Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Thursday, July 17 2025

July 17, 2025 Edition

Featured Advertisers

Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association

Guardian Fencing, Inc.

Subscribe to Wire to Wire Here

Coming Soon:

Wire to Wire will soon be featuring a new look – Easier to Read, Easier to Navigate. Look for the new Wire to Wire in your inbox soon.

Inside This Issue

• Mystic Lake Easy Winner of Dashing Beauty at Delaware Park

• Mark Casse Hits 4,000 Wins With It’s Witchcraft at Colonial Downs

• Florida-bred Dorth Vader Shifts to Monmouth for Molly Pitcher

• As Catch Can to Face Familiar Foes in Grade 2 San Clemente

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Mystic Lake - ©Hoofprints Inc.

Mystic Lake Easy Winner of Dashing Beauty at Delaware Park

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Facing only two other fillies after the field in the $125,000 Dashing Beauty at Delaware Park was reduced by three late scratches, Mystic Lake, the 2024 Florida-bred Horse of the Year, galloped to a five-and-three-quarters-length victory as the heavy favorite.

View Full Story Here

Mark Casse - ©Walter Wlodarczyk

Mark Casse Hits 4,000 Wins With It's Witchcraft at Colonial Downs

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse won his 4,000th career race when It's Witchcraft eked out a nose victory ahead of runner-up and 8-5 favorite Ambaya in Race 11 at Colonial Downs Thursday.

View Full Story Here

Florida-bred Dorth Vader - ©Adam Coglianese

Florida-bred Dorth Vader Shifts to Monmouth for Molly Pitcher

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

John Ropes' Dorth Vader, winner of the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps at Saratoga Race Course in her last start, expects to be a strong force at Monmouth Park Saturday in the $500,000 Molly Pitcher (Grade 3).

View Full Story Here

Florida-bred As Catch Can - ©Benoit Photo

As Catch Can to Face Familiar Foes in Grade 2 San Clemente

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Narrowly missing when fourth in the Grade 3 Honeymoon at Santa Anita is her last race, Augustin Stables' Florida-bred As Catch Can will have the opportunity to avenge her loss against the top three finishers that day when she returns for the Grade 2 San Clemente at Del Mar Saturday.

View Full Story Here

Thursday, July 17

Friday, July 18

Saturday, July 19

Sunday, July 20

Learn more about each Florida-bred.

Click on the Florida-bred Stakes to be taken to the FTBOA website

with additional information on each Florida-bred.

Advertise Here...

Contact Vicki Davis at Advertising@ftboa.com or call 352-732-8858 for more information

Special rate for business owners...

Advertise your business or service here!

Pay for three weeks, get fourth week FREE!

LIMITED OFFER!

Contact Vicki Davis at VDavis@ftboa.com or call 352-732-8858 for more information

This issue is sent to more than 3,500 members of the Thoroughbred industry.

If you would like to get in front of this audience, please

call us at 352-732-8858 to advertise today.

WiretoWire

About Us

Florida Equine Communications is the voice of the Florida Thoroughbred industry.

Wire to Wire is the daily racing digest published and distributed digitally by subscription and available at ftboa.com/news/. Wire to Wire online is delivered daily to inboxes worldwide.

Wire to Wire online features original content produced by our editors with additional

headline stories pertinent to the industry.

CONNECT WITH US

Florida Equine Communications

801 SW 60th Avenue, Ocala FL 33474

352-732-8858