New Jersey

Atlantic City Race Course is a thoroughbred horse race track located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The race course opened in 1946 by a group of businessmen, athletes, and Hollywood personalities who all shared a passion for horse racing.

Freehold Raceway was has been hosting races since1853 and is the oldest 1/2 mile track in the United States. It’s located in central New Jersey, in the in the historic town of Freehold. Freehold features live Standardbred harness racing for trotters and pacers. In 2005, Freehold was also the temporary home of the Yonkers Trot, part of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters.

Meadowlands Racetrack is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The racetrack is referred to as “The Big M” and held the first harness race in 1976. The following year they started thoroughbred racing.

Monmouth Park Racetrack opened in July of 1870. The current racing structure dates back to the 1940s. The track’s main event is the Haskell Stakes which was first run in 1968 as a handicap, but was made into an Invitational Handicap in 1981. It is now a 1-1/8-mile test for three-year-olds run in early August.