Tough moment for racing fans.

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[Andy Asaro]

Not to be a buzz kill but thank god I'm not a fan

[thaskalos]

The racing fans will get over it. We have been through worse...

[horsefan2019]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

The racing fans will get over it. We have been through worse...

Sadly for American horse racing fans, its happening too often.

[Brass Hat]

"House of Volponi", although the weather was cold, that BC had good races. Went with my brother, who lived in Mount Prospect, knew little about the sport, took some outstanding photos, especially of Azeri and had $5 on Volponi because he liked the odds. His outfit at work used to go to Arlington one afternoon each year for their summer outing. He passed away on Labor Day when we were in Saratoga, the only sibling I had we could talk about racing with. Miss him.

Sad to see that beautiful track get torn down. I was inexplicably attached to the old Foxboro, Schaefer, Sullivan stadium and would not drive by there while it was being torn down, but the day my mother died finally went by it on the way home. Sad to see stadiums and tracks torn down, but they don't matter as much as when you lose loved ones.

[The_Turf_Monster]

This was the best facility in the country, killed by too many competing interests with no common ground to compromise on.

I can't help but laugh that the horsemen finally got slots, they don't have AP to blame for anything, and Hawthorne literally sits empty (gutted) as it can't afford to build its casino.

[46zilzal]

Jerry Bailey stated that their two turf courses were both GREAT and unique is racing as they kept the grass longer that at most venues.

[GaryG]

The 2002 BC was the last time I was at Arlington. What I remember most was the ticket I cashed on Domedriver. That was the cleanest track I have ever seen and the racing was first class. Hawthorne was a dump already and who wants to go to Cicero? To me this symbolizes the current state of racing. The casinos provide the income and racing is a loss leader. I am thankful I was able to enjoy racing's golden age.

[metro]

Their races had become unplayable, every race, dirt, turf and later synth, it seemed like were 5 & 6 horse fields. Churchill didn't do it many favors but it didn't seem like the locals did either, at least not with their wagering dollars.

[stlseeeek]

Like several other tracks, CDI killed arlington


i wish nothing but the worst for CD and anything cdi owns.

[elhelmete]

My two visits to AP were probably the nicest in person on-track experiences I had. At all levels. The racing wasn't great, but on the on-track vibe was aces.

[GaryG]

Fathers Day was huge there. I don't know the numbers, but it seemed more crowded than Million day.

[horsefan2019]

Originally Posted by GaryG

The 2002 BC was the last time I was at Arlington. What I remember most was the ticket I cashed on Domedriver. That was the cleanest track I have ever seen and the racing was first class. Hawthorne was a dump already and who wants to go to Cicero? To me this symbolizes the current state of racing. The casinos provide the income and racing is a loss leader. I am thankful I was able to enjoy racing's golden age.

Yep, when the tracks are plowed over for residential housing or an NFL stadium it doesn't bode well for the state of the sport. Because if the track was doing well it wouldn't have happened.

[Thomas Roulston]

Why does Hawthorne "literally sit empty"?

[BIG49010]

Originally Posted by Thomas Roulston

Why does Hawthorne "literally sit empty"?

It's a shit hole, in a shitty area, next to the Waste Management garbage dump, down wind from a Waste Treatment plant!