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NTRA
05
Mar
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
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  • Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance

NTRA to match aftercare contributions during NHC

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  • 2 min read

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is the official charity partner of the NTRA National Horseplayers Championship.

28
Oct
  • Congress
  • National Thoroughbred Racing Association
  • Rep. Andy Barr
  • Rep. Tom Rooney

Campaign launched to repeal wagering tax

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  • 0
  • 2 min read

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has launched a campaign to repeal a tax on wagering that could cost racing dearly.

23
Apr
  • National Thoroughbred Racing Association
  • NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance
  • Rep. Tom Rooney

NTRA launches new safety campaign

  • The Biz / 2 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today announced it had launched a new campaign called “Safety Runs First.”

Pimlico
13
Jun
  • Alan Foreman
  • Gov. Wes Moore
  • Greg Cross
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Rep. Tom Rooney

Gov. Moore names Racetrack Authority appointees

  • Press Release / 3 years
  • 2
  • 8 min read

Maryland Governor Wes Moore on June 9 named his appointees to the Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority, which is tasked with defining the sport’s future.

23
Dec
  • Eric Hamelback
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • Jim Gagliano
  • Larry Rivelli
  • Marty Irby
  • Rep. Tom Rooney
  • Wesley Ward

HISA fix added to omnibus spending package

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The package to fund US government operations for the rest of the fiscal year includes language to fix HISA, after it had been found unconstitutional.

NTRA
13
Dec
  • NTRA
  • Rep. Tom Rooney

NTRA announces Washington DC internship program

  • Press Release / 3 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

The new National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) internship program will allow students and recent grads a chance to learn about Capitol Hill.

13
Apr
  • ARCI
  • Ed Martin
  • NTRA
  • Rep. Tom Rooney

ARCI conference: Industry insiders call for unity

  • Press Release / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Likening racing to a “small town” where people talk about each other, industry insiders called for unified efforts at improvement at the ARCI conference.

05
Jan
  • handle
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • NTRA
  • Rep. Tom Rooney

Wagering handle shows strong ’21 growth

  • The Biz / 4 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

Wagering handle in North America jumped more than 10% in 2021 to its highest level in over a decade, even as races and field size both declined.

NTRA
21
Oct
  • Alan Foreman
  • NTRA
  • Rep. Tom Rooney

Tom Rooney named NTRA chief

  • Press Release / 4 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Tom Rooney, a five-term Congressman whose family owns Maryland’s Shamrock Farm, has been named the CEO of the NTRA.

31
Mar
  • Alan Foreman
  • Dr. Scott Palmer
  • Dr. Tim Parkin
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Rep. Tom Rooney

5 things we learned at the mid-Atlantic regulators meeting

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 2
  • 7 min read

More than 100 regulators, horsemen, and racetrack operators gathered in Delaware earlier this week. Here’s what we learned…

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