BY AVALYN HUNTER

Ocala Stud's Awesome Slew-Florida's champion freshman sire in 2022 and champion second-crop sire in 2023-continued dominance of his cohort in 2024, topping Florida's third-crop sire list. He was seventh among all Florida sires by progeny earnings with $2,215,773 and tied for sixth by number of winners with 37. Thus far in 2025, Awesome Slew has 10 winners as of Wednesday morning and there is good reason to anticipate more are coming.

To me, a horse isn't just an athlete on a track; a horse is a best friend.

Over the past few months, there has been much anxiety in the Thoroughbred racing community about legislation working its way through Tallahassee that would strip Florida’s racing permit-holders of their obligation to host live races, turning them into nothing more than gaming facilities.

PRESS RELEASE

The Jockey Club today announced a new service for breeders that provides a complimentary race record for Thoroughbreds foaled in 2025 and later that is updated after each domestic or international start.

FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell describes the history of failed efforts to decouple live racing from gaming venues and underscores shifts in the 2025 initiative.