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
