from Hawthorne Race Course
Stickney, IL — Hawthorne Race Course is gearing up for its winter harness racing meet which includes removing more than 11,000 tons of sand as they convert their track from Thoroughbred to harness racing.
Beginning New Year’s Eve, a crew of 100 people will work from sun up to sun down for 72 hours on a massive construction undertaking to remove the sand with a fleet of trucks including two front end loaders, six dump trucks and two graders revealing a crushed limestone surface, as well as removing one mile of fencing at Illinois’ most historic sporting venue.
Watch as the crew removes 11,000 tons of sand in 2016 when Hawthorne Race Course last hosted winter harness racing.