April 1, 2026 Edition

Inside This Issue

• Stallion Spotlight: Chess Chief (Into Mischief – Un Blessed, by Mineshaft)

• Regulators Meet Next Week at Pivot Time for Racing and Gamble

• 2026 Florida-bred Foal Spotlight

• Damon’s Mound is a Defining Moment for the Loves

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Ashley Godwin reported a Rivermont Farm first – on March 26, two foals delivered on the same evening.

Photo by Ashley Godwin

Ballyhoo Moon, by Malibu Moon, was the first, delivering this filly by Taiba at 8:30 p.m. This is the fifth foal for winner Ballyhoo Moon, the dam of stakes-winning Florida-bred Loco Abarrio, by Valiant Minister. Her unnamed 2-year-old colt by Colonel Liam last year sold for $60,000 at the OBS Yearling Sale and she has an unnamed yearling colt by Verifying. Purchased by Godwin for $3,500 at the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale in February of 2019, Ballyhoo Moon is out of the Storm Kat mare Ballyhoo Kat, a half-sister to Group 3-winner Housesofparliament and Grade 1-winner Foundry.



Photo by Ashley Godwin



Unraced Miss American, by First Dude, delivered this filly by Bolt d’Oro a few hours later at 11:30 p.m. Miss American, a full sister to stakes winner and Grade 2-producer Starr of Quality, has two other foals including an unnamed 2-year-old colt by Curlin’s Honor and a yearling colt by Win Win Win.

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