Last week, it was my pleasure to participate in The Jockey Club’s annual Round Table Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York. They asked me to present to the conference concerning the role that the NTRA...
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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 Kentucky Derby weekend was special this year for lots of reasons. With apologies to David Letterman, here is my list-in no particular order, I must admit...
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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA If you read my blogs, you know that I spent more than 12 years as part of the management team at Churchill Downs. During those years, I held several titles...
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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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