2022 Investment Incentive Summary
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NTRA Announces Unprecedented Supplement to H-2B Visa Cap
Lexington, Ky. (December 20, 2021) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is pleased to report that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) [...]
Barr Leads the Charge on Legislation to Spur Investment in Equine Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2021 Contact: Alex Bellizzi (202) 351-9476 Alex.Bellizzi@mail.house.gov Washington, D.C.— U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) reintroduced legislation to incentivize investment in Kentucky’s signature equine [...]
Dean Dorton 2021 Thoroughbred Horse Farm Survey Results Available
Dean Dorton Equine's 2021 Thoroughbred Horse Farm Compensation Survey results are now available. Download a copy here. This year's survey offers information on: Average wages segmented by farm team [...]
Department of Homeland Security Orders Halt to Mass Worksite Immigration Raids
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 12, 2021) ― Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday directed the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Citizenship [...]
U.S. to Revoke Some International COVID-19 Travel Restrictions from 33 Countries Beginning in November
LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 20, 2021) ― The White House today announced plans to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions into the United States by foreign visitors from 33 countries, including the United Kingdom [...]
NTRA ¼% Check-off Program Expands to Include California Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association Sales
Contact: Joe Bacigalupo joeb@ntra.com CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION TO PARTICIPATE IN NTRA LEGISLATIVE ACTION CAMPAIGN’S ¼% CHECKOFF PROGRAM LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 2, 2021) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today [...]
Harmful H-2B Visa Program Language Removed from Labor Appropriations Bill
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 16, 2021) ― United States Representative Andy Harris (R-MD) on July 15 offered an amendment to the fiscal year 2022 Department of Labor Appropriations bill to remove [...]
H-2B Visa Program Faces Severe Threat from Department of Labor Appropriations Bill
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 14, 2021) ― The U.S. House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the fiscal year 2022 Department of Labor Appropriations bill on Thursday, July 15, and language [...]
NTRA, Dean Dorton Undertake Nationwide Survey on Farm Compensation
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 7, 2021) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) in conjunction with the accounting and business advisory firm, Dean Dorton, is undertaking a nationwide survey focused on [...]