Fairmount Park Racetrack

The coronavirus lockdowns in Illinois came just as Fairmount Park Racetrack was set to start the 2020 horse racing season in March.The racetrack was shuttered until June, when Illinois allowed live horse races to resume at tracks around the state with one caveat: no spectators.

Fairmount Park in Collinsville has scheduled 60 racing days in 2020 — up from 40 this year.But that schedule will require Fairmount to spend more money…

Fairmount Park Racetrack is filled with spectators on most Tuesdays and Saturdays, eager to watch horses fly down the dirt track.But with just 41 live…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a massive gambling expansion into law in June. On Tuesday he stopped by Fairmount Park Racetrack in Collinsville to talk about…

There were 30 minutes until the first race of the day and the locker room at Fairmount Park Racetrack buzzed with activity. Jockeys flipped through race…

A hearing at the Casino Queen in East Saint Louis Tuesday will kick off an Illinois lawmaker’s renewed efforts to expand gambling in the state.Rep. Bob…

Fairmount Park Racetrack in the Metro East is getting 67 race days next year.The Illinois Racing Board approved the race dates Tuesday.This year Fairmount…