Animal Kingdom to return to racing in Florida
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is set to return to racing on Feb. 25 in the Tampa Bay Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs after being sidelined for nearly eight months with a hairline fracture to his left hock. Team Valor chief executive officer Barry Irwin says Animal Kingdom will use the 1 1-16-mile turf race as a prep for the $10 million Dubai World Cup in late March.
Man who helped build one of the largest auto dealership chains in Florida dies at age 77
Robert Massey, who helped build one of the largest Dodge, Chrysler and Plymouth dealership chains in Florida, died Monday from complications of pulmonary distress. He was 77.
Post Time: Weekend racing heats up in Florida
Last Friday I commented in our weekly blog that some element of unpredictability would show its head in one of the two big prep races and I'll Have Another ($88.60) fulfilled that prophecy. He won convincingly in the Robert B. Lewis at Santa Anita at a whopping 43-1.
Florida Greyhound Racing Reform
Legislation's been filed to do away with a requirement that card rooms have to offer live greyhound races.
Robert Massey, who helped build one of the largest automobile dealership chains in Florida, dies at age 77
Robert Massey, who helped build one of the largest Dodge, Chrysler and Plymouth dealership chains in Florida, died Monday from complications of pulmonary distress. He was 77.
Florida voters in favor of slot machines at barrel-racing facility
Voters in a northern county of Florida on Tuesday passed a measure that will allow a barrel-racing facility to operate slot machines.
Destination casino bill is dead for this year
TALLAHASSEE – Attempts to bring destination casinos to Florida are dead – at least for now.
Fluid Film to Sponsor STA-BIL Lawn and Garden Mower Racing Series 1st Race of 2012 at Florida State Fair
Fluid Film® will Sponsor the STA-BIL Sunshine State Winter Nationals Lawn Mower Races, February 18-19 at the Florida State Fair in Tampa.Northbrook, IL (PRWEB) January 29, 2012 The U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) has announced that Fluid Film®, http://www.fluid-film.com, Eureka Chemical Company’s lanolin-based brand of corrosion preventive and lubricants, will be the Presenting ...
Two Florida counties to vote on slot machines
TALLAHASSEE — Two Florida Panhandle counties are voting on whether to permit slot machines as part of Tuesday's presidential primary ballot.