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Allyson Vurgason

Allyson Vurgason sells $2 copies of the Aqueduct Post Parade Magazine to patrons who stream through the door right before the first race at 12:30pm at the Aqueduct racetrack in New York City, on February 18, 2007. Her husband, an assistant starter at Aqueduct, made her the 25 cent pencil jar out of an old pea can. They met at the track 20 years ago when he was an assistant trainer and she was a groom...Betting on the horses is still a popular game and the money still flows, but off track betting and other forms of entertainment have eroded live attendance at the races. The daily diehard betters and horse lovers who sparsely populate the place on work days are joined by a bigger crowd on the weekends. ..The Aqueduct, located in Ozone Park, Queens, is the only horse racing track in New York City and probably the coldest in the country (most of the others are in Kentucky, Florida or California). Horses race on the winterized inner dirt rack from January 1st through the end of April. Aqueduct was built in 1894, renovated in 1959, then opened for winter racing in 1975. It is the winter race track operated by the New York Racing Association (NYRA), which also runs Belmont and Saratoga in the warm seasons. Betters at Aqueduct watch and bet on the nine daily live races and all other races around the country via Simulcast. ..

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Aqueduct Racetrack
Allyson Vurgason sells $2 copies of the Aqueduct Post Parade Magazine to patrons who stream through the door right before the first race at 12:30pm at the Aqueduct racetrack in New York City, on February 18, 2007. Her husband, an assistant starter at Aqueduct, made her the 25 cent pencil jar out of an old pea can. They met at the track 20 years ago when he was an assistant trainer and she was a groom...Betting on the horses is still a popular game and the money still flows, but off track betting and other forms of entertainment have eroded live attendance at the races. The daily diehard betters and horse lovers who sparsely populate the place on work days are joined by a bigger crowd on the weekends. ..The Aqueduct, located in Ozone Park, Queens, is the only horse racing track in New York City and probably the coldest in the country (most of the others are in Kentucky, Florida or California). Horses race on the winterized inner dirt rack from January 1st through the end of April. Aqueduct was built in 1894, renovated in 1959, then opened for winter racing in 1975. It is the winter race track operated by the New York Racing Association (NYRA), which also runs Belmont and Saratoga in the warm seasons. Betters at Aqueduct watch and bet on the nine daily live races and all other races around the country via Simulcast. ..