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Trainer Claudio Gonzalez
Claudio Gonzalez has come a long way since first arriving in the United States more than 25 years ago without a job and barely able to speak the language. He has steadily climbed the ladder, beating cancer along the way, and established himself as the dominant trainer in his home base of Maryland.
Not surprisingly, the affable and easy-going 44-year-old native of Santiago, Chile is careful not to take his success – on or off the track – for granted.
“For sure, it makes you appreciate what you have,” Gonzalez said. “You re always working hard. This job is not easy, and every day is a new day. One day you might win three races, the next day you might not win any. You don t know. You have to keep working hard every day.”
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Noble Drama out-finishes favorite Red Crescent to win the 2020 Sunshine Millions Classic
Harold Queen s Noble Drama has amassed earnings of more than $600,000 while winning five stakes and placing in 12 stakes during his 24-race career. Not bad for the “black sheep” of his family.
Noble Drama is out of a half-sister to 2010 Eclipse champion sprinter Big Drama and full sister to multiple Grade 1-stakes winner Sheer Drama.
While his exploits pale in comparisons to those of his Grade 1 kin, Noble Drama has been a most productive member of trainer David Fawkes Gulfstream Park-based stable for the past few years.
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Shivaree winning the FTBOA Marion County Sire Stakes under Roberto Alvarado Jr.
Shivaree has danced some mighty big dances. He was second to Tiz the Law in the Grade 1 Florida Derby in March and finished off the board in the Grade 1 Travers, also won by Tiz the Law, in August at Saratoga.
Keeping that kind of company, as well as winning a pair of Gulfstream Park stakes and finishing second in the Grade 3 Swale Stakes last winter, made Shivaree a formidable contender in Saturday s fourth edition of the $100,000, 7-furlong Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association Marion County Florida Sire Stakes for FTBOA-registered Florida-breds today at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Fla.