Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Wednesday, May 21, 2025

May 21, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• FTBOA Member Spotlight: Ida Paquette

• Florida-bred Maclean’s Music Colt Brings $425,000 During Record Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale

• Florida-breds in the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale - Results

• Leading the Defense for Florida Thoroughbreds Against Decoupling

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Ida Paquette - Photo Courtesy: Ida Paquette

FTBOA Member Spotlight: Ida Paquette

BY SARAH WELK BAYNUM

Before developing an interest in horse racing, Ida Paquette was involved in a different side of the equine industry.

"We'd moved to Florida from Canada, where I'd grown up with horses-show horses, jumpers, mostly Canadian-bred hunters, and half-Thoroughbreds," Paquette said.

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David O’Farrell and Joe O’Farrell III accept the award for Florida-bred champion 2-year-old filly Nooni at the FTBOA Awards Gala on May 12.

Hip 560, a Florida-bred colt by Maclean's Music - ©Fasig-Tipton

Florida-bred Maclean's Music Colt Brings $425,000 During Record Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Mike Repole's Repole Stable purchased a Florida-bred colt by Maclean's Music for $425,000 during a record Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale of 2-year-olds in training Tuesday.

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The FTBOA has consistently defeated attempts to decouple Thoroughbred horse racing, thanks to the advocates, industry leaders, and state officials who have joined our efforts. This is a fight we can win.

#FTBOA #FloridaThoroughbreds #NoToDecoupling

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