Illinois Racing

On Monday, February 17, the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association issued a release stating that it wants the operators of Balmoral Park and Maywood Park to allow horsepeople to race for purses simil...

It has been reported that the start of the 2014 racing season in Illinois has been pushed back due to an impasse in contract negotiations between the Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association and the ma...

Although most of the recent discussion in the Illinois horse racing industry has been centered around the now-averted Advance Deposit Wagering impasse, a public hearing on Tuesday (Jan. 28) in regard ...

On Wednesday, January 30, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a crucial Advance Deposit Wagering bill into law, thus averting a mass exodus from the state’s horse racing industry.

Illinois Harness Horseman’s Association President Dave McCaffrey has announced that on Wednesday, January 29, the Advance Deposit Wagering bill which is crucial in averting a crisis in the state’s rac...

Balmoral and Maywood Park General Manager Michael Belmonte has been cited as saying that racing officials in Illinois are currently in discussion with members of the General Assembly in hope of extend...

Time is quickly ticking away in regard to the Advance Deposit Wagering saga in Illinois. With a racing crisis looming, a spokesman for Governor Pat Quinn has issued a positive statement in regard to t...

The Illinois horse racing industry is holding its collective breath that legislators will deal with the Advance Deposit Wagering impasse before the law expires on January 31. Although, according to a ...

Illinois Harness Horseman’s Association President Dave McCaffrey has issued a press statement in which he has said that it is imperative that Illinois legislators take time to pass an Advance Deposit ...

Balmoral Park General Manager Jim Hannon has commented on the future of his standardbred raceway, just as other news regarding a former harness track in the state indicate its days could be numbered.

Considering it a "death knell for Illinois horsemen," the Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association issued a statement on Tuesday after the state's General Assembly adjourned before passing an extension...

It has been reported that on Monday, December 2 a House Committee in Illinois approved an agreement that would see the looming crisis in the state’s horse racing industry averted.