Barrel Racing

FL Barrel Racing Issue In News Again

February 10, 2014

It has been reported that on Tuesday, February 4 the First District Court of Appeal in Florida ruled that the decision by state regulators to issue a pari-mutuel licence for barrel racing was a misuse...

Illinois Barrel Racer Succumbs To Injury

December 09, 2013

It has been reported that tragedy recently struck in Illinois, as a barrel racing participant performing at Gordyville USA near Gifford has passed away due to injuries sustained at the equine showplac...

Florida Barrel Racing Issue Resurfaces

The group United Florida Horsemen have issued a press release announcing that pari-mutuel regulators in the state have "rubber stamped" more "phony horse racing" at Gretna Racing in north Florida.

Ruling Against Pari-Mutuel Barrel Racing

After 16 long months of hearings and legal challenges, an administrative law judge in Tallahassee has ruled that the State of Florida cannot allow the conduct of pari-mutuel barrel racing under curren...

Poker Room Now Open At Gretna Centre

December 20, 2011

The topic of pari-mutuel barrel racing in Florida has been one of the most disputed legal gaming issues in North America in 2011, and on Saturday, December 17 the northern Florida centre opened the do...

PM Barrel Racing Allowed To Proceed

December 13, 2011

On Tuesday, December 13, the First District Court of Appeal ruled against the Florida Quarter Horse Racing Association's attempts to have pari-mutuel barrel racing at the Gretna facility cease

Gaming Lawsuits Coming In Florida?

November 15, 2011

Existing gaming operators in the state of Florida have let it be known that they will take to the courts in order to fight the recent issuing of gaming licenses in the state

Referendum For Barrel Racing Slots?

November 01, 2011

On the heels of an October 19 decision by the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering to approve an application for pari-mutuel barrel racing, Gretna Racing has asked the government of Gadsden County...

More Oppose Pari-Mutuel Barrel Racing

October 17, 2011

The National Barrel Horse Association has announced via release that it has joined 40,000 members of United Florida Horsemen in opposition to the pari-mutuel barrel racing application submitted by the...

Pari-Mutuel Barrel Racing?

October 10, 2011

According to reports from Florida, groups are pitching bringing pari-mutuel barrel racing to the state as a way to obtain a permit for a poker room