Bay Meadows to close, according to DRF

[Dunbar]

DRF reports that the CHRB denied Bay Meadows' request for a delay in going to a synthetic surface. Bay Meadows says it will close:

http://drf.com/news/article/83412.html

--Dunbar

[Antitrust32]

this is stupid. that cali board jumped to conclusions and forces the tracks to spend 8 mill to put in the poly.

screw california

I've heard that a new 250 million dollar facility will be built in Dixon CA. Its about half way between Sacramento and San Fransico. It makes me wonder what would happen to Golden Gate also.

[PSH]

Truth is the land that they both sit on land that is just way way too valuable. Both facilities are quite old with little or no money spent to keep them up. The one exception was at Bay Meadows to install new barns inside the main track so that the old barns and training track could be torn down and a housing develpment complex was built.

The best thing to happen would probably be to close both facilities down and build the proposed track at Dixon.... It is pretty sad when a race track junkie like myself hardly ever drives the 15 miles to see live racing at Golden Gate fields. The place is an eyesore and the racing quality is poor.

THere has been talk that Bay Meadows has been looking to shut down over the past five years or more. This poly track is just the excuse that they need to shut down and build more houses over the land....

PSH

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Too many tracks running as it is.Let them run half year at the Gate,and then come to SOCAL to run.We need full fields in racing,and we need to stop giving money away for beating 4 horses.

Don't bet on Dixon Downs being approved by the local voter's .... Last poll showed it losing...... If BM goes dark for good, place your money on SR getting more then just 2 weeks of fair racing!

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Too many tracks running as it is.Let them run half year at the Gate,and then come to SOCAL to run.We need full fields in racing,and we need to stop giving money away for beating 4 horses.

That's correct. We need more tracks closing, not less.