Thursday, May 31, 2012

UPDATED DOUG O'NEILL MEDIA BRIEFING SCHEDULE

**Please note the new below revised schedule for Doug O’Neill’s media briefings at Belmont Park**

 

Thursday, May 31, 2012

 

Contact: Dan Silver

dsilver@nyrainc.com  

 

MEDIA ADVISORY: MEDIA BRIEFINGS WITH TRAINER DOUG O’NEILL

 

WHAT:           Press briefings with Doug O’Neill, trainer of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another, attempting to become thoroughbred racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner in the Belmont Stakes

 

WHEN:           9:30 a.m. on the following days: Saturday, June 2 and Monday, June 4. O’Neill will also be available at a few NYRA media events next week with a schedule forthcoming on Friday. If additional daily availabilities are scheduled, they will be announced at a later date. For further information regarding O’Neill’s media availability, please contact Kelly Wietsma at equisponse@aol.com.

 

WHERE:         Grassy area at the east end of the Belmont Park clubhouse, directly outside the Belmont Cafe

 

FTP Details:   The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has created an FTP site that will allow media to download video files leading up to the 144th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes. Footage of Doug O’Neill’s media briefings, I’ll Have Another’s activity on the track, and other select events in the week leading up to the Belmont Stakes will be posted to the FTP.

 

The login details for the FTP site as are follows (and they are case sensitive):

 

·        Website: http://NYRA.smartfile.com/ftp/login/

·        Login: BelmontStakesMedia

·        Password: belmont

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