Per Ron Flatter of Horse Racing Nation, "The Florida House subcommittee has begun its hearing on the bill that if passed, would decouple Gulfstream Park racing and slots." This was approx. 3 hours ago.

Then he states "An amendment has been added to HB 105 that decouples racing from card rooms. Thus, Tampa Bay Downs would be affected, too."

It would be interesting to know exactly who requested this amendment to the legislative folks. Handicap your own guesses and reasons for now I guess until more info comes out.

In other news, Mike Willman, a former Santa Anita Park Executive has sued the Stronach Group folks for Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Etc. Paulick Report has an article up about 2 hours ago if interested in more details.

Wild Times for Gulfstream and Santa Anita. But good news, Maryland racing has been SAVED!