Harrah's Pompano Beach

{{Short description|Racing track and casino in Florida}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox racecourse |name = Harrah's Pompano Beach |image = Pompano-Park-iHarness Racing track and The Isle Casino.jpg |caption = |location = Pompano Beach, Florida |coordinates = {{Coord|26|13|44|N|80|09|07|W|display=inline,title}} |owner = Caesars Entertainment |operator = |opened = 1964 |closed = |channel = |racetype = Harness racing |coursetype = |notableraces = |handle = |attendance = |website = http://caesars.com/harrahs-pompano-beach |logo=}} '''Harrah's Pompano Beach''', formerly '''Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park''' and '''Pompano Park''', is a casino and former standardbred harness racing track in Pompano Beach, Florida, owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment.

Pompano Park opened in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pompano Park Harness Track|author=Frank J. Cavaioli|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2005|isbn=073851750X|page=7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7TaVO_6S4f0C&pg=PA7}}</ref> It was billed as "The Winter Home of Harness Racing", as its tropical South Florida location made it an ideal alternative for horsemen, when most of the racetracks to the north are subject to racing in snow, ice, and bitter cold conditions. The track operated its live racing meet for about ten months out of every year, with a short break from June to August. Like most racetracks, Pompano showed simulcast horse races from all over the US and Canada, allowing its patrons to wager on racing approximately 363 days per year. Over time, it was converted into a racino with slot machines and a poker room.

In 2018, Eldorado Resorts (now Caesars Entertainment) announced a joint venture with the Cordish Companies to develop the area surrounding Pompano Park with a mixed-use project including retail, dining, office, residential, and hotel elements.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cordish Cos. to help develop entertainment complex at Florida casino and racetrack|newspaper=Baltimore Sun|author=Meredith Cohn|date=April 27, 2018|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/bs-bz-cordish-hotel-in-florida-20180426-story.html|access-date=2018-04-28}}</ref>

In 2022, the property was rebranded as Harrah's Pompano Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-isle-casino-pompano-overhaul-starts-20220215-hblhyt2myjcfzkptj5czvzvh4a-story.html|title=A Vegas touch: Isle Casino Pompano Park to be rebranded as Harrah's this fall}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Broward’s first Topgolf is coming to Pompano Beach|work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|date=December 29, 2022|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2022/12/29/browards-first-topgolf-is-coming-to-pompano-beach/|accessdate=2023-08-22}}</ref> Plans were then announced to close and demolish the track. The final race day was April 17, 2022 and the track was demolished.<ref>{{cite news|title=Watch: Stunning drone video shows demolition of legendary Pompano Park|publisher=local10.com|author=Steve Owen|date=May 11, 2023|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/05/11/watch-stunning-drone-video-shows-demolition-of-legendary-pompano-park/|access-date=2023-02-09}}</ref>

==See also== * List of casinos in Florida

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-pompano-beach|Harrah's Pompano Beach}}

Category:Buildings and structures in Pompano Beach, Florida Category:Casinos in Florida Category:Caesars Entertainment Category:Horse racing venues in Florida Category:Defunct horse racing venues in the United States Category:Isle of Capri casinos Category:Tourist attractions in Broward County, Florida Category:Sports venues completed in 1964 Category:1964 establishments in Florida