Author name: Melody Higdon

Opening of Fairmount Park

Listen • 4:14 Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioA horse takes a practice lap on March 6 at Fairmount Park in Collinsville. When Fairmount Park opens for its 100th season of horse racing in the Metro East next month, the facility will look much different as the new owner has started $100 million in renovations. After Accel Entertainment closed on the purchase of

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Roy Bland Obituary

Roy Bland Obituary Roy K. Bland, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. Roy was born on January 14, 1957, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Kenneth Eugene Bland and Gracie Belle Driskill. Roy’s lifelong passion for horses led him to become an avid and successful horse

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Tell Tallahassee to oppose HB 105

Separating Gulfstream’s gaming from racing licenses would devastate $3.24 BILLION thoroughbred industry Horsemen, horsewomen and everyone who loves horse racing in Florida and beyond: HB 105, if passed, could devastate Florida’s thoroughbred racing and breeding industry and its connected agri-business by allowing Gulfstream Park to separate its gaming license from the requirement to conduct live

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