Cella elected to Board of Stewards of The Jockey Club

Louis Cella, president of Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., has been elected to the nine-member Board of Stewards of The Jockey Club, according to the organization.

Cella, who is part of the third generation of his family to run Oaklawn, will fill the seat on the Board of Stewards previously filled by C. Steven Duncker. Cella was first named a member of The Jockey Club in 2017, and he also is on the Management Committee of Equibase, the data company co-owned by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Racing Associations.

Stuart Janney III, the current chairman of The Jockey Club, was re-elected to the board.

The current members of the board also include Barbara Banke, Dr. Larry Bramlage, William S. Farish Jr., Ian D. Highet, William M. Lear Jr., R. Alex Rankin, and Vinnie Viola.