January 10, 2026 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Tessellate Produces Second Straight Stakes Win With Convincing Gasparilla Performance

• Lightning Tones Wins Sunshine Classic for Second Consecutive Year

• Souper Zonda Gets Job Done in Sunshine Filly & Mare Turf

• 2025 Stakes Wins by State or Province

• Chase to the Championship Point Standings

• Bonus Depreciation Update and FAQ for Horse Owners

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Tessellate - ©SV Photography


Tessellate Produces Second Straight Stakes Win With Convincing Gasparilla Performance

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Florida-bred Tessellate ran to her 4-5 odds with a conclusive win in the $120,000 Gasparilla Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs Saturday, her second added-money score in her last two starts.

Florida-bred Lightning Tones - ©Ryan Thompson


Lightning Tones Wins Sunshine Classic for Second Consecutive Year

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-JC Racing Stable's Lightning Tones became the first horse to win the $75,000 Sunshine Classic for Florida-breds in consecutive years when he drove away from four others to win the mile-and-a-sixteenth event by three-and-a-quarter lengths over Lure Him In.

Florida-bred Souper Zonda - ©Ryan Thompson


Souper Zonda Gets Job Done in Sunshine Filly & Mare Turf

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-Live Oak Plantation homebred Souper Zonda, outkicked when fourth behind winner Destino d'Oro in the $125,000 Tropical Park Oaks last month, had plenty in reserve when it came to catching pacesetter Rugelach in mid-stretch and capture Saturday's $75,000 Sunshine Filly & Mare Turf at Gulfstream Park.

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