File photo: Super Ana, Hip 340, a Chestnut Filly by Palace Malice and consigned by C&J Stable, is breezed across the wire during the Under Tack Show at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. The OBS Under Tack Show was held the day before the start of the OBS Winter Mixed Sale, which is being held on Tuesday, Jan. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. The thoroughbred sale includes horses of racing age. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.
Equine industry stakeholders in Marion County are expressing concern after a bill advanced through a subcommittee of the Florida House that would affect the requirements of thoroughbred permits. If signed into law, House Bill 105 would authorize thoroughbred permitholders to elect not to conduct live racing, effectively decoupling the casino and gaming industry from the […]