A local newspaper reported more than 30,000 racing fans crowded the track in the height of the 1937 season.
[2] The Downs closed during World War II, then added a half-mile oval when it reopened again in 1946.
At that time, a new owner reopened the facility as Fox Fields with Sunday-only racing, but the track closed permanently in 1981.
[3] According to maps from the United States Geological Survey,[4] The Aurora Downs and Exposition Park that was founded on February 17, 1922, and boasted the largest swimming pool measuring 320 feet by 160 feet; a race track with grand stand and a golf course.
The Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad ran a branch line up to Batavia, Illinois.