The bright sunshine made for a pleasant day to host the 19th annual Florida Cup, a collection of six $110,000 stake races for Florida hybrids registered at the Tampa Bay Downs.
When Treasure King Equistaff Sophomore Turf winner, and Shifty her Pleasant Acres Stallions Distaff Turf winners, live up to their odds as betting favorites, other races produce longer shots in one of the most open Florida Cup cards in history. to sue.
Ocala Breeders . Second Sales Share
Connections of King Cab didn’t think that the seven-hair Ocala Breeders Sales Second Bet would be so easy with the field proven horses as the stake winners. Cattin and Brighten Larry and grade 3 Dean delivered in the middle of a field of six 3-year-olds.
But after climbing to the top and letting the King Cab relax, jockey Emisael Jaramillo had nothing to worry about. Tennis player trained by Edward Plesa Jr. strutted to the ropes, winning Lightening Larry 4 3/4 length in 1:22.25 on the fast track. This is King Cab’s first bet win.
Cattin finished third, behind Lightening Larry half-length.
“This horse is very, very fast,” said Jaramillo, who rode it for the first time. “Six feathers, seven feathers, he’s very strong. When I got to the 3/8 mile post, I knew it was over. He was easy going.”
The King Cab was bred in partnership with Ocala Stud, Edward Wiest, and William J. Terrill and is owned by David Melin, Leon Ellman, and Laurie Plesa, the trainer’s wife.
“He’s an exceptionally talented horse and does things his way,” coach Plesa said of the winner. “Last time, we tried with him some distance on the ground just to see if we could help him gauge a bit. That didn’t work, so I’m not going to do anything. nothing to confuse him. I’ll just let him do what he likes to do.”
Equistaff Sophomore Turf Stakes
The king of treasure wears the downshift setting Tapthespeedofsound at the end of the Equistaff Sophomore Turf Stakes under Jockey Javier Castellano of the Walk of Fame for a 3/4 long win in just the second start of his career.
Now 2 to 2, Treasure King posted a time of 1:42.19 for a 1/16-mile run on solid grass. Hall of Fame coach Todd Pletcher conditions Treasure King.
“I really like this horse,” said Castellano. “He is of a horse Galileo (Treasure Beach ), so I think he’ll like the pitch. Everything he does, he does it right. I was very confident to win the race. “
Treasure King was bred by Patricia Generazio and owned by Mathis Stable. The pony has come out of the Wave of Glory, by Midshipman.
Live Oak Plantation’s pure tapthespeedofsound failed, setting off a solid effort throughout under rider Edwin Gonzalez. Mark Casse was pleased with the runner-up’s performance.
Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies
Walking at midnight Her first win on February 26 at Tampa Bay marked her as a slut with a lot of promise. Her potential seems to be even greater after her gate-to-rope win at Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies led by jockey Pablo Morales.
Never threatened at any point of the seven-segment race, Midnight Stroll posted a 3/4 length win before Risky with a love of betting Faulty complete a distant third. The winner paid $16.80 after completing the mile in 1:23.12.
A daughter of Not this time In addition to Midnight Magic, by Midnight Lute, Midnight Stroll was bred by Dr. Carolin Von Rosenberg DVM and owned by Gatsas Stables, RA Hill Stable, and Steven Schoenfeld. John Terranova II is the winning coach. Midnight Stroll improved to 2v4 with the win.
Midnight Stroll in the Winners Circle after the Sophomore Fillies Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs
“We started her (last summer) in Saratoga and it took a while to get her going,” Terranova said. “So we regrouped and brought her down here and stretched her out (to a mile and 40 yards) to break her girlhood. We were thinking about this race even before that. She showed a lot of qualities and we really liked her.”
“She did it very easily,” Morales said. “Every time I’ve watched her, since this encounter started, she’s shown a lot of class. We loved her on her first win day, but then she did. even more excellent. She was truly brilliant today and when the gate opened she was gone. She was a very classy horse.”
Gray Goose Turf Classic
When gelding was 5 years old Drama Choir had taken the lead in the Gray Goose Turf Classic and was able to figure out fractions in a 1/8 mile race, his relationships realized it was a dream scenario.
The 11-1 shot had enough left in the interval to stop a determined rally from KO max with a neck, earn Drama Chorus his first bet win. Draw him in on third and favorite heavyweight, Shamrocket is a non-threatening Wednesday.
Winning trainer Tim Padilla said: “It’s great. Take the dog for an early walk, then it passes some good horses.” “It was perfect. He finished strong and he fought back when (Max KO) came to him.”
Drama Chorus is a hybrid race for breeder-owner Peter Mattson. He is the son of Big Drama in addition to Missmollybygolly, by Scat Daddy.
Padilla’s rider, Alonso Quinonez, guided Drama Chorus home in 1:48.58 on firm grass.
Pleasant Acres Stallions Distaff Turf
With nearly 1,600 wins, former Tampa Bay Downs track and field athlete Edwin Gonzalez is enjoying a stellar career. And with a few more horses to ride, such as 6-year-old mare Shifty She, it may not be long before Gonzalez’s fame explodes as Pleasant Acres Stallions Distaff Turf winner did in his time. past time.
Shifty She Wins Distaff Turf Shares in Tampa Bay Downs
The gentle daughter of Lost —Perilous Hope easily parried the tight bid from the runner-up Our flash drive and finished in third place Mona Stella . Bettors have caught on, reducing the odds of Shifty She to 3-5 at the time of posting.
Shifty She completed 1 1/16 miles on grass in 1:41.43. She was trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr.
Chris Pallas bred Shifty She in partnership with George Klein. Pallas and Harvey Rothenberg are co-owners under their Synchronous Partner banner.
The win was the fourth in the holdings for Shifty She, who won the Noble Damsel Stakes (G3T) last fall in Belmont under Gonzalez and placed second and third in a pair of events. level 3 at Gulfstream Park and Gonzalez board the train before heading to Oldsmar.
“She was a very good mare,” said Gonzalez. “I don’t want to fight her because I know where I put her, she will do her best for me.”
Gonzalez and Shifty She controlled the tempo throughout the match, and when he asked her to guarantee victory in the match, she replied.
“She won wire-to-wire and took the lead overall, so it was a beautiful performance,” said Joseph. “Before the owners sent her to us, she had a problem and they gave her the break she needed. It’s been almost two years. She came to us as a good person and for her sake. She’s with us, we’ve tried to do a good job as coaches before. She’s just class.”
Joseph said he hopes to try Shifty She in 1st grade company, possibly during Longines Just a Game (G1T) on June 11 in Belmont. “That’s the idea, to run in this race and hopefully, cut her back to the one-way mile and see if we can get her a 1st class place and hopefully, win 1st with her,” the air conditioner said.
NYRABETS Sprint
Co-owner and trainer Elizabeth Dobles stated Pudding last July for $25,000 at Gulfstream Park, so it’s hard to express how proud she is of the 7-year-old after his thrilling win over last year’s NYRABETS Sprint winner Click it to win in the Florida Cup final today.
“He’s a trained dreamer. He’s one of my favorites,” said Dobles after Pudding took his first bet under jockey Javier Castellano. “I guess almost every horse I train is one of my favorites, but it’s definitely one of my heart horses.”
Pudding finished the long distance six times in 1:09.01. Cajun Casanova finished third in the six-horse field.
The son of Two Step Salsa in Jozi’s Turn (Johannesburg), Pudding is owned by Dobles in partnership with John Guarnere’s imaginary stables. He was bred by JSL Thoroughbreds.
