Horseracing in America

Horseracing in America occur on flat surfaces of either dirt, grass, or artificial material (polytrack). Thoroughbred racing, harness racing and quarterhorseracing are all held at horse racecourses in the America.

Horseracing with other breeds, such as Arabian horse racing, is also held albeit on a limited basis.

Thoroughbred horseracing in America are run at a wide variety of distances, most commonly from 5 furlongs to 1½ miles (2,414 m).

There are currently about 90 thoroughbred and 29 harness racecourses scattered across America.

Traditionally, the Kentucky Derby has always served as the event that generates the highest level of attention among horseracing fans in America. The Derby (held annually at Churchill Downs), combined with the Preakness Stakes (held at Pimlico Racecourse) and the Belmont Stakes (held at Belmont Park), comprise the so-called Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Horseracing for three-year-olds. Outstanding performance in these three events has traditionally been used to gauge which horses are considered to be the best among the best.

However, the Breeders' Cup races held at the end of the year, have recently become an event that has been as highly-anticipated as the Triple Crown events. The Breeders' Cup is held at a different track every year. First staged in 1984, the Breeders' Cup has an important effect on the selection of other annual Champions.

History of American Horseracing

The first horseracing course in America and in the entire North American continent was laid out in 1665 on the Salisbury Plains section of the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York. The racecourse was named Newmarket. For the next two centuries, racecourses were built in New York and the surrounding areas. These racecourses were mostly operated by the society's rich and famous and were used as places to showcase their horses.

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Important horseracing tracks in America were built at Saratoga Springs, New York in 1863 and at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., in 1875. Belmont Park was opened in 1905 in Elmont, New York (just outside New York City). Its mile and a half main track is the largest dirt thoroughbred racecourse in the world, and it has horseracing's largest grandstand.

List of American Horseracing Racecourse

• Aqueduct Racecourse
• Arlington Park Racecourseplace your bets here
• Belmont Park Racecourseplace your bets here
• Calder Racecourseplace your bets here
• Churchill Downs Racecourse
• Del Mar Racecourseplace your bets here
• Delta Downs Racecourse
• Ellis Park Racecourseplace your bets here
• Fairplex Park Racecourse
• Gulfstream Park Racecourse
• Hawthorne Racecourse
• Hollywood Park Racecourseplace your bets here
• Keeneland Racecourse
• Laurel Park Racecourse
• Lone Star Park Racecourseplace your bets here
• Louisiana Downs Racecourseplace your bets here
• Meadowlands Racecourse
• Mountaineer Racecourseplace your bets here
• Monmouth Park Racecourseplace your bets here
• Oaklawn Park Racecourse
• Philadelphia Park place your bets here
• Pimlico Racecourse
• Remington Park Racecourse
• Santa Anita Racecourse
• Saratoga Racecourseplace your bets here
• Tampa Bay Downs Racecourse
• Turfway Park Racecourse