Will Atlantic City Ever Be Brought Back Full Time?

[Thomas Roulston]

It is a 1 1/8-mile track - and these days that gives a track a leg up on hosting the Breeders' Cup.

Just saying.

[cj]

Are they even part time any longer? I don't think so.

[Tom]

Isn't it a mall now?
I thought they tore it down.

That's all we need is another track running on the east coast.
3 horse fields? 3 days a week?

[cj]

Isn't it a mall now?
I thought they tore it down.

That's all we need is another track running on the east coast.
3 horse fields? 3 days a week?

I don't believe so, not yet at least. Garden State Park became a commercial shopping area I believe.

[RunForTheRoses]

It doesn't have the 5 day April meet anymore. They don't participate in NJbets. They also may not even exist as a standalone simulcast center anymore, I haven't been there in a few years because of the above.

[thespaah]

The last google maps photo has the building still standing.Vegetation is showing in the dirt track. The turf course is in bad shape,
The hedges are no longer being trimmed.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Atlantic+City+Race+Course/@39.4573266,-74.64047,897m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c0dcd15c18ecd5:0xf7e80 1d296791c9c!8m2!3d39.4576086!4d-74.6384209
Looking at stories discussing the now defunct track, there seems to be little interest in the property for any type of development.
I find it amazing that here we have a city which had the chance to bask in the riches of being a gaming mecca figured out a way to throw it all away. 4 of the dozen or so gaming houses have closed. The city has a bad reputation regarding crime.
Its so bad that land values have plummeted to the point where few seem interested in investing in the region.
AC Racecourse died three decades ago when people stopped going and the owners stopped maintaining the place.
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/with-race-course-closing-what-s-next-for-hamilton-township/article_18a4c004-9aa8-11e4-afd4-67b405910ea2.html

[Run Nicholas Run]

I used to go when they had a "real meet" and raced on monday nights
and in the grand stand I was usually one of a handful in the upper deck ,
this was 88-89.

Joe Bravo was a bug rider back then and it was a ghost town .

Heck I remember that auto toss jock Shawn Chavis
and the two guys who were stoned Gee Cantagallo and James Terry.

Carl Fiorentino sucked at philly but won in AC.

[RunForTheRoses]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City_Race_Course

NEW JERSEY – Friday, January 9, 2015 - Greenwood ACRA, owners and operators of Atlantic City Race Course, have announced the racetrack is ceasing operations and closing permanently. The last open day of business for simulcasting will be Friday, January 16, 2015."

http://www.acracecourse.com/

[Tom]

I don't believe so, not yet at least. Garden State Park became a commercial shopping area I believe.

That's what I was thinking of.
Tony Black mentioned it once or twice.

Thanks!

[Tom]

The turf course is in bad shape,
The hedges are no longer being trimmed.

Looks better than Gulfstream's! :lol:

Isn't Google Maps awesome?
I love the street views you can use.

[MonmouthParkJoe]

Hasn’t been around for a couple years. They actually just opened up a simo place at a chickie and Pete’s in egg harbor I believe. I’m
Glad they did too, only place to wager down there is the borgata

[johnhannibalsmith]

...

Isn't Google Maps awesome?
I love the street views you can use.

Just the other day, I found an apartment that I lived in 25 years ago with no idea what the street name even was anymore. Just looking for things that looked familiar in the street view and looking around for about an hour until I found it. And this is in a major city. Pretty amazing things we have now.

[castaway01]

I don't believe so, not yet at least. Garden State Park became a commercial shopping area I believe.

I live about 10 minutes from there. Yes, it's a shopping mall, restaurants, condos, senior living, etc. now. Actually quite nice, though of course we've got 67 other commercial shopping areas already in the area.

[lamboguy]

I used to go when they had a "real meet" and raced on monday nights
and in the grand stand I was usually one of a handful in the upper deck ,
this was 88-89.

Joe Bravo was a bug rider back then and it was a ghost town .

Heck I remember that auto toss jock Shawn Chavis
and the two guys who were stoned Gee Cantagallo and James Terry.

Carl Fiorentino sucked at philly but won in AC.Carl is my good friend, he just lost his dad who was one tough guy.

[Run Nicholas Run]

Carl is my good friend, he just lost his dad who was one tough guy.

thats too bad to hear, the 89 season at AC
he was winning at the highest clip of all the riders
in the high 20's which was well above his philly pk avg.
Was riding first call to a trainer I cant recall.

[Afleet]

It is a 1 1/8-mile track - and these days that gives a track a leg up on hosting the Breeders' Cup.

Just saying.

rather see the BC buy Hialeah and run the BC there every year. Not sure how big their turf course is/was. Wouldn't be any weather problems

http://hialeahparkcasino.com/about/history

[Tom]

rather see the BC buy Hialeah and run the BC there every year. Not sure how big their turf course is/was. Wouldn't be any weather problems

http://hialeahparkcasino.com/about/history

I loved that track!
Too bad they were so greedy.

GP would make a nice parking lot. You could park there for two weeks and get charged for only an hour! :lol:

[Thomas Roulston]

Hialeah had a 1-mile turf course - but it could be expanded by moving the rail inward, which would also widen the course.

[biggestal99]

Are they even part time any longer? I don't think so.

If sports betting is okayed, acrc can take bets.

Allan

[charm city whizz]

Hi guys it’s been a while since I posted lolol

So I drove by acrc about 2 months ago, you can still see it clearly from the Macy’s parking lot, however you can’t get anywhere even close to it

They seem to have put up a brand new fence around the entire property, you used to be able to sneak in through various openings around the grounds but now they have it completely sealed, even tried to get cute and go around the backside where the town homes are and sneak under the rail but the new fence impossible to get around

I’m going back in 2 weeks maybe I can take some pics but it’s a very depressing site I can promise you, there was an article in the ac press about 2 years ago stating the weather was starting to take its toll on the shut down plant

[castaway01]

If sports betting is okayed, acrc can take bets.

Allan

Yes, I'm sure they'll do that at Atlantic City's falling-down, shuttered racetrack rather than in the nearby casinos.... :rolleyes:

[wisconsin]

"Save the clock tower"...