Twenty days after there appeared to be a ceasefire in the signal wars between the New York Racing Association and other bet takers, a new imbroglio emerged Wednesday when content controlled by NYRA and Churchill Downs Inc. was not on the other’s wagering platforms.

NYRA-owned Saratoga was not available on TwinSpires and its affiliates, and CDI-owned Presque Isle Downs was not available on NYRABets and its affiliates. Should the impasse continue past Wednesday, then NYRA’s ability to take other tracks would also be affected.

“The Covid-19 pandemic supercharged the shift from brick and mortar wagering to the largest national ADW and fundamentally changed the economics of horse racing in New York State,” NYRA President David O’Rourke said. “Accordingly, NYRA asked ADWs to pay an additional source market fee of just 1 percent on wagers from New York-bringing that number inline or significantly lower than several other jurisdictions. Unlike their counterparts, CDI has refused to add this source market fee to an agreement struck in 2018. As a not-for-profit responsible for growing the sport while supporting our horsemen and backstretch community, this is untenable for horse racing in New York.”

Churchill Downs CEO Bill Carstanjen countered.

“Following NYRA’s disturbing recent pattern of demanding significant new economics from ADWs for no additional value in return, NYRA has elected to terminate TwinSpires’ access to its Saratoga signal,” Carstanjen said. “While we hope to resolve this dispute quickly and amicably, make no mistake that we will continue to advocate for and invest in our customers and this industry.

“NYRA’s reckless pattern reflects an increasingly misguided understanding of how to best serve the racing industry in New York. Their actions are bad for horse racing and negatively impact our fans.”

FanDuel, formerly known as TVG, lost access to the NYRA signal the final weekend of the Belmont at Aqueduct meeting, prompting concerns that it and other account-wagering providers such as TwinSpires and 1/ST Racing’s XpressBet would not be able to reach an agreement for Saratoga either.

All parties reached an accord, and there was no disruption to service when Saratoga began July 11. But things have appeared to change heading into the fourth week of the eight-week meeting.