News Releases

Tuesday, August 14, 2012Contact: Shannon Luce (859) 224-2716
60th Annual Round Table Conference: Video Replay, Transcripts and Slides now Available

A video replay, official transcripts and slide presentations from The Jockey Club’s 60th Annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing are now available on The Jockey Club’s website. (Click Here)

The conference was held Sunday, August 12, at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Medication and performance-enhancing drugs were major themes of the conference.

The keynote address was delivered by Travis T. Tygart, chief executive officer of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

The Jockey Club Round Table Conference was first held on July 1, 1953, in The Jockey Club office in New York City. The following year, it was moved to Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where it has been held every August since.

The Jockey Club, founded in 1894 and dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, is the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds. In fulfillment of its mission, The Jockey Club provides support and leadership on a wide range of important industry initiatives and it serves the information and technology needs of owners, breeders, media, fans and farms, among others.

(Click Here)