Race Tracks That Have Closed
 

Seeing Suffolk hit the scrap heap got me thinkin'. I've been following horse racing since 1986 and I wonder how many tracks have closed since then.

Here is what comes to mind for me.

Suffolk
Hollywood Park
Woodlands
Manor Downs
Yavapai
Hialeah
Sportsman's Park
Aksarben
Atlantic City
Detroit
Pinnacle
Rockingham Park
Blue Ribbon Downs
Great Lakes Downs

Long Acres
Balmoral TB dropped (harness only remains)

Canterbury closed but others brought it back.

River Downs & Beulah are gone but replaced by new facilities, sometimes elsewhere, as part of the casino deal.

Bay Meadows
Garden State Park

This is a list that goes before 1986 I believe, and doesn't look to be too updated, noting Hollywood not listed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor..._United_States

Yes...but how many new ones have risen to take their place?

A track in Erie, PA (Comodore?) closed, replaced several years later by Presque Isle Downs.

Prairie Meadows in Iowa was gone for a while until a slots deal brought it back.

Kenner Downs in LA

Dueling Grounds was gone for a while but had a ressurection as Kentucky Downs

Harness Tracks that Closed:

FreeState
Brandywine
"The Bell"
Louisville Harness
Roosevelt Raceway

Any others that come to mind?

NE also has/had Fonner, Lincoln and Atokad. I have no idea if some of those run I remember Atokad was brought back, at least temporarily as Horseman's Park-Atokad. Perhaps another one as well. One or more of those may still exist.

Aksarben & Atokad - Don't let school children name your racetracks!

Atlantic City runs 5 racing dates a year, so they're technically still open...unless they officially closed now?

Another track to add is Fairplex.

The legendary race track of FALIRIKON DELTA...


A race contacted back the 80's..



DeltaLover is not visible since he is somewhere in the Second Class of the Grand Stand among many other horse addicts as can be seen here:

Since '94
Sam Houston Race Park
Retama Park
Emerald Downs
Colonial Downs
Lone Star Park
Hoosier Park (discontinued TBs)
Indiana Downs
Pinnacle Race Course (since closed)



Evangeline Downs (rebuilt on new location)
Great Lakes Downs (not a new build; since closed)

Or people with dyslexia!

Well Detroit at least has Hazel now.