Rolapp, Egan head speakers list at Jockey Club Round Table

Rolapp, Egan head speakers list at Jockey Club Round Table

Brian Rolapp, the executive vice president of NFL Media and the president and

CEO of the NFL Network, will share insights into the National Football League's

wide ranging media strategies and Denis Egan, the chief executive of the Irish

Turf Club, will provide an update on jockey safety and welfare initiatives when

The Jockey Club hosts its 62nd Annual Round Table Conference on Matters

Pertaining to Racing on August 10 at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga

Springs, New York.

The program will also provide updates on medication reform efforts in the

United States, a study on equine drug testing and enforcement, an analysis of

racing trends and horse inventories, and a report on new fan and owner

development initiatives.

The Jockey Club will once again provide a live video stream of the two-hour

conference on jockeyclub.com.

It will begin at 10 a.m. (EDT).

Rolapp is responsible for managing the National Football League's media

businesses, including NFL Network, NFL.com, NFL Mobile and the newly created NFL

Now as well as NFL sponsorships and advertising sales. He also leads the

development and implementation of strategy for the NFL's media assets, including

television contracts and digital media rights, and he has spearheaded some of

the largest and most comprehensive arrangements with major corporations in NFL

history.

Egan has been an active advocate for jockey safety and served as the chairman

of the International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys

that was held under the auspices of the International Federation of Horseracing

Authorities at Monmouth Park in in 2012 and 2013. Founded in 1790, the Irish

Turf Club is the regulatory body for horseracing in Ireland and is responsible

for the integrity and the reputation of Irish racing both in Ireland and

internationally.

"On the marketing and branding front, the National Football League is widely

viewed as the gold standard in professional sports, and we're extremely

fortunate to have Brian Rolapp share some of his experiences with us," said

Ogden Mills Phipps, the chairman of The Jockey Club. "The safety of our athletes

should always be a top priority and Denis Egan will be able to enlighten us

about practices throughout the world."

The Round Table Conference agenda will feature a report on the activities of

The Jockey Club by Laura Barillaro, the executive vice president and chief

financial officer of The Jockey Club, and a review of the recent Welfare and

Safety of the Racehorse Summit, delivered by Matt Iuliano, the executive vice

president and executive director of The Jockey Club.

Dr. Dionne Benson, the executive director of the Racing Medication & Testing

Consortium, will discuss new ways that data is now being used to enhance horse

safety.

Dan Singer, senior partner and leader of the Sports and Gaming Practice,

McKinsey & Company, will share the findings of a recent study that quantifies

the practices and costs of equine drug testing and enforcement in the United

States and identifies the steps and expenditures needed to implement a uniform

set of standards and practices among all racing jurisdictions in this country.

The Jockey Club has collaborated on two previous projects with McKinsey &

Company. In 1991, the company produced a report entitled, "Building a

World-Class Drug Detection System for the Racing Industry: A National Strategic

Plan," and in 2011, the organization conducted a comprehensive economic study of

the sport, entitled, "Driving Sustainable Growth for Thoroughbred Racing and

Breeding."

Brad Kimbrell, the president of InCompass Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of The

Jockey Club, will discuss racing trends and horse inventory at American

racetracks, and a report on new fan and new owner development efforts will be

delivered by Jason Wilson, president of TJC Media Ventures.

In addition to the live video stream, a replay will be available on

jockeyclub.com later that afternoon and an official transcript of the

proceedings is expected to be available on The Jockey Club website the following

day.

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