As our racing season gets underway this year, don’t forget to check out Mike Paradise’s weekly stories as well as his morning line and comments on race days. They can be found by clicking on the box on the right hand side of this website. Also, as a reminder for those of you interested, The Hawthorne entries for each week can be found by clicking on the “Race Day” tab above and then “Hawthorne Entry Sheet.”
As a courtesy, you can click below for the Illinois Racing Board’s current medication schedule. Withdrawal times are recommended guidelines and reliance on these guidelines is not a guarantee of compliance. Always discuss with your veterinarian first. RCI Medication 1.2019
With the start of construction underway, the Illinois Racing Board licensing office has been relocated to the Laramie entrance on the far west end of the building. That office will be open at Hawthorne for licensing on February 5th, 6th, 10th, 13th and 14th between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Also, Very important to remember that entries for horses that do not have a EHV-1 certificate on file with the race office will be refused. This includes qualifiers. For the first qualifier this Wednesday, Feb. 5th, they must be in the race office by Tuesday, the 4th at 9 a.m. Also of note, the track will be open for training from sunrise to 1 p.m. The track will then re-open prior to the races on live racing nights for warm-ups.
The Illinois Racing Board’s office will be open at Hawthorne for licensing on February 5th, 6th, 10th, 13th and 14th between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Qualifying races for the upcoming racing meet will be held Wednesday, February 5th and Monday February 10th. Post time will be 11:30 a.m. Online entry is currently available.
Night Of Champions nominations for ICF 3 year olds are due (Saturday) February15th. The official postmark must be no later than Feb. 18th as Feb. 17th is a holiday. Nomination forms are available at www.hawthorneracecourse.com
A list of the currently registered 2020 Illinois stallions is available on the Illinois Dept. Of Agriculture website. Click below for that list as well as other updates.
https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Animals/HorseRacing/Pages/Standardbred-Horse-Racing.aspx
