Honu70 - one union

[Pedigree Ann]

Back in the olden days, there was another track near Chicago named Washington Park. In Homewood, Ill. Looking in my American Racing Manual for 1952, its racing dates were july 28 to September 1, while Arlington's were June 16 to July 26. (Hawthorne got Sept 2 to October 11). Each track had its own Futurity, although it was not uncommon for them to be won by the same horse. When Washington Park closed (actually, I think it still runs harness under another name; the TB racing was transferred) Arlington got its dates and its top races but chose to merge the two futurities into one.