There was a time when casino companies and racetracks were competitors, but about 40 years ago when casinos began expanding, casinos made a deal with the racetrack ownership in the state where they wanted to build – allow us to coexist, and you can have a share of our revenue. Most of the time, that money goes into purse accounts and may sometimes be transferred to offset the use of a racetrack's physical plant, in the case of tracks that are host to casino games.

Marc Dunbar, a Florida-based shareholder of Dean, Mead and Dunbar, said he has worked for racetracks and casino companies alike and watched decoupling contribute to the end of greyhound racing in Florida. The shift was small at first, Dunbar said – at first, poker rooms were authorized to operate but only on live racing days, then on dark days. The same thing happened with simulcast – at first harness tracks had to race year-round in order to import signals year-round but over time they were able to cut back live racing by about two-thirds.

“Lawyers like me and others came up with alternative ways to race horses and still meet the statutory minimum,” Dunbar acknowledged. “Decoupling is here to stay.”

Once casinos no longer have to give a portion of revenue to purse accounts and their licenses are no longer dependent on the existence of live racing, they're able to shed live racing from their business plan. That's a good thing for many of them, because live racing isn't all that profitable. It was ultimately a partnership between animal rights activists and casinos that made Greyhound racing in Florida illegal, according to Dunbar, and he believes that partnership could happen again to eliminate live horse racing.

While those looking from the outside in call those payments from casinos to racetracks “subsidies,” that's not a comfortable term for those inside the racing industry who want to preserve that cash flow. Thinking about those legally-required payments as subsidies isn't a good look for the racing industry, according to Sharon Ward, policy and communications consultant and former director of Pennsylvania's Budget Office.

“Pennsylvania is not like New York,” said Ward. “There is no glamor, no parades, and no people in fancy dress. There are very few people taking their kids on a Sunday outing to the racetrack. It has a very different market. The allure that surrounds horse racing and has for a long time doesn't exist, certainly, in Pennsylvania. By every measure, it's declining.”

From the perspective of a taxpayer, said Ward, it's hard to justify allowing horse racing to continue getting subsidies from casinos, because they could rightly view that as money that would otherwise be paid to the state in taxes. Ward's calculations find about $15,000 in benefits per horse to owners through casinos, while state subsidy programs to college students only amount to about $5,000 per student. Even industry-generated figures totaling jobs and economic impact generated by racing pale in comparison to other industries in Pennsylvania, like tourism, which Ward says aren't given the same government-mandated cash flow. The fact that owners are among the direct beneficiaries of increased purses, and yet don't expect to make a profit on their racing stable almost makes the system more problematic, in Ward's view, as she likened it to the state diverting funds to someone to support maintenance of their sailboat or fishing equipment.

“Most businesses have to make a profit, and if they don't, they have to change their business model to make a profit,” said Ward. “Why haven't you? Or, I guess you have, by getting taxpayer subsidies.”

“What about the people you're taking this money from?” asked Joe Faraldo, president of the Standardbred Owners Association of New York and director of the U.S. Trotting Association. “What about those grooms, what about those guys who sell food outside the Plainfield Avenue gate at Belmont Park?

“There are guys in our industry that want to get rid of racing (these are mostly private track owners on the harness side) because if they get rid of racing, they get rid of a lot of the costs and a lot of the problems they have with racing. That's a horrible thing, and it's going on.”

Joe Appelbaum, president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and NYRA board member, acknowledged that there is great variability from one state to the next as far as the health of their racing industries and the economic impact of those industries. He expressed frustration, however, that so much casino revenue had gone into purses over the years and not into developing new ownership or capital projects at many tracks.

Many of the usual arguments from the industry, like its ability to preserve jobs and green space in urban areas, aren't compelling to state legislators like they used to be, according to Dunbar. He said he routinely had Florida legislators ask him why The Stronach Group didn't give up on racing at Gulfstream and build condominiums on the valuable real estate there.

“We have to be real that we are going to go through a contraction in order for this game to survive another 100 years,” Dunbar said.

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But that doesn't mean that all signs of life were gone from the property.

Madeleine Sciametta and Allison Hickey, lifelong racetrackers who had called Calder home for years, began asking around as the track approached its end – what about the barn cats?

Like most racetracks, Calder was crawling with cats, from pets who arrived with the horses and were tucked into tack rooms at night to completely feral creatures who would come out to be fed and vanish again. Sciametta and Hickey each brought food to separate colonies of cats on different ends of the property and say there were at least four feeding stations, each with its own group of cats. Sciametta said a number of stables would arrive with cats and then leave them behind when they packed up and went to the next track. Then there were people who, knowing feral cats were fed at the track, would dump their household pets still wearing their collars off at the gate, assuming someone else would care for them.

Horses and people were supposed to be off the grounds by April 5. As the date approached, it became clear to Sciametta and Hickey that while lots of people said they wanted to help, no one else was stepping up. On April 15, The Stronach Group's lease of the property will expire and it will be transferred back to Churchill Downs. Most horsemen expect the remaining buildings (the grandstand was leveled in 2015) will be razed once CDI takes possession of the track again.

Buddy, who is known as the “ambassador of Calder” used to monitor morning training alongside the paramedics and sit in a chair in the walking ring during afternoon racing. Randy Halvorsrod photo

“I was looking at all the cats there and knew nobody was going to do anything about it,” said Hickey. “I think a lot of people on the track wanted to help, but they didn't know what to do, or they were busy working. I think Madeleine and I, we see something that needs to be done and we just find a way to do it.”

Sciametta and Hickey waited to begin collecting cats until near the move-out date, not wanting to inadvertently scoop up someone's pet. When it became clear the deadline was approaching, they began setting traps, still not sure what to do with the animals they caught.

“I used to say, I don't want any barn cats, they're always underfoot,” Sciametta said. “But since I started feeding them, you start to get attached to them. Especially the ones in my colony, they were like someone's pet … when it came time to close, I couldn't just put my stuff in my car and drive out the stable gate and leave those cats sitting there, waiting for me to come feed them the next day and not be there.”

The pair began gathering up the cats they could and posting to social media looking for help. Hickey said that at most of the tracks where she and her husband, trainer Bill Hickey, have stabled, there are people who take it upon themselves to feed and fix the resident cat population. Sometimes they're part of a coordinated effort, as is true at Saratoga, and sometimes it's just racetrackers taking cats to the nearest veterinary clinic and paying for a spay/neuter surgery. Miami-Dade County Animal Services had also trapped and spayed or neutered cats, releasing them back on the track through the years. So, while most of the cats had been fixed, a number had other medical needs like dental work or infectious disease testing that would need to be done. Additionally, most of them – Sciametta estimated 70 percent – were feral or semi-feral. She found takers for the friendly cats quickly, but those that couldn't be lap cats were more challenging to place.

Through the power of the Facebook algorithms, Sciametta's call for help reached Randy Halvorsrod, who owns Halvorsrod Farm in Wellington, Fla., and happens to foster cats for Bella's Promise Pet Rescue in Boca Raton, Fla. Bella's Promise is based completely on foster care homes and works with local county animal control centers to source animals to homes. Halvorsrod said that perhaps surprisingly, while there is an overpopulation of stray dogs and cats in South Florida, there is an underpopulation of needy pets in the Northeast, specifically in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Nearly all the animals saved by Bella's Promise are transported north for successful adoptions.

“I knew the scale [of the problem]; I didn't know I could save this many cats with her,” said Halvorsrod. “Rescues usually prefer kittens and pretty cats. That's how it is because everyone wants a kitten. I called the head of Bella's Promise and she said, 'Take them. We'll figure it all out.' The scale is huge but I think at most racetracks you have a huge amount of cats.”

Patty, an older cat, lived in the same tack room for a decade as trainers came and went. Randy Halvorsrod photo

To date, the network of advocates for the Calder cats have trapped and placed more than 50 cats in barn homes, adoptive homes, or foster care. As of this week, Hickey estimated there were only 10 or so left on the Calder property. Sciametta's posts also reached Desiree Barbazon, an Ocala-based realtor who specializes in selling horse farms. Thanks to Barbazon, Sciametta says a large number of the trapped cats went to barn placements in Ocala and Wellington.

“I just put it out there, like hey guys these cats need help,” said Barbazon. “It went viral. I kind of guilted everybody into it – can't you open your heart to one cat? I had people on my Facebook saying, 'I used to gallop horses at Calder, I'll take one.'”

At one point, the demand was so great that Sciametta and Hickey coordinated a ride for 18 cats to the Central Florida area in a specially-outfitted air-conditioned van hired by The Stronach Group to take the kitties to new assignments in barns in Barbazon's area.

For the women who came together to help the cats, it's a fitting way to say goodbye to a property that featured prominently in their racing journeys.

“Everybody talks about the horse community doesn't come together and stand by each other, but in this venture it really worked out,” said Sciametta.

“I walked hots at Hialeah as a kid; Calder was more of a factory type,” said Halvorsrod, who also ran the shed for The Oaks Thoroughbreds at Calder and worked the auctions that were held there through the years. “It was a good, working track. It's sad, the whole thing. I was born and raised in Miami. The track's 50 years old and I'm 66. It's been there the whole time.”

The buildings may soon be gone, but the dozens of adopters will keep their own little piece of life at Calder with them a bit longer.

As the rehoming effort draws to a close, Sciametta and Hickey say the best way the public can help is by donating to Bella's Promise, which took on the significant cost of vetting dozens of cats to prepare them for rehoming. For more information or to donate, visit its Facebook page here.

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U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said:  “Jose Chocron's black-market banking was designed to facilitate tax evasion, and was used to facilitate what he thought was the bribery of a foreign official. Unbeknownst to Chocron, the FBI had identified his network and worked quickly to dismantle it. This Office will continue to ensure the integrity of the U.S. financial system by identifying and prosecuting shadow banking operations like Chocron's.”

According to the Complaint, the Indictment, and other filings in this case:

Between May 2019 and October 2019, Chocron, working with his co-conspirators, utilized his network of contacts and bank accounts to launder funds that had been provided to him by individuals who – unbeknownst to Chocron – were working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”). Those individuals informed Chocron that the funds were the proceeds of bribes that had been paid to Brazilian public officials in order to obtain licenses and permits. On four occasions, Chocron accepted cash from individuals who were working for the FBI or arranged to have the cash delivered to his associates. He then arranged for the funds to be transferred to bank accounts specified by the FBI, minus a commission payment.

Chocron explained that he was able to receive large amounts of cash in the United States and arrange for those funds to be transferred to bank accounts because Chocron “ha[d] . . . people here that need cash.  They will transfer to you, because they don't want to pay taxes . . .  What do I do? I give them the money and they make a transfer to me.”  He also requested a higher commission for his services than initially offered, stating “Let's be clear, that's laundering money.”

Chocron, 61, of Spain and Venezuela, pled guilty to one count of money laundering, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The maximum potential sentence in this case is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge. In connection with his guilty plea, Chocron also admitted that he operated an unlicensed money transmitting business, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1960.

Chocron is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Rakoff on July 16, 2021, at 4:00 p.m.

Ms. Strauss praised the outstanding work of FBI New York's Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force.

The prosecution of this case is being overseen by the Office's Money Laundering and Transitional Criminal Enterprises Unit.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andrew C. Adams, Benet J. Kearney, and Sarah Mortazavi are in charge of the case.

Editor's note: The preceding press release was distributed by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Chocron was named a March 2020 indictment alongside Florida trainer Alfredo Lichoa and several others. A superseding indictment named only Lichoa, Chocron, and Schachtel. Read about that case here. Lichoa has since entered a guilty plea to a charge of money laundering conspiracy.

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Ortiz personally signed hundreds of the bubbleheads and Klaravich Stables, whose colors the bobblehead wears, made a substantial donation.

“To say this promotion was a success would be an understatement,” said Jockey and Jeans President, Barry Pearl. “Irad Ortiz is not only a champion rider but a first-class guy who truly cares about his fallen brothers and sisters. He spent a lot of time with us preparing for this event. And the entire team at Gulfstream Park really came through for us as they have in the past, and we know they will in the future.”

Jockeys and Jean Committee member Kenny Katz, who owns Uncle Louie G's Italian ices which sells at the track, birthed the idea and worked closely with track staff to make it a success. Last year he also oversaw the Tyler Gaffalione Bobblehead sale at the same track.

“I'm always amazed and truly touched when racing fans everywhere spend their hard-earned money to help disabled former jockeys,” said Katz.

Pearl and committee member Leah Whitsell, along with paraplegic former jockey Roger Blanco, were also on hand.

“I want to thank all who helped and especially every one of those many hundreds who purchased a bobblehead,” said Pearl. “We are still getting orders from around the world.”

You can still order a Irad Ortiz bobblehead at JockeysandJeans.com

Jockeys and Jeans was founded in late 2014 by five former jockeys, and the all-volunteer group has since raised over $1.6 million for the PDJF, which makes monthly payments to over 60 former jockeys who suffered career ending racing injuries.

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Because it was initially unclear whether the horse suffered some kind of trauma earlier in the day which led to her incapacitation or if she was suffering neurological disease, state animal health officials suggested implementing a quarantine while awaiting results of the filly's necropsy. 1/ST Racing chief veterinary officer Dr. Dionne Benson confirmed Wednesday afternoon that test samples from the horse were negative for EHV-1.

Elsewhere in Florida, a large horse show in Ocala is the center of an EHV-1 outbreak with two confirmed cases as of Wednesday. On Tuesday, an EHV-1 case was reported at Laurel Park, resulting in a quarantine of four barns there and a cancellation of the Friday racing card.

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The impressive winner of the Swale (G3) at Gulfstream Park in his most recent start was also being considered for the March 6 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct.

“Drain the Clock is going to run in the Fountain of Youth,” Joseph said. “We get to stay at home and don't have to ship. The weather in New York can be unpredictable this time of year “

Drain the Clock has won four of five career starts, his only loss coming in his third start when his jockey was unseated when an iron broke in a Delta Downs stakes in November. The son of Maclean's Music has won all three of his races impressively at Gulfstream.

The 1 1/16-mile Fountain of Youth, the major prep for the $750,000 Curlin Florida Derby (G1) March 27 at Gulfstream, will headline a 14-race program with nine stakes, eight graded. It will mark Drain the Clock's first opportunity to win around two turns.

“I think he'll get two turns. But you don't know until they do it,” Joseph said. “He has stamina on his dam's side. He's won his races very impressively, so he deserves the chance. “

Drain the Clock is scheduled to join a deep field that includes Greatest Honour, Tarantino and Prime Factor, the first three finishers, respectively, in the Jan. 30 Holy Bull (G3).

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The popular multi-race wager went unsolved for the fourth racing day in a row following last Saturday's mandatory payout. Multiple tickets with five of six winners were each worth $1,235.24 Friday

The jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

Saturday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 7-12, including four $75,000 Sunshine Stakes for Florida-breds that offer $25,000 win-only bonuses for horses Florida Sire Stakes-eligible starters.

A mile maiden special weight race for 3-year-olds on turf will kick off the sequence in Race 7. The Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf, a 1 1/16-mile turf event for older fillies and mares, follows in Race 8, featuring multiple graded stakes-placed Kelsey's Cross in a well-balanced field of nine.

Noble Drama is scheduled to defend his title in the Sunshine Classic, a 1 1/8-mile race for older state-breds, in Race 9. The 7-5 morning-line favorite may prove to be a popular Rainbow 6 'single' with many bettors.

Extravagant Kid has also been installed as the 7-5 morning-line favorite for his title defense in the Sunshine Sprint, a six-furlong dash for older horses carded as Race 10. The versatile Brendan Walsh-trained gelding, who was beaten by a length while finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) last time out, captured the 2020 Sunshine Sprint by 2 ¾ lengths. Mark Casse-trained Proven Strategies, who captured the Toronto Cup at Woodbine last time out and Danny Gargan-trained Venezuelan Hug, winner of the Sunshine Turf Preview at Gulfstream Park West, are among the top contenders for the Sunshine Turf, a 1 1/16-mile turf race for older horses carded as Race 11. A full field of $16,000 claimers will contest Race 12, a 1 1/16-mile turf race for older horses.

There will also be a Super Hi-5 carryover of $5,724.55 heading into Saturday's program.

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“It is kind of like what I used to do when I was riding races,” he said. “I was always hustling and trying to get named on the horses I wanted to ride. It is very similar except that now, I don't ride them.”

The recipient of Douglas's effort is Angel Arroyo, who ranked seventh in the win and earnings categories at the Gulfstream Park West meeting despite missing the final days because of a minor injury. He returned to action on Dec. 13, a week after the start of Gulfstream Park's premiere winter season that attracts some of the nation's top jockeys.

“He lost the momentum he had going into the big meet and lost some of the business he had,” Douglas said. “We had to start over, little by little. Things will pick up again because he is a good rider.”

Douglas is up early each morning to begin his work at home and spends much of his time contacting trainers for future mounts, a task that requires in-depth knowledge of upcoming races that suit specific horses. He gathers such information on a daily basis by watching racing on television and studying results.

“I like to watch every race,” he said. “I can pick up things that make me think I can get Angel to ride those horses.”

Rene Douglas enjoys the ceremony following Coltimus Prime's victory in the 2017 Clasico Presidente de la Republica

On entry days, he joins fellow agents and racing office staff on Zoom for post-position draws and finalizing mount assignments.

When not engaged in those tasks, Douglas is content to be in the comfy confines of home with his wife Natalia, their sons Christian and Giancarlo, who are in their early 20s, and Douglas's older son Michael.

Douglas's current vocation follows a previous endeavor of forming racing partnerships with dear colleagues. Under their Good Friends Stable banner, the group enjoyed particular success with Grade 1 winner Private Zone and Prince of Wales Stakes winner Golden Moka. Douglas specialized in importing and exporting runners between his native Panama and North America such as Panamanian G1 winner Coltimus Prime and the aforementioned Private Zone. While he said he is always on the lookout for potential horses, he prefers to stay focused on improving Arroyo's resume.

The need to reinvent himself came after an abrupt end to his two decades as a jockey in 2009 when his mount fell on him during a race at Arlington Park. The accident left Douglas without the use of his legs.

“Things happen in life that you never expect, but life continues; what are you going to do?” he said. “I just have to do the best I can as a person and a husband and move forward.”

He credits his “amazing” wife and his loyal friends for their support in helping him overcome severe depression while adjusting to a new way of living. Their dedication and commitment mean more to Douglas than his accomplishments in the saddle, including topping leader boards at Arlington Park and other tracks and winning such high-profile races as the 2006 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies on Dreaming of Anna.

When asked about his favorite memories from his prime, Douglas takes a long pause before casually mentioning that he won the 1996 Belmont Stakes on Editor's Note for D. Wayne Lukas.

“When I first moved to Chicago, there was something about that place that made me a happy person—the people and the racing,” he said. “Arlington was a special racetrack for me.”

Those experiences were so special that Douglas and Natalia continue to spend summers there while living in South Florida the rest of the year.

Despite major and minor setbacks, Douglas looks on the bright side while facing the challenges.

“I have always been very positive in life,” he said. “That is why I think I won a lot of races. I encourage others to do the same thing.”

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Although no one was around to savor the sweet fragrance, that scenario will change in two days when spectators are allowed to view the races in person for the first time since March 15. A nine-race card that includes four races on the pristine grass course begins at 12:25 p.m. The gates open at 11 a.m.

Wednesday's feature race is the Happy Thanksgiving Purse, an allowance/optional claiming event carded as the eighth race. A field of nine colts and geldings will sprint 6 ½ furlongs on the main dirt track. The 3-1 morning-line favorite is 3-year-old colt Hauntedbythemusic, trained by Baltazar Galvan, with Samy Camacho named to ride.

Officially, Wednesday is the second day of the 2020-21 Thoroughbred meeting, which began on July 1, the second day of the track's two-day Summer Festival of Racing. Tampa Bay Downs will race on a Wednesday-Friday-Saturday schedule before adding Sundays to the mix on Dec. 20 (the track will race Thursday, Dec. 24 and be closed Christmas, Dec. 25).

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, fans will be required to wear masks both inside and outside the facility, unless they are eating or drinking. Social distancing is encouraged and will be enforced, as necessary.

Gerald Bennett, who has won five consecutive Tampa Bay Downs training titles and six overall, has entered seven horses for Wednesday. He described the vibe on the grounds as upbeat as horsemen, jockeys and backstretch personnel get ready to launch the track's 95^th anniversary season.

“Everyone wants to get running. We have quite a few new outfits here and quite a few new riders, very competitive riders,” Bennett said. “We're eager to get started and see how everything unfolds, but I think we're going to have pretty competitive racing from the first day.

“You have the great weather and you have a dirt track that is the same consistency from day to day, so you don't have to over-train your horses. The turf track is probably as good as any turf track in the country, so you get (trainers such as) Chad Brown, Shug McGaughey, (Todd) Pletcher and (Christophe) Clement shipping horses in to run.”

That doesn't make it any easier to win races, but it draws attention – and wagering dollars – from bettors far and wide.

Camacho, who won the Oldsmar jockeys title in 2018-2019 and captured last season's Grade 2 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on 49-1 shot King Guillermo, expects to be tested by his rivals from the beginning. He can't wait.

“I had a good season at Gulfstream (in south Florida), but I love Tampa and I'm glad to be back with my family and my friends and the fans. I'm excited, and I want to start winning races and having fun,” Camacho said.

While Camacho is fired up to hear the shouts from the crowd as he rides a horse to victory, Bennett says having fans along for the ride gives everyone a boost.

“A lot of fans always talk to me and ask me if my horse has a shot, and I'll talk about the race and tell them which horse I think we have to beat,” Bennett said. “It's good having them back, and Tampa is a great area to race and live. It's a relaxed atmosphere and everybody knows each other in the barn area, so it gets to be like a family.”

A family with its share of intense rivalries.

While Bennett expects to have as many as 50 horses in his stable (including some trained by his wife, Mary Ann Bennett), he expects strong challenges for the top spot from last season's runner-up, Kathleen O'Connell, and third-place finisher Michael Stidham.

Newcomers likely to be heard from include Michael Maker, Jon Arnett and David Van Winkle.

The jockeys race should also be highly charged from the outset, with Camacho joined in the battle by defending champion Antonio Gallardo, a five-time title-holder; six-time winner Daniel Centeno; Pablo Morales; Jose Ferrer; Jesus Castanon; Ronnie Allen, Jr.; and newcomer Roberto Alvarado, Jr.

The 2020-21 stakes schedule kicks off on Dec. 5, Cotillion Festival Day, which features a card of mostly 2-year-old races. Stakes offerings that day include the $100,000 Inaugural Stakes for 2-year-olds and the $100,000 Sandpiper Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. Both races are at a distance of 6 furlongs on the main track. The Inaugural closed Saturday with 25 nominations, while the Sandpiper attracted 24 nominations.

The 41^st annual G2 $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, a showcase for Triple Crown prospects, will be held March 6 as part of a Festival Day program including four graded stakes and total stakes purse money of $1 million.

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The order also states he “shall have no contact whatsoever with racehorses.”

Ocala is home to a number of private training centers which do not fall under the jurisdiction of state racing regulators or racetrack ownership. Although those facilities are permitted to post official workouts to a horse's record through Equibase, there is often no oversight on who is handling or conditioning horses based at such facilities.

Read more at Thoroughbred Daily News

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