Multiple stakes winner Rated by Merit to stand at Ocala Stud
Rated by Merit | 9/24/2026
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.
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R Island Jewel sparkles in Three Ring Stakes
Awesome Slew | 9/8/2026
Averill Racing’s R Island Jewel broke her maiden and joined the ranks of stakes winners at the same time, dominating a compact field in the $150,000 Three Ring Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Sept. 5.
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Sum of Success stays perfect with win in Express Tour Stakes
Win Win Win | 9/8/2026
K. Johnston Racing, Michael and Jules Iavarone and Hopeless Stables’ precocious juvenile Sum of Success kept his perfect record intact with a dominant performance in winning the $150,000 Express Tour Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Sept. 5.
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Multiple stakes winner Rated by Merit to stand at Ocala Stud
Rated by Merit | 9/24/2026
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.
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R Island Jewel sparkles in Three Ring Stakes
Awesome Slew | 9/8/2026
Averill Racing’s R Island Jewel broke her maiden and joined the ranks of stakes winners at the same time, dominating a compact field in the $150,000 Three Ring Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Sept. 5.
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Sum of Success stays perfect with win in Express Tour Stakes
Win Win Win | 9/8/2026
K. Johnston Racing, Michael and Jules Iavarone and Hopeless Stables’ precocious juvenile Sum of Success kept his perfect record intact with a dominant performance in winning the $150,000 Express Tour Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Sept. 5.
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Liam’s Law wires foes in G3 With Anticipation Stakes
Liam's Law | 9/8/2026
Robert and Lawana Low’s Florida-bred Liam’s Law, a first-crop 2-year-old by Colonel Liam, led wire-to-wire to win the $225,000 With Anticipation Stakes (G3) at Saratoga on Saturday, Sept. 5.
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Road Show delivers winning performance in Saratoga MdSpWt
Roadster | 8/16/2026
Top-five First-Crop sire Roadster got his ninth winner in style Aug. 15 at Saratoga
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Top-five First-Crop sire Roadster got his ninth winner in style Aug. 15 at Saratoga
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Win Win Win colt simply smashing in stakes debut
Win Win Win | 8/10/2026
Sum of Success scorched his competition with an 11 ½-length victory in the Aug. 10 In Summation S. at Gulfstream Park...
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