DuQuoin is the former home of the Hambletonian (from 1957 to 1980), and was the home of the World Trotting Derby from 1981 to 2009, two of the world's largest harness races.
The Hambletonian Stakes, a major American harness race, named after the horse
In his later years he was the Harness Writer for the Times covering a number of Hambletonian Stakes.
Graded stakes race | Preakness Stakes | Belmont Stakes | St. Leger Stakes | 2,000 Guineas Stakes | 1,000 Guineas Stakes | Washington, D.C. International Stakes | High Stakes Poker | Coronation Stakes | Bill Stutt Stakes | Ben Ali Stakes | Sabin Stakes | Peter Pan Stakes | King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Hambletonian Stakes | Hambletonian 10 | graded stakes race | Diana Stakes | Breeders' Stakes | Anne Arundel Stakes | Alister Clark Stakes | Withers Stakes | Wide Country Stakes | WEBN Stakes | Twixt Stakes | St. James's Palace Stakes | Norfolk Stakes (United States) | John Battaglia Memorial Stakes | Hopeful Stakes | HDF McNeil Stakes |