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The Day at the Races: Thursday, December 13, 2012
For the first time, a NYRA Board meeting was open to the public and was broadcast on the Internet.
By Jerry Bossert / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 1:43 PM
The “new” New York Racing Association has begun, officially electing
Cornell President David J. Skorton as Chairman of the Board of Directors
at its first Board meeting on Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan. Skorton
was appointed to the position by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Oct. 18.
The Board will run the embattled NYRA for the next three years before returning it to private hands. It promised transparency, and for the first time, a NYRA Board meeting was open to the public and was broadcast on the Internet.
The new Board, which has 17 members, was announced in October, several months after the firing of former NYRA President and CEO Charles Hayward and Senior Vice President and General Counsel Patrick Kehoe in May.
Its mission statement is, “Meeting the highest standards in thoroughbred racing and equine safety.”
The Board, currently looking for a new President and CEO to replace Hayward, is currently being operated by Chief Operating Officer Ellen McClain, who recently oversaw NYRA through a very profitable third quarter in 2012.
One of the measures approved at the Board meeting was prohibiting senior NYRA officers from wagering, although members of the Board still can.
In addition, the Board approved the 2013 racing dates for the Aqueduct Winter and Belmont Spring meetings, which run from Jan. 1-April 21 and April 26-July 14, respectively.
Highlights of the Aqueduct Winter meet include the running of the Grade I Wood Memorial and Carter Handicap on April 6, which also features three other stakes — the Grade II Gazelle and Ruffian along with the Grade III Bay Shore Stakes.
The highlight of the Belmont Spring meeting is the $1 million Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown, which will be run on June 8. Also on the card will be four other stakes events, including two Grade I heats — the Manhattan Handicap and the Just a Game Stakes, along with a pair of Grade II events — the True North Handicap and the Woody Stephens.
One week earlier, NYRA will offer a second “Showcase” day, featuring horses that were bred in New York, to go along with a similar day offered in the fall.
The inner-dirt season opened on a scary note with Slash Five being pulled up and vanned off in the opener. The colt was diagnosed as lame but doing okay. Last year, 21 horses died while competing over the inner-dirt track.
The Board will run the embattled NYRA for the next three years before returning it to private hands. It promised transparency, and for the first time, a NYRA Board meeting was open to the public and was broadcast on the Internet.
The new Board, which has 17 members, was announced in October, several months after the firing of former NYRA President and CEO Charles Hayward and Senior Vice President and General Counsel Patrick Kehoe in May.
Its mission statement is, “Meeting the highest standards in thoroughbred racing and equine safety.”
The Board, currently looking for a new President and CEO to replace Hayward, is currently being operated by Chief Operating Officer Ellen McClain, who recently oversaw NYRA through a very profitable third quarter in 2012.
One of the measures approved at the Board meeting was prohibiting senior NYRA officers from wagering, although members of the Board still can.
In addition, the Board approved the 2013 racing dates for the Aqueduct Winter and Belmont Spring meetings, which run from Jan. 1-April 21 and April 26-July 14, respectively.
Highlights of the Aqueduct Winter meet include the running of the Grade I Wood Memorial and Carter Handicap on April 6, which also features three other stakes — the Grade II Gazelle and Ruffian along with the Grade III Bay Shore Stakes.
The highlight of the Belmont Spring meeting is the $1 million Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown, which will be run on June 8. Also on the card will be four other stakes events, including two Grade I heats — the Manhattan Handicap and the Just a Game Stakes, along with a pair of Grade II events — the True North Handicap and the Woody Stephens.
One week earlier, NYRA will offer a second “Showcase” day, featuring horses that were bred in New York, to go along with a similar day offered in the fall.
The inner-dirt season opened on a scary note with Slash Five being pulled up and vanned off in the opener. The colt was diagnosed as lame but doing okay. Last year, 21 horses died while competing over the inner-dirt track.
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