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Balmoral Park (BmlP1) Web Site
Track located in Crete, Illinois along Rt. 394, the Calumet Expressway S or Rt. 1, Dixie Highway, about 38 miles from Chicago loop.
Address: 26435 South Dixie Highway
Crete, Illinois 60417
Phone: (708) 672-1414
Race Office: (708) 672-7560
Results Hotline: (900) 454-8233
Fax Number: (708) 672-5932
Sponsored by: Balmoral Racing Club, Inc.
Dates: January 1 - December 31
Post Times: 6:30 p.m. Sunday; 7:40 Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Track Officials
President: John A. Johnston
General Manager : Doug Clements
Racing Secretary: Eliot "Doc" Narotsky
Simulcasting Director: Jim Hannon
Track Facts
Track Opened: 1926
One Mile Track Added: 1989
Speed Rating: 1:58.1
Length of Stretch: 1360'
Width of Homestretch: 80'
Starters Behind the Gate: 10
Hubrail?: No
"Open" Stretch: Yes
General Admission: Free
Clubhouse Admission: $2.00
General Parking: Free
Clubhouse Capacity: 2,000
Grandstand Capacity: 8,281
Parking Capacity: 15,000
Number of Race Programs: 181
Gross Handle: $14,048,567
Gross Attendance: 217,321
Average Handle: $77,616
Average Attendance: 1,204
Percapita Wagering: $64.64
Record Business
Handle: $2,817,966 - September 16, 2000
Attendance: 11,494 - February 4, 1990
Leading Drivers
Wins: Mike Osting - 271
UDR: Joe Anderson - .342
Purses: Andy Miller - $2,126,836
Leading Trainer
Wins: Darcy Pletcher -109
   
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