Handel To Leave NYRA June 30, 2011 The New York Racing Association announced today that its chief operating officer, Hal Handel, will be leaving NYRA this September after the Saratoga racing meet
NYRA To Be Target Of State Inquiry? June 22, 2011 It has been reported that New York Budget Director Robert Megna has told the New York Racing Association that it must change its behaviour, and that he has requested an inquiry by state investigators ...
A Hope For NYC OTB? February 22, 2011 New York Racing Association CEO Charles Hayward has been quoted as saying that the future looks brighter with the bankrupt New York City Off-Track Betting out of the way. Although, if State Senators h...
Yonkers Added To NYRA TV Network February 10, 2011 Yonkers Raceway debuts as part of the New York Racing Association television network beginning Friday
Gural: Make Stakes Payments, Horsepeople Should Stash 5% February 08, 2011 In an open letter to the industry, track owner Jeff Gural, who is in the process of trying to work out a long-term lease of the Meadowlands Racetrack, has encouraged horse owners to make the February ...
Positives And Negatives Of New York State Racino Expansion Discussed February 08, 2011 During yesterday's talks with New York State Senate's Standing Committee on Racing, Wagering and Gaming, parties discussed turning state racinos into full fledged casinos. Although, there were also ca...
NY Horsepeople Speak Out On Surcharge February 02, 2011 During a New York State budget presentation on Tuesday, February 1, Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed a 2.75 per cent surcharge on race purses. In turn, horsepeople have said the move will offset gains f...
Aqueduct Sees Spike In Numbers January 31, 2011 New York Racing Association President Charles Hayward has gone on the record as saying that he is surprised with the turnout and wagering popularity of the Aqueduct racetrack for thoroughbreds, which ...
NYRA To Open NYC Teletheatres? January 26, 2011 According to a report, the New York Racing Association is looking into the possibility of opening teletheatres in
NYRA Back On Major NY TV December 30, 2010 The New York Racing Association and city of New York have reached an agreement that puts NYRA racing back on Time Warner and Cablevision in the city
Evans Offers Harsh Reality And Optimism December 20, 2010 During the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program Symposium held earlier this month, Robert Evans, the president of Churchill Downs Inc., gave the keynote address during which he listed man...
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
