(Originally published in the October 23, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By Eric Mitchell - @EJMitchellKy on Twitter...
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA Last week, the NTRA’s lobbying team secured introduction of important federal legislation to protect our $1.3 billion market for advance deposit wagering...
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA I have been blogging about the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance for almost two years now. What happened this week was some of the best Alliance news yet...
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA The release by Equibase of Thoroughbred Racing's Economic Indicators for the first Quarter of 2010 was no cause for celebration. We continue to see declines...
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA This entry is Part II of my focus on a recent query from one of my readers asking me to explain to those "on the horse side" of the business, "What is the...
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One of the very few things I don't like about writing these blogs is that I don't have nearly enough time to respond to as many of your interesting comments as I'd like. But this week, I want to focus...
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA Last week in Tucson, I got the chance to speak to another group of engaging young people preparing for careers in the racing industry as part of the University...
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA Last week, I was invited to speak to a panel of New York state lawmakers. The hearing was called for the purpose of investigating the viability of thoroughbred...
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA I just spent a fascinating two days at the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship at the Red Rock Resort, Spa and Casino in Las Vegas....
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA This is a big week for some of racing's most devoted followers. On Friday and Saturday, some 300 horse players will compete in the 11th Daily Racing Form...
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