Bowie Race Track
Bowie Race Track was an American horse racing track located just outside the city limits of Bowie, Maryland. It operated from 1914 through 1985. The facility is now a training center for Thoroughbred racehorses.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowie State station and Samuel Ogle Middle School.
Bowie State station
Railway station
Photo: Woogers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowie State station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located adjacent to the campus of Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. It is served by MARC Penn Line commuter rail trains. Bowie State station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bowie Race Track.
Samuel Ogle Middle School
School
Prince George's County Public Schools is a public school district that serves Prince George's County, Maryland. During the 2024–25 academic year, the district enrolled around 133,000 students and operated over 200 schools. Samuel Ogle Middle School is situated 1 mile south of Bowie Race Track.
Bowie Railroad Buildings
Museum
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Bowie Railroad Buildings comprise three small frame structures at the former Bowie train station, located at the junction of what is now the Northeast Corridor and the Pope's Creek Subdivision in the town center of Bowie, Maryland. Bowie Railroad Buildings is situated 2 miles west of Bowie Race Track.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowie and Collington.
Bowie
Photo: J1729, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County; it is also the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Collington
Neighborhood
Collington was a settlement in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, dating from colonial times. Collington has been subsumed by the city of Bowie. Collington is situated 3 miles south of Bowie Race Track.
Crofton
Town
Crofton is a census-designated place and planned community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located 9.8 miles west of the state capital Annapolis, 24 miles south of Baltimore, and 24 miles east-northeast of Washington, D.C. The community was established in 1964 and as of the 2020 census, it had a population of 29,136. Crofton is situated 3 miles east of Bowie Race Track.
Bowie Race Track
- Type: Horse racing
- Description: Horse racing track in Bowie, Maryland, US
- Categories: horse racing venue, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.00593° or 39° 0′ 21″ northLongitude
-76.74015° or 76° 44′ 25″ westOpen location code
87F52745+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 102590476OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundOpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racingWikidata ID
Q4951006
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In Other Languages
“Bowie Race Track” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ボウイ競馬場”
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Highlights include Horsepen Park Playground and Horsepen Park Bicycle Skills Course.
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