page_title: Playfair Race Course
section_title: Closed
hierarchical_section_title: Playfair Race Course / Closed
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial view of the facility in 1995
context_page_description: Playfair Race Course, was the home of horse racing in Spokane, Washington, from 1901 to 2000. The track started out as a four-furlong flat oval, and expanded to five furlongs in 1946. The grandstand was on the west, with the home stretch heading south, and the stables were on the east side.
  The premier races run at the track were the Playfair Mile, Spokane Derby, and the two-mile Inland Empire Marathon. The final races were on December 17, 2000, and the track officially closed the following July.
context_section_description: Located in the East Central section of the city between Sprague Avenue and the railroad, the facility assets were auctioned in March 2004, and it was demolished shortly after. The 63-acre (0.25 km²) site was bought by the city of Spokane in 2004 for $6.3 million, with the intent of partnering with Spokane County for a new sewage treatment facility. The deal soured and 48 acres (0.19 km²) was sold in 2009 to SCAFCO, a steel-framing manufacturer.
  Now owned by SCAFCO/The Stone Group and known as Playfair Commerce Park, the site comprises eleven industrial lots. Large metal silhouettes of race horses mark the entrance to the park.
caption: Aerial view in 1995: parking lot, grandstand, track, and barns
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