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IRB assigns 2007 race dates

At its meeting on September 19, 2006, the Illinois Racing Board approved the following racing schedule for 2007:

THOROUGHBRED

Track	Dates	Live Race Programs	Host Simulcast Programs
Hawthorne Race Course	January 1 (live); February 16 thru Feb. 22 (dark host period); February 23 thru May 3 (racing 5 days per week, dark on Wed., Thurs., Feb. 26 and 27, April 8 and 30, and May 1);	46	78
	September 17 thru December 31, live racing resumes September 21 (racing 5 days per week, dark on Mondays, Tuesdays, November 22, racing on October 8)
	HAWTHORNE TOTAL	119	184
Arlington Park Racecourse	January 2 thru February 15 (dark host period);	0	45
	May 4 thru June 16 (racing 4 days per week, dark Mon., Tues, and Wed., racing on May 28);	27	44
	June 17 thru September 16 (racing 5 days per week, dark on Mondays and Tuesdays; racing on September 3)	67	92
	ARLINGTON TOTAL	94	181
	TOTAL UPSTATE THOROUGHBRED	213	365
Fairmount Park	March 6 thru September 29 (racing 3 programs per week, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays)	90	N/A
	TOTAL THOROUGHBRED	303	365

HARNESS

Track	Dates	Live Race Programs	Host Simulcast Programs
Balmoral Park	January 1 thru June 20 (racing 4 nights per week, dark on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and February 4; racing matinees on all Saturdays in January and February 3, 10 and 17);	104	123
	August 6 thru December 31 (racing 4 nights per week, dark on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and December 25)	83	106
	BALMORAL TOTAL	187	229
Maywood Park Trotting Association	January 4 thru June 21; and August 9 thru September 20 (racing 2 nights per week on Thursdays and Fridays)	62	62
Associates Racing Association at Maywood Park	September 21 thru December 28 (racing 2 nights per week on Thursdays and Fridays, dark on November 22)	28	29
	MAYWOOD TOTAL	90	91
Suburban Downs at Hawthorne Race Course	June 22 thru August 5 (racing 6 nights per week, dark on Mondays)	39	45
	TOTAL HARNESS	316	365
	TOTAL THOROUGHBRED AND HARNESS	619	730