November 6, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Florida-bred Epona’s Hope Brings $585,000 at Keeneland

• Trainer Patrick Biancone: Lennilu Will Do ‘Better Next Year’

• D’Angelo Looking Forward to 2026 with Shisospicy, Bentornato

• Florida-breds Around the Country

• Upcoming Milestones: Jockey Leonel Reyes and Jockey Rajiv Maragh

• Chase to the Championship Point Standings 

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

©Keeneland


Florida-bred Epona's Hope Brings $585,000 at Keeneland

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Florida-bred graded stakes-placed Epona's Hope, who raced for Leon Ellman, Glassman Racing LLC and Laurie Plesa, sold for $580,000 Wednesday during the second session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

Florida-bred Lennilu - ©Lauren King


Trainer Patrick Biancone: Lennilu Will Do 'Better Next Year'

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-Amy Dunne and partners' Lennilu has returned home to trainer Patrick Biancone's stable at Palm Meadows, Gulfstream's satellite training facility in Palm Beach County, no worse for the wear in the aftermath of her seventh-place finish in the $920,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (Grade 1) Oct. 31 at Del Mar.

Jose D'Angelo - ©Ryan Thompson


D'Angelo Looking Forward to 2026 with Shisospicy, Bentornato

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Shisospicy and Bentornato are back in their stalls at Palm Meadows, Gulfstream Park's satellite training facility in Palm Beach County, happy and sound, but the Jose D'Angelo-trained Breeders' Cup champions are hardly going to rest on their laurels.

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 racing today, Nov. 6, Reyes was at 997 wins. He has two scheduled mounts Friday, Nov. 7, six mount on Saturday, Nov. 8 and two mounts Sunday, Nov. 9, all at Gulfstream Park.

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 racing today, Nov. 6, Maragh was at 1,994 wins. He has one mount on Friday, Nov. 7, five mounts on Saturday, Nov. 8 and five mounts on Sunday, Nov. 9, all at Gulfstream Park.

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