Could Aqueduct Casino News Boost N.Y. Sale?
Could the recent good news for the New York racing industry provide a boost to the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred preferred yearling auction? Bayne Welker, Fasig-Tipton’s vice president of sales, hopes so. Earlier this month, the New York Lottery Division recommended Genting New York, a Malaysian-based casino group, to run the much-delayed Aqueduct video lottery terminal casino project. Final approval will require clearing more hurdles, but New York Gov. David Paterson has said he would go along with the lottery agency’s selection. “It certainly was something in a positive direction for New York-breds and the state of New York as a whole in regard to its racing,” Welker said. “There has been a lot of trepidation throughout the racing community and throughout the breeding community up here as the year’s gone on with all that’s happened — the ups and downs in Albany and with NYRA (New York Racing Association). This provides a little more confidence.” There are 175 horses cataloged for the a
