New racing app called NYRA now
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. » A free new app, NYRA Now, gives racing fans a new way to experience the action at Saratoga Race Course, Belmont Park and Aqueduct.
The application is available now for iOS and Android devices and soon for additional platforms.
The new app contains a wealth of new content and features which has raised the mobile experience to unprecedented levels of entertainment for racing fans.
A highlight of the NYRA Now app is that it allows users to pick and choose camera angles to watch races, including a head-on view and one from the stretch.
There’s also a paddock camera, and many of the feeds are available 24 hours a day, providing numerous uses such as providing a glimpse of morning workouts or finding out if the weather at the track is sunny or stormy.
In the coming months, there will also be a camera feed for viewing workouts at the Oklahoma Training Track in Saratoga.
Users can access New York Racing Association’s full package of race day live coverage as well as entries in a sharp, easy-toread format with links to NYRA Bets for wagering.
Fans of NYRA’s Talking Horses segments with host Andy Serling
can watch each day’s show on NYRA Now, either in its entirety or for a specific race.
The multi-purpose app also has a video on demand area filled with replays of stakes and features from NYRA’s immense video library. High-definition replays of NYRA races dating back to April 2016 are also available.
For Spanish-speaking fans, NYRA Now also has Luis Grandison’s race calls and analysis from Grandison and Darwin Vizcaya.
While the NYRA Now app is now available for mobile and platform users, later in April it will be rolled out in a television platform that will give viewers an opportunity to watch all of NYRA’s races and video feature in highdefinition images.
Already launched with Chromecast capability, NYRA Now will be available through Roku, Amazon Fire,Apple TV and Android TV in April, followed by Xbox One and PS4 later this spring.
“The idea was to create an ‘Over The Top’ platform to distribute our content,” said David O’Rourke, NYRA Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. “We started with NYRA.com and the NYRA HD app and now we’re investing in a more robust platform across multiple devices, including ones focused on the television experience. If you like our circuit and want to watch our races, there’s no better experience than this app.”