HAZEL PARK, MI (WTVB) – Hazel Park Raceway has closed after nearly 70 years of horse racing. The track in Hazel Park, mIchigan closed yesterday, less than a month before the raceway was set to open for the season.
According to a press release, the move comes after the venue agreed to sell its assets. The property was originally developed to race automobiles in 1948, but went bankrupt before it could open.
The new owners built the horse track on top of the existing 5/8 of a mile auto track and both harness and thoroughbred racing began on the site in 1949.
