Railbird 2004–2019

Archive for 2004

In raids yesterday on NYRA offices at Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga, state police carted away boxes of records having to do with race entries and jockey weights. “All the forms removed from Aqueduct document what weight a jockey was assigned for each race and what weight was actually carried in a race…. If the attorney general believes that weights were deliberately falsified, it would be a violation of state law and could be considered a felony for tampering with a sporting event,” reports the Daily Racing Form.
More: “New search warrants for three NYRA thoroughbred tracks” (Newsday) and “Authorities are quiet after raids on three racetracks” (New York Times)

First Donald Trump, then Richard Branson, and now, Frank Stronach. The Canadian billionaire and racing mogul is reported to be in talks with the producers of such fine TV fare as “For Love or Money” for his own reality show. “Details are not being released because once an idea gets out there, rivals try to copy it and get it on the air first, 3 Ball executive producer Todd Nelson said yesterday.” (Globe and Mail)

← Home