The reorganization board of the New York Racing Association met for the first time a year ago, but it wasn’t until its eighth meeting Dec. 4 that its members offered any significant disagreement to a proposal made by board chairman David Skorton.

On the agenda was NYRA’s 2014 budget, one of the most contentious elements of which is a proposal to raise admission prices at Saratoga Race Course and Belmont Park from $3 to $5 for the grandstand and $5 to $8 for the clubhouse.

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