https://www.drf.com/news/plans-new-b...-park-released
For those of that love the racetrack and New York racing, this was much anticipated. I love the current Belmont Park, but it is showing its age and is just as old as the "Old Old Belmont Park" was when it was replaced. I get that the overall plan here of more greenspace and room for temporary facilities is the way things are going.
Still, what is it with this design? They just put all that effort into making UBS Arena and the new parking garage match the current grandstand. Even as a typical racing "hater," I have to admit they both look pretty good. But now this?
The New Yankee Stadium, while functionally superior to the old one for our era, at least tried to preserve the aesthetic that made it Yankee Stadium. Even the current Belmont took features and embellishments from the original grandstand to preserve (I think those out lines of horses in the metal work around the paddock rails appeared in the original place).
Finally, is the iconic Japanese pine in the paddock just getting chopped down?!
