BOWIE RACECOURSE |
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The racecourse of Bowie was situated in the town of Bowie, some 32 kilometres from Baltimore, in the state of Maryland. Its inaugural meeting was held on 1st October 1914 and the course was the mainstay of racing in the area throughout the 1950's and 60's. The 8 furlong oval dirt track had separate 7 furlong and 10 furlong chutes, sharing a 350 metre home straight. It boasted spacious facilities which were initially open air, but were later enclosed grandstand and Clubhouse, with total capacity to seat 11,000 people. Furthermore, there was sufficient stabling for almost 1,200 horses. The highlight of the racing year was the John B Campbell Stakes. However, newer courses with better facilities opened in the area and the track held its final meeting on 14th July 1985, with Perfect Park winning the very last race at the track. Although the grandstand was demolished on 11th February 2004, the course does still exist and is used as a training centre. |
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Local Patrons | Bowie Race Club |
Course today | The racecourse closed on 14th July 1985 |
If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3 652 pages 774 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0 352 pages 400 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7 180 pages 140 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4 264 pages 235 former courses |
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Copies of the above books are only available by emailing johnwslusar@gmail.com stating your requirements, method of payment (cheque payable to W.Slusar) or Bank transfer, and the address where the book(s) should be sent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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