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Coa Has Surgery, Moves Hands

Jockey Eibar Coa underwent approximately six hours of surgery Saturday, Feb. 19 at Memorial Regional Hospital on his C-4 vertebra, which was broken in a spill following the finish of Friday's sixth race.

Tampa Bay Downs Announces Purse Increase

As a result of an overall handle increase of 5%, as well as a successful Festival Preview Day Presented by Lambholm South, Tampa Bay Downs announced there will be a purse increase for the remainder of racing season.

Gulfstream Signs Agreement With FHBPA

Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino announced Feb. 16 they have signed a contract with the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association that will run from March 1 through December 2012.

FTBOA: Ex-Worker Fired for Embezzlement

Fred Brei, president of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, acknowledged in a posting on the association's website that a former employee was fired for admitting to embezzlement more than a year ago.

High Fly Pensioned, Then Gelded

High Fly, a leading 3-year-old the first part of 2005, is back at Charlotte Weber's Live Oak Stud near Ocala, Fla., after two seasons at stud in Indiana.

Life At Ten Goes Back to Work at Palm Meadows

Multiple grade I winner Life At Ten worked for the first time this year Feb. 13, covering three eighths of a mile in an easy :38.50 at Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida.

Uncle Mo Works a Half Mile in :47.45

Mike Repole's undefeated 2-year-old champion and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner Uncle Mo breezed a half mile Feb. 13 in :47.45 at Palm Meadows in Florida.

Greatness to Randolph Thoroughbreds in Fla

Greatness, a 12-year-old son of Mr. Prospector, has arrived for stallion duty at Randolph Thoroughbreds near Ocala, Fla.

Southeast: Royal Flush

Harold Queen finds success in the Sunshine State.

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Cool Coal Man to Hartley/DeRenzo in Florida

Cool Coal Man, a grade II-winning son of Mineshaft, will stand the 2011 breeding season at Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds in Ocala, Florida for a fee of $5,000.

OBS March Sale Has 490 Juveniles

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 490 horses for its March select sale of 2-year-olds in training. The number is up 44.1% from 2010's total of 340.

Gulfstream Allowance Features Derby Hopefuls

Just because there are no 3-year-old dirt stakes at Gulfstream this weekend doesn't mean there are no races with Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) implications.

Benny the Bull's First Foal Is a Colt

The first foal by 2008 champion sprinter Benny the Bull is a colt born Jan. 26 at Ben-D South near Ocala, Fla.

Jockey Eibar Coa Arrested in Domestic Case

Florida-based jockey Eibar Coa was jailed Monday, Jan. 31 on a domestic battery charge after his wife told police Coa punched her in the face, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Aegean By a Nose in Filly & Mare Sprint Upset

Steven Michael Bell's Aegean, sent off at 9-1 odds, held off a determined 13-1 shot in Jessica Is Back to post an upset in the $200,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Sprint at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 29

Despite Suits, Hialeah Moves on Slots Parlor

Hialeah Park is moving ahead with plans to build a casino even though three other southeast Florida pari-mutuel outlets are continuing with a lawsuit that challenges its legal right to have slot machines.

Sunshine Millions Classic All-Florida Affair

The question of which state will win the $500,000 Sunshine Millions Classic is moot this year as all 10 entrants were bred in Florida.

First Foal by Two Step Salsa Is a Colt

Florida breeders Doc and Deborah Silveira reported the first foal by group II winner and millionaire Two Step Salsa is a colt born Jan. 12 at the Silveiras' Double C Farm near Reddick, Fla.

Trainer William E. Croll Dies

Trainer William E. Croll, son of deceased Hall of Fame conditioner Warren A. "Jimmy" Croll Jr., died Jan. 15 in Hollywood, Fla.

First Foal by Graded Winner Old Fashioned

The first reported foal by grade II winner Old Fashioned is a colt born Jan. 15 at Destiny Oaks near Ocala, Fla.

OBS January Sale's Average Rises 35.5%

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. winter mixed sale enjoyed significant upswings in its key business figures from a year ago during its latest edition, which ended Jan. 19 in Central Florida.

OBS Winter Mixed Sale Off to a Strong Start

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. winter mixed sale kicked off Jan. 18 in Central Florida with big increases in its key business figures during its consignor preferred session.

Southeast Regional: Diamond 'Dude'

Donald Dizney and his Double Diamond Farm are moving the industry forward in Florida

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Veteran Steward Allen Fairbanks Dies

Longtime racing official Allen Fairbanks died Jan. 17 in Florida after a long illness.

Big Drama's BC Score Leads to Eclipse Award

Harold Queen's homebred Big Drama runs big in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) and is named champion Male Sprinter for his efforts. Florida-bred son of Montbrook also placed in two grade Is at Saratoga.

Awesome Feather Eclipses All Others

Rarely has a juvenile filly been able to step out of the Florida-bred ranks and make her mark as a champion by season's end, but Awesome Feather is not your typical Florida-bred filly.

OBS Winter Mixed Sale Starts Jan. 18

There are 522 horses cataloged for the Central Florida auction.

Gulfstream: Total Handle Up 17.2% Thus Far

Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino reported strong gains in business for the first five days of its 2011 meet, which began Jan. 5. Handle thus far is up 17.2% in total.

Black N Beauty Sharp in Gulfstream Victory

Zayat Stables' Black N Beauty probably earned himself a ticket to the $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III) with a solid victory in a $51,500 allowance test for 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park Jan. 7.

'Sez Who' Owner Faces Florida Foreclosure

Richard Simon, owner of Sez Who Thoroughbreds, is facing foreclosure on 86 acres of farmland in Florida after allegedly defaulting on more than $8.1 million in loans, according to court documents filed in Ocala.

Bloodbath Looming on Florida Racing Dates?

The biggest issue at Calder Casino & Race Course Jan. 4, closing day of its 2010-11 meet, was a fast-brewing and potentially bitter dispute with Gulfstream Park over southeast Florida's attractive December racing dates.

Tropical Park Derby Status Clarified

The Jockey Club said Jan. 3 the Tropical Park Derby, run Jan. 1 at Calder Casino & Race Course in Florida, was inadvertently listed as a grade III stakes in data feeds provided by Equibase.

Plenty of Changes for Gulfstream Meet

Gulfstream Park will open its 2011 racing meet Jan. 5 with a new Sunday date for the Florida Derby (gr. I), other changes in its stakes schedule, and new multi-race bets highlighted by a 10-cent only Pick 6.

Gulfstream Plans Later Start on Some Fridays

Gulfstream Park is considering a 3 p.m. first post time for the last six Fridays of its 2011 racing season, according to the track's president and general manager.

State Grants Slots License to Hialeah Park

The Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering Dec. 21 issued a license for slot machines to Hialeah Park. Gaming could be offered in November 2011, officials said.

Gordon, Elkins Honored by Florida HBPA

The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association has honored longtime president Sam Gordon as man of the year, while Herb Elkins got the organization's lifetime achievement award.

Grade II Winner Mach Ride to Bridlewood

Grade II winner Mach Ride was been retired from racing for stallion duty in 2011 at the Appleton family's Bridlewood Farm near Ocala, Fla.

OBS Winter Mixed Sale Has 522 Horses

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 522 horses for its 2011 winter mixed sale. The number is up 5.2% from 2010's total of 496.

Wildcat Heir to Stand for $10,000

Leading Florida stallion Wildcat Heir will stand in 2011 for a fee of $10,000 at Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud near Ocala, Fla.

Hialeah Opening Second Quarter Horse Meet

The South Florida track is also making plans for Thoroughbred races and a casino beginning with the 2011-12 season.

Purse Cut Pain at Calder

Overnight purses will be cut at Churchill Downs Inc.'s Calder Casino & Race Course

Court Upholds Hialeah Provision in 2010 Law

A state court in Tallahassee, Fla., Nov. 22 ruled in favor of Hialeah Park on one count of a lawsuit that challenges its legal right to build a casino with Las Vegas-style slot machines.

Sarava to Stand at Bridlewood

Sarava, winner of the 2002 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), will stand the 2011 season at the Appleton family's Bridlewood Farm near Ocala, Fla.

Kiss the Kid to Journeyman in Florida

Kiss the Kid, a multiple graded stakes winner from the female family of Horse of the Year Black Tie Affair, has been retired from racing and will stand stud in 2011 at Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud in Florida.

Calder Prepares for Annual Florida Million

Calder Casino & Race Course will hold its annual Florida Million Nov. 13, with eight stakes races for Florida-breds.

Congrats to Kentucky for 2011

Leading freshman sire Congrats will stand the 2011 breeding season at Tom Simon's Vinery near Lexington.

Brown to Train Awesome Feather

Adena Springs, owned by Frank Stronach, has chosen Chad Brown as the new trainer of Awesome Feather, the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) winner it bought for $2.3 million.

Sword Dance, Successful Florida Sire, Dies

Sword Dance, one of Florida's leading sires for a number of years, died Nov. 1 of natural causes at Gilbert and Marilyn Campbell's Stonehedge Farm South near Williston, Fla.

Fasig-Tipton Will Conduct 13 Sales in 2011

Auctions are scheduled for Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, and Texas.

Florida Horsewoman Gail Gee Dies

Gail Gee, owner of Derby Daze Farm near Ocala, Fla., died Oct. 26 in Ocala.