| Famous horse racing tracks host some of the | | | | the Sam F. Davis Stakes which is an official |
| best known horse racing events in the country. | | | | Kentucky Derby qualifier.o Gulf Stream Park in |
| Many of these horse track racing venues have | | | | Hallandale Beach, Florida was opened in 1939 and |
| hosted the top races in the United States and | | | | hosts the Donn Handicap, which is another |
| many of the champion race horses have run on | | | | Kentucky Derby qualifier and this park has hosted |
| them throughout the years. Some of the top | | | | the Breeders Cup several years. |
| horse racing venues in the United States are:o | | | | When it comes to famous horse tracks, the most |
| Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky | | | | well-known is probably Churchill Downs in |
| hosts the Breeders Cup Championship, and the | | | | Kentucky, where the Kentucky Derby is run. |
| annual Run for the Roses, better known as the | | | | Even people that aren't familiar with horse racing |
| Kentucky Derby.o The Belmont Stakes is held in | | | | have heard of the race and the track. |
| Belmont, New York at Belmont Race Park, | | | | While there are other famous horse racing tracks |
| opened in 1905.o Pimlico was opened in 1870 in | | | | in other parts of the world, such as Surrey, |
| Baltimore, Maryland, and was where the 1938 | | | | England where the Epsom Derby has been run for |
| Preakness Stakes race between champion race | | | | 220 years, no other country has adopted the |
| horses Seabiscuit and War Admiral was held.o | | | | sport, as much as the United States. |
| Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, New York hosts | | | | The famous racetracks in the United States were |
| the Travers Stakes, which is the oldest major | | | | more popular in the earlier half of the century, |
| thoroughbred stakes horseracing in the US.o | | | | when there were few other forms of |
| Arlington Park, in Arlington Heights, Illinois outside | | | | entertainment, since the television and motion |
| of Chicago is home to the Arlington Million and | | | | pictures were not widespread. Some of the most |
| Secretariat Stakes.o DelMar, which is north of San | | | | famous racehorses rose to fame during the |
| Diego, is known as the Saratoga of the West, | | | | Depression years, and few have gained the |
| with many prestigious races, including the 1938 | | | | popularity since. |
| race that one of the most famous race horses, | | | | The classic horse tracks made of dirt, with |
| Seabiscuit won.o Oaklawn Park, which was opened | | | | slippery mud when it rained, and the smells of the |
| in the early 1900's for the Arkansas Derby and | | | | horses, feed and popcorn in the air are slowly |
| champion race horses, Smarty Jones and Curlin | | | | being replaced by online horse track betting and |
| have won there.o The Meadowlands in East | | | | simulcasting. |
| Rutherford, New Jersey opened in 1977 and is a | | | | Famous horse tracks could eventually become a |
| unique horse racing track, because of the night | | | | dying breed like some of the champion racers |
| racing events held there.o Tampa Bay Downs | | | | who ran on them. |
| was opened in 1926 in Tampa, Florida, and hosts | | | | |