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03-22-2010, 02:45 PM
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Violette: Rally, Boycott just a start to move Albany
N.Y. rally, boycott called just the start
By David Grening http://www.drf.com/news/article/111613.html New York horsemen said Sunday's rally at Belmont Park and the boycotting of that day's first race at Aqueduct were just the beginning of their efforts to try and pressure government officials to make a decision regarding the stalled casino project at Aqueduct. "There was undivided support for what we did yesterday, both [boycotting] the first race and the rally," trainer Rick Violette, president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, said Monday morning. "People are very interested in what happens next, if we've gotten anybody's attention. It's just a matter if the message gets to Albany and we somehow capitalize on the community interest and frustrations. It certainly was a start. We can't drop the ball now." Fair point and question from Violette.. "It's the quickest action the Racing and Wagering Board has ever taken," Violette said. "Somehow on a Sunday afternoon [attorney Bob] Feuerstein and Chairman [John] Sabini were found and the release was on the press' desk before the seventh race. When are we going to have uncoupled entries?" Violette was referring to a rules change proposed three years ago by the NYRA to allow for horses in the same race entered by the same trainer to run as separate betting interests as is done in several other jurisdictions.
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