Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Friday, August 15 2025

August 15, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Bold Venture First Start in Seven Months for Victory Achieved, Old Chestnut Also Entered

• Chi Town Prince to Make Second Start in Prairie Meadows Freshman

• Patience, Persistence Winning Combination for Ashima

• White Horse Award Nominations Deadline - August 25, 2025

• FTBOA Launches Industry-Leading Online Registrations

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Old Chestnut - ©Michael Burns

Bold Venture First Start in Seven Months for Victory Achieved, Old Chestnut Also Entered

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Live Oak Plantation homebred Victory Achieved is set to return to the track off a seven-month break in Saturday's CA$150,000 Bold Venture, a six-and-a-half-furlong test for 3-year-olds and older.

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Larry Rivelli - ©Ryan Thompson

Chi Town Prince to Make Second Start in Prairie Meadows Freshman

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Florida-bred Chi Town Prince, an impressive maiden special weight winner in his first race, is set to make his second start Saturday night in the $100,000 Prairie Meadows Freshman at Prairie Meadows.

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Florida-bred Ashima (red & black silks) - ©Ryan Thompson

Patience, Persistence Winning Combination for Ashima

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - An astute handicapper, owner Wallace Moore Jr. was looking over the entries last fall at Gulfstream Park when he became intrigued by the filly Ashima, a daughter of Grade 1 winner The Big Beast with three prior victories that was dropped in for the same bargain $8,000 price from her prior start.

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FTBOA Launches Industry-Leading Online Registrations

Streamlined Digital Platform Enhances Service for Thoroughbred Breeders

OCALA, FL-The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association announced today the launch of an all-new online registration system for Florida-bred and Florida Sire Stakes foals, marking a significant advancement in digital services for the Florida Thoroughbred breeding community.

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