Nine graduates received the title of “Groom Elite” on November 4, 2015 as they celebrated their completion of the nation’s only recognized horse groom certification program. The latest installment culminated in the final assessment week and graduation held at Gulfstream Park West (formerly Calder) as a joint job training project of the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent...Read More
The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (FHBPA) has officially launched its search for a new Executive Director, the organization announced. “This position will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for FHBPA programs, our staff and our mission,” said FHBPA Board Member Adam Lazarus, who is chairing the Search Committee. “We’re looking for a dynamic...Read More
Attention: Owners and Trainers The FHBPA will be having the annual Nominating and General Membership Meeting on Thursday, December 10, 2015. This meeting will be held at Gulfstream Park Ten Palms after the last race. Buffet dinner will be served. Read More
Horsemen are reminded that nomination forms and conditions for the $1.1 million Claiming Crown on December 5 at Gulfstream Park are available online at www.claimingcrown.com. The nomination deadline is November 8 with a $100 fee for each race. Supplemental nominations can be made by December 2 for $5,000 for the Jewel, $3,000 for the Emerald and...Read More
Florida Pari-Mutuel Regulators: Hamilton Events “Do Not Qualify As Horse Racing” Hamilton Downs, one of the facilities operating questionable horse events in North Florida in violation of a 2013 court ruling in the “pari-mutuel barrel racing” litigation, has voluntarily surrendered its jai alai pari-mutuel permit in a Consent Order signed by the Florida Division of...Read More
Congress will need to take action on all fiscal year 2016 appropriations bills before current funding expires Dec. 11, 2015, according to an action alert from the American Horse Council. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor (DOL) appropriations bills include important and helpful language that will make the H-2B program easier...Read More
Just in time for American Pharoah’s acclaimed victory in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, known as the “Super Bowl” of horse racing, Florida Senator Dorothy Hukill filed Senate Bill 682, a congratulatory resolution honoring Florida horsemen J.B. and Kevin McKathan, who gave the superstar his earliest lessons on how to be a racehorse. To read...Read More
Florida and the Pharoah Impact Florida’s Strong Presence at Yesterday’s Breeders’ Cup Directly Linked to Live Racing Days, Competitive Opportunity Decoupling Would Likely End Florida’s Ability to Attract High-Dollar Business, International Prestige That Comes With the World’s Greatest Horses. Victor Espinoza and American Pharoah were led from the paddock to the race track before the...Read More
Gulfstream Park has posted the following medication-related rules as of October 31, 2015 as applicable to Trainers and the Receiving Barn: No medications of ANY KIND are allowed in the receiving barn or in shipping containers. This includes properly prescribed medications by a veterinarian. No oral products of ANY KIND are allowed in the receiving...Read More
HorseRacingFLA.com invites you to be part of its growing number of readers and site visitors since its launch this past May 2015 with news and analysis on racing in Florida, as well as on Florida horses racing “on the road.” Like other racing publications, HorseRacingFLA.com‘s Publisher and veteran Turfwriter Jim Freer is covering stories on the Breeders’ Cup and other big stakes....Read More
