Brighton Beach Race Course, the Glossary
The Brighton Beach Race Course was an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, opened on June 28, 1879 by the Brighton Beach Racing Association.[1]
Table of Contents
28 relations: Brighton Beach, Brighton Beach Motordrome, Brighton Derby, Brighton Handicap, Brighton Junior Stakes, Brighton Mile, Brighton Oaks, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Coney Island Avenue, Harness racing, Hart–Agnew Law, Horse racing, Islip Handicap, James R. Keene, Motorsport, New York (state), New York State Legislature, Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn), Real estate development, Seagate Stakes, Steeplechase (horse racing), Test Handicap, The New York Times, Thoroughbred, United States Geological Survey, Voter (horse), World record.
- 1879 establishments in New York (state)
- Brighton Beach
- Buildings and structures demolished in the 1920s
- Defunct horse racing venues in New York City
- Sports venues completed in 1879
- Sports venues in Brooklyn
Brighton Beach
Brighton Beach is a neighborhood in the southern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, within the greater Coney Island area along the Atlantic Ocean coastline.
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Brighton Beach Motordrome
Brighton Beach Motordrome, also known as the Brighton Beach Stadium, was a racing facility in Brighton Beach, New York. Brighton Beach Race Course and Brighton Beach Motordrome are Brighton Beach and sports venues in Brooklyn.
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Brighton Derby
The Brighton Derby was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually by the Brighton Beach Racing Association at its Brighton Beach Race Course at Brighton Beach on Coney Island, New York.
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Brighton Handicap
The Brighton Handicap was an American thoroughbred horse race run annually from 1896 through 1907 at the Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York and in 1910 at Empire City Race Track.
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Brighton Junior Stakes
The Brighton Junior Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race first run on August 7, 1900 at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York.
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Brighton Mile
The Brighton Mile was an American Thoroughbred horse race run between 1905 and 1910 at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York.
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Brighton Oaks
The Brighton Oaks was an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York from 1901 through 1906.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
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Coney Island
Coney Island is a neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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Coney Island Avenue
Coney Island Avenue is a road in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that runs north-south for a distance of roughly five miles, almost parallel to Ocean Parkway and Ocean Avenue.
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Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace).
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Hart–Agnew Law
The Hart–Agnew Law was an anti-gambling bill passed into law by the Legislature of the State of New York on June 11, 1908.
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Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.
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Islip Handicap
The Islip Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually from 1899 through 1907 at New York's Brighton Beach Race Course and then for a final time in 1910 with a drastically reduced purse at Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York.
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James R. Keene
James Robert Keene (February 8, 1838 - January 3, 1913) was a Wall Street stockbroker and a major thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder.
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Motorsport
Motorsport(s) or motor sport(s) are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft.
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New York (state)
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.
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New York State Legislature
The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly.
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Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn)
Ocean Parkway is a boulevard in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Brighton Beach Race Course and Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn) are Brighton Beach.
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Real estate development
Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of developed land or parcels to others.
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Seagate Stakes
The Seagate Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually from 1899 through 1907 at New York's Brighton Beach Race Course then for a final time in 1910 with a drastically reduced purse at Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York.
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Steeplechase (horse racing)
A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles.
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Test Handicap
The Test Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race first run on July 25, 1896 at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York where it continued annually through 1909.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing.
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United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.
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Voter (horse)
Voter (foaled 1894) was a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in England that competed in the United States where his racing success led to his selection as the American Champion Older Male Horse of 1899.
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World record
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity.
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See also
1879 establishments in New York (state)
- 104th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- 116th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- 125th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- 130th Street station
- 135th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- 140th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- 145th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- 155th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- 59th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- 81st Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- 86th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- 93rd Street station
- 99th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
- Amherst Bee
- Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills
- Bath National Cemetery
- Brighton Beach Race Course
- City Hall station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
- Copeland Bridge
- Cragsmoor, New York
- Creedmoor Branch
- Custer Monument (West Point)
- Excelsior Power Company Building
- F. W. Woolworth Company
- Fifth Street station (LIRR)
- Gage and Tollner
- Kenyon & Kenyon
- Madison Square Garden (1879)
- New York Dramatic Mirror
- Nyack Library
- Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center
- Queens Village station
- Robbins & Appleton Building
- Seabreeze Amusement Park
- St. John Cemetery (Queens)
- St. Monica Church (Manhattan)
- St. Paul's School (New York)
- The American Hebrew
- The Bowery Mission
- Wood Tobé–Coburn School
Brighton Beach
- Brighton Ballet Theater
- Brighton Beach
- Brighton Beach Memoirs
- Brighton Beach Memoirs (film)
- Brighton Beach Motordrome
- Brighton Beach Race Course
- Brighton Beach station (BMT Brighton Line)
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- Coney Island Creek
- Jewish Center of Brighton Beach
- Lingua Franca (film)
- Little Odessa (film)
- Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn)
- Ocean Parkway station
- Riegelmann Boardwalk
- William E. Grady CTE High School
Buildings and structures demolished in the 1920s
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw
- Belfast Asylum
- Brighton Beach Race Course
- Erbprinzliches Palais Dessau
- Fort M-Che
- Grosvenor House
- Hamilton Palace
- Palacio del Marqués de Casa Riera
- Petropavlovskaya Poorhouse
Defunct horse racing venues in New York City
- Brighton Beach Race Course
- Corona station (LIRR)
- Dexter Park (Queens)
- Fleetwood Park Racetrack
- Gravesend Race Track
- Jamaica Race Course
- Jerome Park Racetrack
- Morris Park Racecourse
- Sheepshead Bay Race Track
- Union Course
Sports venues completed in 1879
- Alumni Field (Amherst, Massachusetts)
- Boghead Park
- Brighton Beach Race Course
- Cappielow
- Ealing Cricket Club Ground
- Harmon Gym (1879)
- Mannofield Park
- Richmond Drive
- Rowdens Road Cricket Ground, Wells
- St John's School, Leatherhead
- Stradey Park
- Victoria Park, Melbourne
Sports venues in Brooklyn
- Aviator Sports and Events Center
- Barclays Center
- Brighton Beach Motordrome
- Brighton Beach Race Course
- Brooklyn Ice Palace
- Brooklyn Paramount Theater
- Brooklyn Street Circuit
- Capitoline Grounds
- Clermont Avenue Skating Rink
- Commercial Field
- Coney Island Velodrome
- Dyker Beach Park and Golf Course
- Eastern Park
- Eastern Parkway Arena
- Ebbets Field
- Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
- Gleason's Gym
- Gravesend Race Track
- Long Island University Field
- Maimonides Park
- Putnam Grounds
- Sheepshead Bay Race Track
- Steinberg Wellness Center
- Union Grounds
- Washington Park (baseball)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Beach_Race_Course