The 2027 National HBPA Conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona in February/March with exact dates to be announced soon. More information about the agenda, registration and hotel accommodations will be posted to this page in the future.

The 2026 National HBPA Conference was held March 3-7 at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Copies of PowerPoint presentations are available by request, subject to permission from the author. If you are interested in receiving a PowerPoint from one of the presentations, please email dblake@hbpa.org. Videos from the conference are available below.

Keynote Address from Jockey Club Chairman Everett Dobson

Jinks Fires: National HBPA Living Legend

HISA: Law, Litigation, and the View from the Inside Rail with Ed Martin, Daniel Suhr & Brent Malmstrom. Moderated by Peter Sacopulos.

Prediction Markets and Wagering: An Emerging Threat to Horse Racing and Interstate Horseracing Act Revenue (Audio Only) with Peter “Holt” Gardiner, Jason Johnston, Dave Basler & Dennis Drazin. Moderated by Michele Fischer.

Kent Stirling Memorial Medication Panel (Audio Only) with Drs. Thomas Tobin, Kevin Keegan & Jim Meyer. Moderated by Dr. Clara Fenger. 

Surprsinglyperfect feted as National Claiming Horse of the Year

Katie LaMonica of Godolphin, Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards.

Strengthening Integrity Through Education, Support, and Collaboration: ROAP & ORI with Jason Klouser, Kristin Werner, Don Ahrens & Frank Lamb. 

Matt Delehanty of Sterling Thompson Equine.

Reimagining Racetrack Ownership: A Future Led by Horsemen and Participants with Lonny Powell, Lynne McNally & Ed Fenasci. Moderated by Frank Petramalo.

Presentation: Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Track: Smart Tech for Racing’s Next Frontier with John Julia, Mark Midland, Kyle McDoniel & Rick Hammerle. 

Seeing the Industry from the Barn and the Owner’s Box: A Real-World Racing Conversation with Marshall Gramm, Tom Van Berg, & Robbie Medina. Moderated by Jennie Rees.

Beyond the Finish Line: Building Pathways to Second Careers for Thoroughbreds with Kristin Werner, Kirsten Green, and Jeanette Milligan

Gunner laCour discusses the value and operational benefits affiliates receive through National HBPA Sponsor CHRIMS

The 2025 National HBPA Conference was held February 24-26 at in Safety Harbor, Florida. Videos from the conference are available below.

Opening Remarks, President Dr. Doug Daniels and Tampa Bay HBPA. Presentation: HISA, HIWU & the RHSA, Now and the Future with Daniel Suhr, Jay Ingle, Chris Hoskins and Eric Hamelback for Amanda Bunning Kelsey

Navigating Today’s Workforce Issues and Immigration Issues with Oscar Gonzales, Will Velie, and Remi Bellocq

NHBPA Claiming Horse of the Year Spikezone with with owners, Jamie Ness (and trainer), Troy Johnson and Charles Lo, Recognition and Resolution Presentation to Former KY HBPA Executive Director Marty Maline with Rick Hiles Presenting

Keynote Address: Former Kentucky State Senator Damon Thayer

Heart of Horse Racing with NYTHA President Tina Bond and Jimmy Chaffin

Presentation by Gunner laCour, President CHRIMS – PGSI

Kent Stirling Memorial Medication Panel with Dr. Clara Fenger, Dr. Kim Brewer, Dr. Thomas Tobin and Dr. Rob Holland 

Abijah’s, Off-Track Thoroughbreds Transforming the Industry with Sally Jane Mixon and Meghan Riley

Helping Horsemen through Today’s Technology with Jeff DeAngelis with Horcery Cameras, and Mike Novak with Backstretch Software

The 2024 National HBPA Conference was held July 23-27 at Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack and Hotel in Altoona, Iowa. Videos from the conference are available below.

Status Report on HISA: Updates on Issues and Litigation with Daniel Suhr, Pete Sacopulos, Brent Malmstrom and moderator Peter Ecabert

The Kent Stirling Memorial Medication Panel:Establishing No-Effect Thresholds and the Importance for the Industry with Dr. Clara Fenger, Dr. Rob Holland, Ron Moquett and Dr. Thomas Tobin

Fixed Odds, “Making it Work in Horseracing” with Dan Hartman, Kim Oliver, Ed Fenasci, and moderated by Michele Fischer

The 2023 National HBPA Annual Conference was held in New Orleans on March 6-10. The conference was held in conjunction with the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) Annual Meeting. To read a recap of the conference, check out the Spring issue of The Horsemen’s Journal. Videos from the conference are available below.

Keynote Address: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry

Kent Stirling Memorial Medication Panel

Trainer’s Talk with Bret Calhoun, Ron Faucheux and Jason Barkley

Panel Discussion: HISA Alternatives

Equine Welfare: Thoroughbred Aftercare and Scientific Advancements

Status Report on HISA – Updates on Issues and Litigation

Benefit Providers Luncheon with Living Legend: Don Stemmans and Other Presentations

Fixed Odds and the Positive Swing in U.S. Wagering

Jockey Club Information Systems Presentation

National Licensing Compact

Below are  videos and audio recordings of the panels and seminars held during the 2022 National HBPA Conference in in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Keynote Address – Hall of Fame Trainer D. Wayne Lukas

HISA: Where Are We Now? 

Representing the Industry

TRPB: Updating Digital Tattoo Horse Identification

National Racing Compact

Benefit Providers Panel – Guest Worker Programs & Employer Development

Horsemen’s Bookkeeper: What You Need To Know

CHRIMS: How to Account for Horsemen’s Distributions

NHBPA Sponsor Finish Line Horse Products

Remarks from Louis Cella, President of the Oaklawn Jockey Club

Fixed Odds Future in Our Industry

Interactions with Political Representation

Benefit Provider Working Luncheon

Convention Awards Ceremony Lunch with presentation from Equineline