Though his racing career fizzled somewhat when he finished off the board in two of his final three starts after returning from Dubai, the enthusiasm was hardly dampened for what he could do as a stallion. As the last great son of generational sire Unbridled's Song and hailing from a deep female family highlighted by champion and six-time Grade I-winning third dam Meadow Star (Meadowlake), the sky was the limit for Arrogate as he took residence at Juddmonte in 2018. Not long after, tragedy struck.

Nearing the end of just his third season at stud, Arrogate collapsed suddenly in his stall and was unable to get back up. After a draining four days of testing at the Hagyard Clinic attempting to diagnose and save him, he was euthanized on June 2, 2020 at only seven years old. The mystery illness was later determined to be a lesion to his spinal cord that rendered him a quadriplegic.

“We were completely gutted by how it happened, and still are scratching our heads a bit,” Juddmonte general manager Garrett O'Rourke said. “For such a young horse, it was totally unexpected. It was extremely gutting for that to happen.”

The legacy of Arrogate, once thought sure to be etched in stone, was entirely up in the air as recently as last year. Seemingly as quickly as he appeared, dazzling the sport with his blinding brilliance, he was gone, with a mere three crops of foals now tasked with ensuring his name would live on beyond the late 2010s.

It frankly didn't look hopeful from the early results that they were up to the challenge. It took until Sept. 6, 2021, roughly five months after 2-year-olds began racing in North America for the year, for Arrogate to record his first winner as a stallion when DJ Stable's Adversity captured a fairly slow New York-bred maiden special weight at Saratoga. Momentum started to build somewhat from there, and he finished 2021 with 13 winners–a respectable number, but not the freshman sire splash Arrogate was expected to make.

Then, on the first day of 2022, a filly named Alittleloveandluck belatedly planted Arrogate's flag in stakes territory, capturing the Ginger Brew S. on the Gulfstream turf. Little did anyone know then, but that victory would be the perfect lid-lifter for what has become a breakout season for Arrogate the stallion at the highest level, with stars Secret Oath, Cave Rock and And Tell Me Nolies giving him three Grade I winners from just 92 total starters. Juddmonte itself has campaigned an additional stakes winner for him in Curlin S. victor Artorius.

“As Bob Baffert says, and I think Cave Rock and Secret Oath are like this: they're cruising along and then you let them down and their head drops down about five or six inches and that's the way they run,” O'Rourke said. “It's a very effective and efficient action. That's all you want out of them. You don't need them to look like their sire as long as they can run like him, and they definitely do run like him.”

As a filly and potential future broodmare, Secret Oath charging to victory in the GI Kentucky Oaks provided hope that Arrogate's longevity in the Thoroughbred breed might yet endure. Same goes for And Tell Me Nolies, who so far has conquered the GI Del Mar Debutante S. and GII Chandelier, and figures to be among the favorites in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

But the greatest triumph for Arrogate's legacy from his first two crops is almost certainly the emergence of Cave Rock. The dark bay, bought for $550,000 at Keeneland September–just $10,000 shy of matching Arrogate's selling price at the same auction in 2014–has been devastating in three starts, following up a six-length debut romp with a pair of easy, 5 1/4-length victories in the GI Del Mar Futurity and GI American Pharoah S. He will be heavily favored in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile and is already guaranteed to be a sought-after stallion prospect regardless of what he does on the first Friday in November or, for that matter, next year's first Saturday in May.

Quick as this industry is to overreact to slow starts from freshman stallions, many were willing to write off Arrogate as a breeding influence early on. But in under a year, his progeny have completely turned that narrative around, and if you ask O'Rourke, he's not surprised.

“To say there was no doubt would be a little too cocky, but I had expectations of what he could and should be from experience of watching that sire line most especially,” he said. “A lot of people don't realize how slow a start Unbridled got off to with his 2-year-olds, and Unbridled's Song was that type as well. I likened [Arrogate] to a stallion like Curlin; you've got to let them be what they're bred to be and when they do get to that point in time, they're going to be very effective. Impatience just doesn't go hand in hand with those types of horses. Obviously, Unbridled's Song was a champion 2-year-old and maybe that came through with this year's 2-year-olds as well, but I think definitely the Secret Oath, Artorius types are exactly what we expected of Arrogate. It's brash to say that was a lock, but that's what we hoped for him and that's what they're doing.”

The surge in positive results on the racetrack has translated into the sales ring too. After 43 of 61 Arrogate yearlings offered from his first crop in 2020 sold for an average of $227,049, that average dropped precipitously to $142,519 in 2021 from 52 of 68 sold. This year, Arrogate's yearling average has jumped all the way back up to surpass his 2020 output at $241,400, with 56 of 61 changing hands.

“I was just feeling so sorry for the people that bred to him, that were so committed to him, that were left feeling a little bit empty on their investment,” O'Rourke said. “I was delighted to see him get the runners, but I was more delighted for the breeders who supported him to see their Arrogates sell so well at the sales this year, because it could've gone the other way for them. But everything fell into place and it happened at the right time, just before the sales.”

O'Rourke added that he thinks breeders adapting their mares to Arrogate's physical traits after his first season has aided his breakout, creating more harmonious matings for his second and especially third seasons at stud.

“The other thing about him is he probably had his best-looking crop of yearlings this year at the sales,” O'Rourke said. “He was a big horse and I always feel like breeders take a look at the first crop and they go, 'OK, well we bred a really good mare to him in the first year but maybe physically she wasn't the ideal type, so we'll tweak that in year two,' and then they really get it right in year three. I'm going to give the breeders all the credit for picking the right physical types of mares as opposed to pedigree crosses in year three, because you can see it in his sales averages. I saw them individually at the sales; they were a lovely crop of yearlings, and if they run according to their looks, it'll be really ironic that his third crop will quite possibly be the best of all three of his crops.”

If that turns out to be true, let there be no doubt that the legacy of Arrogate–the supernova who appeared in danger of being mostly forgotten just a year ago–will instead be undeniable for decades to come.

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In the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar on Nov. 14, the trifecta all descend from the 1990 Kentucky Derby winner. The winner was the highly touted Messier (Empire Maker), now a winner in two of his three starts. Second was Forbidden Kingdom (American Pharoah, by Pioneerof the Nile, by Empire Maker), and third was Winning Map (Liam's Map, by Unbridled's Song).

Through Grade 1 winner Pioneerof the Nile, the sire of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and champion juvenile Classic Empire, Empire Maker would hold a moderate advantage as the most vibrant branch of the Mr. Prospector line through Fappiano. The other challenger from the Unbridled clan is the one from Unbridled's Song, who has two useful sons at stud in champion juvenile Midshipman and in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Liam's Map, sire of Grade 1 winners Juju's Map (Alcibiades and second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies) and Colonel Liam (Pegasus Turf and Turf Classic) this year.

Empire Maker's branch of Unbridled is much more classic and more consistent in aptitude with the great classic sire Unbridled than the branch from Unbridled's Song, which flirted with levels of speed hard to believe and sometimes hard to keep sound as a result.

Breeders and buyers love both types, though.

The commercial market almost decided that Empire Maker was too classic for American racing, and then, just when the stallion was sold to Japan, Empire Maker enjoyed a resurgence in American racing and breeding with the classic aptitude of Pioneerof the Nile and his famous sons.

That brought Empire Maker back to Kentucky for the final years of his term at stud, and he has had some bright spots, both on the racetrack, as well as at the sales. Yet overall, students of bloodlines tended to love Empire Maker more than the intuitive match makers of big, beautiful yearlings.

In Messier, there is a pleasing match of pedigree elements which produced a good sales yearling. Bred in Ontario by Sam-Son Farm, Messier was sold as a yearling at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton select yearling auction for $470,000. That was a strong price for an Empire Maker yearling in 2020, and Messier has a profile in keeping with the best colts from this line: developing good stakes form late at two, before accelerating their improvement the next year to challenge for the classics.

This is the pattern of development that Empire Maker himself showed under the patient training of Bobby Frankel. After being third in the Remsen Stakes at the end of his juvenile season, Empire Maker progressed to win the G1 Florida Derby and Wood Memorial, and he was favored for the Kentucky Derby. In the classic itself, however, Empire Maker finished second behind Funny Cide, then came back in the Belmont to win at the classic 12-furlong distance.

Never out of the money in eight starts with winnings of nearly $2 million, Empire Maker possessed the racing class and physical quality and depth of pedigree to make breeders believe they could breed classic winners, and the only real knock against Empire Maker and his stock is that they are probably too classic for the American racing program, with its tedious over-emphasis on racing at distances from six to eight furlongs.

Even so, Empire Maker has sired 67 stakes winners, including 37 graded winners, and all those positive qualities attracted some splendid mares to Empire Maker, including stakes winner Checkered Past (Smart Strike), the dam of Messier.

Messier is the fifth generation of this family bred by Sam-Son Farm, including his third dam Catch the Ring (Seeking the Gold), who was champion 3-year-old filly in Canada and then the dam of Canada's champion juvenile filly Catch the Thrill, a full sister to Messier's second dam, Catch the Flag (both by A.P. Indy).

Sam-Son bred Catch the Ring, her two stakes-winning full siblings, and three stakes-placed racers from stakes winner Radiant Ring (Halo), winner of 11 races and $775,478. Radiant Ring was the best stakes winner that Sam-Son bred from the stakes-placed Gleaming mare Gleaming Stone, who was bred in Kentucky by Nuckols Bros. in 1976.

In addition to the stamp of the Sam-Son Farm breeding program, the other great influence on Messier is Mr. Prospector himself. Not only does the colt trace to the great stallion son of Raise a Native in the male line, but the colt's broodmare sire is Smart Strike, a son of Mr. Prospector who led the national sires rankings twice. And the third dam is a daughter of the fine broodmare sire Seeking the Gold, whose daughters are more dominant in America but whose male line through Dubai Millennium and his classic son Dubawi is one of the most important in Europe.

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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.

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History has proven this to be easier said than done, but a young sire that manages to achieve the feat is more often than not set up for a long, bountiful stud career.

This year's Triple Crown series saw Constitution become the 10th horse to sire a North American classic winner in his first crop since 1995, when Tiz the Law won the Belmont Stakes in June. In October, Daredevil became the 11th stallion to join the club when his daughter Swiss Skydiver shocked the Preakness Stakes.

It was the first time two first-crop sires were represented by classic winners since 2017, when Always Dreaming won the Kentucky Derby for Bodemeister and Cloud Computing upset the Preakness Stakes for Maclean's Music.

Of course, there are no sure-fire indicators of future success or failure in a young stallion. There are plenty of examples of one-hit wonders whose Triple Crown race winner was their only upper-crust runner of note. Some of them just have their time in the sun earlier than others.

The market has proven, though, that a stallion that hits early will get more chances to succeed, and many of the 11 horses in the “First-Crop Club” took advantage of that trend and continued to do well.

The debate over the club member with the most successful stud career depends on the metric one wants to use.

For those counting by earnings, the winner is Street Cry, who saw champion Street Sense take the 2007 Derby. Street Cry currently sits with progeny earnings in excess of $170 million.

The late resident of Darley's Jonabell Farm became an international star at stud, siring arguably the best fillies of this century on both sides of the world: Hall of Famer Zenyatta in the Northern Hemisphere, and Australian superstar Winx in the Southern Hemisphere. He's also responsible for another top filly, Australian-born Oh Susanna, who was named South Africa's Horse of Year in 2018.

Street Cry's four progeny Breeders' Cup victories tied him with fellow Darley stallion Medaglia d'Oro for the most among the club members.

Medaglia d'Oro can also stake a claim for producing the top Northern Hemisphere filly of the century, in Rachel Alexandra, who won the 2009 Preakness as part of her sire's first crop.

Like Street Cry, Medaglia d'Oro has fashioned himself into an international sire, capable of getting a winner over any ground put before his foals. His runners have made 34 starts in Breeders' Cup races, giving him the most in the club, and his 78 graded or group stakes winners is highly likely to pass leader Street Cry's 82 before long.

Currently one of North America's most reliable high-level commercial sires, Medaglia d'Oro is also responsible for two-time champion Songbird, Canadian Horse of the Year Wonder Gadot, and Breeders' Cup winners Talismanic, Bar of Gold, and New Money Honey.

Looking at the overall body of work, Unbridled has a case for being named the most successful member of the club, as well. He became the first member of the club to post a first- crop classic winner after 1995, when Grindstone won the 1996 Derby.

Since then, Unbridled rests as the club's leader by Eclipse Award winners (four) and classic winners (three) and co-leader by classic starters. This made all the more impressive considering he did it with just 10 crops – less than five of his contemporaries.

In the years that followed Grindstone's Derby victory, Unbridled added 2000 Preakness winner Red Bullet and 2003 Belmont winner Empire Maker. He had a pair of champion 3-year-old fillies in Banshee Breeze and Smuggler, and a pair of 2-year-old Breeders' Cup winners who won their respective Eclipse Award categories in Half- bridled and Anees.

Of course, any conversation about the impact of Unbridled on the racetrack and beyond can't take place without Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and leading sire Unbridled's Song, as well.

Unbridled is one of three sires in the club to have another classic winner after their initial success. Maria's Mon punched his ticket when Monarchos won the 2001 Derby, then Super Saver won the same race nine years later.

Distorted Humor saw Funny Cide claim the Derby and Preakness in 2003, making him the only first-crop sire since 1995 to take two legs of the Triple Crown with the same runner. In 2010, Drosselmeyer scored the upset in the Belmont Stakes to give him another classic triumph. A year later, Drosselmeyer shocked the world once again winning the Breeders' Cup Classic.

Distorted Humor is the most experienced member of the club, with 19 crops of racing age through 2020, and more to come. The WinStar Farm resident's 167 stakes winners is the most of the horses in this group, and his 30 Breeders' Cup starts is second. He is also tied for the club's most classic starters, with nine.

Birdstone's admission into the club was unique, being the only sire in the group to punch his ticket with two different classic winners. In 2009, Mine That Bird skimmed the rail to upset the Kentucky Derby, then Summer Bird won the Belmont Stakes en route to securing that year's champion 3-year-old male honors.

Getting two classic winners and a champion out of a first crop seems like it ought to project to a massive stallion career, but Birdstone was never quite able to follow up on that early momentum. Noble Bird became a Grade 1 winner for his sire, and Swipe finished second in the 2015 Breeders' Cup Juvenile by just half a length, but Birdstone never had another classic starter after his first crop. Though he had a stud career that many stallions could only strive to attain, it lagged behind his breed-shaping contemporaries who entered the club around the same time.

After Birdstone and Medaglia d'Oro punched their tickets into the club, there was a seven-year gap before another stallion joined them, but that newcomer proved to be worth the wait.

With just six crops of racing age, Ashford Stud's Uncle Mo is on pace to compete for the mantle as the club's most successful member. After his first crop of juveniles set the earnings record for a freshman sire, led by champion 2-year-old male and Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Nyquist, the same horse won the 2016 Derby.

Uncle Mo is already tied for the group's most classic starters, with nine, including three in his first Derby. His 69 stakes winners is the fourth-most among his contemporaries, and his 41 graded/group stakes winners is in the top four. With blazing speed, Uncle Mo proved himself as a sire of the highest-quality runners, and his reward was a place in the upper echelon of today's commercial sires.

A year after Uncle Mo punched his ticket, Bodemeister joined the group with Always Dreaming in the Derby, and Maclean's Music earned his place with Cloud Computing in the Preakness.

Despite entering stud as one the more lauded prospects in his class, Bodemeister never caught the same spark after Always Dreaming's high-level run in the spring of 2017. He has no Breeders' Cup starters through his first four crops of racing age. The grandson of Unbridled through sire Empire Maker was sold to stand in Turkey at the end of the 2019 breeding season, which means time is running out for him to sire another significant top-shelf U.S. runner.

Maclean's Music, a resident of Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, has high-level results almost in lockstep with Bodemeister, with about half the starters. The son of fellow club member Distorted Humor has been on the upswing heading into this year's Breeders' Cup, with multiple Grade 1 winner Jackie's Warrior pointing toward the Juvenile and Grade 1 winner Complexity contending for the Dirt Mile.

Much like the last two stallions to accomplish the feat in the same year, Constitution and Daredevil are on different trajectories, even though they started in the same place at WinStar Farm.

Constitution, a son of Tapit, appears destined for stardom at stud. In one of the deepest sire classes in recent memory – one including Triple Crown winner American Pharoah – Constitution has stood out as the kind of stallion that will aim to compete for a spot on the top shelf as a sire of runners and top-dollar horses. He had several buzzed-about runners on this year's Triple Crown trail, including Grade 3 winner Independence Hall and multiple Grade 1-placed Gouverneur Morris. He's also responsible for a pair of Group 1 winners in Chile.

Like Bodemeister, Daredevil was sent to Turkey after the 2019 breeding season. Because the pipeline of new foals was already at a trickle before he was exported, the son of More Than Ready's mission to carry on the momentum set by Preakness winner Swiss Skydiver and Kentucky Oaks winner Shedaresthedevil will be more of an uphill climb than his contemporary. However, that positive momentum on the racetrack earned Daredevil a ticket back stateside, following the announcement that he'll stand at Lane's End in 2021 as property of the Turkish Jockey Club. The race, it appears, is far from over.

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Started in 1982 as a showcase for 2-year-olds grown in the Sunshine State, the series has expanded under the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association to include both a win bonus program and 3-year-old opportunities at both Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs.

“The rich history of the series has given opportunities to showcase Florida stallions and the talent coming out of the Sunshine state,” said FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell. “Along the way, the Florida Sire Stakes has produced alumni that have won the Kentucky Derby, Breeders' Cup races, and national honors.”

Big Drama swept the Florida Sire Stakes in 2008 before going on to win the Breeders' Cup Sprint in 2010. That same year, Awesome Feather swept the filly division and followed it up with a Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies win. Thirteen horses have swept the series.

Not Surprising won the 1992 FSS Dr. Fager and finished out of the money in the next two legs in the FSS Affirmed and FSS In Reality. Three year later, he was named national champion sprinter.

Holy Bull won the In Reality in 1993 before becoming Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old colt in 1994.

Hollywood Wildcat won the 1993 Breeders' Cup Distaff after finishing sixth the previous year in the FSS Susan's Girl.

Unbridled finished second in the 1989 In Reality and captured the Kentucky Derby the following year. He was also named national champion 3-year-old and has since produced four generations of Breeders' Cup winners.

Not Surprising honored a retirement ceremony on Festival of the Sun day at Calder Race Course.

Brave Raj, who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in 1986, won the Susan's Girl and the My Dear Girl leading up to the Cup.

Smile swept the colt series in 1984 before winning the Breeders' Cup Sprint and was named champion sprinter in 1986.

The question remains as to whether 2020 will produce yet another historically significant Florida Stallion Stakes performance, a future Breeders' Cup winner or Eclipse Award champion. There may be a star juvenile now training at Gulfstream Park or Palm Meadows or at a training center or farm in Ocala that is just waiting for the opportunity to join the ranks of successful Florida Sire Stakes grads.

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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 whir of the newsreel, each video is narrated by the distinctive voice of Robert Clotworthy giving an even more nostalgic feel. Clotworthy is the narrator for the History Channel series Ancient Aliens and The Curse of Oak Island and he 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.

The first history moment on Needles launched the series with the signature line given in Clotworthy's deepest voice, “And now a Florida Thoroughbred History Moment… “

Needles put the state on the map as the first horse born in Florida to win the Kentucky Derby and he later set another milestone winning the first Belmont Stakes. His acclaim led many to visit Central Florida to see for themselves the Thoroughbreds raised on limestone rich soil and drinking from the spring fed aquifers. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, local lore has it that more people bought real estate in Marion County thanks to Needles' fame more than any realtor's effort.

The second video in the series focuses upon the O'Farrells' Ocala Stud, the oldest active stud farm in the state. Still using their original stud barn and training barn, which is the oldest wooden horse barn in the state, Ocala Stud's 1960's slogan 'If you want a runner look to Ocala Stud' is featured prominently.

In 1968, Dr. Fager became the world's fastest miler and still holds the record today. The swift horse is featured in the series with a reminiscence photo of him coming home to Ocala greeted by school children holding signs saying, “Dr. Fager is No. 1” and “Welcome Home Champion.” Also, as part of that welcome back, local police pulled over the trailer with the horse inside on Highway 200. Dr. Fager was issued a speeding ticket for 'reckless speed' for his stellar performance ontrack, and the ticket noted his make and style as 'horse' and 'fast'. Additionally, he was inducted into the local Chamber of Commerce.

The next video in the series features Unbridled and the great television moment between trainer Carl Nafzger and owner Mrs. Francis Genter. The poignant moment was captured by NBC during the horse's legendary Kentucky Derby run. His legacy as a sire of champions for more than four decades is also highlighted.

Winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, Silver Charm showcased the talent coming out of the Ocala Breeders' Sales and gave rising stars Bob Baffert and the McKathan Brothers the limelight. The gray gained international fame winning the Dubai World Cup, then later joining the stallion ranks in Japan. The vignette also points out Michael Blowen's love for the horse which led to the creation of Old Friends farm and the moment Blowen's dream came true when Silver Charm came back to the states and retired there.

Of course, no Florida series would be complete without Affirmed, the state's Triple Crown winner and longest title holder at 37 years. His hard fought wins in the classics over Alydar are some of the greatest moments in sports rivalry history.

The videos also feature the FTBOA logo and the Discover Florida Horses logo developed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The campaign is an example of the global promotions of thoroughbreds and the thoroughbred industry in state of Florida. The video series is available for use by farms and businesses promoting Florida Thoroughbreds and is also aired regularly on Horse Capital Television.

The series is also part of a newly launching campaign on social media focusing on Facebook groups that have an interest in Thoroughbred history and the sport of horse racing. The series can also be seen on the FTBOA YouTube channel.

The goal is to expand the series into 'Florida Thoroughbred History Profiles' over coming years to include the oral history handed down from horseman to horseman. The first two profiles aired in September and featured 2017 Godolphin award honoree Lugusta “Gus” Gray who has worked more than 50 years on farms, first for Fred Hooper and now Donald Dizney's Double Diamond Farm.

FTBOA's Associate Vice President-Membership Services and Events, Tammy A. Gantt scripts and produces each segment. The series was a brainchild of hers thanks to her love of the history of the sport and her more than 25 years in the Florida industry.

Lonny Powell, CEO of FTBOA said, “The goal of our video series and social media campaign is to showcase the history of success of Florida horses, horsemen and farms. We began this program more than two years ago and have added to the series, expanded it and now rolled it into other platforms like social media which we've seen significantly grow since the pandemic began earlier this year.”

He added, “The series can continue for quite some time as we've had 52 national champions, six Kentucky Derby champions, seven Preakness winners, six Belmonts, 28 Breeders' Cup wins, 66 Eclipse Awards and more than 170 Florida-bred millionaires and growing.”

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