Track's grandstand burned on the night of February 5, 1977, putting the track out of business. The property was sold and redeveloped in 1992 for commercial and residential use. A plaque was dedicated in 2012 along Halsted Street to commemorate the track. Horses who raced at Washington Park Emperor of Norfolk won the 1888 American Derby Domino won the 1893 Hyde Park Stakes Whirlaway won the 1941 American Derby Citation won the 1948 American Derby in the same year he won the Triple Crown, with Eddie Arcaro up Coaltown won the 1949 Whirlaway Stakes, setting a new world mile mark while doing so Native Dancer won the 1953 American Derby, with Eddie Arcaro up Swaps won the 1956 Washington Park Handicap and the 1955 American Derby, where he set the record for that race that still stood in 2006. T. V. Lark won the American Derby and Washington Park Handicap in 1961 Other stakes races run at the racetrack Sheridan Stakes began in 1884, ran at the old and new racetracks Washington Park Handicap began 1926, moved to Arlington Park in 1958 Washington Park Futurity Stakes - inaugurated in 1937, it was a race for two-year-olds. In 1959, the race was moved to Chicago's Arlington Park race track, and in 1962 was merged with the Arlington Futurity Stakes to create the Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes. It is now the Arlington-Washington Futurity. Stars and Stripes Handicap only ran at second Washington Park in 1943, 1944 and 1945 and again in 1958 and 1959 Arlington Handicap ran at Washington Park in 1943, 1944 and 1945 Misty Isle Handicap from inception in 1946 through 1958 then transferred to Arlington Park Whirlaway Handicap run 1946 through 1952. Notes References External links Official City of Chicago Washington Park Neighborhood Map Official City of Chicago Woodlawn Neighborhood Map The first Washington Park Race Track in Chicago Defunct horse racing venues in Illinois Sports venues in Chicago 1884 establishments in Illinois 1977 disestablishments in Illinois