NYRA Outlines Plans for 2013 Saratoga Meet

High quality racing, customer service, and history were the subjects of a New York Racing Association media event June 24 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., at which the organization’s executives detailed plans for this summer’s race meet. While this summer’s meet will be the 145th in Saratoga, both the town and the track are celebrating the…

Sparks fly at NYRA Public Hearing

A public hearing held by the New York Racing Association at Belmont Park June 15 was intended to focus on racing, wagering, and marketing, but within minutes of its 9:30 a.m. EDT start, it turned into an acrimonious, impromptu union meeting. Dozens of NYRA employees and union representatives packed the small room in which the…