20,000 compared with $25,000 a year ago.

    Fillies by Bucchero and Street Boss breezed quarters in :20 3/5, sharing honors for the fastest work at the distance at the fifth session of the 2023 OBS June Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age.

    Hip No. 785, Bucchero Lady, a chestnut filly by OBS June graduate Bucchero consigned by Blue River Bloodstock, Agent, is out of Corfu Lady, by Corfu, from the familyded of gra stakes-winner Halo’s Image. 

 Hip No. 817, a chestnut filly by Street Boss consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, Agent, is out of Desperate Chick, by Tribal Rule, a half-sister to graded stakes-winner Native Bombshell.

Eight horses breezed an eighth in :10 flat, sharing honors for the session’s fastest at the distance

    HIP 733, a gray or roan filly by Twirling Candy out of Cauy’s Humor by Distorted Humor, is consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales.

    Hip 745, a dark bay or brown colt by Solomini out of Cheyenne Autumn by Indian Charlie, is consigned by Britton Peak,  Agent.

    Hip 787, a bay colt by OBS graduate The Big Beast out of Countess Martine by Treasure Beach (GB), is consigned by AVP Training and Sales, Agent. 

    Hip 806, a chestnut colt by OBS graduate Klimt out of Dark Channel by English Channel, is consigned by Nice and Easy Thoroughbreds.

    Hip 853, a bay filly by Redesdale out of Elba’s First by Tiz Wonderful, is consigned by Harris Training Center LLC, Agent.

    Hip 868, a dark bay or brown colt by Arrogate out of Epic Scataway by Scat Daddy consigned by Hartley / DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, Agent. 

    Hip 878, a bay colt by St Patrick’s Day out of Eye of Ra by Leroidesanimaux (BRZ), is consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, Agent.

     HIP 900, a gray or roan colt by Yoshida (JPN) out of First U Make Aroux by Due Date, is consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, Agent. 

    HIP No. 813, a dark bay or brown colt by Justify consigned by Golden Rock Thoroughbreds, Agent, turned in a quarter in :21 flat. He’s a half-brother to stakes-winner Green Destiny out of stakes-inner Defy Gravity, by Bandini. 

Three horses breezed quarters in :21 1/5.

    Hip No. 739, Matching Hats, a chestnut colt by Gormley consigned by S B M Training and Sales, Agent, is out of Charming Emmy, by Sky Mesa, a full sister to stakes-winner Sapphire Sky. 

    Hip No. 721, a dark bay or brown colt by Vino Rosso consigned by Ocala Stud, is out of Caragh Queen, by Hard Spun, a half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming. 

   Hip No. 775 , a bay filly by Tale of the Cat consigned by Coastal Equine LLC (Jesse Hoppel), Agent, is a three-quarter sister to Gr. I stakes-placed Luminance out of Commentary, by The Factor.

   HIP No. 871, a son of millionaire OBS graduate Carpe Diem consigned by Skie Thoroughbreds, breezed three eighths in :33 4/5. The dark bay brown colt is out of Essentia, by Hat Trick (JPN), a half-sister to champion Big Brown.

    BALTIMORE – One lucky bettor solved the 20-cent Rainbow 6 for a life-changing jackpot payout of $547,686 Saturday at Pimlico Race Course on the penultimate day of the Preakness Meet.

    Freeze the Fire ($30.40) sprung a front-running 14-1 upset of 1-2 favorite Dillinger in the Race 9 finale to complete the winning 1-6-4-6-9-3 combination. Other winners in the sequence were God Is Love ($18.80) in Race 4, Admit Nothing ($6.60) in Race 5, Community Adjusted ($8.40) in Race 6, Wudi ($6.20) in Race 7 and Linny Kate ($13.20) in Race 8.

    Saturday’s bonanza came one day before a scheduled mandatory payout in the Rainbow 6, Jackpot Super High Five and Late Pick 5 wagers. The Rainbow 6 had gone unsolved for 13 days since a $364.74 mandatory return on May 7, closing day of Laurel Park’s spring meet.

    The Rainbow 6 will begin anew on today’s eight-race closing day program that begins at 12:25 p.m. The sequence spans Races 3-8 and includes a maiden special weight for fillies and mares ages 3, 4 and 5 scheduled for five furlongs on the grass in Race 6 and an optional claiming allowance for fillies and mares 3 and up sprinting six furlongs in Race 7.

    Introduced in Maryland on April 2, 2015, opening day of Pimlico’s spring meet, the state-record Rainbow 6 carryover reached $1,435,080.75 over 27 racing programs before a mandatory payout of $31,028 to multiple ticketholders on July 4, 2021.

    There will be a carryover of $490,727 in the Jackpot Super High Five for today, which takes place in Race 6. The Jackpot Super High Five went unsolved for a ninth straight racing day Saturday, producing multiple winning tickets worth $1,233 after $36,484 was wagered on top of a $475,656.86 carryover from Friday.

    (Editor's note: From his first day as a steward in 1993 to this past season, I can't count the number of times I entered the track through the west gate near the horsemen's parking lot and Dennis would be there holding court with one or more patrons. Every time, he would wind it up and we would end up getting up to date on various subjects. He was as low-key as someone in his position could be - an absolute gentleman. Over the years, I went to the steward's room on various occasions to get their take on a disqualification - or the lack of one - and he always took the time to explain the call. "He will be missed" is a cliche often used for those we lose, and for Dennis, it goes double). 

By Mike Henry, Tampa Bay Downs

    Dennis Lima wore a variety of hats during his 30 years as an Association Steward at Tampa Bay Downs – mentor, friend and confidant foremost among them.

    “He was somebody you could always talk to, and you could trust him to give you good advice,” said Tampa Bay Downs racing official Jenn Moore. “And he treated everybody equally. He was so down to earth and never got riled up.

  “It (his passing) is just a huge loss for everybody.”

    Lima, who died Wednesday at age 77 after a brief illness, judged the races from the stewards' office atop the Oldsmar grandstand next to the announcer's booth. He and former Tampa Bay Downs announcer Richard Grunder formed a lasting friendship based on numerous shared interests and a deep respect for each other's knowledge and professionalism.

    “He was a very even-tempered guy who handled himself the same with all types of people, from grooms to Hall of Fame trainers,” Grunder said. “He had the perfect personality to be a steward. He read the films really good, knew the job inside-out and any tough situations that came up, he would take the reins and make the call. I've been in press boxes from the Pacific Northwest to Florida, and he was one of the best I've ever worked with.

    “Plus, he was just a fun guy to be around. He was a witty, old New England son of a gun.”

    Lima gained respect from horsemen, jockeys, other track officials and even fans for his thorough knowledge of the sport's rules and regulations and his ability to apply them without bias. “You could ask him a rules question and he would rattle the answer off the top of his head,” Moore said.

    As much as Moore, Grunder and so many others at Tampa Bay Downs came to feel like family around Lima, their knowledge of his background in racing was primarily limited to working with him here on a daily basis. About a lifetime ago – actually, closer to 60 years – Lima rode a train from Rhode Island to Florida with a shipment of horses bound for the Tampa Bay Downs (then Sunshine Park) barn of trainer Doc Canzano.

    Lima took off soon after graduating from Pawtucket West High School in Rhode Island, not far from Narragansett Park, where his older brother Eddie had turned him on to racing a few years earlier and helped him get work as a groom and hotwalker.

    After returning north in 1964, Lima trained his own horses in New England, was an assistant trainer to Ned Allard and worked as a jockey's agent.

    Believing his future to be in the racing office, Lima served with the Massachusetts fair-racing circuit and at Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts and Rockingham Park in New Hampshire as a placing judge, paddock judge and entry clerk. He was named an alternate steward at those tracks in 1987, becoming a full-time steward three years later. He worked in that role at Rockingham from 1990 until the track closed in 2002.

    By then, he was well-established at Tampa Bay Downs, having been hired in 1993 as an Association Steward by then-General Manager John Grady. Lima also worked from 2003-2021 as a State Steward at Delaware Park.

    Lima's credo as a steward was straightforward, as he outlined 10 years ago to a reporter. “The most important thing is to be as fair and consistent as possible with our rulings and our judgment calls during the races. For me, the most rewarding aspect of this job is when you finish a meet knowing you have done your part to keep it as safe as you can for the horses and the jockeys.”

    He was also attuned to the importance of maintaining the public trust, saying during that same interview the one major change he would make to racing would be to “establish more uniformity in medication rules and penalties, especially with so many trainers shipping horses from state to state.”

    Lima is survived by his wife, Celeste; their children, Monique and Shaun; several grandchildren; and a son, Dennis E. Lima. He was pre-deceased by a daughter, Melissa. Per his wishes, no service will be held.

    In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Suncoast Hospice Foundation, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33760.

    BALTIMORE – National Treasure led from the start and held off a game Blazing Sevens the length of the stretch to win the 148th Preakness Stakes, Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, by a head Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

    The 1 3/16-mile Preakness was the centerpiece of a spectacular 14-race program featuring 10 stakes, six graded, worth $2.75 million in purses. The Preakness Day celebration included InfieldFest headlined by popular music and recording artists Bruno Mars and Sofi Tukker.

    Owned by the partnership of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital and Catherine Donovan, National Treasure ($7.80) completed 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.12 over a fast main track to earn his second career win from six starts and first in a stakes.

    The wire-to-wire victory by National Treasure came on a day in which his Hall of Fame trainer felt a full range of emotions. Baffert saddled Arabian Lion for a victory in the Sir Barton Stakes to lead off the stakes line-up, but the celebration came to an abrupt halt when heavily favored Havnameltdown sustain a fatal injury two races later in the Gr. III Chick Lang.

    Baffert had been tied with 19th century trainer R. Wyndham Walden for the most Preakness victories before National Treasure joined Triple Crown champions Justify (2018) and American Pharoah (2015) as well as Lookin at Lucky (2010), War Emblem (2002), Point Given (2001), Real Quiet (1998) and Silver Charm (1997) as a Preakness winner.

    Meanwhile, it was the first Preakness triumph in 13 tries for Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, who ran second with Kentucky Derby winners Animal Kingdom in 2011, Baffert-trained Authentic in 2020, and Itsmyluckday in 2013.

    In all, Velazquez won four races on the Preakness program, including stakes victories in the $100,000 Sir Barton with Arabian Lion, also trained by Baffert, and $100,000, Gr. III Maryland Sprint aboard Straight No Chaser.

    Breaking from the rail against six rivals, the smallest Preakness field since Snow Chief topped a field of seven in 1986, National Treasure made the lead easily on his own and settled into a rhythm while going a quarter of a mile in :23.95 seconds and a half in :48.92 while racing slightly off the rail ahead of Maryland-bred multiple stakes-winner Coffeewithchris, a son of former Pleasant Acres Stallion Ride On Curlin.

    National Treasure went six furlongs in 1:13.49 when he was eased out by Velazquez and met by a challenge from Blazing Sevens, winner of the 2022 Champagne that was following a similar blueprint for trainer Chad Brown of skipping the Derby to point for the Preakness, a strategy that proved successful with Cloud Computing in 2017 and Early Voting last year.

    Blazing Sevens and National Treasure hooked up at the top of the stretch and battled side-by-side down the lane, brushing near the sixteenth pole and again approaching the wire, before Velazquez coaxed one more jump out of National Treasure. It was 2 ¼ lengths back to Kentucky Derby winner Mage in third. Mage, the race favorite, loomed up behind the first at the top of the stretch but hung late while racing a little erraticly. 

    Red Route One, Chase the Chaos, Perform and Coffeewithchris completed the order of finish. First Mission was scratched.

    National Treasure fetched $500,000 as a yearling at Saratoga in August 2021 and graduated at first asking last September in a 6 ½-furlong maiden special weight test at Del Mar. The bay Quality Road colt ran second to stablemate Cave Rock in the American Pharoah at Santa Anita and third behind 2022 juvenile champion Forte in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile to end his 2-year-old season.

    This year, National Treasure finished third by a length in the one-mile Sham on Jan. 8 and then ran fourth for former Baffert assistant Tim Yakteen in the April 8 Santa Anita Derby  before being returned to Baffert for the lead-up to the Preakness.

    National Treasure is the 12th horse since 1909 to win the Preakness from Post 1, including American Pharoah, and the first since War of Will in 2019.

    The 2023 Triple Crown series concludes in the June 10 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Baffert was non-committal following the Preakness on whether he would bring National Treasure back in the 1 ½-mile ‘Test of the Champion.’

    BALTIMORE - First Mission, Keeneland’s Gr. III Stonestreet Lexington winner, was declared out of Saturday’s 148th Preakness Stakes early this morning with an unspecified left hind ankle issue, owner Godolphin announced.

    First Mission, who is trained by Brad Cox, was the second choice in the morning line for the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.

    “There was just a little concern by the 1/ST racing veterinarian team,” Michael Banahan, Godolphin USA’s Director of Bloodstock said, referencing the owner of the Maryland Jockey Club’s Pimlico Race Course. “They thought maybe it was a minor issue with the left hind ankle. You just really couldn’t do proper diagnostics onsite, on the track. So we decided collaboratively that the best thing to do was to bring him down to Rood & Riddle (equine hospital in Lexington) and let Dr. (Larry) Bramlage do a full exam. He was doing great at Pimlico. But that’s the way it goes.

     “It’s unfortunate, but we know he’s a very talented horse and I’m sure we’ll have big days down the road with him.”

    HALLANDALE BEACH - A mandatory payout of the 20-Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is set for today’s 10-race Gulfstream Park program that will be co-headlined by the $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile and the $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies.

    Each of the two five-furlong stakes for 2-year-olds on turf will provide its winner with an automatic berth in one of six races for 2-year-olds during the June 20-24 Royal Ascot meeting, as well as a $25,000 equine travel stipend for shipping from the U.S. to England, in addition to the winner’s share of today’s purse.

    The Rainbow 6 has gone unsolved for 19 days following a jackpot hit, producing a $408,800.72 carryover heading into today’s mandatory payout. The Rainbow 6 pool is expected to grow to $1.5 million or higher.

    The Royal Palm Juvenile is carded as Race 6. Wesley Ward, a 12-time Royal Ascot winning trainer, is represented in the field of 10 by Steve Cauthen’s Holding the Line, an unraced Irish-bred son of Soldier’s Call. Hall of Famer John Velazquez has the mount on the 5-2 morning-line favorite. Dew Sweepers’ Blast Furnace, who finished second behind highly regarded Ward-trained Fandom at Keeneland in his debut, is rated second at 3-1 on the morning line. The son of The Factor, who will be equipped with blinkers for the first time, is trained by George Weaver, who is also represented in the field by Bregman Family Racing LLC’s No Nay Mets, a debuting son of No Nay Never. Arindel’s Reaper, who debuted at Gulfstream with an impressive 5 ¾-length score April 21, is scheduled to make his turf debut for trainer Juan Alvarado.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $475,000 Thursday at Gulfstream Park after the multi-race wager went unsolved Sunday for the 17th day following a jackpot hit.

    The Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 3-8, highlighted by an extremely competitive mile optional claiming allowance on the main track in Race 7. Todd Pletcher-trained Cuvier, a debut winner at Gulfstream during the Championship Meet, will make his return off a third-place optional claiming allowance at Tampa Bay Downs, won by stablemate Kingsbarns, who went on to win the Louisiana Derby (G2) and ran in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. Il Miracolo is slated to make his first start since finishing sixth in the Curlin Florida Derby, in which Kentucky Derby winner Mage finished second behind Forte.

    D. J. Stable’s June Sale graduate Webslinger rated kindly between horses in the early going of Churchill’s $500,000, Gr. II American Turf Stakes, swung out after turning for home and outfought a pair of rivals to win a three-horse photo by a nose. It’s the first graded stakes victory for the 3-year-old colt by Constitution, a two-time OBS graduate.

    After going through the ring at the 2022 Spring Sale, he was purchased for $50,000 out of the Blue River Bloodstock consignment at the June Sale after breezing three eighths in :33 1/5. Trained by Mark Casse, he’s now 8-3-2-1 and has earned $723,800.  

    Ashbrook Farm and Upland Flats Racing’s Red Carpet Ready got the Derby weekend off to a rousing start on Friday, taking Churchill’s $500,000, Gr. II Eight Belles Stakes.  Tracking the leaders down the backstretch, the 3-year-old daughter of Oscar Performance ran past odds-on favorite Munnys Gold turning for home, then gamely held off a late run by the favorite and was best by a head.

    To date, she has captured a pair of graded stakes, compiled a 5-4-0-1 record and earned $588,670 for trainer by Rusty Arnold. Consigned by Mayberry Farm, Agent, to the 2022 OBS Spring Sale, she went through the ring after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5.  

    Gary Barber’s Join the Dance went straight to the lead in Sunday’s $75,000 Monroe Stakes at Gulfstream and was never headed en route to a 1 1/2-length victory. It’s the first stakes win for the 4-year-old daughter of Shackleford, trained by Mark Casse, now 13-3-2-3 with $170,544 in earnings. She was purchased for $70,000 out of the Navas Equine consignment at the 2021 OBS June Sale after turning in an Under Tack quarter in :20 3/5.

    OLDSMAR - By 7 Wednesday morning, Gerald Bennett was on the road again. He and his wife Mary and a blacksmith friend were hauling nine horses in two vans to New Jersey as he prepares for opening day at Monmouth Park on May 13.

    Bennett still has another 22 or so horses to drive north from the Tampa Bay Downs backside before launching his effort to improve on last year’s 22-victory performance, which was good for fourth in the Monmouth standings. “We’ve got seven ‘babies’ that have been training pretty good,” he said. “We’ll stop on a couple of them for about a month, and hopefully they’ll keep moving forward this summer and we’ll have them ready for (Tampa Bay Downs) next year.”

    Bennett’s ability to balance his focus on the present with the future, both near and long-term, is a major factor in his career-long success. He has trained 4,114 winners, more than all but 13 trainers in North American history.

    Tampa Bay Downs has been a huge part of that story. About six or seven weeks ago, it became crystal-clear no one was going to catch Bennett in the Leading Trainers competition. Now with 49 winners, he is 20 ahead of runner-up Jon Arnett. Bennett is also the top Oldsmar conditioner by earnings, his $1,045,262 total more than $400,000 ahead of second-place Todd Pletcher.

    More noteworthy is that this is Bennett’s eighth consecutive title, one shy of the track record set by Jamie Ness from 2006-2007 through 2014-2015. Bennett, who tied Ness for the 2010-2011 title with 61 winners, has won nine overall, tied with Ness for the most ever locally.

    Bennett will be honored as the track’s top trainer in a winner’s-circle ceremony Saturday.

    “It’s always an achievement to be on top. You know that whatever happens, sometime years from now someone is going to be looking at the list and saying ‘Oh, yeah, this is the guy who set the record,’ ” Bennett said.

    “Mary wants me to retire, but I think we’ll have to come back next fall and get one more (title) and be on top.”

    The Springhill, Nova Scotia product neither claims to be smarter nor harder-working than other trainers, but much of his day seems to revolve around the horses. He is one of the first trainers on the track each morning for workouts, and he pays rapt attention to the racing action from his Grandstand box seat. He plays the claiming game as well as any Oldsmar trainer, moving his horses up and down the price ladder in his efforts to keep his rivals guessing.

    “I might claim a horse for $25,000 and drop him to $16,000 next time and lose him, but he’ll win the race. Then (the new connections) will put him in for $20,000 and I’ll claim him right back. So even with the taxes, I’ll make money,” he said.

    “You have to enter them where they belong and are comfortable competing. Plus, you have to have the stock and the owners,” added Bennett, who said he is fortunate to have good owners who trust him with their good horses.

    Bennett’s 2022-2023 list of Tampa Bay Downs winners is headed by Dreaming of Snow. The 3-year-old filly, owned by Bennett’s Winning Stables in partnership with Team Equistaff, registered the biggest upset of the meet when she won the Suncoast Stakes on Feb. 11 by a neck from Wonder Wheel, last year’s NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner and 2022 Champion 2-Year-Old Filly. Dreaming of Snow paid $78.

    Dreaming of Snow, who will miss some time after having a chip removed from an ankle, also finished second in the Florida Cup Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies Stakes behind Munnys Gold, who set a 7-furlong track record.

    Other Bennett-trained stakes-winners this season include 5-year-old mare R Adios Jersey, who won the City of Ocala Florida Sire Stakes in December; 5-year-old mare Tap Dance Fever, who won the Wayward Lass Stakes on Jan. 14; and Magical Warrior, a 4-year-old gelding who won the Florida Cup NYRABETS Sprint on March 26.

    OLDSMAR - After winning Saturday’s fourth race on Textpectation, jockey Jose Ferrer expressed a desire to finish second in the 2022-2023 Tampa Bay Downs standings.

  Mission accomplished – and then some.

    The 59-year-old rider went 4-for-4 Sunday's card, vaulting over injured Pablo Morales with 55 victories for the meet set to wrap up Saturday.

    Ferrer concluded his tour de force in the eighth and final race with an 8-length victory on Feuilleton, a 5-year-old gelding making his first start in almost two years.

    Counting Saturday’s victory, Ferrer has ridden five straight winners.

    “It feels unbelievable. There is no comparison to winning four at Tampa Bay Downs, because this is my hometown. And to win (the seventh race, on Sir Robert Hall) for my buddy (owner) Joe DiBello, makes it more special. He’s like my brother.

    “Everything worked out perfect. God is great and he gives me the strength to keep going on my journey. And my family (wife Steffi and sons Derek and Joseph) is here today and they’re always supporting me. I can’t do it without them – they give me the energy to keep going.”

    Samy Camacho leads the Oldsmar standings with 112 winners. Morales has 53, with Antonio Gallardo fourth with 52.

    Both Ferrer and Camacho are represented by agent Mike Moran.

    Everything seemed to go Ferrer’s way Sunday, as it so often has in a career that has seen him ride 4,720 winners. He won the second race by rallying from last place aboard 4-year-old filly Pearlintherough for a half-length victory for owner Amaty Racing Stables and trainer Sandino Hernandez, Jr.

    In the fifth race, for maiden 3-year-olds, Ferrer again came from behind to post a 4 ¼-length triumph on Florida-bred Neolithic gelding Big Bucksalot for owner Pirate Racing and trainer Christos Gatis. The seventh, a maiden special weight, was the Cody’s Original Roadhouse Race of the Week, and Ferrer feasted on the competition, guiding 9-1 shot Sir Robert Hall to victory for DiBello Racing and trainer Kathleen O’Connell.

    There seemed to be little doubt about the eighth after Ferrer hustled Feuilleton, owned and trained by Pearl Chain, to the lead in the mile-and-40-yard contest. They could have gone around again and the outcome wouldn’t have changed, although Ferrer would not have been credited with a fifth victory.

    Cynics might ask for a check of his birth certificate, but it was uplifting to see him perform at this level so close to the end of the meet.

    Huge week upcoming. The post position draws for the $3-million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and the $1.25-million Longines Kentucky Oaks will be held from 2-3 p.m. today in the Aristides Lounge on the second floor of the Churchill Downs Clubhouse.

    Post positions for both races will be determined by a traditional “pill pull,” in which a horse’s entry blank is pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill corresponding to the horse’s starting position.

    The Kentucky Derby Draw will be streamed live on www.KentuckyDerby.com . The field for the mile-and-a-quarter Derby, to be run Saturday, is limited to 20 3-year-old horses, while the field for the mile-and-an-eighth Oaks on Friday is limited to 14 3-year-old fillies.

    Thus begins the buildup to two days of racing excitement rivaled only by the Breeders’ Cup, but carrying far more history and tradition. Both the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby were first run in 1875, a year in which the electric dental drill was patented and Billy the Kid escaped his jail cell by climbing out of a chimney.

    Adding to the weeklong atmosphere of “Derby Fever,” Tampa Bay Downs will present full cards of Thoroughbred racing Wednesday, Friday and Saturday as its 2022-2023 meet wraps up (racing will then return to the Oldsmar oval June 30 and July 1 for the annual two-day Summer Festival of Racing).

    Wednesday’s eight-race card will begin at 12:28 p.m. On Friday and Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs will open the gates at 10 a.m. to allow fans to wager on all the action from Churchill Downs, which begins racing at 10:30 a.m. both days. Admission is $3 Friday and $10 Saturday.

    The Longines Kentucky Oaks will be the 11th race Friday, with an expected post time of 5:51 p.m. The Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is the 12th race Saturday, with a 6:57 p.m. post time.

    Advance wagering on the entire Derby card from Louisville will be offered throughout Friday, providing fans desiring to move at a more relaxed pace and soak up the sights and sounds of a Tampa Bay Downs Derby Day party the opportunity to savor the spectacle.

    On Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs will offer the traditional Kentucky Derby Day drink, a mint julep, in the official Derby souvenir glass for $13. Each glass lists all 148 Run for the Roses winners, from Aristides in 1875 through Rich Strike in 2022. The glasses are available for $10. Refills and mint juleps in a non-Derby souvenir cup are $9 apiece.

    Also on Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs will conduct a unique twist on the traditional “best-looking hat” contest. Tampa Bay Downs employees will roam the stands throughout the day, selecting patrons wearing the most attractive headgear. Fans chosen as winners will receive a mutuel voucher.

    While Forte is expected to be the wagering favorite for the Derby, three horses to have competed at Tampa Bay Downs this season – Gr. III Tampa Bay Derby winner Tapit Trice, Gr. II Louisiana Derby winner Kingsbarns and Lord Miles – are expected to compete. Forte, Tapit Trice and Kingsbarns are all trained by Todd Pletcher, whose two Kentucky Derby winners, Super Saver in 2010 and Always Dreaming in 2017, had raced at Tampa Bay Downs.

    Lord Miles, who is trained by Saffie A. Joseph Jr., was fifth in the Tampa Bay Derby before winning the Gr. II Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct.

    Hip No. 967, a son of OBS graduate and leading sire Into Mischief consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, went to More Play for $1,300,000 to top the fourth and final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2023 Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. The bay colt, whose eighth in :9 3/5 at Friday’s Under Tack session was the sale’s co-fastest at the distance, is out of graded stakes-placed stakes-winner Singing Kitty, by Ministers Wild Cat, from the family of graded stakes-winner Montjoy.

    Hip No. 1024, a daughter of Nyquist consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, was purchased by Speedway Stables, LLC for $900,000. The dark bay or brown filly, whose quarter in :20 2/5 on Friday was the session’s fastest work at the distance, is a half-sister to OBS graduate Affirmative Lady, winner of the recent Gr. II Gulfstream Park Oaks, out of graded stakes-placed Stiffed, by Stephen Got Even.

    Rich Schermerhorn & Jay Hanley & 30 Year Farm went to $725,000 for Hip No. 1036, a daughter of OBS graduate and leading sire Into Mischief, consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent. The bay filly, who sped an eighth in :9 4/5 Friday, is out of Succeeding, by Smart Strike, a daughter of stakes-winner Cascading.

    Hip No. 1109, a son of Solomini whose eighth in :9 4/5 was Saturday’s co-fastest, went to Donato Lanni, Agent for Dr. Ed Allred & Liebau, for $700,000. Consigned by Caliente Thoroughbreds, the chestnut colt is out of Timberlea, by Flatter, a half-sister to graded stakes-winning OBS graduate Untrapped, from the family of graded stakes winner Tale of the Cat.

    Hip No. 1219, a son of Nyquist consigned by Best A Luck Farm LLC, Agent, was sold to Donato Lanni, Agent for Baoma Corp. for $550,000. The bay colt, whose eighth on Saturday in :9 4/5 was the day’s co-fastest, is out of Zetta Z, by Bernardini, from the family of Gr. I stakes-winner Unbridled Elaine.

    Hip No. 928, a son of Nyquist consigned by Lucan Bloodstock (Karl Keegan), Agent, was sold to Schermerhorn/Drown for $535,000. The bay colt, who breezed a quarter on Friday in :20 4/5, is out of Seize the Ring, by Tiznow, a daughter of champion Catch the Ring.

    Hip No. 1093, a daughter of Audible consigned by Richardson Bloodstock, Agent, was sold to Rich Schermerhorn & Jay Hanley & 30 Year Farm for $535,000. The gray or roan filly, who worked an eighth on Saturday in :10 flat, is out of The Girl Factor, by The Factor, a half-sister to Gr. I stakes-placed stakes-winner Catch My Drift.

    MyRacehorse & Partners went to $525,000 for Hip No. 1068, a daughter of Gun Runner consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent. The dark bay or brown filly, who breezed an eighth on Saturday in :10 2/5, is out of Tamboz, by Tapit, a full sister to Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Tapizar.

    Hip No. 942, a son of Lookin At Lucky who breezed an eighth in :10 flat on Friday, went to West Point Thoroughbreds, LEB Agent, for $500,000. The bay colt, consigned by Crane Thoroughbred Services, Agent, is a full brother to graded stakes-placed OBS graduate Giuseppe the Great out of Shawnee Moon, by Forestry.

    Hip No. 995, a daughter of Distorted Humor consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds LLC (Steven Venosa), Agent, was sold to Alistair Roden Bloodstock, Agent for MKW Racing & Breeding, for $485,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who turned in an eighth in :9 4/5 on Friday, is a half-sister to graded stakes-winning OBS graduate Speed Boat Beach out of Sophia Mia, by Pioneerof the Nile.

    Hip No. 1012, a daughter of Speightstown consigned by Scanlon Training & Sales, Agent for Excel Bloodstock (Bruno DeBerdt), went to Bradley Thoroughbreds, Agent, for $485,000. The chestnut filly is out of graded stakes- placed Spooky Woods, by Ghostzapper, from the family of graded stakes-winning 3-year-old OBS graduate Arabian Knight.

    Hip No. 1157, a son of Take Charge Indy consigned by S B M Training and Sales, Agent, was sold for $410,000 to Cherie De Vaux, Agent. The dark bay or brown colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 flat on Saturday, is a half-brother to stakes-placed La Palina out of Upstager, by Distorted Humor, a daughter of Gr. I stakes-placed stakes-winner Stage Luck.

    Cherie De Vaux, Agent, went to $400,000 for Hip No. 979, a daughter of Arrogate consigned by Eisaman Equine, Agent. The gray or roan filly, who breezed an eighth on Friday in :10 2/5, is out of Smooth Path, by Scat Daddy, a half sister to stakes winner Taraz.

    Hip No. 1045, a son of Catalina Cruiser consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, was sold to R. Brisset, Agent for September Farm & Storrytener for $400,000. The bay colt, who worked an eighth in :10 flat on Friday, is a half-brother to stakes-placed Bernabreezy out of stakes-winner Super Allison, by Super Saver.

    Hip No. 1112, a daughter of Good Magic consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, sped an Under Tack quarter in :20 3/5, Saturday’s fastest at the distance. The chestnut filly is out of Tiz Heavenly, by Tiznow, a daughter of graded stakes-winning OBS graduate Tasha’s Miracle, and was purchased for $400,000 by Olivia Perkins-Mackey, Agent.

    For the day, 166 horses brought a total of $22,659,000 compared with 158 selling for a total of $18,070,000 last year. The average price was $136,500, compared to $114,367 in 2022, while the median price was $65,000 compared to $53,500 a year ago. The buyback percentage was14%; it was 21% in 2022.

    For the entire sale, 699 horses sold for a Spring Sale record total of $90,805,000 compared with 705 horses bringing the previous record $90,723,000 last year. The average price was a record $129,907 compared with last year’s record $128,685, while the median was $65,000, identical to last year’s record $65,000. The buyback percentage was 16.8%; it was 15.8% a year ago.

    Hip No. 449, a son of Frosted consigned by Longoria Training & Sales, Agent, went to Donato Lanni, Agent, for $900,000 to top the second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2023 Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. The bay colt, whose eighth in :9 3/5 was co-fastest at the distance at Tuesday’s Under Tack session, is out of Handwoven, by Indian Charlie, a half-sister to graded stakes-placed Flatter Than Me.

    Hip No. 510, a son of Justify consigned by Paul Sharp, Agent, was sold to Mick Wallace, Agent for Gandharvi Stable, for $750,000. The bay colt, who sped an eighth in :10 flat on Tuesday, is out of Iadorakid, by Lemon Drop Kid, a half-sister to champion El Tormenta.

    Hip No. 320, a colt by Bolt d’Oro consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, was sold to K. Radcliffe for Lady Sheila Stable & Partners for $700,000. The gray or roan colt, who breezed an eighth on Monday in :10 1/5, is out of Elusive Wave, by Mizzen Mast, a full sister to Gr. I stakes-winner Mizdirection.

    Clay Scherer, Agent, paid $700,000 for Hip No. 532, a daughter of Omaha Beach consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent. The bay filly, who breezed an eighth on Wednesday in :9 4/5, the day’s co-fastest at the distance, is a half-sister to stakes-placed Count Alexander out of Intelyhente, by Smart Strike, a half-sister to graded stakes-winner Bel Air Beauty.

    Hip No. 570, a son of Lookin At Lucky consigned by Cortez Racing & Sales, Agent, went to West Bloodstock, Agent for Repole Stable, Inc. for $700,000. The bay colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 flat on Wednesday, is out of stakes-winner Joffe’s Run, by Giant’s Causeway, a daughter of graded stakes-placed stakes-winner Laguna Seca.

    Hip No. 466, a son of Omaha Beach who breezed an eighth in :9 4/5 on Tuesday, was purchased for $650,000 by Spendthrift Farm & Nice Guys Stables. Consigned by Mayberry Farm, Agent, the chestnut colt is out of graded stakes-placed Heavenly Hill, by City Zip, a daughter of graded stakes-winner Pleasant Hill.

    Muir Hut Stables went to $575,000 for Hip No. 450, a son of Ghostzapper consigned by Paul Sharp, Agent. The chestnut colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Tuesday, is out of Hannahanna, by Malibu Moon, a half-sister to graded stakes- winner Silent Bird.

    West Bloodstock, Agent for Robert & Lawana Low, paid $475,000 for Hip No. 328, a son of Twirling Candy, consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent. The bay colt, who worked a quarter on Monday in :21 1/5, is out of Equilateral, by Arch, a half- sister to graded stakes-winner Itsaknockout.

    Hip No. 519, Last Minute, a son of The Factor consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, went to Carolyn Wilson for $475,000. The bay colt, who worked an eighth in :9 4/5 on Tuesday, is out of graded stakes-placed Improv, by Distorted Humor, a daughter of graded stakes-winner One Caroline.

    Hip No. 323, a son of Good Magic consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds LLC (Steven Venosa), Agent, went to More Play for $450,000. The chestnut colt, who breezed a quarter in :21 1/5 on Monday, is a half-brother to graded stakes-winning OBS graduate Sarah Sis, out of Emerald Gal, by champion OBS graduate Gilded Time.

    Hip No. 559, a son of Uncle Mo consigned by Eisaman Equine, Agent, was purchased by Almasoud Naif Abdullah/ Abdulrahman Alsayed for $450,000. The gray or roan colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 2/5 on Wednesday, is out of Jade Princess, by Tapit, a daughter of Gr. I stakes-placed Jade Queen.

    Hip No. 513, a son of Arrogate consigned by Cesar Loya Training & Sales, Agent, was sold to B S W / Crow Colts Group, Ghandarvi, Spendthrift, Schwartz for $410,000. The gray or roan colt, who worked a quarter in :21 1/5 on Tuesday, is out of Ifurhappynuknowit, by Bernardini, a daughter of Gr. I stakes-winner Mushka.

    Hip No. 350, a son of Uncle Mo consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds LLC (Steven Venosa), Agent, was sold to K. Radcliffe for Vekoma Thoroughbreds LLC & Partners for $400,000. The bay colt, who turned in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5 on Monday, is out of graded stakes-winning OBS graduate Fantastic Style, by Harlan’s Holiday.

    Hip No. 399, a daughter of champion OBS graduate Mitole consigned by Julie Davies, Agent, went to Gentry for $400,000. The bay filly, who breezed an eighth on Tuesday in :9 4/5, is out of Gemini R N, by Mineshaft, a daughter of graded stakes- winner Sapphire N'Silk.

    C R K Stable went to $400,000 for Hip No. 417, a daughter of Into Mischief consigned by Hidden Brook, Agent for Bonne Chance Farm LLC. The bay filly, who worked an eighth in :10 flat on Tuesday, is out of Goiaba, by Speightstown, a full sister to Gr. I stakes-winner Mozu Superflare.

    For the day, 180 horses brought $23,468,000, compared with 191 selling for $26,114,500 at last year’s second session. The average price was $130,378 compared to $136,725 in 2022, while the median price was $65,000 compared with $75,000 a year ago. The buyback percentage was 20.7%; it was 12.8% last year.

    Hip No. 253, a colt by Arrogate consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, Agent, went to Donato Lanni, Agent, for $1,450,000 to top the first session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2023 Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. The bay colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 flat at Monday’s Under Tack session, is a half-brother to stakes-placed Sunset Promise out of Destine, by War Front from the family of champion Smoke Glacken.

    Hip No. 215, a daughter of Bolt d’Oro consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, was sold to Lael Stable for $850,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who turned in an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat on Monday, is out of Creative Contessa, by Creative Cause, a half- sister to stakes-winner Amiable Grace.

    Hip No. 192, a son of Twirling Candy consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds (Steven Venosa), Agent, went to Oliver St. Lawrence Bloodstock for $800,000. The dark bay or brown colt, whose eighth on Monday in :9 4/5 was the day’s co-fastest at the distance, is out of graded stakes-placed Conquest Babayaga, by Uncle Mo, from the family of Gr. I stakes-winning OBS graduate Negligee.

    Hip No. 229, a daughter of Uncle Mo consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, Agent, was purchased by D. J. Stable /Gary Barber for $675,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who breezed an eighth on Monday in :10 1/5, is out of graded stakes-winner Customer Base, by Lemon Drop Kid.

    Hip No. 19, a son of Constitution consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, was purchased by Cherie De Vaux, Agent for Belladonna Racing V for $500,000. The chestnut colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Sunday, is a half-brother to stakes- winner Workaholic out of graded stakes-placed Allez Marie.

    Hip No. 103 a son of Violence consigned by Richardson Bloodstock, Agent, was sold to MyRacehorse & Edge Racing for $400,000. The gray or roan colt, who breezed an eighth on Sunday in :10 flat, is out of Blues Corner, by Bluegrass Cat, a half- sister to graded stakes-winner San Pablo.

    Hip No. 299, a son of Justify consigned by Navas Equine, was sold to Jay Em Ess Stable for $400,000. The chestnut colt, whose eighth in :9 4/5 was Monday’s co-fastest at the distance, is a half-brother to Gr. I stakes-winner Lady Aurelia out of graded stakes-winner D’ Wildcat Speed, by OBS graduate Forest Wildcat.

    Hip No. 141, a daughter of Mendelssohn consigned by Off the Hook, Agent, went to CSLR Racing Partners for $385,000. The bay filly, whose eighth on Sunday in :9 3/5 was the sale’s co-fastest at the distance, is out of Caroline Victoria, by Lonhro (AUS), a daughter of graded stakes-winner Mighty Caroline.

    Hip No. 176, a daughter of More Than Ready consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, went to Town & Country Racing for $380,000. The bay filly, who breezed a quarter on Sunday in :21 3/5, is a half-sister to graded stakes- winner Horologist out of Cinderella Time, by Stephen Got Even.

    Hip No. 77, a daughter of Omaha Beach consigned by Off the Hook, Agent, was sold to Maverick Racing & Siena Farms LLC for $375,000. The chestnut filly, who breezed an eighth on Sunday in :10 flat, is out of Belatrix, by Giant’s Causeway, a half-sister to graded stakes-placed stakes-winner Dogtag.

    Hip No. 249, a daughter of Bolt d’Oro consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, went to November Hill, Inc. for $375,000. The bay filly, who sped a quarter in :21 flat, is out of graded stakes-placed Del Mar May, from the family of stakes-winner Stone Carver.

    Hip No. 4, a daughter of Audible consigned by Eisaman Equine, Agent, went to Full of Run Racing II & Ten Strike Racing for $350,000. The bay filly, who breezed an eighth in :10 2/5 on Sunday, is a half-sister to graded stakes-winner Elsa, out of Abtasaamah, by Distorted Humor.

    Hip No. 156, a daughter of Uncle Mo consigned by Pick View, Agent, was sold to Skara Glen Stables, for $350,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who worked a quarter in :21 1/5 on Sunday, is out of Cersei, by Malibu Moon, a daughter of graded stakes-winner Oh What a Windfall.

    C R K Stable went to $350,000 for Hip No. 178, a son of Good Magic consigned by Eisaman Equine, Agent. The chestnut colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 2/5 on Monday, is out of City Siren by OBS graduate City Zip, from the family of Gr. I stakes-winner Cloud Computing.

    Hip No. 193, a son of Good Samaritan consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, was purchased for $340,00 by Klaravich Stable, Inc. The dark bay or brown colt, whose eighth in :9 4/5 was the day’s co-fastest, is out of OBS graduate Conquest Bad Uncle by Uncle Mo, a daughter of graded stakes-winning OBS graduate Worstcasescenario.

    Cherie De Vaux, Agent for Belladonna Racing V, paid $330,000 for Hip No. 64, a son of Oscar Performance who breezed an eighth on Sunday in :10 2/5. Consigned by Eisaman Equine, Agent, the bay colt is out of Gr. I stakes-winner Balance, by Thunder Gulch, a half-sister to Horse of the Year Zenyatta.

    Hip No. 81, a son of Curlin consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, went to Winchell Thoroughbreds for $310,000. The chestnut colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 2/5 on Sunday, is out of graded stakes-winner Bellavais, by Tapit, a daughter of graded stakes-winner La Cloche, from the family of Gr. I stakes-winner Memories of Silver.

    Hip No. 228, a son of Into Mischief consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, went to Mike Ryan, Agent for Peter Redekop BC Ltd., for $310,000. The bay colt, who breezed an eighth on Monday in :10 1/5, is a half-brother to graded stakes-placed Sine Wave out of graded stakes-placed Curlina, by Cuvee.

    For the session, 161 horses brought $22,003,000, compared with 180 selling for a total of $22,793,000 at last year’s opening session. The average price was $136,665, up 7.9% compared to $126,628 in 2022, while the median price was $75,000, up 20% compared with $62,500 a year ago. The buyback percentage was 21.8%; it was 15.1% last year.

  Colts by Blame, Cable Bay, No Nay Never and a Hard Spun filly worked quarters in :21 flat to post the fastest works at the distance at the fifth session of the Under Tack Show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2023 Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.

    Hip No. 786, I’lltaketheblame, a bay colt by Blame consigned by Coastal Equine (Jesse Hoppel), Agent, is a half-brother to graded stakes-winning OBS graduate Jalen Journey, out of Petunia Face, by Congrats. 

    Hip No. 814, consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, is a chestnut filly by Hard Spun out of stakes-winner Princessof the Nyl, by Pioneerof the Nile, from the family of champion Althea. 

    Hip No. 847, a bay colt by Cable Bay also consigned by Tom McCrocklin, is a half-brother to graded stakes-placed stakes-winner Prince Lancelot out of Rainbow Vale, by Moss Vale, a daughter of graded stakes -winner Rainbows For All (IRE). 

    Hip No. 868, a dark bay or brown colt by No Nay Never consigned by Lucan Bloodstock (Karl Keegan), Agent, is a half- brother to graded stakes-winner Commemorative (GB) out of Revered, by Oasis Dream (GB). 

Six youngsters shared honors for the day’s fastest eighth, clocked in :9 4/5.

    Hip No. 710, consigned by New Horizons Bloodstock, is a dark bay or brown filly by Enticed out of Mooji’s Empire, by Empire Maker, a daughter of graded stakes-placed stakes-winner OBS graduate Mooji Moo. 

    Hip No. 719, a bay filly by Race Day consigned by Randy Miles, Agent, is out of Morning Memo, by Morning Line, a daughter of graded stakes-winner Memorette. 

    Hip No. 728, a bay filly by Maximus Mischief also consigned by Randy Miles, Agent, is a half-sister to stakes-winner It’s High Time out of My Rolex, by Proud Accolade, from the family of Gr. I stakes-winner Black Seventeen. 

    Hip No. 785, consigned by Two Oaks Equine, is a dark bay or brown filly by Bolt d’Oro out of Petunia, by OBS graduate Into Mischief, a half-sister to stakes-placed Farolero. 

    Hip No. 793, a bay colt by OBS graduate Into Mischief consigned by Hartley / DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, Agent, is out of Pisa No Tiffany, by Fusaichi Pegasus, a half-sister to Gr. I stakes-winner and leading sire Tapit. 

    Hip No. 845, a chestnut colt by Army Mule consigned by Pick View, Agent, is out of Raging Atlantic, by Stormy Atlantic, a half-sister to graded stakes-placed stakes-winning OBS graduate Seven Trumpets. 

There were six quarters in :21 1/5.

    Hip No. 742, a chestnut colt by Vino Rosso consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, is a half-brother to graded stakes-placed stakes-winner Three Technique out of graded stakes-placed Nite in Rome, by Harlan’s Holiday. 

    Hip No. 763, a bay colt by Force the Pass also consigned by Tom McCrocklin, is out of Our Treasure, by Repent, a half-sister to stakes-winning two-time OBS graduate Straight Faced. 

    Hip No. 824, consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is a dark bay or brown filly by Jess’s Dream out of Prove Me, by Big Drama, a half-sister to graded stakes-placed stakes-winning two-time OBS graduate Pudding. 

    Hip No. 848, consigned by Ocala Stud, is a bay colt by Khozan out of Rainfall, by Blame, from the family of Gr. I stakes- winner Indian Charlie. 

    Hip No. 865, a bay colt by Maximus Mischief consigned by Golden Rock Thoroughbreds, Agent, is out of Resolana, by Put It Back, a half-sister to graded stakes-winning two-time OBS graduate Coppa.

    Hip No. 875, consigned by Blue River Bloodstock, Inc., Agent, is a chestnut colt by OBS graduate World of Trouble out of Risk Premium, by Take Charge Indy, a half-sister to graded stakes-winner Melmich.

    OLDSMAR - Ademar Santos has had his share of injuries during a 14-year riding career. So after fracturing both shoulder blades, breaking four ribs and suffering a bruised neck on Jan. 29 in a morning training accident, he knew what the road to returning looked like.

    “I’ve been training hard. It takes a lot of dedication,” said Santos, who had ridden seven winners at Tampa Bay Downs at the time of his accident. “I’ve got an Equicizer (mechanical horse) at home and I get on it every day, even on days when I breeze a bunch of horses.”

    Weeks before he started exercising horses around the start of April, Santos had begun extensive therapy and gym workouts to prepare for his return. After having his comeback delayed three days when his only scheduled mount on Sunday was scratched, Santos was more than eager to compete.

    “This meet is almost over, and it’s time to get going,” said Santos, who finished unplaced on both Tapsolute in the second race and Moonshine Now in the eighth. “You have to start from somewhere. I’ve lost a lot of business, but I’m going to build it back and get back on the same path and do what I love.”

    The 47-year-old product of Brazil, who has 698 career victories, finished 10th at Tampa Bay Downs last year with 33 winners despite being stuck in Toronto from Dec. 6-Jan. 27 after Woodbine’s racing season ended because of Canada’s Omicron COVID-19 restrictions. He competed primarily in the mid-Atlantic region after the 2021-2022 Oldsmar meet ended.

    Santos has found momentum hard to come by since last spring. He’s hoping a move to Canterbury Park in Minnesota, which launches a new season May 27, will help get it back.

    “There is never a good time to get hurt, of course,” he said, “but I feel good where I’m at. I just need the horses now to start winning again. I’ve worked hard to get back and make it happen.”

    Santos has been overwhelmed by the tremendous support and encouragement he has received throughout his down time from racing, not only from family, friends and horsemen but the public. “It’s something I greatly appreciate,” he said.

Around the oval - Trainer Kathleen O’Connell won both halves of the early daily double today. She won the first race with Sassy Charlee, a 4-year-old Florida-bred filly winning her third in a row at the $8,000 claiming level. Sassy Charlee is owned by Endsley Oaks Farm and was ridden by Jose Batista.

   O’Connell added the second race with Lord Berrier, a 5-year-old Florida-bred gelding owned by DiBello Racing and ridden by Jose Ferrer. Lord Berrier was claimed from the victory for $6,250 by trainer Gregg Sacco for new owner Karla M. De Jesus.

    

    Hip No. 332, a son of No Nay Never, sped a quarter in :20 4/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the second session of the Under Tack Show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2023 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training. The dark bay or brown colt, consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is out of graded stakes-winner Etoile, by War Front, a full sister to graded stakes-winner Ancient Rome.  

Four horses shared honors for the session’s fastest eighth, clocked in :9 4/5.

    Hip No. 177, Julia’s Dream, a chestnut filly by Flameaway consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales, Agent, is a half-sister to stakes-placed OBS graduate Livin Peace out of Cinnamon Girl, by Meadowlake. 

    Hip No. 192, consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds (StevenVenosa), Agent, is a dark bay or brown colt by Twirling Candy out of graded stakes-placed Conquest Babayaga, by Uncle Mo, from the family of Gr. I stakes-winning OBS graduate Negligee.

    Hip No. 239, Slider, a bay colt by Jimmy Creed consigned by Marcial Galan, Agent, is a half-brother to stakes- placed Pete Marwick out of stakes-placed Days Like This, by Congrats, a half-sister to stakes-winning OBS graduate Babaganush. 

    Hip No. 299, a chestnut colt by Justify consigned by Navas Equine, is a half-brother to Gr. I stakes-winner Lady Aurelia out of graded stakes-winning two-time OBS graduate Wildcat Speed, by OBS graduate Forest Wildcat. 

    Hip No. 249, a daughter of Bolt d’Oro consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, turned in the session’s only quarter in :21 flat. The bay filly is out of graded stakes-placed Del Mar May, by Jimmy Creed, from the family of stakes-winner Stone Carver. 

There were five quarters clocked in :21 1/5.

    Hip No. 232, consigned by Gene Recio, Agent, is a dark bay or brown colt by Army Mule out of Dance for Daddy, by Scat Daddy, from the family of champion Dance Smartly. 

    Hip No. 240, a dark bay or brown filly by Palace Malice consigned by Thorostock, Agent, is a half-sister to graded stakes-placed stakes-winner Dazzling Gem out of Dazzler, by Vindication. 

    Hip No. 285, consigned by Azpurua Stables, Agent, is a dark bay or brown colt by First Dude out of Dramamina, by Big Drama, a half-sister to graded stakes-winner Wall Street Wonder. 

    Hip No. 319, a bay colt by Omaha Beach consigned by Lucan Bloodstock (Karl Keegan), Agent, is a half-brother to graded stakes-placed On The Warpath (GB) out of stakes-winner Elusive Pearl, by Medaglia d’Oro. 

    Hip No. 328, consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, is a bay colt by Twirling Candy out of Equilateral, by Arch, a half-sister to graded stakes-winner Itsaknockout, from the family of graded stakes-winner Rush Bay. 

There were four quarters timed in :21 2/5.

    Hip No. 263, consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, is a bay colt by Maximus Mischief out of stakes-placed Dis Smart Cat, by Square Eddie, from the family of stakes-winner Stuttering. 

    Hip No. 315, a chestnut colt by Lord Nelson consigned by Little Farm Equine, Agent, is a half-brother to graded stakes-winner Hopeful Treasure out of Elle Special, by Giant’s Causeway. 

    Hip No. 340, a bay colt by Maximus Mischief also consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, is a half-brother to stakes- winner Excellent Timing out of Explicable, by Pioneerof the Nile.

     Hip No. 343, consigned by Coastal Equine (Jesse Hoppel), Agent, is a bay filly by Enticed out of Eye Candy Annie, by Candy Ride (ARG), a daughter of stakes-winner Annie’s Apple. 

    Hip No. 141, a daughter of Mendelssohn consigned by Off the Hook, Agent, sped an eighth in :9 3/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the opening session of the Under Tack Show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2023 Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, a session marked by increasing headwinds throughout the day. The bay filly is out of Caroline Victoria, by Lonhro (AUS), from the family of Gr. I stakes-winner American Theorem. 

    Hip No. 3, a daughter of Bolt d’Oro consigned by RiceHorse Stable (Brandon & Ali Rice), breezed the day’s fastest quarter, stopping the timer in :20 3/5. The dark bay or brown filly is out of graded stakes-placed stakes-winner Above Fashion, by Paddy O’Prado.

Three horses breezed eighths in :9 4/5.

    Hip No. 1, a dark bay or brown filly by Bee Jersey consigned by Hoppel’s Horse & Cattle Co., Inc. is a half-sister to stakes- placed Perfect Sr., out of graded stakes-placed Aaroness, by Distorted Humor. 

    Hip No. 37, a dark bay or brown filly by Flameaway consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds (Steven Venosa), Agent, is a half- sister to Gr. I stakes-placed Nasreddine, out of graded stakes-placed Appreciating, by Sky Mesa.

    Hip No. 71, consigned by Top Line Sales, Agent, is a bay filly by Vino Rosso out of Beautissimo, by Uncle Mo, a half- sister to graded stakes-placed stakes-winning OBS graduate Two Thirty Five. 

    Two horses worked quarters in :20 4/5.

    Hip No. 27, a chestnut colt by OBS graduate Kantharos consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, is out of Always Right, by Arch, from the family of Gr. I stakes-winner McKinzie. 

    Hip No. 57, consigned by J V C Training and Sales, is a chestnut filly by Midshipman out of Avoree Noel, by Lion Tamer, a half-sister to stakes-winner Country Diva. 

A pair of horses worked quarters in :21 flat.

    Hip No. 39, a bay filly by West Coast consigned by Harris Training Center, Agent, is a half-sister to stakes-placed Jerry the Nipper out of graded stakes-placed Aqua Regia, by Pollard’s Vision. 

    Hip No. 90, consigned by CM Thoroughbreds, is a gray or roan colt by Cairo Prince out of Canadian Horse of the Year Biofuel, by Stormin Fever, a half-sister to champion Tu Endie Wei. 

Four horses worked quarters in :21 1/5.

    Hip No. 6, consigned by Ocala Stud, is a bay filly by Girvin out of Adios Annie, by OBS graduate Adios Charlie, a daughter of stakes-winner Burn Brightly. 

    Hip No. 156, a dark bay or brown filly by Uncle Mo consigned by Pick View, Agent, is out of Cersei, by Malibu Moon, a daughter of Gr. I stakes-winner Oh What a Windfall. 

    Hip No. 158, Tap the Champagne, a gray or roan filly by Tapit consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, is a half-sister to grade one stakes winner Majestic Harbor out of stakes placed Champagne Royale, by French Deputy.  

    Hip No. 167, a bay filly by Preservationist consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is a half-sister to graded stakes-winner Great Escape out of Chickasaw Gal, by Indian Charlie.

A trio of horses worked quarters in :21 2/5.

    Hip No. 16, a bay filly by Twirling Candy consigned by Oak Creek Thoroughbreds, Agent, is out of Ain’t She Sweet, by Storm Cat, a full sister to champion Sweet Catomine. 

    Hip No. 41, consigned by Global Thoroughbreds LLC, Agent, is a bay filly by Practical Joke out of Arbitress, by Tiznow, a half-sister to graded stakes-placed stakes-winner Tempus Fugit.

    Hip No. 53, a chestnut colt by Mor Spirit consigned by Lucan Bloodstock (Karl Keegan), Agent, is out of Auntie’s the One, by Exchange Rate, from the family of graded stakes-winner Real Courage. 

There were 23 eighths in :10 flat.

    Hip 10, Hip 20, Hip 38, Hip 50, Hip 51, Hip 77, Hip 78, Hip 83, Hip 89, Hip 94, Hip 95, Hip 103, Hip 117, Hip 123, Hip 125, Hip 129, Hip 140, Hip 151, Hip 157, Hip 164, Hip 165, Hip 171, Hip 173.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - Gulfstream Park announced it has canceled live racing again today, April 14, to allow horsemen, backstretch workers, employees and the public to recover from an unprecedented storm that swept through South Florida Wednesday afternoon and evening.

    The storm, which caused the track to cancel racing Thursday, resulted in tornado warnings, flooded streets, and the closing of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as well as schools and businesses throughout the area.

    Gulfstream will be open for simulcasting today.

    Pierre Jean Amestoy, Jr., Leslie A. Amestoy and Roger K. Beasley’s Practical Move is on his way to the Kentucky Derby after capturing an exciting renewal of the Gr. I Santa Anita Derby on Saturday.

    Saving ground just off the lead, the 3-year-old son of Practical Joke slipped through to take command coming to the quarter pole, then held off a stretch run by Japanese invader Mandarin Hero to win by a nose, with fellow OBS graduate Skinner (April ’22) half a length back in third. That’s three straight graded stakes wins for the 2022 OBS Spring Sale graduate, purchased for $230,000 out of the Eisaman Equine consignment after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. Now 7-4-1-2 for trainer Tim Yakteen, he has earned $884,200.  

    James M. and Donna Daniell’s Offlee Naughty, overlooked at 11-1 in Santa Anita’s $200,500, Gr. II Charles Whittingham Stakes, trailed in the early going but closed with a rush in the stretch and was up late to score by a length. It’s the first stakes win for the 5-year-old son of Flashback, trained by Mike McCarthy, now 16-4-1-1 with $310,645 in earnings. He was sold for $4,000 by J V C Training and Sales (Jorge and Maria Villagomez), Agent, at the 2020 OBS June Sale after breezing an eighth in :10 2/5 at the Under Tack Show. 

    Hoffman Thoroughbreds and Tom McCrocklin’s Promiseher America tracked the leaders in the early going of Aqueduct’s $250,000, Gr. III Gazelle Stakes, took the lead approaching the head of the stretch, and turned back the closers to score by half a length. It’s the first stakes victory for the 3-year-old filly by American Pharoah, trained by Raymond Handal, now 4-2-1-0 with $198,138 in earnings. At the 2022 OBS Spring Sale, she was purchased for $75,000 out of the Tom McCrocklin consignment after turning in an Under Tack quarter in :21 2/5.  

    Winning Move Stable’s Joey Freshwater posted his first stakes win on Saturday in Aqueduct’s Gr. III Bay Shore Stakes, sweeping four-wide to the lead coming off the turn and easing away down the stretch to a 1 1/4-length victory. The 3-year-old colt by Jimmy Creed was purchased for $25,000 out of the Harris Training Center consignment at the 2022 OBS June Sale after breezing an eighth in :10 1/5. Trained by Linda Rice, he’s now 6-3-1-1 and has earned $210,950.  

    Little Red Feather Racing’s Elm Drive didn’t mind a bit when Santa Anita’s $201,000 Monrovia Stakes was moved to the main track. The 4-year-old graded stakes-winning daughter of Mohaymen pressed the pace from the rail, took command after turning for home and cruised to victory by a length and three quarters. She’s a two-time OBS graduate, purchased out of the Summerfield consignment at the 2020 October Yearling Sale then consigned to the 2021 March Sale by Paul Sharp, Agent, where she turned in an Under Tack eighth in :9 4/5 and was purchased for $165,000 by John Dowd on behalf of Little Red Feather Racing. Now 9-4-0-1 for trainer Philip D’Amato, she has earned $348,140.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - The 2023 juvenile racing season at Gulfstream Park will kick off next Thursday with a promising field of nine fillies going 4 ½ furlongs.

    Trainer Juan Alvarado is represented by two Arindel homebreds, Cherokee and Mist, in the field for Race 1. Arindel homebreds have been highly successful in early season races in recent years before going on to win their shares of Florida Sire Stakes events.

    While Arindel’s success with 2-year-olds has come with sons and daughters of Brethren, Cherokee is by Union Jackson but out of a daughter of Brethren. Union Jackson, a multiple stakes-winning son of Curlin and half-brother to millionaire Pauline’s Pearl, stood in New York for four seasons before being recently pensioned.

    Cherokee is out of Florence, a full sister to graded stakes-winner Cookie Dough, the winner of two legs of the 2018 Florida Sire Stakes series and more than $600,000 in earnings.  Cookie Dough, who captured the 2020 Gr. III Royal Delta at Gulfstream, also placed in five other graded stakes.

    Cherokee, who prepped for her debut with a three-furlong ‘bullet’ breeze, is not Florida Sire Stakes eligible. Mist, a daughter of Brethren, is FSS eligible.

    Trainer Jose D’Angelo is slated to saddle Sun Azteca, a daughter of Sharp Azteca, for the 2-year-old season opener. The Kentucky-bred $110,000 purchase at the 2021 Keeneland September sale is out of a graded stakes-winning City Zip mare, Northern Netti.

    Briseida, a daughter of Runhappy who was purchased for $80,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September sale, is scheduled to make her debut for trainer Fausto Gutierrez and St. George Stable.

    Also entered in the first 2-year-old event: Jena Antonucci-trained Avellino (Adios Charlie), Laura Cazares-trained Bucchera (Bucchero), Angel Rodriguez-trained Florindia (Gone Astray), and Javier Gonzalez-trained She Has Class (Khozan).

Notes: The 20-cent Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $50,0000 for today’s 11-race program. The sequence for the popular multi-race wager, which was solved on Thursday’s opening day of the Royal Palm Meet for a $42.893 jackpot payoff, will span Races 6-11.

    Edgard Zayas rode three winners on Friday’s program, scoring aboard Reservenotattained ($4) in Race 3, Cooler King ($9) in Race 4 and Alley Oop Johnny ($3.20) in Race 6… Chantal Sutherland doubled on Disco Queen ($12.80) in Race 2 and Xy Speed ($9.20) in Race 8.