Lexington Lady

Favoured Fillies Win Illinois Stakes

Hawthorne Race Course hosted a pair of first leg divisions of the Plum Peachy Stakes for Illinois-bred three-year-old fillies on Friday night (June 3). Each division carried a purse of $12,500.

Illinois Stakes Featured At Balmoral

October 30, 2015

It was a busy night of stakes action on Friday night at Balmoral Park as the Crete oval played host to a quartet of Illinois conceived and foaled events featuring both trotters and pacers.

Get To Know Lexington Lady

September 09, 2015

Lexington Lady, a winner of seven of 10 starts this season, looks to be the one to beat in the $155,000 Orange & Blue Filly Championship.

Countdown To Illinois Super Night Begins

September 06, 2015

The countdown to Super Night XXVII began in earnest on Saturday, September 5 at Balmoral Park as a bevy of stakes eliminations for Illinois' biggest night of racing were contested.

Metallica Stakes Rocks Maywood

Freshmen pacing fillies hogged the spotlight on Thursday, July 9 at Maywood Park, as a total of 12 state-bred youngsters squared off in a pair of $6,000 divisions of the My Metallica Stake.

Illinois Freshmen Tested At Maywood

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...

Stakes Mania At Balmoral Park

A Sunday night program full of Illinois conceived and foaled stakes action which mainly put the spotlight on this year’s crop of two-year-olds kicked off with a non-wagering event as a field of five d...