Road to the Triple Crown Teleconference transcript from March 5, 2013
Eric Wing: Hello everyone. We’ve got another nice lineup of guests to talk about this coming weekend’s big Triple Crown races. They’re a pair of Grade 2 mile [...]
NTRA Renews Partnership Deal with John Deere
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that John Deere, the world's largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment, has renewed its sales and marketing partnership with the NTRA for an [...]
Tuesday’s Intro to Night School Spotlights Fan Education
Night School, the racing industry's national online fan education program, polishes its apple and returns to class Tuesday for its third season. The opening night topic, which gets under way [...]
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Now Accepting Accreditation Applications From Eligible Aftercare Facilities
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) announced today that Thoroughbred aftercare organizations may now apply for TAA accreditation. Passing the TAA’s on-site accreditation inspection will make a facility eligible to receive [...]
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – March 4, 2013
In the first NTRA Top Thoroughbred poll of the year on March 4, two standouts appeared on the polls voted on by the media. While many of the Top 10 [...]
Sequestration Scheduled to Begin Friday
The massive federal spending cuts that face almost every U.S. government agency are set to begin Friday, March 1, 2013. These automatic across-the-board cuts, referred to as “sequestration,” will total [...]
H-2B Workforce Coalition Releases Principles for Immigration Reform
On February 20, the H-2B Workforce Coalition delivered the H-2B Workforce Coalition Principles for Comprehensive Immigration Reform to Capitol Hill. This document was created with input from Thoroughbred racing and [...]
Sunland Park Earns Re-Accreditation from NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Sunland Park in Sunland Park, N.M., has earned re-accreditation from the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance. The re-accreditation followed a complete [...]
Road to the Triple Crown Todd Pletcher and Gary Stevens
Jim Gluckson: Good day everyone, and welcome to the first NTRA Road to the Triple Crown Media Teleconference of 2013. I'm sitting in today for Eric Wing who [...]
Featured Legislator: U.S. Representative Andy Barr (R-KY)
District: Kentucky’s 6th in Central and Eastern Kentucky – home to the city of Lexington, Keeneland Race Course, Fasig-Tipton Sale Company and hundreds of Thoroughbred farms. Status: Elected as a [...]