BY AVALYN HUNTER

Bridlewood Farm's Valiant Minister led all Florida third-crop sires in 2023 with earnings of $1,447,327 from 24 winners. In 2024, he built on that success with 33 individual winners, finishing fifth on Florida's general sire list with progeny earnings of $2,446,182 and outperforming many stallions with far more runners out than he.

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MORRISTON, FL-Pleasant Acres Stallions announced Jan. 18 the first reported foal for Chess Chief. The filly out of Dear Mama Mia, by Chitu was born Feb. 12 and is owned by Gail Caban.

The Tampa Bay HBPA is distributing 2,000 t-shirts to promote awareness that decoupling gaming from live racing brings serious harm to the Thoroughbred industry.

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Jockeys and Jeans raised $453,760 for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) in 2024, a one-year record since the organization was founded in late 2014. During that span, Jockeys and Jeans has raised more than $3.85 million for the PDJF, a 501 (c)(3) public charity that provides financial assistance to approximately 60 former jockeys who have suffered catastrophic on-track injuries.

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