The ninth installment in the 2024 OwnerView webinar series was held on Nov. 5 and discussion covered the various ways state incentive programs approach supporting the equine industry, especially when it comes to a declining foal crop, according to a Friday Jockey Club press release.
The panel consisted of Cricket Goodall, executive director of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association Inc., the Maryland Million Ltd., and the Maryland Horse Foundation; Roger Heitzmann, secretary and executive director of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association; Steve Koch, the associate vice president of operations for the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' & Owners' Association; Chauncey Morris, executive director of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders; and Najja Thompson, executive director of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.
“To see what's happening with the national foal crop is very worrisome for all of us,” said Goodall. “So, I think that what Maryland has tried, and we continue to try to offer different kinds of incentives and try to front load money to breeders as their horses make it to the track. We have a substantial group of people who take advantage of the commercial market in Maryland, but we really want to encourage people to breed to race.”
A Q&A, sponsored by West Point Thoroughbreds, allowed attendees to post questions, which were answered at the end of the webinar.
Hosted by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and presented by Bessemer Trust, Stoll Keenon Ogden, and The Green Group, the panel was sponsored by the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association.
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