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FTBOA Gala 2024 Highlights

FTBOA Gala 2024 Highlights

FTBOA Gala 2024 Highlights

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May 7, 2024

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  • Sign for Western Ivy, placed in front of the brick FTBOA headquarters. The sign is supported by a black frame, and the full logo is centered on a white background. The logo is a gold serf that reads, “Western Ivy,” with a cowboy hat hung on the “w” and ivy growing up the “I.” Beneath it, text in all caps reads, “Signs • Apparel • Promotional Products.”
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  • Florida-bred Thoroughbred Strategic Risk, guided by jockey Javier Castellano, gallops ahead of competition, dominating the field to score the 2026 Smarty Jones (Listed) at Oaklawn Park. (Photo: ©Kara West/Coady Media) Beneath the photo, a light blue to dark blue gradient stretches across the width, outlined in an orange to yellow faded frame. The text in the frame reads, “Fla-Bred Strategic Risk Earned $4,000 in FTBOA Export Incentives.” All the text is sans serif, all capitalized in bright orange, except for “$4,000” which is in a white shadowed script.
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  • A groom pauses with a young horse they were walking on the OBS Sales’ grounds, while an onlooker stops to look at the horse. Next to them, three people sit together in the shade. Behind the group, a beautiful Florida oak grows almost as tall at the green roofed OBS sale barn behind them. (Photo: ©OBS/VidHorse photos)

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