What Was Your Favorite Moment Of 2023: Pat Cummings

Friday, December 15, 2023 | 10:04 am

Pat Cummings, Executive Director, Thoroughbred Idea Foundation speaks at the Seventy-First Annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing presented by The Jockey Club at the Saratoga City Center Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The Jockey Club Photo

As 2023 draws to a close, the TDN is asking industry members to name their favorite moment of the year. Send yours to suefinley@thetdn.com

“The best moment from 2023 was the confirmation that the state of New York would be loaning NYRA nearly half a billion dollars to build a modern Belmont Park. I'd rate this occurrence as possibly the most positive development in the sport since the founding of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. The seeds of this were planted in the years before VLT revenue started flowing in New York and it was decided NYRA wanted a slice of that revenue to go to a capital expenditure fund instead of just diverting it all to purses. That foresight was so very necessary. The future of the sport in New York is bright and that's monumentally important for every other stakeholder in the sport.”
-Pat Cummings, National Thoroughbred Alliance