Portland Meadows joins Hollywoood Park

[summersquall]

Shuttered racetrack Portland Meadows was demolished this week, making way for a new freight facility, according to KATU News in Portland, Ore.
The track, which opened in September 1946, continued operation last year, offering purses at the time of less than $53,000 per day. It continued to offer simulcasting and poker until December.

According to the Portland Meadows media guide, it was the first Thoroughbred track to offer night racing. It also launched the careers of several leading racing industry participants, including Gary Stevens during the early portion of his Hall of Fame riding career.

[martini]

Thank you, Stronach Group, for revitalizing racing in Portland.

[horsefan2019]

This outcome doesn't surprise me....the smaller tracks that take in less income will fall by the wayside, especially when they can fetch a lot of money for the property to build something else.