Locating the Thoroughbred Race Tracks In the USA

Top Rivals Square Off Saturday in Illinois, California, and New York

Apr 3, 2009 BarbaraAnne Helberg

Pioneer of The Nile and The Pamplemousse match up in California's Santa Anita Derby. Musket Man is in Illinois. I Want Revenge and Imperial Council meet in New York.

Saturday's $750,000 Santa Anita Derby, held annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California will feature a match-up between The Pamplemousse and Pioneer of The Nile, two of 2009's top Thoroughbreds. In addition, I Want Revenge and Imperial Council are pointed to a second confrontation, this time at Aqueduct Race Course in New York City in the $750,000 Wood Memorial.

At the same time, Musket Man, winner of the Tampa Bay Derby, will try the competition in the $500,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne.

All three races are giant Kentucky Derby preps. The winners will garner large payrolls to add to their graded stakes earnings, which determine the twenty horses who will be eligible for the KD gate.

Where Are the Nation's Thoroughbred Tracks?

  • Anthony Downs ----- Anthony, Kansas
  • Arapahoe Park ----- Aurora, Colorado
  • Aqueduct Race Course ----- New York City
  • Arlington Park ----- Chicago, Illinois
  • Atlantic City Race Course ----- Atlantic City, New Jersey
  • Bay Meadows Race Course ----- San Mateo, California
  • Belmont Park ----- Elmont, New York ----- home of the (3rd) Triple Crown race, The Belmont Stakes
  • Beulah Park ----- Grove City, Ohio
  • Blue Ribbon Downs ----- Sallisaw, Oklahoma
  • Calder Race Course ----- Miami, Florida
  • Canterbury Park ----- Shakopee, Minnesota
  • Charlestown Races ----- Charlestown, West Virginia
  • Churchill Downs ----- Louisville, Kentucky ----- home of the (1st) Triple Crown race, The Kentucky Derby
  • Colonial Downs ----- Providence Forge, Virginia
  • Columbus Park ----- Columbus, Nebraska
  • Del Mar Race Course ----- Del Mar, California
  • Delaware Park ----- Wilmington, Delaware
  • Delta Downs ----- Vinton, Louisiana
  • The Downs at Albuquerque ----- Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Ellis Park ----- Henderson, Kentucky
  • Emerald Downs ----- Seattle, Washington
  • Eureka Downs ----- Eureka, Kansas
  • Evangeline Downs ----- Lafayette, Louisiana
  • The Fair Grounds ----- New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Fair Meadows ----- Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Fairmount Park ----- Collinsville, Illinois
  • Fairplex Race Course ----- Pomona, California
  • Ferndale Race Course ----- Ferndale, California
  • Finger Lakes Race Course ----- Farmington, New York
  • Fresno Race Course ----- Fresno, California
  • Golden Gate Fields ----- San Francisco, California
  • Great Lakes Downs ----- Muskegon, Michigan
  • Gulfstream Park ----- Hallandale, Florida
  • Hawthorne Race Course ----- Chicago, Illinois
  • Hollywood Park ----- Inglewood, California
  • Hoosier Park ----- Anderson, Indiana
  • Horsemen's Park ----- Omaha, Nebraska
  • Indiana Downs ----- Shelbyville, Indiana
  • Keeneland Race Course ----- Lexington, Kentucky
  • Kentucky Downs ----- Franklin, Kentucky
  • Laurel Park ----- Laurel, Maryland
  • Les Bois Park ----- Boise, Idaho
  • Lincoln Nebraska Race Course ----- Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Lone Star Park ----- Grand Prairie, Texas
  • Los Alamitos Race Course ----- Cypress, California
  • Louisiana Downs ----- Bossier City, Los Angeles
  • Manor Downs ----- Manor, Texas
  • The Meadowlands ----- East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Monmouth Park ----- Oceanport, New Jersey
  • Mountaineer Park ----- Chester, West Virginia
  • Northampton County Fair ----- Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Oaklawn Park ----- Hot Springs, Arkansas
  • Penn National Race Course ----- Grantville, Pennsylvania
  • Philadelphia Park ----- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Pimlico Race Course ----- Baltimore, Maryland ----- home of the (2nd) Triple Crown race, The Preakness Stakes
  • Portland Meadows ----- Portland, Oregon
  • Prairie Meadows ----- Altoona, Iowa
  • Remington Park ----- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Retama Park ----- San Antonio, Texas
  • Rillito Park ----- Tucson, Arizona
  • River Downs ----- Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Ruidoso Downs ----- Ruidoso, New Mexico
  • Sacramento Race Course ----- Sacramento, California
  • Sam Houston Race Park ----- Houston, Texas
  • Santa Anita Park ----- Arcadia, California
  • Santa Rosa Race Course ----- Santa Rosa, California
  • Saratoga Race Course ----- Saratoga, New York
  • Suffolk Downs ----- East Boston, Massachusetts
  • Sunland Park ----- Sunland Park, New Mexico
  • SunRay Park and Casino ----- Farmington, New Mexico
  • Tampa Bay Downs ----- Oldsmar, Florida
  • Thistledown ----- Cleveland, Ohio
  • Turf Paradise ----- Phoenix, Arizona
  • Turfway Park ----- Florence, Kentucky
  • The Woodlands Racecourse ----- Kansas City, Kansas
  • Wyoming Downs ----- Evanston, Wyoming
  • Yavapai Downs ----- Prescott, Arizona

Note: Because of economic concerns, some of the above tracks may have recently undergone restructuring, or closed, or are under consideration for closing (as Penn National, Calder, and Bay Meadows).

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