In an effort to help horsepeople prepare for the upcoming Hawthorne summer meet, racing secretary Pete Hanley has announced that Hawthorne will host a ‘second round’ of qualifiers this week, which be conducted on Saturday, May 7, prior to the start of the regular Saturday night program.

The qualifiers will get underway at 4:30 p.m. and the live card will get started at 7:20 p.m.

Entries will be accepted until 10 a.m. on Friday, May 6 for the Saturday qualifiers.

Drivers participating in qualifiers are reminded that training suits or colours are mandatory for all qualifying sessions.

Hawthorne will host live racing on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 this week. First-race post time will be 7:20 p.m. each night.

There will be no live racing on Sunday, May 8. Hawthorne will then begin its four-night-a-week schedule (Thurs-Sun) starting on Thursday, May 12.

(Hawthorne)