The 2009 Great Forest Park Balloon Race took place on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Central Field in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri. The Balloon Glow was a spectacular night on Friday, September 18, 2009. We'll see you next year on the weekend of September 17-19th 2010. Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Race: 1st Place: Dick Goss -- STLToday.com 2nd Place: Steve Mroz -- RE/MAX 3rd Place David Jaques -- Post Cereal Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Photo Contest: Adult -- Christopher Lee Young Adult -- Yuqing Xia Under 13 -- Katie Braudis See the winning photos-- Click Here Sponsored by Wehrenberg and the Suburban Journals Additional photos from the 2009 Race and Glow are now posted and available here New this year: Share your best videos with us on Youtube. Please upload to our Youtube group here