NY Thoroughbred Horseman's Association (NYTHA)

By MATT HEGARY The long tug-of-war over the New York Racing Association’s franchise to operate Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga came to an end on Wednesday with the passage of legislation that will extend the franchise until 2033 and avert a shutdown of the most prominent racing circuit on the East Coast. The legislation, which resulted […]

By DAVID GRENING OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The specter of the New York Racing Association being in charge of Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga for another 25 years was greeted by a mixture of relief and tempered enthusiasm by horsemen. Horsemen were naturally relieved that racing will continue uninterrupted under a franchise deal agreed to Wednesday, […]

By Michael Gormley, Associated Press     ALBANY — The New York Racing Association will continue to run thoroughbred horse racing in New York for the next 25 years under a deal that ends years of uncertainty in the racing world and a key political conflict in Albany. In exchange for the franchise to operate […]

by Tom Precious  New York state legislators are expected to approve a bill agreed to the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 13, giving the New York Racing Association a 25-year extension of its franchise to run Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga racetracks. The legislation, a copy of which was obtained by The Blood-Horse, is part of a […]

by Tom Precious Negotiators on February 11 failed again to broker a new Thoroughbred franchise deal in New York, raising the chances that Aqueduct could go dark later this week. With state officials engaged in closed-door talks and some public finger-pointing, the New York Racing Association was casting doubts on the progress of the talks. […]

By Michael Gormley, Associated Press     ALBANY — State leaders have a "framework of an agreement" that would give the New York Racing Association a $105 million bailout as part of a 25-year franchise to run New York’s thoroughbred race tracks, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno said Thursday.   In exchange for the lucrative […]

By James M. Odato     ALBANY — Gov. Eliot Spitzer and legislative leaders are preparing what appears to be a take-it-or-leave-it deal for the New York Racing Association to continue running the Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga thoroughbred tracks. The franchise extension, which comes with $105 million in bailout money for the racing association, is […]

By JACQUELINE PALANK WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP)  – The New York Racing Association is asking for few extra weeks to control its bankruptcy case as it awaits action from the state legislature to pass a law crucial to its Chapter 11 reorganization plan. NYRA on Wednesday asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan to extend the […]

By Paul Post   SARATOGA SPRINGS — New York Racing Association and horsemen today will discuss plans for leaving Aqueduct if a franchise agreement isn’t reached by next Wednesday’s deadline. Without a new contract, racing would likely stop and NYRA would have to move Aqueduct’s horses to Belmont, which could stay open as a training […]

  By: Stan Bergstein  TUCSON, Ariz. – "We are for the regulation of anabolic steroids, but not the banning of them. Steroids can be a good therapeutic medication. With that battle cry, Kent Stirling, executive director of the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and chairman of the national horsemen’s association’s medication committee, fired the […]

by Frank Angst and Paul Post With the New York Racing Association’s temporary operating extension set to expire on February 13, horsemen have been advised that the Aqueduct backstretch will be closed if no agreement is reached or new extension granted. Rick Violette Jr., president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, said NYRA officials […]