April 11, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

Florida-bred Hades Looking To Solidify Derby Spot in Lexington

Thoroughbred Incentive Program Announces Winners of 2023 Performance Awards

Florida-Bred National Entries/Results Site Unveiled

• Annie's Project Classes Target Women in Agriculture

Ralph Nicks Calling It a Career Sunday at Gulfstream Park

• Milestone Watch

• Florida-breds in OBS Spring Sale

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

OBS UPDATE

The Thursday, April 11 Under Tack Show is rescheduled to Friday.

Florida-bred Hades - Angelo Lieto Photo


Florida-bred Hades Looking To Solidify Derby Spot in Lexington

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


D.J. Stable and Robert Cotran's Hades leads a trio of Florida-breds entered for the $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington (Grade 3) at Keeneland Saturday, the final race offering qualifying points to make the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 4.

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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.

Thoroughbred Incentive Program Announces Winners of 2023 Performance Awards

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.), which encourages the retraining of Thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon completion of careers in racing or breeding, today announced the winners and other placings from its 2023 performance awards program.

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Florida-Bred National Entries/Results Site Unveiled

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association released on their website this week a one-of-a-kind entries and results tracking page for Florida-breds competing nationally. The page follows all North American runners foaled in Florida with indicators for FTBOA registered, Florida Sire Stakes eligible and Ocala Breeders’ Sales graduates. Race condition details reside alongside date, location, surface, purse and morning line odds as they become available.

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Monday: Stallion Spotlight - Chess Chief

Tuesday: Member Spotlight - Jim Chicklo

Wednesday: Board Member Spotlight - Laurine Fuller Vargas

Annie's Project Classes Target Women in Agriculture

UF/IFAS EXTENSION PRESS RELEASE


OCALA, FL-UF/IFAS Agriculture Extension is offering the third cohort for Annie's Project beginning April 17 through May 29 with the mission of empowering farm women to be better business partners through networking and management resources.

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Ralph Nicks Calling It a Career Sunday at Gulfstream Park

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-Trainer Ralph Nicks said Thursday that he will call it a career Sunday after saddling a horse for the final time at Gulfstream Park. "It's time," Nicks said.

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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 Thursday, April 11, Plesa has won 2,499 races. Plesa has one horse entered at Gulfstream Park on Friday.

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 Thursday, April 11, Spieth was at 4,998 wins. He has one scheduled mount at Gulfstream Park on Friday.

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

Thursday, April 11

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Learn more about each Florida-bred.

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Saturday, April 13

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Follow the Florida Stallion Progeny.

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