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

For the neighborhood in Chicago, see Hollywood Park, Chicago.

Hollywood Park is a thoroughbred racecourse located in Inglewood, California, about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and next door to the Great Western Forum. 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.

In July 2005, Churchill Downs sold the track to the Bay Meadows Land Company for $260 million in cash. Under the terms of the deal, the Bay Meadows Land Company, which operates Bay Meadows Race Course in San Mateo, will continue thoroughbred racing at the track for at least three more years. According to Bay Meadows officials, the continuation of Hollywood Park as a racing venue after that depends on California allowing the addition of alternative forms of gambling, such as slot machines, to the track. (The Orange County Register, July 7, 2005)

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.

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-'''Hollywood Park''' is a [[thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racecourse]] located in [[Inglewood, California]], about 3 miles (5 km) from [[Los Angeles International Airport]] and next door to the [[Great Western Forum]]. It is currently one of the family of racecourses owned by [[Churchill Downs]]. The current track is 1-1/8 miles (1.811 km).
+'''Hollywood Park''' is a [[thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racecourse]] located in [[Inglewood, California]], about 3 miles (5 km) from [[Los Angeles International Airport]] and next door to the [[Great Western Forum]]. 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]].
-In July [[2005]], Churchill Downs sold the track to the Bay Meadows Land Company for $260 million in cash. Under the terms of the deal, the Bay Meadows Land Company, which operates [[Bay Meadows Race Course]] in [[San Mateo]], will continue thoroughbred racing at the track for at least three more years. According to Bay Meadows officials, the continuation of Hollywood Park as a racing venue after that depends on California allowing the addition of alternative forms of gambling, such as slot machines, to the track. [OC Register, 7.7.05]
+In July [[2005]], [[Churchill Downs]] sold the track to the Bay Meadows Land Company for $260 million in cash. Under the terms of the deal, the Bay Meadows Land Company, which operates [[Bay Meadows Race Course]] in [[San Mateo]], will continue thoroughbred racing at the track for at least three more years. According to Bay Meadows officials, the continuation of Hollywood Park as a racing venue after that depends on California allowing the addition of alternative forms of gambling, such as slot machines, to the track. (''[[The Orange County Register]]'', July 7, 2005)
 Notable events at the track: