It appears the long-awaited construction of a brand new, modern grandstand at Belmont Park is finally about to happen.
Belmont has desperately needed a new facility to meet the needs of modern racing fans. The current grandstand, built in the 1960s, is cavernous and lacking in amenities on racing days outside the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. Because of its aging status, it lost access to the Breeders’ Cup, American racing’s biggest event outside the Triple Crown; Belmont last hosted the world championship racing festival in 2005.
But all of this will ultimately come at the cost of Aqueduct Racetrack — a well-past-its-prime facility in its own right, situated eight miles away on about 100 acres of state-owned land in Queens. The synthetic oval will be 1 mile in dimension and located within the inner turf course. Last year, NYRA installed Tapeta Surfaces on a training track to gauge how a synthetic track would hold up in the New York climate. Unlike the main track, synthetic ovals are all-weather — staying fast regardless of precipitation or temperature. They have the added bonus of providing ample cushion to help horses absorb the shock of running, increasing safety.
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