Lone Star Park

Lone Star Park is one of the premier entertainment destinations in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. Lone Star Park is a horse racing track and entertainment destination located 1/2 mile North of Interstate 30 on Belt Line Road in Grand Prairie, Texas. Lone Star Park has two live racing seasons every year, The Spring Thoroughbred Season generally runs from early April through mid-July and the Fall Meeting of Champions generally runs from early September through mid-November.

History

Lone Star Park opened for its first live race meet in 1997. Historically separate meets have been run for Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse. In 2004, Lone Star Park was the host site for the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Lone Star Park was acquired by Global Gaming Solutions, a division of the Chickasaw Nation in May 2011.

Physical attributes

Lone Star Park covers 315 acres (1.27 km²), and includes Bar & Book for simulcasting of racing worldwide. The track has a one-mile (1.6 km) dirt oval and a seven-furlong turf track, and has accommodations for 1,600 horses across 32 barns. The climate-controlled grandstand has a seating capacity of roughly 8,000 people.

Lone Star

The Lone Star State is the official state nickname of Texas.

Lone Star (Lonestar or Lone Stars) may also refer to:

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Lone Star (1920 automobile)

The Lone Star was made by Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Corp., San Antonio, Texas, from 1920 to 1922. It was available as a 4-30 or 6-40, both utilizing Lycoming power units. Both open and closed models were listed for sale. The cars were manufactured for the Lone Star Corporation by Piedmont of Lynchburg, Virginia.

Lone Star (steamer)

The Lone Star was a steamer that wrecked 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Red Fish Bar near Galveston, Texas on September 16, 1865.

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