New York Grants Awarded To Grow Racing July 05, 2023 New York State’s harness racing industry is benefiting from more than $440,000 in new grants from the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund.
Vernon Downs To Open On May 5 April 29, 2017 Jeff Gural, Chairman of American Racing and Entertainment, announced today (Saturday, April 29) that he has decided to open the 2017 racing season next Friday, May 5 following a productive meeting in ...
NYS Equine Industry Has $4.2B Effect October 16, 2012 On Tuesday, October 16, the New York State Horse Racing & Agriculture Industry Alliance announced the determinations of an Equine Industry Economic Impact Study which found that the state's indust...
Cappelli Wants $12M Marketing Allowance From NY State June 10, 2011 According to a report, prospective racino developer Louis Cappelli has asked the New York State Legislature for a $12 million marketing allowance
Pretlow Vs. Tribe, Schumer January 20, 2011 Gary Pretlow, chairman of the New York Assembly’s Racing and Wagering Committee, is going head-to-head against powerful New York Senator Charles Schumer on the issue of the Wisconsin Stockbridge-Munse...
Frank Words, Justifications In New York During Off-Track Betting Discussion December 16, 2010 “The industry has been analyzed and analyzed ad nauseum. We know what racing’s problems are. We just need the political will to fix them. We can’t have all this
New NYCOTB CEO Salary Contentious July 08, 2010 As soon as it seemed the drama surrounding the New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. was simmering down, news of the hiring of a new $125,000-per-month president and CEO has the ongoing situation a-bo...
Assembly To Bail Out NYCOTB? April 06, 2010 It has been reported that New York City Off-Track Betting, which filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy this past December, may be thrown a lifeline from the State Assembly
SOA Backs Pretlow Proposal March 22, 2010 In response to today’s bankruptcy court ruling to uphold the proposed bankruptcy of New York City Off Track Betting, the Standardbred Owners Association reinforced its support for a restructuring prop...