NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 21, 2018
TOP THREE-YEAR OLD POLL Week 17 of the 2018 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through May 20. Current rankings [...]
Two Weeks to Register for Inaugural #RegVetCE
Only about two weeks remain to register for the inaugural Regulatory/Official Veterinary CE conference (#RegVetCE), set for June 25-26 at Keeneland. The two-day continuing education conference for regulatory and official [...]
Pimlico Reaccredited by NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Baltimore’s historic Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance. America’s second-oldest racetrack, [...]
Top Two in NTRA 3YO Poll Set for Rematch in Preakness
The top two 3-year-olds in the latest NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll – undefeated Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) hero Justify and Derby runner-up Good Magic – are set [...]
NTRA Statement On Supreme Court Decision Regarding Sports Gambling
“Until today, pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing has been the only legal form of sports wagering available throughout most of the United States at both physical locations and online. Now [...]
National Media Teleconference (Baffert, Lukas, Walden)
May 10, 2018 Preakness Stakes Preview Guests Bob Baffert, trainer, Justify Wayne Lukas, trainer, Bravazo and Sporting Change Elliott Walden, WinStar Farm President/CEO & Racing Manager, Justify (co-owner) and [...]
Santa Anita Reaccredited by NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, Calif., near Los Angeles, has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance. Since 1934, Santa Anita [...]
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 7, 2018
TOP THREE-YEAR OLD POLL Week 15 of the 2018 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through May 6. Current rankings [...]
Justify Unanimous Choice in NTRA Top 3YO Poll
Undefeated Justify was a unanimous choice atop the latest NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll after dominating the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) on Saturday. The latest superhorse from [...]
Noel Michaels Blog: Late-April NHC Tour Leader Wiener Still Seeking Qualifying Berth
By Noel Michaels We are about three months into the 2018 NHC Tour schedule as the calendar flips to May and already more than 100 qualifying seats have been [...]