Anthony Bonomo, the chairman of the New York Racing Association, is taking a leave of absence in the wake of allegations that he provided a no-show job to the son of Dean G. Skelos, the former New York State Senate majority leader.
Mr. Bonomo, the chief executive of Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, sent a letter requesting a leave to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday, four days before NYRA’s biggest day, the Belmont Stakes, where American Pharoah could become the 12th Triple Crown champion and the first since Affirmed in 1978.
“I do not want to have recent events distract from the ongoing work of NYRA,” Mr.