Thoroughbred Racing Associations
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| founded = 1942
| founder = Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.
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| hq_location_city = Cecil County, Maryland
| hq_location_country = United States
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The Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America, Inc., or simply Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA), is the name of an American nonprofit organization which advocates for thoroughbred racing in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0743647D:US|title=Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America – Company Profile|publisher=Bloomberg.com|accessdate=August 21, 2024}}
History
The Thoroughbred Racing Associations formed in 1942 as the United States' entry into World War II created a potential halt to horse racing in the country, Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. began to develop the formation of a commission of racetracks.{{cite web|url=https://www.usracing.com/horse-racing-industry/|title=Horce Racing Industry Resources|publisher=US Racing|accessdate=August 21, 2024}} At the time, Vanderbilt was the president of Pimlico and Belmont Park. The TRA's first conference was held in Chicago, on March 19, 1942.
In 1946, the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB), a subsidiary of the TRA was founded.{{cite web|last=Shottenkirk|first=Jerry|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1988/08/28/the-tra-assures-fair-and-square-racing/62641319007/|title=The TRA Assures Fair and Square Racing|work=The Oklahoman|date=August 28, 1988|accessdate=August 21, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://thoroughbredracingassociations.com/about/|title=About|publisher=Thoroughbred Racing Associations|accessdate=August 21, 2024}}
In 1971, the TRA established the Eclipse Awards.{{cite web|url=https://marylandsports.us/marylands-own-monday-tra/|title=Maryland's Own Monday: Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America|publisher=Maryland Sports Commission|date=November 27, 2017|accessdate=August 21, 2024}} Equibase, a partnership between subsidiaries of the TRA and the Jockey Club was founded in 1990.
Headquartered in Cecil County, Maryland, the TRA acts as both a governing body and lobbying group.