Gravesend Race Track
Gravesend Race Track was a Thoroughbred horse racing facility in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, that opened in 1886 and closed in 1910. The track was built by the Brooklyn Jockey Club with the backing of Philip and Michael Dwyer, two wealthy racing stable owners known as the Dwyer Brothers. Philip, the controlling shareholder of the Brooklyn Jockey Club, served as its president.
Crowd at the 1893 Brooklyn Handicap won by Diabolo at Gravesend Race Track | |
Gravesend Race Track Location within New York City Gravesend Race Track Gravesend Race Track (New York) | |
| Location | Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York 11225 |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′04″N 73°58′10″W |
| Owner | Brooklyn Jockey Club |
| Surface | Natural Grass (turf) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1886 |
| Closed | 1907 |
| Demolished | 1922 |
Gravesend Race Track hosted the Preakness Stakes for fifteen years.
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