The Gulfstream Park West thoroughbred race meet will open
Wednesday at Calder Casino in Miami Gardens, Fla.
First post is 1:15 p.m. for the eight-race opening day card.
Gulfstream Park is running the GP West meet for the
third straight year under a lease agreement with Calder. The meet will have 40
race days, mostly Wednesdays through Sundays, and extend through Nov. 27.
Gulfstream is asking fans to not go to Calder, but
instead go to its track in Hallandale Beach, Fla., where via simulcast they can
watch and wager on the GP West races.
Gulfstream has been reminding fans that there will be
only limited amenities at Calder.
Calder is in the lengthy process of tearing down its
seven-story grandstand building. Thus,
most of the previous area for fans is off-limits due to safety concerns.
Fans will be able to watch races near the rail. But
there will be no tents or other covered structures for the public.
Here is what will be available in the area near
the track:
*There will be no teller stations with mutuel clerks.
*There will be approximately a half-dozen betting machines.
*There will be no teller stations with mutuel clerks.
*There will be approximately a half-dozen betting machines.
* There will be two walk-around mutuel clerks,
who can cash tickets they sell and cash tickets bought at machines in the
racing area and in Calder’s casino.
Winning tickets purchased at Calder can be cashed at Gulfstream, under the
regular 12-month deadline.
*There will be a large TV in the racing area,
showing the GP West races. There will
not be any other TVs around the racing area.
* Calder has agreed to open to the public a small restroom building (now used by workers) near the still-intact saddling area.
* During most of the race day, a food truck is parked in an area that is near the jockeys’ building and accessible to the public. Food also can be purchased from the kitchen in the jockeys’ room.
* Calder has agreed to open to the public a small restroom building (now used by workers) near the still-intact saddling area.
* During most of the race day, a food truck is parked in an area that is near the jockeys’ building and accessible to the public. Food also can be purchased from the kitchen in the jockeys’ room.
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Refreshments also are available in the casino.
*There will be a tent for trainers and owners.
Calder will have a small to-be-determined
number of betting machines in its casino building, several hundred yards
west of the finish line. The casino will have several TVs showing the GP West
races and between-races telecasts. There will be no in-bound simulcasts of races from other tracks at
Calder.
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