NTRA Capitol Hill Reports

For those attending the 2013 breeding stock sales, it is worth looking at a tax incentive that may apply to purchases this year. The Expense Provision allows the purchaser to [...]

Federal bills to expand online casino gaming have not gained traction in Congress, leaving it to state legislatures to decide whether to allow their citizens to bet on casino games [...]

The NTRA’s federal legislative team represents horse racing every day in DC.  Find out more about the strategy and how you can help.

Whatever your role is in horse racing, the industry needs your support in DC.  Learn more about how you can get involved.

The American Taxpayer Relief Act reinstated 50 percent bonus depreciation and increased the expense allowance to $500,000 for 2013. Both incentive programs could have important implications for purchasers of horses, [...]

Seven months into the 113th Congress and the NTRA’s federal legislative team is actively working with members of Congress and their staffs to preserve protect and advance horse racing’s interests [...]

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a meeting next week to hear testimony on the expansion of Internet gaming. Because as much as 20 percent of pari-mutuel wagering occurs [...]

“Horseplayers,” a new docuseries for The Esquire Network that will follow handicappers on their quest to qualify for the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) in January 2014, was [...]

District: Kentucky’s 3rd in north central Kentucky – home to the city of Louisville, Churchill Downs Incorporated and the Kentucky Derby. Experience: Rep. Yarmuth is serving his fourth consecutive term [...]

U.S. Representative Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced the Race Horse Cost Recovery Act (H.R. 2212) on May 24 that would make permanent the 3-year depreciation schedule currently in place for young [...]