Kathy Davey Present: Calder – John Marshall, Mike Anifantis; FHBPA – Kent Stirling, Phil Combest, Barry Rose, Larry Bates, Kathy Davey, Gene Stevens; Guest – Milt Wolfson. John suggested that a small committee of owners and trainers based at Calder be present at future Friday meetings, since some of the current Friday meeting...Read More
Kathy Davey Update from Tim Ritvo, President of Gulfstream Park (GP) These meetings will be held every other Thursday at 10:30am in the horsemen’s lounge. All interested parties are welcome to attend. Gulfstream’s goal is to bring South Florida racing to a better place year-round. Marketing is a very important part of...Read More
As you’ve probably heard by now, the FHBPA and Calder signed a purse contract last Friday afternoon. There was no interruption in the simulcast signal. The contract extends through December 31, 2013. With the state of unrest in South Florida racing at the moment, both sides felt a shorter term contract was in order. ...Read More
Gulfstream Park opened its summer meet July 1st with an 8 race card that had total handle of $2.5 million, topping all but one of Calder’s first 50 race days. That one day at Calder was Belmont day when Calder had total handle of $2.6 million on 12 races with four stakes races on the...Read More
After meeting with Calder management on July 3, there are four ways Calder will consider allowing a horse to race at Gulfstream and then allow them to return to their stall at Calder. All require advance permission of Mike Anifantis. All will be considered on a case by case basis. 1) If a race in the...Read More
By Kent H. Stirling May 28, 2013 Every year, as the self-proclaimed Czar of Winter Simulcasting, I track the amount of interstate wagering on each track’s simulcast signal. I then take this number and divide it by the number of races that were run in order to generate these wagering numbers. This gives...Read More
May 28, 2013 While tracks around the country, including one seven miles away, show declines in handle almost every year, Gulfstream continues to buck the national trend. Gulfstream probably advertises their racing product as much as any track in America. You can’t drive down the highways in South Florida without seeing numerous Gulfstream billboards,...Read More
May 28, 2013 Clenbuterol is an excellent respiratory medication, and one that is very widely used and highly valued in the race horse. Unfortunately, when anabolic steroids were banned a few years ago one of Clenbuterol’s other properties came to the fore. This would be so called “partitioning” action of Clenbuterol, or its ability...Read More
Present: Calder – John Marshall, Mike Anifantis, Jason Stoess; FHBPA – Kent Stirling, Phil Combest, Barry Rose, Larry Pilotti, Kathy Davey, Dave Fawkes, Bill White, Gene Stevens, Tom Cannell, Teresa Palmer Update from John Marshall An all-day meeting took place this week in Maryland between representatives from Calder and Gulfstream. Details from the...Read More
May 2, 2013 For More Information, Please Contact: Kent Stirling at (305) 625-4591—office or cell– (305) 216-1790 Following a year-long series of events that have directly violated its standing purse contract with the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (FHBPA), Calder Casino and Race Course (Calder) management has rejected a proposal by...Read More
