Florida Bay (2024) Horse
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About
Florida Bay, a two-year-old bay colt by Mehmas out of Ripponette, is trained by A P O'Brien for owners Magnier/tabor/smith/weste. In seven starts he has secured two victories, placed one second and two third‑place finishes, earning $242,219 in prize money. His most recent start was at ParisLongchamp on 4 October 2026, finishing 4th of 10 runners. His latest win came at Leopardstown on 24 July 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 31-Oct-26 1609m FIRM R10 Race 10 - Brown Advisory Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf - Grade 1, SP: 11.00 | Wayne Lordan | 11 (12) |
| ParisLongchamp 04-Oct-26 1400m GOOD R2 CL1 $37,145 (of $650,523) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.400, SP: 29.00 1st Amusingly ( C Keane 122 ) 2nd Folsom Blues ( M Barzalona 125 ) 1.25L 3rd Man's Best Friend ( R L Moore 125 ) 3.00L 4th Florida Bay ( W Buick 125 ) 3.15L See full results | W Buick 56.7kg 3.15L | 4 (10) |
| Curragh 13-Sep-26 1408m SOFT R5 CL1 NHF $64,736 (of $388,416) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.800, SP: 13.00 1st Folsom Blues ( J M Sheridan 131 ) 2nd Monogram ( C Keane 131 ) 6.00L 3rd Florida Bay ( R Whelan 131 ) 7.25L See full results | R Whelan 59.4kg 7.25L | 3 (8) |
| Curragh 22-Aug-26 1408m GOOD R5 CL1 $42,630 (of $127,889) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.440, SP: 3.25 1st Giant Sequoia ( W Lordan 131 ) 2nd Florida Bay ( R Whelan 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Green Dreamer ( D Mcdonogh 131 ) 0.75L See full results | R Whelan 59.4kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Leopardstown 24-Jul-26 1408m GOOD R4 CL1 $68,510 (of $68,510) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.810, SP: 4.50 1st Florida Bay ( W Lordan 131 ) 2nd Folsom Blues ( D B Mcmonagle 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Nail House ( J M Sheridan 131 ) 4.50L See full results | W Lordan 59.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Naas 04-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R5 CL1 $4,125 (of $49,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.620, SP: 1.67 1st Dancing Destiny ( C Hayes 119 ) 2nd Sarah's Choice ( S Foley 127 ) 0.75L 3rd One Number ( D B Mcmonagle 132 ) 1.50L 4th Florida Bay ( J Cleary 132 ) 3.00L See full results | J Cleary 59.9kg 3.00L | 4 (8) |
| Fairyhouse 05-Jun-26 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 8/15 Led and disputed, definite advantage halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | J Cleary 59.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Leopardstown 15-May-26 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 8/1 Ran 3rd, ridden before straight, 4th over 1 1/2 furlongs out, effort when not clear run inside final furlong, soon switched right, kept on, not reach leaders | Wayne Lordan 60.3kg 1/2 length | 3 (7) |