Gravesend Race Track

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Gravesend Race Track was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century Thoroughbred horse racing venue in Brooklyn, New York, known for hosting major stakes races.

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Morris Park Racecourse 2
Gravesend Race Track canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thoroughbred racing facility
horse racing track
sports venue
architecturalType outdoor racecourse
attendanceType spectator sport venue
borough Brooklyn
category defunct horse racing venues in New York
sports venues in Brooklyn
city New York City
closed 1910
closedInDecade 1910s
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolishedStatus no longer extant as a racetrack
eraOfProminence 1890s
1900s
foundedBy Coney Island Jockey Club NERFINISHED
geographicFeature located near Coney Island
historicalEra Gilded Age NERFINISHED
Progressive Era NERFINISHED
legislativeContext Hart–Agnew anti-betting laws NERFINISHED
location Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
namedAfter Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn NERFINISHED
notableFor being part of New York City’s premier racing circuit
hosting major stakes races
notableRaceHosted Brooklyn Handicap NERFINISHED
Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes NERFINISHED
Gazelle Stakes NERFINISHED
Gravesend Handicap NERFINISHED
Suburban Handicap NERFINISHED
opened 1886
openedInDecade 1880s
operatedBy Coney Island Jockey Club NERFINISHED
operationalPeriodEnd early 20th century
operationalPeriodStart late 19th century
ownedBy Coney Island Jockey Club NERFINISHED
partOf New York racing circuit NERFINISHED
primaryUse Thoroughbred stakes racing
reasonForClosure anti-gambling legislation in New York State
regionServed New York metropolitan area
significance major New York Thoroughbred racing venue of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
sport Thoroughbred horse racing
state New York
status defunct
surface dirt
usedFor flat racing

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Preakness Stakes temporaryLocation Gravesend Race Track
Preakness Stakes temporaryLocation Gravesend Race Track
this entity surface form: Morris Park Racecourse
Belmont Stakes movedToTrack Gravesend Race Track
this entity surface form: Morris Park Racecourse