New York Racing Association

NYRA Doing Away With Security Barns

On Thursday, July 14, New York Racing Association, Inc. announced plans to expand and enhance its in-house drug testing program to detect illegal performance-enhancing substances in thoroughbred raceh...

DiNapoli Creates Huge Stir

The press release yesterday of New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli saying the New York Racing Association was “on shaky ground” generated wide press coverage today, which presumably was its ...

Gural: 'Slots Have Just Increased Purses'

Outspoken and progressive racetrack owner Jeff Gural has let the cat out of the bag in regard to the theme of his upcoming New York Gaming Summit keynote speech

Willmot Sounds Off

Stakes action took centre stage this past weekend in the harness racing world, but what seemingly flew under the radar was an article by The Globe And Mail in which outgoing Woodbine Entertainment Gro...

NYRA To Stay Afloat Rest Of Year

New York Governor David Paterson, with the help of his legislature, yesterday joined forces to work out arrangements for a $25 million loan to keep the New York Racing Association running the rest of ...

Paterson To Save NYRA?

New York Governor David Paterson has announced that his office is working on a new bill to save the New York

NYRA To Shut Down After Belmont?

It has been reported that New York Racing Association President and CEO Charlie Hayward said yesterday that his association could cease operations on June 6, just one day after the Belmont Stakes is c...

New Controversy For NYRA

It has been reported that the New York Racing Association is again seeking help in Albany.

NYRA Makes Deep Cuts

Reacting to the demise of Aqueduct Entertainment Group as casino operator at Aqueduct and financial losses as a result of New York City OTB’s bankruptcy, the New York Racing Association has terminated...

1,300 Going, Execs Pass Pay

Things are grim on Broadway, where New York City Off-Track Betting corporation went into crisis mode, threatening to close its 66 betting shops in the city

Audit Of NYRA Could Take One Year

January 18, 2010

Officials have indicated that New York State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's audit of the New York Racing Association could take anywhere from six months to one year

NYRA Salaries To Be Exposed?

January 11, 2010

According to a report, the New York Racing Association is preparing to turn over requested materials to state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli