Harrah's Pompano Beach, formerly Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park and Pompano Park, is a

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and former

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track in

Pompano Beach, Florida Pompano Beach ( ) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale and 36 miles north of Miami. The nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part ...

, owned and operated by

Caesars Entertainment Caesars Entertainment, Inc., formerly Eldorado Resorts, Inc., is an American hotel and casino entertainment company founded and based in Reno, Nevada, that operates more than 50 properties. Eldorado Resorts acquired Caesars Entertainment Corpora ...

. Pompano Park opened in 1964. It was billed as "The Winter Home of Harness Racing", as its

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location made it an ideal alternative for horsemen, when most of the racetracks to the north are subject to racing in snow, ice, and bitter cold conditions. The track operated its live racing meet for about ten months out of every year, with a short break from June to August. Like most racetracks, Pompano showed

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horse races from all over the US and Canada, allowing its patrons to wager on racing approximately 363 days per year. Over time, it was converted into a

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with

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s and a poker room. In 2018, Eldorado Resorts (now Caesars Entertainment) announced a joint venture with the Cordish Companies to develop the area surrounding Pompano Park with a mixed-use project including retail, dining, office, residential, and hotel elements. In 2022, the property was rebranded as Harrah's Pompano Park. Plans were then announced to close and demolish the track. The final race day was April 17, 2022 and the track was demolished.

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