BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Live Oak Plantation's Crystal Quest will seek graded stakes credentials Friday when the Florida-bred colt faces seven other 3-year-olds going a mile on the turf in the $500,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (Grade 2) at Saratoga.

This special edition of The Florida Horse podcast is brought to you by Peterson Smith Equine Hospital + Complete Care’s Dr. Marcos Perez with topics that are important to practitioners of elite equine athletes, including standing condylar surgery, bone cysts, and osteochondrosis (arthroscopy) (OCDs).

BY THE JOCKEY CLUB PRESS OFFICE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY—In the keynote address of The Jockey Club’s 72nd Annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing, which concluded earlier today, Todd Gralla, principal/director of Equestrian Services of Populous, a global design firm focusing on sports and entertainment, discussed how integrating modern consumer tastes into the redesign of racetracks can retain the history of racing while enhancing the fan experience and keeping our horses safer.

FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell shares his life in the industry and how those experiences impact his work and leadership model today.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Lady Cha Cha and Chi Chi will represent Florida breeders Saturday at Gulfstream Park when they try to upset Majestic Venezuela going a mile on the turf in the $75,000 Miss Gracie. Nine 3-year-old fillies are entered for the Miss Gracie, which also offers a $20,000 Top 3 Bonus for Florida-breds presented by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association.