FL Senate Committee Advances Amended Decoupling Bill April 03, 2025 Legislation seeking to decouple Thoroughbred racing as a requirement of gaming licensure in Florida progressed with amendments from a Senate committee on Tuesday, April 1.
Amended Florida Decoupling Bill Progresses March 18, 2025 Legislation filed in the Florida House of Representatives early this year seeking to decouple Thoroughbred racing as a requirement of gaming licensure in the Sunshine State has progressed with amendme...
Decoupling Threatens Florida Thoroughbred Racing January 23, 2025 With the demise of Standardbred and Quarter Horse racing in Florida after the passage of decoupling legislation in 2021 removed the requirement that slot machine gaming license holders must conduct li...
Antonacci Saddles First TB Winner April 18, 2021 Philip Antonacci grew up in one of the most prominent harness racing families, but he has always been fascinated by the world of Thoroughbreds. The 26-year-old Connecticut native saddled his first win...
Unseated Rider Costs Bettor $571K December 30, 2017 A bettor was mere yards away from a $571,000 jackpot in the Rainbow Pick 6 at Gulfstream Park on Thursday afternoon (Dec. 28), when rider Emisael Jaramillo was unseated by clear leader Cryogenic not e...
World's Richest Race To Get A Lot Richer April 09, 2017 It has been announced that the purse for the world’s richest horse race will bumped by an additional 33 per cent next year.
Arrogate Wins $12M Pegasus World Cup January 28, 2017 Arrogate turned in another stellar performance against his rival, winning the inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup on Saturday (January 28) to deny the retiring California Chrome a shot to go out o...
‘Marlins Man’ Loves The Ponies December 06, 2016 If you’ve watched enough Major League Baseball, you’ve surely seen ‘Marlins Man.’ His bright orange Miami garb is pretty hard to miss when he’s perched directly behind home plate – especially during n...
Horseplayer Clinches Qualifier In Finale October 02, 2016 Gwyn Houston of Fallston, Maryland topped a field of 129 entries to win the Meadowlands National Handicapping Championship qualifier on Saturday, October 1 at Meadowlands Racetrack.
NBC To Air $12M Pegasus World Cup September 27, 2016 NBC Sports Group has reached an agreement with The Stronach Group for exclusive United States media rights to the inaugural running of the $12 Million USD Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
Announcer’s Bad Day At The Office August 23, 2016 Announcers call a lot of races and nobody is perfect – especially with a hot mic. It’s safe to say that every race caller has probably made some rather significant gaffs while on the job. In the case ...
$12 Million Stakes Race Next January May 12, 2016 After having floated the idea of a $12 million stakes race earlier this year, it has been announced that the event will take place next January.
Gulfstream Smashes Wagering Records March 28, 2016 North American Pick 6 wagering records were set Saturday (March 26) at Gulfstream Park, spurred by a scheduled 20-cent Rainbow 6 mandatory payout that yielded a payoff of $89,456.54 to the 147 ticketh...