Jamaica Race Course

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Jamaica Race Course , also called Jamaica Racetrack , was a racecourse for English Thoroughbreds in the United States , owned by the Metropolitan Jockey Club in Jamaica in the borough of Queens in New York City , New York .

history

The racetrack was one mile long and was opened on April 27, 1903 with the first Excelsior Handicap . Eugene D. Wood, one of the founders and the largest shareholder, was the first president. The Wood Memorial Stakes taking place today in Ozone Park named after him. After Wood's death in 1924, Edward P. Kilroe succeeded him.

The horse trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons was the first to train on the facility. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame. On April 19, 1952, Native Dancer won his first race at the Jamaica Racetrack . On Memorial Day 1945, a record attendance of 64,679 visitors was set.

The following races were held on the track: Prioress Stakes, Frizette Stakes, Paumonok Handicap, Excelsior Handicap, Wood Memorial Stakes, Remsen Handicap, Bed O 'Roses Handicap and the Jamaica Handicap.

In 1955, the New York Racing Association took over management of the Jamaica Race Course, Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. She renovated the Aqueduct Racetrack. During the four-year renovation work, the major racing events took place in Jamaica, after which the site was sold for residential development. Because the Aqueduct Racetrack was to reopen in the fall of 1959, the racetrack in Jamaica ceased operations on August 1 of that year and was demolished the following year.

The Rochdale Village residential complex is now located on the site of the racetrack .

See also

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Kenneth T Jackson, Lisa Keller, Nancy Flood: The encyclopedia of New York City . Ed .: New-York Historical Society. Yale University Press, New Haven / New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-300-18257-6 ( books.google.com ).
  2. ↑ New Track Opens To-day . In: The New York Times , April 27, 1903, p. 8. Retrieved October 13, 2009. 
  3. ↑ Jamaica Racing Begins Wednesday . In: The New York Times , September 28, 1924, p. 4. Retrieved March 31, 2010. 
  4. ↑ James Roach: Native Dancer Captures Jamaica Youthful by 6 Lengths . In: The New York Times , April 24, 1952, p. 42. Retrieved October 11, 2009. 
  5. ↑ a b North Rochedale Playground Historical Sign . In: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation . Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  6. ↑ Joseph C. Nichols: New Track Group Takes Over Today . In: The New York Times , October 5, 1955, p. 45. Retrieved October 13, 2009. 
  7. ↑ Joseph C. Nichols: Track to Handle Crowds of 60,000 . In: The New York Times , June 27, 1956, p. 39. Retrieved October 13, 2009. 
  8. ↑ Homer Bigart: Moses Plans Deal on Jamaica Track . In: The New York Times , October 5, 1956, p. 26. Retrieved October 13, 2009. 
  9. ↑ Joseph C. Nichols: Babu First as Jamaica Closes . In: The New York Times , Jan 2, 1959, p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2009. 
  10. ↑ Din of Destruction at Jamaica Replaces Thunder of Hoofbeats . In: The New York Times , September 24, 1960, p. 25. Retrieved October 13, 2009. 

Coordinates: 40 ° 40 ′ 40 ″  N , 73 ° 46 ′ 31 ″  W.