Du Quoin Race Park

Horse racing experts may agree that Illinois’ Du Quoin State Fairground is the area’s earliest and most successful reclamation project. It was in 1939 when William R. Hayes bought the Old Black Gold Strip Mine that joined his original 30-acre fairground tract and set to work filling, leveling, and landscaping – transplanting 1400 trees around the area.

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The Du Quoin horse track features harness racing with varying open racing dates.

Du Quoin has one main track:

Race Track Information

Main Track:One Mile, oval.
Hawthorne Race Dates:Date varies
Post Times:12:00pm
Du Quoin by the numbers:Track Opened – 1942
Speed Rating – 1:574
Length of Stretch – 900 feet
Width of Homestretch – 75-1/2′ feet
Starters Behind the Gate – 10
Hubrail – Yes
Open Stretch – No

Bleacher Capacity:9,792
Grandstand Capacity:8,228
Parking Capacity:5,500
Admission:General – Free
General Parking – $3.00

Contact Info;
Mailing Address:Du Quoin State Fair
2655 Executive Drive
Du Quoin, Illinois 62832

Street Address:2655 Executive Drive
Du Quoin, Illinois 62832

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