Jockey Club of America

Seven new members were elected to the Jockey Club of America, which include Gary Fenton, Eric Gustavson, Bret Jones, Jane Lyon, Michael Mulvihill, David O'Rourke and Mandy Pope, the organization said in a release early Thursday morning. Fenton has been the managing partner of Little Red Feather Racing, a racing syndicate based in California, since 2005, and he is on the board of the Thoroughbred Owners of California and has been chairman since 2021. Over the last 17 years, Gustavson has overseen Spendthrift's growth as it acquired, raced and launched...

The Jockey Club Registry Aug. 8 issued its 100,000th digital certificate of foal registration to a gray colt by Tacitus (Tapit), out of Jibboom by Mizzen Mast, the organization said in a release Thursday. The foal, born on Feb. 10, was bred and is owned by Juddmonte, which is also the original certificate manager. "We are pleased that digital certificates have been so well-received," said Rick Bailey, registrar for The Jockey Club. "Digital certificates have streamlined the registration process and transfer of certificates, certificates can no longer be damaged or...

The Jockey Club of America's 2023 edition of the Fact Book is available in the Resources section of their website, the organization said in a release Thursday. A statistical and informational guide to Thoroughbred breeding, racing and auction sales in North America which is updated quarterly, the Fact Book also features a directory of Canadian, international, national and state organizations. Links to the Breeding Statistics report that is released by The Jockey Club each September and the Report of Mares Bred information that is published each October can be found...