November 29, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Mythical Impressive as Expected in My Dear Girl

• Strategic Risk Uses Extra Distance to Trounce In Reality Rivals

• All-Time Leading Trainers FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Races

• All-Time Leading Jockeys FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Races

• All-Time Leading Owners (Including Partnerships) FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Races

• All-Time Leading Stallions FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Races

• Upcoming Milestones: Jockey Rajiv Maragh and Jockey Leonel Reyes

• The Florida Horse Podcast E66: Decorated Florida-bred Trainer Kathleen O’Connell

• FTBOA President Dailey Responds to Claims Made on National Podcast

• Irreplaceable Gulfstream Park

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Mythical - ©Lauren King

Mythical Impressive as Expected in My Dear Girl

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-Mythical ran to her 1-9 odds at Gulfstream Park Saturday with a dominating two-and-a-half-length victory in the $300,000 My Dear Girl, the final leg in the filly division of the lucrative $1.2 million Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association Florida Sire Stakes.

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Florida-bred Strategic Risk - ©Adam Coglianese

Strategic Risk Uses Extra Distance to Trounce In Reality Rivals

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-Strategic Risk went on the move around the far turn, caught front-runner Roger That Dana with three-sixteenths of a mile to run then kicked clear in the stretch to convincingly win the $300,000 In Reality, the third and final leg of the colts and geldings division of the $1.2 million Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Florida Sire Stakes.

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Rajiv Maragh - ©Ryan Thompson

Milestone

Jockey Rajiv Maragh is approaching a personal milestone of 2,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through the 11th race at Gulfstream Park today, Nov. 29, Maragh was at 1,998 wins. He has one scheduled mount on Sunday, Nov. 30, two on Thursday, Dec. 4, and five on Friday, Dec. 5, all at Gulfstream Park.

Leonel Reyes - ©Ryan Thompson

Milestone

Jockey Leonel Reyes is approaching a personal milestone of 1,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through today, Nov. 29, Reyes was at 997 wins.

NEW! The Florida Horse Podcast

Episode 66: Decorated Florida-bred Trainer Kathleen O’Connell

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FTBOA President Valerie Dailey

FTBOA President Dailey Responds to Claims Made on National Podcast

Ocala, FL- The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association rejects claims made in the Nov. 22, 2025 The Equine Forum podcast at Horse Racing Radio Network.

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Gulfstream Park - ©Coglianese

Irreplaceable Gulfstream Park

BY STEVE KOCH

1/ST Racing's January 2025 pronouncements that Gulfstream Park could close within three years (by 2028) sparked fevered searches for southern racing alternatives.

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