http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/g..._content=Local
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Gov. Cuomo, in a startling move, has decided to “privatize’’ the running of the famed Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga thoroughbred tracks with a new management company that will replace the scandal-scarred New York Racing Association, The Post has learned.
Cuomo, who will sign legislation within days giving the state control of NYRA’s board of directors, plans to seek public bids for a new operator to replace NYRA, a not-for-profit corporation, from for-profit companies with deep experience in the racing and/or entertainment industries, sources said.
State officials believe operators of such prestigious tracks as Churchill Downs, site of the Kentucky Derby, and Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, Calif., as well as the managers of major entertainment destinations, will pay huge fees to run the three New York tracks.
