About Us
2007 Gold Cup
People Who Care About Hollywood Park
This is a grassroots organization, dedicated to all the people who consider Hollywood Park as one of the most important historical racetracks in the United States, who want to raise their voices in unison stating their opposition to the possibility that Hollywood Park may close.
We want to let the corporation that owns Hollywood Park know that any decision they make directly affects thousands of people and Thoroughbred racehorses. We want to let the corporation know that to callously decide, for no other reason than monetary or political gain, to close Hollywood Park would be shameful beyond words.
We want the corporation and the powers-that-be to know that the history and the future of Hollywood Park are one. The closing of this Park would be a travesty of justice.
i have been going to hollywood since the mid 70`s and it upsets me just thinking so much history will just be basically knocked down without it seems much of a fight other than the fans of horse racing that love the sport so much such as people that put this site together……doesesnt seem ive heard much of anything as what hollywood and the horses will be replaced with or relocated much anymore…..
The greedy work-addicted baby boomers and nepotism fest in KY do not care about the fans, the horses, and the mexican workers. They care about only the bottom line. Period. The NTRA has been on a professional suicide course for many years–all the BS “straight ups”, forums, board meetings and such are window dressing for a much deeper problem. Croenism, nepotism, wrong people in wrong positions and greed $$$$$. thanks to that boomer mentality.
It is all about squeezing the lemon dry in USA from yours and getting out with as much dinero as possible. That is what the baby boomers do–they terry nickel dime you and then people are surprised when HP is going out of business. It was bought a land company–NOT a equine company or a bunch of truly caring individuals–it is a business decision made by a bunch back slapping buddies with all the right last names to cash out when this 2 billion project gets underway—they do know its Inglehood–not Brentwood–correct–Inglehood is dangerous. And all the chain restaurants, bad movies, and crappy clothing stores will not entice those from the outside world to got for a day of shopping in Inglehood.
If they were going to close/demolish the Staples Center it would be on EVERY news outlet/media. Why not HP?!?! You almost NEVER here about HP on the local CA news–it is nonexistent. Where is the outrage, where is the news coverage, where are the elected “leaders”, where is the NTRA, where are the imbeciles who must be held accountable. DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOODNIGHT. RAGE, RAGE, AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT.
The next Inglewood City Council meeting is July 8th, 5:30PM. All remaining approvals will be decided at this meeting. We can only hope that the council members and the mayor have listened to all arguements against demolition of the racetrack and have taken heed to all warnings about the owners of Hollywood Park.
There have been meetings between horse racing industry personnel, state senators and representatives, and union leaders in the last couple of weeks.
We are not going down without a fight!
ARE YOU STILL ACTIVE OR HAVE YOU BASICALLY THROWN IN THE TOWEL AFTER LOSING THE BATTLE WITH THE CITY OF INGLEWOOD?
I WOULD ASSUME THAT BECAUSE OF THE REAL ESTATE BUST THE TRACK WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE RACING ON A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS UNTIL THINGS IMPROVE. BUT THIS DOESN’T CHANGE THE FACT IT IS ON “DEATH ROW WITH NO EXECUTION DATE SET”.
We are DEFINITELY ACTIVE and have not given up the fight!!
When the city of Inglewood signed the Agreement (if you are interested in reading the Agreement, it is linked on the Home page), they relinquished all rights to alter or stop any plans the developer decides to pursue.
We continue to write and call the CHRB, TOC, other racing associations, and government officials overseeing our sport to take action to get HP out of the hands of the developers, to investigate VLT’s, SportsBooks, etc., to create/build other revenue-generating venues on the property for the racing industry, or to preserve HP as a historical landmark.
It is up to the horse racing industry to step up to the plate and make a decision and take action!! If Jack Warner was able to get 600 stakeholders to come together to create Hollywood Park, and if there are approximately 65,000 people in the state of California whose jobs depend on our racing industry (these are the folks that we are truly fighting for), and if the State can afford to lose $4 Billion more dollars, and if California racetracks are being zeroed in on by developers who are finding easy-as-pie targets because of dysfunction within the industry, and if the racing industry doesn’t do everything in its power to take back what is theirs, then, yes, you are correct that HP is on Death Row.
If you are a supporter of our industry and want to see Hollywood Park remain, I ask you to please contact everyone and tell them!!! All contacts are listed on http://www.hollywoodpark.com.
Thank you for sending your inquiry!