Ocala Stud

Thoroughbred breeding, breaking, training, consignment & stud services

[damon thayer @damon_thayer]

Pointing out on behalf of @TBRacingInit & the great people of the Sunshine State’s horse industry that 80% of the yearlings selling over 2 weeks @keenelandsales will head to Florida for pre-training & preparation to become racehorses.

There is an ecosystem to this industry that extends around the country & we must fight to preserve it. #HorseRacing

[damon thayer @damon_thayer]

Our board is fully invested in #HorseRacing Each TRI member is passionate about the sport & industry; congrats to Jon, Mark & Aron on their huge victories across the country yesterday.

[Thoroughbred Racing Initiative @TBRacingInit]

Our senior advisor @damon_thayer will be on w @Steve_Byk at 11:20 a.m. ET., discussing TRI and our coalition partners' victory in defeating decoupling in the Florida Legislature - but much work remains. You can tune in at https://t.co/Clj7WrNsNZ
@NationalHBPA @FloridaHorsemen @JonGreen2022 @rail_talk @OBSSales @florida_horse

[damon thayer @damon_thayer]

We will continue to rely on our allies in the FL Senate & @GovRonDeSantis & work to see that this bill goes no further in the final week of the legislative session. Our @TBRacingInit coalition is united & has made the case to #DefeatDecoupling.
We stand ready to collaborate on the future of Florida’s racing/breeding/training industry to secure a bright future for the small businesses, horsemen & horsewomen who power it every day. #HorseRacing

[damon thayer @damon_thayer]

We just learned that the #decoupling bill is on the agenda next week in the FL Senate. While this is unfortunate news, it provides another chance for our @TBRacingInit coalition to make the case to #DefeatDecoupling

Meet us in Tallahassee on Tuesday at 12:30 pm & you can sign up in opposition to the bill!! Your name will be read aloud as you wave in opposition!

We have a great lineup to speak against the bill to let Senators know how important #HorseRacing is to the Florida economy.

It is all of us v. Belinda Stronach. Together we will win!!

[Randy Bloch @rblochparty]

Positano Sunset Outduels Rivals to Capture Madison - BloodHorse

Thx ⁦@IanWilkesRacing⁩ - ⁦@JulienLeparoux⁩ - ⁦@spendthriftfarm⁩ - ⁦@keenelandracing⁩ and partners!!! https://t.co/UfzAczwiOL

[FanDuel Racing @FanDuel_Racing]

#9 TANK ($11.20) powers to victory in the $110,000 Sophomore Turf Stakes at @TampaBayDownsFL. The three-year-old colt by @OcalaStud's Adios Charlie had @luissaezpty aboard for trainer Carlos David.

[BloodHorse @BloodHorse]

The @TBRacingInit has sponsored a bus trip April 1 from @OBSSales to Tallahassee to oppose a decoupling bill before a Florida Senate committee. Read more: https://t.co/zEK9wIORxc

[Top Line Sales @TopLineTBs]

Alright now is the time for anyone who cares about Thoroughbred racing in FL and Nation wide to stand together. The next senate meeting for Bill 408 is this Tuesday April 1st in Tallahassee. We attended the last committee meeting in force but we need more, more people to stand up and show them how much this industry means to everyone. Owners, breeders, van drivers, vets, chiropractors, farm owners, trainers the list of jobs this is going to affect will be detrimental to FL.

Meeting is at 4pm in Tallahassee. Share a ride or we might get a bus lined up take people who want to show support. Please share and go if you can.

@florida_horse @TBRacingInit @OBSSales @theTDN @OcalaStud @JonGreen2022 @GradeOneInvest @PickViewLLC @mike33024 @c_vaccarezza

[Ocala Stud @OcalaStud]

RT @TBRacingInit: Did you know? 461 trainers ran horses in FL in '24 inc 56 w 100+ starts, 163 w 40+ sts. Florida's TB industry sells horse…

[Thoroughbred Racing Initiative @TBRacingInit]

It's crunch time to say #NoToDecoupling. We need everyone to share these posts to send a loud message. Horses = jobs. Decoupling exports jobs.
@FLSenate @FLSenateGOP @FLSenateDems

[Thoroughbred Racing Initiative @TBRacingInit]

ICYMI: @Damon_Thayer updates @Steve_Byk last week in wake of @myflhouse committee vote on #Decoupling. Despite vote, there were a lot of positives for those fighting for live racing inc 2 Republicans voting no. Damon starts @ 1:04:30.
https://t.co/EAtQxHESyo

@FLSenateGop @FLSenateDems @FLSenateDems

[TDN @theTDN]

🗣️ "Any harm to the Florida Thoroughbred industry brought about by decoupling will be acutely felt throughout the U.S. Thoroughbred industry and therefore TOBA is opposed to decoupling."

@TOBAhorses weighs in on decoupling legislation in Florida.
https://t.co/3e0yndqwc7

[TDN @theTDN]

🏆 'TDN Rising Star' LOCKED (Gun Runner @Three_Chimneys) surged to the front with a sweeping move around the far turn, surpassed Express Train, and rolled home by nearly double digits in Saturday's GI Santa Anita Handicap.

O: @EclipseTBP and @WalmacLLC
https://t.co/eFL6RMBedV

[TOBA @TOBAhorses]

Breeders and horsemen aiming to fight Florida's decoupling bills have launched @TBRacingInit "an industry collaboration created to fight for live horse racing in Florida and elsewhere in the United States."
https://t.co/JXI9mL9e8M

[Thoroughbred Racing Initiative @TBRacingInit]

We were just created! Content will be coming in a bit! Thanks to all for the follows. Join us to fight for live horse racing, starting by defeating decoupling legislation in Florida!

[damon thayer @damon_thayer]

Help the new Thoroughbred Racing Initiative defeat Florida’s decoupling bill. Our donation link is live, check it out 👇🏻👇🏻
https://t.co/8aNFiGck82

[Lucas Marquardt @ThoroStride]

🔥2⃣0⃣.1⃣

This filly equaled the track record yesterday at @OBSSales with scorching breeze for @OcalaStud

Be cool to see her sire do some good. Grandson of Sunday Silence was brilliant on his day. Won GI Forego over Complexity, set NTR in 7f Pasco (1:20.89), etc.

[TDN @theTDN]

🔥 There was no denying his presence as he walked out onto the track and #FLBred HADES (Awesome Slew) backed it up with quite the performance in Saturday's GIII Holy Bull Stakes, winning by 2 lengths with Paco Lopez up.

Owned by @DJ_Stable and Robert Cotran, the Joseph Orseno trainee earned 20 points on the Road to the GI @KentuckyDerby. The gelding is now a perfect 3-for-3 with career earnings of $225,000.

Bred by @OcalaStud, Joseph M. O'Farrell III, David O'Farrell, et al.

TDN Recap: https://t.co/Bwkuge2RCM

[TDN @theTDN]

Awesome pedigree, AWESOME SLEW-standing at @OcalaStud.

Watch Hades stay undefeated in front running style as he took the GI Holy Bull S. at @GulfstreamPark: https://t.co/PCiE820ZBd