Opened
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June 10, 1938
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Last Race Date
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Still in Operation
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Racing Type
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Thoroughbred
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Abbreviation
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Hol
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Purse Value Index
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56
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Signature Race
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Hollywood Gold Cup (GI)
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Announcer
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Vic Stauffer
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- 06/10/1938 Opens for racing.
- 07/16/1938 Seabiscuit wins inaugural Gold Cup worth 55K His only start here.
- 00/00/1941 Binocular cameras become first film patrol.
- 00/00/1942 Track is closed for World War II.
- 00/00/1945 Binocular cameras are replaced with film towers.
- 00/00/1946 Hisorian became the first horse transported by air fof Hol.Gold Cup.
- 00/00/1949 Fire levels grandstand and clubhouse meet moves to Santa Anita.
- 05/10/1967 Turf course debuts at Hollywood Park.
- 04/15/1973 Sunday racing begins at Hollywood Park.
- 05/04/1980 80,000 fans are on hand for tote bag giveaway.
- 11/07/1984 Track expanded to 1 1/8 mile. Hosts inaugural Breeders Cup.
- 11/21/1987 Hollywood hosts it's second Breeders Cup.
- 07/01/1994 Hollywood Park Casino opens for business.
- 11/08/1997 Hollywood Parks hold third Breeders Cup Day.
- 09/13/2006 Synthetic racing surface installed to comply with California law.
- 12/22/2013 Woodman's Luck is final horse to visit famed winners circle.