Bill Finley

With Decoupling Threats Casting Doubt On Future of Gulfstream Park, Owner Vaccarezza Pushing For New Group To Represent South Florida Horsemen When it was announced by The Stronach Group (TSG) earlier this month that it had the blessing of the group representing horsemen in South Florida to push for the decoupling of the track's racing and c...

Can a new horsemen's group stop decoupling at Gulfstream and help save racing in South Florida?
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Paco has three mounts tomorrow at Lrl, ending 50-day suspension for striking horse on neck and face. He continues to say all the right things. Let's hope he really has changed.
"I have taken my days, apologized to everyone and am still in therapy. I have tried to learn and move on," he said.

Just voted for Patches O'Houlihan for Canadian Horse of the year. I know Filo Di Arianna won a Grade I, but thought Patches' overall body of work was better with 4 stakes wins. Would love to see him run in U.S. next year.

Solving The South Florida Racing Crisis, Is Palm Meadows The Answer? The bombshell announcement issued last week by The Stronach Group (TSG) that Gulfstream Park could close within three years, if not sooner, sent shockwaves through the industry. To close Gulfstream wo...

The way to save the game in Florida may be to move the racing to Palm Meadows once Gulfstream closes.
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Jimmy Jerkens To Return To U.S. In March He is 22 months into a two-year contract to train privately in Saudi Arabia for Prince Faisal bin Khalid Al Saud, a move that rejuvenated his career, but Jimmy Jerkens said he is ready to come home. J...

Look who's coming back in March. Good luck to an outstanding horsemen.
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My Eclipse Award Choices: The Week in Review It's an interesting year when it comes to the Eclipse Awards, which will be announced next week. As always, there are the categories that are no-brainers where the winners should be unanimous. But the...

my eclipse award choices
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Equibase has issued the handle figures for 2024 and here's the number that matters. When adjusting for inflation, handle has fallen by 57.3% since 2003. With CAWS killing off so many everyday players it's only going to get worse

Tennessee Moon, Who Led Country in Wins in 2024, Faces Tough Test Friday at Delta Downs Tennessee Moon (Ransom the Moon) is not the type of horse to make headlines, but maybe that's because we've forgotten how special and admirable some of these blue-collar horses can be. The 5-year-old ...

How can you not fall in love with a hard-trying mare like this one?
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From HISA report, HISA tracks are much safer than non-HISA tracks...During the 1st and second quarters of 2024, fatalities at racetracks in non-HISA states amounted to 2.38 racing-related fatalities per 1,000 starters That was more than triple the fatality rate at HISA regulated tracks.

Lopez Accepts Responsibility for Striking Horse in Face with Whip; Will Begin Indefinite Suspension Speaking publicly for the first time since he was caught on video striking the horse National Law (Constitution) in the face with his whip after the field crossed the wire in Tuesday's fifth race at P...

looks like it's going to be a while before Paco Lopez is able to ride again.
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The winning trainer of today's first at Aqueduct was Amelia Green. She had been working as an assistant to Pletcher before going out on her own. Off to a perfect start as the filly On Command was her first ever runner.

Contessa Fined $4,000 by Gaming Commission Steward, Vows to Fight 'Outrageous' Punishment When veteran New York trainer Gary Contessa ran a horse named Answer the Call (Dialed In) in a Sept. 25 claiming race at Delaware Park, he had no idea that he had violated a rule. He claimed the horse...

Here we go again. NYRA trainer/employee commits minor offense and steward Braulio Baeza throws the book at them.
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They're going to for broke with Soul of an Angel and will run her in the Saudi Cup. Next stop for White Abarrio could be the Mr. Prospector S

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