IRB-1 · 2002. Ms. Propes, a prominent Chicago trial lawyer, is a partner in the firm of Propes &...

2 0 0 3Brian A. Hamer, Director Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor

Illinois Racing Board

Marc V. Laino - Executive DirectorShelley Kalita - General Counsel/Director of Administration

Robert Lang - State Director of MutuelsPatricia Rocco - Director of Licensing

Marc Benoit - Laboratory DirectorMickey Ezzo - Projects Coordinator

William J. ParrilloOak Brook

Illinois Racing Board

Dennis S. BookshesterChicago

Ralph M. GonzalezJacksonville

Leon ShlofrockSkokie

John B. SimonChicago

Robert C. WinchesterWhittington

Joseph F. KindlonWheaton

William E. JacksonChicago

Frederic G. NovyChicago

William J. ChamblainRobinson

ChairmanLorna E. Propes

Chicago

Table of ContentsReview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Track and OTB locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Money to IllinoisSources and allocation of revenue-Exhibit I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Cash disbursements-Exhibit II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Statistical DataPurses, state revenue, track commission, and payout to public 1989-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121984-2003 Illinois handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132003 disbursement of Illinois handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142003 monthly handle comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Comparison of handle on track, intertrack, and off track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16On track totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Intertrack totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Off track totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20All racing totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Comparison of wagering pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222003 off track parlor and intertrack handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Summary of parlor surcharges and revenues to city and county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252003 Illinois handle on out-of-state tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262003 commingled handle vs. simulcast handle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271997-2003 average daily handles and purses of Chicagoland thoroughbred meets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281998-2003 average daily handles and purses of Chicagoland harness meets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292003 major stake races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302003 and 2004 racing dates schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Race Meeting StatisticsThoroughbredArlington Park - Arlington Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Hawthorne Race Course - Hawthorne Race Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Fairmount Park - Fairmount Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

HarnessBalmoral Racing Club -Balmoral Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Maywood Park Trotting and Associates Racing - Maywood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Suburban Downs - Hawthorne Race Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41State and county fairs - Springfield, DuQuoin, and Brown County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Intertrack and Off Track LocationsIntertrack sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Off track parlor sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Harness breeders fund purses and awards paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Thoroughbred and quarterhorse breeders fund purses and awards paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

The Illinois Racing Board is a regulatory andenforcement agency of State Government. TheIllinois General Assembly establishes public

policy in the area of horse racing regulation, which iscarried out by the Board. The Board, which allocatesrace dates to various racing associations, is also re-sponsible for licensing, rulemaking, and supervisingthe conduct of race meets. Every individual that par-ticipates in Illinois racing is required to be licensed.The licensing process includes fingerprinting as wellas the conduct of a background review for criminalhistories. For calendar year 2003, the Board issued10,719 licenses. A staff of administrative, security, andveterinary professionals, in conjunction with Boardapproved racing officials, supervised the activities atfive racetracks conducting pari-mutuel racing in Illi-nois during 2003.

The Board is a member of the Association of RacingCommissioners International (RCI), the industry’s old-est and most prominent regulatory association. BoardCommissioners, as well as staff members, are activeparticipants on various RCI committees. The infor-mation contained in the RCI database allows the Boardto monitor the backgrounds of licensees and to ex-change important regulatory and industry informationwith other jurisdictions.

In 2003, Governor Blagojevich signed ExecutiveOrder number 9, pursuant to Article V, Section 11 ofthe Illinois Constitution. This order transferred func-tions of the Department of the Lottery, the Liquor Con-trol Commission and the Illinois Racing Board to theDepartment of Revenue. The transfer was effectiveJune 1.

The 607 race programs conducted during 2003 re-sulted in a total handle of $1,067,918,400 represent-ing a decrease of almost 6% compared to 2002. Thor-oughbred meets accounted for $708,183,060, a de-crease of 2.6%, while standardbred meets contributed$359,735,340, a decrease of 11.2%. A contract im-

passe between the harness horsemen and Maywood/Balmoral, delaying the opening of the Chicagolandharness racing circuit until March 15, was a major fac-tor in the decrease. A total of 86 live harness programswere lost due to the contract dispute.

For calendar year 2003, 29% of the total handle, or$308,244,909, was wagered on Illinois races at wa-gering facilities in Illinois. An additional $765.8 mil-lion, a decrease of 16%, was wagered on Illinois racesbroadcast to other states. This percentage decrease isattributable to the fact that, in 2002, $91.5 million wasbet at out-of-state sources on Arlington’s Breeders’Cup Day alone. However, in spite of the percentagedecrease, 2003 marks only the third time since full-card simulcasting began in 1995 that other states wa-gered more on Illinois races than Illinois wagered onraces from other states.

Pari-mutuel wagering in Illinois generated$12,783,565 in total state revenues, virtually the sameas the revenue generated in 2002. Wagering at off-track betting parlors generated $11 million (2% ofOTB handle) for city and county governments in 2003.

The Board experienced several leadership changes in2003. Governor Blagojevich appointed Lorna E.Propes as Chairman of the IRB effective April 14.Ms. Propes replaced Commissioner LouiseO’Sullivan, who had served on the Board since 1996and resigned in April. Ms. Propes previously servedas a member of the Board from 1989 through August2002. Ms. Propes, a prominent Chicago trial lawyer,is a partner in the firm of Propes & Kavney LLC. InJuly, the Board appointed Marc V. Laino to serve asExecutive Director. Mr. Laino has worked for theBoard since 1987, having served in the positions ofDeputy Director, State Director of Mutuels and BoardInvestigator. In January, Shelley Kalita assumed theduties of General Counsel. She had served as the Labo-ratory Director for thirteen years and Board Counselfor the past two years.

The Year 2003 in Review

The Association of Racing Commissioners Interna-tional (RCI) concluded its 69th annual convention onApril 26 in Seattle, Washington, with the induction ofIRB Commissioner William E. Jackson as Chairman.Commissioner Jackson, a member of the Board since1994, accomplished business executive and ardentracing fan, facilitated the merger between RCI andNAPRA (North American Pari-Mutuel Regulators As-sociation).

At the May Board meeting, Chairman Propes an-nounced the formation of the Standardbred SecurityTask Force and named Commissioner Jack Chamblinits chairman. A diverse group of individuals in thestandardbred industry were asked to serve on the com-mittee which would examine and make recommen-dations regarding backstretch security, with an em-phasis on the illegal practice known as “milkshaking.”

Each Illinois racetrack is entitled to receive up to sixOTB licenses, except Fairmount Park, which is en-titled to seven licenses, bringing the statewide total tothirty-seven authorized facilities. The Board grantedtwenty-five off-track licenses in 2003. Two new OTB’swere opened in 2003. Maywood Park opened an OTBfacility in Mokena, Illinois on May 16 and Quad CityDowns opened an OTB in McHenry on June 19. Atthe December Board meeting, an OTB license wasapproved for Quad City Downs at a new location inSouth Beloit. The facility opened on February 17,2004.

Total purses paid in 2003 decreased compared to 2002by almost 12% ($92.6 million versus $105.1). Thetotal purses paid at Illinois’ thoroughbred tracks de-creased by 8% ($59.7 million versus $64.9). The to-tal purses paid at Illinois’ standardbred tracks de-creased by 18.2% ($32.9 million versus $40.2). Com-paring 2003 to 2002, the average total daily purses

paid at the Chicagoland thoroughbred tracks decreasedby 6.3% ($245,019 versus $261,509). The average to-tal daily purses paid at the Chicagoland standardbredtracks increased by 8.2% ($112,948 versus $104,422).

For the second year in a row, the Board approved theapplication of the Brown County Fair Association inMt. Sterling, Illinois, to conduct pari-mutuel wager-ing on two days of harness racing during its countyfair. The 2003 handle showed an increase of 5.7% overthe 2002 handle, and the program generated consid-erable fan interest in central Illinois.

SUMMER MIS was voted the Illinois ThoroughbredHorse of the Year and Champion Older Handicap Fillyand Mare. This five-year-old bay daughter of Sum-mer Squall, out of the broodmare Julie Mis, was ownedand bred by Richard Otto and trained by TonyMitchell. In 2003, she won six of her eight starts. Shehas a 16 race lifetime record of nine wins, one placeand one show and earnings of $414,883. Summer Mis’most impressive race came October 12 at Keenelandwhere she captured the Thoroughbred Club ofAmerica, a Grade III race for fillies and mares, run ata distance of six furlongs. She won three races in arow at Arlington Park including the Isaac MurphyHandicap.

MINI ME was voted the Illinois Harness Horse of theYear for 2003. A winner of $484,661, and lifetimeearnings of $1,078,922, this four-year-old gelding,trained by Bill Popfinger, went postward 25 times andrecorded 4 wins, 7 seconds and 5 thirds. Mini Me,owned by Bob and Linda Grider of Oswego and Dawnand Roger Samson of Long Grove, captured a $75,000Invitational Pace at The Meadowlands in a spectacu-lar 1:49. This winning time made him the fastest Illi-nois-bred four-year-old gelding ever. In 2003, he wastimed in 1:50 or faster 5 different times.

2003 Laboratory Test Samples

Post Race Urine Blood TotalThoroughbred 4,001 4,103 8,104Harness 4,660 4,772 9,432Total 8,661 8,875 17,536

Prohibited Drug PositivesThoroughbred 4Harness 11Total drug positives 15

Phenylbutazone ViolationsThoroughbred overages 120Harness overages 57Total overages 177

Lasix ViolationsThoroughbred overages 2Harness overages 0Total overages 2

TC02 ViolationsThoroughbred overages 0Harness overages 2Total overages 2

Pre-race Testing Saliva Cocaine PositivesThoroughbred 0Harness 0Total 0

Over the past year the Illinois Racing Board Laboratoryhas conducted one of the most comprehensive equine drugtesting programs in the country. The laboratory accom-plished this by employing an extensive array of enzymelinked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) to routinely screensamples for prohibited substances. These tests are highlysensitive and allow the laboratory to screen for a wide rangeof pharmaceutical substances. In addition the laboratoryroutinely tests equine blood samples for violations exceed-ing the permitted levels of furosemide, phenylbutazone,oxyphenbutazone, and total carbon dioxide (TCO2).

The laboratory assists the track stewards and security per-sonnel in investigating possible doping violations that em-

Laboratoryploy methods designed to circumvent our standard testingprocedures. We also investigate and report on special itemssuch as syringes, drug vials and other contraband that arecollected or seized at the racetracks.

The laboratory continues participation in two external pro-ficiency testing programs: the International Association ofRacing Commissioners Quality Assurance Program andthe International Proficiency Testing Program conductedby the Association of Official Racing Chemists. The IRBlaboratory maintained a perfect score on all blinds andproficiencies in 2003.

Illinois Racetracks and OTB FacilitiesRacetracks

Phone AddressArlington Park 847 385-7500 2200 Euclid, Arlington Heights, IL 60006Balmoral Park 708 672-7560 26435 S. Dixie Highway, Crete, IL 60417Fairmount Park 618 345-4300 9301 Collinsville Road, Collinsville, IL 62234Hawthorne Race Course 708 780-3700 3501 S. Laramie, Cicero, IL 60804Maywood Park 708 343-4800 8600 W. North Avenue, Melrose Park, IL 60160Quad City Downs 309 792-0202 5005 Morton Drive, East Moline, IL 61244

OTBSAlton 618 465-1006 315 Belle Street, Alton, IL 62002Bloomington 308 662-6200 1611 S. Morrissey Drive, Bloomington, IL 61704Carbondale 618 457-2877 1360 E. Main Street, Carbondale, IL 62901Champaign 217 398-8238 2002 W. Springfield, Champaign, IL 61821Corliss 773 995-8238 11203 S. Corliss, Chicago, IL 60628Crestwood 708 489-4700 13148 Rivercrest Drive, Crestwood, IL 60445Danville 217 442-3900 388 Eastgate Drive, Danville, IL 61834Effingham 217 342-3377 1208 N. Keller Drive, Effingham, IL 62401Grayville 618 374-2881 2200 S. Court, Grayville, IL 62844Joliet 815 744-6500 2450 Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60435McHenry 815 385-5278 2816 Route 120, McHenry, IL 60050Mokena 708 478-1670 19031 Old LaGrange Road, Mokena, IL 60448North Aurora 630 892-6200 230 S. Lincolnway, North Aurora, IL 60542Oakbrook Terrace 630 627-8238 17W648 22nd Street, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181Peoria 309 687-3062 3225 N. Dries Lane, Peoria, IL 61604Peru 815 224-2000 124 May Road, Peru, IL 61354Rockford 815 398-2300 5011 E. State Street, Rockford, IL 61108Romeoville 630 739-1660 1401 N. Independence Blvd., Romeoville, IL 60440Sauget 618 274-6468 2400 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, IL 62201South Elgin 847 695-6666 335 N. McLean Boulevard, South Elgin, IL 60123Springfield 217 546-2111 1776 Wabash Avenue, Springfield, IL 62704State and Lake 312 419-8787 177 N. State, Chicago, IL 60601Waukegan 847 336-1400 630 S. Green Bay Road, Waukegan, IL 60085Weed Street (Mudbug) 312 787-9600 901 W. Weed Street, Chicago, IL 60622West Jackson 312 427-2300 223 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL 60606

Illinois Racing Board 312 814-2600 100 West Randolph, Suite 11-100, Chicago, IL 60601Intertrack Partners 708 615-1200 (Maywood) 8600 W. North Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60610

WebsitesArlington Park wwwarlingtonpark.comBalmoral Park www.balmoralpark.comFairmount Park www.fairmountpark.comHawthorne Race Course www.hawthorneracecourse.comMaywood Park www.maywoodpark.comIllinois Racing Board www.state.il.us/agency/irbIntertrack Partners www.illinoisotb.com

Illinois Racing BoardStatement of Source and Allocation of Revenue

for the 2003 Racing Year

Source of revenue:Application and license fees of racing associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 116,100Admission taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 120,136Pari-mutuel tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,019,471Pari-mutuel tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (3,925,846)Licensing of racing personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 251,875Fingerprint fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 114,800Horseman’s fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 79,250Miscellaneous sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,779Total state revenues received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,783,565

2% of OTB handle to city and county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,057,866City (Chicago) OTB admission tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 588,112On track city admission tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 57,467Intertrack surcharge to county (20%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 651,734Total local government revenues received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,355,179

Total revenues received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,138,744

Allocation of revenueHorse racing fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,070,133General revenue fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 575,140Quarterhorse breeders’ fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 23,492Fingerprint license fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 114,800Total state revenues allocated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,783,565

To cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,174,512To counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,180,667Total local government revenues allocated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,355,179

Total revenues allocated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,138,744

Exhibit I

Illinois Racing BoardStatement of Cash Disbursements

for the 2003 Racing Year

SupervisionGeneral of

Administration Race Meets Laboratory Total

Salary expenses,

including expense of retirement

and social security. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,613,874 3,070,283 947,574 5,631,731

Contractual services:

freight, repairs, rentals,

postage, professional services, etc. 130,068 17,332 428,600 576,000

Hearing officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,333 0 0 7,333

Travel expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,263 20,746 1,024 48,033

Commodities:

office supplies,

laboratory and

veterinarian supplies,

repair parts, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,652 15,954 343,964 368,570

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,434 0 5,907 14,341

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,538 27,859 51,477 89,874

Telecommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,440 0 5,620 93,060

Operating

automotive equipment. . . . . . . . . . 16,272 247 186 16,705

Refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 25 0 25

Total 2003 disbursements 1,908,874 3,152,446 1,784,352 6,845,672

Exhibit II

1989-2003 Purses, Commissions, and State Revenue

Thoroughbred Harness Total Track/OTBPurses Purses Purses Commissions

Distributed Distributed Distributed From Takeout

1989 52,537,943 41,854,952 94,392,895 N/A1990 52,169,788 43,717,401 95,887,189 N/A1991 48,861,451 44,203,891 93,065,342 N/A1992 48,819,244 44,044,963 92,864,207 N/A1993 48,804,617 41,761,228 90,565,845 N/A1994 49,623,030 40,044,973 89,668,003 N/A1995 49,313,304 41,392,332 90,705,636 N/A1996 53,850,395 41,757,050 95,607,445 109,108,7651997 50,843,274 37,141,615 87,984,889 104,436,0511998 49,904,435 34,542,076 84,446,511 93,374,1311999 52,398,833 39,180,917 91,579,750 93,937,8862000 65,955,254 42,068,597 108,023,851 101,185,8832001 65,176,932 39,863,175 105,040,107 101,339,4642002 79,233,651 40,177,699 119,411,350 103,066,7402003 60,224,987 32,900,951 93,125,938 95,597,139

% Of Handle Illinois Payout to theState Revenue on Illinois Races Handle Public

1989 43,289,387 98% 1,193,202,530 937,591,4761990 45,723,937 98% 1,252,368,115 982,664,6621991 46,318,927 98% 1,248,161,065 975,519,2141992 44,744,193 97% 1,290,919,614 1,004,615,8121993 47,571,875 96% 1,282,020,262 995,979,5551994 46,624,337 95% 1,238,762,950 961,856,2341995 44,529,168 73% 1,201,999,292 930,988,9361996 45,758,661 54% 1,232,867,396 956,512,4271997 45,133,914 47% 1,180,033,714 915,771,2641998 42,072,401 36% 1,087,061,250 844,351,5431999 42,404,844 34% 1,103,849,329 856,519,5672000 13,338,057 34% 1,102,541,723 855,730,3782001 13,444,319 33% 1,105,692,484 858,186,8612002 12,839,705 34% 1,131,874,324 880,017,5012003 12,783,565 29% 1,067,918,400 828,298,451

Note: In 2000, state revenue declined sharply due to statutory changes passed in 1999. These include a flat taxof 1.5%, elimination of HRTA tax, uncashed tickets and breakage to the state, and a pari-mutuel tax credit.

In 2002, thoroughbred purses include $14,280,000 that was paid at the Arlington Park Breeder’s Cup.

In 2003, there was a harness labor dispute totalling 86 days.

1984-2003 Illinois Handle TotalsTotal

On Track Intertrack Off Track ThoroughbredThoroughbred Thoroughbred Thoroughbred Meets

1984 439,580,028 131,402,659 0 570,982,6871985 413,499,578 107,756,838 0 521,256,4161986 336,067,733 117,587,272 0 453,655,0051987 356,421,707 194,440,313 6,491,923 557,353,9431988 300,440,988 210,116,491 52,217,122 562,774,6011989 362,027,974 204,424,200 134,256,244 700,708,4181990 358,258,669 205,490,935 157,175,600 720,925,2041991 337,354,770 181,590,802 178,797,671 697,743,2431992 311,469,954 168,456,647 219,595,842 699,522,4431993 285,304,997 163,196,102 251,089,094 699,590,1931994 269,292,713 154,548,452 257,743,541 681,584,7061995 208,971,670 161,026,595 284,072,667 654,070,9321996 224,480,978 165,164,793 307,428,219 697,073,9901997 203,602,521 165,229,200 310,108,794 678,940,5151998 145,599,880 191,893,259 339,166,726 676,659,8651999 137,231,659 203,667,305 348,393,492 689,292,4562000 183,746,086 184,012,741 337,818,255 705,577,0822001 175,914,328 183,437,871 347,626,218 706,978,4172002 193,437,182 187,024,183 346,520,477 726,981,8422003 176,252,921 183,086,880 348,843,259 708,183,060

On Track Intertrack Off Track TotalHarness Harness Harness Harness Meets

1984 393,772,427 53,410,565 0 447,182,9921985 350,445,586 51,532,629 0 401,978,2151986 310,575,635 74,116,194 0 384,691,8291987 317,966,134 83,969,761 5,347,502 407,283,3971988 289,706,937 110,485,223 42,665,213 442,857,3731989 258,603,812 125,921,999 107,968,301 492,494,1121990 256,855,703 134,948,222 139,638,986 531,442,9111991 228,205,387 142,874,593 179,337,842 550,417,8221992 193,087,205 162,203,257 236,106,709 591,397,1711993 167,541,086 150,389,103 264,499,880 582,430,0691994 151,493,533 139,555,386 266,129,325 557,178,2441995 121,047,072 145,351,015 281,530,273 547,928,3601996 104,102,288 148,996,834 282,694,284 535,793,4061997 88,580,572 144,422,036 268,090,591 501,093,1991998 62,378,668 120,957,134 227,065,583 410,401,3851999 63,453,215 120,180,400 230,923,258 414,556,8732000 58,171,917 116,137,855 222,654,869 396,964,6412001 56,708,378 117,444,699 224,560,990 398,714,0672002 60,299,996 120,368,974 224,223,512 404,892,4822003 50,585,062 105,100,231 204,050,047 359,735,340

On Track Intertrack Off Track TotalAll Racing All Racing All Racing All Racing Meets

1984 833,352,455 184,813,224 0 1,018,165,6791985 763,945,164 159,289,467 0 923,234,6311986 646,643,368 191,703,466 0 838,346,8341987 674,387,841 278,410,074 11,839,425 964,637,3401988 590,147,925 320,601,714 94,882,335 1,005,631,9741989 620,631,786 330,346,199 242,224,545 1,193,202,5301990 615,114,372 340,439,157 296,814,586 1,252,368,1151991 565,560,157 324,465,395 358,135,513 1,248,161,0651992 504,557,159 330,659,904 455,702,551 1,290,919,6141993 452,846,083 313,585,205 515,588,974 1,282,020,2621994 420,786,246 294,103,838 523,872,866 1,238,762,9501995 330,018,742 306,377,610 565,602,940 1,201,999,2921996 328,583,266 314,161,627 590,122,503 1,232,867,3961997 292,183,093 309,651,236 578,199,385 1,180,033,7141998 207,978,548 312,850,393 566,232,309 1,087,061,2501999 200,684,874 323,847,705 579,316,750 1,103,849,3292000 241,918,003 300,150,596 560,473,124 1,102,541,7232001 232,622,706 300,882,570 572,187,208 1,105,692,4842002 253,737,178 307,393,157 570,743,989 1,131,874,3242003 226,837,983 288,187,111 552,893,306 1,067,918,400

2003 Disbursement of Illinois Handle2003 Illinois handle 1,067,918,400 Track/OTB Horsemen State Local Gov’t Public Other states

Track commission 95,597,139 95,597,139Purses earned 83,878,028 83,878,028Pari-mutuel tax 16,019,471 16,019,471Pari-mutuel tax credit 3,925,846 3,925,846 (3,925,846)Out-of-state fee (3%) 22,860,790 22,860,790Public pool 849,562,972 849,562,972Breakage 7,107,477 5,330,608 1,776,869 (7,107,477)On track surcharge 301,394 301,394 (301,394)ITW surcharge 3,258,670 1,303,468 1,303,468 651,734 (3,258,670)OTB surcharge 10,596,980 (460,886) 11,057,866 (10,596,980)Recapture* 15,119,303 14,672,719 (14,672,719)Uncashed tickets (’01) 4,708,953 2,354,476 2,354,477 (4,708,953)RICF charity** 920,000 (835,000) 835,000Breeders awards 2,181,438 (2,181,438) 2,181,438

Total 1,067,918,400 120,008,325 77,656,561 12,093,625 11,709,600 823,589,498 22,860,790

11.24% 7.27% 1.13% 1.10% 77.12% 2.14%

Out-of-state handleon Illinois races 765,812,794 (23, 165,837)

Simulcast fee (3.025%) 23,165,837 11,487,192 11,487,192

Grand totals 131,495,517 89,143,753 12,093,625 11,709,600 823,589,498 (305,047)

* Note that the reimbursement for recapture was not appropriated in 2003. Also, Balmoral/Maywood waived$446,584 of their recapture by contract with their horsemen.

** In addition to the initial $750,000, there was a supplemental funding of $170,000 split evenly by racetracks andpurse accounts.

What is purse recapture?

Purse recapture is a 1995 provision of the law that allows racetracks to recoup losses on live handle brought on by theauthorization of full-card simulcasting of races from other states. Handle on Illinois races as a percentage of totalIllinois handle has dropped from 95% in 1994 to 29% in 2003. The recapture amount is 2% of the decrease of Illinoishandle on Illinois races from 1994. The recapture monies allocated to the racetracks are deducted from the horsemen’spurse accounts. In 1999, legislation was passed that authorized annual appropriations to the Department of Agriculturefor reimbursement to purse accounts equal to the recapture amounts. The appropriation is an annual decision, theracetracks will always receive their monies, either from the State or from the originally intended horsemen’s purseaccounts. Below are the annual amounts of purse recapture since 1995, when full card simulcasting was authorized.

Race Year Recapture Year Amount1995 1996 $4,234,9221996 1997 $9,728,2181997 1998 $6,894,6231998 1999 $10,254,0871999 2000 $15,063,3472000 2001 $15,152,2982001 2002 $15,489,0172002 2003 $15,119,3032003 2004 $13,704,522

Illinois Monthly Handle Comparison 2003

Live and Simulcast Handle CombinedThoroughbred Harness All

Meets Meets MeetsJanuary 47,694,007 23,210,642 70,904,649February 49,657,252 23,412,777 73,070,029March 62,726,132 26,608,393 89,334,525April 58,611,480 31,298,375 89,909,855May 75,327,577 36,780,302 112,107,879June 62,484,452 32,833,042 95,317,494July 63,832,937 32,909,769 96,742,706August 71,765,921 35,040,963 106,806,884September 56,214,725 28,748,303 84,963,028October 59,150,503 29,383,296 88,533,799November 52,616,395 31,163,895 83,780,290December 48,101,679 28,345,583 76,447,262

Total 708,183,060 359,735,340 1,067,918,400

Live Illinois Races OnlyThoroughbred Harness All

Meets Meets MeetsJanuary 790,779 0 790,779February 0 0 0March 13,969,241 2,883,841 16,853,082April 16,915,446 9,591,585 26,507,031May 23,961,195 13,046,412 37,007,607June 22,812,210 12,906,687 35,718,897July 25,204,662 12,294,803 37,499,465August 29,512,186 14,656,119 44,168,305September 21,349,542 11,727,009 33,076,551October 16,129,435 11,290,214 27,419,649November 13,498,498 12,025,184 25,523,682December 12,142,864 11,536,997 23,679,861

Total 196,286,058 111,958,851 308,244,909

Simulcast Races OnlyThoroughbred Harness All

Meets Meets MeetsJanuary 46,903,228 23,210,642 70,113,870February 49,657,252 23,412,777 73,070,029March 48,756,891 23,724,552 72,481,443April 41,696,034 21,706,790 63,402,824May 51,366,382 23,733,890 75,100,272June 39,672,242 19,926,355 59,598,597July 38,628,275 20,614,966 59,243,241August 42,253,735 20,384,844 62,638,579September 34,865,183 17,021,294 51,886,477October 43,021,068 18,093,082 61,114,150November 39,117,897 19,138,711 58,256,608December 35,958,815 16,808,586 52,767,401

Total 511,897,002 247,776,489 759,673,491

2003 Comparison of Location Handles

Live Illinois Racing and SimulcastsOn Inter Off

Live Amount On Track Inter Track Off TrackPrograms Wagered Track % Track % Track %

Thoroughbred meetings104 Arlington Park 330,378,826 103,881,385 31.4% 70,708,649 21.4% 155,788,792 47.2%48 National Jockey Club (Hawthorne)165,860,928 27,624,225 16.7% 52,752,786 31.8% 85,483,917 51.5%67 Hawthorne Race Course 188,423,218 30,148,463 16.0% 57,013,854 30.3% 101,260,901 53.7%

115 Hawthorne (both meets) 354,284,146 57,772,688 16.3% 109,766,640 31.0% 186,744,818 52.7%102 Fairmount Park 23,520,088 14,598,848 62.1% 2,611,591 11.1% 6,309,649 26.8%

321 Thoroughbred total 708,183,060 176,252,921 24.9% 183,086,880 25.9% 348,843,259 49.3%

Harness meetings128 Balmoral Racing Club 172,778,038 18,325,327 10.6% 55,916,815 32.4% 98,535,896 57.0%52 Maywood Park Trotting Assoc. 86,093,399 13,618,472 15.8% 22,685,707 26.4% 49,789,220 57.8%45 Associates Racing Assoc. (Maywood) 44,129,670 7,669,292 17.4% 10,836,174 24.6% 25,624,204 58.1%97 Maywood Park (both meets) 130,223,069 21,287,764 16.3% 33,521,881 25.7% 75,413,424 57.9%49 Suburban Downs (Hawthorne) 55,120,137 10,107,507 18.3% 15,389,718 27.9% 29,622,912 53.7%6 Springfield State Fair 1,197,169 682,102 57.0% 172,282 14.4% 342,785 28.6%4 Du Quoin State Fair 390,118 155,553 39.9% 99,535 25.5% 135,030 34.6%2 Brown County Fair 26,809 26,809 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

286 Harness total 359,735,340 50,585,062 14.1% 105,100,231 29.2% 204,050,047 56.7%

607 Total all racing 1,067,918,400 226,837,983 21.2% 288,187,111 27.0% 552,893,306 51.8%

Live Illinois Racing OnlyOn Inter Off

Live Amount On Track Inter Track Off TrackPrograms Wagered Track % Track % Track %

Thoroughbred meetings104 Arlington Park 98,633,812 58,183,186 59.0% 13,466,157 13.7% 26,984,469 27.4%48 National Jockey Club (Hawthorne) 32,097,280 11,633,814 36.2% 7,622,207 23.7% 12,841,259 40.0%67 Hawthorne Race Course 42,206,916 13,606,423 32.2% 10,699,281 25.3% 17,901,212 42.4%

115 Hawthorne (both meets) 74,304,196 25,240,237 34.0% 18,321,488 24.7% 30,742,471 41.4%102 Fairmount Park 23,348,050 14,458,089 61.9% 2,611,591 11.2% 6,278,370 26.9%

321 Thoroughbred total 196,286,058 97,881,512 49.9% 34,399,236 17.5% 64,005,310 32.6%

Harness meetings128 Balmoral Racing Club 56,317,762 12,651,547 22.5% 15,101,191 26.8% 28,565,024 50.7%52 Maywood Park Trotting Assoc. 18,368,792 5,648,317 30.7% 3,665,212 20.0% 9,055,263 49.3%45 Associates Racing Assoc.(Maywood)14,771,761 4,171,577 28.2% 2,931,517 19.8% 7,668,667 51.9%97 Maywood Park (both meets) 33,140,553 9,819,894 29.6% 6,596,729 19.9% 16,723,930 50.5%49 Suburban Downs (Hawthorne) 20,886,440 6,318,172 30.3% 4,819,678 23.1% 9,748,590 46.7%6 Springfield State Fair 1,197,169 682,102 57.0% 172,282 14.4% 342,785 28.6%4 Du Quoin State Fair 390,118 155,553 39.9% 99,535 25.5% 135,030 34.6%2 Brown County Fair 26,809 26,809 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

286 Harness total 111,958,851 29,654,077 26.5% 26,789,415 23.9% 55,515,359 49.6%

607 Total all racing 308,244,909 127,535,589 41.4% 61,188,651 19.9% 119,520,669 38.8%

2003 Out-of-State SimulcastsThoroughbred Meetings

On Inter OffSimulcast Amount On Track Inter Track Off TrackPrograms Wagered Track % Track % Track %2,167 Arlington Park 231,745,014 45,698,199 19.7% 57,242,492 24.7% 128,804,323 55.6%1,712 Thoroughbred simulcasts 219,871,612 44,755,816 20.4% 54,050,078 24.6% 121,065,718 55.1%

445 Harness simulcasts 11,670,881 925,140 7.9% 3,137,554 26.9% 7,608,187 65.2%10 Quarterhorse simulcasts 202,521 17,243 8.5% 54,860 27.1% 130,418 64.4%

1,168 National Jockey Club (Hawthorne)133,763,648 15,990,411 12.0% 45,130,579 33.7% 72,642,658 54.3%830 Thoroughbred simulcasts 122,939,021 15,036,329 12.2% 41,946,503 34.1% 65,956,189 53.6%338 Harness simulcasts 10,824,627 954,082 8.8% 3,184,076 29.4% 6,686,469 61.8%

0 Quarterhorse simulcasts 0 0 0 01,400 Hawthorne Race Course 146,216,302 16,542,040 11.3% 46,314,573 31.7% 83,359,689 57.0%1,036 Thoroughbred simulcasts 135,770,135 15,763,657 11.6% 43,438,852 32.0% 76,567,626 56.4%

362 Harness simulcasts 10,406,524 773,399 7.4% 2,866,543 27.5% 6,766,582 65.0%2 Quarterhorse simulcasts 39,643 4,984 12.6% 9,178 23.2% 25,481 64.3%

2,568 Hawthorne (both meets) 279,979,950 32,532,451 11.6% 91,445,152 32.7% 156,002,347 55.7%1,866 Thoroughbred simulcasts 258,709,156 30,799,986 11.9% 85,385,355 33.0% 142,523,815 55.1%

700 Harness simulcasts 21,231,151 1,727,481 8.1% 6,050,619 28.5% 13,453,051 63.4%2 Quarterhorse simulcasts 39,643 4,984 12.6% 9,178 23.2% 25,481 64.3%1 Fairmount Park 172,038 140,759 81.8% 0 0.0% 31,279 18.2%1 Thoroughbred simulcasts 172,038 140,759 81.8% 0 0.0% 31,279 18.2%

4,736 Thoroughbred total 511,897,002 78,371,409 15.3% 148,687,644 29.0% 284,837,949 55.6%3,579 Thoroughbred simulcasts 478,752,806 75,696,561 15.8% 139,435,433 29.1% 263,620,812 55.1%1,145 Harness simulcasts 32,902,032 2,652,621 8.1% 9,188,173 27.9% 21,061,238 64.0%

12 Quarterhorse simulcasts 242,164 22,227 9.2% 64,038 26.4% 155,899 64.4%

Harness MeetingsOn Inter Off

Simulcast Amount On Track Inter Track Off TrackPrograms Wagered Track % Track % Track %

2096 Balmoral Racing Club 116,460,276 5,673,780 4.9% 40,815,624 35.0% 69,970,872 60.1%932 Thoroughbred simulcasts 48,443,388 1,572,943 3.2% 17,955,453 37.1% 28,914,992 59.7%982 Harness simulcasts 56,470,324 3,613,133 6.4% 18,916,759 33.5% 33,940,432 60.1%182 Quarterhorse simulcasts 11,546,564 487,704 4.2% 3,943,412 34.2% 7,115,448 61.6%

1103 Maywood Park Trotting Assn. 67,724,607 7,970,155 11.8% 19,020,495 28.1% 40,733,957 60.1%518 Thoroughbred simulcasts 27,055,168 2,367,738 8.8% 8,667,187 32.0% 16,020,243 59.2%554 Harness simulcasts 38,041,433 5,208,224 13.7% 9,679,864 25.4% 23,153,345 60.9%

31 Quarterhorse simulcasts 2,628,006 394,193 15.0% 673,444 25.6% 1,560,369 59.4%560 Associates Racing Assn. (Maywood)29,357,909 3,497,715 11.9% 7,904,657 26.9% 17,955,537 61.2%271 Thoroughbred simulcasts 13,927,831 1,199,362 8.6% 4,286,664 30.8% 8,441,805 60.6%259 Harness simulcasts 13,375,635 2,048,431 15.3% 3,139,061 23.5% 8,188,143 61.2%

30 Quarterhorse simulcasts 2,054,443 249,922 12.2% 478,932 23.3% 1,325,589 64.5%1663 Maywood Park (both meets) 97,082,516 11,467,870 11.8% 26,925,152 27.7% 58,689,494 60.5%789 Thoroughbred simulcasts 40,982,999 3,567,100 8.7% 12,953,851 31.6% 24,462,048 59.7%813 Harness simulcasts 51,417,068 7,256,655 14.1% 12,818,925 24.9% 31,341,488 61.0%

61 Quarterhorse simulcasts 4,682,449 644,115 13.8% 1,152,376 24.6% 2,885,958 61.6%655 Suburban Downs (Hawthorne) 34,233,697 3,789,335 11.1% 10,570,040 30.9% 19,874,322 58.1%288 Thoroughbred simulcasts 14,089,212 1,293,418 9.2% 4,671,582 33.2% 8,124,212 57.7%336 Harness simulcasts 18,190,951 2,291,734 12.6% 5,288,007 29.1% 10,611,210 58.3%

31 Quarterhorse simulcasts 1,953,534 204,183 10.5% 610,451 31.2% 1,138,900 58.3%3759 Harness total 247,776,489 20,930,985 8.4% 78,310,816 31.6% 148,534,688 59.9%1721 Thoroughbred simulcasts 103,515,599 6,433,461 6.2% 35,580,886 34.4% 61,501,252 59.4%1795 Harness simulcasts 126,078,343 13,161,522 10.4% 37,023,691 29.4% 75,893,130 60.2%243 Quarterhorse simulcasts 18,182,547 1,336,002 7.3% 5,706,239 31.4% 11,140,306 61.3%

8495 Total all racing 759,673,491 99,302,394 13.1% 226,998,460 29.9% 433,372,637 57.0%5300 Thoroughbred simulcasts 582,268,405 82,130,022 14.1% 175,016,319 30.1% 325,122,064 55.8%2940 Harness simulcasts 158,980,375 15,814,143 9.9% 46,211,864 29.1% 96,954,368 61.0%255 Quarterhorse simulcasts 18,424,711 1,358,229 7.4% 5,770,277 31.3% 11,296,205 61.3%

On Track

Thoroughbred Harness AllMeets Meets Meets

Live programs raced 321 286 607Total live programs raced plus dark days 465 372 837Live races run 3,071 3,295 6,366Attendance 1,278,012 368,019 1,646,031Admission tax 76,687 9,512 86,199License fee 40,740 43,710 84,450License fee-daily handle 10,400 100 10,500

Live Racing Day HandleIllinois handle on Illinois races 97,881,512 29,654,077 127,535,589Illinois handle on out-of-state races 57,200,685 16,262,780 73,463,465Combined Illinois handle 155,082,197 45,916,857 200,999,054

Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Total dark day handle 21,170,724 4,668,205 25,838,929

Total Illinois handle 176,252,921 50,585,062 226,837,983

Average Live Racing Day HandleAverage Illinois handle on Illinois races 304,927 103,686 210,108Average Illinois handle on out-of-state races 178,195 56,863 121,027Average combined Illinois handle 483,122 160,548 331,135

Average Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Average total dark day handle 147,019 54,281 112,343

Combined Illinois handle $ 176,252,921 50,585,062 226,837,983- commission (take out) $ 35,099,602 10,479,071 45,578,673- track commission $ 14,993,019 4,571,253 19,564,272- purses earned $ 14,993,019 4,571,253 19,564,272- out-of-state simulcast fee $ 2,469,759 577,778 3,047,537- pari-mutuel tax $ 2,643,805 758,787 3,402,592

Public pool $ 141,153,319 40,105,991 181,259,310- breakage $ 1,633,299 301,738 1,935,037- surcharge $ 116,143 185,250 301,393

Payout to public $ 139,403,877 39,619,003 179,022,880

Intertrack


Live programs raced 1,605 1,430 3,035

Attendance 506,459 375,493 881,952Admission tax 19,479 14,458 33,937






Combined Illinois handle $ 183,086,880 105,100,231 288,187,111- commission (take out) $ 36,836,874 22,156,495 58,993,369- track commission $ 14,716,419 9,216,281 23,932,700- purses earned $ 14,716,419 9,216,281 23,932,700- out-of-state simulcast fee (3%) $ 4,657,670 2,147,371 6,805,041- pari-mutuel tax $ 2,746,366 1,576,562 4,322,928

Public pool $ 146,250,006 82,943,736 229,193,742- breakage $ 1,864,029 633,910 2,497,939- surcharge $ 2,045,429 1,213,241 3,258,670

Payout to public $ 142,340,548 81,096,585 223,437,133

Off Track (OTB Parlors)


Live programs raced 7,825 6,972 14,797






Combined Illinois handle $ 348,843,259 204,050,047 552,893,306- commission (take out) $ 70,761,865 43,021,521 113,783,386- track commission $ 31,358,642 20,741,525 52,100,167- purses earned $ 25,238,577 15,142,479 40,381,056- out-of-state simulcast fee (3%) $ 8,931,708 4,076,504 13,008,212- pari-mutuel tax $ 5,232,938 3,061,013 8,293,951

Public pool $ 278,081,394 161,028,526 439,109,920- breakage $ 1,708,666 965,835 2,674,501- surcharge $ 6,691,705 3,905,276 10,596,981

Payout to public $ 269,681,023 156,157,415 425,838,438

All Locations


Live programs raced 9,751 8,688 18,439Total live programs raced + dark days 465 372 837Live races run 3,071 3,295 6,366Attendance 1,784,471 743,512 2,527,983Admission tax 96,166 23,970 120,136License fee 40,740 43,710 84,450License fee-daily handle 10,400 100 10,500

Purses distributed 60,224,987 32,900,951 93,125,938Uncashed tickets (2001) 2,797,240 1,911,713 4,708,953

Live Racing Day HandleIllinois handle on Illinois races 196,286,058 111,958,851 308,244,909Illinois handle on out-of-state races 332,913,546 182,153,679 515,067,225Combined Illinois handle 529,199,604 294,112,530 823,312,134Out-of-state handle (commingled) on Illinois races 551,645,522 214,167,272 765,812,794Total live racing day handle 1,080,845,126 508,279,802 1,589,124,928


Total Illinois handle 708,183,060 359,735,340 1,067,918,400Out-of-state commingled handle 551,645,522 214,167,272 765,812,794Grand total meet handle 1,259,828,582 573,902,612 1,833,731,194

Average Live Racing Day HandleAverage Illinois handle on Illinois races 611,483 391,465 507,817Average Illinois handle on out-of-state races 1,037,114 636,901 848,546Average combined Illinois handle 1,648,597 1,028,365 1,356,363Average out-of-state handle (commingled) on Illinois races 1,718,522 748,837 1,261,636Average total live racing day handle 3,367,119 1,777,202 2,617,998

Average Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Average total dark day handle 1,242,941 763,056 1,063,506

Combined Illinois handle $ 708,183,060 359,735,340 1,067,918,400- commission (take out) $ 142,698,341 75,657,087 218,355,428- track commission $ 61,068,080 34,529,059 95,597,139- purses earned $ 54,948,015 28,930,013 83,878,028- out-of-state simulcast fee $ 16,059,137 6,801,653 22,860,790- pari-mutuel tax $ 10,623,109 5,396,362 16,019,471

Public pool $ 565,484,719 284,078,253 849,562,972- breakage $ 5,205,994 1,901,483 7,107,477- surcharge $ 8,853,277 5,303,767 14,157,044

Payout to public $ 551,425,448 276,873,003 828,298,451

2003 Comparison of Wagering PoolsCombined Live Racing and Simulcasts

Total On Inter Off% Thoroughbred Meets Handle Track % Track % Track %

Arlington Park38.7% Win, Place, and Show 127,953,163 47,786,928 37.3% 25,880,834 20.2% 54,285,401 42.4%30.2% 2-horse 99,665,226 27,492,184 27.6% 22,435,145 22.5% 49,737,897 49.9%31.1% 3-horse 102,760,437 28,602,273 27.8% 22,392,670 21.8% 51,765,494 50.4%

Total Handle 330,378,826 103,881,385 31.4% 70,708,649 21.4% 155,788,792 47.2%Natl. Jockey Club (Hawthorne)

38.2% Win, Place, and Show 63,284,634 11,821,218 18.7% 21,611,628 34.1% 29,851,788 47.2%29.7% 2-horse 49,206,303 8,042,249 16.3% 14,492,123 29.5% 26,671,931 54.2%32.2% 3-horse 53,369,991 7,760,758 14.5% 16,649,035 31.2% 28,960,198 54.3%

Total Handle 165,860,928 27,624,225 16.7% 52,752,786 31.8% 85,483,917 51.5%Hawthorne Race Course


Total Handle 188,423,218 30,148,463 16.0% 57,013,854 30.3% 101,260,901 53.7%Hawthorne (both meets)


Total Handle 354,284,146 57,772,688 16.3% 109,766,640 31.0% 186,744,818 52.7%Fairmount Park

42.8% Win, Place, and Show 10,057,926 6,739,231 67.0% 982,967 9.8% 2,335,728 23.2%31.5% 2-horse 7,403,662 4,302,777 58.1% 899,826 12.2% 2,201,059 29.7%25.8% 3-horse 6,058,500 3,556,840 58.7% 728,798 12.0% 1,772,862 29.3%

Total Handle 23,520,088 14,598,848 62.1% 2,611,591 11.1% 6,309,649 26.8%Thoroughbred Total


Total Handle 708,183,060 176,252,921 24.9% 183,086,880 25.9% 348,843,259 49.3%

Total On Inter Off% Harness Meets Handle Track % Track % Track %

Balmoral Racing Club


Total Handle 172,778,038 18,325,327 10.6% 55,916,815 32.4% 98,535,896 57.0%Maywood Park Trot. Assoc.


Total Handle 86,093,399 13,618,472 15.8% 22,685,707 26.4% 49,789,220 57.8%Associates Racing Assoc.


Total Handle 44,129,670 7,669,292 17.4% 10,836,174 24.6% 25,624,204 58.1%Maywood Park (both meets)


Total Handle 130,223,069 21,287,764 16.3% 33,521,881 25.7% 75,413,424 57.9%

Total On Inter Off% Harness Meets (contd.) Handle Track % Track % Track %

Suburban Downs Hawthorne


Total Handle 55,120,137 10,107,507 18.3% 15,389,718 27.9% 29,622,912 53.7%DuQuoin State Fair

40.7% Win, Place, and Show 158,866 75,245 47.4% 39,667 25.0% 43,954 27.7%44.0% 2-horse 171,778 58,740 34.2% 44,759 26.1% 68,279 39.7%15.2% 3-horse 59,474 21,568 36.3% 15,109 25.4% 22,797 38.3%

Total Handle 390,118 155,553 39.9% 99,535 25.5% 135,030 34.6%Springfield State Fair

40.6% Win, Place, and Show 486,241 300,173 61.7% 63,932 13.1% 122,136 25.1%44.2% 2-horse 529,646 279,957 52.9% 82,121 15.5% 167,568 31.6%15.1% 3-horse 181,282 101,972 56.3% 26,229 14.5% 53,081 29.3%

Total Handle 1,197,169 682,102 57.0% 172,282 14.4% 342,785 28.6%Brown County Fair

60.9% Win, Place, and Show 16,330 16,330 100.0% 0 N/A 0 N/A33.9% 2-horse 9,084 9,084 100.0% 0 N/A 0 N/A5.2% 3-horse 1,395 1,395 100.0% 0 N/A 0 N/A

Total Handle 26,809 26,809 100.0% 0 N/A 0 N/AHarness Total


Total Handle 359,735,340 50,585,062 14.1% 105,100,231 29.2% 204,050,047 56.7%All Racing Total


Total Handle 308,244,909 127,535,589 41.4% 61,188,651 19.9% 119,520,669 38.8%

Total On Inter OffLive Illinois Racing Handle Track % Track % Track %


Total Handle 308,244,909 127,535,589 41.4% 61,188,651 19.9% 119,520,669 38.8%

Simulcast Races35.5% Win, Place, and Show 269,630,039 40,900,246 15.2% 83,156,883 30.8% 145,572,910 54.0%30.3% 2-horse 230,459,708 28,161,199 12.2% 66,197,220 28.7% 136,101,289 59.1%34.2% 3-horse 259,583,744 30,240,949 11.6% 77,644,357 29.9% 151,698,438 58.4%

Total Handle 759,673,491 99,302,394 13.1% 226,998,460 29.9% 433,372,637 57.0%

Average Takeout Rates When Simulcasting Out-Of-State Races(Based on actual Illinois wagering combinations on out-of-state races)

Win, Place, Show 2-Horse 3-HorseIllinois thoroughbred meets 16.47% 20.37% 23.79%Illinois harness meets 17.16% 21.10% 24.29%Total Illinois meets 16.68% 20.60% 23.97%

2003 Off Track Parlor Handles

AverageLive Illinois Simulcast Total Daily

Handle Handle Handle Handle

Oakbrook Terrace - Hawthorne 15,785,318 56,737,863 72,523,181 199,788Crestwood - (NJC at Hawthorne) 16,612,134 47,841,088 64,453,222 177,557Chicago (Weed Street) - Arlington 11,499,576 52,015,758 63,515,334 174,973Chicago - (Corliss) - Balmoral 13,310,447 40,776,838 54,087,285 149,001Waukegan - Arlington 8,082,668 34,591,625 42,674,293 117,560Chicago (State Street) - Hawthorne 7,518,579 30,133,695 37,652,274 103,725Chicago (W. Jackson) - Maywood 7,113,968 28,949,006 36,062,974 99,347North Aurora - Maywood 5,831,042 19,045,835 24,876,877 68,531Rockford - Quad City Downs 4,398,393 15,000,085 19,398,478 53,439Joliet - (NJC at Hawthorne) 4,406,015 14,713,607 19,119,622 52,671Sauget - Fairmount 2,767,033 13,274,481 16,041,514 44,191Romeoville - Hawthorne 2,868,000 9,176,090 12,044,090 33,179Springfield - Fairmount 2,384,395 8,367,989 10,752,384 29,621Mokena - Maywood 2,320,473 4,237,614 6,558,087 28,764McHenry - Quad City Downs 1,692,270 3,528,444 5,220,714 26,911South Elgin - Arlington 2,096,650 7,245,073 9,341,723 25,735Champaign - Balmoral 1,370,721 7,222,347 8,593,068 23,672Bloomington - Balmoral 1,452,397 6,826,148 8,278,545 22,806Alton - Fairmount 1,296,923 6,500,211 7,797,134 21,480Peoria - Balmoral 1,485,127 6,029,647 7,514,774 20,702Danville - Balmoral 1,149,207 6,356,384 7,505,591 20,677Carbondale - Fairmount 1,201,723 4,890,175 6,091,898 16,782Peru - (NJC at Hawthorne) 1,476,267 4,032,932 5,509,199 15,177Effingham - Fairmount 775,416 3,006,770 3,782,186 10,419Grayville - Fairmount 625,927 2,872,932 3,498,859 9,639

Total 119,520,669 433,372,637 552,893,306 1,523,122

2003 Intertrack Handles

AverageLive Illinois Simulcast Total Daily

Handle Handle Handle Handle

Arlington Park 16,868,571 68,247,719 85,116,290 234,480Maywood Park 17,369,939 55,882,636 73,252,575 201,798Fairmount Park 7,266,474 43,310,264 50,576,738 139,330Hawthorne Race Course 12,240,617 33,884,642 46,125,259 127,067Balmoral Park 3,968,672 12,917,352 16,886,024 46,518Quad City Downs 3,474,378 12,755,847 16,230,225 44,711

Total 61,188,651 226,998,460 288,187,111 793,904

Summary of Surcharges and Revenues to LocalGovernments from Off Track Parlors in 2003

Total Revenue Revenue Over/Surcharge to City to County (Under)

City - Licensee on (1% of) (1% of) toDate opened - County Handle Winnings Handle Handle LicenseeWaukegan - ArlingtonDecember 30, 1988 - Lake 42,674,293 820,084 426,743 426,743 (33,402)Chicago (Weed St.) - ArlingtonJune 4, 1993 - Cook 63,515,334 1,238,613 635,153 635,153 (31,694)South Elgin - ArlingtonDecember 7, 2002 - Kane 9,341,723 179,055 93,417 93,417 (7,779)Danville - BalmoralJanuary 24, 1991 - Vermillion 7,505,591 137,868 75,056 75,056 (12,244)Chicago (Corliss) - BalmoralApril 18, 1991 - Cook 54,087,285 1,021,436 540,873 540,873 (60,310)Champaign - BalmoralApril 29, 1992 - Champaign 8,593,068 162,237 85,931 85,931 (9,624)Bloomington - BalmoralMay 26, 1992 - McLean 8,278,545 159,879 82,785 82,785 (5,692)Peoria - BalmoralMay 3, 2000 - Peoria 7,514,774 143,384 75,148 75,148 (6,911)Springfield - FairmountMay 5, 1988 - Sangamon 10,752,384 203,445 107,524 107,524 (11,603)Grayville - FairmountAugust 7, 1989 - White 3,498,859 66,238 34,989 34,989 (3,739)Effingham - FairmountApril 16, 1992 - Effingham 3,782,186 68,238 37,822 37,822 (7,406)Carbondale - FairmountAugust 20, 1992 - Jackson 6,091,898 115,270 60,919 60,919 (6,568)Sauget - FairmountFebruary 12, 2001 - St. Clair 16,041,514 311,967 160,415 160,415 (8,863)Alton - FairmountOctober 3, 2002 - Madison 7,797,134 152,100 77,971 77,971 (3,843)Chicago (State St.) - HawthorneOctober 24, 1989 - Cook 37,652,274 719,802 376,523 376,523 (33,243)Oakbrook Terrace - HawthorneSeptember 4, 1992 - DuPage 72,523,181 1,398,354 725,232 725,232 (52,110)Romeoville - HawthorneApril 30, 2001 - Will 12,044,090 229,778 120,441 120,441 (11,104)Chicago (W. Jackson) - MaywoodJuly 19, 1988 - Cook 36,062,974 693,085 360,630 360,630 (28,174)North Aurora - MaywoodMay 31, 1989 - Kane 24,876,877 479,937 248,769 248,769 (17,601)Mokena - MaywoodMay 16, 2003 - Will 6,558,087 128,315 65,581 65,581 (2,847)Joliet - (NJC at Hawthorne)October 25, 1990 - Will 19,119,622 365,519 191,196 191,196 (16,873)Crestwood - (NJC at Hawthorne)February 17, 1992 - Cook 64,453,222 1,228,120 644,532 644,532 (60,944)Peru - (NJC at Hawthorne)March 5, 1992 - LaSalle 5,509,199 105,560 55,092 55,092 (4,624)McHenry - Quad City DownsJune 19, 2003 - McHenry 5,220,714 100,318 52,207 52,207 (4,096)Rockford - Quad City DownsNovember 18, 1987 - Winnebago 19,398,478 368,378 193,985 193,985 (19,592)

Total 552,893,306 10,596,980 5,528,933 5,528,933 (460,886)

What did Illinois Bettors Wager on in 2003?

Illinois IllinoisOut-of-State Tracks Handle Illinois Tracks HandleMeadowlands 40,840,461 Arlington 98,633,812Churchill 37,071,339 Hawthorne 95,190,636Santa Anita 33,964,516 Balmoral 56,317,762Calder 33,124,361 Maywood 33,140,553Gulfstream 32,358,310 Fairmount 23,348,050Belmont 30,821,005 State/County Fairs 1,614,096Northfield 30,114,338 Total 308,244,909Aqueduct 28,118,742Mountaineer 26,248,846Hollywood 21,017,013Woodbine 18,882,592Fairgrounds 18,842,698Tampa Downs 18,351,424Thistledowns 15,834,088Turfway Park 15,716,308Golden Gate 15,159,499Los Alamitos 14,945,424Cal Expo 14,494,252Saratoga 13,711,636Laurel 13,222,780Louisiana Downs 13,167,045Hoosier Park 12,814,811Sam Houston 12,026,051All Others (64 Tracks) 248,825,952Total 759,673,491

IllinoisIllinois Thoroughbred Meets HandleIllinois thoroughbred races 196,286,058Out-of-state thoroughbred races 478,752,806Out-of-state harness races 32,902,032Out-of-state quarterhorse races 242,164Total 708,183,060

Illinois Harness MeetsIllinois harness races 111,958,851Out-of-state thoroughbred races 103,515,599Out-of-state harness races 126,078,343Out-of-state quarterhorse races 18,182,547Total 359,735,340

All Illinois MeetsAll thoroughbred races 778,554,463 72.90%All harness races 270,939,226 25.37%All quarterhorse races 18,424,711 1.73%Total 1,067,918,400

2003 Commingled Handle Vs. Simulcast HandleCommingled in Simulcasting

Out-of-State Illinois HandleHandle into on Out-of-State “Trade Balance”

Thoroughbred Meets Illinois Pools Races DifferenceDark period 1/2 - 1/31 (Arlington) 0 45,547,567 (45,547,567)Dark period 2/1 - 2/14 (NJC at Hawthorne) 0 25,623,269 (25,623,269)Dark period 2/15 - 2/28 (Hawthorne R.C.) 0 24,033,983 (24,033,983)Dark period 1/2 - 2/28 (Total all 3 meets) 0 95,204,819 (95,204,819)National Jockey Club at Hawthorne 84,054,076 108,140,379 (24,086,303)Arlington Park 309,940,616 186,197,447 123,743,169Hawthorne Race Course 146,361,851 122,182,319 24,179,532Fairmount Park 11,288,979 172,038 11,116,941

Thoroughbred total 551,645,522 511,897,002 39,748,520

Commingled in Simulcasting

Out-of-State Illinois HandleHandle into on Out-of-State “Trade Balance”

Harness Meets Illinois Pools Races DifferenceBalmoral Racing Club 113,448,063 116,460,276 (3,012,213)Maywood Park Trotting 36,894,432 67,724,607 (30,830,175)Associates Racing (Maywood) 31,050,640 29,357,909 1,692,731Suburban Downs (Hawthorne) 32,528,373 34,233,697 (1,705,324)Springfield Fair 149,137 0 149,137DuQuoin Fair 96,627 0 96,627

Harness total 214,167,272 247,776,489 (33,609,217)

All racing total 765,812,794 759,673,491 6,139,303

1988-2003 “Trade Balance” from Simulcasting into and out of IllinoisCommingled in Simulcasting

Out-of-State Illinois Handle “TradeHandle into on Out-of-State Balance”Illinois Pools Races Difference

1988 not allowed 17,561,687 (17,561,687)1989 not allowed 21,489,159 (21,489,159)1990 18,795,400 23,020,321 (4,224,921)1991 17,255,791 30,321,477 (13,065,686)1992 82,581,380 34,054,510 48,526,8701993 127,121,414 47,861,326 79,260,0881994 233,137,790 56,851,822 176,285,9681995 297,133,418 329,642,288 (32,508,870)1996 551,232,436 572,268,505 (21,036,069)1997 524,992,359 626,324,386 (101,332,027)1998 455,011,181 699,709,458 (244,698,277)1999 516,104,829 729,639,342 (213,534,513)2000 628,884,689 724,779,204 (95,894,515)2001 743,634,500 738,639,096 4,995,4042002 914,879,233 749,400,714 165,478,5192003 765,812,794 759,673,491 6,139,303

Notes: In 2002, Arlington commingled in $91.5 million on Breeder’s Cup Day.In 2003, there was a lengthy harness labor dispute totalling 86 days.

Thoroughbred MeetsAverage Daily Handle and Purses on Live Race Days

National Jockey Club atSportsman’s/Hawthorne 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

(at Hawthorne) (at Hawthorne)

Live racing programs 74 101 96 54 43 46 48Purses distributed 161,331 215,515 204,186 216,696 245,753 237,431 213,278

Total Illinois on Illinois races 940,929 819,943 746,781 624,658 688,256 620,032 668,693Total Illinois on

out-of-state races 1,412,488 1,323,291 1,542,617 1,540,174 1,468,438 1,699,308 1,667,053Total Illinois on Illinois and

out-of-state races 2,353,417 2,143,234 2,289,398 2,164,832 2,156,694 2,319,340 2,335,746

Out-of-state on Illinois races 1,001,964 1,149,888 935,939 1,137,766 1,511,526 1,437,547 1,751,127

Arlington Park 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003(w/o Br. Cup)

Live racing programs 119 Did Did 103 101 106 104Purses distributed 178,266 not not 305,251 310,612 299,920 280,752

apply applyTotal Illinois on Illinois races 1,140,550 for for 1,068,823 960,413 986,668 948,402Total Illinois on dates dates

out-of-state races 1,217,630 1,323,324 1,389,963 1,402,597 1,473,809Total Illinois on Illinois and

out-of-state races 2,358,180 2,392,147 2,350,376 2,389,264 2,422,211

Out-of-state on Illinois races 1,388,020 2,019,177 2,460,018 2,923,163 2,980,198

Hawthorne Race Course 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Live racing programs 81 114 124 62 77 66 67Purses distributed 153,325 199,418 217,539 214,194 209,208 216,601 212,231

Total Illinois on Illinois races 804,060 914,061 787,323 661,768 725,053 692,039 629,954Total Illinois on

out-of-state races 925,201 1,178,794 1,325,300 1,405,064 1,489,030 1,420,389 1,484,281Total Illinois on Illinois and

out -of-state races 1,729,261 2,092,855 2,112,623 2,066,832 2,214,083 2,112,428 2,114,235

Out-of-state on Illinois races 1,179,833 1,280,408 1,407,845 1,329,816 1,684,470 1,883,195 2,184,505

Fairmount 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Live racing programs 100 100 146 125 110 102Purses distributed 54,038 58,221 65,293 57,030 72,224 64,412Total Illinois on Illinois races 247,527 262,040 224,563 211,823 210,756 228,902Out-of-state on Illinois races 160,367 154,589 97,250 83,522 73,484 110,676

Harness MeetsAverage Daily Handle and Purses on Live Race Days

Balmoral 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Live racing programs 186 204 206 204 198 128Purses distributed 98,878 101,464 118,603 113,576 111,528 131,217

Total Illinois on Illinois races 526,640 504,101 502,564 488,767 481,895 439,983Total Illinois on out-of-state races 613,640 626,319 621,218 640,871 635,223 627,479Total Illinois on Illinois and out-of-state races 1,140,280 1,130,420 1,123,782 1,129,638 1,117,118 1,067,461

Out-of-state on Illinois races 560,354 705,997 830,576 868,362 964,709 886,313

Maywood 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Live racing programs 139 154 153 155 122 97Purses distributed 78,534 81,429 97,237 89,500 89,184 96,466

Total Illinois on Illinois races 405,934 385,958 357,221 363,768 380,336 341,655Total Illinois on out-of-state races 691,472 701,891 711,551 708,559 707,473 696,935Total Illinois on Illinois and out-of-state races 1,097,406 1,087,849 1,068,772 1,072,327 1,087,810 1,038,591

Out-of-state on Illinois races 454,235 551,663 598,540 725,295 831,542 700,465

Suburban Downs at Hawthorne 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Live racing programs 37 49Purses distributed 116,647 97,852

Total Illinois on Illinois races Did Did Did Did 504,082 426,254Total Illinois on out-of-state races not not not not 748,923 698,647Total Illinois on Illinois and out-of-state races race race race race 1,253,005 1,124,901

Out-of-state on Illinois races 601,207 663,844

2003 Major Stake Races

Thoroughbred

Date National Jockey Club at Hawthorne Purse Horse JockeyApril 5 Illinois Derby $500,000 Ten Most Wanted P. DayApril 19 National Jockey Club Handicap $250,000 Fight For Ally E. Razo Jr.April 26 Sixty Sails Handicap $250,000 Bare Necessities R. DouglasApril 12 Chicagoland Handicap $122,810 Classic Appeal C. SilvaApril 12 Peach Of It Handicap $106,357 Julie’s Prize L. Sterling Jr.

Date Arlington Park Purse Horse JockeyAugust 16 Arlington Million $1,000,000 Sulamani D. FloresAugust 16 Beverly D $700,000 Heat Haze J. Valdivia Jr.August 16 Secretariat Stakes $400,000 Kicken Kris J. CastellanoJuly 19 Washington Park Handicap $400,000 Perfect Drift P. DayJuly 20 American Derby $250,000 Evolving Tactics P. SmullenJuly 26 Arlington Handicap $250,000 Honor in War D. Flores

Date Hawthorne Race Course Purse Horse JockeySeptember 28 Hawthorne Gold Cup $750,000 Perfect Drift P. DayOctober 18 Hawthorne Derby $250,000 False Promises C. H. MarquezNovember 1 Robert F. Carey Memorial $150,000 Mystery Giver C. H. MarquezOctober 11 Indian Maid Breeders’ Cup $120,000 Janeian E. Martin Jr.December 20 Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity $118,575 Sir Fidgity L. Sterling Jr.

Date Fairmount Park Purse Horse JockeySeptember 23 All Sold Out Stakes $36,000 Lady Riss J. WoodleySeptember 23 Marluel’s Troy Stakes $36,000 Matthew’s Blessing U. LopezSeptember 23 Tex’s Zing Stakes $36,000 Shandy C. SilvaSeptember 23 Bungalow Handicap Stakes $35,800 Slick’s Lil Sister G. ConchaSeptember 23 Slight in the Rear Stakes $35,700 She’s Fantaste G. Kurek

Harness

Date Balmoral Park Purse Horse DriverJuly 26 American National Stake 3-Year-Old Colt Pacers $285,000 Yankee Cruiser Dean MageeSeptember 13 Orange & Blue 2-Year-Old Colt Pacers $280,000 Chevie Winner M. OostingSeptember 13 Orange & Blue 2-Year-Old Filly Pacers $280,000 Aries Conquest A. MillerOctober 11 American National Stake 4-Year-Old & Up Trotters $215,000 Rotation T. RitchieNovember 1 American National Stake 3-Year-Old Filly Pacers $215,000 CC Spice D. Magee

Date Maywood Park Purse Horse DriverOctober 31 Windy City Pace $335,000 Allamerican Captor L. OuelletteOctober 18 Cinderella Filly Pace $100,000 Odds On Dee T. TetrickJuly 31 Maywood Colt Pace $100,000 Big Money Man T. MorganJuly 11 Maywood Filly Pace $85,000 Loyal Opposition A. MillerOctober 31 Galt Trot $72,500 Double Eagle S. Noble IIIOctober 31 Galt Trot $72,500 Helluva Hush D. Palone

Date Hawthorne Race Course (Suburban Downs) Purse Horse DriverJune 21 Dygert Memorial Trot $108,000 Life’s a Holiday H. HochstetlerJune 28 Robert F. Carey Jr. Memorial $100,000 Color Me Best D. MageeJune 22 Violet Stakes $55,000 Fox Valley Ladydoc T. TetrickJune 20 Cardinal Stakes $45,700 Abra M. OostingJune 10 ISOBA 3-Year-Old Filly Trot $16,880 Uncommon Scents A. Miller

2003 - 2004 Racing Dates

Thoroughbred Racing Dates

2003 2004

Hawthorne Race CourseNational Jockey Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Live Days, 5 day week 47 Live Days, 4-5 day week

March 1 - May 8 February 27 - May 13Arlington Park

Arlington Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Live Days, 5 day week 96 Live Days, 5 day weekMay 9 - September 27 May 14 - September 19

Hawthorne Race CourseHawthorne Race Course Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Live Days, 5 day week 69 Live Days, 4-5 day week

January 1 and January 1-3 andSeptember 28 - December 31 September 20 - December 31

Fairmount ParkFairmount Park, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Live Days, 4 day/night week 122 Live Days, 4 day/night week

April 4 - October 18 March 26 - October 23

Harness Racing Dates

2003 2004

Balmoral ParkBalmoral Racing Club, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Live Days, 4 night week 174 Live Days, 4 night week

January 2 - May 11 January 1 - July 13July 1 - December 30 September 9 - December 30

Maywood Park (135 Total Live Days) (133 Total Live Days)Maywood Park Trotting Association, Inc. . . . . 90 Live Days, 3 night week 89 Live Days, 3 night week

January 1 - May 12 January 2 - July 14July 2 - September 15 September 8 - September 17

Associates Racing Association, Inc.. . . . . . . . . 45 Live Days, 3 night week 44 Live Days, 3 night weekSeptember 17 - December 31 September 20 - December 31

Hawthorne Race CourseSuburban Downs, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Live Days, 7 night week 55 Live Days, 7 night week

May 13 - June 30 July 15 - September 7

State FairsSpringfield State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Live Days, dark Sunday 6 Live Days, dark Sunday .

August 8 - August 14 August 13 - August 19

DuQuoin State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Live Days, dark Wednesday 5 Live Days, dark WednesdayAugust 25 - August 30 August 30 - September 4

Arlington Park2003 Thoroughbred Meet May 9 - September 27

Live programs raced 104 License fee ` $ 12,440Total live programs raced plus dark days 172 License fee - daily handle $ 9,500Live races run 970On track attendance 769,810 On track admission tax $ 45,317Intertrack attendance 234,645 Intertrack admission tax $ 10,967Total attendance 1,004,455 Total admission tax $ 56,284Purses distributed $ 29,198,206 Uncashed tickets (2001) $ 1,099,204

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Live Racing Day HandleIllinois handle on Illinois races 58,183,186 13,466,157 26,984,469 98,633,812Illinois handle on out-of-state races 33,802,824 37,050,565 82,422,777 153,276,166Combined Illinois handle 91,986,010 50,516,722 109,407,246 251,909,978Out-of-state handle (commingled) on Illinois races 309,940,616Total live racing day handle 561,850,594

Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Dark thoroughbred period (Jan 2 - Jan 31) 7,452,681 12,035,488 26,059,398 45,547,567Dark days during live meet (Mon., Tues.) 4,442,694 8,156,439 20,322,148 32,921,281Total dark day handle 11,895,375 20,191,927 46,381,546 78,468,848

Total Illinois Handle 103,881,385 70,708,649 155,788,792 330,378,826Out of state commingled handle 309,940,616Grand total meet handle 640,319,442

Average Live Racing Day HandleAverage Illinois handle on Illinois Races 559,454 129,482 259,466 948,402Average Illinois handle on out-of-state races 325,027 356,255 792,527 1,473,809Average combined Illinois handle 884,481 485,738 1,051,993 2,422,211Average out-of-state handle (commingled) on Illinois races 2,980,198Average total live racing day handle 5,402,410

Average Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Average dark thoroughbred period (Jan 2- Jan 31) 248,423 401,183 868,647 1,518,252Average dark days during live meet (Mon., Tues.) 116,913 214,643 534,793 866,350Average total dark day handle 174,932 296,940 682,082 1,153,954

Combined Illinois handle $ 103,881,385 70,708,649 155,788,792 330,378,826 - commission (take out) $ 20,625,447 14,243,912 31,564,301 66,433,660 - track commission $ 8,812,630 5,688,512 13,864,221 28,365,363 - purses earned $ 8,812,630 5,688,512 11,298,824 25,799,966 - out-of-state simulcast fee $ 1,441,961 1,806,230 4,064,292 7,312,483 - pari-mutuel tax $ 1,558,226 1,060,658 2,336,964 4,955,848

Public pool $ 83,255,938 56,464,737 124,224,491 263,945,166- breakage $ 1,158,965 395,276 779,070 2,333,311- surcharge $ 0 826,372 2,990,552 3,816,924

Payout to public $ 82,096,973 55,243,089 120,454,869 257,794,931

Note: The above track commission and purses earned include those of the Fairmount network and anyother race meet whose intertrack or OTB is entitled to such. Transmission costs are not deducted.

National Jockey Club - Hawthorne Race Course2003 Thoroughbred Meet March 1 - May 8

Live programs raced 48 License fee $ 6,280Total live programs raced plus dark days 83 License fee - daily handle $ 500Live races run 447On track attendance 133,309 On track admission tax $ 8,675Intertrack attendance 119,803 Intertrack admission tax $ 3,509Total attendance 253,112 Total admission tax $ 12,184Purses distributed $ 10,237,335 Uncashed tickets (2001) $ 786,797


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Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Dark thoroughbred period (Feb 1 - Feb 14) 2,472,885 9,052,836 14,097,548 25,623,269Dark days during live meet (Wed., Thurs.) 2,687,157 9,067,306 16,367,395 28,121,858Total dark day handle 5,160,042 18,120,142 30,464,943 53,745,127

Total Illinois handle 27,624,225 52,752,786 85,483,917 165,860,928Out-of-state commingled handle 84,054,076Grand total meet handle 249,915,004

Average Live Racing Day HandleAverage Illinois handle on Illinois races 242,371 158,796 267,526 668,693Average Illinois handle on out-of-state races 225,633 562,717 878,702 1,667,053Average combined Illinois handle 468,004 721,513 1,146,229 2,335,746Average out-of-state handle (commingled) on Illinois races 1,751,127Average total live racing day handle 4,086,872

Average Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Average dark thoroughbred period (Feb 1-Feb 14) 176,635 646,631 1,006,968 1,830,234Average dark days during live meet (Wed., Thurs.) 127,960 431,776 779,400 1,339,136Average total dark day handle 147,430 517,718 870,427 1,535,575

Combined Illinois handle $ 27,624,225 52,752,786 85,483,917 165,860,928- commission (take out) $ 5,511,073 10,538,757 17,357,468 33,407,298

- track commission $ 2,299,031 4,170,049 7,523,792 13,992,872 - purses earned $ 2,299,031 4,170,049 6,286,063 12,755,143 - out-of-state simulcast fee $ 498,645 1,407,352 2,265,289 4,171,286 pari-mutuel tax $ 414,366 791,307 1,282,324 2,487,997Public pool $ 22,113,152 42,214,029 68,126,449 132,453,630

- breakage $ 185,370 922,944 423,020 1,531,334- surcharge $ 0 553,020 1,639,406 2,192,426

Payout to public $ 21,927,782 40,738,065 66,064,023 128,729,870


Hawthorne Race Course2003 Thoroughbred Meet January 1, September 28 - December 31

Live programs raced 67 License fee $ 8,480Total live programs raced plus dark days 108 License fee - daily handle $ 400Live races run 630On track attendance 146, 164 On track admission tax $ 7,790Intertrack attendance 152, 011 Intertrack admission tax $ 5,003Total attendance 298, 175 Total admission tax $ 12,793Purses distributed $ 14, 219, 472 Uncashed tickets (2001) $ 770,695



Live Racing Day HandleIllinois handle on Illinois Races 13,606,423 10,699,281 17,901,212 42,206,916Illinois handle on out-of-state races 12,426,733 31,263,562 55,756,526 99,446,821Combined Illinois handle 26,033,156 41,962,843 73,657,738 141,653,737Out-of-state handle (commingled) on Illinois races 146,361,851Total live racing day handle 288,015,588

Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Dark thoroughbred period (Feb 15 - Feb 28) 2,459,596 8,200,600 13,373,787 24,033,983Dark days during live meet (Mon., Tues.) 1,655,711 6,850,411 14,229,376 22,735,498Total dark day handle 4,115,307 15,051,011 27,603,163 46,769,481

Total Illinois handle 30,148,463 57,013,854 101,260,901 188,423,218Out-of-state commingled handle 146,361,851Grand total meet handle 334,785,069


Average Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Average dark thoroughbred period (Feb 15-Feb 28) 175,685 585,757 955,271 1,716,713Average dark days during live meet (Mon., Tues.) 61,323 253,719 527,014 842,055Average total dark day handle 100,373 367,098 673,248 1,140,719

Combined Illinois handle $ 30,148,463 57,013,854 101,260,901 188,423,218- commission (take out) $ 6,046,133 11,520,436 20,548,589 38,115,158- track commission $ 2,539,061 4,610,561 9,081,473 16,231,095- purses earned $ 2,539,061 4,610,561 7,348,962 14,498,584

- out-of-state simulcast fee $ 515,781 1,444,088 2,599,155 4,559,024- pari-mutuel tax $ 452,230 855,226 1,518,999 2,826,455

Public pool $ 24,102,330 45,493,418 80,712,312 150,308,060- breakage $ 175,700 528,873 469,043 1,173,616- surcharge $ 0 635,385 1,937,699 2,573,084

Payout to public $ 23,926,630 44,329,160 78,305,570 146,561,360


Hawthorne Race Course Combined Meets (NJC and HRC)2003 Thoroughbred Meet January 1, March 1 - May 8, September 28 - December 31

Live programs raced 115 License fee $ 14,760Total live programs raced plus dark days 191 License fee - daily handle $ 900Live races run 1,077On track attendance 279,473 On track admission tax $ 16,465Intertrack attendance 271,814 Intertrack admission tax $ 8,512Total attendance 551,287 Total admission tax $ 24,977Purses distributed $ 24,456,807 Uncashed tickets (2001) $ 1,557,492




Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Dark thoroughbred period (February) 4,932,481 17,253,436 27,471,335 49,657,252Dark days during live meet 4,342,868 15,917,717 30,596,771 50,857,356Total dark day handle 9,275,349 33,171,153 58,068,106 100,514,608

Total Illinois handle 57,772,688 109,766,640 186,744,818 354,284,146Out of state commingled handle 230,415,927Grand total meet handle 584,700,073


Average Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Average dark thoroughbred period (February) 176,160 616,194 981,119 1,773,473Average dark days during live meet 90,476 331,619 637,433 1,059,528Average total dark day handle 122,044 436,463 764,054 1,322,561

Combined Illinois handle $ 57,772,688 109,766,640 186,744,818 354,284,146- commission (take out) $ 11,518,754 21,951,108 37,721,683 71,191,545- track commission $ 4,838,092 8,780,610 16,605,265 30,223,967- purses earned $ 4,838,092 8,780,610 13,635,025 27,253,727- out-of-state simulcast fee $ 975,974 2,743,355 4,680,070 8,399,399- pari-mutuel tax $ 866,596 1,646,533 2,801,323 5,314,452

Public pool $ 46,253,934 87,815,532 149,023,135 283,092,602- breakage $ 361,070 1,451,817 892,063 2,704,950- surcharge $ 0 1,188,405 3,577,105 4,765,510

Payout to public $ 45,892,864 85,175,310 144,553,967 275,622,142


Fairmount Park2003 Thoroughbred Meet April 4 - October 18

Live programs raced 102 License fee $ 13,540Total live programs raced plus dark days 102 License fee - daily handle $ 0Live races run 1,024On track attendance 228,729 On track admission tax $ 14,905Intertrack attendance 0 Intertrack admission tax $ 0Total attendance 228,729 Total admission tax $ 14,905Purses distributed $ 6,569,974 Uncashed tickets (2001) $ 140,544


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Live Racing Day HandleIllinois handle on Illinois races 14,458,089 2,611,591 6,278,370 23,348,050Illinois handle on out-of-state races 140,759 0 31,279 172,038Combined Illinois handle 14,598,848 2,611,591 6,309,649 23,520,088Out-of-state handle (commingled) on Illinois races 11,288,979Total live racing day handle 34,809,067

Average Live Racing Day HandleAverage Illinois handle on Illinois Races 141,746 25,604 61,553 228,902Average Illinois handle on out-of-state races 1,380 0 307 1,687Average combined Illinois handle 143,126 25,604 61,859 230,589Average out-of-state handle (commingled) on Illinois races 110,676Average total live racing day handle 341,265

Combined Illinois handle $ 14,598,848 2,611,591 6,309,649 23,520,088- commission (take out) $ 2,916,949 533,769 1,291,507 4,742,225- track commission $ 1,342,297 247,297 889,156 2,478,750- purses earned $ 1,342,297 247,297 304,728 1,894,322- out-of-state simulcast fee $ 13,372 0 2,972 16,344- pari-mutuel tax $ 218,983 39,175 94,651 352,809

Public pool $ 11,681,899 2,077,822 5,018,142 18,777,863- breakage $ 113,264 16,936 37,533 167,733- surcharge $ 116,143 30,652 124,048 270,843

Payout to public $ 11,452,492 2,030,234 4,856,561 18,339,287

Note: The above track commission and purses earned include those of the Chicago network and anyother race meet whose intertrack or OTB is entitled to such. Transmission costs are not deducted.

Balmoral Park2003 Harness Meet January 2 - May 1, July 11 - December 30

Live programs raced 128 License fee $ 20,470Total live programs raced plus dark days 177 License fee - daily handle $ 100Live races run 1,479On track attendance 193,204 On track admission tax $ 2,032Intertrack attendance 206,779 Intertrack admission tax $ 8,321Total attendance 399,983 Total admission tax $ 10,353Purses distributed $ 16,795,768 Uncashed tickets (2001) $ 1,123,546


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Average Live Racing Day HandleAverage Illinois handle on Illinois races 98,840 117,978 223,164 439,983Average Illinois handle on out-of-state races 33,930 219,923 373,625 627,479Average combined Illinois handle 132,770 337,901 596,790 1,067,461Average out-of-state handle (commingled) on Illinois races 886,313Average total live racing day handle 1,953,774

Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out of state races)Total dark day handle 1,330,759 12,665,454 22,146,812 36,143,025Average dark day handle 27,158 258,479 451,976 737,613

Total Illinois handle 18,325,327 55,916,815 98,535,896 172,778,038Out-of-state commingled handle 113,448,063Grand total meet handle 18,325,327 55,916,815 98,535,896 286,226,101

Combined Illinois handle $ 18,325,327 55,916,815 98,535,896 172,778,038- commission (take out) $ 3,796,805 11,796,993 20,774,779 36,368,577

- track commission $ 1,684,310 4,927,708 10,143,197 16,755,215 - purses earned $ 1,684,310 4,927,708 7,262,875 13,874,893 - out-of-state simulcast fee $ 153,300 1,102,797 1,890,543 3,146,640 - pari-mutuel tax $ 274,885 838,780 1,478,164 2,591,829Public pool $ 14,528,522 44,119,822 77,761,117 136,409,461

- breakage $ 104,355 338,718 460,351 903,424- surcharge $ 100,198 645,987 1,891,787 2,637,972

Payout to public $ 14,323,969 43,135,117 75,408,979 132,868,065


Maywood Park Trotting Association - Maywood Park2003 Harness Meet January 1 - May 12, July 2-September 15

Live programs raced 52 License fee $ 10,900Total live programs raced plus dark days 89 License fee - daily handle $ 0.00Live races run 591On track attendance 71,233 On track admission tax $ 1,786Intertrack attendance 78,952 Intertrack admission tax $ 3,834Total attendance 150,185 Total admission tax $ 5,620Purses distributed $ 4,674,934 Uncashed tickets (2001) $ 514, 186


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Live Racing Day HandleIllinois handle on Illinois races 5,648,317 3,665,212 9,055,263 18,368,792Illinois handle on out-of-state races 4,632,709 11,103,749 22,508,364 38,244,822Combined Illinois handle 10,281,026 14,768,961 31,563,627 56,613,614State handle (commingled) on Illinois races 36,894,432Total live racing day handle 93,508,046


Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Total dark day handle 3,337,446 7,916,746 18,225,593 29,479,785Average dark day handle 90,201 213,966 492,584 796,751


Combined Illinois handle $ 13,618,472 22,685,707 49,789,220 86,093,399- commission (take out) $ 2,848,364 4,767,056 10,514,508 18,129,928- track commission $ 1,210,201 1,946,473 4,771,703 7,928,377- purses earned $ 1,210,201 1,946,473 3,852,705 7,009,379- out-of-state simulcast fee (3%) $ 223,682 533,810 1,143,199 1,900,691- pari-mutuel tax $ 204,280 340,300 746,901 1,291,481

Public pool $ 10,770,108 17,918,651 39,274,712 67,963,471- breakage $ 80,635 152,549 233,335 466,519- surcharge $ 45,149 260,137 947,829 1,253,115

Payout to public $ 10,644,324 17,505,965 38,093,548 66,243,837


Associates Racing Association - Maywood Park2003 Harness Meet September 17 - December 31

Live programs raced 45 License fee $ 5,950Total live programs raced plus dark days 45 License fee - daily handle $ 0Live races run 511On track attendance 38,536 On track admission tax $ 1,300Intertrack attendance 39,069 Intertrack admission tax $ 1,597Total attendance 77,605 Total admission tax $ 2,897Purses distributed $ 4,682,284 Uncashed tickets (2001) $ 264,814




Average Live Racing Day HandleAverage Illinois handle on Illinois races 92,702 65,145 170,415 328,261Average Illinois handle on out-of-state races 77,727 175,659 399,012 652,398Average combined Illinois handle 170,429 240,804 569,427 980,659Average out-of-state handle (commingled) on Illinois races 690,014Average total live racing day handle 1,670,674

Combined Illinois handle $ 7,669,292 10,836,174 25,624,204 44,129,670- commission (take out) $ 1,602,537 2,288,546 5,423,707 9,314,790- track commission $ 697,155 957,700 2,670,189 4,325,044- purses earned $ 697,155 957,700 1,890,750 3,545,605- out-of-state simulcast fee $ 93,186 210,596 478,371 782,153- pari-mutuel tax $ 115,041 162,550 384,397 661,988

Public pool $ 6,066,755 8,547,628 20,200,497 34,814,880- breakage $ 47,292 58,242 128,209 233,743- surcharge $ 33,217 125,157 486,397 644,771

Payout to public $ 5,986,246 8,364,229 19,585,891 33,936,366


Maywood Park Combined Meets (M.P.T.A. and Associates)2003 Harness Meet January 1 - May 12, July 2 - December 31

Live programs raced 97 License fee $ 16,850Total live programs raced plus dark days 134 License fee - daily handle $ 0Live races run 1,102On track attendance 109,769 On track admission tax $ 3,086Intertrack attendance 118,021 Intertrack admission tax $ 5,431Total attendance 227,790 Total admission tax $ 8,517Purses distributed $9,357,218 Uncashed tickets (2001) $ 779,000





Dark Day Handle (Illinois handle on out-of-state races)Total dark day handle 3,337,446 7,916,746 18,225,593 29,479,785Average dark day handle 90,201 213,966 492,584 796,751


Combined Illinois handle $ 21,287,764 33,521,881 75,413,424 130,223,069- commission (take out) $ 4,450,901 7,055,602 15,938,215 27,444,718- track commission $ 1,907,356 2,904,173 7,441,892 12,253,421- purses earned $ 1,907,356 2,904,173 5,743,455 10,554,984- out-of-state simulcast fee $ 316,868 744,406 1,621,570 2,682,844- pari-mutuel tax $ 319,321 502,850 1,131,298 1,953,469

Public pool $ 16,836,863 26,466,279 59,475,209 102,778,351- breakage $ 127,927 210,791 361,544 700,262- surcharge $ 78,366 385,294 1,434,226 1,897,886

Payout to public $ 16,630,570 25,870,194 57,679,439 100,180,203


Suburban Downs - Hawthorne Race Course2003 Harness Meet May 13 - June 30

Live programs raced 49 License fee $ 6,390Total live programs raced plus dark days 49 License fee - daily handle $ 0Live races run 570On track attendance 65,046 On track admission tax $ 4,394Intertrack attendance 50,693 Intertrack admission tax $ 706Total attendance 115,739 Total admission tax $ 5,100Purses distributed $ 4,794,758 Uncashed tickets (2001) $ 0





Combined Illinois handle $ 10,107,507 15,389,718 29,622,912 55,120,137- commission (take out) $ 2,062,238 3,249,943 6,212,973 11,525,154- track commission $ 901,507 1,359,460 3,091,132 5,352,099

- purses earned $ 901,507 1,359,460 2,113,067 4,374,034- out-of-state simulcast fee $ 107,610 300,168 564,391 972,169- pari-mutuel tax $ 151,614 230,855 444,383 826,852

Public pool $ 8,045,269 12,139,775 23,409,939 43,594,983 - breakage $ 60,429 81,243 139,959 281,631 - surcharge $ 0 178,455 570,286 748,741

Payout to public $ 7,984,840 11,880,077 22,699,694 42,564,611


Illinois State and County Fairs2003 Harness Meets Springfield State Fair August 8 - 14

DuQuoin State Fair August 25 - 30Brown County Fair July 30 - 31

Springfield DuQuoin Brown CountyLive programs raced 6 4 2Live races run 84 42 18Purses distributed $1,303,500 $589,500 $60,207Uncashed tickets (2001) $6,497 $2,670 $0


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SpringfieldIllinois handle on Springfield fair races 682,102 172,282 342,785 1,197,169Out-of-state handle on Springfield fair races 149,137Total handle on Springfield fair races 682,102 172,282 342,785 1,346,306

Average Illinois handle on Springfield fair races 113,684 28,714 57,131 199,528Average out-of-state handle on Springfield fair races 24,856Average total handle on Springfield fair races 113,684 28,714 57,131 224,384

Combined Illinois handle $ 682,102 172,282 342,785 1,197,169- commission (take out) $ 133,914 34,260 68,385 236,559- track commission $ 61,841 15,838 46,684 124,363- purses earned $ 61,841 15,838 16,559 94,238- out-of-state simulcast fee $ 0 0 0 0- pari-mutuel tax $ 10,232 2,584 5,142 17,958Public pool $ 548,188 138,022 274,400 960,610- breakage $ 6,804 1,785 2,907 11,496- surcharge $ 5,239 2,232 6,589 14,060Payout to public $ 536,145 134,005 264,904 935,054

DuQuoinIllinois handle on DuQuoin fair races 155,553 99,535 135,030 390,118Out-of-state handle on DuQuoin fair races 96,627Total handle on DuQuoin fair races 155,553 99,535 135,030 486,745

Average Illinois handle on DuQuoin fair races 38,888 24,884 33,758 97,530Average out-of-state handle on DuQuoin fair races 24,157Average total handle on DuQuoin fair races 38,888 24,884 33,758 121,686

Combined Illinois handle $ 155,553 99,535 135,030 390,118- commission (take out) $ 30,225 19,697 27,169 77,091- track commission $ 13,946 9,102 18,620 41,668- purses earned $ 13,946 9,102 6,523 29,571- out-of-state simulcast fee $ 0 0 0 0- pari-mutuel tax $ 2,333 1,493 2,026 5,852Public pool $ 125,328 79,838 107,861 313,027- breakage $ 1,837 1,373 1,074 4,284- surcharge $ 1,233 1,273 2,388 4,894Payout to public $ 122,258 77,192 104,399 303,849

Brown County Handle Pari-mutuel tax Breakage Surcharge

On track on Brown County races 26,809 402 386 214

Note: The above track commission and purses earned include those of the Illinois network and anyother race meet whose intertrack or OTB is entitled to such. Transmission costs are not deducted.

Summary of Intertrack Wagering Statistics

Arlington Park Balmoral Parkas an Intertrack Site as an Intertrack Site

Illinois Simul- Illinois Simul-Live Casts Total Live Casts Total

Programs wagered 501 6,963 7,464 477 6,997 7,474Mutuel handle 16,868,571 68,247,719 85,116,290 3,968,672 12,917,352 16,886,024Program average 33,670 9,801 169,893 8,320 1,846 35,400Attendance 196,656 0 196,656 94,084 0 94,084Program average 393 0 393 197 0 197Admission tax 5,802 0 5,802 0 0 0

Handle 16,868,571 68,247,719 85,116,290 3,968,672 12,917,352 16,886,024- commission (take out) 3,560,672 13,689,506 17,250,178 834,423 2,677,834 3,512,257- track commission 1,653,821 5,305,997 6,959,818 387,446 1,047,667 1,435,113- purses earned 1,653,821 5,305,997 6,959,818 387,446 1,047,667 1,435,113- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 2,053,779 2,053,779 0 388,722 388,722- pari-mutuel tax 253,030 1,023,733 1,276,763 59,531 193,778 253,309

Public pool 13,307,899 54,558,213 67,866,112 3,134,249 10,239,518 13,373,767- breakage 97,518 1,347,869 1,445,387 21,111 59,988 81,099- surcharge 196,042 687,312 883,354 46,791 149,801 196,592

Payout to public 13,014,339 52,523,032 65,537,371 3,066,347 10,029,729 13,096,076

Fairmount Park Hawthorne Race Courseas an Intertrack Site as an Intertrack Site


Programs wagered 503 9,046 9,549 441 5,946 6,387Mutuel handle 7,266,474 43,310,264 50,576,738 12,240,617 33,884,642 46,125,259Program average 14,446 4,788 100,550 27,757 5,699 104,592Attendance 119,307 0 119,307 200,135 0 200,135Program average 237 0 237 454 0 454Admission tax 10,811 0 10,811 14,140 0 14,140

Handle 7,266,474 43,310,264 50,576,738 12,240,617 33,884,642 46,125,259- commission (take out) 1,529,176 8,872,088 10,401,264 2,530,352 6,784,666 9,315,018- track commission 710,089 3,459,538 4,169,627 1,173,371 2,628,345 3,801,716- purses earned 710,089 3,459,538 4,169,627 1,173,371 2,628,345 3,801,716- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 1,303,336 1,303,336 0 1,019,691 1,019,691- pari-mutuel tax 108,998 649,676 758,674 183,610 508,285 691,895

Public pool 5,737,298 34,438,176 40,175,474 9,710,265 27,099,976 36,810,241- breakage 38,994 224,623 263,617 71,641 197,707 269,348- surcharge 86,041 512,599 598,640 140,288 391,684 531,972

Payout to public 5,612,263 33,700,954 39,313,217 9,498,336 26,510,585 36,008,921

Summary of Intertrack Wagering Statistics(and Rockford OTB)

Maywood Park Quad City Downsas an Intertrack Site as an Intertrack Site


Programs wagered 508 7,497 8,005 605 9,025 9,630Mutuel handle 17,369,939 55,882,636 73,252,575 3,474,378 12,755,847 16,230,225Program average 34,193 7,454 144,198 5,743 1,413 26,827Attendance 271,770 0 271,770 0 0 0Program average 535 0 535 0 0 0Admission tax 3,183 0 3,183 0 0 0

Handle 17,369,939 55,882,636 73,252,575 3,474,378 12,755,847 16,230,225- commission (take out) 3,648,072 11,426,610 15,074,682 752,293 2,667,574 3,419,867- track commission 1,693,761 4,453,338 6,147,099 350,088 1,046,176 1,396,264- purses earned 1,693,761 4,453,338 6,147,099 350,088 1,046,176 1,396,264- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 1,681,676 1,681,676 0 383,862 383,862- pari-mutuel tax 260,550 838,258 1,098,808 52,117 191,360 243,477


Payout to public 13,433,966 43,526,196 56,960,162 2,662,847 9,878,643 12,541,490

Rockford OTBQuad City Downs

Illinois Simul-Live Casts Total

Programs wagered 605 9,076 9,681Mutuel handle 4,398,393 15,000,085 19,398,478Program average 7,270 1,653 32,064

Handle 4,398,393 15,000,085 19,398,478- commission (take out) 927,028 3,101,596 4,028,624- track commission 652,127 1,212,587 1,864,714- purses earned 208,924 1,212,587 1,421,511- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 451,398 451,398- pari-mutuel tax 65,977 225,024 291,001

Public pool 3,471,365 11,898,489 15,369,854- breakage 21,151 66,315 87,466- surcharge 85,221 283,157 368,378

Payout to public 3,364,993 11,549,017 14,914,010

Summary of Off Track Wagering StatisticsWaukegan Weed Street

Arlington Park Arlington ParkIllinois Simul- Illinois Simul-

Live Casts Total Live Casts TotalPrograms wagered 605 9,140 9,745 605 9,154 9,759Mutuel handle 8,082,668 34,591,625 42,674,293 11,499,576 52,015,758 63,515,334Program average 13,360 3,785 70,536 19,008 5,682 104,984

Handle 8,082,668 34,591,625 42,674,293 11,499,576 52,015,758 63,515,334- commission (take out) 1,672,825 7,040,245 8,713,070 2,376,571 10,504,497 12,881,068- track commission 1,167,656 2,740,191 3,907,847 1,657,846 4,079,464 5,737,310- purses earned 383,927 2,740,191 3,124,118 546,230 4,079,464 4,625,694- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 1,040,966 1,040,966 0 1,565,310 1,565,310- pari-mutuel tax 121,242 518,897 640,139 172,495 780,259 952,754

Public pool 6,409,843 27,551,380 33,961,223 9,123,005 41,511,261 50,634,266- breakage 43,724 165,278 209,002 61,503 261,150 322,653- surcharge 155,029 665,055 820,084 225,719 1,012,894 1,238,613

Payout to public 6,211,090 26,721,047 32,932,137 8,835,783 40,237,217 49,073,000

South Elgin 111th and CorlissArlington Park Balmoral Racing Club


Programs wagered 605 8,576 9,181 605 9,161 9,766Mutuel handle 2,096,650 7,245,073 9,341,723 13,310,447 40,776,838 54,087,285Program average 3,466 845 15,441 22,001 4,451 89,400

Handle 2,096,650 7,245,073 9,341,723 13,310,447 40,776,838 54,087,285- commission (take out) 431,016 1,462,303 1,893,319 2,831,733 8,429,067 11,260,800- track commission 289,491 567,790 857,281 1,999,829 3,295,147 5,294,976- purses earned 110,074 567,790 677,864 632,246 3,295,147 3,927,393- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 218,026 218,026 0 1,227,097 1,227,097- pari-mutuel tax 31,451 108,697 140,148 199,658 611,676 811,334

Public pool 1,665,634 5,782,770 7,448,404 10,478,714 32,347,771 42,826,485- breakage 11,454 39,576 51,030 55,567 166,715 222,282- surcharge 39,524 139,531 179,055 251,727 769,709 1,021,436

Payout to public 1,614,656 5,603,663 7,218,319 10,171,420 31,411,347 41,582,767

Champaign BloomingtonBalmoral Racing Club Balmoral Racing Club


Programs wagered 605 9,000 9,605 605 9,056 9,661Mutuel handle 1,370,721 7,222,347 8,593,068 1,452,397 6,826,148 8,278,545Program average 2,266 802 14,203 2,401 754 13,684

Handle 1,370,721 7,222,347 8,593,068 1,452,397 6,826,148 8,278,545- commission (take out) 294,172 1,524,623 1,818,795 305,096 1,396,225 1,701,321- track commission 181,086 599,462 780,548 185,272 544,196 729,468- purses earned 92,524 599,462 691,986 98,037 544,196 642,233- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 217,342 217,342 0 205,419 205,419- pari-mutuel tax 20,562 108,357 128,919 21,787 102,414 124,201


Payout to public 1,044,628 5,536,880 6,581,508 1,110,727 5,265,290 6,376,017

Summary of Off Track Wagering StatisticsPeoria Danville

Balmoral Racing Club Balmoral Racing ClubIllinois Simul- Illinois Simul-

Live Casts Total Live Casts TotalPrograms wagered 605 9,097 9,702 605 9,042 9,647Mutuel handle 1,485,127 6,029,647 7,514,774 1,149,207 6,356,384 7,505,591Program average 2,455 663 12,421 1,900 703 12,406

Handle 1,485,127 6,029,647 7,514,774 1,149,207 6,356,384 7,505,591- commission (take out) 315,713 1,252,147 1,567,860 249,456 1,368,998 1,618,454- track commission 193,189 490,115 683,304 177,629 541,174 718,803- purses earned 100,246 490,115 590,361 54,587 541,174 595,761- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 181,450 181,450 0 191,283 191,283- pari-mutuel tax 22,278 90,467 112,745 17,240 95,367 112,607

Public pool 1,169,414 4,777,500 5,946,914 899,751 4,987,386 5,887,137- breakage 6,793 25,902 32,695 4,591 19,610 24,201- surcharge 28,655 114,729 143,384 20,419 117,449 137,868

Payout to public 1,133,966 4,636,869 5,770,835 874,741 4,850,327 5,725,068

Springfield GrayvilleFairmount Park Fairmount Park


Programs wagered 605 8,289 8,894 605 7,155 7,760Mutuel handle 2,384,395 8,367,989 10,752,384 625,927 2,872,932 3,498,859Program average 3,941 1,010 17,773 1,035 402 5,783

Handle 2,384,395 8,367,989 10,752,384 625,927 2,872,932 3,498,859- commission (take out) 513,174 1,741,942 2,255,116 131,634 589,376 721,010- track commission 382,031 682,292 1,064,323 97,206 229,906 327,112- purses earned 95,376 682,292 777,668 25,037 229,906 254,943- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 251,818 251,818 0 86,455 86,455- pari-mutuel tax 35,767 125,540 161,307 9,391 43,109 52,500


Payout to public 1,814,791 6,434,402 8,249,193 478,963 2,216,209 2,695,172

Carbondale SaugetFairmount Park Fairmount Park


Programs wagered 605 7,562 8,167 605 8,809 9,414Mutuel handle 1,201,723 4,890,175 6,091,898 2,767,033 13,274,481 16,041,514Program average 1,986 647 10,069 4,574 1,507 26,515

Handle 1,201,723 4,890,175 6,091,898 2,767,033 13,274,481 16,041,514- commission (take out) 253,191 1,011,525 1,264,716 572,012 2,678,774 3,250,786- track commission 187,095 395,497 582,592 419,824 1,040,083 1,459,907- purses earned 48,069 395,497 443,566 110,681 1,040,083 1,150,764- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 147,160 147,160 0 399,469 399,469- pari-mutuel tax 18,027 73,371 91,398 41,507 199,139 240,646

Public pool 948,532 3,878,650 4,827,182 2,195,021 10,595,707 12,790,728- breakage 5,385 21,458 26,843 16,853 75,042 91,895- surcharge 22,941 92,329 115,270 53,681 258,286 311,967

Payout to public 920,206 3,764,863 4,685,069 2,124,487 10,262,379 12,386,866

Summary of Off Track Wagering StatisticsAlton Effingham

Fairmount Park Fairmount ParkIllinois Simul- Illinois Simul-

Live Casts Total Live Casts TotalPrograms wagered 605 8,755 9,360 605 8,056 8,661Mutuel handle 1,296,923 6,500,211 7,797,134 775,416 3,006,770 3,782,186Program average 2,144 742 12,888 1,282 373 6,252

Handle 1,296,923 6,500,211 7,797,134 775,416 3,006,770 3,782,186- commission (take out) 269,884 1,320,004 1,589,888 168,396 617,293 785,689- track commission 198,552 513,434 711,986 125,746 240,845 366,591- purses earned 51,877 513,434 565,311 31,017 240,845 271,862- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 195,611 195,611 0 90,483 90,483- pari-mutuel tax 19,455 97,525 116,980 11,633 45,120 56,753


Payout to public 993,512 5,023,875 6,017,387 588,289 2,308,809 2,897,098

State and Lake Oak Brook TerraceHawthorne Race Course Hawthorne Race Course


Programs wagered 603 9,092 9,695 605 9,161 9,766Mutuel handle 7,518,579 30,133,695 37,652,274 15,785,318 56,737,863 72,523,181Program average 12,469 3,314 62,442 26,091 6,193 119,873

Handle 7,518,579 30,133,695 37,652,274 15,785,318 56,737,863 72,523,181- commission (take out) 1,566,854 6,134,157 7,701,011 3,326,778 11,663,152 14,989,930- track commission 1,096,941 2,387,658 3,484,599 2,340,194 4,552,324 6,892,518- purses earned 357,133 2,387,658 2,744,791 749,803 4,552,324 5,302,127- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 906,813 906,813 0 1,707,413 1,707,413- pari-mutuel tax 112,780 452,028 564,808 236,781 851,091 1,087,872

Public pool 5,951,725 23,999,538 29,951,263 12,458,540 45,074,711 57,533,251- breakage 38,230 156,968 195,198 76,971 265,596 342,567- surcharge 142,436 577,366 719,802 306,246 1,092,108 1,398,354

Payout to public 5,771,059 23,265,204 29,036,263 12,075,323 43,717,007 55,792,330

Romeoville West JacksonHawthorne Race Course Maywood Park Trot



Handle 2,868,000 9,176,090 12,044,090 7,113,968 28,949,006 36,062,974- commission (take out) 590,955 1,867,579 2,458,534 1,473,608 5,840,938 7,314,546- track commission 385,131 726,890 1,112,021 1,028,984 2,267,759 3,296,743- purses earned 162,802 726,890 889,692 337,913 2,267,759 2,605,672- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 276,136 276,136 0 871,162 871,162- pari-mutuel tax 43,022 137,663 180,685 106,711 434,258 540,969


Payout to public 2,204,432 7,082,946 9,287,378 5,465,396 22,396,838 27,862,234

Summary of Off Track Wagering StatisticsNorth Aurora Mokena

Maywood Park Trot Maywood Park TrotIllinois Simul- Illinois Simul-

Live Casts Total Live Casts TotalPrograms wagered 605 9,109 9,714 480 5,643 6,123Mutuel handle 5,831,042 19,045,835 24,876,877 2,320,473 4,237,614 6,558,087Program average 9,638 2,091 41,119 4,834 751 13,663

Handle 5,831,042 19,045,835 24,876,877 2,320,473 4,237,614 6,558,087- commission (take out) 1,219,655 3,884,168 5,103,823 482,579 864,067 1,346,646- track commission 855,214 1,512,656 2,367,870 325,946 336,483 662,429- purses earned 276,974 1,512,656 1,789,630 121,825 336,483 458,308- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 573,146 573,146 0 127,523 127,523- pari-mutuel tax 87,467 285,710 373,177 34,808 63,578 98,386


Payout to public 4,466,772 14,702,246 19,169,018 1,778,842 3,269,501 5,048,343

Crestwood JolietNational Jockey Club National Jockey Club



Handle 16,612,134 47,841,088 64,453,222 4,406,015 14,713,607 19,119,622- commission (take out) 3,494,659 9,806,123 13,300,782 934,108 3,039,755 3,973,863- track commission 2,456,400 3,824,401 6,280,801 658,730 1,188,126 1,846,856- purses earned 789,076 3,824,401 4,613,477 209,286 1,188,126 1,397,412- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 1,439,682 1,439,682 0 442,777 442,777- pari-mutuel tax 249,183 717,639 966,822 66,092 220,726 286,818

Public pool 13,117,475 38,034,965 51,152,440 3,471,907 11,673,852 15,145,759- breakage 79,704 218,995 298,699 20,422 71,465 91,887- surcharge 318,063 910,057 1,228,120 83,909 281,610 365,519

Payout to public 12,719,708 36,905,913 49,625,621 3,367,576 11,320,777 14,688,353

Peru McHenryNational Jockey Club Quad City Downs


Programs wagered 605 8,893 9,498 404 4,643 5,047Mutuel handle 1,476,267 4,032,932 5,509,199 1,692,270 3,528,444 5,220,714Program average 2,440 453 9,106 4,189 760 12,923

Handle 1,476,267 4,032,932 5,509,199 1,692,270 3,528,444 5,220,714- commission (take out) 312,314 835,302 1,147,616 345,931 706,181 1,052,112- track commission 190,521 326,712 517,233 240,163 273,531 513,694- purses earned 99,648 326,712 426,360 80,383 273,531 353,914- out-of-state simulcast fee 0 121,363 121,363 0 106,181 106,181- pari-mutuel tax 22,145 60,515 82,660 25,385 52,938 78,323


Payout to public 1,128,141 3,103,516 4,231,657 1,303,270 2,733,534 4,036,804

Illinois Department of AgricultureHorse Racing Programs

Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund2003 Purses and Awards Paid

TotalStakes and Owners’/ Purses and

Late Closers Overnites Breeders’ Bonus Breeders’Track/Association Races Purses Races Purses Awards Awards AwardsBalmoral Park

Balmoral Racing Club 107 $3,253,000 123 $866,200 $399,775 $409,468 $4,928,443

Maywood ParkMaywood Park Trot., Inc.& Associates Racing Assn. 35 $858,910 139 $988,100 $279,757 $299,514 $2,426,281

Hawthorne Race CourseSuburban Downs, Inc. 10 $206,470 73 $547,800 $162,481 $168,288 $1,085,039

(Owner’s Awards first offered-2000)

Illinois State FairDept. of Agriculture 67 $820,000 3 $3,000 $5,688 $828,688

DuQuoin State FairDept. of Agriculture 27 $287,500 1 $1,500 $1,649 $290,649

Pari-Mutuel Totals 246 $5,425,8803 39 $2,406,600 $849,350 $877,270 $9,559,100

Non Pari-Mutuel RacingCounty Fairs

Colt Association Racing 633 $1,606,234 $1,606,234ICF Aged Stakes4 and Up Division 24 $97,102 (includes 4 and Up Pace at Brown Co. Fair $97,102

and 4 and Up Trot at Boone Co. Fair)Downstate Classic

Decatur (3 y.o.) 5 $59,027 $59,027Lincoln (2 y.o.) 5 $53,198 $53,198

Illinois Stallion StakesMartinsville 4 $21,400 $21,400

ISOBA Summer and Fall PreviewsDuQuoin (5/24) 17 $16,200 $16,200Springfield (6/7) 17 $16,100 $16,100Springfield (10/4) 11 $16,000 $16,000

Non Pari-Mutuel Totals 716 $1,885,261 $1,885,261

Illinois Conceived and Foaled Bonus ProgramsMillion Dollar Bonus Program for 2-year-olds (not offered in 2003) $0 $0Illinois Topline 3 and Up Bonuses for ICF Winners (2000-1st year offered) $16,436 $16,436Maywood Park’s Illinois-bred Championship Series $20,000 $20,000

Total Bonuses Paid $36,436 $36,436

2003 Grand Totals 962 $7,311,141 339 $2,406,600 $849,350 $913,706 $11,480,797

These 2003 figures are only for events restricted to Illinois Conceived and Foaled horses (ICF) that are properly regis-tered with the Department of Agriculture, and do not include purses won by ICF horses in open competition. Bonusesawarded to ICF horses winning in open overnites in Illinois pari-mutuel competition are included in above table.Racing was suspended from January 1- March 15, 2003 due to a work stoppage, effecting pari-mutuel totals for thatperiod. Additionally, the final day of the DuQuoin State Fair harness meet was cancelled due to rain. The Illinois-bredstakes races scheduled for that date were rescheduled at Balmoral in September with preference given to horses thatwere entered at DuQuoin. State monies were available for those events minus stake and entry payments redistributed tohorses entered, but not raced, at DuQuoin.

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