May 8, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

Florida-bred Champion Honey Dijon to Make 2024 Debut in Mamzelle

Fasig-Tipton List of Florida-breds for May 2024 Sale

• Milestones

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Honey Dijon - ©Lauren King Photo


Florida-bred Champion Honey Dijon to Make 2024 Debut in Mamzelle

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Honey Dijon, who shares honors as the Florida-bred champion 2-year-old filly of 2023 with R Harper Rose, is set to make her first start of the year Saturday at Churchill Downs in the $225,000 Mamzelle for 3-year-old fillies on the turf. A full gate of 14, plus four on the also-eligible list, have entered the five-and-a-half-furlong Mamzelle, including Florida-bred multiple stakes-winner Let Them Watch.

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Florida Sire Stakes Yearling Deadline

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Equine are big business in Florida. Tammy Gantt & Steve Koch share new economic impact estimates.

The Florida Horse Podcast


E41 – FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell Interviews FTBOA Lobbyist Jon Rees



CEO Lonny Powell interviews FTBOA Lobbyist Jon Rees. They review recent legislative wins, acknowledge major Tallahassee supporters and celebrate outgoing FTBOA Lobbyist Matt Bryan and his 30 years of service to the Florida

Thoroughbred industry.

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Scott Spieth – ©SV Photography



Milestone Watch


Jockey Scott Spieth is approaching a personal milestone of 5,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through racing Wednesday, May 8, Spieth was at 4,998 wins. He has no scheduled mounts.

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