Opposition to thoroughbred horse racing ‘decoupling’ measure ignores industry, association troubles

Opposition to thoroughbred horse racing ‘decoupling’ measure ignores industry, association troubles

There is at least some hypocrisy at play in critics' opposition to the decoupling legislation.

DeSantis visits Ocala Breeders’ Sales, opposes thoroughbred decoupling bill - Ocala Gazette

Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Ocala Breeders’ Sales on Thursday to speak on the decoupling bill moving through the Florida House of Representatives that threatens the thoroughbred industry. The governor’s surprise […] The post DeSantis visits Ocala Breeders’ Sales, opposes thoroughbred decoupling bill appeared first on Ocala Gazette.

Gov. DeSantis attends Florida sale to support racing

As a bill that would allow racetracks to decouple horse racing from slot machines makes its way through the Florida legislature, Governor Ron DeSantis visited the OBS 2-year-olds in training sale Thursday morning to show support for the Thoroughbred industry."We have a big, diverse state, different populations can be for different things," DeSantis said, perhaps in reference to the bill's sponsor being from the state's panhandle. "I understand t…

Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Award Winners Announced

A total of nine winners for the 2025 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards (TIEA), sponsored by Godolphin and supported by the Irish Stable Staff Association, Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA) and the Racing Post, were announced on Wednesday. The awards ceremony will take place in the Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge, County Kildare on Tuesday June 3 where the flagship award–The Irish Racing Excellence Awa…