BY BROCK SHERIDAN
OCALA, FL—The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association announced today further online innovations allowing stakeholders to easily confirm a Thoroughbred’s current FTBOA Florida-bred registration status, Florida Sire Stakes eligibility and to verify registered Florida Stallions.
The online Registry Search, located at FTBOA.com/registrysearch or accessible from the “Forms/Search” dropdown menus, allows users to search and sort foaled-in-Florida Thoroughbreds by name, dam name, sire name or by foal crop.
FTBOA icons indicate fully registered FTBOA Florida-breds. The Florida Sire Stakes icon confirms that a Thoroughbred has been fully paid into and is eligible to participate in the lucrative Florida Sire Stakes program. Simplified Yes/No indicators track yearling and/or 2-year-old payments progress to ease verifications as juvenile horses change ownership.
“This all-new registry search is, quite simply, best-in-class at what it offers. We’ve combined three major registry functions into a one-stop shop aimed at eliminating eligibility confusions between the FSS and Florida-bred incentive programs.” FTBOA associate vice president of operations Steve Koch said. “FTBOA’s ongoing technology investments put us far ahead of other regional breed associations for stakeholders’ ease of use and understandability.”
FTBOA released its all-new website at FTBOA.com in September, 2023 in tandem with significant enhancements to its subsidiary Wire to Wire news service. In its first year, monthly site views have averaged more than 15,000 plus rapid growth thanks to innovations such as the highly popular Florida-bred Entries and Results interactive resource.
