January 5, 2022 "Against an extraordinarily difficult backdrop, the resiliency of Thoroughbred racing was on full display in 2021 as we concluded the year with significant growth in purses [...]
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) [...]
NTRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLUTION COMMENDING ALEXANDER M. WALDROP WHEREAS, Alexander M. Waldrop, President and Chief Executive Officer and a distinguished member of the Board of Directors of the [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 13, 2021) ― Alex Waldrop, who will retire at year’s end as President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), has been honored [...]
By Holly Wiemers LEXINGTON, Ky., (Dec. 10, 2021) – Charles Churchill, a University of Kentucky senior majoring in Equine Science and Management from Louisville, has been awarded the 2021/2022 Joe [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 26, 2021) ― Thanksgiving weekend stakes action from New York, Kentucky, California and Canada highlights a full slate of holiday racing this weekend. Races in this weekend’s [...]
TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR 51ST ANNUAL ECLIPSE AWARDS DINNER AT SANTA ANITA PARK ON FEB. 10, 2022 Thoroughbred Racing’s Champions of 2021 to be Honored in Advance [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 8, 2021) ― Two days after an emphatic front-running victory in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar, Korea Racing Authority’s five-year-old horse Knicks Go cemented [...]
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 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 [...]
