The sound of hammers and drills mingles with the whinnying of horses as workers remodel the fourth-floor Lexington and Kentucky dining rooms. Fans will see those and a few other updates at the venerable track when the spring meet opens Friday. Walls are covered in a broad-stripe paper in shades of white and beige. The rooms were showing wear and tear after years of heavy use, he said. A major factor in renovating now was the need for more televisions in the rooms, Williams said.
Access is as easy as a touch of the screen.
The video-replay system will archive races from the previous 45 days. The screen is in color. The other race, the Royal Chase for the Sport of Kings, is in its fourth year. The magazine is available in the gift shops and from program sellers. E-mail this story to a friend.