Four elected to Jockey Club

The Jockey Club on Tuesday announced the election of four new members.

Barbara Banke is a Thoroughbred owner and breeder based in Healdsburg,

California, and Lexington, Kentucky. She is the principal of Stonestreet Farm,

which campaigned Horses of the Year Curlin (2007-08) and Rachel Alexandra

(2009). Banke is also the proprietor of Jackson Family Wines.

Bobby Flay, an owner and breeder, is a celebrity chef, restaurateur, and

author. Flay owns numerous restaurants and is a host on various Food Network

television programs. He is a New York native, a Breeders' Cup member and a

member of the New York Racing Association board of directors. Flay raced 2010

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner More Than Real.

Andrew Rosen is the chief executive officer of Helmut Lang and Theory, a

clothing company that he co-founded in 1997. Rosen is a long-time owner and

breeder whose family's racing business, Star Crown Stable, bred and raced 1984

juvenile colt champion Chief's Crown. He is a New York native.

Bill Thomason is the president and chief executive officer of Keeneland

Association. He is a board member of the National Thoroughbred Racing

Association, Thoroughbred Racing Associations, Thoroughbred Racing Protective

Bureau, and Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Prior to joining Keeneland in 2010,

Thomason was the financial and administrative manager at Mill Ridge Farm for 28

years.

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