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We are coming out to see all the unique items that will be inventoried for auction . The GM has said any of the upcoming Saturday mornings are available. He mentioned tractors and trucks ect as well of which we have no interest. Tables , chairs we assume from old dining rooms or event rooms from back in the day?
I have a lot of family in Central Jersey and enjoyed hitting Freehold whenever we visited. Very small crowds and the place is in disrepair. Although it looks dirty, it really isn't. Bathrooms don't work well, and escalator has been broken a long time. The "Clubhouse/Restaurant" area has very little food. Better to bring in a bite from the food court at the mall across the street. I know when I saw Niatross race there in September, 1980 (if I remember correctly), the place was packed. Had to park at the mall and walk over. Better days for the once historic track.
I've bought different items when tracks have shut down and had auctions. I'll look, but my guess is that most of the memorabilia has been taken from the place. Maybe there will be some cool signs or something. Sad that it's closing, but necessary.
They plan to auction off most of the fixtures there after they shut it down, so I don't see how. It won't be a turn key business after that, the place would need to be totally retooled.
I have a bunch of stuff from Roosevelt Raceway.
Question of the day--are the 'fixtures' worth any "real" money?
That must be cool. That was such a controversial and heated situation and what happened over time. It was a stacked deck from jump, and as I've long said, money people and brains people will always get the better of horsemen. Always have, always will. Right before the sale, there was some rumor going around that Larry Kadish was going to buy the track. I have no idea if it was true or even if he considered it. Obviously it went bad anyway.I still have a Roosevelt Raceway hat, LOL.
