Raceland

Raceland may refer to a place in the United States:

Raceland (horse)

Raceland (1885–1894) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

Out of the mare Calomel, his British sire, Billet, was imported to stand at stud in the United States where in 1883 he was the Leading sire in North America. Grandsire Voltigeur won England's Epsom Derby and St. Leger Stakes in 1850.

Raceland was purchased and raced by Joseph F. Ullman, a native of St. Louis, Missouri who held a controlling interest in the East St. Louis Jockey Club and who was the preeminent bookmaker of the day.

Racing career

Raceland became the dominant two-year-old competing in the United States in 1887. In mid September, Raceland won the Great Eastern Handicap at Sheepshead Bay Race Track, beating a field of sixteen of the best two-year-olds in the United States. After defeating Emperor of Norfolk in the Arlington Stakes at the Ivy City racetrack in Washington, D.C. on October 25, 1887, three days later in what the New York Times described as a "phenomenal performance," he won the six furlong Capital Stakes at Washington D.C. Immediately after the race, owner Joseph Ullman sold Raceland to Dave Johnson of the New York City betting firm, Appleby & Johnson. On November 12, August Belmont announced he had acquired the gelding from Johnson.

Raceland (race track)

Raceland was a horse racing track located in Chinnville, Kentucky, now known as Raceland, Kentucky. The race track operated from 1924 until 1928 and was founded by Jack O. Keene, who also helped develop Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

Raceland made its debut on July 4, 1924, with a first-class boxing match. Over 5,000 people were in attendance. The first race, titled the "Ashland Handicap," was held on July 10, 1924, in which there were 15,000 spectators present. The inaugural Raceland Derby, according to the Daily Racing Form and Keeneland magazine, was July 28, 1924, and five horses that had been in the Kentucky Derby ran the Raceland Derby—including Black Gold, who had already won four derbies that year.

During its heyday, Raceland was known as the "Million Dollar Oval" because of its ornate appearance. The 1.5-mile-long track was circled by a white fence of wood and iron, as well as rambling roses. The bridle paths and the front lawn were paved in red tapestry brick matching the club house, stewards' stand and judge's stand. The infield of the track contained a lake and several sunken gardens.