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Ocala Stud’s three first-year stallions have mares confirmed in foal

General News | 3/6/2023

Ocala Stud’s three first-season stallions—Roadster, Colonel Liam, and Gretzky the Great—each have had their first mares confirmed in foal...

Jess’s Dream filly bests Wonder Wheel in Suncoast S.

Jesss Dream | 2/11/2023

Dreaming of Snow was all heart in Sunday’s $150,000 Suncoast S. at Tampa Bay Downs, fending off last year’s presumptive 2-year-old filly champion by a neck...

Multiple Grade 1 winner Colonel Liam to stand at Ocala Stud

General News | 2/8/2023

Colonel Liam, a three-time Grade 1 winner and back-to-back winner of the Pegasus Turf Invitational S. (G1) at Gulfstream Park has been retired and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Ocala Stud...

Jess’s Dream filly kicks off 2023 with Sunshine stakes win

Jesss Dream | 1/15/2023

Sweet Dani Girl made a triumphant 2023 debut Saturday at Gulfstream Park with a one-length victory in the $75,000 Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf S...

R Adios Jersey proves best in the City of Ocala S.

Adios Charlie | 12/10/2022

Adios Charlie’s classy 4-year-old filly R Adios Jersey collected her third career stakes win Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs with a handy score in the $100,000 City of Ocala S...

Ocala Stud announces 2023 stallion roster and fees

Roadster | 10/26/2022

Ocala stud has set 2023 stud fees for its roster of 10 stallions for the upcoming breeding season, led by Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Roadster...

Rudder’s Men impressive winner for Battalion Runner

Battalion Runner | 10/22/2022

Rudder’s Men made his career debut a winning one, registering an impressive front-running victory in a seven-furlong maiden special event for trainer Todd Pletcher...

Attractively-bred Awesome Slew colt among the toppers at OBS October sale

Awesome Slew | 10/11/2022

A colt from the second crop of Awesome Slew was one of the top three lots sold during Tuesday’s OBS October Yearling sale held in Ocala...

Grade 1 winner Gretzky the Great to stand at Ocala Stud

Gretzky the Great | 10/7/2022

Gretzky the Great, a Grade 1 winner at two and a son of champion and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist, has been retired and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Ocala Stud...

Awesome Strong completes series sweep in the $400,000 In Reality S.

Awesome Slew | 10/1/2022

Awesome Slew’s undefeated Awesome Strong overcame a wide trip to win the $400,000 In Reality S. Saturday at Gulfstream Park to complete a sweep of the three-race FTOBA Florida Sire stakes for 2-year-old males...

Santa Anita Derby winner Roadster to stand at Ocala Stud

Roadster | 9/20/2022

Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner and near-millionaire earner Roadster, a son of perennial leading sire Quality Road, will stand the 2023 breeding season at Ocala Stud, the farm announced today.

Lightnin Runner first stakes winner for Battalion Runner

Battalion Runner | 9/18/2022

Lightnin Runner, who became the first winner for Battalion Runner when she broke her maiden in July, also became her sire’s first stakes winner from a limited first crop with a determined score in the $75,000 Rachel’s Turn Stakes...

Keen Flatter second winner in two days for Ami’s Flatter

amisflatter | 9/10/2022

Keen Flatter fought back gamely in the stretch to score a one-length maiden special weight victory on Saturday at Woodbine...

Rockin Roller the first winner for Ocala Stud’s Ami’s Flatter

amisflatter | 9/10/2022

Florida-bred Rockin Roller made the first start of his career a winning one at Gulfstream Park on Friday, September 9, drawing clear in the late stages to win by nearly two lengths

Undefeated Awesome Strong dominates the $200,000 Affirmed S.

Awesome Slew | 9/3/2022

Awesome Slew’s brilliant 2-year-old colt scored his second stakes win in a row Saturday with a three-length victory in the $200,000 FSS Affirmed S. at Gulfstream Park...

Awesome Slew's latest MdSpWt winner closes late for victory

Awesome Slew | 9/1/2022

Awesome Slew got his latest winner Sept. 1 at Thistledown when Brownie wore down Lambrusco in deep stretch to win a six-furlong maiden special weight race...

Awesomebrotherbill gives Awesome Slew a half-dozen winners

Awesome Slew | 8/22/2022

Awesomebrotherbill was a one-length maiden special weight winner over a sloppy Monmouth Park racetrack on Monday afternoon...

Impressive Damon’s Mound gives Girvin first graded stakes winner

girvin | 8/14/2022

Girvin’s undefeated 2-year-old colt Damon’s Mound proved his 12-length debut win was no fluke with another dominating performance in Saturday's $200,000 Saratoga Special S. (G2)...

Latest Awesome Slew winner cruises by 5 ½-legnths at Gulfstream Park

Awesome Slew | 8/13/2022

First-Crop sire Awesome Slew got his third winner of the week on Aug. 13 when the 2-year-old colt Tigre rolled to a 5 ½-length maiden special weight win...

Second winner in two days for Awesome Slew

Awesome Slew | 8/7/2022

One day after Awesome Strong became Awesome Slew’s first stakes winner in Saturday's Dr. Fager S., the Ocala Stud stallion scored another maiden winner...

Undefeated Awesome Strong the first stakes winner for Awesome Slew

Awesome Slew | 8/6/2022

Awesome Strong, who was Awesome Slew’s first winner as a sire, became his first stakes winner as well on Saturday with a dominating score in the $100,000 Dr. Fager S...

Girvin colts triumph in maiden special weights at Del Mar and Gulfstream

girvin | 8/6/2022

Top-10 First-Crop sire Girvin added a pair of maiden special weight winners on Saturday to bring his total to seven...

Battalion Runner filly scores MdSpWt win at first asking

Battalion Runner | 8/4/2022

Lady Runner became the second winner for first-year sire Battalion Runner on Aug. 4 when the 2-year-old filly scored a maiden special weight win...

Awesome Slew filly surges late for maiden special weight win at Colonial Downs

Awesome Slew | 8/4/2022

High Fashion Lady came from well off the pace to break her maiden on Aug. 3 at Colonial Downs, taking the one-mile maiden special weight race for 2-year-old fillies...

Awesome Flay becomes second winner for Awesome Slew

Awesome Slew | 7/3/2022

First-Crop sire Awesome Slew was represented by his second winner on July 3 when Awesome Flay captured a five-furlong maiden race at Gulfstream Park...

Lightnin Runner is first winner for Ocala Stud’s Battalion Runner

Battalion Runner | 7/3/2022

Lightnin Runner ran to her name in her career debut, winning a maiden special weight event at Charles Town on Saturday, July 2, to become the first winner for her sire Battalion Runner

Girvin gets second maiden winner of the day

girvin | 7/2/2022

Top-five First-Crop sire Girvin got his second maiden special weight winner of the day on Saturday when Rol Again Dancer held off all challengers to win...

Girvin colt crushes Churchill Downs MdSpWt field, named TDN Rising Star

girvin | 7/2/2022

Damon’s Mound sprinted away from the field at the top of the Churchill Downs stretch to break his maiden by an eye-opening 12 ½-lengths...

Girvin colt flies late for debut MdSpWt victory

girvin | 6/25/2022

Commandant overcame an extremely wide trip to win his first lifetime start on Saturday at Gulfstream Park...

Adios Charlie filly wins debut in $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Debutante S.

Adios Charlie | 6/19/2022

Stone Silent gave her owners an immediate return on their investment when she won Saturday's $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Debutante S. at Santa Anita Park...

Girvin’s undefeated Devious Dame rolls in Astoria S.

girvin | 6/9/2022

Top-five First-Crop sire Girvin got his first stakes winner in eye-catching fashion on June 9 at Belmont Park when Devious Dame tallied a 5 ¼-length victory...

$725,000 Girvin filly tops Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2yo sale opening session

girvin | 5/23/2022

A filly from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Girvin brought a top bid of $725,000 Monday at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-old sale...

Awesome Strong first winner for Ocala Stud’s Awesome Slew

Awesome Slew | 5/6/2022

Florida-bred Awesome Strong made the first start of his career a winning one at Gulfstream Park on Friday, May 6, impressively running away from a maiden special weight field...

Devious Dame first winner for Ocala Stud’s Girvin

girvin | 5/5/2022

John Oxley’s Devious Dame became the first starter and first winner for Ocala Stud’s Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) winner Girvin...

Girvin colt hits $300,000 mark during OBS 2yo opener

girvin | 4/19/2022

Girvin’s first lot through the ring Tuesday at the OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training brought plenty of attention from bidders, ultimately selling for $300,000...

OBS Spring 2YO sale starts off in “Awesome” fashion

Awesome Slew | 4/19/2022

Awesome Slew, whose first crop are 2-year-olds of 2021, got off to a terrific start during Tuesday’s opening session of the OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training...

Noble Bird filly rallies strongly for second stakes win

Noble Bird | 4/16/2022

Strategic Bird’s sweeping move into the stretch carried the 3-year-old Noble Bird filly to a 3 ½-length win in the $75,000 Cheryl S. White Memorial S. on April 16...