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The millionaire French Wine worked a pocket ride and prevailed on his seasonal bow in the second $68,493 division of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) for four-year-old trotting horses and geldings on a stakes-packed Monday, April 22 at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel. 

Columbus, MN - Twenty-two-year-old harness racing driver Jacob Cutting continues to impress both on and off the track. The Alberta, Canada native just completed his first $1 million dollar year, achieving that plateau off the strength of a very impressive season at Running Aces in 2023, where he won 60 races and had 171 top-three

Twenty-two-year-old driver Jacob Cutting continues to impress both on and off the track. The Alberta native just completed his first million-dollar year, achieving that plateau off the strength of a very impressive season at Running Aces in 2023.

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.

The top two finishers in the $50,000 Dan Patch FFA renewed their rivalry on Tuesday night (Aug. 1) at Running Aces, providing fans with an exciting display of speed and grit from start to finish.

Running Aces presented its signature pacing event of the summer on Sunday, July 23, with a very talented field of eight lining up behind the gate for the 2023 Dan Patch Free-For-All.

Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack presents an 11-race program on Sunday (July 23) which will feature the track’s signature pacing event, the $50,000 Dan Patch Free-for-All Final as well as a mandatory payout in the 20-cent Pick-5 wager.