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Miami Beach Kennel Club, Miami Beach (1928–1980) Melbourne Greyhound Park, Melbourne (1990–2020) [40] Naples-Fort Myers Track and Entertainment Center, Bonita Springs (1957–2020) Orange Park Kennel Club, Orange Park (1946–2020) Palm Beach Kennel Club, West Palm Beach (1932–2020) Pensacola Greyhound Track, Pensacola (1946–2019)
Commercial dog racing was made illegal by the Massachusetts Greyhound Protection Act, a 2008 ballot measure that passed 56% to 44%. [3] [9] [10] Live races ended at the Wonderland Greyhound Park on September 18, 2009, and the park closed its doors on August 19, 2010, laying off the remaining 75–80 workers. [11] [12]
Aerial image, 1940. The Hialeah Park Race Track is one of the oldest existing recreational facilities in southern Florida. Originally opened in 1922 by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss and his partner, Missouri cattleman James H. Bright, as part of their development of the town of Hialeah, Florida, Hialeah Park opened as a greyhound racing track operated by the Miami Kennel Club.
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Greyhounds rounding a turn on a track. Commercial greyhound racing is characterized by several criteria (varying depending on country) and can include legalized gambling, the existence of a regulatory structure, the physical presence of racetracks, whether the host state or subdivision shares in any gambling proceeds, fees charged by host locations, the use of professional racing kennels, the ...
Examples of large payouts on $2 daily double wagers include $10,772 in 1939 ($235,953 in 2023) at Washington Park Race Track in Illinois, [13] $6,683 in 1972 ($48,679 in 2023) at Gulfstream Park in Florida, [14] $8,693.60 in 1990 ($20,275 in 2023) at Freehold Raceway in New Jersey, [15] and $6,953 in 1999 ($12,717 in 2023) at Turf Paradise Race ...