Feb 032025
 

Paulick Report – Natalie Voss – Document Reveals Starting Point Of Decoupling Discussions Between 1/ST And Florida Horsemen

Paulick Report – Damon Thayer: Florida Legislature Should Bet On Live Racing

Los Angeles Times – John Cherwa – Inside California horse racing’s complex problems that could hurt the sport nationwide

Horse Racing Nation – Report: Stronach hires racing exec to explore sale of 1/ST tracks

Bloodhorse – Jay Hovdey – Is Racing Really Part of The Stronach Group’s Future?

Paulick Report – Joe Nevills – Ask Joe Anything: Is A Hialeah Park Revival Realistic?

Massachusetts Trends May Indicate Industry Revival / Solving The South Florida Racing Crisis, Is Palm Meadows The Answer? / Hialeah Park: A Bold Play To Secure The Future Of Racing In Florida

Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – ‘Horsemen Fighting Horsemen?’ New Organization Formed In South Florida

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Horse Owner Vaccarezza Forms New FL Horsemen’s Group

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Tom Pedulla – ‘This track probably doesn’t generate the revenue the land is worthy of’ – Gulfstream horsemen voice concerns over uncertain future

Messy

TDN – George Isaacs – Open Letter to the Industry: FTBOA Stands Firm

Phil has a question:

When will the Florida and for that matter all North American horsemen take the blinkers off.

Do the Florida horsemen require an interpreter to interpret what Belinda said.

Paulick Report – Hamelback: Why Florida Decoupling Bill Threatens Horse Racing’s Future

Phil has a question:

Does anyone other than a thoroughbred participant believe Hamelback’s version of gambling history.

“Corporate-owned racetracks specifically negotiate and bully local horsemen’s groups. They bully them for stall space. They bully them for workman’s comp. They bully them for race dates. And the local horsemen’s groups are always extremely weak,” said Craig Bernick, president and COO of Florida’s Glen Hill Farm.

If Florida horse racing is to survive well into the future, therefore, bold decision-making needs to be taken now by the industry to assume control of its own product, Bernick said.

“The sport is going to need to make significant major investments in facilities and in racetracks that the industry can figure out how to control,” said Bernick.

TDN – Dan Ross – Gulfstream Park’s Future: “It’s Become A National Issue”

Phil has a question:

Where is the purse and operating money going to come from.

Has the outrage over closing major and minor thoroughbred race tracks been replaced with complacency and acceptance of the inevitable, unstoppable decline of the sport.

Money’s Too Tight To Mention

Belinda Stronach: Gulfstream Park’s location ‘is not great for horses’

Phil has a question:

Is Gulfstream Park’s location great for development and filling Belinda’s pockets.

Isn’t Belinda’s real question: What is best for the Stronach bottom line.

Money’s Too Tight To Mention

The NFL cares about one thing, and that’s the NFL. That’s the bottom line. 

Doug Baldwin

Me And Mrs. Jones

Letters To The Editor: Your Thoughts On Gulfstream Park And Rewriting The Condition Book

Nostalgia is a seductive liar. 

George Ball

Boom Boom Out Go The Lights

Massachusetts Trends May Indicate Industry Revival / Solving The South Florida Racing Crisis, Is Palm Meadows The Answer? / Hialeah Park: A Bold Play To Secure The Future Of Racing In Florida

Opinion: It’s Time To Re-Think The Condition Book To Save The Industry


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