Back in the spring of 1973, Seabrook track was built and opened exactly 90 days from the time the first bulldozer began clearing trees from the vast plot of land. It opened Saturday night, July 2 and it has been going year round ever since.
Originally, Seabrook had planned only to operate during the summer. But the response of the patrons was so tremendous and its success such a dominant factor in providing much needed revenue for the state of New Hampshire that state officials from Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr. down encouraged track officials to stay open.
Seabrook Greyhound Park is operated by Yankee Greyhound Racing, Inc. It was the brainchild of Edward J. Keelan, Dr. Thomas F. Carney and his brother Joseph Carney Jr. who are president, treasurer, and vice-president, general manager of Yankee.
Keelan, for years the guiding genius of Raynham, MA dog track after succeeding the late Russ Murray, is regarded as one of the foremost promoters in the greyhound racing sport. The Carneys, originally from Lawrence, were associated with two Florida tracks, Pensacola and Key West, which they took over as stuttering plants and turned them into successful operations.
They called their new track on the New Hampshire seacoast the “House of Action.” And an appropriate name it is because since it first opened its door that Saturday night, July 2, 1973 even though it wasn't entirely finished, that's where the action has been.
“Big payoffs, different types of wagering, that's what attracts the racing fans,” Keelan pointed out. “ So we made it a point to give them what they wanted.”
Seabrook has the standard type straight, place and showing betting. That is for the more conservative types.
It has three different types of multiple wagering quinielas, trifectas and a superfecta plus a racetrack standard, the daily double, they all produce juicy payoffs at times and that's what the fans like.
Kennel club dining
the poker room Seabrook
Seabrook Greyhound Park is 55 minutes from Boston, just off of Interstate 95 at Exit 1 in New Hampshire. We're minutes from Routes 1 and 495. There is plenty of free parking. For more information or reservations, call 603-474-3065.
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