Arlington Park requests three night dates for 2012

As part of its request for 2012 racing dates, Arlington Park has asked the Illinois Racing Board to allow three weekend night cards next summer.  If the request is granted, the track would install temporary lighting, which is what Churchill Downs did the first year it hosted night racing in 2009.  Arlington chairman Richard Duchossois tells the Chicago Tribune:

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