June 12, 2026 Edition

 

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Inside This Issue

• Florida-bred Majestic Lucia Targets Grade 3 Delaware Oaks

• Florida-bred Nesso’s Lastharrah Seeks Grade 3 Score

• Four Florida-breds in Juvenile Maiden Special Weight Saturday at Gulfstream

• Tampa Bay Downs Announces Retirement of Margo Flynn, VP of Marketing & Publicity

• Florida-breds in OBS June 2026 2-Year-Olds in Training and HRA Sale

• FTBOA Export Incentives - May 2026

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

 
 
 

Florida-bred Majestic Lucia (inside #3) - ©SV Photography


Florida-Bred Majestic Lucia Targets Grade 3 Delaware Oaks

BY STEVE KOCH


Florida-bred Majestic Lucia makes her second straight start in stakes company Saturday in the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3), a mile-and-one-sixteenth test for nine 3-year-old fillies at Delaware Park.

 
 
 
 

Emisael Jaramillo - ©Ryan Thompson


Florida-bred Nesso's Lastharrah Seeks Grade 3 Score

BY STEVE KOCH


Florida-bred Nesso's Lastharrah carries the state's banner into Saturday's $100,000 Daytona Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. A field of 12 plus an also-eligible tackles the about six-and-one-half furlongs test for three-year-olds and upward.

 
 
 
 

Samy Camacho - ©Ryan Thompson


Four Florida-breds in Juvenile Maiden Special Weight Saturday at Gulfstream

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Four Florida-breds, three of which are eligible for a $25,000 Florida Sire Racing Incentive bonus, are among six 2-year-olds entered in a $70,000 maiden special weight going five furlongs at Gulfstream Park Saturday.

 
 
 
 

Margo Flynn - ©Tampa Bay Downs


Tampa Bay Downs Announces Retirement of Margo Flynn, Vice President of Marketing & Publicity

BY ELIZABETH SWARZMAN


TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay Downs today announces the retirement of long-time Vice President of Marketing and Publicity Margo Flynn, whose remarkable 30-year career has helped shape the track's identity, growth, and connection to the racing community.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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