Archive for January, 2010

Tampa Bay Downs Race 9 DIVA DELITE  has shown talent and that she answers the bell every race and weather does not affect her. Value will be hard to find in this field, but SOUTHERN TRUTH should be included along with IMAGINARY SAINT who could end up on top if she can handle Tampa Bay... »

By Bill Steele In our July Issue of HOLD YOUR HORSES Magazine, I speculated on the outcome of a ZENYATTA vs. RACHEL ALEXANDRA year without them meeting until the Eclipse Awards. The scenario played out almost to script with the main difference being that RACHEL ALEXANDRA went  for the Haskell Invitational instead of the Travers.... »

By Dr. Stephen Fisch, president of the Florida Quarter Horse RACING Association Saturday was a great day for Hialeah Race Park, the state of Florida and QH owners and breeders all over the country. FQHRA and the horsemen extend a special thanks to the management at Hialeah for doing a super job of getting everything... »

By Ben Baugh It was his life’s ambition. And for over four decades Jonathan Sheppard has been living his dream as a Thoroughbred trainer. The son of a racing official, he would serve a stint  in the Army and work at an investment firm in England before making a life-transforming trip to the United States... »

By BILL GIAUQUE No stranger to games of chance, particularly horse racing, Tony Goswell looked back on his life in the thoroughbred horse business. “I started playing the horses when I was about seven years old,” he said. “Before I would go to school, I would put these two pet ferrets inside my sweater and then... »

Bill Backlinie has been a breeder, stallion owner and successful race horse owner in Marion county for 19 years with his wife Debra and is a life long Florida resident. Hold Your Horses: How has the current situation in the Thoroughbred world in Florida affected your goals and status as a farm owner? Bill Backlinie: Right... »

By JACQUELINE T. LINKOUS, MRCVS One of the challenges I face in writing this article each month is deciding what to write about. I chose Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) this month because it is currently in the news due to an October 2009 outbreak that originated in South Texas. EP is a disease that many of... »

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association (FTBOA) annual meeting has come and gone and the issues that were once hotbed items are just smoldering embers, except for one - the ballots. No matter where I travel throughout the county I have been approached and still am approached about the ballots. Knowing that this was not going... »