Hialeah Grand Opening

[SlewsMyHero]

Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

I think they just knocked down the grandstand; it's like a big open-air polo meet.

No, No, No. They will never bring down that grandstand. That structure is a work of art. They are working on things a little bit at a time. If they get the casino deal they are hoping for, and thoroughbred dates, it will be fully restored.

Hialeah Park video from local CBS affiliate.

[westcoastinvader]

Thank you for the video news story. That answers nicely about the renovations.

Good to have a fresh view. I loved that park when I lived in Miami.

[Danzig]

here's hoping this is the start of a rebirth of hialeah. can a renewal of the flamingo stakes be far off? i hope not!!


altho, one has to wonder about racings general state of health. i read earlier today that the big cap is having a purse reduction to 750k....or is that just a hint about cali racing?

[SlewsMyHero]

I would love to see a 6 week boutique type meeting in early Winter. Make it a meeting worth waiting for, like Saratoga, Del Mar, and Keeneland. Short and sweet. And, as Steve Byk has suggested, make Hialeah Park part of the regular Breeders' Cup rotation. A restored Hialeah Park is the only track in So. Florida that would be able to handle a Breeders' Cup crowd.