2020
Sunday, April 12, 2020
| Track Code | Track Name | Entry | Scratch | 1st Post ET | 1st Post Local | Time Zone | Stakes Race(s) | Stakes Grade | T.V. Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | SANTA ANITA PARK | 72 | 48 | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM | PDT | |||
| SUN | SUNLAND PARK | 168 | 24 | 2:30 PM | 12:30 PM | MDT | Mt. Cristo Rey H. | ||
| TAM | TAMPA BAY DOWNS | 72 | 0 | 12:35 PM | 12:35 PM | EDT |
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) was briefed by the FBI on the anti-Semitic attack in New York and is calling for a federal investigation into the assault and other recent anti-Semitic incidents.
Schumer released a statement Sunday that demanded a “top-to-bottom federal investigation” for the “pure evil” attacks.
“We must not, and cannot, tolerate these senseless attacks, and we must get to the bottom of why they are occurring in order to prevent them in the first place,” he said in the statement. “No American—and no New Yorker—should be subjected to the kind of terror and pain the people of Monsey and the New York Jewish community now bears.”
The New York senator said the FBI, state and local law enforcement are looking to find what specifically motivated the attack and other anti-Semitic incidents in New York over Hanukkah.
“I’ve asked the FBI to investigate any possible links—direct or indirect—between this attack and the ones of the past several days,” he said. “I’ve also asked for an assessment of what is currently being done by federal law enforcement officials to prevent these attacks and what more can be done.”
Schumer’s statement also mentioned he has been in contact with New Square Mayor Izzy Spitzer and Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg to offer prayers and support.
An attacker invaded Rottenberg’s home in Monsey, N.Y. Saturday before stabbing five people and sending the victims to local hospitals. A suspect was arrested a few hours after the incident.
New York City has experienced several anti-Semitic incidents over the holiday season, with police receiving eight reports of attacks that could have been anti-Semitic between Dec. 13 and 28.
New York City Off-Track Betting made history yesterday, taking bets on Palm Sunday. Since 1973, when Sunday racing was made legal in New York State, race tracks have been allowed to operate every Sunday except for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. While Aqueduct kept its doors shut, NYCOTB had its betting parlors open despite a letter from the New York State Racing and Wagering Board stating that it couldn't do so. "We're not a race track," NYCOTB president Ray Casey said. "OTB's business is a simulcasting business.
" Bettors responded by wagering an estimated $2 million yesterday on tracks from around the country, including Keeneland in Kentucky and Gulfstream Park in Florida. While in the past NYCOTB has respected the law and shut down on Palm Sunday, it took a chance this time because its business is down. "With the weather being the way it's been our handle has been off significantly," Casey said. "Our lawyers felt from their point of view that we could open (yesterday).
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" The law says race tracks can't open. It doesn't mention OTBs. "I respect the Racing and Wagering Board and I have the utmost respect for chairman Michael Hoblock but I felt we're right on this one," Casey said. The NYSRWB didn't return phone calls yesterday but said on Saturday it would meet this week to discuss fines and penalties it can impose on NYCOTB. "This isn't personal," Casey said. "I just didn't agree with the board's interpretation.
" Casey also said NYCOTB may open on Easter Sunday.