Friday, October 29, 2010
Contact: Ashley Herriman
ANDY SERLING TO HOST LIVE CHAT NEXT THURSDAY ON BREEDERS’ CUP, AQUEDUCT OPENING WEEKEND
Serling, who maintains a Twitter page (http://twitter.com/andyserling) where he gives out his selections daily, will answer questions regarding The Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 5 and 6 at Churchill Downs. He will also discuss Aqueduct’s opening weekend, including the Grade 2 Nashua, for juveniles, the Grade 3 Tempted for juvenile fillies, and the Grade 2, 1 3/8-mile Red Smith Handicap for horses three and up, all carded for Saturday, November 6.
Aqueduct opens Friday, November 5 for the 36-day fall meeting that runs through December 31, 2010. On both Friday and Saturday, fans can watch and wager on the full Breeders’ Cup cards from Churchill Downs, with advance wagering offered Friday on Saturday’s 11-race card. Also available is wagering on the Ladies’ Classic / Breeders’ Cup Classic Double, which will close at post time of the Ladies’ Classic on Friday evening at approximately 7:30 p.m., as well as a special jockey wager, in which gamblers bet on which jockey will win the most Breeders’ Cup races over the course of the two-day event. This wager will close at post time of the Breeders Cup Marathon, the first race in the championship series, scheduled to go off at 4:10 p.m. on Friday.
Advance wagering on Saturday’s card, as well as the Ladies Classic / Classic and Jockey two-day wagers will only be available on-track and through NYRA Rewards Telebet, while all other wagers will also be available via NYRA Rewards internet wagering, in addition to on-track and via Telebet. NYRA will be offering the Breeders’ Cup default wager amounts, including 50 cent minimums on trifectas, Pick 3’s, and Pick 4’s, on all platforms, including all teller windows.
Fans who wish to participate in the live dialogue with Serling may log on to http://www.nyra.com/livechat beginning tonight 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.
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