FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Lee Park
February 21, 2011 lee.park@racing.ny.gov
***ADVISORY***
RACING FAN ADVISORY COUNCIL HOLDS PUBLIC MEETING AT AQUEDUCT
WHAT: The Racing Fan Advisory Council will hold its first public meeting, including:
· Remarks by Council members
· Presentation by The New York Racing Association, Inc.
· Tour of Aqueduct Racetrack
· Open Q&A with Racing Fan Advisory Council members
This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WHEN: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 10 a.m.–Noon
WHERE: Central Park Room, 3rd Floor
Aqueduct Racetrack
***OPEN PRESS***
NOTE:
· Admission is free.
· Attendees may park at either Aqueduct or Resorts World parking areas. Staff will be on site to direct attendees to the meeting location.
· The racecard for March 3 features multiple graded stakes races, including the 60th running of The Gotham.
· Information about the meeting may be found at www.racing.state.ny.us/fan_advisory.php.
· Questions may be submitted to racingfan@racing.ny.gov.
ABOUT THE RACING FAN ADVISORY COUNCIL:
The Racing Fan Advisory Council was established by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board to provide input and advice to the Board on horse racing and wagering matters in
· Chair: Patrick M. Connors, Professor of Law,
· Vice Chair: Michael F. Amo, Chair and Co-Founder, Thoroughbred Racing Fan Association, Inc. (ThoroFan): Mr. Amo has been a Thoroughbred horseracing enthusiast for over 30 years. He was first introduced to the sport by a friend who took him to the 1978 Belmont Stakes and soon began traveling the country attending racing meets as his regular vacation away from a career as a hospital administrator. Mr. Amo has served on the Board of several not-for-profit organizations and is co-owner of a health care consulting business, as well as a published author. A Central Valley resident, Mr. Amo also serves as an
· Allan Carter, Historian, The
· M. Kelly Young, Associate Director of National Affairs,
The racing fan advisory council’s mission is to grow of the fan base of horse racing by:
· Recommending procedures to ensure that the fan’s opinion is a central part of the regulation of horse racing and advising the Board on issues related to racing and wagering
· Advising the Board on appropriate actions to encourage fan attendance and wagering at the state's thoroughbred and harness racetracks and off-track betting corporations
· Visiting Board-controlled racetracks and facilities during race times, workouts, and during hours when members of the media are permitted to be present at the facilities
· Advising the Board on the creation of an “I LOVE NY Racing” promotion
· Giving an annual, non-monetary award to both a thoroughbred and standardbred breeding farm in
· Recommending changes to the rules of the Board and to the laws affecting horse racing
· Preparing an annual report to the Board regarding the operation of the state's thoroughbred and harness racetracks and the state's off-track betting corporations
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