Opened | April 21, 1967 |
Last Race Date | September 3, 1979 |
Racing Type | Thoroughbred, Standardbred |
Abbreviation | Sem |
Purse Value Index | n/a |
Signature Race | n/a |
- 00/00/1920 Starts out as winter training track for quarter horses.
- 04/21/1967 Opens as Seminole Downs,racing as Florida's first summer thoroughbred meet.
- 04/21/1967 Opening day crowd of 5,120 was never surpassed at Seminole Downs.
- 05/26/1967 Mambo Rhythm, returns $430.80 to win, second largest in U.S.
- 04/20/1970 New management opens track as Seminole Turf Club.
- 04/20/1970 $126,110 is bet to establish track record.
- 05/01/1973 Harness racing replaces runners at Seminole Turf Club.
- 01/01/1976 Seminole Turf Club, is renamed Seminole Harness Raceway.
- 09/03/1979 Run final race as standerdbred track, lives on as dog track.
- 08/30/2003 Seminole Greyhound Park is imploded.