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New $555 million Belmont Park opens with smaller grandstand and four new tracks

New York has reopened Belmont Park after a $555 million, three-year reconstruction that turned the historic Long Island racetrack into a modern sports and entertainment destination. The new five-story grandstand is about one-fifth the size of the old structure, freeing up space for green areas and public access to the…

The Times of India · Sep 22

Meet Roger Cettina, 59, the Hall of Fame horseplayer who helped rebuild legendary Belmont Park

Meet Roger Cettina, 59, a Hall of Fame horseplayer who began with $2 teenage bets before winning nearly $500,000 in National Horseplayers Championship contests. After decades of loving Belmont Park as a fan, Cettina got the chance to help rebuild the legendary racetrack. He calls the experience an unbelievable, once-in-a-lifetime…

The Times of India · Sep 21

Belmont Park is back: inside New York’s $555m bet on horse racing

The storied Long Island racetrack, rebuilt with a $455m state loan, is smaller, sleeker and designed for a changing audience. Can it create the public needed to sustain it?

The Guardian - US · Sep 19

We the People made morning-line favorite to win Saturday's Belmont Stakes

LOS ANGELES — The post position draw in the Belmont Stakes is not even close to being as critical as in the Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/2-mile distance combined with the wide sweeping turns at Belmont Park and a much smaller field gives racehorses plenty of time to recover from…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 7, 2022

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike third betting choice for the Belmont Stakes

LEXINGTON, Ky. — After winning the Peter Pan Stakes by 10 1/4 lengths, We the People was installed as the 2-1 favorite for Saturday’s Grade 1 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park.

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022