National Thoroughbred Racing Association

Important Info For US Racing Businesses

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) recently conducted two useful webinars regarding the federal programs contained in the CARES Act designed to provide relief to small businesses in t...

NTRA ‘Capping Title To Whitby Resident

February 13, 2018

It may be a stretch to proclaim the Greater Toronto Area as a hotbed of high-end horse racing handicappers. Although, what are you supposed to say when GTA residents win the NTRA National Horseplayers...

Pro-Racing US Tax Rules Update

September 27, 2017

This week, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it will formally adopt modernized regulations regarding the withholding and reporting of pari-mutuel proce...

New Consortium, NTRA Test Barn Rules

December 08, 2016

On Wednesday, December 8, the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium (RMTC) and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) released a new set of test barn and chain of custody recommendat...

Strong Finish For Global Symposium

December 07, 2016

Two days of presentations of new ideas in racing wrapped up on Wednesday (December 7) in Tucson, Arizona, as the 43rd annual Global Symposium on Racing & Gaming concluded.

Key Incentives Finalized In US House

December 16, 2015

On Tuesday, December 15 in the United States, important tax incentives for horse owners, including a key provision that extends three-year tax depreciation for all racehorses through 2016, were finali...

Another Executive Leaving Woodbine

It has been announced that the Woodbine Entertainment Group’s vice president of Thoroughbred racing, Stephen Koch, is leaving the company.

Clarification To Be Considered In U.S.

In response to efforts spearheaded by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and horse racing’s advocates within the federal government, the United States Department of the Treasury and I...

KY Governor Seeks Tax Clarification

October 28, 2014

In a recent letter to the United States Treasury, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear urged the federal government to clarify guidelines relating to the calculation of pari-mutuel winnings for tax purpose...

NTRA, 50 Other Industry Organizations Call For Adoption Of Uniform Rules

October 03, 2013

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) sent a letter to pari-mutuel regulators earlier this week urging them to adopt uniform national reforms addressing much-needed changes to medication...

NTRA Announces Mulvihill Hiring

On Monday, June 24, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced that it has hired Jim Mulvihill as Director of Media & Industry Relations.

U.S. Horse Owners Aided By New Bill

January 03, 2013

The fiscal cliff tax legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Obama earlier this week reinstated an important business investment incentive and substantially increased another incentive ...

NTRA's Successful Fiscal Cliff Lobby

January 02, 2013

Following targeted lobbying from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, 'Fiscal Cliff' legislation passed yesterday by both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives contained language ...