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The Jockey Club Releases Industry Initiatives Impact Report

The Jockey Club has released its 2024 Industry Impact Report. The report, which has traditionally been released at The Jockey Club's annual Round Table Conference in August, details how at least $7 million will be used in the coming year to support initiatives ranging from equine safety and aftercare to industry promotion and national and international collaboration, according to a Tuesday press release from the organization.

“The initiatives supported by The Jockey Club, together with others or wholly backed by The Jockey Club, have increased substantially in the last decade and a half,” said James Gagliano, president and COO, The Jockey Club. “They reflect the commitment by the board of stewards to invest our profits into a wide array of projects and activities that may serve as catalysts for growth of the sport and for ensuring the safety and welfare of its participants.”

The Jockey Club, a non-profit organization, has created a group of for-profit subsidiaries and partnerships, including the The Jockey Club Information Systems (TJCIS), InCompass Solutions, Equibase Company, and The Jockey Club Technology Services (TJCTS). These companies provide the industry with technology services and products and the profits they create are dispersed to The Jockey Club for investment back into the sport.

The Jockey Club supports two charities: the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and the The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation.

Other Jockey Club initiatives include the multi-media fan development platform, American's Best Racing, while its aftercare efforts include support of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, as well as the Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program.

According to the impact report, The Jockey Club's 2024 investments in racing include over $3.5 million in industry growth initiatives and over $1.5 million in aftercare initiatives.

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Jim Gagliano To Serve As Interim President Of Equibase

“The Equibase Management Committee met yesterday and approved The Jockey Club President Jim Gagliano to serve as interim president of Equibase Company upon the departure of Jason Wilson on April 2,” said Ian Highet, chairman of Equibase. “Equibase has formed a search committee to find a successor, which will include considerations of persons both in and outside of the industry. Jim Gagliano's term will last until that person is hired.”

The job posting will soon be available on The Jockey Club's website at jockeyclub.com/Default.asp?section=About&area=12.

Wilson joined The Jockey Club in 2011 as vice president of business development and later was made president of TJC Media Ventures. He was named president and chief operating officer of Equibase Company in March 2016. Wilson is leaving Equibase to join The Stronach Group, where he will serve as chief operating officer of 1/ST Content.

Equibase Company is a partnership between subsidiaries of The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America and serves as the Thoroughbred industry's official database. Through its website and mobile applications, Equibase offers a comprehensive array of free statistical information as well as premium handicapping products and reports in support of the North American Thoroughbred racing industry.

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Jason Wilson Named Chief Operating Officer Of 1/ST Content

1/ST Content, the innovative operating group for all of 1/ST's media and content companies, has announced the appointment of respected industry executive Jason Wilson as chief operating officer.

Wilson will work directly with Aidan Butler, president, 1/ST Content, to further develop and align the company's North American and international content businesses. He will focus on innovating Thoroughbred racing content programs and building competitive platforms to service customers in dynamic new ways.

“I am thrilled to have Jason, a well-known and knowledgeable industry executive who shares our vision for the future of our sport, as part of the 1/ST team,” said Butler. “Jason's appointment as chief operating officer is an important next step for 1/ST Content as we continue to harness new technologies and modernize the way racing content is produced and distributed.”

“I look forward to working with Belinda Stronach, Craig Fravel, Aidan and the entire 1/ST team to establish the 1/ST Content division as the future of content platforms for Thoroughbred racing,” said Wilson. “My own vision for the future of modern racing directly aligns with the 1/ST vision to reimagine racing as a competitive sports product for a new generation of customers and fans alike.”

Wilson previously served as president and chief operating officer for Equibase Company, the Thoroughbred industry's official database of racing information and statistics and as the vice president of business development for The Jockey Club and president of TJC Media Ventures.

“The Jockey Club and especially Equibase have been honored to have Jason represent us over the past decade,” said Ian Highet, secretary-treasurer of The Jockey Club and chairman of Equibase Company. “Jason's passion for the sport, his insights into how to improve it, and his quality of work will be missed, and they will serve him well in his new position with 1/ST Content.”

Prior to joining The Jockey Club, he spent three years as the assistant general counsel for SoftNet Systems, Inc./Aerzone Corporation in San Francisco and later served as an associate in the Healthcare Investment Banking group of Deutsche Bank Securities and as vice president in the real estate, gaming and lodging group of Banc of America Securities.

For more information on 1/ST Content please visit www.1st.com or follow @1ST_Racing on social.

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