Gone but not forgotten

Closed Horse Racing Tracks

119 horse racing tracks in the United States and Canada that no longer race, from grand old ovals to small-town harness tracks. Find the ones you went to, tap I’ve been here, and they count toward your Track Count.

119Closed tracks94United States25Canada40States & provinces

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119 shown

Alabama (1)

  1. Birmingham Race CourseBirmingham, AlabamaToday: Casino (historical horse racing machines)
    Thoroughbredopened 1987Steve Asmussen won his first stakes race there
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Alberta (2)

  1. Northlands ParkEdmonton, AlbertaToday: Demolished from 2023
    ThoroughbredHarness1900–2018Longtime home of the Canadian Derby.
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  2. Stampede ParkCalgary, AlbertaToday: Calgary Stampede grounds
    Thoroughbredclosed 2008The final thoroughbred card was run June 14, 2008.
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Arizona (2)

  1. Prescott DownsPrescott, ArizonaToday: Prescott Rodeo Grounds
    ThoroughbredQuarter horseclosed 2000
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  2. Yavapai Downs / Arizona DownsPrescott Valley, Arizona
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse2000–2022Arizona revoked its live racing permit in December 2023.
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British Columbia (5)

  1. Fraser Downs (Cloverdale Raceway)Surrey, British ColumbiaToday: Cloverdale fairgrounds redevelopment
    Harness1976–2025
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  2. Hastings RacecourseVancouver, British ColumbiaToday: Planned Vancouver Whitecaps soccer stadium
    Thoroughbred1889–2025Kentucky Derby winning jockey Mario Gutierrez (I'll Have Another, 2012) rode at Hastings.
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  3. Lansdowne ParkRichmond, British ColumbiaToday: Lansdowne Centre mall
    Thoroughbred1924–1960Visitors included Winston Churchill and Clark Gable.
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  4. Minoru Park / Brighouse ParkRichmond, British Columbia
    Thoroughbred1909–1941Its first race day in 1909 drew about 7,000 people to a town of roughly 3,100.
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  5. Sandown ParkNorth Saanich, British Columbia
    Harnessclosed 2008
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California (5)

  1. Bay Meadows RacetrackSan Mateo, CaliforniaToday: Bay Meadows mixed-use neighborhood
    ThoroughbredHarnessQuarter horse1934–2008Seabiscuit won the Bay Meadows Handicap in 1937 and 1938.
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  2. Cal Expo Harness (Golden Bear Raceway)Sacramento, CaliforniaToday: Cal Expo state fairgrounds
    Harness1971–2025Warm Breeze paced a 1:53.1 mile here in 1977, the fastest race mile in history at the time.
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  3. Golden Gate FieldsAlbany, California
    Thoroughbred1941–2024The U.S. Navy used the property in World War II to store landing craft bound for the Pacific.
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  4. Hollywood Park RacetrackInglewood, CaliforniaToday: SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park development
    ThoroughbredHarness1938–2013Citation became racing's first millionaire by winning the 1951 Hollywood Gold Cup.
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  5. Tanforan RacetrackSan Bruno, CaliforniaToday: The Shops at Tanforan
    Thoroughbred1899–1963Served in 1942 as an assembly center where about 8,000 Japanese Americans were detained.
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Colorado (1)

  1. Centennial Race TrackLittleton, ColoradoToday: Housing development
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1950–1983Horsemen rescued more than 100 horses during the 1965 South Platte River flood.
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Delaware (1)

  1. Brandywine RacewayWilmington, DelawareToday: Brandywine Hunt housing development
    Harness1953–1989
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Florida (4)

  1. Calder Race CourseMiami Gardens, FloridaToday: Calder Casino
    Thoroughbred1971–2020
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  2. Hialeah ParkHialeah, FloridaToday: Hialeah Park Casino
    ThoroughbredQuarter horseopened 1925First Thoroughbred track to install a photo-finish camera (1936)
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  3. Pompano ParkPompano Beach, FloridaToday: Harrah's Pompano Park casino; mixed-use redevelopment planned
    Harness1964–2022Billed as 'The Winter Home of Harness Racing'
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  4. Tropical ParkMiami, FloridaToday: Tropical Park (Miami-Dade County park)
    Thoroughbred1931–1972Introduced the first synthetic racing surface, Tartan Turf, in 1966-67
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Idaho (1)

  1. Les Bois ParkBoise, IdahoToday: Stadium at Expo Idaho (soccer stadium)
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1970–2015
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Illinois (8)

  1. Arlington ParkArlington Heights, IllinoisToday: Owned by Chicago Bears; grandstand demolished 2025, site undeveloped
    Thoroughbred1927–2021Hosted the Arlington Million (1981), the world's first million-dollar Thoroughbred race
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  2. Aurora DownsAurora, IllinoisToday: Valley Green Golf Course and industrial park
    ThoroughbredHarness1922–1981Site of the first powered airplane flight in Illinois (Wright exhibition, 1910)
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  3. Balmoral Park (Lincoln Fields)Crete, IllinoisToday: Closed; used briefly for horse shows, later listed for sale
    ThoroughbredHarness1926–2015Whirlaway won his first career race here in 1940
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  4. Cahokia DownsAlorton, Illinois
    ThoroughbredHarness1954–1979David Gall became the first U.S. jockey to win eight races on one card here (1978)
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  5. Maywood ParkMelrose Park, IllinoisToday: Amazon distribution center
    Harness1946–2015Hosted the first full harness racing program televised in the U.S. (1947)
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  6. Quad City DownsEast Moline, IllinoisToday: Partly a school and FedEx terminal; OTB closed 2015
    Harness1973–1993
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  7. Sportsman's ParkCicero, IllinoisToday: Wirtz Beverage distribution center and Walmart
    ThoroughbredHarness1932–2002Shared its oval with the Chicago Motor Speedway auto track from 1999
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  8. Washington Park Race TrackHomewood, IllinoisToday: Commercial and residential development
    ThoroughbredHarness1926–1977Site of the 1955 Nashua vs. Swaps match race, won by Nashua
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Kansas (2)

  1. Anthony DownsAnthony, KansasToday: Demolished; housing development
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1904–2009
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  2. The WoodlandsKansas City, KansasToday: Vacant
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1990–2008Kansas' first legal gambling operation in more than 60 years
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Kentucky (6)

  1. Bluegrass DownsPaducah, Kentucky
    Harnessclosed 2019
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  2. Kentucky Association TrackLexington, Kentucky
    Thoroughbredclosed 1933The Phoenix Stakes, America's oldest stakes race, was first run there in 1831
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  3. Latonia Race TrackCovington (Latonia), KentuckyToday: Latonia Shopping Center
    Thoroughbred1883–1939Thoroughbred racing's first electric starting gate was used there in 1939
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  4. Louisville DownsLouisville, KentuckyToday: Derby City Gaming (historical racing parlor)
    Harness1966–1991Pioneered phone wagering (Call-A-Bet) and full-card simulcasting
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  5. Miles ParkLouisville, Kentucky
    HarnessThoroughbredQuarter horseopened 1956Its biggest race was the annual Junior Derby
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  6. Thunder RidgePrestonsburg, Kentucky
    Harness
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Louisiana (3)

  1. Evangeline Downs (Carencro)Carencro, LouisianaToday: Amazon distribution center; racing moved to Opelousas
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1966–2005
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  2. Jefferson Downs (Kenner)Kenner, LouisianaToday: Real estate development
    Thoroughbred1971–1992
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  3. Jefferson Downs (Metairie)Metairie, LouisianaToday: Lafreniere Park
    Thoroughbred1959–1965Destroyed by Hurricane Betsy in 1965
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Maine (1)

  1. Scarborough DownsScarborough, MaineToday: The Downs mixed-use redevelopment
    ThoroughbredHarness1950–2020
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Manitoba (2)

  1. Polo ParkWinnipeg, ManitobaToday: CF Polo Park shopping mall
    Thoroughbred1925–1956Founder James Speers created the Canadian Derby here in 1930.
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  2. Whittier ParkSt. Boniface (Winnipeg), ManitobaToday: Baseball diamond
    Thoroughbred1924–1942Among the first tracks to use a mechanical starting gate, in 1939.
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Maryland (6)

  1. Bel Air Race TrackBel Air, MarylandToday: Harford Mall
    Thoroughbredclosed 1960First Maryland track to install a film patrol
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  2. Bowie Race TrackBowie, MarylandToday: Thoroughbred training center
    Thoroughbred1914–1985
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  3. Cumberland Fairgo Race TrackCumberland, Maryland
    Thoroughbred1924–1961Auto racing replaced horse racing at the site in 1967
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  4. Hagerstown Race TrackHagerstown, Maryland
    Thoroughbredclosed 1970Set its single-card attendance record of 12,126 in 1954
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  5. Havre de Grace RacetrackHavre de Grace, MarylandToday: Maryland National Guard facility
    Thoroughbred1912–1950Man o' War won the Potomac Handicap there in 1920
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  6. Marlboro Race TrackUpper Marlboro, MarylandToday: Show Place Arena and Prince George's Equestrian Center
    Thoroughbred1910–1993Its 1972 ownership scandal led to Gov. Marvin Mandel's (later overturned) conviction
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Massachusetts (3)

  1. Berkshire DownsHancock, MassachusettsToday: Private horse farm (Sebring Stables)
    Thoroughbred1960–1976Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were listed as investors in 1962
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  2. Foxboro Raceway (Bay State Raceway)Foxborough, MassachusettsToday: Gillette Stadium complex
    HarnessThoroughbred1947–1997Owner E. M. Loew gave adjacent land for the Patriots' stadium
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  3. Suffolk DownsEast Boston, MassachusettsToday: The Stage concert venue and mixed-use redevelopment
    Thoroughbred1935–2019Seabiscuit won the 1937 Massachusetts Handicap in track-record time
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Michigan (9)

  1. Detroit Race CourseLivonia, MichiganToday: Demolished 1999; commercial redevelopment
    ThoroughbredHarness1950–1998
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  2. Great Lakes DownsFruitport, MichiganToday: Demolished 2008
    Thoroughbred1989–2007
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  3. Hazel Park RacewayHazel Park, MichiganToday: Amazon distribution center
    ThoroughbredHarness1949–2018
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  4. Jackson Harness RacewayJackson, MichiganToday: Keeley Park
    Harness1948–2008
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  5. Mount Pleasant MeadowsMount Pleasant, Michigan
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1985–2013
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  6. Northville DownsNorthville, MichiganToday: Housing and commercial redevelopment
    Harness1944–2024Last card raced February 3, 2024
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  7. Pinnacle Race CourseHuron Township, MichiganToday: Amazon fulfillment center
    Thoroughbred2008–2010
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  8. Saginaw Valley DownsSaginaw, MichiganToday: Abandoned; restored main gate is a historic site
    Harness1980–2005
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  9. Sports Creek RacewaySwartz Creek, MichiganToday: Lots used by GM for truck storage
    Harness1986–2014
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Montana (1)

  1. Yellowstone DownsBillings, MontanaToday: MetraPark fairgrounds
    ThoroughbredQuarter horseclosed 2011The final day of racing was September 18, 2011.
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Nebraska (2)

  1. Ak-Sar-BenOmaha, NebraskaToday: Aksarben Village and University of Nebraska Omaha
    Thoroughbred1920–19951935 Triple Crown winner Omaha was buried here in 1959
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  2. State Fair ParkLincoln, NebraskaToday: Nebraska Innovation Campus
    Thoroughbredclosed 2012
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Nevada (1)

  1. Las Vegas ParkLas Vegas, NevadaToday: Las Vegas Country Club
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1953–1954The lavish track's 1953 thoroughbred meet failed after only 13 racing days.
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New Brunswick (1)

  1. Exhibition Park RacewaySaint John, New BrunswickToday: Exhibition Park grounds
    Harnessclosed 2022
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New Hampshire (2)

  1. Hinsdale RacewayHinsdale, New HampshireToday: Demolished (2013)
    Harness1958–1985
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  2. Rockingham ParkSalem, New HampshireToday: Tuscan Village development
    ThoroughbredHarness1906–2009Seabiscuit raced there in 1935 and 1936
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New Jersey (3)

  1. Atlantic City Race CourseMays Landing, New JerseyToday: Vacant
    Thoroughbred1946–2015Hosted the 1969 Atlantic City Pop Festival, attended by about 100,000 people
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  2. Freehold RacewayFreehold, New JerseyToday: Planned retail and residential redevelopment
    Harness1854–2024The oldest racetrack in the United States when it closed
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  3. Garden State ParkCherry Hill, New JerseyToday: Garden State Park town center (retail and housing)
    ThoroughbredHarness1942–2001Secretariat won the Garden State Stakes there in 1972
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New Mexico (2)

  1. La Mesa ParkRaton, New Mexico
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1946–1992The first horse racing track in New Mexico when it opened.
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  2. The Downs at Santa FeSanta Fe, New MexicoToday: Demolished 2025; redevelopment by Pojoaque Pueblo
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1971–1997Triple Crown near-miss Real Quiet raced here.
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New York (7)

  1. Aqueduct RacetrackQueens (Ozone Park), New YorkToday: Slated for redevelopment (housing, retail, open space); Resorts World casino adjacent
    Thoroughbred1894–2026Hosted the Belmont Stakes from 1963 to 1967 while Belmont Park was rebuilt
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  2. Gravesend Race TrackBrooklyn (Gravesend), New YorkToday: Residential neighborhood
    Thoroughbred1886–1910Hosted the Preakness Stakes from 1894 to 1907
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  3. Jamaica Race CourseQueens (Jamaica), New YorkToday: Rochdale Village housing cooperative
    Thoroughbred1903–1959Native Dancer won his debut there on April 19, 1952
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  4. Jerome Park RacetrackBronx, New YorkToday: Jerome Park Reservoir, Lehman College and Kingsbridge Armory
    Thoroughbred1866–1894Hosted the first Belmont Stakes in 1867
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  5. Morris Park RacecourseBronx, New YorkToday: Morris Park neighborhood
    Thoroughbred1889–1904Ran the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes on the same day, June 10, 1890
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  6. Roosevelt RacewayWestbury, New YorkToday: Meadowbrook Pointe condos, Westbury Plaza and retail
    Harness1940–1988The site was once part of Roosevelt Field, where Lindbergh took off for Paris in 1927
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  7. Sheepshead Bay Race TrackBrooklyn (Sheepshead Bay), New YorkToday: Residential neighborhood
    Thoroughbred1880–1910The Futurity Stakes was first run there in 1888, then the richest race in America
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Nova Scotia (1)

  1. Sackville DownsLower Sackville, Nova ScotiaToday: Downsview Mall plaza
    Harness1955–1986Peoples Blue Chip paced a Maritime-record 1:59 mile here in 1982.
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Ohio (4)

  1. Beulah ParkGrove City, OhioToday: Mixed-use neighborhood and park
    Thoroughbred1923–2014First Ohio track to offer simulcast wagering on the Kentucky Derby (1983)
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  2. Lebanon RacewayLebanon, OhioToday: Warren County Fairgrounds; racing moved to Miami Valley Gaming
    Harnessclosed 2013Known as the 'Cradle of Drivers'
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  3. Raceway ParkToledo, Ohio
    Harnessclosed 2013
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  4. Randall ParkNorth Randall, OhioToday: Former Randall Park Mall site
    ThoroughbredHarness1909–1968Hosted the Grand Circuit in 1909 before 17,000 fans
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Oklahoma (1)

  1. Blue Ribbon DownsSallisaw, OklahomaToday: Training facility; grandstand demolished 2022
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1963–2009Oklahoma's first pari-mutuel race was held here on August 30, 1984
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Ontario (10)

  1. Barrie RacewayBarrie, OntarioToday: Vacant land
    Harnessopened 1971
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  2. Dufferin ParkToronto, OntarioToday: Dufferin Mall
    ThoroughbredHarness1907–1955
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  3. Greenwood Raceway (Old Woodbine)Toronto, OntarioToday: Housing and Woodbine Park
    ThoroughbredHarness1874–1993Last Mark set a King's Plate record here in 1948.
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  4. Kenilworth ParkWindsor, OntarioToday: Housing subdivision and small park
    Thoroughbred1916–1935Man o' War's final race, the 1920 match with Sir Barton, was the first race filmed in its entirety.
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  5. Long Branch RacetrackToronto (Etobicoke), OntarioToday: Industrial area
    Thoroughbred1924–1955Originated the Canadian International and the Cup and Saucer Stakes.
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  6. Rideau Carleton RacewayOttawa, OntarioToday: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa
    Harness1962–2025
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  7. Stamford ParkNiagara Falls, OntarioToday: Ascot Woods subdivision
    Thoroughbred1923–1953Hosted Canada's first NASCAR Grand National race in 1952.
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  8. Sudbury DownsGreater Sudbury (Chelmsford), OntarioToday: Gateway Casinos
    Harnessclosed 2013Built on the farm of Médéric Bonin.
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  9. Thorncliffe ParkToronto, OntarioToday: Thorncliffe Park residential neighbourhood
    ThoroughbredHarness1917–1953First home of the Prince of Wales Stakes.
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  10. Windsor RacewayWindsor, OntarioToday: Demolished 2015
    HarnessThoroughbred1965–2012
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Oregon (1)

  1. Portland MeadowsPortland, OregonToday: Amazon delivery station
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1946–2019First thoroughbred track in the U.S. to offer night racing.
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Pennsylvania (2)

  1. Commodore DownsFairview Township (Erie), PennsylvaniaToday: Industrial park
    ThoroughbredHarness1973–1984Reopened as Lakeshore Meadows for harness racing in 1984
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  2. Liberty Bell ParkPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaToday: Philadelphia Mills shopping mall
    ThoroughbredHarness1963–1985Held Pennsylvania's first pari-mutuel license (1961)
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Quebec (3)

  1. Connaught ParkGatineau (Aylmer), QuebecToday: Quartier Connaught housing
    ThoroughbredHarness1913–2008
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  2. Hippodrome de Montréal (Blue Bonnets)Montréal, QuebecToday: Vacant; planned housing district
    HarnessThoroughbred1907–2009U2 played a huge outdoor concert on the site in July 2011.
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  3. Hippodrome de QuébecQuébec City, QuebecToday: ExpoCité / Videotron Centre
    Harness1898–2012The 5-Mile Race was run each August for 102 years.
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Rhode Island (2)

  1. Lincoln DownsLincoln, Rhode IslandToday: Bally's Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort
    Thoroughbred1947–1976
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  2. Narragansett ParkPawtucket, Rhode IslandToday: Commercial development; streets named for Seabiscuit, War Admiral and Whirlaway
    Thoroughbred1934–1978Drew nearly 54,000 on Labor Day 1934, its opening season
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Saskatchewan (1)

  1. Marquis DownsSaskatoon, SaskatchewanToday: Prairieland Park (demolition approved)
    Thoroughbredclosed 2019Hosted thoroughbred racing for about 50 years.
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Texas (6)

  1. Alamo DownsSan Antonio, Texas
    Thoroughbred1934–1937
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  2. Arlington DownsArlington, TexasToday: Texas historical marker site
    Thoroughbred1929–1937Billed as 'The Saratoga of the Southwest'; got Texas' first pari-mutuel permit in 1933
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  3. Bandera DownsBandera, TexasToday: Track still intact, for sale
    Quarter horseThoroughbred1990–1995
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  4. Epsom DownsHouston, Texas
    Thoroughbred1933–1937About 27,000 attended opening day, Thanksgiving 1933
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  5. Manor DownsManor, Texas
    Quarter horseThoroughbred1975–2010Hosted Farm Aid 2 (1986) and five Grateful Dead shows
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  6. Trinity MeadowsWillow Park, TexasToday: Demolished
    ThoroughbredQuarter horse1991–1996
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Vermont (1)

  1. Green Mountain ParkPownal, VermontToday: Abandoned; grandstand burned 2020, part solar farm
    Thoroughbred1963–1976Hosted a 1996 Lollapalooza concert headlined by Metallica
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Washington (4)

  1. LongacresRenton, WashingtonToday: Seattle Sounders FC headquarters / Alaska Airlines training center
    Thoroughbred1933–1992Built in just 28 days by about 3,000 workers during the Great Depression.
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  2. Playfair Race CourseSpokane, WashingtonToday: Playfair Commerce Park (industrial)
    Thoroughbred1901–2000Home of the Playfair Mile, Spokane Derby and two-mile Inland Empire Marathon.
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  3. Sun DownsKennewick, WashingtonToday: Benton County Fairgrounds
    ThoroughbredQuarter horseclosed 2019
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  4. Yakima MeadowsYakima, Washington
    Thoroughbredclosed 1998Closed for financial reasons after its 37th season of racing in 1998.
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Washington, D.C. (1)

  1. Benning Race TrackWashington, Washington, D.C.Today: Mayfair Mansions apartments
    Thoroughbred1890–1908Jockey Walter Miller won all five races on one Benning card in 1906
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West Virginia (1)

  1. Wheeling DownsWheeling, West VirginiaToday: Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack (greyhounds)
    HarnessThoroughbred1937–1975Crime boss Bill Lias owned it after buying it at a 1945 bankruptcy auction
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