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This year, horse racing in Nebraska will gain a new racetrack thanks to Ho-Chunk Inc.  The company’s WarHorse Gaming subsidiary is building a new Atokad track south of Interstate 129. The old Atokad ...
The races began at 5:30 p.m. July 7, at the Mecosta County Fairgrounds, 540 West Ave., Big Rapids, and featured a full lineup ...
Freehold Raceway's closure impacts New Jersey's horse racing industry, affecting horsemen, farms, and related businesses.
The days of horse racing are officially over at the nation’s oldest daytime half-mile harness racetrack. Freehold Raceway in Monmouth County, which closed in December, has new owners who plan to ...
When Marc Koblentz and his wife bought their Craftsman-style home in Arlington’s Maywood neighborhood in early 2020, they were just the second family to own it — even though it was built in 1915.
Maywood Park Maywood Park is located in Melrose Park, just ten miles west of downtown Chicago. The Maywood race track was opened in 1946 on the original site of the Cook County Fairgrounds. Maywood ...
In this report from April 27, 1983, Bob Wallace practices with horse driver Jim Curran for the annual media race at the old Maywood Park harness racing track in Melrose Park, for Channel 2 News.
Local News Residents push back against proposed horse race track in Leominster But proponents say it will help the hurting equine industry in the state and provide an economic boost to the city.
Demolition is under way on a failed $50-million horse racing track that was one of Wayne County's biggest economic development debacles of the past decade. The abandoned Pinnacle Race Course near ...
Horse track at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton shutters By Bob Redell and Gia Vang • Published March 25, 2025 • Updated on March 25, 2025 at 11:24 pm BOOKMARKER ...
Horse racing is a true wonder. We are talking about a thing that transitioned from a niche sport into a global sport with billions of fans spreading its roots on all continents. Yes, even in places ...