YEAR-OLD MARKET PREVIEW & FLORIDA STALLIONS

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1 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, YEAR-OLD MARKET PREVIEW & FLORIDA STALLIONS OPTIMISM REMAINS AT TOP END OF MARKET HIPS TO WATCH AT FASIG-TIPTON GULFSTREAM SALE LEADING SIRES ROUNDUP CLASSIC-PLACED RUNNERS TOP NEW STALLIONS Photo by Barbara D. Livingston

2 JUSTIN S BELIEVERS I am excited about our Justin Phillip, he s trained forwardly since day one and he has a great disposition. He loves to train and does everything right. Looking at all the yearlings by Justin Phillip, they all had a lot of quality. They look like they ll be early and all run fast and for a long time like he did. Steve Venosa SGV Thoroughbreds... JUSTIN PHILLIP/CATCH MY FANCY ch colt March 1st hip #32 The Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale... Inquiries to Stuart Fitzgibbon: sfitzgibbon@castletonlyons.com 2469 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY (859) Fax (859)

3 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, February 25, 2017 PAGE 3 CONSIGNORS EXPRESS OPTIMISM FOR MIDDLE MARKET By Joe Nevills One could argue that the 2-year-olds in training portion of the North American auction calendar is the most dependent on outside market forces in determining its own outcome. Sellers often must base their reserves on the prices they paid for their stock in the yearling market the previous year, while buyers shop based on their foreseeable futures on the racetrack. In 2016, that produced a rather fragile ecosystem in the juvenile market, with lower returns and higher buyback rates at nearly all of the major sales. That momentum was compounded during the subsequent yearling and mixed-sale seasons, where relatively healthy upper and middle markets were dragged down by a hurting lower market. On paper, those metrics should not add up to a rosy forecast for the upcoming juvenile auctions, and perhaps that will be the case, but the juvenile market is built on the ability to rebuild, restock, and adapt to changing landscapes. That preparation for the coming season has come in different forms. Consignor Cary Frommer watched the low-end market struggles during last year s juvenile auctions with a keen eye. She focused her yearling-buying strategy on horses that would stay out of the bottom tiers, and be able to sell at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream and Ocala Breeders Sales Co. March juvenile sales. We stepped up and spent a lot more money than we normally do and picked out some really lovely individuals, and they re all looking promising, Frommer said. We ve concentrated on trying to buy for these first two sales just the right ones. Frommer said she came out of the Fasig- Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale with $1 million worth of horses. Usually, I come out of there with three horses and I ve spent $200,000, she said. We spent a couple hundred thousand on a few horses, and the same up in Saratoga. We spent a lot of money on our horses. We need to have a good year, because we put our necks on the line a little bit here. The desire to stay out of the lower markets, both in buying yearlings and offering them as juveniles, was one shared by many pinhook buyers last year, which increased the competition and prices on some desired horses. While this likely helped secure higher-quality offerings for the coming 2-year-old market, a hardfought yearling purchase also means the price clearance must be higher as a 2-yearold to make a profit. It was probably one of the toughest years Barbara D. Livingston The Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale kicks off the 2-year-old sale season Wednesday. ever that we ve experienced buying, said Ciaran Dunne of Wavertree Stables. It s the same deal, everyone wants the same thing. You find one you think you re going to sneak up on, and you walk up there and everyone in the world is there. Probably one of the hardest things last year was the racing guys. The end-users were landing on the horses they normally let us have. We found it very difficult. Dunne said he expects a similar juvenile market landscape to what was seen in 2016, but having a year to prepare and adjust to a tide that shifted in the middle of last year s season should help create steadier trade. The buyers have gotten very sophisticated, and as we ve seen in the yearling and mixed sales, there s great demand at the top end, and the middle is a little sticky, and the bottom is nonexistent, he said. I don t think you ll see any dropoff from that, and it might even improve a little. That source of improvement might come from the middle market. J. Michael Get real-time coverage of the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale, including live video streaming, starting at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. live.drf.com/breeding O Farrell Jr. of Ocala Stud said the market s easing off from what was a record average and median pace for many 2-yearold auctions could make horses more accessible to a wider range of end-users. Buyers don t like paying more for something than what they re comfortable with, and I think the way the averages have come down at a lot of the sales for the middle market makes it more affordable for a wider group of people to play the Continued on page 4

4 PAGE 4 Saturday, February 25, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING Continued from page 3 game, he said. I think we have a chance of it bouncing back a bit, not that it s going to take off, but I do think the market will broaden out a little bit this year. It s no different from people going to the stores when somebody puts something on sale, you ll have more buyers. I think the middle market s been on sale the last couple of years, and I think we might start attracting additional buyers, and those that had been playing, maybe they ll be playing a little harder. However, O Farrell did acknowledge that having a horse that fell below the median was still rough waters to navigate, and that might not change anytime soon. The bottom end is tough, he said. It s always been tough, but over the last few years, we ve had some racetracks that have closed and other racetracks that have cut racing days or purses. We ve seen some running fewer races per day, so there s less opportunity for the bottom end. The Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale of select 2-year-olds in training is not in line to have that concern. Of the seven juvenile sales hosted by a major North American auction house in 2016, only the boutique Gulfstream sale posted across-the-board gains in gross, average, and median. The auction will take place Wednesday in the paddock of the Hallandale Beach, Fla., racetrack, beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern. The pre-sale under-tack show will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. This year s catalog features 160 offerings, marking a 5 percent increase from last year s 152-horse catalog. We re very enthusiastic about the sale, Faisg-Tipton president Boyd Browning said. I think we ve got a really nice group of horses coming to the sale, a lot of diversity, sire power, and pedigree. The consignors have given us, from top to bottom, really quality horses that we saw at the farms. It will be the third year that Fasig- Tipton s select juvenile auction will be held at Gulfstream Park, having previously been hosted at other Florida destinations including the Palm Meadows Training Center, Calder Race Course, and Ocalaarea Adena Springs South. With two years of partnerships, breeze shows, and well-received auctions at Gulfstream, conducting business there has become routine for the sale s participants heading into the 2017 renewal, which makes for a smoother event. By the third year, you know what you need to know what you need in advance for coming to the track, how the track plays, Frommer said. I feel comfortable with it being at Gulfstream. I think it s a good place to sell a horse. The working relationship between FASIG-TIPTION GULFSTREAM SELECTED 2-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING SALE, YEAR OFFERED SOLD NOT SOLD AVERAGE MEDIAN RECEIPTS $327,121 $250,000 $21,590, , ,000 20,095, , ,000 13,370, , ,000 17,725, , ,500 19,215, , ,000 20,685, , ,000 23,430, , ,000 26,151, , ,000 35,100, , ,000 43,622,000 Gulfstream and Fasig-Tipton also has allowed the auction company to expand its presence within the property. The two entities cooperated to build additional stabling for the sale horses last year, and a permanent cover was added to the new structure for this year s renewal. Fasig-Tipton has always been very user-friendly for 2-year-old consignors, and they ve been doing it so long, Dunne said. The guys that are in there know how put on a 2-year-old sale. Maybe with a new company, the transition would have been a little harder, but with those guys at the helm, it s been great. The Gulfstream sale will once again be the only major juvenile auction on the calendar to be held at a racetrack during an active meet. Browning said the ability to directly compare a juvenile s breezeshow performance to that of an afternoon runner was an appealing draw for buyers, many of which might be based near Gulfstream for the races anyway. They ve gotten used to, and really enjoy, buying horses that are working and training on a daily basis over a racetrack where some of the best racing in the United States occurs, so I think the buyers have gotten a really high level of confidence, he said. They understand [breeze] times there, they understand how the good horses generally move on dirt. I think the buyers have gotten really comfortable with the setup, and the sale has found a home. The 2016 renewal of the Gulfstream sale sold 66 horses for revenues of $21,590,000, up 7 percent in gross from the 2015 renewal when 89 horses brought $20,095,500. The average sale price rose 45 percent to $327,121, the median increased 92 percent to $250,000, and the buyback rate remained fairly steady at 31 percent. Four horses sold for seven figures during last year s sale, led by a $1.8 million Tapit FASIG-TIPTION GULFSTREAM SELECTED 2-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING SALE WHEN: March 1, 4 p.m. Eastern WHERE: Gulfstream Park, 901 South Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, FL PHONE: (859) CATALOG: 160 horses, up 5.3 percent from 152 last year RECENT HISTORY: The 2016 sale posted strong increases in both average and median when it became more select, offering 27 percent fewer horses (96 in 2016 compared with 132 in 2015). Last year s sale attained an average price of $327,121, up 45 percent from 2015, and the median rose 92 percent, to a sale record $250,000, as 66 juveniles sold (down 26 percent from 89 sold in 2015). A colt by Tapit topped the 2016 sale on a final bid of $1.8 million from agent David Ingordo, who signed the ticket on behalf of Bill Farish, Ben Haggin s Woodford Racing, and Robert LaPenta. Bred in Florida by Sienna Farm, the colt is out of the Giant s Causeway mare Bethan, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner and sire Hard Spun. INTERNET: Live streaming at live.drf.com/breeding fasigtipton.com colt later named South Beach. The colt, out of the Giant s Causeway mare Bethan, was purchased by Woodford Racing and Robert LaPenta and is unraced. Old South Farm consigned the colt, as agent. Last year s auction also has produced stakes winner Tap It All, Grade 1-placed Mopotism, Grade 2-placed Jamyson n Ginger, and Grade 3-placed Recruiting Ready and Harlands Thunder.

5 Malibu Moon Spirited Away, by Awesome Again $4,000 LFSN MALIBU MOON S BEST SON IN FLORIDA Malibu Moon Sons at Stud Location Graded SWs Earnings Orb PROSPECTIVE Corfu Freedom Child KY FL FL MD $2,612,516 $719,130 $214,200 $170,072 LOOK FOR HIS STELLAR FIRST 2-YEAR-OLDS AT UPCOMING SALES P.O. Box 818, Ocala, FL / FAX 352/ J. Michael O Farrell, Jr. P.O. Box 818, Ocala, FL / OcalaStud.com

6 PAGE 6 Saturday, February 25, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING FIRST-YEAR SIRES OF JUVENILES AT FLORIDA SALES NO. NO NO. NO CURRENT YRLGS. YRLG. CAT. CAT. STALLION YOB, SIRE 2017 LOCATION STUD FEE N. HEM. 2YOS SOLD AVG. PRICE FT FLA. OBS MAR. Alternation 2008, Distorted Humor Pin Oak Stud (Ky.) $7, $20,927 4 Animal Kingdom 2008, Leroidesanimaux Darley (Ky.) 30, , Anthony s Cross 2008, Indian Charlie Pleasant Acres Stallions (Fla.) 2, ,740 1 Bridgetown 2007, Speightstown Died 2014 NA Corfu 2011, Malibu Moon Bridlewood Farm (Fla.) 3, ,000 1 Currency Swap 2009, High Cotton Woodford Thoroughbreds (Fla.) 2, ,655 3 Data Link 2008, War Front Claiborne Farm (Ky.) 7, ,190 8 Declaration of War 2009, War Front Ashford Stud (Ky.) 40, , Doctor Chit 2009, War Front Royal Vista Ranches (Okla.) 2, El Kingdom 2007, El Prado Stonewall Dominion (Ky.) Private El Padrino 2009, Pulpit Northview PA (Penn.) 5, ,971 1 Emcee 2008, Unbridled s Song Sequel Stallions New York (N.Y.) 5, ,977 1 Fast Bullet 2008 Speightstown Died 2014 NA ,375 1 Flat Out 2006, Flatter Spendthrift Farm (Ky.) 7, , Fort Larned 2008, E Dubai Adena Springs South (Fla.) 7, ,765 3 Forty Tales 2010, Tale of then Cat Sequel Stallions New York (N.Y.) 6, ,000 1 Graydar 2009, Unbridled s Song Taylor Made Stallions (Ky.) 12, , I Want Revenge 2006, Stephen Got Even Millennium Farms (Ky.) 5, ,357 1 Jimmy Creed 2009, Distorted Humor Spendthrift Farm (Ky.) 5, ,913 6 Justin Phillip 2008, First Samurai Castleton Lyons (Ky.) 5, , Liaison 2009, Indian Charlie Spendthrift Farm (Ky.) 5, ,431 6 Morning Line 2007, Tiznow Lane s End (Ky.) 10, , New Year s Day 2011, Street Cry Hill n Dale Farms (Ky.) 3, ,127 2 Orb 2010, Malibu Moon Claiborne Farm (Ky.) 25, , Overanalyze 2010, Dixie Union WinStar Farm (Ky.) 10, , Oxbow 2010, Awesome Again Calumet Farm (Ky.) 20, , Paynter 2009, Awesome Again WinStar Farm (Ky.) 20, , Point of Entry 2008, Dynaformer Adena Springs Kentucky (Ky.) 20, , Poseidon s Warrior 2008, Speightstown Pleasant Acres Stallions (Fla.) 6, ,486 1 Power Broker 2010, Pulpit Hill n Dale Farms (Ky.) 3, ,917 1 Prospective 2009, Malibu Moon Ocala Stud (Fla.) 4, , Rattlesnake Bridge 2008, Tapit Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds (Fla.) Private ,489 3 Shanghai Bobby 2010, Harlan s Holiday Ashford Stud (Ky.) 25, , Soldat 2008, War Front Woodford Thoroughbreds (Fla.) 5, , Take Charge Indy 2009, A.P. Indy Jeju Stud (Korea) NA , The Lumber Guy 2009, Grand Slam J.P. Sullivan Farm (Chile) NA ,800 1 Treasure Beach 2008, Galileo Pleasant Acres Stallions (Fla.) 10, ,042 1 Turbo Compressor 2008, Halo s Image Breakaway Farm (Ind.) Private ,600 1 Violence 2010, Medaglia d Oro Hill n Dale Farms (Ky.) 15, , Winslow Homer 2007, Unbridled s Song Journeyman Stud (Fla.) 2, ,333 2 Note: This is Animal Kingdom s first crop of Northern Hemisphere 2-year-olds Don t Miss our weekly online Pedigree Perspectives column with bloodstock expert John Sparkman! Check it out at >> DRF.com/news/john-p-sparkman Presented by Where Pedigree Meets Performance Check out all of our breeding & sales content online at DRF.com/breeding

7 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, February 25, 2017 PAGE 7 SHANGHAI HEADS DEEP GROUP TESTING MARKET By Nicole Russo Shanghai Bobby put together a stellar juvenile campaign in 2012, going unbeaten at distances from 4 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles and winning three graded stakes capped by the Breeders Cup Juvenile to earn a divisional Eclipse Award. Shanghai Bobby s accomplishments on the track is one reason anticipation is high for his first crop of juveniles this season. Already commercially popular as weanlings and yearlings, they ll have another test of the market when the juvenile sales season begins in earnest in March. Shanghai Bobby, who stands at Coolmore s Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., is among the most well-regarded stallions in a freshman class that also includes three American classic winners and several other Breeders Cup winners. The group is not dominated by a single standout, Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning said. It s a solid, representative group with some very interesting and intriguing stallion prospects, Browning said. Shanghai Bobby is a son of the late Harlan s Holiday, who has quietly become a solid sire of sires, with sons including Into Mischief, last year s leading juvenile sire. All six of Shanghai Bobby s yearlings through the ring at last summer s select Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale fetched six-figure prices, led by a $380,000 filly selected by prominent bloodstock agents Alex Solis and Jason Litt. Shanghai Bobby then recorded an average price of $113,105 from 38 yearlings sold at the bellwether Keeneland September yearling sale, including a $575,000 colt sold to Mayberry Farm and a $400,000 colt sold to Breeze Easy LLC. The sire we are huge fans of, Hunter Valley Farm s Fergus Galvin said after going to $280,000 for a Shanghai Bobby filly during the Keeneland November mixed sale. We think he is going to be one of the top freshman sires for this year. She s just the real deal. Quality is shining through. Anything that especially looks like her is going to be at the top end of the market, and you have to be prepared to pay for it. Shanghai Bobby has the numbers to be a factor in the juvenile sales market. He covered a book of 160 mares in his first season, according to The Jockey Club s Report of Mares Bred. From that first crop, he has eight juveniles a solid number accepted into the select Fasig- Tipton Gulfstream 2-year-old sale, which Barbara D. Livingston Shanghai Bobby s first crop of 2-year-olds will be on offer at sales this year. OBS MARCH 2-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING SALE, YEAR OFFERED SOLD NOT SOLD AVERAGE MEDIAN RECEIPTS $160,275 $102,500 $51,288, , ,000 55,432, , ,000 37,627, , ,000 28,794, , ,000 24,739, ,266 70,000 24,711, ,383 75,000 17,766, ,947 68,500 19,971, , ,000 33,380, ,905 82,000 26,541,000 kicks off the season on March 1. He has 10 cataloged at the Ocala Breeders Sales Co. s March sale of 2-year-olds, which shortly follows on March Three American classic winners also will have their first Northern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at sale in Florida in March 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb, 2013 Preakness winner Oxbow, and 2011 Derby and 2013 Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom. Orb, a son of Malibu Moon, also won the Continued on page 8

8 PAGE 8 Saturday, February 25, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING Continued from page Florida Derby before retiring to his birthplace, historic Claiborne Farm. Orb recorded the top price for a first-year sire at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga, as Juddmonte paid $450,000 for one of his fillies. He was then among the leading first-year sires by average at Keeneland September, with 43 yearlings sold for an average of $141,686. He will look to continue his commercial momentum, with four juveniles cataloged at Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream and a solid 15 at OBS March. After finishing sixth to Orb in the Kentucky Derby, Oxbow bounced back with a front-running score in the Preakness, then was second in the Belmont. The Awesome Again horse, who stood his first season at Taylor Made before moving to owner Brad Kelley s Calumet Farm, is from a stallion-making family. Awesome Again s sons at stud include Ghostzapper. On the female side, Oxbow is out of a full sister to champion and prominent sire Tiznow. Two other stallions from this immediate family also have their first runners this year WinStar Farm s Paynter, a son of Awesome Again out of another full sister to Tiznow, and Spendthrift Farm s Awesome Patriot, a full brother to Oxbow. Champion Animal Kingdom, by the late Leroidesanimaux, was one of the most versatile runners of recent years. He won the Derby on dirt, the Dubai World Cup on synthetic, and was multiple Grade 1-placed on turf, including a runner-up effort to two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan in the Breeders Cup Mile. With those accomplishments lending to his international appeal, he entered stud at Arrowfield Stud in Australia for the 2013 Southern Hemisphere season before reverse shuttling to Darley s Jonabell Farm in Kentucky. His first Australian foals are 2-year-olds on Southern Hemisphere time, with several runners from his initial starters having placed as of press time. Other sires with their first full crop of Northern OBS MARCH SALE OF 2-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING WHEN: March 14-15, 10:30 a.m. Eastern WHERE: OBS Sales Complex, 1701 SW 60th Ave., Ocala, Fla PHONE: (352) CATALOG: 674 juveniles, up 10.3 percent from 611 horses last year RECENT HISTORY: The 2016 sale posted across-the-board declines in all key measures while selling 320 horses (down 1.5 percent from 2015) for a total of $51,288,000 (down 7.5 percent), an average price of $160,275 (down 6 percent), and a median price of $102,500 (down 2.4 percent). Lane s End Bloodstock bought the sale topper, a $1.7 million colt by Smart Strike out of the Grade 2-placed Unbridled s Song mare Glamorista. Bred in Illinois by Brinker Hill Farm and consigned by Eddie Woods, agent, the colt is from the family of Grade 1 winner Critical Eye and was the fourthhighest-priced horse ever to sell at an OBS sale. INTERNET: Live streaming at Hemisphere juveniles this year include Breeders Cup Classic winner Fort Larned, Breeders Cup Juvenile winner New Year s Day, Eclipse Award winner Trinniberg, multiple European classic winner Camelot, and Grade 1/Group 1 winners Champ Pegasus, Cityscape, Currency Swap, Data Link, Dawn Approach, Declaration of War, Emcee, Farhh, Flat Out, Graydar, I Want Revenge, Jimmy Creed, Liaison, Morning Line, Overanalyze, Point of Entry, Poseidon s Warrior, Power Broker, Reckless Abandon, Smiling Tiger, Take Charge Indy, The Lumber Guy, Treasure Beach, Turbo Compressor, Ultimate Eagle, Violence, and Worthadd. Follow Nicole Russo on

9 America s Turf Authority Since 1894 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, February 25, 2017 PAGE 9 HIPS TO WATCH AT F-T GULFSTREAM SALE John J. Hartig Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Jim Kostas DRF Publisher Ken Kharbanda Chief Financial Officer Joseph Swavy Editor in Chief Irwin Cohen Senior Editor Chris Mattia Chief Technology Officer Jordan Goldberg Senior Vice President ecommerce & Gaming Ben Cambra Senior Vice President Business Development & Sponsorships Mandy Minger Vice President / Marketing Robert Forbeck, National Advertising Director Lara Levine, DRF Breeding-Director of Sales & Sponsorship Terry Leffel, DRF Breeding Regional & Product Sales Mgr John Reynolds, West Region Sales Manager Main office: 708 Third Avenue, 12th Floor New York, NY Customer Information Center: FORM (3676) Fax: cservice@drf.com DAILY RACING FORM is a trademark of Daily Racing Form LLC 708 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY Copyright 2017 by Daily Racing Form LLC and Equibase Company LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Copyright holder. Entries, results, charts and related information provided by: The Thoroughbred Industry s Official Source for Racing Information Corporate Drive Lexington, KY Information pertaining to pedigrees and production records of North American horses contained herein The Jockey Club (2017). All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by this copyright may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission of The Jockey Club. Breeding and sales information provided by The Jockey Club Information Services. Data provided or compiled by or for Daily Racing Form LLC, Equibase Company LLC, and The Jockey Club Information generally are accurate but occasionally errors and omissions occur as a result of incorrect data received from others, mistakes in processing and other causes. Daily Racing Form LLC, Equibase Company LLC, and The Jockey Club Information Systems disclaim responsibility for the consequences, if any, of such errors, but would appreciate their being called to their attention. By Joe Nevills The following are horses to watch at the Fasig- Tipton Gulfstream sale of select 2-year-olds in training, based on their pedigrees and past auction performance, both their own and notable family members. Pre-sale under-tack show performance, conformation, physical characteristics, veterinarian records, and late pedigree updates were not taken into consideration. Selections were made before outs were announced. Hip No. 15, ch. f., Tapit Above Heaven, by Mr. Greeley, consigned by Kings Equine, agent Her third dam is Broodmare of the Year Oatsee, putting her in the family of Preakness Stakes winner Shackleford, Grade 1-winning second dam Lady Joanne, and Grade 2 winner Afleeting Lady. She was a $380,000 buyback at last year s Keeneland September yearling sale. Hip No. 36, gr. or ro. f., Eskendereya Champagne Royale, by French Deputy, consigned by Kings Equine, agent A half-sister to Grade 1 winners Majestic Harbor and Danza. Her dam, stakes-placed Champagne Royale, sold with this filly in utero for $825,000 at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall select mixed sale. Hip No. 38, gr. or ro. c., Tapit Christmas Star, by Star de Naskra, property of Hoby & Layna Kight Christmas Star s eight winners from nine runners includes Grade 1 winner Cuvee, Grade 2 winner Will He Shine, Grade 3-placed Harpoon, and three additional stakes-placed runners. Grade 1 winners Olympio and Pyro are in the extended family. Hip No. 40, dk. b. or br. f., Scat Daddy Classic Strike, by Smart Strike, consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent Grade 2 winner Handsome Mike is a full brother to this filly, while her half-siblings include Grade 1 winner Union Strike and stakesplaced Classic Sense. The filly was a $450,000 RNA at the Keeneland September sale and brought $270,000 as a weanling. Hip No. 48, b. c., Curlin Dress the Part, by Malibu Moon, consigned by William B. Harrigan, agent The first foal out of stakes winner Dress the Part, from the family of Grade 2 winner Onlyforyou. He sold for $240,000 at last year s Fasig- Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale. Hip No. 57, b. f., Uncle Mo Flowers Athefinish, by Grand Reward, consigned by Cary Frommer, agent A full sister to multiple-stakes-placed Mighty Mo, from the family of Australian Group 1 winner Moriarty. She brought $250,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale. Hip No. 59, ch. c., Curlin Franscat, by Stormin Fever, consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent Franscat s seven foals to race are all winners, including stakes winners Swinger s Party and Hubba Shake and Grade 3-placed Powhatan County. This colt topped last year s Fasig-Tipton July sale at $475,000. Hip No. 64, b. c., Medaglia d Oro Golden Artemis, by Malibu Moon, consigned by Eddie Woods, agent A half-brother to Grade 1 winner My Conquestadory, a mare who sold for $1.5 million at last year s Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Hip No. 73, ch. c., Tapit Hurricane Flag, by Storm Cat, consigned by SGV Thoroughbreds, agent A $475,000 purchase out of last year s Keeneland September sale. This colt s third dam is champion Personal Ensign, putting him in the family of Broodmare of the Year Personal Flag; champion Storm Flag Flying; Grade 1 winners My Flag, Miner s Mark, Traditionally, and Mr Speaker; Grade 2 winners Parading and Interactif; and Grade 3 winners Animal Spirits, Divine Oath, and Ocho Ocho Ocho. Hip No. 76, ch. c., Malibu Moon I m Breathtaking, by Elusive Quality, consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc., agent This colt is a full brother to Grade 2-placed stakes winner Matador and a half to stakesplaced My Cousin Martha. Further down the page are Grade 1 winners New Year s Day and Shared Account and Grade 2 winners Pok Ta Pok, Justwhistledixie, Mohaymen, Sapphire n Silk, and Shaniko. Hip No. 80, b. c., Tapit Ithinkisawapudycat, by Bluegrass Cat, consigned by Eddie Woods, agent A full brother to Grade 1 winner Sweet Loretta, from the family of Canadian champion Spring in the Air, Grade 1 winner Palace Episode, and Grade 2 winner Tejano Run. She was the secondmost-expensive horse of last year s Fasig-Tipton July sale at $450,000. Hip No. 86, dk. b. or br. c., Pioneerof the Nile Katz Me If You Can, by Storm Cat, property of Starting Point Thoroughbreds Grade 2 winner Katz Me If You Can s four winners from six runners includes graded Continued on page 10

10 PAGE 10 Saturday, February 25, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING Continued from page 9 stakes producers Unkatzable and This Cat Can Dance. The colt sold for $280,000 at the Keeneland September sale. Hip No. 87, b. c., Awesome Again Kiss the Lady, by Quiet American, consigned by Eddie Woods, agent The second foal out of stakes-placed Kiss the Lady, he brought $400,000 at last year s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale. The page features Irish champion Minstrella and Grade 2 winners A Little Warm, Mini Sermon, Colonial Minstrel, and Blofeld. Hip No. 90, Fiftyshadesoftapit, ch, c, Tapit Lady of Fifty, by After Market, consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc., agent The first foal out of Grade 1 winner Lady of Fifty. He was a $625,000 buyback at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale, giving him the highest yearling hammer price of the Gulfstream sale catalog. Hip No. 92, b. c., Giant s Causeway Leaveminthedust, by Danzig, consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc., agent All five runners out of Leaveminthedust are winners, including Grade 1-placed Danzig Moon and Canadian classic-placed Leavem In Malibu. Champions Inside Information and Smuggler and Grade 1/ Group 1 winners Quick as Lightning, Educated Risk, Hot Cha Cha and Evilasio are in the female family. Hip No. 94, Bridaled Temper, b. f., War Front Louve des Reves, by Sadler s Wells, consigned by McKathan Bros, agent A full sister to French Group 3-placed Omar Bradley, from the family of Group 1 winners Loup Sauvage and Loup Solitaire, as well as Grade 2 winner Loup Breton. She was a $180,000 RNA at last year s Keeneland September sale. Hip No. 98, gr. or ro. c., Frankel Manerbe, by Unbridled s Song, consigned be McKathan Bros., agent The first Frankel foal to be offered at a North American 2-year-old auction sold as a yearling in France for $457,683. He is a half-brother to Grade 3 winner Marbre Rose, from the family of Grade 1 winners Zoftig, Zaftig, and Zo Impressive. Hip No. 135, b. c., Bernardini Winner, by Horse Chestnut, consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent A half-brother to Grade 3 winner Ocho Ocho Ocho and Grade 2-placed Private Ensign. He brought $350,000 at the Fasig- Tipton Saratoga sale. Hip No. 145, b. f., Medaglia d Oro Starinthemeadow, by Meadowlake, consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent Grade 1 winner Weemissfrankie and Grade 2-placed Stop Smiling are halfsiblings to this filly, who was a $310,000 Keeneland September purchase. The extended family includes Grade 1 winner Stormy Pick. Hip No. 153, b. c., Tiznow Sweet Damsel, by Turkoman, consigned by Niall Brennan stables, agent A full brother to Grade 1 winner Colonel John, Steeplechase Grade 1 winner Mr. Hot Stuff, and stakes-placed Kayce Ace, as well as a half-sibling to Grade 3-placed Caroline s Gold. He brought $150,000 at the Keeneland September sale.

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12 PAGE 12 Saturday, February 25, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2016 LEADING FLORIDA GENERAL SIRES ST RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2017 FARM 2017 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Wildcat Heir (2000, Forest Wildcat) Died Chief Lion-$305,915 $6,177,581 Rainbow Heir-102 Wild Dude High Cotton (2003, Dixie Union) Ocala Stud $4, R Angel Katelyn-$147,120 3,485,516 Marnesia Big Girl-90 3 First Dude (2007, Stephen Got Even) Double Diamond Farm $10, Dude Fantasy-$335,000 3,249,001 Sticksstatelydude With Distinction (2001, Storm Cat) Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds $7, We re All Set-$155,280 2,549,536 Distinctive B-97 5 In Summation (2003, Put It Back) Ocala Stud $2, Calculator-$254,960 2,341,742 Calculator Gone Astray (2006, Dixie Union) Northwest Stud $5, Three Rules-$700,640 2,310,143 Three Rules-92 7 Awesome of Course (2000, Awesome Again) Ocala Stud $50, Awesome Banner-$526,035 2,028,830 Awesome Banner-97 8 A. P. Warrior (2003, A.P. Indy) NA Annie Rocks-$134,325 1,883,882 Moment of Delight-91 Warrioroftheroses-91 9 Big Drama (2006, Montbrook) Stonewall s Prestige Stallions $7, R Kinsley Doll-$211,660 1,673,866 Mr. Kisses Adios Charlie (2008, Indian Charlie) Ocala Stud $2, Shane s Girlfriend-$271,200 1,649,220 Shane s Girlfriend Two Step Salsa (2005, Petionville) Get Away Farm $7, Two Step Time-$129,835 1,601,980 Classic Salsa Exclusive Quality (2003, Elusive Quality) Journeyman Stud $1, Dreaming of Neno-$70,260 1,572,817 Dreaming of Neno Greatness (1999, Mr. Prospector) Prestige Stallions $6, Great Smoke-$106,310 1,097,281 Good Lord Montbrook (1990, Buckaroo) Ocala Stud Died Schivarelli-$98,640 1,050,802 Schivarelli Yesbyjimminy (2004, Yes It s True) Pensioned Coppa-$123, ,099 Clowney Burning Roma (1998, Rubiano) Prestige Stallions $6, Sheer Drama-$252, ,168 Sheer Drama West Acre (1995, Forty Niner) Died August 2012 Died Always Sunshine-$197, ,037 Fast Flying Rumor Hear No Evil (2000, Carson City) Ocala Stud $2, Ballet Diva-$143, ,953 Southern Barbecue Flashstorm (2004, Storm Cat) Northwest Stud $2, Abounding Legacy-$97, ,724 Abounding Legacy J P s Gusto (2008, Successful Appeal) Bridlewood Farm $2, La Key-$74, ,246 Epic Journey Wagon Limit (1994, Conquistador Cielo) Bridlewood Farm $2, Delta Bluesman-$341, ,422 Delta Bluesman Silver Tree (2000, Hennessy) Vegso Racing Stable $2, Tree Shaker-$80, ,521 Tree Fire Biondetti (2008, Bernardini) Woodford Thoroughbreds $4, Bella Vincenza-$69, ,462 Conscripted Crown of Thorns (2005, Repent) Woodford Thoroughbreds $2, Kristie s Heart-$55, ,949 I malreadythere Factum (2008, Storm Cat) Stonehedge Farm South Private I m a Factum-$47, ,822 I m a Factum Overdriven (2009, Tale of the Cat) Ocala Stud $2, Red Crescent-$58, ,495 Red Crescent Telling (2004, A.P. Indy) Prestige Stallions $10, Telling Tony-$71, ,410 Telling Tony Spellbinder (2001, Tale of the Cat) Pensioned Gryvon-$61, ,312 Gryvon Backtalk (2007, Smarty Jones) Bridlewood Farm $3, We ve Got to Talk-$51, ,370 Spintalk Senor Swinger (2000, El Prado IRE) La Mancha Farm NA Sally Pollock High-$49,475 $277,079 Swing Dixie LEADING FLORIDA TURF SIRES ST RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2017 FARM 2017 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Wildcat Heir (2000, Forest Wildcat) Died My Good Venezuela-$93,504 $1,467,820 Rainbow Heir In Summation (2003, Put It Back) Ocala Stud $2, Summation Time-$86, ,752 Calculator-96 Summation Time-96 3 High Cotton (2003, Dixie Union) Ocala Stud $4, Very Very Stella-$63, ,774 Tequesta Storm-88 4 First Dude (2007, Stephen Got Even) Double Diamond Farm $10, First Girl-$76, ,466 Mom s On Strike-93 5 Big Drama (2006, Montbrook) Stonewall s Prestige Stallions $7, Determined Lady-$111, ,872 Beaumarchais-87 Determined Lady-87 6 A. P. Warrior (2003, A.P. Indy) NA Metaphorically-$78, ,356 Metaphorically-88 7 Two Step Salsa (2005, Petionville) Get Away Farm $7, Two Step Time-$78, ,224 Two Step Time-92 8 Exclusive Quality (2003, Elusive Quality) Journeyman Stud $1, Thinkinquality-$64, ,356 Prince Vincenzo-91 9 Awesome of Course (2000, Awesome Again) Ocala Stud $50, Swift Lady-$91, ,925 Swift Lady Yesbyjimminy (2004, Yes It s True) Pensioned Creaky Cricket-$75, ,342 Whitfields Return With Distinction (2001, Storm Cat) Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds $7, Forall the Marbles-$56, ,326 Padilla Gone Astray (2006, Dixie Union) Northwest Stud $5, Mr. Pinocchio-$31, ,028 Gone to Bali Biondetti (2008, Bernardini) Woodford Thoroughbreds $4, Bella Vincenza-$65, ,884 Conscripted Greatness (1999, Mr. Prospector) Prestige Stallions $6, Dagney s Revenge-$39, ,293 Great Attack Silver Tree (2000, Hennessy) Vegso Racing Stable $2, Cowgirl Tough-$54, ,812 Tree Fire-86

13 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, February 25, 2017 PAGE 13 HIGH COTTON RISES AMONG ACTIVE FLORIDA SIRES High Cotton started strong six years ago as Florida s leading freshman sire of 2011, and he followed through on the potential in 2016 as the state s top returning sire by overall progeny earnings. The 14-year-old son of Dixie Union had 92 winners last year also the most in the state for a returning sire with earnings of $3,485,516. His five stakes winners and six stakes wins also led or tied all Florida stallions. High Cotton stands at Ocala Stud in Ocala for an advertised fee of $4,000. He has seven crops of racing age. We re happy to have him, said J. Michael O Farrell Jr. of Ocala Stud. He s done extremely well for us. It s about getting runners, and he gets runners. That s the name of the game. Leading the way among High Cotton s runners was R Angel Katelyn, a filly out of the Southern Halo mare Send for an Angel, whose four wins in six starts during her 2-year-old campaign included the Sandpiper Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs and the Juvenile Filly Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream Park West. High Cotton was represented in the Florida Sire Stakes series by Meadow Star Stakes winner She s Incredible, Unbridled Stakes winner Dream of Me, and four others who were stakes-placed during the series. His runners included Dream of Me and Call to Honor, who finished first and third in the Unbridled Stakes for Floridasired 3-year-old males. Outside of Florida, High Cotton was led by Karen s Silk, winner of the Marshua Stakes at Laurel Park. High Cotton has steadily climbed to the top of Florida s sire ranks after besting his freshman contemporaries with a crop that included Grade 1 winner Currency Swap. High Cotton finished in the state s top 10 by overall progeny earnings for the first time in He s been a solid stallion for us over the years, O Farrell said. He started off with a bang. He had a small book in his third year, which a lot of stallions do when they go to stud, but when the horses ran in his first few crops and showed what he could do, his books started to enlarge again. He s gotten a lot of solid runners and a lot of happy owners. At the end of the day, it s about happy people, and he gives you a lot of happy people. While High Cotton led Florida s active returning sires by progeny earnings, he finished behind the late perennial powerhouse Wildcat Heir among all Florida stallions. In his third consecutive season atop the overall leader board, Wildcat Heir had 148 Barbara D. Livingston Gone Astray was the leading juvenile sire in Florida, with $1,323,548 in earnings. winners, the most of any Florida stallion living or dead, and earnings of $6,177,581. His top runners included Grade 2 winner Wild Dude, Grade 2-placed Chief Lion, and Grade 3-placed My Dear Venezuela and Sword Fighter. Wildcat Heir died in early 2015 at age 15. He had stood at Journeyman Stud in Ocala. Joe Nevills Leading juvenile sire: Gone Astray With the select Fasig-Tipton 2-year-old sale at Gulfstream Park and the Ocala Breeders Sales Co. hosting several prominent sales, Florida is at the epicenter of the nation s 2-year-old sales action. As those youngsters graduate from the sales ring to the racetrack, they have ample opportunities on the Sunshine State s busy racing calendar with the lucrative Florida Sire Series and other events providing added incentive for in-state stallions. Thus, it s no small thing to be a leading juvenile sire in Florida. Leading that important category in 2016 was Northwest Stud s Gone Astray whose bankroll of $1,323,548 earned by his 2-year-olds edged out the state s leading active general sire, Ocala Stud s High Cotton, with $1,222,384. Gone Astray, a son of Dixie Union who stands for $5,000, finished sixth on the general sire list. Millionaire Gone Astray won three graded stakes during his own racing career, taking the Pennsylvania Derby and Ohio Derby, both Grade 2 events, and following up with the Grade 3 Salvator Mile the next year. He entered stud in 2012 and was third on the 2015 freshman sire list. Gone Astray s second crop of juveniles in 2016 was led by four-time stakes winner Three Rules, who followed a score in the Birdonthewire Stakes by sweeping the Florida Sire Dr. Fager, Affirmed, and In Reality divisions. For the victory in the Dr. Fager, he earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 92 the 12th best by a 2-year-old male nationally in Three Rules suffered his first loss when sixth in the Breeders Cup Juvenile. He finished second in the Grade 2 Swale Continued on page 14

14 PAGE 14 Saturday, February 25, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2016 LEADING FLORIDA JUVENILE SIRES ST RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2017 FARM 2017 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Gone Astray (2006, Dixie Union) Northwest Stud $5, Three Rules-$700,640 $1,323,548 Three Rules-92 2 High Cotton (2003, Dixie Union) Ocala Stud $4, R Angel Katelyn-$147,120 1,222,384 Storming My Way-79 3 First Dude (2007, Stephen Got Even) Double Diamond Farm $10, Dude Fantasy-$335, ,595 Worth Avenue-78 4 Wildcat Heir (2000, Forest Wildcat) Died Jewel Heist-$75, ,765 Sword Fighter-80 5 Adios Charlie (2008, Indian Charlie) Ocala Stud $2, Shane s Girlfriend-$271, ,810 Shane s Girlfriend-95 6 Biondetti (2008, Bernardini) Woodford Thoroughbreds $4, Bella Vincenza-$69, ,462 Conscripted-73 7 In Summation (2003, Put It Back) Ocala Stud $2, Derek Adrian-$89, ,751 Awsum Roar-79 8 Overdriven (2009, Tale of the Cat) Ocala Stud $2, Red Crescent-$58, ,495 Red Crescent-78 9 Two Step Salsa (2005, Petionville) Get Away Farm $7, Un Paso Alante-$41, ,589 First Step Awesome of Course (2000, Awesome Again) Ocala Stud $50, Woot Woot-$50, ,440 Woot Woot Iqbaal (2006, Medaglia d Oro) Ward Ranch Private Big City Dreamin-$44, ,742 Riv Backtalk (2007, Smarty Jones) Bridlewood Farm $3, We ve Got to Talk-$51, ,409 We ve Got to Talk Exclusive Quality (2003, Elusive Quality) Journeyman Stud $1, Touch of Quality-$32, ,391 Dixie Kicks-66 Grubered With Distinction (2001, Storm Cat) Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds $7, Distinction Bird-$31, ,444 Cowboy Affair-60 Cubagua Factum (2008, Storm Cat) Stonehedge Farm South Private Factum s Image-$28, ,062 Won Eye Jet Big Drama (2006, Montbrook) Stonewall s Prestige Stallions $7, Santi Knows Best-$24, ,310 Santi Knows Best A. P. Warrior (2003, A.P. Indy) NA My Lerler-$45, ,180 My Lerler Field Commission (2005, Service Stripe) Solera Farm $2, Drafted-$26, ,765 Field Trip J P s Gusto (2008, Successful Appeal) Bridlewood Farm $2, La Key-$74,000 99,962 La Key Flashstorm (2004, Storm Cat) Northwest Stud $2, Cinderela El Crome-$45,550 92,306 Cinderela El Crome Greatness (1999, Mr. Prospector) Prestige Stallions $6, Menacing Dennis-$21,081 65,773 Menacing Dennis Crown of Thorns (2005, Repent) Woodford Thoroughbreds $2, Crown Lake-$16,450 58,552 Major Key Yesbyjimminy (2004, Yes It s True) Pensioned Hot and Heavy-$27,207 53,911 Hot and Heavy Telling (2004, A.P. Indy) Prestige Stallions $10, Tell Me a Story-$25,905 43,890 Tell Me a Story Wagon Limit (1994, Conquistador Cielo) Bridlewood Farm $2, Red Wagon-$20,600 39,315 Silverdollardreams LEADING FLORIDA FRESHMAN SIRES 2017 CHIEF EARNER, 2016 TOP RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2017 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS EARNINGS EARNINGS RUNNER-BEYER 1 Biondetti (2008, Bernardini) Woodford Thoroughbreds $4, Bella Vincenza-$69,338 $401,462 Conscripted-73 2 Overdriven (2009, Tale of the Cat) Ocala Stud $2, Red Crescent-$58, ,495 Red Crescent-78 3 Gary D (2007, Successful Appeal) NA Fergielicious-$26,380 60,429 Tres Huevos-56 4 Our Celebration (2008, Stormy Atlantic) Stonebridge Farm $2, Tanyas Pride-$18,000 23,605 El Mayito-49 5 Revolving (2009, A.P. Indy) Stonehedge Farm South Private Randy Sr-$14,340 19,410 Randy Sr-52 Continued from page 13 Stakes last month at Gulfstream Park in his 3-year-old debut. He will look to step onto the classics trail by stretching out in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes next out. Gone Astray s juveniles last year also included Pretty Boy Flash, who finished third in the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga, and Alice B Winkle, third in the Furlough Stakes at Aqueduct. Gone Astray, who raced as a homebred for the vaunted Phipps Stable, is out of a daughter of champion Inside Information, who also produced champion Smuggler. It is the family of Grade 1 winner Educated Risk. Nicole Russo Leading turf sire: In Summation In Summation s showcase runners almost uniformly did their best work on the main track, but a steady stream of performers on the grass helped propel the stallion to the top of Florida s list of active returning sires by turf earnings in The 14-year-old son of Put It Back had 11 turf winners last year and combined progeny earnings on the grass of $579,752. He stands at Ocala Stud in Ocala for $2,500. Heading up In Summation s turf runners were stakes-placed Summation Time and Awsum Roar. He s got the feet of a turf horse himself and gets a lot of his individuals with turf feet, so a lot of them do run well on the turf, which is great, Ocala Stud s J. Michael O Farrell Jr. said. There s way more turf-sprint races in the world than there used to be 30 years ago. A pair of horses tied for In Summation s highest Beyer Speed Figure performance on the turf, each registering a 96. Summation Time earned that number finishing second in the Gin Rummy Champ Stakes at Gulfstream Park West and earned Beyers of 95 and 94 earlier in his campaign. Calculator earned a 96 Beyer for a third-place effort in a Del Mar optional-claiming race. In addition to earning In Summation s co-highest Beyer in 2016, Calculator finished second in the Grade 1 Carter Handicap and Grade 2 Churchill Downs Stakes and ran third in the Grade 2 San Carlos Stakes, all on dirt. Other main-

15 ACTIVE FLORIDA STALLIONS BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, February 25, 2017 PAGE 15 Data includes all North American starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure in There were no filters applied for starters based on age, distance, or surface. Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of horses posting a 90 or higher Beyer Speed Figure. 90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES 100+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE HIGHEST HIGHEST SIRE STUD FEE STARTERS STARTS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS BEYER HORSE BEYER In Summation $2, % % Calculator 103 With Distinction $7, % % Distinctive B 97 Exclusive Quality $1, % % Dreaming of Neno 95 Awesome of Course $5, % % Awesome Banner 97 First Dude $10, % % Sticksstatelydude 103 Two Step Salsa $7, % % Classic Salsa 93 Wagon Limit $2, % % Delta Bluesman 103 Burning Roma $6, % % Sheer Drama 100 Crown of Thorns $2, % % I malreadythere 93 Adios Charlie $2, % % Shane s Girlfriend 95 Gone Astray $5, % % Three Rules 92 Mach Ride $2, % % Mach My Day 91 The Green Monkey $5, % % Monkey Money 91 High Cotton $4, % % Marnesia Big Girl 90 track runners by In Summation of note last year included Grade 3 winner Puntrooskie and Puerto Rican Group 1 winner Derek Adrian. Wildcat Heir had 32 turf winners, the most by any Florida sire and more than double the next-closest sire. His leading runners on the grass included stakes winners Rainbow Heir and Daring Kathy. Joe Nevills Leading freshman sire: Biondetti Biondetti was a May foal, but nevertheless developed quickly to stand out among his peers. He won three of four starts as a 2-year-old, including the Group 1 Gran Criterium in Italy. As his stud career begins, he seemingly has passed his precocity on to his own foals. Biondetti, standing at Woodford Stud for $4,000, led the Florida freshman sire list by both earnings and winners for 2016, with 10 winners bankrolling $401,462. Overdriven, standing at Ocala Stud, was second in both categories, with nine winners and $335,495. Biondetti s juvenile statistics were good enough to place him fifth among active sires on Florida s overall juvenile sire list. Biondetti s earnings in 2016 were led by a pair of fillies: Bella Vincenza made eight starts, winning once and finishing second three times, and Clever Girl won both her starts, which came at Churchill Downs and Fair Grounds. None of Biondetti s runners made an impact in stakes company as a juvenile, but another of his daughters, Lady Racer, finished second in the OBS Sprint Fillies Division in January in her 3-year-old debut. From the first crop of Bernardini, Biondetti is from an accomplished female family. He is a half-brother to Delta Princess, dam of the late three-time Eclipse Award champion Royal Delta. This family is beginning to produce solid young sires. In addition to Biondetti s success in Florida with his first crop, Royal Delta s Grade 2-placed half-brother Empire Way was California s leading freshman sire by earnings last year. Nicole Russo Beyer standings: Exclusive Quality shines Exclusive Quality, with 95 representatives on the track in 2016, finished 10th on Florida s general sire list based on earnings. However, he factored prominently in Daily Racing Form s Beyer Sire Performance Standings unveiled last month an exclusive metric to examine stallion progeny performance in-depth, often highlighting under-the-radar sires. Beyer Speed Figures were incorporated into Daily Racing Form s past performances in 1992 and are now an industry standard for the comparison of one horse s performance to another. The Beyer Sire Performance Standings provide the breeding industry with an additional metric to compare stallion progeny performance beyond wins and earnings. The standings provide totals and percentages for progeny who surpass specific Beyer benchmarks in North American races. While traditional sire lists based on earnings can be slanted by one or two major runners or casino-inflated purses on some circuits the Beyer Sire Performance Standings look beyond these factors. Beyers are assigned to all runners in a race, allowing DRF s sire lists to include all performances. Among active Florida stallions with 50 or more starters in 2016, Exclusive Quality led the way by the percentage of those individuals who earned a benchmark Beyer Speed Figure of 90 or greater, with 3.1 percent of his runners doing so. The Journeyman Stud resident s top figure was recorded by Dreaming of Neno, who posted a 95 Beyer while winning an optional-claiming event in June at Monmouth Park. Among Florida stallions with 100 or more starters in 2016, In Summation led the state s Beyer Sire Performance Standings by percentage of individuals to record a 90 or greater, with 2.9 percent. In Summation, also the state s leading turf sire by earnings, was the only active Florida stallion to have multiple runners recording a triple-digit Beyer. Following In Summation by percentage of runners to record Beyers of 90 and up came With Distinction (2.6 percent), First Dude (1.8 percent), and High Cotton (0.6 percent). High Cotton is the state s leading active general sire by earnings, offering another illustration of how the Beyer standings can provide a different look at stallion performance. Nicole Russo

16 PAGE 16 Saturday, February 25, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING PAIR OF CURLIN S SONS TOP NEW FLORIDA STALLIONS By Nicole Russo As rapidly rising young classic sires with major contenders on this year s Kentucky Derby trail, Curlin and Pioneerof the Nile are among the most in-demand stallions in Kentucky this year. Each has a classic-placed son entering stud this year in Florida, giving a big kick to the Sunshine State s program. Ride On Curlin, who finished second in the 2014 Preakness Stakes to champion California Chrome, is entering stud at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston for an advertised fee of $5,000, tied as the most expensive newcomer in the state. Social Inclusion, third in that Preakness, debuts at Woodford Thoroughbreds in Reddick for a fee of $4,000. Ride On Curlin won his second start by 7 3/4 lengths, running 5 1/2 furlongs at Ellis Park in what was then a track-record 1:03. Grade 1-placed as a juvenile and during the following spring s classic prep program at Oaklawn Park, he contested all three legs of the 2014 Triple Crown, with his highlight the Preakness runner-up effort, 1 1/2 lengths behind California Chrome. Eased in the Belmont, he was given the rest of the year off and came back to be multiple stakes placed as an older horse. Ride On Curlin is a stunning individual, said Michelle Hemingway, director of bloodstock at Pleasant Acres. Being a track-record setter in July of his 2-year-old campaign will make him very attractive to Florida breeders. In my mind, Curlin looks to be an up-and-coming sire of sires. Ride On Curlin is out of Grade 2-placed Magical Ride, who in turn is out of Grade 1 winner Victory Ride. Ride On Curlin is one of two sons of Curlin entering stud in Florida and the other also comes from an outstanding female family. Jess s Dream, the only son of 2009 Horse of the Year and Hall of Fame racemare Rachel Alexandra, was officially retired to Ocala Stud in December. Jess s Dream won his only start, which came in August 2015 at Saratoga. Various physical issues derailed his attempts at a further campaign. Nevertheless, he also debuts for $5,000 at Ocala Stud, which successfully partnered with breeder Stonestreet Farm to launch the stud career of Kantharos, who moved to Kentucky this year after several strong seasons in Florida. We ve been standing stallions for a long time, and there hasn t been a better-pedigreed horse in Florida than Jess s Dream, Ocala Stud s J. Michael O Farrell said. We are grateful to Stonestreet for the opportunity to stand another exciting stallion prospect. They Barbara D. Livingston Ride On Curlin is standing for a fee of $5,000 at Pleasant Acres Stallions in have one of the best operations in the entire industry, and they do a fantastic job of supporting their stallions. Meanwhile, Social Inclusion becomes the first son of Pioneerof the Nile the sire of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, as well as champion Classic Empire to enter stud in Florida. Social Inclusion last ran in 2015, but did not stand at stud in 2016 as owner Ron Sanchez s Rontos Racing Stable searched for a home for his stud career. That home is Florida, where locals are already familiar with his exploits. Social Inclusion burst onto the scene by winning his first two starts by a combined 17 1/2 lengths at Gulfstream Park including an allowance victory over Honor Code, then a graded stakes-winning juvenile and later an Eclipse Award champion. Social Inclusion earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 110 for that effort. Social Inclusion then finished third in the Wood Memorial behind Wicked Strong, beaten a nose by Samraat for second. That finish denied him the points to make the Kentucky Derby field. After finishing third in the Preakness, he cut back to shorter distances, finishing third to eventual Breeders Cup Classic winner Bayern in the Grade 2 Woody Stephens Stakes on the Belmont Stakes undercard. Social Inclusion was seventh in the Haskell Invitational to end his 3-year-old season. He won once from three starts as an older horse, including an 11 3/4-length allowance score at Parx Racing in his career finale. Stonewall s Prestige Stallions also adds a son of a rising young classic sire for 2017 in Uncle Vinny, from the phenomenal first crop of Uncle Mo. Uncle Vinny got his signature win when he was elevated to first via disqualification in the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes at Saratoga. A fellow Prestige newcomer, Zahadoom, by Bernardini, is a half-brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Ron the Greek. Irish-born Lebron, a winning son of international titan Galileo, enters stud at 4G Farm.

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19 PAGE 20 Saturday, January 21, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING ALL BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS Data includes all North American starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure in There were no filters applied for starters based on age, sex, distance, or surface. Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of horses posting a 90 or higher Beyer Speed Figure. 90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURE 100+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES NO. NO. OF NO. NO. OF HIGHEST HIGHEST SIRE STUD FEE STARTERS STARTS HORSES BEYERS PERCENTAGE HORSES BEYERS PERCENTAGE BEYER HORSE BEYER Tapit $300, % % Frosted 123 Medaglia d Oro $150, % % Bar of Gold 109 Kitten s Joy $100, % % Divisidero 104 Bernardini $100, % % Imperative 105 Candy Ride (ARG) $60, % % Grand Tito 104 War Front $250, % % Avenge 103 Giant s Causeway $75, % % Jay Gatsby 104 Curlin $150, % % Stellar Wind 110 Smart Strike % % Ten Blessings 106 Scat Daddy % % Celestine 107 Unbridled s Song % % Arrogate 122 Speightstown $100, % % Tamarkuz 107 Distorted Humor $80, % % Ironicus 106 City Zip $50, % % Alert Bay 103 Quality Road $35, % % Blofeld 103 Uncle Mo $150, % % Nyquist 103 Malibu Moon $75, % % Stanford 104 Hard Spun $45, % % Hard Aces 105 Lemon Drop Kid $40, % % Da Big Hoss 103 Sky Mesa $15, % % Sky Captain 98 Harlan s Holiday % % Trouble Kid 104 Northern Afleet $6, % % World Approval 106 More Than Ready $60, % % Zindaya 100 Tiz Wonderful % % Shh She s Ours 101 Indian Charlie % % A. P. Indian 107 Ghostzapper $75, % % Paulassilverlining 107 Stormy Atlantic $15, % % Stormy Liberal 100 Mineshaft $25, % % Effinex 106 Galileo (IRE) % % Highland Reel (IRE) 112 Street Cry (IRE) % % Glenville Gardens 103 Flatter $35, % % Ami s Flatter 105 Street Sense $45, % % Tower of Texas 102 Mizzen Mast $10, % % Stonetastic 104 Street Boss $17, % % Holy Boss 105 Wildcat Heir % % Wild Dude 102 Eskendereya % % Isabella Sings 105 Lookin At Lucky $17, % % Money Multiplier 109 Munnings $25, % % Om 106 Midnight Lute $20, % % Holy Lute 102 Awesome Again % % Doyouknowsomething 102 Elusive Quality $30, % % Ohio (BRZ) 99 English Channel $25, % % Heart to Heart 105 Any Given Saturday % % Hoppertunity 105 Pulpit % % Win the Space 107 Dubawi (IRE) $307, % % Mubtaahij (IRE) 106 Twirling Candy $20, % % Finley sluckycharm 102 Bernardini $100, % % Imperative 105 Candy Ride (ARG) $60, % % Grand Tito 104 War Front $250, % % Avenge 103 Giant s Causeway $75, % % Jay Gatsby 104 Curlin $150, % % Stellar Wind 110 Smart Strike % % Ten Blessings 106 Scat Daddy % % Celestine 107 Unbridled s Song % % Arrogate 122 Speightstown $100, % % Tamarkuz 107 Distorted Humor $80, % % Ironicus 106 City Zip $50, % % Alert Bay 103 Quality Road $35, % % Blofeld 103 Uncle Mo $150, % % Nyquist 103 Malibu Moon $75, % % Stanford 104 Hard Spun $45, % % Hard Aces 105 Lemon Drop Kid $40, % % Da Big Hoss 103 Sky Mesa $15, % % Sky Captain 98 Harlan s Holiday % % Trouble Kid 104 Northern Afleet $6, % % World Approval 106 More Than Ready $60, % % Zindaya 100 Tiz Wonderful % % Shh She s Ours 101 Indian Charlie % % A. P. Indian 107 Ghostzapper $75, % % Paulassilverlining 107 Stormy Atlantic $15, % % Stormy Liberal 100 Mineshaft $25, % % Effinex 106 Galileo (IRE) % % Highland Reel (IRE) 112 Street Cry (IRE) % % Glenville Gardens 103 Flatter $35, % % Ami s Flatter 105 Street Sense $45, % % Tower of Texas 102 Beyers Breed Buyers PAGE 20 Saturday, January 21, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING ALL BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS 90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURE 100+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES Data includes all North American starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure in There were no filters applied for starters based on age, sex, distance, or surface. Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of horses posting a 90 or higher Beyer Speed Figure. HIGHEST NO. NO. OF HORSES BEYERS PERCENTAGE HORSES NO. BEYERS NO. OF HIGHEST BEYER HORSE BEYER Tapit $300, % % Frosted 123 Medaglia d Oro $150, % % Bar of Gold 109 Kitten s Joy $100, % % Divisidero 104 Bernardini $100, % % Imperative 105 Candy Ride (ARG) $60, % % Grand Tito 104 War Front $250, % % Avenge 103 Giant s Causeway $75, % % Jay Gatsby 104 Curlin $150, % % Stellar Wind 110 Smart Strike % % Ten Blessings 106 Scat Daddy % % Celestine 107 Unbridled s Song % % Arrogate 122 Speightstown $100, % % Tamarkuz 107 Distorted Humor $80, % % Ironicus 106 City Zip $50, % % Alert Bay 103 Quality Road $35, % % Blofeld 103 Uncle Mo $150, % % Nyquist 103 Malibu Moon $75, % % Stanford 104 Hard Spun $45, % % Hard Aces 105 Lemon Drop Kid $40, % % Da Big Hoss 103 Sky Mesa $15, % % Sky Captain 98 Harlan s Holiday % % Trouble Kid 104 Northern Afleet $6, % % World Approval 106 More Than Ready $60, % % Zindaya 100 Tiz Wonderful % % Shh She s Ours 101 Indian Charlie % % A. P. Indian 107 Ghostzapper $75, % % Paulassilverlining 107 Stormy Atlantic $15, % % Stormy Liberal 100 Mineshaft $25, % % Effinex 106 Galileo (IRE) % % Highland Reel (IRE) 112 Street Cry (IRE) % % Glenville Gardens 103 Flatter $35, % % Ami s Flatter 105 Street Sense $45, % % Tower of Texas 102 Mizzen Mast $10, % % Stonetastic 104 Street Boss $17, % % Holy Boss 105 Wildcat Heir % % Wild Dude 102 Eskendereya % % Isabella Sings 105 Lookin At Lucky $17, % % Money Multiplier 109 Munnings $25, % % Om 106 Midnight Lute $20, % % Holy Lute 102 Awesome Again % % Doyouknowsomething 102 Elusive Quality $30, % % Ohio (BRZ) 99 English Channel $25, % % Heart to Heart 105 Any Given Saturday % % Hoppertunity 105 Pulpit % % Win the Space 107 Dubawi (IRE) $307, % % Mubtaahij (IRE) 106 Twirling Candy $20, % % Finley sluckycharm 102 VERIFIED BEYER PAGE 20 Saturday, January 21, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS ALL Data includes all North American starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure in There were no filters applied for starters based on age, sex, distance, or surface. Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of horses posting a 90 or higher Beyer Speed Figure. 90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURE 100+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES NO. NO. OF NO. NO. OF HIGHEST HIGHEST HORSES BEYERS HORSES BEYERS BEYER HORSE BEYER SIRE STUD FEE STARTERS STARTS PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE Tapit $300, % % Frosted 123 Medaglia d Oro $150, % % Bar of Gold 109 Kitten s Joy $100, % % Divisidero 104 Bernardini $100, % % Imperative 105 Candy Ride (ARG) $60, % % Grand Tito 104 War Front $250, % % Avenge 103 Giant s Causeway $75, % % Jay Gatsby 104 Curlin $150, % % Stellar Wind 110 Smart Strike % % Ten Blessings 106 Scat Daddy % % Celestine 107 Unbridled s Song % % Arrogate 122 Speightstown $100, % % Tamarkuz 107 Distorted Humor $80, % % Ironicus 106 City Zip $50, % % Alert Bay 103 Quality Road $35, % % Blofeld 103 Uncle Mo $150, % % Nyquist 103 Malibu Moon $75, % % Stanford 104 Hard Spun $45, % % Hard Aces 105 Lemon Drop Kid $40, % % Da Big Hoss 103 Sky Mesa $15, % % Sky Captain 98 Harlan s Holiday % % Trouble Kid 104 Northern Afleet $6, % % World Approval 106 More Than Ready $60, % % Zindaya 100 Tiz Wonderful % % Shh She s Ours 101 Recognizable. Meaningful. 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20 Poised To Be FLORIDA S NO. 1 SIRE No. 2 Florida General Sire in 2016 No. 1 Active Florida Sire 27 Two-Year-Old Winners in 2016 Only INTO MISCHIEF had more among active sires in America 7 Stakes Two-Year-Olds in 2016 Including HIGH ROLLER & R ANGEL KATELYN who both returned to impressively win their respective 3yo debuts against open stakes company s Rising 3yo filly FLORIDA FABULOUS validated her $400,000 purchase price with a dazzling 10 3/4-length debut victory in a Gulfstream MdSpWt race on Feb. 16, becoming her sire s newest Dixie Union Happy Tune, by A.P. Indy $4,000 LFSN P.O. Box 818, Ocala, FL david@ocalastud.com 352/ FAX 352/