Approval given for $2B development project that would end horseracing at Hollywood Park

Deal that would end Hollywood Park races approved

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Inglewood City Council has approved a $2 billion development that would put an end to horse racing at the Hollywood Park racetrack.

City spokesman Ed Maddox said the council approved several ordinances and zoning changes Wednesday night, clearing the way for a 238-acre project called Hollywood Park Tomorrow.

Developer Wilson Meany Sullivan, who bought the track in 2005, plans to build a retail and residential complex with a casino on the site of the racetrack.

Horseracing fans say development would be a major hit to thoroughbred racing in Southern California.