Stadium Reviews

Woodbine Racetrack sits in a small town near Toronto in Ontario, Canada, and is a wonderful thoroughbred horse track that boasts both turf and dirt courses. The modern, glass-fronted facility stands out from its surrounding area, beckoning fun and excitement like the sirens of old. There are multiple food options inside, and many different vantage points from which patrons can watch the races. And best of all, it is relatively easy to cash tickets, adding even more enjoyment

Batavia Downs is a harness racetrack and casino located halfway between Rochester and Buffalo in New York State. It opened in 1940 and is the oldest lighted horse track in the US.

The 2026 Showdown at the Net, part of a wide network of ESPN Events-hosted sports competitions, arrived at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL. This one-night event, featuring two volleyball matchups between Top 25 teams, was held in the same arena as the annual WBCA Showcase and ESPN Events Invitational. Fans turned out for these volleyball matchups at a time where the sport is seeing exponential growth and fan interest.

Although not fancy, taking in an Algoma Thunderbirds game at George Leach Centre offers good value for a very small investment. The atmosphere and fan support are surprisingly good and Algoma does its best to compete against larger schools in larger cities.

Photos by Marc Viquez, Stadium Journey Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 3.86 Carmel Stadium 2450 E. 136th St. Carmel, IN 46032 Carmel High School Greyhounds website Carmel Stadium website Year Opened: 1991 Capacity: 6,000 The New Carmel Stadium ​This past football season, Carmel High School debuted its new and improved football stadium. The 6,000-seat stadium was originally constructed in 1991 but was in need of improvements. The renovations to the stadium ensure that the Gr

While it does offer live horse racing, Meadowlands Racetrack is much more a sports betting destination than a horse track. There is a very heavy FanDuel presence, and more TVs showing college football and other sports than showing horse racing.

Six years later, Hancock Whitney Stadium has become much more than just a replacement for Ladd-Peebles. The Jaguars enjoyed a 10-win season in 2022 and followed that with their first bowl victory in 2023, defeating Eastern Michigan 59-10 in the 68 Ventures Bowl on their own home field. Another bowl championship followed in 2024 with a 30-23 victory over Western Michigan in Montgomery.

The Carter, as it is sometimes called, has been home to two claimed football national championships (1935 and 1938), one Heisman Trophy winner in Davey O’Brien, and scores of All-Americans and all-time greats, including Sammy Baugh and LaDainian Tomlinson. The stadium name is in honor of Amon G. Carter, a prominent Fort Worth businessman, newspaper publisher, and city booster in 1930.

Soccer had been played at Indiana University as a club sport since 1947, but the program’s greatest success came under Jerry Yeagley, affectionately known as the grandfather of Indiana men’s soccer. Yeagley arrived in Bloomington in 1963 as a physical education instructor and became the driving force behind the program’s transition from club status to varsity competition in 1974.

Thompson Arena is one of those unique old hockey barns that remind you why we take Stadium Journeys. While Dartmouth fans will gladly tell you about the Big Green’s good old days, they continue to support the team through thick and thin.

Stadium Journey is proud to present our ranking of the Major League Baseball ballparks for the 2026 season.

Center Parc began its life in 1996 as the Atlanta Centennial Olympics Stadium, hosting both the opening and closing ceremonies as well as several track and field events. Following the Olympics, it was reconfigured for baseball, as was christened as Turner Field, the home of the Atlanta Braves.