Windsor Raceway
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Windsor Raceway is a standardbred harness racing track located in Windsor
, Ontario
. The track is 5/8 of a mile in length.
The inaugural race took place on October 22, 1965, with Castle Direct driven by Fred Roloson, the first horse to ever cross the line with a time of 2:10.
Opening day attendance - 5,136 persons.
The track served both the thoroughbred and standardbred interests until the late seventies when
the track was upgraded from a relatively flat tartan surface to the banked corner, spiral graded limestone surface still in use today.
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. The track is 5/8 of a mile in length.
The inaugural race took place on October 22, 1965, with Castle Direct driven by Fred Roloson, the first horse to ever cross the line with a time of 2:10.
Opening day attendance - 5,136 persons.
The track served both the thoroughbred and standardbred interests until the late seventies when
the track was upgraded from a relatively flat tartan surface to the banked corner, spiral graded limestone surface still in use today.