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Posey Park

Horse owner Joe Marx, second from right, talks about upcoming races with his trainer Luis Alvarez, right, underneath the historic photos.from the racing heyday of the 1930s-50s which hang on the wall of the Grandstand at the Aqueduct racetrack in New York City on February 19, 2007. Marx, who owns New York-bred horse Posey Park (named after.actress Parker Posey), says that his father introduced him to the track as a teenager, but watching Secretariat run at Belmont drew him.in...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
Horse owner Joe Marx, second from right, talks about upcoming races with his trainer Luis Alvarez, right, underneath the historic photos.from the racing heyday of the 1930s-50s which hang on the wall of the Grandstand at the Aqueduct racetrack in New York City on February 19, 2007. Marx, who owns New York-bred horse Posey Park (named after.actress Parker Posey), says that his father introduced him to the track as a teenager, but watching Secretariat run at Belmont drew him.in...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. ..