If you drive by the Atlantic City Race Course behind Hamilton Mall you can still make out the remnants of the track, despite some heavy overgrowth of grass, weeds, and plants.
The final call to the post has blown for the Atlantic City Race Course in Mays Landing. After close to 70 years, all operations all set to close at the track.
It only happens once a year for a few days, which is both a pity and part of the reason it’s so exciting. Horse-racing is back at Atlantic City Race Course over the next week for the only six days of the year.
For just a few days, it's almost like it used to be at Atlantic City Race Course in Mays Landing. The annual Turf Festival continues this Tuesday through Thursday, May 1st -May 3rd, with the year's only live horse racing at the storied race track. In 1998, the one-time Atlantic City Race Track ended its regular schedule of live horse racing, citing increasing costs and diminishing attendance.