- 1920 Missouri cattleman James Bright and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtis donate land for community use and help acquire building funds for construction of public buildings, facilities and racetrack.
- 1922 First pari-mutuel greyhound track in America opened at Hialeah by Miami Kennel Club and Owen Smith, inventor of the conveyor that allowed a mechanical rabbit to move inside a circular track.
- 1924 Joseph Smoot, Bright and Curtis establish Miami Jockey Club and construct grandstand.
- 1925 On Jan. 15, Hialeah Park opens as the Miami Jockey Club.
- 1926 Great Hurricane of 1926 damages Hialeah.
- 1930 Joseph Widener buys Hialeah.
- 1930 Widener takes architect Lester Geisler on a tour of tracks throughout Europe and the United States to better redesign Hialeah.
- 1932 The 'new' Hialeah opens on Jan. 14.
- 1933 Hialeah installs totalisator system. Racing on grass begins.
- 1934 First flamingos imported from Cuba.
- 1935 Seabiscuit makes his racing debut. Black Helen wins Florida Derby.
- 1936 First photo finish camera installed.
- 1938 War Admiral wins the Widener Handicap.
- 1946 Winston Churchill visits.
- 1948 Citation wins Flamingo Stakes.
- 1954 Eugene Mori buys Hialeah.
- 1956 A crowd of 42,366 come to see Nashua. Eddie Arcaro rides third Widener winner.
- 1957 Bold Ruler wins Flamingo Stakes. Flamingo Fountain is built.
- 1960 Bill Hartack is leading jockey for fourth time in five years.
- 1963 Woody Stephens trains his second Flamingo Stakes winner in Never Bend (Padre de Gelinotte!).
- 1964 Northern Dancer wins Flamingo Stakes. Flamingo Terrace is added.
- 1965 A statue of Citation, executed in Florence, Italy, is unveiled. It weighs 5,995 pounds and is mounted on a base of marble.
- 1969 Diane Crump becomes first female jockey at major U.S., track.
- 1972 John Galbreath and associates buy Hialeah.
- 1974 Forego wins the first of consecutive Widener Handicaps.
- 1977 John Brunetti purchases Hialeah Park. Seattle Slew wins Flamingo Stakes.
- 1979 Hialeah is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Spectacular Bid wins Flamingo Stakes by record 12 lengths.
- 1980 John Henry wins Hialeah Turf Cup.
- 1983 Nijinsky's Secret wins the first of consecutive Hialeah Turf Cups.
- 1986 Trainer D. Wayne Lukas wins second consecutive Flamingo Stakes with Talinum. Turkoman sets a track record in Widener Handicap.
- 1988 Hialeah is deemed eligible for designation as a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior.
- 2001 Hialeah runs its last thoroughbred race.
- 2009 A new era begins Nov. 28 when Hialeah Park reopens.
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domingo, 2 de enero de 2011
Sabia Ud que en el hipodromo Hialeah Park, reabierto en Noviembre del 2009 corrieron y ganaron unos "caballitos" como los destacados en rojo
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