Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in Louisville, Ky., is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby ...

Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots combines tradition and modern amenities to provide a complete experience for horse racing fans and slot machine players alike. Fair Grounds is the third-oldest track ...

Located in New Kent County, Colonial Downs is Virginia's only pari-mutuel Thoroughbred racetrack. Over 80 percent of the Summer Thoroughbred races are held over the Secretariat Turf Course, which at ...

Thoroughbred racing has no finer setting than Saratoga Race Course, named one of the world's greatest sporting venues by Sports Illustrated. Every summer, the past comes alive in the historic ...

The Ellis Park Race Course, originally Dade Park, was built in 1922 by the Green River Jockey Club. The race track was first named after the famous race starter A. B. “Barrett” Dade, a director and ...

Since the 1940s Gulfstream Park has been a favorite winter destination for horsemen and racing fans. Gulfstream Park opened in February 1939 but went bankrupt and closed after four days of racing. In ...

First opened in 1951 as Waterford Park by the Charles Town Jockey Club, in Chester, West Virginia, the track was renamed Mountaineer Park in 1987 and Mountaineer Race Track in 2001. Mountaineer is ...

Lone Star Park is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and opened its doors in 1997. The track offers two separate meets for Thoroughbred racing and Quarter Horse racing. In 2004, Lone Star ...

Citizen Bull began his career with a win at first asking in a 2-year-old maiden race going 5 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar on Aug. 17, 2024. He then made his second start in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity ...

Michael J. Ryan is the owner of 2018 Demoiselle Stakes winner Positive Spirit, who ran second in the Grade 2 Gazelle Stakes as a 3-year-old in 2019. Ryan also raced 2011 El Camino Real Derby winner ...