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Originally Posted by scanman
Does NY need a new track if A is sold? No.
I can't possibly think of where to put another track in NY. NYRA should take the money and put it into Belmont and Saratoga. I'm sure the windfall would be best spent sprucing up both of those facilities. At a minimum, it sounds like they could both make life a lot better by renovating (or rebuilding) the quarters for the stable staff at both tracks.
As far as dates, run Belmont April-Jun and Sep-Nov; Saratoga Jul-Aug. No need for winter racing because once PA start pumping the slot revenue into purses at Penn National and Philly Park they will be on par with (if not exceed) NY. The horses that don't head south to Miami or New Orleans can race there.
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I'd open Belmont in mid-February for two preps into the Wood Memorial. Run it until Saratoga starts 4th of July. Saratoga runs through Labor Day and then Belmont runs from there until Thanksgiving culminating with the Cigar Mile. No racing in December or January.