And the NYRA Takeover is Firming Up.

Fred Dicker of the New Post Reported yesterday that Governor Cuomo will make his move on NYRA after completion of the Saratoga Meet.

Gov. Cuomo will put the New York Racing Association out of its scandal-scarred misery “promptly” after the historic Saratoga Race Track meet that begins this Friday, The Post has learned.

The much-anticipated Cuomo action, authorized by the Legislature last month in the wake of a long series of NYRA scandals, will take the form of the appointment of a new 17-member board of directors, a majority of which will be picked by Cuomo and the legislative leaders.
It is rumored that Current NYRA President/CEO Ellen McClain will be fired as part of the transformation as soon as the meet ends on September 3.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cuomo_whip_coming_down_OtS0rKivU181FjKqojxjfN#ixzz20t4Q2ZzL

I had missed this article a couple of weeks ago, but names are being floated out there for possible appointment to the new NYRA Board.  Some very good candidates and a couple who may be too bureaucratic in their approach to like.
http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/07/03/news/doc4ff1ce1e4531f423660891.txt?viewmode=fullstory

Some people in the horseracing industry are concerned about the NYRA Board appointment process.

http://www.horseraceinsider.com/players-up/07152012-where-is-press-spotlight-on-nyra-board-appointment-process/

http://tenoonan.com/2012/05/18/something-fishy-about-nyra-controversy/