Greyhound Racing Coming To An End In Dubuque

Next year will be the last year of greyhound racing at Iowa Greyhound Park in Dubuque.  The park will permanently close following an abbreviated 2022 season, marking the end of racing that began more than 35 years ago. Iowa Greyhound Park General Manager and Director of Racing Brian Carpenter said the next season will be the park’s last, calling the decision to end racing “a done deal.” Details of next year’s racing plans, which may only be for a month or two, should be decided next month, when the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission is scheduled to consider the park’s application for a pari-mutuel license. The shortage of available greyhounds is among the chief reasons for the end of Iowa Greyhound Park and the collapse of the racing industry as a whole. The end of greyhound racing in Florida has disrupted the industry and resulted in a dramatic drop off in greyhound breeding.