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Phil Ruffin Jr., who will be general manager of the Golden Circle, got emotional when talking about his family’s nearly 16-year struggle to reopen the Wichita Greyhound Park.
The Downs was funded by entry fees, concessions, stable fees, and spectator tickets, and much of the labor at the track was provided by volunteers. At the track's peak in the 1970s, purse distribution was over $150,000 for the Futurity race date. Over time, however, interest in the sport declined and the track struggled to remain profitable.
Wild West World was a Wild West theme park in Park City, Kansas that opened on May 5, 2007 and closed on July 9, 2007. It was located on 130 acres (53 ha) along Interstate 135 near Phil Ruffin's Wichita Greyhound Park, which closed the same year.
Kansas legislators enacted a historical racing law in 2022, authorizing one license for a facility in the Wichita area with up to 1,000 machines. [31] [32] The license was granted to the proposed Golden Circle project, to open at the former Wichita Greyhound Park in Park City in 2024 or 2025. [33]
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After the Wichita Greyhound Park closed in 2007 and The Woodlands (race track) 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.
Schitt’s Creek in Wichita? No, make that Sheet’s Creek, a new Waterfront restaurant. Carrie Rengers, Denise Neil. October 18, 2023 at 1:14 PM. File photo.