Lost horse racing venues
Thoroughbred and harness racetracks that have stopped racing. Their grandstands and large land parcels have often been redeveloped into neighborhoods, shopping centers and, in some cases, new stadiums.
41 venues
View on map →Lincoln Downs / Lincoln Greyhound Park
Lincoln Downs opened as a Rhode Island horse track in 1947 and became Lincoln Greyhound Park in 1977. Live dog racing ended in August 2009, and the property is now the Bally's Twin River Lincoln casino.
Longacres
Longacres in Renton, Washington, was the Pacific Northwest's leading Thoroughbred track from 1933 until its final race in September 1992. Boeing bought and demolished it for corporate buildings.
Maywood Park
Maywood Park was a Standardbred harness track in Melrose Park, Illinois, from 1946 to 2015. An Amazon distribution center now occupies the site.
Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway
The Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway was a one-mile dirt oval in Detroit, built for horse racing in 1899, that hosted AAA and USAC Indy car races and two NASCAR Grand National races. Its grandstand was condemned in 1971 and demolished in 2001.
Morris Park Racecourse
Morris Park Racecourse in the Bronx hosted the Belmont Stakes from 1890 to 1904. After racing ended it became an early aviation field and then the Morris Park neighborhood.
Narragansett Park
Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, raced Thoroughbreds from 1934 to 1978. Its grandstand survives in part on the former grounds.
Northville Downs
Northville Downs, a harness track in Northville, Michigan, ran from 1944 until February 3, 2024, when it closed as the state's last horse racing track. The site is being redeveloped for housing and parks.
Playfair Race Course
Playfair Race Course was Spokane's horse racing track from 1901 until its final races in December 2000. The site is now the Playfair Commerce Park industrial area.
Portland Meadows
Portland Meadows was Portland, Oregon's Thoroughbred track from 1946 until its final season in 2018-19. The main building was demolished in 2020.
Rockingham Park
New England's first Thoroughbred track, which raced in Salem, New Hampshire from 1906 until 2009 and closed in 2016 to make way for the Tuscan Village development.
Roosevelt Raceway
Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, Long Island, began as an auto racing circuit in 1936 and became a landmark night harness track from 1940 to 1988. The site is now shopping centers, condominiums and apartments.
Suffolk Downs
Boston's Thoroughbred track from 1935 to 2019, famed for Seabiscuit and a 1966 Beatles concert, now being redeveloped into a large housing and office district while the oval serves as a public track.
Syracuse Mile
The Syracuse Mile at the New York State Fairgrounds was a one-mile dirt oval that held auto races from 1903 until October 2015. It hosted AAA and USAC Indy cars, NASCAR Grand National races and Super DIRT Week, and was torn down in 2016.
Tanforan Racetrack
A San Bruno Thoroughbred track that raced from 1899 to 1963, served as a Japanese American assembly center in 1942, and burned in 1964 before the land became The Shops at Tanforan.
The Woodlands
The Woodlands in Kansas City, Kansas, opened in 1989 as a greyhound track and was later also used for horse racing. It closed in August 2008 and was demolished in 2021.
Tropical Park Race Track
Tropical Park Race Track near Coral Gables raced Thoroughbreds from 1931 to 1972 alongside Hialeah and Gulfstream. Miami-Dade County turned the land into a public park in 1979.
Washington Park Race Track (Homewood)
Washington Park in south suburban Homewood, Illinois, was a major Chicago-area Thoroughbred track from 1926 until a fire destroyed its grandstand in February 1977. The land was redeveloped in the 1990s.