Video: Randy Hartley: ‘It takes 20 people to take care of 40 horses’
Prominent 2-year-old trainer and consignor Randy Hartley of Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds shares just how labor intensive…
Video: Bill Russell DVM on Peterson Smith Equine Hospital: $22M annual sales, 130 employees, $7M payroll
Powerful testimony from veterinarian Bill Russell, a partner in Ocala’s Peterson Smith Equine Hospital, at…
Video: Chester Bishop, vice president of the Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen at March 17 House commerce committee hearing
Chester Bishop, vice president of the 5,000-member Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen, is a Thoroughbred owner and…
Video: Teresa Palmer: HB 105 will have not just economic impact but family impact
“Please consider not only the economic impact but the family impact this bill would have…
Video: Chaplain Bob invites House panel to see ‘whose lives you’re touching… You can stay at my house’
Robert “Chaplain Bob” Miller of the Ocala Farm Ministry, who has been imbedded in with…
Video: Trainer Jena Antonucci: HB 105 does nothing to spur growth such as demonstrated in Kentucky and New York. Five years is not stability for our industry.”
Lifelong Ocala resident Jena Antonucci, who proudly describes herself as a small business and ag…
Video: TRI president and Ocala Stud GM David O’Farrell at March 17 hearing
David O’Farrell is the third-generation general manager of his family’s Ocala Stud, Florida’s oldest active…
Video: Tom Ventura’s testimony at March 17 House commerce committee hearing
Tom Ventura, president of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co., testified against Florida HB 105 (which…
House Committee to Review Bill That Could Impact Florida Horse Racing Industry
On Monday, a House committee will review HB 105, a bill that would eliminate the…
Q&A: Former Kentucky Senate Leader Thayer Now Focused on Blocking Gulfstream Decoupling
Damon Thayer, a longtime advocate for Kentucky’s horse racing industry, served as a state senator…
Allowing Gulfstream Park to operate a casino without live horse racing would devastate families like mine | Opinion
Allowing Gulfstream Park to keep its gaming licenses without the requirement to host live horse…
Expanded Bill on Decoupling Heads to Florida Committee Hearing
A controversial proposal, House Bill 105, that would allow Florida’s thoroughbred racetracks to decouple live…
State legislators hold a critical Florida industry in their hands: horse racing | Opinion
Florida’s thoroughbred horse industry, valued at $3.24 billion annually and supporting 33,500 jobs, is facing…
Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse: “Decoupling would be an economic disaster”
“Ocala is my world.” That’s Mark Casse, a Thoroughbred racing Hall of Famer in both…
Frank Stronach: Horse-racing decoupling legislation wrong for Florida
Fourteen years ago, I, along with my daughter, founded The Stronach Group, a horse racing,…
Niall Brennan: Protecting Ocala, industry, jobs, a way of life
Ocala-based Niall Brennan — who came to America with $10 in his pocket and evolved…
Real people. Real Florida jobs: Tampa Bay Downs trainer Tony Granitz
Tony Granitz, who spends the winter racing at Tampa Bay Downs and the rest of…
Florida Bloodstock Industry Faces Challenges Amid Uncertain 2025 Breeding and Auction Season – Article by Joe Nevills
The Florida bloodstock industry is currently facing significant challenges during the 2025 breeding and auction…
Press Release: Statement from the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Regarding Decoupling in Florida
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) fully supports the Florida owners, breeders, and horsemen’s…
Kathleen O’Connell: Decoupling Legislation will kill the Thoroughbred Industry
Real people. Real jobs. Kathleen O’Connell, Tampa Bay Downs’ meet-leading trainer, employees 40 people for…
Real people. Real jobs: Owner-trainer-breeder Mike Dini on consequences of decoupling legislation
Mike Dini is a thoroughbred owner, trainer and breeder who also serves as president of…
Thoroughbred industry is part of Florida’s rural renaissance
Florida’s thoroughbred horse industry plays a crucial role in the state’s rural economy, supporting 33,500…
What’s at stake with Florida’s decoupling bills: $3.24B industry, 33.5K jobs, 87K Thoroughbreds
The Florida Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry provides one of the state’s most robust agri-businesses,…
Thoroughbred Racing Initiative Getting news traction across the country
All the news articles and tweets across the country.
Thoroughbred Racing Initiative Launched to Fight Decoupling
The Thoroughbred Racing Initiative (TRI) has been launched to oppose Florida’s decoupling bills, which threaten…
Press Release: Breeders, Horsemen Unite to Fight Florida Decoupling Bills; Former Kentucky Senate Leader Thayer to Advise Group
The Thoroughbred Racing Initiative — an industry collaboration created to fight for live horse racing…
Longtime Kentucky state senator Damon Thayer and Ocala Stud general manager David O’Farrell join Rail Talk
Longtime Kentucky state senator Damon Thayer and Ocala Stud general manager David O’Farrell join Rail…