Harness Horse Racing Tracks In The US
By: Richard Bleuze
Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. They usually pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies, although races to saddle are still occasionally conducted, especially in Europe.
The harness racing in the US offers several tracks nationwide. The most common harness horse racingtracks are:
- Addington Raceway - Also referred to as "The Met", Addington is situated in Christchurch, Canterbury.
- Balmoral Park - One-mile racetrack located in Crete, Illinois, USA (near Chicago). Live harness racing year-round.
- Batavia Downs - Half-mile racetrack located in Batavia, New York. Live harness racing from July through December.
- Buffalo Raceway - Half-mile racetrack located in Hamburg, New York, USA (Niagara Falls region, outside of Buffalo). Live harness racing from late January through mid-December.
- Cal-Expo - One-mile racetrack located in Sacramento, California, USA (near San Francisco, CA). Live harness racing from April through July and October through December.
- Cambridge Raceway - Racetrack located in Cambridge, hosting about 25 harness meets a season.
- Charlottetown - Half-mile racetrack located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (near Halifax, Nova Scotia). Live harness racing from May through December.
- Clinton Raceway - Describes the raceway, harness racing, and area and contact information. Clinton, Ontario
- Colonial Downs - One-mile racetrack located in New Kent, Virginia, USA (near Richmond). Live harness racing from October through December.
- Dover Downs - 5/8-mile racetrack located in Dover, Delaware, USA (between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC). Live harness racing from November through April.
- Freehold Raceway - Half-mile racetrack located near Freehold, New Jersey, USA (between New York, NY, and Philadelphia, PA). Live harness racing from August through May.
- Harrington Raceway - Half-mile racetrack located in Harrington, Delaware, USA (near Washington, DC, and Philadelphia, PA). Live harness racing from April through July and from September through November.
- Hazel Park - 5/8-mile racetrack located in Hazel Park, Michigan, USA (outskirts of Detroit). Live harness racing from April through October.
- Hoosier Park - 7/8-mile racetrack located in Anderson, Indiana, USA (near Indianapolis). Live harness racing from April through August. Ladbroke at The Meadows - 5/8-mile racetrack located in Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania, USA (near Pittsburgh). Live harness racing year-round.
- Lebanon Raceway - Half-mile racetrack located in Lebanon, Ohio, USA (near Cincinnati). Live harness racing from September through May.
- Meadowlands Racetrack - One-mile racetrack in Rutherford, New Jersey: includes entries, results, archives, links to webcasts.
- Maywood Park - Half-mile racetrack located in Maywood, Illinois, USA (near Chicago). Live harness racing year-round.
- Monticello Raceway - Half-mile racetrack located in Monticello, New York, USA (near New York). Live harness racing year-round. Northfield Park - Half-mile racetrack located in Northfield Ohio, USA (near Cleveland). Live harness racing year-round.
- Ocean Downs - Half-mile racetrack located in Berlin, Maryland, USA (near Ocean City, and not far from Washington, DC, and Philadelphia, PA). Formerly known as Delmarva Downs. Live harness racing from July through September.
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Major racetracks
Major horse racetracks in the U.S. were opened
- at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1853;
- at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1863;
- at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in 1870;
- at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey, opened in 1870;
- at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, opened in 1875;
- at Aqueduct Racetrack in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens in 1894;
- at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1904;
- at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, just outside New York City on Long Island, in 1905;
- at Fairmount Park Racetrack in the St. Louis suburb of Collinsville, Illinois in 1925;
- at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida, near Miami in 1925;
- at Arlington Park in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois in 1927;
- at Santa Anita Park in the San Gabriel Valley community of Arcadia, California, in the Los Angeles area, in 1934;
- at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky in 1936;
- at Del Mar Racetrack in the San Diego suburb of Del Mar, California in 1937;
- at Hollywood Park Racetrack in another Los Angeles suburb, Inglewood, California, in 1938.
Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States has its own Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Hall of Fame honors remarkable horses, jockeys, owners and trainers.
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