NYRA’s Chris Kay Elected to NTRA Board of Directors
Chris Kay, CEO and President of The New York Racing Association, Inc., has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), it was announced [...]
“Evaluating Import Horses” the Focus of This Tuesday’s Night School
Night School, the racing industry's free national online fan education program, offers international intrigue in this Tuesday's 23rd of 40 lessons on the 2013 syllabus. "Evaluating Import Horses" will be [...]
Racetrack Television Network to Sponsor DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship and Eclipse Awards
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today announced that Racetrack Television Network (RTN) has become a presenting sponsor and marketing partner of the National Handicapping Championship (NHC) and the Eclipse [...]
Night School Reaches 100th-Lesson Milestone with Look at Boutique Meets on Tuesday
Night School, the racing industry's free national online fan education program, celebrates its 100th lesson Tuesday night when the topic of discussion will be "Boutique Meets." The in-depth analysis of [...]
Betfair Hollywood Park Earns Re-Accreditation from NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance
Numerous Best Practices Identified at Track and in California The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today announced that Betfair Hollywood Park in Inglewood, CA, has earned re-accreditation from the NTRA [...]
Toteboard Handicapping, Queen’s Plate Preview Pack This Tuesday’s Night School Classroom
Night School, the racing industry's free national online fan education program, offers a long-form video lesson this Tuesday night entitled "Playing the Toteboard" in which horseplayers will learn the best [...]
NTRA Releases 2012-13 Annual Report
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today released its “Annual Report to the Membership” for 2012-13. The 28-page report (available at /media/7692918/13-260-047%20NTRA%2012-13%20Annual%20Report_12.pdf) includes the organization’s audited financial statements. For Fiscal [...]
New Esquire Network Series, Horseplayers, to Spotlight Handicappers in Their Quest to Be Crowned ‘National Handicapper of the Year’
Belmont Park Handicapping Challenge First Stop on North American Tour Horseplayers, a new docuseries for the Esquire Network, will feature successful handicappers on their quest to reach the Daily Racing [...]
NTRA Names Jim Mulvihill Director of Media & Industry Relations
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today announced that it has hired Jim Mulvihill as Director of Media & Industry Relations. Since October 2009, Mulvihill has served as the Communications [...]
Wagering Basics, Prairie Meadows Spotlighted in Night School this Week
Night School, the racing industry's free national online fan education program, begins its third of five learning "pods" this Tuesday as the syllabus turns to the "Summer Handicapping" season. The [...]