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Continued from page 7 earnings of $761,300 followed by Mr. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg’s Golden Pal with $526,075 and Awesome Strong, who compiled a bankroll of $458,075 for his owners who race in the name of CSLR Racing Partners.

Golden Pal used his earnings during the year to move up several places on the list of All-Time Leading Florida-bred money earners from No. 105 at the beginning of the year to No. 50 with $1,825,131 as of Dec. 31.

However, among active Florida-breds in 2022, C Z Rocket used his $441,000 in earnings during the year to move up to No. 41 in the rankings with $1,952,641. Owned by Altami- ra Racing Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, Gary Barber and Tom Kagele, C Z Rocket finished the year with a second-place finish to Elite Power in the Grade 1 Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint, a race he has now competed in three times and at 9-years-old in 2023, is the richest active Florida-bred. Dublin Fjord Stables LLC, Racepoint Stables, Kevin D. Hilbert and Thomas O’Keefe’s Drafted is next among the weathiest active Florida-bred runners, ranked at No. 136 as of Jan. 28 with $1,175,443.

We hope you enjoy perusing through these statistics as much as I and we look forward to another successful year in 2023. TFH