Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Wednesday, May 28, 2025

May 28, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• FTBOA Member Spotlight: Jack Maro

• Lord Eddard Stark Taking a Swing at Delaware Park’s Cape Henlopen Stakes

• Hursh Completes FTBOA Spring Internship

• FTBOA Awards Gala 2025

• The Florida Horse Podcast E57 – Preakness Connections

• Leading the Defense for Florida Thoroughbreds Against Decoupling

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Jack and Holly Maro - Photo Courtesy: Jack Maro

FTBOA Member Spotlight: Jack Maro

BY SARAH WELK BAYNUM

For Jack Maro, a criminal defense lawyer in South Florida at the time, his first taste of a racetrack offered a rare and unique escape he fell in love with.

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Florida-bred Lord Eddard Stark - ©Ryan Thompson

Lord Eddard Stark Taking a Swing at Delaware Park's Cape Henlopen Stakes

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Florida-bred marathoner Lord Eddard Stark takes his endurance north to Delaware Park Saturday for the $200,000 Cape Henlopen for 3-year-olds and older going a mile-and-a-half on the turf.

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Winter Hursh at GoldMark Farm in Ocala, Florida

Hursh Completes FTBOA Spring Internship

BY TAMMY A. GANTT

OCALA, FL-Winter Hursh joined the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association for a spring internship in the membership and events department in April.

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New Episode - Special Edition!

FTBOA Awards Gala 2025

Horse Capital TV's exclusive coverage of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association Champions and Awards Gala, held on May 12, 2025, in Ocala, Florida. Join us as we honor the standout champions and connections of the 2024 season, hosted by Barbara Hooper.

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New Episode!

THE FLORIDA HORSE PODCAST:

Episode 57 – Preakness Connections

Join Brock Sheridan for a recap of Florida connections to this year's Preakness Stakes.

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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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