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🏆 #FTBOA Names 2025 Champions and Award Winners 🏇 🏆 🎉 Bentornato is #FloridaBred Horse of the Year 🏆

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FTBOA Names 2025 Champions and Award Winners - FTBOA
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🎉 #FloridaCoastEquipment – #Kubota 🚜 Enters Into Long-term, Exclusive Partnership With #FTBOA 🏇 🎉

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Florida Coast Equipment – Kubota Enters Into Long-term, Exclusive Partnership With FTBOA - FTBOA
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December 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Inside This Issue of Wire to Wire 📣 #FTBOA Adjusts 2025 Award Rates and Announces Groundbreaking #FloridaBred Export Incentives ✨🏆✨ Read Now ⤵️
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Bay Florida-bred racehorse, Bring Theband Home, piloted by Javier Castellano, powers over the Saratoga turf to score the 2025 Troy Stakes. (Photo: ©Jetta Vaughns)
September 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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🌊 Florida-breds WIN when representing the Sunshine State! 🏇 ☀️ 🎉

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Headshot of Florida-bred Thoroughbred Liam’s Law and jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. pausing to look directly at the camera. Behind the photo, a soft white gradient fades out to a photo of the duo gallop to the wire at Saratoga. Bold Leadership, running on the outside with Manny Franco in the saddle, has a nose in frame, attempting to catch the duo, but Liam’s Law held the lead to win the 2026 With Anticipation. Both photos are by ©Susie Raisher. Alternating yellow and white text at the top of the collective image label it as “Labor Day Weekend, Florida-bred’s by the Numbers.” Further information is stacked below the title on the right side of the graphic in matching colors, highlighting the achievements of Florida-breds during the 2026 Labor Day weekend, including winning over $1 million in total.
September 8, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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With #FloridaBred Taj Mahal entered in this Saturday’s #PreaknessStakes, it’s the perfect time to look back at the previous Florida-bred Preakness Winners! 🏇 🏆 🌻

🐴 Click here for an update on Taj Mahal: bit.ly/4dds4ug

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Green and gold chart detailing the Florida-bred Winners of the Preakness Stakes. The chart’s header features the logo for the 151st Preakness, and the main part of the chart details all the Florida-breds that have won the race. The chart overlaps with a grayscale photo of Florida-bred Thoroughbred Affirmed wining the 1978 Triple Crown. Affirmed and his jockey are in full color against the rest of the grayscale image.
May 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Inside This Issue of Wire to Wire 📣 Partnership to Study Ocala Racetrack Announced at Arizona Symposium 🏇 ✨ Read Now ⤵️
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The Reinventing Racing's Business Model panel at the University of Arizona Global Symposium on Racing. The panel featured five speakers seated on stage, including FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell on the far left, who is addressing the attendees. The speakers are seated in front of a wall highlighted with light blue lights and the logo for the Global Symposium on Racing placed overtop a projected image of racehorses galloping away from the camera. The projected image fills all of the wall behind the speakers. (Photo: ©AZSYM25/Race Track Industry Program)
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Inside This Issue of Wire to Wire 📣 Statement From #FTBOA CEO Lonny Powell on HB 881 📣 Read Now ⤵️
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Logo for FTBOA (Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association). The logo is centered on a rectangle background, split in half by light blue (top half) and dark blue (bottom half). The logo itself consists predominantly of large, sans serif letters outlined in white. A wave runs through them, syncing up with the light and blue of the background. Beneath the letters, the full name of the organization is stacked in two rows, with “Association” abbreviated to “Assn.” A white topline of a horse and jockey race along the top of “FTBOA.”
January 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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It’s a great weekend for Florida-breds, so make sure to watch for this incredible group of Sunshine State stakes entrants! ☀️ 🏇 🏝️

🐴 For a complete list of today’s Florida-bred entries, click the link: bit.ly/4o7yYGv

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Graphic centered around an image of Florida-bred Rated by Merit and jockey Manny Franco galloping to the wire at Aqueduct Race Track during their win of the 2025 Discovery Stakes. (Photo: ©Janet Napolitano) The photo of the duo has overlapping gradient blue text, accented with yellow and orange, that titles the collective image as the “Florida-breds by the Numbers.” A secondary line of text beneath the main title, and a dark blue block at the bottom of the graphic, outlined with orange and hosting more text, further details that there are 16 Florida-breds running from Wednesday, June 3, 2026 to Saturday, June 6, 2026.
June 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Florida-breds are getting ready to rock this weekend 🌊 🏇 😎 Stay tuned to our socials so you don’t miss a hoofbeat of #FloridaBred horsepower!

For a complete list of current Florida-bred entries, click the link: bit.ly/3Vy2v1S

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Florida-bred Thoroughbred My Miss Mo and jockey Micah Husbands gallop ahead of competitor Bodacious Bay, piloted by Cristian Torres, to win the 2026 Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks. (Photo: ©Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO) The photo of the duo has overlapping gradient blue text, accented with yellow and orange, that titles the collective image as the “Florida-breds by the Numbers.” Secondary white text outlined in blue, reads, “Friday, September 18 - Saturday, September 19.” A blue box outlined with orange describes the 11 Florida-breds entered in stakes, and text at the bottom of the graphic details information about My Miss Mo being entered in the Grade 1 Cotillion on September 19, 2026.
September 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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📣 #FTBOA Prez Says – August 2026 🏇 ✨

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Prez Says – August 2026 - FTBOA
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August 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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We’ve got an incredible group of 2️⃣ 4️⃣ Florida-breds running this week in 1️⃣ 4️⃣ Stakes worth nearly $7️⃣ MILLION!! 🌊 🏇 💸 🏆

🐴 For a complete list of current Florida-bred entries, click the link: bit.ly/3SUH767

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Graphic centered around Florida-bred Spirited Boss ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith during their win of the Grade 3, $100,500 Monrovia Stakes presented by Ketel One at Santa Anita Park. (Photo: ©Benoit) The photo of the duo has overlapping gradient blue text, accented with yellow and orange, that titles the collective image as “Florida-breds by the Numbers.” Secondary white text outlined in blue, reads, “Wednesday, August 26 - Sunday, August 30.” A blue box outlined with orange describes the 24 Florida-breds running in stakes over the weekend, and text at the bottom of the graphic details Spirited Boss running in the Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Sprint (G1).
August 25, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Watch now! 👀 Florida-breds Shine Through Stakes Wins 🏇 ☀️ 🏆

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August 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Get ready for another great weekend of #FloridaBred racing, because you won’t want to miss this one! ☀️ 🏇 🏝️

🏇 For a complete list of current Florida-bred entries, click the link: bit.ly/44y7XDu

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Graphic centered around a closely cropped image of Florida-bred Thoroughbred Echo Lane and jockey Luis Saez galloping to the wire at Churchill Downs to win the 2025 Claiming Crown Emerald. (Photo: ©Hunter Fridley/Coady Media) The photo of the duo has overlapping gradient blue text, accented with yellow and orange, that titles the collective image as the “Florida-breds by the Numbers.” Secondary white text outlined in blue, reads, “Saturday, July 18.” A blue box outlined with orange describes the 7 Florida-breds running in stakes over the weekend, and text at the bottom of the graphic details Echo Lane will be running in the United Nations (G2).
July 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Tracking the State’s Florida-Bred Investment - June 2026 Updates ☀️ 🏇

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Tracking the State's Florida-Bred Investment - FTBOA
BY STEVE KOCH  This is the latest in a monthly series tracking how Florida’s new state investment in Florida-bred purses translates into actual earnings. JUNE 2026 The State Invest...
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July 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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📣 Florida-breds Lead the Nation in Quality and Performance ☀️ 🏇

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Florida-breds Lead the Nation in Quality and Performance - FTBOA
2025 Florida-bred Performance Metrics FLORIDA-BREDS LEAD THE NATION IN QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE By Steve Koch Florida Thoroughbreds: • A $3.2 billion rural economic powerhouse;
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June 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Saddle up, because we’ve got a great weekend of racing ahead! 🏇 🏆 🎉 There are 16 Florida-breds entered in 9 stakes worth $3.125 MILLION 💸 proving once again that #EquineSpeedIsAMajorFloridaExport! ☀️ 🐴

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Graphic centered around an image of Florida-bred Rated by Merit and jockey Manny Franco galloping to the wire at Aqueduct Race Track during their win of the 2025 Discovery Stakes. (Photo: ©Janet Napolitano) The photo of the duo has overlapping gradient blue text, accented with yellow and orange, that titles the collective image as the “Florida-breds by the Numbers.” A secondary line of text beneath the main title, and a dark blue block at the bottom of the graphic, outlined with orange and hosting more text, further details that there are 16 Florida-breds running from Saturday, June 6, 2026 to Sunday, June 7, 2026.
June 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Good luck to all the FloridaBred stakes horses entered TODAY at #Aqueduct, #GulfstreamPark, and #LegacyDowns! 🎉 🏇 ☀️

🐴 For a complete list of today’s Florida-bred entries, click the link: bit.ly/3PrJQSV 

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A minimal chart consisting mostly of text, detailing the Florida-bred stakes horses that are running on Saturday, May 22, 2026. A dark blue outline frames the full graphic, and a light blue line on the top and bottom of the graphic further frames it, while the information for each race is listed in an individual gray box with shadowing. The horses listed are, in order: Bronze Bullet, Willow Case, Dakota’s Lil Auror, Lennilu, Love Like Lucy, and Paynted Blue.
May 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Florida-breds are ready to rock this weekend! 👏 🏇 ☀️ 10 Florida-breds are entered in 7 stakes (3 graded!) across the country that are worth $1.33 MILLION! 💸 💸 💸

🐴 For a list of today’s Florida-bred entries, click the link: bit.ly/3PrJQSV

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Graphic centered around an image of Florida-bred El Potente and jockey Hector Berrios galloping towards the camera during their win of the Grade 3 2025 Thunder Road at Santa Anita Park. (Photo: ©Benoit) The photo of the duo is closely cropped around El Potente’s head and neck, and has overlapping gradient blue text, accented with yellow and orange, that titles the collective image as the “Florida-breds by the Numbers.” A secondary text box further details that there are 10 stakes-entered Florida-breds running from May 23 to 25, 2026.
May 21, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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#EquineSpeedIsAMajorFloridaExport, just look at the numbers! 👀 This weekend, 22 Florida-breds are entered in 16 Stakes (11 Graded) Worth $6.75 Million 💰 ☀️ 🏇 🎉

🐴 For a complete list of today’s Florida-bred entries, click the link: bit.ly/4erAjW9

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Graphic based around a closely cropped headshot of Florida-bred Macho Music and jockey Javier Castellano racing to the wire to win the 2025 Pat Day Mile at Churchill Downs over a sloppy and sealed track. (Photo: ©Madison Becker / Coady Media) A light to dark blue header is overtop the photo, featuring title text ioutlined in yellow reading, “Florida-breds by the Numbers.” To the right, white sans serif text is stacked to read, “Thursday, April 30 - Sunday, May 3.” A dark blue rectangle outlined in orange is beneath Macho Music’s head, describing the Florida-bred entry stats for the weekend. Above his head, a long title reads, “Macho Music Runs in the $1 Million Churchill Downs Stakes (Grade 1) Saturday.”
May 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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#FloridaBred My Miss Mo Draws Post Six for #KentuckyOaks 🏇 🌸 🎉

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My Miss Mo Draws Post Six for Kentucky Oaks - FTBOA
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April 25, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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📣 Meet Me at the Starting Gate: Rounding the First Turn 🏇 ✨

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Meet Me at the Starting Gate: Rounding the First Turn - FTBOA
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April 21, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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📣 #FTBOA Prez Says: Stronger Together 📣 🐴

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Prez Says: Stronger Together - FTBOA
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March 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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🎉 #FTBOA Welcomes New #FloridaBred Races; Awaits Full State Investment 🎉 🏇 🏆

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FTBOA Welcomes New Florida-Bred Races; Awaits Full State Investment - FTBOA
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March 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Inside This Issue of Wire to Wire 📣 Tracking the State’s #FloridaBred Investment – February 2026 🏇 ✍️ Read Now ⤵️
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Graphic showcasing a chart that is slightly obscured by a dark blue gradient, overshadowing the chart’s information. Overlaid on top of the chart, bold yellow to orange lettering reads, “Tracking FL-Bred Earnings.” The chart is centered on a light blue to dark blue gradient background, with a yellow line running horizontally across the middle of the graphic.
March 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Tracking the State’s #FloridaBred Investment – February 2026 🏇 ✍️

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Tracking the State's Florida-Bred Investment - February 2026 - FTBOA
BY STEVE KOCH This is the second in a monthly series tracking how Florida's new state investment in Florida-bred purses translates into actual earnings. Click to view the January 2026
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March 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM