/tags/horse-races horse races en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-01-15/south-florida-gulfstream-park-hallandale-beach A Florida House panel Wednesday backed a proposal to eliminate a requirement that the state’s two remaining thoroughbred tracks hold races to be able to offer other types of gambling. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-01-15/south-florida-gulfstream-park-hallandale-beach Jim Saunders /law-justice/2025-08-07/gulfstream-park-slot-machine-business-gambling Gulfstream Park Racing Association has filed a lawsuit arguing that a requirement that the South Florida thoroughbred track conduct races to maintain its lucrative slot-machine operations is an unconstitutional “special law” that “thoroughly undermines” its ability to compete with other parimutuels. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:33:33 GMT /law-justice/2025-08-07/gulfstream-park-slot-machine-business-gambling Dara Kam | The News Service of Florida /government-politics/2023-04-19/from-holidays-to-horse-racing-florida-senators-support-wide-ranging-tax-breaks The Florida Senate moved forward with a package that would provide $973 million in tax breaks next fiscal year. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-19/from-holidays-to-horse-racing-florida-senators-support-wide-ranging-tax-breaks Jim Turner /news/2022-05-13/kentucky-derby-winner-rich-strike-wont-race-at-preakness-stakes Rick Dawson, owner of Rich Strike and RED TR-Racing, said the horse will skip the next stop of the Triple Crown and get some rest before the third race in the series, the Belmont Stakes, in New York. Fri, 13 May 2022 11:15:03 GMT /news/2022-05-13/kentucky-derby-winner-rich-strike-wont-race-at-preakness-stakes Dustin Jones /news/2021-06-03/churchill-downs-has-suspended-the-trainer-of-the-kentucky-derbys-winning-colt Medina Spirit tested positive for a type of banned steroid known as betamethasone after winning the legendary race on May 1. The same steroid was found in a second test. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:50:23 GMT /news/2021-06-03/churchill-downs-has-suspended-the-trainer-of-the-kentucky-derbys-winning-colt Mark Katkov /news/2021-05-12/medina-spirit-allowed-to-run-in-the-preakness-amid-controversy-over-failed-drug-test After previously accusing critics of "cancel culture," trainer Bob Baffert admitted Tuesday that the horse had been given an ointment containing the offending drug in the days leading up to the Derby. Wed, 12 May 2021 10:46:05 GMT /news/2021-05-12/medina-spirit-allowed-to-run-in-the-preakness-amid-controversy-over-failed-drug-test Becky Sullivan /news/2021-05-09/kentucky-derby-winner-fails-drug-test-renewing-scrutiny-for-trainer-bob-baffert Medina Spirit, the horse that won the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has failed a drug test. It's the latest drug test failure for trainer Bob Baffert's horses. He denies any wrongdoing. Sun, 09 May 2021 18:03:51 GMT /news/2021-05-09/kentucky-derby-winner-fails-drug-test-renewing-scrutiny-for-trainer-bob-baffert Eric McDaniel /news/2021-04-14/senate-advances-parimutuel-decoupling-measure-while-leaders-call-seminole-gambling-negotiations-pro Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson says negotiations with the Seminole Indian Tribe have been “productive”—hinting at the chance the state could hammer out a new gambling agreement with the tribe that would likely allow Seminole casinos to offer more kinds of gambling and would lead to the state getting to collect money from the tribe again. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:05:46 GMT /news/2021-04-14/senate-advances-parimutuel-decoupling-measure-while-leaders-call-seminole-gambling-negotiations-pro Regan McCarthy /news/2018-01-25/worlds-richest-race-hometown-horse-spur-buzz-at-gulfstream-park The bugler’s iconic First Call rings out five days a week at at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach.The daily thoroughbred races are free to the public.… Fri, 26 Jan 2018 02:04:58 GMT /news/2018-01-25/worlds-richest-race-hometown-horse-spur-buzz-at-gulfstream-park