Arlington Park announces 2009 admission prices

Arlington Park has unveiled its 2009 admissions pricing structure which for

the first time offers a limited number of season-long membership packages in the

Arlington Racing Club for individuals and families as well as tiered daily

admission that includes "Value Day Wednesdays."

Each Arlington Racing Club package for 2009 includes a season pass (valid

daily except Arlington Million Day on August 8), preferred parking, a wagering

credit, guest passes available for one-time use, additional special offers, a

monthly E-newsletter, and an invitation to special member's only events.

The individual package, which has a total value of nearly $1,200, is

available for just $99, while the family package, which includes two season

passes and has a value of almost $1,900, can be purchased for $169.

"A day at Arlington Park has always offered one of the best values on the

Chicagoland sports landscape," Arlington Park President Roy Arnold said. "In

these trying economic times, these Membership Packages will offer our frequent

visitors additional value. A family of four can attend the races as often as

they like during the 2009 season for less money than they would spend attending

one or two Major League Baseball games."

Membership in the Arlington Racing Club can be purchased beginning March 15

online at www.arlingtonpark.com and those packages will be mailed out beginning

the first week of April.

General admission remains $7 for most days during the upcoming Arlington Park

season, which runs from May 1 through September 27. Guests purchasing their

tickets in advance online at www.arlingtonpark.com will receive $1 off the

general admission price while general admission for members of Arlington's Twin

Spires Club using their card at the admission gates remains $5. Children aged 17

and under are admitted free every day.

The popular Seniors Day promotion returns for the 2009 season. Each Thursday

during the meet, guests aged 55 and older can purchase general admission for

just $3 with Seniors Day food and beverage specials offered in the Million Room

and in Cobey's Food Court.

In addition, Arlington Park will offer "Value Day Wednesdays" on each

Wednesday program from July 1 through August 26 during 2009. Admission will

be just $5 at the gate, $4 if purchased online in advance and for Twin Spires

Club members at the door. There will also be discounted prices on reserved

seating in the simulcast centers and food and beverage specials in the Million

Room and in Cobey's Food Court.

Special premium pricing will be in effect for two of Arlington's most popular

days -- Mother's Day (May 10) and Father's Day (June 21). General admission each

of these days will be $10 at the door but can be purchased at the regular $7

price if done in advance online.

General admission for Arlington Million Day is $15, with reserved grandstand

seats available for as little as $25 while reserved seats in Arlington's

numerous simulcast centers can be purchased for as little as $6.

General admission and reserved seats for individual days as well as

reservations for the Terrace Cafe will go on sale on April 1 at

www.arlingtonpark.com or by calling the Arlington Park reservations line at

847-385-7410. Million Room reservations can be made by telephone only beginning

on April 1.

In addition, season box seats remain on sale while inventory lasts. Season

boxes, many of which include a television set in the box, vary in size from

three seats to eight seats and can be purchased using the either the Choice

Program or Premium Program option. Prices for season boxes range from $940 to

$3,762 in the Choice Program and from $1,045 to $4,200 in the Premium Program.

The Choice Program option gives the box-holder greater flexibility in use of

the box while allowing Arlington Park the opportunity to re-sell that unused box

and share those proceeds with the box holder if the track is notified in advance

that it will be unused for the day, while the Premium Program option gives the

box holder exclusive use of the box for the entire meet except Arlington Million

Day.

Guests wishing to purchase a season box should contact Diane Collopy in our

Sales department at 847-385-7790.