TurfPublicists: NYRA PRESENTS NEW SPANISH-LANGUAGE YOUTUBE FEATURE

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Contact: Jon Forbes

NYRA PRESENTS NEW SPANISH-LANGUAGE YOUTUBE FEATURE

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is proud to introduce the first installment of “Noticias de las Carreras, con Luis Grandison,” a Spanish-language feature with NYRA television analyst Luis Grandison going in-depth with Irad Ortiz, Jr., one of the most talented young jockeys on the NYRA circuit. Grandison, a sportscaster from his native Panama, discusses a variety of topics with Ortiz, a Puerto Rican-born rider who finished fourth at the recently concluded Aqueduct inner track meet with 66 wins.

The video is available on NYRA’s YouTube channel and on NYRA’s Facebook page. For a direct link to the video, click here.

In Panama, Grandison worked as a broadcaster for ABC Radio and Radio Pan-Americana. In addition to serving as a racing broadcaster for Hipodromo Presidente Remon, Grandison reported on racing for radio stations KW Continente and Radio Uno, television station Television Cable, and newspaper Hoy. Grandison now lives in Brooklyn.

For the next installment, Grandison will interview Samuel Camacho, Jr., a Venezuelan apprentice jockey who began competing at Aqueduct in January.

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