Commodore Downs was a 3/4 mile American horse racing track located in Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
The $4 million facility opened for its first season of racing in 1973 after a one-year delay due to financial problems.
From the outset, the track had consistently low attendance and purses averaging less than $20,000, making it difficult to attract popular horses.
Industrialist Franciszek Jarecki bought the track in January 1980 for $600,000 after serving on the board of directors for many years.
The track signed an agreement with the Washington Trotting Association to reopen as Lakeshore Meadows in 1984 with harness racing,[2] but closed again after only one year.