Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Wednesday, December 14, 2023

December 14, 2023 Edition

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Florida-bred Knox to Try Marathon H. Allen Jerkens Handicap

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Arindel homebred Knox will stretch out to two miles on the turf and get a break in weight Saturday when the Florida-bred colt goes to the post in the $100,000 H. Allen Jerkens Handicap at Gulfstream Park. The Juan Alvarado-trained Knox has been assigned to carry 111 pounds in the Jerkens, receiving 13 pounds from the highweighted Value Engineering, who won the marathon race last year for trainer Mike Maker.

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Inside This Issue

• Florida-bred Knox to Try Marathon H. Allen Jerkens Handicap

• Apprentice Maldonado Delights Longshot and Chalk Players Alike

• British Jockey Levey Looking Forward to Winter at Gulfstream

• Impressive Debut Winner Juliet's Rose Returns in Friday Co-Feature

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

The Florida Horse Podcast

Nick de Meric a thoroughbred consignor and member of the Florida Thoroughbred industry.

E31 – Farmland Preservation Invasion

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

Apprentice Maldonado Delights Longshot and Chalk Players Alike

BY TAMPA BAY PRESS OFFICE

OLDSMAR, FL-While it's premature to predict what level of success apprentice jockey Gabriel Maldonado will achieve, both in the short term and the long run, he's already showing signs of fitting in among the deep Tampa Bay Downs colony.

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Gabriel Maldonado – Ryan Thompson Photo

British Jockey Levey Looking Forward to Winter at Gulfstream

BY GULFSTREAM PARK

PRESS OFFICE

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Traveling abroad to ride races is nothing new for Sean Levey, a Group 1 winner in both England and France. But this winter, the acclaimed British jockey has embarked on a new journey that has brought him to America for the first time..

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Sean Levey – Coglianese Photo

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Impressive Debut Winner Juliet's Rose Returns in Friday Co-Feature

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-Siena Farm's homebred filly Juliet's Rose, an eye-catching debut winner over older horses last month, returns to face winners for the first time in Friday's co-featured ninth race at Gulfstream Park.

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Scott Spieth – SV Photography

Milestone

Jockey Scott Spieth is approaching a personal milestone of 5,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through racing Thursday, Dec. 14, Spieth was at 4,994 wins. Spieth has one mount Friday at Tampa Bay Downs.

Friday, December 15

_{All Times Eastern}

Remington Park

$75,000 Trapeze S.

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

2-year-old fillies, one mile

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

Saturday, December 16

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Gulfstream Park

$100,000 H. Allen Jerkens H.

Plus $25,000 FTBOA Florida-bred win Bonus

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

3-year-olds and older, 2 miles turf

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

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