Keeneland CEO and president Shannon Arvin has been elected chair of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA). The organization held it fourth quarter board meeting for its 2022 fiscal year Thursday, the first under the NTRA's new president and CEO, Tom Rooney.
Arvin, a Lexington native and the third generation of her family to be Keeneland management, is the first female chair in the 23-year history of the NTRA.
In other NTRA business at the meeting, the board approved the 2023 fiscal year budget, which runs from Apr. 1, 2022 to Mar. 31, 2023. In addition, Tampa Bay Downs and Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort will become NTRA members.
The NTRA plans to open an office in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill this summer. A location has been chosen and it is scheduled to become operational in the next few months.
The next NTRA board meeting will be held in June.
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