To keep Florida a strong, competitive economic force in the global horse racing industry, Sunshine State elected officials should “ . . . take all necessary actions to stop any legislative efforts to bifurcate gaming activities and live horse racing,” the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) wrote to Florida Governor Rick Scott and...Read More
With marketing resources, fan-friendly facilities and competitive opportunities for harness horsemen seemingly disappearing by the day in Florida, the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association (FSBOA) joined the NoDecoupling.com campaign this week to further solidify horsemen’s unified voice in state-level legislative issues. NoDecoupling.com comprises the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, the Florida Quarter Horse...Read More
The Ocala Star-Banner published the following editorial on Sun., Oct. 25, 2015: Florida’s multi-billion-dollar horse industry is in a fight for its life — and the threat is coming straight out of Tallahassee. Big casino interests salivating over expanding into Florida and the Seminole Tribe, which already operates casinos in our state, are pushing Gov....Read More
Horsemen Asked to Contact Their Florida Legislators A contingent of Florida horsemen and their charges will be in Lexington, Kentucky next weekend to compete in the 32nd annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships on October 30-31, 2015 at Keeneland Racetrack. Overall, more than 30 graduates of Florida Thoroughbred horse racing competition at Gulfstream Park will compete in...Read More
Multiple Stakes-Winning Contenders Represent Florida in Several Breeders’ Cup Races Florida Horsemen will be well-represented next week at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships after more than 30 of its stars from the Championship Meet pre-entered to run in the 32nd Breeders’ Cup on October 30-31 at Keeneland racetrack in Kentucky. Triple Crown champion American Pharoah and...Read More
On Gretna Racing LLC’s request to the Florida Supreme Court yesterday to review a recent First District Court of Appeal ruling on the implementation of slot machines, Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association President Bill White said: “It’s no surprise that Gretna Racing LLC is fighting for a slot machine license all the way to the Florida Supreme Court. It’s also no surprise that it’s coming now,...Read More
The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, together with the Florida Quarter Horse Racing Association and Florida Quarter Horse Breeders and Owners Association launched a “NoDecoupling.com” awareness campaign to let Florida Legislators arriving in Tallahassee for this week’s kickoff of Special Session C that horsemen are firmly opposed to “decoupling” in ANY form. The “No Decoupling”...Read More
With major media now reporting that “decoupling” could be a “done deal,” Florida’s racehorse owners, trainers and breeders want the Florida Legislature to know they strongly oppose the proposal in any form. The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, which represents over 6,000 Thoroughbred racehorse owners and trainers who do business in the State of...Read More
Florida’s top political blog, SaintPetersBlog.com noted today’s news that SNL Financial Founder Reid Nagle has lent his name to the www.NoDecoupling.com effort to stop Florida’s Legislature from killing live horse racing. Florida horse-racing industry officials have sounded the alarm at the recent surge of legislative interest in “decoupling,” which would effectively expand gambling by immediately...Read More
Will You Join Him? By Bill White, FHBPA President Before he started training Thoroughbred race horses in Florida five years ago, Nagle had spent more than 30 years in the world of high finance. In 1987 he founded SNL Financial, the premier multi-industry business intelligence service that caters to Wall Street and public companies worldwide....Read More
