Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Thursday, November 20 2025

November 20, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Esperon Among Five Florida-breds Entered in Tampa Bay Feature

• Taylor Made Stallions Announces New “State-Bred Initiative Program”

• USDA Announces Opening of Sterile Fly Dispersal Facility in Mexico

• The Florida Horse Podcast E64 Farm City Week

• Upcoming Milestones: Jockey Rajiv Maragh and Jockey Leonel Reyes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Esperon - ©Coady Media

Esperon Among Five Florida-breds Entered in Tampa Bay Feature

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Champion Equine's Esperon leads five Florida-breds in an overflow field of 12 3-year-olds and older entered for Saturday's featured ninth race, a second condition, $32,000 optional claiming going five furlongs on the turf.

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Taylor Made Stallions - ©Jon Siegel

Taylor Made Stallions Announces New "State-Bred Initiative Program"

TAYLOR MADE STALLIONS PRESS RELEASE

Taylor Made Stallions today announced the launch of its new "State-Bred Initiative Program," a unique opportunity created to support and incentivize regional breeders who participate in state-bred programs outside of Kentucky.

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©Ramdan Fatoni

USDA Announces Opening of Sterile Fly Dispersal Facility in Mexico

Facility will increase range of sterile fly release and bolster preparedness for New World Screwworm

COURTESY USDA

WASHINGTON-Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the next milestone in the fight against New World screwworm-the opening of a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico.

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The Florida Horse Podcast

Episode 64 Farm City Week

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Rajiv Maragh - ©Ryan Thompson

Milestone

Jockey Rajiv Maragh is approaching a personal milestone of 2,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through today, Nov. 20, Maragh was at 1,997 wins. He has three scheduled mounts on Saturday, Nov. 22, and five scheduled on Sunday, Nov. 23, all at Gulfstream Park.

Leonel Reyes - ©Ryan Thompson

Milestone

Jockey Leonel Reyes is approaching a personal milestone of 1,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through today, Nov. 20, Reyes was at 997 wins.

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