BY BROCK SHERIDAN



St Elias Stable homebred Rated by Merit tries to join an elite list of 10 others before him who have swept the male division of prestigious FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes when the Florida-bred colt puts his undefeated record on the line Saturday in the $300,000 In Reality.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN



Sent to the post as the 2-5 favorite, Troy Johnson, Charles Lo and Jagger Inc.’s Spikezone won his 11th victory of the year with an admirable gate-to-wire score in the $75,000 Let’s Give Thanks at Parx Racing Wednesday. It was the sixth straight win for the 5-year-old Florida-bred gelding who also earned his first career stakes victory in taking the six-and-a-half-furlong test against six other 3-year-olds and older. 

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Florida-breds Smile Po and Sweet Sash will each attempt to upset Thursday’s Wait a While at Gulfstream Park, the opening day feature of the track’s 2024-25 Championship Meet. Set for 2-year-old fillies at seven-and-a-half furlongs on the turf, the $115,000 Wait a While has attracted 13 entries, including one on the also-eligible list.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Stonehedge LLC homebred Dean Delivers, who had his four-race winning streak snapped last out when third in the Grade 3 Vosburgh, returns to action Friday at Aqueduct for the $150,000 Fall Highweight. Along with fellow Florida-bred Baby Yoda, Dean Delivers is among nine entered for the six-furlong test for 3-year-olds and older.