Don't you know that NYRA is responsible for every wrong in NY racing?

I dont see that happening before the belmont.

Do you always go this far out on a limb with your predictions?

No, not always.:rolleyes:

Nasal strips have been around for at least a decade and have not been make "legal" in NY for use on TB's. The decision is not NYRA's. As on other things NYRA is bound by the laws and regulations governing racing in the state. Those regulators have not seen fit to permit the strips and thus the NYRA cannot just allow their use.

I am still amazed at how many people who profess to follow racing in this state don't know the difference between the New York Racing Association (NYRA, which runs Belmont, Saratoga and Aqueduct) and the regulatory body, the New York State Racing and Wagering Board. I work for Capital OTB and cannot tell you how often I field questions from customers about NYRA (and other tracks) that clearly indicate that the person asking doesn't know that we (Cap OTB) are NOT producing the broadcast from the tracks. Blackthroatedwind, you can rest assured than several Cap OTB patrons were concerned about your absence on Preakness weekend.

I am frequently amazed how many people seem to think I am not allowed any vacation days. Every single time I have been off in the last four years, people have asked if I was fired.

I can tell you right now. Nasal strips will be permitted just in time for IHA to win the triple crown. I feel it.

Really? You seem like such a cuddle bunny though.

Weird.

What's the early Vegas line on the nasal strips for the Belmont Stakes? Every state in the Union allows nasal strips for thoroughbreds except NY. NY allows nasal strips for standardbreds.

It's a lock, because of the standardbred argument you use.

Surely the politician your letter targets will understand this point and act immediately.

If the pol had half the sense that you do sir, there would be free nasal strips for all on the Belmont S. card.

And free Golden Missile money shot viewings for all.

It is a common misconception that politicians lack sense and intelligence.

The reality is as far from that as possible.

They are all self-serving asssholes that only care about themselves and their sponsors.

I hope you are not suggesting that FLAIR, the manufacturer for nasal strips, needs to make a "campaign contribution" to get their product to the NY thoroughbred market.

I wasn't, but yeah, that would work fastest.

That joke will seriously NEVER get old. Gotta love it.

it absolutely would. we all know what makes the politicians world go round.

.....sorry, i wish you didnt have any vacation days.

The strips have been banned at New York Racing Association tracks at the discretion of stewards under a one-sentence, catch-all equipment state regulation known as 4033.8 that states: Only equipment specifically approved by the stewards shall be worn or carried by a jockey or a horse in a race.

When the NYSRWB approved the strips in 1999 it was done so with the provision that they would be re-evaluated at the end of the year. The next month the NYRA’s then-president and chief executive officer, Terry Meyocks, announced the strips would be banned at NYRA tracks, according to Dr. Jim Chiapetta, a former practicing veterinarian and president of Flair LLC, which developed and produces the strips.


the above probably explains why folks are saying 'nyra'.

It actually doesn't accurately explain why people are blaming NYRA but it does give a stilted view of how someone COULD be confused.