by Tom Kelley, for Hawthorne Racecourse

Stickney, IL — In an effort to help horsemen prepare for the upcoming Hawthorne summer meet Racing Secretary Pete Hanley has announced that Hawthorne will host a “second round” of qualifiers this week which be conducted on Saturday (May 7), prior to the start of the regular Saturday night program.

The qualifiers will get underway at 4:30 p.m. with the live card getting started at 7:20 p.m. Entries will be accepted until 10 a.m. on Friday (May 6) for the Saturday qualifiers.

Drivers participating in qualifiers are reminded that training suits or colors are mandatory for all qualifying sessions.

Hawthorne will host live racing on Friday (May 6) and Saturday (May 7) this week. Post time will be 7:20 p.m. each night. There will be no live racing on Sunday (May 8).

Hawthorne will then begin its four night a week schedule (Thursday-Sunday) starting on Thursday (May 12).