else the OTBs and/or tracks in New York State would be open every day of the year that they wished without religious prefrence. I guess racing fan and bettor are distinct groups of people? NY PML Sec 109 violates the rights of racing fans and bettors. I will be glad to debate Patrick Connors Esq. anytime. Afterall, the arguments of the counsel for NYC OTB, now DEAD, aka Bankrupt are persuasive. Patrick Connors is another political hack or worse. He should bet more and not simply take up space to burnish his resume?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lee Park
August 16, 2012 lee.park@racing.ny.gov
RACING FAN ADVISORY COUNCIL HOSTING AUGUST 30 FAN Q&A AT SARATOGA RACE COURSE WITH DAILY RACING FORM’S DAVID GRENING
NYRA’s Chief Marketing Officer Rodnell Workman, President/COO Ellen McClain will also be available to answer questions
The New York State Racing Fan Advisory Council will host a free question-and-answer session at Saratoga Race Course immediately following the final race (approximately 6:30 p.m.) on Thursday, August 30 at the Carousel handicapping center.
The New York State Racing Fan Advisory Council is charged with collecting ideas, concerns and issuing formal recommendations on improving horse racing to state government and policymakers. The event will be a great opportunity for race fans to share ideas on how to make racing more attractive and appealing to new fans, and how to improve the sport for current fans.
Daily Racing Form journalist David Grening will moderate the free event, which will give fans the opportunity to speak with and hear from the Racing Fan Advisory Council members, as well as NYRA’s Chief Marketing Officer Rodnell Workman and President/COO Ellen McClain.
WHAT: The Racing Fan Advisory Council will hold a public Q&A with Daily Racing Form’s David Grening. NYRA’s Chief Marketing Officer Rodnell Workman and President & COO Ellen McClain will also be participating.
This hour-long event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WHEN: Thursday, August 30, 2012, Immediately following the final race (approximately 6:30-7:30 p.m.)
WHERE: Carousel Handicapping Center
Saratoga Race Course
267 Union Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
***OPEN PRESS***
The Racing Fan Advisory Council was established by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board to provide input and advice to the Board on horse racing and wagering matters in New York state. The council consists of individuals steeped in both thoroughbred and harness racing, as well as off-track betting enterprises. The council will examine the “total racing experience” and report its findings to the Board. The members include:
· Chair: Patrick M. Connors, Professor of Law, Albany Law School: Professor Connors has been an avid fan of horse racing since 1989 and has made several presentations at Albany Law’s annual Saratoga Institute on Racing and Gaming Law. He has been a law professor for 20 years at both Syracuse University College of Law and Albany Law School. A prolifically published scholar, he has been an active member of several New York State Bar Association Committees and has given dozens of legal presentations across the state. Professor Connors resides in Saratoga Springs, graduated from Georgetown University and obtained his law degree at St. John’s University School of Law.
· Vice Chair: Michael F. Amo, Chair and Co-Founder, Thoroughbred Racing Fan Association, Inc. (ThoroFan): Mr. Amo has been a Thoroughbred horseracing enthusiast for over 30 years. He was first introduced to the sport by a friend who took him to the 1978 Belmont Stakes and soon began traveling the country attending racing meets as his regular vacation away from a career as a hospital administrator. Mr. Amo has served on the Board of several not-for-profit organizations and is co-owner of a health care consulting business, as well as a published author. A Central Valley resident, Mr. Amo also serves as an Orange County legislator.
· Allan Carter, Historian, The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Since 2003, Mr. Carter has worked at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. For more than 20 years prior, Mr. Carter was a legal librarian at the New York State Library. Mr. Carter served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1967 and worked as a technical writer at Knolls Atomic Power Plant. A Glens Falls native, Mr. Carter resides in Saratoga Springs and received a Master’s Degree in Library Science from SUNY Albany.
· M. Kelly Young, Associate Director of National Affairs, New York Farm Bureau: Ms. Young has been an active participant in the world of harness racing since 1995, when she worked as an office assistant at the Goshen Historic Track during the summer. Ms. Young is a member of the Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors and a former Executive Director of the Harness Horse Breeders of New York State. She has written several award-winning articles on standardbred racing. An Albany resident, Ms. Young has a B.A. in Biology from Boston University.
The racing fan advisory council’s mission is to grow of the fan base of horse racing by:
· Recommending procedures to ensure that the fan’s opinion is a central part of the regulation of horse racing and advising the Board on issues related to racing and wagering
· Advising the Board on appropriate actions to encourage fan attendance and wagering at the state's thoroughbred and harness racetracks and off-track betting corporations
· Visiting Board-controlled racetracks and facilities during race times, workouts, and during hours when members of the media are permitted to be present at the facilities
· Advising the Board on the creation of an “I LOVE NY Racing” promotion
· Giving an annual, non-monetary award to both a thoroughbred and standardbred breeding farm in New York State that has worked to promote horse racing in New York
· Recommending changes to the rules of the Board and to the laws affecting horse racing
· Preparing an annual report to the Board regarding the operation of the state's thoroughbred and harness racetracks and the state's off-track betting corporations
Questions, ideas and concerns may also be submitted to racingfan@racing.ny.gov.
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