Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted June 5, 2020 Journalists Share Posted June 5, 2020 In a move that seemed to catch some meeting participants off guard, the Illinois Racing Board (IRB) on Friday declined to vote on a long-awaited plan to belatedly start the 2020 race meet at Arlington International Racecourse, citing the lack of a contract between the track and the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (ITHA) as the chief reason. Although there were three other items on the agenda that the IRB did vote on, Friday’s “special” meeting had been convened primarily for the purpose of getting Arlington back up and running after months of squabbling between the horsemen and the track, plus the COVID-19 pandemic that caused Arlington to miss its May 1 opening date. IRB chairman Daniel Beiser allowed the meeting to proceed through its public commentary period and voting took place on the first few agenda items, including one to grant Fairmount Park amended 2020 dates. But when the highly anticipated Arlington dates issue came up, Beiser told stakeholders and fellow commissioners that the meeting would be recessed until Monday, June 8, with the hope that the two sides could hammer out a contract in about 48 hours after fighting over a deal since last year. This story will be updated. The post IRB Stunner: No Contract Means No Arlington Dates Decision Yet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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