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and renamed Miles Park two years later, after being acquired by oilman and horseman General J. Fred Miles. The track struggled after a fire in May 1964 killed 26 thoroughbreds and burned down 13 barns.
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The track was renamed Commonwealth Race Course after being sold in 1974 and ran
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meets for two years before burning in 1978 and closing permanently.
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Toll At Miles Park May Rise, Kentucky New Era, May 19, 1964
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Fire Damages Race Track, Gadsden Times, 5 June 1978
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Miles Park (race track)
horse racing
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Jefferson County
Kentucky
harness racing
thoroughbred racing
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"Miles Park - Home of the Junior Derby !"
Pat on the Back, Sports Illustrated, August 1956
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Toll At Miles Park May Rise, Kentucky New Era, May 19, 1964
Fire Damages Race Track, Gadsden Times, 5 June 1978
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