NTRA Advisory and FAQs on Tariffs
LEXINGTON, KY (March 14, 2025) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) released an advisory Friday regarding the tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico, and how they affect the [...]
26th NHC to Begin Friday With Record Prize Money and Entries Following Record Last Chance/First Chance Contest
2025 National Horseplayers Championship at Horseshoe Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (March 13, 2025) ─ This year’s NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), which kicks off Friday, March 14 at [...]
Mike Gillum Set for NHC Title Defense
Mike Gillum with NTRA President and CEO Tom Rooney LAS VEGAS (March 11, 2025) – To Mike Gillum, the reigning National Horseplayers Champion, family always comes first, but after [...]
2025 National Horseplayers Championship: Who’s Who at the 26th NHC
Learn about the competitors hoping to take home the $800,000 grand prize and Eclipse Award as Horseplayer of the Year, March 14-16 at Horseshoe Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada [...]
Duality Sports & Entertainment and NTRA Present “Winner’s Circle” – A Documentary Diving Into the High-Stakes World of Championship Horse Gambling
_____________________________________________________________ DUALITY SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT AND NTRA PRESENT "WINNER'S CIRCLE" – A DOCUMENTARY DIVING INTO THE HIGH-STAKES WORLD OF CHAMPIONSHIP HORSE GAMBLING Premieres on YouTube and other select locations [...]
Brett Wiener Captures 2024 NHC Tour
Tour Champ Will Compete for $5 Million Bonus at 26th NHC Tom Rooney (left) and Brett Wiener (right) Lexington, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2025) – Topping a [...]
Duality Sports & Entertainment and NTRA Present “Winner’s Circle” – A Documentary Diving Into the High-Stakes World of Championship Horse Gambling
Premieres March 6, 2025, on YouTube and other select locations Check out the Trailer CHARLOTTE, N.C. & LEXINGTON, KY. – Duality Sports & Entertainment, in collaboration with the National Thoroughbred [...]
Benes, McIntyre, and Nilsen Voted Into NTRA National Horseplayers Championship Hall of Fame
Lexington, Ky., (February 25, 2025): The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Jim Benes, Cheryl McIntyre, and Rich Nilsen have been voted by their peers for induction into [...]
NTRA Encouraged by Thoroughbred Industry Progress on Safety, HISA’s Historic 2024 Data
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today issued a statement from CEO and president Tom Rooney in recognition of the historic safety milestone reached by the sport of Thoroughbred [...]
2024 Eclipse Award Winners Are Announced, Thorpedo Anna Voted 2024 Horse of the Year
Sierra Leone Voted Champion Three-Year-Old Male; Chad Brown wins Fifth Outstanding Trainer Title; Flavien Prat Named Outstanding Jockey PALM BEACH, Fla. (January 23, 2025) – The National Thoroughbred Racing [...]