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Gulfstream: Florida-Bred Bonuses Announced for 13 Championship Meet Stakes

Thirteen stakes races during Gulfstream Park's Championship Meet – including the Florida Derby (G1), Fountain of Youth (G2), Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2), Fred W. Hooper (G3) and Sunshine Millions – will have bonuses for Florida-breds properly registered with the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association (FTBOA).

A total of $400,000 in bonus money will be distributed throughout the meet beginning Jan. 9 with the $100,000 Tropical Turf (G3).

While a dozen of the races will have a $25,000 'win only' bonus, the $800,000 Florida Derby (G1) will have $100,000 in Florida-bred distributive purse supplement funds available with 70 percent to a registered Florida-bred winner, 20 percent for a second-place finish and 10 percent for a third-place finish.

The $25,000 'win only' bonuses will be available to properly registered Florida-breds in the races below:

Jan. 9:

$100,000 Tropical Turf (G3)

Jan. 16:

$100,000 Sunshine Millions Classic
$100,000 Sunshine Millions Sprint
$100,000 Sunshine Millions Turf
$100,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf

Jan. 23:

$150,000 Fred W. Hooper (G3)

Jan. 30:

$200,000 Holy Bull (G3)
$100,000 Swale (G3)

Feb. 13:

$100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3)

Feb. 27:

$350,000 Fountain of Youth (G2)
$200,000 Davona Dale (G2)

March 27:

$250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2)
NOTE: The $800,000 Florida Derby (G1) March 27 will have a $100,000 Florida-bred bonus.

Gulfstream's Championship Meet begins Wednesday, Dec. 2. The first Saturday of the meet will feature the $835,000 Claiming Crown. On Saturday, Dec. 12, Gulfstream's program will include five stakes, four graded, including the $200,000 Fort Lauderdale (G2) on the turf and the $100,000 Rampart (G3).

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Florida Thoroughbred History Moments: Affirmed Enthralled Nation With Triple Crown Triumph

Florida-bred Affirmed led his nemesis Alydar to the most thrilling finishes on his way to winning the Triple Crown in 1978, bringing it home to Florida for 37 years.

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association has launched a digital campaign promoting the successful history of Florida-breds born and raised in the Sunshine State.

The series titled “Florida Thoroughbred History Moment” features an opening and closing image of an old-timey newsreel much like those featured in movie theaters in the 1940s. Along with the sound of the whirr of the newsreel, each video is narrated by the distinctive voice of Hugh Kelly giving an even more nostalgic feel. Based in Florida, Kelly lends his voice perfectly to the series.

Each 'Florida Thoroughbred History Moment' vignette highlights a significant achievement in Florida-bred history focusing on the people, the horses and the farms that have contributed to its success since the industry kicked off in earnest after Needles' 1956 Kentucky Derby win.

Check out the previous installments of Florida History Moments here:

Derby Winner Unbridled's Presence Felt Today In North American Bloodlines

Silver Charm Flies The Florida Flag Around The World

Needles' Derby Triumph Sparks Florida's Thoroughbred Industry

Dr. Fager Goes So Fast He Gets A Speeding Ticket

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Climax Stallions Announces Fees For 2021 Roster

After a very successful year across the country for Climax Stallions, 2021 looks to be equally as promising.

Topping the roster this year is stallion, St Patrick's Day, who will stand again for $5,000 LFSN at Journeyman Stallions in Ocala, Fla. St Patrick's Day, the full brother to the brilliant, American Pharoah, concluded the 2020 breeding season with 116 mares bred.

Next on the Climax Stallions roster is Curlin to Mischief, California's co-leading second crop sire by winners, blacktype winners and blacktype horses. Leading his progeny is top juvenile stakes winner, Good with People. Despite his recent success, Curlin to Mischief's 2021 fee will remain at $3,500 LFSN standing at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, Calif.

Concluding the list is Editorial, who will stand the 2021 season for $2,500 LFSN at a new location, Freedom Hills Farm in Taneytown, Md. Uncle Mo has quickly become a sire of sires which looks to brighten the future for his half-brother, Editorial. Editorial will be finishing up his shuttling duties in Peru, where he bred a nice book of mares, and head back to the U.S. for 2021 and beyond.

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Florida-Bred Leaderboard Presented By FTBOA: Sunshine State Stood Out At Breeders’ Cup

The Breeders' Cup just passed, so it's worth noting the strong influence Florida-breds and Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. have had on the event throughout its history.

Florida-bred champion Unbridled, the winner of the 1990 Breeders' Cup Classic and second in 1991, has left an indelible mark on the event, with his blood running through the pedigrees of many winners and top contenders to this day.

Classic Empire and American Pharoah's wins in recent years gave Unbridled the honor of four generations of Breeders' Cup winners. Last year, the American Pharoah colt Four Wheel Drive's victory in the Juvenile Turf Sprint extended that to five generations.

The Florida industry supported Breeders' Cup from the start with John Nerud and Fred W. Hooper at the helm ensuring Florida breeders understood the importance of world championships to showcase their best.

Since then, Florida-breds have won 29 races out of the 377 total Breeders' Cup races they have been entered in through 2019 – about eight percent. Eleven Florida-breds and 27 OBS grads were entered in 2020 Breeders' Cup races.

The Florida-bred contingent was led this year by Golden Pal, a son of Uncle Mo who won the Juvenile Turf Sprint as a homebred for Randall E. Lowe's Ranlo Investments.

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