Racing Without Stronach – What Florida Can Learn From Maryland

May 112025

Build it and they still might not come. Left unsolved is how Maryland will make up 1/ST’s funding of racing operations without 1/ST as a partner. The future of racing is not secure until a sustainable revenue source is secured. Maryland currently funds a portion of purses from a percentage of VLT revenue. Still, racing interests there look longingly at Virginia and Kentucky, where historical horse racing machines have monetized racing’s intellectual property for the benefit of live racing circuits. For now, at least, the 150thrunning of the Preakness at Pimlico won’t be the last.

Paulick Report – Carter Wilkie – Racing Without Stronach – What Florida Can Learn From Maryland

With Or Without You

TDN – Carlo Vaccarezza – Letter to the Editor: On Decoupling’s Defeat in Florida

Phil has a question:

Do you think that that’s the end of Belinda’s efforts to decouple.

Will Florida thoroughbred racing get complacent and sit on its Laurels.

TDN – Florida Decoupling Dead In The Water As Regular Legislative Session Ends

TDN – T.D. Thornton – Florida House Passes Five-Year Decoupling Bill

TDN – TD Thornton – As Session Nears End, Florida House Tax Bill Attempts To Strip Out FTBOA From Existing Purse Subsidy Law

TDN – Bill Finley – Week In Review: DeSantis’s Position On Decoupling Bill Has Changed the Narrative, But the Battle is Not Over

TDN – Sue Finley – DeSantis Expresses Support for Horsemen in Decoupling Fight in Surprise OBS Visit

Bloodhorse – Olivia Newman – DeSantis’ View on Decoupling Leaves Horsemen Hopeful