DRF sponsoring program at racing symposium

Daily Racing Form will be one of the sponsors of a new program at the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming that is designed to encourage new ideas for horse racing, the company announced on Wednesday.

The program, called the Innovators’ Circle, will debut at this year’s symposium, scheduled for Dec. 7-9 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona. The program will invite individuals to offer new ideas that could be implemented in racing. The individual who offers the idea that is judged to be the best will be given a cash award of $10,000.

The symposium is put on by the university’s Race Track Industry Program.

As part of its sponsorship, a DRF representative will act as a judge for the final round of the program. The final round will be conducted like a reality-television contest in which judges will question the contestants before selecting a winner.

“We are looking forward to participating in this new competition,” said John Hartig, the chief executive of DRF. “We believe it’s our mission as ‘America’s Turf Authority’ to continue to innovate and expand racing’s future. We look forward to judging the final presentations and potentially collaborating on some new projects.”