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Description
The popularity of horse racing in Chicago has yet to be rivaled in any other metropolitan area. Since the 1800s, the Windy Cityas enthusiasm for both harness and Thoroughbred racing led to 10 major racetracks being built in the Chicago area. Four of those racewaysaBalmoral, Maywood, Hawthorne, and Arlingtonaare still racing and thriving today. From Washington Park, Lincoln Fields, and Worth Raceway on the cityas South Side, to the Near West Side venues of Hawthorne Race Course and Sportsmanas Park, to Arlington Parkas northwest locale and Aurora Downs to the west, Chicagoas racing community has enjoyed a long and sometimes scandalous history. Chicagoas Horse Racing Venues provides insight into Chicagoas rich racing history and a behind-the-scenes look at the people and horses involved.
