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Jack Goodman Scholarship Recipients Announced

Matthew Benton and Christina Moore, students at the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program, have been awarded The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year, it was announced Sept. 18.

 Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Digital Applications Focus of Symposium

Digital business applications are among the topics to be discussed during the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing & Gaming Dec. 5-8 in Tucson.

 Thursday, December 01, 2011

Symposium Panel Sessions Taking Shape

This year's Symposium on Racing & Gaming, held by the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program Dec. 5-8 in Tucson, is taking shape.

 Friday, October 21, 2011

Goodman Scholarship Recipients Named

David Allen and Heather Shatz, animal science majors in the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program, have been awarded The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year.

 Friday, September 03, 2010
Saratoga to Host First College Day

Saratoga to Host First College Day

Saratoga Race Course will welcome college students back to their favorite course this fall with the first ever College Day Sept. 4, featuring a host of prizes, giveaways and $1,000 scholarships to be awarded after each race by The New York Racing Association.

 Tuesday, September 01, 2009

RTIP Teams With NYRA for First College Day

The Race Track Industry Program at the University of Arizona is teaming up with the New York Racing Association to offer students the opportunity to learn about the business of track management at the inaugural College Day at Saratoga Race Course.

 Monday, July 27, 2009

Arizona Student Wins Sunland Scholarship

Arthur Pegg, a Race Track Industry Program senior at the University of Arizona, was awarded the 2009-2010 Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino Responsible Gaming Scholarship.

 Thursday, July 16, 2009

Guild Assembly Hooks Up With Symposium

The Jockeys' Guild will move its annual assembly to Arizona this year, becoming part of the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing & Gaming held in Tucson each December, Guild national manager Terry Meyocks said April 6.

 Monday, April 06, 2009

Racing Officials Group Sets Conference

The Racing Officials Accreditation Program is holding its first Conference on Officiating Horse Racing, during the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program's Symposium on Racing & Gaming.

 Friday, September 19, 2008
Joyce Scholarship Announced

Joyce Scholarship Announced

The University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program is creating a scholarship in the name of the late Joseph F. Joyce Jr., a longtime horse racing executive and founder of the Arlington Million, the world's first $1-million Thoroughbred race.

 Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Butcher Addresses RTIP Students

Robert Butcher, director of pari-mutuels at Keeneland, returned to the University of Arizona Feb. 9 to serve as a guest lecturer in the Race Track Industry Program. Butcher, an alumnus of the Race Track Industry Program, completed his studies in 1999.

 Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Speakers Named for Blog Panel at Symposium on Racing and Gaming

The University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program has announced speakers for the Symposium on Racing & Gaming panel entitled "The Blog: New Media Monster?" scheduled for Thursday morning, Dec. 7.

 Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Racing & Gaming Symposium Agenda Announced

The University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program has announced its agenda for the 2006 Symposium on Racing & Gaming to be held Dec. 4-7 at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson.

 Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Churchill President Addresses University Students

Churchill Downs president Steve Sexton gave students in the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program tips on how to grow a company in a mature industry, improve customer relations, and find new ways to market horse racing.

 Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Arizona's Race Track Industry Program Offers New Workshop

The University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program announced Aug. 9 the renewal of a service program for the racing industry formerly known as the Mobile Seminar Program.

 Wednesday, August 10, 2005

University Alters Symposium Schedule for This Year

The University of Arizona Symposium on Racing has been retooled this year, with a more compact schedule and a change in the days on which the event is held.

 Saturday, March 26, 2005

Barham Takes Post With Race Track Industry Program

Steve Barham, executive director of the Oregon Racing Commission for the past 17 years, has been named associate coordinator of the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program.

 Friday, September 27, 2002

One-day Racing and Gaming Summit added to Racing Symposium

The University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program (RTIP) is teaming up with gaming industry media leader GEM Communications to produce a new one-day conference, the Racing and Gaming Summit, Dec. 10 in Tucson. The day-long Summit precedes the RTIP's 29th Annual Symposium on Racing, which continues through Dec. 13.

 Thursday, August 22, 2002

University Surveying Industry on Medication Use

The University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program hopes to make the results of its medication survey available at its Symposium on Racing, scheduled for the first full week of December. A major medication summit will be held Dec. 4 of that week in Tucson.

 Wednesday, October 31, 2001

Live Webcasts Planned For Arizona Symposium

The University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program is teaming with NaviSite Inc. to deliver live Webcasts of sessions from this year's Symposium on Racing. Racing fans and professionals can watch over 16 hours of live video footage from the Symposium on Racing in real-time via their desktops at www.ag.arizona.edu/rtip.

 Thursday, November 16, 2000