Illinois Racing Board

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IRB assigns 2010 race dates

On September 24, 2009, the Illinois Racing Board approved the following racing schedule for 2010:

THOROUGHBRED

Track	Dates	Live Race Programs	Host Simulcast Programs
Hawthorne Race Course	January 1 and January 2; and February 12 through February 27 - racing 3 days per week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and February 28 through March 27 - racing 4 days per week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and
	September 29 through December 31 - racing 5 days per week, dark Mondays and Tuesdays, and dark Wednesday, September 29, Thursday, September 30, November 25 (Thanksgiving), December 24 (Christmas Eve) and December 25 (Christmas).
	HAWTHORNE TOTAL	109	171
Arlington Park Racecourse	Dark “host” period: January 3 through February 11 – No Live Racing.
	April 28 through September 28 - racing 4 days per week, dark Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays except live racing on May 31, July 5 and September 6.
	ARLINGTON TOTAL	91	194
	TOTAL UPSTATE THOROUGHBRED	200	365
Fairmount Park	April 27 through August 24 racing 3 programs per week, primarily Tuesday afternoons and Friday and Saturday evenings.	52	N/A
	TOTAL THOROUGHBRED	252	365

HARNESS

Track	Dates	Live Race Programs	Total Host Programs
Balmoral Park	Dark “host” period: January 4 through January 26 – No Live Racing. January 2 and January 3; and January 27 through December 29 - racing 3 nights per week, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, dark on February 7 (Super Bowl), April 4 (Easter) and December 25 (Christmas).
	BALMORAL TOTAL	144	266
Maywood Park Trotting Association	January 1 and January 28 through December 31 - racing 2 nights per week, Thursdays and Fridays, dark on November 25 (Thanksgiving) and December 24 (Christmas Eve).
	MAYWOOD TOTAL	97	99
	TOTAL HARNESS	241	365
	TOTAL THOROUGHBRED AND HARNESS	493	730