simplify was named the Florida Hybrid Horse of the Year 2022 in a vote of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association board and announced at the FTBOA Awards Gala held on the evening of the 24th. April at the Circle Square Cultural Center in Ocala. This year’s gala celebrates the 75th anniversary of FTBOA’s history when the association was founded in 1948.
Bred by France Weiner and her late husband Irwin Weiner, Simplification, who is also the 2022 champion of the 3-year-old pony bred in Florida, has been recognized for its victories. in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) in April and the $100,000 Macho Man Stakes Mucho in January, both at Gulfstream Park. The then 3-year-old foal also produced several other graded odds performances in 2022, including a fourth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1). He is second in Holy Bull Stakes (G2); and finished third in the Florida Stakes Derby (G1), the West Virginia Derby (G3) and Harlan’s Holiday Stakes (G3).
Coached by Antonio Sano for Tami Bobo and Tristan de Meric, Simplified ended the year with two wins, one second and three thirds in 10 starts while also earning $761,300. Via Not this time Simplification also helps his banging, candy ride mare simple confectionery take home the title of FTBOA Broodmare of the year 2022.
The FTBOA Florida Breeder of the Year 2022 and the top holder of the Florida Breed Income award went to Arindel, who led all breeders from the Sunshine State with $3,050,911 in earnings from the Sunshine State. Florida dog breed. They also topped all owners with $1,943,436 in Florida breeder earnings and Florida breeder bet winners with six. All six Arinel black winners, including graded bet winners Biscayne key is by Arindel’s Florida-based stallion brothers . Their other stake winners for the year are Clapton , Gatsby , Lynx , Octane number And turbocharger .
Khozan is the 2022 Florida stallion of the year with a progeny income of $4,513,950. This is the third year in a row Khozan is Florida’s top male in progeny income as he totals $3,521,813 in 2020 and $3,671,794 in 2021.
Only Montbrook (2002-03, 2008-09) and Wildcat Heir (2010-11, 2013-14) have more Florida stallion titles of the year, but Khozan is the only one to have been honored three years in a row since the year. 1991.
Khozan’s top earner for the season is classified as a bet winner Spicy chili pepper who raked in $381,500 in five wins and one second in eight starts, and was named the Florida-born champion female sprinter.
The other riding champions of the night were the 2-year-old Florida hybrid champion Lynx 2 year old pony hybrid champion Florida great strong 3-year-old Florida hybrid champion Walking at midnight Florida-bred champion mare and Florida-bred champion mare Our flash drive Florida Hybrid Champion Field Horse golden friend Florida Series Champion sprinter and Florida Series Champion older male Missile CZ and the champion sire and the first year male champion girvin .
Kathleen O’Connell
The 2022 Bruce Campbell Award was presented to Florida-based coach Kathleen O’Connell, the most honored Florida hybrid trainer with 18 accolades on record. The Bruce Campbell Award is presented by The Florida Horse magazine for outstanding achievement when deemed appropriate to individuals or groups who have brought honor and prestige to Florida’s Thoroughbred industry.
On March 12, O’Connell became the top female Purebred coach by winning North America with 2,386 career wins.
Other individuals recognized on the night were John B. Penn, who was awarded the 2022 Kim Award as the state’s minor breeder of the year; Beth Bayer and Blas Perez Stables have been awarded the 2022 Joseph M. O’Farrell Memorial Award, presented by Ocala Breeders’ Sales to depositors Havnamemeldown , Florida’s top graduates in an OBS auction; Saffie Joseph Jr., Florida’s top coach for earnings and wins; and Carlos A. David, Florida’s top coach on Florida black hybrid winners.
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