Montgomery Park Race Track

Race day at Montgomery Park Race Track c.1900

Location| Memphis, Tennessee,
United States
Owned by| New Memphis Jockey Club
Date opened| 1851
Course type| Flat racing 1 mile dirt oval
Notable races| Tennessee Derby
Tennessee Oaks
Montgomery Handicap

Montgomery Park Race Track was an American thoroughbred racetrack in Memphis, Tennessee.[1]

## History[edit]

The track was originally constructed in 1851 on plantation land southeast of Memphis. In 1882, Colonel Henry A. Montgomery organized the New Memphis Jockey Club, which purchased the race track and the surrounding land. The facility was named Montgomery Park at this time.

The track ran its last race meet in 1906 due to the outlawing of gambling by the Tennessee legislature. Following the closure, the track land and facilities were first leased and then purchased by the city of Memphis and incorporated into the Mid-South Fairgrounds.[2][3]

## Physical attributes[edit]

The track consisted of a one mile dirt oval 65 feet wide at all points.[4]

## Track Records[edit]

Track records for Montgomery Park at various distances.[5]

Distance
| Horse
| Age
| Weight
| Date
| Time

|
|
|
|
|

1/2 mile  | Rose
Dele Strome  |

100
101

04/09/1887
05/07/1906

| :49
41/2 furlongs  | Sainrida
Montgomery  |

115
113

05/05/1906
05/09/1906

| :55 1/4
5/8 mile  | Horace E.  |

118

05/07/1906

| 1:01 1/4
51/2 furlongs  | Toah
Nannie Hodge  |

107 1/2
106

04/16/1902
04/17/1905

| 1:08 1/4
3/4 mile  | Waring  |

129

04/23/1902

| 1:14
7/8 mile  | Triaditza
The Rush  |

102

04/14/1900
04/28/1900

| 1:27 3/4
71/2 furlongs  | Elsie L.  |

105

04/18/1903

| 1:34 1/2
1 mile  | Rapid Water  |

113

03/28/1905

| 1:40 1/2
1 m. & 70 yds.  | Silurian  |

04/18/1902

| 1:45 3/4
11/16 miles  | Ram's Horn  |

106

03/27/1905

| 1:47 1/2
11/8 miles  | The Lady
James Reddick  |

108
105

04/21/1902
05/09/1906

| 1:54 1/4
13/16 miles  | Jack Young  |

101

05/03/1905

| 2:02 1/2
11/4 miles  | Joe Lesser  |

102

06/30/1905

| 2:08 3/4
13/8 miles  | Royal Choice  |

101

04/30/1897

| 2:27
11/2 miles  | Jackanapes  |

105

04/27/1899

| 2:38 1/2

Steeplechases

Short Course
(abt. 11/4 mi.)

| Handsqueeze  |

125

04/22/1902

| 2:48

Long Course
(abt. 2 mi.)

| MacLaren  |

135

04/19/1902

| 4:37

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Henry A. Montgomery ...and the Historic Montgomery Park". Historic-Memphis. com. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "History of the Fairgrounds - About - Kroc Memphis". Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
3. ^ "Famous Race Course Now Public Park". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1912-01-19. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
4. ^ Goodwin's Annual Official Turf Guide for 1905, Volume 1, p. ccxvii
5. ^ American Racing Manual, Daily Racing Form Publishing Co., 1922 edition, p. 105