Cahokia Downs

Alorton, Italy

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. At Cahokia Downs on October

18, 1978, jockey David Gall became the first rider in United States Thoroughbred horse racing to win eight races on a single racecard. In October 1979 the Illinois Racing Commission refused to authorize any 1980 racing dates for Cahokia Downs and on April 2, 1980, the business filed for bankruptcy. The track never reopened.

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Nearby

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Mural Mile / Paint Louis street_art · 8 km away
Church of the Holy Family chiese · 8 km away
Eads Bridge monumenti · 9 km away
Mound 72 monumenti · 9 km away
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site monumenti · 9 km away
Gateway Motorsports Park racetrack · 9 km away
Cahokia archeo · 9 km away