Opened
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July 7, 1947
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Last Race Date
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August 9, 1976
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Racing Type
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Thoroughbred
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Abbreviation
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LD
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Purse Value Index
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4
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Signature Race
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Rhode Island Special
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- 07/07/1947 Opens for racing.
- 03/14/1953 A record crowd of 35,000 jam Lincoln Downs.
- 09/06/1954 Holiday crowd bets $1,991,450, all time high, not bad for 1954.
- 03/17/1969 Thirty horses die in barn fire.
- 04/16/1971 First Harness meet at Lincoln gets underway.
- 08/08/1976 Final thoroughbred race run.
- 00/00/2005 Lincoln Downs is sold and renamed Twin River.
- 05/31/2009 Final pari-mutual race run in Rhode Island.