02-04-2010, 08:24 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: South Florida
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Originally Posted by westcoastinvader
I have a program from May 19th, 1956. Ascot Park, between Akron and Cleveland, closed in 1966 when purchased by Eddie DeBartolo.
May 19th was the running of the "Ascot Gold Cup Handicap" at two miles.
The program has an ad for:
NEXT SATURDAY
Final Day of the 1956 Meeting
Gray Ghost Handicap
$3,000.....SIX and 1/2 FURLONGS
For Gray and Roan Horses
An aside,
James Clemens, Norman Hart and Gail Parker were neck and neck for the meet riding title on that day.
P. Maxwell was by far the leading trainer, with H. Jolley a distant 3rd.
And a further aside, the guy who had this program had 3 tickets on the daily double at $63.20 for a nice $189.60 1956 dollar score. I bought the program on eBay.
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Thanks for posting. Now it would be harder to find the 2 mile race over the gray and roan race. |
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