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Amber Cope

On July 14, 2012, she was involved in an incident with Kevin Harvick during the final stages of a Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire when she appeared to have forced Harvick down the racetrack, slowing his momentum and giving the win to Brad Keselowski.

Ararat, Victoria

Ararat Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town.

Barrington Hills, Illinois

Barrington Hills is home to Hill 'N Dale Farms, belonging to Richard L. Duchossois, owner of the Arlington Park racetrack, Meryl and Richard Cannon's Horizon Farm, formerly owned by Bill McGinley, and Fitzgerald's Bank Note Farm.

Brighton Park, Chicago

In 1855, Chicago mayor "Long" John Wentworth built the Brighton Park horse racetrack (whose name conveniently alluded to the more famous Brighton Racecourse in England) directly east of the village, in what is now the Chicago Park District's McKinley Park.

Busher

Busher Stakes, an American Thoroughbred stakes horse race at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York

Camp Merritt, California

Formerly a racetrack, the camp, named for General Wesley Merritt commanding officer of the Philippine expeditionary forces and the Eighth Corps at the time, was located between Point Lobos Avenue (Geary) and Fulton Street between First (Arguello) and Sixth in San Francisco, California.

Charles Juravinski

Charles Juravinski (born November 1929) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist, principally known as the founder and owner of the Flamboro Downs racetrack and the co-benefactor, along with his wife Margaret, of the Juravinski Hospital and Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton, Ontario.

Chris Loseth

He had five wins in one day at California's Golden Gate Fields and won six races on three occasions (1974, 1976, 1994), doing it twice in Vancouver and once at Longacres Racetrack in Renton, Washington.

Citroën Survolt

The Citroën Survolt made its first appearance on a racetrack at Le Mans on 12 July 2010.

Clive Scott

Most recently, Scott and Levine had written and produced the albums Northern Soul 2007 and Disco 2008, both recorded in Scott's 'Racetrack' Studios in Ascot, Berkshire.

Colleen Stakes

In 1946, the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill providing for state regulation of horse racing and the new Monmouth Park Racetrack opened that year with the Colleen Stakes as part of its regular racing schedule.

Dirk Raudies

His greatest success on the racetrack was winning the 125cc Grand Prix world championship in 1993 on a Honda RS125R.

El Campo de Marte

Campo de Marte originally was part of Exposición and later a horse racetrack, the Hipódromo de Santa Beatriz (before Jesús María Ward was split from downtown Lima Ward), in operation from 1903 to 1938.

Evening attire

Evening Attire Stakes, an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York

Flat Rock Speedway

Flat Rock Speedway is a racetrack located in Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan, though the mailing address is Flat Rock, Michigan.

Francis Goes to the Races

Francis Goes to the Races is a 1951 comedy film about a talking mule and his human sidekick at the racetrack.

George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

The George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award has been presented by Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, annually since 1950 to the thoroughbred horse racing jockey in North America who demonstrates high standards of personal and professional conduct, on and off the racetrack.

Gilbert Brown

Brown is currently a co-owner of the Milwaukee Mile, a racetrack that is often used for NASCAR races and at one time was the Packers' part-time home field.

Gordon Glisson

He began working at the Longacres Racetrack in nearby Renton, Washington then as an apprentice jockey rode in his first race at the Ak-Sar-Ben Racetrack in Omaha, Nebraska.

Grand Slam Prize in harness racing

From 2001-2003, the Grand Slam Prize of $1 million was offered to any harness racing pacer who could win the North America Cup (Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto), Meadowlands Pace (Meadowlands Racetrack, N.J.), Little Brown Jug (Delaware County Fair, Ohio) and their Breeders Crown event (Meadowlands Racetrack, NJ).

Harry L. Straus

On April 26, 1927, Harry Straus was at a racetrack in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

Haru Urara

At her debut, on November 17, 1998 at the Kōchi Racetrack, Haru Urara lost, placing fifth—and last.

James Speers

Robert James Speers (1882–1955), known as Jim, Canadian racetrack owner and racehorse breeder

Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes

The Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Kentucky Downs racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky.

Kialla, Victoria

Shepparton Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in Kialla.

Loch Rannoch

Loch Rannoch was also used as a fictional racetrack in the videogame TOCA Race Driver 2.

Margaret Edmondson

Margaret Edmondson (callsign "Racetrack") is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by actress Leah Cairns.

Maryborough, Victoria

Maryborough Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack located at nearby Carisbrook.

Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr.

Their son, Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., would become a prominent member of Louisville society, promoting horseracing and building, with help from his Churchill relations, the famous racetrack Churchill Downs.

Miesque

The annual Prix Miesque at the Hippodrome in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines and the Miesque Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California are held in her honor.

Mike Manganello

Citing safety concerns, in 1968 Manganello was part of a group of jockeys competing at Churchill Downs who signed an informal agreement declaring that they would not compete against Penny Ann Early who was trying to become the first female jockey to ride in a race at a major racetrack in the United States.

New York City blackout of 1977

Also, although much of New York City was still without power, Belmont Park (a racetrack on the border of Queens and Nassau County in Elmont) did stage their scheduled racing program that afternoon in front of a relatively sparse crowd, as many thought racing would be cancelled that day due to the blackout (this is famously described in Andrew Beyer's book My $50,000 Year at the Races).

Nyah

Nyah Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town.

Oriental Park Racetrack

Many American celebrities on vacation or who were performing at the nearby Tropicana Club visited fashionable Oriental Park Racetrack, as did Europeans such as tennis star Suzanne Lenglen.

In his book Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life, author Robert Lacey wrote that in 1937, gangster Meyer Lansky gained control of the racetrack and casino.

Pony Turf Club

In 1929, a dedicated racetrack was opened in Northolt, Middlesex and during the 1930s pony races are recorded as being held throughout the South West of England, as well as at Portsmouth Park (Paulsgrove), Worthing, Chelmsford, Southend, Sketty Park near Swansea and Lilleshall Hall, Shropshire.

South Island Limited

A stretch of fairly straight track across the Canterbury Plains near Rakaia acquired the nickname of "the racetrack" in New Zealand railway jargon due to the high speeds late-running South Island Limiteds would achieve.

St. Asaph Racetrack

Asaph Racetrack was a horse racing facility that operated until 1905 in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia.

Stawell, Victoria

Stawell Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town.

Sydney Showground

Sydney Showground Speedway - a former dirt racetrack at the Moore Park showground.

T.B. Townsend

Brick was in high demand for use as pavers (including at the "Brickyard" racetrack Indianapolis Motor Speedway) in the early 20th Century and Townsend's bricks are collected along with other historic examples at "Redbud Alley" in Columbus, Ohio.

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

William Powell and Jean Arthur star as a divorced couple who investigate a murder at a racetrack.

The Shops at Tanforan

One of Tanforan's most famous residents while it was used as a racetrack was Seabiscuit, who was stabled there for a time.

Vickers Viking

The Type 54 Viking IV incorporated further refinements and had a wider cabin above a hull one foot wider, an example being G-EBBZ in which Ross Smith and J.M. Bennett (partners in the 1919 England to Australia flight) died on 13 April 1922 just outside the Brooklands racetrack near Weybridge in Surrey.

Winter Memories

Her late charge was so strong that racetrack announcer Tom Durkin called her a "grey bullet".

Yarra Glen, Victoria

Yarra Valley Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town.


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