The Florida HBPA would like to congratulate Nicolas Francisco as September’s Groom of the Month. Nicholas currently works for trainer Jennifer Hayford-Quinonez. When we caught up with him, Nicolas was quite shocked, “What a great surprise! I want to thank Jennifer for nominating me and for the FHBPA for choosing me. This is really cool.”...Read More
Starship Bonita stalked and pounced a hotly contested first half sweeping to convincing victory at 8-1 in the final race of the Florida HBPA Spring/Summer Stakes Series. A Florida-bred, Starship Bonita qualifies for the $25,0000 win-only portion of the lucrative prize money. But that’s not all. The race was her third black-type win. Tired and...Read More
Jose M. Hernandez from the Larry Pilotti barn has been selected as August 2018 Groom of the Month. He’s spent his entire life around horses. In his native Cuba Jose learned how to care for farm horses, as well as cows and oxen, this transitioned well for Jose into the Thoroughbreds. He started his career...Read More
An Order was entered setting September 24, 2018 as the Hearing Date for the Florida HBPA’s lawsuit challenging the validity of the summer jai alai permit given to Calder in February of this year. The issue in the case, styled The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc. v. State of Florida, Department of Business...Read More
Boosting his disposable income, Mo Cash made it rain down purse money for his owners, Marco Thoroughbred Corp and Stuart Zook. And, ironically enough it was raining at Gulfstream Park. South Florida was hit by a massive storm and the track was listed as sloppy and sealed. Even though Mo Cash had never run on...Read More
