Gulfstream Park

Gulfstream Park is a Thoroughbred horse race track, casino and outdoor entertainment and shopping destination in Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States.

The renovation, first effective for the 2006 spring meeting, was criticized by racegoers and commentators, who felt that the new racino laid too much emphasis on the casino area, to the detriment of the racetrack's atmosphere.

The 1955 Kentucky Derby winner and Horse of the Year Swaps set a then world-record of 1:39 3/5 for a mile and 70 yards while carrying 130 pounds in the Broward Handicap.

Hal's Hope, winner of the 2000 Florida Derby, would return in 2002 to win the Gulfstream Park Handicap.

In April 2012, Javier Castellano, who collected his first Gulfstream title by riding a record 112 wins, scored his 3,000th career success aboard Virtuously on Feb. 24 and Todd Pletcher, who claimed an unprecedented ninth consecutive training title at Gulfstream with 72 trips to the winner's circle, recorded his 3,000 career victory when he saddled Spring Hill Farm for a winning performance on Feb.

[citation needed] In 1999, Gulfstream Park was purchased by Magna Entertainment Corporation, for $95 million.

In June 2011, Tim Ritvo was named president and general manager of Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino.

He was a prominent jockey and racing official at Suffolk Downs in the 1980s before establishing himself in the 1990s as a leading Florida trainer.

Ritvo also had served as vice president and Director of the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association.

[12] On March 2, 2020, Ritvo stepped down as COO of Stronach Group-operated tracks, which include the troubled Santa Anita racetrack in California.

Gulfstream Park in recent years has been a concert venue, with performances taking place on the grounds outside the grandstand.

Various singers and groups popular in earlier times perform at Gulfstream Park on their tours.

The track was also host to the Miami Pop Festival from December 28–30, 1968, featuring over thirty performing bands and artists, including the Grateful Dead.

In 2022, 1/ST EXPERIENCE in partnership with Breakwater Hospitality Group opened the Carousel Club at Gulfstream Park.