By Kent H. Stirling May 28, 2013 Every year, as the self-proclaimed Czar of Winter Simulcasting, I track the amount of interstate wagering on each track’s simulcast signal. I then take this number and divide it by the number of races that were run in order to generate these wagering numbers. This gives...Read More
May 28, 2013 While tracks around the country, including one seven miles away, show declines in handle almost every year, Gulfstream continues to buck the national trend. Gulfstream probably advertises their racing product as much as any track in America. You can’t drive down the highways in South Florida without seeing numerous Gulfstream billboards,...Read More
May 28, 2013 Clenbuterol is an excellent respiratory medication, and one that is very widely used and highly valued in the race horse. Unfortunately, when anabolic steroids were banned a few years ago one of Clenbuterol’s other properties came to the fore. This would be so called “partitioning” action of Clenbuterol, or its ability...Read More
Present: Calder – John Marshall, Mike Anifantis, Jason Stoess; FHBPA – Kent Stirling, Phil Combest, Barry Rose, Larry Pilotti, Kathy Davey, Dave Fawkes, Bill White, Gene Stevens, Tom Cannell, Teresa Palmer Update from John Marshall An all-day meeting took place this week in Maryland between representatives from Calder and Gulfstream. Details from the...Read More
May 2, 2013 For More Information, Please Contact: Kent Stirling at (305) 625-4591—office or cell– (305) 216-1790 Following a year-long series of events that have directly violated its standing purse contract with the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (FHBPA), Calder Casino and Race Course (Calder) management has rejected a proposal by...Read More
