Agawam Park
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| Location | Agawam, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°03′11″N 72°39′43″W / 42.05306°N 72.66194°W |
| Date opened | 1935 |
| Date closed | 1938 |
Agawam Park was an American horse racing track in Agawam, Massachusetts, that was open from 1935 to 1938, when Hampden County, Massachusetts, voted against parimutuel betting.
On May 17, 1935, a special town meeting approved rezoning Bowles Agawam Airport for parimutuel horse racing.[1] On May 28, the Massachusetts Racing Commission granted the Agawam Racers and Breeders Association a racing license.[2] James J. Curry was the track's first president, but business pressures forced him to resign before construction even began. He was succeeded by Thomas Wells Durant. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 22, 1935.[3]