Caesars Racebook App Will Launch in Partnership with NYRA Bets

Caesars Sportsbook announced Thursday that it will be launching a horse racing account wagering app.

Caesars Partners With NYRA

The official online wagering platform of the New York Racing Association Inc., Caesars Racebook will begin rolling out the mobile app this spring.

Upon the launch, Caesars Racebook will use the NYRA Bets platform to “provide bettors with pari-mutuel wagering services on premier horse racing content from more than 250 tracks around the world.”

NYRA Bets, according to Caesars Sportsbook, is the “fastest-growing national advance deposit wagering platform” and is also available in 30 states while continuing to expand its customer base elsewhere in the United States.

Among those 250 tracks, players at Caesars Racebook can expect “marquee horse racing events” in the United States and abroad, while also leveraging benefits from NYRA Bets, such as race replays, handicapping insights, and more.

"Following our successful roll out of Caesars Sportsbook, we're delighted to launch Caesars Racebook in partnership with NYRA Bets," Dan Shapiro, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer of Caesars Digital, said in a news release. "NYRA conducts world-class horse racing and NYRA Bets has access to the best horse racing content from around the world, including from Caesars-operated racetracks.

”We're proud to support the horse racing industry while introducing the new Caesars Racebook app and Caesars Rewards to horse racing bettors."

In using NYRA Bets, Caesars Sportsbook cites that it features “a secure, state-of-the-art wagering platform that allows its customers to conveniently and securely watch and wager on horse races from their computers and mobile devices.”

"NYRA considers it a core responsibility to grow the sport by increasing consumer access to world-class horse racing both in New York and around the country," Dave O'Rourke, NYRA President & CEO, said in the release. "Pairing the world-renowned Caesars brand with the rapidly growing NYRA Bets wagering platform is an ideal way to launch Caesars Racebook, which will soon deliver all the NYRA Bets tools and advantages to the Caesars customer base."

Racebook Will Count to Caesars Rewards

Caesars Sportsbook notes that, upon being able to download and use the app, these wagers will also count toward the Caesars Rewards program, similar to the sportsbook app.

Before the launch of this app, Caesars has been involved and a supporter of horse racing, operating races at Harrah's Hoosier Park, Horseshoe Indianapolis, Harrah's Philadelphia, and Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs. Additionally, Caesars hosts the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's National Handicapping Championship at Horseshoe Las Vegas.

In 2021, Caesars announced plans to open a Harrah’s facility in Columbus, Ohio.

Caesars Sportsbook and NYRA announced their partnership in January in making Caesars an official sports betting marketing partner in New York and is also the title sponsor of the NYRA Turf Triple Series at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course.

“The new agreement significantly expands the partnership between NYRA Bets and Caesars Sportsbook,” read a statement from Caesars Sportsbook.

The partnership will also help with the brands expansion near the end of the year when Caesars Ohio sportsbook is most likely going to go live.