Bally's Arapahoe Park is a horse-racing track in
Arapahoe County, Colorado on the outskirts of
Aurora, owned and operated by
Bally's Corporation. Located at 26000 East Quincy Avenue, Arapahoe Park hosts
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...
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Quarter Horse
The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less; some have been clocked at s ...
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Paint Horse and
Arabian horse racing.
The racing season generally begins in mid-May and continues through the late spring into the summer, wrapping up in mid-August. The track is home to the
Mile High Futurity and the
Mile High Derby, both quarter horse stakes races with final purses of over $100,000. For Thoroughbreds, the meet's marque race is the
Gold Rush Futurity, a 2 year old stakes race going six furlongs for $100,000 in purse monies. Arapahoe Park also hosts four graded stakes races, all for Arabian horses.
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Buildings and structures in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Horse racing venues in Colorado
Buildings and structures in Aurora, Colorado
Sports in Aurora, Colorado
Tourist attractions in Arapahoe County, Colorado
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