Hindsdale Dog Track
Enjoy the "Sport of Queens" at Hinsdale Dog Track, the second oldest dog track in New Hampshire.
Hinsdale Dog Track features live dog racing 52 weeks per year and offers full-card simulcasts from other tracks in the United States.
Track Data
- Distance Raced: 5/16 mile (1650 ft.), 3/8 mile (1980 ft.), 7/16 mile (2310 ft.)
Getting to Hinsdale Dog Track
Hinsdale Dog Track is located at 688 Brattleboro Road, Hinsdale, New Hampshire, USA.
History of Hinsdale Dog Track
Hinsdale Dog Track, originally named Hinsdale Raceway, was established in 1958 for harness horse racing. Members of the Sullivan family from Lowell, MA were early stockholders of the company.
During the late 60's, Hinsdale Dog Track enjoyed enormous success, just as harness racing had become very popular in the United States.
dog racing came to New Hampshire in the early 70's. Hinsdale Dog Track was the first track in the United States to install a heated track surface. The heated track made dog racing possible even during the cold New England winters. Since then, many tracks with colder climates installed similar track heating systems.
For 13 years, Hinsdale Dog Track operated a harness horse meet each summer and live dog racing throughout the rest of the year. By the mid 80's, maintaining a small seasonal harness meet had become impossible. The Final season of live harness racing at Hinsdale was held in 1985.
From 1985 until today, Hinsdale Dog Track runs live dog racing 52 weeks per year.
In 1990 Hinsdale Dog Track began full-card simulcasts from other racing facilities. Now, in addition to live dog racing, Hinsdale Dog Track offer dog, harness, and thoroughbred racing from major tracks across the country.
