Gray Lyster elected to Breeders' Cup board

Gray Lyster, a lifelong participant in all aspects of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, has been elected to the Breeders’ Cup Board of Directors alongside three other directors who were re-elected to their seats.

Lyster’s family operates Ashview Farm, a full-service Thoroughbred operation. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Directors for the Keeneland Association. He is a former president of the Thoroughbred Club of America and the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association.

Lyster, who was elected as a Breeders’ Cup Member in 2020, will fill a seat vacated by Gavin Murphy, whose four-year term ends this year.

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Re-elected to the board were Barbara Banke, the owner-operator of Stonestreet Farms and the current chairman of the Breeders’ Cup board; Elliott Walden, president and CEO of WinStar Farm; and Walker Hancock, whose family operates Claiborne Farm.

The 14-member board advises Breeders’ Cup on its policies and selects the event’s host tracks. Each director serves a four-year term.