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| alt = Paddock in background with blue sky and light clouds behind the paddock with mulch and rocks in the foreground with some shrubbery planted in the rocks
▲! colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:center;"| Fanduel Sportsbook and Horse Racing<br/><small>Fairmount Park</small>
| caption = View of the paddock at Fairmount Park Horse Race Track in Collinsville, Illinois
| location = [[Collinsville, Illinois]]▼
| coordinates = {{coord|38|39|47|N|90|2|8|W|type:landmark|display=title,inline}}▼
▲| [[Collinsville, Illinois]]
| opened = {{Start year|1925}}
| racetype = Thoroughbred (current), harness (through 1999)▼
| notableraces = [[St. Louis Derby]]
| website = http://fairmountpark.com/
| season = April 16 – November 16
▲| Thoroughbred (current), harness (through 1999)
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[[File:Fairmount Park Racetrack, Illinois.jpg|thumb|View of the spectator stands at Fairmount Park Horse Race Track in Collinsville, Illinois]]
▲[[File:Paddock at Fairmount Park Horse Race Track in Collinsville, Illinois.jpg|thumb|View of the paddock at Fairmount Park Horse Race Track in Collinsville, Illinois]]
The track opened in 1925. The racing surface is a one-mile (1.6 km) dirt oval, with straight chutes for six [[furlong]] and 1¼ mile races.
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*[http://fairmountpark.com/ Fairmount Park web site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011190144/http://drf.com/trackinfo/fairmount_park.html Daily Racing Form: Fairmount Park]
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[[Category:Horse racing venues in Illinois]]
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