Opened
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September 1, 1934
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Last Race Date
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September 4, 1978
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Racing Type
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Thoroughbred
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Abbreviation
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Nar
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Purse Value Index
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4
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Signature Race
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Narraganset Special
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- 09/01/1934 Opens for thoroughbred racing.
- 09/27/1937 Governor of Rhode Island orders Narragansett Park to close.
- 09/03/1945 Labor Day crowd of 44,951 bet $1,917,282 to set both attendance and handle records.
- 06/29/1953 Gansett celebrates 20th birthday, Eddie Arcaro returns for the day.
- 06/11/1963 Night racing era begins a Gansett, turnout is a disapointment.
- 03/22/1976 A fire breaks out in the barn area, 19 horses are dead.
- 09/04/1978 Labor Day of 1978 last card is run.
- 05/30/1981 Suspicious fire destroys vacant clubhouse.
- 12/08/2013 Even the junk store went under, maybe Gansett will get a decent burial.