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Suffolk Downs inspects Gt Barrington for 2020 opening
Rick Hammerle visits Gt. Barrington on behalf of Suffolk Downs to inspect the condition of track & facilities for possible return to racing in 2020.
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stori...-future,573204 |
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If they re-build it, I will be there. From what I read, it looks like this will happen. Just hope it doesn't end up like Michigan, whereas they played "musical tracks" until one by one, they closed.
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Hammer discussed the trip Friday. They're giving serious consideration to making the surface turf only.
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That would be cool. Imagine nice Monday and Tuesday cards all summer. It was always blast there . Maybe Howard Lanci would make a comeback. Lotta room in the infield there.
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Nice!
All I think of when I hear Great Barrington is Andy Beyer's book.......would love to go there............classic chapter.
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My friend is the lead engineer that appeared in that story. We had an email exchange a while ago about it.
I told I personally thought an all-turf course would be a terrific idea, and gosh I wish there was room for a facility like Colonial or even better KD that could possibly attract those kinds of runners for some nice meets, horses that may not be banging heads at SAR. I just don't get enthused about a casino-subsidized bullring in a remote-ish area trying to draw on a horse population already diminished and spread thin. And I say this as someone who grew up at The Rock, Suffolk, Scarborough, Hinsdale, etc. |