March 23, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Hades Leads Florida-bred Trio Into Florida Derby

Forever Souper Looks To Add To Live Oak Legacy in Turf Classic

• Sweet Dani Girl to Defend Title in Distaff Turf

• Milestone Watch

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Hades - Ryan Thompson Photo


Hades Leads Florida-bred Trio into Florida Derby

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


D. J. Stables LLC and Robert Cotran's Florida-bred Hades has been assigned 7-2 odds on the morning line for the $1,000,000 Curlin Florida Derby (Grade 1) presented by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa to be run at Gulfstream Park next Saturday.

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Florida-bred Forever Souper - Adam Coglianese Photo



Forever Souper Looks to Add To Live Oak Legacy in Turf Classic

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Live Oak Plantation's homebred Forever Souper is favored to become the fifth winner of the $100,000 ESMARK Turf Classic at Tampa Bay Downs for his owner Sunday when the 4-year-old gelding takes on seven possible rivals in the mile-and-one-eighth test for older Florida-breds.

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Florida-bred Sweet Dani Girl - Lauren King Photo


Sweet Dani Girl to Defend Title in Distaff Turf

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Sweet Dani Girl will look to win the $100,000 Pleasant Acres Distaff Turf for the second consecutive year when she goes to the post in the mile-and-one-sixteenth event for registered Florida-bred fillies and mares, 4-years-old and older at Tampa Bay Downs Sunday.

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Monday: Florida Stallion  Khozan

Tuessday: FTBOA Member  Kathleen Taylor

Wednesday: FTBOA Board Member  Brent Fernung

Saturday, March 23

All Times Eastern

Gulfstream Park

$100,000 Texas Glitter S.

Won by Frac Dancer (Ont)

Lighting Clouds earns $4,000 FTBOA Florida-bred Top 3 Bonus

[Race 6, 3:37 p.m.]

3-year-olds, 5 furlongs turf

........ General Ledger (#1) Fifth

........ Reef Runner (#2) Fourth

........ Lighting Clouds (#7) Third

 

Turfway Park

$250,000 Animal Kingdom S.

Won by Okiro (Ky)

3-year-olds, 6 furlongs synthetic

........ Shards (#10) Second DH


Fair Grounds

$500,000 New Orleans Classic S. (Grade 2)

Won by Red Rounte One (Ky)

4-year-olds and older, 1 1/8 miles

........ Lure Him In (#10) Scratched


Oaklawn Park

$600,000 Essex H. (Grade 3)

Won by First Mission (Ky)

4-year-olds and older, 1 1/8 miles

........ Lure Him In (#2) Scratched


Fonner Park

$20,000 Tondi S.

Not Black Type

Won by Its a Wrap (Ky)

3-year-olds and older, 6 furlongs

........ Slim Slow Slider (#8) Sixth

Eddie Plesa Jr. – Lauren King

Milestone Watch


Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. is approaching a personal milestone of 2,500 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada).

Through racing Saturday, March. 23, Plesa was at 2,499 wins. He has one horse entered Sunday at Tampa Bay Downs.

Sunday, March 24

All Times Eastern

Tampa Bay Downs

$100,000 Sophomore Fillies S.

Plus $10,000 FSS Win Bonus

[Race 6, 2:50 p.m.]

3-year-old Florida-bred fillies, 7 furlongs

........Miss Sayely (#1)

........ Mystic Lake (#2)

........ Evanora (#3)

........ Hopesndreams (#4)

........ Girvin’s Princess (#5)

........ Gullfaxi (#6)

 

Tampa Bay Downs

$100,000 Sophomore Turf S.

Plus $10,000 FSS Win Bonus

[Race 7, 3:24 p.m.]

3-year-olds Florida-breds, 1 1/16 miles (turf)

........ Lena’s Jazz (#1)

........ Ninja Star (#2)

........ Crystal Quest (#3)

........ Everdoit (#4) (MTO)

........ Prevent (#5)

........ Lord Knows (#6)

........ And Uwish (#7)


Tampa Bay Downs

$100,000 Sprint S.

Plus $10,000 FSS Win Bonus

[Race 8, 3:54 p.m.]

4-year-olds and older, Florida-breds, 6 furlongs

........ This Distractor (#1)

........ Dean Delivers (#2)

........ Bouncer (#3)

........ Impacto (#4)

........ If Not for Luck (#5)

........ Zydeceaux (#6)

........ Mish (#7)

 

Tampa Bay Downs

$100,000 Turf Classic S.

Plus $10,000 FSS Win Bonus

[Race 9, 4:24 p.m.]

4-year-olds and older, Florida-breds, 1 1/8 miles turf

........ Forever Souper (#1)

........ Lord Eddard Stark (#2)

........ Knox (#3) (MTO)

........ Merlin (#4)

........ Seven Bridges Road (#5)

........ Me and Mr. C (#6)

........ Happyisashappydoes (#7)

........ Otago (#8)


Gulfstream Park

$100,000 Melody of Colors S.

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

[Race 8, 4:37 p.m.]

Fillies, 3-year-olds, 5 furlongs turf

........ Trumpets (#5)

........ Let Them Watch (#7)

........ Karaya (#10)


Tampa Bay Downs

$100,000 Sophomore S.

Plus $10,000 FSS Win Bonus

[Race 10, 5:56 p.m.]

3-year-old Florida-breds, 7 furlongs

........ Sugar Boy (#1)

........ Squints (#2)

........ Banded Rocket (#3)

........ Pure Class (#4)

........ Snowname (#5)

........ Jigsaw (#6)

........ Everdoit (#7)

........ Saybrook (#8)

 

Tampa Bay Downs

$100,000 Distaff Turf S.

Plus $10,000 FSS Win Bonus

[Race 11, 5:28 p.m.]

Fillies and mares, 3-years-old and older, Florida-breds, 1 1/16 miles turf

........ Sweet Dani Girl (#1)

........ Charlie’s Wish (#2)

........ Baby Steps (#3)

........ Dream Concert (#4) (MTO)

........ Time Passage (#5)

........ Pretty Keen (#6)

........ Mohawk Trail (#7)

........ Frosty O Toole (#8)

........ Alexa’s Dream (#9)

Saturday, March 30

All Times Eastern

Gulfstream Park

$125,000 Cutler Bay S.

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

[Race 3, 12:28 p.m.]

3-year-olds, 7 ½ furlongs turf

........ Private Thoughts (#3)

 

Gulfstream Park

$150,000 Ghostzapper S. (Grade 3)

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

[Race 7, 2:26 p.m.]

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

........ Lure Him In (#1)

........ The Skipper Too (#2)

 

Gulfstream Park

$125,000 Sir Shackelton S.

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

[Race 9, 3:31 p.m.]

4-year-olds and older, 7 furlongs

........... Shaq Diesel (#5)

........... Ticking (#7)


Gulfstream Park

$250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (Grade 2)

Plus $50,000 FTBOA Florida-bred Top 3 Bonus (60%-30%-10%)

Plus $50,000 FTBOA FSS Top 3 Bonus (60%-30%-10%)

Plus 210 Kentucky Oaks Qualifying Points (100-50-30-20-10)

[Race 11, 4:40 p.m.]

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

........... Neom City (#3)

........... Fiona’s Magic (#8)



Gulfstream Park

$1,000,000 Florida Derby (Grade 1)

Plus $100,000 FTBOA Florida-bred Top 3 Bonus (60%-30%-10%)

Plus $100,000 FTBOA FSS Top 3 Bonus (60%-30%-10%)

Plus 200 Kentucky Derby Qualifying Points (100-50-25-15-10)

3-year-olds, 1 1/8 miles

........ Hades (#2)

........ Seminole Chief (#8)

........ Iris's Dream (#11)


Scott Spieth – SV Photography

Milestone Watch


Jockey Scott Spieth is approaching a personal milestone of 5,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada).

Through racing Saturday, March. 23, Spieth was at 4,998 wins. He has one scheduled mount on March 27 at Tampa Bay Downs.

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