So Long, Parking for Racing customers at Oaklawn
In addition to the [new hotel off turn 1], a 28,000-square-foot gaming expansion south of the grandstand is scheduled to open the week live racing begins in 2020, Oaklawn general manager Wayne Smith said. A 14,000-square-foot multi-purpose events center that will accommodate up to 1,500 people for concerts, meetings, banquets, and weddings will adjoin the hotel. Target date for completion of the events center is also late 2020.