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Windsor Raceway was a standardbred harness racing track located in Windsor, Ontario. The track is 5/8 of a mile in length. The facility closed August 31, 2012.〔Windsor Star〕 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. $194.204 total wagers. Founders were Lawerence LoPatin and Al Siegel. Underwriter was Armstrong Jones and Company Thomas W Itin CEO. Oct 1964 $3,150,000 offering Total cost was approximately $7,000,000..equity and debt arranged for by Thomas W Itin Windsor Raceway has never had a loss year. The track served both the thoroughbred and standard bred interests until the late seventies when the track was upgraded from a relatively flat tartan surface to the banked corner, spiral graded limestone surface.〔http://www.windsorraceway.com/index.asp?qsPageName=trackhistory&qsTid=1〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Windsor Raceway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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