NY Thoroughbred Horseman's Association (NYTHA)

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 […]

We Are NY Horse Racing, a coalition of small businesses, labor unions, non-profits, and trade associations aligned to amplify the sport of horse racing’s importance to the New York State economy, today released an interactive map visualizing the scope of horse racing’s statewide economic impact. In addition to New York’s 11 thoroughbred and harness tracks, […]

Scientists at University College Dublin and Plusvital Ltd, Ireland, have published fascinating new research in the journal Animal Genetics, which describes the discovery of genes that are associated with stress and coping in the training environment. The article is titled ‘Integrative genomics analysis highlights functionally relevant genes for equine behaviour’ and comes after a four-year […]

In following her older sister to New York from Venezuela, the last thing on the mind of 10-year-old Karen Barros was horse racing. That was more than three decades ago. Barros, now Chavez, would become a fifth-grader and one of two E.S.L. students in her class at Clara H. Carlson Elementary School in Elmont, just […]

A federal judge in Texas has issued a 30-day waiting period before the rules of HISA’s Anti-Doping Medication and Control (ADMC) can take effect. Those rules initially went into effect Monday, Mar. 27, but will now be suspended until May 1. During the month of April, therefore, HISA will turn back the job of collecting […]