Track curtails season as Illinois horse racing woes persist
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A St. Louis area horse track has significantly curtailed its racing season as the industry’s woes persist in Illinois. Races at Fairmount Park in Collinsville began last week, two months later than the traditional start. The 42-day season is the shortest in the 91-year-old track’s history. The Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/1rBpUfK )…