Fairmount Park

Illinois bill would allow slots at tracks

News Brief: Fairmount Park leaders touted a plan Monday to create up to 300 new jobs, put roughly $20 million into state and local coffers, bring back the region's marquee horse race and save the struggling track.

Gambling bill 'crucial' to Fairmount Park

News Brief: The future of Fairmount Park is riding on a bill before Illinois lawmakers, says the horse track's General Manager Brian Zander.

Lawyer Bets $100,000 on Fairmont Park

News Brief: A legal high roller from Madison County with a yen to win the Kentucky Derby is staking $100,000 that one big night of horse racing in August will rejuvenate fading Fairmount Park.

Website - www.fairmountpark.com
General Information - (618) 345-4300
FAX - (618) 345-2174
Marketing - (314) 725-6400

• Daily Double, on 1st, 2nd and last two races - $2.00 minimum bet
• Exacta, on all races - $2.00 minimum bet
• Pick 6, on races 3 through 8 - $2.00 minimum bet
• Quinella, on all races - $2.00 minimum bet
• Race Book
• Rolling Pick 3, begins with 5th race - $2.00 minimum bet
• Superfecta, on last race - $1.00 minimum bet
• Trifecta, on all races with 6 or more betting interests - $2.00 minimum bet

• Black Stallion Dining Room - Restaurant serves Dinner
• First Turn Café - Café
• Top of the Turf - American serves Lunch, Dinner

2003 Racing Dates (April 4th, 2003 - October 18th, 2003), Entrance Fee (Grandstand and Clubhouse Admission: $2.50 on weekends, $1.50 on Mondays, free on Wednesdays), Horse Track, Live Racing Schedule (Thursday through Monday), Major Race Dates ($25,000 Pete Condellone Stakes, July 10; $25,000 Tex's King Stakes, July 24; $25,000 Slight in the Rear Stakes, August 7; $25,000 All Sold Out Stakes, September 6; $25,000 Marluel's Troy Stakes, September 11), Nearby Airport (St. Louis International), Takeout Information (17%: Win, place, and show; 20.5%: Daily Double, Exacta; 25%: Trifecta, Pick 3, Superfecta), Track Abbreviation (FP)