Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association says its members do not have access to upwards of $900,000 in purse money they are ...

In a statement posted on Thursday, Jan. 22, the Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association notified participants that racing for ...

Nearly six years ago Illinois lawmakers granted Hawthorne Race Course in southwest suburban Stickney the rights to build a ...

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Hawthorne Race Course has resurrected the Illinois Derby in hopes it will be a step toward reviving interest in Illinois racing. Racing in the state has been hampered in recent years after the closure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Illinois Racing Board has ordered financially strapped Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Ill., to cease live horse racing and ...

ITHA said it is incumbent on Hawthorne's owners to demonstrate that their financial condition is "sufficient to support ...

For the third straight weekend, the cards of harness racing slated for Hawthorne Race Course have been cancelled.

Illinois enacted a sweeping law in 2019 to allow casinos at horse racing tracks, known as racinos. Nearly five years later, Hawthorne Race Course, a main beneficiary of the legislation, still hasn’t ...

The Illinois Racing Board on Thursday approved the 2026 Thoroughbred racing schedule at Hawthorne Race Course and Fairmount Park. Specifically, the IRB approved 63 days of live Thoroughbred racing at ...

Horse racing fans planning on betting on the Kentucky Derby at Hawthorne Race Course windows this year may have to go online instead. As of Tuesday, Hawthorne — the only horse track in the Chicago ...

A veterinarian in Illinois filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging Hawthorne Race Course and other officials there allowed horses they knew to be injured, sick, or lame to run in races over a ...