Contact: Dan Leary
dleary@arlingtonpark.com

TRACKSIDE McHENRY MOVING TO NICOLINO'S ON DECEMBER 8

McHENRY, Ill. (Nov. 28, 2005) -- Arlington Park announced today that it will be relocating its Trackside McHenry Off-Track Betting facility to Nicolino's Italian Restaurant at 621 Ridgeview Drive in McHenry, Ill. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005.

Trackside McHenry at Nicolino's, featuring 35 video monitors which have been added to the facility, will continue to offer wagering day and night seven days a week on races from Churchill Downs Simulcast Network ("CDSN") tracks, Hawthorne Race Course in Illinois and other major racetracks throughout North America and the world.

Trackside McHenry originally opened on June 18, 2003, inside Monaco's Bar & Grill in McHenry.

Arlington Park -- the Chicago area's premier Thoroughbred racetrack located in Arlington Heights, Ill. -- will run a 94-day meet in 2006 beginning Friday, May 5. Arlington Park, whose parent company is Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN), also operates eight off-track, simulcast-wagering facilities: Trackside Arlington Park (Arlington Heights), Trackside Quad City Downs (East Moline), Trackside Chicago, Trackside McHenry, Trackside Rockford, Trackside South Beloit, Trackside Waukegan and Lucky's featuring Trackside OTB in South Elgin. Information on Arlington Park can be found online at www.arlingtonpark.com.