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Lone Star Park race track is a 315-acre horse race track located in Grand Prairie, Texas. The race track possesses a uniquely elegant south western architectural style, combining Indian building skills with Spanish baroque forms.

Lone Star Park race track hosts both thoroughbred racing and quarter horse racing meets. Racing at Lone Star Park race track is typically run between April and July each year.

Lone Star Park race track has a one-mile (1.6 km) dirt oval and a seven-furlong turf track. It can accommodate 1,600 horses across 32 barns.

Lone Star Park race track has a seven-storey, 280,000-square foot Grandstand that can accommodate about 8,000 spectators. Lone Star Park race track also has a 36,000-square foot pavilion for simulcasting. Other amenities are a Saddling Paddock, Jockey Quarters, Barn Area and Parking Area.

Lone Star Park race track's marquee event of the thoroughbred racing season is the Lone Star Million Day. It is held on Memorial Day and prizes of over $1 million are handed to winners of seven stakes races.

Among the more popular graded stakes events held at Lone Star Park race track are:

• Lone Star Park Handicap
• Texas Mile Stakes
• Lone Star Derby
• Ouija Board Handicap , formerly known as the Winstar Distaff Handicap
• Dallas Turf Cup

Lone Star Park race track hosted the 2004 edition of the prestigious Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.

Lone Star Park race track History:

• In November 1987, the people of Texas voted in a referendum to return pari-mutuel horse racing to the Lone Star State .

• In April 1997, Lone Star Park race track opened before a crowd of 21,754.

• In November 2002, renovation was completed and Lone Star Park race track had two 50-stall barns (200' x 80'), a 96-stall multipurpose quarantine barn (130' x 260'), six stable area dormitory buildings and two recreation rooms.

• In 2004, Lone Star Park race track hosted the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. The seating capacity was temporarily increased for the Breeders' Cup to 50,000 people.