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Vault Visit | Thousands watch the 8th Tanglewood Steeplechase in 1975

The event continued for decades until 2002.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — This year... WFMY News 2 turns 75! So to celebrate... We're opening the WFMY News 2 vault

Today... a flashback to a fun time!

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April 20, 1975, was the eighth annual Tanglewood Steeplechase.

Tailgaters filled the Tanglewood Park grounds for an annual horse racing event. 

It began in the 60s as a way to give locals a taste of big-time horse racing. 

The event became a major social affair... Sometimes attracting tens of thousands of people.  

The event continued for decades until 2002. 

They held one more steeplechase in 2010... But it hasn't returned since. 

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