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...