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		<title>Fiona’s Magic Wires Davona Dale at 9-1; Champion Just F Y I Scratched with Fever</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stonehedge LLC's homebred Fiona's Magic (f, 3, St Patrick's Day–Mollie's Magic, by Factum) was catapulted into the spotlight on a Saturday reeling from several pre-race scratches of major players in significant graded events. Gulfstream Park's GII Davona Dale S. presented by FanDuel TV, a Road to the Kentucky Oaks race worth $200,000 as well as</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stonehedge LLC's homebred <strong>Fiona's Magic </strong>(f, 3, St Patrick's Day&#8211;Mollie's Magic, by Factum) was catapulted into the spotlight on a Saturday reeling from several pre-race scratches of major players in significant graded events. Gulfstream Park's GII Davona Dale S. presented by FanDuel TV, a Road to the Kentucky Oaks race worth $200,000 as well as points on a 50-25-15-10-5 scale, was not immune as Eclipse champion and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner <strong>Just F Y I</strong> (<a href="https://coolmore.com/farms/america/stallions/justify" class="horse-link">Justify</a>) developed a fever Saturday morning after shipping to Gulfstream from Payson Park. She was scratched just hours before what was to be her much-anticipated 3-year-old debut by her Hall of Fame trainer, Bill Mott.</p>
<p>&#8220;She was fine, but she spiked a fever and her temperature has just kept going up,&#8221; said Mott.</p>
<p>Undefeated <strong>'TDN Rising Star' </strong>and former $1.15-million Keeneland September yearling<strong> Leslie's Rose </strong>(Into Mischief), who had been expected to mount the most serious challenge in the field to Just F Y I, inherited the mantle of heavy favoritism in the Davona Dale, but it was an under-the-radar Fiona's Magic at 9-1 who prevailed. A winner of two straight late last year while sprinting over this surface, Fiona's Magic made her sophomore debut with a runner-up finish in the Feb. 3 GIII Forward Gal S. at seven furlongs after relinquishing the lead at the top of the stretch to R Harper Rose (Khozan).</p>
<p>With expectations weighing on Leslie's Rose in the Davona Dale, Fiona's Magic popped out of the gate on top as <strong>'TDN Rising Star' </strong>and Glitter Woman S. winner <strong>Into Champagne </strong>(Into Mischief) took a right turn before recovering to pressure from third as Cash Run S. runner-up <strong>Queen's Martini </strong>(Mucho Macho Man) tracked and Leslie's Rose found a sweet spot in the clear in fourth. Fiona's Magic was left alone for the :24.59 first quarter and was still running easily without a threat by the time the half was clocked in :47.47.</p>
<p>Tyler Gaffalione on the winner still rode confidently rounding the turn and began pumping his mount with gusto into the stretch as Leslie's Rose advanced and tried to find a seam to their inside. Irad Ortiz, Jr. couldn't quite get through on the favorite and shifted out, but Leslie's Rose was left with too much to do and could only muster third behind a driving Fiona's Magic and Into Champagne, who briefly looked a winner but couldn't match the determination of Fiona's Magic and settled for second by a half-length. Fiona's Magic covered the one-turn mile in 1:37.16.</p>
<p>Winning trainer Michael Yates also upset this race last year at 46-1 with Dorth Vader (<a href="http://www.airdriestud.com/horses/girvin.html" class="horse-link">Girvin</a>), whose best finish to eventual divisional champion Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) in three tries as the season unfolded was a second in the GI Acorn S.</p>
<p>&#8220;I didn't give Tyler any instructions [Saturday],&#8221; said Yates. &#8220;I said, 'Ride the race how it comes up.'&#8221;</p>
<p>Yates did not have a plan for Fiona's Magic immediately following the race.</p>
<p>&#8220;[We'll] enjoy today and talk about the rest tomorrow. I thought she was very capable of it. She's been coming along steadily.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Pedigree Notes:</strong></p>
<p>Fiona's Magic becomes the first stakes winner for St Patrick's Day, a full-brother to Triple Crown winner <a href="https://coolmore.com/farms/america/stallions/american-pharoah" class="horse-link">American Pharoah</a>. She's a member of the first crop of the Journeyman Stallions-based sire, as well as just the second black-type winner for Factum as a broodmare sire. The latter's other stakes winner is Fiona's Magic's half-brother Cajun's Magic (Cajun Breeze).</p>
<p>The unraced Mollie's Magic has a 2-year-old colt named Blazing Hot (Khozan) and a yearling full-brother to Cajun's Magic. She was barren for 2024.</p>
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<p><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1fa84.png" alt="&#x1fa84;" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />#4 FIONA'S MAGIC ($20.20) goes wire-to-wire in Gulfstream's $200,000 G2 Davona Dale Stakes presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/FanDuelTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FanDuelTV</a>!</p>
<p>The Florida-bred filly, who was second in the G3 Forward Gal S. last out, was ridden by <a href="https://twitter.com/Tyler_Gaff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tyler_Gaff</a> for Michael Yates and Stonehedge LLC. <a href="https://t.co/4kDThsh9Ty">pic.twitter.com/4kDThsh9Ty</a></p>
<p>— TVG (@TVG) <a href="https://twitter.com/TVG/status/1764026845157306654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Saturday, Gulfstream Park</strong><br />
<strong>DAVONA DALE S. PRESENTED BY FANDUEL TV-GII</strong>, $210,000, Gulfstream, 3-2, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:37.16, ft.<br />
<strong>1&#8211;FIONA'S MAGIC, 120, f, 3, by St Patrick's Day</strong><br />
<strong>           1st Dam: Mollie's Magic, by Factum</strong><br />
<strong>           2nd Dam: Seductive Lady, by Langfuhr</strong><br />
<strong>           3rd Dam: You'll B Impressed, by Valid Appeal</strong><br />
<strong>1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN</strong>. O/B-Stonehedge LLC (FL); T-Michael Yates; J-Tyler Gaffalione. $132,760. Lifetime Record: 5-3-2-0, $250,910. *1/2 to Cajun's Magic (Cajun Breeze), SW, $311,425. <strong>Werk Nick Rating: A. </strong><strong>Click for the </strong><a href="https://secure6.werkhorse.com/enicks/displayTDN.asp?fionas_magic"><strong>eNicks report &amp; 5-cross pedigree</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="http://www.equineline.com/tdn/pedigree.cfm?tk=GP&amp;cy=USA&amp;rd=03/02/2024&amp;rn=9&amp;de=D&amp;ref=10946032&amp;pid=4127"><strong>free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree</strong></a><strong>.</strong><br />
2&#8211;<strong>Into Champagne</strong>, 120, f, 3, Into Mischief&#8211;Bedford Land, by Speightstown. '<strong>TDN Rising Star</strong>'. <strong>1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE</strong>. ($300,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Six Column Stables, LLC, Randall Bloch, Jim Gladden, Mike Davis, and Michael Steele; B-Robert &amp; Lawana Low (KY); T-Ian R. Wilkes. $39,600.<br />
3&#8211;<strong>Leslie's Rose</strong>, 120, f, 3, Into Mischief&#8211;Wildwood Rose (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). '<strong>TDN Rising Star</strong>'. <strong>1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED </strong><strong>BLACK TYPE</strong>. ($1,150,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Whisper Hill Farm, LLC; B-John D. Gunther &amp; Eurowest Bloodstock Services (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $19,800.<br />
Margins: HF, 1 3/4, HF. Odds: 9.10, 4.20, 0.30.<br />
Also Ran: Queen's Martini, Whocouldaskformo, New Diamond. Scratched: Just F Y I, Miss Sayely.<br />
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		<title>Longshot Frankie’s Empire Best Late in Swale</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Frankie's Empire (Classic Empire) either missed, or ignored, the memo that the longest shot on the board usually doesn't dominate, and strode home a much the best winner in the Swale S. to earn his career-first black type win. A frequent face on the mid-atlantic seaboard, he'd broken his maiden and hit the board in</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Frankie's Empire</strong> (Classic Empire) either missed, or ignored, the memo that the longest shot on the board usually doesn't dominate, and strode home a much the best winner in the Swale S. to earn his career-first black type win.</p>
<p>A frequent face on the mid-atlantic seaboard, he'd broken his maiden and hit the board in the Sapling S. at Monmouth Park before being shipped to Delaware, where he picked up a second career win against optional claimers. Sixth in the Rocky Run S. last October when contesting over a muddy track, Frankie's Empire made his final start for Susan Crowell at Parx, where he scored another optional claiming win.</p>
<p>Moved to Michael Yates in Florida, and with only one work over the track in late January, the betting public left him ice cold on the board at 14-1. Content to watch as Billal (<a href="https://www.darleyamerica.com/stallions/our-stallions/street-sense" class="horse-link">Street Sense</a>) and Risk It (<a href="https://www.threechimneys.com/horse/gun-runner/" class="horse-link">Gun Runner</a>) disputed the pace, he loomed the danger coming around the bend and was rolling under a full head of steam entering the lane. Inhaling 4-5 favorite Legalize (<a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horses/constitution.html" class="horse-link">Constitution</a>) and all challengers to his inside, Frankie's Empire drew clear by 3 1/2 lengths as fellow 13-1 longshot <strong>Le Dom Bro</strong> (Mucho Macho Man) rolled home to further burn tickets from second. <strong>Grand Mo the First</strong> (<a href="https://coolmore.com/farms/america/stallions/uncle-mo" class="horse-link">Uncle Mo</a>) rallied from way out to take third.</p>
<p>The victor is the newest stakes winner for Classic Empire, who was purchased by the Korea Racing Authority, and imported to South Korea Dec. 18 for his first season in the country this year.</p>
<p>A half-brother to Chaparella, a stakes-placed runner turned winner producer, Frankie's Empire also claims SP Streetlady (Street Boss), a winner producer in England, as a half-sibling. He's the most recent to the races for Donna D, who produced a pair of colts after the winner&#8211;a 2-year-old by <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/midnight-lute/" class="horse-link">Midnight Lute</a> and a yearling by <a href="https://www.darbydan.com/horse/tapiture/" class="horse-link">Tapiture</a>. She is due to <a href="https://www.darleyamerica.com/stallions/our-stallions/mystic-guide" class="horse-link">Mystic Guide</a> in 2024. <strong>Click for the </strong><a href="http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&amp;BorP=P&amp;TID=GP&amp;CTRY=USA&amp;DT=02/03/2024&amp;DAY=D&amp;STYLE=EQB"><strong>Equibase.com chart</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/race-replays/0/202402031607GPM9/"><strong>VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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<p>It was wide open coming to the stretch until #9 FRANKIE'S EMPIRE ($30) emerged with the lead and pulled away to win the $125K Swale Stakes. The son of Classic Empire was ridden by Miguel Vasquez and is trained by Michael Yates.</p>
<p>The $125,000 Forward Gal Stakes (GIII) is up next! <a href="https://t.co/uxgq9CPGFB">pic.twitter.com/uxgq9CPGFB</a></p>
<p>— TVG (@TVG) <a href="https://twitter.com/TVG/status/1753891835892945150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>SWALE S.</strong>, $125,000, Gulfstream, 2-3, 3yo, 7f, 1:24.22, ft.<br />
1&#8211;<strong>FRANKIE'S EMPIRE, 120, c, 3, by Classic Empire</strong><br />
<strong>           1st Dam: Donna D (SP, $100,344), by Dixie Union</strong><br />
<strong>           2nd Dam: Creativity, by Notebook</strong><br />
<strong>           3rd Dam: She's Realistic, by In Reality</strong><br />
($20,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). <strong>1ST BLACK TYPE WIN</strong>. O-Frank DeLuca; B-Ralph Kinder &amp; Erv Woolsey (KY); T-Michael Yates; J-Miguel Angel Vasquez. $75,950. Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-1, $185,700. *1/2 to Chaparella (Service Stripe), MSP, $163,421.<br />
2&#8211;<strong>Le Dom Bro</strong>, 118, c, 3, Mucho Macho Man&#8211;Valiant Emilia (Per), by Pegasus Wind. ($20,000 Ylg '22 OBSWIN). <strong>1ST BLACK </strong><strong>TYPE</strong>. O-Vicente Stella Stables LLC; B-Teneri Farms Inc (KY); T-Eniel Cordero. $24,500.<br />
3&#8211;<strong>Grand Mo the First</strong>, 120, c, 3, <a href="https://coolmore.com/farms/america/stallions/uncle-mo" class="horse-link">Uncle Mo</a>&#8211;Lilies So Fair, by Giant's Causeway. ($125,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP; $135,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT; $335,000 RNA 2yo '23 OBSMAR). O-Granpollo Stable; B-John D. Gunther (KY); T-Victor Barboza, Jr.. $12,250.<br />
Margins: 3HF, 3/4, NK. Odds: 14.00, 13.10, 7.80.<br />
Also Ran: Billal, Risk It, Colorado Cruiser, Legalize. Scratched: Bentornato, Squints.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Michael Yates, a long-time Florida breeder, owner and trainer with a year-round presence at Gulfstream Park, is reaping the benefits of his unwavering faith in Cajun Breeze, a tough-as-nails competitor who became an instant success as a stallion in the Sunshine State. Yates and Cajun Breeze will be represented in both the $250,000 Grade 3 […]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400;">Michael Yates, a long-time Florida breeder, owner and trainer with a year-round presence at Gulfstream Park, is reaping the benefits of his unwavering faith in Cajun Breeze, a tough-as-nails competitor who became an instant success as a stallion in the Sunshine State.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Yates and Cajun Breeze will be represented in both the $250,000 Grade 3 Holy Bull and $100,000 G3 Swale on Saturday's Gulfstream program that will also feature the $100,000 G3 Forward Gal, $100,000 G3 Kitten's Joy and $100,000 Sweetest Chant.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Yates is scheduled to saddle Cajun's Magic for the Holy Bull, the first graded stakes on the Road to the G1 Florida Derby, and Dean Delivers for the Swale, a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Cajun Breeze, a stakes-placed son of Congrats who won four of 33 starts while primarily competing in allowance and stakes company for Yates, is the sire of both 3-year-olds, both of whom are owned by Stonehedge LLC. After being represented by a pair of stakes winners in his very limited first crop in 2018, Cajun Breeze was moved from Yates' Shadybrook Farm to stand at stud at Stonehedge Farm to advance his stallion career.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Cajun's Breeze's offspring have demonstrated versatility and toughness.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“They're just very solid horses that have really good minds,” Yates said. “A lot of them have a lot of raw talent. I feel like we haven't seen the best of them yet.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Yates opted to run Cajun's Magic in the Holy Bull due to his experience around two turns. After winning the six-furlong Dr. Fager and finishing second in the seven-furlong Affirmed in the first two legs of the 2021 Florida Sire Stakes series, he finished a very game second behind favored Octane in the 1 1/16-mile In Reality final.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“We didn't want to run them in the same race, and Cajun's Magic already ran a mile and a sixteenth in the sire stakes and ran a good race,” Yates said. “I think he's better now than he was then. Even though he's coming off a layoff, he's been training really well.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Cajun's Magic will take on eight rivals, including G2 Remsen winner Mo Donegal, Breeders' Cup Juvenile third-place finisher Giant Game and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf second-place finisher Tiz the Bomb.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Dean Delivers finished a dead-game second in his return off a five-month layoff after battling favored Dean's List through the stretch before coming up just a neck short of victory.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“I thought it was a huge effort, especially off the layoff. He didn't get away from the gate very well, but it may have been a blessing in disguise because there was a hot pace,” Yates said. “I thought he ran a great race.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Dean Delivers graduated at first asking by 7 1/2 lengths before finishing a neck behind Cajun's Magic in the Dr. Fager.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“He's worked very well. His work between races was the deciding factor. I was anticipating running him in a Florida-bred allowance race,” Yates said. “Being that he ran such a big race off the layoff, you got to worry about the bounce factor a little bit, but he's gone so forward and is doing really well, we decided to take a shot and see what we have.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Dean Delivers will face five opponents Brad Cox-trained In Dreams, a winner of his last two starts at Churchill Downs and Oaklawn; Todd Pletcher-trained My Prankster, a stakes-placed son of <a href="http://www.spendthriftfarm.com/horses/into-mischief-464.html" class="blue-link">Into Mischief</a>; and Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Of a Revolution, who finished a close second in the six-furlong Limehouse last time out.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Jesus Rios has the call on Cajun's Magic, while Miguel Vasquez has the mount aboard Dean Delivers.</p>

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Promising 2-year-olds, some whose connections have designs on tackling bigger challenges in 2022, will step into the spotlight on Saturday, Dec. 4 when Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Fla., launches its stakes schedule with a pair of $100,000 six-furlong sprints.</p>
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<p>The 36th running of the Inaugural Stakes for 2-year-olds and the 44th edition of the Sandpiper Stakes for 2-year-old fillies begin a progression of Oldsmar stakes races that could lead the best of the bunch to a date with equine destiny in more lucrative engagements as 3-year-olds next year (for record-keeping purposes, all Thoroughbreds are considered to age a year on Jan. 1).</p>
<p>The Inaugural has drawn 28 nominations, while the Sandpiper has attracted 33 nominations. The Inaugural, for colts and geldings, is designed as a precursor to the $125,000 seven-furlong Pasco Stakes on Jan. 15. The next steps for the most talented of the males include the $250,000 Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes at a mile-and-a-sixteenth on Feb. 12 and the $400,000 G2 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on March 12.</p>
<p>Both the Sam F. Davis and the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby are “Road to the Kentucky Derby” races, awarding points to the first four finishers toward qualifying for a spot in the starting gate at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in the Run for the Roses on May 7.</p>
<p>Gerry Stanislawzyk, the Tampa Bay Downs Stakes Coordinator, said possible Inaugural starters include the gelding Captain Cajun, who broke his maiden on Oct. 3 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. The son of Cajun Breeze is trained by Michael Yates, who won last year's Inaugural with Poppy's Pride.</p>
<p>Other Inaugural possible include gelding Concrete Glory, whose three career victories for trainer Gerald Brooks have come at different tracks; Little Vic, a maiden winner at Gulfstream from the barn of trainer Juan Carlos Avila; Viva Victory, a winner on turf at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., in his only start for owner-trainer Arnoud Dobber; and Whistlewhileyoumow, who broke his maiden earlier this month at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Ill., for trainer Jon Arnett.</p>
<p>The next step after the Sandpiper for the fillies is the $125,000 seven-furlong Gasparilla Stakes on Jan. 15. Those showing sufficient talent and desire could then advance to the $150,000 Suncoast Stakes, a mile-and-40-yard contest on Feb. 12.</p>
<p>The Suncoast is a “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” race, awarding points to the first four finishers toward earning a spot in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks.</p>
<p>Sandpiper possibles, according to Stanislawzyk, include Last Leaf, whose three victories from six starts for trainer Ron Spatz include a score in the Hollywood Beach Stakes on the turf on Sept. 25 at Gulfstream.</p>
<p>Other possible entrants include Strategic Bird, who broke her maiden by 12 ¾ lengths in her career debut on Nov. 13 at Gulfstream for trainer Mark Casse; Chasing Happiness, a David Fawkes-trainee who broke her maiden at Gulfstream earlier this month by 6 ½ lengths; and She's My Warrior, who won the Northern Lights Debutant Stakes in September at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn., for trainer Tim Padilla.</p>
<p>The Inaugural and the Sandpiper are part of what is certain to be a December to remember as action at Tampa Bay Downs heats up approaching the holiday season.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Trainer Michael Yates can't think of a more fitting way to honor the memory of Gil Campbell than to saddle Cajun's Magic for a victory in Saturday's $400,000 In Reality at Gulfstream Park. “We'd love to win it in his honor, that's for sure,” Yates said. Campbell, the prominent Florida breeder/owner who passed away Sept. […]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trainer Michael Yates can't think of a more fitting way to honor the memory of Gil Campbell than to saddle Cajun's Magic for a victory in Saturday's $400,000 In Reality at Gulfstream Park.</p>
<p>“We'd love to win it in his honor, that's for sure,” Yates said.</p>
<p>Campbell, the prominent Florida breeder/owner who passed away Sept. 16 at the age of 91, and his widow, Marilyn, have had a long, long history of success in the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes, having been represented by 16 race winners in the lucrative series for juveniles sired by accredited Florida stallions.</p>
<p>Cajun's Magic, a homebred son of Cajun Breeze who campaigns for the Campbells' Stonehedge LLC racing stable, kicked off the 2021 FSS series with a victory over Dean Delivers, his Stonehedge LLC stablemate, in the $100,000 Dr. Fager at Gulfstream July 31 to give his highly respected and influential owners/breeders No. 16.</p>
<p>“He's gutsy; he's a trier; he's a game horse,” Yates said. “He's a very nice, solid horse.”</p>
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<p>Cajun's Magic showed grit in his May 29 debut, in which he vied for pacesetting honors while racing between horses and fought back after losing the lead to finish just a half-length behind heavily favored Of a Revolution at five furlongs. He came right back to graduate by 4 ¾ lengths at 5 ½ furlongs before capturing the six-furlong Dr. Fager, in which he rated early before challenging Dean Delivers and prevailing from a stretch-long battle to win by a neck.</p>
<p>In the $200,000 Affirmed, the seven-furlong second leg of the FSS series, Cajun's Magic made a three-wide drive into contention but had to settle for a second-place finish, 3 ¼ lengths behind pacesetter Octane.</p>
<p>Cajun's Magic will face the two-turn test Saturday in the 1 1/16-mile In Reality, which will co-headline Saturday's Gulfstream Park program with the $400,000 My Dear Girl, the 1 1/16-mile FSS finale for fillies.</p>
<p>“It's a question for all of them. None of them have run that far yet,” Yates said. “He's been training well. He's had some nice, long, swift gallops, and I think he'll be ready.”</p>
<p>Jesus Rios has the call aboard Cajun's Magic, who will try to turn the tables on Arindel's homebred Octane.</p>
<p>The Affirmed victor will seek his third straight victory following a second-place finish in his June 14 debut at five furlongs. The son of Brethren overcame adversity to graduate in his second start at Gulfstream July 17, when he became fractious and unseated his rider before loading into the starting gate but went on to win by 1 ¾ lengths despite being checked leaving the backstretch. The Carlos David-trained Florida-bred did everything right in the Affirmed, in which he broke alertly from his rail post position to lead the way throughout the seven-furlong sprint.</p>
<p>“He came out of that race in really good shape,” David said. “He had to run his eyeballs out in that race. I gave him four days of walking. He's been able to have two breezes with no problems. So far, so good.”</p>
<p>Octane is expected to once again be a forward factor as he attempts to carry his speed around two turns in the In Reality.</p>
<p>“It will definitely be a challenge. It's his first time around two turns. So far, he has done everything right. I know he has tactical speed. We're not going to take that away from him,” David said.</p>
<p>Emisael Jaramillo has the return mount aboard Octane.</p>
<p>Arindel has also entered homebreds The Skipper Too, Clapton and Globes, all Juan Alvarado-trained sons of Brethren, in the In Reality. The Skipper Too graduated in his fifth career start Aug. 22, drawing clear by 1 ½ lengths after a stumbling start. Clapton followed up his second-start maiden victory with an eighth-place finish in the Affirmed, in which he stumbled at the start. Globes is a maiden who finished third in both of his starts.</p>
<p>Cristian Torres has been named on The Skipper Too; Chantal Sutherland has the call on Clapton; and Marcos Meneses is scheduled to ride Globes.</p>

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<p>Alex and JoAnn Liebling's Big and Classy, who improved on a fifth-place Dr. Fager showing to finish third in the Affirmed, will seek further improvement in the In Reality. The David Fawkes-trained son of The Big Beast, who raced evenly while finishing three lengths behind runner-up Cajun's Magic in the Affirmed, graduated by 5 ¾ lengths in his second career start.</p>
<p>“He worked in company with Noble Drama the other day and did excellent,” said Fawkes, who will also saddle multiple-stakes winner Noble Drama for Saturday's $125,000 FSS Wildcat Heir. “I was happy with his last race. Samy Camacho is riding him back this time, and I think he's got a huge chance.”</p>
<p>Big and Classy will make Camacho earn his mount fee.</p>
<p>“He doesn't want to sprint, No. 1, and No. 2, he's one of those kinds of horses you have to stay busy on. He'll relax under you too much. He's not the kind of horse that's going to take you unless you ask him, but he'll give you all he's got if you ask him.”</p>
<p>William Heiligbrodt, Corrine Heiligbrodt and <a href="http://www.spendthriftfarm.com/" class="blue-link">Spendthrift Farm</a> LLC's Cattin, a son of Neolithic trained by Ralph Nicks, and Amalio Ruiz-Lozano's Gold Special, a son of Jess's Dream trained by Angel Rodriguez, return in the In Reality after finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, in the Affirmed.</p>
<p>Edgard Zayas has the call on Cattin, while Jonathan Gonzales will be aboard Gold Special.</p>
<p>Our Sugar Bear Stable Inc.'s One More Score and Champion Equine LLC's Fivefive Six Champ round out the field.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stonehedge LLC's Gil and Marilyn Campbell collected their 16th success in the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series Saturday when Cajun's Magic edged stablemate Dean Delivers in the $100,000 Dr. Fager at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. “It's quite a thrill,” said winning trainer Michael Yates. “They've been such a big part in the Florida […]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stonehedge LLC's Gil and Marilyn Campbell collected their 16th success in the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series Saturday when Cajun's Magic edged stablemate Dean Delivers in the $100,000 Dr. Fager at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.</p>
<p>“It's quite a thrill,” said winning trainer Michael Yates. “They've been such a big part in the Florida breeding industry. To be a part of the team is an honor, for sure.”</p>
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<p>The Dr. Fager, a six-furlong open-division sprint, co-headlined Saturday's 13-race program with the $100,000 Desert Vixen, a six-furlong event for fillies won by My Sassenach, kicking off the 2021 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes, a tradition-rich series for juveniles sired by accredited stallions standing in Florida.</p>
<p>Cajun's Magic ($15) rallied from far off the pace to win a stretch duel with Dean Delivers by a neck to complete a Michael Yates-trained exacta in what turned out to be a two-horse race in the stretch.</p>
<p>“After they broke their maidens, Mrs. Campbell asked me which one I liked best. I said, 'Personally, at this point,' I feel like we have the exacta. I don't know which one's the best,” Yates said.</p>
<p>Saturday, Cajun's Magic proved the better Yates trainee by a very narrow margin in the Dr. Fager. Making his third start after finishing second in his debut and breaking his maiden by 4 ¾ lengths July 1, Cajun's Magic settled well off the pace under Jesus Rios, as Laki Lio set the pace along the backstretch, pressed by Hope in Him, the 8-5 favorite ridden by Samy Camacho, and Dean Delivers and jockey Miguel Vasquez. On the turn into the homestretch, Laki Lio and Home in Him began to falter as Dean Delivers took command and took the lead into the stretch. Cajun's Magic launched a three-wide drive on the far turn and quickly joined his stablemate, who was the 8-5 second choice in the wagering.</p>
<p>Cajun's Magic passed his stablemate in mid-stretch but was all-out to hold off a resurgent Dean Delivers approaching the wire. Gold Special rallied under Marcos Meneses to finish third, 10 lengths farther back. Home in Him checked in sixth of seven starters. Cajun's Magic ran the six furlongs in 1:11.01.</p>
<p>Both Cajun's Magic and Dean Delivers are sons of Cajun Breeze, who was owned and trained by Yates during his racing career in which he earned $246,000 the hard way while competing in allowance and stakes company in South Florida. Believing that the son of Congrats was a better horse than he showed on the racetrack, Yates took a leap of faith and stood him at stud upon his retirement in 2015. Cajun Breeze immediately proved to be a promising Florida stallion.</p>

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<p>“It's pretty surreal. He's throwing some nice horses. I think the best is yet to come from him,” Yates said. “His first couple crops, he had some pretty small numbers from some pretty ordinary mares. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have bought half of him and have bred a decent number of mares to him. The proof's in the pudding.”</p>
<p>The Florida Sire Stakes has a storied history dating back to 1982, when it was created by Ocala Breeder and owner Dan Lasater. The six-race series has produced six Eclipse Award champions: Awesome Feather (2010 Juvenile Filly), Big Drama (2010 Sprint), Holy Bull (1994 Horse of the Year and 3-Year-Old Male), Smile (1986 Sprint), Brave Raj (1986 Juvenile Filly), and Not Surprising (1995 Sprint Champion).</p>
<p>The Florida Sire Stakes series will continue Aug. 28 with the $200,000 Affirmed and the $200,000 Susan's Girl for fillies, both slated for seven furlongs, and Sept. 25 with the $400,000 In Reality and the $400,000 My Dear Girl for fillies, both to be run around two turns at 1 1/16 miles.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Apprentice jockey Rene Diaz broke through to notch his first career win Thursday at Gulfstream Park after guiding Jessica ($14) to a three-length victory in the afternoon's third race. The 21-year-old jockey achieved the ever-important milestone in front-running fashion aboard the Michael Yates-trained 5-year-old mare, capturing a seven-furlong sprint for $12,500 filly and mare claimers. […]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apprentice jockey Rene Diaz broke through to notch his first career win Thursday at Gulfstream Park after guiding Jessica ($14) to a three-length victory in the afternoon's third race.</p>
<p>The 21-year-old jockey achieved the ever-important milestone in front-running fashion aboard the Michael Yates-trained 5-year-old mare, capturing a seven-furlong sprint for $12,500 filly and mare claimers.</p>
<p>“It feels amazing. It felt like the wire was getting further and further away from me,” Diaz said. “Thank God, my parents and everyone that supported me. I'm grateful for the connections, also &#8212; Mr. Yates, Shadybrook Farm. It's just amazing, an amazing feeling. Indescribable.”</p>
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<p>Diaz, who grew up in South Florida and played high school soccer with fellow Gulfstream jockey Romero Maragh, worked his way up the ladder on the South Florida backstretches.</p>
<p>“I was just freelancing in the backstretch, working for everybody and helping everyone out. Picking up things little by little, learning little by little,” he said. “It's been a long three years of practicing until I decided this was my year to start. So much has happened due to the coronavirus. I'm just happy to be here and blessed.”</p>
<p>Diaz, who won his first race on his 18th career mount, expressed gratitude to the trainers who helped him realize his dream of becoming a jockey.</p>
<p>“I first started in the shedrow, shedrowing horses for [trainer] Aubrey Maragh. He gave me a huge chance. He was a big support. Also, [trainer] Monica McGoey was a big support. She's really the person that let me get my gate card and gave me a whole bunch of horses to breeze,” Diaz said. “Then I started expanding my horizons with [trainers] Joe Orseno, Happy Alter, and Louis Roussel, where I learned a lot.”</p>
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