Real people. Real jobs. Kathleen O’Connell, Tampa Bay Downs’ meet-leading trainer, employees 40 people for her stable of about 50-55 race horses. O’Connell is thoroughbred racing’s all-time winningest female trainer. But she’s also one of the most success trainers, period. That includes being the most-honored trainer of Florida-bred horses in history and a 15-time leading trainer of Florida-bred winners at the state’s tracks. Who better to ask what happens if legislation (HB 105/SB 408) passes to let Gulfstream Park retain its gaming licenses without the current requirement to conduct live horse racing?
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