The Fairmount Park Racetrack is a flat-track raceway featuring thoroughbred racing and, until recently, Standardbred harness racing. The track opened in 1925 and the racing surface is a 1 mile dirt oval. Among a variety of gambling incentives including video slots and OTB services, the track is home to Horse Hooky Tuesdays—a weekly, mid-day, mid-week event well worth a visit. While the American Bottom used to be the home to a number of horse tracks—including the Cahokia Downs near Allorton, well known for its harness racing—Fairmount Park is the only active horse track in Illinois outside of the Chicago metro area.