February, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Retired Racehorse Project Awarded T.E.R.F Grant

The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) has awarded the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) $5,000 to be used for educational purposes.

RRP's mission is to facilitate placement of Thoroughbred ex-racehorses in second careers by increasing demand for them in the equestrian marketplace and educating equestrians to provide the training that secures their future. The driving force behind everything RRP does is educating the public–especially equestrians and equine enthusiasts–about the potential and versatility of off-track Thoroughbreds as riding and competition horses via their popular Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium.

In 2018, TERF awarded RRP with a $20,000 grant that supported their expanded 4-day model of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, increased RRP presence at equine events throughout the U.S., and helped create the popular “Ask a Trainer Anything” feature, in which a panel of experts responded to training questions. In 2019, TERF offered a grant of $5,000 to be put toward the Makeover, followed by 2020 and 2021 where they were once again rewarded $5,000 in grants.

To learn more about the Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation and/or make a tax-deductible donation to support TERF's mission and programs, please visit their website.

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Kentucky Derby Museum Announces Five Featured Milliners For 2023 Derby Hat Show

The Kentucky Derby Museum is excited to announce that a record number of models, wearing show-stopping designs by the 2023 Featured Milliners, will walk the runway at the third annual Derby Hat Show on Sunday, March 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tickets are now for sale on the Museum's website.

Get an exclusive look at the latest couture designs from the Kentucky Derby Museum's featured milliners at this one-of-a-kind hat fashion show event! Enjoy unlimited mimosas and gourmet brunch bites before models take to the runway to show off what will certainly by the hottest hat and jewelry trends for Derby 149.

“The fashion of the Kentucky Derby is such a beautiful part of what makes it one of the most unique sporting and social events in the world. Our Derby Hat Show brings all of that to life, and it gives our guests the perfect opportunity to plan out their hats and accessories for a fantastic Derby look with the help of the professionals all in one place,” said Patrick Armstrong, Kentucky Derby Museum President & CEO.

A DJ will keep the party going while the milliners help you plan your signature Derby look. Representatives from David Yurman and Davis Jewelers, the Kentucky Derby Museum Hat Show's Supporting Sponsors, will also be available to help guests purchase jewelry to go with their hats.

Then, shop in the newly remodeled Derby Museum Store to find coordinating accessories or fun hosting items to throw the best Derby-themed party! During the event, the Derby Museum store will be offering a 30% in-store discount for Derby 149 merchandise, hats, and fascinators. (Some exclusions may apply.)

Ticket Options: General admission tickets cost $60 each, and VIP tickets cost $80 each. The VIP ticket includes reserved front row seating along the runway and a swag bag full of unique gifts. Tickets can be purchased here.

Featured Milliners: Dozens of milliners applied to be part of the Kentucky Derby Museum's prestigious Featured Milliner Program, so a fifth position was added for the 2023 lineup! The program is designed to highlight the beautiful artform of millinery and support small business owners by featuring their pieces at the Kentucky Derby Museum Store.

The 2023 KDM Featured Milliners are Melissa Huff (Mad Hatter 502), Mary Julia Kaiser (derbyologie), Ilana Kogan (The Hat Doctor), Christine Moore (Christine A. Moore Millinery), and Jenny Pfanenstiel (Formé Millinery Co).

Melissa Huff — Mad Hatter 502

Melissa Huff, a Louisville native, has been attending The Kentucky Derby since she was a kid with her family. She has a fashion merchandising degree, loves crafting, and was inspired by the beautiful hats and fascinators she would see every year during Derby season. So, she decided to start making them in 2017 for her friends, then she eventually formed her hat business, Mad Hatter 502. In 2020, she opened Mad Hatter 502 behind her boutique, Mamili, in the NuLu Marketplace.

Huff has been featured in Tops Magazine, Today's Woman, The Voice-Tribune, Great Day Live on WHAS, and WLKY. She has styled numerous newscasters for Derby week, and she loves seeing her pieces come down the runway in fashion shows during Derby season!

Mary Julia Kaiser — Derbyologie

Louisville native, Mary Julia Kaiser is owner and designer of derbyologie — a line of show-stopping fascinators featuring a spectrum of styles from graceful to gutsy! Raised in the Bluegrass, her love for all things Derby started young, dating back to the quintessential Kindergarten Derby. Inspired by Kentucky's southern charm and Brooklyn's urban flair, her hat designs mesh the traditional millinery materials with modern textures. Generously feathery, imported fabrics, and hand sewn details create a signature artisan flavor.

Derbyologie has been tickled to dress the heads of clients at the Royal Ascot in London, Queen's Tea in London, Melbourne Cup in Australia, and countless locals (with really great taste). And, she sure is having a ball doing it!

Ilana Kogan — The Hat Doctor

The Hat Doctor is more than just a fun name for a millinery business. Ilana Kogan, owner and sole milliner, is also a full-time radiologist! Kogan is originally from New York City and moved to Kentucky in 2005 to attend the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Her business began when she started creating Derby hats for her medical school classmates by reconstructing and embellishing hats on students' budgets. Now, years later, her handmade, one-of-a-kind designs showcase her love for creative silhouettes and delicately embroidered details.

The Hat Doctor designs have been featured in The Voice-Tribune, Tops Magazine, Today's Woman, Elizabethtown Lifestyle, and Garden & Gun Magazines.

Christine Moore — Christine A. Moore Millinery

Christine Moore started her career in the world of theater as a costume designer and quickly began making hats for regional theatre productions. In 1990, she moved to NYC to work for renowned milliner Rodney Gordon where she spent four years making hats for Opera and Broadway productions such as Phantom of the Opera and Cats. In 1994, she established Christine A. Moore Millinery. Although Christine designs a wide range of women and men's hats, she is best known for her explosive racing styles for the Kentucky Derby, four of which have been displayed in the Kentucky Derby Museum.

She was named a Featured Milliner of the Kentucky Derby Museum in 2021 and 2022, and she was named a Featured Milliner of The Kentucky Derby five times, the first milliner bestowed this title in its 149-year history. Christine's hats have graced many magazine covers, and her hats have been showcased on television shows including Nashville, The Carrie Diaries, Gossip Girl, and Horse Players.

Jenny Pfanenstiel — Formé Millinery Co.

Jenny Pfanenstiel is a world-renown milliner, awarded and recognized for her skill of creating and sculpting hats by hand using the highest quality and rare materials from across the globe. The art of millinery is a technique that dates back centuries through molding straw and felt over wooden hat forms, which she takes great pride in applying with each one-of-a-kind hat. Pfanenstiel is also known throughout the world for her unique process of sculpting hats on a braid machine from the 1800s. She is truly passionate about her craft and empowering those who wear her hats to feel confident and beautiful.

Pfanenstiel has placed her mark on the horse racing scene as the Featured Milliner of the Kentucky Derby for four years and has crafted hats for some of the world's most well-known dignitaries and celebrities, including Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Neil Diamond, and Barbara Corcoran from the TV show “Shark Tank”.

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Adare Manor Returns To Action In Saturday Allowance; ‘Plan Is To Have Her Ready For All The Big Races This Summer’

Adare Manor, sidelined since a disappointing sixth in the Grade 1 Cotillion at Parx Sept. 24, returns to action Saturday in a second-level allowance going seven furlongs at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.

Winner of last year's Grade 3 Las Virgenes for Bob Baffert, Adare Manor was sent to the farm to regroup following the Cotillion and returned to training in December. She has worked six times for her 4-year-old bow, which includes a bullet five-furlong drill in 59.00 seconds on Feb. 3 at Los Alamitos. While Baffert is happy with how she's trained, he indicated this is meant as simply a starting point for bigger things ahead.

“I just got her over here and she could probably use another work or two. But I saw that race come up and those can be hard to fill, so I figured I'd rather give her a race. She's doing well and has worked well. This will set her up for a stakes.”

Last year, Adare Manor was second by a neck in the G2 Santa Anita Oaks and again was runner-up in the G2 Black-Eyes Susan at Pimlico. In the Cotillion, Adare Manor briefly pressed the pace before dropping anchor and finishing 19 ¼ lengths adrift. The decision was then made to turn her out.

“She came back (from Parx) and was just tired,” Baffert said. “These horses sometimes they go through a phase where they just lose interest. So I freshened her up, turned her out and gave her some time.”

By Uncle Mo, Adare Manor will be ridden by Santa Anita's leading rider Juan Hernandez for the first time. She'll also race without blinkers for the first time.

“The plan is to have her ready for all the big races in the summer,” Baffert noted.

Adare Manor will have to deal with some accomplished rivals in her comeback, which goes as the eighth race on Saturday with an approximate post time of 4:06 p.m.

Ain't Easy, a Grade 2 winner, drops into the allowance ranks for trainer Phil D'Amato following a sixth in the G1 La Brea going seven furlongs on Dec. 26. Trainer Mark Glatt also sends out a pair of comebackers in Ironic Twist, who last year won her only two career starts at Santa Anita; and Teddy's Barino, who had won four straight before finishing third in the G3 Chillingworth going 6 ½ furlongs on Oct. 12. Teddy's Barino is the 5-2 second choice on the morning line behind Adare Manor.

The field in post position order:

Classical Romance, Ryan Curatalo, 30-1;
Ain't Easy, Ramon Vazquez, 4-1;
Ironic Twist, Kazushi Kimura (6-1);
Shared Future, Tiago Pereira (8-1);
Adare Manor, Juan Hernandez (8-5);
Malibu Marie, Jose Valdivia Jr. (30-1);
Teddy's Barino, Frankie Dettori (5-2);
Una Chiquita, Hector Berrios (8-1).

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Florida-Bred Racing Incentives At Gulfstream Total $1.75 Million For 2023

FTBOA, FTHA and Gulfstream Park announced Friday 2023 Florida-bred racing incentives at Gulfstream Park totaling $1.75 million. The renewed Florida-Bred Incentive Fund (FBIF) will distribute a total of $450,000 in bonuses to Florida-bred 2-year-old maiden winners. The 2023 Florida Sire Stakes series, to be run at Gulfstream for the 10th consecutive year, offers $1.2 million in purses.

The FBIF program offers Florida-bred 2-year-old open maiden winners a minimum bonus of $2,500 for maiden-claiming races and up to $10,000 for a Florida-bred 2-year-old winning an open maiden special weight race at Gulfstream.

This program was created thanks to a joint “Tri-party” Agreement between 1/ST RACING, the Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (FTHA), and the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' & Owners' Association (FTBOA). FTHA has pledged additional funds from the purse account to ensure that FBIF bonuses are available the entire 2023 racing year.

“It's imperative that we all work together to promote and build a robust breeding and racing industry in the state of Florida,” Billy Badgett, 1/ST RACING's Executive Director of Florida Racing Operations, said. “To that end, it's important to attract new owners to our sport throughout Florida and the industry. These incentives, and the change in dates of the popular Florida Sire Stakes program, gives us a great opportunity to fulfill these goals.”

FTBOA offers an additional $100,000 of win bonuses for eligible Florida-sired winners of open maiden special weight overnights, paying $5,000 for up to 10 filly races and 10 colts/geldings races. Combined with the FBIF and FTHA contributions, registered Florida-sired Florida-bred winners in open maiden special weight races collect as much as $15,000 in added incentives.

The dates of the $1.2 million FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series move later in the calendar to provide owners and trainers more time to prepare for these important races. The 2023 dates of the FSS races will be:

Sept. 9 – $100,000 FSS Desert Vixen S. and $100,000 FSS Dr. Fager S. at six furlongs

Oct. 21 – $200,000 FSS Susan's Girl S. and $200,000 FSS Affirmed S. at seven furlongs

Dec. 2 – $300,000 FSS My Dear Girl S. and $300,000 In Reality S. at 1 1/6 miles

“Florida's stakeholders are aligned with one focus – what can we do to help our breeding and racing industries?” said FTHA President Joe Orseno. “We need to find ways to make it worthwhile for breeders and owners to invest in our state. We believe that the new Bonus Program will encourage greater interest in buying and breeding Florida-breds. By moving the dates of the FSS races, late-developing two-year-olds will have a better chance of participating. We are excited about the future of the Florida Thoroughbred industry.”

“FTBOA is pleased to work with Gulfstream and FTHA on a program for 2023 featuring our priority Florida Sire Stakes program while enhancing our Florida Breeders Incentive Fund for the benefit of our highly regarded Florida-bred two-year-olds at Gulfstream on a summer through winter basis,” commented FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell.

FTBOA President George Isaacs added, “We are pleased with the continued FSS races as our industry centerpiece promoting Florida stallions and farms. I also consider it a plus anytime we can offer purse incentives for our bread and butter two-year-olds competing at all levels at Gulfstream. We anticipate this will be one of many cooperative efforts improving the industry economics and stability.”

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