A broad expanse of alumni careers
The RTIP has many distinguished alumni, some of whom are highlighted below as having received a prestigious award named after John K Goodman, a founding father of the Race Track Industry Program. The John K. Goodman Alumni Award recognizes an RTIP alum each year for their outstanding contribution to the industry.
Todd Pletcher
Trainer
Todd Pletcher Racing Stables
Lonny Powell
Chief Executive Officer
Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ & Owners’ Association
Pete Aiello
Track Announcer
Gulfstream Park
Ismael Trejo
Executive Director
New Mexico Racing Commission
Eric Halstrom
Vice President & General Manager
Horseshoe Indianapolis
Pete Rotondo
Director of Development
1/ST Racing
Some positions currently held by RTIP graduates include:
- President, Daily Racing Form
- Vice President, InCompass Solutions
- Managing Director, Godolphin Stud
- Trainer, Bob Baffert Racing Stables
- Trainer, Phil D’Amato Racing
- Trainer, Matthew B. O’Connor Racing Stables
- Trainer, Grant Forster Racing
- General Manager, Arizona Downs
- Senior Vice President of Racing Operations, Canterbury Park
- Executive Director, California Authority of Racing Fairs
- Director of Racing, Santa Anita Park
- Director of Racing, Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
- Racing Secretary, Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga Racecourse
- Racing Secretary, Oaklawn Park
- Racing Secretary, Gulfstream Park
- Racing Secretary, Colonial Downs
- Racing Coordinator, Oaklawn Park
- Assistant Director of Racing, Mahoning Valley Race Course
- Executive Director, Iowa HBPA
- General Manager, NYRA Content Management Solutions
- President, Golf for NBC Sports Group
- Corporate Counsel, Monarch Content Management
- Senior Director of Industry Relations & Development, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association
- Race Track Safety Committee Director, Horse Racing Integrity & Safety Authority (HISA)
- General Manager, Japan Racing Association
- Technical Advisor of Racing, Japan Racing Association
- Track Announcer, Prairie Meadows
- Racing and Sponsorship Manager, Curragh Racecourse
- Vice President of Business Operations, Monmouth Park
- Assistant Director of Operations, Monmouth Park
- Manager, Customer Loyalty and VIP Relations, Woodbine Entertainment Group
- General Manager, Harrah’s Ak Chin Casino
- Jockey Club Steward, Finger Lakes Racetrack
- President, Ocala Breeders’ Sales
- Agent, Arizona Department of Racing
- Associate Editor, The Blood Horse
- Director of Sales, Marketing & Business Development, Roberts Communications Network
- Executive Director, Don Alberto Corporation
- Jockey Agent representing Florent Geroux & David Cohen
- Assistant Broodmare Manager, Three Chimneys Farm
- Senior Vice President, NTRA Advantage
- Senior Producer, TVG
- Key Account Manager, TVG/Fanduel
- Executive Director, CARMA
- Communications Coordinator, The Jockey Club