 An Australian totalisator for accepting parimutuel betting was the first to be installed in America.The park became so famous for its flamingo flocks that it has been officially designated a sanctuary for the American Flamingo by the Audubon Society.In 1987, the horse-racing movie "Let It Ride", with Richard Dreyfuss, Terri Garr, and Jennifer Tilly, had most of its principal film photography shot at
Hialeah Park.