Northfield Park racecourse can be found a short distance from the city of Cleveland in the state of Ohio. It has a chequered history, originally opening as Sportsman's Park in 1934, and at one time offering motor racing, with even the thought of greyhound racing contemplated. It benefitted significantly from a refurbishment programme in 1984 and now has a range of forward thinking projects attached to it. Northfield Park is a commercial harness racing track in North East Ohio and came in to being on 23rd August 1957 with the main purpose of extending the racing season. It was one of 3 tracks in the state, the others being Grandview Raceway, which was owned by Michael J Walter, and in the North, Painesville Raceway. It was Michael J Walter, the owner of a thoroughbred stud farm called Pickwick Farm, who decided to develop Northfield Park to go alongside his Grandview Raceway. The Northfield Track remained in Walter's hands until it was sold to Carl Milstein in 1972. The 4 furlong oval dirt track, with 135 metre home straight, has as its principal race The Battle of Lake Erie, and can accommodate up to 16,000 people, including a grandstand with capacity to seat 4,300, and a Clubhouse seating up to 1,500.  Its other feature races are the Miller Lite Cleveland Classic and The Courageous Lady.

The Battle of Lake Erie winners since 1986
1986 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Falcon Seelster driven by Harmer
1987 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Quite A Sensation driven by Trevor Ritchie
1988 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Jaguar Spur driven by Dick Stillings
1989 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Jaguar Spur driven by Dick Stillings
1990 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Dorunrun Bluegrass driven by Herve Filion
1991 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Dare You To driven by Pete Wrenn
1992 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Odds Against driven by Mike LeChance
1993 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Cambest driven by W Hennessey
1994 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Arrive At Five driven by John Campbell
1995 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Lusty Leader driven by Joe Essig
1996 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Riyadh driven by Jim Morrill
1997 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Village Connection driven by Luc Oullette
1998 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Western Dreamer driven by Stephane Bouchard
1999 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by BJs Whirlwind driven by David Miller
2000 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Dragon Again driven by John Campbell
2001 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Gallo Blue Chip driven by Walter Case
2002 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Peruvian Hanover driven by Ron Pierce
2003 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Peruvian Hanover driven by Jim Pantaleano
2004 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Royal Mattjesty driven by Stephane Bouchard
2005 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Maltese Artist driven by Brett Miller
2006 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Buckeye One driven by Dan Clements
2007 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Maltese Artist driven by Brett Miller
2008 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Bono Bests driven by K Kash
2009 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Foiled Again driven by Matt Kakaley
2010 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Hypnotic Blue Chip driven by Jody Jamieson
2011 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Foiled Again driven by Matt Kakaley
2012 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Foiled Again driven by Matt Kakaley
2013 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by A Rocknroll Dance driven by Kayne Kauffman
2014 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Clear Vision driven by Chris Page
2015 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Foiled Again driven by Matt Kakaley
2016 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Wiggle It Jiggleit driven by Montrell Teague
2017 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by All Bets Off driven by Matt Kakaley
2018 The Battle of Lake Erie was won by Bit of a Legend N driven by Jordan Stratton

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