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Hinsdale Greyhound Park was a
greyhound racing Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around an oval track. The sport originates from Hare coursing, coursing. Track racing uses an artificial lure (usually a form of windsock) that travels ahead of th ...
track in
Hinsdale, New Hampshire Hinsdale is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,948 at the 2020 census. Hinsdale is home to part of Pisgah State Park in the northeast, and part of Wantastiquet Mountain State Forest in the northwest. ...
, United States, that operated from 1958 to 2008. It was originally named Hinsdale Raceway, a
horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...
track that began operation in 1958. During its heyday, it drew thousands of spectators from all over
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and even
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in Canada.
Harness racing Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australia ...
prospered at Hinsdale throughout the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, until track management, in an attempt to reduce costs, converted the facility to year-round greyhound racing in 1985. This was popular too for several years, but competition from casinos in neighboring states slowly eroded the fan base, and the last several years of operation were a financial struggle. In late 2008, the track finally succumbed and ceased operations under a mountain of debt. Five years after closing, the bankruptcy case was still ongoing, with "more than 500 bettors" unable to "access money in their accounts, which totaled an estimated $500,000. Additional creditors claimed the track owned them more than a $1 million in total." In 2013, the racetrack was demolished.


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Seabrook Greyhound Park Seabrook Greyhound Park was a greyhound racing track in Seabrook, New Hampshire, United States. Opened on July 2, 1973, the facility ended live racing in 2009, while continuing to offer simulcast wagering of races at other locations. In 2019, t ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinsdale Greyhound Park Sports venues completed in 1958 2008 disestablishments Buildings and structures in Cheshire County, New Hampshire Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United States Harness racing venues in the United States Defunct sports venues in New Hampshire Defunct horse racing venues in New Hampshire 1958 establishments in New Hampshire 2008 disestablishments in New Hampshire Hinsdale, New Hampshire