April 14, 2026 Edition

Inside This Issue

• $1.95 Million Epicenter Colts Tops First Day of OBS Spring Sale

• Stallion Spotlight: Champions Dream (Justify – Dancinginherdreams, by Tapit)

• 2026 Florida-bred Foal Spotlight

• FTBOA Export Incentives - March 2026 

• Florida-breds in the 2026 Spring Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale - Tuesday’s Results

• 2025-2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks

• Upcoming Racing Milestone

• NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll and Top Thoroughbred Poll

• Florida-breds Around the Country 

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Photo by Jessica Smith

This Florida-bred filly by Sir Winston was born April 7 at Fox Point Farm and is the first foal out of the winning Florida-bred mare Foxy Austin, by Bahamian Squall. The filly is owned and was bred by Jessica Smith and Kathryn Lombardi. Smith’s daughter, Morgan, followed Foxy Austin’s breeding and foaling cycle as a 2025-‘26 4H project and the foal will be Morgan’s 2026-’27 4H Project.

Bred in Florida by Kathryn Lombardi and raced by Gene Austin, Foxy Austin is out of the Xchanger mare Foxy Exchange, and is a half-sister to stakes-winners Secret Request, Class of Seventy and Flaming Light.



Photo by Beth Bayer

This Florida-bred colt, seen standing with his dam Sa Font Salada, by Malibu Moon; was foaled April 12 at Fogg Road Farm. Bred and owned by Beth Bayer, the colt is by Pleasant Acres Sallions’ Doppelganger and is the second foal for Sa Font Salada, who has an unraced Florida-bred 2-year-old filly, My Doll Le May, by Flameaway. The colt’s second dam, Princess of China, by Unbridled’s Song, is a half-sister to multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Happy Ticket and stakes-winner Clever Seven.

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