Join Alex Waldrop as he discusses his time working in the horse racing industry at the next meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Calloway County Public Library at 710 Main St, Murray, Kentucky. 
The presentation is free to attend and centers around the history, tradition and the unique spectacle of the Kentucky Derby. Waldrop’s presentation will enlighten the audience concerning the many reasons why the “Run for the Roses” has grown into America’s most prestigious annual horse racing event and what Forbes Magazine has described as one of the “Greatest Bucket-list Sporting Events” in America.
Alex Waldrop is the former President and CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association where for 15 years he led the Thoroughbred industry’s national office with responsibilities for federal legislative advocacy, racing safety and integrity, and management of issues of national significance to Thoroughbred racing.
Mr. Waldrop spent 13 years with Churchill Downs, Inc., as President and General Manager of Churchill Downs Racetrack (1999-2002); General Counsel (1992-1998), and Senior Vice President, Public Affairs (2003 – 2004). He is also a former equity partner at the law firm of Wyatt Tarrant & Combs.
Currently, Mr. Waldrop chairs the board of directors of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, a unique horseracing research, education and advocacy organization with representatives from all aspects and all breeds of horseracing. He also consults on state regulatory matters with both the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU).
Mr. Waldrop is a native of Mayfield Kentucky and a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law. Recently, after 45 years living and working outside of Western Kentucky, he and his wife moved back to the region where they are now living on Lake Barkley in Canton, Kentucky overlooking the Land Between the Lakes National Recreational Area.
To join us via Zoom please register your attendance by going to the URL listed below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkce-orDoiGNxe6RsMx0rJntvTEr_BaEAB
