Arlington Park

Contact: David Zenner
Dzenner@arlingtonpark.com

Two Carryovers for Thursday Card

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (June 18, 2008) – Racegoers will be greeted with a pair of carryover pools for the Thursday, June 19. The $1 Pick 6, which covers races 3-8 on Thursday, will have a carryover of $25,845 heading into the day while the $1 Late Pick 4, which begins with race 5, will feature a carryover pool of $11,161 and an estimated pool of $40,000. Post time Thursday is 1:20 pm Central with the 5th race slated for 3:32 pm and the 8th race scheduled for 5:06 pm.

Arlington Park – the Chicago area’s premier Thoroughbred racetrack located in Arlington Heights, Ill. – will run a 96-day meet in 2008 from Friday, May 2 through Sunday, Sept. 21. Arlington Park, whose parent company is Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN), also operates 11 off-track, simulcast-wagering facilities: Trackside Arlington Park (Arlington Heights), Trackside Chicago, Trackside Quad City Downs (East Moline), Trackside Rockford, Trackside Waukegan, Fat Sam’s Bar & Grill featuring Trackside OTB in Lockport, Lucky’s featuring Trackside OTB in South Elgin, Nicolino’s featuring Trackside OTB in McHenry, The Inferno featuring Trackside OTB in South Beloit, Rookies featuring Trackside OTB in Homewood and Salerno-Pincente Ristorante featuring Trackside OTB in Hodgkins. Information on Arlington Park can be found online at www.arlingtonpark.com.