Anthony Downs was an American

horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...

track located in Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.

History

The track opened for its first season of racing in 1904. The track also held

Greyhound racing Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around a track. There are two forms of greyhound racing, track racing (normally around an oval track) and coursing; the latter is now banned in most countries. Tra ...

events in addition to horse racing. Anthony Downs Grandstands

When the Kansas Legislature revised the law allowing simulcast wagering at all Kansas horse tracks, a Horse Racing Benefit Fund was created 1992 to subsidize

Eureka Downs Eureka Downs was an American horse racing track located near U.S. Route 54 in Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas. Run by the Greenwood County Fair Association, the facility hosted Standardbred harness racing, American Quarter Horse, and Thoro ...

, Rooks County, and Anthony Downs, funded by a portion of the tax revenue from the larger tracks. After the Wichita Greyhound Park closed in 2007 and

The Woodlands (race track) The Woodlands was a greyhound racing (and later horse racing) track at 9700 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, from 1989 until 2008. History In 1986, Kansas voters permitted parimutuel betting, setting the idea of the track into action. The ...

closed in 2008, the Horse Racing Benefit Fund quickly depleted and the subsidy to Anthony Downs ended and the track closed in 2009. An auction was held in 2012 and the facility was demolished to create space for a housing development.Anthony Downs racetrack equipment to be auctioned off
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