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The Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, formerly The Meadows Racetrack and Casino, originally (1963) just The Meadows horse-racing track, is a Standardbred harness-racing track and slot-machine casino which is located in North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania, United States, about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Pittsburgh. After 44 years as a ...
The former Ladbroke Estate is now a conservation area. The Ladbroke Association, a local non-profit group with around 400 members, is dedicated to preserving the original vision of the Ladbroke Estate and maintaining its architectural integrity. Many parts of the 1999 film Notting Hill were set and shot in the former Ladbroke Estate.
James Weller Ladbroke (died 16 March 1847) was a nineteenth-century landowner and the principal developer of the Ladbroke Estate, a substantial parcel of land in Notting Hill, London, England. [1] Many streets in Notting Hill still bear the Ladbroke name today, including Ladbroke Grove and Ladbroke Square , and the former Ladbroke Estate is now ...
He was the founder of The Meadows racetrack in Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania where in 1997 the Adios Pace was officially renamed the Delvin Miller Adios Pace to honor his memory. Del Miller was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1969. [2] He died in 1996 and was interred in the Cross Creek Cemetery in Cross Creek ...
Pearson Thompson (14 April 1794 – 22 November 1872) was an English solicitor and property developer who was responsible for the layout of a great part of Cheltenham, and of the Ladbroke Estate in London. He subsequently emigrated to Australia where he practiced law. Thompson was the son of Henry Thompson and Judith, née Teshmaker.
The 1972 race final was the only time the Adios Pace ended in a dead heat.In 1997 the race was renamed the Delvin Miller Adios Pace to honor the legendary Hall of Fame driver/trainer Delvin Miller. 1997 also saw the only winner disqualification in the race's history when Dream Away finished first by five lengths but was disqualified for interference.
In November 1983, the Meadows Racing Network, a satellite television station that pumped a 12-race card into 270,000 Pennsylvania homes and complemented the Call-A-Bet system, was introduced. [ 3 ] 18% stake of the Meadows Racing Network was later sold to Toronto-based Magna Entertainment Corp (MEC) as part of a $53 million deal.
Ladbroke could refer to: Ladbroke, Warwickshire, a village in Warwickshire, England Ladbroke Hall, an 18th-century house in Ladbroke; Ladbroke Black (1877–1940), an English author; Ladbroke Estate, Notting Hill, West London, England Ladbroke Grove, a road and neighbouring area in West London Ladbroke Grove rail crash; Ladbroke Grove tube station