‘Beat Byk Challenge’ Returns to Offer NHC 2021 Spot
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 15, 2020) – Steve Byk, host of the acclaimed Thoroughbred radio news magazine “At the Races” on Sirius XM, is once again partnering with the National Thoroughbred Racing [...]
Art Collector Biggest Mover on NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 13, 2020) – The story of Art Collector in his first two starts of 2020 was one of quiet progression with the son of Bernardini winning [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Blue Grass Stakes Headlines Keeneland Summer Meet
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 10, 2020) – Throughout the year, the NTRA will provide a guide to the best stakes races in North America and beyond. Races are listed in chronological [...]
Vekoma Cracks Top Three in NTRA Thoroughbred Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 6, 2020) – After earning his third straight victory and second consecutive Grade 1 triumph when he captured the Metropolitan Handicap on July 4, Vekoma left [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Met Mile Again Brings Marquee Names Together
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 3, 2020) – 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 Shannon Bishop Arvin Succeeding Bill Thomason as Keeneland President/CEO
July 2, 2020 - “We have been fortunate to work alongside Shannon Bishop Arvin and witness her expertise firsthand. We welcome her appointment and look forward to her shaping [...]
Midnight Bisou Unshakable From Top Spot in NTRA Thoroughbred Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 29, 2020) – Champion Midnight Bisou further stamped her divisional superiority when she cruised to victory in the Grade 2 Fleur de Lis Stakes at Churchill [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Belmont Park, Churchill Downs Each Host Quartet of Graded Stakes
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 26, 2020) – Throughout the year, the NTRA will provide a guide to the best stakes races in North America and beyond. Races are listed in chronological [...]
Tiz a Landslide: Belmont Stakes Winner Earns All But One First-Place Vote in NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 22, 2020) – At the conclusion of the 152nd Belmont Stakes on June 20, Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law left no doubt who wields the balance of [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Belmont Stakes Leads Off Triple Crown for the First Time
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 19, 2020) – Throughout the year, the NTRA will provide a guide to the best stakes races in North America and beyond. Races are listed in chronological [...]