Eric Wing: Welcome to today's NTRA Communications National Media teleconference. As usual, we'll have a transcript and a podcast of this call available in about 24 hours at ntra.com. A [...]
A Congressional hearing will be held on Thursday, July 12 to consider the use of medication in horse racing. The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will [...]
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued its report on horse welfare issues since domestic slaughter ceased in 2007. Specifically, the GAO reported on how cessation has impacted the [...]
With just over four months remaining until the November 6 elections, the NTRA’s Washington, D.C.-based government relations partner, The Alpine Group, produced the Election & Issues Preview. This snapshot of the [...]
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) recently introduced the Internet Poker Act (H.R. 2366) to legalize Internet poker and establish a structure to license, regulate and tax potential operators. Language related to [...]
Contact: Eric Wing (212) 521-5316 Annual Event Moved to Saturday as Part of Eclipse Awards Champions Week The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that the 42nd annual Eclipse Awards [...]
Contact: Eric Wing (212) 521-5316 The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that the NTRA Advantage program has now topped the $100 million mark in savings to the horse industry [...]
Competing in his first-ever handicapping contest, Michael Emanuele surged into the lead on his final wager Sunday and defeated 248 contestants to win the grand prize of $40,000 in the [...]
The Senate Appropriations Committee recently adopted an amendment offered by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) to the Fiscal Year 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies appropriations [...]
The annual Emerald Qualifying Tournament was held Sunday, June 3, and Christopher Larmey used a devastating one-two punch to knock out the competition. Larmey, 51, finished with a total of [...]
