A rare white thoroughbred named Takemetohollywood trains Tuesday at Belterra Park, which opens its Spring Meet on May 1 (Photo from Belterra)
Belterra Park in Cincinnati, Ohio opened for training on Tuesday for what will be a 93-day meet live racing, beginning May 1 and running through Oct. 11.
Similar to last season, live racing will take place primarily on a Thursday through Sunday, with the exception of two holiday weeks. Post time is 1:45 p.m. every day except Fridays, when the first race will start at 3 p.m.
New for 2015 will be the use of the track’s turf course, which was re-seeded last year when the track was repositioned during the construction of the new Grandstand and Gaming and Entertainment center. Ohio’s only track with a grass course, Belterra Park installed a state-of-the-art safety rail on the inside and outside of the surface.
Belterra Park, located just east of downtown Cincinnati off of I-275, will play host to 12 stakes races for Ohio-breds during the meet. The first race meeting at this racetrack took place on July 6, 1925 when it was named Coney Island.
In 1937 the track was reopened under the banner of River Downs. On Jan. 28, 2011 Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. announced the acquisition of River Downs and on May 1, 2014 the historic track entered a new era as Belterra Park Gaming.
From Belterra Park Communications
