December 26, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• FTBOA Member Sportlight: Jessica Crowe

• Florida-bred Bentornato Scratched From Malibu

• Shivaree Rekindles Memories

• Karaya Set for Abundatia

• Leading Florida Sires of 2024

• 1,000 Milestone: Trainer Antonio Sano

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

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FTBOA Member Spotlight: Joanne Crowe

BY SARAH WELK BAYNUM


Joanne Crowe is the owner of Crowe's Nest Farm, and while she has been involved with horses for many years, she started out in a much different part of the horse industry. "My horse background and where I grew up is in Ohio, where I showed

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Florida-bred Bentornato - ©Brock Sheridan


Florida-bred Bentornato Scratched from Malibu

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


According to several reports, Leon King Stable's Florida-bred star Bentornato was scratched from Thursday's Grade 1 Malibu at Santa Anita due to soreness in the left front foot.

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Florida-bred Shivaree - Lauren King


Florida-bred Shivaree Rekindles Not-So-Distant Memories

BY TAMPA BAY DOWNS PRESS OFFICE


OLDSMAR, FL-Florida-bred Shivaree's best days on the track are behind him. But at the start of each day, owner-trainer Juan Arriagada senses the 7-year-old gelding's passion and desire and enthusiasm for being a racehorse remain intact. "If you saw him on the walker, you

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Florida-bred Karaya - Ryan Thompson


Late Running Karaya Looks to Build on Nicoles Dream Win in Abundantia

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


M Racing Group LLC's Karaya will try to use her come-from-behind running style to win her second straight contest when she goes postward in Saturday's $100,000 Abundantia at Gulfstream Park.

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Antonio Sano - ©Coglianese


Milestone


Trainer Antonio Sano is approaching a personal milestone of 1,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through the ninth race at Gulfstream Park on Thursday Dec. 26, Sano was at 998 wins. He has two horses entered to run at Gulfstream Park on Friday.

Thursday, December 26

Bentornato is scratched from the Malibu

Saturday, December 28

Monday, December 30

Tuesday, December 31

Friday, January 3

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