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• Then and Now photos: Playfair track

    April 29, 2013 in City on Page A5 Ever since humans managed to shinny onto the back of a horse, riders have wanted to race. Endurance, flat-track, harness and steeplechase racing became popular in many different cultures around … 24

• Playfair memories rekindled 10 years after its demise

  April 28, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 Gilbert (Bud) Simonis and Fred Lambert once rode horses for a living, and they are so old, they remember Playfair Race Course before it came to glory. Although Playfair is … 16

• How West was won – on horseback

  June 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 As long as she can remember, Jane Proctor has loved horses. She loves to look at horses. She loves hanging around them. Most of all, she loves to ride them. …

• Turbulator was superstar in local racing’s heyday

  June 9, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Spokane native Jon White is part of a thirsty generation that remembers when the elusive Triple Crown was won in the high-stakes Sport of Kings. But today, if only for …

• A jockey’s odyssey

  May 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 While mathemat- icians might be tempted to disagree, Akifumi Kato continues to demonstrate that the shortest distance between two points is not always a straight line. Those who remember horse … 4

• Akifumi Kato: A jockey’s odyssey

  May 14, 2012 in Sports Those who remember horse racing in Spokane, remember Playfair Race Course. And those who remember Playfair, probably recall Akifumi Kato, the jockey who, strictly speaking, became the most successful rider … 2

• Funeral mass held for horseman, cattle mogul Jim Seabeck

  March 19, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 For the obvious reasons, it’s hard to draw a big crowd when you’re 98 years old. But Jim Seabeck, thoroughbred breeder, owner, occasional trainer and regional livestock mogul, attracted nearly …

• Seabeck lived adventure-packed life

  March 18, 2011 in Sports For the obvious reasons, it’s hard to draw a big crowd when you’re 98 years old. But Jim Seabeck, thoroughbred breeder, owner, occasional trainer and regional livestock mogul, attracted nearly …

• YWCA’s riverfront land sold for $3.2 million

  December 17, 2010 in City on Page A8 Spokane’s YWCA finally has sold its prime riverfront campus. The property, which overlooks the North Channel of the Spokane River, sold Dec. 9 for $3.2 million to The Falls, said … 1

• YWCA sells riverfront building for $3.2 million

  December 16, 2010 in News The deal completes six years of work by the YMCA and YWCA to sell their former downtown properties to raise money for joint campus on North Monroe Street. 12

• Former Playfair trainer deftly spins horse tales

  May 9, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 AUBURN, Wash. – In the 14 years they’ve raced horses at Emerald Downs, Tim McCanna has been the winningest trainer nine times. That’s more than 700 victories and nearly $6.4 … 3

• SCAFCO banking on Playfair site

    June 9, 2009 in City on Page A5 The country is in the midst of a significant recession, but that’s not stopping Larry Stone from making a significant investment in his grain storage and steel stud manufacturing company, …

• SCAFCO gets go-ahead to buy Playfair land

    June 8, 2009 in City The country is in the midst of a significant recession, but that’s not stopping Larry Stone from making a significant investment in his grain storage and steel stud manufacturing company, …

• City may sell Playfair property at loss

    May 28, 2009 in City on Page A1 The city’s gamble on the former horse track it bought in 2004 is poised to become a short-term loser. But in the long run, city officials say, selling the track … 3

• Council sees Playfair profit

  October 12, 2008 in City on Page B1 A year after agreeing to sell at a loss one of the largest undeveloped patches of industrial land in central Spokane, city leaders believe they can turn a profit from …

• Playfair proposal put on hold again

  July 17, 2008 in Voices on Page S1 A City Hall proposal to declare a portion of the former Playfair horse track as surplus property and put it on the market for business development has been postponed for …

• Council approves Playfair payment

  September 18, 2007 in City on Page B2 The Spokane City Council on Monday agreed to make a down payment on 45 acres of the former Playfair racetrack – to itself. The 5-1 vote puts the city in …

• City would buy parcel from itself

  September 1, 2007 in City on Page B1 Three years after Spokane utility customers spent $6.3 million for a defunct horse track in hopes of building a future sewer plant, Spokane Mayor Dennis Hession and others want to …