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NYRA CLAIMS ABC MAY BE EXACTING REVENGE ON HORSE RACING DEAL

          The move by ABC to show last Saturday's Wood Memorial
     horse race on tape delay has left NY Racing Association
     (NYRA) officials "scratching their heads" and "angered
     viewers," according to Matt Hegarty of the DAILY RACING
     FORM.  ABC showed live coverage of the NHL playoffs and "cut
     into the one-hour time slot" of the race, which was
     scheduled to begin at 5:00pm ET, but was delayed "as much
     as" 30 minutes in some markets.  Hegarty: "Might ABC have
     been taking revenge against NYRA because the network lost
     the broadcast rights to the Triple Crown last year after
     being outbid by NBC?"  NYRA Dir of Broadcast Communications
     & Promotions Bill Nader: "Those perceptions are definitely
     out there, but it's over with, and there's nothing we can do
     about it."  But ABC Sports VP/Sports Media Relations Mark
     Mandel said that ABC "was not exacting revenge on" NYRA. 
     Mandel: "We have done horse racing with pride for many
     years, and that is not how we do business around here.  We
     still have three very important events on the way, and we
     are going to treat those with respect" (DRF, 4/19).

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