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Chicago's Horse Racing Venues | Harness Museum
https://harnessmuseum.com/content/chicagos-horse-racing-venues
The popularity of horse racing in Chicago has yet to be rivaled in any other metropolitan area. Since the 1800s, the Windy City's enthusiasm for both harness and Thoroughbred racing led to 10 major racetracks being built in the Chicago …
Arlington closure will cause harness racing some …
https://harnessracingupdate.com/2021/02/25/arlington-closure-will-cause-harness-racing-some-whiplash-in-illinois/
Arlington closure will cause harness racing some whiplash in Illinois February 25, 2021 The venerable Chicago thoroughbred track will close at the end of 2021, likely pushing harness racing to a fall-winter schedule at …
Harness racing reaching the finish line after decades
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-harness-racing-hawthorne-maywood-flashback-perspec-0108-md-20170104-story.html
(Chicago Tribune historical photo) Sportsman's, which had been the exclusive domain of the thoroughbreds, made its harness racing debut July …
Chicago leaves a void in harness landscape - Harness Racing …
https://harnessracingupdate.com/2019/02/10/chicago-leaves-a-void-in-harness-landscape/
It’s this time of year when Chicago harness racing is sorely missed. There’s only a handful of tracks that race this time of year as it is, and only three of them throughout all North America (Woodbine, Cal Expo and the Meadowlands) are at least 7/8ths in size. Throughout this winter, handle at those tracks has generally been strong.
Chicagoland's Best Horse Racing Tracks - CBS Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicagolands-best-race-tracks/
The Chicago area currently has four raceways to choose from: Balmoral and Maywood for harness racing, and Arlington and Hawthorne for thoroughbred racing. Tracks tend to be family-friendly and are...
Two Chicago-Area Harness Tracks to Close | HORSE NATION
https://www.horsenation.com/2015/10/07/two-chicago-area-harness-tracks-to-close/
The last Standardbred harness horse crossed the finish line on Friday, October 2, 2015, symbolic of the end of an era in Chicago racing. Owned by the Johnston family, the track has been in bankruptcy since December of 2014, as …
Early Chicago Racetracks — chicagology
https://chicagology.com/racetracks/
BRIGHTON TROTTING PARK Chicago Tribune, June 20, 1855 TROTTING RACES.—The first trotting races on the new track at Brighton, commenced at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and are to be continued for the week. The “fast” men and horses about town will enjoy themselves amazingly.—The Brighton House, under the auspices of Mr. Miner, is flourishing …
DRIVER IMPLICATED IN MAYWOOD FIX SCHEME – …
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-12-14-9512140121-story.html
The Illinois Racing Board revoked the license of one of Chicago's top harness drivers Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a race-fixing scheme at Maywood Park. The investigation is ongoing,...
Hawthorne Race Course: Today at Hawthorne
https://www.hawthorneracecourse.com/live_racing/
Sunday, May 8th, 2022 Thoroughbred Spring Meet . Simulcast Wagering Every Day
Illinois - Horse Racing America
http://horseracing-tracks.com/tracks/ill/menuIll.html
Most of Illinois racing centers around Chicago so it's no surprise how interesting that could be. There have been tracks opened tracks closed, devastating fires, now your a thoroughbred track no wait your a harness track and even a bit of Al Capone thrown in, not to mention the dealing of the Chicago political machine.
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