Lone Star Park
Horses starting out of the gate at Lone Star Park
LocationGrand Prairie, Texas
Owned byGlobal Gaming Solutions, LLC
Date opened1997
Race typeThoroughbred and Quarter Horse
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Lone Star Park is a horse racing track and entertainment destination located 1⁄2 mile north of Interstate 30 on Belt Line Road in Grand Prairie, Texas. Lone Star Park has two live racing seasons every year; the spring Thoroughbred season generally runs from early April through mid-July, and the Fall Meeting of Champions generally runs from early September through mid-November.

History

In 1992 Grand Prairie voters approved a half-cent sales tax to assist in financial bonds to build a racetrack. Shortly thereafter, the city created a sports authority (the Grand Prairie Sports Facilities Development Corp.), which would own the track and lease it to a track operator.

Physical attributes

Lone Star Park covers 315 acres (1.27 km2), and includes Bar & Book for simulcasting of racing worldwide. The track has a one-mile (1.6 km) dirt oval and a seven-furlong turf track, and has accommodations for 1,600 horses across 32 barns. The climate-controlled grandstand has a seating capacity of roughly 8,000 people.[1]

A panoramic photo of Lone Star Park.

Personalities

Production staff

Racing

Due to the popularity of many different horse breeds in the state of Texas, half of the races are set up for more than just thoroughbreds.[2][3][4]

Graded events

Thoroughbred races: Grade III

Quarter horse:

Grade I

Grade II

Grade III

Paint and Appaloosa:

Grade I

Other Stakes Races

Thoroughbred

Exterior of Lone Star Park

Arabians:

References

  1. ^ "Lone Star Park". Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ "www.lonestarpark.com TB". Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ^ "www.lonestarpark.com QH". Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ^ "www.diaraces.com". Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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