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KENTUCKY...
The chief executive of Churchill Downs Inc. says any racetrack without alternative gambling for extra income would find it difficult to stay in business, and raised doubts about the future of its Chicago-area track. Bob Evans on Thursday after the company's annual shareholder's meeting that, in his words, "You can't run on hope."
Asked if Arlington Park near Chicago and historic Churchill Downs in Louisville are in jeopardy, Evans told the newspaper that any racetrack that does not have alternative gambling needs some business to make up the difference. Evans said that while Churchill Downs has the famous Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks races, in his words, "it's a tough one" for Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill.