Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Woodside Racecourse opened in 1866 on nearby Stroud Green Farm , now the site of Ashburton Community School , closing in 1890 .
Simplified: Woodside Racecourse opened in 1866 on a park called Stroud Green Farm , it has now closed and is now the site of Ashburton Learning Village , closing in 1890 .