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Excitement builds for 150th Belmont Stakes
Unraced as a 2-year-old and undefeated in five lifetime starts as a 3-year old, Justify will attempt to become the 13th Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred horseracing history this Saturday in the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes. more
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Belmont plan raises many unanswered questions
On Dec. 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrived to much fanfare at Belmont Park to make a major announcement: The Islanders would return to Long Island — in a new $1 billion arena at the park . . . more
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The New York Islanders may be playing in the near future at a new facility to be built on grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack, according to Governor Guomo.
Arena Partners, Islanders score Belmont arena contract
The New York Islanders have been awarded the right to develop Belmont Park, according to people close to the negotiations. A formal announcement will take place at a news conference on Wednesday, to be held at the Belmont racetrack. Gov. Mario Cuomo is slated to attend. The Islanders were selected in a two-way contest with the New York City Football Club, a soccer franchise owned by Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees. more
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A number of attendees at Sunday’s forum, at which Belmont Park plans were presented, questioned the need for a second stadium to house the New York Islanders, but others like this man clearly favored moving the Islanders to Belmont.
Bidders release Belmont plans at 'listening session'
Applause broke out at Elmont Memorial High School on Sunday as the two finalists for the development of Belmont Park announced plans to create thousands of temporary and permanent jobs as part of ambitious plans to develop the racing center further. more
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Final Furlong Racing Stable, based out of East Rockaway, raised cancer awareness last month with pink silks. Jockey Manuel Franco won aboard Hopes Roar on Oct. 16.
Hopes Roar’s big win at Belmont supports Susan G. Komen Foundation
When jockey Manuel Franco, dressed in pink silks, and Hopes Roar crossed the finish line first at Belmont Park on Oct. 15, part of the winner’s purse went to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. more
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What’s to become of Belmont Park?
I don’t usually quote the Bible in my column, but the future of Belmont Park brings to mind the words of Ecclesiastes 3 (King James version). more
Islanders fans and residents spoke about a potential hockey arena at Belmont Park.
Face off at Belmont Park
To inform a request for proposals that will determine the fate of 500 acres slated for development at Belmont Park, five state lawmakers listened for nearly two and a half hours on July 10 at the Elmont Memorial Library as community members shared their visions. more
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Everybody wants lower taxes, so let’s urbanize
Everybody is against everything everywhere. That seems to be a common theme in Nassau County. Where else can you find people so opposed to . . . more
Bring the Islanders home to the Coliseum
Islanders fans at the Nassau Coliseum had the “old barn” rocking for what proved to be the final time on April 29, 2015, when the club beat the Washington Capitals . . . more
Engel Burman Group funds commercial slamming New York Cosmos plan for Belmont Park
Potential Belmont Park developer the Engel Burman Group has sponsored a radio advertisement, produced by a civic group in Elmont, that criticizes the plan for the vacant south lot of the racetrack … more
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