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New York Racing Association News
Gov. Cuomo calls on NYRA to intervene in horse fatalities
23 Mar 2012
Gov. Cuomo wants NYRA to appoint independent investigator to look into horse fatalities at Aqueduct.
New York Racing Association may eliminate race-day security barn
1 Mar 2010
NYRA is proposing to eliminate its race-day security barn in the latest cost-cutting move.
NYRA could end training at Aqueduct to save money
17 Feb 2010
NYRA may run out of money by July unless it receives money from the bankrupt New York Off Track Betting Corp.
State takes slap at NYRA
20 Jan 2010
The New York Racing Association has been cited for 14 pollution violations.
NYRA soliciting bids for Saratoga improvements
25 Nov 2009
NYRA soliciting bids for eventual work on Saratoga Race Course grandstand improvements.
It's back to square one for Aqueduct slots
18 Mar 2009
News brief: NYRA effort to establish a slots parlor at Aqueduct racetrack back to where it started some seven years ago.
Sona Mobile develops NYRA online solution
9 Jul 2008
Sona Mobile Holdings Corp. reports that it
has completed the Express Funding functionality of the Internet Wagering
Application for the New York Racing Association.
Sona Mobile comments on NYRA contract
15 Feb 2008
Sona Mobile Holdings Corp. commented today on an agreement announced
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, between its New York racing partner and New
York State.
NYRA keeps franchise to run state's horse racing
14 Feb 2008
News Brief: Under a bill passed this week, the New York Racing Association Inc. will get a new franchise to run the state's horse racing and money to help it emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Aqueduct winter meet may shutdown
13 Feb 2008
News Brief: The New York Racing Association is poised to make history of its own by shutting down the winter meet at Aqueduct racetrack Thursday.
NYRA receives another extension
22 Jan 2008
News Brief: The New York Racing Association received a second temporary extension from the state to run races at Aqueduct, state officials said Monday.
NYRA under investigation
6 Dec 2007
News Brief: The New York State Commission of Investigation on Wednesday subpoenaed a consultant hired on a no-bid contract by the New York Racing Association.
Sona Mobile awarded NYRA contract
16 Oct 2007
Sona Mobile Holdings Corp. has reached an agreement with the New York
Racing Association to provide a mobile wagering application.
Governor recommends NYRA for contract
5 Sep 2007
News Brief: New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has recommended that the New York Racing Association be awarded a 30-year contract to operate Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga racetracks.
Groups wary of New York racing plan
29 May 2007
News Brief: Local nonprofit organizations that depend on money generated at Saratoga Race Course fundraisers face an uncertain future with the New York Racing Association's decades-long grip on the track set to expire in January.
Saratoga official joins NYRA
29 May 2007
News Brief: Gavin Landry, the president of the Saratoga Convention and Visitors Bureau for the last 12 years, will leave at the end of June to take a position with the New York Racing Association.
MGM Mirage terminates talks with NYRA, New York state
1 May 2007
MGM Mirage has formally withdrawn its proposal to develop and manage a video lottery terminal facility at the Aqueduct Racetrack and has terminated its negotiations with the New York Racing Association and the State of New York.
NYRA application approved
30 Apr 2007
The New York State Racing and
Wagering Board has approved the New York Racing Association's
application to provide pari-mutuel wagering via the Internet.
Horsemen sue NYRA over handling of purse accounts
6 Dec 2006
News Brief: Owners and trainers at the New York Racing Association tracks have sued the track operator, claiming it diverted $15 million to $20 million to operational costs that should have gone to winnings.
NYRA, Empire Racing won't back down
22 Nov 2006
News Brief: Both the New York Racing Association, the current holder of the track franchise, and Empire Racing said the recommendation by the Ad Hoc Committee on Racing is not binding on the state Legislature and new Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
State bets $8M on NYRA's future
7 Nov 2006
News Brief: A day after being criticized as incompetent in the New York Racing Association's bankruptcy filing, the Pataki administration lent NYRA $8 million.
NYRA files for bankruptcy
3 Nov 2006
News Brief: The New York Racing Association filed for protection from creditors Thursday, blaming the Pataki administration for its collapse toward bankruptcy.
Racingworld Signs with Woodbine Entertainment, NYRA
5 Oct 2006
Racingworld
Technology, the operators of 123racing.com, have signed
agreements with Woodbine Entertainment and The New York Racing
Association.
Group Adds Partner for N.Y. Racing Franchise Bid
29 Aug 2006
News Brief: A group trying to take over the New York Thoroughbred racing franchise has added a new partner.
NYRA Touts Plans
10 Jul 2006
News Brief: Saratoga Race Course will remain the same, while Belmont Park will have video lottery terminals and retail space under the New York Racing Association's plans for winning renewal of its state franchise.
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