Miami’s Storied Hialeah Racetrack Reopens
November 19, 2009
HIALEAH – The storied Miami Jockey Club racetrack, one of the great landmarks of the Roaring Twenties, will reopen November 28.
Hundreds of workers are preparing the racetrack for opening day.
The club began in 1924, when Joseph M. Smoot established the Miami Jockey Club and constructed a racetrack and grandstand adjacent to an existing greyhound track. The track that opened on January 15, 1925 consisted of a clubhouse, an administrative building, a paddock area and stables. The park also had jai-alai and rides.
Through its history, it has been known as the world’s most beautiful racecourses.
The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and has been deemed eligible for being named a National Historic Landmark, both of which convey significant tax benefits. It declined in recent years, and finally closed in 2001. Virginia internet entrepreneur Halsey Minor has been attempting to reopen the park.
Horses began arriving at the park again Nov. 12 for the track’s 40-day meet, according to Bloodhorse.com.
Find out more at SaveHialeahPark.com.
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