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Hawthorne Race Course and Illinois riders heard words of encouragement but took no immediate action during an initial hearing March 3 on Hawthorne’s bankruptcy filing. Hawthorne filed for bankruptcy on Feb. 28 after a succession of financial setbacks led its bank, Signature Bank, to freeze the track’s accounts. That led to Hawthorne’s checks to riders […]
Chicago-area horse racing is facing a potential life-or-death deadline in mid-February Hawthorne Racecourse Officials are struggling to overcome a financial crisis that has left riders and others unable to collect money owned by the track. John Walsh, Hawthorne’s assistant general manager, acknowledged to the Illinois Racing Board on Jan. 28 that the track is currently […]
The Illinois Racing Board has suspended the license of harness racing operator Suburban Downs Hawthorne Racecoursecasting doubt on the fate of the Thoroughbred meeting set to begin on March 29. The IRB cited Suburban Downs’ “inability to provide documentation demonstrating its financial integrity.” The board suspended operations at the suburban Chicago circuit early this year […]
