THE NEW YORK RACING ASSOCIATION, INC.
2010 UPDATE
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The Saratogian
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Franchise Agreement
Franchise Transactions
Payments to State
Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) Revenues
Significant Revenue Opportunities for NYRA
Racing Summary 2009
Saratoga 2010
Other Significant Issues
Questions & Answersand
I. FRANCHISE AGREEMENT Gai
Negotiations
With passage of legislation in February 2008, negotiations initiated for creation of franchise documents including the
Franchise Agreement, leases, omnibus agreements, and settlement agreements, Negotiations included representatives
from offices of the Governor, Attomey General, ESDC, DOB, OGS, Racing & Wagering Board, NY Lottery, NYS Assembly,
NYS Senate & NYRA, and were finalized in September 2008
Franchise Agreement: Section 2.8
“Operational Support Payments, New NYRA and the Stale agree that, in the event that VLT Operations are not scheduled
to commence at Aqueduct on or prior to March 31, 2008, the State and New NYRA shall negotiate in good faith to provide
New NYRA with payments necessary to support racing operations and salisfaction of New NYRA operating expenses,
including, without limitation, the payment of New NYRA's pension plan obligations, until the commencement of VLT-
Operations at Aqueduct.”
Franchise Agreement: Section 2.9
‘Capital Expenditures. New NYRA and the State agree that, in the event that VT Operations are not scheduled to
‘commence at Aqueduct on or por to March 31, 2009, the State and New NYRA shall negotiate in good faith to provide
New NYRA with payments necessary to support New NYRA's capital expenditures In maintaining and upgrading the
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Franchise Agreement Paragraph I:
NYRA irrevocably relinquished and conveyed
Properties, all improvements thereon and all physical assets appurtenant thereto, including, without
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NEW YORK STATE & NYRA SETTLEMENT TERMS
NYRA Chapter 11 Payments to Creditors
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Franchise Settlement Cash Consideration $ 105.0
Chaptor 11 Reorganization Payments:
Nassau County Real Estate Taxes 26.2
Pension & Other Retiree 25.0
Accounts Payable (Trade) 119
MGM Note / Aqueduct VLT Pro-construction Work (2003), 70
New York City Real Estate Taxes ...... : 47
Legal & Restructuring Fees 27
Port Authority Note 14
US. Treasury 10
Mutuels Contract Settlement 06
‘Sub-total Reorganization Payments 30.1
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NYRA FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
NYRA Operating Cash Flow
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2008; 2008 2010,
Not Cash from Franehive Setlement 29
(Gach Transferred from Old NYRA 186
Cash at Beginning of Period Bais su19 S164
Revenue oor 2646 2522
ash Operating Expenses 14 2645 2601
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NYO OTB Non-payment 00 72 100
Change in Gash 3 SS
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Had NYRA not received the $25 millon loan from Now York State, NYRA was projected to run out of cash
(defined as less than $5 milion on hand) in the June/July timeframe,Ill PAYMENTS TO STATE
NYRA PAYMENTS TO NEW YORK STATE
2000 - 2009
Statutory Payments Total
Pari-mutuel Taxes ........ 75, 787,982.03
Breeders Fund 30,226,613.86
Regulatory Fees 13,401,029.19
Uncashed Tickets 13,726,425.95
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IV. VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINAL (VLTs) REVENUES
ANNUAL VLT REVENUES TO NYRA AND NY THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY
Based on Statutory and Contractual Splits*
NYRA
Capital Funds - 4%. $18,067,500
Operating Funds - 3% $13,550,625
Total Annual Funds $31,618,125
Thoroughbred Industry
Purses - 6.5% ...... $29,359,687
Breeders Funds - 1.0% ....... $4,516,875
Total Annual Funds ‘$33,876,562IV. VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINAL (VLTs) REVENUES
VLT RACINO OPERATOR COMMISSIONS
2005 - 2011
‘The commissions paid to the private operators of the harness tracks / Finger Lakes VLT facities over the
past 5 years and current year-to-date are as follows (State Fiscal Year = April March)
Year
2005-06 $97,800,329
2006-07 $160,889,992
2007-08 $255,950,424
2008-09 $338,574,180
2009-10 $363,047,626
2010-11 (YTD) $93,984,771
Total $7,310,247,322.
‘Source: New York Lottery
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V. SIGNIFICANT REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NYRA
Capital Investments.
+ Build out Brooklyn Waterworks at Aqueduct - 20,000 square foot Sports BariSimulcast Center
+ Open year-round consistent with the Racino
+ Cost = $4 milion renovation
+ Revenue = $5 million annual net revenue
Regulatory Change
‘+ Uncoupled Entries in races — New York was the only major racing jurisdiction where horses trained by the same.
trainer with different owners ran coupled (1-1a) as an entry
+ Net revenue annual benefit to NYRA = $7 milion / Net revenue benefit to purses = $5 milion
+ NYRA\s request for Uncoupled Entries was approved by the NYS Racing & Wagering Board in July 2010
lative Change
When the Intemet wagering law was passed in 2006, NYRA launched an internet wagering site but we cannot video
stream NYRA races live on the NYRA website. NYRA is socking new legisition to correct this. The annual revenue
increase estimated at $3 milion
Reform the NY State OTB System — Tremendous duplicative and direct competition
+ Six individual phone wagering systems
+ Four different internet wagering systems
+ Separate tote contracts
+ Statewide television and marketing strategies
NYRA receives less money from the NY State OTB System than any other rac
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VI. RACING SUMMARY 2009
BEST YEAR-ROUND THOROUGHBRED RACING IN THE UNITED STATES
+ In 2009, wagers on NYRA races totaled $2.2 billion or 18% of the total wagers made on
thoroughbred races in the United States.
+ The Graded Stakes are the highest quality races in the country. In 2009, NYRA ran 113 Graded
Stakes or 23% of all Graded Stakes run in the United States.
* Average daily purse distribution is the best indication of the quality of a race meeting. In 2009,
Saratoga Race Course led the country with an average daily purse distribution of $729,100.
Belmont Park was 4" at $556,546 behind Keeneland spring and fall meetings.
+ NYRA is a strong supporter of the New York Thoroughbred breeding program. Approximately
30% of all NYRA races are for NY Breds with $30 million in purses.
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SARATOGA 2010 SEASON: Friday, July 23 - Monday, September 6
+ Reserved Seats & Admission Prices ~ No Price Increase
* Live Thoroughbred Racing for 7 Weekends
* Open House: Sunday, July 18"
* Opening Day: Friday, July 23
+ Stakes Races Adjustments & Purse Levels
* Budgeted 5% Decline in Handle for the Season
* Dining Reservation Policy
* Danny Meyer ~ Shake Shack/Blue Smoke
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OTHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES:
+ New York Breeders & Breeders Fund
* Monmouth Racing Plan
+ NYC Off-Track Betting Corporation
* VLT Vendor Selection
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&hIX, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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