Rooney, the grandson of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney and nephew of former U.S. 'Dog racing was not long for this world.' 'It’s no secret, dog racing has been on the decline for several years now,' said Palm Beach Kennel Club president Patrick Rooney Jr., whose family has owned the track since 1969. In the late 1980s, there were more than 60 dog tracks in operation in the U.S., with action in Connecticut, Colorado, Arizona, Wisconsin, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Vermont and New Mexico, according to the association.
