IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: NEW YORK RACING IS BACK IN ACTION, AND SO IS THE EMPIRE RACING CLUB Two-Year-Old Summer Front Filly Added to 2020 Team Roster ELMONT, NY…New York will celebrate the return of Thoroughbred racing on Wednesday, and the Empire Racing Club members can’t wait. The Empire Racing Club (ERC) […]
NYRA Announces Safety Initiatives and Entry Rule Changes for Belmont Park Spring/Summer Meet
May 19, 2020 by Keith McCalmont NYRA Announces Safety Initiatives and Entry Rule Changes for Belmont Park Spring/Summer Meet Sunday Training Returns May 31 The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced a number of safety initiatives and entry rule changes for the upcoming 25-day spring/summer meet at Belmont Park. The Belmont spring/summer meet […]
NYTHA PRESIDENT JOE APPELBAUM: STATEMENT ON THE REOPENING OF NEW YORK’S RACETRACKS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2020 NYTHA PRESIDENT JOE APPELBAUM: STATEMENT ON THE REOPENING OF NEW YORK’S RACETRACKS “NYTHA and all of our horsemen are gratified to hear Governor Cuomo announce a return to racing, albeit sans spectators, at his daily press conference. We want to thank the Governor for his stalwart leadership during incredibly […]
Keeping Safe During the COVID-19 Outbreak
NYTHA is working with NYRA and Backstretch Employee Service Team (B.E.S.T) to keep the backstretch community safe during the outbreak of COVID-19. NYTHA, NYRA and BEST have established a Preparedness and Response Plan Committee, which is closely monitoring developments regarding COVID-19 and following guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the New York State Department of […]
