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Three Underrated Tracks: Oaklawn, Tampa Bay and the Fair Grounds
As horseplayers we’re well aware of Santa Anita, Del Mar, Churchill, Belmont and Saratoga. We’re also aware of Keeneland and Woodbine in Canada. Those race tracks are part of the history and glory of the Sport of Kings.
Santa Anita is where Seabiscuit ran in the very first $100,000 race. Del Mar is the race track that Bing Crosby created so that he and his buddies had a place to hang out at during the summer. Churchill Downs? Forget about horse racing. The Twin Spires is one of the iconic images in all of U.S. history. Belmont Park is where it felt like Secretariat was going to break a land speed record and showed the world something that they had never seen before and will never see again. Saratoga, the Graveyard of Favorites, is the oldest race track in the United States. Keeneland and Woodbine have their own unique qualities that will never be replicated.
But this nation is full of great race tracks. Below are my three favorite tracks outside of the famous racing venues.
Santa Anita is where Seabiscuit ran in the very first $100,000 race. Del Mar is the race track that Bing Crosby created so that he and his buddies had a place to hang out at during the summer. Churchill Downs? Forget about horse racing. The Twin Spires is one of the iconic images in all of U.S. history. Belmont Park is where it felt like Secretariat was going to break a land speed record and showed the world something that they had never seen before and will never see again. Saratoga, the Graveyard of Favorites, is the oldest race track in the United States. Keeneland and Woodbine have their own unique qualities that will never be replicated.
But this nation is full of great race tracks. Below are my three favorite tracks outside of the famous racing venues.
Three Underrated Tracks



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