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Nominations Open for Gleason Award

Nominations for the annual Arch L. Gleason Award for Responsible Gambling Leadership are now being accepted by the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling (KYCPG). The Gleason Award honors gambling industry executives for commitment to and leadership of responsible gambling actions in their business and with their industry.

Nomination applications can be downloaded from the KYCPG website, www.kycpg.org, or can be obtained by sending an e-mail to KYCPG Executive Director Michael R. Stone,

kmstone1951@gmail.com.

The Gleason Award winner will be honored at the 2023 KYCPG 26th Annual Educational and Awareness Conference in Owensboro, Ky., Mar. 9-10, 2023. The recipient receives travel, housing and conference registration, and presents the conference keynote address.

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Gulfstream Championship Meet Offers $13.6 Million in Stakes Purses

Gulfstream Park's upcoming Championship Meet will offer 60 stakes–35 graded–worth $13.6 million. The stakes line up is headlined by the $3-million GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational, which will be run Jan. 28, and the $1-million GI Curlin Florida Derby, to be run Apr. 1.

Gulfstream's Jan. 28 card will also include the $1-million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational and the $500,000 GIII Pegasus World Cup F/M Turf Invitational, as well as four other graded events.

The Florida Derby is the culmination of Gulfstream's series of Triple Crown preps. The series will kick off Jan. 1 with the $150,000 Mucho Macho Man S. and will be followed by the $250,000 GIII Holy Bull S. Feb. 4 and the $400,000 GII Fountain of Youth S. Mar. 4.

The Florida Derby card features 10 stakes, including six graded events.

“This year's Championship Meet will continue Gulfstream's tradition of hosting many of the top horses, horsemen and women, jockeys from around the world, and some of the sport's most spectacular events,” said Aidan Butler, 1/ST RACING. “With races like the Pegasus World Cup Invitational, Florida Derby, Fountain of Youth and Gulfstream Park Oaks–along with the opening of Gulfstream's new world-class turf course–we believe this winter season will be one of the sport's most anticipated and popular meets.”

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Letter to the Editor: Frederick B. Peterson, VMD

I would like to thank TDN for publishing the interview with Curtis Burns in last Wednesday's edition. Wherein, Curtis addresses the excessive wear that occurs at the toe of an all aluminum racing plate on the front feet. The excessive wear not only influences break over at the protraction phase of the stride (too early) but also affects the integrity of the hoof.

Curtis recommends to HISA that they consider allowing a low profile hardened steel wear plate insert in the fuller of the shoe at the toe of the front feet. This will slow down the rate of wear significantly. The Queen XT racing plate has a low profile wear plate insert that protrudes only 2 mm from the shoe at the toe.

During the past 55 years that I have been practicing veterinary medicine, I have been privileged to work with some excellent farriers. Curtis Burns is one of them. I have had the good fortune to work with Curtis over the past 15 years. He is innovative, experienced, intelligent and competent. He has designed and created the polyflex shoe, which I believe is like the “Second Coming ….,” it's usefulness is incredible. He has also developed other devices for the hoof that have been widely used.

Amending HISA's current rule that forbids toe grabs in front to allow for a low profile wear plate on the front feet (Queen XT racing plate), when necessary would be in the best interest of the horse. In summary, Curtis Burns's observations of the excessive wear problem and his recommendation to ameliorate it should be strongly considered and accepted by HISA. He agrees that the old standard toe grab used for traction can be hazardous to the horse because it allows for a long toe and under run heels that creates a broken backward pastern axis and delays breakover during the protraction phase on the leg.

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Breaking Lucky Returns to Blue Star

GSW & MGISP Breaking Lucky (Lookin At Lucky–Shooting Party, by Sky Classic) has returned to Blue Star Racing in Louisiana for the 2023 breeding season. After beginning his stallion career at Blue Star Racing, he moved to Florida for the 2021 and 2022 breeding seasons.

“After many breeder's requests, we're excited to bring Breaking Lucky back to the bayou state,” said Dex Comardelle of Blue Star Racing. “It's no secret Louisiana is one of the most lucrative breeding programs in the country, and with the recent passage of sports betting and Historical racing, we expect Louisiana purses to increase exponentially over the coming years. Now is the time to double down on Louisiana breeding.”

Winner of the GIII Seagram Cup S. and Prince of Wales S., Breaking Lucky placed in several Grade I events and retired with a record of 27-4-6-6 and earnings of $1,196,376.

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