Aug 25, 2026 Edition

 

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Inside This Issue

• Prez Says – August 2026

• More Champagne Returns from Ascot Trip for Bolton Landing at Saratoga

• Conviction Graduates in Style in First Career Start

• HISA Publishes 2026 Second Quarter Metrics Report

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

 
 

Prez Says - August 2026

BY VALERIE DAILEY, FTBOA PRESIDENT


It has been a while since my last Prez Says. The truth is, there hasn't been a lack of activity-quite the opposite. There has been a tremendous amount happening behind the scenes with conversations, meetings and efforts focused on one overriding question: What does the future of Thoroughbred racing in Florida look like?

 
 
 

Florida-bred More Champagne - ©Coady Media


More Champagne Returns from Ascot Trip for Bolton Landing at Saratoga

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


More Champagne returns stateside from a run in Royal Ascot's Group 2 Queen Mary in June for Saturday's $200,000 Bolton Landing at Saratoga Race Course.

 
 
 
 

Florida-bred Conviction - ©G Sonny Hughes


Conviction Graduates in Style in First Career Start

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Conviction, an $800,000 Florida-bred at this year's Ocala Breeders' Sale Spring Sale, debuted in style Saturday at Gulfstream Park as the odds-on favorite in a maiden special weight for 2-year-old Florida-breds. Ridden by Rasheed Hughes, Conviction won by three lengths in a field of six traveling five furlongs on the main track.

 
 
 
 

HISA Publishes 2026 Second Quarter Metrics Report

PRESS RELEASE


LEXINGTON, KY-The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority today announced the publication of its 2026 Second Quarter Metrics Report. This report provides a detailed analysis of key performance indicators related to the safety and integrity of Thoroughbred racing in the United States.

 
 
 
 

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