NY Thoroughbred Horseman's Association (NYTHA)

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced plans to significantly enhance opportunities for fans to experience the Saratoga Breakfast and Breeding Farm Tour package, which debuted to sold out crowds each Friday in its inaugural season. Expanded due to its overwhelming popularity in 2022, the Saratoga Breakfast and Breeding Farm Tour will this […]

HIWU Relaunches Anonymous Whistleblower Platforms in Partnership with RealResponse; Platforms Now Accepting Tips for both ADMC and Racetrack Safety Programs (New York, NY and Charlotte, NC)- The Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU) and RealResponse announced today the relaunch of its anonymous whistleblower platforms to enable Thoroughbred racing participants to submit tips regarding potential violations […]

Following a successful launch on March 27, the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU) is planning to resume enforcement of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program on May 22. Now more than ever, the Thoroughbred industry must embrace a national, uniform ADMC program for the benefit of its […]

In what has become an increasingly important part of the week leading up to the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the Elmont Parade Committee today announced that the Paul Sapienza Elmont/Belmont Parade will be held on Saturday, June 3. Named for the late Paul Sapienza, a lifelong Elmont […]

After a series of false starts, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act’s (HISA) signature anti-doping and medication control (ADMC) program is now set to go into effect on May 22. Continuing to play out against this latest development are a handful of lawsuits seeking to derail the law—a complex legal landscape evolving at seemingly vertigo-inducing […]

Terms of the $455 million to finance the construction were negotiated with NYRA. By Tom Precious A historic makeover of Belmont Park, which would also include the consolidation of Thoroughbred racing in the New York City area by closing Aqueduct Racetrack, received final approval the evening of May 1 by state lawmakers in Albany. The […]

By T. D. Thornton Two pieces of federal legislation to incentivize investments in Thoroughbreds were reintroduced Apr. 27 by United States Reps. Andy Barr and Morgan McGarvey, both of Kentucky. The Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2023 would make the three-year depreciation schedule permanent for racehorses, regardless of their age when put into service. […]

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority will not be able to enforce its new Anti-Doping and Medication Control program until May 22 under an order issued on Thursday by its federal administrator, the Federal Trade Commission. The order delays the implementation of a wide-ranging set of policies and protocols by approximately three weeks. HISA had […]

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jimmy Jerkens has been a fixture on the New York Racing Association circuit for half a century. In his youth, he worked for his father, the Hall of Fame trainer, H. Allen Jerkens, before going out on his own in 1997. Over the last 25 years, the younger Jerkens carved out […]

The New York Thoroughbred Breeders’ Inc. is partnering again with the online Thoroughbred auction company Wanamaker’s to provide a New York-bred horses of racing age sale. Horses will sell Thursday, June 8, two days before the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes and with plenty of time for buyers to race their purchases at the […]

By Bill Finley John Evans didn’t know what to expect when he agreed to go to work for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) as the equine program director at its farm at the Lowell Correctional Institute for Women in Ocala. He had been a steward, a trainer and a farm manager for Bridlewood Farm and […]

The unusually mild winter in the New York City area was a blessing for New York Racing Association officials, horsemen, and fans, yet no one has done as many cartwheels of joy about the weather as Glen Kozak. As NYRA’s executive vice president of operations and capital projects, Kozak is overseeing construction at Belmont Park […]