Part 1
Part 1
Here's where it was. This entire Covington map is
here.
The race track opened on July 9, 1883.
An Aerial View from 1938
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| The Grand Stand on Derby Day |
Winning the
Latonia Derby |
Latonia Derby Crowd Scene |
Caution, Winning the Latonia Derby |
The Latonia Race Track was open from 1883 thru 1939.
The Judges' Stands
at the Home Stretch
Judges were there because we're in the days before the "photo-finish" was
implemented.
Most horse tracks didn't have the equipment until the late 1940's, if then.
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| The Judges Stand, from the stands | The Judges Stand, from the back |
The Judges' Stands at the Home Stretch
Club House and Judges Stand
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| Club House, original grandstand, and first turn, all c. 1910. | ||
