July 17, 2026 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Ms. Bucchero Takes Another Shot at Regret With New Connections

• Florida-bred Horse of the Year Bentornato Injured, Out for 2026

• Reef Runner Out for Remainder of 2026

• Florida-bred Foal Spotlight: Verifying – Snow Forecast

• Florida Gaming Control Commission Celebrates Four Years of Protecting Floridians

• Tracking the State’s Florida-Bred Investment

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Ms. Bucchero - ©Ryan Thompson


Ms. Bucchero Takes Another Shot at Regret With New Connections

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Second in last year's Regret Stakes at Monmouth Park when owned and trained by Diane Morici, Florida-bred Ms. Bucchero returns for this year's edition while making her second start for trainer Mark Casse and owner Gary Barber.

Florida-bred Bentornato - ©Benoit


Florida-bred Horse of the Year Bentornato Injured, Out for 2026

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


As first reported by Steve Andersen in Daily Racing Form, Florida-bred Horse of the Year and 2025 Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint (Grade 1)-winner Bentornato has suffered a sesamoid injury and will miss the remainder of 2026.

Florida-bred Reef Runner - ©Mathea Kelley/JCSA


Reef Runner Out for Remainder of 2026

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


According to a report by David Grening in Daily Racing Form, Florida-bred Reef Runner has been sidelined for the remainder of the year with a soft-tissue injury.

©Jennifer A. Johnson


Florida-bred Foal Spotlight: Verifying - Snow Forecast

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


This attractive filly at Jennifer and Gillian Johnson’s Shadow Run Farm in Williston, Florida is by Pleasant Acres Stallions’ Verifying out of the winning Prospective mare Snow Forest, an earner of $227,367. 

Florida Gaming Control Commission Celebrates Four Years of Protecting Floridians

PRESS RELEASE (Edited)


TALLAHASSEE, FL-This July, the Florida Gaming Control Commission is celebrating its fourth anniversary and recognizing the many accomplishments achieved since its inception in July 2022. Since its creation, the FGCC has seized nearly 11,000 illegal slot machines and more than $23 million in illegal gambling proceeds.

Tracking the State's Florida-Bred Investment

June 2026

BY STEVE KOCH


This is the latest in a monthly series tracking how Florida's new state investment in Florida-bred purses translates into actual earnings.

Saturday, July 18

Sunday, July 19

Monday, July 20

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