The Newest Horse Racing Tracks

95 tracks qualify, ranked by opening year, newest first. No. 1 is Sandy Ridge Racetrack in Ashland, Kentucky (opened 2026).

  1. 1Quarter HorseSandy Ridge Racetrack — BOCO Futurity (Ashland, Kentucky)opened 2026
  2. 2ThoroughbredHarrah's Columbus Nebraska Racing & Casino — Thoroughbred racing (Columbus, Nebraska)opened 2024
  3. 3HarnessThe Loop at Red River Exhibition Park — Harness racing (Winnipeg, Manitoba)opened 2023
  4. 4HarnessCumberland Run — Kentucky Sires Stakes (Corbin, Kentucky)opened 2023
  5. 5HarnessOak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel — Harness racing (Oak Grove, Kentucky)opened 2019
  6. 6ThoroughbredCentury Mile Racetrack and Casino — Canadian Derby (Leduc County, Alberta)opened 2019
  7. 7HarnessShenandoah Downs — Harness racing (Woodstock, Virginia)opened 2016
  8. 8ThoroughbredCentury Downs Racetrack and Casino — Thoroughbred racing (Balzac, Alberta)opened 2015
  9. 9HarnessMiami Valley Raceway — Harness racing (Lebanon, Ohio)opened 2014
  10. 10ThoroughbredHollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course — Steel Valley Sprint (Austintown, Ohio)opened 2014
  11. 11HarnessHollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway — Dayton Pacing Derby (Dayton, Ohio)opened 2014
  12. 12HarnessRunning Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack — Minnesota Night of Champions (Columbus, Minnesota)opened 2008
  13. 13ThoroughbredPresque Isle Downs & Casino — Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (Erie, Pennsylvania)opened 2007
  14. 14HarnessHarrah's Philadelphia — Harness racing (Chester, Pennsylvania)opened 2006
  15. 15ThoroughbredZia Park Casino, Hotel & Racetrack — Zia Park Derby (Hobbs, New Mexico)opened 2005
  16. 16ThoroughbredEvangeline Downs — Lafayette Stakes (Opelousas, Louisiana)opened 2005
  17. 17HarnessGrand River Raceway — Battle of Waterloo (Elora, Ontario)opened 2004
  18. 18ThoroughbredHorseshoe Indianapolis — Indiana Derby (Shelbyville, Indiana)opened 2003
  19. 19HarnessGeorgian Downs — Harness racing (Innisfil, Ontario)opened 2001
  20. 20HarnessPlainridge Park Casino — Harness racing (Plainville, Massachusetts)opened 1999
  21. 21ThoroughbredLone Star Park — Steve Sexton Mile (Grand Prairie, Texas)opened 1997
  22. 22ThoroughbredColonial Downs — Arlington Million (New Kent, Virginia)opened 1997
  23. 23ThoroughbredEmerald Downs — Longacres Mile Handicap (Auburn, Washington)opened 1996
  24. 24ThoroughbredSam Houston Race Park — Houston Ladies Classic (Houston, Texas)opened 1994
  25. 25HarnessHarrah's Hoosier Park — Dan Patch Stakes (Anderson, Indiana)opened 1994
  26. 26ThoroughbredKentucky Downs — Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint (Franklin, Kentucky)opened 1990
  27. 27ThoroughbredPrairie Meadows — Iowa Derby (Altoona, Iowa)opened 1989
  28. 28ThoroughbredRemington Park — Oklahoma Derby (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)opened 1988
  29. 29HarnessHiawatha Horse Park — Harness racing (Sarnia, Ontario)opened 1988
  30. 30ThoroughbredCanterbury Park — Mystic Lake Derby (Shakopee, Minnesota)opened 1985
  31. 31HarnessTioga Downs — Harness racing (Nichols, New York)opened 1976
  32. 32HarnessMeadowlands Racing & Entertainment — Hambletonian (harness) (East Rutherford, New Jersey)opened 1976
  33. 33ThoroughbredParx Casino and Racing — Pennsylvania Derby (Bensalem, Pennsylvania)opened 1974
  34. 34ThoroughbredLouisiana Downs — Super Derby (Bossier City, Louisiana)opened 1974
  35. 35ThoroughbredDelta Downs — Delta Downs Jackpot (Vinton, Louisiana)opened 1973
  36. 36HarnessKawartha Downs — Harness racing (Fraserville, Ontario)opened 1972
  37. 37ThoroughbredHollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course — Penn Mile Stakes (Grantville, Pennsylvania)opened 1972
  38. 38HarnessClinton Raceway — Legends Day (Clinton, Ontario)opened 1970
  39. 39HarnessBally's Dover — Harness racing (Dover, Delaware)opened 1969
  40. 40Quarter HorseAjax Downs — Alex Picov Memorial (Ajax, Ontario)opened 1969
  41. 41HarnessMohegan Pennsylvania (Pocono Downs) — Harness racing (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)opened 1965
  42. 42HarnessHanover Raceway — Dream of Glory (Hanover, Ontario)opened 1964
  43. 43HarnessWoodbine Mohawk Park — North America Cup (Campbellville, Ontario)opened 1963
  44. 44HarnessHollywood Casino at The Meadows — Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids (Washington, Pennsylvania)opened 1963
  45. 45ThoroughbredFinger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack — New York Derby (Farmington, New York)opened 1962
  46. 46HarnessThe Raceway at Western Fair District — Camluck Classic (London, Ontario)opened 1961
  47. 47ThoroughbredTurfway Park — Jeff Ruby Steaks (Florence, Kentucky)opened 1959
  48. 48ThoroughbredSunland Park Racetrack & Casino — Sunland Park Derby (Sunland Park, New Mexico)opened 1959
  49. 49HarnessEldorado Gaming Scioto Downs — Harness racing (Columbus, Ohio)opened 1959
  50. 50HarnessMonticello Raceway — Harness racing (Monticello, New York)opened 1958
  51. 51ThoroughbredAssiniboia Downs — Manitoba Derby (Winnipeg, Manitoba)opened 1958
  52. 52HarnessNorthfield Park Racino — Battle of Lake Erie (Northfield, Ohio)opened 1957
  53. 53ThoroughbredWoodbine Racetrack — King's Plate (Toronto, Ontario)opened 1956
  54. 54ThoroughbredTurf Paradise — Turf Paradise Derby (Phoenix, Arizona)opened 1956
  55. 55ThoroughbredAtokad Downs — Thoroughbred racing (South Sioux City, Nebraska)opened 1956
  56. 56ThoroughbredFonner Park — Gus Fonner Stakes (Grand Island, Nebraska)opened 1954
  57. 57HarnessVernon Downs — Harness racing (Vernon, New York)opened 1953
  58. 58ThoroughbredMountaineer Casino Resort — West Virginia Derby (New Cumberland, West Virginia)opened 1951
  59. 59ThoroughbredLos Alamitos Race Course — Los Alamitos Futurity (Cypress, California)opened 1951
  60. 60HarnessRosecroft Raceway — Maryland Sire Stakes (Fort Washington, Maryland)opened 1949
  61. 61HarnessOcean Downs — Maryland Sire Stakes (Berlin, Maryland)opened 1949
  62. 62ThoroughbredMonmouth Park — Haskell Stakes (Oceanport, New Jersey)opened 1946
  63. 63HarnessDu Quoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack — Illinois Colt Stakes (Du Quoin, Illinois)opened 1946
  64. 64HarnessDelaware County Fairgrounds (Little Brown Jug) — Little Brown Jug (Delaware, Ohio)opened 1946
  65. 65HarnessBuffalo Raceway — Harness racing (Hamburg, New York)opened 1942
  66. 66HarnessSaratoga Casino Hotel (Saratoga Harness) — Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Pace (Saratoga Springs, New York)opened 1941
  67. 67HarnessBatavia Downs — Robert J. Kane Memorial Pace (Batavia, New York)opened 1940
  68. 68ThoroughbredGulfstream Park — Pegasus World Cup (Hallandale Beach, Florida)opened 1939
  69. 69ThoroughbredThe Downs Racetrack & Casino — Downs at Albuquerque Fall QH Championship (QH G1) (Albuquerque, New Mexico)opened 1938
  70. 70ThoroughbredDelaware Park — Delaware Handicap (Stanton, Delaware)opened 1937
  71. 71ThoroughbredDel Mar — Pacific Classic (Del Mar, California)opened 1937
  72. 72ThoroughbredKeeneland — Blue Grass Stakes (Lexington, Kentucky)opened 1936
  73. 73ThoroughbredSanta Anita Park — Santa Anita Handicap (Arcadia, California)opened 1934
  74. 74ThoroughbredHollywood Casino at Charles Town Races — Charles Town Classic (Charles Town, West Virginia)opened 1933
  75. 75ThoroughbredTampa Bay Downs — Tampa Bay Derby (Oldsmar, Florida)opened 1926
  76. 76HarnessInverness Raceway — Inverness Invitational (Inverness, Nova Scotia)opened 1926
  77. 77ThoroughbredThistledown — Ohio Derby (North Randall, Ohio)opened 1925
  78. 78ThoroughbredFairmount Park Casino & Racing — St. Louis Derby (Collinsville, Illinois)opened 1925
  79. 79ThoroughbredBelterra Park — Cradle Stakes (Cincinnati, Ohio)opened 1925
  80. 80ThoroughbredEllis Park — Groupie Doll Stakes (Henderson, Kentucky)opened 1922
  81. 81ThoroughbredLaurel Park — Barbara Fritchie Stakes (Laurel, Maryland)opened 1911
  82. 82ThoroughbredBelmont Park — Belmont Stakes (Elmont, New York)opened 1905
  83. 83ThoroughbredOaklawn Racing Casino Resort — Arkansas Derby (Hot Springs, Arkansas)opened 1904
  84. 84HarnessYonkers Raceway — Messenger Stakes (Yonkers, New York)opened 1899
  85. 85HarnessNorthside Downs — Atlantic Sires Stakes (North Sydney, Nova Scotia)opened 1898
  86. 86ThoroughbredFort Erie Race Track — Prince of Wales Stakes (Fort Erie, Ontario)opened 1897
  87. 87ThoroughbredHawthorne Race Course — Illinois Derby (Stickney, Illinois)opened 1891
  88. 88HarnessRed Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park — Gold Cup and Saucer (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)opened 1889
  89. 89HarnessHollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway Bangor — Harness racing (Bangor, Maine)opened 1883
  90. 90HarnessThe Red Mile — Kentucky Futurity (Lexington, Kentucky)opened 1875
  91. 91ThoroughbredChurchill Downs — Kentucky Derby (Louisville, Kentucky)opened 1875
  92. 92ThoroughbredPimlico Race Course — Preakness Stakes (Baltimore, Maryland)opened 1870
  93. 93HarnessTruro Raceway — Donnie and George Turner Memorial (Bible Hill, Nova Scotia)opened 1865
  94. 94ThoroughbredSaratoga Race Course — Travers Stakes (Saratoga Springs, New York)opened 1863
  95. 95ThoroughbredFair Grounds Race Course — Louisiana Derby (New Orleans, Louisiana)opened 1838