Penn National
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course | |
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| Location | Grantville, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Address | 777 Hollywood Boulevard |
| Opening date | Racetrack: August 30, 1972 Casino: February 12, 2008 |
| Signature attractions | SimulCast |
| Casino type | Racino |
| Owner | Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC, a division of Penn National Gaming, Inc. Land: Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. |
| Coordinates | 40°23′48″N 76°39′31″W / 40.39667°N 76.65861°WCoordinates: 40°23′48″N 76°39′31″W / 40.39667°N 76.65861°W |
| Owned by | Penn National Gaming |
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| Date opened | August 30, 1972 |
| Course type | Harness Racing |
| Notable races | Cane Pace |
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Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racing track and casino in Grantville, Pennsylvania, 17 miles (27 km) east of Harrisburg. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn National Gaming.
The track opened on August 30, 1972. It consists of a 1 mile (1.6 km) dirt course and a 7 - furlong turf course. It is unusual among United States thoroughbred tracks in offering racing 52 weeks a year. It features the $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Handicap for horses three-years-old and up run 5 furlongs on the turf. In 2009 Cardashi, ridden by jockey David Cora, won in a 29-1 upset.
This track is home to Eclipse Special Award winner Rapid Redux and his trainer David J. Wells.
In 2013 the inaugural Penn Mile on turf was run. Its first winner was 3-year-old Rydilluc in a time of 1:33.99. The race is now the only Graded stakes race event at the track classified as a Grade II with stakes of $500,000 in 2017.
Hollywood Casino opened at Penn National on February 12, 2008. On July 13, 2010, table games began operation. As of July 2010, Hollywood Casino has over 2,480 slot machines and 54 tables. Table games include:14 Poker tables, Black Jack, Roulette, Craps, Pai-Gow Poker, Three and Four Card Poker, Mini-Baccarat, and Let-It-Ride. Penn National Gaming operates other casinos under the Hollywood Casino brand.
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