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Churchill Downs will commemorate the restoration of its century-old Twin Spires with the placement of a time capsule inside the walls of one of the spires at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 13.Retama Park will pay tribute to the firemen, policemen, and military personnel of San Antonio with a special Military/Special Services Appreciation Night on Sept. 13. All military personnel, firemen, and policemen will receive free admission to the park. Six races on the card will be conducted in honor of the four military bases located in San Antonio and the firemen and policemen of the city with representative presenting trophies to the winning connections. Retama Park will host the Twin Towers Memorial Race with members of the Texas Task Force, a special team of firemen who traveled to New York last year in the recovery efforts, presenting the trophy.