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Racing at Fredericton Raceway

Demolition Of Fredericton Raceway Grandstand Begins

December 04, 2025

Demolition of Fredericton Raceway's grandstand at the New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition has begun as a legal dispute continues regarding the property that has been expropriated by the City of Freder...

Horses racing in front of the old grandstand at Scioto Downs

Scioto Downs Preparing For 2022 Season

In just 18 days, the 2022 Eldorado Scioto Downs live race meet will start on Thursday, May 12. Condition sheets for opening week are now posted.

Horses racing in front of the old grandstand at Scioto Downs

Scioto Grandstand Rebuild Underway

February 28, 2022

Demolition of the historic Scioto Downs grandstand is scheduled to get underway this week. Pre-demolition work has been on-going since the close of the 2021 racing season including asbestos remediatio...

Blue Bonnets Demolition Imminent

The days of a legendary harness racing venue are numbered, as the city of Montréal prepares to move forward with the demolition of the decaying Blue Bonnets racetrack.

Lebanon Grandstand To Be Torn Down

December 20, 2016

After having served punters for more than 60 years, the grandstand at the now-defunct Lebanon Raceway in Ohio is now scheduled to be torn down.

Former S-Bred Tracks Make The News

A couple of former Standardbred racetracks have made the news in the past few days due to future re-purposing and demolition.

Pinnacle Race Course Razed

January 29, 2016

After years of not hearing much at all about the abandoned Pinnacle Race Course in Wayne County, Michigan, the failed Thoroughbred raceway was in the news this week, as the buildings that remained on ...

Joyride From Windsor Demo Site

From a distance it had appeared as though the demolition of the former Windsor Raceway was going as planned. Published reports did not indicate that anything out of the ordinary was occurring througho...

Windsor Demolition Update

Demolition of Windsor Raceway is still underway after having been initiated in late April. New photos of the progress have emerged and are available here.

Windsor Grandstand Demo Underway

Monday, June 1 marked a sad day for harness racing fans in the Windsor, Ont. area, as demolition of Windsor Raceway’s grandstand got underway.

Windsor Demolition Underway

It has been reported that demolition at the defunct Windsor Raceway is ongoing, and that the main grandstand building, which also housed a restaurant, slot machines and mutuel locations, could be the ...

Raceway Park Demolition Underway

Demolition of Raceway Park in Toledo, Ohio began on Tuesday, March 24, and the cameras were there rolling to catch some of the action.

Raceway Park Demolition Starts Tuesday

Officials with Penn National Gaming have announced that demolition of the remaining structures at the former Raceway Park harness racing track in North Toledo, Ohio is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, M...