July 25, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Ms. Bucchero Leads Florida-bred Trio Into Love Sign

• Florida-bred Arthur’s Ride Makes His 2025 Debut Saturday at Saratoga Race Course

• 2025 Florida-bred Foal Spotlight

• $400 Early Breeders’ Cup Foal Nomination Deadline Closes Aug. 1

• Hoarse Prophets Ep. 5: Featuring FTBOA’s Brock Sheridan

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Ms. Bucchero - ©Jim McCue


Ms. Bucchero Leads Florida-bred Trio Into Love Sign

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Ms. Bucchero, Sunset Express and Admiral Hopper will represent the Sunshine State breeders Saturday at Colonial Downs when they head to the starting gate for the $100,000 Love Sign Stakes for fillies and mares, 3-years-old and older going six furlongs.

Florida-bred Arthur's Ride - ©Amira Chichakly


Florida-bred Arthur's Ride Makes His 2025 Debut Saturday at Saratoga Race Course

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Glassman Racing's Arthur's Ride, winner of last year's Grade 1 Whitney at Saratoga Race Course, is set to make his first start of the year Saturday in the fourth race at the Spa, a conditioned $100,000 optional claiming.

A Florida-bred filly by Cairo Prince out of Sea Smoke, by Tribal Rule. Bred by Tom McCrocklin and Frank Mermenstein. ©Judit Seipert Photo

A Florida-bred filly by Pleasant Acres Stallions’ Verifying out of Book on Tape, by Audible. Bred by Tom McCrocklin. ©Judit Seipert Photo

$400 Early Breeders' Cup Foal Nomination Deadline Closes Aug. 1

BREEDERS' CUP PRESS RELEASE


LEXINGTON, KY―Breeders' Cup Limited today issued a reminder that the deadline to nominate foals born in 2025 to the Breeders' Cup program at a one-time fee of $400 is Friday, Aug. 1, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Hoarse Prophets Ep. 5:

Bobby Dibona, Pedro Casella & more

Featuring an interview with FTBOA’s Brock Sheridan!

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