NYRA Officials Confident in ’26 Belmont Park Completion

As the main continuous renovations ate Belmont parkNyra officials expressed firm confidence in the completion of projects for the fall of 2026 at a June 13 meeting of the Franchise Supervision Board of the State of New York.

The Board with a regularly scheduled meeting after a Friday morning ad Saratoga career course In June 2026 as the construction continues in Belmont Park in a reconstruction of $ 455 million. That announcement also pointed out that Belmont Park would receive Belmont Stakes (G1) in June 2027. At a previous press conference on May 28, Governor Hochul and Nyra reported that the rebuild Belmont will organize the championships of the Cup of Craisores in the autumn of 2027, marking the return of the event there for the first time since 2005.

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President and CEO of Nyra David or Saratoga career course. Oh, noticed the appetite of the reproduction of Manhattan (G1T) and Jaipur (G1T) of the card from June 7 to 8 of June so that the races were executed on its scheduled surface. Several popular Belmont day bets had to be canceled after the two races moved.

“(The rescuer) hindered the mango, but it was the right thing,” O’Rourke said.

After a series of questions and debate, the Board approved two projects for the Belmont Park re -planning plan that were not included in the original capital budget 2025. The first of those projects considered electrical equipment at the main entrance, commonly referenced as Gate 5, and the second project implied the extension of a previously approved pedestrian tunnel that would begin in the middle of the field and end in the location of the new house of the new house Belmont The estimated projected cost of both projects reaches $ 5,808 million.

“The building was almost completely bought, so we are running out of potential surprises. We have confidence (they will not be other setbacks),” O’Rourke said.

“This building will be delivered. This project could advance without addressing (electrical problems), but we do not feel that this was the right thing. We believe that the right to do is establish this infrastructure, I itters. It is more to finish the tunnel on the side of the Club House … I think these are prudent decisions and good decisions. 2026″. ”

Glen Kozak, Executive Vice President of Operations and Capital Projects of Nyra, demonstrated an update on the general construction of the Belmont Park reurbing plan. Kozak said that concrete is being seen, with the first and second floor of the tribune already completed, and that the work of public services around the installation is currently taking place.

“The next big phase is steel to build the super structure,” Kozak said. Steel is expected to reach the construction site as soon as next week.

A representation of artists from the new Belmont Park

When the Board questioned Nyra officials about whether there were Conerns about the country’s current steel rates, which are as high as 50% in imports, Rob Surace, the Capital Projects Director of Nyra, he says. We’twarated Arifted to track (materials) as we can.

Before Kozak explained the various improvement projects carried out in Saratoga to the Panel, he played the recent fire of the Clubhouse cuisine on the track. The little fire, which exploded on May 27, held quickly and caused minimal damage.

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“The response to the fire was outstanding, and I think the collaboration (it was good) among Nyra’s fire researchers, as well as the state and Saratoga Springs (fire department),” Kozak said. “They were very, very good to concentrate on certain areas with Ripping separate the historical building. We certainly appreciate how firefighters did their job. Fortunately, updates in the fire system that a new fire was paid for years ago.”

The supervision panel was informed by Kozak on recently completed projects in Saratoga, which included an improved clocker stand, a visualization area for fans to see training and added public bathrooms near the Klahoma training track. In addition, two new mixed bedrooms have completed their legs, while the construction is expected to be finished in a women’s bedroom by the Satatoga summer meeting.