Ce Ce, Whitmore Join the Fray in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 20, 2020) – Rising star Ce Ce and veteran Grade 1 winner Whitmore made the most of their respective opportunities this past weekend, scoring victories which [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: No Shortage of Quality in Apple Blossom, Count Fleet Sprint
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 17, 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 the Law Retakes the Lead in NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 30, 2020) – Of all the impressive statements made by the sophomore male class thus far in 2020, the emphatic victory by Tiz the Law in [...]
Alert: NTRA/Dean Dorton to Provide Industry Update on COVID-19 Federal Stiumulus Bills
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 30, 2020) - The NTRA and its Washington, D.C., legislative team, The Alpine Group, and Kentucky-based Dean Dorton, one of the nation’s leading experts on equine [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Florida Derby Headlines Gulfstream Park Stakes Card
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 27, 2020) – Each week, the NTRA will provide a guide to the best stakes races in North America and beyond. Races are listed in chronological order [...]
National Media Teleconference (Pletcher, Knowlton, Trombetta)
March 24, 2020 Florida Derby Preview Guests Todd Pletcher, trainer Gouverneur Morris Jack Knowlton, owner Tiz the Law Michael Trombetta, trainer Independence Hall Full transcript (note: transcript has not [...]
Wells Bayou Enters Top Ten of NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll; By My Standards New Face in Top Thoroughbred Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 23, 2020) – Wells Bayou capped a huge day for trainer Brad Cox when he captured the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds on March [...]
NTRA Weekend Stakes Rundown: Louisiana Derby Is First 100-Point Qualifier on Road to the Kentucky Derby
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 20, 2020) – Each week, the NTRA will provide a guide to the best stakes races in North America and beyond. Races are listed in chronological order [...]
National Media Teleconference (Waldrop, Casse, Fiske)
March 17, 2020 Louisiana Derby Preview and COVID-19 Update Guests Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of NTRA Mark Casse, trainer, Enforceable, Lynn’s Map (Louisiana Derby) David Fiske, manager of [...]
Authentic Takes Solo Lead in NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 16, 2020) – While a pair of his stablemates posted impressive on-track wins this past weekend, the Bob Baffert-trained Authentic scored a victory in his own right without leaving his [...]