We know far more about the libidinous quirks and reckless sexual practices of the departed Eliot Spitzer and the adulterous history o his successor, David Paterson, and his wife than we imagined only a few weeks ago. What we don’t know is when the details of racing’s future will be settled amidst the...

With Spitzer out of the picture the ball is in Bruno's court There is optimistic speculation that the unexpected ascension of David Paterson to the governor’s office in Albany will actually facilitate the process of dealing with both the details of legislation that would conclude the matter of the...

While nothing has been accomplished in Albany since news of the Hookergate scandal that resulted in Wednesday’s widely applauded resignation of soon-to-be ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer broke on Monday, New York Racing Association president Charles Hayward said he expects the changing of the guard to have no...

San Jose, Costa Rica Sometimes, not often and always accidentally, my timing is perfect and this vacation, scheduled more than a month ago when is seemed likely that by now the issues that swirled around the New York racing franchise and the future of the greatest game played outdoors would be settled...

Joe Bruno’s characterization of the New York Racing Association’s briefing of horsemen and employees this week concerning ramifications of a Feb. 14 shutdown as “scare tactics” is evidence of something deeply troubling about the senate majority leader. Obviously, he is delusional. Or, worse, he is an...

“The Assembly doesn’t seem to be engaged at all in the racing issue or minimally at best. Here we are in February. In my mind it’s just ridiculous that there haven’t been ongoing meetings the past few weeks to get this resolved. I don’t think it’s a priority for the governor, either. Unfortunately, I...

With New Yorkers aglow in the wake of what will undoubtedly be remembered as the most dramatic upset in the history of the Super Bowl and pondering Tuesday’s presidential primaries, those involved in negotiations that will cement the future of the state’s important racetracks returned to work on Monday...

Note: This report, detailing the dire position in which the New York Racing Association faces in the weeks ahead, appears in Saturday’s editions of The Saratogian. It is reproduced here because we feel that the resignation of Charles Wait from the NYRA board is a significant development and a loss to...

It appears that Sen. Joe Bruno is losing his grip on a long-faithful upstate constituency that, unlike the Senate Majority Leader, has its priorities in order and its story straight. Long-time New York Racing Association trustee Charlie Wait, who happens also to be president of the Adirondack Trust Co...

The rain in Southern California, which has forced the cancelation of racing on Thursday and Friday, is forecast to persist through the weekend, the synthetic track at Santa Anita is again useless and it is highly unlikely that the Western portion of Saturday’s Sunshine Millions program will be run as...