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Saratoga Racing Department Liaison

  • Saratoga Springs, New York
  • Racing
  • Temporary Full Time

Title: Saratoga Racing Department Liaison

Employee Status: Regular Full Time

Work From Home Option: Not Applicable

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Overview:

The Saratoga Racing Department Liaison will support the entire racing department for the Saratoga season in a variety of entry level duties. They will be available to assist with any task as needed within the department and will ensure that all participants have an excellent experience at Saratoga Race Course.

Essential Functions:

Essential Functions:
· Manage trophy packing, display and transportation.
· Assist in trophy presentations, showing guests to their seats and providing an overall positive guest experience.
· Deliver tickets, paddock passes and other accommodations to owners and trainers, as needed.
· Relieve Horsemen’s Lounge host for breaks.
· Deliver overnights throughout Saratoga Race Course for the racing office.
· Assist the stall office counting stalls, delivering and monitoring in-today signs and any other duties, as assigned.
· Shadow NYRA Racing Officials (Paddock Judge, Placing Judge, Horse ID, Clerk of Scales, Claims Clerk, Etc) during Race Days.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:
·Education (minimum): Current student
·Experience: Some racing knowledge

Other Requirements:
·Knowledge Required: General familiarity horse racing preferred

Summary of Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

Primarily, this role is a sedentary office work environment which may requires intermittent walking and climbing steps.

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About Us:

With a lineage of nearly 150 years, The New York Racing Association (NYRA) serves as the cornerstone of New York State's thoroughbred industry at three major tracks (Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course). The industry contributes more than $3 billion annually to its urban, suburban, and rural economy. NYRA also offers a variety of exciting career opportunities – on and off the track. From Finance to Facilities, Turf to Technology, in all departments we are stewards of our sport. Join our talented team of professionals.

NYRA is committed to equal employment opportunity and to compliance with federal, state, and local anti - discrimination laws. NYRA values diversity and complies with New York State and New York City law, which prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee, applicant for employment, or intern based on race, age, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, gender identity / expression and transgender status), national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including predisposing genetic characteristics), age (18-years-of-age & up), veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, caregiver status, partnership status, unemployment status, certain arrest or conviction records and domestic or sexual violence victim status. NYRA does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on an employee’s membership in one or more of these protected categories, an employee’s known relationship or association with a member of one or more of these protected categories, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

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The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) holds the exclusive franchise to conduct thoroughbred racing at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. NYRA tracks are the cornerstone of New York State’s horse racing industry, which is responsible for 19,000 jobs and more than $3 billion in annual economic impact.