Dan Tordjman

Stephen Panus has resigned as president of The Jockey Club's Media Ventures, which oversees the America's Best Racing brand, and several other structural changes were made to the management team, said Jockey Club president and COO James L. Gagliano via a press release on Thursday. Gagliano will replace Panus, while Greg Charkoudian and Dan Tordjman have each been promoted to vice president of TJC Media Ventures. Charkoudian has been associated with The Jockey Club team since 2012 and Tordjman since 2014. "I'd also like to thank Stephen Panus for his...

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) had a successful week in Maryland during Preakness celebrations with several on-site events, the organization said in a release Wednesday. With over 160 in attendance, the America's Best Racing Pre-Preakness Party to benefit the TAA kicked off the week at Mt. Washington Tavern. A total of $25,000 was raised from a silent auction, ticket sales and donations. "It was an absolute honor to once again partner with the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance on what has turned into a must-attend event on the racing calendar every year,"...

The "Grayson Grass Challenge," a five-week handicapping contest benefitting the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and sponsored by Indiana Grand Racing & Casino, kicks off the week of Aug. 10. Participants will submit selections on two specified turf races each week at Indiana Grand through the week of Sept. 7. Each contestant will be given a $500 bankroll provided by Indiana Grand, of which $100 can be wagered each week. The bankroll can be used for win, place, show, exacta, trifecta, and superfecta wagers. At the end of the five weeks,...

America's Best Racing (ABR), and the Breeders' Cup, announced the launch of a new live-show series Breeders' Cup Live! (#BCLive)The series, which will feature six, 90-minute live raceday shows on Breeders' Cup Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube channels and cross-posted on ABR's social media channels, will provide fans and bettors with an second-screen experience that complements NBC Sports' national coverage of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series with a focus on the road to the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. "We're excited to enhance our ABR partnership with the Breeders' Cup by offering...