BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Pressured throughout the first half mile by Neoequos, Rated by Merit shook off that rival with ease to keep his undefeated record intact with a nearly four-length score in the $200,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Florida Sire Stakes Affirmed at Gulfstream Park Saturday.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Third as the odds-on favorite in the $100,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Desert Vixen won by R Morning Brew last out, Win N Your In avenged that loss with a convincing four-and-a-half-length victory in the $200,000 Susan’s Girl, the second leg of the Florida Sire Stakes at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Trained by Carlos David and ridden by Miguel Vasquez, Win N Your In defeated six other 2-year-old fillies by accredited Florida stallions in the seven-furlong contest.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Loco Abarrio had to survive a claim of foul but prevailed to win his first stakes race in the $150,000 FTBOA Gil Campbell Memorial Handicap at Gulfstream Park Saturday. The one-mile contest featured a field of six 3-year-olds and older bred in Florida and the purse included a $50,000 bonus for Florida Sire Stakes-eligible runners presented by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association.