I realize that some of you aren't interested in demise of horse racing posts but for players in Illinois our racing is in a sorry state. (No pun intended). Tomorrow at 9:00pm during the evening news on WGN there will be a story about Illinois racing and how its fate is in the hands of legislators. The tracks in Illinois are losing business to neighboring states who have slots as well as poker machines which are now in many suburban bars and eating establishments. It would make sense to allow slots in the tracks but they keep bundling this issue with a larger gambling expansion bill which includes a casino for Chicago.