NY Thoroughbred Horseman's Association (NYTHA)

Retirement day arrives for Twisted Tom Sunday, February 6th, 2022 Twisted Tom clinches NY-bred championship with victory in 2017 Empire Classic Handicap at Belmont Park. NYRA Photo. By Tom Law Twisted Tom came close to his 10th victory in Saturday’s fifth race at Aqueduct, losing in the 1-mile race run over a muddy track by […]

Kathleen Locke NYTHA Membership Services Coordinator Friday, February 4, 2022 NYTHA Members – Please see below for today’s NYRA Press Release regarding the announcement of the stakes schedule for the 44-day Belmont spring/summer meet. Regards, Kathy Friday, February 4, 2022 NYRA announces stakes schedule for 44-day Belmont spring/summer meet  12 Grade 1s and seven races […]

Additional H-2B Visas Soon to be Available for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Washington, D.C., January 28, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) have agreed to offer 20,000 additional H-2B visas to employers for positions starting on or before March 31, 2022. These visas are used […]

Kathleen Locke NYTHA Membership Services Coordinator Thursday, January 27, 2022 NYTHA Members – Please see below for today’s NYRA Press Release announcing the appointment of Frank G. Gabriel, Jr. as Senior Vice President, Racing Operations. NYTHA is pleased to welcome Frank Gabriel back to NYRA and we look forward to working with him in his […]

William Alempijevic NYTHA Executive Director Sunday, January 23, 2022 Member’s Resource – 2021 AQU Fall Meet Analysis To our Members, Starting with the 2021 Belmont Fall Meet, we provided an analysis looking closer at Handle, Purses, and Field Size. That email can be found HERE. Below, you will find a detailed analysis of the 2021 Aqueduct Fall Meet that […]

Kathleen Locke NYTHA Membership Services Coordinator Friday, January 21, 2022 NYTHA Trainer Exclusive – H-2B Visa & Permanent Residency Webinar: Wed, Jan 26 @ 2 p.m. To our Trainers, We are pleased to have arranged for an online seminar next week to present an overview of H-2B Visa and Permanent Residency (Green Cards) programs with […]

Kathleen Locke NYTHA Membership Services Coordinator Monday, January 17, 2022 Member Exclusive – Horse Safety – StrideSAFE Webinar on Wed, Jan. 26 @ 11:30 AM ET To our Members, You are invited to an exclusive webinar to learn more about the incredible StrideSAFE technology that has been in use at our NYRA tracks since the 2021 Saratoga […]

Kathleen Locke NYTHA Membership Services Coordinator Thursday, January 20, 2022 To our Members, Please see following NYRA Press Release announcing the stakes schedule for the Aqueduct spring meet, which begins Thursday, March 31 and runs through Sunday, April 24 . Regards, Kathy Thursday, January 20, 2022 NYRA announces stakes schedule for 15-day Aqueduct Racetrack spring […]

Kathleen Locke NYTHA Membership Services Coordinator Friday, January 14, 2022 To our Members,  We are passing along the NYRA Press Release below, announcing the exciting plan to reconstruct the historic Wilson Chute at the Saratoga Race Course, which will once again allow one-mile races to be run on the main dirt track. The project is […]

Kathleen Locke NYTHA Membership Services Coordinator Friday, January 14, 2022 To our Members, Please see below for the NYRA Press Release on the cancellation of live racing for tomorrow, Saturday, January 15, 2022. Aqueduct Racetrack will be open for simulcasting. As a reminder, the NYRA Racing Text line is your primary source for timely racing […]

William Alempijevic NYTHA Executive Director Thursday, January 6, 2022 Member’s Resource – HISA Update To our Members, Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA)’s proposed racetrack safety rules. They are available by clicking on the image below. We encourage you to review the rules and provide comments directly to the FTC. Comments […]