Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Friday, March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Florida-breds Competing For $10.36 Million Around the World Saturday

• Orseno Happy with Decision to Wait for Florida Derby

• Florida-breds Looking for History in Florida Derby and Gulfstream Park Oaks

• Milestone Watch

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

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Florida-bred Clapton - Coady Photo

Florida-breds Competing Around the World For $10.36 Million Saturday

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

The $3.24 billion economic impact produced annually by the Florida Thoroughbred industry will be on full display Saturday when Florida-breds compete for more than $10,000,000 million in purse money and $360,000 in FTBOA Florida-bred and FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes bonuses at Gulfstream Park, Aqueduct Racetrack, Fonner Park and Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.

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Florida-bred Hades – Angelo Lieto Photo

Orseno Happy with Decision to Wait for Florida Derby

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-After D. J. Stable LLC and Robert Cotran's Hades pulled off a gutsy front-running victory in the Feb. 3 Holy Bull (Grade 3) at Gulfstream Park, trainer Joe Orseno had a decision to make.

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Equine are big business in Florida. Tammy Gantt & Steve Koch share new economic impact estimates.

The Florida Horse Podcast

E39 – Tammy Gantt With Tami Bobo

FTBOA’s Tammy A. Gantt talks with Tami Bobo, co-owner of Florida’s 2022 Horse of the Year Simplification, about why both Simplification and Gunnevera, standing at Pleasant Acres Stallions, are good matches for Florida breeders.

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Florida-bred Fiona’s Magic – Lauren King Photo

Florida-breds Looking for History in Florida Derby and Gulfstream Park Oaks

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Not since in 1997 have Florida-breds won Gulfstream Park's premier races for 3-year-olds and 3-year-old fillies in the same year and a Sunshine State sweep has only happened twice.

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Monday: Florida Stallion – Win Win Win

Tuesday: FTBOA Member – Richard and Cathy Heysek

Wednesday: FTBOA Board Member – Mary Lightner

Saturday, March 30

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Florida-bred Hades – Lauren King Photo

Learn more about each Florida-bred.

Click on the Florida-bred Stakes to be taken to the FTBOA website

with additional information on each Florida-bred.

Eddie Plesa Jr. – Lauren King

Milestone Watch

Jockey Eddie Plesa Jr. is approaching a personal milestone of 2.500 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through racing on Friday, March 29, Plesa has won 2,499 races. Plesa has one horse entered for Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

Friday, April 5

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Learn more about each Florida-bred.

Click on the Florida-bred Stakes to be taken to the FTBOA website

with additional information on each Florida-bred.

Scott Spieth – SV Photography

Milestone Watch

Jockey Scott Spieth is approaching a personal milestone of 5,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada).

Through racing Friday, March 29, Spieth was at 4,998 wins. He has one scheduled mount on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs.

Saturday, April 6

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