Opened
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November 8, 1922
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Last Race Date
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Still in Operation
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Racing Type
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Thoroughbred
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Abbreviation
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Elp
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Purse Value Index
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26
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Signature Race
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Gardenia Handicap (GIII)
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- 11/18/1922 Opens for racing as Dade Park.
- 01/18/1937 Flood waters from the Ohio River reach the mezzanine level of the grandstand.
- 08/03/1955 Track is renamed Ellis Park in honor of longtime Dade Park owner James C. Ellis.
- 09/04/1967 Holiday crowd of 15,500 establish track attendance record.
- 08/23/1978 Arson is listed as the cause of a stable fire that claims 31 horses.
- 07/04/1981 Sunday racing begins at Ellis Park.
- 07/04/1993 One mile turf course is installed inside one mile one eighth outer track.
- 08/22/1993 A record amount of $2,630,730 is wagered on this date.
- 11/00/2005 A tornado rips through Ellis Park inflicting major damage and killing three horses.