Belmont Park... I’ve never been to that track.
It’s a beautiful track. Like night and day compared to the other New York City track, Aqueduct. I worked there as a teen in the ‘70s (Belmont). Got to see greats like Ruffian up close a few times a week as she was being brought to the track for her early morning workouts. Even got to pet her once. I was there from ‘74 to ‘76, so missed being around all 3 of the Triple Crown winners in that decade, Secretariat (73), Seattle Slew (77) and Affirmed (78).