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Historic Hialeah Park Race Track
Miami, Florida
A photograph and information about the historic Hialeah Park
Race Track near Miami in South Florida
Photo Credit: United States National Parks Service
This historic race track is located in Dade County
in the Miami Suburb of Hialeah. It is one of the oldest
recreational facilities in southern Florida.
The racetrack was originally developed by rancher James H. Bright
and aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss.
The track opened in 1922 as the first greyhound parimutuel track.
That dog racing track was developed by Owen P. Smith and
operated by the Miami Kennel Club.
In 1924 Joseph M. Smooth established the Miami Jockey
Cluband he constructed a horseracing track and grandstand
next to the greyhound dog racing track. The Hialeah Racetrack
for horse racing opened on January 15, 1925. At that time
it included a clubhouse, an administrative building, stables,
a jai-alai fronton, a roller coaster, and a dance hall.
After a hurricane destroyed much of the park in 1926 Hialeah
Park was completely renovated and it became primarily a
horse racing track.
Hialeah Park is the oldest continuously operating turf
horseracing track in the United States. On March 2, 1979
it was added to the United States National Register of
Historic Places. On January 12, 1988 it was declared
a United States National Landmark.
See also:
National Historic Sites in Miami
More About Hialeah
Miami Photo Gallery
Attractions in Miami
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Related Links
The Neighborhoods of Miami
Miami for Visitors
Elsewhere on the Web
2007 Miami Herald Newspaper Article
2004 Florida CDC Article
Hialeah Park Today Narrated Slide Show
Hialeah Park: Photos of a Faded Gem
NPS on Hialeah Park Racetrack
Wikipedia on Hialeah Park Racetrack
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