N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 247

§ 247. Racing zones. There are hereby created two racing zones to be\nknown as the first zone and the second zone. The first zone shall\ninclude all of the counties in the first, second, ninth, tenth, eleventh\nand twelfth judicial districts. The second zone shall include all the\nother counties of the state. Not more than six corporations shall\nhereafter be licensed by the state racing and wagering board or\nfranchised by the state to conduct a race course or race meeting for\nrunning races or steeplechases at which pari-mutuel betting shall be\nauthorized within the first zone, and not more than three of such\ncorporations shall hereafter be so licensed within the second zone. The\nstate racing and wagering board shall not hereafter approve the\nincorporation of such a corporation for conducting a race course or race\nmeeting within the second zone if the location of the proposed race\ncourse of such corporation is within seventy-five miles of the race\ncourse of another such corporation.\n