May 16, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• PODCAST: Quantity Fills the Starting Gate, But Quality Gets The Win

• Florida-bred Most Handsome Looks for Turf Stakes Credentials in Roar

• Florida-bred Roll On Big Joe Takes Rich Allowance Optional Claiming at Churchill Downs

• 2024 Horse Protection Act Amendments

• Florida-breds in the Fasig-Tipton Midatlantic May Sale

• Wire to Wire Podcast: Lennilu Looks to Royal Ascot

• 2025 Florida Connections to the Preakness (G1) Contenders

• Leading the Defense for Florida Thoroughbreds Against Decoupling

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Quantity Fills the Starting Gate, But Quality Gets The Win

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Florida-bred Most Handsome - ©Ryan Thompson

Florida-bred Most Handsome Looks for Turf Stakes Credentials in Roar

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

A winner of the Hollywood Beach on the Gulfstream Park synthetic in his second career start in September, Florida-bred Most Handsome tries to repeat that victory on the turf in the $75,000 Roar at Gulfstream Saturday.

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Florida Breeder of the Year Award presented by Steve Koch to Stonehedge Farm South team of Michael “Bo” Yates, Larry King and Darrell Folley.

(Photo: ©H.H. Photography)

Florida-bred Roll on Big Joe - ©Coady Media

Florida-bred Roll On Big Joe Takes Rich Allowance Optional Claiming at Churchill Downs

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Roll On Big Joe, winner of the Grade 3 Palos Verdes at Santa Anita in February, won for the third time in his last four starts Friday, taking a top condition, $175,000 optional claiming at Churchill Downs.

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Lennilu Looks to Royal Ascot

Featuring Brock Sheridan

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The FTBOA has consistently defeated attempts to decouple Thoroughbred horse racing, thanks to the advocates, industry leaders, and state officials who have joined our efforts. This is a fight we can win.

#FTBOA #FloridaThoroughbreds #NoToDecoupling

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