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For the town in Texas, see Hollywood Park, Texas.

Hollywood Park is a thoroughbred racecourse located in Inglewood, California, about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport. It is currently one of the family of racecourses owned by Churchill Downs. The current track is 1-1/8 miles (1.811 km).

The track opened in 1938 as the Hollywood Turf Club. Its original chairman was Jack Warner; its original 600 shareholders included many Hollywood luminaries. Hollywood Park closed from 1942 to 1944 due to World War II, being used as a storage facility. In 1949, the original grandstand and clubhouse were destroyed by a fire; the rebuilt facility reopened in 1950. A casino was added to the complex in 1994.

Notable events at the track:

Hosted the inaugural Breeders' Cup in 1984, and also hosted the event in 1987 and 1997.
In 1951, Citation became the first million-dollar-winning horse by winning his final start, the Hollywood Gold Cup.
On December 10, 1999, Laffit Pincay, Jr. surpassed Bill Shoemaker's all-time record for race wins by a jockey.

External links

Official site

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 *Hosted the inaugural [[Breeders' Cup]] in [[1984]], and also hosted the event in [[1987]] and [[1997]].
 *In [[1951]], [[Citation (horse)|Citation]] became the first million-dollar-winning horse by winning his final start, the Hollywood Gold Cup.
-*On [[December 10]], [[1999]], [[Laffit Pincay Jr.]] surpassed [[Willie Shoemaker|Bill Shoemaker's]] all-time record for race wins by a jockey.
+*On [[December 10]], [[1999]], [[Laffit Pincay, Jr.]] surpassed [[Willie Shoemaker|Bill Shoemaker's]] all-time record for race wins by a jockey.
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