Many of our members have been requesting an update regarding purses and when a purse contract might be concluded with Calder and Tropical. You should know that the FHBPA Contract Committee is composed of trainers and owners and are working very hard to ensure that a fair agreement is reached with Calder and Tropical... Full Story

FROM FHBPA:

There have been a lot of rumors flying around, but here’s what’s going on. First of all, the Contract Committee did not send a message to Churchill that it didn’t want to meet and negotiate this morning... Full Story

The Florida HBPA announced the results of its annual election which occurred Saturday, March 15th. Reelected to the 15 person Board as owners were incumbents Sam Gordon and Herb Elkins... Full Story

The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association is proud to announce the results of the 2008 Board of Directors election:

Herbert Elkins – Owner Samuel Gordon – Owner Peter Goldman – Owner Alternate John Penn – Owner Alternate T... Full Story

In mid November Calder announced a 7% reduction in overnight purses and reduced all remaining $50,000 overnight stakes to $35,000. Through the combined efforts of the FHBPA and the management of Calder the overnights were returned to their previous level and the remaining overnight stakes were again returned to $50,000... Full Story

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