Illinois Racing

Illinois horsepeople have banded together and issued a joint release to the state which pleads for Illinois officials to top up purse accounts that are diminished due to ‘recapture.’

The Illinois Senate on Tuesday advanced SB7, the much-anticipated big gaming bill, which would allow slots at the racetracks.

On Tuesday, January 17, the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association, the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, and the Illinois Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association released a jo...

The thrill of thundering hooves may soon be a thing of the past at Illinois county fairs, but for at least one more year, harness racing enthusiasts can watch the ponies prance at more than two dozen ...

An upcoming hearing with a federal bankruptcy judge could result in Balmoral Park being sold to Rick E. Heidner’s Balmoral Holdings.

On Monday, May 2, the Illinois Harness Horseman’s Association decried legislation that would legalize fantasy sports gambling. The group’s announcement also states that, at the same time, lawmakers ha...

Loeb Winternitz Industrial Auctioneers and Yellen Partners, the company that conducted the auction to liquidate the assets in the bankruptcy proceedings for Balmoral Racing Club Inc. on Wednesday, Apr...

Loeb Winternitz Industrial Auctioneers and Yellen Partners have announced that they will be conducting a two-day auction to liquidate the assets from Balmoral Racing Club, Inc. and Maywood Park Trotti...

On Monday, February 15, Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association President David McCaffrey announced that he is leaving his post to become the executive director of the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s...

After a seven-year absence from Hawthorne Race Course, harness racing returned to the ‘Stickney Spa’ for a short four-week meet that kicked off on January 8. If the numbers that were put up are a sign...

The final week of the 'winter' meet at Hawthorne Race Course kicked off in a big way on Friday, Jan. 29 as one lucky fan nailed the $84,000-plus carryover and Friday’s additional pool monies taking ho...

Officials with Hawthorne Race Course had their work cut out for them to kick off the New Year: Turn a dirt Thoroughbred track into Standardbred racecourse in under one week’s time. The Illinois racewa...