Title	Horse race at Latonia
Subject	Ohio--History--Pictorial works Federal Writers' Project Latonia (Covington, Ky.)--History--Pictorial works Latonia (Covington, Ky.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works Horse racing--History
Time Period	1930s 1940s
Place	Latonia (Covington, Ky.) Kenton County (Kentucky)
Description	Photograph shows several horses racing towards the finish line at the Latonia Race Track in Covington Kentucky (formerly know at Latonia). Horse #2 is roughly a length in front of the next two closes horses as he gets ready to cross the finish. Three other horses can also be seen further back. A hand full of spectators stand in the infield and a few can also be seen along the bottom of the photograph. Many of the men wear light-colored shirts and boating hats. There are three judges standing at the wire to determine the winner of the race. Latonia Race Track on Winston Avenue in Latonia (Covington) Kentucky, six miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio, was a Thoroughbred horse racing facility opened in 1883. The track hosted a spring-summer racing series and a second in late fall. It was once regarded as among the United States' top sites for racing, and drew more than 100,000 visitors annually. The 1924 Kentucky Derby winner Black Gold ran at Latonia Race Track, and jockey Eddie Arcaro got his start there. Financial difficulties during the Great Depression forced Latonia Race Track to close its doors with its last race card held on July 29, 1939. The facility was sold to Standard Oil of Ohio and dismantled during World War II. Today the property is the site of the Latonia Shopping Center.
Creator	Federal Writers' Project
Date of Original	1930-1940 circa
Collection	Ohio Guide Collection
Source	State Archives Series 1039 AV
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	SA1039AV_B13F03_002_001.tif
Image Height	4868
Image Width	6133
File Size	89571353 Bytes
Display File Type	image/jp2
Format	picture
Date created	2011-05-20
Date modified	2011-05-24

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