A group of racing industry participants have formed a group to lobby against a bill that would allow Gulfstream Park to decouple its racing and casino licenses, an effort that has met steep resistance in the training and breeding communities across the U.S.
The group, which calls itself the Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, announced its formation on a podcast Tuesday that is co-hosted by one of the founders of the group, Jon Green, the manager of D .J. Stable LLC. Other founding members include David O’Farrell, the co-owner of Ocala Stud in Marion County, Fla., and Mark Casse, the trainer.
The group’s senior advisor is Damon Thayer, who now runs a consulting company after stepping down from the Kentucky State Senate after 22 years in office.
