November 12, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• FTBOA Member Spotlight: Kristine Gibbons

• Mr Fisk to Stand at Pleasant Acres Stallions in 2025

• HISA Introduces HISA Horse In-Sight

• Florida-bred Éclair Blanc Shoots for Two Straight at Parx Wednesday

• Breeders’ Cup 2024 Ocala / Marion County Grads

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• W2W Business Place

Kristine Gibbons - ©Family Photo


FTBOA Member Spotlight: Kristine Gibbons

BY SARAH WELK BAYNUM


Kristine Gibbons of Wind Hill Farm in Morriston, Fla., had a passion for horses and planned to build on that dedication from a very young age. 


“I was a typical horse girl that watched National Velvet and read all the Black Stallion books. I even went to undergraduate college in Lexington, Ky., and worked at Keeneland Racetrack in the mornings during college. It created a passion and I decided once I had made enough money, I was going to buy a farm in Kentucky and breed Thoroughbreds,” Gibbons said. 

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Mr Fisk - ©Benoit Photo


Mr Fisk to Stand at Pleasant Acres Stallions in 2025

BY PLEASANT ACRES STALLIONS PRESS OFFICE (Edited)


MORRISTON, FL—Pleasant Acres Stallions has announced the arrival of multiple graded stakes-winner Mr Fisk, a son of four-time Grade 1-winner Arrogate, to its Florida stallion roster for the 2025 breeding season. 

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HISA Introduces HISA

Horse In-Sight

Cutting-edge digital tool designed for regulatory veterinarians


BY HISA PRESS OFFICE


LEXINGTON, KY—The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is proud to announce the launch of HISA Horse In-Sight, a cutting-edge digital tool designed for regulatory veterinarians.

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Parx Racing - ©Bill Denver / EQUI-PHOTO


Florida-bred Éclair Blanc Shoots for Two Straight at Parx Wednesday

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


A winner of two of her last three including a two-length score last out, Florida-bred Éclair Blanc looks to make it two consecutive victories in a first condition, $16,000 optional claiming at Parx Racing Wednesday. Éclair Blanc is the 8-5 morning line favorite among the seven fillies and mares set to go six-and-a-half furlongs on the main track for a purse of $50,000.

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