October 7, 2025 Edition

 

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Inside This Issue

• Mo Donegol Filly Tops Brisk Action on First Day of OBS October Yearling Sale

• Yates Juveniles Pointing to Second Leg of FTBOA Florida Sire Series

• Keeneland Championship Sale at Del Mar to Offer 25% Ownership Interest in BC Sprint Contender Bentornato

• Filly in OBS Sale Has Russian Stakes-Winning Half-Brother

• NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll

• Check Florida Sire Stakes Eligibility: 2025 OBS October Yearling Sale

• 2025 OBS October Yearling Sale Preview With Kaizen Sales

• 2025 Leading Florida Sires 

• 2025 Stakes Wins by State or Province

• The Art of Remi Bellocq

• 2025 OBS October Yearling Sale - Tuesday’s Top Sellers

• Florida-breds in the 2025 OBS October Yearling Sale + Tuesday’s Results

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• Bonus Depreciation Opportunities and Considerations for Thoroughbred Horse and Farm Owners after OB3

• Florida-breds in Stakes 

• 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover Silent Auction 

• W2W Business Place

 
 
 

Hip 177, a filly by Mo Donegal - ©Judit Seipert


Mo Donegol Filly Tops Brisk Action on First Day of OBS October Yearling Sale

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


The high demand for yearling Thoroughbreds in Kentucky and New York earlier this year made its way to the Horse Capital of the World® Tuesday for the first day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales October Yearling Sale.

 
 
 
 

Florida-bred Fourth and Central - ©Adam Coglianese


Yates Juveniles Pointing to Second Leg of FTBOA Florida Sire Series

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Stakes-winning colt Fourth and Central and stakes-placed filly Finding Strength continue to train forwardly ahead of planned starts in the second legs of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association Florida Sire Stakes series for juveniles by registered Florida sires at Gulfstream Park.

 
 
 
 

Florida-bred Bentornato - ©Shelly Radosevich/Coady Media


Keeneland Championship Sale at Del Mar to Offer 25% Ownership Interest in BC Sprint Contender Bentornato

BY KEENELAND PRESS OFFICE (Edited)


Keeneland has announced that a 25% ownership interest in Florida-bred Bentornato, a leading candidate for the $2 million Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint (Grade 1) and earner of more than $1.2 million, will be offered at the second edition of the Keeneland Championship Sale, to be held in the Del Mar Paddock on Wednesday, Oct. 29, two days before the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

 
 
 
 

Hip 410, a filly by Colonel Liam - Photo Courtesy obssales.com


Filly in OBS Sale Has Russian Stakes-Winning Half-Brother

BY TAMMY A GANTT


Humor In Uniform, a filly selling Wednesday at the Ocala Breeders' Sales October Yearling Sale as Hip 410 from Lisa McGreevy's Abbie Road Farm consignment, has a solid catalog page by Ocala Stud first crop sire Colonel Liam, out of the stake-placed mare You're Kidding, by Lemon Drop Kid.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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The Art of Remi

October 2025, By Artist Remi‬⁩ Bellocq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

©Alfexe


Bonus Depreciation Opportunities and Considerations for Thoroughbred Horse and Farm Owners after OB3

By Jen Shah, CPA, Dean Dorton


Earlier this summer, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, which enhanced the Federal bonus depreciation by increasing the allowable percentage to 100% and by making the 100% permanent.

 
 
 

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