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Originally Posted by BarchCapper
A likely scenario would be increased NYRA responsibilities to be announced for Griffin.
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Based on previous statements, this would make sense. Per the September 2022 press released from NYRA : "The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that John Imbriale will retire as NYRA’s full-time track announcer at the end of 2022. Although he will step away from the microphone at Saratoga Race Course and Aqueduct Racetrack, Imbriale will continue to serve as primary track announcer at Belmont Park in 2023 and beyond."
If John decided to not call the Spring races at Aqueduct (with the Belmont reconstruction), it would make sense that Chris's winter tenure would be extended and therefore conflict with Monmouth's season.
Interesting side note here to the Belmont at Saratoga meeting at the start of June are the 2024 SoCal dates : Santa Anita will have a winter spring meeting from December 26th, 2023 to June 16th, 2024. Would 1st/Racing release Frank from his perch to call in Saratoga?
