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The qualifiers at Southern Oaks Training Center on Friday, April 12 hosted numerous prolific names in harness racing with the entries headlined by 2023 Trainer of the Year Dr. Ian Moore.

Ominous skies loomed over Hawthorne Race Course much of the day on Saturday (Oct. 14) evening but the rains cleared as the track was listed as good for Night of Champions. Twelve stakes finals were contested as the best in the state of Illinois lined up with nearly $1.2 million in purses on the line.

The rain certainly didn’t dampen the spirits of any of the Illinois Conceived and Foaled harness racing pacers and trotters who vied in 12 events totaling $1,175,000 on Saturday night, Oct. 14, known as “The Night of Champions.” Starter Adam Brownly got each race off to a near perfect start over a track surface listed as

Harness racing Secretary Robin Schadt has put together one of the best programs Hawthorne Racecourse has seen in recent years. The reason, says the seasoned race tracker, who divides her duties and time between Hawthorne and Cal-Expo, is simple. “Due to the legislative casino approval, this is the first time in a very long time

The top Illinois-bred horses will be competing for more than $1 million in purses on Saturday, Oct. 14 as 12 stakes events will be contested during Night of Champions at Hawthorne.

Going to the lead and not looking back, Ponda Title (Muscle Massive) and harness racing driver Kyle Wilfong were able to wire the field in capturing the $129,500 Indiana Sire Stakes Tuesday (Oct. 4) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The 7th race feature for two-year-old state-bred trotting fillies saw Ponda Title leave from post six and

Two-year-old trotting fillies were back in the spotlight at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 6 as they squared off in round five of Indiana Sires Stakes action.

Round two of six Indiana Sire Stakes for the two-year-olds got underway on Tuesday, July 25 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. Two $65,500 divisions for the rookie trotting fillies highlighted the 14-race card, with Ponda Title and Ponda Grace each getting the job done in their respective divisions.

Two-year-old stakes action got underway at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Tuesday, July 11 as the Indiana-sired freshman trotting fillies were first to step into the spotlight.

Despite starting from the second tier, Golden Wall AS pushed his way to the middle of the pack and ground through the far turn to down the tempo setter and deliver as the 3-2 favourite in Monday’s $24,000 Open Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming and Hotel.