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Suffolk County once had its own horse race track that
was in operation from 1977 until 1988. The horses no longer race around
there, but there are still some remnants to be found. The road along
the expressway that served the track was going to be County Road 102
and is still there, though blocked off to automobile traffic. The
remnants of the track itself can also be found, as well as the huge
parking lot for fans and betters. If you didn't know what this once
was, you would be perplexed as to why such a large paved parking lot
exists in the middle of the pine barrens with nothing else around.
You can also see the track watchtower sticking up several stories.
It looks almost like a fire watchtower for the forest to the east
of it, but upon further investigation you can see the windows only
overlook the former track. |
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