Rated by Merit

St. Elias Stable’s Florida homebred Rated by Merit, who swept the 2024 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series at Gulfstream Park as an undefeated 2-year-old and won the 2025 Discovery Handicap at three, has been retired and will stand the 2027 breeding season at Ocala Stud, the farm announced today. He will stand for $3,500 S&N.