On Monday (June 29), a bankruptcy court judge in Illinois extended the deadline for Hawthorne Race Course to accept bids to purchase the racetrack according to a story in BloodHorse.
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Stalking Horse bid made for Hawthorne Race Course
A stalking horse bid of $90 million from a land investment company has been received as part of the auction process for Hawthorne Race Course, and a bankruptcy judge on June 29 will decide if he will accept the bid.
Hawthorne vacates Jan. 24-25 dates
Suburban Downs at Hawthorne Race Course has requested approval to vacate live racing scheduled for Jan. 24-25, the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association announced Thursday (Jan. 22). The IHHA said the racetrack’s “banking issues” have not been resolved.
Full fields for Illinois Night of Champions
Throughout the course of the summer, Illinois-bred trotters and pacers have been earning points toward Saturday’s (Nov. 15) Night of Champions at Hawthorne. Twelve finals are set to be contested with over $1.1 million in purses. Eleven of the 12 finals drew full fields, with many of the races being completely wide open.
Strong earnings for often a bridesmaid
When a horse dominates a division like Whiskey Lou did in the 2023 Illinois Conceived and Foaled trotting filly class when she won 13 of 14 starts, including the Beulah Dygert final on Hawthorne’s Night of Champions, any of their rivals’ accomplishments run the risk of being overlooked.
Hawthorne Open favorites look to continue dominance
All winning streaks eventually end, but the question always remains: When? Is Sunday (Jan. 12) the night the recent dominance in Hawthorne’s filly and mare Open Pace or its top-level trotting event comes to a close?
Another series sweep for Searle?
The last of Hawthorne’s Jingle Bell series events will wrap up Saturday evening (Jan. 11) with another Steve Searle-trained trotter looking for a series sweep.
Hawthorne features have indeed been ‘Open’
In past years, it was common to see horses that began to tower above others in Hawthorne’s Open Pace trigger the race office to take steps to make the top overnight event more competitive.
Illinois series for male pacers up for grabs
A trio of Illinois series champions will be crowned Saturday night (Dec. 14) at Hawthorne Race Course.And while there are a pair of clear-cut favorites in two of the series finals, a third looks to be wide open.
Who will cash in on the Cardinal Stakes?
The last of the year’s Illinois Conceived and Foaled (ICF) stakes will be presented this weekend at Hawthorne with the Cardinal Stakes for 2-year-old colts and geldings in the spotlight on Saturday night (Nov. 23) and freshman fillies taking over the limelight on Sunday evening (Nov. 24) with the Violet Stakes.