{"id":173208,"date":"2026-02-28T22:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173208\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T22:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:48:08","slug":"adios-tootsie-leads-florida-trio-in-tampa-optional-claiming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173208\/","title":{"rendered":"Adios Tootsie Leads Florida Trio in Tampa Optional Claiming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BY BROCK SHERIDAN<\/p>\n<p>Shadybrook Farm homebred Adios Tootsie looks to remain undefeated in her second career start when the Florida-bred filly goes postward in Sunday\u2019s second race at Tampa Bay Downs. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=People&amp;searchType=T&amp;eID=7378&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Michael Yates<\/a>-trained daughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftboa.com\/stallion-spotlight-cajun-breeze-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stonehedge Farm South stallion Cajun Breeze<\/a> is one of three Florida-breds in the field of six entered in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/static\/entry\/TAM030126USA-EQB.html#RACE2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">first condition, $75,000 optional claiming<\/a>. The six-furlong test offers of a purse of $55,000 of which $23,000 is funded by the Florida Owners Awards program and the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftboa.com\/tampa-bay-downs-activates-25-purse-share-for-florida-breds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Downs\/HBPA\/Florida Fund<\/a>, backed by $1.5 million in state support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftboa.com\/entries-results#searchby=horse&amp;search=adios%20tootsie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adios Tootsie<\/a> was introduced successfully on January 10 at Tampa Bay, winning a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/premium\/chartEmb.cfm?track=TAM&amp;raceDate=01\/10\/2026&amp;cy=USA&amp;rn=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">six-furlong maiden special weight for fillies<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=People&amp;searchType=J&amp;eID=92854&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Siggy Golibrzuch<\/a> aboard. They controlled the race with a length cushion through a :45.40 half mile, were briefly challenged in the stretch by longshot May Gray, but drew off late to win by a length-and-a-half. She earned $34,660 at odds of 6-1.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She is the first foal out of the stakes-winning Florida-bred mare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=Horse&amp;refno=10426137&amp;registry=T&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Adios Trippi<\/a>, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocalastud.com\/horses\/adios-charlie-3131.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ocala Stud\u2019s Adios Charlie<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Golibrzuch has the return mount on Adios Tootsie, who breaks from post one and is the 9-5 morning line favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Florida-bred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftboa.com\/entries-results#searchby=horse&amp;search=questnbled&#039;cisions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Questnbled\u2019cisions<\/a> looks to win for the third time in her last four for trainer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=People&amp;searchType=T&amp;eID=2991&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gerald Bennett<\/a> and owners Mr Pug and JPG 2.<\/p>\n<p>The bay daughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftboa.com\/stallion-launchpad\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Girvin<\/a> won a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/premium\/chartEmb.cfm?track=TAM&amp;raceDate=01\/07\/2026&amp;cy=USA&amp;rn=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">seven-furlong, $25,000 maiden claiming for fillies<\/a> by nearly six lengths at Tampa Bay Downs on January 7 and has been solid in two starts since, both against $25,000 starter allowance, optional claiming fillies at Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p>She won by a length-and-a-half in her next start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/premium\/chartEmb.cfm?track=TAM&amp;raceDate=01\/28\/2026&amp;cy=USA&amp;rn=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">going six-and-a-half furlongs on January 28<\/a> but was second to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=Horse&amp;refno=11274863&amp;registry=T&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">La Chismosa<\/a> as the favorite last time on February 20.<\/p>\n<p>Questnbled\u2019cisions is out of La Concerto, by Aptitude and has won two with a second and two thirds in seven starts with earnings of $72,830.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=People&amp;searchType=J&amp;eID=52700&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Daniel Centeno<\/a> has ridden her in her last four and continues with the assignment Sunday. She has post four and is 5-2 on the morning line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=People&amp;searchType=T&amp;eID=3998&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rory Miller<\/a> will saddle Florida-bred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftboa.com\/entries-results#searchby=horse&amp;search=flowko\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flowko<\/a>, a homebred filly for Flying Finish Farm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By Brethren out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=Horse&amp;refno=9942092&amp;registry=T&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vino de Pago<\/a>, by With Distinction, Flowko looks to break through on the main track after finishing second in her last two races under these conditions going a mile on the turf.<\/p>\n<p>Flowko has won one of eight career starts with three seconds while banking $69,805.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=People&amp;searchType=J&amp;eID=614&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jose Ferrer<\/a> will ride from post two and they are listed at 6-1 in the program.<\/p>\n<p>Bakers Island with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=People&amp;searchType=J&amp;eID=150013&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marcos Meneses<\/a>, Turkish Pistachio and jockey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=People&amp;searchType=J&amp;eID=171282&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Samuel Marin<\/a> and Permian Basin with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equibase.com\/profiles\/Results.cfm?type=People&amp;searchType=J&amp;eID=330&amp;rbt=TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jesus Castanon<\/a> up round out the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Return to the February 28 issue of\u00a0Wire to Wire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BY BROCK SHERIDAN Shadybrook Farm homebred Adios Tootsie looks to remain undefeated in her second career start when&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[4974,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-173208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-racing","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}