BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Sent to the post as the 2-5 favorite, Florida-bred Nic’s Style won for the fifth time in six career starts with an easy stakes-record victory in $100,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes City of Ocala at Tampa Bay Downs Saturday. Trained by Hall of Fame conditioner Bill Mott for Stephen Rousseau, Nic’s Style covered seven furlongs in 1:21.84, eclipsing the previous record of 1:22.40 set by Surprise Wedding in the inaugural City of Ocala in 2017.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Under pressure while leading early, Big Martini and jockey Sonny Leon drew clear at the top of the stretch to win the $100,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Marion County by two lengths at Tampa Bay Downs Saturday. It was the first career stakes victory for the 4-year-old gelding who defeated three others in the seven-furlong test for 3-year-olds and older by registered Florida stallions.

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE  

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL—Jockey Tyler Gaffalione rode his first career winner at Gulfstream Sept. 7, 2014. So, it was only fitting the native of nearby Davie, Fla., would reach yet another milestone at his hometown track Friday.

Join host Brock Sheridan for another exciting episode of The Florida Horse podcast, coming to you from the Horse Capital of the World Studios in Ocala, Florida. In this episode, we take an in-depth look at the $1.2 million Florida Sire Stakes, an iconic six-race series at Gulfstream Park spotlighting 2-year-olds sired by registered Florida stallions.