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 Maywood
Park racetrack is a half-mile harness racing track in Maywood, Illinois that
offers harness racing practically the whole year, punctuated only by intermittent
breaks. It is located 10 miles south of O'Hare and 17 miles from the Chicago
Loop.
| Track
Shape |
: |
Oval |
| Track
Length |
: |
Half-mile |
| Width
of Stretches |
: |
77 feet |
| Homestretch
Length |
: |
594 feet |
| Speed
Rating |
: |
v2:003 |
| Standing
Start Positions |
: |
8 |
| Track
Seating Capacity |
: |
13,900 |
| Clubhouse Seating Capacity |
: |
6,000 |
| Grandstand Seating Cap |
: |
2,900 |
| Grandstand Total Capacity |
: |
10,847 |
| Racing Types |
: |
Harness |
| Track Opened |
: |
1946 |
Racetrack
Maywood Park racetrack has regularly played host to special harness racing stakes and
series that have significance throughout the county, the state and the Midwest.
Among the more prominent ones that have been held at Maywood Park racetrack are:
- Taurus Bomber Stake
- Direct Balance Stake
- Spring Championship
- Cook County Pace
- ISOBA Stake
- Fox Valley Redhot Series Final
- Pacific Series Final
- Big Dog Final
- Newcomers Series Final
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