Old horse racing tracks in Texas?
Is there anywhere I can find more information about all the older race tracks in Texas? Like the ones before 1980’s?
The Texas horse racing industry has a long and storied history that has seen many ups and downs. From the late 19th century through the first part of the 20th century, horse racing was a major draw in Texas at places like the State Fair of Dallas and Arlington Downs, which was one of the most successful racetracks in the country for a few years in the 1930s.
Arlington Downs was opened in November of 1929, four years before pari-mutuel wagering became legal in Texas. The track flourished over the next three years. Unfortunately, the Texas legislature voted to repeal the pari-mutel laws at the end of the regular session in 1937. It was a setback that the Texas racing industry would have to endure for 50 years.
Check Epsom Downs – Houston’s First Horse Racing Track in YouTube video below.
Loyal Texas horsemen did their best to keep the Texas racing and horse breeding industry alive and strong while continually fighting to return pari-mutuel racing to Texas. It was a long, hard struggle, and finally, in 1987, the Texas legislature voted to legalize pari-mutuel wagering in Texas.
Since that time, a number of racetracks have hosted horse racing in Texas, including Bandera Downs, the Gillespie County Fairgrounds, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Manor Downs, Retama Park, Sam Houston Race Park, and Trinity Meadows Raceway. Bandera and Trinity Meadows have closed, but the other facilities continue to showcase quality Texas horse racing every year.
2004 marks banner year for Texas horse racing in terms of national recognition. Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie was awarded the 21st renewal of the $14-million Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, which will be run on October 30, 2004. The eight-race event draws the best Thoroughbreds from all over the globe each year to vie for prestige and huge purses. It is the first time the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships has ever been conducted at a track in the Southwest part of the United States.
Additionally, Sam Houston Race Park has been awarded the rich MBNA America Challenge Championships this year, which will be run on November 6, 2004. Similar to the Breeders’ Cup, The MBNA Challenge Championships lure the best racing Quarter Horses from across the country every year to compete for prestige, huge purses, and owner’s awards.
Moreover, John O. Roark, a board member and past chairman of the Texas Horsemen’s Partnership, LLP – an organization that represents owners and trainers of racehorses in Texas – is currently serving his second term as president of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA), which is the largest horsemen’s representative organization in the United States, representing 33 affiliate horsemen’s organizations and over 40,000 horsemen.
In recent years, the Texas racing industry has made an effort to preserve the history and honor many of the people and horses who have made a significant contribution to the Texas racing industry with the development of the Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
Also,you might find his short YouTube video interesting…
Epsom Downs – Houston’s First Horse Racing Track
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