Horse Racing: public forum
It has been said that Facebook helped engineer the overthrow of a political regime in Egypt.
Yet every now and then some good can be achieved by simply raising a hand and talking.
To that end, New York racing fans will get a chance to speak their mind on what’s wrong or right about the sport on March 3 at Aqueduct when the Racing Fan Advisory Council will conduct its first public forum.
Actually, the event will take place in the Central Park Room (third floor) at the Resorts World Casino New York City from 10 a.m. to noon, but racing promises to top the agenda.
The Racing Fan Advisory Council was formed last September for the purpose of advising the New York State Racing and Wagering Board on racing and wagering inside the Empire State.
Among the council’s duties is passing along feedback from fans and the March 3 meeting should provide an ample opportunity to direct questions or thoughts to the council members, a group that currently includes chairman Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at the Albany Law School, Michael F. Amo, chair and co-founder of ThoroFan, Allan Carter from the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, and M. Kelly Young, associate director of national affairs for the New York Farm Bureau.
The meeting will feature opening remarks from council members, a presentation by the New York Racing Association, a question and answer session and a tour of the racetrack.
So, if you have a gripe, mark March 3 on your calendar, when you can also check out Hansen running in the Gotham and three other stakes (the Tom Fool, Top Flight and Kings Point) while you’re in the neighborhood.
And if you can’t make it out to Aqueduct, questions can be submitted via email to racingfan@racing.ny.gov.
Guess it wouldn’t be an official event these days without some form of a digital presence.
Yet every now and then some good can be achieved by simply raising a hand and talking.
To that end, New York racing fans will get a chance to speak their mind on what’s wrong or right about the sport on March 3 at Aqueduct when the Racing Fan Advisory Council will conduct its first public forum.
Actually, the event will take place in the Central Park Room (third floor) at the Resorts World Casino New York City from 10 a.m. to noon, but racing promises to top the agenda.
The Racing Fan Advisory Council was formed last September for the purpose of advising the New York State Racing and Wagering Board on racing and wagering inside the Empire State.
Among the council’s duties is passing along feedback from fans and the March 3 meeting should provide an ample opportunity to direct questions or thoughts to the council members, a group that currently includes chairman Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at the Albany Law School, Michael F. Amo, chair and co-founder of ThoroFan, Allan Carter from the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, and M. Kelly Young, associate director of national affairs for the New York Farm Bureau.
The meeting will feature opening remarks from council members, a presentation by the New York Racing Association, a question and answer session and a tour of the racetrack.
So, if you have a gripe, mark March 3 on your calendar, when you can also check out Hansen running in the Gotham and three other stakes (the Tom Fool, Top Flight and Kings Point) while you’re in the neighborhood.
And if you can’t make it out to Aqueduct, questions can be submitted via email to racingfan@racing.ny.gov.
Guess it wouldn’t be an official event these days without some form of a digital presence.
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Bob Ehalt
Bob Ehalt, who grew up a few furlongs from Belmont Park, has followed horse racing as either a fan, turf writer or owner since 1971. He has won three national Associated Press Sports Editors awards for his coverage of the sport and was the recipient of the 2009 Breeders' Cup media award for outstanding social media.
Paul Moran
Paul Moran is a two-time winner of the Media Eclipse Award, and has received various honors from the National Association of Newspaper Editors, Society of Silurians, Long Island Press Club and Long Island Veterinary Medical Association. He also has been given the Red Smith Award for his coverage of the Kentucky Derby.