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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.