Say Goodbye to Hollywood (SLIDESHOW)
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Photo courtesy of Eclipse Sportswire
Hollywood Park, which opened in 1938, will host its final live racing card on Sunday. After 75 years of hosting Thoroughbred racing, the 240-acre, Inglewood, Calif. Facility will close for good after this weekend’s action and construction is scheduled to take place early in 2014 that would transform the racetrack into housing, retail and entertainment facilities and park land.
Hollywood hosted the first Breeders’ Cup World Championships in 1984 and served as a stage for some of the sports finest equine athletes, including Citation, Seabiscuit, Affirmed, and Zenyatta.
Eclipse Sportswire is on hand to capture some lasting images of the historic track that very soon will be no more. Enjoy this slideshow courtesy of Eclipse and “Say Goodbye to Hollywood” along with America’s Best Racing.
SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD
Slideshow images courtesy of Eclipse Sportswire