What’s Racing Through Washington – February 2025
House Budget Committee Completes First Step in Passing a Reconciliation Bill for Tax Package The House Budget Committee completed a markup of a budget resolution on February 13, a [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – December 2024
Congress Strikes Bipartisan Deal to Avert Shutdown, Extending Funding Deadline to March On Tuesday, December 17, Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement to avert a government shutdown, extending the [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – November 2024
Election Update Donald Trump has secured victory in the presidential election and is set to begin his second term in 2025. Republicans have also gained the majority in the [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – October 2024
USDA Disaster Resources Available In light of the recent surge in natural disasters, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) wants to remind its members about the important U.S. Department [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – September 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson’s Funding Gamble Hits a Hurdle Following the House's failure to pass a stopgap funding bill on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, lawmakers are considering a new plan [...]
Triple Crown triumphs: facility upgrades, audience engagement, safety standards
Triple Crown triumphs: facility upgrades, audience engagement, safety standards Opinion BY TOM ROONEY JUNE 21, 2024 The Lexington Herald-Leader Like most racing fans, every year I eagerly anticipate the [...]
2023 NTRA Legislative Annual Report Released
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 6, 2024) ― The NTRA’s 2023 Legislative annual report is now available for download here. The report highlights that NTRA’s federal legislative activities and fundraising programs that [...]
House Appropriations Funds $5 Million for Veteran’s Equine Therapy
(Washington, D.C., May 24, 2024): Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee convened to review the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. The Committee approved [...]
NTRA Advocates to Expand Investment in Thoroughbred Racing on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C., May 22, 2024: The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is actively working on Capitol Hill to help to expand investments in the sport of Thoroughbred racing. Just [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – April 2024
Thoroughbred Racing Launces New National Safety Campaign On Tuesday, April 23, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced a new national campaign, Safety Runs First, and corresponding website to [...]