Happy Saver Moves Into Top Five of NTRA Three-Year-Old Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 12, 2020) – When he surged up the rail and hit the finish line first in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on October 10, [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Belmont Hosts Five Breeders’ Cup ‘Win and You’re In’ Races
LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 9, 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 [...]
NHC Rundown: Costello, Wolff Join Ranks of Dual Qualifiers for 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 7, 2020) – Each week, the NTRA will provide a rundown of those who have qualified for the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) the previous weekend. The [...]
Preakness Stakes Heroine Swiss Skydiver Joins Lead Trio in NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 5, 2020) – Peter Callahan’s Swiss Skydiver made history this past weekend when she became just the sixth filly to capture the Preakness Stakes, a stirring [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Preakness Stakes Closes Out 2020 Triple Crown; Keeneland Fall Meet Begins
LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 2, 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 [...]
2021 National Horseplayers Championship Rescheduled for August 27-29
LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 2, 2020) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today announced that the 2021 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) has been rescheduled for August 27-29 at Bally’s Las [...]
NHC Rundown: Weekend Contests Produce Quintet of First-Time Qualifiers
LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 30, 2020) – Each week, the NTRA will provide a rundown of those who have qualified for the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) the previous weekend. [...]
Statement From the NTRA on Passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act by the U.S. House of Representatives
“Today’s historic passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) by the U.S. House of Representatives by an overwhelmingly favorable bipartisan vote reflects broad industry support for much-needed [...]
Improbable Moves to the Front in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 28, 2020) – A third straight Grade 1 victory has put Improbable in the driver’s seat of the handicap ranks heading into the November 7 Breeders’ [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Grade 1 Awesome Again the Headliner of Santa Anita’s Opening Weekend
LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 25, 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 [...]