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[whodey17]

This is an OK show. But Watchmaker and Carruthers were talking about the possibility of a dome race track. Now that would be something to see. An indoor race track would be great for northern states. Imagine the Big A getting a dome. Trainers and horseman wouldnt have to send their horses to the south during the winter. I wonder what the costs would be. Heck, if NY ever gets VLT's they could use the revenue to build such a facility.

[paisjpq]

how big could one even make an indoor track? 1/2 mile? more? less? crazy to think about how much a structure that size would cost.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by whodey17

This is an OK show. But Watchmaker and Carruthers were talking about the possibility of a dome race track. Now that would be something to see. An indoor race track would be great for northern states. Imagine the Big A getting a dome. Trainers and horseman wouldnt have to send their horses to the south during the winter. I wonder what the costs would be. Heck, if NY ever gets VLT's they could use the revenue to build such a facility.

Just guessing but to dome a mile track you would probably need something about 3 times the size of the superdome which would cost around 3 or 4 billion?

[Cannon Shell]

I'm heading to Keeneland to walk off the measurements now

[whodey17]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I'm heading to Keeneland to walk off the measurements now

I have no clue. It wouldnt need to be as tall. Talk to a couple of maintenance people to see what the est costs would be.

[whodey17]

While we are on this topic, we can get NASCAR to build it if the state allows them to build a track in the city - ha ha

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by whodey17

While we are on this topic, we can get NASCAR to build it if the state allows them to build a track in the city - ha ha

that retractable roof they have on one of the paddocks in japan is really cool but it costed a fortune, wish i remembered the exact cost