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06/30 14:40 CDT PHOTO ESSAY: Aqueduct Race Track closes after 'A Good Run' of
over 130 years
PHOTO ESSAY: Aqueduct Race Track closes after 'A Good Run' of over 130 years
By ANDRES KUDACKI
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Aqueduct Race Track ran its final races Sunday as the
venerable New York City horse racing facility prepares to close its doors after
more than 130 years in business.
The goodbye to "the Big A" included a long line of patrons, a cake
commemorating the occasion and a final race aptly named, "It Was a Good Run."
Aqueduct is closing as part of a consolidation of New York racing at Belmont
Park, just outside the city limits on Long Island, and Saratoga Race Course
upstate. It will remain open for simulcasting until September, when Belmont
reopens following a half-billion-dollar reconstruction project.
The final day of racing at the Queens track was a bittersweet mix of sadness
over the track's closure and a celebration of the sport's history and roots,
including jockeys greeting the festive crowd after riding there for the last
time.
This is a documentary photo story curated by AP photo editors.
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