Kumbaya: Stronach, Genting, Horsemen Agree on Miami Casino
The Stronach Group, the Genting resorts casino company, Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association and the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association have formed a partnership...
View ArticleNew ‘Racetrack’ Opens in Central Florida
Even as Florida lawmakers declared gambling expansion to be a “dead issue” last week, it ironically expanded Monday in South Marion County, thanks to Florida regulators issuing a license for more...
View ArticleFlorida Horsemen Meet, Send New Proposal to Gulfstream
Thursday night, the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (FHBPA) Board of Directors met in a lively three hour session. Near the end, a vote was taken and passed unanimously on a...
View ArticleGulfstream to Bump Purses, Add Starter Incentive for Horsemen
Gulfstream Park announced today it will increase purses an average of 10 percent starting with the July 24 condition book and also offer a $250 starter incentive to help horsemen offset the cost of...
View ArticleFlorida Horsemen Speak Out Against Lasix Ban
The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (FHBPA) represents well over 6,000 hard-working Florida horsemen and horsewomen. Over the past few years, on various medication issues, we...
View ArticleNew York Horsemen’s Election: ‘Truthiness’ and the Truth
When it comes to the ongoing election for president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, there is “truth” and there is “truthiness.” The truthiness of the election, the agenda pushed by...
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UPDATED: New Year, New Uncertainty on Calder Backstretch
It was business as usual on New Year's morning at Gulfstream Park West, the South Florida racetrack that operated for years as Calder Race Course. Feed tubs for 900-plus Thoroughbreds were filled,...
View ArticleHeavy Rains Flood Temporary Stalls at Gulfstream Park West
Many of the 350 horses recently moved into temporary stalls from barns on the former Calder race course backstretch were standing in water Tuesday morning after a torrential rainstorm hit South Florida...
View ArticleFlorida Horsemen Seeking New Executive Director As Stirling Contract Concludes
During the next few months, Florida Thoroughbred racing industry icon Kent Stirling will transition out of his current position as Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (FHBPA)...
View ArticleChain Of Custody Procedures Lead To Order Reinstating Ziadie’s Florida License
An administrative law judge has recommended that trainer Kirk Ziadie's license renewal – which was denied in August by the Florida Department of Business Regulation's Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering...
View ArticleConcern Runs Deep Over Florida’s ‘David Vs Goliath’ Decoupling Battle
The Florida Thoroughbred industry is on a roll. Breeding activity, severely impacted by the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession, has stabilized and there are new investors in bloodstock and...
View ArticleBerman To Take Over As Executive Director Of Florida HBPA
Glen Berman will take the helm of the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (FHPBA) as Executive Director on February 15, 2016, the organization announced today. Berman, a practicing...
View ArticleDecoupling Advances In Florida With Provisions For ‘Purse Pools’
Legislation that would permit Florida's horse and dog tracks to decouple those activities from their slot machines and card room licenses advanced after a House committee vote to approve three bills...
View ArticleFlorida Senate Committee Passes Decoupling, ‘Purse Pool’ Legislation
Gambling legislation that would allow most Florida racetracks to shut down pari-mutuels and keep slot machines was approved by a Senate committee on Wednesday. The Florida Regulated Industries...
View ArticleFlorida HBPA Elects 2016-2017 Board Of Directors
With the careful tabulation of an external accounting firm, ballots were tallied for the 2016-2017 Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association Board of Directors on March 15, 2016. “We are...
View ArticleBill White Re-Elected President of Florida HBPA
Re-elected on March 24, 2016, to a second term as president of the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association was William P. “Bill” White, who led the organization this past year to...
View ArticleFTBOA: Florida HBPA Jeopardizing Sunshine Millions, Sire Stakes Program At...
The following is a public statement from the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association concerning what it calls the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's “rejection of...
View ArticleVitali Among 11 Owners, Trainers Nominated For Florida HBPA Board Of...
Four owners and seven trainers – including one trainer whose entries currently are not being accepted by Gulfstream Park or Tampa Bay Downs – were nominated earlier this month to run for the Florida...
View ArticleFlorida: $300,000 Purse Cut For Sunshine Millions Series
The Sunshine Millions card, to be held the same weekend as the Eclipse Awards at Gulfstream Park, has had its purses cut from $900,000 to $600,000 in 2017, reports the Daily Racing Form. Four of the...
View ArticleFlorida HBPA Announces Deal With Gulfstream Park For $600,000 Sunshine Millions
The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protection Association (FHBPA) has announced a deal with Gulfstream Park to move forward with the running of the 2017 Sunshine Millions. This announcement is in...
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