CALDER CASINO ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (July 29, 2015) – Calder Casino announced a demolition plan of the facility’s grandstand building and attached structures. The project will not affect the adjacent casino building or other non-attached racing structures. The Stronach Group (TSG), CDI, and the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and...Read More
STEPHEN J. SELWAY, D.V.M., PA GULFSTREAM EQUINE SURGICAL CLINIC GULFSTREAM PARK 308 OAK ST. HOLLYWOOD, FL. 33019 PHONE/FAX 954-922-5389 CELL 954-609-7355 BELMONT EQUINE SURGICAL CLINIC BELMONT PARK FISHHORSESJS@AOL.COM 6/12/15 SCIENTIFIC PROJECT: ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE TWO YEAR OLDS THAT RACE AT GULFSTREAM PARK DURING 2015 IN RACES DESIGNATED “NO LASIX TO ENTER AND COMPETE”...Read More
Horses Mouth Churchill Downs Inc. to wipe Calder clean of most horse racing past Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 8:08 by Carlos Medina Churchill Downs Inc., which operates the eponymous track which hosts the famous Kentucky Derby, will reportedly continue to remove more of the vestiges of horse racing from its South-Florida Calder Race Course....Read More
Horsemen’s Meeting July 17, 2015 10:30 am Horsemen’s Lounge All interested trainers and other horsemen were invited to a presentation and Q & A session with Dr Stephen Selway, D.V.M. Approximately 25 people attended. Dr. Selway’s proposal is provided at the end of these notes. Background provided by Dr. Selway: He sees this project as...Read More
Chaplain LaPointe’s “New” Van Chaplain Tom LaPointe of His Place Ministries which has served South Florida horsemen and their tracks for over 20 years realized that his 2003 Ford van with over 170,000 on the odometer was on its last legs as a service vehicle, so he came to the FHBPA looking for help in...Read More
Gulfstream Park announced today it will kick off its 2015-16 Championship Meet Saturday, Dec. 5 with the 17th running of the $1.1 million Claiming Crown. It will mark the fourth consecutive year the Claiming Crown has been contested at Gulfstream Park. Last year’s Claiming Crown, which had total handle of more than $10 million, featured...Read More
Leopoldo Azpurua Sr, was born December 6th, 1932 in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended George Washington University. His racing career was between Monmouth and Gulfstream Park. In 1971 he was one the inaugural horse trainers at Calder Race Course until 1980. Then he moved to Ocala to start Parkhurts Farm where he broke and developed over...Read More
If you are running in a Non-Lasix race and you have raced on Lasix previously, you must submit to the Stewards or Racing Secretary a Request to Discontinue Salix 48 hours prior to racing your horse. This horse then may then go back on Lasix after the Non-Lasix race, but only by exhibiting a bleeding...Read More
Get ready for a fantastic, FREE day-long educational horse racing industry event packed with celebrity guests LIVE from Keeneland via Webcast! To view the agenda, click HERE! To register, click HERE! The sixth annual Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, scheduled for Wednesday, July 8, will be streamed live in its entirety at grayson-jockeyclub.org/WelfareSafety/default.asp?section=48. ...Read More
The Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering published proposed rules partially relating to horse racing today, June 30, 2015. The proposed Rules appear to be revised from a similar set originally published two years ago, following the May 2013 rulings on “pari-mutuel barrel racing.” To view the two sets of proposed Rules, click here and here....Read More
