The nearby El Comadante Race Track (located on Route 32, Canóvanas) has year-round thoroughbred racing with bets taken on each race. The track is open Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays and some holidays. The gates open at 12:30 p.m., and post time is 2:30 p.m.

Cockfighting, quite popular throughout the Island, can be witnessed at Isla Verde's Club Gallístico. Fights are held Saturdays from November through August.

Baseball is the national pastime in Puerto Rico just like in the rest of the United States. A winter baseball league, which runs from October through February, draws major league players, such as sluggers Juan González and Carlos Baerga. Teams compete throughout the Island. The Santurce Crabbers and San Juan Metros play at Hiram Bithorn, on Roosevelt Avenue in Hato Rey. Games are inexpensive and lively. Piña colada and various local snacks are served. Every year, the winning team from the Puerto Rico league plays in the Caribbean Series against championship teams from Venezuela, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and other countries in the region.

A thriving, semi-pro baseball league plays during the spring and summer. The Island also has two competitive basketball leagues, with games throughout the Island (check the sports sections of The San Juan Star or El Nuevo Día).

There are many other annual sports events that visitors might want to watch. The last stop of the Senior PGA Tour as well as celebrity matches are played at Island golf courses, and there are also professional tennis tournaments. Guayama holds its Dulce Sueño Fair featuring Paso Fino horses in March. Other horse shows take place in Bayamón, Dorado and Manatí in January, April and February, respectively. The Ingenio Polo Club hosts the Rolex Cup polo tournament in March.

Fishing tournaments are held throughout the year, but the largest is the International Billfish Tournament, which takes place around Labor Day at Club Náutico de San Juan. Sailing races, like Fajardo's Las Américas Regatta in March, are popular, as are power boat races, such as the Caribbean Offshore Race. Puerto Rico also hosts several beach volleyball and track and field competitions.