Fairmount Park Redevelopment and Expansion

addxb2 · PostAug 01, 2019#12019-08-01T21:33+00:00

More than doubling racing days and expanding entertainment will be great. I think this could lead to some hotel development nearby. Definitely great for Downtown hotels.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... 5a635.html

sc4mayor · PostNov 16, 2020#22020-11-16T02:35+00:00

Fairmount will rename itself to FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing.
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... 541d9.html

Add this to the list of things St. Louisans will refuse to call by its official name.

framer · PostNov 16, 2020#32020-11-16T03:36+00:00

I know I won't.

chriss752 · PostNov 16, 2020#42020-11-16T04:42+00:00

sc4mayor wrote: ↑
Nov 16, 2020
Fairmount will rename itself to FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing.
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... 541d9.html

Add this to the list of things St. Louisans will refuse to call by its official name.

That's a mouthful.

I just refer to it as the Horse Track

symphonicpoet · PostNov 16, 2020#52020-11-16T07:14+00:00

^^Duly added, sc4mayor. Duly added. FanDuel? I'm picturing a fight using folding paper fans. Ideally fancy Asian ones. Jeepers that's a dumb name. On the other hand . . . I suppose the ponies need to get their income somewhere, so if it's from dueling fans, then more power to 'em. They're probably on borrowed time no matter how sweet the naming rights cash.

framer · PostNov 16, 2020#62020-11-16T17:33+00:00

Something tells me that Spanish women with their fancy abanicos would be the prohibitive favorite in any such duel.

sc4mayor · PostNov 16, 2020#72020-11-16T19:01+00:00

symphonicpoet wrote: ↑
Nov 16, 2020
^^Duly added, sc4mayor. Duly added. FanDuel? I'm picturing a fight using folding paper fans. Ideally fancy Asian ones. Jeepers that's a dumb name. On the other hand . . . I suppose the ponies need to get their income somewhere, so if it's from dueling fans, then more power to 'em. They're probably on borrowed time no matter how sweet the naming rights cash.

Yeah as a big fan of horse racing I'd like to see Fairmount thrive and find new sources of income...if a naming rights deal is it...then so be it. Too bad they couldn't name it like the "FanDuel Track at Fairmount Park" or something like that. Not that it's going to make much of a difference to us St. Louisans anyway lol.