All quiet on the South Florida racing dates front … for now
The Blood-Horse reports that Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino will not attempt to take any dates held by Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc.’s Calder Casino and Race Course in 2013. But the idea of...
View ArticleNew year, same old story
Fresh off a momentary peace among the two major thoroughbred tracks in South Florida over racing dates, the first salvo in the next battle has been fired. Jim Freer reports on The Blood-Horse that...
View ArticleIs there any turning back in South Florida dates war?
Spending the last month in Frankfort, one becomes intimately familiar with gridlock and tit-for-tat feuds. But Kentucky’s Capitol doesn’t have a monopoly stalemates. And because of that, the hallway...
View ArticleAs South Florida “datesmageddon’ approaches, horsemen call for truce
With no agreement in site, South Florida’s two thoroughbred tracks appear headed for overlapping year-round racing. On Monday, two horsemen’s groups called on Churchill Downs Inc.’s Calder Casino and...
View ArticleCalder horsemen’s dispute apparently won’t impact Kentucky Derby betting in...
The dispute between Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. and the horsemen’s group that represents owners and trainers at Churchill’s Miami-area track apparently won’t impact — at least for now —...
View ArticleAs datesmageddon looms in South Florida, another skirmish emerges
The thoroughbred racetracks of South Florida might agree that there are seven days in a week. Maybe. With year-round, overlapping racing looming at Calder Casino and Race Course and Gulfstream Park,...
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The Eve of South Florida racing’s datesmageddon
The pages on the June calendar are peeling down to a precious few, meaning the Gulfstream Park / AP file photo year-round racing overlap of South Florida’s two thoroughbred tracks is almost upon the...
View ArticleTalks to avert South Florida datesmageddon ongoing, spokesman says
In response to an earlier query, a spokesman for Calder Casino and Race Course said Saturday that talks between the Miami Gardens track and Gulfstream Park are ongoing. The talks are an attempt to...
View ArticleBlog is back and South Florida racing’s datesmageddon is on
After a nice rest in Cleveland, a trouncing of the Tribe by the Tigers and some Cedar Point roller coasters that gave me the same sick feeling as my 2/5 pick four single finishing up the track, the...
View ArticleWinning a battle while the war goes on
The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association has a purse agreement with Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc.’s Calder Casino and Race Course, according to the owners and trainers...
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South Florida competitive issues don’t keep Churchill from record quarter
The “Florida Race Dates and Host Tracks” issue as it is formally titled in the latest quarterly report from Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. clearly didn’t keep the gambling and racing company...
View ArticleBecause South Florida wasn’t complicated enough …
Because South Florida’s racing world wasn’t complicated enough … Hialeah Park announced Thursday that its casino has opened. According to the Miami Herald, it opened Wednesday. While expected, the...
View ArticleDatesmageddon casualty: Calder purses
Datesmageddon officially claimed its first casualty over the weekend: Calder Race Course & Casino’s purses. Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc.‘s Calder announced a 12 percent purse reduction on...
View ArticleDatesmageddon track battle in South Florida turns “juvenile”
Gulfstream Park and the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association announced Thursday that Gulfstream will host the 2014 Florida Sire Stakes for juveniles that has been held at Churchill...
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