Re: Teflon Todd (580 Views)
Posted by:
richiebee (IP Logged)
Date: December 29, 2006 07:00AM
Michael:
I think we agree on the fact that New York thoroughbred racing can only
support one of the two downstate white elephants, Aqueduct and Belmont.
We disagree on which of the two is the more suitable facility to carry
NY racing into a new era. The truth is either of the 2 places would basically
have to be torn down and transformed into a smaller racino type facility.
Aqueduct's location is every bit as desirable as Belmont's, and the
property on which Belmont sits could probably generate more revenue if the
state of NY could only figure out who owns the property.
Modern sports stadiums built with bond proceeds have a planned lifespan
of about 20 years; racing fans such as myself get tied up in the history and
tradition of racing facilities and end up with oversized and obsolete tracks.