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Originally Posted by cj
Bay Meadows couldn 't afford to put in a synthetic track, petitioned to run on dirt, but it was denied by the CHRB. They basically forced it to close and of course we know how synthetics in California turned out. Point is they didn't close because it was a dirt track. It was because they weren't allowed to remain a dirt track.
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That's not the actual reason Bay Meadows closed, cj. They were owned by the same company that closed Hollywood Park, and which INSTALLED a synthetic track at Hollywood Park. The owner bought the two tracks for the purpose of closing them. So they were going to close whether or not they got a dispensation to keep their dirt track.
The most important reason Bay Meadows closed is because land on the peninsula, fairly close to Silicon Valley and SFO airport, is just enormously valuable now.
