Horseracing in America
Arizona
Turf Paradise (state-subsidized) (Nov-May) owner: Jerry Simms
Arizona Downs (May-Sep) owner: Auther family
Rillito Park (Feb-Apr) owner: Pima County
Cochise County Fair (2 days in Apr)
Santa Cruz Fair (2 days in May)
Arkansas (lone track state-subsidized)
Oaklawn Park (Dec-May) owner: Oaklawn Jockey Club (Cella family)
California
Del Mar (Jul-Sep, Nov-Dec) owner: state of California
Golden Gate Fields (year-round) owner: The Stronach Group
Los Alamitos Race Course (year-round) owner: Ed Allred
Santa Anita Park (Dec-Jun, Sep-Nov) owner: The Stronach Group
Cal Expo (harness)
Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton (Jun-Jul)
California State Fair, Sacramento (Jul)
Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale (Aug)
Sonoma County Fair, Golden Gate (Aug)
Los Angeles County Fair, Cypress (Sep)
Big Fresno Fair, Fresno (Oct)
Colorado
Arapahoe Park (Aug-Oct) owner: Bally’s
Delaware (all tracks state-subsidized)
Delaware Park (May-Oct) owners: Clairvest Group, Rubico Gaming
Dover Downs (harness) operator: Bally’s
Harrington Raceway (harness) owner: Harrington Raceway
Florida (all tracks state-subsidized)
Gulfstream Park (year-round) owner: The Stronach Group
Tampa Bay Downs (Nov-May) owners: Stella Thayer, Howell Ferguson
Pompano Park (harness) owner: Caesars Entertainment
Idaho
Cassia County Fair (2 days in Aug)
Eastern Idaho State Fair (4 days in Sep)
Jerome County Fair (3 days in Jun)
Oneida County Fair (4 days in Aug)
Pocatello Downs (11 days in May-Sep)
Illinois (all tracks state-subsidized)
Hawthorne Race Course (Apr-Jun, Sep-Dec) owner: Carey family
Fairmount Park (Apr-Sep) owner: Bill Stiritz
Suburban Downs (harness) owner: Carey family
Indiana (both tracks state-subsidized)
Horseshoe Indianapolis (Apr-Nov) owner: Caesars Entertainment
Hoosier Park (harness) owner: Caesars Entertainment
Iowa (lone track state-subsidized)
Prairie Meadows (Apr-Sep) owner: Polk County
Kentucky (some tracks state-subsidized)
Churchill Downs (Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov) owner: Churchill Downs
Keeneland (Apr, Oct) owner: Keeneland Association
Ellis Park (subsidized) (Jun-Sep) owner: Ellis Entertainment
Turfway Park (subsidized) (Dec-Mar) owner: Churchill Downs
Kentucky Downs (subsidized) (Sep) owners: Ron Winchell, Marc Falcone
Oak Grove (harness) (subsidized) owner: Churchill Downs
Red Mile (harness) (subsidized) owner: Lexington Trots Breeders Assoc.
Louisiana (all tracks state-subsidized)
Delta Downs (Apr-Jul, Oct-Mar) owner: Boyd Gaming
Evangeline Downs (Apr-Dec) owner: Boyd Gaming
Fair Grounds Race Course (Nov-Mar) owner: Churchill Downs
Louisiana Downs (Jan-Sep) owner: Rubico Acquisition Corp.
Maine (lone track state-subsidized)
Bangor Raceway (harness) owner: Gaming and Leisure/Penn National
Maryland (all tracks state-subsidized)
Laurel Park (Jan-May, Sep-Dec) owner: The Stronach Group
Pimlico Race Course (May) owner: The Stronach Group
Rosecroft Raceway (harness) owner: The Stronach Group
Ocean Downs (harness) owner: Churchill Downs
Maryland State Fair (Aug-Sep)
Massachusetts (lone track state-subsidized)
Plainridge Park (harness) owner: Gaming and Leisure/Penn National
Michigan
Northville Downs (harness) owner: Mike Carlo
Minnesota (both tracks state-subsidized)
Canterbury Park (May-Sep) owners: Randy and Curt Sampson
Running Aces Racetrack (harness) owner: North Metro Harness Initiative
Montana
Great Falls (Jul)
Miles City (7 days in May)
Nebraska (all tracks soon to be state-subsidized)
Fonner Park (Feb-May) owner: Hall County
Columbus Racing (May-Jun) owner: Columbus Exposition and Racing
Lincoln Race Course (1 day – just 1 race – in Feb)
Horsemen’s Park (1 day – just 1 race – in Feb)
Fair Play Park (1 day – just 1 race – in May)
Atokad Downs (1 day – just 3 races – in Jun)
Nevada
Elko County Fair (6 days in Aug-Sep)
White Pine County Fair (3 days in Aug)
New Jersey (all tracks state-subsidized)
Monmouth Park (May-Sep) owner: New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
Meadowlands (flat/harness) (flat: Oct) operator: Jeff Gural
Freehold Raceway (harness) owners: Penn National, Greenwood Racing
New Mexico (all tracks state-subsidized)
Albuquerque (Aug-Oct) owner: state of New Mexico
Ruidoso Downs (Apr-May) owners: Johnny Trotter, Chicho Flores
Sunland Park (Dec-Apr) owner: Fulton family
Sunray Park (Apr-May) owner: Kenny Kendrick
Zia Park (Sep-Dec) owner: Penn National
New York (all tracks state-subsidized)
Aqueduct Racetrack (Nov-Apr) operator: New York Racing Association
Belmont Park (Apr-Jul, Sep-Oct) operator: New York Racing Association
Saratoga Race Course (Jul-Sep) operator: New York Racing Association
Finger Lakes Racetrack (Apr-Nov) owner: Delaware North
Batavia Downs (harness) owner: Western OTB
Buffalo Raceway (harness) owner: Erie County Agricultural Society
Monticello Raceway (harness) owner: Empire Resorts
Saratoga Raceway (harness) owner: Saratoga Harness Racing Inc.
Tioga Downs (harness) owner: Jeff Gural
Vernon Downs (harness) owner: Jeff Gural
Yonkers Raceway (harness) owner: MGM Resorts
North Dakota
Chippewa Downs (8 days in Jun)
North Dakota Horse Park (8 days in Jul)
Ohio (all tracks state-subsidized)
Belterra Park (Apr-Oct) operator: Boyd Gaming
Mahoning Valley (Jan-Apr, Oct-Dec) owner: Gaming and Leisure/Penn National
Thistledown (Apr-Oct) owner: Vici Properties
Dayton Raceway (harness) owner: Gaming and Leisure/Penn National
Miami Valley (harness) owners: Delaware North, Churchill Downs
Northfield Park (harness) owner: MGM Resorts
Scioto Downs (harness) owner: Caesars Entertainment
Oklahoma (all tracks state-subsidized)
Remington Park (Mar-May, Aug-Dec) owner: Chickasaw Nation
Will Rogers Downs (Mar-May, Sep-Nov) owner: Cherokee Nation
Fair Meadows (Jun-Jul) owner: Tulsa County
Oregon
Grants Pass (May-Jul, Sep-Nov) operator: Travis Boersma
Eastern Oregon Livestock Show (Jun)
Crooked River Roundup (Jul)
Tillamook County Fair (Aug)
Harney County Fair (Sep)
Pennsylvania (all tracks state-subsidized)
Parx Racing (year-round) owner: Greenwood Gaming
Penn National (year-round) owner: Gaming and Leisure/Penn National
Presque Isle Downs (Jul-Oct) owner: Churchill Downs
Harrah’s Philadelphia (harness) owner: Vici Properties/Caesars Entertainment
Meadows (harness) owner: Gaming and Leisure/Penn National
Pocono Downs (harness) owner: Mohegan Sun
Texas (all tracks state-subsidized)
Lone Star Park (Apr-Jul, Sep-Dec) owner: Global Gaming/Chickasaw Nation
Retama Park (Jun-Aug) operator: Penn National
Sam Houston Park (Jan-Jun) owners: Penn National, Maxxam
Gillespie County Fair (8 days in Jul-Aug)
Utah
Weber Downs (3 days in Apr)
Laurel Brown (2 days in May)
Virginia (lone track state-subsidized)
Colonial Downs (Jul-Sep) owner: Colonial Downs Group
Shenandoah County Fair (harness) (10 days in Sep/Oct)
Washington (lone track state-subsidized)
Emerald Downs (May-Sep) owner: Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Sun Downs (Benton County Fair) (6 days in Apr-May) owner: Benton County
West Virginia (both tracks state-subsidized)
Charles Town Races (year-round) owner: Gaming and Leisure/Penn National
Mountaineer Racetrack (Apr-Dec) owner: Vici Properties/Century Casinos
Wyoming (all tracks state-subsidized)
Energy Downs (Jun)
Sweetwater Downs (Aug-Sep)
Wyoming Downs (Jun-Aug)
Steeplechase Races
Aiken Spring, South Carolina (Mar)
Cheshire Hunt, Pennsylvania (Mar)
Carolina Cup (Camden), South Carolina (Apr)
My Lady’s Manor (Monkton), Maryland (Apr)
Tryon Block House, North Carolina (Apr)
Grand National, Maryland (Apr)
Middleburg Spring, Virginia (Apr)
Foxfield Spring, Virginia (Apr)
Maryland Hunt Cup (Glyndon), Maryland (Apr)
Queen’s Cup, North Carolina (Apr)
Virginia Gold Cup (Great Meadow), Virginia (May)
Winterthur, Delaware (May)
Iroquois (Percy Warner), Tennessee (May)
Willowdale, Pennsylvania (May)
Radnor Hunt (Malvern), Pennsylvania (May)
Pine Mountain, Georgia (Nov)
Fair Hill, Maryland (May)
Legacy Chase, Maryland (Sep)
Far Hills, New Jersey (Oct)
Genesee Valley, New York (Oct)
Aiken Fall Steeplechase, South Carolina (Oct)
Middleburg Fall Races, Virginia (Oct)
Pennsylvania Hunt Cup, Pennsylvania (Nov)
Charleston, South Carolina (Nov)
Montpelier, Virginia (Nov)
Horseracing Wrongs 
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