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End Of An Era: Closing Day at Bay Meadows

SAN MATEO (CBS 5 / KCBS) ― Bay Area horse racing fans were placing wagers at Bay Meadows for the last time Sunday as the Bay Area icon shuts down after more than seven decades in operation.

Some big names in horse racing have raced around the track at Bay Meadows, including Silky Sullivan, Citation, and legendary Seabiscut, who won back to back "Bay Meadows Handicaps," which was one of the richest races in the country back in 1938.

"It's been talked about and rumoured for about ten years, that there's going to be a development, and now we're finally facing the fact," said long-time Bay Area horse racing announcer Sam Spear, who indicated the land will become a housing development.

Bay Meadows was an innovator with the first photo finish camera and the first starting gate. Some of the betters from long ago include Betty Grable and Mickey Rooney.

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