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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...

$1.1 Million Handicapping Championship Set

January 21, 2011

Defending champion Brian Troop heads a record field of 305 horseplayers who will gather at Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa on January 28-29 to vie for horse racing’s official title of 'Handicapper of ...

RTIP Symposium Continues

December 08, 2010

Day two of the 37th annual Symposium on Racing & Gaming was filled with updates from the NTRA sessions and lessons on corporate leadership and social responsibility

$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...

NTRA CEO Addresses Hot Topics

February 24, 2010

Alex Waldrop, president and CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), spoke to students in the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program (RTIP) February 17 and 19 about hot...

Big Change Coming At NTRA?

October 10, 2008

In a post uploaded to his NTRA blog yesterday, National Thoroughbred Racing Association president and CEO Alex Waldrop stated that some changes will be coming to his organization next week.