March 22, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Lure Him In Travels to Oaklawn for Essex

• Dean Delivers Favored in Sprint on Florida Cup Day

• 2024 Dates Set for Florida Sire Stakes at GP

• Milestone Watch

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Lure Him In Him - Lauren King Photo


Lure Him In Travels To Oaklawn For Essex

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


A two-time stakes winner against fellow Florida-breds, Lure Him In will look for his first graded stakes victory Saturday at Oaklawn Park in the $600,000 Essex (Grade 3). The mile-and-one-eighth test has a field of nine 4-year-olds and older with Lure Him In labeled at 6-1 on the morning line.

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Florida-bred Dean Delivers (black blinkers) - Nikki Bernstein


Dean Delivers Favored in Sprint on Florida Cup Day at Tampa Bay Downs

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Graded stakes-winner Dean Delivers appears to be the one to beat in the $110,000 NYRABets Sprint, one of six stakes for registered Florida-breds on Tampa Bay Downs annual Florida Cup card Sunday. The Sprint has attracted a field of seven 4-year-olds and older bred in the Sunshine State who will go six furlongs.

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Dates Announced for FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes at Gulfstream Park

The $1.2 million Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association Florida Sire Stakes for two-year-olds by nominated Florida stallions returns to Gulfstream Park in 2024 with the $100,000 Desert Vixen for fillies and $100,000 Dr. Fager sprinting six furlongs Saturday, Sept. 7. The series continues Saturday, Oct.

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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

Florida-bred Shards and trainer Kelsey Danner – Brock Sheridan Photo

Gulfstream Park

$100,000 Texas Glitter S.

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

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

3-year-olds, 5 furlongs turf

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

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

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

 

Turfway Park

$250,000 Animal Kingdom S.

[Race 7, 3:43 p.m.]

3-year-olds, 6 furlongs synthetic

........ Shards (#10)


Fair Grounds

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

[Race 9, 5:04 p.m.]

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

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


Oaklawn Park

$600,000 Essex H. (Grade 3)

[Race 9, 5:55 p.m.]

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

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


Fonner Park

$20,000 Tondi S.

Not Black Type

[Race 9, 6:22 p.m.]

3-year-olds and older, 6 furlongs

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

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 Friday, March. 22, Plesa was at 2,499 wins. He has one horse entered Sunday at Tampa Bay Downs.


Sunday, March 24

All Times Eastern

Florida-bred Let Them Watch – SV Photography

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)

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 Friday, March. 22, Spieth was at 4,998 wins. He has one scheduled mount on March 23 at Tampa Bay Downs.

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