Fonner Park, Grand Island

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Fonner Park is a thoroughbred horse racing facility located in Grand Island, Nebraska. Co-located with Eihusen Arena and the grounds of the Nebraska State Fair, it is named after its original land owner August L. Fonner, and first held races in 1954.

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By krogersku

Excellent day of racing at Fonner Park. Fonner draws an really good crowd for race day. Fonner runs a thoroughbred meet from the middle of February to the middle of May. Check their website for...

Excellent day of racing at Fonner Park. Fonner draws an really good crowd for race day. Fonner runs a thoroughbred meet from the middle of February to the middle of May. Check their website for... more »
By Muriel C

We met our adult children here for a day of family fun. We purchased tables in the skyline level ($20 for a table for four), which gave us a server for our beverages. We were very surprised that the..... more

We met our adult children here for a day of family fun. We purchased tables in the skyline level ($20 for a table for four), which gave us a server for our beverages. We were very surprised that the..... more »

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By Hud

The state fair is my favorite event in Nebraska it is so fun and entertaining. I can’t wait for next year’s fair.

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By Monica R

State fair was OK There were a lot of food vendors and the exhibits were pretty neat. Watching the cows and sheep being in competition was pretty neat to watch and see how they rate each animal for ribbons

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