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FTHA Elections – Next Election on March 15, 2023

The Florida THA is supervised and managed by a Board of 15 Directors. Six seats are reserved for Owner/Directors, and six seats are reserved for Trainer/Directors. Three Directors may be either an owner or a trainer. 

The Board of Directors is divided into three groups of five Directors, known as Groups 1, 2, and 3. Elections are held annually, and the terms of all Directors shall be three years.

The next election will be held on March 15, 2023.  

In order to be a candidate for the FTHA Board of Directors, owners and trainers must be licensed as an owner and/or trainer, and be in good standing, and must have started a horse five or more times during the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the election in which they are running for a seat on the Board. An individual licensed as an owner may only run for a seat on the Board as an owner; an individual licensed as a trainer or as an owner and trainer may only run for a seat on the Board as a trainer.

The annual Nominating Meeting and Awards Dinner will be held in December of 2022 at Gulfstream Park. Nominations from the floor must be endorsed by three members of the Association, or be accompanied by a petition signed by no fewer than 75 members of the Association.

Each member of the FTHA who is currently licensed as an owner and/or trainer and in good standing is entitled to cast one vote in the general election.

Click here for the FTHA provisions for Elections and Voting.