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Friends Carlos Hosking, from left, Freddy Cocco and Eduardo Polanco react to the conclusion of a Simulcast Santa Anita race after the end of the live racing at the Aqueduct racetrack in New York City on February 19, 2007. Hosking, who says he loses about a third of his salary from his public school custodial job as at the race track every year, lost $96, Cocco won his bet and Polanco lost $20...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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Friends Carlos Hosking, from left, Freddy Cocco and Eduardo Polanco react to the conclusion of a Simulcast Santa Anita race after the end of the live racing at the Aqueduct racetrack in New York City on February 19, 2007. Hosking, who says he loses about a third of his salary from his public school custodial job as at the race track every year, lost $96, Cocco won his bet and Polanco lost $20...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. ..