TurfPublicists: AQUEDUCT SIMULCASTING TO REMAIN OPEN THROUGH CONCLUSION OF CALIFORNIA CARDS

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Contact: Dan Silver

AQUEDUCT SIMULCASTING TO REMAIN OPEN THROUGH CONCLUSION OF CALIFORNIA CARDS

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Starting Sunday, December 12, Aqueduct will remain open for simulcasting through the conclusion of live racing at Hollywood Park and Santa Anita. This comes on the heels of The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announcing this week that Aqueduct will be open for simulcasting on dark day Mondays and Tuesdays and Belmont Park’s Belmont Café will be open for simulcasting seven days a week.

Hollywood Park runs Thursdays through Sundays, with their final day of live racing for 2010 on Sunday, December 19, while Santa Anita’s live racing season will open on Sunday, December 26 with a Thursday – Sunday schedule on most weeks.

After the conclusion of live racing at Aqueduct, fans can enjoy the simulcasting on the 2^nd floor of the Clubhouse.

Starting this Monday, Aqueduct Racetrack will be open for dark day simulcasting on Mondays and Tuesdays. Free parking and admission will be offered at Aqueduct on Mondays and Tuesdays, with the 2^nd floor of the Clubhouse open from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

As announced Thursday, NYRA will offer full-card simulcasting at Belmont Park’s Belmont Café beginning on Sunday, December 12. Parking at Belmont, admission to the heated café area, and racing programs will be free. Once inside, customers will be able to use self-service machines or bet with tellers. The Belmont Café kitchen will offer a variety of refreshments for purchase, including soup, bagels, hot dogs and assorted beverages. The Café will be open for simulcasting seven days per week from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., although it may stay open through the end of live cards at Hollywood Park and Santa Anita at the discretion of the location manager.

In addition to offering new NYRA Rewards members double cash rewards for three months from January 1-March 31, 2011, NYRA has simplified the online sign-up process for its account wagering service, allowing individuals to instantly open, fund, and bet from NYRA Rewards accounts set up at www.nyrarewards.com.

NYRA Rewards, which already returns the largest rebates among all account wagering platforms based in the United States, allows horseplayers to earn cash back for wagers made on track, through the NYRA Rewards telephone service, on mobile devices, and online through www.nyrarewards.com. NYRA Rewards customers receive their rebate on the first of each month, with the payment based on their level of wagering activity over the previous month.

Those interested in signing up for NYRA Rewards can do so on the NYRA Rewards website or at a customer service booth at Aqueduct Racetrack. Instant online sign-ups will begin Wednesday, December 15, and individuals may also visit a sign-up kiosk on-track at Aqueduct located at the first floor customer service booth.

NYRA Rewards, New York’s premier phone and Internet wagering program, is open seven days a week, offers customers the convenience of express funding, does not require members to maintain a minimum account balance, and does not charge any wagering transaction fees. For a complete cash rebate schedule or for additional information, please visit www.nyrarewards.com.

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