Tampa ready to open meet after hurricane damage
Having withstood damage from two storms during the summer, Tampa Bay Downs is set to open its 2024-25 meet Wednesday. In a span of three weeks, Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit the west coast of Flori...Former Trainer Chuck Simon Passes Away At 57
Chuck Simon, who retired from training in 2019 after a 20-year run in which he won 359 races, passed away Sunday at Saratoga Hospital after a bout with cancer. He was 57-years-old. Before going out on...Behind the scenes of Florida Thoroughbred racing is a vibrant, often unseen world known as the “backstretch.” It’s created by hundreds of independent businesses—both large and small. Through the labor-intensive, long-term and high-dollar financial investment required to get a young Thoroughbred ready for competition, horse owners and trainers create thousands of jobs that drive over $1 billion a year through Florida’s economy—from breeding and buying, to training and campaigning.