Horse Racing News is the source of thoroughbred racing information with horse racing odds, betting tips, racing picks, race results, and handicapping. Latest news and articles on top horse racing contenders, jockeys, trainers, three-year-olds, race tracks, and major stakes races such as the Triple Crown races: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes as well as the Breeders' Cup horse races.NY Gov. Names New Racing Board Chief
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
New York Gov. George Pataki has named Cheryl Buley to replace Michael Hoblock as chairman of the State Racing and Wagering Board.
The decision came after a day of intrigue at the state Capitol over the leadership of the state’s racing regulatory agency. Buley is the board’s only other commissioner aside from Hoblock.
Inside sources said Pataki was trying to replace Hoblock with Bernadette Castro, his current parks commissioner. Castro is a close Pataki loyalist, and racing insiders say they believe Pataki wants her in place as a number of major racing issues are coming up in the next year, notably the beginning of the process to decide whether to replace the New York Racing Association as the franchise holder of Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga racetracks.
Castro is already a member of a new state panel overseeing the three-track racing franchise, which expires for NYRA at the end of 2007.
Hoblock and Buley have not released formal comment as of presstime. Hoblock, though, does not have to resign; unlike many state agency heads, he does not technically serve at the pleasure of the governor. He was appointed to a term that expires in 2008.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans were reportedly angry that their choice to fill a long-empty seat at the racing board — John Simoni of Saratoga County — was going to be appointed for just two years while Castro would have been named to a six-year term.
"NY Gov. Names New Racing Board Chief" was posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2005 at 11:55 am and is filed under Horse Racing Industry, Race Tracks News, USA Horse Racing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Previous Horse Racing News Entry:
Stuyvesant Handicap, Aqueduct a Victory for Evening Attire
Next Horse Racing News Entry:
2005 Preakness & Belmont Winner Afleet Alex Retires