The 67th Annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing, held at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, New York Aug. 11, will feature international perspectives as well as communications strategies in times of crisis, The Jockey Club announced on Thursday. The Jockey Club Chairman Stuart Janney, III will preside over the conference, which begins at 10 a.m. EST and will be aired on TVG2, www.tvg.com and live streamed on www.jockeyclub.com.
A Q&A session with Arrowfield Stud's John Messara will be conducted by The Jockey Club's President and Chief Operating Officer James Gagliano. Hong Kong Jockey Club Chief Stipendiary Steward Kim Kelly will discuss category 1 interference policies and general stewarding practices in Hong Kong.
Among the other speakers are Fox Sports Executive Vice-President of Research, League Operations and Strategy, Mike Mulvihill, who will speak on his organization's television coverage of the sport and the strategies they employ for addressing legalized sports betting; Monmouth Park Vice-President of Business Operations Bill Knauf will cover Monmouth's embrace of sports betting; while Xenophon Strategies President and COO David Fuscus will speak on how the Thoroughbred industry should react in times of crisis.
For the full conference schedule, go to www.jockeyclub.com.
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