Balmoral Park

Balmoral, Maywood Qualifying Info

January 14, 2015

Officials with Balmoral Park and Maywood Park have announced the initial qualifying dates and entry times for the Chicago-area Standardbred tracks, as live racing is scheduled to resume in roughly two...

Illinois Tracks To Fight Judgment

January 12, 2015

According to a report, lawyers representing Balmoral Park and Maywood Park – both of which are currently under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection – are preparing to fight an $82-million penalty the trac...

Balmoral Wraps Up 2014 Season

January 01, 2015

State-bred filly and mare pacers headlined the final night of the 2014 racing season at Balmoral Park as a field of seven distaffers squared off in the $15,000 Fox Valley Memory Stake.

Curtin Celebrates Milestone Victory

December 27, 2014

Just a day after celebrating his 57th birthday, veteran reinsman Tim Curtin had reason to celebrate again on Saturday, Dec. 27 as he guided Wings to a convincing score in the co-featured seventh race,...

Illinois Tracks File For Bankruptcy

December 24, 2014

Balmoral Racing Club, Inc. and Maywood Park Trotting Association, Inc., two of the oldest horse racing venues in the country and the only harness racing tracks in Illinois, announced today that each h...

Balmoral Announces Saturday Pool Guarantees

December 19, 2014

Once again, Balmoral Park will be offering a pair of lucrative guaranteed pools on Saturday, December 20.

Racetrack Owner Found Liable

December 10, 2014

It has been reported that a federal district court in Illinois has found racetrack owner John Johnston liable on three counts in a civil racketeering case.

Drivers Escape Serious Injury In Accident

December 07, 2014

Drivers Kyle Wilfong and Mike Oosting were involved in a nasty spill in Saturday’s ninth race at Balmoral Park, but both somehow managed to get away relatively unscathed with what appears to be just m...

Fillies Finally Contest June Stakes Event

November 23, 2014

With a total of 15 state-bred filly and mare pacers dropped into the entry box, Saturday’s Sue Fee Stake was split into a pair of $13,250 divisions. The stake had been scheduled to go back on June 21,...

Mighty Hot Shot Upsets In Betzotic

November 16, 2014

The final stake of the season for Illinois conceived and foaled two-year-old pacing colts was contested on Saturday night at Balmoral Park as a field of seven youngsters met in the $10,200 Betzotic St...

Jake Quaider Scores Another Stakes Win

November 05, 2014

'Chalk' players were forced to sweat out the result of Wednesday’s $10,200 Betzotic Stakes for two-year-old ICF trotting colts at Balmoral Park, but in the end 1-5 favourite Jake Quaider finally preva...

Balmoral Guarantees Saturday Pools

November 01, 2014

Balmoral Park will kick off the month of November in style for players across North America, offering two guaranteed pools this Saturday, November 1.