Calder Horses Account for Two Breeders’ Cup Races November 10, 2010 By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director After Calder horses had displayed their mettle at their home track in July by accounting for six of the seven Summit of Speed races, they displayed it again in this years Breeders’ Cup. Ironically...Read More
The Missing Florida Bute Study By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director November 10, 2010 This year in early September, Dr. Larry Soma of the University of Pennsylvania sent his equine medication advise to the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission and the Pennsylvania horsemen in a 16 page document titled “Summary of Medication Recommendations”. ...Read More
Former Florida HBPA Vice President, Tim Ritvo, Hired by MID November 10, 2010 By Kent H. Stirling, FHBPA Executive Director This spring MI Developments (MID) picked up most of the bankrupt Magna Entertainment Corporation (MEC) properties. The Chairman of both companies was and is Frank Stronach. In November of 2000, Stronach...Read More
Groom Elite November 10, 2010 For the fourth consecutive year, Calder and the Florida HBPA held Groom Elite 101 and 201 classes conducted at Calder by Dr. Reed McClellan. The 101 Groom Elite program graduated 22 grooms. Most of the 101 graduates participated in the 201 course with 14 of them graduating. Calder...Read More
FHBPA NOMINATING AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING November 10, 2010 The FHBPA board approved the nominating/election committee – Teresa Palmer, Larry Pilotti, Manny Tortora (alternates – Kent Stirling, Wanda Stirling, Patricia Jernigan). The nominees for the 2011 FHBPA election are: owners – Chester Bishop, Rohan Crichton, Kathy Davey, Sam Gordon, Adam Lazarus, Curtis...Read More