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Racine Raiders | Your Hometown Team | > Historic Horlick Athletic Field
Original layout of Horlick Field from the 1930s before all the walls were completed.
1960s Horlick Field renovation proposal
Aerial view of Horlick Field with a grass field
2020 Horlick Athletic Field turn renovation
Ad for first game played at Horlick Field
Horlick Field 100 year logo
Location 1648 North Memorial Drive, Racine, WI 53404, United States View on map
Capacity 5,000
Surface Field Turf
Opened October 19, 1919
Renovated 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1957, 1963, 1964, 2006, 2007, 2019, 2020

The plat of land at the corner of High Street and North Memorial Drive has been central to sports and entertainment in Racine since 1906. Men’s and women’s baseball, softball, football, drum and bugle corps competitions, donkey baseball, traveling all-star teams, barnstorming professional teams, youth sports, traveling entertainers, community festivals, and more have been held at what is now called Historic Horlick Athletic Field. It wasn’t named after the founder of malted milk, a product that put Racine on the global map, until 1919, however.

Horlick bought the land in September, 1919, to provide a dedicated place for his football team to play. Just three years later, that team would be in the brand new National Football League and play the first game in franchise history at Horlick Athletic Field against the former Decatur Staleys who changed their name to the Chicago Bears in 1922. Horlick Athletic Field was also the home of the Racine Belles, made famous by the movie A League of Their Own.

HISTORIC HORLICK ATHLETIC FIELD VISITOR INFORMATION

  • Free parking in lots north of stadium
  • Free street parking around stadium
  • Tailgating permitted in lot closest to stadium
  • Charcoal bins and trash cans located in parking lots
  • Per city rules, smoking is allowed in outdoor areas
  • Full concessions available for all events
  • Beer sold for non-school events
  • Satellite concessions areas open during Raiders games
  • No carry-ins allowed for any events
  • No pets allowed
  • Main ticket booth located at High Street and North Memorial Drive
  • Side gate available at High Street and Blake Avenue for Raiders games
  • Ticket office opens 90 minutes before kickoff
  • Veterans and active duty military receive free admission for all Raiders home games with proper identification

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