News & notes

The NY Racing Association (NYRA) has delayed the start of today's Saratoga card to 2:10 pm due to some technical issue related to their tote boards, operated by AmTote. This is rare, but if you're tuning in to OTB-TV (Spectrum cable channel 1250), you can see the time remaining before the first race on the screen.
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A possibly positive sign that the fall sports season could start come September 21 is that the NY Public High School Athletic Association has confirmed that student-athletes who are using remote learning are in fact eligible to play this season.

We'll see where it goes from here.
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Speaking of Saratoga, jockey Luis Saez had a day to remember Thursday, with 5 winners on the card, including the feature race. Still has to make up some ground in the jockey standings with 2 1/2 weeks left in the season.
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Bowlers across the 518 are rejoicing this week with news that bowling centers are now reopening completely with appropriate social distancing guidelines in place, just in time for the start of the fall league season, which begins September 8. Some centers, such as Troy's Uncle Sam Lanes, have been open on a limited basis while hosting OTB kiosks. Uncle Sam, for example, has been open 4 days a week, and will likely be back to 7 days a week by the time you read this.