ANDY SERLING SARATOGA LIVE CHAT THURSDAY AT 8 PM

Monday, July 19, 2010

 

Contact: Dan Silver

dsilver@nyrainc.com

 

 

ANDY SERLING SARATOGA LIVE CHAT THURSDAY AT 8 PM

 

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Andy Serling, TV analyst for The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), will participate in a live chat this Thursday, July 22 at 8 p.m. EDT. The homepage for the NYRA live chats is http://www.nyra.com/livechat/index.shtml.

 

Serling, who maintains a Twitter page (http://twitter.com/andyserling) where he gives out his selections daily, will answer questions regarding all of the weekend racing at Saratoga Race Course, including the Grade 3 Schuylerville for 2-year-old fillies on Friday, the Grade 1 Betfair TVG Coaching Club American Oaks on Saturday, and the Grade 2 Sanford for 2-year-olds on Sunday.

 

NYRA is offering a $500,000 Guaranteed Late Pick 4 on Saturdays at Saratoga that Serling will also discuss.

 

Fans who wish to participate in the live dialogue with Serling may log on to http://www.nyra.com/livechat beginning this Thursday at 8 p.m. No pre-registration is necessary and users may simply type questions and comments in the chat field at the bottom of the page for Serling to address. At the conclusion of the chat, an “instant replay” is created for future reference.

 

NYRA has conducted live chats since October 23, 2009. NYRA TV Analyst Serling regularly hosts the chats, and there have been eleven guest hosts: NYRA President Charles Hayward, NYRA Chief Operating Officer Hal Handel, trainers Gary Contessa, Bill Mott, and Todd Pletcher, veteran New York jockey Richard Migliore, Hall of Fame rider Jorge Velasquez, trainer and NYTHA president, Rick Violette, NYRA Racecaller and Director of TV Production John Imbriale, NYRA TV Analyst Jason Blewitt and NYRA Oddsmaker Eric Donovan.

 

Fans who wish to view transcriptions of previous chats may do so at http://www.nyra.com/livechat.

 

NYRA boasts a vast library of online offerings, comprised of the following websites:

 

• NYRA.com – Main website for Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• BelmontStakes.com – Comprehensive Belmont Stakes coverage
• Rachel’s Sandbox – Everything fans want to know about Rachel Alexandra
• NYRAGroupSales.com – Group sales info on Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• On The Lead – NYRA’s official monthly email newsletter
• Twitter.com/NYRAnews – Racing updates at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• Twitter.com/andyserling – Race analysis at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• Twitter.com/Belmontstakes – Updates on all things Belmont Stakes
• NYRA Facebook – Offers all the latest news on Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• NYRA YouTube – Offers videos including trainer and jockey interviews, Trips & Traps
• NYRA Flickr – Offers pictures from Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• NYRA Insider Blog – Go behind the scenes at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• NYRA Community Relations Blog – NYRA’s community outreach efforts
• NYRA Spotlight – Videos spotlighting NYRA racetrack personnel
• Forbes Firsters – Pedigree and sales analysis for 2-year-old debuters
• 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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