With thoroughbreds no longer running at Arlington ― which Bears may call home ― struggling racing industry pins hopes on Hawthorne

Now that Arlington International Racecourse has closed, horse racing in Illinois enters a new fight for survival Saturday,, as the thoroughbred season opens at Hawthorne Race Course.

One positive, Campbell said, is that the Carey family, which runs Hawthorne, cares about the racing industry in Illinois. That is in contrast, he said, to Churchill Downs Inc., which closed Arlington after announcing a preliminary deal to sell the site to the Chicago Bears for a potential new football stadium.

For each switch, workers must change the track, from the crushed limestone used for the harnesses to 8 inches of dirt for riders on horseback. Hawthorne is believed to be the only track in the country to make such a transformation, which takes several days and costs six figures.In June 2019, when Illinois lawmakers voted to allow six new casinos in the state, they also gave approval for horse racing tracks to add casinos to create “racinos.

“It’s a big change for the industry as a whole,” he said. “It’s a juggling act. Our goal, especially this year, is to make sure the industry survives and everyone can make money.”

The level of degenerate you have to be to go to Hawthorne is off the charts

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