BY BROCK SHERIDAN



Sent to the post as a popular 9-5 second choice, Florida-bred Stunner affirmed her supporters’ expectations with a convincing three-and-a-half-length victory in the $150,000 Tempted at Aqueduct Saturday. Ridden to victory by Dylan Davis, Stunner defeated eight other 2-year-old fillies in the one-mile contest during the Belmont at Big A meet.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Leon King Stable Corp.’s Bentornato became the newest member of the Florida-bred millionaire’s club with a second-place finish to Straight No Chaser in the Grade 1 Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Saturday.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN



DEL MAR, CA—Two winners on the Future Stars Friday card at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club received the initial race training in Ocala while several others who finished in the top three also passed through the Horse Capital of the World™.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

November 2, 2013—After finishing second to Fort Larned in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic the previous year at Santa Anita, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Mucho Macho Man returned to the Great Race Place to join Florida-breds Unbridled (1990) and Skip Away (1997) as winners of the prestigious contest. 

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After a difficult start resulted in his first career loss last out in the $79,000 Aventura, Mr Pug LLC and JPG 2 LLC’s Naughty Rascal rebounded with a strong victory while making his turf debut in the $95,000 Armed Forces at Gulfstream Park Saturday. In taking the one mile contest against nine other 2-year-olds, Naughty Rascal earned a $10,000 Florida-bred bonus presented by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owner’s Association. Runner-up Tank earned a $6,000 Florida-bred bonus from the FTBOA while third-place finisher Scarecrow took down $4,000 in Florida-bred bonus money for finishing third.

In episode 50 of the Florida Horse podcast, Tammy Gantt visits Sara Fennessy, Executive Director of Horse Farms Forever, to discuss the 2024 Conservation Summit.