Barbara Banke, William M. Lear, Jr., and R. Alex Rankin have been elected to the The Jockey Club (TJC) board of stewards. Lear has been reelected, while Banke and Rankin are filling the expired positions of Everett R. Dobson and John W. Phillips. The board of stewards also consists of chairman Stuart S. Janney III, as well as Dr. Larry Bramlage, C. Steven Duncker, William S. Farish, Jr., Ian D. Highet, and Vinnie Viola.
Reelected Lear has served as TJC's vice chairman since 2015 and has been a member of TJC since 2010. He is the chairman emeritus of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC and currently serves on the board of Keeneland and Commonwealth Seed Capital LLC.
Banke previously served on the board of stewards from 2016-2020 and has been a member of TJC since 2013. Proprietor of Jackson Family Wines, she also owns Stonestreet Stables and is an owner and breeder. Banke serves on the board of the Breeders' Cup, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, and Keeneland. She is also on the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association American Graded Stakes Committee.
Rankin has been a member of TJC since 2016 and has been the chairman of Churchill Downs Inc. since 2018. He is the chairman of the board of Sterling G. Thompson Company in Louisville and founder of Upson Downs Farm. He has also served as president and board member of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, president and director of the Kentucky Derby Museum, director of Breeders' Cup Limited, and director of Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders.
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