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                      -- Florida Governor Expresses Support for Horsemen in Decoupling Fight in Surprise OBS Visit

"OCALA, FL– Just before the start of the Thursday session of the OBS April 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stood up at the OBS rostrum to tell the assembled crowd that “you can count on me as one that is not going to look favorably on legislation that is going to decimate any of our signature industries.”

The statement was in reference to the decoupling legislation pushed by The Stronach Group that is currently winding its way through the Florida House of Representatives and Senate. DeSantis stopped short of saying that he would absolutely veto any bill that comes to his desk that would decouple casino gaming from live racing in Florida, but the appearance certainly appeared to deal a blow to The Stronach Group's efforts to get a decoupling bill passed in Florida. "