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The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racing track and casino which is located in Grantville, Pennsylvania, 17 miles (27 km) east of Harrisburg. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.
The Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Penn National Race Course since 1973. [1] The race was run in two divisions in 1973. It was a Grade III event from 1982 through 1989. [2] Race distances & surface: 1973–1979 : 1-1/16 miles on dirt; 1979–2001 : 1-1/16 miles on turf
The Penn Mile Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old, held over a distance of one mile on the turf annually in late May or early June at Penn National Race Course at 7:30pm EST, Grantville, Pennsylvania. The event currently carries a purse of $400,000.
Horse racing was suspended at the racetrack in late January 2018 and 190 horses and five barns placed under quarantine after the virus EHV-1 was detected. [8] Racing resumed again less than a month later. [9] Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) acquired the operations of The Meadows in October 2018 as part of the acquisition of Pinnacle.
The track was then sold in early 1997 to a joint venture of Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) and Bryant Development Company for $16.5 million. [14] [15] The new owners began a $175-million upgrade of the venue. [16] These upgrades included the addition of simulcast racing, numerous dining options, and 3,500 slot machines. Penn ...
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In 1982, Carlino purchased Penn National Race Course from the financially struggling Turf Club. [19] [20] The Turf Club continued to operate its own racing meet each year, now as a tenant of Carlino. [20] The companies involved with Penn National Race Course were reorganized in 1994 in preparation for an initial public offering. [21]
This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses".