| Horse Racetrack | |
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| Cahokia Downs | |
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| Location | Alorton, Illinois United States |
| Owner | East Saint Louis Jockey Club, Inc. |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred and Standardbred |
| Website | |
| Principal Races | |
| St. Louis Derby | |
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.[1]
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.
- ^ "David A. Gall". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 April 2024.