The Jockey Club Announces Five New Members

The Jockey Club announced Sept. 3 the election of five new members: Gatewood Bell, Fred W. Hertrich III, James McIngvale, Dr. Mary Scollay, and John Sikura.

Bell is president of Cromwell Bloodstock Agency. As a bloodstock agent, he has selected horses such as Mastery  and Undrafted. In addition to his work in bloodstock, Bell is a member of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and a United States representative for Goffs sales agency. He previously worked for Kiaran McLaughlin and Nicoma Bloodstock and served as a jockey's agent for Fernando Jara.

Hertrich is chairman of the Breeders' Cup and proprietor of Watercress Farm. Horses co-bred by Hertrich include Boys at Toscanova, Catholic Boy , Diversify, Rushing Fall, Shamardal, and Street Boss . Hertrich is also the president of the Hertrich Family of automobile dealerships. 

McIngvale is a longtime Thoroughbred owner who is best known as the owner of 2016 Eclipse Award champion sprinter Runhappy . He has also campaigned grade 2 winners During and Wimbledon. McIngvale owns and operates Gallery Furniture in Houston, Texas—earning the nickname "Mattress Mack"—and is known for his philanthropy efforts for a variety of causes in the Houston area and around the world.

Scollay is the executive director and chief operating officer of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium. Previously, she was the equine medical director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and the senior association veterinarian for Calder Race Course and Gulfstream Park. She has served as a member of the New York Task Force on Racehorse Health and Safety, a veterinary consultant for The Jockey Club Equine Injury Database, and a board member of the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory.

Sikura is the president and owner of Hill 'n' Dale Farm and Xalapa Farm, a 1,400-acre estate founded by Edward Simms in 1903. A perennial leading consignor and breeder, Hill 'n' Dale bred or co-bred 1997 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Touch Gold and 2017 Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Cloud Computing  and owned Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour, dam of 2007 Belmont winner Rags to Riches. Hill 'n' Dale stands a notable roster of stallions, including champion and leading sire Curlin . A native of Toronto, Sikura is a longtime Kentucky resident.

The Jockey Club, founded in 1894, is the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds and provides support and leadership on a wide range of important industry initiatives.