Issuance of New Nonimmigrant Visas Suspended Through End of 2020
NTRA 2019 Federal Legislative Action Campaign Program Attracts Highest Support Since 2008
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 7, 2020) – The NTRA Legislative Action Campaign (LAC), a program that supports the breeding and racing industry’s federal legislative efforts in Washington, D.C., attracted voluntary contributions [...]
Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application Process Resumes for Breeding Farms
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 5, 2020) – The Small Business Administration (SBA) has reopened the application process for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)-COVID-19 related assistance program after a short [...]
NTRA Issues Summary of Benefits to Horse Owners Under New Federal COVID-19 Legislation
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2020) – As part of its ongoing work to help the industry navigate the hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the National Thoroughbred Racing [...]
Summary of Benefits to Horse Owners Under the New Federal COVID-19 Legislation
All businesses are feeling economic hardship right now, and horse owners are no exception. Congress and the Trump Administration have provided several mechanisms to keep businesses afloat and provide [...]
New SBA Guidance Makes Tracks Eligible for Paycheck Protection Program; Farms Can Now Apply For Economic Injury Disaster Loan
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 24, 2020) – President Trump signed into law today an emergency aid package providing additional relief to small businesses and health care facilities, and the Small Business Administration [...]
2019 Horse PAC® Annual Report
April 7, 2020Dear NTRA Horse PAC® Donor,Thank you for your support of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s federal political action committee, Horse PAC®, in 2019.For the first time this year, [...]
NTRA/Dean Dorton Teleconference on COVID-19 Federal Stimulus Legislation
NTRA NATIONAL TELECONFERENCE: NTRA/DEAN DORTON TO PROVIDE INDUSTRY UPDATE ON COVID-19 FEDERAL STIMULUS LEGISLATION The NTRA and its Washington, D.C., legislative team, The Alpine Group, and Kentucky-based Dean Dorton, [...]
Department of Homeland Security to Allocate 35,000 Additional H-2B Visas
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 5, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earlier today communicated to Congressional offices its intent to release 35,000 additional H-2B visas for the [...]