Pompano Park Harness Track
Nonfiction, Sports, Horse Sports, Horse Racing, Art & Architecture, Photography
| Author: | Frank J. Cavaioli | ISBN: | 9781439629758 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | January 26, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frank J. Cavaioli |
| ISBN: | 9781439629758 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | January 26, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Known as the �Winter Capital of Harness Racing,� Pompano Park has provided the only nighttime standardbred harness competition in Florida since its 1964 inaugural season. Prominent Kentucky horseman Frederick Van Lennep and his wife, Frances Dodge Van Lennep, built a $5.5-million track on the property of a failed 1926 thoroughbred track in Pompano Beach. Pompano Park has since hosted leading trainers, drivers, and champion horses, including Hall of Famers Stanley Dancer, Bill Haughton, and Delvin Miller and current leading drivers Bruce Ranger and Wally Hennessey. It also has been a mecca for celebrities who have enjoyed the racing action and entertainment.
Known as the �Winter Capital of Harness Racing,� Pompano Park has provided the only nighttime standardbred harness competition in Florida since its 1964 inaugural season. Prominent Kentucky horseman Frederick Van Lennep and his wife, Frances Dodge Van Lennep, built a $5.5-million track on the property of a failed 1926 thoroughbred track in Pompano Beach. Pompano Park has since hosted leading trainers, drivers, and champion horses, including Hall of Famers Stanley Dancer, Bill Haughton, and Delvin Miller and current leading drivers Bruce Ranger and Wally Hennessey. It also has been a mecca for celebrities who have enjoyed the racing action and entertainment.
