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In addition to SCCA events, the track also hosted USAC auto racing, AMA motorcycle racing, and kart racing during its life. The only events that proved marginally successful in making profit were rental events which were able to attract a modest attendance of spectators. The track never was able to garner enough cash to support the facility. [1]
The race meeting schedules are posed on each track's website and on the website of the Racing Board. Subsidiary race meetings, typically between harness horses, are held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, the DuQuoin State Fair, and at several of the county fairs of Illinois. [1] The Illinois Racing Board was founded in 1933. [1]
Aerial view of the track from 1998. Cahokia Downs was an American horse racing track located on Highway 15 near the town of Alorton, St. Clair County, Illinois.Run by the East St. Louis Jockey Club, the facility opened in 1954 and hosted both Standardbred harness racing and Thoroughbred flat racing events.
(It did not become run by the state of Illinois as a true "state fair" until the 1980s; it is now officially called the Illinois State Fair in DuQuoin, as opposed to the longtime one at state capital Springfield.) At the start Hayes had a half-mile harness-racing track on his 30-acre site, with wooden grandstands that seated 3000.
If you plan on hitting the highway for the holidays, or any other time, you may need to start thinking about updating your I-PASS transponder. The Illinois Tollway recently announced its switching ...
On the last night of promotions at Macon Speedway in 2006, however, 100 race cars showed up for the final race of the season. In 2007 Macon Speedway was sold again. Former Macon Speedway owner Bob Sargent of Track Enterprises teamed up with NASCAR stars Ken Schrader , Kenny Wallace , and Tony Stewart as co-owners of Macon Speedway.
Pages in category "Defunct horse racing venues in Illinois" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .