FILE - Horses run on the new synthetic track surface as they race at Gulfstream Park, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Winter racing at Belmont Park when the track reopens in 2026 will be exclusively run on synthetic tracks. The New York Racing Association announced that move Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
FILE -A starting gate rests unused on an empty track as haze from Canadian wildfires obscures the sun ahead of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Winter racing at Belmont Park when the track reopens in 2026 will be exclusively run on synthetic tracks. The New York Racing Association announced that move Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)