The Photo Galleries

Finding Here you will find a collection of photographs of various subjects that doesn't include stakes and winners circle photographs. Fans over the years have submitted these photographs and we thank them for their time and generosity. There are 4 photos per page and There are many pages

Photo 1: Grandstand/Clubhouse In the 1960s

This is the rear Grandstand & Clubhouse taken from the Clubhouse Parking Lot in the early 1960s. This Grandstand was completed in 1957 at a cost of approximately $20 million and featured a capacity of 50,000+. The facility had many restaurants, parking for thousands of cars and existed from 1957 to 1988 for racing, and held flea markets there till 1995. It was demolished in 2000.

Photo 2: Chappy on the front end on the Clubhouse Turn at Roosevelt

Thanks to Jim Ranieri for this Photograph.

Photo 3: The Phillips Mobile Starting Gate

One of the unsung hero's of modern day Harness Racing has to be Steve Phillips. In the early years at Roosevelt Raceway and all harness tracks across the country, races were held in heats and often caused delays and recalls. During World War 2, Steve Phillips was working on a idea of a Mobile gate that would allow trotters and pacers both a equal start and reduction of needless delays. Thanks to the invention, by 1946, Roosevelt Raceway saw a Attendance Boom and Handle which would result in 5 Great Decades of Racing.

Its safe to say that without the Mobile starting gate, harness racing would be in a much worse state that in is today.

Thanks to Mike Imbruglia for this Photograph

Photo 4: Trackside Crowds

Large Summer Crowd before the lights are turned on for a program at Roosevelt Raceway. The infield at this time has the famous "Westbury tote" toteboard

Thanks to Mike for this Photograph

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