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Roosevelt Raceway Closing The Real Story
The Thorn:
News Footage of the whole Roosevelt closing from the sale to the allegedly lying money grabbers who never had any intention to keep racing, to the lawsuit trying to keep it alive. Interviews with some drivers and trainers included.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHpKs2W7kIY
The Thorn:
Lets go to the beginning. I had no idea that George Morton Levy the founder of Roosevelt was a lawyer who represented gangster Lucky Luciano and got the idea that since illegal gambling was so lucrative, how profitable would legal nighttime racing be?
Meadow Ford:
I believe Sportsman's Park was first a dog track run by Al Capone.
kantseeback:
--- Quote from: Meadow Ford on October 13, 2023, 10:56:14 AM ---I believe Sportsman's Park was first a dog track run by Al Capone.
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I beleive Al Capone built Northfield.
Generation XYZ:
--- Quote from: kantseeback on November 24, 2023, 08:42:18 PM ---I beleive Al Capone built Northfield.
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Then you'd be wrong. It was built by a Shopping Center/ Apartment Complex Developer.
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