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- Aurora_Downs abstract "Aurora Downs was a horse racing facility in Aurora, Illinois that hosted thoroughbred racing and harness racing events as early as 1891. The Downs was originally a half-mile track named Aurora Driving Park, located north of Illinois Avenue and west of Lake Street in Aurora. The Park hosted many area events in addition to racing, including circuses, fairs, and the first powered airplane flight in Illinois on July 4, 1910 with an exhibition of the Wright brothers airplane.In 1922, a new one-mile track was built on the site of the newly constructed Exposition Park in North Aurora and renamed Aurora Downs. The famous Illinois Derby ran there from 1932 through 1938 before suspending the race for 23 years. A local newspaper reported more than 30,000 racing fans crowded the track in the height of the 1937 season. The Downs also hosted auto racing events in addition to horse racing.The Downs closed during World War II, then added a half-mile oval when it reopened again in 1946. The track closed 1952, and harness racing was shifted to neighboring Maywood Park. In 1955, there were two fires at Aurora Downs in eight days. The track reopened in 1958 after a major renovation, but over time, attendance at the track declined and the track closed and reopened several more times until 1976. At that time, a new owner reopened the facility as Fox Fields with Sunday-only racing, but the track closed permanently in 1981 and was later demolished.".
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- Aurora_Downs wikiPageWikiLink Auto_racing.
- Aurora_Downs wikiPageWikiLink Category:1891_establishments_in_Illinois.
- Aurora_Downs wikiPageWikiLink Category:1981_disestablishments_in_Illinois.
- Aurora_Downs wikiPageWikiLink Category:Defunct_horse_racing_venues_in_Illinois.
- Aurora_Downs wikiPageWikiLink Harness_racing.
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- Aurora_Downs wikiPageWikiLink Maywood_Park.
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- Aurora_Downs wikiPageWikiLinkText "Aurora Downs".
- Aurora_Downs wikiPageWikiLinkText "Aurora Driving Park".
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- Aurora_Downs subject Category:1891_establishments_in_Illinois.
- Aurora_Downs subject Category:1981_disestablishments_in_Illinois.
- Aurora_Downs subject Category:Defunct_horse_racing_venues_in_Illinois.
- Aurora_Downs hypernym Horse.
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- Aurora_Downs comment "Aurora Downs was a horse racing facility in Aurora, Illinois that hosted thoroughbred racing and harness racing events as early as 1891. The Downs was originally a half-mile track named Aurora Driving Park, located north of Illinois Avenue and west of Lake Street in Aurora.".
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