Hialeah Park in Miami, FL is a historical site in Hialeah, Florida that was put on the U.S S. National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and again in 1988. It is known as a few other names such as Hialeah Race Track, Miami Jockey Club or Hialeah Park Race Track.
Opened in 1921, this racetrack is one of the oldest recreational sites in the southern part of Florida. Glenn Curtiss and James Bright opened Hialeah Park in 1921, and the Miami Jockey Club opened it as a racetrack in 1925. Through the years, it exchanged hands many times, each time getting rebuilt to be better than it was before. At one point when it was redesigned, the landscaping consisted of fauna and flora gardens and a lake stocked with flamingos, making it one of the worlds' most beautiful racetracks. The Audubon Society made it a designated sanctuary for the American Flamingo.
Some of the races that Hialeah hosts are the Flamingo Stakes and the Widener Handicap. Hialeah Park was the site for the filming of the 1987 movie, "Let It Ride".
In 2001, John Brunetti, owner of the track closed it to the public with the exception of the stables, which saw their demolition in 2007. Today there is an organization called "Citizens to Save Hialeah Park", which is designed to totally restore and preserve the racetrack. It is used as a resting place for horses that raced there as well as being a well-known central park. The goal it to get the racetrack back to its original condition and be able to once again use it.
