Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Tuesday, November 18 2025

November 18, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Valiant Minister to Stand for $3,500 in 2026

• Tampa Bay Downs Opens Wednesday With Marin, O’Connell Defending Titles

• The Florida Horse Podcast E64 Farm City Week

• Prost to Challenge Stablemate Khozalite in FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes In Reality

• HISA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Anti-Doping and Medication Control Rule Modifications

• Upcoming Milestones: Jockey Rajiv Maragh and Jockey Leonel Reyes

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Valiant Minister - ©Louise Reinagel

Valiant Minister to Stand for $3,500 in 2026

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Ocala, FL-Valiant Minister, sire of $2 million Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint (Grade 1)-winner Bentornato, will stand for $3,500 for the upcoming breeding season it was announced by Bridlewood Farm today.

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The Florida Horse Podcast

Episode 64 Farm City Week

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Samuel Marin - ©EQUI-PHOTO

Tampa Bay Downs Opens Wednesday With Marin, O'Connell Defending Titles

BY TAMPA BAY DOWNS PRESS OFFICE (Edited)

OLDSMAR, FL-Tampa Bay Downs begins their Centennial season of Thoroughbred racing Wednesday with a nine-race card with a 12:40 ET first race post time.

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Florida-bred Prost - ©Lauren King

Prost to Challenge Stablemate Khozalite in FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes In Reality

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Half Hollow Stables LLC and ProRacing Stable LLC's Khozalite was a dominating four-length winner of the $200,000 Affirmed, the second leg of the 2025 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series Oct. 18, but the son of Ocala Stud's leading Florida sire Khozan may have to step it up if he is going to capture the $300,000 In Reality, the final leg of the series for 2-year-olds sired by accredited Florida stallions set for Nov. 29 at Gulfstream Park.

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HISA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Anti-Doping and Medication Control Rule Modifications

COURTESY HISA PRESS OFFICE

LEXINGTON, KY-The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is seeking public comment on proposed modifications to the Rule Series 1000, 3000 and 4000 of its Anti-Doping and Medication Control Program.

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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 today, Nov. 18, Maragh was at 1,997 wins. He has three scheduled mounts on Saturday, Nov. 22, and five scheduled on Sunday, Nov. 23, all at Gulfstream Park.

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 today, Nov. 18, Reyes was at 997 wins.

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