July 31, 2016:

On a beautiful Saturday (July 30) evening at Hawthorne Race Course, two divisions of leg three of the Robert F. Carey Memorial Stakes took place over a fast track. The Carey Memorial is for Illinois-bred three-year-old colt and gelding pacers....read on

January 20, 2016:

The annual meeting of the USTA District 5 membership was held on January 16 in Springfield, Ill. Following the membership meeting of the USTA/IDOA, the annual awards banquet was held and divisional championship trophies were presented to the proud owners....read on

September 13, 2015:

Super Night XXVII at Balmoral Park is in the books as Saturday’s eight championship events showcased the Prairie State's top pacers and trotters....read on

July 19, 2015:

The countdown to the Southland Festival of Racing, one of the biggest weekends of the season for Illinois conceived and foaled pacers and trotters, began in earnest on Saturday, July 18 with a bevy of elimination action highlighting a big 12-race program....read on

June 27, 2015:

After opening their careers on the mile oval at Balmoral Park, this season’s two-year-old pacing crop had their first tests on the tight turns of a half-mile oval as Maywood Park played host to a pair of Illinois conceived and foaled stake events on Friday night....read on