Dubuque, Iowa — Greyhound racing in Iowa is starting its final lap.
The Iowa Greyhound Park in Dubuque opened for the final time in a season that Racing and Gaming administrator Brian Ohorilko says will last one month.
Ohorilko says the Racing and Gaming Commission approved a move prior to Saturday’s opening races to allow the season to have enough dogs to race.
Ohorilko says it will end more than 35 years of dog track racing.
The Iowa Legislature approved a plan about seven years ago to phase out greyhound racing in the state. The final race at the Iowa Greyhound Park in Dubuque is on May 15th. The Racing and Gaming Commission website shows the first dog races began at the Dubuque Greyhound Park, which opened in June of 1985.
