Place was very clean and looked in great shape. The French fries in the track kitchen were really good! The crowd was sparse. Handle was not very good. I bet it was only $600,000 or less. Of course it was bitter cold and that ,no doubt, held the crowd down. But, I remember those Winter double headers back in the hey day and the crowd was often huge. No simulcasting back then, just got something to eat and waited for the second card to start. Would get there at 11 AM and leave at midnight. Without slots there will be no Illinois racing in a few years.
