If Yonkers ends harness racing

[RR70s]

With Aqueduct closing and Belmont getting full year racing (Saratoga meet staying the same from July to Labor Day) it was rumored Harness racing could move to Belmont park. If Yonkers closes, what would the likelihood of this happening?
They’re already building an all-weather surface track at Belmont so with a main track, Tapeta track, and Turf course, where could a harness track go?

[Ignorance Is Bliss]

With Aqueduct closing and Belmont getting full year racing (Saratoga meet staying the same from July to Labor Day) it was rumored Harness racing could move to Belmont park. If Yonkers closes, what would the likelihood of this happening?
They’re already building an all-weather surface track at Belmont so with a main track, Tapeta track, and Turf course, where could a harness track go?

It's a place called Fantasyland.

[MIKE CAMPBELL]

It's a place called Fantasyland.

[Ignorance Is Bliss]

See how quick with the welfare mentality? Now it's the NYRA who's gonna say....awww they need a home, yeah well let that trash in here at the brand new modern sparklking BELMONT PARK!!! Fucking lunacy. 

[Papillon]

With Aqueduct closing and Belmont getting full year racing (Saratoga meet staying the same from July to Labor Day) it was rumored Harness racing could move to Belmont park. If Yonkers closes, what would the likelihood of this happening?
They’re already building an all-weather surface track at Belmont so with a main track, Tapeta track, and Turf course, where could a harness track go?

one of the most delusional posts ever

[Yonkers1A]

Did Faralodough secure a contract

[Ignorance Is Bliss]

Did Faralodough secure a contract

Month to month he'll hammer it out! BTW, he's the person who started that whole bullshit idea of Belmont bringing the trash into their kingdom. Those people are not stupid. May as well let the fucking homeless sleep on the benches of the apron.

[RR70s]

one of the most delusional posts ever

I didn’t just pull it out of the air, it’s been talked about for the last several years.

[Papillon]

wow

as Petrelli said--NYRA doesn't want that garbage on their property

mainly--this would involve switching the surface back and forth and that's not cheap--

the tapeta is not a sure thing


I highly doubt the tbred big boys would allow that type of operating, jeopardizing multi million dollar horses just because that would allow a dead industry conduct racing there

YR handles about $400k--why not have Monticello racing there instead-they handle more

what dates would the tbred guys sacrifice to allow drug infested Yonkers guys race and steal welfare money?

[albitchross]

Bob Galterio said they were close to a deal with NYRA for racing at Belmont.. they wanted Yonkers to pay for new lighting and then NYRA decided they wanted a bigger piece every month... the Rooney's said no and they put it up for sale

[The Exporter]

I didn’t just pull it out of the air, it’s been talked about for the last several years.

It has been talked about by everyone but NYRA. Not in the $500 million dollar plan. As the man said, it was a Farlado pie in the sky pitch. Never received a reply.

[Papillon]

Bob Galterio said they were close to a deal with NYRA for racing at Belmont.. they wanted Yonkers to pay for new lighting and then NYRA decided they wanted a bigger piece every month... the Rooney's said no and they put it up for sale

---about a decade ago there were some rumors about harness racing on the current one mile training track--but those rumors disappeared

what you said makes sense the way NY operates

[Pacer 2]

With Aqueduct closing and Belmont getting full year racing (Saratoga meet staying the same from July to Labor Day) it was rumored Harness racing could move to Belmont park. If Yonkers closes, what would the likelihood of this happening?
They’re already building an all-weather surface track at Belmont so with a main track, Tapeta track, and Turf course, where could a harness track go?

  Delusional

[albitchross]

---about a decade ago there were some rumors about harness racing on the current one mile training track--but those rumors disappeared

what you said makes sense the way NY operates

not rumors, right from Bob's mouth - Yonkers wanted it and tried

[Cashout]

      Never gonna happen   Like the man said Fantasy Land.