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Title: Washington Park
Post by: GOAT on December 02, 2025, 02:37:11 PM: Does anyone remember the old Washington Park in Homewood Illinois?
Title: Re: Washington Park
Post by: Grandstand Handicapper on December 02, 2025, 02:53:56 PM: I do. Was never there for the races, but I drove by the place in the mid 70's. About what, a half-hour outside Chicago, I think. I remember when the grandstand burned down.
Title: Re: Washington Park
Post by: hasbeen on December 02, 2025, 02:57:35 PM: Burned down in 1977. Raced harness meets there throughout the 60s and 70s. Mile oval. The site where the track, barns, and parking lots were became a shopping center, then part of that same land is where the Wind Creek casino now sits. East Hazel Crest, Harvey, and Homewood are all within 2 blocks of one another near 175th and Halsted aves.
Title: Re: Washington Park
Post by: GOAT on December 02, 2025, 06:27:40 PM: After dark it's Maywood Park.
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Post by: Meadow Ford on December 02, 2025, 08:59:37 PM: One fall decades ago as a young farm boy I took a one horse stable to Washington Park. After a couple starts my one horse was claimed. (By Jesse Willis)
When I took the papers in Bob Larry the race sec. says "What are you going to do now"?
I say "Go home watch the corn grow and come back next fall with a bigger trailer"!
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Post by: John Moody on December 02, 2025, 09:24:15 PM: last ticket i cashed was there
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Post by: Trigger on December 02, 2025, 09:40:50 PM: Quote from: John Moody on December 02, 2025, 09:24:15 PM
last ticket i cashed was there

ngc3

This thread does fit nicely in Nostalgia, but whatever.... ngc3
Title: Re: Washington Park
Post by: Grandstand Handicapper on December 02, 2025, 10:18:20 PM: Quote from: Meadow Ford on December 02, 2025, 08:59:37 PM
One fall decades ago as a young farm boy I took a one horse stable to Washington Park. After a couple starts my one horse was claimed. (By Jesse Willis)
When I took the papers in Bob Larry the race sec. says "What are you going to do now"?
I say "Go home watch the corn grow and come back next fall with a bigger trailer"!

Now that's cool!
Title: Re: Washington Park
Post by: Mohawk mac on December 03, 2025, 11:21:41 AM: Saw many good horses there over the years. Dancing David, Easy Prom, Peter Lobell, et.

Lost my virginity after attending opening night in 1969.

Awesome cafeteria third floor grandstand. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, veggie, roll and butter for $1.85.
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Post by: Still Like Harness on December 03, 2025, 11:51:15 PM: I saw Adios Vic defeat Bret Hanover there !
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Post by: Dingus on December 04, 2025, 01:02:27 AM: Wasn’t tbred Dr. Fager's Historic World Record Mile - 1968 (1:32 1/5) at Washington Park?
Or was it called the Washington Park Hcp at Arlington Park?
Title: Re: Washington Park
Post by: JL52 on December 04, 2025, 11:25:23 AM: Quote from: Dingus on December 04, 2025, 01:02:27 AM
Wasn’t tbred Dr. Fager's Historic World Record Mile - 1968 (1:32 1/5) at Washington Park?
Or was it called the Washington Park Hcp at Arlington Park?
The Washington Park Hcap at Arlington.