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Ali's Brush With Harness Racing

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, passed away Friday at age 74. He was a champion boxer, a civil rights activist, a humanitarian, one of the best-known people in the world -- and a world champion harne...

Balmoral / Maywood Assets Sold

Loeb Winternitz Industrial Auctioneers and Yellen Partners has announced the completion of the Maywood Park personal property auction, and the court approval for the sale in its entirety of the Balmor...

Balmoral Auction Ajourned Pending Offer

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...

Harness Racing's Biggest Auction?

It is quite likely the biggest auction of harness racing-related items this generation will ever see, and it's happening over the next two days.

Balmoral/Maywood Assets To Auction

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...

Hawthorne, Horsemen Excited For Meet

December 22, 2015

Hawthorne Race Course President and General Manager Tim Carey and Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association President Dave McCaffrey have given comments on their mutual excitement regarding the upcoming...

Update On Balmoral, Maywood

December 18, 2015

Reports indicate that Balmoral and Maywood Park aren't quite out of the horse racing business just yet.

Auction Slated For Track Assets

December 10, 2015

Reports from Illinois indicate that assets for two Chicago-area harness tracks will be auctioned off on Monday after failing to attract a buyer to keep them from bankruptcy.

Public Hearing About Balmoral Cancelled

November 25, 2015

It has been reported that the public hearing that had been scheduled to discuss the closure of Balmoral Park and the possibility of the track potentially re-opening has been cancelled.

Illinois Bill To Help Tracks Introduced

November 11, 2015

Illinois State Representative Thaddeus Jones has sponsored a bill in the State House that calls for the Balmoral Park and Maywood Park to remain open in hopes that a potential buyer can be sought in o...

Freshmen Close Maywood's 2015 Season

October 03, 2015

Illinois’ top two-year-old pacers were in action on Friday night as a pair of state-bred stakes events helped bring the curtain down on the 2015 racing season at Maywood Park.

Maywood Announces $40K Guaranteed Thursday Pool

October 01, 2015

Maywood Park will kick off its closing weekend in style for players across North America, as it will offer a trio of guaranteed pools on Thursday (October 1).

Maywood/Balmoral Dark In 2016?

September 29, 2015

According to a report Tuesday on the Illinois Horsemen’s website, Hawthorne Race Course will be the only track in Illinois to offer Standardbred racing in 2016.