Vtg Miles Park Horse Track Louisville KY OH SUSANNAH JR DERBY Mint Julep Glasses

Description

Vintage Miles Park
Horse Race Racing Track
Louisville Kentucky
Premier Race-
OH SUSANNAH - JUNIOR DERBY
Small Mint Julep , Wine , Juice , Cocktail
Drink Glasses.
Hold 8 ounces full to top rim.
For 6-7 ounce drink.
Cool Style Graphics in Very Nice Condition
Green and Yellow Graphics
Unsure of the year,  look like from the 60s era.
Estate Sale Find
No Chips or Cracks
Shipped with USPS Priority Mail
Found this online:
Many racetracks have come and gone over the history of the United States. Two from my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, come to mind. The first was a Thoroughbred track called Miles Park and the second was a Standardbred track named Louisville Downs.
In 1956, the then-new and relocated Kentucky State Fairgrounds was opened at its current site near Louisville International Airport (Standiford Field). It replaced the old Kentucky State Fairgrounds in Louisville’s West End. In June 1956, Fairgrounds Speedway opened at the old State Fairgrounds as a short-lived venue for harness racing. Then, in June 1958, the racetrack was renamed Miles Park and became a place for Thoroughbred racing.
Miles Park always operated in the shadow of Louisville-based Churchill Downs, with its Kentucky Derby. Miles Park was nothing more than a claiming-race specialist, but nonetheless attracted some well-known jockeys, either on their way up or down.
In May 1964, tragedy struck when a barn fire took the lives of 26 horses. Miles Park had a name change to Commonwealth Race Course in June of 1974, but the end of Thoroughbred racing was near, in February 1975. The racetrack was dormant until September of 1977, when quarter horse racing was tried. In June 1978, the grandstand was destroyed by another fire and that was the end of racing at the old Kentucky State Fairgrounds.
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