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The Thoroughbred Racing
Associations (TRA) was formed in 1942 when
World War II threatened to force a halt to
all racing in the country. Realizing the
Thoroughbred industry needed guidance and a
plan to continue some racing to ensure the
continuation of Thoroughbred breeding,
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, then president of
Pimlico and Belmont Park, planted the seed
to form a commission of racetracks. The
first conference held in Chicago on March
19, 1942, attracted a who’s who of racing at
the time, including Jockey Club chairman
William Woodward, prominent breeder A.B.
Hancock, and track presidents Henry Parr III
and Carleton F. Burke, among others. From
that seed, the TRA grew. In 2011, the TRA
has 48 member associations conducting racing
at 41 racetracks in the United States and
Canada.
Member
Tracks: (Click each track for info from the TRA Directory &
Record Book)
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