As Florida’s 2019 Legislative Session gets underway with Interim Committee Weeks beginning December 11, longtime horsemen following the lawmaking process may be wondering where the traditional Senate Regulated Industries Committee has disappeared to. The 2018-2020 Senate President is veteran legislator Bill Galvano, whom some may recall was the primary architect of the 2010 Seminole Compact. No stranger to...Read More
We have all heard about the stories of Gulfstream Park back in the days when winter racing was the talk of the town. Throngs of crowds gathered for the pomp and circumstance on Stakes dates that featured mule races, performances by the skiers of Cypress Gardens, a paddleboat that patrolled the lake, and of course...Read More
Herb Oster, FHBPA Director and Chairman of the Benevolence Committee, reports that over 580 turkey dinners complete with all the trimmings, were served at backstretch dinners this past week. There were 250 diners at GP, 50 plus over at GPW, and 280 at the tables up at Palm Meadows. Herb in his remarks thanked those...Read More
by Press Release | 11.14.2018 | 4:07pm Jerry Bozzo Jerry Bozzo, who passed away last Sunday at the age of 98, will be remembered as the oldest winning Thoroughbred trainer in history, as well as a gentleman and a scholar. “He was a great gentleman. It was a pleasure to ride for him, but it was...Read More
A General Membership and Nominating Meeting Dinner will be held on Thursday, December 13, 2018 starting at 5:00pm at Ten Palms Restaurant on the 2nd Floor of Gulfstream Park. All Florida licensed thoroughbred owners and trainers are invited to attend – please bring your licenses. In addition to the General Membership Meeting, nominations will be...Read More
Gulfstream Park will host the “Clasico Internacional del Caribe” for the second straight year on December 8th. Horses are expected in from Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama and Jamaica. They will be vying for top honors in the 5 races carded, culminating with the $300,000 “Caribbean Derby” on a...Read More
The FHBPA is pleased to recognize Angel Morales as the Groom of the Month for October. The 43-year-old native of Mexico has been plying his trade on the Calder/GPW backstretch for the past 25 years, including a long tenure with Daniel Hurtack for whom he scored 21 wins in one season with horses under his...Read More
Look out South Florida; Natalie Fawkes is the new kid on the block. If her last name sounds familiar – it is. Her dad is David Fawkes veteran trainer and winner of almost 1,000 races and board member of the Florida HBPA. Natalie has gone from show horses to thoroughbreds. And she’s certainly off to...Read More
The FHBPA urges all Florida horsemen to vote Yes on Amendment 3 to the Florida Constitution which is on the November ballot. Amendment 3 prohibits any future expansion of casino gaming in the State by legislators and reserves any such expansion to a vote of the people of the entire State. A Yes vote on...Read More
The Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering in Florida has now adopted the December 2014 version of the ARCI Recommended Penalties for medication violations which originally was to have started by statute in January of 2016. The new rule 61D-6.011 went into effect on September 5, 2018 and will apply to all positive tests beginning on that...Read More
