Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Contact: Dan Silver NYRA STATEMENT – TUESDAY, MAY 15 ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has forwarded the letter received today from New York State Racing and Wagering Board Chairman John Sabini and Franchise Oversight Board Chairman Robert Megna to its attorney, Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr….
Category Archives: Horse Racing
NYS Racing and Wagering Board Comes Down Hard on NYRA — will review licenses of management and Board Members!
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Jockey Club Report: Building Sustainable Growth: Progress Report No. 3
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NYRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS TERMINATES THE EMPLOYMENT OF HAYWARD AND KEHOE
The Board of Directors of The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced today that it has decided to terminate the employment of NYRA President and CEO Charles Hayward and NYRA Senior VP and General Counsel Patrick Kehoe, effective immediately.
National Racing Museum’s Hall of Fame Elects 2012 Inductees
Ghostzapper, the 2004 Horse of the Year, jockey John Velazquez and trainers Roger Attfield and Robert Wheeler have been elected to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame.
Horses euthanized at Finger Lakes 2011. Breakdown stats for track opening to 10/22, not the entire meet.
CATASTROPHIC BREAKDOWN RATES: # of starts from April thru 10/22 = 8584 = 3.6/1000; # of starts from April thru 9/13 = 6836 = 2.8/1000; # of starts from 9/16 thru 10/22 = 1748 = 6.3/1000 * medical conditions ** deaths during racing that were not of a musculoskeletal nature *** Favorite Colors ran…
NY Rules for Voiding Claims for Horses That Die While Racing — Press Release & Statute
NYS RACING & WAGERING BOARD ISSUES EMERGENCY RULE VOIDING CLAIMS FOR HORSES THAT DIE DURING RACING New York Task Force on Racehorse Health and Safety’s work underway The New York State Racing and Wagering Board today issued an emergency rule that voids claims in the event that a claimed horse dies during a race or…
It’s a Start. NY Racing & Wagering to Consider Changing Claiming Rules. Memo of Advisement
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Change New York’s Claiming Rules to Protect the Horses
In New York, we do not have to have the scenario where trainers drop a horse into a cheap claimer in order to divest themselves of a horse with a problem. Caveat emptor, cave mortuus equum. The New York State Task Force on Retired Racehorses’ recommendations specifically address keeping claiming horses as safe as possible through changing the claiming rules. The Task Force recommended adoption of the racehorse safety guidelines advocated by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP).
British Columbia Horse Racing Committee Chair Weighs In On Future of Hastings Park
Press release from Derbybarandgrill.com newsletter: March 13, 2012 Log #478328 To Key Horse Racing Industry Organization Principals: I am writing on behalf of the BC Horse Racing Industry Management Committee in response to recent media reports on the potential closure of Hastings Racecourse. The Committee is about to undertake a review for the purpose…