Harrah's Pompano Beach, formerly Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park and Pompano Park, was a standardbred harness racing track and casino in Pompano Beach, Florida. It was billed as "The Winter Home of Harness Racing," as its tropical South Florida location makes it an ideal alternative for horsemen, when most of the racetracks to the north are subject to racing in snow, ice and bitter cold conditions. The track operated its live racing meet for about ten months out of every year, with a short break during the last half of June through the second week in August.
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| Location | Pompano Beach, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 26°13′44″N 80°09′07″W / 26.22889°N 80.15194°W |
| Owned by | Caesars Entertainment |
| Race type | Harness racing |
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Like most racetracks, Pompano showed simulcast horse races from all over the US and Canada, allowing its patrons to wager on racing approximately 363 days per year. Pompano Park is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment (formerly Eldorado Resorts).
Over time, he track was converted into a racino with slot machines. It offered live poker games, under betting limitations imposed by Florida law.
In 2018, Eldorado announced a joint venture with the Cordish Companies to develop the area surrounding Pompano Park with a mixed-use project including retail, dining, office, residential, and hotel elements.[1]
In 2022, the property was rebranded as Harrah's Pompano Park.[2][3] Plans were then announced to close and demolish the track. The final race day was April 17, 2022 and the track was demolished.[4]
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References edit
- ^ Meredith Cohn (April 27, 2018). "Cordish Cos. to help develop entertainment complex at Florida casino and racetrack". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "A Vegas touch: Isle Casino Pompano Park to be rebranded as Harrah's this fall".
- ^ "Broward's first Topgolf is coming to Pompano Beach". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. December 29, 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ Steve Owen (May 11, 2023). "Watch: Stunning drone video shows demolition of legendary Pompano Park". local10.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
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