______________________________________________________________________________ ATLANTIC CITY RACE COURSE 50TH RACING SEASON 1995 ______________________________________________________________________________ WELCOME TO THE PARTY! Atlantic City, NJ --- Welcome to the Atlantic City Race Course, home of the Caesars International and, as the first licensed gambling establishment in the county, Atlantic City's longest running hit! While every session offers new and exciting events to consider, this year in particular is a special one, as we celebrate 50 seasons of Thorobred racing and memories. ACRC has been officially entertaining fans young and old since 1946, and we cordially invite you to join us this year in our golden anniversary celebration. Pre-casinos, Atlantic City Race Course was undoubtedly "The Place" to be and be seen. Original stockholders included the legendary Bob Hope and a close circle of friends. Olympic gold medalist John B. Kelly - father of the late Princess Grace - was the track's first president. Racing fans rubbed shoulders with President Eisenhower, Phyllis Diller, Willie Mays, Ed McMahon, and Frank Sinatra and the original "Rat Pack" among others. Locals dubbed the track Hollywood-by-the-Sea. Much has since changed. Active sportman Robert P. Levy, who succeeded his father as ACRC President in 1966, is now Chairman of the Board and James J. Murphy serves as the track's fourth president. Children who in the forties caught their first glimpse of a Thoroughbred at the famous "Morning Glory" program are now treating their own children to "Morning Thunder" every Saturday morning with a few condos and the Hamilton Mall in view from the grandstand. And as tracks around the nation battle the threat of competition from casinos and riverboat gambling, ACRC works daily to maintain a more comfortable relationship with Atlantic City's casinos - honoring a no- simulcast agreement during the winter months and annually hosting the $500,000 Caesars International Handicap - the richest and most respected casino-sponsored race in the world. But while some things are different, this fiftieth anniversary season will spark much of the thrill that has always been a major part of Atlantic City racing. In addition to the Grade I Caesars International on Sunday, June 25, (which will be televised nationally, this year on ESPN) ACRC's celebration includes; a birthday party on Saturday, July 22, which coincides with the twenty-ninth running of the Grade II Matchmaker; a varied and lucrative stakes program; full-card simulcasting and an interesting assortment of live steeplechase, Arabian, and Thoroughbred races along with nightly promotions, four nights weekly, June 1 through September 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATLANTIC CITY RACE COURSE | TELEPHONE DIRECTORY | -------------------------------| General Offices (609) 641-2190 | Toll-free (NJ) 1-800-582-7004 | Toll-free (PA/NY/DE/MD) | 1-800-257-8603 | Scratches/Results | (609) 641-3876 | (609) 641-3822 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporate Name - Atlantic City Racing Association, Inc. 50th Thoroughbred Racing Season - June 1 - September 2. Post Times - 7:25 PM Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 3:00 PM Sunday, June 25th. Admission - $3.00. Atlantic City Racing Club - Club membership is offered at two for $40.00 and offers the following benefits; Free Grandstand or Clubhouse admission all season long, 10% dining discount on food and beverage purchases in the Turfside Terrace, eligibility in special clubmember events. Corporate and Charity plans are available. Track Location - Located adjacent to the hamilton Mall. Entrance to clubhouse and grandstand via Rte. 322, 14 miles from Atlantic City and 46 miles from Philadelphia. The rear of the track grounds border the Atlantic City Expressway with access roads to both grandstand and clubhouse from Expressway exits 12 and 14. Readily accessible from White Horse Pike Rte. 30 and Garden State Parkway Exit 38A. Parking - $1.00 parking fee; non-tipping policy; valet clubhouse parking $3.00; preferred parking $2.00; Personal season parking space grandstand $50.00 and clubhouse $100.00; Total parking accommodations : 5500 cars. Public Transportation - Bus service from Atlantic City, New York, Phildelphia and other key cities. Nightly bus service from Atlantic City via NJ Transit. Call 1-800-626-RIDE for scheduling information. US Air, Continental, Northwest Airlink and Spirit Airlines operate numerous daily flights into and out of Atlantic City International Airport and Bader Field to all major cities. Seating Capacity - The grandstand and clubhouse have a seating capacity of 10,000 including the front terraced dining room. Private boxes are available on a seasonal basis. Benches conveniently located on promenades parralleling the stretch. Meeting/Convention Facilities - A complete description of year round services may be obtained by contacting Maureen gallagher at (609) 641-2190 X222. Dining - Sportservice Corporation is in charge of food and drink concessions. The Turfside Terrace overlooks the race course. Glass enclosed and climate controlled for comfort, the terrace provides an excellent view of the sport while dining in continental manner; 1,000 seat capacity. Approximately 100 table top monitors have been provided for our patrons enjoyment. The Paddock View Room in rear of clubhouse mezzanine overlooks the walking ring and seats 200. It has 60" large screen television screen on which the races may be viewed over closed-circuit television. The "Paddock Food Bazaar," in lower grandstand provides a wide variety of tasty items. various concession stands are located on all levels throughout the grandstand and clubhouse. The Beer Garden is located to the rear of the grandstand and offers a picnic style atmosphere. It is open for daytime simulcasting and nightly racing. Track-Fax Room - Located on second floor clubhouse, fans may view replays of previous day's races and simulcasts, learn about important upcoming events via tapes, and are informed to up-to-the-minute sports scores and news on our "Silent Radio" screen. Our information desk is staffed by knoweldgeable personnel to answer your questions. Giftshop - Located on the first floor clubhouse. Open 7:00 PM to closing. Elevator and Escalator Service - Elevators located at clubhouse entrance; escalators from lower level grandstand to mezzanine and third level adjacent to cashier's windows Press Box elevator located first floor grandstand, opposite TV studios. Number of Tracks - Three tracks within 300 acres. Main mile and a furlong track - one of the four widest in the country, spanning 100 feat front and back stretches, banked turns graded seven and one-half feet. Length of stretch 947.29 feet. A newly installed Fontana Safety rail now surrounds and protects the entire inside of the main track. Turf course, one mile oval completely within infield confines. Widest in the country at 100 feet. Half mile training track conveniently located adjacent to barn area is used for galloping and legging up. Paddock - Rear of grandstand. Thoroughbreds are saddled in extra-large stalls and paraded in walking ring, 25 yards from paddock. Colorful procedure of "jockeys up" and training instruction may be viewed here. Barn Area - Stall capacity: 1,606. Twenty-four barns amd quonset-type buildings. Barns of concrete block and steel; walls wood-lined and fire- resistant. Fire-fighting apparatus and 24 hour protection. Quarantine barn are available for foreign horses. Grazing area planted with finest blend of Kentucky blue, chewing fescue, creeping re fescue, red top and rye. Stakes Barn - Modern 30-stall brick barn. Ectra spacious stalls for stake horses awaiting engagements here. Mutuels - MAtk II Autotote Terminals. Some self-service, some Express Terminals. Satellite Transmission - Hughes Television Network, New York, NY. Uplink - Kelly Broadcasting/Hamilton Communications, Orange, NJ. Teletimer - Teletimer, combining an electric eye and speed of light, computes the final running time and quarter-mile fractions of races. The time of the quarters and final time are instantaneously flashed on two teletimer boards located at ends of the infield odds board. The teletimer eliminates any element of doubt as to fractional speed of each race and is invaluable in forming a basis for handicappers. Magnetic Tape Patrol - Atlantic City provides magnetic stape patrol with instant replay to the racing public. This system makes possbile the immediate review of a race in case of infractions. The complete running of the race is colorcast by closed circuit to more than 250 monitors located throughout the facility. Photography - World Wide Racing Photos. Laboratory and dark room maintained on the grounds. Complete file available. Contact John Pantalone at (609) 546-1550. Jockey's Quarters - The attractive building adjoining the paddock walking ring houses facilities for male and female jockeys. It contains locker and recreation rooms as well as bath and shower facilities, a snack bar, film and reading rooms, television area and the colors room. Angelo's Post Cafe - This informal restaurant located in the stable area serves meals daily to Atlantic City's community of horsemen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1995 ATLANTIC CITY RACE COURSE STAKES SCHEDULE To be run SAT., JULY 15 Closing: SAT., JULY 1 THE ANTHONY IMBESI HANDICAP $30,000 Added Three year olds and up (Reg. NJB) One Mile(Turf) ______________________________________________________________________________ To be run SAT., JULY 22 EC-Wed., APRIL 12 LC-Fri., JUNE 30 THE MATCHMAKER STAKES (GRADE II) $100,000 Guaranteed Fillies and Mares, Three year olds and up (Reg. NJB) One Mile & 3/16 (Turf) ______________________________________________________________________________ To be run Sat., AUGUST 5 Closing: SAT., JULY 22 THE WORLD'S PLAYGROUND $15,000 Added Two year olds Five & 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) ______________________________________________________________________________ To be run SAT., AUGUST 12 Closing: SAT., JULY 29 THE HONEYMOON HANDICAP $25,000 Added Fillies and Mares, Three year olds and up (Reg. NJB) One Mile (Turf) ______________________________________________________________________________ To be run SAT., AUGUST 19 Closing: SAT., AUGUST 5 THE KELLY-OLYMPIC BREEDERS' CUP HANDICAP $25,000 Added ($15,000 ACRA + $10,000 BCF) Three Year Olds and up One Mile & 1/8 (Turf) ______________________________________________________________________________ To be run SAT., AUGUST 26 Closing: SAT., AUGUST 12 THE MCKEE CITY HANDICAP $25,000 Added Three year olds (Reg. NJB) One Mile (Turf) ______________________________________________________________________________ To be run WED., AUGUST 30 Closing: WED., AUGUST 16 THE ATLANTIC CITY BUDWEISER BREEDERS' CUP $75,000 Added ($25,000 ACRA + $50,000 BCF) Fillies and Mares, Three year old and up One Mile & 1/16 (Turf) ______________________________________________________________________________ SIMULCASTING - Just over a decade ago, the Atlantic City Race Course initiated the first simulcast transmission in the United States. The process by which trackside fans wager on televised live races from other tracks was introduced on September 28, 1983, when Thoroughbred races were transmitted from the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey to patrons at Atlantic City. Eighteen months later, simulcasting was halted by the New Jersey State Supreme Court, which ruled the process a new form of wagering. A question concerning simulcasting was placed on the ballot in November, 1985 and a major campaign explaining the issue was undertaken by a committee of racing executives, horsemen and union officials. New Jersey voters supported the referendum by a comfortable margin and simulcasting was reinstated. In March of 1986, Atlantic City set a new mark; simulcasting two intra-state cards concurrently. Thoroughbred racing from Garden State Park and harness racing from the Meadowlands were offered to area bettors. Later that summer, California graded stakes were successfully integrated into Atlantic City's night-time cards. In 1992, Atlantic City began commingling its mutuel pools with those of out- of-state simulcast partners. The latest and potentially most beneficial simulcasting development came about on June 12, 1992. New Jersey Governor James J. Florio signed into a law a bill approving simulcasting into the resorts casinos. By law, participating casinos must include the signals of all five New Jersey racetracks. Revenues are evenly split between the casinos and the racing industry. Because the Atlantic City Race Course received permission to cease off-season simulcasting in 1993 and 1994, the track was compensated with a percentage of the profits generated. this agreement will remain in place for the first three years of operation. There is no doubt simulcasting has changed forever the Sport of Kings. Perhaps the happiest winners are the fans. Local enthusiasts can watch and wager on nationwide, headline events without leaving Atlantic County. In New Jersey alone, more than $1.08 billion was wagered in 1993, ensuring survival if not prosperity, for the states' racing and breeding operations. The Atlantic City Race Course summer simulcast network for 1995 encompasses the following states and countries: New Jersey (Garden State Park, Freehold, Monmouth and the Meadowlands), New York, Louisiana, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Permuda, Triniadad and Tobago. Several other outlets may come online pending final approval. ______________________________________________________________________________