Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Florida Sire Stakes 2-year-old payment deadlines

Jan. 15 was the deadline for FSS 2-year-olds for $250. If missed, the next deadline is Feb. 28 for $500. The yearling payment must have been paid. If the yearling payment was missed, a $5,000 payment can be made by Jan. 15. If all deadlines are missed a May 1 payment of $10,000 is available for an un-raced FSS eligible 2-year-old.

Member Day at Tampa Bay Downs

online payment option available at www.ftboa.com or you can drop off or mail.

Stallion Focused Podcasts

Check out The Florida Horse podcasts featuring representatives from stud farms highlighting breeding options from their stallion ranks. The podcasts air on Spotify, iTunes, Buzzsprout, Horse Capital TV streaming TV and phone app, the FTBOA YouTube channel and across social media.

Industry Engagement

Events

Be sure to renew your membership by March 1 to ensure you receive your invitation mailer for event admission. Member Day is on Sunday, March 26 and will include a complimentary lunch, drinks, mutuel voucher, program, handicapping seminar, behindthe-scenes tour and auctions for charities.

Upcoming Deadlines

Feb.

FTBOA Champions Diamond Gala

The FTBOA Champions Diamond Gala is Monday, April 24 celebrating 75 years. The event includes a cocktail reception, silent auction and much more. For information on sponsorships, please call 352-629-2160 ext. 239 or e-mail tgantt@ftboa.com prior to March 1.

Membership Renewals

Membership renewals have begun. There is an

Do you like helping youth get involved in the industry? Open to potential owners visiting your farm? Would you like to host an intern? Help thoroughbred retirement programs? Do you want to preserve history across the state? If you said ‘yes’ to any of these, we need you. The FTBOA has a variety of committees available for you to help the industry, raise money for charity, plan events, involve youth, and to communicate our mission while networking and making lifelong friendships. Let us know how you can help.

Horse Capital Digest Online

If you want to hear about all the equine happenings in Central Florida, sign up for Florida Equine Communications’ complimentary quarterly e-mail issue at horsecapitaldigest@ftboa.com. The communication reaches more than 2,400 emails of horse lovers and is a good fit for advertisers wanting to get in front of this audience. TFH