Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Saturday, September 13 2025

September 13, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Taken by the Wind Blows Away Rivals in Pocahontas

• Imposing Return for Bentornato in the Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes

• This Day in Florida Thoroughbred History: Smok’n Frolic wins the Grade 3 Turfway Breeders’ Cup at Turfway Park

• Florida-bred Vekoma Colt Sells for $325,000 Saturday at Keeneland September

• 2025 Leading Florida Juvenile Sires

• Florida-breds in the Keeneland September Yearling Sale

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Taken by the Wind - ©John Gallagher/Coady Media

Taken by the Wind Blows Away Rivals in Pocahontas

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Florida-bred Taken by the Wind ran away with a five-and-a-quarter-length victory to remain undefeated in her two starts while winning the $251,250 Pocahontas for 2-year-old fillies going one mile at Churchill Downs Saturday.

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Florida-bred Bentornato - ©Cady Coulardot/Coady Media

Imposing Return for Bentornato in the Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Making his first start since second in the $2 million Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint (Grade 1) at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in November, Florida-bred Bentornato looked stronger than ever in winning the $267,500 Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes (Listed) against seven other 3-year-olds and older sprinting six furlongs at Churchill Downs Saturday.

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Florida-bred Smok'n Frolic - ©Lang Photos

This Day in Florida Thoroughbred History:

Smok'n Frolic wins the Grade 3 Turfway Breeders' Cup at Turfway Park

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

SEPTEMBER 13, 2003-Smok'n Frolic and jockey Edgar Prado joined Country Romance and So Much More after a half mile, took over in the turn then kicked clear in the stretch to win the $175,000 Turfway Breeders' Cup (Grade 3) by three-and-a-half lengths at Turfway Park.

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Hip 1439, a Florida-bred colt by Vekoma - ©Judit Seipert

Florida-bred Vekoma Colt Sells for $325,000 Saturday at Keeneland September

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

An FTBOA registered Florida-bred colt by Vekoma dropped the gavel at $325,000 Saturday during the fifth session of the 12-session Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

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