Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Saturday, February 28 2026

February 28, 2026 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Strategic Risk Tries to Rebound Off Poor Southwest in Sunday’s $1 million Rebel Stakes

• Flood Zone Takes Tampa Bay Downs Allowance

• Undefeated Florida-bred Taken by the Wind Gets Ready for Sunday’s Grade 3 Honeybee

• Adios Tootsie Leads Florida Trio in Tampa Optional Claiming

• FTBOA Announces $1 Million Florida Sire Racing Incentives Program for 2026

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Strategic Risk - ©Kara West/Coady Media

Strategic Risk Tries to Rebound Off Poor Southwest in Sunday's $1 million Rebel Stakes

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Florida-bred Strategic Risk tries to recuperate off a poor outing last out in the Grade 3 Southwest and take the next step on the Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) in Sunday's $1 million, Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

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Florida-bred Flood Zone - ©SV Photography

Flood Zone Takes Tampa Bay Downs Allowance

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Wathan Racing's Flood Zone, the Florida-bred winner of last year's Grade 3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct, won the ninth race at Tampa Bay Downs Saturday, a second condition, $32,000 optional claiming going seven furlongs.

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Florida-bred Taken by the Wind - ©Renee Torbit/Coady Media

Undefeated Florida-bred Taken by the Wind gallops at Oaklawn Park Saturday morning in preparation for Sunday’s Grade 3 Honeybee Stakes. Trained by Ken McPeek for Magdalena Racing, Terry Bradshaw, Graham Leveston and Rassi Stable and bred by Courtney L. Meagher of Citra, Florida, Taken by the Wind looks to solidify her status as a leading contender for the Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks to be run at Churchill Downs on May 1.

Michael Yates - ©H. H. Photography

Adios Tootsie Leads Florida Trio in Tampa Optional Claiming

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Shadybrook Farm homebred Adios Tootsie looks to remain undefeated in her second career start when the Florida-bred filly goes postward in Sunday's second race at Tampa Bay Downs.

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FTBOA Announces $1 Million Florida Sire Racing Incentives Program for 2026

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OCALA, FL - The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association today announced a new $1 million Florida Sire Racing Incentive Program for 2026, providing win incentives to owners and breeders of FSS-eligible 2-year-olds at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs.

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