The Oldest Horse Racing Tracks

95 tracks qualify, ranked by opening year. No. 1 is Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana (opened 1838).

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