Pocono Downs is a Harness racing track and is a member of the U.S. It is within easy access of New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware. Pocono Downs is located on 400 acres on the hillside of Plains, Pennsylvania. In 2013 the inaugural Penn Mile was run on turf.
Penn National is owned and operated by Penn National Gaming and is one of the few horse racing facilities in the United States that offers year round live horse racing. The track opened its doors for racing on August 30 1972. Penn National Race Course is located in Grantville, Pennsylvania, 17 miles east of Harrisburg, PA. Parx Racing is the home of Pennsylvania's two premier Thoroughbred races, the US $1 million Grade II Pennsylvania Derby and the US $500,000 Grade I Fitz Eugene Dixon Cotillion Handicap. Located approximately 30 minutes north of downtown Philadelphia and 40 minutes from the Philadelphia International Airport. Parx Racing is one of the largest gaming complexes in Pennsylvania.
The track is the first-of-its-kind in North America, boasting a miracle turn that actually extends over the Delaware River due to a specially constructed bridge. It is a very short ride from nearby Maryland as well. It's located in Chester, Pennsylvania, just south of the Philadelphia International Airport and situated in the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Harrah's Philadelphia held its first harness racing season opened on September 10, 2006.
