Does NY need a new track if AQU goes?

[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.