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Ladies Night At Hawthorne

September 03, 2016

The ladies were the focus on Friday night at Hawthorne as six races featured fillies and mare in either their final leg or elimination leading to Night of Champions on September 10.

Awards Doled Out In Illinois

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 ch...

Balmoral Park Hosts Illinois Super Night

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.

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.

Favourites Roll In Stakes At Balmoral

Freshmen pacing colts kicked off Saturday’s stake action at Balmoral Park as a total of 16 youngsters were dropped in the box for the Wicked Brew Stake. Thus a pair of $5,000 divisions were carded by ...

Balmoral Wraps Up 2014 Season

January 01, 2015

State-bred filly and mare pacers headlined the final night of the 2014 racing season at Balmoral Park as a field of seven distaffers squared off in the $15,000 Fox Valley Memory Stake.

Fillies Finally Contest June Stakes Event

November 23, 2014

With a total of 15 state-bred filly and mare pacers dropped into the entry box, Saturday’s Sue Fee Stake was split into a pair of $13,250 divisions. The stake had been scheduled to go back on June 21,...