Opened
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June 18, 1949
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Last Race Date
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October 29, 1978
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Racing Type
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Thoroughbred
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Abbreviation
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MP
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Signature Race
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Junior Derby
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- 06/18/1949 Opens for racing as Fairgrounds Speedway for harness racing.
- 06/28/1956 Her Belle, first thoroughbred to win at Fairgrounds.
- 06/12/1958 Track renamed Miles Park, expanded to five eights of a mile.
- 05/29/1963 Track surface expanded again, a few feet shorter than six furlongs.
- 05/18/1964 Twenty six horses perish in barn fire.
- 05/22/1965 New clubhouse debuts.
- 05/20/1970 Lights are installed, hope night racing will save track.
- 06/10/1974 New glass enclosed grandstand opens. Track expanded to six furlongs.
- 06/10/1974 Track starts meet with new name, Commonwealth Race Course.
- 06/30/1974 Judges declare wrong horse the race winner.
- 02/01/1975 Silly Dilly, Mike Morgan up wins final thoroughbred race.
- 09/01/1977 Commonwealth returns with quarter horse racing.
- 06/05/1978 Grandstand is destroyed by fire.
- 10/29/1978 Final meet ends, runs with burned out grandstand.
- 06/28/1989 Grandstand is demolished.