Payson Park

Virginia Training Center Under Quarantine

• By Frank Angst
• March 2, 2016
• Horse Health, Southeast Region, Mid-Atlantic Region

The Thoroughbred suffering from equine herpesvirus that led to a 21-day quarantine at Payson Park Thoroughbred Training Center in Indiantown, Fla., has necessitated a similar quarantine in Virginia.

Payson Under Quarantine After EHV-1 Positive

• By Frank Angst
• March 1, 2016
• Thoroughbred Racing, Horse Health, Southeast Region

Nearly 500 Thoroughbreds in training at Payson Park Thoroughbred Training Center in Indiantown, Fla., will be quarantined for three weeks after a horse tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus Feb. 29.

Top Billing Off Derby Trail With Fracture

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• March 8, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown, Southeast Region

Top Billing will miss the Florida Derby and is off the Triple Crown trail with a cannon bone injury. Stablemate Honor Code, who makes his season debut March 12 at Gulfstream, could now be a candidate for Florida's big event.

Mr Speaker, Cairo Prince Post Holy Bull Works

• January 19, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown, Southeast Region

Dania Beach Stakes (gr. IIIT) winner Mr Speaker breezed a half-mile at Payson Park the morning of Jan. 19 in preparation for a scheduled start in the upcoming $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park.

Royal Delta Gets Back to Work at Payson

• By Claire Novak
• January 9, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

During that time of year when champions are gearing up for their new campaigns, a familiar name popped up at Payson Park. Royal Delta is back on the worktab and prepping for a start in the Feb. 17 Sabin (gr. III).

Wide Impact Seen from Calder Stall Rent Plan

• By Jim Freer
• October 3, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

A plan to start charging rent for stalls during the non-racing season at Calder is leading to concerns among horsemen that some owners might permanently ship horses out of Florida and that some smaller stables could close.

Royal Delta, Consortium in South Fla. Drills

• By Evan Hammonds
• February 9, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Champion Royal Delta works six furlongs in 1:16.30 Feb. 9 at Payson Park on her way toward the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I). At Palm Meadows, Godolphin's Consortium drills a half-mile in :50.90.

Royal Delta Gets Started For Dubai World Cup

• By Jason Shandler
• January 10, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region, Dubai Carnival

Royal Delta, the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) winner and likely champion 3-year-old female, had her first official work of the year Jan. 10 at Payson Park Training Center in Florida.

Heavy Rain Empties Barns, Dorm at Gulfstream

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• December 19, 2009
• Southeast Region

Heavy rainfall in South Florida Dec. 18 forced officials at Gulfstream Park to relocate 600 horses to other area stabling facilities and the evacuation of one dormitory.

EHV-1 Quarantine Forces Seven Scratches at Calder

• By Ryan Conley
• December 29, 2006
• Horse Health

Calder Racecourse's Grand Slam III card will be short seven scratched entries as a result of a Dec. 29 decision by Florida state officials to keep the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) quarantine in place at Payson Park Training Center.

NYRA Adds Temporary Strangles Restrictions

• March 31, 2005

Strangles has forced the New York Racing Association to place temporary restrictions on horses entering the grounds at either Belmont Park or Aqueduct.

Friends Lake in Easy Breeze at Payson

• April 10, 2004
• Triple Crown

Florida Derby (gr. I) winner Friends Lake breezed five furlongs Saturday morning at Payson Park in a slow 1:04 3/5 as he prepares for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) May 1.

Speed Hunter to Contest Fountain of Youth

• February 13, 2002
• Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown

Trainer Elliott Walden will run Frank L. Mansell's Speed Hunter in Saturday's grade 1 Fountain of Youth, after being undecided earlier this week. What made him decide?