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NTRA.com, the official Web site of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, is now offering horse racing memorabilia for sale on its new NTRA Memorabilia and Collectables page.

Fans may choose from a wide assortment of photos, racing programs, racing goggles, glasses and other memorabilia—including numerous signed items. The memorabilia includes items featuring such stars as Zenyatta, Rachel Alexandra, Barbaro, Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, Genuine Risk, Forego and Ruffian. All NTRA Memorabilia and Collectable purchases include a certificate of…

NTRA release

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that its Annual Meeting and Marketing Summit will move to Tucson this December to coincide with the 37th Annual Racing and Gaming Symposium presented by the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program. The Symposium is slated for Dec. 6-9 at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson.

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Personalities from its historic past, throw-back promotions, a tee shirt giveaway and two $75,000 stakes races will help Suffolk Downs celebrate its 75th anniversary Saturday in East Boston, Mass. 

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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s (NTRA) Website, NTRA.com, will offer free, live video streaming this Saturday of the Grade II, $300,000 Coolmore Lexington Stakes from Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., The Coolmore Lexington represents one of the final opportunities for horses to pick up the graded stakes earnings so crucial to secure a starting berth in the Kentucky Derby. 

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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s (NTRA) Website, NTRA.com, will offer free, live video streaming this Sunday of the Grade III, $800,000 Sunland Derby from Sunland Park in Sunland Park, N.M. A graded event for the first time in 2010, the Sunland Derby is a major source of earnings for horses looking to improve their standing on the Kentucky Derby graded stakes earnings list, which will determine starting berths for the “Run for the Roses” should more than 20…

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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s (NTRA) Website, NTRA.com, will offer free, live video streaming this Saturday of the Grade I, $750,000 Florida Derby from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla. The Florida Derby is a major stepping stone to the Kentucky Derby. In 2008, Big Brown used a powerful Florida Derby win as a springboard to victory in the “Run for the Roses”. Barbaro did likewise in 2006. This year’s event drew a competitive field of 11, led by…

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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Gretchen Jackson has joined the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance’s subcommittee focusing on aftercare of retired Thoroughbreds. Jackson, along with her husband Roy, has campaigned numerous Thoroughbreds under their family’s Lael Stables banner—including 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro.

Wagering Security a New Component of the Inspection Process

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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that an updated set of racetrack safety and integrity standards has been circulated to members of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance, and that it is now available for public comment. After finalization, the compliance standards will serve as the basis for future racetrack Alliance accreditation. The Alliance, formed in October 2008 with the goal of establishing national uniform standards in…

No Apple Blossom , but working with NTRA to Coordinate racing series

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The owners of Horse of the Year, Rachel Alexandra, Wednesday called for a  racing  series between now and November in which the two phenomenal female race horses will meet. 

WILL HEAD SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced Thursday that Barkley N. Porter has been named Vice President, Sales and Business Development of the NTRA. Porter will be responsible for building strategic business relationships, sponsorships and business development opportunities across the NTRA’s various platforms. He succeeds Fritz Widaman, who recently left the organization to take a job with Daily Racing Form.

Porter comes to the NTRA from Stevenson & Associates, Inc., where he…