Jockey Club to host 2015 Pan American Conference

The Jockey Club, the breed registry for Thoroughbreds in North America, and

the O.S.A.F., which promotes Thoroughbred breeding and racing in nine Latin and

South American countries, announced Monday that The Jockey Club will host a Pan

American Conference in the New York metropolitan area on June 3-6, 2015.

The announcement was made at the International Federation of Horseracing

Authorities' 47th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities in Paris,

France, by James L. Gagliano, president and chief operating officer of The

Jockey Club, and Marcel Zarour, president of the O.S.A.F.

The conference, coinciding with the 2015 Belmont Stakes, will be held on a

biannual basis in the future. The organization and agenda for this conference

will fall under the direction of Horacio Esposito, the president of the Latin

American Racing Channel and special advisor to the president of O.S.A.F., Pablo

Kavulakian, director of the Latin American Racing Channel, and Gagliano.

Among the prospective topics are simulcasting, medication, harmonization of

rules, international ratings and classifications, marketing, stud book issues,

the importing and exporting of bloodstock, and Thoroughbred ownership.

"The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) was built and

thrives on communication and collaboration among racing nations, and we are very

pleased to see the Pan American countries come together to share opportunities,

challenges and best practices that will enhance Thoroughbred breeding and

racing," said Louis Romanet, chairman of the IFHA. "We eagerly look forward to

the Pan American Conference in New York in 2015."

"Thoroughbreds from South American countries continue to compete successfully

throughout the world, and this conference will be educational not only for our

various constituents but also for those from breeding and racing organizations

from other parts of the world," Zarour said.

"The Jockey Club has been an active member of the international community on

many fronts for many years, and we are proud to help organize and co-host this

important event," Gagliano said. "And just as the annual IFHA international

conference features a world class race with the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, the

Pan Am Conference will conclude with the Belmont Stakes, the oldest race in the

Triple Crown series."

O.S.A.F. is the South American Association for the promotion of Thoroughbred

Race Horse Breeding in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay,

Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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