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Jun
Jun
NTRA chief Alex Waldrop to retire
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Press Release / 5 years
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- 4 min read
Alex Waldrop, longtime chief of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, will retire at the end of 2021.
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May
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Additional H-2B visas to be available
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Press Release / 5 years
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The Biden administration will make available an additional 22,000 H-2B visas, used by seasonal guest workers, for the second half of 2021.
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Jun
Jun
On race, racing has “to do more”
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Teresa Genaro / 6 years
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In the second of two parts, some in racing acknowledge the need to do more to promote diversity – but what does that mean, and what would it look like?
19
Dec
Dec
US House extends racehorse tax break
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Press Release / 7 years
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The House of Representatives voted this week to extend the 3-year depreciation for racehorses for tax purposes; it now goes to the Senate.
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Jul
Jul
Scollay named RMTC head
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Press Release / 7 years
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Dr. Mary Scollay, most recently equine medical director for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, will lead the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium.
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Dec
Dec
Wincze-Hughes named NTRA communications director
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Press Release / 8 years
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- 2 min read
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has announced that Alicia Wincze-Hughes will take over as communications director in the new year.
31
Oct
Oct
Modernized IRS regs helping players
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Press Release / 8 years
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- 6 min read
The modernized regulations have reduced IRS withholding of winning wagers by more than $35 million, the NTRA estimates.
24
Oct
Oct
RMTC accredits 10th testing lab
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Press Release / 8 years
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The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) has made the University of Florida’s racing lab the 10th in the country to earn full accreditation.
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Sep
Sep
Keeneland’s Thomason to chair NTRA board
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Press Release / 8 years
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Keeneland president and CEO Bill Thomason will be the new chairman of the board of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.
14
May
May
Supreme Court strikes down sports betting ban
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Frank Vespe / 8 years
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- 5 min read
The Supreme Court ruled that the law banning states from allowing sports betting is unconstitutional; Monmouth Park cheered, while the NTRA greeted the news warily.