What’s Racing Through Washington – December 2024
Congress Strikes Bipartisan Deal to Avert Shutdown, Extending Funding Deadline to March On Tuesday, December 17, Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement to avert [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – November 2024
Election Update Donald Trump has secured victory in the presidential election and is set to begin his second term in 2025. Republicans have also [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – October 2024
USDA Disaster Resources Available In light of the recent surge in natural disasters, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) wants to remind its members [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – September 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson’s Funding Gamble Hits a Hurdle Following the House's failure to pass a stopgap funding bill on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, lawmakers [...]
Triple Crown triumphs: facility upgrades, audience engagement, safety standards
Triple Crown triumphs: facility upgrades, audience engagement, safety standards Opinion BY TOM ROONEY JUNE 21, 2024 The Lexington Herald-Leader Like most racing fans, every [...]
2023 NTRA Legislative Annual Report Released
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 6, 2024) ― The NTRA’s 2023 Legislative annual report is now available for download here. The report highlights that NTRA’s federal legislative [...]
House Appropriations Funds $5 Million for Veteran’s Equine Therapy
(Washington, D.C., May 24, 2024): Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee convened to review the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies [...]
NTRA Advocates to Expand Investment in Thoroughbred Racing on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C., May 22, 2024: The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is actively working on Capitol Hill to help to expand investments in the [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – April 2024
Thoroughbred Racing Launces New National Safety Campaign On Tuesday, April 23, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced a new national campaign, Safety Runs [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – March 2024
Spring May Have Sprung, but the Tax Package Might Not Bloom The fate of the Wyden-Smith tax bill hangs in the balance as it faces significant [...]