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The track races under the Ohio 7/7 Program which means that live racing is held at two locations in the state at the same time. During the summer Thistledown races seven races on a card and Belterra Park (formerly River Downs) races the other seven. In September, Beulah Park takes over for Belterra Park. Ohio racing is dark January to March.
It was revived in 1924 by the Maple Heights Park racetrack with future Hall of Fame inductee and that year's Kentucky Derby winner Black Gold claiming victory. From 1928 thru 1932 the Ohio Derby was hosted by the now defunct Bainbridge Park Race Track in Bainbridge Township, Ohio , built in 1927 by John King and Homer Kline.
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Aerial view of the facility in 1994. Beulah Park opened in Grove City, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, in 1923.It was the first thoroughbred racetrack in Ohio.At its close it was one of only three tracks in Ohio to offer live thoroughbred racing, the others being Thistledown in North Randall and River Downs in Cincinnati.
Thistledown may refer to: The soft feathery material which protects the fruiting part of a thistle; Thistledown, a 1938 British musical film; Thistledown (racecourse), a thoroughbred racing track in North Randall, Ohio, near Cleveland; Thistledown, Colorado; Thistledown family, characters in The Dark Elf Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore
The track features a one-mile oval racetrack over which the thoroughbreds race. The track is 80 feet wide, and is banked at 3% in the stretches and 6% in the turns. The stretch run is 1,000 feet long. There are two (2) main wagering areas – 1st floor, and the Simulcast Teletheater on the 2nd Floor. Wagering machines are available on both levels.
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Horse Racing TV was a premium television network featuring racing from both Stronach Group tracks and other participating tracks. [2] In 2007, Magna sold 50% of Horse Racing TV to Churchill Downs Incorporated. In February 2015, HRTV was acquired by Betfair, owner of the competing TVG Network, and rebranded TVG2.