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For nearly 50 years, the Race Track Industry Program has served as a springboard to successful careers. The first step is to apply to the University of Arizona. Click here to find out more about the admissions process.
13 sie 2015 · The University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program teaches new generations of students who want to enter the racing business and builds off the success of alumni like Bob Baffert, who trained Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.
21 mar 2022 · As the COVID-19 pandemic worked to grind the sport of Thoroughbred racing to a halt, Jim Mulvihill made the decision in 2020 to leave his position as senior director of betting information at Churchill Downs for a new start in Colorado.
The culmination of the four-year program is a required internship within the race track industry at locations including Churchill Downs, the American Quarter Horse Association, New York Racing Association and Santa Anita Park.
Over the past decade, the horse racing industry has ramped up efforts to retrain, rehome, and responsibly retire our equine athletes. This panel will discuss aftercare programs across the three racing breeds to examine areas of success and where improvement is still needed.
Race Track Industry Program students are united by passion. For the horse, for racing, for making their own mark. This passion and drive connects them long after the degree has been earned and careers have been launched.
Tae-In Jung — Assistant Manager, Korea Racing Authority and Executive in Residence, University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program; Vernon Niven — Executive Vice President Technical Initiatives, Churchill Downs, Inc. Ron Geary — President, Ellis Park Race Course; Joe Harper — President/General Manager, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
