August 23, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Florida-bred Comedy Town Looks to Hit Paydirt in Saturday’s Benny the Bull

• Recruiter Takes Big Optional Claiming Win into State Rep Sprint

• Gulfstream Park to Host 10th Annual Jockeys and Jeans Fundraiser for PDJF Jan. 11

• Wire to Wire Video Preview: Florida-bred Sunny Breeze Looking Good in Saturday’s DeBunda Sprint

• The Florida Horse Podcast E48 – Florida Sire Stakes Preview 2024

• Milestones

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Comedy Town - ©Lauren King


Florida-bred Comedy Town Looks to Hit Paydirt in Saturday's Benny the Bull

EDITED GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS RELEASE


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL—It took three-and-a-half long years of racing before Florida-bred Comedy Town, through no fault of his own, finally found his calling.



Comedy Town had run the first 24 races of his career on either turf or synthetic, winning a race here and there on both surfaces, before being given the opportunity to run on dirt. When that opportunity arrived, the 6-year-old gelding took full advantage.

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Florida-bred Recruiter - ©Nikki Sherman / EQUI-PHOTO


Recruiter Takes Big Optional Claiming Win into State Rep Sprint

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Nick Sanna Stables and Lynch Racing's Recruiter looks to use a seven-and-a-half-length victory in his last race as a springboard to stakes success in Saturday's $75,000 State Representative's Sprint going six furlongs at Parx Racing.

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Gulfstream Park to Host 10th Annual Jockeys and Jeans Fundraiser for PDJF Jan. 11

EDITED PDJF PRESS RELEASE


METAIRIE, LA—Jockeys and Jeans, which raises funds for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Funds, has announced Gulfstream Park and 1/ST Racing will host their 10th annual fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 11 beginning at Noon.    

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Wire to Wire Video Preview: Florida-bred Sunny Breeze Looking Good in Saturday's DeBunda Sprint

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The Florida Horse Podcast E48 - Florida Sire Stakes Preview 2024

Join Florida Equine Communications Editor-in-Chief Brock Sheridan for a preview of the 2024 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes.

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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 first race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on Friday, August 23, Leparoux was at 2,993 wins. He has three scheduled mounts at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday.

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