 In 1992 Grand Prairie voters approved a half-cent sales tax to assist in financial bonds to build a racetrack.Shortly thereafter, the city created a sports authority (the Grand Prairie Sports Facilities Development Corp.), which would own the track and lease it to a track operator

Lone Star Park covers , and includes Bar & Book for simulcasting of racing worldwide.The track has a one-mile (1.6 km) dirt oval and a seven-furlong turf track, and has accommodations for 1,600 horses across 32 barns.