BY SARAH WELK BAYNUM

Ciaran Dunne, a native of Kildare, Ireland, graduated from the prestigious Irish National Stud Thoroughbred breeding course before emigrating to the U.S in 1987.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Amy E. Dunne and Patrick L. Biancone’s Classic of Course will try to become the first Florida-bred since He Hate Me in 2017 to win the $150,000 Tremont for 2-year-olds at five-and-a-half furlongs at Saratoga Thursday. Also trained by Biancone, the bay son of Awesome of Course is the 7-2 third choice in the field of eight.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

A Florida-bred filly by Bucchero and a colt by West Coast each worked a quarter mile in :20.60 to record the fastest two-furlong times at the first day of under tack works previewing the Ocala Breeders' Sales June Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age.

BY TAMMY A GANTT

The Ocala Metro Chamber and Economic Partnership features a special equine edition of the CEP Network magazine annually thanks to equines contributing 22% to the county's GDP.

Following the recommendation of the Anti-Doping and Medication Control Standing Committee, the board of directors of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority announces the following policy change effective immediately regarding the ADMC Program with respect to the Banned Substance metformin. Commencing immediately, the HISA board has requested that HIWU defer active Provisional Suspensions for metformin positives. 

Ocala Stud's David O'Farrell Elected

LEXINGTON, KY— Breeders’ Cup Limited announced today that 19 individuals have been elected to serve as Breeders’ Cup Members. Voting for the 2024 Member election by 2023 Breeders’ Cup foal and stallion nominators concluded at 5:00 p.m. EDT on June 3. Votenet, an independent election services company, administered the Members’ Election voting process.