The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is opening an investigation into antisemitic comments allegedly made on social media by young trainer Kevin Bond, son of long-time New York-based trainer H. James Bond and his wife, Tina, who is the president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA).
The aggressively antisemitic remarks allegedly attributed to Bond were in response to a Facebook post regarding the murder of Hollywood producer, director, screenwriter, and actor Rob Reiner and his wife over the weekend.
Kevin Bond reached out to TDN, saying his Facebook page had been hacked and the comments were not made by him.
His official statement follows in its entirety: “The contents of the post on Facebook that were attributed to me were shocking and unacceptable, and they most certainly did not come from me. The comments were in response to an account I do not follow; it would appear that my account was hacked, or someone created a false account that looks like mine. In any case, I immediately put on my social media story that my account was hacked and have deactivated my account and now will do everything in my power to prevent anything like this from happening again, and to repair the damage done to myself and to everyone who was hurt and offended by the post.”
NYRA president and CEO David O'Rourke also quickly released a statement: “NYRA condemns in the strongest possible terms the vile, antisemitic comments posted today on New York-based trainer Kevin Bond's Facebook account. NYRA has zero tolerance for this kind of hateful speech and will begin an investigation into the matter immediately.”
After serving as assistant to his father for several years, Bond went out on his own in 2024 and has won eight races from 72 starts.
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