Old Sheepshead Bay Race Track

GPTKB entity

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