Federal Legislative Advocacy
The NTRA’s federal legislative advocacy team addresses issues that have a direct and material effect on Thoroughbred industry participants and their business activities, whether those activities relate to racing, breeding or pari-mutuel wagering.
Along with other industry stakeholder groups inside and outside of racing, the NTRA also supports Congressional education programs on matters like agriculture and immigration which affect all breeds and equine disciplines.
Two programs support the NTRA’s work on Capitol Hill. The Legislative Action Campaign sustains the NTRA’s government relations and lobbying efforts. NTRA’s political action committee, Horse PAC®, supports specific candidates for re-election. Sellers and buyers at public auction, sales companies, owners, farms and horseplayers contribute to the Legislative Action Campaign. Horse PAC® contributions come from individual NTRA members.
TESTIMONIALS
For our industry, it is fundamental for us to have eyes, ears and voice monitoring the activity in Washington. NTRA has provided this leadership and for that I am most appreciative and strong support their efforts.
Our farm lives are demanding enough. It’s good to know that the NTRA is there to promote our legislative needs. They have my continued support.
It is of vital importance that every segment of this wonderful industry support the legislative efforts of the NTRA on a national scene. Things just don’t happen and we industry stakeholders need to be supportive of groups that see to it that the right things do happen. As a longtime owner/breeder, I have always found the NTRA to be responsive and always taking a leadership role. I do support their efforts and thank them.
As hard as those of us in the industry are working each day on our farms, we can’t forget how important it is to have a ‘sixth man’ like the NTRA supporting our team in Washington.
Legislative Supporters
We wish to thank the following buyers, sellers, consignors, trainers and farms who contributed to the NTRA’s 2018 Legislative Action Campaign.
| 2018 Contributors |
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| A. Chaudry |
| A.J. Foyt Ranch |
| Aaron Jones |
| Adam Kitchingman |
| Adam Rice |
| Al Peterson |
| AL Shaqab Racing |
| Alex Patykewich |
| Amy Sondej |
| Andy Simoff |
| Angelinos Racing LLC |
| Anthony J. Didier |
| Anthony Stephen |
| Ashview Farm |
| Ballysax Bloodstock |
| Barak Farm |
| Barry & Joni Butzow |
| Barry B. Conrad |
| Bartolome Mafla H. |
| Bates Stable |
| Bernie Flint |
| Beryl J. Stokes, Jr. |
| Best A Luck Farm |
| Beth Bayer |
| Bettersworth Westwind Farm |
| BG Thoroughbred Farm/BG Stables |
| BHMFR LLC |
| Bill & Lyn Rainbow |
| Bill Witman |
| Blackacre Farms |
| Blandford Stud |
| Bloodstock Thoroughbreds |
| Bluewater Sales |
| Bob White Farms |
| Bonne Chance Farm |
| Borden Farm |
| Boutte ´ Training & Sales |
| Brian Turman |
| Brody Racing |
| Broken Oaks Stables |
| Brook T. Smith Investments |
| Brookdale Farm |
| Bruce Berenson |
| Bryan Baker |
| Bryan Rice |
| Burleson Farms |
| Butte Crest Ranch Inc |
| Calabria Farms LLC |
| Carl Turnbow |
| Carlos & Gloria Martin |
| Cary Frommer |
| Cassie and Keenan Freeman |
| Cave Brook Farm |
| Centennial Farms |
| Charlie Brown |
| Charlie J. Williams |
| Chester Bishop |
| Chestertown Farm |
| Chris Ewing |
| Christopher Griffith |
| Claiborne Farm |
| Clarkland Farm |
| Clear Creek Stud |
| Cleber Massey |
| Code Thoroughbred |
| Colebrook Farms |
| Colts Neck Stables |
| Columbiana Farm |
| Columbine Stable |
| Corie Anderson |
| Corms Racing |
| Corrigan Racing |
| Cottonwood Stables |
| Country Life Farm |
| Craig Aguiar |
| Cres Ran Farms |
| Crestwood Farm |
| Cromwell Bloodstock / Hat Creek Racing |
| Cross Keys Sales |
| Crown Chase Farm |
| Crowning Point Farm |
| Dan & Karin Thompson |
| Dan Pish Racing |
| Daniel J Chen |
| Darby Dan Farm |
| Dark Hollow Farm |
| David & Holly Wilson |
| David Marshall |
| David Meah |
| David O'Callaghan |
| Dawn Martin |
| Dean Greenman |
| Dean Hughes |
| Denali Stud |
| Dennis O'Neill |
| Denzik Thoroughbreds |
| Donny Von Hemel |
| Doug R. Beebe |
| Doug, Cathy & Roger Anderson |
| Douglas C. Mesker |
| Dr. & Mrs. Ruel Cowles |
| Dr. C. Hiram & Dr. Susan Galandiuk Polk, Jr. |
| Dr. J. David Richardson |
| Dr. Robert Muns-Sosa |
| Dream Walkin Farm |
| E. J. & Lynne James Hudson, Jr. |
| Eaton Sales |
| Eddie Kenneally |
| Eddie Woods |
| Edward A. Cox, Jr. |
| Edward Hart |
| ELA Racing Stable |
| Elise W. Kendall |
| Elm Tree Farm |
| Endswell |
| Eoin Harty |
| Epic Racing LLC |
| EQB |
| Ferrous Farm |
| Flying P Stable |
| Forever Spring Farm |
| Forli Bloodstock |
| Foundations Farm |
| Frank Russo |
| Franklin Stables |
| Fred & Linda Alexander |
| Fred P Schwartz |
| Gainesway Farm |
| Gar Oil Company |
| Gary & Jane Chervenell |
| Gary & Mary West |
| Gary K. Tussey |
| Gaulstown Stud |
| Gayle Woods Training |
| Gelfenstein Farm |
| George Ruggiero, Jr. |
| Glen Oak Farm |
| Godolphin |
| Gofastandwin / Phoenix Hill Farm |
| Good Luck Farm (Ky) |
| Grassroots Training & Sales |
| Greenmount Farm |
| Gregory Hoffman |
| Grove Stud |
| H & E Ranch |
| Hamburg Place |
| Happy Face Racing Stable |
| Happy Tenth Stable |
| Haras Don Arcangel S.A. |
| Hardacre Farm |
| Harris Farms |
| Harris Training Center |
| Harry Landry Bloodstock |
| Hartwell Farm |
| Heaven Trees Farm |
| Hemingway Racing and Training Stables LLC |
| Hermitage Farm |
| Hidden Brook |
| Hidden Creek Farm |
| High Hill Racing, Inc. |
| High Point Farm |
| Highland Yard LLC |
| Hinkle Farms |
| Horizon Farm |
| Horseshoe Valley Equine Center |
| Houston Farms |
| Howard C. Nolan, Jr. |
| HP Thoroughbreds LLC/BMWZ Stables |
| Hronis Racing |
| Hugh H. Robertson |
| Hunter Valley Farm |
| Hurstland Farm |
| HWL Partnership |
| Ian C. Howard |
| IBB Thoroughbred |
| Imagine |
| Isabelle De Tomaso |
| Ismael Segoviano |
| Ital-Cal Horse Management Inc. |
| J. Bonner Young |
| J. Eric Kruljac |
| J. Keith Desormeaux |
| J. Kirk & Judy Robison |
| J. R. Ward Stables |
| Jack R. Swain |
| Jackpot Farm |
| JAL Racing |
| James Paliafito |
| James Perry |
| James W. Ross |
| Jay Em Ess Stable |
| JCE Racing |
| Jeff Ryan |
| Jeffrey Siegel |
| Jennifer A. Johnson |
| Jeremiah O'Dwyer |
| Jerry & Liz Squyres |
| Jerry Caroom |
| Jerry Henery |
| Jim Daniell |
| Jim Hatchett |
| JJ Brevan Stable |
| JKD2 Farm |
| Jo-Dan Transport |
| John Ballis |
| John Conrad |
| John D. Fielding |
| John Donaldson |
| John Duic |
| John McAllen |
| John P. Warren |
| John Russell |
| John Servis |
| John Sondereker |
| Joker Racing |
| Jon Jazdzewski |
| Jonathan nance |
| Jose M. Garcia-Blanco |
| Jose Miguel Aleman |
| Joseph Picozzi |
| JS Stables |
| Juddmonte Farm |
| Julie Diehl |
| Justice Farm |
| Kaizen Sales |
| Karen Crouch |
| Karl & Cathy Glassman |
| Kathie Maybee |
| Katierich Farms |
| KCA Stables |
| Keene Ridge Farm |
| Keith B. Grass |
| Kenneth Martindale |
| Kenneth Smith |
| Kevin Donahue |
| Kingfield Farms |
| Kingswood Farm |
| Kinsman Farm |
| Kinsman Stud Farm |
| Kip McCreery |
| Kirt Cahill |
| Klaravich Stables/LRK Racing |
| Knollwood Stables |
| Lanes End Farm |
| Late Night Stables |
| Laurie Kristoff |
| Lazy Lane Farm |
| Leah Peterson |
| Lee Lewis |
| Legacy Bloodstock |
| Leslie Hammond |
| Lianna Stable |
| Little's Bloodstock |
| Lloyd Madison Farm / Tamaroak Farm |
| Lois West |
| Luis A. Shirley |
| Lynne Cassimeris |
| Maccabee Farm |
| Machmer Hall / Select Sales |
| Madakat Stables |
| Manitou Farm |
| Marc Tacher |
| Margaret Lack |
| Maribel Ruelas |
| Mark Casse |
| Mark Kornegay |
| Marti Haught |
| Marvin Little, Jr. Estate |
| Mary K. Haire |
| Mason Springs |
| Mast Thoroughbreds |
| Masters 2013 LLC Kensico Capital Management |
| Mat Groff |
| Mathis Stables |
| Mauk Equine Brokerage |
| Maurleen V. Miller |
| McCarthy Racing Stable |
| Meadowlark Valley Sales |
| Mentz/Larson/Robertson |
| Michael Moreno |
| Michael P. DePaulo |
| Michael Repole |
| Michael Schmidt |
| Michael Simpson |
| Miguel Carranza |
| Mike Pegram |
| Mill Ridge Farm |
| Mina Van Voss |
| Moreau Bloodstock / The X Man Group |
| Mount Joy Stables |
| Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Low |
| Mrs. Patricia Chapman |
| Mulholland Farm |
| N W Management |
| Namy |
| Nancy Vanier |
| Nick Demeric |
| Nick Gonzalez |
| Nick Hines |
| Nick Nosowenko |
| Nick Sanna Stables |
| Norma Lee Stockseth |
| Norman Tavares |
| Novogratz Stables |
| Nursery Place |
| Nyala Farm / Kathleen O'Connell Racing Stable |
| Oakwood Farm |
| Offutt Properties |
| Oxmoor Sales |
| P J Arnold Bloodstock |
| Pamela Brickley Hann |
| Paramount Sales |
| Parkway Farm |
| Patricia Ramey |
| Paul Aguirre |
| Paul Bryan Miller |
| Pete Mattson |
| Peter Redekop |
| Petrichor Farm |
| Pick View Stables |
| Pleasant View Farm |
| Poplar Hill |
| Powerstown Stud |
| Q Bar J Thoroughbreds LLC |
| R Marie Farms |
| R.C. Cline Thoroughbreds |
| Randy Bradshaw |
| Reavis Racing Stable / Public Racing Stable |
| Rebecca Galbraith |
| Red Oak Farm |
| Reina E. Gonzalez |
| Respite Farm |
| Ricehorse Stables |
| Riceland Racing Stables |
| Richard & Susan Benton |
| Richard Baltas |
| Richard Golden |
| Richard Kaster |
| Richard Lueck |
| Richard Vega |
| Rimroc Farm |
| Riversedge Racing Stable |
| Robert & Erin Gorham |
| Robert & Myrna Luttrell |
| Robert B. Hess, Jr. |
| Robert C. Cline |
| Robert Delaney Jr. |
| Robert E. Hoeweler |
| Robert H. Mckee |
| Robert L. Tucker |
| Robert Simonick |
| Robin Berryhill |
| Roblar Vista Ranch |
| Rock House Farm |
| Roddy Valente |
| Rodney Zimmerman |
| Rowling Oaks Farm |
| Roy Sturgeon |
| Rozamund Barclay |
| Ruben Valdes |
| Russell Fortune |
| Rusty Roberts |
| S & G Thoroughbreds |
| Sam Britt |
| Samantha Siegel |
| Sarah Sharp |
| SBM Training & Sales |
| Scott Heider |
| Scott Hess Horseshoeing |
| Scott Mallory |
| Select Sales |
| Serendipity Farm |
| Sergio A. Ramirez De Arellano |
| SGV Thoroughbreds / Sportmans Stable 12 |
| Shadwell Farm |
| Shangri-La Farm / Stipa Racing Stable |
| Sheltowee Farms |
| Sheppell Thoroughbreds |
| Sholom Jacobs |
| Shortleaf Stable |
| Simmons & Associates |
| Small Batch Thoroughbreds |
| Smitten Farm |
| South Haven Farm |
| South Point Sales Agency |
| Southern Comfort Farm |
| Southwind Stables |
| Speedway Stables LLC |
| Spendthrift Farm |
| Springland Farm |
| St. George Sales |
| Starship Stables |
| Stephen B. Weissman |
| Stephen Hope Sales |
| Stephens Thoroughbreds |
| Steve Brunetti |
| Steve Gasparelli |
| Steven Laymon |
| Steven T. Newby |
| Stewart L. Armstrong |
| Stonehedge Farm South Inc |
| Stonereath Farms |
| Straightaway Farm |
| Stuart S. Janney III |
| Stuart Tsujimoto |
| Stud Igual |
| Summerplace Farm |
| Sunday Morning Thoroughbreds |
| Super-Horse Inc. |
| Swilcan Stables |
| Taylor Made Farm |
| Ten-Ten Enterprises |
| Terri Ligon |
| Terry Clyde |
| Terry Lovinger |
| The Acorn |
| The Thompson Family Trust |
| Theiline P. Scheumann |
| Thomas Chalin |
| Thomas J Gallo III |
| Thomas L Nichols |
| Thomsen Racing |
| Tim Beeson |
| Tom McCrocklin |
| Tommy Humphries |
| Tommy Short |
| Tony & Carol Busching Thoroughbreds |
| Tony Braddock |
| Top Notch Contracting |
| Top Yield Bloodstock |
| Turf Stable LLC |
| Twelve Gauge Stables |
| Upson Downs Farm |
| Valerie Peterson |
| VanMeter Sales |
| VEB Racing Stable Corp |
| Vereright Ltd |
| Vernon Obermeier |
| Vicente Portaro |
| Victor Jiminez Sainz |
| Victory Stable |
| Vincent Marchionno |
| Vinery Sales |
| Vossfeld Bloodstock Group |
| W Ruel Cowles LI |
| Walter Jones |
| Warrendale Sales |
| Waterfall Bloodstock |
| Wavertree Stables |
| Wayne Spalding |
| Weathering Farm |
| Webb Carroll Training Center |
| West Point Thoroughbreds |
| Wild Currant Farm |
| Wilfredo J. Agusti |
| William H. Fires |
| William K. Werner |
| William L Smith |
| William S Reightler |
| William Terrill |
| Willow Racing / Custom Care Equine |
| Windways Farm |
| Woodline Farm/Beau Lane Bloodstock |
| Woods Edge Farm |
| Woodvale Farm |
| X Press Thoroughbreds |
Contributions to the NTRA Legislative Action Campaign are not tax-deductible. This is a partial list of 2018 contributors and will be updated as the NTRA transitions to a new customer relationship management platform.
Legislative Calendar
June 2019
05 June
All of the day
Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale
12 - 14 June
All of the day
OBS June Two-Year-Olds & Horses of Racing Age Sale
July 2019
08 July
All of the day
Fasig-Tipton July Selected Horses of Racing Age
09 July
All of the day
Fasig-Tipton The July Sale of Selected Yearlings
August 2019
05 - 06 August
All of the day
Fasig-Tipton The Saratoga Sale of Selected Yearlings
11 - 12 August
All of the day
Fasig-Tipton New York Bred Yearlings
September 2019
09 - 21 September
All of the day
Keeneland September Yearling Sale
25 September
All of the day
Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita Fall Yearlings
30 - 01 September
All of the day
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings
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