On a recent trip to #Ocala, PM Advertising Jon Siegel visited OBS – Ocala Breeders’ Sales, as well as a number of #thoroughbred farms and training centers. The video journal of his visit can be viewed via the following link:Read More
Noting this week’s story on the stalled Seminole Compact decoupling bills by FloridaPolitics.com‘s Jim Rosica, United Florida Horsemen said: “We’re glad Governor Scott has brought up the issue of job loss in Florida, because it’s critical to understand that the passage of HB 7109/SB 7072–the “Seminole Compact” bills, or ANY legislation containing pari-mutuel decoupling will cause...Read More
My first two weeks as Executive Director of the FHBPA, culminating with the record-setting Fountain of Youth Day at Gulfstream Park, have been quite eventful. In addition to all the new names and faces, I encountered many friends and acquaintances from my home town of Chicago during that time. Among the familiar faces were owners,...Read More
Pennsylvania HBPA Executive Director Todd Mosteller joins Governor Wolf at bill signing today to modernize administration and oversight of Pennsylvania’s Horse Racing Industry! pic.twitter.com/OpXCyouq2l — Pa HBPA (@PA_HBPA) February 23, 2016Read More
Jockeys and Jeans, a fundraiser for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys’ Fund, will host its third annual fundraiser at Gulfstream Park on Sunday, February 28, 2016 beginning at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $50, but discounted to $25 for former and current jockeys. Admission includes lunch buffet, an extraordinary jockey meet and greet, and an opportunity to...Read More
FHBPA 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION Ballots have been sent out to all members for the upcoming FHBPA Election. Ballots must be postmarked on or before March 10, 2016. Results of the Election will be announced on March 15, 2016. Marcus Vitali, FHBPA Chairman of the Election Committee reminds, “This is an important Election and...Read More
Please join us in welcoming our new FHBPA Executive Director Glen Berman, who takes the helm for #Florida‘s #Thoroughbred owners and trainers TODAY, February 15, 2016! A practicing attorney with substantial experience in legislative and regulatory affairs, Glen is fully locked and loaded to lead the #decoupling fight for Florida’s #horsemen as we enter the...Read More
While decoupling hangs in the balance, the general consensus around Florida’s Capitol is that gambling expansion in Florida could depend on whether the Florida Supreme Court @FLCourts rules that pari-mutuel permitholders like Hamilton Downs and Gretna Racing LLC outside of Miami-Dade and Broward counties can have slot machines without legislative authorization. But Sunshine State News Publisher Nancy...Read More
On February 9, 2016, a number of horsemen had driven hundreds of miles to Tallahassee to spend three minutes apiece addressing the Florida House of Representatives’ Regulatory Affairs Committee as it considered bills that would enable the Florida Legislature to ratify the Seminole Compact and decouple Florida horse racing. But many never even got the chance. In...Read More
Financial and Economic Loss of Florida’s Horse Racing Industry From Decoupling Would Dwarf Any Seminole Compact Gains In the wake of the Miami Herald’s news today that the Florida House Regulatory Affairs Committee would be drafting a bill for “partial decoupling,” Florida’s racehorse owners, trainers and breeders vehemently restated their opposition to decoupling in ANY form. United Florida Horsemen,...Read More
