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Florida HBPA Honors 2021 Award Winners

The Florida HBPA held its annual General Nominating Meeting and Awards Dinner Saturday night at Gulfstream Park, with nearly 100 owners, trainers, jockeys, grooms and racing executives in attendance at Ten Palms. The guest speaker was the new President and CEO of the NTRA, Tom Rooney and the evening closed with the annual FHBPA Awards Ceremony.

“Each year, the Florida HBPA recognizes the horses that shine not just during the Championship Meet, but year-round in South Florida,” FHBPA President Stephen Screnci said. “All of our Champions competed at Gulfstream during the Royal Palm and Flamingo Festival meets that run from April through November. We also changed it up a little this year to honor one of our owners or trainers not just for their accomplishments on the racetrack, but also for their contributions to our community. Steve Dwoskin is our first FHBPA 'Person of Distinction,' and we couldn't have found a worthier candidate for the award.”

An owner and trainer in South Florida since 1969, Dwoskin has long been a partner with Sylvester Comprehensive Care Center, a part of the University of Miami Health System (UHealth). A generous donation to Sylvester helped to fund the Dwoskin Proton Therapy Center, which began treating patients with advanced and precise radiation therapy last September. Dwoskin is also the owner/trainer of this year's Florida Champion Older Filly/Mare Choose Joy (Munnings).

Dwoskin, who lost his father and brother to cancer, was emotional when he said, “I can handle most anything, but I couldn't handle it when my brother and my father got cancer. When I first got involved [with Sylvester], it was strictly for research, trying to find a cure for cancer. But I got pretty strong there, and I started helping people, friends and family. If anyone from the horse industry ever needs help, I'm here for you. Helping people–that's what makes me feel really good.”

The night's other winners were:

• Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Octane (Brethen) Arindel, Owner; Carlos David, Trainer
• Two-Year-Old Filly: Outfoxed (Valiant Minister) LNJ Foxwoods, Owner; Bill Mott, Trainer
• Three-Year-Old Colt: Papetu (Dialed In) Magic Stables LLC, Owner; Antonio Sano, Trainer
• Three-Year-Old Filly: Con Lima (Commissioner) Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Joseph F. Graffeo, Eric Nikolaus Del Toro & Troy Johnson, Owner; Todd Pletcher, Trainer
• Older Horse/Gelding: Miles Ahead (Competitive Edge) David Melin, Leon Ellman and Laurie Plesa, Owner; Eddie Plesa, Trainer
• Older Filly/Mare: Choose Joy (Munnings) Steve Dwoskin, Owner/Trainer
• Turf Horse/Gelding: Warrior's Pride (Poseidon's Warrior) Just for Fun Stables, Owner; Antonio Cioffi, Trainer
• Turf Filly/Mare: Shifty She (Gone Astray) Chris Pallas and Harvey Rothenberg, Owner; Saffie Joseph, Jr., Trainer

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Gulfstream Rainbow 6 Hit For $407,067 Saturday

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 was hit Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., and returned $407,067.66.

The Rainbow 6 will have a guaranteed gross pool Sunday of $100,000.

Sunday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 5-10. Andry Blanco's Peter D will put his undefeated record on Tapeta on the line in Race 6, a mile-and-70-yard optional claiming starter allowance for 2-year-olds. The son of He's Has Enough, who won his debut on dirt at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Del., and finished fifth in his Gulfstream debut in a turf sprint, became a stakes winner in his third career start while winning the Florida-bred Juvenile in his Tapeta debut at a mile and 70 yards. Peter D came right back to score a dominating four-length victory in a Nov. 12 optional claiming starter allowance on Tapeta.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot is paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

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Pletcher Sends Out Pair Of Debut Winners At Gulfstream

Trainer Todd Pletcher unveiled a pair of impressive debut winners Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., where WinStar Farm LLC and Siena Farm were represented in the winner's circle by Emmanuel and Dean's List following their dominating triumphs in maiden special weight races for 2-year-olds.

Emmanuel, a son of More Than Ready, produced a dazzling front-running score in Race 7, running a mile in 1:36.47 to win by a comfortable 6 ¾ lengths as the 7-5 favorite.

Three races earlier on the card, Dean's List, a son of Speightstown, rolled to a 5 ½-length score in a six-furlong sprint.

“They had been workmates the last few times and they both trained like quality horses,” Pletcher said. “We were obviously not wanting to run them against one another, so we felt like this guy [Emmanuel] was better suited for the mile first time out. Glad it worked out.”

Both promising colts were ridden by Luis Saez, who also won the Grade 3 Mr. Prospector aboard Officiating.

Emmanuel, who broke cleanly and alertly from the rail post position, set fractions of :23.66 and :45.96 for the first half mile before completing six furlongs in 1:11.08 and seven furlongs in 1:23.66.

“I have to give him a lot of credit. To win from the one hole going a mile first time out, that's a demanding task. I'm proud of him for doing it and it looked like he did it the right way,” Pletcher said.

Dean's List pressed the pace set by Felix past fractions of :21.70 and :44.36 for a half mile before asserting himself in the stretch.

“We were hoping for a good performance. He'd been breezing like a horse that would run well in his debut. He broke sharply and ran a professional race,” Pletcher said. “They were rolling along but it looked like he was in hand, doing it comfortably, so we're happy with everything.”

The WinStar homebred, who went to post as the 6-5 favorite, ran six furlongs in 1:09.92.

Pletcher trained both More Than Ready, a most versatile G1 winner, and Speightstown, the 2014 Eclipse Award-winning sprinter – the respective sires of Emmanuel and Dean's List.

“We've had a lot of More Than Readys over the years, and this is a bigger, scopier colt than a lot of them,” Pletcher said. “I told someone this morning that was asking about him, I said he kind of reminds me of a Verrazano type – a big, physical, strong imposing colt. You're always concerned going a mile first time out, but we felt like he had shown us enough in the mornings.”

More Than Ready has been a highly successful sire of dirt and turf horses.

“It's been great to watch that over the years. It seems like just yesterday I was so anxious to see the first More Than Ready foals and now 20 years later, he's still going strong,” Pletcher said. “He's a phenomenal stallion, so versatile, he's just unbelievable.”

Dean's List is a Speightstown lookalike.

“He reminds us a lot of Speightstown. He's built like him and looks a lot like him,” said Pletcher. “Speightstown's had such a great career it's fun to have one.”

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Officiating Graduates To Graded Stakes Winner In Mr. Prospector

Over a fast track at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., Officiating stalked the pace set by Wind of Change, went three-wide into the stretch, and took the lead in the last furlong to win the Grade 3 Mr. Prospector over Endorsed and Dennis' Moment.

At the break in the seven-furlong G3 stakes, Wind of Change showed his head in front first, taking a one-length lead inside the first furlong. Into the first turn, Wind of Change maintained that advantage over Doc Amster and Officiating, setting fractions of :22.18 for the first quarter and :44.75 for the half mile. Into the far turn, Officiating went three-wide, going to the outside of Wind of Change and Doc Amster as they hit the top of the stretch.

In the Gulfstream straight, Officiating and Doc Amster passed Wind of Change, with Dennis' Moment and Endorsed on the outside challenging. Officiating pulled clear with a furlong to go and held off a late surging Endorsed to win the Mr. Prospector by three-quarters of a length. Endorsed was second, with Dennis' Moment holding on for third. Doc Amster, Wind of Change, Flap Jack, and Poppy's Pride rounded out the order of finish.

The final time for the seven furlongs was 1:22.28. Find this race's chart here.

Officiating paid $16.80, $6.00, and $3.60. Endorsed paid $3.20 and $2.40. Dennis' Moment paid $2.60.

Bred in Florida by owner Vegso Racing Stable, Officiating is by Blame out of the Dixie Union mare Come a Callin. He is trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. The 3-year-old colt was a $100,000 RNA consigned by Eaton Sales at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. With his win in the G3 Mr. Prospector, Officiating has three wins in 10 starts in 2021, for a lifetime record of 14-3-4-2 and career earnings of $206,547.

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