June, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Keeneland Library Director Ryder Retiring, Ferraro Named Successor

Keeneland Library Director Becky Ryder will retire as of Oct. 31, 2023, following better than a decade at the helm of the Thoroughbred information repository and public research facility, and Roda Ferraro, who formerly served as Head Librarian at Keeneland Library and recently curated its popular The Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers exhibit, has been named her successor. Ferraro will serve as the incoming Library Director effective immediately and will work alongside Ryder as she transitions to retirement this fall.

Ryder began her career as a college student working in the Music Library at the University of Virginia. She moved to Lexington for Library School at the University of Kentucky and soon became Head of Preservation Services at the UK Libraries, where she served for 18 years before joining Keeneland. Among the highlights of her tenure as Keeneland Library Director, Ryder oversaw the conversion of a manual card catalog into an online catalog system, which offered the opportunity to implement the Library of Congress shelving system. She initiated the Daily Racing Form Preservation Project while at the University of Kentucky, and with help from interns from UK's School of Information, Keeneland Library continued to make progress toward moving its extensive DRF collection online. Ryder established a framework for Keeneland's Digital Library and hopes to launch the collections by fall of 2023.

“During my career, I've had the good fortune to have had positions that I truly loved: music, books, photographs, travel, book and paper conservation, digital library development and the rich history of Thoroughbred racing,” said Ryder. “I have to say that the 13 years working with the Keeneland family have been the very best in my professional lifetime.”

In her new role, Ferraro brings more than 20 years of experience leading, assessing and promoting library, museum, research and educational services, highlighted by her work with Keeneland Library and the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York, since 2014.

“I am grateful to be back home at Keeneland Library,” Ferraro said. “I have connected the public, students and faculty to research and education services at several libraries, museums and universities, but I have never worked with patrons as dedicated and passionate as those I am privileged to engage with every day at Keeneland Library. It has been a joy to build relationships with industry and community partners over the past 10 years, and I look forward to cultivating new collaborative efforts with industry stakeholders as we move the Library forward.”

Said Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin: “Keeneland Library's role in preserving Thoroughbred racing's storied history and making it accessible to fans worldwide is incredibly important to Keeneland. Becky and Roda have both been dedicated stewards of this legacy, using technology, innovation and creativity to advance the Library's goal of being a true public service institution. We thank Becky for expertly guiding the Library through a decade of key expansion and preservation efforts and look forward to continued growth, particularly in education and outreach, under Roda's oversight.”

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TLore Announces HISA Integration

T Lore Equine Management system has launched a new software application which includes integration with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) for protocol compliance.

TLore successfully launched the initial phase of integration several months ago, which includes the ability for users to assign and remove responsible persons, make location changes, enter eligibility to race, and add/remove attending veterinarians for any horse registered in the program.

The new HISA compliance software continues commitment to that principle. HISA has access only to horse locations or other data submitted with authorized user consent into the compliance section of the TLore application.

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NTL Kickoff Event at Hudson Yards Promises Change for Racing

An event to announce the team owners, names, colors and logos for the six National Thoroughbred League teams promised the assembled crowd at Hudson Yards in Manhattan to do racing in a new and different way, and at least on this night, they delivered.

The evening featured a fashion show—not of the racing silks or owners—but for the horses. Two horses brought into the city from Long Island showed off the six team colors and logos in compression suits, compression hoods and paddock blankets, parading up and down in the Public Square and Gardens of Hudson Yards.

But while the horses were the stars of the evening, there were human celebrities as well, including New York Giants outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux, one of the owners of the New York Knights, one of the six NTL teams. Trainer Jena Antonucci, fresh off her history-making Belmont Stakes win, was also on hand to greet well-wishers.

“I think it's super exciting, one, being a player, two, now being a part of a league,” said Thibodeaux, explaining his involvement in the NTL. “My little sister has been riding horses for a while, so I told her I did this for her. And being able to bring a different look, bring some new ideas and just a whole new perspective, one, to horse racing and, two, to my own life and the people that follow me. So I'm super excited. I think it'll be amazing.”

The NTL concept was introduced May 23, the brainchild of Randall Lane, the chief content officer for Forbes, and Bob Daugherty, an investor and educator. Set to launch on Sept. 2, the league will consist of six teams representing six cities. League races will take place on five weekends, points will be accrued in the races and the team that has the most points when the season ends on Dec. 31 at Tampa Bay Downs will win $1 million.

Horses in compression suits peaked the curiosity of onlookers in Manhattan Tuesday night at the NTL launch event | Sue Finley photo

Each of the six teams were represented Tuesday night in Manhattan by all or part of their ownership groups.

The New York Knights will be owned by Thibodeaux and Lane, who were both on hand. The California Shamrocks will be owned by Daugherty and partners. Other teams revealed were the Nashville Dreams, the Philadelphia Stallions, the New Jersey Royals, and the Seattle Gems.

The emcee for the night, longtime racing t.v. executive Billy Rapaport, a member of the NTL's advisory group, said that the NTL was designed to promote fan loyalty.

“It's about building not only awareness, but building rooting interest,” he said. “So you're going to root for your team from your hometown, you're going to root for your team from your home state. And we're going to build this around not only the fan loyalty, but about the fan experience because the NTL is not just about racing. It will be great racing and team racing, but it will be all about the festive, fun, great events that surround the NTL. So it's a weekend of concerts, music, fashion, fun, food, all the things that you would expect from high-level top-shelf entertainment, but we also have a little horse racing going on, too. And that's exciting for us, especially for people like myself who've been around the sport for so long to see new ideas come to the fore, but also to know that we're going to get some new people to come try this sport out for a few hours on a Sunday afternoon.”

NTL Co-founder Randall Lane | Sue Finley photo

Said Lane of his involvement, “This is a big night. My father and my grandfather were horsemen. My grandfather spent 50 years going to the track, and the reason he went is because he loved he loved the animals, he loved the horses, he loved the athletes, and he cared about them. That's very, very important to us. So safety and protecting our athletes is paramount to everything we do at the National Thoroughbred League.

“We have an independent chief safety officer who will be in charge of the horses' wellbeing,” he continued. “And it is their job to make sure the horses are ready to race, so it's not the owners' decision for the team, it's not the trainer's decision, it's the central league's. The chief safety officer will have a whole panel of veterinarians to decide which horses are fit. So we think that adds an extra layer because the thing that's most paramount to this league is that we celebrate our stars, we celebrate our teams, and that starts with keeping our stars safe and healthy. So that's what we're here announcing today.”

Lane said the NTL would also partner with the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to ensure that all of the NTL horses had post-racing homes, and with the Jockeys Guild.

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Rivelli-Trained Nobals Returns In Ellis Park’s Mighty Beau Stakes

Patricia's Hope's Twin Spires Turf Sprint (Grade 2) hero Nobals headlines an over-subscribed field of 11 colts and geldings that were entered in Sunday's featured $225,000 Mighty Beau Stakes (Listed) at Ellis Park Racing & Gaming in Henderson, Ky.

Run at 5 ½ furlongs on turf, the Mighty Beau was carded as Race 7 of 9 with a post time of 3:43 p.m. (all times Central). First post is 12:50 p.m.

Trained by Larry Rivelli, Nobals sprung a 38-1 upset on Kentucky Derby Day in the $500,000 Turf Sprint. The fleet-footed son of Noble Mission (GB) has won seven of his 14 career starts and banked earnings of $725,074. Jockey Gerardo Corrales will be in the saddle from post No. 8.

A number of accomplished turf specialists entered the Mighty Beau against Nobals including Marsico Brothers Racing's recent allowance winner Bad Beat Brian; William Branch's six-time stakes winner Carotari; Calumet Farm's Grade 3-winning homebred Gear Jockey; Griffon Farms and Michelle Lovell's back-to-back Mighty Beau Stakes winner Just Might; and Golden Kernel Racing Stable's multiple graded stakes winner Yes I Am Free.

Here is the field for the Mighty Beau Stakes from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):

1. Carotari (Luis Saez, Brian Lynch)

2. Yes I Am Free (Emisael Jaramillo, Laura Cazares)

3. Bad Beat Brian (Chris Emigh, Brittany Vanden Berg)

4. Gear Jockey (Martin Garcia, Rusty Arnold II)

5. Necker Island (Mitchell Murrill, Chris Hartman)

6. Charcoal (Joe Talamo, Tracey Wisner)

7. Just Might (Colby Hernandez, Lovell)

8. Nobals (Corrales, Rivelli)

9. Smokin' Jay (Tyler Gaffalione, Kelsey Danner)

10. Surveillance (James Graham, Keith Desormeaux)

(AE) 11. He'smyhoneybadger (Edgar Morales, Tom Amoss)

Turf racing this week at Ellis Park will be conducted with the temporary rail set at 27 feet. The field size is limited to 10 starters.

Fans unable to make it to the “Pea Patch” to watch and wager on the live action can do so on www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated.

Racing from Ellis Park will resume Thursday with a four-day week. Daily first post is 12:50 p.m.

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