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Thoroughbred Racing / Re: SPA Opening Day 7/10/25
« Last post by Papillon on July 10, 2025, 08:58:23 PM »Thx Papillon, did not know that. So only half as cool. Two years in the History of those two tracks
is still pretty rare. That must be an amazing make-over that Belmont is getting.
they have already torn down the massive old grandstand and will re-fit ... for maybe 50k max for The Belmont days
also--since Breeders Cup will be there in the fall of 2026 after The Spa ends their season-there is a sense of urgency to complete this in the next 13 months or so--i am not looking forward to the Tapeta track they are installing
the track is adjacent to where the Islanders play and I believe there is a soccer stadium in that complex
I have been to about 7 or 8 Belmonts and maybe 15x at the old track overall--when Birdstone beat Smarty Jones there was a reported 121k fans on site--i didn't notice I had box seats--i think after that they capped the crowd for obvious reasons