Kostas and Stephanie Hronis after Flighline’s Breeders’ Cup Classic victory. (Coady Photography)
NTRA Press Release
Washington, D.C.—The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Horse PAC® Board Chairman Bill Farish and President Tom Rooney are pleased to announce that Stephanie Hronis has joined the Board of Directors of NTRA Horse PAC®, Thoroughbred racing’s bipartisan federal Political Action Committee.
Stephanie Hronis is a prominent member of the Thoroughbred racing community. Hronis is part of the Hronis Racing ownership team, alongside her husband Kosta, his brother Pete, and their family, are part-owners of 2022 Eclipse Award-winning Horse of the Year Flightline. Additionally, she is Chairwoman of the Horse Racing Women’s Summit and a member of the Board of Directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation Advisory Board, and Shamrock Community Foundation/College + Career Planning Founder/Owner.
“It is a great honor to join the NTRA Horse PAC® and to support the significant work being done to ensure the longevity of the horse racing industry,” Hronis said. “This is especially a priority during the industry’s current period of significant change for the betterment of our equine and human athletes.”
“Over the past two decades, Horse PAC® has played a key role in promoting the Thoroughbred racing industry with our lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Our success would not be possible without great members of our Board, and Stephanie is a great addition to help us continue to grow,” said Horse PAC® Chairman Bill Farish. “We look forward to welcoming her into the fold as Horse PAC® continues to increase its footprint in Washington.”
“Stephanie’s leadership and commitment to the racing industry is beyond admirable, which I believe makes her a perfect addition to our team,” said NTRA President and CEO and Horse PAC® President Tom Rooney.
Under the stewardship of Chairman Bill Farish and NTRA President Tom Rooney, Horse PAC® is the preeminent federal political action committee on Capitol Hill for the Thoroughbred horseracing industry and an integral component in the NTRA tool chest in Washington, DC. Since its formation in the early 2000s, Horse PAC® has dispensed nearly $5 million to federally elected candidates who support Thoroughbred breeding and racing.
Other Horse PAC® Board Members include John C. Harris, Wilhelmina McEwan, Justin Nicholson, Anne W. Poulson, and Keith Chamblin.
ABOUT THE NTRA
The NTRA, based in Lexington, Ky. and Washington, D.C., is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 horse racing interests and thousands of individual stakeholders consisting of horseplayers, racetrack operators, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations, charged with increasing the popularity, welfare and integrity of Thoroughbred racing.
