Manor Downs, Horse racetrack in Manor, Texas, United States

Manor Downs was a horse racetrack located in Texas that hosted thoroughbred and quarter horse racing events. The venue featured spectator areas throughout its grounds where visitors could watch races from various vantage points.

Frances Carr and Sam Cutler began developing Manor Downs in 1975 on 44 acres that already held an old horse track, initially planning a training stable and fairground. It started with quarter-horse racing and was upgraded for thoroughbreds once pari-mutuel betting was legalized, so it could qualify for a pari-mutuel license. Licensed as a class 2 track, it closed in late July 2010 as racing's popularity waned in the Great Recession.

The name recalls the former Carr and Cutler ranch land outside Manor where quarter-horse and thoroughbred races ran each spring. Between races the same grounds hosted Farm Aid 2 on July 4, 1986, Blondie and five Grateful Dead shows, so racing crowds and concert audiences shared the site.

Manor Downs sat on 44 acres outside Manor, Texas, and held a Class 2 Texas racetrack licence, which allowed racing on no more than 44 days per calendar year. Live spring meetings mixed quarter horse and thoroughbred cards, and simulcast racing was offered for visitors who came to watch rather than bet on track.

Manor Downs hosted Farm Aid 2 on July 4, 1986, and the Grateful Dead played five shows there; Blondie also appeared. The track's top race, the Grade I Manor Downs Futurity, carried a $300,000 purse. It was Texas' oldest pari-mutuel horse racetrack, licensed as class 2, meaning no more than 44 racing days a year.