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Inside This Issue

• Ocala Stud Announces 2026 Stallion Roster and Fees

• The Jockey Club and TOBA Host Breeders Organization Workshop

• The Florida Horse Podcast E64 Farm City Week

• New Connections Start With Knickerbocker Stakes for New Claim Dear Dad

• Final Verdict Leads Florida-bred Trio Into Tom Metzen Memorial Canterbury Club

• Foal Conformation and Corrections Topic of OwnerView Webinar

• Upcoming Milestones: Jockey Rajiv Maragh and Jockey Leonel Reyes

• Florida-bred Rezasrolex Notches Seventh Consecutive Win Friday

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

 

REMINDER:

Florida Sire Stakes Yearling Deadline

November 15 is extended to Monday, November 17*

(payment due if the May 15 yearling deadline was missed)

*due to deadline falling on a weekend

 
 
 

Win Win Win - ©Louise Reinagel


Ocala Stud Announces 2026 Stallion Roster and Fees

PRESS RELEASE


OCALA, FL-Stud fees are unchanged for Ocala Stud's roster of seven stallions for the upcoming breeding season, the farm announced today. The roster is headed by leading Second-Crop Sire in Florida Win Win Win, who will stand for $8,500 S&N.

 
 
 
 

The Jockey Club and TOBA Host Breeders Organization Workshop

BY THE JOCKEY CLUB PRESS OFFICE (Edited)


The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association hosted a regional breeders organization workshop at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, Nov. 12, to identify best practices and areas of growth for the industry. More than 60 individuals from 23 organizations attended.

 
 
 

The Florida Horse Podcast

Episode 64 Farm City Week

 
 
 

Florida-bred Dear Dad - ©Coady Media


New Connections Start With Knickerbocker Stakes for New Claim Dear Dad

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Claimed for $75,000 out of his last race by owner and trainer Antonio Arriaga, Florida-bred Dear Dad makes his first start from the new barn against black-type company in Saturday's $150,000 Knickerbocker Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.

 
 
 
 

Edward Barker - ©Coglianese


Final Verdict Leads Florida-bred Trio Into Tom Metzen Memorial Canterbury Club

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Trainer Edward Barker will send Florida-bred Final Verdict to Churchill Downs for the $150,000 Tom Metzen Memorial Canterbury, one of eight Claiming Crown races with starter allowance conditions worth $1.1 million Saturday.

 
 
 
 

Foal Conformation and Corrections Topic of OwnerView Webinar

PRESS RELEASE (Edited)


The ninth installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held Nov. 12 and featured a veterinarian from Rood & Riddle discussing foal conformation and possible corrections.

 
 
 
 

Rajiv Maragh - ©Ryan Thompson


Milestone


Jockey Rajiv Maragh is approaching a personal milestone of 2,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through the 4th race at Gulfstream Park today, Nov. 14, Maragh was at 1,996 wins. He has four scheduled mounts on Saturday, Nov. 15, and five on Sunday, Nov. 16, all at Gulfstream Park.

 
 
 

Leonel Reyes - ©Ryan Thompson


Milestone


Jockey Leonel Reyes is approaching a personal milestone of 1,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through today, Nov. 14, Reyes was at 997 wins.

 
 
 

Florida-bred Rezasrolex - ©Lauren King


Florida-bred Rezasrolex Notches Seventh Consecutive Win Friday

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Robert Cotran's Rezasrolex earned his seventh consecutive trip to the Gulfstream Park winner's circle Friday with a dominating three-and-a-half-length victory in Race 7, a $20,000 optional claiming for Florida-breds.

 
 
 

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