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Calder Race Course

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    May 4, 2012

    Kentucky Derby Day Parties in Miami: Juleps, Hats, and Bourbon

    The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday and while it's been called the most exciting two minutes in sports -- it can also be said to be the shortest sporting event in the world.So how do you stretch two minutes into a day-long event? Wear silly hats and drink a lot of bourbon, of co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Hialeah Park Pushes Tallahassee For Slot Machines, Thoroughbred Races

    ​Less than one month since a bill that would have paved the way for three destination casino resorts in South Florida died in Tallahasee, the owner of Hialeah Park is tweaking his plan to introduce slot machines and card games at the storied race track. John Brunetti Sr., chairman of Hialeah Park, ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2012

    Hialeah Park, Florida's greatest racetrack, battles mega-casinos and lawsuits

    ​Less than one month since a bill that would have paved the way for three destination casino resorts in South Florida died in Tallahasee, the owner of Hialeah Park is tweaking his plan to introduce slot machines and card games at the storied race track. John Brunetti Sr., chairman of Hialeah Park, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Calder Race Horse Tore Off A Woman's Thumb At Petting Zoo, Lawsuit Claims

    photo by Galopin via Wikimedia CommonsThey look so innocent.​Ah, petting zoos. They seem so innocent, all those pretty horses letting you stroke their manes just like a real-life Sunday morning cartoon. It's great! Until the horse gets a taste for human blood, that is, and decides to bite the thum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Gulfstream, Calder & Bourbon Steak: Kentucky Derby Watch Parties

    ​Women in big hats, tiny men wearing pink and cocktails full of leaves... it must be time for the Kentucky Derby!To experience all the action of Church Hill Downs in Florida, Gulfstream Park is about as close as you can get. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, to prepare for the first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Good News For Casinos and Deadbeat Gamblers, High-Stakes Poker Arrives in South Florida

    Jenny McCarthy also likes poker​At the stroke of midnight on Thursday night, South Florida's new gambling laws came into effect, lowering the tax on slots, expanding gaming hours, and opening a gusher of cash for Magic City Casino, Calder Race Course, Gulfstream Park, and several other Broward cas ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2010

    Magic City Casino gets a big tax cut

    Jenny McCarthy also likes poker​At the stroke of midnight on Thursday night, South Florida's new gambling laws came into effect, lowering the tax on slots, expanding gaming hours, and opening a gusher of cash for Magic City Casino, Calder Race Course, Gulfstream Park, and several other Broward cas ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2010

    Calder trainer is suspected of selling racehorses to a slaughterhouse

    Jenny McCarthy also likes poker​At the stroke of midnight on Thursday night, South Florida's new gambling laws came into effect, lowering the tax on slots, expanding gaming hours, and opening a gusher of cash for Magic City Casino, Calder Race Course, Gulfstream Park, and several other Broward cas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    That Time the Calder Race Course Saved Larry King's Life

    Severe depression and the Calder Race Course go hand in hand. If you've just finalized your divorce or gotten fired from the United States Postal Service, we recommend you take a trip to Miami Gardens and visit the dilapidated, smoke-filled stuck-in-the-70s environs where a solid majority of the res ... More >>

  • News

    September 11, 2008

    Horse Breeder Gina Silvestri Gets Kicked out of Calder

    Now it's payback time.

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2008

    Taking It to the Hole

    Hoop It Up’s 3-on-3 Tournament arrives.

  • Calendar

    March 20, 2008

    Blow Out the Candles!

    Do gardens cry at their first birthday party?

  • Calendar

    May 17, 2007

    And They’re Off

    We’re going to the races, rent be damned

  • Calendar

    May 10, 2007

    Whatever Mama Wants

    There are events for every kind of mom today

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2006

    Getting Paid

    There are events for every kind of mom today

  • News

    October 26, 2006

    Penniless Purgatory

    Minerva Vasquez speaks for the first time about the terrorism charges against husband Narseal Batiste

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    No Horse Race

    The past, present, and future of horse racing are all in South Florida

  • News

    November 20, 2003

    The Author

    Martin Marcus and Carol Durbin pursued their dreams with a tenacity so fierce they overcame all obstacles but one: Death

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2003

    Filly Stakes

    Induction to the horse of fame

  • News

    January 23, 2003

    Dogfight Club

    Brown Dog vs. White Dog for the macho championship of South Florida

  • News

    August 30, 2001

    "I Rode for Lansky"

    Miami Beach's premier crooked jockey reminisces

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    The Last Pony Show, Part 2

    Hialeah Park loses by a nose in Tallahassee, the nose belonging to Mario Diaz-Balart

  • News

    March 8, 2001

    The Last Pony Show

    Owner John Brunetti is determined to save Hialeah Park, but market pressures may spell doom after 76 years of racing

  • Calendar

    July 2, 1998

    Night & Day

    July 2 - 8, 1998

  • News

    October 24, 1990

    Boneyard Ramble

    Crushed in a garbage truck, poisoned by a landlady, crapped out-literally--during a dice game. These and more are buried in this county's cemetaries, and come Halloween night, they'll be dying to get out

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