[1] The inaugural race took place on October 22, 1965, with Castle Direct driven by Fred Roloson, the first horse to ever cross the line with a time of 2:10.
The underwriter was Armstrong Jones and Company Thomas W Itin CEO.
[citation needed] Windsor Raceway never had a losing year.
The track served both the thoroughbred and standardbred interests until the late seventies when the track was upgraded from a relatively flat tartan surface to the banked corner, spiral graded limestone surface.
[3] In 2012, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) removed its slot machines from the facility, deemed too close to its casino operations in Windsor.