Balmoral Racing Club, Inc. v. Illinois Racing Board

This is an appeal from an order of circuit court of Will County which reversed an order of the Illinois Racing Board (Board) insofar as the Board denied thoroughbred horse racing dates to Balmoral Racing Club, Inc., for 1991 and which remanded this cause to the Board with directions to award 62 thoroughbred dates between May 12 and December 30, 1991, to Balmoral. We reverse the order of the circuit court and reinstate the order of the Illinois Racing Board.

The Board conducted hearings on September 18, 1990, concerning the applications for thoroughbred and harness racing dates for 1991. In…