Curtain Call on Hollywood Park Race Track and 75 Sensational Years
Photos top left clockwise: Terri Hatcher and daughter Emerson Rose enjoyed their annual Mother’s Day tradition of lunch and racing; Emilio Estevez met jockey Tyler Baze; Bo Derek was on hand to watch Zenyatta at the finish line; in 1989 the Salute to the Shoe (famed jockey Bill Shoemaker) featured Merv Griffin, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Gabor, and John Forsythe; legendary Seabiscuit took Inaugural Gold Cup in 1938; George Hamilton, Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor.
Born out of the Golden Age of Hollywood and key players — Walt Disney, Jack L. Warner (Warner Brothers,) Al Jolson, Bing Crosby, Sam Goldwyn, George Jessel, and some 600 celebrities, producers, directors and financiers– Hollywood Park Race Track opened on June 10, 1938 and is closing its doors tomorrow night after the final race on Dec. 22, 2013. The 238-acre property will be transformed into up to 2,995 residential units, 500,000 SF of retail, 75,000 SF of office, hotel, Card Club, and 25 acres of parks in a master-planned community. Read more>
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