29 Nov 2012 3:09 PM
In the lame duck session following the 2010 elections, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) proposed a draft I-gaming bill to be included within other legislation....
27 Aug 2012 1:59 PM
Are we are making progress in addressing the issue of race day medication in the United States? That's a question I hear a lot these days. My answer to that question is a qualified "yes."...
12 Mar 2012 5:01 PM
The NTRA is collaborating with The Jockey Club to create a new, fan-centric website. This collaboration is a continuation of the joint marketing and promotions initiatives that our organizations began last year with the expansion of NTRA Communications....
06 Jan 2012 3:02 PM
From an economic perspective, 2011 ended with a bang. ...
23 Nov 2011 12:44 PM
Here is my list of things in the horse industry for which I am grateful....
10 Nov 2011 12:58 PM
Who do you think should be Horse of the Year? Now is the time to express yourself....
02 Nov 2011 1:02 PM
Here are some of my picks. What horses do you like and why? Let me hear from you....
25 Oct 2011 4:52 PM
The QR is everywhere these days. You may have noticed these symbols showing up in magazine ads, posters, storefront window displays, TV advertisements, business cards, Web sites and even on T-shirts. They're also showing up in racing. ...
12 Oct 2011 3:32 PM
For many, the highlight of each year’s live racing calendar is the summer season and the annual pilgrimage to Saratoga or Del Mar to enjoy top class racing in a picturesque setting. They are journeys worth taking for a variety of reasons, and I encourage you to do so if you have never been. But now that Fall weather is here and both Saratoga and Del Mar are closed for the season, there is another slice...
13 Sep 2011 2:28 PM
Thoroughbred racing has a "draft". Actually we have multiple drafts. The largest of these is the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, which got off to a solid start Sunday night....
09 Aug 2011 3:18 PM
Check out Night School and let me know your thoughts....
14 Jul 2011 7:39 PM
Last week, the NTRA's Safety & Integrity Alliance launched a new microsite on NTRA.com devoted to aftercare. This site is the work of a lot of important people in racing, many of whom you probably don't know because you rarely if ever read about them....
30 Jun 2011 3:29 PM
Two NHC Super Qualifiers will take place this weekend at Monmouth Park and Hollywood Park. ...
13 Jun 2011 2:17 PM
Another Triple Crown series is in the books. Who among us could have predicted during Derby week that the sport’s leading three-year-old stars heading into the second half of the year would be Animal Kingdom, Shackleford and yesterday’s Belmont winner, Ruler on Ice?...
27 May 2011 10:14 AM
Where will you be this Memorial Day? Who will you be remembering? Let me hear from you....
10 May 2011 2:58 PM
There is no question that racing came out a winner last weekend. Kentucky Derby attendance and handle gains, I believe, are testament to the exceptional power and allure of America's favorite horse race. ...
29 Apr 2011 12:20 AM
Who do you like in the Kentucky Derby? What are the stories that most interest you? Let me hear from you....
22 Apr 2011 4:19 PM
Tell me what you think about therapeutic medications in competition? Is there a place for race day medication in today's sports world? Let me hear from you....
17 Mar 2011 3:10 PM
The NTRA’s Safety and Integrity Alliance has just published a new version of its Code of Standards. Why should you care? What difference does the Code make? For that matter, what difference is the Alliance making? These are all questions I hear from time to time and they deserve straight-forward answers....
17 Feb 2011 4:27 PM
I noted in that blog that in 2009, polling conducted by the NTRA's long-time polling consultants (who we share with Institute of Politics at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government) found that about 50.6 million adults in the U.S. qualify as Thoroughbred racing fans. Here is a brief explanation of how these results were reached....
10 Feb 2011 4:45 PM
Alex Waldrop asks for feedback on Paul Moran's ESPN.com blog....
30 Jan 2011 9:02 PM
This year's event was a nail-biter with the championship undecided until the very last race when NHC veteran and Ellis Park racetrack owner, Ron Geary, was passed by newcomer John Doyle, who selected the winner of the very last race of the contest to move to the top of the leader board. ...
19 Jan 2011 5:07 PM
January is a busy month for the NTRA staff. The Eclipse Awards and the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship – two of our industry’s biggest occasions - both fall in the first month of the year. Making sure that these important events happen each year in a professional, well publicized way, is one of our top priorities as an organization....
07 Jan 2011 8:09 PM
The votes are in and the 2010 Eclipse Award finalists have been named. The 2010 Eclipse Awards ceremony is now set for January 17 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Fla....
27 Dec 2010 3:17 PM
The 2010 graded stakes schedule of major North American races concludes Monday with the San Gabriel Stakes at Santa Anita....