Maywood Park

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Maywood Park

Location	Melrose Park, Illinois
Coordinates	41°54′23″N 87°50′15″W / 41.90635°N 87.83741°W / 41.90635; -87.83741
Date opened	1946
Date closed	2015
Race type	Standardbred
Notable races	Windy City Pace Abe Lincoln Maywood Filly Pace Galt

Maywood Park was a horse racing venue located in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States, about 12 miles from downtown Chicago. It was used for harness racing. It had a capacity of 33,297 people and was built in 1946. The track was a half-mile oval. The track closed in 2015.^[1] The track, which had been in unincorporated Cook County, was located in Melrose Park. Demolition began in early 2019; the track was replaced by an Amazon distribution center in 2020.^[2]