NY Thoroughbred Horseman's Association (NYTHA)

There When You Need Him By Bob Ehalt Photo Credit: Adam Coglianese “Rick Schosberg is, by trade, a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Yet that’s merely the tip of the iceberg in trying to describe all of the tireless work Schosberg puts in to help his fellow horsemen and care for the sport’s equine athletes.” To […]

NYTHA Members  – We are passing along the following NYRA Press Release regarding the great news about the increase in average daily handle generated during the recently concluded Aqueduct fall meet .  Tuesday, December 8, 2020   2020 Aqueduct fall meet sees 12.8 percent increase in average daily handle   The New York Racing Association, […]

Dec. 8, 2020 NYTHA ANNOUNCES 2020 ELECTION RESULTS Joe Appelbaum Re-Elected as NYTHA President The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association today announced the results of its 2020 election for President and Board of Directors. Joe Appelbaum was re-elected to his second term as president. Incumbent Owner/Directors Tina Bond, Rob Masiello and Aron Yagoda were re-elected […]

NYRA announces jockey protocols for Aqueduct winter meet by Pat McKenna   The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced COVID-19 health and safety protocols for jockeys during the 2020/21 Aqueduct winter meet, which will open on Thursday, December 10 and run through Sunday, March 28. The 56-day Aqueduct winter meet will include 42 […]

Kathleen Locke                                                                                        December 4, 2020 NYTHA Membership Services Coordinator Trainer’s Resource: New York […]

America’s Day at the Races Wraps up One Year of Unprecedented Coverage With Saturday Broadcast by Jim Reisler The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that America’s Day at the Races will broadcast its final edition of 2020 with coverage and analysis of Saturday’s Grade 1, $250,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct Racetrack. Presented by America’s […]

NYTHA Members  – We are forwarding the following NYRA Press Release regarding NYRA’s generous support of the Toys for Tots program. NYTHA is also a proud contributor to the annual drive, which is conducted by the Marine Corps Reserves.      Thursday, December 3, 2020   NYRA’s Support of Toys for Tots to go Virtual […]

Todd Pletcher 5,000th Career Win Quotes Trainer Todd Pletcher secured his 5,000th career win in Race 7 on Friday at Aqueduct Racetrack when Microsecond (No. 3, $7.90) scored a three-quarter length victory under jockey Kendrick Carmouche for owner Mike Repole in a 1 1/16-mile allowance event on the firm inner turf. The 53-year-old Pletcher, a […]

NYRA Congratulates NYTHA’s Dionne Johnson and Maria Cristina Silva, Thoroughbred Industry Award Winners presented by Godolphin by Jim Reisler The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) congratulates Dionne Johnson and Maria Cristina Silva of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA) for earning 2020 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards presented by Godolphin. Johnson, NYTHA’s longtime Business […]

by Pat McKenna The New York Racing Association Inc., (NYRA) today announced that the Belmont Park fall meet generated $9,923,813 in average daily handle from all sources, a 33.6 percent increase over the 2019 fall meet. Despite running 10 fewer days than in 2019, all sources handle of $267,942,961 was down just 2.5 percent compared […]

NYRA and TVG to donate $410,000 to support COVID-19 relief for backstretch non-profits and thoroughbred organizations by Pat McKenna The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and TVG today announced a series of COVID-19 relief donations for a broad spectrum of non-profit organizations working to support the thoroughbred racing community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]