Description: This is a photograph of horse racing at the Fair Grounds track at Dover, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_044_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Dover (Ohio); Horse racing
Places: Dover (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Picture of a white horse with a harness attached to it. A man rides in the seat in front of the horse stable. A man looks to be leaving the horse stable with a bucket in hand. Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies, although racing under saddle (trot monté in French) is also conducted in Europe. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F04_012_001
Subjects: Urbana (Ohio); Horse racing; Horse-drawn vehicles
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: Picture of a man riding in a harness attached to a white horse. Man appears to be riding away from a horse stable that is depicted in the background. Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies, although racing under saddle (trot monté in French) is also conducted in Europe. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F04_004_001
Subjects: Horse racing; Horse-drawn vehicles; Urbana (Ohio)
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: Picture of a man riding in a harness that is attached to a black horse with a snowy backdrop. A large horse stable can be seen in the background. Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies, although racing under saddle (trot monté in French) is also conducted in Europe. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F04_006_001
Subjects: Horse racing; Horse-drawn vehicles; Urbana (Ohio)
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Race at Burton Fair- 1940. Photographed by Henry P. Boynton- 1940." This is a photograph of a harness race at the Geauga County Fair in Burton, Ohio. There are hundreds of people watching in the stands and several standing in the center of the track. Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies, although racing under saddle (trot monté in French) is also conducted in Europe. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_0014_001
Subjects: Racetracks (Horse racing); Harness racing--Ohio--History; Harness racing--Pictorial works; Geauga County (Ohio)--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Burton (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio)
 

Description: A band marches at an unidentified racetrack in Columbus, Ohio. It is most likely Driving Park Race Track. Located on the city's South Side, Driving Park Race Track was a large horse racing complex that eventually allowed auto races. It operated during 19th and early 20th century. In 1905 it hosted world's first 24-hour car race. The park gave its name to Driving Park -- an urban residential area on the Near East Side of Columbus. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07728
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Horse racing; Automobile racing; Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Neighborhoods--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photo of a motorcycle race at Randall Park in the village of North Randall, Ohio. This track was originally built in 1908 and used for horse racing. From 1909 to 1938, the track was a part of the Grand Harness Racing Circuit and became known as "the Saratoga of the West". In 1951, the site was purchased by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation of Youngstown, Ohio and would turn the area into the Randall Park Mall, which was opened 1976. The mall is now considered "dead" after many stores closed as recently as 2009. In the photo, motorcycles can be seen coming around the corner with a cloud of dust following them. Several on-lookers (mostly men) can be seen watching the race from the infield. Different outfits can be seen being worn by the people. In the background, several buildings can be seen as well as a Drive-In Theatre. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_021_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Motorcycle racing--Pictorial works; Motorcycles; Fashion--Pictorial works; Racetracks; Racetracks (Horse racing)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Artist Edward Troye (1808-1874) painted this portrait of the racehorse Sir Henry in 1834. A famous North-South race in May 1823 pitted Sir Henry, a four-year-old colt bred owned by Col. William R. Johnson of North Carolina, against nine-year-old veteran American Eclipse, owned by Cornelius Van Ranst of New York. The race took place at Union Course, a racetrack that was located in Queens, New York, in the present-day Woodhaven neighborhood, a residential area. The competition was a best-of-three series of races; the purse was $20,000. An estimated 60,000 spectators were on hand to watch the races. Despite being several years older and carrying a weightier rider than his rival, Eclipse won two of the three four-mile heats. The painting is in oil on canvas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06948
Subjects: Paintings; Horses; Horse racing; Thoroughbred horse; Troye, Edward, 1808-1874
 

Description: Christmas card with a photograph of a man in a harness race. The card reads, "With very best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F04_016_001
Subjects: Urbana (Ohio); Greeting cards; Horse racing; Holidays
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts harness racing at the Columbus Driving Park. In the foreground, a horse pulls a man on a sulky (racing cart); in the background, spectators cheer in the grandstand. This photograph dates to ca. 1900-1915. Later this site was converted to an automobile-racing track, and the location is now the Driving Park residential area on Columbus's East Side. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07906
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Horse racing; Stadiums
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F04_001_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Sports; Racetracks (Horse racing); Plants and Animals; Horses; Jockeys
Places: 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 racetrack 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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F04_002_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Sports; Racetracks (Horse racing); Plants and Animals; Horses; Jockeys
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Covington (Kentucky); Florence (Kentucky)