Sentences with phrase «aqueduct race»

The five bidders for the fraught Aqueduct race track contract will have the right to black out information from documents germane to the deal, before they're made available to the public tomorrow, as per Governor David Paterson's approval.

Could last week's arrest of New York State Senator Malcolm Smith of New York City revive a somewhat dormant investigation of possible wrongdoing in the awarding several years ago of a license to operate a racino at the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens?

In a development that could be linked to the casino issue, the governor also announced a unique private - public partnership for the nation's largest convention center at Aqueduct Race Track.

State Sen. John Sampson has given his approval of Genting NY's bid for the video lottery terminal contract at Aqueduct Race Track.

NYRA began offering free bus service from the now - closed OTB parlors, bringing bettors to Aqueduct Race Track.

Genting New York LLC, which developed the Resorts World casino at the Aqueduct race track in South Ozone Park, made two contributions to the senator's campaign: $ 3,000 in April and $ 2,300 in July.

Gov. David Paterson's office says there is no timeline to get a deal done on the video lottery terminals for Aqueduct Race Track.

With the state in a budget crunch and losing $ 1 million in education money for every day the video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Race Track are not up and running, a spokesman for Gov. David Paterson said there is no deadline for selecting a firm to run the machines at the Ozone Park track.

A confidential report on the six former Aqueduct race track contract bidders had been released to the New York Times, which sought the document...

A confidential report on the six former Aqueduct race track contract bidders had been released to the New York Times, which sought the document through a Freedom of Information Act request, raising more questions over the legitimacy of Aqueduct Entertainment Group's selection.

Tabone criticized Braunstein about contributions he accepted, including $ 25,000 from one developer funneled through limited liability companies — which both camps admitted was legal — and large donations from Guardian Life, a company under investigation by the state attorney general's office, and Delaware North, a bidder for the scandal - plagued Aqueduct Race Track racino contract.

Governor David Paterson met today with key decision makers close to the proposed Aqueduct race track to discuss the four top - ranking applicants to develop the project.

The five bidders for the fraught Aqueduct race track contract will have the right to black out information from documents germane to the deal,...

Some other interesting notes: Genting, which won the contract to operate the Racino at Aqueduct race course in Queens, spent about $ 870,000 in lobbying last year even though they were awarded the contract to install the VLT's in 2010.

Cuomo proposed replacing the 1986 I.M. Pei - designed complex with a massive new 3.8 million square foot convention center at the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens — built using $ 4 billion in private funds.

campaign, for refusing to relinquish state control of the New York Racing Association, which runs Saratoga Race Course, Belmont Park and Aqueduct Race Track.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The head of the state Senate's racing committee says he's concerned about the selection of Aqueduct Race Track's gaming operator, because only one bidder remains.

Among the highest paying clients - the gambling conglomerate Genting, which wants to expand the Aqueduct race track, and Rudin Management, a major real estate firm.

No one comes out clean in the state watchdog's 308 - page report released today on rampant cronyism and scheming around the contract to operate the casino at the Aqueduct Race Track.

Genting already runs limited slot like machine gambling at the Aqueduct race track in Queens, known as a racino.

The legislative changes will include provisions to help video lottery terminal operators, located at several harness tracks and Aqueduct Race Track, generate additional revenue; measures that will increase aid to education.

And so Cuomo's casino - siting commission dutifully announced the placement of three new gambling emporiums — one up in the Finger Lakes, not too close to the Indian casinos to be a bother; another on an a brownfield site along the Mohawk River in Schenectady, and a third in Sullivan County to entice New Yorkers tired of getting their action from the Genting gaming behemoth at Aqueduct race track in Queens.

The governor, in a question and answer session with reporters, sought to put more space between himself and Genting, saying it was really his predecessor, Governor Paterson, who forged the deal for Genting to run the racino at the Queens Aqueduct race rack.

After the latest controversy, Cuomo's aides ordered the state Lottery Division to withhold slot machine payments earned at Aqueduct race track, worth about $ 3 million dollars a month, starving the financially shaky NYRA from a vital source of revenue.

The winner in the drawn - out bidding process gets the franchise to build and manage a video lottery terminal facility at the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens.

The opening of a video casino at the Aqueduct race track in Queens is being pushed back until some time in October.

The contract between Resorts World's video lottery terminal racino at the Aqueduct race track in Queens and the financially strapped Nassau County OTB has been signed and they hope to have almost 500 of what will be 1,000 machines up and running in the next six months.

The findings in the state Inspector General's bombshell report on the bidding process for selecting a VLT operator at Aqueduct race course are appalling.

A former State Inspector General's report raised questions about the way the gambling corporation AEG was chosen to run slot — like machines at the Aqueduct Race track, alleging that pay to play activities occurred.

In the race to win the contract for the Aqueduct race track project, a group of more than 25 minority and women - owned business organizations have thrown their support behind the SL Green / Hard Rock development team, according to a release sent today.

Paterson calculates that after a deal is closed on installation of a gambling casino at the Aqueduct Race Track, the winning bidder would pay at least $ 200 million to the state.

ALBANY — A giant Malaysian gaming and resort entertainment firm with worldwide clout is in line to turn over $ 380 million to the state and gain the rights to build and operate the long - delayed video slots parlor at the state's Aqueduct Race Track in Queens.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Firms seeking the 30 - year gaming contract to run a proposed Aqueduct Race Track racino must submit $ 1 million entry fee payments by Tuesday.

He called on Smith, who has had a number of ethics problems, including efforts to influence the awarding of the Aqueduct racing contract, to resign immediately.

Not exact matches

A couple of fellows who own the largest share of stock in Aqueduct (known in the trade as «Footsore Downs») claim they are being frozen out of racing, and they keep muttering ugly words like «socialism.»

HORSE RACING — This year's best 3 - year - old filly, LAMB CHOP ($ 2.60), with Manuel Ycaza up and carrying top weight of 126 pounds, easily won the Firenze Handicap at Aqueduct by two lengths.

Hurricane Edna made it impossible to race at Aqueduct last Saturday and affected two other tracks in the East.

5 - Street Life (4/1): He closed well to win his last two races, both at Aqueduct, and he's improving nicely with every start in 2012.

Saucy never raced at Saratoga, but her trainer brought her to old Aqueduct on Long Island that fall.

Orb won his first race two days after Thanksgiving at Aqueduct and then won his first race of 2013 in a 11 / 8 - mile stake on Jan. 13 at Florida's Gulfstream Park, winter home for some of McGaughey's horses.

About 100 races, it turns out, were rigged in five states, at Pocono Downs, Garden State, Suffolk Downs, Detroit Race Course, Hazel Park, Aqueduct and even Saratoga, the so - called Dowager Queen of the American Turf.

The colt was beaten in his first three races, at Saratoga (August), Belmont (September) and Aqueduct (November).

• The inaugural meeting was held in 1925 at Jamaica Race Course (N.Y.), where the stakes was run until 1960, when Jamaica was torn down and the Wood went to Aqueduct.

But Gulch had raced twice in 1987, winning the seven - furlong Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct two weeks before, and he had the home - court advantage.

On the last day of the long (234 days) New York season the 5 - year - old Damelo II (a son of Sculptor and grandson of Tenerani) won the two - mile Display Handicap, giving Argentina the distinction of having produced the winner of the longest handicap run anywhere in the U.S.. Two months earlier a nine - race Aqueduct card included 23 foreign - breds, 13 of them from Argentina.

HORSE RACING — PROUD TRUTH ($ 16.80), Jorge Velasquez up, beat Gate Dancer by a head to win the $ 3 million Breeders» Cup Classic at Aqueduct.

HORSE RACING — GULCH ($ 3.20), Jose Santos up, won the first of the weekend's three Derby preps, the Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct, by one length over High Brite.

When he won the April 15 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct by 4 1/4 lengths, running the fastest Kentucky Derby prep race of 2000, Fusaichi Pegasus gave evidence of what had long been suspected — that he's not only the most talented 3 - year - old in the U.S., but also potentially the best colt since Sunday Silence dueled with Easy Goer in 1989.

An hour after the Remsen, Betty Cheevers, who was at Aqueduct for the race, called him in Toronto.

As three - year - old horses jockey, so to speak, for position to make the field in next month's Kentucky Derby, one of the races many will be keeping their eye on will be Saturday's Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct.