The New York Division of the Race Track Chaplaincy of America will honor Lisa and Kenny Troutt on Wednesday in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for their dedication and commitment to backstretch workers on the New York Racing Association circuit.
C. Steven Duncker, a former partner in Goldman Sachs & Company and the former chairman of the New York Racing Association, has been elected to the board of stewards of The Jockey Club
After benefitting from fabulous weather the last three years, the New York Racing Association has felt the wrath of Mother Nature this summer at Saratoga.
The Jockey Club will explore the possibility of becoming a buyer of last resort for failing racetracks while also potentially providing funding grants to existing tracks to upgrade their facilities and high-definition broadcasting capabilities, the organization’s top official said at the close of the Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing on Sunday in Saratoga Springs.
The Jockey Club is predicting a steady North American Thoroughbred foal crop in 2019.
An updated analysis of the racing industry's economic metrics and current trends will provide the main course at the Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing, scheduled for Sunday morning at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Florida racing regulators have denied a license to the trainer Ralph Ziadie, citing a string of medication positives over the past six years.
An appeal by the trainer Richard Dutrow to the New York Gaming Commission seeking the reopening of the case that led to his 10-year ban in 2011 was rejected in large part because the trainer did not present any new evidence that would challenge his admission of culpability.
The U.S. racing industry should seek to raise its profile in the gambling market by piggybacking on the expected growth of sports wagering in the future, an array of speakers said at the Saratoga Institute on Equine, Racing, and Gaming law conference on Tuesday in Saratoga Springs.
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame plans to raise $20 million to fund a massive renovation of its exhibit area to create a “truly transforming” interactive experience, said the Hall's president, John Hendrickson.
