About the Florida Sire Stakes Program
FTBOA registered Florida-breds eligible to the Florida Sire Stakes may compete for selected race purses or added incentives at Florida racetracks. Racing year 2024 opportunities include:
Gulfstream Park –
- $20,000 FSS Win-Place-Show Bonus on restricted stakes
- $5,000 win bonus per 2yo maiden special weight
- $5,000 win bonus per maiden special weight, allowance or handicap
- $50,000 FSS added in $100,000 Gil Campbell Memorial, October (date tbd)
- $100,000 FSS added in Florida Derby, $50,000 FSS added in Gulfstream Park Oaks
- $1.2 million 2yo Florida Sire Stakes series
- September 7: $100,000 Desert Vixen, $100,000 Dr. Fager
- October 19: $200,000 Susan’s Girl, $200,000 Affirmed
- November 30: $300,000 My Dear Girl, $300,000 In Reality
Tampa Bay Downs –
- December 14, 2024: $100,000 FTBOA City of Ocala FSS Stakes (f&m, 3yo-and-up, 7f)
- December 14. 2024: $100,000 FTBOA Marion County FSS Stakes (3yo-and-up, 7f)
- $260,000 total purse bonuses in Tampa Bay Downs open stakes
FSS REGISTRATION DEADLINES
Florida Stallion Registrations
Activate and sustain (with annual renewal) stallion owner eligibility for FTBOA Stallion Awards and establish foal–crop eligibility for Florida Sire Stakes racing incentives.
Stallion (for foals of 2025): February 15, 2024
Extended Stallion (for foals of 2025): August 1, 2024
Last Chance Stallion (for foals of 2025): November 15, 2024
The Florida Horse Annual Stallion Directory Publication Deadline: October 1
Florida Sire Stakes (FSS)
Establish eligibility for Florida-Sired racing incentives at Florida racetracks.
Foals of 2023:
Yearling: May 15, 2024 ($250) or November 15, 2024 ($500), AND
2-Year-Old Sustaining: January 15, 2025 ($250) or February 28, 2025 ($500)
OR, 2-Year-Old Standalone: January 15, 2025 ($5,000)
OR, 2-Year-Old Last Chance (unstarted 2yo’s only): May 1, 2025 ($10,000) or June 30, 2025 ($15,000)
Foals of 2024:
Yearling: May 15, 2025 ($250) or November 15, 2025 ($500), AND
2-Year-Old Sustaining: January 15, 2026 ($250) or February 28, 2026 ($500)
OR, 2-Year-Old Standalone: January 15, 2026 ($5,000)
OR, 2-Year-Old Last Chance (unstarted 2yo’s only): May 1, 2026 ($10,000) or June 30, 2026 ($15,000)
All terms of Florida Sire Stakes (FSS) races, including the number of races, purse levels, race conditions, racing dates, and the host track, may change from year to year and may change at any point after the FSS racing schedule for a particular year is announced.
Out-of-State Foal Eligibility
Out-of-state foals are eligible to participate in FSS stakes races under the following conditions:
- The horse must be sired by an FTBOA-registered Florida stallion that has paid double the FTBOA Florida stallion registration fee for the year the foal was conceived.
- All FSS eligibility payments must be made for the horse, at a rate double what would otherwise be paid for an FTBOA-registered Florida-bred, per the FSS payment schedule.
- The horse will race for 50% of the purse in each FSS stakes race.