Longacres was a racetrack in Renton, Washington

Renton, Washington

Renton is an Eastside edge city in King County, Washington, United States. Situated 11 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington. Founded in the 1860s, Renton became a supply town for the Newcastle coal fields...

 from 1933-92. It was the home of thoroughbred racing

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

 in western Washington and was the longest continually operated track on the West Coast

West Coast of the United States

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. Longacres was the first racetrack on the coast based on parimutuel betting. The land was sold to the Boeing Company and the track closed in September 1992. Now called Boeing-Longacres park, it's owned partly by the city of Tukwila.

The track was located just east of Tukwila

Tukwila, Washington

Tukwila is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The northern edge of Tukwila borders the city of Seattle. The population was 19,107 at the 2010 census.-History:...

, immediately south of I-405

Interstate 405 (Washington)

Interstate 405 in Washington is a stretch of freeway that bypasses Seattle east of Lake Washington. The northern terminus is in Lynnwood and the southern terminus is in Tukwila...

, midway between I-5

Interstate 5 in Washington

Interstate 5 in Washington is a highway in the U.S. state of Washington that extends from its border with Oregon to its border with Canada...

 and Highway 167.

After a three year absence, Emerald Downs

Emerald Downs

Emerald Downs is a thoroughbred racetrack in Auburn, Washington, located a half mile east of Highway 167. It is named after Seattle, the Emerald City.-History:...

 in Auburn

Auburn, Washington

-Parks:Auburn has an extensive system of parks, open space and urban trails comprising 29 developed parks, 5 undeveloped sites under planning, 2 skate parks, 2 water roatary parks, and over of trails , and almost of open space for passive and active recreation.-Environmental Park:The Auburn...

 opened in 1996 as the new home of horse racing in western Washington. It currently hosts the Longacres Mile Handicap

Longacres Mile Handicap

The Longacres Mile Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in August at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Washington. The race is open to horses three years of age and older and is run on dirt over a distance of one mile...

, a race first run in 1935. From 1993-95, the race was run at Yakima Meadows

Yakima Meadows

Yakima Meadows was a horse racing track located in Yakima, Washington.The track closed in 1998 after 37 years of operation. It is a one mile dirt oval with seating for about 3,500 fans....

 racetrack in Yakima

Yakima, Washington

Yakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of...

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