Pros and Cons of Federal Bill Discussed
August 9, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse The pros and cons of federal legislation that would grant the United States Anti-Doping Agency oversight of equine medication and drug testing were discussed [...]
NTRA Releases 2015-2016 Annual Report
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today released its Annual Report for 2015-2016. A PDF of the full 2015-2016 Annual Report is available online at http://ntra.kinsta.cloud/about/annual-reports. The 28-page report includes [...]
Reinstatement of PA Awards Payment Tabled
July 29, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse Restoration of payments for Pennsylvania breeder and stallion awards that have been suspended since late March because of incorrect language in an omnibus horseracing [...]
PA Breeders Seek to Restore Award Payments
July 15, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association July 15 said it continues to work on restoring payments for breeder and stallion awards after corrective language failed [...]
Congressmen Push Pari-Mutuel Tax Changes
July 13, 2016 Blood-Horse Staff Two members of Congress who support pari-mutuel tax changes submitted a joint letter July 12 urging the United States Department of Treasury to finalize new [...]
Yarmuth, Boustany Pen Joint Letter to Treasury Urging Action On Modernization of Pari-Mutuel Tax Rules
Two U.S. congressmen, Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) and Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), have submitted a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urging finalization of proposed rule changes regarding withholding and [...]
PA Breeding Fund Legislation Altered Again
July 12, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse The Pennsylvania Senate July 11 passed a bill that in part restores earlier language that governs the state Thoroughbred breeding fund. The measure was [...]
House Passes Appropriations Bill Encouraging Modernization of Pari-Mutuel Tax Rules
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill Thursday evening that includes report language detailing Committee on Appropriations instructions for the [...]
Meadowlands Operator Continues Casino Push
July 7, 2016 Tom Precious, Blood-Horse A recent move by New York legislators to scare off investors in possible future casinos in New Jersey could backfire, according to the operator [...]
Breeding Fund Changes Approved by PA House
June 30, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse The Pennsylvania House of Representatives June 30 approved substantive changes to the Thoroughbred breeding fund, some payments from which have been suspended for months [...]