Du Quoin Race Park, Harness Racing Track in Illinois, USA

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 - transplanting1400 trees around the area.

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

Du Quoin has one main track:

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

Mailing Address

Du Quoin State Fair

655 Executive Drive

Du Quoin, Illinois 62832

Street Address

2655 Executive Drive

Du Quoin, Illinois 62832