Racing at the fair kicked off with horses, and in 1932, a track was constructed on the fairgrounds for the midgets and stockers that eventually replaced the previous harness-racing scene. According to a research project by Richard Hutwohl and Kirk Jarvis, who are in the process of creating a documentary titled “Saturday Night at the Races Memories of the Great Danbury Fair & Racearena,” Hutwohl penned the following in a fundraising promo: “Racing began in 1908, and the Danbury Racearena became a popular focal point for horse racing, the Mighty Midgets, stock cars, modifieds and even boat races.”
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