Quote from Lonnie on January 3, 2026, 4:13 PM

::sadness::

 

Quote from Lonnie on January 9, 2026, 11:13 AM

They're baaaaack!

Quote from MaywoodAl on January 9, 2026, 11:05 PM

Quote from Lonnie on January 9, 2026, 11:13 AM

They're baaaaack!

Not yet.

Quote from Lonnie on January 10, 2026, 11:17 AM

Oy vey!

Quote from Lonnie on January 16, 2026, 9:41 PM

https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/with-hawthornes-bank-account-frozen-racing-cancelled-for-third-consecutive-weekend?fbclid=IwY2xjawPX1ddleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF2TjhpbVdCbmxxb21TUG5Yc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHisl19u22o7-BDWwN5HKmvm3dCDomWy4U9NMGg7SYEcqgIidkHHsQLvt5BbW_aem_VfBGo9P1e8hP8b7DEQbetA

Quote from MaywoodAl on January 16, 2026, 11:20 PM

Just was going to post this when I saw your post. The following makes no sense to me. Checks are bouncing all over the place, but Hawthorne will distribute this weekend's purse money to horses entered. How? 

Why does a bank freeze a customer's account? I want to go see some live racing, but as Lonnie's adventure this week showed, stay home!

Going to fly with my mom back to Florida next Saturday. Hopefully, I can get everything situated and get to Tampa Bay Downs for a day or two

Quote from pcmark15 on January 18, 2026, 1:26 AM

Add a new racetrack nearby.

https://wgntv.com/northwest-indiana/gary-indiana-bears-stadium-proposal/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPZWztleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE5Q0V3NG5XeUxPcm5uSmpac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmiKf6qwTra3R_MOXvQxjQA5_QMULcAu6fgdN_PKU-7bsk2v8OSiVuzZxvze_aem_WH975I-KiqjHP-4oO1xpqw

Quote from Lonnie on January 18, 2026, 11:14 AM

I got excited by the headline.  I thought it was a new track being built.

Quote from MaywoodAl on January 22, 2026, 8:08 PM

Thursday, January 22 Update

Hawthorne Racecourse has again requested approval from the Illinois Racing Board to vacate the Jan. 24–25 race dates, as its banking issues remain unresolved.

This marks yet another weekend where racing cannot proceed because horsemen cannot be paid. We have formally asked the Illinois Racing Board to begin discussing alternative options, as repeating this same outcome week after week is not workable for horsemen or the industry.

Our position remains unchanged: racing should not resume until horsemen have reliable access to their earned funds. We will provide further updates as soon as they are available.

 

Sincerely,

Jeff Davis

President

Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association