Wednesday, June 3
Welcome Reception at Delegates Dining Room at the United Nations, sponsored by LARC
Time: scheduled for 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
The 2015 Pan American Conference commences in remarkable fashion as attendees are welcomed at the United Nations, an iconic New York and global landmark. Guests will be treated to a taste of international culture and history at the site of the foremost organization dedicated to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, and promoting social progress and human rights. This unique environment will set the stage for the objectives and themes of the 2015 Pan American Conference.
Thursday, June 4
Day 1, Business Program of 2015 Pan American Conference, Grand Hyatt New York
Time: scheduled for 8:30 – 4:30 pm
The Grand Hyatt New York in midtown Manhattan will serve as the Conference venue for the 2-day business program of the 2015 Pan American Conference. The business program commences Thursday June 4.
Breakfast, Day 1 – sponsored by Woodbine Entertainment Group
Time: scheduled for 7:30 – 8:30am
Welcome & Introduction
Time: scheduled for 8:30 – 8:40am
Master of Ceremonies
Tom Durkin
Speaker
Ogden Mills Phipps
Tom Durkin will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the Business Program of the Pan Am Conference. Ogden Mills Phipps, chairman of The Jockey Club, will introduce the Conference, its topics and objectives.
Horse Racing & Breeding in the Americas: A Global View
Time: scheduled for 8:45 – 9:10am
Speaker
Alex Waldrop
NTRA
Alex Waldrop, CEO & President of the NTRA will deliver an overview of the North American and South American regions in relation to global racing and breeding, with a high-level look at the current landscape of racing in South America, including challenges, solutions, and opportunities.
Globalization of the Breed: Importance of the North American and South American regions
Time: scheduled for 9:15 – 10:15am
Industry stakeholders from both North America and South America examine the current approach to importing and exporting bloodstock among the regions and throughout the world and the role globalization plays. Keeneland Associate Director of Sales, Tom Thornbury leads a panel that includes Chauncey Morris (KTA-KTOB), Adrian Mansergh–Wallace (Coolmore America – Ashford Stud), Julio Menditeguy (Haras Abolengo), and international journalist Diego Mitagstein.
Coffee Break sponsored by Florida Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Association
Time: scheduled for 10:15 – 10:30am
Friday, June 5
Day 2, Business Program of 2015 Pan American Conference, Grand Hyatt New York
Time: scheduled for 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
The Grand Hyatt New York in midtown Manhattan will serve as the Conference venue for the 2-day business program of the 2015 Pan American Conference. Day 2 of the business program commences Friday June 5.
Breakfast, Day 2 – sponsored by Daily Racing Form
Time: scheduled for 7:30 – 8:30am
Welcome Address and Introduction
Time: scheduled for 8:30 – 8:35am
Latin American Jockeys: A Worldwide Phenomenon
Time: scheduled for 8:40 – 9:30am
Moderator
Dr. Rita Rocca
Panelist
John Velazquez
Panelist
Chris McCarron
Panelist
Ramon Dominguez
Current and former jockeys from Central and South America discuss the important issues that face riders from the region when plying their trade domestically and internationally and their overall importance to racing both regionally and globally. Dr. Rita Rocca from HRU, Maroñas will moderate a world-class panel including hall-of-famer Chris McCarron, John Velazquez, and Ramon Dominguez.
Coffee Break sponsored by Horse Races Now, LLC
Time: scheduled for 9:45 – 10:00am
Horse Welfare: A Sustainable Model to Ensure Aftercare for Racehorses
Time: scheduled for 3:45 – 4:15pm
Speaker
Stacie Clark–Rogers,
TAA
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) serves as both an accrediting body for aftercare facilities that care for Thoroughbreds following the conclusion of their racing careers and as a fund-raising body to support these approved facilities. Executive Director Stacie Clark-Rogers details the TAA’s inception, accreditation process, and fund-raising and distribution model – and how TAA can serve as a model worldwide.
Gala Dinner and Official Belmont Stakes & Grayson–Jockey Club Charity Celebration at Cipriani 42nd Street, sponsored by Longines
Time: scheduled for 7:00pm to 11:00pm
The official Belmont Stakes and Grayson-Jockey Club Charity Celebration at Cipriani 42nd Street serves as the gala dinner for the 2015 Pan American Conference, bringing together Belmont Stakes officials, owners, jockeys, guests, and conference attendees.
At the gala dinner of the Conference, presentation will made be of the 2015 Longines & IFHA International Award of Merit.
Cipriani 42nd Street is the ideal setting for this elegant and prestigious occasion that celebrates the 147th Belmont Stakes and 2015 Pan American Conference, while also benefiting the preeminent non-profit equine charitable organization dedicated to advance of horses of all breeds, the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.
Saturday, June 6
Belmont Stakes, hospitality sponsored by AmTote International
Time: scheduled for 10:30am to 7:30pm
The 2015 Pan American Conference will conclude with the running of the 147th Belmont Stakes. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to be at one of the United States’ premier racetracks for one of its most historic races. Registered attendees of the Pan American Conference will view the race in an exclusive hospitality area at Belmont Park.
The Belmont Stakes concludes the running of the American Triple Crown for 3-year-olds and has been host to some of the greatest spectacles in racing.
Secretariat’s 31-length victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes established the world record for a mile and a half on dirt at 2:24. With his win in the Belmont, he became the ninth horse to capture the Triple Crown.
A crowd of 120,139, the largest in New York Racing history, attended the 2004 running, hoping to see Smarty Jones become racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner. Birdstone won; Smarty Jones finished second.
Twenty-nine horses have been eligible to win the Triple Crown coming into the Belmont Stakes and 11 have succeeded. In seven recent runnings, horses that won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness (Silver Charm in 1997, Real Quiet in 1998, Charismatic in 1999, War Emblem in 2002, Funny Cide in 2003, Smarty Jones in 2004, and California Chrome in 2014) were denied racing immortality in the Belmont Stakes. Racing has not seen a Triple Crown champion since 1978, when Affirmed swept the three-race series.
Belmont Stakes day will be the anchor of a race card featuring some of the most prestigious races in North America and will offer prize money rivaled only by the premier race days throughout the world.