Status unknownGreyhound racing Partially verified

Black Hills Kennel Club

Rapid City, South Dakota · Racetrack

The Black Hills Kennel Club was a greyhound track near Rapid City, South Dakota, listed by Wikipedia as racing from 1949 to 1994.

Opened: 1949
Closed: 1994
Today: Status unknown
Capacity: —

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History

Wikipedia's list of former tracks gives the Black Hills Kennel Club, near Rapid City, a racing span of 1949 to 1994. GeoNames places the site in unorganized central Pennington County, near Blackhawk and Summerset.

Timeline

1949
Racing begins[1]
Wikipedia lists 1949 as the first year of racing.
1994
Racing ends[1]
Wikipedia lists 1994 as the last year of racing.

The site today

Physical status	Status unknown
Mapped location	Approximate historic location

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Venue facts

Location	Rapid City, South Dakota
Venue type	Racetrack
Sports	Greyhound racing
Level	Greyhound
Opened	1949[1]
Last used for sports	1994[1]
Physical status	Status unknown

Documented details

GeoNames places the Black Hills Kennel Club in the unorganized territory of central Pennington County, South Dakota; Mapcarta notes it lies near Blackhawk and Summerset.[2,3]

Sources

Greyhound racing in the United States, Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-10-19
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GeoNames search: kennel club (United States), GeoNames. Accessed 2026-10-19
Supports: coordinates
Black Hills Kennel Club (Mapcarta), Mapcarta / OpenStreetMap. Accessed 2026-10-19
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Research confidence

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