July 11, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Florida-breds Forever Souper, Happyisashappydoes Meet Again

• Blue Sparkler Next for Florida-bred Super Freaky Girl

• Discount for Horse of Racing Age Breeders' Cup Noms

• Marion County Survey

• 2024 Leading Florida Sires

• Milestones

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Forever Souper - ©SV Photography

Florida-breds Forever Souper, Happyisashappydoes Meet Again in Million Preview

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Florida-breds Forever Souper and Happyisashappydoes, who were first and second respectively in the ESMARK Turf Classic on March 24 at Tampa Bay Downs, are set to face each other again in the $125,000 Million Preview at Colonial Downs Saturday.

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Florida-bred Super Freaky Girl - ©Lauren King Photo

Blue Sparkler Next for Undefeated Florida-bred Filly Super Freaky Girl

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Super Freaky Girl will try to keep her unblemished record intact when she takes on stakes company for the first time Saturday in the $100,000 Blue Sparkler for 3-year-old fillies at Monmouth Park.

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Discount For Breeders' Cup Horses of Racing Age Nomination Ends July 15

BY BREEDERS' CUP PRESS OFFICE

LEXINGTON, KY-Owners of horses of racing age currently not nominated to the Breeders' Cup program can nominate their runners at discounted rates on or before Monday, July 15 for competition in this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships, to be held Nov.

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Marion County's population is estimated to grow to nearly 500,000 residents by 2040.

That’s an increase of about 100,000 new people living and working here!

You can help plan for this growth! Marion County is updating its policies in the Comprehensive Plan through the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR).

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Milestone

Jockey Julien R. Leparoux is approaching a personal milestone of 3,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through the 10th race at Saratoga Thursday, July 11, Leparoux was at 2,991 wins. He has two scheduled mounts for Friday at Saratoga.

Milestone

Trainer George Weaver is approaching a personal milestone of 1,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through racing Thursday July 11, Weaver was at 996 wins. He has one horse entered at Saratoga on Friday.

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Learn more about each Florida-bred.

Click on the Florida-bred Stakes to be taken to the FTBOA website

with additional information on each Florida-bred.

A. P. Five Hundred	A. P. Warrior	Adios Charlie	Amira's Prince (IRE)
Awesome of Course	Awesome Slew	Awesome Sword	Backtalk
Bahamian Squall	Battalion Runner	Beau Choix	Big Drama
Bismarck Tullio	Black Onyx	Black Stash	Bodexpress
Brethren	Brooks 'n Down	Bucchero	Bullet Gone Astray
Burning Roma	Cajun Breeze	Causeway's Kin	Chitu
Council Member	Curlin's Honor	Currency Swap	Dak Attack
Deputy Glitters	Doneraile Court	Field Commission	Finale
First Dude	Flashstorm	Fort Loudon	Forty Grams
Fury Kapcori	Gary D	Girvin	Global Response
Gone Astray	Greatness	Greenpointcrusader	Gunnevera
Handsome Mike	Hear No Evil	Hello Broadway	High Cotton
In Summation	Iqbaal	J P's Gusto	Jess's Dream
Katz My Song	Khozan	Mach Ride	Neolithic
Noble Bird	No Never No More	Overdriven	Pleasant Strike
Proud Accolade	Rattlesnake Bridge	Reward the Cat	Ride On Curlin
Rock Hampton	Rogueish	Seeking the Soul	Senor Swinger
Seventysevenstreet	Soldat	Songandaprayer	St Patrick's Day
Suns Out Guns Out	Sweetontheladies	Tanzanite Cat	Tapitgold
Telling	The Big Beast	Threeandoh	Treasure Beach (GB)
Tunwoo	United States	Untuttable	Valiant Minister
Vineyard Haven	West Acre	Wildcat Heir	Win Win Win
Winslow Homer	Yesbyjimminy	Young Brian	Zoffinger

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