Track Menu
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Opened
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March 3, 1987
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Last Race Date
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July 1, 1995
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Racing Type
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Thoroughbred
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Abbreviation
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Bir
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Purse Value Index
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n/a
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Signature Race
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Alabama Derby
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- 03/03/1987 Queen Alexandra, first thoroughbred to win in Alabama.
- 04/11/1987 A crowd of 17,562 set all time attendance record.
- 05/26/1989 Racing returns after one year hiatus, renamed Birmingham Race Course.
- 05/01/1992 Thoroughbred return again after another year off.
- 10/28/1992 Dog racing begins at Birmingham Race Course
- 05/01/1993 Fans wager 1,726,588 on this day to set track record.
- 06/25/1993 Thoroughbreds and greyhounds run on the same card.
- 07/01/1995 Overtime Hank is the last horse to get his picture taken.