Aqueduct Horse Racing
Aqueduct History - Facts
Thoroughbred Racing At The Big 'A'
Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York is considered to be one of the nation's top thoroughbred racing facilities. It is a massive complex that features 2 dirt tracks and a turf track.
Observers have said that Aqueduct Racetrack's physical layout and size evokes memories of a glorious past, an era when horse racing was considered a sport of royalty, and a day at the races is a day when members of high society come out in their Sunday best.
Aqueduct Racetrack History
Aqueduct Racetrack got its name from the southwestern Queens neighborhood of South Woodhaven where a conduit for the Brooklyn Water Works was built in the 1850s. Aqueduct Racetrack originally opened in the nearby South Ozone Park on September 27, 1894 on land leased from descendants of the area's original Dutch settlers. New track offices and a clubhouse were built in 1941. The track was torn down in 1956 to give way to a $33 million racetrack that was opened in 1959. By 1960, Aqueduct had become one of the nation's leading horse racing track. The inner turf course was constructed in 1975 to facilitate winter racing.
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