The middle legs of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association Florida Sire Stakes series continue Oct. 18 at Gulfstream Park without the winners of the first legs—Lennilu and Fourth and Central—but with two dozen other juveniles.
Thirteen fillies, one of them an also-eligible, are entered in the Susan's Girl division, and 11 males will compete in the Affirmed division. Both races are worth $200,000 and are at seven furlongs on the main track.
The Susan's Girl is headed by Arindel's homebred Mythical, a graded stakes winner who has been victorious in three of four starts. She was successful on debut at Gulfstream Park before taking the Tremont Stakes and the Adirondack Stakes (G3) at Saratoga Race Course for trainer Jorge Delgado. The St Patrick's Day filly will look to bounce back from a fifth-place finish in the Aug. 30 Spinaway Stakes (G1) when a taxing early speed duel left her fatigued.
Finding Strength and Love Like Lucy—2-3 in the Desert Vixen— head the opposition.
Gulfstream Park, Saturday, October 18, 2025, Race 8Entries: Florida Sire Susan's Girl S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 Tizasweetlady (FL) Marcos Meneses 121 Leon J. Mckanas - 2 Drama (FL) Reylu Gutierrez 121 Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. - 3 Finding Strength (FL) Jesus M. Rios 121 Michael Yates - 4 Stunning Sapphire (FL) Nik Juarez 121 Nik G. Goodwin - 5 Love Like Lucy (FL) Edgard J. Zayas 121 Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. - 6 Dare Greatly (FL) Rajiv Maragh 118 Mary Lightner - 7 Sister Hustle (FL) Gaddiel A. Martinez 121 Joseph F. Orseno - 8 Social Storm (FL) Jose E. Morelos 118 Steve Klesaris - 9 Blazing Bridgette (FL) Joe Bravo 118 Kenneth G. McPeek - 10 Flowko (FL) Jose C. Ferrer 121 Rory C. Miller - 11 Win Bet Only (FL) Edwin Gonzalez 118 Joseph F. Orseno - 12 Mythical (FL) Emisael Jaramillo 121 Jorge Delgado - 13 Laigina (FL) Jonathan Ocasio 118 Patrick L. Biancone -
The Affirmed also features a graded stakes dropper in John Oxley's homebred Strategic Risk, who ran fourth in the Sanford Stakes (G3) and sixth in the With Anticipation Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga after a debut win on dirt at Gulfstream for Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse.
Camigol and Trelawny are the top finishers from the Dr. Fager, having respectively been second and third.
Entries: Florida Sire Affirmed S.
Gulfstream Park, Saturday, October 18, 2025, Race 11
- STK
- 7f
- Dirt
- $200,000
- 2 yo Colts and Geldings
- 6:11 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strategic Risk (FL) | Rajiv Maragh | 121 | Mark E. Casse | - |
| 2 | He's My Uncle (FL) | Jose C. Ferrer | 118 | Gerald S. Bennett | - |
| 3 | Squire (FL) | Jonathan Ocasio | 121 | Patrick L. Biancone | - |
| 4 | Trelawny (FL) | Jose E. Morelos | 121 | Jose Pinchin | - |
| 5 | All to Win (FL) | Emisael Jaramillo | 121 | Rohan G. Crichton | - |
| 6 | I'm Tuff Enough (FL) | Miguel Angel Vasquez | 121 | Mark Passley | - |
| 7 | Camigol (FL) | Edwin Gonzalez | 121 | Antonio Sano | - |
| 8 | Wootun (FL) | Luca Panici | 121 | Heather Smullen | - |
| 9 | Micanopy (FL) | Edgard J. Zayas | 121 | Jose Francisco D'Angelo | - |
| 10 | Hawk (FL) | Samy Camacho | 118 | Carlos A. David | - |
| 11 | Khozalite (FL) | Leonel Reyes | 121 | Jose Francisco D'Angelo | - |
