Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Friday, June 13, 2025

June 13, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Fla-bred Tunwoo Colt Among Fastest Quarter Mile Works Friday During OBS June Under Tack

• Everett Gee Obituary

• Check Florida Sire Stakes Eligibility: OBS June Sale

• Otago Looks to Monmouth Stakes off Cliff Hanger Victory

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

• Summer Camp Gives Equine Experience

• OwnerView Webinar Covers Promoting Thoroughbred Ownership

• The Florida Horse Podcast E59 – Florida-bred Equine Speed at Saratoga Race Course

• OBS June Under Tack Times: Today’s Results

• Florida-breds in the OBS June Sale

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

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Hip 697, a Florida-bred colt by Tunwoo - ©Judit Seipert

Florida-bred Tunwoo Colt Among Fastest Quarter Mile Works Friday During OBS June Under Tack Show

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

A Florida-bred colt by Bridlewood Farm stallion Tunwoo was one of three juveniles to work a quarter mile in :20.80 Friday at Ocala Training Center during the fourth day of under tack works previewing next week's Ocala Breeders' Sales June Sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age.

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Photo: Everett Gee

Everett Gee Obituary

Everett B. Gee, Jr., 92, passed away on June 6, 2025, in Ocala, Fla., surrounded by his loving family. Born on Sept. 3, 1932, in Memphis, Tenn., E.B. was the only child of Everett B. and Johnnie T. Gee.

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Florida-bred Otago - ©Grace Harney / EQUI-PHOTO

Otago Looks to Monmouth Stakes off Cliff Hanger Victory

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

A winner of the $104,000 Cliff Hanger on the Monmouth Park turf last time, Florida-bred Otago tries for a repeat performance over the same course in Saturday's $100,000 Monmouth Stakes for 3-year-olds and older at a mile-and-an-eighth.

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Florida-bred Lord Eddard Stark - ©Lauren King

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, originally set for May 31 but rescheduled for Saturday.

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4-H Students and Tammy Gantt

Summer Camp Gives Equine Experience

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association hosted UF/IFAS Extension 4-H youth development program participants on June 11 as part of a summer equine day camp.

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OwnerView Webinar Covers Promoting Thoroughbred Ownership

PRESS RELEASE

The fourth installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held on June 10 and featured panelists from multiple organizations discussing how they promote Thoroughbred ownership.

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New Episode!

THE FLORIDA HORSE PODCAST:

Florida-bred Equine Speed at Saratoga Race Course

Equine Speed Continues to Be a Major Florida Export at Saratoga Race Course - one of the nation's most prestigious Thoroughbred racing venues.

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