Seth Morris

Bentornato (Valiant Minister), winner of last year's GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, was named the 2025 Florida-bred Horse of the Year, it was announced at the FTBOA Awards Gala held Monday night at the Circle Square Cultural Center in Ocala. Bentornato, chosen as champion by a vote by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association board of directors, was the sixth Florida-bred to win the Sprint and the 30th from the state to win a Breeders' Cup race. The 2025 FTBOA Breeder of the Year, also as voted by the FTBOA...

by Jessica Martini & Stefanie Grimm OCALA, FL - With vibrant trade throughout the day, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale concluded its third session Thursday with figures still well ahead of its 2025 renewal and on track for a record-setting gross, average and median ahead of the auction's final session Friday. A filly by Bolt d'Oro became the auction's fourth million-dollar juvenile when purchased by Bill Childs's CSLR for $1.3 million. The session-topper was consigned by Raul Reyes's Kings Equine. Through three of four sessions,...