Pompano Park

Pompano Park is a 5/8 mile harness track in Pompano Beach, Florida that features live racing year round. Pompano Park features world class standardbred horse racing with top-ranked trotters and pacers, award-winning drivers and trainers and some of the best racing action in North America.

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The track is centrally located just one mile west of Interstate 95, one mile east of the Florida Turnpike and one block south of the corner of Atlantic Blvd and Powerline Road. It is only a 15-minute drive from the ocean, 20 minutes from the Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport and less than an hour from Miami Beach.

The entire Pompano Park facility is a complete entertainment destination. It can accommodate up to 20,000 spectators and 12,000 cars. It houses approximately 1,000 horses.

Pompano Park Track Facts

Track Size and Surface - 5/8-mile track composed of Marl (combination of Florida type clay, concrete sand and rice rock-similar to limestone chips or crushed coral).
Homestretch Length - 608 feet from top of the stretch to finish
Track Width - 80 feet
Track Features - No hubrail, No passing lane, Pylons for safety
Grandstand Capacity - 7,500

Pompano Park Records

Pacers

AGE & TYPE	HORSE (DRIVER)	DATE	TIME
2-year-old colt	ARTSPLACE (John Campbell)	11/30/1990	1:51.1*
2-year-old filly	CENTRAL PARK WEST (John Campbell)	11/18/1988	1:53.3
2-year-old gelding	RED BOW TIE (Terry Kerr)	10/18/1996	1:52.3*
3-year-old colt	BEACH TOWEL (Ray Remmen)	11/02/1990	1:51.2
3-year-old filly	MISS EASY (John Campbell)	10/25/1991	1:52.2
3-year-old gelding	SPIN MOGUL (Tom Sells)	8/3/2002	1:51.3
4-year-old horse	MANNART HOWARD (Brad Kramer) YANKEE LANDA (Joe Pavia Jr)	2/10/2001 4/19/2003	1:50.4
4-year-old mare	CAESAR'S JACKPOT (Wally Hennessey)	10/20/1990	1:52.2
4-year-old gelding	THE PAPER WAZOO (Bruce Ranger)	12/02/2000	1:50.2*
Older Horse	PARSON'S DEN (Joe Anderson)	2/27/1999	1:49.4
Older Mare	KADIJAH (Brian Sears)	3/21/2003	1:51.4*
Older Gelding	TIME SHARE N (Bruce Ranger)	2/17/2001	1:50.3

Trotters

AGE & TYPE	HORSE (DRIVER)	DATE	TIME
2-year-old colt	KING CONCH (William Gale)	10/25/1991	1:56.2
2-year-old filly	PEACE CORPS (John Campbell)	11/11/1988	1:57.1
2-year-old gelding	ME LLAMO JOSE (Marc Aubin)	10/16/1998	2:00
3-year-old colt	MACK LOBELL (John Campbell)	11/13/1987	1:54.1*
3-year-old filly	EXPRESSWAY HANOVER (Per Henriksen)	10/29/1993	1:55.4
3-year-old gelding	JUAN CARLOS (Tom Sells)	10/19/2001	1:56.4
4-year-old horse	DIAMOND GOAL (Dan Daley)	4/19/2002	Q1:54.1
4-year-old mare	PEACE CORPS (Stig Johansson)	11/02/1990	1:54.2*
4-year-old gelding	CLARE'S GUY (Wally Hennessey)	12/04/2000	1:55.2
Older Horse	POWER HALL (Kevin Wallis) MONTE HALL (Brian Sears)	3/20/2000 3/14/2003	1:55.1
Older Mare	LORI LOUISE (Peter Wrenn)	3/14/2003	1:56
Older Gelding	DAMON RUNYON (David Ingraham) TRAPPERS SALUTE A (George Napolitano Jr)	1/16/02 11/5/03	1:54.4
1 5/16th's	BEEPBEEP MOVE OVER (David Ingraham)	3/6/2004	2:33.3

* - Denotes World Record
Q - Record set in qualifying race

Milestones in the History of Pompano Park

In 1953, a New York ad executive turned horse breeder named Frederick Van Lennen purchased a failed Depression-era thoroughbred racing track and vowed to build the "Taj Mahal" of harness racing. He faced formidable legal opposition from various parties with interests in the pari-mutuel business.
On February 4, 1964, the $5.5 million Pompano Park first opened its gates to the public. Pompano Park's inaugural season was a 46-night harness racing meet.
Throughout its 40-year history, Pompano Park has hosted many of harness racing's greatest horses, drivers and trainers. Each year, it also hosts several charitable fund raising events. It is the home of the Broward County Fair. It has also been designated a hurricane shelter for horses for Florida.

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