Matt Iuliano

The Jockey Club's Online Fact Book includes two new pages to its breeding section with the addition of the Number of Unique Sires by Position in the Pedigree Top Line and Percent of Mares Bred Categorized by Stallion Book Size, the organization said in a release Thursday. The first table reflects the number of unique sires by position within the top line of the pedigree and enables users to drill down by year and generation. Those links provide stallion names and the number of registered Thoroughbreds for that generation's sires...

Applications for The Jockey Club's summer internship program for college students and recent college graduates will open Tuesday, January 17. The program will accommodate up to three interns. "The first two years of our internship program were very successful," said Matt Iuliano, executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club. "The interns have been intelligent and motivated, and they have all done a tremendous job working within The Jockey Club companies. They will be an asset to any organization within our industry, which is the goal of the...

Carl Hamilton, since 1994 the president of The Jockey Club Information Systems (TJCIS), has retired as of Dec. 31, 2022. Hamilton will remain in role as chairman of BloodHorse and will continue to represent The Jockey Club on a variety of national and international committees related to the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) and the Society of International Thoroughbred Auctioneers (SITA). Matt Iuliano will be nominated for election as president of TJCIS and continue as executive director and executive vice president of The Jockey Club. "Carl's leadership of TJCIS...

Edited Press Release The Jockey Club reminds stallion managers to submit their Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) for the 2022 breeding season by Aug. 1. "To ensure that the breeding statistics we release in the fall are as accurate as possible, we request that RMBs be submitted by Aug. 1," said Matt Iuliano, executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club. "Mare produce records and catalog-style pedigrees from equineline.com are updated in real time with the latest covering information to assist industry stakeholders with their decisions. The number...

Edited Press Release Officials at The Jockey Club have announced that it has created three new academic scholarships to support individuals from diverse backgrounds who are interested in pursuing a career in the Thoroughbred industry: The Jockey Club Advancement of Women in Racing Scholarship, The Jockey Club Vision Scholarship, and The Jockey Club Benevolence Scholarship. These awards are in addition to The Jockey Club Scholarship and The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarship. -The Advancement of Women in Racing Scholarship ($20,000; $10,000 per semester) is open to women pursuing a career...

The Jockey Club's 68th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing will be held virtually Sunday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference will discuss the need for reform in medication rules and testing, challenges faced by the Thoroughbred industry and insights into the claiming system and will be streamed on The Jockey Club's website jockeyclub.com beginning at 10 a.m. The event will also be aired on TVG and Racetrack Television Network platforms. "While we are disappointed that we cannot host an in-person event, we are excited by...

The Jockey Club issued a press release Tuesday reminding stallion managers to submit their Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) for the 2020 breeding season by Aug. 1. "To ensure that the breeding statistics we release in the fall are as accurate as possible, we request that RMBs be submitted by August 1," said Matt Iuliano, executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club. "In addition to the utility of covering information in mare produce records and catalog-style pedigrees available through equineline, the number of mares reported bred each...