racing FORWARD
FQHRA and Hialeah Park have agreed to a 6 year, $26.4 million deal!
With the Success of the 2010-2011 Hialeah Park meet, we are excited to announce that FQHRA and Hialeah Park have agreed, once again, to run Quarter Horses for 2011-2012. This is the second year of the $26.4 million, 6 year agreement. Not only does this contract swing the doors wide open in building an outstanding Florida QH breeding program, this agreement provides and produces over 7,000 jobs. Farms, equine service jobs, Hialeah staff, owners, trainers and breeders are now expanding their family of the Quarter Horse racing industry right here in the Sunshine State.
Race dates for the 2011/2012 Hialeah Park meet have been finalized! Starting December 10, 2011 and running through February 19, 2012. Accredited Florida breds will earn 20% more purse money for their owners and breeders over open horses at the 2011/2012 Hialeah Park meet, and most of the races will be accredited Florida breds preferred. A preliminary condition book for the 2011/2012 Hialeah meet will be avaialable soon. The 2011-2012 Hialeah Park Stakes schedule, calendar, and nomination forms are available! You may access them by clicking the links below.
Hialeah Race Park and FQHRA, Inc made the following six year agreement:
- Fiscal year 2010-2011 24 days of racing spread over 8 weeks, 3 days per week,
STARTING: December 3, 2010 through January 23, 2011 $100,000 per day.
- Fiscal year 2011-2012 32 days of racing over 11 weeks, $120,000/day
STARTING: December 10, 2011 through February 19, 2012.
- Fiscal year 2012-2013 30 days of racing over 10 weeks, $120,000/day
- Fiscal year 2013-2014 40 days of racing over 10 weeks, $140,000/day
- Fiscal year 2014-2015 40 days of racing over 10 weeks, $140,000/day
- Fiscal year 2015-2016 40 days of racing over 10 weeks, $140,000/day
Stakes schedules and race dates have been posted!
Race Dates: Click Here for Race Dates
Stakes Nomination Forms and Rules & Regulations: Click Here for Forms
We invite you to come to Hialeah to watch the world’s fastest athletes!
Hialeah Race Park Condition Book December 10, 2011 -January 15, 2012
CALL TO ACTION!!
Dear
AQHA and FQHRA members and supporters,
Please email and/or call the Florida Governor’s office and his legal council,
Charles Trippe and Carrie Orouke, with a short and to the point message.These
emails and phone calls need to be made today. Florida QH racing is set to
expand and flourish but we need to get over this stumbling block and your
support at this time is critical. PLEASE EMAIL AND.OR CALL TODAY.
And/or
call 850-488-3494 and you can talk to a person. In addition to
emails/letters, I think it would be a good idea to call in to leave written
messages for Charlie Trippe and Carly Hermanson. The message should be as
simple and direct as possible – i.e., BARREL RACING IS NOT HORSE RACING: NO NEW
GAMBLING ON NEW SPORTS: SAVE HORSE RACING: SAVE OUR AGRICULTURAL EQUINE
INDUSTRY CREATED BY HORSE RACING WORTH OVER $5 BILLION ANNUALLY: ALLOWING
BARREL RACING TO REPLACE HORSE RACING WILL COST FLORIDA JOBS NOT GAIN JOBS: THE
NATIONAL BARREL HORSE ASSOCIATION DOESN’T EVEN WANT PARI-MUTUAL BARREL RACING!
THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA WERE PROMISED HORSE RACING AND ALL ITS ASSOCIATED JOBS
AND GREENSPACE IF GAMING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPAND. KEEP THAT PROMISE!!!!
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