Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Saturday, Oct 24 2026

Oct 24, 2026 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Three Florida-breds Work For Breeders' Cup Sprint

• VIDEO: Fla-breds by the Numbers - Breeders’ Cup 2026 Edition

• Remi’s FTBOA Cartoon of the Month – Halloween 2026

• Heysek Elected as FTBOA President, Campbell, Russell Join Board

• 2026 Breeders’ Cup Florida-bred Pre-Entries

• Tracking the State’s Florida-Bred Investment, September 2026

• Historical Statistics of Florida-breds in Past Breeders’ Cups

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Florida-bred Roll On Big Joe - ©Renee Torbit/Coady Media

Florida-breds Put in Final Works for Breeders' Cup Sprint

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Three Florida-breds who pre-entered for the Grade 1 Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint to be run next Saturday, October 31 at Keeneland Race Course, put in their final serious preparations Friday and Saturday. The $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint for 3-year-olds and older will be contested at six furlongs and has drawn 19 pre-entries.

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Thumbnail of Bentornato and Irad Ortiz Jr in their win of the 2025 BC Sprint. (©Benoit)

Florida-bred Ground Support (#3, inside) - ©Renee Torbit/Coady Media

Ground Support Top Choice in Grade 3 Glen Cove at Belmont Park

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

NBS Stable's graded stakes-winning Florida-bred Ground Support is the 3-1 morning line favorite to earn her first victory of the year in the first division of the $200,000 Glen Cove, set for seven furlongs on the turf at Belmont Park Sunday.

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The Art of Remi

Halloween 2026, by artist Remi‬⁩ Bellocq

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Artist draws illustration of a Halloween party. The video title is in purple across the image.

Richard Heysek

Heysek Elected as FTBOA President, Campbell, Russell Join Board

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OCALA, FL-The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association announced October 23 that Richard Heysek, who with his wife Cathy breed and race in the name of their Caperlane Farm in Reddick, was elected president of the FTBOA at a board meeting following the annual member meeting.

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Tracking the State's Florida-Bred Investment

SEPTEMBER 2026

BY STEVE KOCH

This is the latest in a continuing series tracking how Florida's new state investment in Florida-bred purses translates into actual earnings.

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View FLBred Historical Statistics

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