 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 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°36′04″N 73°58′10″W / 40.60111°N 73.96944°W |
| Owner | Brooklyn Jockey Club |
| Surface | Natural Grass (turf)[1] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1886 |
| Closed | 1907 |
| Demolished | 1922[2][3] |
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.[4] Philip, the controlling shareholder of the Brooklyn Jockey Club, served as its president.
Gravesend Race Track hosted the Preakness Stakes for fifteen years.
- ^ "Surprises on the Turf – Fast Time on the Gravesend Race Track – Adonis Wins the Handicap Sweepstatkes and Pontico Also Runs to the Front". The New York Times. October 8, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ "Convert Gravesend Track – Residential District Will Replace Famous Race Track". The New York Times. March 5, 1922. p. RE24. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Market – Trading Shows Demand for Apartments and Dwellings". The New York Times. March 31, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ Hale, Ron (1997). "New York Tracks – A Short History". about.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-01-16.