Brighton Beach Race Course
Among its most important Thoroughbred horse racing events were the Brighton Derby for three-year-olds and the Brighton Handicap that was open to older horses. On July 17, 1900, James R. Keene's horse Voter set a new World Record of 1:38.00 for a mile on dirt at the Brighton Beach Race Course.
The track prospered until 1908 when the New York Legislature passed the Hart–Agnew Law banning gambling in New York State. Motor racing events were held at the facility in an attempt to keep the track from closing but even after horse racing returned to New York it was too late to save the track. At the time it ceased horse racing operations, the Brighton Beach Race Course was the oldest horse track in steady use in the New York City area. The former racetrack, later known as the Brighton Beach Motordrome was then used for automobile racing for a time and after other measures failed to make it viable, the facility was finally torn down and by the 1920s replaced by residential housing.
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- ^ "Voter Beat All Records; Keene's Fleet Horse Made a New World's Mark for a Mile". The New York Times. July 18, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
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- ^ "Brighton to Try Turf Experiment; Purse Programmes Will Test Popularity of Racing Under New Conditions". The New York Times. July 6, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Won't Sell Brighton Track; William Engeman Denies Reports that Negotiations Are Pending". The New York Times. August 10, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Crowd at Harness Races; Brighton Trotting Meeting Opened with Fine Sport". The New York Times. August 14, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 2010-01-16.