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Mary Caruso, who has been working at the Aqueduct racetrack in New York City for 19 years, works a coat check outside the Man O' War bar on February 16, 2007. The coat trade is often slow: and she gets better business with the Aqueduct and off-site tip sheets she sells for $25 and $40, respectively. She bases her bets, which she places on most races, on her favorite jockeys, owners and trainers or the lineage of the horse...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
Mary Caruso, who has been working at the Aqueduct racetrack in New York City for 19 years, works a coat check outside the Man O' War bar on February 16, 2007. The coat trade is often slow: and she gets better business with the Aqueduct and off-site tip sheets she sells for $25 and $40, respectively. She bases her bets, which she places on most races, on her favorite jockeys, owners and trainers or the lineage of the horse...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. ..