FACILITY NOTES
In Ft. Lauderdale, Frank Carlson cites a THOROUGHBRED
DAILY NEWS article in which Canadian industrialist Frank
Stronach confirms "his intentions to purchase Gulfstream
Park from the Orient Corporation of Tokyo." The deal, which
is estimated to be about $90-110M, "has been in the works
for more than a month" and Stronach said that he hopes to
"close within the next few days" (SUN-SENTINEL, 7/6)....In
S.F., Henry Schulman reported on a preliminary MLB 2000
schedule that has the Giants opening the season against the
Marlins and Braves "before coming home to open Pacific Bell
Park on April 11" against the Dodgers. Schulman: "If the
final schedule looks like that, the Giants will be pleased"
(S.F. CHRONICLE, 7/3)....In Boston, Joe Guiliotti reported
that the Red Sox "aren't going to allow any vendors" around
Fenway Park during All-Star festivities and wrote that the
team justified the action by contending that "there will be
more media, more attention and more congestion from people
not familiar with the park." Guiliotti, who said the
reasoning is "hilarious as well as nonsensical": "If the
team is worried about the vendors leaving a little mess on
the street surrounding the ballpark, then it should ante up
a couple of bucks to clean it up" (BOSTON HERALD, 7/5)....In
Las Vegas, Mark Anderson reported on the $16.1M renovation
of Sam Boyd Stadium and noted it includes a new press box
and expansion from 32,000 to 40,000 seats. Also included is
the construction of 16 suites and 488 club seats. Anderson
noted that "only about 185 club seats priced between $2,000
and $2,500 have been sold" for the '99 UNLV football season.
Of the 16 suites, which cost $45,000 apiece, "all are close
to being sold out" (REVIEW-JOURNAL, 7/3).
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