Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Wednesday, April 1 2026

April 1, 2026 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Stallion Spotlight: Chess Chief (Into Mischief – Un Blessed, by Mineshaft)

• Regulators Meet Next Week at Pivot Time for Racing and Gamble

• 2026 Florida-bred Foal Spotlight

• Damon’s Mound is a Defining Moment for the Loves

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Chess Chief - ©Louise Reinagel

Stallion Spotlight: Chess Chief

(Into Mischief - Un Blessed, by Mineshaft)

BY LAURIE ROSS

Some stallions sell themselves on flash. Others earn attention through substance. Chess Chief (Into Mischief - Un Blessed, by Mineshaft) has an abundance of substance and class.

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JW Marriott, host of the 2026 ARCI Conference - Photo: JW Marriott’s Website

Regulators Meet Next Week at Pivotal Time for Racing and Gambling

ARCI PRESS RELEASE

Regulators from the US, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean will meet in Indianapolis, Indiana next week to discuss major challenges facing professional horse racing and the regulation of wagering on all sports at a time when the courts and government agencies can radically alter the consumer protections that currently exist in gambling markets.

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Ashley Godwin reported a Rivermont Farm first – on March 26, two foals delivered on the same evening.

Photo by Ashley Godwin

Ballyhoo Moon, by Malibu Moon, was the first, delivering this filly by Taiba at 8:30 p.m. This is the fifth foal for winner Ballyhoo Moon, the dam of stakes-winning Florida-bred Loco Abarrio, by Valiant Minister. Her unnamed 2-year-old colt by Colonel Liam last year sold for $60,000 at the OBS Yearling Sale and she has an unnamed yearling colt by Verifying. Purchased by Godwin for $3,500 at the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale in February of 2019, Ballyhoo Moon is out of the Storm Kat mare Ballyhoo Kat, a half-sister to Group 3-winner Housesofparliament and Grade 1-winner Foundry.

Photo by Ashley Godwin

Unraced Miss American, by First Dude, delivered this filly by Bolt d’Oro a few hours later at 11:30 p.m. Miss American, a full sister to stakes winner and Grade 2-producer Starr of Quality, has two other foals including an unnamed 2-year-old colt by Curlin’s Honor and a yearling colt by Win Win Win.

Florida-bred Damon's Mound - ©SV Photography

Damon's Mound is a Defining Moment for the Loves

BY LYNNE SNIERSON, TAMPA BAY DOWNS PRESS OFFICE

OLDSMAR, FL-Cliff Love has been around a lot of good horses in his 71 years but none is as dear to him as his sixth generation homebred Damon's Mound. "This horse is a miracle. He's a beautiful horse.

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