Stadium Reviews

The atmosphere at Colonial Downs is amazing even on regular race days; the property is in a secluded, upscale area that feels very much like you are going out to a country club. The racing is run over three different courses, two turf and one dirt, and almost every seat outside is under cover, so you can be protected from the elements.

Scioto Downs in Columbus, Ohio features harness racing, similar to most horse racing venues in the state, where instead of a jockey riding the horse, a driver in a small cart behind the horse directs the equine’s movements. Harness horses are standardbred, a different breed than typical racehorses, which are thoroughbreds.

Turf Paradise, a live horse race track in the northern part of Phoenix, AZ, is a fun way to spend an afternoon and lose (or win) some money.

If you’re a sports fan, which since you're on this site you no doubt are, you really know how much ticket costs have climbed each year.

To celebrate the birthday of the horse known as Big Red, March 30, 2024 in Ashland, VA was proclaimed as Secretariat Day.

Each year since 1894, with few breaks in between, the road to the Kentucky Derby has run through New Orleans via the annual Louisiana Derby.

The big draw of course at Dayton Raceway, or most horse tracks for that matters, is the gambling.

The atmosphere at Gulfstream Park is nice – the scenery is great with the lake and the palm trees, with a few high-rises as a backdrop.

Fair Meadows offers live racing in Tulsa, OK for only two months of the year, so while a great venue, you don’t have much time to see it.

Prairie Meadows in Altoona, IA offers live horse racing (thoroughbreds and quarter horses) from May through September.

Lone Star Park is one of only 4 tracks in Texas which offer live horse racing, and is considered by many to be the best of the bunch.

Unlike traditional flat racing in the US, which is usually held on dirt courses, steeplechases are run on grass and include jumping.

Monmouth Park has been a horse racing venue since 1870. It is located near the Jersey Shore in Oceanport, NJ and seats 8,000.

The Queen’s Plate is so much more than just a horse race. It brings a level of pageantry rarely seen at any event.

Just outside the San Antonio city limits, in the town of Selma lies Retama Park.