August 16, 2011 By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director   A lot has happened in the last few months dealing generally with race day medication and specifically with Lasix/Salix.  Lasix, I can’t bring myself to call it Salix after all these years, is permitted to be administered to race horses three to four hours...Read More

August 2, 2011 By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director   Gulfstream had yet another good meet in 2011; maybe great when compared to what was going on at other tracks around the country.  Overnight purses paid were up from $221, 540 to $271,553 or in excess of $50,013 per day over 2010, a 22.5%...Read More

August 2, 2011   The Board of Directors of the FHBPA met on Thursday night at Gulfstream Park to seat their new Board Members and elect their officers for the next year.  Seated as Owner Directors to three year terms were Sammy Gordon and new comers, Kathy Davey and Gene Stevens.  Seated as Trainer Directors...Read More

A New Option for the Industry:  Equinesavings.com   April 1, 2011   If competition is good, then horse industry organizations, racetracks and other businesses should be happy to see the emergence of a new company designed to use the power of group purchasing to help them save money.   Steve Andersen, well known to many...Read More

Now Even More Savings for All Horsemen   February 11, 2011 By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director     Innovative Equine Marketing, LLC has just been created by Steve Andersen and is now offering horsemen preferred pricing on products from companies he has partnered with, currently Toro and its ExMark Division and Boston Steel. ...Read More

Gulfstream Park Off to a Strong Start   February 11, 2011 By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director     A third of the way through its 2011 race meet, Gulfstream’s numbers are up–way up.  Which numbers you might ask?  The ones that display a track’s true success, numbers like live on track handle and...Read More

Florida Thoroughbred Retirement Group has Successful Fundraiser   February 11, 2011 By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director     A fundraising event for retired Thoroughbred race horses that ended their racing careers at either Calder or Gulfstream Park was held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino.  It was hosted by...Read More

FHBPA Claiming Insurance Pays Off Twice   February 11, 2011 By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director     The FHBPA claiming Protection paid on two claims in 2010 after a quiet 2009 when no one was unfortunate enough to claim a horse that had to be destroyed after the race.  In October owner Ron...Read More

Another Rout for Florida Breds in Sunshine Millions   February 11, 2011 By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director     The Sunshine Millions has been run now for nine years.  And for nine years the Florida Breds have defeated the California Breds on a 5-3-1 point scoring system for first, second and third.  This...Read More

Common Sense Medication Testing: R.I.P.   By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director February 11, 2011   “My answer is that you should stay in a common sense situation, and as soon as the techniques lead you into nonsense, you should reverse. The philosophy must produce the technique, and the technique must not produce the...Read More