Illinois Racing Board
September 15, 2008
Contact: Mickey Ezzo
312-814-5017
IRB assigns 2009 race dates
On September 15, 2008, the Illinois Racing Board approved the following racing schedule for 2009:
THOROUGHBRED
| Track |
Dates |
Live Race Programs |
Host Simulcast Programs |
| Hawthorne Race Course |
Live racing January 1st through January 11th, dark Tuesday and Wednesday; March 4th and March 5th, dark host period – no live racing. March 6th through April 30th, racing 5 days per week, dark Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Easter, April 12th and April 30th; and October 1st through December 31st, racing 5 days per week, dark Mondays and Tuesdays, Thanksgiving, November 26th and Christmas, with live racing on October 12th. |
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HAWTHORNE TOTAL |
112 |
161
| | |
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| | Arlington Park Racecourse |
January 12th through March 3rd, dark host period – no live racing; May 1st through June 30th, racing 4 days per week, dark Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays,with live racing on May 25th; July 1st through August 29th, racing 5 days per week, dark Mondays and Tuesdays; and August 30th through September 30th, racing 4 days per week, dark Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, with live racing on September 7th. |
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| | |
ARLINGTON TOTAL |
98 |
204
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TOTAL UPSTATE THOROUGHBRED |
210 |
365
| | |
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| | Fairmount Park |
April 7th through September 26th (racing 3 programs per week, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays) |
75 |
N/A
| | |
TOTAL THOROUGHBRED |
285 |
365 |
HARNESS
| Track |
Dates |
Live Race Programs |
Host Simulcast Programs |
Balmoral Park
|
Live racing on January 3rd and 4th; January 5th through January 27th, dark host period – no live racing; January 28th through April 29th, racing 3 nights per week, Sundays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, dark on Super Bowl Sunday, February 1st and Easter April 12th; May 2nd through October 31st, racing 4 nights per week, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; and November 1st through December 30th, racing 3 nights per week, Sundays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. |
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| | |
BALMORAL TOTAL |
171 |
266
| | |
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| Maywood Park Trotting Association
|
Live racing on January 1st and 2nd; and January 29th through December 31st, racing 2 nights per week, Thursdays and Fridays, dark on Thanksgiving, November 26th, Christmas Eve and Christmas.
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MAYWOOD TOTAL |
96 |
99
| | |
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TOTAL HARNESS |
267 |
365
| | |
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TOTAL THOROUGHBRED AND HARNESS |
552 |
730 |
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