Anybody Live Near Saratoga...

[TGJB]

...and care about drugs in NY racing?

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=37014

[marcus]

Jerry , Thanks for that bloodhorse.com story link - sounds like the Empire Racing Assoc and All involved is for real ... a surprisingly positive development with a potentially enormous upside .

[ditz]

Don\'t live in Saratoga,although there for Saratoga meet,and very concerned about drugs here in Ny..

[PapaChach]

Only thing I was able to find online so far in re: the Empire meeting.

http://www.poststar.com/articles/2007/01/18/news/doc45aee99b7a179877189801.txt

Nothing in there about medication.

Just a guess, but I think that given the current environment in Albany, where the gov, state AG, and county DA are all loudly crusading against corruption, Empire\'s past ties to ex-Empire investor/board member Jared Abbrruzzese (whose business dealings w/Joe Bruno family are under FBI investigation, Bruno\'s son Ken sold land to JA\'s wife and lobbied for current Empire board member Magna) may doom their chances of attaining the franchise. I do not mean to engage in any speculation as to the guilt or innocence of any of the above-named people, just thinking the connections may hurt Empire\'s chances given the current political reality.