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04-20-2015, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
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How many now defunct horse racing tracks did you attend?
Been going to the track for 40 years, step-dad took me to Los Alamitos in 1975 at the age of 14. Fairplex (originally Pomona) that I attended fair meetings at for 30 years is now gone, so is Hollywood Park, I went to for 30 years+. Also RIP to Agua Caliente that I attended from 1990 to it's closure to horse racing in 1993, they still have sports betting and dog racing there I believe. My list of dead horse tracks is at 3, auto racing tracks is much worse.
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04-20-2015, 05:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Balmoral and Birmingham.
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04-20-2015, 05:56 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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Washington Park and Sportsmans Park.
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04-20-2015, 06:09 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 297
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Aksarben and Bay Meadows
How could I forget Hollywood Park?
And The Woodlands?
I'm getting depressed.
Last edited by OCF; 04-20-2015 at 06:12 PM.
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04-20-2015, 06:09 PM
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Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Bandera
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04-20-2015, 06:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Posts: 7,706
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My list, as far as I can determine:
Thoroughbred:
Bay Meadows
Cahokia Downs
Hollywood Park
Sportsman's Park
Standardbred:
Blue Bonnets Raceway (Montreal)
Louisville Downs
Quad City Downs
Roosevelt Raceway
Last edited by Overlay; 04-20-2015 at 06:11 PM.
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04-20-2015, 06:12 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 181
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Beulah Park
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04-20-2015, 06:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 302
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garden state
Atlantic city
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04-20-2015, 06:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 536
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I've raced at a few:
Commodore, Green Mountain, Great Barrington, Northampton, Marshfield. Most have been gone for decades.
Others I've worked at or attended:
Old Garden State, New Garden State, Atlantic City, Liberty Bell, Narragansett, Detroit, Hollywood.
Lots of harness, jai alai, and dog tracks.
Last edited by DSB; 04-20-2015 at 06:22 PM.
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04-20-2015, 06:18 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Youngstown, Ohio
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Beulah
Detroit Race Course
Hollywood
River Downs (Don't know if that counts)
Sportsman's Park
Atlantic City (Maybe its done)
Garden State Park
RR
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04-20-2015, 06:30 PM
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Murray KY
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 76
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Cahokia Downs, Sportsmans Park, Tropical Park, Marlboro Race Track, Bluegrass Downs (thoroughbreds), Suffolk Downs?, River Downs (old grandstands), Beulah Park, Arlington Park (old grandstands), El Commandante PR (old track). Quad City Downs.
Last edited by River11; 04-20-2015 at 06:38 PM.
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04-20-2015, 07:01 PM
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Location: Beaverdam Virginia
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by River11
Cahokia Downs, Sportsmans Park, Tropical Park, Marlboro Race Track, Bluegrass Downs (thoroughbreds), Suffolk Downs?, River Downs (old grandstands), Beulah Park, Arlington Park (old grandstands), El Commandante PR (old track). Quad City Downs.
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Please stay away from Charles Town, Aqueduct and Laurel since I recently moved to the East Coast I would like to attend them in person, you seem to be as poison to horse racing tracks as I am to car racing tracks. I have only killed 3 horse racing tracks, but have killed almost a dozen car or motorcycle tracks.
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04-20-2015, 07:10 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: North Riverside, Il.
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Originally Posted by chadk66
Balmoral and Birmingham.
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Balmoral is not defunct. It is very much funct, racing harness four nights a week.
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04-20-2015, 07:12 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: North Riverside, Il.
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Washington Park, Bay Meadows, Sportsman's Park, Aurora Downs,Quad City Downs.
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04-20-2015, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 536
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I've just been notified that I forgot Rockingham.... I hope that's the only one.....
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