Atlantic City Race Course
Racecourse sign
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| Location |
Mays Landing, New Jersey United States |
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| Owned by | Greenwood ACRA |
| Date opened | 1946 |
| Date closed | 2015 |
| Course type | Flat |
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The Atlantic City Race Course (ACRC), formerly the Atlantic City Race Track, was a thoroughbred horse race track located in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The track is located off the Black Horse Pike (U.S. Route 322) next to the Hamilton Mall. Despite the name, the facility is located 14 miles (23 km) from Atlantic City. The facility closed permanently in January 2015.
The main track is 1⅛ miles in length and 100 feet (30 m) wide, with a 7 furlong chute. The stretch portion of the main track is 947.29 feet (288.73 m). The turf course is a 100-foot (30 m) wide, one mile (1.6 km) oval. The stands offer a seating capacity of 10,000, with standing room available for 25,000. In all, ACRC covers over 250 acres (1.0 km2) of land.
In 2013, live racing will take place April 25–28 and April 30 - May 1, 2013. Gates open at 11:00am and post time is 3:30pm. The Race Course is promoting the racing as the 2013 All-Turf Festival and will include the 8th Running of the $50,000-Added Tony Gatto Dream Big Stakes and free Handicapping & "Newbie" Seminars with “Hudg” beginning at 2pm in the Paddock. A new open-air bar has been added in the Beer Garden as well as a new outdoor betting pavilion
In 2012, live racing took place from April 27–29 and then May 1–3.
In 2011, live racing took place April 28–30, and May 1–3.
ACRC opened on July 22, 1946, as the Atlantic City Race Track, the work of a group of four individuals. The most famous of the group was John B. Kelly Sr., who created the race course together with Fred C. Scholler, Glendon Robertson and James "Sonny" Fraser. Shareholders included show business personalities Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Harry James, Sammy Kaye and Xavier Cugat.
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