Tuesday, August 14, 2018	Contact: Alexa Ravit (212) 521-5307
Duncker Elected to The Jockey Club Board of Stewards
C. Steven Duncker has been elected to the board of stewards of The Jockey Club, filling the vacant position left by Ogden Mills (Dinny) Phipps. Stuart S. Janney III, the chairman of The Jockey Club, was reelected to the board. Duncker is a retired partner of Goldman Sachs & Company. He is the founder and trustee of the C. Steven Duncker Foundation, which is dedicated to providing educational opportunities to disadvantaged children. He serves on the board of directors for the New York Racing Association, The Jockey Club Information Systems, and the Equibase Management Committee.  Duncker races in partnership under Jump Sucker Stable. Top horses he has campaigned as part of this partnership include Blacktype and Governor Malibu. In addition to Duncker and Janney, the board of stewards consists of Barbara Banke, Everett R. Dobson, William S. Farish Jr., Ian D. Highet, William M. Lear Jr., J. Michael O'Farrell Jr., and John W. Phillips. 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, directly or through subsidiaries, 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. It is a founding member of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, and the Coalition for Horse Racing Integrity and the architect and sole funding source for America’s Best Racing, the broad-based fan development initiative for Thoroughbred racing. You can follow America’s Best Racing at americasbestracing.net as well as on social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, and Instagram. Learn more about The Jockey Club at jockeyclub.com.

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