May 14, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• FTBOA Member Spotlight - Terri Latner

• Riding Academy Hotel at WEC Opens

• Florida Connected Preakness Contenders

• NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll

• NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll

Florida-breds in the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale

• Milestones

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

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Terri Latner

By Sarah Welk Baynum


Terri Latner is a small breeder who loves being in the Florida Thoroughbred industry and raising her foals to be the best they can be.


Latner’s introduction to the world of Thoroughbred racing started in 2005 after taking a job at Midwest Feed and Hay.


“They operated five locations in the North Central Florida area and I worked as their farm consultant. Then in 2015, I was hired by OBS Feed & Supply working in the same role as farm consultant,” Latner said.

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Florida Sire Stakes Yearling Deadline

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The Riding Academy Hotel at WEC


The Riding Academy Hotel is Now Open at World Equestrian Center in Ocala

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OCALA, FL-The Riding Academy Hotel is now open in Ocala. As the newest asset to come online at World Equestrian Center, The Riding Academy Hotel offers 390 upscale studios and suites for a world-class experience of Southern hospitality in the heart of the Horse Capital of the World®.

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

The Florida Horse Podcast


E41 – FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell Interviews FTBOA Lobbyist Jon Rees



CEO Lonny Powell interviews FTBOA Lobbyist Jon Rees. They review recent legislative wins, acknowledge major Tallahassee supporters and celebrate outgoing FTBOA Lobbyist Matt Bryan and his 30 years of service to the Florida

Thoroughbred industry.

Mystik Dan - Jim McCue Photo


Florida Connected Preakness Contenders

Mystik Dan


A graduate of the early training program at Silverleaf Hills Training Center in Summerfield, Fla. Silverleaf Hills is owned and operated by Ken McPeek, who trains Mystik Dan.


Muth


Received his early training from Jimbo and Tori Gladwell at the Top Line Sales LLC located in Ocala. He sold for $2 million at the 2023 OBS March Sale where he was purchased by trainer Bob Baffert’s Agent, Donato Lanni.

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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.

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Milestone Watch


Jockey Scott Spieth is approaching a personal milestone of 5,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through racing Tuesday, May 14, Spieth was at 4,998 wins. He has no scheduled mounts.

Sunday, May 12

Wednesday, May 15

Friday, May 17

Saturday, May 18

Learn more about each Florida-bred.

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with additional information on each Florida-bred.

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