NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 12, 2021
ESSENTIAL QUALITY STAYS ON TOP IN NTRA THREE-YEAR-OLD POLL THREE WEEKS BEFORE KENTUCKY DERBY LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 12, 2021) – Essential Quality, who is training at Churchill Downs [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Arkansas Derby Headlines Final Kentucky Derby Preps
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 9, 2021) – Throughout the year, the NTRA will provide a guide to the best stakes races in North America and beyond. Races are listed in chronological [...]
NTRA Statement on the Passing of Alice Chandler
April 7, 2021 NTRA Statement on the Passing of Alice Chandler “Alice Chandler devoted nearly a century to the horse and epitomized all that has come to represent a [...]
National Media Teleconference (Anthony, Miller, Rosario)
April 6, 2021Arkansas Derby PreviewGuests:John Ed Anthony, owner, Shortleaf Stable (Caddo River: Arkansas Derby)Peter Miller, trainer (Get Her Number: Arkansas Derby)Joel Rosario, jockey (Concert Tour: Arkansas Derby)Audio of Teleconference: Full [...]
Essential Quality Retains Top Spot in NTRA Three-Year-Old Poll One Month Before Kentucky Derby
ESSENTIAL QUALITY RETAINS TOP SPOT IN NTRA THREE-YEAR-OLD POLL ONE MONTH BEFORE KENTUCKY DERBY LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 5, 2021) – Undefeated Essential Quality, fresh off a determined victory in [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Blue Grass Stakes Headlines Opening of Keeneland Spring Meet
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 2, 2021) – Throughout the year, the NTRA will provide a guide to the best stakes races in North America and beyond. Races are listed in chronological [...]
Mystic Guide Takes Over No. 1 Slot in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 29, 2021) – Godolphin homebred Mystic Guide earned his first top-level victory in spectacular fashion this past weekend when he surged to a 3 ¾-length triumph in [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Florida Derby, Dubai World Cup Part of Blockbuster Saturday Action
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 26, 2021) – Throughout the year, the NTRA will provide a guide to the best stakes races in North America and beyond. Races are listed in chronological order [...]
NHC Rundown: 2015 Runner-Up Jordan Now Qualified for 2022 Appearance
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 24, 2021) – Each week, the NTRA will provide a rundown of those who have qualified for the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) the previous weekend. The [...]
NTRA Statement on the Death of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum
March 24, 2021 “Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum’s passing leaves a huge void in the world of Thoroughbred breeding and racing. The royal blue and white-striped Shadwell colors [...]