THE 2023 NEEDLES AWARD is presented to Richard Heysek’s Caperlane Farm, which, as a breeder, posted Florida-bred earnings of $533,970 on the season. Caperlane Farm was represented by four starters, who recorded six wins, five seconds, and two-thirds.
Caperlane Farm was the breeder of Florida-bred Grade I winner Speed Boat Beach. The 2020 bay colt by Bayern out of Sophia Mia, by Pioneerof the Nile, won the Malibu Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Trained by Bob Baffert, Speed Boat Beach was also second in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes (G2) and earned $320,000 on the season. Speed Boat Beach was campaigned by Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman.
The Needles Award was established by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association to honor small Thoroughbred operations that have made outstanding contributions to the Florida Thoroughbred industry. The award is named after Needles, who was the first Florida-bred national champion (1955 champion 2-year-old colt) and the first Florida-bred to win theKentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes (1956).
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