April 30, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Stallion Spotlight: Gretzky the Great

• Wire to Wire Video Preview: Florida-bred Neoequos Gets Fired Up for the Kentucky Derby

• Kentucky Derby Preparations for Florida-bred Neoequos Includes Schooling in Starting Gate & Paddock

• Florida-bred Horse of the Year Speed Boat Beach Favored in Return in St. Matthews Overnight Stakes

• Florida-breds Queen Maxima and Epona’s Hope Take Respective Winning Streaks To Churchill Downs for Unbridled Sidney

• Leading the Defense for Florida Thoroughbreds Against Decoupling

• 2025 Kentucky Derby Program

• 2025 Florida Connections to the Kentucky Derby (G1) Contenders

• 2025 Florida Connections to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) Contenders

• Decoupling: What You Need to Know

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Gretzky the Great - ©Louise Reinagel

Stallion Spotlight: Gretzky the Great

BY AVALYN HUNTER

Ocala Stud's Gretzky the Great is the only top-level son of Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner and leading sire Nyquist currently at stud in North America.

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WIRE TO WIRE VIDEO PREVIEW:

Florida-bred Neoequos Gets Fired Up for the Kentucky Derby

Featuring Mike Pribozie

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Florida-bred Neoequos - ©Renee Torbit / Coady Media

Kentucky Derby Preparations for Florida-bred Neoequos Includes Schooling in Starting Gate and Paddock

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

C2 Racing Stable, Ian Parsard, Shining Stables and Stefania Farms' Florida-bred Neoequos was put through some supplement training Wednesday at Churchill Downs as trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. prepares him for a start in Saturday’s $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1).

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Florida-bred Speed Boat Beach - ©Benoit

Florida-bred Horse of the Year Speed Boat Beach Favored in Return in St. Matthews Overnight Stakes

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Speed Boat Beach, the Florida-bred Horse of the Year in 2023, makes his first start since winning the Grade 1 Malibu in December of that year in Thursday's $200,000 St. Matthews overnight stakes at Churchill Downs.

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Florida-bred Queen Maxima - ©Benoit

Florida-breds Queen Maxima and Epona's Hope Take Respective Winning Streaks To Churchill Downs for Unbridled Sidney

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Florida-breds Queen Maxima and Epona's Hope both look to extend significant winning streaks as they travel to Churchill Downs for Friday's Grade 3 Unbridled Sidney presented by Cygames.

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