Old Sheepshead Bay Race Track
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:horse_race
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Sheepshead Bay Race Track
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gptkbp:architecturalStyle |
Victorian
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gptkbp:capacity |
over 10,000 spectators
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gptkbp:closed |
1910
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:demolished |
1919
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major New York horse racing venue in late 19th and early 20th centuries
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Old Sheepshead Bay Race Track
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gptkbp:legislationImpact |
closed due to anti-gambling laws in New York State
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sheepshead_Bay,_Brooklyn,_New_York_City
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Futurity_Stakes
gptkb:Suburban_Handicap Great Filly Stakes |
gptkbp:notableFor |
introduction of the Futurity Stakes, once the richest race in America
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gptkbp:opened |
1880
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gptkbp:owner |
Sheepshead Bay Race Track Company
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
property development
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gptkbp:surface |
dirt
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Brooklyn_Stakes
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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