New York Racing Association

From Calling To Winning The Hambo?

“If I walk through the barn my eyes itch, I get a heachache and start to feel drowsy. I watch him work out, but I don’t go very near him. I think I may have openly touched him once and he’s probably t...

NYRA Re-Organization To State Senate

It has been reported that on Wednesday, June 20 the New York State Assembly unanimously passed a bill which will allow the restructuring of the board of the New York Racing Association.

Gov. Cuomo Close To Taking Over NYRA

It has been reported that after finding common ground with other state legislators this past Saturday night, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is one step closer to temporarily taking over control of the...

NYRA To Be Reorganized, Transformed

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) today announced an agreement to establish the NYRA Reorganizat...

NYRA Fires Back At NYSRWB

After having been publicly grilled for making appointments to replace its fired president and secretary amid a state probe, the New York Racing Association has fired back at the New York State Racing ...

State Actions Against NYRA Won't Impact Purses

New York State Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund Chairman John D. Sabini today stressed that New York’s thoroughbred breeding industry is sound and will not be impacted by the State’s withh...

Racing Board Rips NYRA Over Appointments

On Tuesday, May 15, the New York State Racing and Wagering Board issued a release regarding the New York Racing Association's appointments of its executive vice-president and COO Ellen McCain to presi...

NYRA Fires CEO And Senior VP

Charles Hayward, the recently-fired former president and CEO of the New York Racing Association, has gone on the record as saying that he expects to be fully exonerated from the allegations which led ...

NYRA Places CEO, Senior VP On Leave

The New York Racing Association has announced that it has placed its CEO, Charles Hayward, and its senior vice-president, Patrick Kehoe, on unpaid administrative leave in light of a New York State Rac...

NYRA Brings In New CFO

The New York Racing Association has hired a new chief financial officer/senior vice-president, according to a report

NYRA Apologetic Over Takeout Mix-Up

December 28, 2011

New York Racing Association President and CEO Charles Hayward has apologized for the issue regarding the overcharging of takeout on exotic wagers which have cost horseplayers millions of dollars

$8.6 Million To Come Back To Punters?

December 21, 2011

It has been reported that the New York Racing Association will be trying to return $8.6 million back to horseplayers after it has been found that the organization overcharged on a plethora of exotic w...