NY Thoroughbred Horseman's Association (NYTHA)

Saratoga Springs, NY — On November 28, 2023, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) is set to participate in GivingTuesday, the global day of generosity. In preparation for this event, the TRF has launched a special campaign called the Farrier Fund Campaign. GivingTuesday, which comes after the post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy, signifies the start of the season […]

Applications for The Jockey Club’s paid internship program for college students and recent college graduates and its five academic scholarships opened today. The internship program will accommodate up to three interns and is now available in the summer or fall based on the intern’s preference. Interns will gain exposure to all companies and departments within […]

Five Nominees Vie for 14th Annual Award Online voting is now open to select the winner of the 14th annual Secretariat Vox Populi Award. Created by Secretariat’s late owner Penny Chenery, the Vox Populi, or “Voice of the People,” Award annually recognizes the racehorse whose popularity and racing excellence best resounded with the public and gained recognition for […]

by David Grening OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Horse racing has been slow to embrace technology and Joe Appelbaum believes that’s a problem. So, in deciding not to run for another term as president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association [NYTHA], Appelbaum, a football coach in his younger days, is going to try and tackle […]

Friday, November 17, 2023 By Dan Ross Every summer, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA) takes in a small gaggle of college-age interns–what for many of them proves a baptism of the turf. This year’s batch–three Yale undergrads studying economics, electrical engineering and political science–were tasked with a data-driven analysis of the economics of […]

Frank LaBoccetta, who trained a number of stakes winners on the New York circuit, including 1982 Wood Memorial winner Air Forbes Won, over a 34-plus-year training career, died on Nov. 1 from a heart attack, according to his wife, Theresa. He was 85. Born in Brooklyn, LaBoccetta attended John Adams High School, only a few […]

The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association has announced the slate of candidates for its 2023 election for President and Board of Directors. The NYTHA Board is comprised of five Owner Directors, five Trainer/Trainer-Owner Directors and the President. All seats on the Board come up for election every three years. This year, there are two (2) […]

by Tim Layden In late afternoon on the first Saturday in August, 39-year-old thoroughbred horse trainer Melanie Giddings was alone in the winner’s circle at Saratoga Race Course in Upstate New York. There were almost 44,000 spectators in attendance, on the kind of summer day when Saratoga is a time machine and the sport of […]

By Bob Ehalt The past three months have been as exasperating as life can get for Glen Kozak. The New York Racing Association’s executive vice president of operations and capital projects has faced rainy seasons before in 33 years of work in the field of track maintenance. But when you take enough rain to cause […]

In a movement spearheaded by Aron Wellman of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber, a group of 36 prominent horsemen have joined together in support of the fight against antisemitism. The horsemen have pledged a donation of a portion of their Breeders’ Cup earnings to the organization Stand Up to Jewish Hate. “Together, we support […]

By Chris McGrath If a tree falls in the forest and there’s nobody there to hear it, does it still make a sound? We’ll leave their old teaser to the philosophers, to debate whether noise still qualifies as “sound” if it doesn’t reach anyone’s ear. But for a long time now our own industry has been […]

October 26, 2023   DOWNLOAD: Full HISA National Concussion Protocol for Jockeys (English) DOWNLOAD: Full HISA National Concussion Protocol for Jockeys (Spanish) DOWNLOAD: HISA National Concussion Protocol flow chart (English) DOWNLOAD: HISA National Concussion Protocol flow chart (Spanish) October 26, 2023 (Lexington, KY) – The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has introduced U.S. Thoroughbred racing’s […]