February 20, 2026 Edition

 

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Inside This Issue

• Florida-bred Damon’s Mound Leads Morning Line in Sprint

• Vegso’s Florida-bred Taj Mahal Steps Up in Class

• Jockey Hartsmar Gets First North American Win

• TJC Releases ID My Thoroughbred App

• Tracking the State’s Florida-Bred Investment – January 2026

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

 
 
 

Florida-bred Damon’s Mound - ©Ryan Thompson


Florida-bred Damon's Mound Leads Morning Line in Sprint

EDITED GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS RELEASE


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott is scheduled to saddle Cliff Love and Michele Love's Damon's Mound, a multiple graded-stakes winner who has been installed as the 7-5 morning-line favorite in a field of eight in Saturday’s $125,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint, a six-furlong stakes for 4-year-olds and up.

 
 
 
 

Florida-bred Taj Mahal - ©Jim McCue


Vegso's Florida-bred Taj Mahal Steps Up in Class

EDITED LAUREL PARK PRESS RELEASE


LAUREL, MD - Florida-bred Taj Mahal, an impressive debut winner on Feb. 6, steps up into stakes company for Saturday's $100,000 Miracle Wood for 3-year-olds over a one-turn mile for breeder Vegso Racing Stable.

 
 
 
 

Cornelia Hartsmar - ©Ryan Thompson


Jockey Hartsmar Gets First North American Win

GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS RELEASE


HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Jockey Cornelia Hartsmar, who had ridden 101 winners while campaigning in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and France, notched her first victory in North America Thursday at Gulfstream Park while guiding Lady River Lily to a front-running win in Race 8.

 
 
 
 

TJC Releases ID My Thoroughbred App

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The Jockey Club released the ID My Thoroughbred app, which allows users to access Thoroughbred information using a microchip number.

 
 
 

Tampa Bay Downs - ©Tammy A. Gantt


Tracking the State's Florida-Bred Investment -

January 2026

BY STEVE KOCH


The State Investment: The Florida Legislature moved $5 million to racetrack purses for Florida-bred racehorses in 2026 – $4 million to Gulfstream Park and $1 million to Tampa Bay Downs.

 
 
 
 

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