National Thoroughbred Racing Association

NBC Nabs Media Eclipse Award

December 27, 2012

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) today announced that NBC Sports has won the Media Eclipse Award for Televi...

Woodbine Earns NTRA Re-Accreditation

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Woodbine Racetrack has earned re-accreditation from the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance. The re-accreditation followed a com...

NBA's Jefferson Big Into Racing

September 19, 2011

Richard Jefferson has had a solid career in the National Basketball Association. He's represented his country abroad on multiple occasions and has averaged over 16 points per game in his career. But w...

Special RMTC Board Meeting Aug. 4

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, which consists of 25 racing industry stakeholders and organizations that represent the four major racing breeds, will hold a special meeting of its board ...

Race-Day Meds. Summit - Day 1

Individuals and organizations representing some 16 racing jurisdictions from around the globe participated in Day 1 of an 'International Summit on Race-Day Medication

Race-Day Medication Summit Announced

The first-ever 'International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH and the Racehorse' will take place June 13-14 in New York City. The location of the meeting is

NTRA Mute On Proposed Drug Ban

On Monday, April 18 the National Thoroughbred Racing Association had the opportunity to make a statement in regard to the Association of Racing Commissioners International’s call to get rid of all rac...

$2 Million Handicapping Contest Announced

September 03, 2010

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has announced that the total prize pool for the January 2012 Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) in Las Vegas is expecte...

Candid Comments From Waldrop

National Thoroughbred Racing Association CEO Alex Waldrop and clinical psychologist Dr. Charles Kenny have both gone on the record and provided some interesting and candid comments regarding the relat...

Rachel Alexandra/Zenyatta Series In 2010?

February 11, 2010

Thoroughbred trainer Steve Asmussen has said that his star filly Rachel Alexandra will not be able to compete for a possible $5 million purse in Oaklawn Park's Apple Blossom Handicap. Although, Rachae...

Racetrack Gets Safety Inspection

As part of a national program, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association conducted a formal inspection of Churchill Downs this week, in advance of next month’s Kentucky Derby