Monday, August 23, 2010
Contact:
ANDY SERLING
Serling, who maintains a Twitter page (http://twitter.com/andyserling) where he gives out his selections daily, will answer questions regarding all of the tremendous weekend racing at Saratoga Race Course, including the Grade 1 Travers on Saturday and the Grade 1 Personal Ensign on Sunday, featuring 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra’s return to the Spa.
On Travers Day, NYRA will offer a $1 Million Guaranteed All-Graded Stakes Late Pick 4 featuring the Travers, the Grade 1 King’s Bishop, the Grade 1 Ballerina, and the Grade 3 Victory Ride. By guaranteeing the wager, NYRA will supplement the net difference if the total pool is less than $1 million.
NYRA will also offer a special Double linking the Travers to the following day’s Personal Ensign, which will require bettors to correctly select the winners of both races.
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 fifteen guest hosts: NYRA President
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,
- 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,
- Twitter.com/Belmontstakes – Updates on all things Belmont Stakes
- 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
- 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
- On The Record – Feature interviews with top NYRA trainers
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