Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Sunday, April 7, 2024

April 7, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Neolithic colt, Win Win Win Filly Fire Bullet Works at OBS

• Florida-bred Hades Confirmed for Lexington

• OBS Under Tack Show Times

• Milestone Watch

• Florida-breds in OBS Spring Sale

• Kentucky Derby Leaderboard

• Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Hip 87, a Florida-bred colt by Neolithic - Judit Seipert Photo

Neolithic colt, Win Win Win Filly Among Fastest at First Day of OBS Spring Under Tack Show

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Florida sires Neolithic and Win Win Win were represented by eighth-mile bullet works at the first under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sale Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in training Sunday which saw two other Florida-breds among the eight who stopped the clock in :9.80.

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Equine are big business in Florida. Tammy Gantt & Steve Koch share new economic impact estimates.

The Florida Horse Podcast

E39 – Tammy Gantt With Tami Bobo

FTBOA’s Tammy A. Gantt talks with Tami Bobo, co-owner of Florida’s 2022 Horse of the Year Simplification, about why both Simplification and Gunnevera, standing at Pleasant Acres Stallions, are good matches for Florida breeders.

Florida-bred Hades - Ryan Thompson Photo

Florida-bred Holy Bull Winner Hades Confirmed for Lexington

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-D. J. Stable LLC and Robert Florida-bred Cotran’s Hades, who has been entered in Saturday’s Grade 3 Stonestreet Lexington at Keeneland, will run in the mile-and-a-sixteenth contest for 3-year-olds in a quest to earn a spot in the 20-horse field for the May 4 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), trainer Joe Orseno confirmed Sunday.

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Eddie Plesa Jr. – Lauren King

Milestone Watch

Jockey Eddie Plesa Jr. is approaching a personal milestone of 2.500 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through racing on Sunday, April 7, Plesa has won 2,499 races. Plesa has one horse entered at Gulfstream Park on Thursday.

Scott Spieth – SV Photography

Milestone Watch

Jockey Scott Spieth is approaching a personal milestone of 5,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada).

Through racing Sunday, April 7, Spieth was at 4,998 wins. He has one scheduled mount at Tampa Bay Downs on Wednesday.

Submit your photos of Florida-bred foals in jpeg format for publication in Wire to Wire to Brock Sheridan, Editor-In-Chief at: bsherida@ftboa.com. Please include sex, sire, dam, breeder and any requested photo credit.

Kentucky Derby Leaderboard

Updated Through April 6

Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard

Updated Through April 6

Monday: Stallion Spotlight - Tunwoo

Tuesday: FTBOA Member - Jessica Brady

Wednesday: FTBOA Board Member - Milan Kosanovich

Saturday, April 6

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Learn more about each Florida-bred.

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with additional information on each Florida-bred.

Sunday, April 7

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with additional information on each Florida-bred.

Thursday, April 11

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with additional information on each Florida-bred.

Saturday, April 13

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