Arlington Awarded 2021 Race Dates; Horsemen Remain Wary

The Illinois Racing Board has approved a 2021 racing schedule that splits live dates and revenue-producing dark days according to an agreement between Arlington International Racecourse and Hawthorne Race Course. Horsemen, wary that Arlington's parent corporation, Churchill Downs Inc., may elect not to race in 2021 despite the board's unanimous approval of 68 dates, asked for protection for their purse account.