Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Saturday, March 8, 2025

March 8, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Nic's Style Runs Down R Disaster to Win Hurricane Bertie

• Gun Runner Colt Tops Third Day of OBS Under Tack Show

• This Day in Florida Thoroughbred History - Spectacular Sue Wins 1992 Bonnie Miss

• FSS Eligibles in OBS March Sale

• OBS Under Tack Times for Saturday

• Florida-breds in the 2025 OBS March Sale

• The Florida Horse Podcast E53 – Decoupling

• Decoupling: What You Need to Know

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Nic's Style - ©Lauren King

Nic's Style Runs Down R Disaster to Top Florida-bred Exacta in Hurricane Bertie

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Jockey Junior Alvarado's composure paid off aboard Florida-bred Nic's Style, who came with a belated run down the lane to win the Grade 3 Hurricane Bertie at Gulfstream Park Saturday.

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Hip 654, a colt by Gunner Runner - ©Judit Seipert

Gun Runner Colt Works Fastest Furlong During Saturday OBS March Under Tack Show

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

A colt by Gunner Runner consigned by Eddie Woods as agent breezed a :9.60 eighth-mile Saturday for the fastest time at the distance on the third and final day of the under tack programs for the Ocala Breeders' Sales March Sale.

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Florida-bred Spectacular Sue - ©Jim Raftery/Turfotos

This Day in Florida Thoroughbred History - Spectacular Sue Wins the Grade 2 Bonnie Miss at Gulfstream Park

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

MARCH 8, 1992-Fran Gilardi's Spectacular Sue won the only stakes race of her short career with four-and-a-half length victory in the Grade 2 Bonnie Miss at Gulfstream Park.

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New Episode!

The Florida Horse Podcast E53 - Decoupling

FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell describes the history of failed efforts to decouple live racing from gaming venues and underscores shifts in the 2025 initiative.

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