Scarborough Downs (Maine, USA)

Scarborough Downs (Maine, USA)

Unused Dexter Press card 21598-B, whose caption commemorates the track’s 10th anniversary.  So of course we went to Wikipedia, whose heavily abridged entry said:  “Scarborough Downs Race Track was Maine’s largest race track. It held final races on November 28 or 30, 2020.  Built in 1949 and completed in 1950, harness racing was introduced in the 1960s and for a while the track hosted both types of horse racing. However, in September 1972 the track became solely a harness racing track.  On October 1, 1980, a pre-dawn fire, ignited as the result of an overloaded electrical box, destroyed a 240-foot barn, killing 11 horses.  The racing meet was to move to Cumberland Fairgrounds.”  We did not pursue this but you get the idea.  Grade: 1

Name: Scarborough Downs (Maine, USA)

From: THEMES/Horse Racing

Code: 33600086

Price: $4.00