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Postcard celebrating harness racing in Kentucky
Postcard
"The Start." Trotting Association Track-Lexington, Kentucky
Publisher not identifed
Postmarked October 28, 1907
Item/Collection Note: Although Kentucky's thoroughbred racing is best known throughout the world other types of racing have enjoyed great popularity. The postcard shows the second grandstand at the Red Mile, a double-decker built in 1892 that seated 5000.





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