De Luca and Sons Stable

Aldo De Luca and his wife Kelley purchased a 30-acre farm in Williston, Florida two years ago to have a place to retire to where they could enjoy breeding Thoroughbreds and raising foals. One of the first yearlings to grow up on the couple's new farm was a Texas-bred daughter of Fed Biz they purchased for $10,000 at that year's Fasig-Tipton October Sale. Now named Boerne, the speedy filly won her third straight race in dominating fashion with a 4 1/4-length allowance victory at Gulfstream Park Sunday (video). After over...

9th-Gulfstream, $46,000, Alw, 5-3, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:17.20, ft. BOERNE (f, 3, Fed Biz--Seeking the Jewel, by Seeking the Gold), fourth in her 5 1/2-furlong debut at Gulfstream Park West last November, graduated by a front-running 3 1/2 lengths going this distance Mar. 15 and added a 7 1/4-length romp in a six-furlong allowance Apr. 11. The 6-5 favorite jumped out to the early lead and was clear through fractions of :22.83 and :45.66. She extended her advantage into the stretch and sailed under the wire 4 1/4 lengths...