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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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COVID-19: Zia Park To Resume Live Racing Dec. 2, Overnight Purses Boosted 30 Percent

In accordance with recently revised business reopening guidelines issued by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Zia Park will resume live racing on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Post time at the Hobbs, N.M. track is slated for 12:00 PM Mountain Time.

Racing at Zia Park was prematurely suspended on Nov. 16, and remained suspended through Nov. 30 by Gov. Grisham's order to cease in-person non-essential activities due to COVID-19 spikes in the area.

Zia Park will also race Thursday, Dec. 3 (a previously rescheduled race date), and then maintain a Monday through Wednesday schedule through its final live racing program on Dec. 23.

Overnight purses starting with the December 2 live card will be increased 30 percent from their previously advertised amounts, pending approval by the New Mexico Racing Commission.

The Zia Park barn area will remain open until Dec. 31, 2020 with the racetrack itself closed for training after Dec. 23.

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Del Mar Stewards: Baffert Fined $2,500, Brinkerhoff Handed 45-Day Suspension

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has been fined $2,500 by the Del Mar stewards, reports the Daily Racing Form, over Merneith's positive for Dextromethorphan in her second-place finish in the fourth race on July 25.

“A number of my staff were sick with COVID this summer, including Merneith's groom,” Baffert told the Paulick Report after the positive result was made public. “I learned he had been taking over-the-counter cough syrups that contained Dextrorphan. This has been an issue in other states where contamination has lead to positive tests. That's what happened here. This is clearly another case of contamination. Ultimately, this is my responsibility. It's really embarrassing for the barn, but that's what happened. #2020 sucks.”

Del Mar stewards also took action against veteran trainer Val Brinkerhoff, suspending him for 45 days and issuing a $3,000 fine over Girl Can Partie returning a positive for Metaproterenol after winning the seventh race on Aug. 1, 2019. Sunday's ruling stated that the penalty was inclusive of a syringe found in Brinkerhoff's truck, which the trainer told DRF was a precaution for colic while shipping a horse to Emerald Downs, also in August of 2019.

Churchill Downs Releases 2021 Official Art of The Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs released on Monday the 2021 “Official Art of the Kentucky Derby” by Breathitt County, Ky. artist Ralph Fugate.

Fugate's style of “impressionistic realism” utilizes bold, vibrant colors to capture the sheer beauty and power of the horse, the colorful silks, the enthusiasm of the crowd and the excitement of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve and the Longines Kentucky Oaks.

2021 represents the fifth year in a row that Churchill Downs has tapped a talented Kentucky artist to capture the excitement of the Kentucky Derby and Oaks. Ralph Fugate is a self-taught professional sports artist specializing in Thoroughbred horse racing. As a child growing up in Eastern Kentucky, Fugate always loved to draw, but it wasn't until age 25 that he picked up a paintbrush for the first time. Having nurtured an interest in horses and horse racing throughout his life, the artist soon turned his creative passion into painting them.

Fugate's “Official Art of the Kentucky Derby” will be featured on the 2021 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks official racing programs and a variety of merchandise, including Derby and Oaks 147 limited edition artist-signed and numbered posters with embossed and metallic ink treatments. Other merchandise featuring the artwork includes apparel, posters and postcards available at select retail outlets including the Kentucky Derby Museum and www.KentuckyDerbyStore.com.

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