NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Aqueduct Race Track ran its final races Sunday as the venerable New York City horse racing facility prepares to close its doors after more than 130 years in business.
The goodbye to 鈥渢he Big A鈥� included a long line of patrons, a cake commemorating the occasion and a final race aptly named, 鈥淚t Was a Good Run.鈥�
Aqueduct is closing as part of a consolidation of New York racing at Belmont Park, just outside the city limits on Long Island, and Saratoga Race Course upstate. It will remain open for simulcasting until September, when Belmont reopens following a .
The at the Queens track was a bittersweet mix of sadness over the track’s closure and a celebration of the sport鈥檚 history and roots, including jockeys greeting the festive crowd after riding there for the last time.
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