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The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association will hold its annual Nominating Meeting/Awards Dinner Dec. 8 at the Sport of Kings at Gulfstream Park. In addition to nominating candidates for FHBPA's Board of Directors, horsemen and their guests will gather to recognize the achievements of Florida's horsemen and “backstretch” leaders. Awards to be handed out [...]
The claiming of John Jones couldn’t have worked out more perfectly for trainer Lacey Gaudet and owner Matthew Schera. The 4-year-old gelding has been undefeated since being claimed for $25,000 at Laurel Park July 17 and will bring a four-race winning streak into Saturday’s $200,000 Jewel at Gulfstream Park on the 11-race Opening Day program [...]
Four weeks after paying immediate dividends by winning first time out for his new connections, T D C B E Stable’s It Behooves Me takes aim at a bigger prize in Saturday’s $125,000 Claiming Crown Rapid Transit at Gulfstream Park. The seven-furlong Rapid Transit and $110,000 Express at six furlongs are two of nine stakes [...]
The OHBPA board of directors held a special election on November 10th to fill two vacancies on the board in the trainer or owner/trainer category. Elected to serve 4-year terms retroactive to September, 2016 were Bobby Cline and Doug Cowans. Don Radcliff will serve as the alternate in the trainer or owner/trainer category for [...]
This weekend, Saturday, December 3, is opening weekend of the Gulfstream Park Championship meet. It is also Claiming Crown weekend and TOBA’s Ownership Seminar. The TOBA Thoroughbred Ownership Seminar includes breakfast at 8 a.m. during morning workouts to begin the conference. Following that, attendees will spend time with industry professionals as they discuss racing business [...]
Kentucky HPBA President Rick Hiles (left) and Churchill Downs Incorporated Executive Director of Racing Mike Ziegler present the donation to TAA representative Ashton Moynihan. (Photo by Coady Photography) From Churchill Downs news release Posted: 11/25/16 Churchill Downs Racetrack and its horsemen presented checks totaling $55,000 to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (“TAA”) between races [...]
The 18th running of the $1.1 Claiming Crown, to be hosted by Gulfstream Park for the fifth consecutive year, received 279 nominations for the nine-race event that will highlight the opening of the Championship Meet on Saturday, Dec. 3. "We appreciate the participation of all the horsemen and we're delighted to be hosting this great [...]
Gulfstream Park West's Claiming Crown Preview Day Sunday was to showcase horses who could run Dec 3 on Opening Day of Gulfstream's Championship Meet in the $1.11 million Claiming Crown. One horse who could be tough to beat come Opening Day is Edward Short's Class and Cash, who won the $50,000 Al's Dearly Bred gate-to-wire [...]
Matt Schera’s John Jones cruised to the lead around the far turn, took command at the top of the stretch and, with one light tap from the whip of jockey Luis Garcia, powered down the stretch to his fourth consecutive victory in Sunday’s $60,000 Jewel on Claiming Crown Preview Day at Laurel Park. The 1 [...]
Mark Casse speaks with European media at the Breeders’ Cup Tuesday morning (Photo by Jennie Rees) Trainer Mark Casse has his finest assembly of horses for the Breeders’ Cup this year, even if you didn’t count his champion mare Tepin, the international star who Saturday at Santa Anita Park shoots to repeat [...]