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

THOROUGHBRED

                                                                                                                   Live                 Host

                                                                                                                   Race               Simulcast

                                                                                                                   Programs         Programs

 

Hawthorne Race                    January 1 (live); February 16 thru

Course                                    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)                                        73                    106

                                                HAWTHORNE TOTAL                                  119                  184

 

 

Arlington Park                        January 2 thru February 15 (dark                     

Racecourse                            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

 

Live                 Host                                                                       

Race               Simulcast

                         Programs         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                       January 4 thru June 21; and

Trotting                                   August 9 thru September 20                            

Association                             (racing 2 nights per week on

Thursdays and Fridays)                                     62                    62

 

 

 

Associates Racing                 September 21 thru December 28                     

Association at                         (racing 2 nights per week on Thursdays

Maywood Park                       and Fridays, dark on November 22)                 28                    29

                                                MAYWOOD TOTAL                                     90                    91

 

 

Suburban Downs                    June 22 thru August 5                                      

At Hawthorne                         (racing 6 nights per week,

Race Course                          dark on Mondays)                                            39                    45

                                   

 

                                                                                                                        ___                  ___

                                                TOTAL HARNESS                                       316                  365

 

                                                TOTAL THOROUGHBRED                       ___                  ___

                                                AND HARNESS                                            619                  730