Opened
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September 28, 1875
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Last Race Date
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Still in Operation
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Racing Type
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Standardbred
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Abbreviation
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Lex
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Signature Race
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Kentucky Pacing Derby
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- 09/28/1875 Opens for racing.
- 09/01/1962 Track is modernized and opened for nightime racing.
- 05/30/1988 Track attendance record is set when 24,082 fans turn out for the day.
- 09/27/2002 Fans bet $1,347,472 today, to establish track handle record.
- 07/20/2007 Two days of quarter horse racing is presented at The Red Mile.
- 07/01/2015 Twenty five million renovation brings historic racing machines to The Red Mile.