NY Racing Fan Advisory Council hosting Stewards and Jockey Agents Town Hall in Saratoga on July 19
Angel Cordero, Jr. & Richard Migliore among participants for behind-the-scenes event
The New York Racing Fan Advisory Council (@NYRFAC) will host a public town hall on July 19 with the Stewards that oversee races at The New York Racing Association (NYRA) tracks, as well as agents for the most successful jockeys in the country. Legendary jockey Richard Migliore will join the RFAC to participate in the panel discussions.
Among its mission to grow the fan base of New York horse racing, theRFAC is charged with educating fans on significant industry topics. This event presents an excellent opportunity for racing fans to learn about the intricacies of how decisions are made at the track each day.
“The Racing Fan Advisory Council is proud to host this inaugural event, which will provide an in-depth ‘behind-the-scenes’ look at how the decisions are made that impact the races we love,” said RFAC Chair Craig Alfred. “All race fans are invited to this special event on the eve of the Saratoga meet to learn more about this great sport.”
Stop scratching on holidays
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
Claude Solnik
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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
The event is free, open to the public and will feature two panels filled with anecdotes and Q&A:
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
7-9 p.m.
Fasig-Tipton Pavilion
153 George Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Panel 1: Ask the Stewards (7-8 p.m.)
The RFAC and Migliore will moderate a discussion with NYRA Stewards (NYSGC’s Stephen Lewandowski, NYRA’s Braulio Baeza, Jr. and The Jockey Club’s Jim Edwards) about:
· How they approach their job
· Review of the race call (with video replay) of the 2016 Sword Dancer
Panel 2: Jockey Agents – What do they do? (8-9 p.m.)
The RFAC and Migliore will moderate a discussion with popular Jockey Agents (Angel Cordero, Jr. (John Velazquez and Manny Franco), Tony Micallef (Rajiv Maragh), Steve Rushing (Irad Ortiz, Jr.), Mike Lakow (Javier Castellano), Jimmy Riccio, Jr. (Jose Ortiz and Joe Bravo), Ron Anderson (Joel Rosario) and Richard Depass (Luis Saez)) about:
· How they determine which mounts from high-demand riders to give to trainers;
· Relationships with other agents
· Relationship with their riders
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