My Top 3 Horse Racing Tracks In The United States

Santa Anita Park – Arcadia, California
Santa Anita sits with the mountain views. It is in a perfect setting. Six winners of the West Coast race have made it to the Kentucky Derby. The Santa Anita Handicap, which features four-years-old and up, is also legendary.
The Santa Anita Park Racetrack is one of California’s oldest; starting gates and photo finishes were invented here. And, of course, remember Seabiscuit? He raced into stardom here and even though he’s no longer around, you can take your picture with his statue.
You have probably seen the Santa Anita Park Racetrack before, though you may not realize it. The track is located right outside LA, so it has been in many movies, most notably the 1930s classic A Day at the Races.
When winter hits, head to the west for Santa Anita’s perfect setting.
Churchill Downs – Louisville, Kentucky
You do not have to be an expert on equestrian sports for the Kentucky Derby to ring a bell. The Kentucky Derby is well known by many in the United States and around the world. The Kentucky Derby, is held at the Churchill Downs every first Saturday in May, is the first leg of the United States Triple Crown, so the horse that wins the blue ribbon here is destined for great things.
Lots of records have been set and lots of traditions have begun at Churchill Downs. The standard two kilometer race and the rose garland that is placed around a wining horse’s neck all at the Kentucky Derby.
Belmont Park – Elmont, New York
They say people remember the ending more than anything else, so that is probably why they remember Belmont Park since the Long Island racetrack hosts the third and final leg of the Triple Crown. However, a rocky and even schizophrenic history nearly destroyed the Belmont’s chances of becoming one of the United State’s best horse race tracks.
Belmont Park was just as well-known for its aviation tournaments as its horse races. And when anti-gambling legislation and a fire shut it down on two separate occasions, the odds did not seem to favor the Belmont re-opening.
However, it reopened in the 1960s and it has gradually gained the esteem of the horse racing industry.