June 18, 2026 Edition

 

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Inside This Issue

• OBS Concludes Record June Sale with $650,000 Medaglia d’Oro Colt Leading Thurs.’s Final Session

• Seminole Chief Returns to Winning Form in Churchill Downs Claiming

• Florida-breds Lead the Nation in Quality and Performance

• Winplaceandshow Puts Streak to Test in $100,000 Azalea

• Florida-bred Foal Spotlight: Neolithic – Delphinia and Mr Fisk – Amoret

• HISA Welcomes New Members to the Veterinary Advisory Committee

• Top Sellers in the OBS June 2026 2-Year-Olds in Training and HRA Sale

• Florida-breds in OBS June 2026 Sale - All Results

• FTBOA Export Incentives - May 2026

• FTBOA Board of Directors Election Notice

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

 
 
 

Hip 824, a colt by Medaglia d'Oro - ©Judit Seipert


OBS Concludes Record June Sale with $650,000 Medaglia d'Oro Colt Leading Thursday's Final Session

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Bulmaro, a colt by Medaglia d'Oro dropped the gavel at $650,000 to lead the Thursday session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company June Sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age.

 
 
 
 

Florida-bred Seminole Chief - ©Coady Media


Seminole Chief Returns to Winning Form in Churchill Downs Claiming

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Florida-bred stakes-winner Seminole Chief stuck a head in front from between horses at the top of the stretch then held off late closer Andthewinneris to take the ninth and final race at Churchill Downs Wednesday, a $75,000 claiming event at a mile on the turf.

 
 
 

©Serita Hult


Florida-breds Lead the Nation in Quality and Performance

BY STEVE KOCH


Florida Thoroughbreds lead the nation in starts and wins, dominate stakes competition on the road, deliver 40% at home, year after year, and are a 3.2 billion rural economic powerhouse.

 
 
 

Florida-bred Winplaceandshow - ©Ryan Thompson


Winplaceandshow Puts Streak to Test in $100,000 Azalea

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-D. J. Stable and Robert Cotran's promising filly Winplaceandshow, exiting a career-best effort, chases a third consecutive victory when she makes her stakes debut against five other last-out winners in Saturday's $100,000 Azalea at Gulfstream Park.

 
 
 

Photo by ©Tandra Downs


Florida-bred Foal Spotlight: Neolithic – Delphinia


BY BROCK SHERIDAN


This Florida-bred colt was born on February 20 at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston, home of his sire Neolithic. The colt is out of the stakes-winning mare Delphinia, by The Factor, and was bred by Bianco Thoroughbreds LLC. Delphinia has produced six foals with two starters, both winners. A half-sister to stakes-placed Onerollofthedice, Delphinia also has an unnamed 2-year-old colt by Maximum Security.



Photo by ©Tandra Downs


Florida-bred Foal Spotlight: Mr Fisk - Amoret

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


This is a Florida-bred filly at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston is the second foal produced by the unraced Honor Code mare Amoret. Bred by Enrique Arroyo and Tyler Barry, she is by Pleasant Acres Stallions resident Mr Fisk and was born March 13. Amoret’s also produced an unnamed yearling filly with Ocala Stud stallion Colonel Liam.

 
 
 

HISA Welcomes New Members to the Veterinary Advisory Committee

BY HISA PRESS OFFICE


LEXINGTON, KY-The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) is pleased to announce the additions of Drs. Kevin Dunlavy, Vickie Heidlage-Williams, Jamie McAnly, Clayton McCook and Gabrielle Rivest to HISA's Veterinary Advisory Committee (VAC). Established in 2024, the committee is composed of both regulatory and private racetrack veterinarians across the nation.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FTBOA Board of Directors Election Notice


The timeline for the 2026 FTBOA Board of Directors election was finalized at the Board meeting held on May 22, 2026. The Board will nominate at least one candidate for each of the available Director positions.  In addition, applications for self-nominated candidates seeking to qualify by petition are available upon request beginning Thurs., June 25, 2026, by calling 352-629-2160 or at the FTBOA offices at 801 SW 60th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34474, between the hours of 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 pm, weekdays (closed noon to 1 p.m. and holidays). 


The application, a biography, and the required original petition form signed by at least 25 Regular Members in good must be received by the FTBOA no later than Friday, July 24, 2026 by 4:30 p.m. Voting packets will be mailed/emailed to FTBOA members eligible to vote on Wed., Sept. 23, 2026, and voting will close upon the FTBOA Virtual/Annual Meeting being called to order on Oct. 23, 2026.

 

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