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Latonia Race Track photograph

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Title	Latonia Race Track photograph
Subject	Arts and Entertainment Sports Racetracks (Horse racing) Plants and Animals Horses Jockeys
Place	Cincinnati (Ohio) Hamilton County (Ohio) Covington (Kentucky) Florence (Kentucky)
Description	Latonia Race Track was built in 1883 and was considered a force in racing, offering top horses, top jockeys, and the country's richest purses. In its heyday the race track offered the major horse race of the year, the Latonia Derby. The Latonia Derby often outshone the Kentucky Derby. In July 1939, Latonia Race Track closed due to the effects of The Great Depression. The property was sold to Standard Oil of Ohio, the track was torn down, and racing disappeared from Northern Kentucky. The spirit of Latonia Race Track was reborn in 1959 when Turfway Park opened in Florence, Kentucky.
Creator	Ohio Federal Writers' Project, H.C. Ashby
Collection	Ohio Guide Photographs
Source	State Archives Series 1039 AV
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	SA1039AV_B01F04_001
Format	picture
Date created	2009-02-27
Date modified	2009-07-22

Title	SA1039AV_B01F04_001_001
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	SA1039AV_B01F04_001_001
Format	picture
Date created	2009-02-27
Date modified	2012-10-03

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