Friday, April 16, 2010
Contact: Ashley Herriman
SPOTLIGHT ON NYRA PEACE OFFICER RUDY BAFFA
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The eighth installment of The New York Racing Association, Inc.’s (NYRA) “Spotlight Series” is now available on demand at NYRA.com and profiles NYRA Peace Officer Rudy Baffa.
Baffa, 83 years old and still going strong, has worked for NYRA for more than 30 years and is a familiar face – and voice – to patrons and employees at all three NYRA tracks. A nightclub vocalist in his native
Created to give racing fans a behind-the-scenes look at the people who help NYRA racing operate smoothly on a consistent basis, previous “Spotlight Series” videos have featured Tim Kelly and Ed Brown, the clerk of scales and assistant clerk of scales, track announcer Tom Durkin, paddock judge Neal Cutrone, and the NYRA Stewards, Clockers, Horse Identification Department and On-Air Talent.
All eight of the “Spotlight Series” videos can be viewed by online at http://www.nyra.com/nyraspotlight/nyraspotlight.html and at NYRA’s official YouTube site.
NYRA boasts a vast library of online offerings, comprised of the following websites:
- NYRA.com – Main website for Aqueduct,
- BelmontStakes.com – Comprehensive Belmont Stakes coverage
- Rachel’s Sandbox – Everything fans want to know about Rachel Alexandra
- NYRAGroupSales.com – Group sales info on Aqueduct,
- On The Lead – NYRA’s official monthly email newsletter
- Twitter.com/NYRAnews – Racing updates at Aqueduct,
- Twitter.com/andyserling – Race analysis at Aqueduct,
- NYRA Facebook – Offers all the latest news on Aqueduct,
- NYRA YouTube – Offers videos including trainer and jockey interviews, Trips & Traps
- NYRA Flickr – Offers pictures from Aqueduct,
- NYRA Insider Blog – Go behind the scenes at Aqueduct,
- NYRA Community Relations Blog – NYRA’s community outreach efforts
- NYRA Spotlight – Videos spotlighting NYRA racetrack personnel
- New York Watch – Read about up-and-coming stars from the NYRA circuit
- Backstretch Buzz – Exclusive videos from the backstretch
- Riders Up – In-depth interviews with members of the NYRA jockey colony
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