NTRA Announces Horseplayers’ Coalition to Oversee Legislation Impacting Race Industry

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today an 11-member Advisory Panel that will serve on the Horseplayers' Coalition, a consortium of horseplayers whose common objective is to seek legislative and regulatory solutions to tax and business issues that impact racing fans and pari-mutuel racetracks.

Chairing the Horseplayers' Coalition is Mel Moser, a retired attorney from Kentucky. Other members of the Advisory Panel are:

Herman Bell, an IT professional from Maryland
Steve Byk, an entrepreneur, radio personality and horse owner from New York
Gupta Etwaru, an ophthalmological surgeon from California
Ron Geary, a racetrack and racehorse owner from Kentucky
Jim Goodman, a simulcasting and marketing manager from Kentucky
Bob Hansan, a software entrepreneur from Virginia
Louis Licata, an attorney from Ohio
Mike Maloney, a professional horseplayer from Kentucky
Mike Mayo, a healthcare entrepreneur from Texas
Judy Wagner, an insurance executive from Louisiana

Members of the Horseplayers' Coalition Advisory Panel will serve for a minimum of two years, be available for grass roots lobbying in Washington, D.C., and help the Coalition identify, shape and prioritize issues that affect horseplayers at the Federal level.

"The Advisory Panel will play a critical role in our grass roots lobbying and Congressional communications," said Peggy Hendershot, senior vice president of legislative affairs for the NTRA. "Collectively, our panel members will bring decades of knowledge and experience to bear on the issues that impact horseplayers. We look forward to working with them and appreciate their willingness to join in this effort on behalf of their fellow horseplayers."

Source: www.horseraceinsider.com