Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Saturday, February 14 2026

February 14, 2026 Edition

Featured Advertisers

Florida Coast Equipment - Kubota

Ocala Stud

Baoma Corp

Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association

Fred Burton Paving

Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company

Rockridge Stud

Subscribe to Wire to Wire Here

Inside This Issue

• Reef Runner Scores in $2 Million 1351 Turf Sprint on Saudi Cup Card

• Nic’s Style Favored in Gulfstream Park Sunday Feature

• This Day in Florida Thoroughbred History – Big Drama is Foaled at Queen Farm

• FTBOA Export Incentives Off to a Vigorous Start

• The Art of Remi

• Nostalgia Is Not a Business Plan

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

The FTBOA Offices will be closed

Monday, February 16

In observance of President’s Day.

FLORIDA'S NEWEST MILLIONAIRE

Florida-bred Reef Runner - ©Mathea Kelley/JCSA

Reef Runner Scores in $2 Million 1351 Turf Sprint on Saudi Cup Card

Becomes 189th Florida-bred Millionaire

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Alex and JoAnn Lieblong's Florida homebred Reef Runner steered from behind the leaders at the top of the stretch to target 7-5 favorite Lazzat (Fr) and take over with 100 meters to the finish and win the $2 million 1351 Turf Sprint presented by Qiddiya City (Group 2) on the Saudi Cup undercard at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh Saturday.

View Full Story Here

Florida-bred Nic's Style - ©Ryan Thompson

Nic's Style Favored in Gulfstream Park Sunday Feature

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Graded stakes-winning Florida-bred Nic's Style has been installed at the 8-5 morning line favorite for Sunday's featured Race 10 at Gulfstream Park, an upper tier $62,500 optional claiming for fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and older.

View Full Story Here

Florida-bred Big Drama - ©Reed Palmer/Breeders' Cup

This Day in Florida Thoroughbred History -

Big Drama is Foaled at Queen Farm

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

FEBRUARY 14, 2006-Florida-bred Big Drama, the 2010 Eclipse Award Champion Sprinter and that year's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (Grade 1) winner, was foaled at Queen Farm in Ocala, Florida.

View Full Story Here

Florida-bred Queen Maxima - ©Benoit

FTBOA Export Incentives Off to a Vigorous Start

Florida-Bred Thoroughbreds are a Major Agricultural Export

BY STEVE KOCH

OCALA, FL-In the debut month of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association's groundbreaking Florida-bred Export Incentives program, 11 Florida-bred winners at out-of-state racetracks earned export incentives for their breeders as part of the $1 million initiative in 2026.

View Full Story Here

The Art of Remi

February 2026, by artist Remi‬⁩ Bellocq

View Art Here

Statue of Citation, Hialeah Park - Photo: ©Coady Media

Nostalgia Is Not a Business Plan

Hialeah Park Rumors Warrant Caution, Diligence

BY STEVE KOCH

Industry whispers describe a partnership to reactivate Hialeah Park and sooner abandon Thoroughbred racing at Gulfstream Park.

View Full Story Here

Saturday, February 14

King Abdulaziz Racecourse | $1.5 million Saudi Derby (Group 3) | ..FINISHED: 7..

ACKNOWLEDGEMEPLZ

Saturday, February 14

King Abdulaziz Racecourse | $2 million 1351 Turf Sprint (Group 2) | ..FINISHED: 1..

REEF RUNNER

Sunday, February 15

Friday, February 20

Saturday, February 21

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.

Advertise Here...

Call Nancy Moffatt at 352-629-2160 for more information.

Special rate for business owners...

Advertise your business or service here!

Pay for three weeks, get fourth week FREE!

LIMITED OFFER!

Contact Nancy Moffatt at NMoffatt@ftboa.com or call 352-629-2160 for more information

This issue is sent to more than 4,000 members of the Thoroughbred industry.

If you would like to get in front of this audience, please

call us at 352-629-2160 to advertise today.

WiretoWire

About Us

Wire to Wire is the voice of the Florida Thoroughbred industry. Published by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, Wire to Wire is a daily racing digest published and distributed digitally by subscription and available at ftboa.com/news. Wire to Wire online is delivered daily to inboxes worldwide.

Wire to Wire online features original content produced by our editors with additional headline stories pertinent to the industry.

CONNECT WITH US

Florida Equine Communications

801 SW 60th Avenue, Ocala FL 33474

352-629-2160