Historic Texas racetracks kept horse racing alive from before the time horse racing was abolished in the 1930s until the current Texas Racing Act was passed in 1987. Most are no longer in operation but will be remembered in the Hall of Fame exhibit. The are:

• Alamo Downs (San Antonio)
• Almeda Downs (Houston)
• Arcadia Downs (Hitchcock)
• Arlington Downs (Arlington)
• Arrowhead Park (Houston)
• Bandera Downs (Bandera)
• Brazos Valley (Graham)
• Columbus Quarter Horse Track (Columbus)
• Columbus Race Course (Columbus)
• Cowboy Park (El Paso)
• Del Camino Downs (Edinburg)
• Dutchman Downs (New Braunfels)
• Epsom Downs (Houston)
• Fair Park (Dallas)
• Fort Duncan (Eagle Pass)
• G. Rollie White Dons (Brady)
• Gillespie County Fair (Fredericksburg)
• Guadalupe County Fair (Seguin)
• Hilltop Downs (Hilltop Lakes)
• Junction Racetrack (Junction)
• Kendall County Fair (Boerne)
• Kimble County Fair (Junction)
• La Bahia Downs (Goliad)
• La Grange Downs (La Grange)
• Las Palmas Downs (McAllen)
• L.I.F.E. Downs (Laredo)
• Little Delta Downs (Alamo)
• Lost Valley Downs (Bandera)
• Lubbock Downs (Lubbock)
• Mendiola Ballroom & Racetrack (Von Ormy)
• Milam County Fairgrounds (Rockdale)
• Midland Downs (Midland)
• Oak Hill Downs (Oak Hill)
• Paleface Park (Spicewood)
• Parkway Downs (Wichita Falls)
• Pineywood Downs (Nacogdoches)
• Rimrock Downs (Umbarger)
• Rose Downs (Colleyville)
• San Diego Downs (San Diego)
• Sonora Park (Sonora)
• Trinity Meadows (Willow Park/Weatherford)
• Uvalde Fair Grounds (Uvalde)
• Val Verde Downs (Del Rio)

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