After 132 years, the Big A takes a final lap

It hosted thoroughbred racing legends, a pope and more than a century of Queens history.

But on June 28, the curtain is coming down on Aqueduct Race Track.

The South Ozone Park course, at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., will host its final two days of live racing June 27 and 28, closing the book on a 132-year legacy that made it one of the most storied venues in New York City sports history. The site will remain open for simulcasting through Sept. 7, according to the New York Racing Association…

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