The Red Mile

The Red Mile
LocationLexington, Kentucky
Owned byLexington Trots Breeders Association
Date openedSeptember 28th, 1875
Race typeharness racing
American Flat Track
Official website

The Red Mile is a horse racing track located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. The track hosts harness racing, a type of horse racing in which the horses must pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies while racing. It is one of harness racing's most famous tracks and is located in the heart of the Bluegrass region, an area of Kentucky famous for horse breeding and racing.

In 2014, The Red Mile announced it was partnering with Keeneland to build a $30 million historical racing facility, with 1,000 terminals, scheduled to open September 2015.[1] In May 2015, Keeneland also announced that it would move most of its Off-track betting operations to The Red Mile beginning July 15, 2015, investing over $2 million upgrading The Red Mile's grandstand area.[2]

  1. ^ "Red Mile and Keeneland Joint Venture". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Keeneland Expands Wagering Operations to The Red Mile". Retrieved 6 May 2015.