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Article: Dog-gone fun on a Saturday night: Dog racing at Commerce City's Wembley Park.(Brief Article)
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- ColoradoBiz
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- December 1, 2001
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Wiesner Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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YOU MIGHT SAY THAT COMMERCE CITY WENT TO THE DOGS IN 1948. BUT NOT JUST ANY DOGS. GREYHOUND RACING IN COLORADO WAS APPROVED BY A POPULAR REFERENDUM THAT YEAR, and the intersection of 62nd Avenue and Dahlia Street in Commerce City has been home to the lean, swift racers and their fans ever since.
On any given Saturday night, Mile High Greyhound Racing at Wembley Park is apt to attract 2,000 or more recreational bettors, a few professional handicappers and other dog watchers.
They're everywhere -- studying race cards, leaning into the betting windows, waving triumphant fists as a race unfolds, or just listening to local bands play live music between the ...