In Saratoga, Passion for Racing and Politics
August 12, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse A decision on the re-privatization of the New York Racing Association will have to wait until next year—at the earliest—but groups in the city [...]
Horse Racing Tourney Sites Restrict NY Play
August 11, 2016 Frank Angst, Blood-Horse With a line in the daily fantasy sports legislation passed last week in New York specifically prohibiting horse racing handicapping tournament sites, two of the [...]
PA Breeders Continue Push for Fund Payments
August 9, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse Gov. Tom Wolf has told Pennsylvania Thoroughbred breeders the resumption of payment of breeder and stallion awards lies with the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission, [...]
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 [...]