May 15, 2025 Edition

 

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Inside This Issue

• Charlotte C. Weber Exhibit To Open at National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

• Admiral Hopper Cross Entered in Two Pimlico Stakes Friday and Saturday

• Public Notice – Hybrid FTBOA Board of Directors Meeting on May 23, 2025

• Wire to Wire Podcast: Lennilu Looks to Royal Ascot

• Apprentice Jockey Fuenmayor Rides First Winner Thursday

• 2025 Florida Connections to the Preakness (G1) Contenders

• Leading the Defense for Florida Thoroughbreds Against Decoupling

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

 
 

Charlotte C. Weber - ©Horsephotos.com / NTRA


Charlotte C. Weber Exhibit To Open at National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. has announced the opening of an exhibit honoring Charlotte C. Weber, who has solely guided the famed Thoroughbred racing stable Live Oak Plantation, based in Ocala, Fla., since 1995.

 
 

2024 Leading Owner of Florida-breds, Live Oak Plantation

(Photo: ©H.H. Photography)

 
 
 
 

Weston Hamilton - ©Jim McCue


Admiral Hopper Cross Entered in Two Pimlico Stakes Friday and Saturday

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Trainer Justin Nixon has Florida-bred Admiral Hopper entered for two stakes at Pimlico Race Course, both for fillies and mares, 3-years-old and older, with her best chances likely coming in Friday's $100,000 The Very One set for five furlongs on the turf.

 
 
 

Public Notice - Hybrid FTBOA Board of Directors Meeting on May 23, 2025

Live at FTBOA Boardroom, 801 SW 60th Ave., Ocala, FL 34474 AND Remotely via Zoom


A meeting of the FTBOA Board of Directors will be held on Friday, May 23, 2025.


The portion of the meeting dealing with the following agenda item will be open in order for members of the public to provide comments and/or observe the Board’s proceedings, with this open portion of the meeting commencing at 1:10 PM:


  • 2024 Florida Thoroughbred Breeder & Stallion Awards Program Annual Audit


Members of the public wishing to provide comments and/or observe the Board’s proceedings may do so either in-person or remotely via Zoom video teleconference during the public portion of the meeting.


Remote attendees must register in advance at the following web page: 



After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Further, any person wishing to offer public comment on this agenda item via Zoom must indicate their desire to do so in advance by emailing the FTBOA at info@ftboa.com no later than 10:00 AM on Friday, May 23, 2025, providing your name, address, and telephone number.


  • Any person wishing to attend in-person to offer public comment on the agenda item identified above must indicate their desire to do so on the available sign-in sheet, prior to the announced commencement of the public comment period.


Public comments will be limited to no more than three minutes per person.


Thank you.

 

WIRE TO WIRE VIDEO PREVIEW:

Lennilu Looks to Royal Ascot


Featuring Brock Sheridan

 
 
 

Luis Fuenmayor - ©Ryan Thompson


Apprentice Jockey Fuenmayor Rides First Winner Thursday

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Lea Farms' Nuclear Empire came with a steady run down the center of the track to surge past dueling leaders Tricky Tiger and Bernardo's Legacy and get up by a half-length in Thursday's opener at Gulfstream Park to give apprentice jockey Luis Fuenmayor his first career win.

 
 
 
 

The FTBOA has consistently defeated attempts to decouple Thoroughbred horse racing, thanks to the advocates, industry leaders, and state officials who have joined our efforts. This is a fight we can win.

#FTBOA #FloridaThoroughbreds #NoToDecoupling

 

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