BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Fourth in the $150,000 Tremont at Saratoga last out, Amy E. Dunne and Partick L. Biancone’s Florida-bred Classic of Course returns to the Sunshine State for the $75,000 Proud Man at Gulfstream Park Saturday. The six-furlong Proud Man will feature eight 2-year-olds and a $20,000 Top 3 bonus for Florida-breds presented by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association.

This special edition of The Florida Horse podcast is brought to you by Peterson Smith Equine Hospital + Complete Care’s Dr. Andrew Smith, who talks about several of the clinic’s equine specializations that are valuable to maintaining equine athletes at the elite level, including diagnostic imaging, dynamic airway examinations, lameness, poor performance evaluation, and equine podiatry.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Seven Floridians have been named finalists for the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, an awards program that recognizes and rewards the outstanding talent, diligence and commitment of the farm and racing staff who are at the heart of the sport. 

Horsewoman, Longtime Chaplaincy President Sharyn Wasiluk Dies

COURTESY TAMPA BAY DOWNS PRESS OFFICE

OLDSMAR, FL-Sharyn Wasiluk, a Thoroughbred owner and trainer who served the Tampa Bay Downs backstretch workforce for 22 years as the president of the Race Track Chaplaincy of America's Tampa Bay Downs division, died Saturday following an extended illness. She was 77.

FEATURING PETER T. FORNATALE