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Tropical Park is a 275-acre (1.11 km2) urban park in metropolitan Miami, Florida. The park is located just southwest of the intersection of the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) and Bird Road, just east of South Miami.
History [edit]
The land opened as a county public park in 1979[1] on the grounds of the former Tropical Park Race Track, which had used the lands since 1931.[2] It has fields for softball, soccer and football as well as places to run Or jog, ride bike, play basketball and volleyball. For those who enjoy racquet sports, Tropical Park has a tennis center with 12 tennis courts which are wheelchair-accessible. Racquetball facilities are also available and a boxing center. There are four lakes within the park, a 2-acre (8,100 m2) dog park as well as paddleboating, and freshwater fishing. Joggers and cyclists use the miles of paved pathways circulating through park.
Facilities [edit]
Throughout the year, the park hosts horse shows, rodeos and other special events at the Tropical Park Equestrian Center. The equestrian center hosts over thirty horse shows a year, including international shows. The old racetrack's stables were used as part of the equestrian center. The Tropical Park Stadium is home to the Miami-Dade Track and Field Team. The stadium has hosted prestigious national track and field meets such as the Junior Olympics, USA National Track and Field Championships, and many local high school football games.
From early November through the beginning of January, Santa's Enchanted Forest takes over a large part of Tropical Park. The annual holiday event features six million lights, a giant Christmas tree and carnival rides.
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Daily Racing Form
Thu, 23 May 2013 13:18:55 -0700
Csaba finished nine lengths behind the front-running Graydar in the Donn, the loss snapping a four-race win streak that began here last October with a 14-length victory in the Tropical Park Derby. Csaba, a son of Kitten's Joy owned by Bruce Hollander ...
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Sun-Sentinel
Thu, 23 May 2013 13:54:12 -0700
Calder has to race another 40 days to keep its Tropical Park license. In recognition of the new schedule, the weekend's feature race, which will be run Saturday, has been renamed the Memorial Handicap, omitting Day. A field of 10, headed by multiple ...
|  Wall Street Journal |
Wall Street Journal
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:46:55 -0700
On Tuesdays, he meets his coach at the track at Tropical Park at 4:50 a.m. to do an interval workout, which is usually a combination of running 200- or 400-meter repeats as hard as he can or at a pace set by his coach. "This is my one chance a week to ...
|  Florida Sportsman Magazine |
Florida Sportsman Magazine
Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:52 -0700
A restoration project at Tropical Fish Management Area (FMA), within Miami-Dade County's Tropical Park will have positive impacts for both fish and anglers. Improved habitat created by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists ...
|  Alton Daily News |
WBFS
Thu, 02 May 2013 13:08:19 -0700
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Law enforcement officers from all over South Florida will gather Thursday night at Tropical Park for the 32nd annual Miami-Dade Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Ceremony. The solemn and moving ceremony will be held to honor and ...
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Press Box
Wed, 15 May 2013 20:47:43 -0700
One month before, in January 1969, Rubin had been waiting in her trailer at Tropical Park in Miami, where she was scheduled to debut, when a brick came through the window. The male jockeys threatened to boycott the races, and she didn't end up riding ...
|  The Nation |
The Nation
Tue, 07 May 2013 10:22:15 -0700
The developer, a landscape designer and hundreds of gardeners have transformed the hill into a lush tropical park. Palm trees sway in the breeze and caladium plants and other flora add fragrance to the fresh air. Bronze sculptures of mystical creatures ...
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MiamiHerald.com
Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:27:53 -0700
“I started off doing You're Going to Miss Me When I'm Gone but then we changed it and remixed it with the Stay song,” said Fiona, who lives in the Blue Lakes neighborhood, near Tropical Park. The decision paid off. The four judges unanimously picked ...
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